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 16th, 2026! From Melodic Death Metal, Modern Metal, Power Metal, Stoner Metal, Groove Metal, Black Metal, Doom Metal, Hardcore Punk, Death Doom, Progressive Metal, and everything […]
#metal #deathmetal #heavymetal #industrialmetal #blackmetal I can’t believe we’re at the end of 2025 already which means it’s Album of the Year season! Today’s New Metal Monday video is the final one for 2025 with 9 brand new albums to talk about. New Metal Monday 2025 Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3IN6F3WkV1iAiymdL4n9Un?si=DJv11SpyTs6_MQR-LOQ1Aw&pi=1DliDjETQ0OkV Blut […]
In episode 292 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas recounts with words and pictures one of the best concerts of his life. Live in Atlanta at the Masquerade, Igorrr brought down the house alongside Secret Chiefs 3 and Violent Magic Orchestra. As a concert photographer, I go to A LOT […]
#metal #deathmetal #progressivemetal #blackmetal #melodicdeathmetal A slightly calmer week this week in terms of numbers but not in terms of sound! 6 brand new albums to talk about this week and a HUGE THANK YOU for over 10k subscribers!! Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0QCIph8gJ7h3SNS4er4pR7?si=e9wlh-u7TwSLXANfAXtelA&pi=Z1ge16eOT82S4 Band Details Werewolves – You’re Weak and You […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
