Classic Era
1. Metal Magic (1983)
Pantera’s first, and definitely chalk full of classic heavy metal. “Ride My Rocket” is clearly very KISS influenced, but still has a bunch of NWOBHM backbone. “I’ll Be Alright” is a perfect classic heavy metal track with NO glam influences.. Realistically, back then, this would have been viewed as a [...]

2007 has been a year of rediscovery for me. I returned to my metal roots and listened to a lot of new stuff and caught up on all the stuff I have missed over the past couple of years. Unfortunately, I didn’t get the chance to listen to as much I could that I [...]

—Top 11 (in no particular order):—
Behemoth - The Apostasy
- Deviously engrossing.
3 Inches of Blood - Fire Up the Blades
- I lost my voice screaming along to this one.
High On Fire - Death is This Communion
- Lots of head-banging music on this one.
Nile - Ithyphallic
- Never a big fan before, this one definitely caught my ear.
Between [...]

Here it is, with brief explanations:
BEST OF 2007 (In no particular order)
1. 3 Inches of Blood - Fire Up the Blades (Awesome..)

2. Arch Enemy - Rise of the Tyrant (Great album, even if it is more hardcore than anything else)
3. As I Lay Dying - An Ocean Between Us (These guys are [...]

Ahhh, tis the season of attempting to lose weight, drunk dialing, and balls….lots and lots of balls.
For All Metal Resource though, tis the season for the mighty year in review! Since AMR hasn’t been up for the entirety of the year, I will do my best to determine my favorite albums of the year, and [...]

Heavy metal, by its very definition of being a rebellious form of fringe music, is the most diverse form of music I have ever come across. Combining outside influences such as punk, classical, class rock, electronica, hip hop, jazz, blues, and opera, heavy metal musicians make no bones about writing music the way they feel [...]