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August 2020 Best Heavy Metal Albums

August was a deep month when it came to quality new metal albums. At least half a dozen releases that …

Mastodon Albums Ranked

Atlanta based sludge/progressive metal band Mastodon are one of the biggest bands to come out of the New Wave of …

July 2020 Best Heavy Metal Albums

No summer doldrums in July, with a strong crop of new metal releases. Here are our choices for July 2020’s …

Death Albums Ranked

Death was the brainchild of Florida vocalist and guitarist Chuck Schuldiner. Historic for his ruthlessly diligent work ethic and for …

June 2020 Best Heavy Metal Albums

During the summer the number of new releases tend to decrease, and that’s the case for June. Though the quantity …

Interviews

Incantation Interview

Incantation have not only consistently released albums since the early ‘90s, they’ve stayed consistent to their evil sound. This is …

BPMD Interview

The supergroup BPMD tackle ’70s hard rock covers on their debut album American Made. The lineup consists of vocalist Bobby …

Her Chariot Awaits Interview

Producer/guitarist Mike Orlando (Adrenaline Mob) and singer Ailyn (ex-Sirenia) have formed the band Her Chariot Awaits, who just released their …

Caligula’s Horse Interview

The Australian progressive band Caligula’s Horse have been around for a decade, and really saw their profile rise globally with …

Winterfylleth Interview

UK black metal veterans Winterfylleth recently released The Reckoning Dawn. Vocalist/guitarist Chris Naughton fills us in on the new album, …

Album Reviews

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of September 18, 2020

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Behemoth, Brother Firetribe, Carnation, Dynfari, Finntroll, Fires In The Distance, Heathen, …

Napalm Death – Throes Of Joy In The Jaws Of Defeatism Review

With 15 prior albums under their belt, Napalm Death have very little left to prove to the metal world, being …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of September 11, 2020

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Aborted Fetus, Aether Realm, Bornwithhair, Demolizer, Eskimo Callboy, Ghoulhouse, Ihsahn, Korgull …

Stryper – Even The Devil Believes Review

Veteran metal band Stryper may be best remembered from the ’80s as the group dressed in black and yellow spandex …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of September 4, 2020

This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Amputation, Cult Of Lilith, Dead Lord, Dunwich, Eave, En Minor, Fortoken, …

The Pineapple Thief – Versions Of The Truth Review

Like many albums we are going to be hearing in the back half of 2020, Versions of the Truth comes …

The Progress Report: August 2020

Welcome to the August Progress Report, and what an August it is, with two albums that stand a better than …

Meet The Band

Meet The Band: American Dream Machine

This week we shine the Meet The Band spotlight on Virginia rockers American Dream Machine, whose debut album is Deadhearts. …

Meet The Band – Smackbound

In the Meet The Band spotlight this week is the Finnish group Smackbound, who just released their debut album 20/20. …

Meet The Band: Obscene

We’re shining the Meet The Band spotlight on the Indiana death metal group Obscene. After an EP in 2017, they …

Meet The Band: Everyday Heroes

This week we’re shining the Meet The Band spotlight on the Welsh hard rock band Everyday Heroes. They just released …

Meet The Band: Solar Flare

This week we’re featuring the Ohio power metal quintet Solar Flare in Meet The Band. They just released their self-titled …