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Drain – California Cursed

March 30, 2020

When did hardcore stop being fun? Not to start this review with a sweeping generalization, but it feels like the mainstream music press has been fawning over a wave of "edgy, "unique" hardcore for the sake of ... Read More...

Arthur von Nagel of Cormorant: The Epic Heavy Blog is Heavy Interview

Heavy Blog

March 23, 2010

Interviews

Spawning from the bay area, the band Cormorant broke forth into the metal scene by creating two unique releases titled The Last Tree (an EP) and Metazoa. With a fusion of talent, diverse influences, minds, an... Read More...

Year of No Light – Consolamentum

Eden Kupermintz

July 12, 2021

As much as Year of No Light are rated in underground circles, they are still underrated. Their name deserves to be up there with bands like ISIS or The Ocean in the annals of post-metal and doom. Consolamentum, twenty years into their career, is one of the best things they’ve made and one of the best things made in the genre, period. Holy fuck.
Azure – Of Brine and Angel’s Beaks

Eden Kupermintz

July 12, 2021

The same band we've come to love (and boy, do I love Azure) is still there, their optimistic, hopeful, powerful heart still beating underneath the added musical layers. And that's what makes all of those additions work; in other works, they'd come off as extraneous or forced, the mark of a band trying too hard to be something they're not. But here, the extra tones, the contrasts, the counterpoints, and the overall structure of the album work so well because they are in constant communication with Azure's style and their artistic direction.
Cerebral Rot – Excretion of Mortality

Jimmy Rowe

July 12, 2021

Truth be told, Cerebral Rot have found themselves in a bit of a sophomore slump with Excretion of Mortality. Even at faster paces, the songs feel robbed of urgency, and the whole affair just feels labored. Those aching for a slab of pungent death metal will surely have a good time regardless, and the music is every bit as disgusting as one would hope based on the grotesque cover art.
Anthropophagus Depravity – Apocalypto

Bridget Hughes

July 12, 2021

Even by metal standards, brutal death metal is a controversial topic. Plenty of longtime metal fans can’t stand the ove... Read More...

Genre Genesis // Album of the Year Edition 2020

Music Journalism’s Top 50 Metal Albums of 2020

Yearly Missive // 2020

Heavy Blog’s Favorite Albums of 2020

Unmetal Monthly // 2020 In Review

Heavy Blog Guest List – Caligula’s Horse

Post Rock Post // 2020 In Review

Yearly Missive // 2020

Monthly Missive // July 2021

Monthly Missive // June 2021

Monthly Missive // May 2021

Monthly Missive // April 2021

Monthly Missive // March 2021

Monthly Missive // January 2021

A Gift to Artwork // July 2021

Kvlt Kolvmn // July 2021

Death's Door // July 2021

Rotten to the Core // July 2021

The Void Screameth // July 2021

Unmetal Monthly // July 2021

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Year of No Light – Consolamentum

Cerebral Rot – Excretion of Mortality

Anthropophagus Depravity – Apocalypto

Azure – Of Brine and Angel’s Beaks

Boss Keloid – Family The Smiling Thrush

Noctambulist – The Barren Form

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Release Day Roundup – 7/30/21

What We’re Really Listening To – 7/23/21

Release Day Roundup – 7/23/21

Release Day Roundup – 7/16/21

What We’re Really Listening To – 7/9/21

Release Day Roundup – 7/9/21

Drain – California Cursed

Arthur von Nagel of Cormorant: The Epic Heavy Blog is Heavy Interview