By now, you probably know that I enjoy my fair share of weird. There’s something about art which makes the normal seem bizarre that immediately appeals to me, as I am constantly trying to escape the mundane which seeks to suffocate us. That’s why my ears immediately pricked up when…
Heavy Pod Is Heavy Cast! This week we talk about Devin Townsend’s coronavirus concert, Wintersun’s Patreon (and compare the two), Clutch’s livestreams, Obscura’s lineup changes, The Ghost Inside’s new track, Ulcerate and Trivium’s new albums, then I try to argue that Eden’s Golden Age Of Metal is over. Then, cool people time with Cloudpunk, Heat Signature and Devs. Enjoy!
Pray for me, because these are dark times. As you read these words, it will have been around two weeks since I last watched a band play live. The chances are it’s going to be around another two weeks before I get my first fix of live music, 2020 style.…
I’ll be honest with you, I fell in love with these guys even before I heard a single note of their music. The cover art coupled with the fact that the promo promised me everything from punk, through Iron Maiden to progressive stoner metal just meant that I had to…
What I like best about getting my paws on a debut record is experiencing the twofoldness of the statement that is made on this introduction. The record simultaneously says “this is definitively us” and “this is just the beginning.” (Well, hopefully it’s not the end so soon, right?) Portland quartet…
If you haven’t been paying attention, you’ll have missed our championing of the wild underground scene in Denmark. Well, pay attention, idiot. Kicking off your week the right way, we have a savage premiere from another fantastic new act from the Scandinavian territory. We’re debuting “Screwdriver Hymn”, the second track…
Maryland foursome Clutch have recently wrapped up their tour for the newly-released Book of Bad Decisions [review] to monstrous effect. With packed houses on all dates, Clutch continue to prove themselves as one of the driving forces of southern-style rock, despite hailing from the colder north. Chicago’s Concord Music Hall…
When approaching progressive stoner, you have two choices: you can choose to prefer the progressive part of things or the stoner part of things. Which you choose will invariably impact the style of your music; both elements will be present but both elements are also notoriously dominant and so, the…
As the year nears its death, many emotions can be felt. Rebirth, decline, melancholy, joy, hope, despair, and many more all jostle for metaphorical space in our communal psyche. It can get pretty tiring, the constant narrative noise, year end summaries, retrospectives, and the such. You know what’s a good…
There are a few topics which we keep hammering at here at Heavy Blog, whether through the text of our posts, the musical selection which we make, on “external” channels like the podcast, and more. One of them is that music, whether we like it or not, is a business.…
