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EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Let’s Rock With Black Elephant’s “Seven Swords”

August 12, 2020

Another day, another excellent Small Stone Records release. If you've been following my adventures with this excellent label, you'll already know what to expect here. Namely, fuzz and lots of it. And, indeed, ... Read More...

Heavy Blog’s Top 25 Albums of 2020 (So Far)

Heavy Blog

July 24, 2020

Lists!

I have spent most of my considerable number of intros in 2020 to talk about how the world is falling apart. No one can blame me; the world is falling apart and we haven't seen anything yet. We're in the prelud... Read More...

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Sail Channel the Lockdown Energies Into Their “Mannequin”

Eden Kupermintz

July 10, 2020

Premieres

It's pretty amazing how quickly quarantine and lockdown have become sanitzed. There are already (and have been for a few weeks) listicles and "self help" posts about living your best quarantine and how to, for... Read More...

Hail Spirit Noir – Eden In Reverse

Scott Murphy

June 10, 2020

Reviews

With music, as in every facet of life, expectation creates a breeding ground for disappointment. Albums often clear the bar fans continuously raise, of course, but they can also hit it straight on or miss the ... Read More...

Forming the Void – Reverie

Jordan Jerabek

April 30, 2020

Reviews

In a recent Heavy Blog AMA, the staff was asked about our listening and reviewing process. Specifically, our sense of how long it takes us to form an idea of how good an album is on our initial spin. This is a... Read More...

Oranssi Pazuzu – Mestarin Kynsi

Jonathan Adams

April 20, 2020

Reviews

Black metal, love it or hate it, is nearly unassailable as a primordial and evolutionary force in the metal world. From its bleak conception and incendiary public introduction/popularization to its evolution a... Read More...

Ground Patrol – Geophone

Scott Murphy

February 27, 2020

Reviews

Since I passed my 5-year mark with Heavy Blog late last year, I've been reflecting on my own philosophies on and experiences with music. Formally reviewing music has been a significant hobby of mine for at lea... Read More...

Insect Ark – The Vanishing

Pete Williams

February 20, 2020

Reviews

I don’t know about anyone else, but nothing gets my head bobbing faster than a good chilled out groove. Nothing too fancy about it, just a sweet bass line and drums that direct the rhythms without taking over ... Read More...

Ecstatic Vision – For the Masses

Laura Ansill

October 11, 2019

Reviews

Last October I went to the Days of Darkness festival in Baltimore, MD to see Blue Oyster Cult play alongside a number of esteemed metal, industrial, and hard rock acts. Among the other bands on the lineup were... Read More...

Apprentice Destroyer – Permanent Climbing Monolith

Scott Murphy

October 8, 2019

Reviews

I've always gravitated towards multi-instrumentalists with an array of sonic interests. Artists who extract unique ideas from a kernel of creativity always tend to mix flavors with each side project. A great e... Read More...

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