Lists

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 …

April 2019 Best Heavy Metal Albums

There were a ton of outstanding albums released in April. Narrowing down the list was a difficult feat. Here are …

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

Sacred Reich – Awakening Review

  Sacred Reich’s fifth album, Awakening, is significant for a few reasons. It’s their first full-length album since they reunited …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of August 23, 2019

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Astralium, Ceremony, Concrete Winds, Crobot, The Dead Daisies, Eva Bartok, Frantic …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of August 16, 2019

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Anticosm, Bastard Grave, Cemican, Cerebral Rot, Conjurer, Dialith, Hellvetron, Killswitch Engage, …

HammerFall – Dominion Review

Since their founding in 1993, heavy metal templars HammerFall have fought to continue the legacy of ’80s heavy metal, smithing …

Destruction – Born To Perish Review

Not much has to be said for Teutonic thrash legends Destruction, who alongside Sodom and Kreator created a sound that …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of August 9, 2019

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Ardours, Besvarjelsen, The Contortionist, Eradikator, Grima, The Last Martyr, Lord Gore, …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of August 2, 2019

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Crystal Ball, Damn Your Eyes, The Drippers, Eradikator, Excuse, Finsterforst, Freedom …

Meet The Band

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 …

Meet The Band: Itheist

In the spotlight for this week’s Meet The Band is the UK black/death metal duo Itheist. They recently switched band …