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MANIFESTO

 HEAVYGAZE.com exists where atmosphere meets weight.

Hi there. My name is Alan, and thanks for dropping by this website. This is my place on the web where I talk about one of my favourite music genres, HEAVYGAZE.

It begins with shoegaze - the blur, the emotion, the sense of being pulled inward. The familiar haze of layered guitars, buried vocals, and drifting melodies. But it doesn’t stop there. HEAVYGAZE leans into distortion, density, and volume. It embraces heaviness without losing beauty.

This is not a genre in the strict sense. It’s a feeling.

Some of this music is loud and crushing. Some of it is restrained and slow-burning. Some of it sits uncomfortably between calm and chaos. What connects it is texture, atmosphere, and emotional gravity.

HEAVYGAZE is not concerned with labels or scenes.
It isn’t interested in purity or rules.

Shoegaze, blackgaze, grungegaze, post-metal, alternative - all these are reference points, not boundaries. If the music feels immersive, heavy, and emotionally charged, there's a good case that it belongs in this space.

This project is personal.

HEAVYGAZE.com is not about promotion, hype cycles, or chasing relevance. It’s about sitting with music and understanding why it resonates with me. Why certain records feel different at different times. Why distortion can feel comforting. Why heaviness can feel honest. When the music keeps you going.

Every piece of writing here is subjective by design. These are my reflections, not reviews. Responses, not verdicts. There are no scores, no rankings, no definitive takes - only my personal interpretation.

HEAVYGAZE is for those drawn to melody hidden beneath noise.
For those who feel something in repetition and volume.
For those who like their beauty bruised, imperfect, and loud.

This is a space for immersion. For slow listening. For heavy atmosphere.

Welcome to HEAVYGAZE.com

-Alan

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