Lists

High On Fire Albums Ranked

High on Fire formed from the original split of legendary stoner doom outfit, Sleep. Matt Pike wanted to continue with …

September 2018 Best Heavy Metal Albums

September is generally one of the strongest months of the year for new metal releases, and 2018 was no exception. …

August 2018 Best Heavy Metal Albums

As we enter into the final quarter of 2018, the year is starting to come into focus. It has already …

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 …

Interviews

Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats Interview

Wasteland is the latest release from the UK’s Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats. Kevin Starrs, aka Uncle Acid, fills us …

Chthonic Interview

In the five years since the release of Chthonic‘s last album, frontman Freddy Lim has formed a new political party …

Future Usses Interview

Future Usses are a new instrumental project formed by Intronaut’s Sacha Dunable. They recently released their debut album The Existential …

Leah Interview

The latest release from Leah is The Quest. The Canadian Celtic/symphonic artist fills us in on the record, some new …

Dragonlord Interview

Testament guitarist Eric Peterson’s black metal project Dragonlord has been on the back burner for a while. They last released …

Album Reviews

Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats – Wasteland Review

It’s October. The nights are longer, there’s a chill in the air, and of course Halloween is looming. What better …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of October 12, 2018

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Atreyu, Chthonic, Deadbird, DungeonHammer, Gama Bomb, Helsott, High On Fire, Nazareth, …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of October 5, 2018

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Alkymist, Author & Punisher, Behemoth, Coheed and Cambria, Deathhammer, Gridfailure, Hammer …

The Progress Report: September 2018

Welcome to the September Progress Report. We are now into our third year here at Heavy Music Headquarters, and it’s …

Anaal Nathrakh – A New Kind Of Horror Review

On their tenth proper album, British blackened grind duo Anaal Nathrakh continue their musical evolution. A New Kind of Horror …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of September 28, 2018

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include Brainstorm, Electric Citizen, A Forest Of Stars, Helrunar, Livekill, Once Human, Onkel Tom, …

Horrendous – Idol Review

Philadelphia death metal collective Horrendous are back with album number four, Idol, and a lot of hype to live up …

Meet The Band

Meet The Band: Chuggernaut

This week the Massachusetts outfit Chuggernaut are in the Meet The Band spotlight. They recently released the EP Kodiak. Vocalist …

Meet The Band: Chandrian Kill

This week we’re featuring the British duo Chandrian Kill in Meet The Band. Their debut EP is Bring Out Your …

Meet The Band: Set Before Us

This week Meet The Band travels to Sweden, as we spotlight Set Before Us. The metalcore band’s debut full-length album …

Meet The Band: Etherius

This week’s featured Meet The Band artist is the New Jersey instrumental progressive/neoclassical outfit Etherius. Their debut EP is Thread …

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. …