Skeleton – Skeleton
As I progress through this weird journey that is metal fandom, I’ve increasingly found my enthusiasm for lengthy records fading. Sure, every once in a while a two hour behemoth of an album will keep me enthral... Read More...
What’s Up Punks? – October, 2019: The Fest 18 Preview
What do you get when you combine one weekend (November 1-3, 2019) in a sweaty college town in Florida with comedians, wrestlers, cheap beer, upwards of a dozen venues, and more than 300 even sweatier punk rock... Read More...
Municipal Waste – The Last Rager
During last week’s review of the latest Toxic Holocaust record, I got to thinking a lot about the newest wave of thrash bands that came out around the same time. They all share some characteristics. There’s a ... Read More...
Release Day Roundup – 4/19/19
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 wh... Read More...
Into the Pit – Iron Reagan and the Sound of Oncoming Thrash
I may have bemoaned the decline of thrash in previous columns. If you have been keeping up with me, you would think that there’s really no such thing as modern thrash. “Huh, that’s too bad. It must’ve died in 1... Read More...
Release Day Roundup – 10/12/18
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...
Into the Pit – A Thrashy Introduction
Editor's Note: Pete has a simple goal with this column - keep thrash metal alive. He'll explore key bands. albums and movements in the scene every month. To kick things off, he'll take a look back at thrash's h... Read More...
Iron Reagan/Gatecreeper – Split
Death and thrash metal are really the most related subgenres metalheads like. The two grew up together like siblings, being related to each other but with enough slight differences between them that they are ea... Read More...
What Heavy Blog Is Really Listening To – 1/19/18
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...
Exalter – Persecution Automated
There are few things in life as satisfying as a solid thrash record. Let’s put it up there with an ice cold glass of water after a game of backyard football, and equally refreshing. This is mostly due to the fa... Read More...