Shredding Enslaved
Enslaved is a special band, they cross so many genre boundaries and have redefined what black metal is and can be. Whether they were setting the standards for second wave black metal in 1993, or setting the standards for psychedelic black metal in 2000 Enslaved has been a major trail blazer in metal.
The Metal Observer’s Top 30 Albums of 2022
This year we decided to pull our fingers out and make our Top 30 available before the end of the year. Cue frantic observing during much of December and the eventual result of a gleaming Best Of for your inspection and delectation. As usual, there’s a massive cross-section of different styles present on the […]
Shredding: Wolf
Lonely outsiders, howling pained threnodies beneath the moonlight, yearning to be part of the pack but never quite fitting in… That’s Wolf and their peculiar brand of heavy metal that beat the NWOTM by almost a decade, leaving the Swedish band in a no-man’s land between classic and modern scenes and sounds. Prepare to witness […]
Shredding: Moonspell
Join us for another shredding feature, as we celebrate three decades of sublime gothic metal with Portuguese legends Moonspell!
Interview: Ezra Brooks + Serpent Rider
Special “split” interview with Serpent Rider and Ezra Brooks
Shredding: Theatre of Tragedy
Join us for another shredding feature, this time celebrating one of the most iconic gothic metal bands of our times: Theatre of Tragedy!
Shredding Epica
Epica has overtaken Nightwish as the premier, household name symphonic power metal band with woman at the mic. Their combination of death metal riffs and soaring operatic vocals, as well as top notch orchestrations and creativity have allowed Epica to expand their sound and flourish without losing what makes them special. Mark Jansen has gotten […]
Shredding Evergrey
Evergrey set the standard in the early 2000s for what progressive power metal would look like for decades to come. Rather than focusing on shredding and neoclassical elements Evergrey went right for the feels with incredibly catchy music, crushing riffs (most of the time), and a certain emotion that only Thomas Englund can achieve with […]
TMO’s Debut Albums of the Year
Welcome to a special edition TMO year end list, a warm-up to our final top 30, and what you can consider our Christmas present to you, our fellow readers. In the giving spirit of the holiday season, we thought to give a well earned shout-out to the special elite of up and coming bands that […]
Interview with Persefone
Guitarist Carlos Lozano of Persefone joins me to discuss the re-issue of the band’s debut album “Truth Inside the Shades”. Read on to learn all the fun details!
