For those who missed our last installment, We post biweekly updates covering what the staff at Heavy Blog have been spinning. Given the amount of time we spend on the site telling you about music that does not fall neatly into the confines of conventional “metal,” it should come as no surprise that many of us on staff have pretty eclectic tastes that range far outside of metal and heavy things. We can’t post about all of them at length here, but we can at least let you know what we’re actually listening to. For those that would like to participate as well (and please do) can drop a 3X3 in the comments, which can be made with tapmusic.net through your last.fm account, or create it manually with topsters.net. Also, consider these posts open threads to talk about pretty much anything music-related. We love hearing all of your thoughts on this stuff and love being able to nerd out along with all of you.
Scott Murphy
Bon Iver – 22, A Million
Father John Misty – I Love You, Honeybear
Iceage – New Brigade
Maudlin of the Well – Bath
Kayo Dot – Choirs of the Eye
Maudlin of the Well – Leaving Your Body Map
Old Time Relijun – Lost Light
Perfume Genius – Put Your Back N 2 It
Wild Flag – Self-titled
Colin Kauffman
Clipping. – Splendor and Misery
Ulcerate – Shrines of Paralysis
Trap Them – Crown Feral
Crowbar – Broken Glass
Ulaan Passerine – The Great Unwinding
Sabaton – The Last Stand
Oathbreaker – Rheia
Scar Symmetry – Holographic Universe
Mick Gordon – Doom
David Aleksov
clipping – Splendor & Misery
Boris – Akuma no Uta
Boris – Boris at Last – feedbacker
David Bowie – The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
David Bowie – Blackstar
Lustmord – Metavoid
Slint – Spiderland
The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble – Here Be Dragons
Pink Floyd – Meddle
Simon Handmaker
Insomnium – Winter’s Gate
Dance Gavin Dance – Happiness
The Number 12 Looks Like You – Mongrel
Bolt Thrower – Realm of Chaos
Thou/The Body – Released From Love/You, Whom I Have Always Hated
Sumac – What One Becomes
Mono – The Last Dawn
The Dear Hunter – Act V: Hymns With The Devil In Conffessional
Kendrick Lamar – good kid, M.A.A.D. city
Cody Dilullo
Lorde – Pure Heroin
Mirrelia – Mirrelia
Dead and Divine – Antimacy
Disentomb – Misery
My Dick – My Dick’s Double Full Length Release
Metallica – Master of Puppets
Obscura – Akroasis
Absent Hearts – August Earth
Skepta – Konnichiwa
Jake Tiernan
Have A Nice Life – Deathconciousness
Oathbreaker – Rheia
Anne – Dream Punx
Full Of Hell – Rudiments Of Mutilation
Soul Glo – Untitled LP
Jesu – Pale Sketches
Fucked Up – Glass Boys
Loma Prieta – Self Portrait
LSD And The Search For God – S/T
Kit Brown
George Carlin – It’s Bad For Ya
Nails – You Will Never Be One Of Us
Devin Townsend Project – Transcendence
Iced Earth – Alive In Athens
Leprous – The Congregation
Into Eternity – The Scattering of Ashes
Fallujah – Dreamless
Insomnium – Winter’s Gate
Corey Feldman – Angelic 2 The Core
Jimmy Mullett
How To Dress Well – Care
John Zorn – 50th Birthday Celebration Vol. 10: John Zorn & Yamataka Eye
Scott Walker – The Drift
Merzbow & Gareth Davis – Atsusaku
Full of Hell – Roots of Earth Are Consuming My Home
Funkadelic – Maggot Brain
Madonna – Like A Virgin
Masada – Live In Jerusalem 1994
Billy Joel – An Innocent Man
Mike McMahan
Allegaeon – Proponent For Sentience
Archspire – The Lucid Collective
Cybernetika – Solar Nexus
Drive-By Truckers – American Band
Gorguts – Pleaides’ Dust
GosT – Non Paradisi
La Sera – Queens
Nylithia – Hyperthrash
Opeth – Sorceress
Eden Kupermintz
Mouth of the Architect – Path of Eight
Tycho – Epoch
Plini – Handmade Cities
Anciients – Voice of the Void
Car Bomb – Meta
Oathbreaker – Rheia
Barishi – Blood From the Lion’s Mouth
Will of the Mountain – Cloud Walking
A.M. Feelgood – Wisteria Trail