Heavy Buys // April 2021
The latest vinyl purchases reviewed by Heavy Blog staff, including Humanity's Last Breath, Genghis Tron, Periphery, War From A Harlot's Mouth, and more!
The Anatomy Of: Juan Bond
Much like labelmates The Callous Daoboys, Juan Bond employs strings in their ranks, providing some opportunity for diverse textures and avenues for avant-garde weirdness.
EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Juan Bond – Papa’s Got A Brand New Bed
New York mathcore up-and-comers Juan Bond conjure the explosive energy from all your skronky faves with the added benefit of string accompaniment, so if you ever wanted to hear ferocious Dillinger riffs and melodic Number 12-style choruses paired with wailing violins, you've just found your new favorite band.
Rotten to the Core // November 2020
As I write this, the US Senate has just confirmed Amy Coney Barrett, Trump’s third Supreme Court justice, a mere week before he is expected to lose reelection. The only thing remotely ‘supreme’ about Barrett i... Read More...
Heavy Blog Yearbook // Our Favourite Articles of 2019
Since 2017, we’ve been wrapping up our end-of-year coverage with a Yearbook encompassing our favourite articles from the year; pieces we can be proud of and look back on in the years to come as the very best o... Read More...
Track Premiere: The Sound That Ends Creation – Pulling 562 Teeth All At Once
Mathcore's back baby! The year that saw stunning new releases from Car Bomb and The Number Twelve Looks Like You is also getting a new release from up-and-coming project The Sound That Ends Creation.
Rotten To The Core – Sleepsculptor
In 2029, I'll be fast approaching forty and, Satan willing, I'll be writing about a band that listened to Sleepsculptor in their youthful days. I'll be old, balder, and even more miserable, the members of Sleep... Read More...
Editors’ Picks – September 2019
September ends and with it, Summer fully dies. Especially where I’m presently at, the East Coast of the United States, the first brushes of Autumn are being felt. To be honest, there’s no better time of the ye... Read More...
Release Day Roundup – 9/20/19
Editor’s Note: I’m glad to welcome longtime reader Remi VL as a regular guest contributor to our Release Day Roundup posts! He submitted several of the albums listed below. Join his Facebook group&nb... Read More...
The Number Twelve Looks Like You – Wild Gods
I'm having trouble figuring out how to start this review on a note that fits with how I usually like to start reviews. Typically, I try to follow a particular formula: start with an observation on a larger d... Read More...