Lists

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 …

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, …

Best Judas Priest Albums

Created out of the same ashes as Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, Judas Priest formed in Birmingham, England. Turning depressive poor …

Interviews

Orange Goblin Interview

The latest album from the veteran British stoner metal band Orange Goblin is The Wolf Bites Back. Bassist Martyn Millard …

The Konsortium Interview

The Norwegian blackened thrash troupe The Konsortium issued their debut in 2011, and other than Mayhem bassist Teloch, the members’ …

Bleeding Through Interview

Metalcore veterans Bleeding Through went on hiatus for a few years, and have regrouped to release Love Will Kill All. …

Amorphis Interview

After a greatest hits album in 2016 and a live release last year, the Finnish band Amorphis return with a …

Lords Of Black Interview

The Spanish band Lords Of Black just released their third album Icons Of The New Days. Guitarist Tony Hernando fills …

Album Reviews

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of June 22, 2018

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include Anicon, Craft, Hatchet, Hoth, Impending Doom, King Heavy, Like A Storm, Maggot Casket, …

Khemmis – Desolation Review

Modern American doom metal is in fantastic hands. Pallbearer lead the way, being the most well-known act, delivering stunning albums …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of June 15, 2018

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include ASG, Barren Altar, Battleroar, Begat The Nephilim, Bloodbark, Charlie Looker, Dead Girls Academy, …

Zeal & Ardor – Stranger Fruit Review

The short but bright arc of Zeal & Ardor started essentially as a response to a troll on a message …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of June 8, 2018

This week’s Heavy Music Headquarters album reviews include releases from Amanda Somerville’s Trillium, Exmortus, Eye Of The Destroyer, Fire Down …

Yob – Our Raw Heart Review

Magically, as spring rolls into summer, the best doom album year to date transforms your own beat of seasons from …

Heavy Music Headquarters Reviews: Week of June 1, 2018

This week’s Heavy Music Headquarters album reviews include releases from Alien Weaponry, Gruesome, Human Cull, Lordi, Nervosa, Ovate, Sadistik Forest, …

Meet The Band

Meet The Band: Begat The Nephilim

This week we’re shining the Meet The Band spotlight on the New Hampshire blackened melodic death metal band Begat The …

Meet The Band: Alien Weaponry

The New Zealand teenage trio Alien Weaponry just released their debut album Tu, which has lyrics in both English and …

Meet The Band: Big Kizz

This week we’re featuring the Swedish group Big Kizz in Meet The Band. They are relatively new, but its members are …

Meet The Band: High Priestess

The L.A. doom trio High Priestess are in the spotlight for this week’s Meet The Band. They just released their …

Meet The Band: Superstition

This week’s featured Meet The Band artist is the New Mexico death metal trio Superstition. Their debut album is Surging …