
Category: Lists



2024 Best Progressive Metal/Rock Albums
Welcome to our ninth annual Top Progressive Albums column, where we highlight the best of the year across the progressive …

2024 Best Heavy Metal Albums
Thanks for supporting Heavy Music HQ again this year, and make sure to check out our weekly reviews every Thursday …

November 2024 Best Heavy Metal Albums
We wrap up the year with another strong group of metal albums. Our best of 2024 list is coming next …

October 2024 Best Heavy Metal Albums
As the year winds down, the quality of new albums isn’t letting up at all. Here are our choices for …

Type O Negative Albums Ranked
Type O Negative were a gothic doom metal band with major prominence in the early days of the ‘90s through …

September 2024 Best Heavy Metal Albums
Here are our choices for September 2024’s best heavy metal albums. Season Of Mist 1. Oceans Of Slumber – Where …

August 2024 Best Heavy Metal Albums
August was a strong month, with a depth and breath of quality releases. Here are our picks for August 2024’s …

July 2024 Best Heavy Metal Albums
Here are our picks for July 2024’s best heavy metal albums: Sliptrick Records 1. Aeons – The Ghosts Of What …

Ghost Albums Ranked
Ghost are a Swedish rock/metal band that have gone from thoroughly inauspicious beginnings to one of the true critical darlings …

June 2024 Best Heavy Metal Albums
Here are our picks for June 2024’s best heavy metal albums. Dark Descent Records 1. Crypt Sermon – The Stygian …

May 2024 Best Heavy Metal Albums
Here are our picks for May’s best new heavy metal albums. Nuclear Blast 1. Gatecreeper – Dark Superstition (Nuclear Blast) Arizona’s Gatecreeper have …

April 2024 Best Heavy Metal Albums
April was another good month for metal. There were plenty of notable releases, making it difficult to narrow down this …

Gojira Albums Ranked
Gojira are a French progressive death/groove metal band. The band set the 2024 Paris Olympics on fire and we are …

March 2024 Best Heavy Metal Albums
The first quarter of 2024 has been a strong one, with March jam packed with quality metal albums. Here are …

February 2024 Best Heavy Metal Albums
It’s the shortest month of the year, but there was no shortage of excellent new albums this month. Here are …

January 2024 Best Heavy Metal Albums
2024 if off and running with a strong initial slate of releases. Here are our picks for January 2024’s best …

2023 Best Progressive Metal/Rock Albums
Welcome to our eighth annual Top Progressive Albums column, where we highlight the best of the year across the progressive …

2023 Best Heavy Metal Albums
2023 has been another great year for heavy music. Thanks for supporting Heavy Music HQ again this year, and make …

November 2023 Best Heavy Metal Albums
2023 is coming to a close, with year-end lists set to be unleashed in December. It’s ending on a strong …

October 2023 Best Heavy Metal Albums
Another batch of strong albums as year end list season approaches. Here are our picks for October 2023’s best heavy …

September 2023 Best Heavy Metal Albums
September was the strongest month of the year so far, with a ton of great releases. There were so many …

August 2023 Best Heavy Metal Albums
2023 continues to show it is a strong year for metal with another month of quality releases. Here are our …

July 2023 Best Heavy Metal Albums
The summer is heating up, and so are the new releases. Here are our picks for July 2023’s best heavy …