Interviews

Foul Deth: The Sacred Son Interview

May 13, 2022

Sacred Son started off by making waves in the metal community for all the wrong reasons. I won't bore you, once again, with the details but suffice it to say that there are people out there, especially in the ... Read More...

Denmark Desert: Talking Call Down the Sun, Recording During COVID, and Being a Beginner Musician with Konvent’s Rikke Emilie List

Pete Williams

April 7, 2022

Interviews

As we tell readers all the time on this blog, we really are living in a golden era for extreme underground music. It’s not just because of all the good records that are coming out these days, though that is in... Read More...

Breaking Cages: An interview with Venom Prison’s Larissa Stupar

Jordan Jerabek

February 3, 2022

Interviews

Photo credit: Andy Ford Venom Prison are one of those bands that seems like they should be a way fucking bigger deal than most folks make them out to be. They have a spotless track record with some incredib... Read More...

Sleeping Ambassadors Of the Sun – The Wilderun Interview

Eden Kupermintz

December 13, 2021

Interviews

Photo by TOM COUTURE If you've been paying attention at all to the blog in the last couple of years, you'd know that almost no other album has struck bigger waves in our little community than Wilderun's Vei... Read More...

Total Request Live: Baroness’s John Baizley on Concerts By Request, Post-COVID Touring, and Gold & Grey

Pete Williams

November 10, 2021

Interviews, News

“Hi there Pete,” the email started out. I love getting these emails from bands and their agencies. It always feels very validating to know that people and artists appreciate what I do on Heavy Blog. I love wri... Read More...

Is This the Life? Cardiacs, the Band Every Weirdo Can Love or RIP Tim Smith (1966-2020)

Matthew Landis

July 22, 2021

Features, Interviews

It’s been a year since Tim Smith of Cardiacs passed away. In the chaos and confusion what was then pandemic early-days and a summer of Black Lives Matter protests, the announcement likely got lost in the shuff... Read More...

Delving into delving: An Interview with delving/Elder’s Nick DiSalvo

Simon Handmaker

June 14, 2021

Interviews

Those keyed into modern progressive rock, heavy psych, or doom metal should instantly recognize Nick Disalvo’s name from Elder. On their five LPs released across the past decade and change, the Berlin- née New... Read More...

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE/INTERVIEW: Stone Healer Explore New Territory with Conquistador

Trent Bos

April 26, 2021

Interviews, Premieres

Progressive death metal is a genre that has taken on a lot of forms, especially in the 21st century. By the nature of it, it is open to blending with other musical styles or genres, often to great effect. It's... Read More...

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE/INTERVIEW: Experience Microtonal Black Metal Bliss with Victory Over the Sun’s Nowherer

Scott Murphy

April 22, 2021

Features, Interviews, Premieres

Let me tell you, I was stoked when Eden put me in touch with Vivian Tylinska last week. Learning about a new Victory Over the Sun album was exciting enough, but having the chance to both premiere the album and... Read More...

Angry Women: Nervosa’s Prika Amaral Talks Metal, Misogyny, and How to Record in the Time of COVID

Pete Williams

January 4, 2021

Interviews

Anybody who talks to me about my work at Heavy Blog will eventually ask me the same question: what’s been your favorite thing about writing for the blog? Generally, I’ll mention being able to talk to creators ... Read More...