
Category: Album Reviews



Misery Index – Complete Control Review
Misery Index return with Complete Control, their seventh proper album and the last one since 2019’s Rituals of Power. Jason …

Within The Abyss – Darren’s Top 10 Black Metal Albums
How can one write a black metal column and not have a top list? He/she can’t. Sure, I published an …

Heavy Music HQ Album Reviews: Week of May 6, 2022
This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Armagideon Time, Cosmic Putrefaction, Deaf Club, Fozzy, Haunter, I Am The …

Ted Nugent – Detroit Muscle Review
Ted Nugent, The Motor City Madman, returns with another clinic on how to shred blues guitar. While a lot of …

Heavy Music HQ Album Reviews: Week of April 29, 2022
This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Crashdiet, Devil Master, Helms Alee, Introtyl, Pyrithe, Robin Trower, Spill Your …

The Progress Report: April 2022
Welcome to the April Progress Report. We’ve got six strong albums for you this month, some or all of which …

Heavy Music HQ Album Reviews: Week of April 22, 2022
This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Archgoat, Audrey Horne, Caliban, Coma Hole, Corpsessed, Fer De Lance, Huntsmen, …

Heavy Music HQ Album Reviews: Week of April 15, 2022
This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Axel Rudi Pell, Beyond Mortal Dreams, Bible Black, Crisix, Darkher, Echoes …

Heavy Music HQ Album Reviews: Week of April 8, 2022
This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Abhorrent Expanse, End Boss, Envy Of None, Fright, Heidra, Incite, Mors …

Destruction – Diabolical Review
German thrash legends Destruction return with another fine offering of thrash metal in Diabolical. The said album is monumental as …

Heavy Music HQ Album Reviews: Week of April 1, 2022
This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Aethyrick, Ancient Settlers, Bhleg, Centinex, Evil Invaders, Eunoia, Incandescence, I Klatus, …

Meshuggah – Immutable Review
Swedish extreme metal masters Meshuggah return with their ninth album Immutable, their first since 2016’s The Violent Sleep Of Reason. …

The Progress Report: March 2022
Welcome to the March Progress Report. We’ve got plenty of variety this month – something we always strive for but …

Within The Abyss: March 2022
Welcome to another installment of the monthly black metal column Within The Abyss, examining black metal from all around the …

Heavy Music HQ Album Reviews: Week of March 25, 2022
This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Animals As Leaders, Bloodgate, Bomber, Capricorn, Chaos Invocation, Crystal Viper, Desolate …

Abbath – Dread Reaver Review
Abbath needs no introduction. His work with Immortal was some of the most prolific in black metal history. Dread Reaver …

Ghost – Impera: A Deep Dive
The general critical consensus surrounding Ghost’s most recent opus, Impera, resembles an echo chamber, with some version of the following …

Heavy Music HQ Album Reviews: Week of March 18, 2022
This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Aeviterne, Agathodaimon, Children Of The Sun, Crimson Tower, Dark Funeral, Dawn …

Heavy Music HQ Album Reviews: Week of March 11, 2022
This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Cailleach Calling, Dead Lord, Edge Of Forever, E-L-R, Ghost, Jizzy Pearl’s …

Midnight – Let There Be Witchery Review
Cleveland masked miscreants Midnight return with a another slab of sleaze in Let There Be Witchery. The title is a …

Heavy Music HQ Reviews: Week of March 4, 2022
This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Bottlekopf, Corey Taylor, The Defaced, Deserted Fear, Endtime, Hath, Izthmi, Kuolemanlaakso, …

Crowbar – Zero And Below Review
Crowbar return after a nearly six-year break since 2016’s The Serpent Only Lies to bring us their 12th studio …

The Progress Report: February 2022
Welcome to the February Progress Report. It has been a pretty solid start to the year for progressive music, and …