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Heavy Blog’s Superlative List for 2021

January 17, 2022

Best of 2021, Lists!

Well. Here we are again. Another year ends and the insatiable urge within us to look back and to summarize kicks in. But, like last year, we have chosen to resist this urge somewhat by doing away with having a... Read More...

Heavy Blog’s Top 50 Albums of 2021

Heavy Blog

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...

Heavy Blog Guest List // Fierce Deity

Eden Kupermintz

January 17, 2022

Best of 2021, Lists!

I'll be honest with you: the first time I heard Fierce Deity's Power Wisdom Courage I didn't really know what to make of it. It was only our staff members which saved me by insisting that I listen to it and bo... 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...

Kvlt Kolvmn // 2021 In Review

Scott Murphy

January 17, 2022

Best of 2021, Kvlt Kolvmn

Welcome to Kvlt Kolvmn’s Best of 2021 bonanza. Another difficult year has drawn to a close. Let’s recap: Everything fucking sucked. Now that that’s out of the way, the good news: Black metal ruled ... 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...

Editors’ Picks // December 2021

Scott Murphy

December 7, 2021

Editors' Picks

Every year it's the same damn thing: the year is over, proclaim the magazines and the blogs! Time to summarize! Time to rank! Time to make order and sense of this thing called music, an art form that, while re... Read More...

Release Day Roundup – 11/19/21

Scott Murphy

November 19, 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...

Flash of the Blade // November 2021

Eden Kupermintz

November 10, 2021

Flash of the Blade

Greetings duelists and welcome back to Flash of the Blade! It’s 2021! Everything is different and yet, the absolute fucking same. A monster looms and that monster is called capitalism and if we don’t get out o... Read More...

Kvlt Kolvmn // November 2021

Heavy Blog

November 10, 2021

Kvlt Kolvmn

Quality over quantity. It’s true in most all contexts, and especially so in this month’s edition of Kvlt Kolvmn. Life often facilitates a more judicious approach to what we are able to consume in a given month... Read More...

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