Pete Williams – Heavy Blog Is Heavy

Doomsday // March 2021

March 1, 2021

At long last, new year’s greetings unto thee, O Heaviest of All Bloggers! I hope your 2021 has gotten off to a good enough start. I sincerely hope nobody thought things would get magically better just because ... Read More...

Lizzard – Eroded

Pete Williams

March 1, 2021

Reviews

As I sat down to write up a review for Eroded, the latest from the trio Lizzard out of France, I came upon my favorite of all problems when writing about music: how do you even define the sound? Writing about ... Read More...

Nervosa – Perpetual Chaos

Pete Williams

February 12, 2021

Reviews

It’s always cool to see bands grow and change over time. There are many different ways that can happen. It could mean a change in sound and approach. It might happen through the addition or subtraction of band... Read More...

Hey! Listen to Froglord!

Pete Williams

February 12, 2021

Listen To This!

Sludge bands are cool. Musicians supporting causes bigger than themselves is cool. Sludge metal bands supporting causes I personally feel very passionate about is mega cool. Without beating around the bush any... Read More...

Doomsday – 2020 In Review

Pete Williams

January 25, 2021

Best of 2020, Doomsday

IT. IS. DONE. I mean, sort of. All you Heaviest of Bloggers made it through to 2021. We’re not quite out of the woods yet (I guess the pandemic and President Orange Assburger didn’t quite get the memo about kn... Read More...

Doomsday // January 2021

Pete Williams

January 4, 2021

Doomsday

The end is nigh, Heaviest of All Bloggers. We’ve somehow survived to the end of this horrible full-of-bullshit year. All we had to do was let time continue to pass, which sounds like it should be easy. You don... Read More...

Angry Women: Nervosa’s Prika Amaral Talks Metal, Misogyny, and How to Record in the Time of COVID

Pete Williams

January 4, 2021

Interviews

Anybody who talks to me about my work at Heavy Blog will eventually ask me the same question: what’s been your favorite thing about writing for the blog? Generally, I’ll mention being able to talk to creators ... Read More...

Doomsday – December 2020

Pete Williams

December 7, 2020

Columns, Doomsday

Season’s greetings unto thee, O Heaviest of all Bloggers! I have returned once again from campaign season to bring riffs and fuzz unto thee! It’s closing in on the end of the year, and this is the time that... Read More...

Tombs – Under Sullen Skies

Pete Williams

December 7, 2020

Reviews

When we get band promos, we typically receive a few things. Of course we get the album, but we also get a lot of promotional materials like press releases and photos and the like. I sometimes read the releases... Read More...

Wytch Hazel – III: Pentecost

Pete Williams

December 7, 2020

Reviews

With the continuing wave of traditional heavy metal just plowing us all over, I’ve come to realize there’s a kind of an anti-sweet spot thing going on. Imagine your average bell curve where the middle is the m... Read More...

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