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Flash of the Blade // July 2021

Eden Kupermintz
July 12, 2021
Flash of the Blade
Greetings duelists and welcome back to Flash of the Blade! It’s the middle of 2021! Time continues to inexorably move towards the heat death of the universe. Everything is different and yet, the absolute fucki... Read More...

Editors’ Picks // May 2021

Heavy Blog
May 10, 2021
Editors' Picks
What a month! May was arguably the most stacked month of the year thus far, and as you’ll see from the picks below, incredibly well-rounded as well. Our top picks include everything from The Armed’s noise-pop-... Read More...

Release Day Roundup – 4/23/21

Scott Murphy
April 23, 2021
Release Day Roundup
Editor’s Note: Longtime reader Remi VL is a regular guest contributor to our Release Day Roundup posts! He submitted several of the albums listed below. Join his Facebook group for more recommen... Read More...

Flash of the Blade // April 2021

Eden Kupermintz
April 5, 2021
Flash of the Blade
Greetings duelists and welcome back to Flash of the Blade! It's 2021! Everything is different and yet, the absolute fucking same. A monster looms and that monster is called capitalism and if we don't get out o... Read More...

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Dive Into Obsolete’s “Atrophy Of Will”

Eden Kupermintz
March 25, 2021
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My friends, I am thrilled to inform you that it is, once again, time for death metal. Specifically, we're dealing with a particularly caustic and blistering brand of death metal from Minneapolis' Obsolete, who... Read More...

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