Earlier this year, I raved about the eccentric death metal on God Kaiser Hell, the debut album from Peripheral Cortex. I praised the German quartet for their eclectic approach to songwriting, which recalls the lean-and-mean, OG deathcore of Animosity, general weirdness of The Dillinger Escape Plan, and tech death wizardry…
A Gift to Artwork, taken from the Caligula’s Horse song “A Gift to Afterthought”, breaks down and analyses your favourite album artwork. The first time an album’s name appears, it will link to a large and (where possible) high-resolution image of the cover so that you can take a closer…
It’s been said that there’s more to life than music and, while we remain sceptical, we’ve decided to test the premise with our new bi-weekly Cool People Column! Noyan and Eden already bring you great pop culture recommendations and discussions each week on Heavy Pod is Heavy, but why should…
It was hot. And humid. Again. Living in New England in the summer of the longest and most emotionally trying year on record hasn’t exactly been a pleasant breeze. On the one hand, the scorching and swamp-like weather has made it all the easier to abide by continued social distancing…
I was fortunate to chat with Imperial Triumphant bassist Steve Blanco back in May. We discussed the band’s process, influences, and of course, their new album Alphaville (out Friday, July 31 via Century Media). [In a world that seems to get incrementally shittier by the day, I hope this piece…
When I wrote the introduction to the first entry in the Maps of Meaning column, I used the word “monthly”. Well, it has been two years plus a few days and I am now sitting down to write the second installment in this supposedly “monthly column”. Excuses? Literature is hard?…
It’s been said that there’s more to life than music and, while we remain sceptical, we’ve decided to test the premise with our new bi-weekly Cool People Column! Noyan and Eden already bring you great pop culture recommendations and discussions each week on Heavy Pod is Heavy, but why should…
AMA is Heavy Blog’s monthly community Q&A column, where readers ask questions across the gamut, and we are legally required by the universal laws of “AMA” to answer them! These are edited and excerpted transcripts. To see full transcripts and participate in future conversations, join the Heavy Blog Facebook Community Group!…
It seems weird to say it now but there was a time when technical thrash metal was prolific. Specifically, this time happened around the end of the 80’s and the beginning of the 90’s, where bands like Destruction, Watchtower, Sieges Even, and many more were making deeply progressive, experimental, and…
It’s been said that there’s more to life than music and, while we remain sceptical, we’ve decided to test the premise with our new bi-weekly Cool People Column! Noyan and Eden already bring you great pop culture recommendations and discussions each week on Heavy Pod is Heavy, but why should…
