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The Anatomy Of: White Walls

November 30, 2020

They say great minds think alike. So it can't be a coincidence that the very column you are reading and the brilliant Romanian progressive metal band White Walls both take their name from Between the Buried and... Read More...

The Anatomy Of – Warfect

Eden Kupermintz

November 11, 2020

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As we've documented many times on the blog, sometimes you just need to go fucking hard and fast. Yeah, music can be varied, expansive, and progressive but when you boil it down to the core, some days you just ... Read More...

The Anatomy Of Stygian Crown

Eden Kupermintz

November 9, 2020

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There's not much in this world that I love than epic doom metal done well. When you add in the "traditional" moniker in front of that definition, you elevate things to whole new levels of excitement for me. Al... Read More...

Maps of Meaning – The Once and Future King

Eden Kupermintz

October 5, 2020

Maps of Meaning

Hello and welcome back to Maps of Meaning, Heavy Blog's column exploring the ties between metal and literature! Hey, it didn't take two years for me to write another entry this time around. Progress! Anyway, i... Read More...

Reaching Enlightenment: A Conversation with Spirit Adrift’s Nate Garrett

Simon Handmaker

October 5, 2020

Interviews

Spirit Adrift are one of the leaders of a cadre of bands currently pushing the sound of American heavy metal back to the forefront of the headbanger’s consciousness. Across three albums in four years - 2016’s ... Read More...

RANGES Prepare To Conclude Epic Conceptual Release of “Babel: Confusion of Tongues” With Public Premiere of “Hidden” Track “Pharmakeia”

David Zeidler

September 16, 2020

FYI, Premieres

As the concept of album packaging and presentation has evolved over the years, we’ve seen examples of elaborate releases and special editions that have wowed fans with their intricacy and atten... Read More...

To Sing of Damnation: Inside the First Full-Length Novel Published by The Flenser

Scott Murphy

September 2, 2020

Interviews

If you’ve followed Heavy Blog over the last few years, you know how much we love Bay Area “dark music” label The Flenser. They’ve cultivated an incredibly diverse roster that simultaneously features a collecti... Read More...

You Are Still Here: How A 2016 Big Band Album Predicted America’s Conspiracy Crisis

Nick Cusworth

September 2, 2020

Deep Dive

I've been in a daze for around four years now. Like many individuals both in America and in different parts of the world, something fundamentally broke inside of me after November 8, 2016. For most of us in th... Read More...

The Anatomy Of – Unleash the Archers

Eden Kupermintz

August 14, 2020

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While we've recently had Brittney Slayes from Unleash the Archers over on our podcast, there's recently no limit to the amount of love we want to shower on this band and their latest release, Abyss. The band r... Read More...

Flash of the Blade – In Praise of the Short Release

Eden Kupermintz

August 10, 2020

Features

It seems to be a bit weird to write a long post about short albums, right? So we're just not going to do that. Just one or two paragraphs maybe, as an intro, and then right down into some fast, furious, and sh... Read More...

Green Druid – At the Maw of Ruin

Eden Kupermintz

November 30, 2020

If any of you recently had the thought "I wonder what's Denver been up to recently" the answer is still "dropping some ... Read More...
Bring Me The Horizon – POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR

Jimmy Rowe

November 9, 2020

Bring Me The Horizon teams up with DOOM's Mick Gordon for an EP that applies dystopian videogame aesthetics to the current global sociopolitical chaos for a remarkably engaging EP that is a collection of their best material yet.
Dark Tranquillity – Moment

Joshua Bulleid

November 9, 2020

Dark Tranquillity have arguably the best track-record of any melodic death metal band. As co-founders of the genre, the... Read More...
Of Feather and Bone – Sulfuric Disintegration

Jonathan Adams

November 9, 2020

Immediacy is a two-edged sword. In a consumer-driven, instant gratification-centered culture, the ability to sink your ... Read More...

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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

The Anatomy Of: White Walls

The Anatomy Of – Warfect

The Anatomy Of Stygian Crown

Maps of Meaning – The Once and Future King

Reaching Enlightenment: A Conversation with Spirit Adrift’s Nate Garrett

RANGES Prepare To Conclude Epic Conceptual Release of “Babel: Confusion of Tongues” With Public Premiere of “Hidden” Track “Pharmakeia”

To Sing of Damnation: Inside the First Full-Length Novel Published by The Flenser

You Are Still Here: How A 2016 Big Band Album Predicted America’s Conspiracy Crisis

The Anatomy Of – Unleash the Archers

Flash of the Blade – In Praise of the Short Release