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Heavy Blog’s Top 50 Albums of 2021

January 17, 2022

Best of 2021, Lists!

Last year, we didn't run a traditional "Best Of" list like the rest of the online music community likes to do. Deep into the pandemic, values changed, and the year-end push to create retrospective content summ... Read More...

The Prog-nosis // 2021 In Review

Eden Kupermintz

January 17, 2022

Best of 2021

Well there you are, another year just like that. I was going to joke about how time doesn’t have any meaning post-pandemic and just kind of floats by unnoticed while you do your silly life stuff, but I’ve real... Read More...

The Industry Awards 2021: Music Journalism’s Top 50 Metal Albums & More

Nick Cusworth

January 17, 2022

Best of 2021, Lists!

I am Sisyphus, and this series is my boulder. Last year I swore I would not do this again without some major help. And while I did have a few people reach out to me with some valiant attempts at automating thi... Read More...

Heavy Blog Readers’ Top Albums of 2021

Nick Cusworth

January 17, 2022

Best of 2021, Lists!

After the success of last year's poll, I decided it was worth the time and immense pain of doing this again! Once again and always, I am a glutton for pain. But enough about me! This post is all about you! Wel... Read More...

A Gift To Artwork // 2021 In Review

Karlo Doroc

January 17, 2022

A Gift to Artwork, Columns, Features

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...

Editors’ Picks // October 2021

Heavy Blog

October 5, 2021

Editors' Picks

October! The gateway into winter. Is it actually? I have no idea, I live in the desert, and we have no concept of winter here, not really. But the narrative suits me and so I'll stick with it. This month's Edi... Read More...

Rivers of Nihil – The Work

Joshua Bulleid

October 5, 2021

Reviews

Rivers of Nihil have gone from strength to strength with each of their previous releases, culminating in 2018's runaway AOTY Where Owls Know My Name. Part of what made Owls so striking was just how unexpected i... Read More...

Death’s Door // October 2021

Heavy Blog

October 5, 2021

Death's Door

Welcome once more unto Death's Door. It's been an insane month. It's late, I'm exhausted, and very thankful for good death metal to keep my weary brain company. I'll be brief: Death metal was good to us this m... Read More...

246 – Six Degrees Of Six Degrees

Noyan

October 4, 2021

Podcast

Heavy Pod Is Heavy Cast! This week we talk about new material from Archspire, Animals as Leaders, Enslaved, Trivium, Rivers of Nihil, Mastodon, The Armed, Limp Bizkit, Frontierer and Full of Hel... Read More...

Release Day Roundup – 9/24/21

Scott Murphy

September 24, 2021

Release Day Roundup

Editor’s Note: Do you think we “missed” an album this week? Click here. Each month, we always seem to come to the same conclusion when it comes to our Editors’ Picks column: Friday ... Read More...

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