HM Magazine

01/02/2026

Led by a combination of heavy music frontrunners and burgeoning new talent, 2025 was a year brimming with ferocious creativity.

Check out HM's top 25 albums of 2025

2025 was a year of pristine diversity in heavy music, with releases sprawling across genres and new artists picking up torches for their most influential

07/23/2025

HM EXCLUSIVE: A fearless plunge into the psyche, Wolves At The Gate take on the desolate world we build for ourselves in their new record, 'Wasteland.' The album begins with an all-too familiar story of the soul and leaves listeners with curiosity, conversation, and hope for a more refined and freeing truth.

Read the full interview with vocalist and guitarist Steve Cobucci:

https://hmmagazine.com/feature/wolves-at-the-gate-2/

✍️: Naø Glover

Wolves at the Gate is a household name in metalcore, known for their boldness and unshakable roots in the gospel grace of God. From those roots grows a

07/17/2025

HM PODCAST: Cullen and Mason chat with Andrew Herman from Johnny Booth. They chat about the band’s history, their love for hardcore music, their upcoming show at Furnace Fest, and much more.

The BlackSheep Podcast: Presented by HM Magazine is available on YouTube or wherever you stream podcasts.

Cullen and Mason chat with Andrew Herman from Johnny Booth. They chat about the band's history, their love for hardcore music, their upcoming show at Furnace

05/28/2025

MUSIC NEWS: Meadows release memorial album, ‘For a Good & Faithful Servant,’ in honor of late friend and bassist, Brandon Dabbs

Always ones to leave it all on the stage, Birmingham outfit Meadows has shared the grief of losing their friend and bassist in their latest release. The band

05/16/2025

HM PODCAST: Steve Cobucci from Wolves At The Gate talks about the band’s new album, his top guilty pleasure artists, and much more.

The BlackSheep Podcast: Presented by HM Magazine is available on YouTube or wherever you stream podcasts.

https://hmmagazine.com/podcast/steve-cobucci-wolves-at-the-gate-2/

05/16/2025

HMTV: Lorna Shore returns in 2025 with new album, ‘I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me,’ releases first single, ‘Oblivion’

📷 : Mike Elliott

The rumors are true — Lorna Shore are back in 2025 with new music and a new tour to lay their stake as one of the most impressive extreme metal acts to emerge

05/12/2025

HM PODCAST: Cullen chats with Ryan from The Chapel Fire. They chat about the band’s history, his most influential albums, and much more.

The BlackSheep Podcast: Presented by HM Magazine is available on YouTube or wherever you stream podcasts.

Cullen chats with Ryan from The Chapel Fire. They chat about the band's history, his most influential albums, and much more.

02/19/2025

TOUR NEWS: letlive. returns to the stage for 'Sincerely Yours' tour

📷: DJay Brawner

Renowned for their genre-defying sound and electrifying high-energy live performances, letlive. is set to triumphantly return to stages one more time,

02/19/2025

HM PODCAST: Mason chats with Matty Mullins from Memphis May Fire and Anberlin. They chat about Memphis May Fire’s new upcoming album, how he became a member of Anberlin recently, and his biggest music guilty pleasure.

The BlackSheep Podcast: Presented by HM Magazine is available on YouTube or wherever you stream podcasts.

https://hmmagazine.com/podcast/matty-mullins-memphis-may-fire-and-anberlin/

02/18/2025

HM FEATURE: Sharing the deeply personal journey behind 'Find the Truth,' Nesdam talks to HM about the creative risks, collaborations, and raw emotions that shaped his most ambitious record yet.

✍️: Naø Glover

For Patrick Madsen, the mind and person behind solo act Nesdam, music is more than a childhood curiosity, an album cycle, or even a career. It's a way to

01/28/2025

HM FEATURE: With a new album on the horizon and a powerhouse label partnership, Zahna is stepping into a bold new chapter.

Interview by: Walter Lyle

In a genre that hasn't always been the most welcoming to women, Zahna is proving that heavy music is more dynamic—and more powerful—than ever before. With her

01/01/2025

Happy New Year! 2024 was a year of bold evolution and expansion in music that pushed boundaries in ways HM has never seen. Check out our top 25 albums of 2024 and let us know what's on your list this year.

Music in 2024 has once again proven itself to be both a fossil of what has been and an exciting look into the future. As our team submitted their own lists