Few bands have suffered from the dreaded “sophomore slump” in recent memory as much as Los Angeles’ All Hail the Yeti, The metal world waited four long years following their promising, self-titled, 2012 debut, only to be greeted by the abominably disappointing Screams from a Black Wilderness (2016), which saw the quartet indulging the least appealing aspects of their semi-eclectic sound. Things seem to be firmly back on track, however,…
This month, I thought I’d do something a little different. Eight months ago, I met the most wonderful woman. We’ll call her Hilldawg. She’s the best thing ever in so many ways. One of those myriad ways is not only does she support my work with Heavy Blog, but she’s also a metalhead herself. We’ve had great times just introducing each other to music we love. Some of it is slammin’ (like when she told me Roots Bloody Roots is her favorite record and I remembered Sepultura was a band), some of it is less so (I’ll never get her into Municipal Waste). But we appreciate each other’s particular tastes.
There’s something timeless about a good old-fashioned black and white music video. You can probably think of ten off the top of your head. Eschewing colour and frivolity, the grainy, gritty monochrome video doesn’t take away from the heart and heft of the track behind it, giving the music a visual aid that never overpowers the riff. Today, we’re psyched to bring you a brand new video, in this style, from one of the UK’s brightest new ‘core bands, Black Coast. Don’t expect a narrative or outlandish concept, as previously mentioned this is a no fuss view of the band in their element – playing riffs in the dark and being moody as fuck.
Doom metal and heavy metal have a ton of intersection. They’ve always had it but it seems to be escalating as the traditional metal revival movement continues to refurbish and remake a lot of the ideas and sounds that first made up metal. This is probably because doom and heavy…
There’s a lot happening in the music world, and we here at Heavy Blog try our very best to keep up with it! Like the vast majority of heavy music fans, our tastes are incredibly vast, with our 3x3s in each Playlist Update typically covering numerous genres and sometimes a different style in each square. While we have occasionally covered non-metal topics in past blog posts, we decided that a dedicated column was warranted in order to more completely recommend all of the music that we have been listening to. Unmetal Monday is a bi-weekly column which covers noteworthy tracks…
Last week, I told you how lovely and unexpected Europa’s upcoming album, Small Steps, is. This week, I am more than thrilled to…
Undoubtedly one of the most high profile releases of the year, Holy Hell has landed. The first Architects record without…
Good thrash metal is a lot of things. It’s aggressive and combative. It’s in your face with the attitude. The music is bombastic and often extremely fun music to listen to. The best thrash should make you want to stand up for your rights, flip police cars, and take on authority figures. It’s really at its best when it’s stripped down with no frills. And for that, all hail Roadkiller. Roadkiller is a brand new band from Philadelphia and the brainchild of singer and guitarist. She makes what can only be described as an aggressive mix of thrash metal and…
It’s weird that heavy metal is known for being repetitive; it’s a master of classification I believe. When you narrow…
For those who missed our last installment, We post bi-weekly updates covering what the staff at Heavy Blog have been…
Each month, we always seem to come to the same conclusion when it comes to our Editors’ Picks column: Friday release days open the floodgates and unleash a seemingly endless stream of quality new music. But while some of our Editors and Contributors sit down gleefully each week to dive into this newly stocked treasure trove, others find themselves drawing a blank at the end of the month due to the breakneck pace needed to keep up to date with what’s been released. Which brings us to this Heavy Blog PSA: a weekly roundup of new albums which pares down the week’s releases to only our…
My grievance is simple. Throughout A Patient Man, there exists contrived quasi-balladry that makes me question Cult Leader’s judgment. Every…
Even before Warrel Dane’s death, it seemed highly unlikely that we’d ever see a Nevermore reunion. Now, following the iconic…
While I was made aware of Ashe O’Hara through his tenure with TesseracT (Altered State is amazing, fight me) I was stoked to discover Voices from the Fuselage through this intersection. In many ways, their brighter and more atmospheric sound utilizes his ethereal timbre better, setting off other and pleasing areas of his range. It also helps that the band themselves are extremely talented musicians, skilled in creating the type of progressive/alternative vibe to their rock that keeps me coming back again and again. While there are plenty bands that operate within this genre today (although it’s “Golden Age” perhaps ended a couple of…
