Lists

2018 Best Heavy Metal Albums

As we bring 2018 to a close, it was another strong year for heavy metal. From young upstarts to grizzled …

Essential Power Metal Albums

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

November 2018 Best Heavy Metal Albums

As 2018 winds down, it’s time for our final monthly list of the year. November saw some excellent releases that …

1984 Best Heavy Metal + Hard Rock Albums

Heavy metal was still going strong in 1984, and the variety present in our list shows that. We’ve got a …

October 2018 Best Heavy Metal Albums

As the end of the year inches closer, the picture of 2018 is getting clearer. October was another good month, …

Interviews

Amaranthe Interview

The Swedish band Amaranthe released their fifth album Helix in October. We caught up with bassist Johan Andreassen, who fills …

Psycroptic Interview

Australian death metal veterans Psycroptic just released their latest album, As The Kingdom Drowns. I caught up with vocalist Jason …

Outer Heaven Interview

Pennsylvania’s Outer Heaven recently released their full-length debut Realms Of Eternal Decay. We chatted with vocalist Austin Haines at their …

Unleashed Interview

Swedish death metal veterans Unleashed return with The Hunt For White Christ, their thirteenth studio album. I caught up with …

Striker Interview

Play to Win is the latest album from Canada’s Striker. Our writer Mike Huck caught up with the band towards …

Album Reviews

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of December 14, 2018

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Cloudburst, Create A Kill, Death Comes Calling, Defy The Curse, Deitus, …

Venom – Storm The Gates Review

Last year we reviewed the solid new album from Venom Inc., Avé. While not the greatest album, it was a …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of December 7, 2018

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Alcatrazz, Cardiac, Deathkings, Ernia, For I Am King, Graf Orlock, Johnny …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of November 30, 2018

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Battalions, BillyBio, A Canorous Quintet, Emigrate, Groza, Marius Danielsen, Master, Sacrosanct, …

The Progress Report: November 2018

Welcome to the November Progress Report – our last one of the year (December’s will be our Top Prog Albums …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of November 23, 2018

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from 22, Accept, Cattle Decapitation, Corpsessed, Flight, Foghound, InnerWish, In The Woods…, …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of November 16, 2018

This week’s Heavy Music HQ album reviews include releases from All Hail The Yeti, Amon Amarth, Anneke Van Giersbergen, Artillery, …

Meet The Band

Meet The Band: I Am Pariah

This week we’re spotlighting the British trio I Am Pariah in Meet The Band. Their latest release is the EP …

Meet The Band: Corpsessed

The Finnish death metal band Corpsessed are in the spotlight for this week’s Meet The Band. Their second album Impetus …

Meet The Band: Azusa

This week’s featured Meet The Band artist is Azusa. They are a new group, but their members have been around …

Meet The Band: Lethean

This week the British duo Lethean are in the Meet The Band spotlight. Combining epic metal, NWOBHM and doom, the …

Meet The Band: Chuggernaut

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