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  • Best of 2019
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    • Heavy Blog’s Top 50 Albums of 2019

      Heavy Blog
      December 17, 2019
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    • Metal Journalism’s Top 50 Albums of 2019

      Nick Cusworth
      February 18, 2020

    • Heavy Blog Yearbook // Our Favourite Articles of 2019

      Karlo Doroc
      December 26, 2019

    • A Gift To Artwork // 2019 In Review

      Karlo Doroc
      December 24, 2019

    • Disco Loadout: 2019 In Review

      Simon Clark
      December 23, 2019

    • Heavy Blog Guest List – Bent Knee

      Nick Cusworth
      December 23, 2019

    • Discoveries // 2019

      Simon Handmaker
      December 20, 2019
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    • Monthly Missive // October 2020

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      October 5, 2020
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      September 2, 2020
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    • Kvlt Kolvmn // October 2020

      Jonathan Adams
      October 5, 2020
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    • Into the Pit // Q3 2020

      Joshua Bulleid
      October 5, 2020
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      Jonathan Adams
      October 5, 2020
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    • Rotten to the Core // October 2020

      Calder Dougherty
      October 5, 2020
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      Jonathan Adams
      October 5, 2020
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      Pete Williams
      October 5, 2020
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      October 5, 2020

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      October 5, 2020

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      Joshua Bulleid
      October 5, 2020

    • Svalbard – When I Die, Will I Get Better?

      Eden Kupermintz
      October 5, 2020

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      Jimmy Rowe
      September 23, 2020

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      Trent Bos
      September 14, 2020
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      July 28, 2020
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      Scott Murphy
      October 16, 2020

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      Scott Murphy
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      Eden Kupermintz
      October 12, 2020

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      Scott Murphy
      October 9, 2020

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Author Dave Tremblay

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Can This Even Be Called Music? December Edition

Dave Tremblay
January 8, 2019
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If December is marked by something, it's the end of the current year. So, as usual, reviews of 2018 and "best of" lists were everywhere—even though some started the dance early, in November—including Heavy Blo... Read More...

Can This Even Be Called Music? November Edition

Dave Tremblay
December 3, 2018
News
Is the year over? Not quite. As we said in October, every month has great stuff to listen to, including November. Or rather, Yesvember. Let's get to it! Yesvember Phoenix, Arizona's Sunn Trio has provided u... Read More...

Can This Even Be Called Music? October Edition

Dave Tremblay
November 13, 2018
Listen To This!
Every month is a good month for music, if you pay attention. Here's what gems October brought. Released in October &therisk is a unique project from Germany who convincingly merges the faraway realms of... Read More...

Can This Even Be Called Music? September Edition

Dave Tremblay
October 1, 2018
News
Wake Me Up When September Ends Bokanté is a group led by Michael League of world-renowned fusion band Snarky Puppy and Metropole Orkest is a Dutch symphonic jazz ensemble. The union of these two, to serve th... Read More...

Can This Even Be Called Music? – August Edition

Dave Tremblay
September 12, 2018
News
August is a well-known dry month as far as music releases are concerned. It's not as barren as the absolute wasteland that is the sequence of December and January, but it's enough to cut the year in a distinct ... Read More...

Can This Even Be Called Music? – July Edition

Dave Tremblay
August 6, 2018
News
July was hot and wet and August is promising to be even worse so let's stay in the basement and jam some fresh tunes!

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: The Mercury Tree and Cryptic Ruse Mix Xen and Prog on “Huntress”

Dave Tremblay
July 28, 2018
Premieres
Portland artists The Mercury Tree and Cryptic Ruse each have a history of making progressive, even challenging music. The former is a band who likes to push the boundaries of progressive rock and metal, and the... Read More...

Can This Even Be Called Music? June Edition

Dave Tremblay
July 2, 2018
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This column is a monthly feature where I point the Heavy crowd to some more obscure releases that deserve to be heard. If you want more obscure and weird music recommendations, visit my website! … The Recent ... Read More...

Can This Even Be Called Music? May Edition

Dave Tremblay
June 4, 2018
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I've got to be honest with you. May has been a tough month for me: multiple deadlines and a general lack of energy meant that I didn't discover and write about as much music as I would have liked to. However, I... Read More...

Can This Even Be Called Music? // May 2018

Dave Tremblay
May 1, 2018
News
This column will now be a monthly feature where I point the Heavy crowd to some more obscure releases that deserve to be heard. If you want more obscure and weird music recommendations, visit my website! … Cu... Read More...
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