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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...

Post Rock Post // 2021 In Review

Nick Cusworth
January 17, 2022
Best of 2021, Post Rock Post
In a way it doesn’t quite feel right being the person who has to neatly “summarize” the state of post- in 2021. I wasn’t actually actively here covering it for a good chunk of the year, and even when I was, I ... 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...

Plebeian Grandstand – Rien ne suffit

Jimmy Rowe
December 7, 2021
Reviews
French blackened hardcore outfit Plebeian Grandstand have continuously cultivated an ever-building hype and air of mystique about them, reaching back to 2010 with their debut album How Hate Is Hard To Define, ... Read More...

Heavy Blog’s Top 25 Albums of 2021 (So Far)

Heavy Blog
July 12, 2021
Lists!
I know Eden already made this comment in his Missive into, but...seriously? July already? Maybe it’s because 2020 felt like a time void and the universe is playing catch up (or something like that). As is our ... Read More...

Unmetal Monthly // July 2021

Jonathan Adams
July 12, 2021
Columns, Unmetal Monthly
What a year, gang. The last 18 months have felt incredibly strange on a multitude of levels, almost like a nightmare that's slowly fading but not quite finished with you yet. There isn't an industry on the pla... Read More...

Post Rock Post // July 2021

Eden Kupermintz
July 12, 2021
Post Rock Post
Hello and the postiest of greetings you all! I’m sorry, it’s really hot today and my brain is completely fried. You know what’s great for that? That’s right, some slow, crescendo-filled, emotional music! As we... Read More...

Editors’ Picks // May 2021

Heavy Blog
May 10, 2021
Editors' Picks
What a month! May was arguably the most stacked month of the year thus far, and as you’ll see from the picks below, incredibly well-rounded as well. Our top picks include everything from The Armed’s noise-pop-... Read More...

Unmetal Monthly // May 2021

Jonathan Adams
May 10, 2021
Unmetal Monthly
It’s finally spring, and the music world is starting to hop into action. Not saying that the releases of the early months of the year were of low quality (categorically untrue), but there’s something about the... Read More...

Post Rock Post // May 2021

Nick Cusworth
May 10, 2021
Post Rock Post
Hey folks. You may have noticed I wasn’t at the helm of the column or anywhere to be found last month. Without going into too much detail, I haven’t been doing great mentally. I switched meds and have been wor... Read More...
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