Life Metal by Sunn O))) Back for more, eh? Well, it’s not getting any lighter. We’re going to keep plugging away at my top 50 metal albums of 2019. I pride myself on listening to all kinds of decadent heaviness, so expect a broad spectrum of punishment. If this…

I Images courtesy “Murder in the Front Row.”Decades after their release, countless fans still furiously debate whether Ride the Lightning or Master of Puppets is the best Metallica album. But the Bay Area spawned an entire thrash scene in the ’80s, including successful bands like Exodus, Testament, Possessed and…

Like Venom to black metal, so is Possessed to death metal. Possessed defined this infamous region of extreme music, and even the late Chuck Schuldiner looked back on 1985’s Seven Churches as the true godfather. Founding vocalist Jeff Becerra has undergone many trials since releasing that seminal album—including a…