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Hey! Listen to Infirmos!

January 6, 2020

Just in case, for some reason, you were worried that the traditional heavy metal revival wouldn't make it into 2020, I'm here to assuage your concerns. Your balm comes in the form of Infirmos and their debut, ... Read More...

Saint Vitus – Saint Vitus

Pete Williams

May 3, 2019

Reviews

It’s always a bit of a treat to see bands that have been around for years keep churning out new material. Sometimes these bands can still make great records well into their second, third, and even fourth decad... Read More...

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Don’t Forget That Nekromant Want You Dead With This New Lyric Video

Eden Kupermintz

December 5, 2018

News

I will never tired of the Nordic obsession with heavy metal; just this year, we've covered so many bands from Scandinavia who walk in the path of Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, and their ilk. The thing is, they so... Read More...

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE – Feel the Power of Sundecay’s “Gale”

Eden Kupermintz

November 23, 2018

News

As I mentioned a few days ago, one of the best things to come from the traditional metal revival, at least for me, is the resurgence of what's often called "proto-doom", that kind of slow, thick heavy metal tha... Read More...

Lock Up – Demonization

Bill Fetty

March 6, 2017

Reviews

Whenever your band starts with the longtime bassist of Napalm Death (Shane Embury) and the vocalist from Brutal Truth (Kevin Sharp) it’s a fairly safe bet that you’re in for some serious grindcore. Add a drummer who has worked with Cradle of Filth and Dimmu Borgir (Nick Barker), stir with a heaping helping of guitar from Chile’s Pentagram and Criminal (Anton Reisenegger) and you have the latest incarnation of grind supergroup, Lock Up. This crew brings us their latest onslaught, Demonization.

Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats – The Night Creeper

Heavy Blog

November 2, 2015

Reviews

What's old is new again; or it wants to be, at least. Over the past decade or so, there'e been an influx of bands that look to the forefathers of heavy metal and classic rock as the blueprint for the type of mu... Read More...

Heavy Blog Is Heavy’s Guide To The 2015 Festival Season!

Heavy Blog

May 11, 2015

Features

If you're in the northern hemisphere like most of you who read this site, then you're no doubt enjoying the benefits of natural seasonal changes as the nightmare that was winter 2015 has given way to a beautifu... Read More...

Cult Of Luna Announce One-Off Dates Leading Up To Psycho California Performance

Heavy Blog

January 28, 2015

News

Sweden’s Cult of Luna may have announced just over a year ago that they’d be going on hiatus, but they left things pretty open-ended. In their December 2013 statement, they stated that “Maybe we’ll release an... Read More...

Fenriz of Darkthrone: The Heavy Blog Is Heavy Interview

Heavy Blog

April 12, 2013

Interviews

When black metal was only a twinkle in the eye of the public, Darkthrone were... well, playing death metal under the name Black Death at the time. But in 1991, they changed their name and created the music we... Read More...

Pentagram and Sunn O))) To Headline Southern Lord’s Power Of The Riff East Festival

Jimmy Rowe

July 2, 2012

News

Apparently Southern Lord did a festival last year out west that I didn't know about, which makes sense, because I don't live out there. I can only keep tabs on things I have a snowball's chance in hell of cat... Read More...

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