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Welcome to the Heavyist - weekly worship at the altar of radness - this week we worship at the feet of the incredible masters of THALL Vildhjarta with their wonderful new record Där Skogen Sjunger Under Evighetens Granar. We discuss the twists and turns, the elevation in grandeur and how this stacks up against their back catalogue and also against other bands from the members of Vildhjarta also - thank you to Carina for providing the correct pronunciation of the album title - and I apologise to all the Swedes for my BUTCHERING of it. @vildhjarta @centurymedia Follow us on the socials! https://discord.gg/nSjP3A8bRy https://www.instagram.com/theheavyistpodcast/ https://twitter.com/TheHeavyist https://www.facebook.com/TheHeavyist/ https://www.tiktok.com/@theheavyist STAY HEAVY xJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

Welcome back to Deathcore Summer homies! We're continuing to pit (mostly) legendary albums from the Myspace Deathcore against each other until we find the ultimate champion! - and brother in arms Alex Teyen - vocalist from Hull's finest Black Tongue - is still on deck with us! this week it's one of the best vs something a bit more niche The Cleansing by Suicide Silence vs Survivalist by ABACABB we decided to freestyle this one a bit more rather than sticking to our rigid categories as much just because it felt RIGHT! Hope you enjoy it and let us know in the comments if you disagree with our decisions Follow us on the socials! https://discord.gg/nSjP3A8bRy https://www.instagram.com/theheavyistpodcast/ https://twitter.com/TheHeavyist https://www.facebook.com/TheHeavyist/ https://www.tiktok.com/@theheavyist STAY HEAVY xJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

Welcome back to The Heavyist - we're taking a break from Deathcore Summer to talk about some of our favourite releases from the last couple of months, there's 10 albums up for discussion which is an absolutely BUMPER list of amazing releases to check out Chapters: 00:00 Intro 03:41 Your Spirit Dies - My Gnawing Pains Will Never Rest 11:35 Stolen Gun - Demo 2025 18:38 Wounded Touch - A Vivid Depiction of Collapse 25:34 Labyrinthus Stellarum - Rift in Reality 38:30 Heavy Heavy Low Low - Pain Olympics 47:44 Employed to Serve - Fallen Star 49:54 Spirit of Vengeance - Dog Eat Dog World 50:13 Sold Soul - Just Like That, I Dissapear Entirely 56:35 Bowie - God Escaped To The Great Outdoors 01:02:01 Lifetaker - Herbsthunde Follow us on the socials! https://discord.gg/nSjP3A8bRy https://www.instagram.com/theheavyistpodcast/ https://twitter.com/TheHeavyist https://www.facebook.com/TheHeavyist/ https://www.tiktok.com/@theheavyist STAY HEAVY xJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

Welcome back to The Heavyist and the next installment of our series Deathcore Summer! We're continuing to the Myspace Deathcore history books to find the champion of our bracket style competition! - and fellow riff worshipper Alex Teyen - vocalist from one of the finest bands the UK deathcore scene ever had to offer - Black Tongue - is still on deck! On this episode we get a little bit more niche with Symphonic Deathcore pioneers Winds of Plague and their debut record Decimate The Weak vs Aussie Technical Deathcore WIZARDS The Red Shore's Unconsecrated. our categories to discuss for these match-ups are songs, performance and artwork so we really break down these areas and critically analyse them to see who comes out on top! we all had slightly less skin in the game this time around but this one was definitely one of the funniest match-ups we've had so far! Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 02:54 - Winds of Plague 05:51 - The Red Shore 08:56 - The Songs 28:19 - Performances 40:05 - Artwork 44:56 - The Verdict Follow us on the socials! https://discord.gg/nSjP3A8bRy https://www.instagram.com/theheavyistpodcast/ https://twitter.com/TheHeavyist https://www.facebook.com/TheHeavyist/ https://www.tiktok.com/@theheavyist STAY HEAVY xJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

Welcome back to another episode of our series Deathcore Summer! We're continuing to pit legendary albums from the Myspace Deathcore against each other until we find the ultimate champion! - and brother in arms Alex Teyen - vocalist from Hull's finest Black Tongue - is still in tow! On this episode it's the UK vs the USA with the band that broke the mainstream real real hard up against the band that many hold dearest from this era! It's Count Your Blessings By Bring Me The Horizon vs The Price of Existence by All Shall Perish our categories to discuss for these opening match-ups are songs, performance and artwork so we really break down these areas and critically analyse them to see who comes out on top! this was DEFINITELY the hardest one we have done so far and it went right to the wire! Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 03:36 - Bring Me The Horizon 11:05 - All Shall Perish 13:40 - The Songs 35:46 - Performances 45:27 - Artwork 50:44 - Which is the Hardest? and the Verdict Follow us on the socials! https://discord.gg/nSjP3A8bRy https://www.instagram.com/theheavyistpodcast/ https://twitter.com/TheHeavyist https://www.facebook.com/TheHeavyist/ https://www.tiktok.com/@theheavyist STAY HEAVY xJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

