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Rotted Futures: A Conversation with Steve Blanco of Imperial Triumphant

July 23, 2020

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...

Hey! Listen to Helen Svoboda!

Scott Murphy

July 7, 2020

Listen To This!

As a certified, card-carrying vegan, sometimes I just need some avant-garde chamber music about vegetables. I know, that’s quite a genre niche, but thankfully Helen Svoboda is here to deliver. You might rememb... Read More...

Kayo Dot – Blasphemy

Eden Kupermintz

August 19, 2019

Reviews

There has always been the sense of the eerie and the weird to Kayo Dot's music. Perhaps that is in the nature of all the disparate styles we often clumsily bundle up together under the guise of avant-garde or ... Read More...

Uniform & The Body – Everything That Dies Someday Comes Back

Scott Murphy

August 13, 2019

Reviews

There's a fine line between consistency and stagnation, especially with a sophomore album. Whether an artist offers too much of the same or does a complete about-face, both approaches can easily turn off early... Read More...

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: “Follow the Snake” with New Video from Zvi

Scott Murphy

August 1, 2019

Premieres, Video

Feature Photo by Justina Villanueva Ron Varod (Kayo Dot, Psalm Zero) has kept busy since releasing the phenomenal Deer Pink as Zvi in April. He relocated from Brooklyn to Portland (Oregon), released a colle... Read More...

Heavy Blog’s Top 50 Albums of 2019

Metal Journalism’s Top 50 Albums of 2019

Heavy Blog Yearbook // Our Favourite Articles of 2019

A Gift To Artwork // 2019 In Review

Disco Loadout: 2019 In Review

Heavy Blog Guest List – Bent Knee

Discoveries // 2019

Monthly Missive // November 2020

Monthly Missive // October 2020

Monthly Missive // September 2020

Rotten to the Core // November 2020

Doomsday // November 2020

Unmetal Monthly // November 2020

Death's Door // November 2020

Kvlt Kolvmn // November 2020

Editors’ Picks // November 2020

Atramentus - Stygian

Green Druid – At the Maw of Ruin

Bring Me The Horizon – POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR

Dark Tranquillity – Moment

Of Feather and Bone – Sulfuric Disintegration

Countless Skies – Glow

Clipping. – Visions of Bodies Being Burned

Hey! Listen to Let Us Prey!

Playlist Swap // 11/30/20

What We’re Really Listening To – 11/27/20

Release Day Roundup – 11/27/20

Release Day Roundup – 11/20/20

8-Track / Playlist Swap – Kylie Minogue

What We’re Really Listening To – 11/13/20

Rotted Futures: A Conversation with Steve Blanco of Imperial Triumphant

Hey! Listen to Helen Svoboda!

Kayo Dot – Blasphemy

Uniform & The Body – Everything That Dies Someday Comes Back

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: “Follow the Snake” with New Video from Zvi

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