Heavy Buys // May 2022
Welcome back once again to another edition of Heavy Buys, the column where we play show-and-tell with recent purchases, with a focus on vinyl and physical media.
Heavy Buys // December 2021
Welcome to the final Heavy Buys of 2021! We are in the thick of it in the holidays and consumerism is in full swing. In the last month I've made a number of reckless purchases in the spirit of Black Friday dea... Read More...
Release Day Roundup – 6/25/21
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 relea... Read More...
233 – “Both Sides”
Heavy Pod Is Heavy Cast! This week we talk quite a bit about certain events that have been happening in me and Eden's corner of the world. You know, the one. Also, some tonal whiplash into talking about Gears ... Read More...
Kvlt Kolvmn // October 2020
Greetings, frost-bitten hoard! Welcome to another edition of Kvlt Kolvmn. The weather is beginning to turn, leaves are falling in droves and the first pricks of cold are seeping into the air. It’s finally here... Read More...
Imperial Triumphant – Alphaville
When an artist breaks the mold such as Imperial Triumphant have, there’s often a ripple effect. Yet in the wake of 2018’s Vile Luxury, few bands have achieved the grandeur and scale of Imperial Triumphant’s au... Read More...
Xazraug – Unsympathetic Empyrean
Metal has a penchant for the transcendent. As an avid music consumer, it’s a rare occurrence for a record to stop me dead in my tracks and demand my complete, undivided attention. No working. No multitasking. ... Read More...
The Anatomy Of – Sojourner
Atmospheric black metal has been doing a lot of things in the last five years or so. Beyond "just" an explosion in release numbers, atmospheric black metal also seems to be undergoing another (re)negotiation o... Read More...
Unreqvited – Mosaic II: la déteste et la détresse
Hailing from the perpetually sunny, oftentimes snowy state of Colorado comes with its fair share of outdoor rituals. One of these, found deep in the throes of deepest winter, manifests itself as shoveling stup... Read More...
Heavy Issues – How Do You Decide Your Album of the Year List?
We here at Heavy Blog like to ponder the big questions: Who are we? Why are we here? What makes one album “better” than another? You know, the big stuff. In order to better address such pressing matters, we bri... Read More...