Welcome back to Myspace Deathcore Summer! We're continuing our quest to find out which is the greatest deathcore album of the Myspace era - and we are joined again by true bro and Deathcore obsessive Alex Teyen - vocalist from Hull's finest Black Tongue. On this episode we look at the debut albums from 2 of the biggest heavyweight hitters of the original boom period that both continue to make huge waves to this day - The Somatic Defilement by Whitechapel vs Dead In My Arms by Carnifex our categories to discuss for these opening match-ups are songs, performance and artwork so we really break down these areas and critically analyse them to see who comes out on top! Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 02:49 - Carnifex 10:02 - Whitechapel 14:45 - The Songs 36:10 - Performance 48:26 - Artwork 51:33 - Which is the Hardest? and the Verdict Follow us on the socials! https://discord.gg/nSjP3A8bRy https://www.instagram.com/theheavyistpodcast/ https://twitter.com/TheHeavyist https://www.facebook.com/TheHeavyist/ https://www.tiktok.com/@theheavyist STAY HEAVY xJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

Welcome to Myspace Deathcore Summer! We're going to be trying to crown the greatest deathcore album of the Myspace era - and we are joined in this endeavour by Deathcore aficionado and legend of the scene Alex Teyen - vocalist from the UK downtempo deathcore band Black Tongue On the show this week we discuss our first match-up, it's dual vocalled Deathcore veterans Despised Icon with their debut album "The Ills of Modern Man" vs a band with some of the most iconic songs in the scene As Blood Runs Black with their debut record "Allegiance" our categories to discuss on these first rounds are songs, performance and artwork so we delve into all the thrills and spills on these 2 legendary records to find out which one comes out on top we'll be doing these bouts for a while so join us in this fantastic series which we are very proud of! Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 01:11 - Despised Icon 06:45 - As Blood Runs Black 12:03 - The Songs 27:48 - Performance 38:53 - Artwork 41:40 - Which is the Hardest? and the final verdicts Follow us on the socials! https://discord.gg/nSjP3A8bRy https://www.instagram.com/theheavyistpodcast/ https://twitter.com/TheHeavyist https://www.facebook.com/TheHeavyist/ https://www.tiktok.com/@theheavyist STAY HEAVY xJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

Welcome! This week we are setting out our plans for a new series we have affectionately titled "Deathcore Summer" we plan to do a knock-out style bracket competition where we decide once and for all what the greatest deathcore album of the myspace generation is - and of course we are going to be roping in homie of the show and resident expert on that scene Alex Teyen, vocalist of the legendary UK downtempo deathcore band Black Tongue. On this episode we outline the concept, discussing the record selections with Alex and getting his blessing (hopefully) Follow us on the socials! https://discord.gg/nSjP3A8bRy https://www.instagram.com/theheavyistpodcast/ https://twitter.com/TheHeavyist https://www.facebook.com/TheHeavyist/ https://www.tiktok.com/@theheavyist STAY HEAVY xJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

We're back a bit earlier than usual this week to talk about the spectacular new record from San Francisco blackgaze pioneers Deafheaven and their 6th studio record "Lonely People With Power" out now on Roadrunner Records. Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 03:01 - Evolution 08:47 - Composition 15:14 - Presentation Follow us on the socials! https://discord.gg/nSjP3A8bRy https://www.instagram.com/theheavyistpodcast/ https://twitter.com/TheHeavyist https://www.facebook.com/TheHeavyist/ https://www.tiktok.com/@theheavyist STAY HEAVY xJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

Welcome back lovely people to the Heavyist - this week we had to talk about 2 albums that both live in our beloved heavysphere but couldn't really be more different Florida Slam nutcases released one of our most anticipated albums of the year (and last year) 3 and it is exactly what we expected and we both discover the genre bending genius of Rwake on The Return of Magik, their first album in 10 years and a really exciting piece of work Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:49 Body Box - 3 14:47 Wake - The Return to Magik Follow us on the socials! https://discord.gg/nSjP3A8bRy https://www.instagram.com/theheavyistpodcast/ https://twitter.com/TheHeavyist https://www.facebook.com/TheHeavyist/ https://www.tiktok.com/@theheavyist STAY HEAVY xJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

March 2025 might go down in history as one of the most stacked months of amazing new album releases in modern metal so we have to come together to gather a few of our favourites to worship. From "Death Metalcore" fury in the form of Gates to Hell, to Cowboy Death Thrash riffsters Spiritworld, syth laden death metal from Pyramid Mass and genre-defying wonderment from Jackal Twins also there's time to discuss some Brutal News as show favourites Burner and Malevolence have both released new tunes This is a STACKED episode of riff discussion, let us know in the comments what you think of all the records discussed and if there are any we have missed that we need to cast our ears upon love you all Chapters: 00:00 Intro 03:02 Gates to Hell - Death Comes to All 12:00 Spiritworld - Helldorado 27:14 - Brutal News: Burner and Malevolence 36:42 - Pyramid Mass - Gargling Rot 42:10 - Jackal Twins - Cuzco Follow us on the socials! https://discord.gg/nSjP3A8bRy https://www.instagram.com/theheavyistpodcast/ https://twitter.com/TheHeavyist https://www.facebook.com/TheHeavyist/ https://www.tiktok.com/@theheavyist STAY HEAVY x #podcast #musicpodcast #metal #hardcore #deathcore #metalcore #deathmetalriffs #riffs #grind #grindcore #hardmetal #sludge #sludgecore #slamJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

