Lists

May 2020 Best Heavy Metal Albums

As stay-at-home orders continue in many parts of the world and no idea when live shows will resume, thankfully music …

April 2020 Best Heavy Metal Albums

As the world stays home due to the coronavirus pandemic and live shows are cancelled for the foreseeable future, there …

Best Megadeth Albums

After being ousted from Metallica, Dave Mustaine returned with a vengeance through Megadeth and has left as big of a …

March 2020 Best Heavy Metal Albums

The world has changed dramatically in the past month as we all deal with the coronavirus pandemic. Though touring has …

Best Judas Priest Songs

Besides Black Sabbath, there isn’t a band more important to the genre of heavy metal than Judas Priest. In fact, …

Interviews

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 …

Trivium Interview

Trivium’s latest album is What The Dead Men Say. I spoke with guitarist Corey Beaulieu about the new record, releasing …

Album Reviews

The Progress Report: May 2020

Welcome to the May Progress Report, and a fine month it is. In any other month, no less than three …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of May 29, 2020

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include reviews of Alestorm, Atavistia, Behemoth, Blacktop Mojo, Bleed From Within, Centinex, Def Leppard, …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of May 22, 2020

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Bait, Cauldron Black Ram, Cosmic Putrefaction, The Devil With No Name, …

Caligula’s Horse – Rise Radiant Review

Australia’s Caligula’s Horse have been on an upward trajectory in the prog metal scene since their inception back in 2011. …

Paradise Lost – Obsidian Review

Death/doom pioneers Paradise Lost return with their sixteenth studio album, Obsidian. Long time fans will be “happy” to know Obsidian …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of May 15, 2020

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from ACxDC, Between The Buried And Me, Binary Code, Bitterness, Devangelic, Firewind, …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of May 8, 2020

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from …and Oceans, Axel Rudi Pell, BlackLab, Chronus, Cryptic Shift, Forgotten Tomb, …

Meet The Band

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 …

Meet The Band: Mnemocide

The Swiss death metal band Mnemocide are in the Meet The Band spotlight this week. They just released their debut …

Meet The Band: Thy Despair

In this week’s Meet The Band spotlight are the Ukrainian dark symphonic group Thy Despair. The Song Of Desolation is …

Meet The Band: Helfro

In the Meet The Band spotlight this week is the Icelandic black metal duo Helfro. Their self-titled debut was just …

Meet The Band: Cemetery Filth

In the Meet The Band spotlight this week are the death metal group Cemetery Filth. After issuing a few EPs …