Release Day Roundup – 4/9/21
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...
Celtic Connection – It’s Been Awhile
Remarkably, the little but loud country I call home is still attached to the rest of the UK both politically and geographically. Yes, I know. No one has taken the impetus to physically remove us from our ties w... Read More...
Disco Loadout – May 2019: Amenra (twice), Employed To Serve, We Never Learned To Live
The Load-In
Good lord, it's been a big month. It's not necessarily been a high-volume month in terms of the quantity of shows, but the quality has been incredibly high. Some special, one-off sets and a pair... Read More...
Holy Roar Records Files Pt. 10 – We Never Learned To Live’s The Sleepwalk Transmissions
It's that time again where Heavy Blog sets up the soapbox and lets me shout to the heavens about the best record label around - Holy Roar. Always ambitious and never ceasing to help shine a spotlight on brillia... Read More...
(Un)holy Land – Notes from Israel’s Corrosive Music Scene
This post has been a long time coming. We've been dropping hints here and there for years now about the growing underground scene in Israel, a scene which I, as a native of Tel Aviv, am well poised to explore. ... Read More...
Erlen Meyer – Sang et Or
Perhaps it is just the linguistic tin ear awarded to native English speakers influencing me, but French seems to me to be a language much more effective at conjuring a mysterious, enigmatic atmosphere than our... Read More...
Rotten To The Core – These Arms Are Seizures
Sometimes while you're waiting over two years for a band to release some new music, they come along and release it with another band who you've also been waiting for music from, but for five whole years. What d... Read More...
Calligram – Askesis
Stop paying attention for a minute and a slew of underground acts with immense talent will pass by. There's just a lot of music out there. Obviously. When Basick Records pulled the pin on Askesis, the label deb... Read More...
Rick Chapple of Devil Sold His Soul – The Heavy Blog Interview
During the mid-2000s, the UK hardcore and metal scene underwent a re-energisation of sorts due to the emergence of several bands who have since spearheaded the genres to modern popularity. Bands like Enter Shikari and Bring Me the Horizon resonated with mainstream crowds since their inceptions and have since established themselves as global institutions. On the other hand, Architects instantly occupied the forefront of an underground charge and, over the years, have also crossed over into popular realms. However, bubbling underneath the surface was (and still is) a whole scene of innovative, vital artists whose records define the country’s musical output at its finest, with albums that will undoubtedly stand the test of time among aficionados of heavy music. One such act is Devil Sold His Soul who, in this writer’s humble opinion, are one of the best bands the UK has ever birthed.
What Heavy Blog Is Really Listening To – 12/15/16
For those who missed our last installment, We post biweekly updates covering what the staff at Heavy Blog have been spinning. Given the amount of time we spend on the site telling you about music that does not fall neatly into the confines of conventional “metal,” it should come as no surprise that many of us on staff have pretty eclectic tastes that range far outside of metal and heavy things. We can’t post about all of them at length here, but we can at least let you know what we’re actually listening to. For those that would like to participate as well (and please do) can drop a 3X3 in the comments, which can be made with tapmusic.net through your last.fm account, or create it manually with topsters.net. Also, consider these posts open threads to talk about pretty much anything music-related. We love hearing all of your thoughts on this stuff and love being able to nerd out along with all of you.