Category: Lists
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 …
January 2023 Best Heavy Metal Albums
2023 is off and running, and these are our picks for January 2023’s best heavy metal albums. Napalm Records 1. …
2022 Best Heavy Metal Albums
2022 was another great year for metal. Here are Heavy Music HQ’s picks for 2022’s best metal albums. Honorable Mention: …
2022 Best Progressive Metal/Rock Albums
Welcome to our seventh annual Top Progressive Albums column, where we highlight the best of the year across the progressive …
November 2022 Best Heavy Metal Albums
As we wrap up the year, our list of 2022’s best albums is coming next month. Here are our picks …
October 2022 Best Heavy Metal Albums
Here are our picks for October 2022’s best heavy metal albums. Blues Funeral Recordings 1. The Otolith – Folium Limina (Blues …
Ghost Albums Ranked
Ghost are a Swedish rock/metal band that have gone from thoroughly inauspicious beginnings to one of the true critical darlings …
September 2022 Best Heavy Metal Albums
Here are our choices for September 2022’s best heavy metal albums. Artoffact Records 1. KEN Mode – NULL (Artoffact) Canada’s hardcore/noise …
August 2022 Best Heavy Metal Albums
Here are our picks for the best new metal albums released in August 2022. Nuclear Blast 1. Machine Head – …
July 2022 Best Heavy Metal Albums
It was another strong batch of new metal releases in July. Our picks for July’s best new metal albums are …
June 2022 Best Heavy Metal Albums
It’s hard to believe 2022 is already halfway done, and it has been a good year so far for metal …
Within The Abyss: Best Pagan Metal Bands
Pagan metal and black metal is an encompassing term. While there is no set stylistic quality in pagan metal, black …
May 2022 Best Heavy Metal Albums
As 2022 approaches its halfway point, the number of quality releases so far this year is impressive. The supply of …
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 …
April 2022 Best Heavy Metal Albums
2022 is flying by, with the volume of releases increasing as the weather warms up. Here are our picks for …
Best Megadeth Albums
After being ousted from Metallica, Dave Mustaine returned with a vengeance through Megadeth and has left as big of a …