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Hey! Listen to BleakHeart!

Eden Kupermintz
October 12, 2020
Listen To This!
I just love it when a band's name, artwork, and Bandcamp tags all conspire together to tell you exactly what sort of music you're about to hear. In the case of Denver's BleakHeart, this is very much the case (... Read More...

Genre Genesis // Ulver – “Russian Doll”

Nick Cusworth
October 5, 2020
Genre Genesis
Genre Genesis is our monthly column dedicated to the hardworking and endlessly patient partners of Heavy Blog editors and writers, who are, shall we say, not nearly as invested in heavier music as we tend to b... Read More...

Ulver – Flowers of Evil

Eden Kupermintz
September 9, 2020
Reviews
My review for the previous Ulver album dealt with the album in broad, conceptual brushes because the release itself was broad and conceptual. This new release, Flowers of Evil, feels like a more intimate and l... Read More...

Editors’ Picks – August 2020

Heavy Blog
September 2, 2020
Columns, Editors' Picks
As you might have guessed already, the Monthly Missive's intro will be taking much of the spotlight away from this intro. But the Editors' Picks intro is something I've been writing for years now, ever since w... Read More...

Post Rock Post // June 2020

Nick Cusworth
July 17, 2020
Post Rock Post
We have failed as a country. Fundamentally and totally. Somehow this fact was easy enough to ignore when the tragedy was confined mostly to a select few hotspots in major coastal metropolitan areas. Images of ... Read More...

Secret Shame – Dark Synthetics

Scott Murphy
September 6, 2019
Reviews
As I covered in our video premiere for "Calm," Secret Shame strike just the right balance of post-punk nostalgia and innovation. The group employs a "dark rock" kaleidoscope throughout Dark Synthetics that tou... Read More...

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Try to Stay “Calm” About Secret Shame

Scott Murphy
September 5, 2019
Premieres, Video
Effective post-punk seemingly always strikes a balance between genre ideals and young energy. Of course, the same can be said about a multitude of genres. But this feels especially true for post-punk, a style ... Read More...

Uniform & The Body – Everything That Dies Someday Comes Back

Scott Murphy
August 13, 2019
Reviews
There's a fine line between consistency and stagnation, especially with a sophomore album. Whether an artist offers too much of the same or does a complete about-face, both approaches can easily turn off early... Read More...

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: “Follow the Snake” with New Video from Zvi

Scott Murphy
August 1, 2019
Premieres, Video
Feature Photo by Justina Villanueva Ron Varod (Kayo Dot, Psalm Zero) has kept busy since releasing the phenomenal Deer Pink as Zvi in April. He relocated from Brooklyn to Portland (Oregon), released a colle... Read More...

LINGUA IGNOTA – CALIGULA

Scott Murphy
July 25, 2019
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Though I have no first-hand experience with this, my sense is that it's more difficult for women and members of the LGBTQ+ to break into the relative mainstream of experimental music. Sure, you could argue tha... Read More...
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