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PREMIERE: Brace Your Peripheral Cortex for this Cover of Necrophagist’s “Dawn and Demise”

August 6, 2020

Earlier this year, I raved about the eccentric death metal on God Kaiser Hell, the debut album from Peripheral Cortex. I praised the German quartet for their eclectic approach to songwriting, which recalls the... Read More...

Heavy Blog Guest List – Dylan Walker of Full of Hell

Simon Handmaker

December 18, 2019

Best of 2019

Full of Hell, baby. You know 'em, you love 'em. We do too: they've appeared a handful of times on the blog this year, from our review of Weeping Choir way the hell back in May to their spot near the forefront ... Read More...

The Anatomy Of – Wilderun

Scott Murphy

October 29, 2019

The Anatomy Of

Sometimes, a lead single can all but guarantee you'll love an album, which was very much the case after I heard "Far from Where Dreams Unfurl." As I outlined in my review, Wilderun have crafted my favorite pro... Read More...

Wilderun – Veil of Imagination

Scott Murphy

October 28, 2019

Reviews

"The passion caused by the great and the sublime in nature, when those causes operate most powerfully, is Astonishment; and astonishment is that state of the soul, in which all its motions are suspended, with ... Read More...

Dysrhythmia – Terminal Threshold

Scott Murphy

October 4, 2019

Reviews

The best part about bands with a completely unique identity is the way they not only differentiate themselves from other groups, but from their own sound with each subsequent release. This trait applies direct... Read More...

PREMIERE: Atmospheric Death Metal Act Sidian’s Electrifying New EP Carry My Bones

Jimmy Rowe

September 11, 2019

Premieres

Sidian might not be a household name in the thriving North American prog and technical death metal scene dominated by acts (probably) from the Bay Area and signed to labels like Artisan Era and Unique Leader, ... Read More...

Humanity’s Last Breath – Abyssal

Simon Clark

July 26, 2019

Reviews

Summertime. The living may be easy, the fish jumping and the cotton high, but Humanity's Last Breath couldn't give a shit about that. As Europe is broiled by a particularly ferocious heatwave, the Swedes prepa... Read More...

Hey! Listen to Catalyst!

Joshua Bulleid

June 10, 2019

Listen To This!

Progressive and technical death metal has been having a real moment over the last couple of years. As with everything, however, there is a dark side to the genre's current boom. With so many fantastic progressi... Read More...

Of Modern Architecture – Matricide

Eden Kupermintz

June 4, 2019

Reviews

Like their previous release, which we also covered on the blog, Of Modern Architecture' Matricide is an aggressive whollop in the gut. One part modern, heavy, chuggy metal that borders the lines between deathc... Read More...

Nucleus – Entity

Simon Handmaker

June 3, 2019

Reviews

"Good artists borrow; great artists steal." - Pablo Picasso, maybe This axiom drives metal. It only becomes more true as time's inevitable march covers more and more ground and an increasing number of sound... Read More...

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PREMIERE: Brace Your Peripheral Cortex for this Cover of Necrophagist’s “Dawn and Demise”

Heavy Blog Guest List – Dylan Walker of Full of Hell

The Anatomy Of – Wilderun

Wilderun – Veil of Imagination

Dysrhythmia – Terminal Threshold

PREMIERE: Atmospheric Death Metal Act Sidian’s Electrifying New EP Carry My Bones

Humanity’s Last Breath – Abyssal

Hey! Listen to Catalyst!

Of Modern Architecture – Matricide

Nucleus – Entity

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