Lists

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 …

Best Alice Cooper Albums

Alice Cooper holds a fond place in the hearts of many old-time heavy metal fans, but neither the band nor …

March 2019 Best Heavy Metal Albums

2019’s momentum continues with another strong month in March. The top releases include some familiar names along with some new …

Interviews

Slough Feg Interview

Slough Feg just released New Organon, their tenth studio album and first in five years. Vocalist/guitarist Mike Scalzi gets us …

Howling Sycamore Interview

A little more than a year after their debut, Howling Sycamore return with Seven Pathways To Annihilation. The trio was …

Chaos Magic Interview

Furyborn is the second album from Chaos Magic. After working with Timo Tolkki on her debut, vocalist Caterina Nix collaborated …

Baroness Interview

Baroness‘ latest album is Gold & Grey. I chatted with drummer Sebastian Thomson about the album, their newest member Gina …

Nebula Interview

Nebula‘s last studio album was released in 2006. The California stoner rock band split a few years after that, and …

Album Reviews

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of June 21, 2019

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Awake At Last, Gygax, Hollywood Vampires, Howling Sycamore, Lightning Born, Lunar …

The Lord Weird Slough Feg – New Organon Review

When a band has been around for the better part of 30 years, like Slough Feg (or The Lord Weird …

Baroness – Gold & Grey Review

There are a wide variety of bands who have undergone massive changes in musical style over their career arcs. Opeth …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of June 14, 2019

This week’s Heavy Music HQ album reviews include releases from Beheaded, Chaos Magic, Damage S.P.F., Demir Demirkan, Hate, Ingested, Jorn, …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of June 7, 2019

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from All Hell, Axel Rudi Pell, Cave In, Combichrist, Distant, Diviner, Enthroned, …

Darkthrone – Old Star Review

Fenriz and Nocturno Culto are synonymous with black metal. All of their contributions as Darkthrone have helped to make Norway …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of May 31, 2019

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from 1914, Concrete Funeral, Constantine, Death Angel, Funeral Storm, Gaahl’s WYRD, Gloryhammer, …

Meet The Band

Meet The Band: Awake At Last

This week we’re featuring the Delaware hard rock band Awake At Last in Meet The Band. Their full-length debut album …

Meet The Band: Serpent Of Gnosis

This week’s featured Meet The Band artist is Serpent Of Gnosis, a new band with some veteran musicians. Their lineup …

Meet The Band: Motanka

This week’s featured Meet The Band artist is the Ukrainian group Motanka, whose self-titled debut blends metal, folk and electronica. …

Meet The Band: Concrete Funeral

This week, we’re shining the Meet The Band spotlight on the Canadian death/thrash metal group Concrete Funeral. Their debut album …

Meet The Band: Dark Numbers

Portland, Oregon’s Dark Numbers are in the spotlight for this week’s Meet The Band. Their debut album is If It …