Editors' Picks

Editors’ Picks // June 2022

June 13, 2022

What a month! May had a lot to offer: the latest hip-hop opus from Kendrick Lamar, progressive black metal from Luminous Vault and Tómarúm, the core of Radiohead stepping out on their own as The Smile, an wort... Read More...

Editors’ Picks // May 2022

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May 5, 2022

Editors' Picks

Hello and welcome to yet another edition of Editors' Picks! This time around we're running things in a bit of a condensed format, as several editors are away dealing with life stuff. What's life stuff? Well, j... Read More...

Editors’ Picks // April 2022

Scott Murphy

April 7, 2022

Editors' Picks

Ah, April! Insert some platitude about the Spring right here! Seriously though, it's really funny to me how every April the sheer amount of great music which suddenly releases catches me by surprise. Did I wri... Read More...

Editors’ Picks // March 2022

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March 3, 2022

Editors' Picks

March is always a sleeper month. It's not just because we usually take February off (since January is when we post our end of year content) but also because the industry "wakes up" from the winter freeze. Febr... Read More...

Editors’ Picks // December 2021

Scott Murphy

December 7, 2021

Editors' Picks

Every year it's the same damn thing: the year is over, proclaim the magazines and the blogs! Time to summarize! Time to rank! Time to make order and sense of this thing called music, an art form that, while re... Read More...

Editors’ Picks // October 2021

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October 5, 2021

Editors' Picks

October! The gateway into winter. Is it actually? I have no idea, I live in the desert, and we have no concept of winter here, not really. But the narrative suits me and so I'll stick with it. This month's Edi... Read More...

Editors’ Picks // September 2021

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September 8, 2021

Editors' Picks

Let’s talk about discourse, variety, and the rich tapestry that is Heavy Blog’s staff! As you’ve undoubtedly noticed over the last several years, we’ve expanded our coverage to include a wide array of genres. ... Read More...

Editors’ Picks – August 2021

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August 4, 2021

Editors' Picks

Hey, have you stopped to consider the title of this column? Or, more specifically, have you ever stopped to consider what an “editor” actually is? I mean, you can ask the question about the broader field of “j... Read More...

Editors’ Picks // June 2021

Scott Murphy

June 14, 2021

Editors' Picks

When you read this month's Editors' Picks, you might notice that a lot of the entries are long. I mean, they're usually long but this time they're quite long. It brings to my mind a very interesting point rega... Read More...

Editors’ Picks // May 2021

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May 10, 2021

Editors' Picks

What a month! May was arguably the most stacked month of the year thus far, and as you’ll see from the picks below, incredibly well-rounded as well. Our top picks include everything from The Armed’s noise-pop-... Read More...

Coheed & Cambria – Vaxis II: A Window Of The Waking Mind

Jimmy Rowe

June 13, 2022

New Jersey post-hardcore turned prog-infused pop punk giants Coheed & Cambria need no introduction at this point in... Read More...
Artificial Brain – Artificial Brain

Ahmed Hasan

June 3, 2022

“In space no one can hear you scream” read the tagline for Ridley Scott’s Alien, as imposing as it was concise. Decades... Read More...
Astronoid – Radiant Bloom

Jimmy Rowe

May 27, 2022

Established in 2012, Massachusetts-based at Astronoid built a cult following within a pocket of the prog metal communit... Read More...
Moon Tooth – Phototroph

Eden Kupermintz

May 5, 2022

By now, Moon Tooth have garnered themselves quite a following in the progressive metal spaces. This is no accident; the scene is hungry for the kind of upbeat and unrestrained music that Moon Tooth is creating. Good news then: Phototroph is by far the band’s most energetic and “poppy” release, and I mean that in the best way possible.