Lists

July 2020 Best Heavy Metal Albums

No summer doldrums in July, with a strong crop of new metal releases. Here are our choices for July 2020’s …

Death Albums Ranked

Death was the brainchild of Florida vocalist and guitarist Chuck Schuldiner. Historic for his ruthlessly diligent work ethic and for …

June 2020 Best Heavy Metal Albums

During the summer the number of new releases tend to decrease, and that’s the case for June. Though the quantity …

Essential Black Metal Albums

Black metal began in the 1980s as a prototype of and speed and thrash metal. The following list of essential …

1987 Best Heavy Metal + Hard Rock Albums

After 1986, arguably metal’s best year ever, 1987 was going to struggle to live up to that incredible standard. Still, …

Interviews

BPMD Interview

The supergroup BPMD tackle ’70s hard rock covers on their debut album American Made. The lineup consists of vocalist Bobby …

Her Chariot Awaits Interview

Producer/guitarist Mike Orlando (Adrenaline Mob) and singer Ailyn (ex-Sirenia) have formed the band Her Chariot Awaits, who just released their …

Caligula’s Horse Interview

The Australian progressive band Caligula’s Horse have been around for a decade, and really saw their profile rise globally with …

Winterfylleth Interview

UK black metal veterans Winterfylleth recently released The Reckoning Dawn. Vocalist/guitarist Chris Naughton fills us in on the new album, …

Vader Interview

Vader didn’t limp into their fifth decade of making music. The Polish death/thrash machine burst into 2020 with a barrage …

Album Reviews

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of August 7, 2020

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Astriferous, Avatar, Black Rose Maze, Brotthogg, Concrete, Faceless Burial, Gardner/James, Misery …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of July 31, 2020

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Alcatrazz, Cardiac Arrest, Dee Snider, Disavowed, Draghkar, Drouth, Dystopia A.D., Imperial …

High Spirits – Hard To Stop Review

These are strange times, and let’s face it, we could all use a lift now and again these days. That’s …

The Progress Report: July 2020

Welcome to the July Progress Report. An interesting month here, featuring only one record label. Two albums from the always …

Primal Fear – Metal Commando Review

Long-running German power metal outfit Primal Fear have returned with their 13th proper album Metal Commando. Fronted by the powerful …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of July 24, 2020

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from The Acacia Strain, Bedsore, Blackballed, Bulb, Carthagods, Chaos Over Cosmos, Drops …

Haken – Virus Review

Well, the day is nearly upon us. After three release date postponements, this week we finally get the sixth chapter …

Meet The Band

Meet The Band: American Dream Machine

This week we shine the Meet The Band spotlight on Virginia rockers American Dream Machine, whose debut album is Deadhearts. …

Meet The Band – Smackbound

In the Meet The Band spotlight this week is the Finnish group Smackbound, who just released their debut album 20/20. …

Meet The Band: Obscene

We’re shining the Meet The Band spotlight on the Indiana death metal group Obscene. After an EP in 2017, they …

Meet The Band: Everyday Heroes

This week we’re shining the Meet The Band spotlight on the Welsh hard rock band Everyday Heroes. They just released …

Meet The Band: Solar Flare

This week we’re featuring the Ohio power metal quintet Solar Flare in Meet The Band. They just released their self-titled …