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AMA (Ask Metal Anything) // November 2020

November 9, 2020

AMA is Heavy Blog’s monthly community Q&A column, where readers ask questions across the gamut, and we are legally required by the universal laws of “AMA” to answer them! These are edited and excerpted tra... Read More...

Hey! Listen to Carnosus!

Joshua Bulleid

March 19, 2020

Listen To This!

Sweden's Carnosus recommend themselves as being "For fans of REVOCATION, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, SYLOSIS, ARSIS, AT THE GATES and RIVERS OF NIHIL"– a description that (apart from seemingly being custom-tailore... Read More...

Hey! Listen to Stoned God!

Joshua Bulleid

February 11, 2020

Listen To This!

This year is already shaping up to be a monumental year for heavy music. It seems like there's been more great releases in these first couple of months than the entire first half of 2019 combined. Moreover, eve... 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...

A Gift to Artwork – Rivers of Nihil’s Where Owls Know My Name

Karlo Doroc

June 3, 2019

A Gift to Artwork

A Gift to Artwork, taken from the Caligula’s Horse song “A Gift to Afterthought”, breaks down and analyses your favourite album artwork. The first time an album’s name appears, it will link to a large and (whe... Read More...

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE – Flub Feels Line Inhaling “Wild Smoke”

Noyan

April 17, 2019

Premieres

Technical death metal project Flub has always been one to watch. Featuring members of Vale of Pnath and Rivers of Nihil, they've certainly got the credentials, but there's more to making good music than having been in other good bands. Indeed, Flub's 2014 EP Advent showed that they can blend an upbeat vibe and progressive elements into a technical sound to create their own niche. Now, they're back with "Wild Smoke" and an upcoming full length album to blow you away.

The Trials of Conjurer, or the Ceaseless Fun of Touring in a Van

Pete Williams

April 10, 2019

Interviews

I walked into Moe’s Original BBQ just before 6. The show didn’t start until 8, but bands were scattered throughout the restaurant and music venue, checking the soundboard during mic checks and setting up merch... Read More...

Hath – Of Rot and Ruin

Joshua Bulleid

April 5, 2019

Reviews

2018 was a big year for progressive death metal, with outstanding releases coming from the likes of Rivers of Nihil, Alkaloid, Slugdge, Obscura and Beyond Creation – just to name a few. However, those bands al... Read More...

The Anatomy Of: Conjurer

Pete Williams

February 27, 2019

The Anatomy Of

Blackened sludge quartet Conjurer are hitting the road, so we thought it would be a perfect time to ask them about what makes them tick. It’s not often you get to hear this kind of plodding doom with the kind ... Read More...

Metal Journalism’s Top 30 Albums of 2018

Nick Cusworth

January 25, 2019

Best of 2018, Lists!

Hello, and welcome to the final post we will have about 2018! Yes, it’s late January. And yes, this is coming out much later than in previous years. After several years of completely burning myself out assembl... Read More...

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