Heaven’s Metal Magazine Releases ‘Top 25 Christian Metal Albums Since 2010 List’

Heaven’s Metal Magazine, which celebrated its 40th year in 2025, has released its second back-in-print edition this year, including a sure-to-be-controversial list of “The Top 25 Christian Metal Albums Since 2010.”

The respected magazine published a “Top 100 Christian Metal Albums of All Time” list when it released its 25th Anniversary issue. “We did not want to tackle that beast of a project again,” said Editor Doug Van Pelt, “so we decided to just pick up where we left off.”

Human Code, featuring George Ochoa of Deliverance, Recon, and Worldview fame, won the coveted spot of #1 with its 2024 release, Break the Silence.

“Honored to be considered,” said Ochoa.

The list was compiled by veteran staff writers and editors from the Heaven’s Metal Magazine team, which includes Van Pelt, Chris Gatto, Keven Crothers, Jonathan T. Swank, Seth Metoyer,[…]