Lists

1985 Best Heavy Metal + Hard Rock Albums

We’ve had some great lists to start the 1980s, but 1985 was not one of the decade’s brightest spots as …

April 2019 Best Heavy Metal Albums

There were a ton of outstanding albums released in April. Narrowing down the list was a difficult feat. Here are …

Best Alice Cooper Albums

Alice Cooper holds a fond place in the hearts of many old-time heavy metal fans, but neither the band nor …

March 2019 Best Heavy Metal Albums

2019’s momentum continues with another strong month in March. The top releases include some familiar names along with some new …

February 2019 Best Heavy Metal Albums

After a weak beginning to 2019, things improved considerably in February with numerous excellent albums released. Here are our choices …

Interviews

Myrath Interview

The Tunisian progressive metal band Myrath recently released their latest album Shehili. We caught up with singer Zaher Zorgati, who …

Entombed Interview

Entombed are back and ready to release Clandestine Live. The progenitors of Swedish death metal decided to do something special …

Possessed Interview

In a comeback for the ages, death metal pioneers Possessed are back with their first new album in more than …

Kampfar Interview

It has been a tumultuous time for the Norwegian pagan black metal band Kampfar, but they righted the ship and …

Glen Drover Interview

Guitarist Glen Drover has been in numerous bands over the years, from King Diamond to Eidolon to Megadeth. His latest …

Album Reviews

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of May 24, 2019

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Dark Numbers, Destrage, Diamond Head, Earth, Emil Bulls, Epectase, Fleshgod Apocalypse, …

Saint Vitus – Saint Vitus Review

Before the doom metal of today and after Black Sabbath, a new wave of doom came by way of a …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of May 17, 2019

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Amulet, Aseethe, Bethlehem, Black Label Society, Calyx, Entombed, Entrapment, Famous Last …

Arch/Matheos – Winter Ethereal Review

After nearly eight years since their first record under the Arch/Matheos banner, vocalist John Arch and guitarist Jim Matheos have …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of May 10, 2019

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from The Accused A.D., Albez Duz, Big|Brave, Call Of The Void, Employed …

Possessed – Revelations Of Oblivion Review

Few bands have had as widespread an influence on an entire genre of metal like Possessed do with death metal. …

Amon Amarth – Berserker Review

No band in metal adheres more strictly to their musical template than Viking warriors Amon Amarth. Eleven albums into a …

Meet The Band

Meet The Band: Idle Hands

This week’s featured Meet The Band artist is the Portland, Oregon metal/gothic group Idle Hands. They just released their full-length …

Meet The Band: Borders

The UK quartet Borders are in the spotlight for this week’s Meet The Band. They just released their debut album …

Meet The Band: Dizzy Mystics

Canadian hard rockers Dizzy Mystics are featured in this week’s Meet The Band. They just released their debut album Wanderlost. …

Meet The Band: Smoulder

This week we’re shining the Meet The Band spotlight on the Canadian doom group Smoulder. Their debut album is Times …

Meet The Band: Tripsitter

This week’s featured Meet The Band artist is the Austrian group Tripsitter. Their debut album is The Other Side Of …