Hey! Listen to Smaragos!
You love Son of Aurelius, right? Of course you do. Well, you’ll be happy to know that Max Zigman and new vocalist for Son of Aurelius Riley McShane has a side project, which is called Smaragos. Here...
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OMG NEW SON OF AURELIUS HNNNNG
Son of Aurelius may be my favorite tech-death band out right now, having released the absolutely stellar The Farthest Reaches last year. Now, here at the fourth quarter of 2011, they’ve released this...
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Heavy Blog’s Primer for 2013 — Part Three: Kvelertak, The Black Dahlia...
2012 was no doubt an amazing year for music in general. Indeed, it was without question my best year when it came to new releases and in terms of introducing me to all of these amazing new bands....
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Great New Metal Artist Profile: Dawn of Dementia
You watch three clean-cut young men in hoodies and sneakers walk in to a basement, settle onto stools, bring their instruments around their shoulders, and seconds later you’re flying on a magic carpet...
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Great New Metal Artist Spotlight: Underling
It’s a busy time for the guys in the Fallujah. Just back from a successful European tour with Suffocation, the Bay Area’s death metal innovators are taking the summer off from touring to focus on...
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Great New Metal Studio Update: Son Of Aurelius
There are bands that tour incessantly, release new music every two years, and still never really gain a following or make a mark. Then there are bands that hardly ever tour, hardly ever release new...
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Farewell, 2013: Brian Shields’ Top 20 Albums Of 2013
Disclaimer: I never know what it means when people say one band or one album is “better” than another. There’s no giant scoreboard in the sky that gives Necrophagist 150,000 Awesomeness Points and...
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Son of Aurelius Dive Into Clouded Planes
After an arduous wait, Son Of Aurelius have finally graced with us with new music in the form of ‘Clouded Planes’, the first track to be released from their incoming sophomore album, Under A Western...
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Fallujah Announce New Album, The Flesh Prevails
Progressive and atmospheric death metallers Fallujah have completed work on their sophomore full-length record, according to their label Unique Leader Records. The record, titled The Flesh Prevails,...
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EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Listen to Son of Aurelius’s Long Ago
When last we saw them, Son of Aurelius were surprising us all with their newfangled sound and maturity. Much more complex instrumentals were joined by surprisingly powerful clean vocals and the whole...
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Son of Aurelius – Under a Western Sun
Sophomore albums are the chrysalis in which to-be-established acts germinate. A strong debut release is important but is too often revealed as a fluke or a singular burst of creative energy. Listeners...
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Torrential Downpour – Truth Knowledge Vision
Fans of extreme metal in all of its various forms are crying out for innovation. While there is an abundance of great records that have seen the light of day already this year, far too many of them...
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25 Albums That Were Worth Your Time So Far – Part III
And the list marches on. We’ve covered a myriad variety of metal so far and it’s a been a blast. Some of the albums already on the list definitely enjoyed a few more spins, just to remember exactly...
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What Riley McShane of Son of Aurelius and Inanimate Existence is (Really)...
Vocalist Riley McShane has appeared on two of the most anticipated records of 2014, Son of Aurelius‘ surprisingly proggy Under a Western Sun and tech-death outfit Inanimate Existence‘s powerful record...
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Parasitic Ejaculation Previews the Echoes of Depravity with New Song
When you’re looking for music to play for your rich grandparents to show them how well you’ve turned out, a band with the name Parasitic Ejaculation has to be at the top of the list right? New music...
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Farewell 2014: Your Top 25 Albums So Far (Voting Remains Open)
A week ago we opened up the voting to ask you, our readers to choose the Top 25 albums of 2014. Balloting remains open for another week but we see who is in the lead after the jump. To give you an idea...
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Not With A Whimper, But With A Bang – Heavy Blog Is Heavy’s Albums Of The...
Welcome, one and all, to the Heavy Blog Is Heavy Album of the Year list! This year, we did something a bit different. Instead of running staff members’ top 25 or top 10 lists, we went all...
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Ne Obliviscaris Edges Out Fallujah in 2014 Heavy Blog is Heavy Reader’s Poll
All this week we’ve been posting the results of our staff poll of the best releases of 2014. Find out your choices for Album of the Year and an aggregated Top 25 of Reader choices after the jump. It’s...
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Heavy Blog Is Heavy’s Best Of: Technical Death Metal
We’re back with another list of Heavy Blog’s “Best Of!” This time around, we are bringing to you some staff picks from the world of technical death metal. We won’t spoil it for you up here, but read on...
View ArticleExclusive Premiere: Stream Kronos’ Epic and Crushing New Album Arisen New Era...
Editor’s Note: This post was originally published yesterday but had to be removed due to copyright issues with the stream on Soundcloud. Criminally underrated French brutal death metal quartet Kronos...
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