Lists

August 2019 Best Heavy Metal Albums

The fourth quarter is a busy one, with the quantity and usually the quality of new metal albums stepping up …

July 2019 Best Heavy Metal Albums

The summer doldrums are in full effect, with the number of metal releases dipping precipitously. Even with the lesser amount …

June 2019 Best Heavy Metal Albums

The summer months generally mean fewer releases, but there are always quality albums no matter the time of year. Here …

May 2019 Best Heavy Metal Albums

Every month has its challenges in selecting which albums make our list, but May was even more difficult. There were …

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 …

Interviews

Narnia Interview

After splitting up for a few years, the Swedish neoclassical/power metal band Narnia reunited a few years back, with From …

London May Interview

Best known for playing drums in Glenn Danzig’s horror punk/goth outfit Samhain, London May also played drums with a large …

Amulet Interview

The British band Amulet released their second album The Inevitable War earlier this year. It featured several different members than …

Hatriot Interview

Hatriot are a legacy band of Steve “Zetro” Souza. The Exodus frontman formed Hatriot nearly a decade ago with guitarist …

Sabaton Interview

Focusing on World War I, Sabaton‘s latest album is The Great War. Par Sundstrom is the Swedish power metal band’s …

Album Reviews

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of September 13, 2019

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Alice Cooper, Atlantean Kodex, Betraying The Martyrs, Blacktop Mojo, Blood Red …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of September 6, 2019

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Aittala, Alluvion, Black Star Riders, Dead Head, Eclipser, Ethereal Riffian, Liv …

Tool – Fear Inoculum Review

No band in recent memory has been more polarizing than Tool. They seem to instill fervent adoration among their fan …

Elvenking – Reader Of The Runes – Divination Review

Elvenking have enjoyed a bit of a renaissance this decade. Earning a sustained run on AFM Records and navigating troubled …

The Progress Report: August 2019

Welcome to the August Progress Report. It’s been a quiet month on the progressive music front, and while I certainly …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of August 30, 2019

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Acid King, Crimson Moon, Entombed A.D., Illusions Of Grandeur, Imperium Dekadenz, …

Tarja – In The Raw Review

During her now-fourteen-year solo career, Finnish singer Tarja Turunen has been nothing if not prolific. In the Raw is her …

Meet The Band

Meet The Band: The Offering

This week, the Boston band The Offering are in the Meet The Band spotlight. They recently released their debut album …

Meet The Band: Cecile Monique

Canadian symphonic metal artist Cecile Monique is in the spotlight for this week’s Meet The Band. Her album Genesis was …

Meet The Band: Heart Of Jordan

This week’s featured Meet The Band artist is the Michigan alt metal/metalcore group Heart Of Jordan. They released their self-titled …

Meet The Band: Glasya

This week we’re featuring the Portuguese symphonic metal group Glasya in Meet The Band. They just released their debut album …

Meet The Band: Coronary

This week the Finnish band Coronary are in the Meet The Band spotlight. They released a demo last year, and …