"Essential Progressive Metal Albums

Essential Progressive Metal Albums

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Progressive metal has evolved from its '70s/'80s rock roots to a wide-ranging and established genre.   It has also infiltrated other genres, with many bands in death, black, folk and other styles incorporating elements of progressive metal.    Veterans like Dream Theater and Fates Warning set the bar high, with modern bands such as Between The Buried And Me carrying the mantle for the younger generation.  We've put together a list of progressive metal albums that give a good overview for those exploring the genre.  It is not meant to be a comprehensive and all-inclusive list, just a starting point to delve into the genre.

"2013 Best Heavy Metal DVDs

2013 Best Heavy Metal DVDs

In addition to albums, we also review heavy metal DVDs. There were a lot of good ones released in 2013. Some excellent ones that just missed making our list include Dio - Finding The Sacred Heart: Live In Philly 1986 and Devin Townsend - The Retinal Circus. Here are our choices for the five best metal DVDs of 2013.

"The linguistics of Death Metal, and how to translate common English phrases into the Dark Lord's Tongue

The linguistics of Death Metal, and how to translate common English phrases into the Dark Lord's Tongue

The Black Metal band "Code." Photo: Shutterstock.

"Iron Maiden Tracks Down Pirates…. And Gives Them Concerts

Iron Maiden Tracks Down Pirates…. And Gives Them Concerts

Over the past several years numerous studies have shown that on average file-sharers spend more money on legal purchases, including concert tickets and merchandise.

"Iron Maiden makes millions by touring countries where their music is most pirated

Iron Maiden makes millions by touring countries where their music is most pirated

Iron Maiden hired a BitTorrent analytics company called Musicmetric to determine where piracy of their music was highest, then scheduled tours of those countries. They made millions touring Central and South America. Iron Maiden LLP has outperformed the UK music sector as a whole and was named one of the "1000 Companies That Inspire Britain" by the London Stock Exchange.

"Metal Christmas: Ten Christmas Songs That Are Actually Pretty Good. No Really.

Metal Christmas: Ten Christmas Songs That Are Actually Pretty Good. No Really.

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"Top 20 Heavy Metal Viral Videos of 2013

Top 20 Heavy Metal Viral Videos of 2013 What do we consider a viral video? A video which isn't necessarily a music video, usually created by a fan, and either makes us laugh or impresses us with talent displayed in the video. We've come across many of these sorts of videos in 2013, but wanted to pick the best of the best for