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Heavy Blog’s Top 25 Albums of 2021 (So Far)

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July 12, 2021
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I know Eden already made this comment in his Missive into, but...seriously? July already? Maybe it’s because 2020 felt like a time void and the universe is playing catch up (or something like that). As is our ... Read More...

Death’s Door // July 2021

Jonathan Adams
July 12, 2021
Columns, Death's Door
How is it July already? Please, someone explain this to me. What the hell happened to 2021? Perhaps this is what being stuck in your neighborhood for 18 months does to you... either way, the mid-year lists are... Read More...

Rotten to the Core // April 2021

Calder Dougherty
April 5, 2021
Rotten to the Core
Welcome back to Rotten to the Core, where much like the inexorable pressure of our late-stage capitalist hellworld clamoring to squeeze everything back into a state of blissfully hypnagogic consumerism post-pa... Read More...

Death’s Door // April 2021

Scott Murphy
April 5, 2021
Death's Door
Welcome to Death’s Door, gang. Not gonna lie, not the loudest or most epic death metal month for me when it comes to breadth of listening. Nevertheless, we’ve got some absolute hitters to share with you that a... Read More...

Release Day Roundup – 3/26/21

Scott Murphy
March 26, 2021
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...

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