Visitors – Crest
Layering one's music is, fundamentally, a balancing act. Especially now that technology has developed to the point that a laptop carrying a backing track can be comfortably carried on stage and their operation ... Read More...
25 – Ethics In Metal Journalism
Eden's back! This week we have a whole batch of news! New music from First Fragment, Devin Townsend and Haunted Shored, Gorguts, Gojira and Inter Arma. Industry stories like Bandcamp's success, Babymetal on Colbert, Northlane selling gear to make ends meet and Cult of Luna's statement about leaking. New videos from Behemoth and Dethrone the Sovereign. Upsetting news including the arrest of Puddle of Mudd singer, Adam Young of Sockweb being arrested for assault and kidnapping, former singer of Fair to Midland in a sad situation. Finally, some random news including Disillusion teasing a return and Whitechapel being confused about whether they have clean vocals on their upcoming album or not. Then we talk about what "journalism" means in the metal scene. Enjoy!
What Heavy Blog Is Really Listening To – 9/5/15
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 ... Read More...
The Kindred Streaming New Album, Life In Lucidity
The Kindred's new album Life In Lucidity is a glorious hodgepodge of progressive metalcore and an oddly psychedelic folk influence reminiscent of a more flamboyant Fair To Midland. Needless to say, we receive... Read More...
The Kindred Post New Video For ‘Everbound’
The Kindred's upcoming record Life In Lucidity is one album that should be firmly on your list of most anticipated albums of 2014. It fills the void of weirdo folk-influenced prog rock that was left when Fair... Read More...
The Kindred Post New Single, ‘Heritage’
I remember coming across the promising young Canadian band Today I Caught The Plague; their name evoked a certain breed of progressive-tinged metalcore, and their sound followed in suit, comparable to The Hum... Read More...
Did Fair To Midland Call It Quits?
Bands seem to be dropping like flies. All in the past few days, The Chariot and God Forbid announced their disbandment, and War From A Harlot's Mouth announced that they would be going on hiatus. Another band... Read More...
Heavy Blog’s Primer for 2013 — Part Six: Karnivool, Dead Letter Circus, Circles
Today's primer for 2013 takes a look at the most anticipated Australian records, including Karnivool, Dead Letter Circus, and Circles!
Lapko – ΓΟΛΕ
When searching for new music it is not always a good idea to pick something out on a whim. There are an endless amount of bands out there, making countless hours of music, and only so much can be worthwhile. However, when the bands you've fallen on for years and years continually let you down over the first quarter of a new year, sometimes the unknown is exactly what one needs to re-spark that energy and love of music that is so important to people in this line of work. Enter Lapko, a finnish alternative rock band whose latest release seemingly fell into my hands from thin air, as it were.
Fair To Midland Announce North American Tour With Dead Letter Circus and Lionize
We love our fair share of alt and prog rock here at Heavy Blog. We've never been shy about our enjoyment of Fair to Midland and Dead Letter Circus, as they're doing their part to keep accessible rock on a f... Read More...