Disco Loadout: 2018 In Review
Four years ago, I started to keep a complete list of every band I saw. Three years ago, I began kicking myself for not starting that childishly simple task sooner. Never mind. At least I can tell you... Read More...
Heavy Blog Staff’s Top 10 Albums of 2018
As is the case every year we do this, the exact makeup and composition of the fine (and not so fine) people who build our ranks here at Heavy Blog shifts and changes with every passing year. In a way it's inev... Read More...
Disco Loadout: November 2018 – Pitchshifter, Earthtone9, Boss Keloid & More
Now that's more like it. After a couple of uncommonly lean months, my gig diary was back up to fighting weight in November, and I saw around thirty bands (some of them twice, but we'll get to that), including s... Read More...
Disco Loadout: October 2018 – Euroblast Special
The Load In
The gig drought continues. Admittedly, I was out of the country (again) for a good chunk of the month and, typically, almost everything I wanted to see in October happened whilst I was away. I was ... Read More...
Hypophora – Douse
You only get one chance at a first impression. With the introduction to debut album, Douse, Cornish quartet Hypophora have made a relatively bold one. "Mercurial" may be less than 90 seconds long, but after sli... Read More...
Release Day Roundup – 9/21/18
Each month, we always seem to come to the same conclusion when it comes to our Editors’ Picks column: Friday release days open the floodgates and unleash a seemingly endless stream of quality new music. But whi... Read More...