Into the Pit // Q3 2020
Howdy headbangers,
Let's get the sad stuff out of the way upfront. The thrash world lost a major figure with the unexpected passing of Power Trip frontman Riley Gale last month. I'm not going to pretend I h... Read More...
Into the Pit – First Quarter 2020
Howdy headbangers! Josh here, I'm officially taking over Into the Pit while Pete's off trying to make the world a better place and whatnot. This means two things: a) it's gonna get a whole lot groovier around h... Read More...
Into the Pit – 2019 Wrap-Up And Playlist Swap
Happy holidays, fellow moshers! Once again, we find ourselves at the end of the year. A calendar is about to get thrown out just to be replaced by another one with a new number on it. But what a year it was! 20... Read More...
Meshiaak – Mask Of All Misery
Meshiaak's debut album, Alliance of Thieves (2016), is one of the best thrash metal albums to ever come out of Australia. A supergroup of sorts, featuring current and ex-members of 4Arm and Terramaze, the Melbo... Read More...
Best of Closing Tracks
An album doesn't really end when its last note is sounded. Or, at least, great albums don't; there are definitely works out there that only span the time during which the music is playing. But truly great rele... Read More...
Into The Pit – Playlist Swap
Following our mailbag post last week, Pete and I thought we'd get further antiquated with a good old-fashioned Heavy Blog is Heavy playlist swap. We each put together a list of the songs that we thought best de... Read More...
Into the Pit: Thrash Metal Mailbag
Hello fellow pit-sters! This month, I thought we could do something a little different. You all know I’ve been playing fast and loose with the schedule of this column, and August will be no different! Fellow t... Read More...
Hey! Listen to Urne!
No, not the last Ne Obliviscaris album or the Finnish black thrash band who have an album coming out next month; they're both just "Urn". No, not the blackened hardcore band from Melbourne who just kind of disa... Read More...
Killswitch Engage – Atonement
Killswitch Engage have had a bit of a rough go of it over the last decade. The once trailblazing popularisers and perfecters of modern metalcore have maintained both a steady output and flawless live reputation... Read More...
Heavy Issues: What is a Great Song on a Terrible Album?
We here at Heavy Blog like to ponder the big questions: Who are we? Why are we here? What’s your favourite album from 1989? You know, the big stuff. In order to better address such pressing matters, we bring y... Read More...