Judas Priest bassist Ian Hill, the band’s last original member, is retiring after 56 years. In a personal letter posted October 9, 2026, Hill says advanced arthritis and a tendon he snapped in his left shoulder at the Brussels show ended his run. Uriah Heep and Elegant Weapons bassist Davey […]
Jon Barbas of Heavy Metal Philosophy breaks down the week’s top news stories and the best new metal albums from the weekend of October 9th, 2026! From Metalcore, Modern Metal, Nu Metal, Stoner Metal, Deathcore, Black Metal, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Hardcore Punk, and everything in between! If you want […]
#albumoftheyear #metal #heavymetal #blackmetal #deathmetal I can’t believe we’re actually at Album of the Year season already! It doesn’t seem that long ago that I posted my Top 40 Albums of 2024! This is Part 3 where I will be starting my list from 20-11. Part 1 and my final […]
Another month of new metal releases means another deep dive into the best, worst, and most interesting albums coming out of the underground and beyond! This month features everything from industrial metal, brutal death metal, melodic death metal, blackened thrash, deathgrind, tech death, deathcore, metallic hardcore, mathcore, progressive metal, avant-garde […]
Quiet Riot’s new singer John Torra had to prove his voice wasn’t AI before the band hired him. Manager Regina Banali suspected the 23-year-old’s viral audition videos were faked because he sounded so much like the late Kevin DuBrow, Rolling Stone reports. Torra passed every test, joined Rudy Sarzo, Alex […]
In episode 291 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas reflects on the passing of Cronos from Venom. Now with Lemmy, Ozzy, and Cronos gone, heavy metal is entering a new era without its pioneers and legends. What does it mean for the art form as it joins other cultural forces […]
#metal #deathmetal #progressivemetal #blackmetal #melodicdeathmetal The ‘Months of Doom’ are well and truly here. Another massive video this week with 9 brand new albums to talk about. Sgàile Moshville Times Album Review: https://moshville.co.uk/reviews/album-review/2026/09/album-review-sgaile-onwards-to-embrace-the-echo/ Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0QCIph8gJ7h3SNS4er4pR7?si=e9wlh-u7TwSLXANfAXtelA&pi=Z1ge16eOT82S4 Band Details Amon Amarth – The Allfather Awakens https://amonamarth.bandcamp.com/album/the-allfather-awakens Brymir – What We Leave […]
Metallica opened their Life Burns Faster residency at Sphere in Las Vegas, becoming the first metal band ever to play the venue. The show opened with Battery as the 16K screen flipped to show the crowd looking back at itself. Metallica at the Sphere grew from 8 shows to 24 […]
Iron Maiden released Somewhere in Time 40 years ago, with it getting rather mixed responses back in the day… and to this very day, remaining one of the most unique albums in the band’s catalog In the mid-1980s, Iron Maiden conquered the globe with the most relentless tour in metal […]
In episode 290 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas shows the concert photography of the latest Castle Rat concert. One thing about this show was horrendously bad for the audience, but so much more was inventive and brilliant. Jon will tell all about it with the photos to illustrate Castle […]
