The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go ...

Peasant metal, Native American folk by way of black metal and gorgeously symponic power metal all appear in this week's best new metal songs.

From game-changing debut Kill 'Em All to the emotionally-charged 72 Seasons, this is every studio album by metal's biggest ...

John Williamson kicks off a new Icon Vs. Icon feature celebrating the glam metal albums of 1986, from Poison and Cinderella to Bon Jovi and beyond.

Featuring: Boy Harsher, Dinosaur Jr, L'Rain, Interpol, Penelope Isles, The Tubs, Lee 'Scratch' Perry & Mouse on Mars, Slippers, Beth Orton and more of June's best stuff.

Someone hoping to improve their pace may use faster songs to help them nail 400-meter repeats. Whatever the inspiration behind your personal soundtrack, a playlist only works if you like—or love—the ...

We are half way through 2026, which means it's time to survey how the year has been by looking at the best rock and metal albums so far! There's still plenty of highly anticipated albums to look ...

Judas Priest returns to No. 1 on the U.K.'s Official Rock & Metal Albums chart as the newly-released compilation The Best Of ...