Shedding the metal and rock entirely, Magnus Pelander waxes philosophical like a Cumberland bluesman. Words by Tyson Tillotson: My discovery of WITCHCRAFT is...

An inside look at the history behind one of Brazil's underground pioneers. Last year's arrival of Protogoni Mavri Magiki Dynasteia marked another significant...

Icelandic black metal paired with one of metal's most talented artists. After you get through the breathtakingly vivid album cover that Jose Gabriel Alegría ...

Genre greats meet trailblazing newcomers for one stimulation visual collection. As we enter the halfway point of such a turbulent year, we've composed yet an...

COVET's sophomore full-length is a transcendental, multilayered coalition of sound. Words by Rohan (@manvsplaylist): Here at Heaviest of Art, we keep a broad...

Coming straight for the death metal throne. As insane as death metal has been in recent years, there are a select few releases that truly stand above the res...

Unbridled death metal rage met by renowned landscapes. Britain's INGESTED have come full force on their newly announced record Where Only Gods May Tread, rea...

With a beautiful Jeremy Hush album cover to boast. The feel-good riff virtuosos of VALKYRIE are now set to make their return with the release of their new al...

The Bay Area strikes again. From the moment NECROT stepped foot onto The Wiltern stage at the Decibel Metal & Beer Fest in Los Angeles, we were taken back by...

The power of the PNW continues to reign on our beloved genre. Consisting of Steve Peacock (ULTHAR, MASTERY) and Ashley Spungin (ORMUS, TARUS), new entity S...

With its fifth full length, SXUPERION puts a new spin on classic death metal. Words by Ryan McCarthy: My first ever article for Heaviest of Art, written almo...

The Dutch duo further position themselves at the height of symphonic black metal. Three years from the eloquent Dance and Laugh Amongst the Rotten (2017) and...

A pristine slab of blackened death metal delivered with utmost aggression. The psychotropic depiction of death that Sanskarans has illustrated before HEX WOU...

Harnessing the deadly likes of DISEMBOWELMENT and ESOTERIC. Doom and it's many sub-sectors are having a fantastic year with genre greats and newcomers alike ...

The band's landmark orchestral performance in Mexico makes its way to your hands. The deadly elegance of SEPTICFLESH was taken to new heights last year in Me...

The band reach a new plateau on their third full length album. Words by Rohan (@manvsplaylist): MOUNTAINEER formed in 2015 and have maintained a high level o...

There's more to the band's debut LP than meets the eye. What began with the relentless The Unforgiving Arms Of God (2017) EP has now evolved to new extremes ...

Delving into the visual endeavors behind their latest black metal accomplishment. After nearly two decades of absence, ...AND OCEANS saw a radiant return wit...

Nergal continues BEHEMOTH's experimental streak with their newest EP. Words by Ryan McCarthy: It probably goes without saying, but BEHEMOTH is a divisive ban...

The intensity of blackened death meets mind melting visuals. Now standing as a full-fledged quintet, Portland's ASEITAS is ready to make their stand on the r...