we’re only going back to 1983 since that’s essentially when the first progressive metal records emerged to even be contenders. Whether they’re obvious picks, controversial choices or albums ...

All the prototypical elements of metal are here on this album — intense rhythms ... historically important because of its place in the controversy fueled by the Moral Majority movement in ...

Albums such as their self-titled ... became a central figure in the emerging black metal scene. But their music was overshadowed by controversy and tragedy. Singer Dead died by suicide in 1991 ...