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Flash of the Blade // September 2021

September 8, 2021

Greetings duelists and welcome back to Flash of the Blade! It’s 2021! Everything is different and yet, the absolute fucking same. A monster looms and that monster is called capitalism and if we don’t get out o... Read More...

Heavy Buys // March 2021

Jimmy Rowe

March 1, 2021

Heavy Buys

In years past, we’ve tried our hand at a column whereby staff were able to discuss physical media in its various forms and any other music-related purchases, and that was Heavy Buys. The column was used sporadically, but we felt that it was time to bring it back for 2021.

Heavy Blog’s Favorite Albums of 2020

Heavy Blog

January 25, 2021

Best of 2020

So...our AOTY list looks a little different this year. Ok, a LOT different. You’ve probably noticed how much we’ve diversified our coverage over the last few years. As we started pulling together our collectiv... Read More...

Unmetal Monthly // 2020 In Review

Jonathan Adams

January 25, 2021

Best of 2020, Unmetal Monthly

We’ve finally come to it. The obituary of the year 2020. Good riddance, go fuck yourself, etc. While the past rotation around the sun was universally considered one of the darkest of our lifetimes, you wouldn’... Read More...

We Asked, You Decided: Heavy Blog Readers’ Top Albums of 2020

Nick Cusworth

January 25, 2021

Best of 2020, Lists!

In all the years I've been a part of this site and helping out with our end of year coverage, I have wanted to conduct a readers' poll. Alas, we never had the bandwidth to do so given the timing and timeframe ... Read More...

Aesop Rock – Spirit World Field Guide

Eden Kupermintz

December 7, 2020

Reviews

Geez, I hope Aesop doesn't read this review (fat chance) because I'm about to be a bit, uh, rude. Anyway, a good friend of mine by the name of John Paul Zigterman (one of the funniest people online) said that ... Read More...

Editors’ Picks – December 2020

Scott Murphy

December 7, 2020

Editors' Picks

Hello everyone and welcome to November's music, the final month of the year! What's that? I'm being told in my earphone here that November is in fact not the final month of the year? What do you know, I always... Read More...

Unmetal Monthly – December 2020

Scott Murphy

December 7, 2020

Unmetal Monthly

It goes without saying that 2020 has been a very weird year on a host of fronts. One of those sections of strangeness is musical output. With so much time at home, there has been a veritable glut of material r... Read More...

Release Day Roundup – 11/13/20

Scott Murphy

November 13, 2020

Release Day Roundup

Editor’s Note: Longtime reader Remi VL is a regular guest contributor to our Release Day Roundup posts! He submitted several of the albums listed below. Join his Facebook group for more recommen... Read More...

Editors’ Picks – January 2019

Heavy Blog

February 1, 2019

Editors' Picks

January is like a box of chocolates; you never know exactly what you're going to get. That's how the famous saying goes, right? In any case, the start of the year does tend to be an unexpected affair. December... Read More...

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