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Total Request Live: Baroness’s John Baizley on Concerts By Request, Post-COVID Touring, and Gold & Grey

November 10, 2021

“Hi there Pete,” the email started out. I love getting these emails from bands and their agencies. It always feels very validating to know that people and artists appreciate what I do on Heavy Blog. I love wri... Read More...

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Brian Campeau’s New Single is “Fail Proof”

Scott Murphy

May 26, 2020

Premieres

Will we see the day when Art As Catharsis releases a dud? So far, the evidence suggests a resounding, "No." The label has released music from every corner of the Australian underground, and each of their artis... Read More...

Northlane – Alien

Ryan Castrati

September 26, 2019

Reviews

Northlane have been rising through the progressive metalcore ranks with each album they've released since 2011. Once they acquired multi-faceted frontman Marcus Bridge in 2015, it seemed the band were destined ... Read More...

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Worship at the “Shrines of the Wakhan” with Hashshashin’s Psychedelic Middle Eastern Post-Rock

Scott Murphy

September 11, 2019

Premieres

With my current schedule being as tight as it is, there has to be something compelling about a release to warrant one of my verbose, 1,000+ word reviews; the days where I'd publish near daily reviews on Sputni... Read More...

Immortal Bird – Thrive On Neglect

Matt MacLennan

June 25, 2019

Reviews

Crusty blackened proggy deathgrind. That's how Immortal Bird describe their sound on social media. It's enough of a mouthful that it will surely put some folks off before they even hit play, but that would be a... Read More...

Heavy Delinquency – CB Murdoc’s Here Be Dragons

Eden Kupermintz

June 6, 2019

Heavy Delinquency, Listen To This!

I was never much of a Meshuggah fan. I mean, I appreciate their music more than I listen to it on a day to day basis. Nothing is a masterpiece; Destroy, Erase, Improve changed what I thought metal could do. Bu... Read More...

Baroness – Gold & Grey

Pete Williams

June 5, 2019

Reviews

It’s always a tricky thing when an established group puts out a new record. You don’t want to get your hopes up necessarily, but you’re just really looking forward to hearing it. Especially if that artist is o... Read More...

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Parliament Owls deliver with New Single “Cloudseeder”

Trent Bos

May 13, 2019

News

I first stumbled upon this band back in February in one of the sometimes rare, yet coolest ways to find new good music, opening a local show! Three months later, I’m happy to be premiering the debut single fro... Read More...

Palehorse/Palerider Get Meditative on New Track “Fire Gone Out”

Bill Fetty

May 1, 2019

Premieres

The Denver trio Palehorse/Palerider embody the core aesthetics of doomgaze, meticulously crafting sweeping soundscapes ripe with mysticism and guttural power. Layering Brandon Richier’s shimmering guitar work ... Read More...

Lost in Kiev – Persona

Bill Fetty

April 18, 2019

Reviews

Parisian post-rockers, Lost in Kiev, present their third full-length, Persona, through the welcoming arms of record label, Pelagic, which will, if there is any justice, crack open the band’s exposure to an ent... Read More...

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