Here at Heavy Blog, we’ve had the privilege to sponsor a number of tours from all sorts of bands we’re fans of. Our latest sponsored tour, the Proggest August Tour, featuring Native Construct, Wings Denied, and Outrun the Sunlight just wrapped up [view photos here], so we’re especially pleased to be bringing another one to…
Contrary to what some people might think, top notch progressive rock did not descend into a shame spiral after the 1970s never again to see the light of day. It is a sub-genre that has survived for nearly fifty years and somehow continues produce surprises all around the world every…
Yesterday marked the ten year anniversary of Kezia , the renowned debut album from Canadian prog metalcore outfit Protest The Hero — and one of Heavy Blog’s favourite concept albums ever. In celebration of a decade of the album’s existence (and continued relevance), the band announced that they’ll be heading out on an…
Matching iconic poetry to a sonic backdrop of chaotic mathcore, Ukranian supergroup The Nietzsche conjure the affected and learned hardcore of acts such as The Chariot and Botch on their debut EP Intro To Advanced Poetry. The release offers an inspired reading of texts from Walt Whitman, Edgar Allan Poe,…
In the grand scheme of things, there are very few bands wherein the drummer could be seen as the focal point of a band. As far as I’m concerned, Jamie Saint Merat of New Zealand post-death metallers Ulcerate is one of the greatest drummers in the genre despite not being…
