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Rotten to the Core // October 2021

October 5, 2021

Welcome back, friend. It's been a hell of a month for mosh enjoyers like us. We have been absolutely drowning in killer releases, so much so that even through our combined efforts, we could only cover a fracti... Read More...

Rotten to the Core // June 2021

Calder Dougherty

June 14, 2021

Rotten to the Core

There was so much good broad spectrum -core that came out in May, it was difficult to try and cover it all. So we didn’t. Sorry folks. Check the Circle Pit for links to the releases that definitely deserved a ... Read More...

Rotten to the Core // May 2021

Calder Dougherty

May 10, 2021

Rotten to the Core

Welcome back to Rotten to the Core, where the riffs don’t quit unless they’re yielding for some dumbass kid starting a fight in the pit. God, I miss shows. Let’s just get into the good stuff, huh? - Calder ... Read More...

The Best Year – 2020 In Review

Eden Kupermintz

January 25, 2021

Editorials

Hey. I want to make sure that you know something: 2020 is the best year for the next few decades. Yes, I know that that seems impossible and if you get specific about it, it's probably not true. That is, there... 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...

Rapidfire Roundup – Bleed From Within, Currents, and Ebonivory

Joshua Bulleid

June 2, 2020

Reviews

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...

Playlist Swap // 5/6/2020

Nate Johnson

May 6, 2020

Playlist Swap

Even a cursory glance of our biweekly playlist updates will reveal that there is a great deal of variety among our staff’s musical tastes. Due to this, we brainstormed the idea of Playlist Swap, wher... Read More...

Polaris – The Death of Me

Joshua Bulleid

February 14, 2020

Reviews

Polaris's debut record, The Mortal Coil (2017) was the first album I ever reviewed for Heavy Blog. While my life remains largely unchanged since then, a lot of has happened for the band in the interim. At the t... Read More...

Hey! Listen to Dragged Under!

Joshua Bulleid

January 21, 2020

Listen To This!

2020 is off to a hell of start, with great releases from all across the musical spectrum already and plenty more on the horizon as well. When spoile for choice, it's often sensible to fall back on old favourite... Read More...

2020 Primer – Heavy Blog’s Most Anticipated Releases of the Year (Thus Far)

Scott Murphy

January 3, 2020

Release Day Roundup

Editor’s Note: I’m glad to welcome longtime reader Remi VL as a regular guest contributor to our Release Day Roundup posts! He submitted several of the albums listed below. Join his Facebook group&nb... Read More...

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