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Hey! Listen to Plague Years!

September 7, 2020

At the end of 2018, I had the extreme pleasure to review Plague Years’ EP, Unholy Infestation. Back then, I described them as a death metal-infused crossover monster with a shockingly mature sound that became ... Read More...

Hey! Listen to This Summer is Going to Kill You!

Pete Williams

October 14, 2019

Listen To This!

I often think about how we’re always talking about serious music on Heavy Blog Is Heavy. You want to take metal seriously, but I think we frequently forget that metal is music and music can often just be fun.... Read More...

Into the Pit – Best of Q3

Pete Williams

October 10, 2019

Into the Pit

Welcome back to the Pit, fellow moshers! We’re back to tell you about the thrash you need to know. Josh and I actually had a tough time this quarter. While there really aren’t enough releases to do this bad bo... Read More...

Municipal Waste – The Last Rager

Pete Williams

October 2, 2019

Reviews

During last week’s review of the latest Toxic Holocaust record, I got to thinking a lot about the newest wave of thrash bands that came out around the same time. They all share some characteristics. There’s a ... Read More...

Toxic Holocaust – Primal Future: 2019

Pete Williams

September 27, 2019

Reviews

What is it about straight genre bands that we love so much? We may all try to stay as objective as possible, but everybody has a favorite. Old school death metal, second wave black metal, grindcore, the list c... Read More...

High Command – Beyond the Wall of Desolation

Jordan Jerabek

September 19, 2019

Reviews

Is there anything better than finding exactly what you’ve been looking for? Not in the “I lost my keys and I need to drop everything to track them down before I totally lose my mind” sense, but rather the fort... Read More...

Into the Pit: Thrash Metal Mailbag

Pete Williams

August 8, 2019

Into the Pit

Hello fellow pit-sters! This month, I thought we could do something a little different. You all know I’ve been playing fast and loose with the schedule of this column, and August will be no different! Fellow t... Read More...

Enforced – At the Walls

Pete Williams

July 17, 2019

Reviews

Trends can sometimes be difficult to identify. You see something over and over again, but you’re not always sure if there’s a pattern or just a series of coincidences. Until you see other people asking around ... Read More...

Hey! Listen to Violence Condoned!

Pete Williams

January 24, 2019

Listen To This!

Whenever I find a good crossover thrash band, I feel the need to share it with anyone I know who might listen to it. I’ve got my metal fans who love the sheer chaos of it all and are glad to have the occasiona... Read More...

Plague Years – Unholy Infestation

Pete Williams

December 20, 2018

Reviews

It’s that time of year again. The middle of December when you remember you haven’t done your holiday shopping so you’re packing it all in at the last minute. Sometimes you’re early enough where you get it all ... Read More...

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