Jake Tiernan – Page 9 – Heavy Blog Is Heavy

Hey! Listen to Sovereign!

September 28, 2015

If there was ever an audible form of the emotion anger, Sovereign might just be it. Hailing from Lansdale, Pennsylvania, Sovereign supplies blistering, crusty, metallic hardcore in the vain of bands such as Cur... Read More...

Hey! Listen To Bandit!

Jake Tiernan

September 16, 2015

Listen To This!, Premieres

Fellow powerviolence fans, REJOICE! Finally, it seems as if our prayers have been answered, and a band who truly represents the filthy, frantic sounds of Slap-A-Ham Records and 625 Thrashcore has come from the ... Read More...

Love Will Tear Us Apart: Why Extreme Music Has Embraced Post-Punk

Jake Tiernan

September 14, 2015

Commentary, Features, Listen To This!

Recently a certain fact has become harder and harder to escape. It seems as if almost every piece of extreme music, or just any music in general, that you listen to has at least a dash of post-punk, or, now mor... Read More...

Starter Kit: Shoegaze

Jake Tiernan

September 10, 2015

Features, Starter Kit

Today is a special day, as we take a break from the sheer, heavy, grim nature of metal to detail a much more relaxed, dreamy genre: shoegaze. To do so, it seems appropriate to walk through, somewhat chronologic... Read More...

Magister Templi – Into Duat

Jake Tiernan

September 4, 2015

Reviews

Modern doom metal is somewhat of an enigma, as it has almost certainly evolved beyond the simple dark, bluesy origins of bands like Black Sabbath and Candlemass. Perhaps this is a good thing, as it is undeniabl... Read More...

Deafheaven Stream New Single, May Actually Be Kvlt

Jake Tiernan

August 18, 2015

News

Hipster black metal kids who name drop Darkthrone rejoice, and basement dwelling black metal elitists beware, as Deafheaven has released a new track. The track is titled "Brought To The Water" and will be the o... Read More...

Dark Sermon – The Oracle

Jake Tiernan

August 17, 2015

Reviews

Recently, you may have noticed the name Dark Sermon popping up more and more in various metal publications, and on various metal websites, and, to a degree, with good reason. The first single, "In Each Hand A T... Read More...

Locrian – Infinite Dissolution

Jake Tiernan

August 6, 2015

Reviews

In recent years, an almost non-stop debate has begun as to what can be considered true "kvlt" black metal. Must it remain true to the first two waves, forever doomed to copy the styles of Bathory and Mayhem, or... Read More...

Crosscheck Drummer Hospitalized After Assault From Hardcore Bands

Jake Tiernan

August 4, 2015

Commentary, News

I am a massive hardcore fan, but somehow this scene never fails to disappoint me, despite the numerous great aspects it has to offer. Recently, during Forced Order's set during the infamous This Is Hardcore fes... Read More...

Starter Kit: Screamo/Emoviolence

Jake Tiernan

July 15, 2015

Starter Kit

When the term "screamo" is mentioned, many people have an immediate image of what they believe to be screamo. Kids at Warped Tour with flippy hair over eye, bad words on shirt, and skinny jeans held up by studd... Read More...

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