Washington’s Bell Witch released one of the seminal albums of the last decade in Mirror Reaper. Whether enamored or repulsed by the band’s one-track 83-minute opus, you’ll be hard pressed to find a metalhead who hasn’t interacted with it in some way. Outside of arguably launching a career in metal…
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 recommendations. Each month, we always seem to come to the same conclusion when it comes to our Editors’ Picks column: Friday release days open the floodgates and…
Good morrow to thee, Heaviest of All Bloggers. I have returned! Much like the earth, so too must I slumber and re-emerge stronger. I appreciate everyone’s patience and the back up from my fellow writers. My day job is tough work in the time of COVID-19, but somehow I survived…
As we deepen our exploration of different genres, expectations form alongside our opinions. This allows us to better curate and analyze music within a constant, torrential downpour of new releases. With bands like Bolt Gun in the broader “post-metal” landscape, we expect powerful themes with a cinematic delivery, something the…
A Gift to Artwork, taken from the Caligula’s Horse song “A Gift to Afterthought”, breaks down and analyses your favourite album artwork. The first time an album’s name appears, it will link to a large and (where possible) high-resolution image of the cover so that you can take a closer…
A Gift to Artwork, taken from the Caligula’s Horse song “A Gift to Afterthought”, breaks down and analyses your favourite album artwork. The first time an album’s name appears, it will link to a large and (where possible) high-resolution image of the cover so that you can take a closer…
Welcome to Death’s Door, Hellions. Pop a squat on a bone throne and get comfy. There’s plenty of premium content to be had in the world of death metal, and Scott and I are here to deliver unto thee the goods. I’ve been doing quite a bit of complaining about…
It wouldn’t be particularly unfair to peg Texas blackened doom merchants Dead to a Dying World as maximalists, at least on paper. With seven core members, not including a constant stream of guests that populate each of their records with disparate vocal musings or accompanying instrumentation, it would not be…
There’s a great interview with YOB’s Mike Scheidt, courtesy of Anna Blumenthal of the Earthquaker Devices blog, where he discusses the length of his songs. Anna asks him if he “[sets] out to write long songs” or if it’s a naturally occurring phenomenon. Mike responds in a characteristically zen way:…
Greetings, heaviest of Heavy Bloggers! It’s that time of the month once again where we delve into the deepest of fuzzy riffs and slowest of bangers. I have to admit, I both love and hate this time of year when it comes to music. Everyone rushes to get their records…
