These are the most anticipated metal and hard rock albums of 2026, including releases from Megadeth, Lamb of God, Social ...

Fast Facts: The band's third studio album is widely hailed as one of the most influential records of the 2000s metalcore era.

Kind of a tough sell: lo-fi power pop sung by an Alvin-and-the-Chipmunks soundalike. But the melodies and arrangements here are undeniable. Following Troper’s fantastic 2022 album, “MTV,” this is yet ...

As the best track of 2024, “ROCKMAN” is everything. Spiritually, it’s the grandson of the ’80s soft rock ballad. Sonically, it’s somewhere between sultry new wave and marimba-heavy reggae-funk. Within ...

I’m accustomed to mainstream year-end lists providing a distorted reflection of my own experience. But, in a fitting coda to a frankly hallucinatory 2024, it feels like my own year-end list was lying ...

With 2024 firmly in the rearview, we’re finishing up our recap with a couple of genre lists. Last week, we ranked the best rap albums of the year. Today, we’ve assembled a comprehensive list of our ...

This is awfully late to publish a year-end list of any kind, and while I don’t have excuses, there are explanations. As with all of these lists, ultimately, it comes down to vibes. A lot of the albums ...

From top left to bottom right: Jamie xx (courtesy of Jamie xx), Peggy Gou (courtesy of Park Jongh Ha), Olan (courtesy of Meagan Rodriguez), Isoxo (courtesy of Isoxo) and Two Shell (courtesy of Two ...

The metal world is as vast as ever, and 2024 was full of countless great albums from all across the metal spectrum, by bands from all over the world. We included some of our heavy faves on our list of ...

For music, 2024 certainly had some high highs — and, unfortunately, some quite low lows. From one of Kanye West’s most cataclysmic flops yet to remarkably unsuccessful attempts at comebacks from Katy ...

Rack is The Jesus Lizard’s first studio album since 1998. These hugely influential noise rockers ended that 26-year streak of nothing with a killer comeback, to say the least. Rack shows The Jesus ...

Under the Radar tends to handle our best albums of the year lists differently than most other music publications. Whereas competitors are in a hurry to get their list up before anyone else, in late ...