Category: Album Reviews
The Progress Report: October 2019
Welcome to the October Progress Report. This month just might see the highest overall level of quality this year. There …
Leprous – Pitfalls Review
Back in 2011, Leprous released their third album, Bilateral. It quickly and righteously secured a place in my top ten …
Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of October 25, 2019
This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Airbourne, Alcest, Botanist, Cathubodua, Dark Station, Dawn Ray’d, Edenbridge, Jinjer, Karyn …
Mayhem – Daemon Review
After the release of their last album Esoteric Warfare five years ago, black metal legends Mayhem are back with a …
Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of October 18, 2019
This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from 1349, Alter Bridge, Armagedda, Babymetal, Birdeatsbaby, Chaos Motion, Coffin Rot, Dark …
Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of October 11, 2019
This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from The Bleeding, Blut Aus Nord, The Devil Wears Prada, Iron Age, …
Toxic Holocaust – Primal Future: 2019 Review
For all the bands that came about when thrash metal rose again, if you told me back in 2008 that …
Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of October 4, 2019
This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Ahret Dev, Alfahanne, Algebra, Angel, Anoxia, Boris, Cell, Exhumed, Esogenesi, Evil …
Insomnium – Heart Like A Grave Review
When you consider how small Finland’s population is, it’s quite amazing to behold the number of metal bands that rise …
The Progress Report: September 2019
Welcome to the September Progress Report. The release year is winding down, which usually means the big names start to …
Borknagar – True North Review
Borknagar return to the majesty of Norway’s snow capped mountains and frozen fjords on True North. The group’s eleventh studio …
Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of September 27, 2019
This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Advent Sorrow, Anacrusis, Car Bomb, Creeping Death, DragonForce, High Command, Horror …
Opeth – In Cauda Venenum Review
In Cauda Venenum is Latin for “Poison of the Tail,” and is the title of Opeth’s fourth album as a …
Heavy Music Headquarters Reviews: Week of September 20, 2019
This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from The Agonist, Arctos, Coffins, Cult Of Luna, Ecstatic Vision, Hallow Point, …
Exhorder – Mourn The Southern Skies Review
Seminal NOLA based groove metal collective Exhorder are finally releasing their majorly anticipated third album Mourn the Southern Skies, their …
Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of September 13, 2019
This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Alice Cooper, Atlantean Kodex, Betraying The Martyrs, Blacktop Mojo, Blood Red …
Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of September 6, 2019
This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Aittala, Alluvion, Black Star Riders, Dead Head, Eclipser, Ethereal Riffian, Liv …
Tool – Fear Inoculum Review
No band in recent memory has been more polarizing than Tool. They seem to instill fervent adoration among their fan …
Elvenking – Reader Of The Runes – Divination Review
Elvenking have enjoyed a bit of a renaissance this decade. Earning a sustained run on AFM Records and navigating troubled …
The Progress Report: August 2019
Welcome to the August Progress Report. It’s been a quiet month on the progressive music front, and while I certainly …
Heavy Music Headquarters Album Reviews: Week of August 30, 2019
This week’s Heavy Music HQ reviews include releases from Acid King, Crimson Moon, Entombed A.D., Illusions Of Grandeur, Imperium Dekadenz, …
Tarja – In The Raw Review
During her now-fourteen-year solo career, Finnish singer Tarja Turunen has been nothing if not prolific. In the Raw is her …
Sacred Reich – Awakening Review
Sacred Reich’s fifth album, Awakening, is significant for a few reasons. It’s their first full-length album since they reunited …