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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 Favorite Albums of 2020

Music Journalism’s Top 50 Metal Albums of 2020

Yearly Missive // 2020

Unmetal Monthly // 2020 In Review

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

Into the Pit // The Best (And Worst) Years for Thrash Metal

Heavy Blog Guest List – Peripheral Cortex

Monthly Missive // July 2021

Monthly Missive // August 2021

Monthly Missive // June 2021

Monthly Missive // May 2021

Monthly Missive // April 2021

Monthly Missive // March 2021

Yearly Missive // 2020

Editors’ Picks - August 2021

Kvlt Kolvmn // August 2021

Rotten to the Core // August 2021

Into the Pit // Q2 2021

Unmetal Monthly // August 2021

Flash of the Blade // August 2021

Dvne - Etemen Ænka

Leprous – Aphelion

Terminus – The Silent Bell Toll

Amenra – De Doorn

Papangu – Holoceno

Year of No Light – Consolamentum

Azure – Of Brine and Angel’s Beaks

Hey! Listen to Let Us Prey!

Release Day Roundup – 7/30/21

What We’re Really Listening To – 7/23/21

Release Day Roundup – 7/23/21

Release Day Roundup – 7/16/21

What We’re Really Listening To – 7/9/21

Release Day Roundup – 7/9/21

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!

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