Kyle Gaddo – Heavy Blog Is Heavy

PHOTOS: Coheed and Cambria, Mastodon – June 14th, 2019 @ Huntington Bank Pavilion, Chicago, IL

June 21, 2019

It's not so rare that we see bands with certain immensities tour together, but it is quite strange when two behemoth acts from wildly different backgrounds, disparate fan bases, and particular evolutions come ... Read More...

PHOTOS: Judas Priest, Uriah Heep – May 25th, 2019 @ Rosemont Theater, Rosemont, IL

Kyle Gaddo

June 6, 2019

Photos

What is there to say about bands with legacies so massive, so influential, that any words written today are just plain redundant? Judas Priest are in the midst of a worldwide tour in support of their 2018 albu... Read More...

PHOTOS: Avantasia – May 21st, 2019 @ Patio Theater, Chicago, IL

Kyle Gaddo

May 29, 2019

Photos

Marking the release of their twelfth album Moonglow, Tobias Sammet's Avantasia set off on their second North American excursion in their 20-year career with a short five-date jaunt from San Jose, CA, to Worces... Read More...

PHOTOS: Animals as Leaders, The Contortionist, Buke and Gase – May 16th, 2019 @ House of Blues, Chicago, IL

Kyle Gaddo

May 23, 2019

Photos

Few bands rarely see tenth anniversaries. Even fewer will see the success of large-scale tours in their home country or others, huge stages, massive production values, or even a consistent lineup. Animals as L... Read More...

PHOTOS: Ulver – March 21st & March 22nd, 2019 @ Irving Plaza, New York, NY

Kyle Gaddo

April 24, 2019

Photos

Every single day we exist we are experiencing something brand new in the world. No two moments in time are exactly the same, contrary to what we would be led to believe by the oft-monotonous drudgeries of our... Read More...

PHOTOS: Clutch, Big Business – March 13th, 2019 @ Concord Music Hall, Chicago, IL

Kyle Gaddo

April 23, 2019

Photos

Maryland foursome Clutch have recently wrapped up their tour for the newly-released Book of Bad Decisions to monstrous effect. With packed houses on all dates, Clutch continue to prove themselves as one of th... Read More...

PHOTOS: Baroness, Deafheaven – March 31st, 2019 @ Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL

Kyle Gaddo

April 22, 2019

Photos

Baroness stand stalwart at the precipice of their upcoming release Gold & Grey, offering us delightful glimpses in "Borderlines" and "Seasons," while Deafheaven are touring hard for their surprise hit in O... Read More...

Riverside – Wasteland

Kyle Gaddo

October 9, 2018

Reviews

Warsaw's Riverside return with their seventh studio album in Wasteland. Whereas 2015's Love, Fear and the Time Machine sought to connect with sounds of progressive giants Ayreon and Opeth (who themselves are he... Read More...

LIVE REVIEW: Tesseract with Plini and Astronoid at Metro Chicago, May 19th, 2018

Kyle Gaddo

May 25, 2018

Photos, Reviews

With their fourth album having recently entered their catalog, it only seemed proper for Tesseract to embark on a tour to promote it! Sonder isn't a huge deviation from Polaris, both of which are a sonic and to... Read More...

LIVE REVIEW: Andrew W.K. with The Kickback at Chicago’s Vic Theater, May 12th, 2018

Kyle Gaddo

May 16, 2018

Photos, Reviews

There are only a handful of pure energy sources in the world that we as humans can rightly rely on—light energy from the sun, love itself, and, without question, the power of partying. As the very conduit of t... Read More...

Heavy Blog’s Top 50 Albums of 2019

Metal Journalism’s Top 50 Albums of 2019

Heavy Blog Yearbook // Our Favourite Articles of 2019

A Gift To Artwork // 2019 In Review

Disco Loadout: 2019 In Review

Heavy Blog Guest List – Bent Knee

Discoveries // 2019

Monthly Missive // November 2020

Monthly Missive // October 2020

Monthly Missive // September 2020

Rotten to the Core // November 2020

Doomsday // November 2020

Unmetal Monthly // November 2020

Death's Door // November 2020

Kvlt Kolvmn // November 2020

Editors’ Picks // November 2020

Atramentus - Stygian

Green Druid – At the Maw of Ruin

Bring Me The Horizon – POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR

Of Feather and Bone – Sulfuric Disintegration

Countless Skies – Glow

Dark Tranquillity – Moment

Clipping. – Visions of Bodies Being Burned

Hey! Listen to Let Us Prey!

Playlist Swap // 11/30/20

What We’re Really Listening To – 11/27/20

Release Day Roundup – 11/27/20

Release Day Roundup – 11/20/20

8-Track / Playlist Swap – Kylie Minogue

What We’re Really Listening To – 11/13/20

PHOTOS: Coheed and Cambria, Mastodon – June 14th, 2019 @ Huntington Bank Pavilion, Chicago, IL

PHOTOS: Judas Priest, Uriah Heep – May 25th, 2019 @ Rosemont Theater, Rosemont, IL

PHOTOS: Avantasia – May 21st, 2019 @ Patio Theater, Chicago, IL

PHOTOS: Animals as Leaders, The Contortionist, Buke and Gase – May 16th, 2019 @ House of Blues, Chicago, IL

PHOTOS: Ulver – March 21st & March 22nd, 2019 @ Irving Plaza, New York, NY

PHOTOS: Clutch, Big Business – March 13th, 2019 @ Concord Music Hall, Chicago, IL

PHOTOS: Baroness, Deafheaven – March 31st, 2019 @ Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL

Riverside – Wasteland

LIVE REVIEW: Tesseract with Plini and Astronoid at Metro Chicago, May 19th, 2018

LIVE REVIEW: Andrew W.K. with The Kickback at Chicago’s Vic Theater, May 12th, 2018

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