Lists

September 2019 Best Heavy Metal Albums

As summer turns to fall, the quality of releases tend to increase, and that was definitely the case in September. …

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 …

Interviews

Lindsay Schoolcraft Interview

Cradle Of Filth keyboardist/vocalist Lindsay Schoolcraft is unleashing her first solo album, Martyr. Schoolcraft gives us the lowdown on her …

Exhorder Interview

After a lengthy hiatus from recording, New Orleans’ fathers of groove/thrash metal Exhorder return with their third full-length recording, Mourn …

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 …

Album Reviews

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of October 18, 2019

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from 1349, Alter Bridge, Armagedda, Babymetal, Birdeatsbaby, Chaos Motion, Coffin Rot, Dark …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of October 11, 2019

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from The Bleeding, Blut Aus Nord, The Devil Wears Prada, Iron Age, …

Toxic Holocaust – Primal Future: 2019 Review

For all the bands that came about when thrash metal rose again, if you told me back in 2008 that …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of October 4, 2019

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Ahret Dev, Alfahanne, Algebra, Angel, Anoxia, Boris, Cell, Exhumed, Esogenesi, Evil …

Insomnium – Heart Like A Grave Review

When you consider how small Finland’s population is, it’s quite amazing to behold the number of metal bands that rise …

The Progress Report: September 2019

Welcome to the September Progress Report. The release year is winding down, which usually means the big names start to …

Borknagar – True North Review

Borknagar return to the majesty of Norway’s snow capped mountains and frozen fjords on True North. The group’s eleventh studio …

Meet The Band

Meet The Band: Messora

The Montreal group Messora are in the Meet The Band spotlight this week. Their debut album The Door encompasses numerous …

Meet The Band: Cortege

In the Meet The Band spotlight this week is the Texas doom/drone duo Cortege, who just released their debut album …

Meet The Band: Arctos

In the Meet The Band spotlight this week are the Canadian black metal band Arctos. After an EP in 2017, …

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 …