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    • Heavy Blog's Superlative List for 2021

      Eden Kupermintz
      January 17, 2022
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      Eden Kupermintz
      January 17, 2022
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      Nick Cusworth
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      January 17, 2022
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      Eden Kupermintz
      January 17, 2022
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      January 17, 2022
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Heavy Rewind – Mercenary

Eden Kupermintz
November 19, 2015
Features, Heavy Rewind
Somewhere in the middle of the first decade of the new millennium, a movement was brewing. An idea, a sound, a sensation had started to stretch its fingers into metal and to stir, creating new sounds and sensib... Read More...
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Raunchy Stream Truth Taker With Mike Semesky In Tow

Eden Kupermintz
October 13, 2014
News
Raunchy are an interesting band: melding cloyingly sweet pop melodies and heavier, metalcore like riffs in two one hazy elixir, their unique sound can definitely be said to have been ahead of its time. Long... Read More...
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Persefone Detail New Album Spiritual Migration

Jimmy Rowe
February 6, 2013
News
Progressive death metal group Persefone have unveiled details of their new album.
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Scar Symmetry – The Unseen Empire

Jimmy Rowe
May 5, 2011
Reviews
Scar Symmetry The Unseen Empire 01. The Anomaly 02. Illuminoid Dream Sequence 03. Extinction Mantra 04. Seers of the Schaton 05. Domination Agenda 06. Astronomicon 07. Rise of the Reptilian Regime 08. ... Read More...
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Mercenary – Metamorphosis

Jimmy Rowe
February 24, 2011
Reviews
Mercenary Metamorphosis 01. Through the Eyes of the Devil 02. The Follower 03. In A River Of Madness 04. Memoria 05. Velvet Lies 06. In Bloodred Shades 07. Shades of Gray 08. On The Edge Of Sanity 0... Read More...
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Songs I Like By Bands I Don’t (Part 1?)

Jimmy Rowe
December 10, 2010
Editorials, Lists!, Video
I saw this idea thrown up by the ladies over at Reign In Blonde (via Metalsucks, of course), outlining a list of enjoyable songs by bands who are otherwise not all that enjoyable. I thought to myself, "Well, he... Read More...

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  • Moon Tooth – Phototroph

    Eden Kupermintz
    May 5, 2022
    By now, Moon Tooth have garnered themselves quite a following in the progressive metal spaces. This is no accident; the scene is hungry for the kind of upbeat and unrestrained music that Moon Tooth is creating. Good news then: Phototroph is by far the band’s most energetic and “poppy” release, and I mean that in the best way possible.
  • Path of Might – Deep Chrome

    Eden Kupermintz
    May 5, 2022
    Back in 2016, I first heard Path of Might's "Mountain of Flowers & Fruit", from their self-titled release, and I wa... Read More...
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    A friend recently asked me a baffling question: Is Nicolas Cage a good actor? It’s a seemingly simple inquiry, right... Read More...
  • Eight Bells – Legacy of Ruin

    Eden Kupermintz
    April 7, 2022
    Legacy of Ruin very much continues Eight Bells' style of ethereal, haunting doom but splices it with more dynamic and muscular riffs, drums, and vocals for a new, and markedly improved, version of the band's sound. It is still an album to sink into to be sure, but it also affords the listener with more footholds on their way down.