Metal compilations have been pumped out in extraordinary numbers since around 1980, but few are worth paying for and listening to regularly. K-Tel put out a comp of mainstream metal called Masters of ...

“This compilation is just one small effort made by a few dozen people who care, who are intimately affected by this, and who love other people who are afraid of what the future will bring,” reads the ...

Talking about his inspiration for deciding on what bands to include, he added, "Those old recordings captured the vitality and energy of the time: all analog hiss, rattling drums, roaring bass and ...

RidingEasy Records, the label behind the Brown Acid garage-rock and proto-metal compilation series, is delving into the golden age of heavy metal with a new collection titled Scrap Metal, Vol. 1. We ...

Back in June 1982, one of history's seminal heavy-metal compilation albums, Metal Massacre, came out. That record spawned a franchise that's extended to more than a dozen volumes and launched a record ...

Among the many mighty metal milestones of 2012, the 30th birthday of Metal Blade Records stands as an amazing testament to the strength of metal devotion. Label founder Brian Slagel became a ...

Black Metal Rainbows, the group that brought us the book by the same name, have now released a compilation benefitting queer youth. The album, released on Bandcamp Friday, featured contributions from ...

Back when there were record stores, there were some places that sold compilation albums of different artists. Sometimes they were full priced, and other times they were either inexpensive or free.

Reproductive rights in America are under fire more than they’ve been at any time in the past 50 years, with several states rolling back the clock by stripping women of their right to choose.

Grown-up cartoon channel Adult Swim has always been a friend of metal. They were the network that gave us Dethklok and put Mastodon in the Aqua Teen Hunger Force movie intro as vicious thrash-metal ...

Rare Bird Books and Season of Mist have partnered for the release of a soundtrack for the upcoming coffee table book Daughters of Darkness, noted celebrity and music photographer Jeremy Saffer’s ...

The phrase “Disney music” often conjures up images of doe-eyed princesses belting out Broadway ballads. But a new album comprised of classic tracks from the House of Mouse re-imagined with power metal ...