
Category: Album Reviews



Ihsahn – Telemark Review
After releasing seven solo albums, Emperor frontman Ihsahn presents his first solo EP, Telemark. The EP consists of five songs: …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of February 14, 2020
This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Angellore, Anvil, Archon Angel, Black Royal, Brian Posehn, Diabulus In Musica, …

God Dethroned – Illuminati Review
God Dethroned have been releasing bloody blasphemies for nearly 30 years. Illuminati follows their 2017 effort, The World Ablaze. Their …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of February 7, 2020
This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Delain, Drapsnatt, Envy, Goblinsmoker, Ironflame, Karg, Krosis, Nightfear, Revoltons, Serpent Noir, …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of January 31, 2020
This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Aerial Ruin, Amberian Dawn, Big Scenic Nowhere, Clint Lowery, Fliege, Folian, …

The Progress Report: January 2020
Welcome to the January Progress Report – a brand new year and some brand new bands to check out. This …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of January 24, 2020
This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Blasphemer, Dirty Shirley, Doomraiser, Grey Skies Fallen, Jorn, Kirk Windstein, Konvent, …

Annihilator – Ballistic, Sadistic Review
Jeff Waters has been kicking the Annihilator thrash can down the back alley since 1984. In that time they’ve had …

Sons Of Apollo – MMXX Review
Back in 2017, prog metal supergroup Sons of Apollo dropped their first album, the highly-regarded Psychotic Symphony. That record made …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of January 17, 2019
This week’s Heavy Music HQ album reviews include releases from Blessed Black, Bonded, British Lion, Frogg, Kaoteon, Magnum, Mark Morton, …

Apocalyptica – Cell-O Review
It has been 17 years since Finland’s Apocalyptica have released an instrumental album. Since 2003’s Reflections, the band has had …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of January 10, 2020
This week’s Heavy Music HQ album reviews include releases from Body Stuff, Brothers Of Metal, Cardinal Sin, Empire Of The …

Haunt – Mind Freeze Review
The furious pace at which Trevor William Church has worked in recent years should be commended. His work with Beastmaker …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of December 13, 2019
This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Arkona, Bethledeign, Conjurer, Death Wolf, Dreamlord, Headsic, Horrified, In Human Form, …

Heavy Music Headquarters Reviews: Week of December 6, 2019
This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Artillery, Black Blood Invocation, Cavernous Gate, CRS, Deep Purple, Fen, Ghostreaper, …

The Progress Report: November 2019
Welcome to the November Progress Report – the final Report of the year, as December’s will be our Top Ten …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of November 29, 2019
This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Aggressive Perfector, Avslut, Bednja, Crusadist, Deivos, Gun, Misery Loves Co., Ofdrykkja, …

Cattle Decapitation – Death Atlas Review
The transformation of Cattle Decapitation from edgy grindcore to nihilistic progressive death/grind over the last decade has been tremendous to …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of November 22, 2019
This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Comecon, Crystal Viper, Eleine, Her Despair, Hypno5e, Lord Mantis, Magic Kingdom, …

Blood Incantation – Hidden History of the Human Race Review
Denver death metal astronauts Blood Incantation are back with their proper sophomore album and if you thought they hadn’t embraced …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of November 15, 2019
This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Abigail Williams, Anacrusis, Bolzer, Casket Huffer, Crusade Of Bards, The Deathtrip, …

Blind Guardian Twilight Orchestra – Legacy Of The Dark Lands Review
Blind Guardian are one of the most prominent power metal bands in the world. The German group’s latest album Legacy …

Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of November 8, 2019
This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Agnostic Front, Bask, Chrome Waves, Cloak, The Drowning, Edge Of Paradise, …