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Post Rock Post // May 2021

May 10, 2021

Hey folks. You may have noticed I wasn’t at the helm of the column or anywhere to be found last month. Without going into too much detail, I haven’t been doing great mentally. I switched meds and have been wor... Read More...

AMA (Ask Metal Anything) // May 2021

Nick Cusworth

May 10, 2021

AMA

AMA is Heavy Blog’s monthly community Q&A column, where readers ask questions across the gamut, and we are legally required by the universal laws of “AMA” to answer them! These are edited and excerpted tra... Read More...

The Void Screameth // March 2021

Nick Cusworth

March 1, 2021

The Void Screameth

If you have been following us for any length of time, you have likely caught on that we here at Heavy Blog are an opinionated bunch. Yes, we obviously have many many feelings when it comes to all sorts of musi... Read More...

Post Rock Post // March 2021

Nick Cusworth

March 1, 2021

Post Rock Post

Post- is back, babyyyyyyyyyy. Happy to be returning to you all after our brief “rest” following the absolute deluge of our 2020 wrap-up. As you’ll see soon enough, 2021 is hardly pumping the brakes in terms of... Read More...

AMA (Ask Metal Anything) // March 2021

Nick Cusworth

March 1, 2021

AMA

AMA is Heavy Blog’s monthly community Q&A column, where readers ask questions across the gamut, and we are legally required by the universal laws of “AMA” to answer them! These are edited and excerpted tra... Read More...

Music Journalism’s Top 50 Metal Albums of 2020

Nick Cusworth

February 9, 2021

Best of 2020, Lists!

Hello, and welcome back to the article about the previous year that always comes long after the previous year has ended! Joking aside, based on the number of comments and messages I received asking if we were ... Read More...

Post Rock Post // 2020 In Review

Nick Cusworth

January 25, 2021

Best of 2020, Lists!, Post Rock Post

Well! It certainly has been a year, hasn't it? 2020 was such a trial and disappointment in so many ways. It sucked, frankly. 0 stars, would not recommend, etc. etc. In spite of all of that though, I was genuin... Read More...

We Asked, You Decided: Heavy Blog Readers’ Top Albums of 2020

Nick Cusworth

January 25, 2021

Best of 2020, Lists!

In all the years I've been a part of this site and helping out with our end of year coverage, I have wanted to conduct a readers' poll. Alas, we never had the bandwidth to do so given the timing and timeframe ... Read More...

Post Rock Post // January 2021

Nick Cusworth

January 4, 2021

Post Rock Post

It being officially the start of 2021, I naturally want to talk about the previous year in a retrospective way, but that's what our upcoming 2020 In Review issue is for. Normally, I wouldn't have all that much... Read More...

VOTE NOW: Heavy Blog’s First Annual Readers Poll

Nick Cusworth

December 28, 2020

Best of 2020

Welcome one and all to the launch of the Crunchys, Heavy Blog's brand new, hopefully annually recurring, year-end readers choice awards! This is something I know many of you have requested for years now and so... Read More...

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