Best of 2021
Norwegian black metal, or “norsk svartmetall,” is the ultimate reason for existence. Every time a new black metal single drops from Norway, “suddenly life...
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Norwegian black metal, or “norsk svartmetall,” is the ultimate reason for existence. Every time a new black metal single drops from Norway, “suddenly life...
Now that we're all wrapped up with our year-end lists of 2021, it's time to look at how all the albums stack up across...
Another whirlwind 365 days have come and gone and boy, have there been some awesome metal albums released this year. Yeah, the existential apocalypse...
One of the biggest metal bands in the world, Megadeth have really done it all and seen it all – countless lineup changes, label...
2021 wasn't a great year for live music as many promising tours were cancelled due to the pandemic. But luckily there were a lot...
Another year, another year-end list. Though the world is still falling apart, America is once again re-learning the folly of its corrupt, dumbass two-party...
Narrowing this list down was easily one of the hardest things to do this year. The best thing to come out of the pandemic...
Which vocalist had the best performance this year? It's up to you to decide as we continue our year-end polls. To be nominated, you...
What a year. Truthfully, I didn't even want to rank these, but tradition is tradition. I started with a long list of 35 records...
Which drummer had the best performance this year? It's up to you to decide as we continue our year-end polls. To be nominated, you...
Here we are, a few weeks away from 2022, while I'm still grappling with all the shit that went down in 2020. Life is...
Which guitarist had the best performance this year? It's up to you to decide as we continue our year-end polls. To be nominated, you...
This is technically my seventh Favorite Albums of the Year list for Metal Injection, and oh boy, it sure hasn't got easier to whittle...
Which record label had the best year? It's up to you to decide as we continue our year-end polls. Make sure to also vote...
Alexi “Wildchild” Laiho passed away on December 29th, 2020, at his home in Helsinki, Finland. Almost a year has elapsed since this tragedy. The...
What an incredible year of music! In preparing this year's list, I listened to over 500 albums, narrowed those down to 60 finalists, and...
2021 was a great year for metal. It feels like we say that every year at Metal Injection, but this year felt different. With...
As with most years, my favorite albums of 2021 comprise metal and non-metal releases. Likewise, my picks in both cases are from household names...
For all the insanity that was 2021, we did get some awesome music out of it. Once again, I'm totally overwhelmed by the prospect...
Our best of 2021 coverage is underway and we've already revealed one reader poll, where you get to vote for the best full-length album...
Greetings folks, and welcome to another year-end list from the Weekly Injection guy. To the metals… These are the albums that I either returned...
I never know what to say at the top of these lists. Here are 15 records that I thoroughly enjoyed the hell out of...
