Interviews

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

October 5, 2020

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...

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...

PREMIERE: Brace Your Peripheral Cortex for this Cover of Necrophagist’s “Dawn and Demise”

Scott Murphy

August 6, 2020

Interviews

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... Read More...

EXCLUSIVE: Circus Trees Are Ready For Primetime With “Wasted Air”

Nick Cusworth

August 3, 2020

Features, Interviews, Premieres

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-li... Read More...

Rotted Futures: A Conversation with Steve Blanco of Imperial Triumphant

Jordan Jerabek

July 23, 2020

Interviews

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)... Read More...

PREMIERE/INTERVIEW: Gain Some Perspicacity into the Tech Death Wizardry of Aronious

Scott Murphy

March 10, 2020

Interviews, Premieres

I'm on a roll with recommending new tech death this week, what with a rapidfire review for new EPs from Sutrah and Svengahli and now a full stream of the excellent debut from Aronious. As you'll hear for yours... Read More...

PREMIERE/INTERVIEW: Disappear into The Invisible Seam with Fliege

Scott Murphy

January 30, 2020

Interviews

Fresh off my review of The Invisible Seam, I'm stoked to not only premiere the album in full, but share some insights from Fliege about the process of creating their latest genre-bending concept album. The tri... Read More...

“The Kurt Cobain of Memes”: Bent Knee Talk New Album, Tour Mishaps, and the Future of Music

Nick Cusworth

October 21, 2019

Interviews

There are certain privileges and challenges that come when you get to interview a band multiple times. On the one hand, building a relationship and rapport with bands and artists breeds a certain familiarity a... Read More...

Acid King Interview: The Blue Collar Stoner Doom Tour

Pete Williams

October 17, 2019

Interviews

Mondays are hard for me. I don’t get the Sunday scaries as much as some folks might. However, I always quietly say “Goddammit” when I wake up on Monday mornings. Getting roused and going to work on a Monday mo... Read More...

Geist’s Swarming Season: A Conversation

Matt MacLennan

September 27, 2019

Interviews, Rotten to the Core

It's always a little bit special when a UK band perfects a sound that Euros and North Americans have been in-charge of for x amount of time. That's the case on Geist's new release, Swarming Season. The Northern... Read More...

Clipping. – Visions of Bodies Being Burned

Eden Kupermintz

October 19, 2020

When discussing the idea of the uncanny, or unheimlich as it is called in German, Sigmund Freud said "everything is unh... Read More...
Anaal Nathrakh – Endarkenment

Jonathan Adams

October 5, 2020

It’s the year 2020, and the human race is feeling a great many things. Rightfully so. The base foundations of liberal d... Read More...
Pallbearer – Forgotten Days

Pete Williams

October 5, 2020

We talk about it a lot, but it’s always worth bringing up. What we all ultimately want from artists is an original visi... Read More...
Svalbard – When I Die, Will I Get Better?

Eden Kupermintz

October 5, 2020

There is a specter haunting punk music, the specter of the new generation of punk. This generation of musicians grew up... Read More...

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Kvlt Kolvmn // October 2020

Into the Pit // Q3 2020

Cool People Column // October 2020

Rotten to the Core // October 2020

Unmetal Monthly // October 2020

Editors’ Picks // October 2020

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Clipping. – Visions of Bodies Being Burned

Anaal Nathrakh – Endarkenment

Pallbearer – Forgotten Days

Svalbard – When I Die, Will I Get Better?

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Deftones – Ohms

Hey! Listen to Let Us Prey!

Release Day Roundup – 10/23/20

Hey! Listen to Mountain Caller!

What We’re Really Listening To – 10/16/20

Release Day Roundup – 10/16/20

Hey! Listen to BleakHeart!

Release Day Roundup – 10/9/20

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

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

PREMIERE: Brace Your Peripheral Cortex for this Cover of Necrophagist’s “Dawn and Demise”

EXCLUSIVE: Circus Trees Are Ready For Primetime With “Wasted Air”

Rotted Futures: A Conversation with Steve Blanco of Imperial Triumphant

PREMIERE/INTERVIEW: Gain Some Perspicacity into the Tech Death Wizardry of Aronious

PREMIERE/INTERVIEW: Disappear into The Invisible Seam with Fliege

“The Kurt Cobain of Memes”: Bent Knee Talk New Album, Tour Mishaps, and the Future of Music

Acid King Interview: The Blue Collar Stoner Doom Tour

Geist’s Swarming Season: A Conversation