Lists

March 2018 Best Heavy Metal Albums

2018 started out great in January with a lot of strong releases, but was followed by a disappointing February. Things …

Best Judas Priest Songs

Besides Black Sabbath, there isn’t a band more important to the genre of heavy metal than Judas Priest. In fact, …

Best Judas Priest Albums

Created out of the same ashes as Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, Judas Priest formed in Birmingham, England. Turning depressive poor …

February 2018 Best Heavy Metal Albums

2018 got off to a really strong start in January, but that did not continue into February. The shortest month …

January 2018 Best Heavy Metal Albums

Generally the beginning of the year is pretty sparse when it comes to quality new releases. Not so with 2018. …

Interviews

Stone Broken Interview

Ain’t Always Easy is an appropriate title for the second album from British hard rockers Stone Broken. After taking a …

The Amorettes Interview

The Scottish hard rock trio The Amorettes are unleashing their fourth album Born To Break. Vocalist/guitarist Gill Montgomery fills us …

Underoath Interview

It has been awhile since the last Underoath album. Erase Me is the veteran metalcore band’s eighth studio album, and …

Mournful Congregation Interview

The Australian funeral doom band Mournful Congregation return with The Incubus Of Karma, their first new album in more than six …

Blessthefall Interview

The veteran metalcore band Blessthefall return with their sixth studio album Hard Feelings. Frontman Beau Bokan fills us in on …

Album Reviews

Dokken – Return To The East Live 2016 Review

The classic original lineup of rock super-group Dokken (vocalist Don Dokken, guitarist George Lynch, bassist Jeff Pilson and drummer Mick …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of April 13, 2018

This week’s reviews include releases from Angerot, Behemoth, Bonfire, Breaking Benjamin, Crematory, Expulser, Holy Grove, Killer Dwarfs, Ledger, Leila Abdul-Rauf, …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of April 6, 2018

This week’s reviews include releases from Above Aurora, The Amorettes, Black Salvation, Coldbones, The Golden Grass, Inisans, Kalmah, Kamelot, Kolossor, …

Ayreon – Ayreon Universe: Best Of Ayreon Live Review

When a band that has been around for more than 20 years finally plays its first official live shows, expectations …

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

This week’s reviews include releases by Augury, Barren Earth, Critical Mess, Eagle Twin, Hexed, Johansson & Speckmann, Leechfeast, Lychgate, Napalm …

Primordial – Exile Amongst The Ruins Review

For decades now, Ireland’s Primordial have released consistently excellent albums. Their past three: To the Nameless Dead, Redemption at the …

The Progress Report: March 2018

Welcome to the March Progress Report. This month, I took a different approach: I grabbed seven albums from artists I …

Meet The Band

Meet The Band: Angerot

This week we’re featured the South Dakota death metal crew Angerot in Meet The Band. They are new band made …

Meet The Band: Valhalla Lights

Every week we introduce you to a new or up-and-coming artist. This week, it’s the Australian group Valhalla Lights. After …

Meet The Band: Screaming Beast

The week’s featured Meet The Band artist is the British group Screaming Beast. After a couple of EPs, they are …

Meet The Band: Owl Maker

The Connecticut trio Owl Maker are featured in this week’s Meet The Band. They just released their debut EP Paths …

Meet The Band: Vexes

This week we’re featuring New Jersey’s Vexes in Meet The Band. They recently released their debut album Ancient Geometry. Guitarist …