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Lamb of God – Lamb of God

Joshua Bulleid
June 5, 2020
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Lamb of God is way better than it's lackluster lead singles would lead you to believe. Although it doesn't at all break the mold of the band's past releases, this is the most invigorated Lamb of God have sounde... Read More...

The Ghost Inside – The Ghost Inside

Pete Williams
June 4, 2020
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As we sit in the year 2020 with all of its ups and downs, I can’t help but think that there’s really nothing more uniting than the story of the underdog. Everybody in the world loves a come back story. Nothing... Read More...

END – Splinters From an Ever-Changing Face

Matt MacLennan
June 3, 2020
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Something, something, the sum of its parts, or whatever. Anyone coming to END and asking "what do you get if you cross Counterparts with Fit For An Autopsy and Dillinger..." is already doing themselves a disser... Read More...

Rapidfire Roundup – Bleed From Within, Currents, and Ebonivory

Joshua Bulleid
June 2, 2020
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Bleed From Within - Fracture Bleed From Within really hit their stride with their previous record, Era (2018) – returning after an almost-five year absence with an album that stripped away a lot of their death... Read More...

156/Silence – Irrational Pull

Matt MacLennan
June 1, 2020
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The choice to leave the label system and release a new LP on their own is one that 156/Silence made without hesitation; taking their future firmly in their own hands and making sure that new LP Irrational Pull ... Read More...

Make Them Suffer – How to Survive a Funeral

Nate Johnson
May 28, 2020
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Change is inevitable and is always accompanied with some level of discomfort. Miles Davis said it best: “It’s not about standing still and becoming safe. If anybody wants to keep creating, they have to be abo... Read More...

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Underer Debuts Kaleidoscopic Dissonance With “Steven”

Matt MacLennan
May 28, 2020
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With the most unceremonious title of any track released in 2020, Heavy Blog presents "Steven", one of the most bizarre and satisfying tracks to come from Underer's debut LP The Code. Underer - the brainchild of... Read More...

Hey! Listen to Codex Obscura!

Joshua Bulleid
May 21, 2020
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Extreme metal is already a niche unto itself, laden with sub-genres upon sub-genres. Yet, even by extreme metal's obscure standards, depressive deathcore solo projects by transgender artists, is probably about ... Read More...

Xibalba – Años En Infierno

Joshua Bulleid
May 19, 2020
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Xibalba first made a name for themselves based on the sheer power of their particular blend of crushing  hardcore and brutal death metal. Although few, if any, have matched the intensity of their output, the in... Read More...

Grind My Gears – Blasting In Perpetuity

Matt MacLennan
May 14, 2020
Grind My Gears
So, we're still locked up. We're still thinking about learning new hobbies then giving them up after a day. Netflix has run out of original content and is secretly mining Amazon for their shows. But there is st... Read More...
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