At The Gates

By 1995, death metal was in terminal decline - but Sweden’s At The Gates made a record that changed everything

Mikael Stanne picks the ten death metal albums that put him on the path to making melodeath history

Pianist Catherine Fearns is giving some of metal’s most brutal songs the classical treatment, and they sound shockingly elegant

They mastered melodeath, inspired the New Wave Of American Heavy Metal, then became one of their genre’s most consistent veterans. This is At The Gates’ back-catalogue in order of quality.

From Black Sabbath’s debut album to Cynic’s Focus, these metal masterpieces were either lambasted or ignored when they first came out

Metallica, Slipknot and Megadeth have all played fan-favourite albums in their entirety to very, very lucky audiences

These masterpieces by Megadeth, Judas Priest and Lamb Of God all put their greatest moments at the very start

From forward-thinking grindcore to retro rock ’n’ roll, Nottingham label Earache’s had one hell of a journey. Here’s its history in five must-hear releases.

From glitching electronics to unpredictable prog and heavy metal theatrics, ...Life Is But A Dream is an absolute trip. If you're enjoying it, here's where to go next

Born in the UK and perfected in Sweden, modern metal has a lot to thank melodeath for. Mainly via these five classics