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THE 5 GREATEST EPs OF ALL TIME, RANKED BY METAL EDGE READERS
THE 5 GREATEST EPs OF ALL TIME, RANKED BY METAL EDGE READERS
The EP has always been the industry's utility format: cheap to record, fast to release, useful for holding a band's place in the racks while an album gets sorted out.... Read more...
JESSE LEACH PICKS THE 5 HEAVY BANDS THAT SHAPED HIM
Jesse Leach

JESSE LEACH PICKS THE 5 HEAVY BANDS THAT SHAPED HIM

Photo: Dimitry Mak When we asked Jesse Leach to put together a top five for Metal Edge, the Killswitch Engage and Times of Grace frontman went digging into the heavy,...
5 MUST SEE ACTS AT INKCARCERATION FESTIVAL
Gojira

5 MUST SEE ACTS AT INKCARCERATION FESTIVAL

Inkcarceration returns to the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio, July 17–19. Here are the five sets we’re planting our feet for. Limp Bizkit — Sunday, July 19    Limp...
THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2026 SO FAR
at the gates

THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2026 SO FAR

The first half of 2026 has been a relentless run for heavy music, from final statements and long-awaited returns to bands twenty years deep sounding hungrier than ever. These are...
JESSE LEACH PICKS THE 5 HEAVY BANDS THAT SHAPED HIM
Jesse Leach

JESSE LEACH PICKS THE 5 HEAVY BANDS THAT SHAPED HIM

Photo: Dimitry Mak When we asked Jesse Leach to put together a top five for Metal Edge, the Killswitch Engage and Times of Grace frontman went digging into the heavy,...
5 MUST SEE ACTS AT INKCARCERATION FESTIVAL
Gojira

5 MUST SEE ACTS AT INKCARCERATION FESTIVAL

Inkcarceration returns to the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio, July 17–19. Here are the five sets we’re planting our feet for. Limp Bizkit — Sunday, July 19    Limp...
THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2026 SO FAR
at the gates

THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2026 SO FAR

The first half of 2026 has been a relentless run for heavy music, from final statements and long-awaited returns to bands twenty years deep sounding hungrier than ever. These are...
JESSE LEACH PICKS THE 5 HEAVY BANDS THAT SHAPED HIM
Jesse Leach

JESSE LEACH PICKS THE 5 HEAVY BANDS THAT SHAPED HIM

Photo: Dimitry Mak When we asked Jesse Leach to put together a top five for Metal Edge, the Killswitch Engage and Times of Grace frontman went digging into the heavy,...
5 MUST SEE ACTS AT INKCARCERATION FESTIVAL
Gojira

5 MUST SEE ACTS AT INKCARCERATION FESTIVAL

Inkcarceration returns to the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio, July 17–19. Here are the five sets we’re planting our feet for. Limp Bizkit — Sunday, July 19    Limp...
THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2026 SO FAR
at the gates

THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2026 SO FAR

The first half of 2026 has been a relentless run for heavy music, from final statements and long-awaited returns to bands twenty years deep sounding hungrier than ever. These are...
JESSE LEACH PICKS THE 5 HEAVY BANDS THAT SHAPED HIM
Jesse Leach

JESSE LEACH PICKS THE 5 HEAVY BANDS THAT SHAPED HIM

Photo: Dimitry Mak When we asked Jesse Leach to put together a top five for Metal Edge, the Killswitch Engage and Times of Grace frontman went digging into the heavy,...
5 MUST SEE ACTS AT INKCARCERATION FESTIVAL
Gojira

5 MUST SEE ACTS AT INKCARCERATION FESTIVAL

Inkcarceration returns to the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio, July 17–19. Here are the five sets we’re planting our feet for. Limp Bizkit — Sunday, July 19    Limp...
THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2026 SO FAR
at the gates

THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2026 SO FAR

The first half of 2026 has been a relentless run for heavy music, from final statements and long-awaited returns to bands twenty years deep sounding hungrier than ever. These are...