I am not one to beat a dead horse, generally-speaking. I don’t like seizing on a particular argument and continually…
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Metal Journalism’s Top 30 Albums of 2018
Hello, and welcome to the final post we will have about 2018! Yes, it’s late January. And yes, this is…
Mono – Nowhere Now Here
For a band that has been around as long as Japan’s Mono has, it’s rather easy to drum up simple…
EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Get Crushed By Labirinto’s Stunning “Agnus Dei”
2019 is already shaping up to be an incredibly strong year for post-rock and metal, with a massive slate of…
The Top Stories of 2018
Our decision a few years ago to no longer cover “news” as a matter of course on the website is…
Post Rock Post // October 2018
Few “programming” notes to kick things off here. First, apologies in general for this coming out later than it should.…
Monobody – Raytracing
One of the most consistently difficult and frustrating things about covering music that falls into the buckets of math rock, fusion, prog, and more is that a central and foundational tenet of that music – complexity – also ends up being the very thing that is the music’s undoing. Fans can (and do) constantly obsess over how many unusual time signatures a song packs in as a proportional measure of how great that music is, but so often in the pursuit of the most head-spinning riffs, polyrhythmic grooves, and impenetrable song forms, what most frequently is lost is the music itself and whether it’s actually worth listening to. There’s nothing wrong with complexity and complicated music, but if there isn’t an adequate payoff for the time and patience required to “understand” it then what exactly are we doing here?
Heavy Blog For The People! Help Us Improve And Get A Discount On All Heavy Blog Merch
One thing we try to emphasize here at Heavy Blog on a regular basis is just how much we rely on and appreciate you, our readers, for our continued existence and whatever modicums of success we achieve. This isn’t just us trying to artificially flatter you all for cynical purposes. It comes from a truly genuine place. Though all of us here have our very distinct perspectives and viewpoints that guide the general direction and tone of the website, we are always keeping an ear to the ground and eyes on what’s going on around us to make sure we’re doing the best we can to keep giving you all reasons to stick around with us. And in a time when the fates of news and media sites large and small continue to be as precarious as they’ve ever been, it’s incredibly important that we continue to adapt to the new realities of media consumption. While it’s true that we don’t have the same financial pressures of many of our peers by virtue of the fact that we remain a completely independent, volunteer-run, not-for-profit institution, it also means that the margin separating us from continuing to exist and even grow what we’re doing and being unable to operate without losing a lot of money is incredibly thin.
EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Lose All Senses With The Video For Girih’s “Sinneslöschen”
It’s rare that I feel the need to Google a song’s title in order to have any idea what in…
Post Rock Post // September 2018
Got a couple of housekeeping items to kick things off here before I dive into the depths of post-dom. First off, Post. Festival is coming next week! If for some reason you are just hearing about this for the first time now or have been sitting on the fence this whole time, GO GRAB YOUR TICKET ALREADY YA DINGUS. Tragically I will not be in attendance as multiple life events have conspired against me being able to do so, but Heavy Blog representatives will be there! We will have a couple of people on the ground taking photos and generally having a great time. If you see one of us, be sure to say hi! You will also be able to show your Heavy Blog love by buying one of our beautifully-designed shirts through festival organizers/sponsors A Thousand Arms!