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    • Heavy Blog's Superlative List for 2021

      Eden Kupermintz
      January 17, 2022
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    • Yearly Missive // 2021

      Eden Kupermintz
      January 17, 2022

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      January 17, 2022

    • A World In Which Music Exists – 2021 In Review

      Eden Kupermintz
      January 17, 2022

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      Eden Kupermintz
      January 17, 2022

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New Born Of Osiris Before Summer 2013

Heavy Blog
October 9, 2012
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Ash Avildsen of Sumerian Records fame held an "Ask me Anything"-type ordeal on his Twitter last night. Aside from the questions that predictably alternated between asking what Ash's favorite band is and if he... Read More...
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The Haarp Machine To Release Record In October!

Heavy Blog
July 30, 2012
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The HAARP Machine's debut record is finally on the way. A low-key way to hear about a release, but it's still great news. I can already hear the cries of "that's shopped. I can see the pixels," so I've tak... Read More...
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Marc Okubo and Brandon Butler of Veil of Maya: The Heavy Blog Is Heavy Interview

Noyan
January 20, 2012
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Progressive/technical deathcore pioneers Veil of Maya are preparing to release a new album called Eclipse soon, and I caught up with them at a show to ask them a few questions. I was able to talk to singer Br... Read More...
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Progress On Upcoming The Faceless Record Delayed Due To Injury

Jimmy Rowe
September 13, 2011
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The Faceless mastermind Michael Keene has been working super hard on the new album, writing and recording at a steady pace. Unfortunately though, the album's progress has just been put on hold these last co... Read More...

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    Established in 2012, Massachusetts-based at Astronoid built a cult following within a pocket of the prog metal communit... Read More...

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    By now, Moon Tooth have garnered themselves quite a following in the progressive metal spaces. This is no accident; the scene is hungry for the kind of upbeat and unrestrained music that Moon Tooth is creating. Good news then: Phototroph is by far the band’s most energetic and “poppy” release, and I mean that in the best way possible.

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    Back in 2016, I first heard Path of Might's "Mountain of Flowers & Fruit", from their self-titled release, and I wa... Read More...

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