Lists

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 …

June 2018 Best Heavy Metal Albums

When summer hits, the number of metal releases tend to decline. And while fewer albums may have been released in …

May 2018 Best Heavy Metal Albums

Our list of May’s best new metal albums probably isn’t what a lot of people expected when looking at what …

April 2018 Best Heavy Metal Albums

April is a busy month for metal fans, with Record Store Day along with the usual releases. Topping a strong …

March 2018 Best Heavy Metal Albums

2018 started out great in January with a lot of strong releases, but was followed by a disappointing February. Things …

Interviews

Primal Fear Interview

The veteran German power/speed metal band Primal Fear are back with Apocalypse, their twelfth full-length studio release. Bassist Mat Sinner …

Atrocity Interview

Five years after Okkult I, German death metal veterans Atrocity recently released Okkult II. Frontman Alexander Krull and guitarist/bassist Thorsten …

Obscura Interview

German death metal crushers Obscura just released their latest album Diluvium. Frontman Steffen Kummerer fills us in on the record, …

Jungle Rot Interview

Wisconsin death metal veterans Jungle Rot are back with their ninth full-length album, a self-titled effort. Vocalist/guitarist Dave Matrise fills …

Gioeli-Castronovo Interview

Former Hardline bandmates Johnny Gioeli and Deen Castronovo have reunited to form Gioeli-Castronovo, sharing vocal duties on Set The World …

Album Reviews

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of August 17, 2018

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Carnation, Cemetery Urn, Demise, Doro, Exocrine, Moonspell, Parasite Inc., Pink Mass, …

Black Tusk – T.C.B.T. Review

Savannah, Georgia was a sludgy pool of primordial ooze in the early oughts; home to bands like Kylesa and Baroness. …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of August 10, 2018

This week’s Heavy Music HQ album reviews include Airrace, Enuff Z’Nuff, Imperial Domain, Lurk, Mad Max, Massive Wagons, Nachash, Primal …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of August 3, 2018

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Abhorrent Deformity, Blight House, Cancer, Earth Groans, Integrity, Into Eternity, Krieg, …

The Progress Report: July 2018

Welcome to the July Progress Report. We are in the dog days of summer here, and aside from June, July …

Otep – Kult 45 Review

Kult 45 is Otep’s best album since, well, since forever. Raw, passionate, and less subtle than a planet-ending asteroid strike, …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of July 27, 2018

This week’s reviews include releases from Atavisma, Axis Of Despair, Black Space Riders, Chris Caffery, Dee Snider, Derdian, Draghkar, Drawn …

Meet The Band

Meet The Band: Trappist

Grab a cold one as you read about this week’s Meet The Band artist. It’s the California beer-themed band Trappist. …

Meet The Band: Dropout Kings

This week’s featured Meet The Band artist is the Arizona nu-metal crew Dropout Kings. Their debut album is AudioDope. Vocalist …

Meet The Band: Earth Groans

The South Dakota hardcore/metalcore outfit Earth Groans are in the spotlight in this week’s Meet The Band. Their latest release …

Meet The Band: Gravewards

In the spotlight for this week’s Meet The Band is the Greek death metal group Gravewards. Ruinous Ensoulment is their …

Meet The Band: Witchkiss

This week, we’re featuring the upstate New York stoner/doom trio Witchkiss in Meet The Band. Their debut album is The …