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AMA (Ask Metal Anything) // November 2020

Nick Cusworth
November 9, 2020
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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 tra... Read More...

Editors’ Picks – July 2020

Heavy Blog
August 7, 2020
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We're still doing this, huh? We're still pretending as if this is as worse as it gets, as if it this is rough, sure, but we can do this, we got this? For me, July (and August) are when everything gets even wor... Read More...

Release Day Roundup – 7/17/20

Scott Murphy
July 17, 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...

Hey! Listen to Not Your Friends!

Scott Murphy
September 19, 2019
Listen To This!
Short bursts of off-kilter aggression have yet to go out of style for me. As much as I've gravitated toward longer and more complex music, I still periodically revisit my high school affinity for the '00s math... Read More...

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Tulip Unleash Fresh Hell with Self-titled Record

Jordan Jerabek
April 4, 2019
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Take your nerd-ass “WINTER IS COMING” nonsense and chuck it in the garbage. Winter is gone. Spring is here. More importantly, Tulip is here. (Oh relax, I’m not really being serious about chucking everyone’s fa... Read More...

Post Rock Post // September 2018

Nick Cusworth
October 12, 2018
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Got a couple of housekeeping items to kick things off here before I dive into the depths of post-dom. First off, Post. Festival is coming next week! If for some reason you are just hearing about this for the first time now or have been sitting on the fence this whole time, GO GRAB YOUR TICKET ALREADY YA DINGUS. Tragically I will not be in attendance as multiple life events have conspired against me being able to do so, but Heavy Blog representatives will be there! We will have a couple of people on the ground taking photos and generally having a great time. If you see one of us, be sure to say hi! You will also be able to show your Heavy Blog love by buying one of our beautifully-designed shirts through festival organizers/sponsors A Thousand Arms!

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