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For extended reading and interviews

Features

For extended reading and interviews

Levi the poet - 2026

HM Magazine Exclusive

Pay Attention, You're Alive: A Conversation with Levi Macallister

Featuring Levi the Poet

With his second book, Levi Macallister shows us what shape life, grief, and faith can take when we are courageous enough to notice.

Chad Gerber - 2022

Chad Gerber's Full Circle Trip

Featuring Chad Gerber

What started as an email to HM's founding editor turned into a conversation about Chad Gerber's journey through different sounds, the divine pull to make music, and the impact artists have on our own creativity.

Haste the Day - 2024

HM Magazine Exclusive

Brothers of Dissent

Featuring Haste The Day

Upon their return, Haste The Day is determined to make music that matters — on their own terms — and experience everything their art has to offer them, and their lifelong fans.

HM Top 25 of 2025

HM Magazine Exclusive

Top 25 Albums of 2025

Featuring Top 25 albums of 2025

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

Wolves at the Gate - 2025

HM Magazine Exclusive

Braving the Wasteland

Featuring Wolves at the Gate

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.

Nesdam - 2025

HM Magazine Exclusive

The Truth Behind the Music

Featuring Nesdam

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.

Zahna - 2024

HM Magazine Exclusive

One Step Closer

Featuring Zahna

With a new album on the horizon and a powerhouse label partnership, Zahna is stepping into a bold new chapter. From refining her vocal craft to redefining what it means to blend faith and heavy music, she’s proving that growth isn’t just about sound—it’s about impact.

HM Top 25 albums of 2024

HM Magazine Exclusive

Top 25 albums of 2024

Featuring Top 25 albums of 2024

A year of bold evolution and expansion, 2024's list of top albums pushes boundaries in ways HM has never seen.

Starflyer 59

Nothing Gold Can Stay

Featuring Starflyer 59

On Starflyer 59's new album 'Lust for Gold,' frontman Jason Martin reflects on themes of nostalgia, change, and the elusive pursuit of meaning. Despite life's shifts, including his son now drumming in the band, Martin remains in search of the past's "gold," with his music steeped in the yearning that has defined his career.

HM Top 25 2023

Top 25 albums of 2023

Featuring Top 25 Albums of 2023

Whatever your taste, 2023 had something worth celebrating, and as you brace yourself for what's to come in the next year, we hope you enjoy HM's top 25 albums of 2023.

Blacforje Magazine

Forging a New Path

Featuring Blacforje Magazine

Former HM writer Andrew Voigt shares more about his passion for black metal, the artists he's met, and his latest journalistic venture, Blacforje Magazine.

Gideon - 2023

HM Magazine Exclusive

Gideon's Power and Pain

Featuring Gideon

As Alabama metalcore warriors Gideon celebrated their new album, MORE POWER. MORE PAIN. on the road, drummer Jake Smelley sat down to talk to us about the reality — both the anguish and the freedom — behind their latest release.

August Burns Red - 2023

HM Magazine Exclusive

20 Years of August Burns Red

Featuring August Burns Red

We spoke with August Burns Red guitarist JB Brubaker about the band's 10th studio album, what it's like coming back from COVID as a band, and the collaborations they were able to include in their latest release.

Zahna - 2023

HM Magazine Exclusive

A Calling Stronger than Death

Featuring Zahna

Rock artist Zahna gives HM an exclusive, intimate look behind her latest record, 'Stronger Than Death,' with a song-by-song breakdown.

Top 25 of 2022

Top 25 albums of 2022

Featuring Top 25 Albums of 2022

It was an eclectic year for artists, fans, and everyone who touches this corner of the music industry we’ve built our hearts on. We hope you enjoy HM's top 25 albums of 2022.

Fit For A King - 2022

To Hell and Back

Featuring Fit For A King

Fit For A King frontman Ryan Kirby opens up about the life-changing events that shaped the powerful content and delivery of their latest full-length release, 'The Hell We Create.'

BlackBraid - 2022

BlackBraid's Native Voice

Featuring BlackBraid

Rising artist, BlackBraid, ties their indigenous roots to the mystical themes foundational to black metal in their new album, 'BlackBraid I,' connecting both legacies through the power of music.

