heavy metal
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You know what time it is. Every single music publication, streaming site, etc. is publishing their end of year lists, and I’m nothing if not unoriginal. What follows are my five favorite records of 2025. They are arranged in no particular order, and, given the shift from being an exclusively heavy music site to the…
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Every month, I will recap the music I discovered on Bandcamp or releases that were submitted that spoke to me. I find music through word of mouth recommendations, recommendations from artists on their profile, Bandcamp editorial lists, and, occasionally, the site’s recommendation tools. These albums may or may not have been released in the month in which…
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Bandcamp Friday is right around the corner, and I thought it would be a good opportunity to highlight some heavy bands in Louisiana that I love. This list is by no means exhaustive and merely represents my own, admittedly, limited view of heavy music in the state of Louisiana. There are some obvious omissions, such…
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Every month, I will recap the music I discovered on Bandcamp or were submitted that spoke to me. I find music through word of mouth recommendations, recommendations from artists on their profile, Bandcamp editorial lists, and, occasionally, the site’s recommendation tools. These albums may or may not have been released in the month in which I…
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Purchase physical and digital copies on Bandcamp. Released on all platforms on January 26th, 2024 via Cruz Del Sur Music. In case you missed it, I wrote about how I’ve developed a strange fascination with traditional heavy metal that, given my tastes and upbringing, is completely out of left field. I’ve always gravitated towards self…
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Stream the single and preorder the album here. Releases on January 26th, 2024 via Naturmacht Productions On the about section of this website, I wrote how this site is an embrace of the jarring juxtaposition and the weird, and BOARHAMMER’s debut LP, BOARHAMMER II: Chemognosis – A Shortcut to Mushrooms, certainly fits the bill. The…
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Every month, I will recap the music I discovered on Bandcamp that spoke to me. I find music through word of mouth recommendations, recommendations from artists on their profile, Bandcamp editorial lists, and, occasionally, the site’s recommendation tools. These albums may or may not have been released in the month in which I am reviewing. The…
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It’s that time of the year when everyone is sharing their Spotify wrapped and every outlet is posting their best-of lists. Even though this site is less than two months old, I was not going to let the opportunity to highlight my favorite records of the year slip away. The following list covers a wide…
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My listening over the summer was dominated by modern traditional heavy metal. To be completely honest, I am not sure how I arrived at this point. For most, the genre, with its dueling guitar leads and sing along vocal hooks, calls back to childhoods spent listening to Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, and the like. I…
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