1983 Best Heavy Metal + Hard Rock Albums
1983’s best albums include a mix of NWOBHM bands with younger, rawer groups like Metallica and Slayer along with two …
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June 2017 Best Heavy Metal Albums
As the weather heats up, so did the quality of albums released in June. Narrowing down a strong crop of …
Best Queensryche Albums
It seems like Queensrÿche have been around forever, but a closer look reveals a mere 14 albums over a 33-year …
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, …
May 2017 Best Heavy Metal Albums
May was another month where it was difficult to figure out which five albums would make the cut. The top …
April 2017 Best Heavy Metal Albums
The first third of 2017 has been up and down when it comes to the quality of new releases. A …
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 …
March 2017 Best Heavy Metal Albums
March was a really strong month for new heavy music releases, the best so far this year. It was a …
February 2017 Best Heavy Metal Albums
The shortest month of the year was pretty short on quality metal releases. But we still found some excellent albums …
Best Kiss Albums
Over the past few decades, Kiss have become a caricature of themselves, a carnival act more concerned with marketing than …
Best Megadeth Albums
After being ousted from Metallica, Dave Mustaine returned with a vengeance through Megadeth and has left as big of a …
1981 Best Heavy Metal + Hard Rock Albums
After 1980 was one of the all-time greatest years for hard rock and metal releases, 1981 was a step back. …
January 2017 Best Heavy Metal Albums
2017 is off to a good start when it comes to metal and hard rock releases. Sometimes the pickings are …
1980 Best Heavy Metal + Hard Rock Albums
1980 was a fantastic year for heavy music. Between the New Wave of British Heavy Metal and good old hard …
2016 Best Heavy Metal Albums
This is the first of what we hope to be many year end lists at Heavy Music Headquarters. It always …
2016 Best Progressive Metal Albums
The end of the year is upon us, which means it’s time to spew out a bunch of Top 10 …
November 2016 Best Heavy Metal Albums
As 2016 winds down, it’s time to start putting together those year-end lists. But before we do, there’s still November’s …
October 2016 Best Heavy Metal Albums
As 2016 gets closer to the end, it’s becoming more evident it has been a really good year for heavy …
Top 6 Underrated Metallica Songs
Metallica have released some of metal’s most iconic songs during their long and successful career. From early tracks like “Whiplash” …
September 2016 Best Heavy Metal Albums
As the end of the year approaches, the releases are getting stronger. September was an exceptional month for new metal …
August 2016 Best Heavy Metal Albums
August was a strong month for heavy music, with some releases you’ll definitely be seeing on many year-end lists. Here’s …
Best Opeth Albums
Picking the best Opeth albums is a challenge. Opeth are a band that has constantly pushed their musical boundaries. Their sound …
Best Black Sabbath Albums
Black Sabbath’s impact on music is undeniable. They are a destructive force that comes from the heavens to pummel its …
Best German Thrash Bands Not Named Kreator, Sodom or Destruction
When thrash was exploding in the Bay Area in the 1980s there was another movement that was cultivating on the …
Best Motorhead Albums
Lemmy Kilmister is as big a metal legend as they come. With his chewed on glass vocals, love of Jack …