Kutless - 2022

Kutless' Refining Fire

Featuring Kutless

In the wake of the deconstruction movement, Kutless guitarist James Mead talks to us about the band's hiatus, their return to heavy music, and shares what tested his faith and brought him back to the heart of the Gospel.

The Devil Wears Prada - 2022

The World in Color

Featuring The Devil Wears Prada

Between music, hockey apparel, woodworking, and whatever new hobby he can get his hands on, The Devil Wears Prada frontman Mike Hranica sits down with HM to discuss the theme, artwork, and inspiration behind their new album, 'Color Decay.'

Northlane - 2021

Pushing Boundaries

Featuring Northlane

Northlane's self-produced success, 'Obsidian,' peaked as the No. 1 Australian Album on the ARIA charts. We sat down with drummer Nic Pettersen to hear more about how the record came to be, and what it means for the future of Australia's metalcore stalwarts.

Anberlin - 2022

Anberlin's Silver Lining

Featuring Anberlin

Eight years since their last album, Anberlin is back with a brand new EP, Silverline. In celebration of the release, vocalist Stephen Christian shares more about the band's revival and what it means to be an artist in the golden era of alternative rock.

Saor - 2022

The Highlander

Featuring Saor

The juxtaposition of metal and folk music has deeply personal roots for Scottish artist, Saor. HM contributing writer Andrew Voigt sits down with the mind behind Saor, Andy Marshall, to discuss the evolution of his music and the meaning behind his self-proclaimed genre identity.

Within Thy Wounds - 2022

The Forest Beyond Iniquity

Featuring Within Thy Wounds

Among the themes of black metal are tenets that span the entire spectrum of belief, including, in the case of Within Thy Wounds, Catholicism. Andrew Voigt, a contributing writer at HM, sat down with the anonymous artist to talk about theology's place in the genre and the mystery of music.

Convictions -2022

The Ride of a Lifetime

Featuring Convictions

Since 2012, Ohio-based metalcore band Convictions has been a force to reckon with in heavy music. HM editor Nao Glover catches up with vocalist Mike Felker to talk about the band's humble beginnings, his run with August Burns Red, his latest headlining tour, and what drives him as an artist.

The Birthday Massacre - 2022

Through The Eyes of Fascination

Featuring The Birthday Massacre

A fantastical force in rock, The Birthday Massacre keeps imagination and nostalgia alive in their new record, 'Fascination.' Long-time fan and HM contributing writer, Andrew Voigt, spoke with vocalist Chibi about the band's newest album, the current tour, and the mystical significance of The Rabbit.

MØL - 2022

Existential Clarity

Featuring MØL

True savants of their art, Denmark blackgaze force MØL capture the fullness of existence both on and off the stage. Andrew Voigt sits down with vocalist Kim Song Sternkopf to discuss the band, their recent release, the band’s ethos, and what comes next.

Unreqvited - 2022

The Sound of Winter

Featuring Unreqvited

With a sound not-so-different than their home in icy Ontario, blackgaze act Unreqvited sits down with Andrew Voigt to discuss their history, new music on the horizon, and who they are beyond the sounds of winter.

Uada - 2022

A Haunted Refrain

Featuring Uada

HM writer and black metal super fan Andrew Voigt sits down with Uada vocalist Jake Superchi to discuss the intrinsic details about the band members, their main inspiration, and what life looks like outside of the music.

Daygraves - 2022

On the Edge of Darkness and Light

Featuring Daygraves

From the mind of Travis Estes, Daygraves has garnered a quality fanbase throughout its brief existence in a niche musical community. Andrew Voigt sat down with Estes to learn more about his origins as a blackgaze artist, his main motivation, and who he is outside of music.

Sylvaine - 2022

Heartache, Loss, and the Beauty of Life

Featuring Sylvaine

Melodic black metal artist, Sylvaine's kind demeanor and bubbly personality are quite the contrast to her music. Andrew Voigt learns more about her upcoming album, her inspiration as an artist, and what it's like to be human during seasons of brokenness and loss.

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