Lists
The Pit’s Top 30 Albums of 2021
In many ways, 2021 has been a hangover year. 2020 was such an unexpected shitshow for so many people that this past year felt like the entire world rubbed its head, felt through its pockets, […]
The Crown
Lists
25 Metal Albums Without A Bad Song On Them
Here are 25 metal albums that slay from beginning to end. […]
Lists
The 21 Greatest Metal Albums Since the Turn of the Millennium
The past twenty-one years have been a period of unprecedented change for heavy metal music. Since the ball dropped on the ’90s, the genre has seen countless rises, falls, mutations, and reinventions, all in the […]
New Music
New Metal Out Today: 3/12
It’s Friday, which means two things: giving the week the finger and new music! Tune in every Friday for The Pit’s round-up of new releases, from singalong hard rock to pus-drenched underground death metal. Keep […]
Interviews
The Crown’s Marko Tervonen: “Every Classic Album Needs a Satan Title”
At the turn of the millennium, when metal was heavily embroiled in the polish of nu-metal and the grit of metalcore, those who knew about the real shit knew about The Crown. With records like Deathrace […]
Lists
20 of the Best Metal Songs With ‘Metal’ In The Title
What most outsiders don’t understand is that metal is a celebration. Even at its most disgusting and harrowing, metal music is about people coming together and rejoicing that the dark, foreboding universe has given them […]
New Music
The Crown Announce New Album, Release Blazing First Single “Motordeath”
Sweden’s The Crown have always been one of the more exciting a dynamic bands of their time. While their peers were getting caught up in progressive experimentation, these guys were writing ripping death-thrash songs about […]
Lists
30 Under-Appreciated Thrash Tracks You Should Know About
Over the past decade or so, thrash metal finally started getting the respect it’s always deserved. Though often seen as the rabid, hyperactive little brother of the ‘80s metal scene, the genre has become not […]
Premieres
Sarcator’s Ripping New Video Proves That They’re Extreme Metal’s Future
Metal lifers who complain about kids today not going hard enough obviously need to plug their pie-holes with a healthy dose of Sarcator. The Swedish four-piece, whose ranks include the son of The Crown’s Marko […]