forming the void

1 min read 2021-11-12 20:41:09

The Obelisk Show on Gimme Metal Playlist: Episode 72

I’ve been trying to do a best-of-2020-a-year-later episode since like June, but maybe it’s all the more appropriate since we’re coming up on

18 min read 2021-01-01 15:00:00

As the late Jim Morrison once professed, “The future’s uncertain and the end is always near” … well that certainly seems true as 2020

18 min read 2020-12-31 21:26:08

2020 was an insane year in practically every way possible and the heavy rock scene was no different as molten lava of styles erupted from all

3 min read 2020-12-28 21:56:14

The Doom Loom’s Top 40 Albums of 2020It has been a crazy year. There is no doubt it was. You don’t need me to tell you that. However, we must

1 min read 2020-12-20 06:35:34

Check out Tom Schmahl’s amazing list of favorite albums. Tom is the man behind the blog Rock Circuz and has been a big contributor to the charts.

1 min read 2020-12-18 08:48:31

Wolf a.k.a. (Crypt Guard) brings us his top 25 albums of this glorious year in music known as 2020. Straight from the blog itself:Admittedly the

17 min read 2020-06-02 20:04:59

“You see, there’s nothing to do anymore. Everything decent has been done. All the great themes have been used up, turned into theme parks. So I

5 min read 2020-05-17 17:34:00

Forming The Void have been going from strength to strength since their formation back in 2013. The band have won a loyal and dedicated fan-base with

2 min read 2020-05-08 21:00:00

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

3 min read 2020-05-07 23:22:43

Louisiana’s Forming The Void admirably scratched my doom metal itch back in 2018 with their third full-length, Rift. Between the sludgy riffs,

3 min read 2020-05-06 19:00:11

It doesn’t seem as though anything, even a global pandemic, can stop Ripple Music‘s relentless efforts to corner the market in quality heavy

3 min read 2020-05-01 03:00:00

In a recent Heavy Blog AMA, the staff was asked about our listening and reviewing process. Specifically, our sense of how long it takes us to form an

3 min read 2020-04-25 21:57:00

Release date: May 8th2020. Label: Ripple Music.Format: CD/DD/Vinyl Reverie – Tracklisting 1.Sage2.Onward through the Haze3.Trace the Omen 05:28

2 min read 2020-04-03 19:55:24

The theme for this episode of The Obelisk Show on Gimme Radio is pretty straightforward if you listen. It’s comfort songs. You would not

11 min read 2020-02-20 03:22:31

My first concert of 2020 didn’t come until halfway through February — at least I didn’t have to wear boots and a scarf to the show! But for