Category: Lists
2023 Best Progressive Metal/Rock Albums
Welcome to our eighth annual Top Progressive Albums column, where we highlight the best of the year across the progressive …
2023 Best Heavy Metal Albums
2023 has been another great year for heavy music. Thanks for supporting Heavy Music HQ again this year, and make …
November 2023 Best Heavy Metal Albums
2023 is coming to a close, with year-end lists set to be unleashed in December. It’s ending on a strong …
October 2023 Best Heavy Metal Albums
Another batch of strong albums as year end list season approaches. Here are our picks for October 2023’s best heavy …
September 2023 Best Heavy Metal Albums
September was the strongest month of the year so far, with a ton of great releases. There were so many …
August 2023 Best Heavy Metal Albums
2023 continues to show it is a strong year for metal with another month of quality releases. Here are our …
July 2023 Best Heavy Metal Albums
The summer is heating up, and so are the new releases. Here are our picks for July 2023’s best heavy …
June 2023 Best Heavy Metal Albums
At the halfway point of 2023, it has been a good year for metal so far. Here are our picks …
May 2023 Best Heavy Metal Albums
May was another strong month for metal. Several excellent albums from bands such as Blindfolded And Left For Dead, Blood …
King’s X Albums Ranked
Perhaps the best-known “should have been huge” band of them all, King’s X stormed out of Texas in the late-1980s, …
April 2023 Best Heavy Metal Albums
Some heavy hitters along with more up-and-coming bands make up our list of April 2023’s best albums. Tee Pee Records …
March 2023 Best Heavy Metal Albums
March was a fantastic month for new music, with several worthy albums that would have made the list in many …
February 2023 Best Heavy Metal Albums
Here are our picks for February 2023’s best new metal albums. Century Media Records 1. Insomnium – Anno 1696 (Century Media) …
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 …
Type O Negative Albums Ranked
Type O Negative were a gothic doom metal band with major prominence in the early days of the ‘90s through …
January 2023 Best Heavy Metal Albums
2023 is off and running, and these are our picks for January 2023’s best heavy metal albums. Napalm Records 1. …
2022 Best Heavy Metal Albums
2022 was another great year for metal. Here are Heavy Music HQ’s picks for 2022’s best metal albums. Honorable Mention: …
2022 Best Progressive Metal/Rock Albums
Welcome to our seventh annual Top Progressive Albums column, where we highlight the best of the year across the progressive …
November 2022 Best Heavy Metal Albums
As we wrap up the year, our list of 2022’s best albums is coming next month. Here are our picks …
October 2022 Best Heavy Metal Albums
Here are our picks for October 2022’s best heavy metal albums. Blues Funeral Recordings 1. The Otolith – Folium Limina (Blues …
Ghost Albums Ranked
Ghost are a Swedish rock/metal band that have gone from thoroughly inauspicious beginnings to one of the true critical darlings …
September 2022 Best Heavy Metal Albums
Here are our choices for September 2022’s best heavy metal albums. Artoffact Records 1. KEN Mode – NULL (Artoffact) Canada’s hardcore/noise …
August 2022 Best Heavy Metal Albums
Here are our picks for the best new metal albums released in August 2022. Nuclear Blast 1. Machine Head – …