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EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE/INTERVIEW: Stone Healer Explore New Territory with Conquistador

April 26, 2021

Progressive death metal is a genre that has taken on a lot of forms, especially in the 21st century. By the nature of it, it is open to blending with other musical styles or genres, often to great effect. It's... Read More...

Liturgy – H.A.Q.Q.

Scott Murphy

November 19, 2019

Reviews

For a six-year run leading up to and through The Ark Work (2015), Hunter Hunt-Hendrix's output as Liturgy made him public enemy number one in the black metal community. Some of this wasn't entirely his fault, ... Read More...

Hey! Listen to Blackhelm!

Joshua Bulleid

July 31, 2019

Listen To This!

Thrash-turned-black metallers Blackhelm have been building a name for themselves amid the Melbourne underground for some time. The band, who started off under the name Metalstorm, already have a series of impre... Read More...

Hey! Listen to The Chemical Mind!

Trent Bos

May 31, 2019

Listen To This!

There's been so many good albums this year it's easy for some to slip through the cracks, even ones that you've already listened to. When I first heard The Chemical Mind's Beneath the Shadow It Casts, admitted... Read More...

Illyria – The Carpathian Summit

Trent Bos

April 15, 2019

Reviews

Earlier this year we ran an article about “what we’re looking forward to in 2019” where I highlighted my excitement for what the sub-genres of blackgaze and post-black metal would have to offer this year. I no... Read More...

prognotes – Schammasch’s Triangle*

Karlo Doroc

December 4, 2018

*prognotes

*prognotes breaks down and analyses your favourite metal and progressive concept albums lyrically and musically. Read other entries in this series here. The last few years have yielded an incredible bounty of... Read More...

Kvlt Kolvmn – September 2018

Heavy Blog

October 3, 2018

Kvlt Kolvmn, Lists!

September was a damn good month for all things frostbitten and evil. Showcasing the genre’s insane breadth of style and influence more than in any month in recent memory, black metal showed up in a big way as the multi-faceted beast we’ve always known it was. The releases featured here are in majority some of our favorite of the year, and we hope you will share that sentiment. So feast your eyes and ears on the ridiculous bounty that was the month in black metal.

A Forest of Stars – Grave Mounds and Grave Mistakes

Jimmy Rowe

September 21, 2018

Reviews

Black metal has reached a critical point in development and rapid expansion through the past decade that introduced interesting sonic experiments to an otherwise insular and esoteric genre. Artistic waves came ... Read More...

Panegyrist – Hierurgy

Simon Handmaker

June 8, 2018

Reviews

I'm not exactly unveiling a deep or hidden truth when I say that the occult has been one of - if not the - most prevailing lyrical themes of metal music since its inception. In fact, I'm pretty sure being a me... Read More...

Kvlt Kolvmn 2017 // Black Metal’s Year in Review

Heavy Blog

December 15, 2017

Kvlt Kolvmn

It’s pretty incredible to reflect on how much Kvlt Kolvmn has grown over the last couple years, especially when it comes to how consequential it’s been for Heavy Blog’s coverage of the vast web of metal subgenr... Read More...

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