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Heavy Blog Guest List – Dawnwalker

Eden Kupermintz
January 25, 2021
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Honestly, I will never get tired of writing about Dawnwalker even though I've done so so many times now, especially in 2020. This was a banner year for the group; they released Crestfallen, a great EP which li... Read More...

Release Day Roundup – 11/13/20

Scott Murphy
November 13, 2020
Release Day Roundup
Editor’s Note: Longtime reader Remi VL is a regular guest contributor to our Release Day Roundup posts! He submitted several of the albums listed below. Join his Facebook group for more recommen... Read More...

Tech Death Rapidfire – Sutrah & Svengahli

Scott Murphy
March 9, 2020
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There are a few things I'm excited to accomplish with this post, beyond highlighting yet another couple of excellent death metal releases. First, from a practical standpoint, this is an efficient means of cove... Read More...

Editors’ Picks – March 2019

Heavy Blog
April 5, 2019
Editors' Picks
Hey, did you notice that music is an incredible thing? I know it must sound trivial but give the idea a second to permeate through you. Music is one of those things we grow up with; it's all around us. Our par... Read More...

Editors’ Picks – October 2018

Heavy Blog
November 1, 2018
Editors' Picks
A quick scroll through this month's picks will tell you that this is probably the most diverse edition of Editors' Picks in a while. There's no grand narrative at operation here; we didn't go out of our way to ... Read More...

Release Day Roundup – 10/12/18

Scott Murphy
October 12, 2018
Release Day Roundup
Each month, we always seem to come to the same conclusion when it comes to our Editors’ Picks column: Friday release days open the floodgates and unleash a seemingly endless stream of quality new music. But whi... Read More...

Post Rock(-ish) Post – Dawn Chorus and the Infallible Sea

Scott Murphy
October 1, 2018
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Here I am returning for my second career Post-Rock Post, yet the album of the day doesn't quite fit the bill. Before I shakeup Eden and Nick's stomping grounds too drastically, just hear me out for a bit. Over ... Read More...

Soundtracks For The Blind // Terekke – Improvisational Loops

Scott Murphy
March 7, 2018
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Like the seminal Swans album, this column contains an eclectic collection of experimental music recommendations, all of which provide sonic landscapes for the listener to lose themselves within. Expect offering... Read More...

Unmetal Monday – 9/18/2017

Jonathan Adams
September 18, 2017
News, Unmetal Monthly
There’s a lot happening in the music world, and we here at Heavy Blog try our very best to keep up with it! Like the vast majority of heavy music fans, our tastes are incredibly vast, with our 3X3s in each Play... Read More...

Trevor de Brauw – Uptown

Scott Murphy
February 9, 2017
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"Power ambient" seems like an oxymoronic genre tag; it's not like most people are getting particularly amped to Tim Hecker records. But on Uptown, Pelican guitarist Trevor de Brauw ... Read More...
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