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…

Even without considering the band’s landmark collaboration with Merzbow, Full of Hell embodies boundary-pushing insanity like few others. As the quartet has built on its combination of power electronics, grindcore and black metal, the caustic chaos has yielded mixed results with regard to cohesion. Having recently signed with Relapse…

Just as Deep Purple organist Jon Lorde complemented Ritchie Blackmore’s acrobatic guitar shredding, Swedish singer-songwriter and organist Anna Von Hausswolff uses her atmospheric touch to drive a unique blend of folksy doom metal, classical ambient and gothic aesthetics. She matches the volume and weight of such abysmal heaviness with…