Category: Lists
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 …
June 2023 Best Heavy Metal Albums
At the halfway point of 2023, it has been a good year for metal so far. Here are our picks …
May 2023 Best Heavy Metal Albums
May was another strong month for metal. Several excellent albums from bands such as Blindfolded And Left For Dead, Blood …
King’s X Albums Ranked
Perhaps the best-known “should have been huge” band of them all, King’s X stormed out of Texas in the late-1980s, …
April 2023 Best Heavy Metal Albums
Some heavy hitters along with more up-and-coming bands make up our list of April 2023’s best albums. Tee Pee Records …
March 2023 Best Heavy Metal Albums
March was a fantastic month for new music, with several worthy albums that would have made the list in many …
February 2023 Best Heavy Metal Albums
Here are our picks for February 2023’s best new metal albums. Century Media Records 1. Insomnium – Anno 1696 (Century Media) …
High On Fire Albums Ranked
High on Fire formed from the original split of legendary stoner doom outfit, Sleep. Matt Pike wanted to continue with …
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 …