Lists

October 2018 Best Heavy Metal Albums

As the end of the year inches closer, the picture of 2018 is getting clearer. October was another good month, …

High On Fire Albums Ranked

High on Fire formed from the original split of legendary stoner doom outfit, Sleep. Matt Pike wanted to continue with …

September 2018 Best Heavy Metal Albums

September is generally one of the strongest months of the year for new metal releases, and 2018 was no exception. …

August 2018 Best Heavy Metal Albums

As we enter into the final quarter of 2018, the year is starting to come into focus. It has already …

July 2018 Best Heavy Metal Albums

No summer doldrums in July, with a strong month of new metal. This month’s best include a lot of veterans …

Interviews

Psycroptic Interview

Australian death metal veterans Psycroptic just released their latest album, As The Kingdom Drowns. I caught up with vocalist Jason …

Outer Heaven Interview

Pennsylvania’s Outer Heaven recently released their full-length debut Realms Of Eternal Decay. We chatted with vocalist Austin Haines at their …

Unleashed Interview

Swedish death metal veterans Unleashed return with The Hunt For White Christ, their thirteenth studio album. I caught up with …

Striker Interview

Play to Win is the latest album from Canada’s Striker. Our writer Mike Huck caught up with the band towards …

Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats Interview

Wasteland is the latest release from the UK’s Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats. Kevin Starrs, aka Uncle Acid, fills us …

Album Reviews

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of November 9, 2018

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from All That Remains, Architects, Cancer, Cripple Bastards, Einherjer, Evoken, Myopic, Psycroptic, …

The Ocean – Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic Review

It has been five years since the patron metal band of geologists, The Ocean, gave us the excellent Pelagial, a …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of November 2, 2018

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Arsis, Audiotopsy, Graven, The Heretics Fork, Kraanium, Lifelost, Mother Feather, Seventh …

The Progress Report: October 2018

Welcome to the October Progress Report. Even though the year is winding down, there were still some very worthy progressive …

Haken – Vector Review

As you may or may not recall, Haken’s 2016 masterpiece Affinity was our Progressive Album of the Year, and it …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of October 26, 2018

This week’s Heavy Music HQ album reviews include releases from Bad Bones, Chevelle, Fight The Fury, Hate Eternal, Hissing, Icarus …

Bloodbath – The Arrow Of Satan Is Drawn Review

Swedish death metal machine Bloodbath return with their fifth proper album The Arrow of Satan Is Drawn, their second helmed …

Meet The Band

Meet The Band: Lethean

This week the British duo Lethean are in the Meet The Band spotlight. Combining epic metal, NWOBHM and doom, the …

Meet The Band: Chuggernaut

This week the Massachusetts outfit Chuggernaut are in the Meet The Band spotlight. They recently released the EP Kodiak. Vocalist …

Meet The Band: Chandrian Kill

This week we’re featuring the British duo Chandrian Kill in Meet The Band. Their debut EP is Bring Out Your …

Meet The Band: Set Before Us

This week Meet The Band travels to Sweden, as we spotlight Set Before Us. The metalcore band’s debut full-length album …

Meet The Band: Etherius

This week’s featured Meet The Band artist is the New Jersey instrumental progressive/neoclassical outfit Etherius. Their debut EP is Thread …