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      Eden Kupermintz
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Heavy Blog’s Superlative List for 2021

Eden Kupermintz
January 17, 2022
Best of 2021, Lists!
Well. Here we are again. Another year ends and the insatiable urge within us to look back and to summarize kicks in. But, like last year, we have chosen to resist this urge somewhat by doing away with having a... Read More...

Rotten to the Core // 2021 In Review

Calder Dougherty
January 17, 2022
Best of 2021, Rotten to the Core
Sorry if I sound a little exasperated these days -- I am. I live right up the road from our latest local superspreader event slash biggest fest of the year, FYA in Tampa. With our governor's devil-may-care att... Read More...

Heavy Blog Readers’ Top Albums of 2021

Nick Cusworth
January 17, 2022
Best of 2021, Lists!
After the success of last year's poll, I decided it was worth the time and immense pain of doing this again! Once again and always, I am a glutton for pain. But enough about me! This post is all about you! Wel... Read More...

Playlist Swap – 12/05/21

Joshua Bulleid
December 7, 2021
Playlist Swap
Fellow Melbournian Heavy Blogger Karlo was one of my very first Playlist Swaps back when I joined the Blog in 2017. A lot has happened since then, but we're still here, Blogging away. So, since it's almost AOTY... Read More...

Editors’ Picks // October 2021

Heavy Blog
October 5, 2021
Editors' Picks
October! The gateway into winter. Is it actually? I have no idea, I live in the desert, and we have no concept of winter here, not really. But the narrative suits me and so I'll stick with it. This month's Edi... Read More...

Rotten to the Core // October 2021

Calder Dougherty
October 5, 2021
Rotten to the Core
Welcome back, friend. It's been a hell of a month for mosh enjoyers like us. We have been absolutely drowning in killer releases, so much so that even through our combined efforts, we could only cover a fracti... Read More...

Release Day Roundup – 9/17/21

Scott Murphy
September 17, 2021
Release Day Roundup
Editor’s Note: Do you think we “missed” an album this week? Click here. Each month, we always seem to come to the same conclusion when it comes to our Editors’ Picks column: Friday ... Read More...

The Anatomy Of – Employed to Serve (Plus, A Review!)

Joshua Bulleid
September 8, 2021
Reviews, The Anatomy Of
I think it’s important for people to look outside their comfort zone for music as well as most other things in life, and it’s something I practice myself. Close readers know I’m the doom guy around here, and I... Read More...

Metal Journalism’s Top 50 Albums of 2019

Nick Cusworth
February 18, 2020
Best of 2019, Lists!
We may have already posted every list imaginable for the year of 2019, and we may have turned the corner well into our coverage of 2020 and all of the goodness it has to offer, but there is still one order... Read More...

Disco Loadout: 2019 In Review

Simon Clark
December 23, 2019
Best of 2019, Disco Loadout
The Load-In As I sit down to start writing these words, my gigging year is not quite done, but the end is in sight. Beyond it lies the desolate wasteland of early January, but we'll worry about that when I ... Read More...
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