Metal compilations have been pumped out in extraordinary numbers since around 1980, but few are worth paying for and listening to regularly. K-Tel put out a comp of mainstream metal called Masters of ...

Talking about his inspiration for deciding on what bands to include, he added, "Those old recordings captured the vitality and energy of the time: all analog hiss, rattling drums, roaring bass and ...

The Global Metal Compilation Volume 15, which features metal heavyweights Destruction, Hammerfall, Cradle of Filth and Death, as well as Riotous Indignation and many other bands, will be released in ...

RidingEasy Records, the label behind the Brown Acid garage-rock and proto-metal compilation series, is delving into the golden age of heavy metal with a new collection titled Scrap Metal, Vol. 1. We ...

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Metal Massacre, Metal Blade Records is reissuing the widely influential 1982 compilation that featured tracks from local Los Angeles groups, including a then ...

March is Metal Month, which means there are all sorts of good deals around the metalsphere; check the $5.99 and less album sale on Amazon we posted about last week, featuring 514 new and classic metal ...

Black Metal Rainbows, the group that brought us the book by the same name, have now released a compilation benefitting queer youth. The album, released on Bandcamp Friday, featured contributions from ...

Back in June 1982, one of history's seminal heavy-metal compilation albums, Metal Massacre, came out. That record spawned a franchise that's extended to more than a dozen volumes and launched a record ...

Among the many mighty metal milestones of 2012, the 30th birthday of Metal Blade Records stands as an amazing testament to the strength of metal devotion. Label founder Brian Slagel became a ...