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Rotten to the Core // 2020 In Review

January 25, 2021

Best of 2020, Rotten to the Core

It’s been a hell of a year, and we’ve needed every ounce of good music to get us through. 2020 saw a huge resurgence of insane mathcore, traditional metalcore revival, crossover hardcore, and much of the djent... Read More...

We Asked, You Decided: Heavy Blog Readers’ Top Albums of 2020

Nick Cusworth

January 25, 2021

Best of 2020, Lists!

In all the years I've been a part of this site and helping out with our end of year coverage, I have wanted to conduct a readers' poll. Alas, we never had the bandwidth to do so given the timing and timeframe ... Read More...

Rotten to the Core // December 2020

Calder Dougherty

December 7, 2020

Rotten to the Core

Nothing pithy or pissy this month. The world continues to burn, but we’re getting through it one riff at a time. Happy holidays from ours to yours! Stay safe out there and mosh responsibly. - Calder Dougher... Read More...

Release Day Roundup – 11/27/20

Scott Murphy

November 27, 2020

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...

Disco Loadout: 2019 In Review

Simon Clark

December 23, 2019

Best of 2019, Disco Loadout

The Load-In As I sit down to start writing these words, my gigging year is not quite done, but the end is in sight. Beyond it lies the desolate wasteland of early January, but we'll worry about that when I ... Read More...

Disco Loadout – August 2019: Battles & ArcTanGent

Simon Clark

September 4, 2019

Disco Loadout

The Load In August may have been a relatively quiet month in terms of the volume of events I attended, but there can be no doubt that the quality has been exceptionally high. Having already spoken at ... Read More...

Disco Loadout – April 2019: Caleb Scofield Memorial, Daughters, Bad Pond Festival, Devin Townsend, Ho99o9

Simon Clark

May 7, 2019

Disco Loadout, News

The Load-In Before we properly get stuck in to a busy month of shows, I did just want to share a little story about a brief encounter with a fellow gig junkie with Olympic-level commitment to the live music... Read More...

Disco Loadout – March 2019 – Press To MECO, Jo Quail, Devin Townsend (sort of)

Simon Clark

April 9, 2019

Disco Loadout

The Load-In Aaaaand we're back. Maybe you noticed, maybe you didn't, but I substituted last month's column for my Keith Flint memorial piece. That felt like it needed to be done. I had been intending to wr... Read More...

Disco Loadout – December 2018: Bad Sign & Palm Reader

Simon Clark

January 2, 2019

Disco Loadout

The Load-In As I write these words, we are deep in the festive dead-zone, where gigs by anyone other than tribute or function bands are practically non-existent. Fortunately, in amongst the office parties ... Read More...

Disco Loadout: 2018 In Review

Simon Clark

December 19, 2018

Best of 2018

Four years ago, I started to keep a complete list of every band I saw. Three years ago, I began kicking myself for not starting that childishly simple task sooner. Never mind. At least I can tell you... Read More...

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