Lists

November 2019 Best Heavy Metal Albums

As 2019 wraps up, we present our final monthly list of the year. November was a strong month, with some …

Essential Power Metal Albums

Building on the traditional metal style of legends Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, power metal was forged out …

1982 Best Heavy Metal + Hard Rock Albums

1982 was a quantum leap forward from 1981, with a plethora of outstanding and influential albums. The NWOBHM was peaking, …

October 2019 Best Heavy Metal Albums

This time of year historically has been the strongest for new releases, and that’s the case again in 2019. There …

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. …

Interviews

Exhumed Interview

Exhumed have become a staple on Relapse Records. The San Jose-based grinding death metal group have been with the vaunted …

Fit For An Autopsy Interview

The latest album from New Jersey deathcore stalwarts Fit For An Autopsy is The Sea Of Tragic Beasts. Guitarist Pat …

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 …

Album Reviews

Heavy Music Headquarters Reviews: Week of December 6, 2019

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Artillery, Black Blood Invocation, Cavernous Gate, CRS, Deep Purple, Fen, Ghostreaper, …

The Progress Report: November 2019

Welcome to the November Progress Report – the final Report of the year, as December’s will be our Top Ten …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of November 29, 2019

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Aggressive Perfector, Avslut, Bednja, Crusadist, Deivos, Gun, Misery Loves Co., Ofdrykkja, …

Cattle Decapitation – Death Atlas Review

The transformation of Cattle Decapitation from edgy grindcore to nihilistic progressive death/grind over the last decade has been tremendous to …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of November 22, 2019

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Comecon, Crystal Viper, Eleine, Her Despair, Hypno5e, Lord Mantis, Magic Kingdom, …

Blood Incantation – Hidden History of the Human Race Review

Denver death metal astronauts Blood Incantation are back with their proper sophomore album and if you thought they hadn’t embraced …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of November 15, 2019

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Abigail Williams, Anacrusis, Bolzer, Casket Huffer, Crusade Of Bards, The Deathtrip, …

Meet The Band

Meet The Band: Infirmity

This week we’re featuring the L.A. death metal group Infirmity in Meet The Band. They just released their full-length debut …

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 …