Devin Townsend – The Puzzle / Snuggles

Jimmy Rowe
Reviews
Devin Townsend's The Puzzle is certainly going to be a controversial spot in his discography, but ultimately serves a real utility for Devin's psyche and artistic process. These are not your standard studio albums with traditional songs with pesky things like structure. The Puzzle amounts to idea vomit; by Devin's own admission, this was a dumping ground for random emotional impulses that reflected this entire weird period we've experienced the last two years. And honestly, it's kind of incredible the way it worked out.

Heavy Buys // November 2021

Jimmy Rowe
Heavy Buys
Check out some highlights from Heavy Blog staff's shelves obtained in the last month below, including records from Between the Buried and Me, Full of Hell, Abominable Putridity, and Christian Cosentino.

243 – Sequel Fatigue

Noyan
Podcast
Heavy Pod Is Heavy Cast! Regular episode time, which is less regular than the non regular episodes. In which we talk about new material from Between the Buried and Me, Leprous, Vildhjarta, Indistinct, Paledusk... Read More...

Between the Buried and Me – Colors II

Jimmy Rowe
Reviews
When prog metal titans Between the Buried and Me announced that their new album would be titled Colors II, it brought about not just a massive amount of hype, but raised questions about the band's intentions and capabilities. It's fair to be cynical of the band's decision to call their new album Colors II for multiple reasons. Can Between the Buried and Me finally escape the shadow of Colors by embracing it instead?