Nate Johnson – Heavy Blog Is Heavy

Make Them Suffer – How to Survive a Funeral

May 28, 2020

Change is inevitable and is always accompanied with some level of discomfort. Miles Davis said it best: “It’s not about standing still and becoming safe. If anybody wants to keep creating, they have to be abo... Read More...

Covet – Technicolor

Nate Johnson

May 26, 2020

Reviews

“The snozzberries taste like snozzberries!” The classic line from a beloved movie said by someone whose creativity was beyond comprehension. It’s as if Willy Wonka was constantly experiencing the world differ... Read More...

Hey! Listen to Mindforce!

Nate Johnson

May 20, 2020

Listen To This!

When asked to name classic heavy metal bands, the ones that come to mind are Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Cirith Ungol, Mercyful Fate and Mindforce right? Wait, Mindforce the hardcore band? Ok, maybe not in the... Read More...

The Anatomy Of – Earth to Heaven

Nate Johnson

May 7, 2020

The Anatomy Of

Hardcore music too many is a lifestyle, a code, a community. These are important for many because it gives them a sense of pride and an identity. But at times these ideals can lose track of the main purpose of... Read More...

Playlist Swap // 5/6/2020

Nate Johnson

May 6, 2020

Playlist Swap

Even a cursory glance of our biweekly playlist updates will reveal that there is a great deal of variety among our staff’s musical tastes. Due to this, we brainstormed the idea of Playlist Swap, wher... Read More...

Hey! Listen to Mutually Assured Destruction!

Nate Johnson

April 21, 2020

Listen To This!

If there is anything the recent events in this world have taught us is that it can be a GRIM place. It’s far from the movies we saw as kids where the hero saved the day, or some monstrous villain was slain, an... Read More...

Heavy Blog's Superlative List for 2021

Yearly Missive // 2021

Finding Meaning In Meaninglessness: A 2021 Survivor’s Guide

Heavy Blog’s Top 50 Albums of 2021

A World In Which Music Exists – 2021 In Review

Heavy Blog Guest List // Terminus

Heavy Blog Guest List // Fierce Deity

Monthly Missive // April 2021

Monthly Missive // May 2022

Monthly Missive // April 2022

Monthly Missive // March 2022

Yearly Missive // 2021

Monthly Missive // December 2021

Monthly Missive // November 2021

A Gift to Artwork // May 2022

Kvlt Kolvmn // May 2022

Unmetal Monthly // May 2022

Rotten to the Core // May 2022

Death's Door // May 2022

Post Rock Post // May 2022

Eight Bells - Landless

Astronoid – Radiant Bloom

Moon Tooth – Phototroph

Path of Might – Deep Chrome

Atoll – Prepuce

Eight Bells – Legacy of Ruin

Concert Review: YOB, Marquis Theater, Denver, CO, 3/24/22

Hey! Listen to Let Us Prey!

What We’re Really Listening To – 5/27/22

Release Day Roundup – 5/27/22

Release Day Roundup – 5/20/22

What We’re Really Listening To – 5/13/22

Release Day Roundup – 5/13/22

Release Day Roundup – 5/6/22

Make Them Suffer – How to Survive a Funeral

Covet – Technicolor

Hey! Listen to Mindforce!

The Anatomy Of – Earth to Heaven

Playlist Swap // 5/6/2020

Hey! Listen to Mutually Assured Destruction!

Author Nate Johnson