We have an absolute treat for you all this week in the form of Zachary Ezrin - guitarist and vocalist of the OUTSTANDING Jazz infused blackened death metal band Imperial Triumphant we chatted about him, his awesome band and their upcoming new record Goldstar which is due for release on the 21st of March through Century Media Records we were both so excited to chat to Zach as we love his band and he was such a lovely bloke and a really good laugh hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we did doing it! and get excited about their new record, it's so sick! Chapters: 00:00 Vibe Check 03:00 Teaching Guitar 05:55 Evolution and Sound 08:56 The Masks 12:00 Goldstar 15:01 Collaborations 18:00 World Building in Music 20:59 Visual Experience 24:25 Influences STAY HEAVY xJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

We're back with another album review from the world of heavy music - today it's Deathcore LEGENDS Whitechapel with their new album Hymns in Dissonance. The band have been pivoting into a more progressive style over the last couple of albums but will they keep it up on this new one! Join us to hear what we thought about it Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:50 - Legacy 03:45 - Evolution 06:14 - Their Heaviest Record Yet 12:43 - Lyrical Themes 15:56 - Standout Tracks Follow us on the socials! https://discord.gg/nSjP3A8bRy https://www.instagram.com/theheavyistpodcast/ https://twitter.com/TheHeavyist https://www.facebook.com/TheHeavyist/ https://www.tiktok.com/@theheavyist STAY HEAVY xJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

What's up lovely Heavyists - this week on the show we are joined by our old pal Harry Rule, vocalist of the incredible UK metalcore squad God Complex to chat about their triumphant return! We get into the bands hiatus back in 2020, Harry's stint as the frontman of Blood Youth, the return of God Complex, signing to Sharptone Records and their wonderful new EP He Watches In Silence (out now everywhere you can listen to sick music) and also chat a bit about his really interesting day job as a runner/driver/tour manager and general legend of the industry. Harry is such a lovely bloke and it's always a pleasure to chat to him, hopefully you enjoy checking it out too (maybe watch the video version - it's worth it I promise) also - go catch God Complex at one of their upcoming comeback shows: https://www.bandsintown.com/a/93402-god-complex STAY HEAVY xJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

What's up everyone! This week on the Heavyist we are talking about the new record from legendary metalcore band Killswitch Engage and their 9th studio album This Consequence. It's been a little while since KSE put out a new record and seems like it might have been worth the wait! Chapters 00:00 Intro 02:58 Legacy 07:03 The New Record 19:01 Art and the Future Follow us on the socials! https://discord.gg/nSjP3A8bRy https://www.instagram.com/theheavyistpodcast/ https://twitter.com/TheHeavyist https://www.facebook.com/TheHeavyist/ https://www.tiktok.com/@theheavyist STAY HEAVY xJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

It's time for another Riff Roundup from your boys! The year has started incredibly strong for new albums and we wanted to pull together some of our favourite ones from the more underground end of the heavysphere we have UK based Technical Metalcore, Stoner Death, savage Beatdown Hardcore and some proper TRVE KVLT black metal records that we really think need to be brought to your attention! Bands discussed on the show this week: Chapters 00:00 Introduction 05:48 Pulse - Body is Reality 13:00 Of Grace - Vindicta 18:40 Open Kasket - Trials of Failure 26:00 GUTS - Nightmare Fuel 32:30 Barshashketh - Antinomian Asceticism 38:25 Volatile Ways - Perfect Dark Follow us on the socials! https://discord.gg/nSjP3A8bRy https://www.instagram.com/theheavyistpodcast/ https://twitter.com/TheHeavyist https://www.facebook.com/TheHeavyist/ https://www.tiktok.com/@theheavyist STAY HEAVY xJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

Welcome back to another episode of the Heavyist! Your home for the latest and greatest in all things heavy music. This week Gary and Sonny got together to talk about the new album Duel from Ukranian Groove metal band Jinjer - out February 7th through Napalm Records There's a lot of hype around this band so we figured we should do our due diligence and check out their new record and see what all the fuss was about. Also on this episode we discussed the new album from Great American Ghost - Tragedy of the Commons, out now on Sharptone Records in Brutal News there's a CRAZY show announced to say a final farewell to Black Sabbath and new music from Jivebomb and Wounded Touch to talk about Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 05:00 - Jinjer - Duel 21:35 - Great American Ghost - Tragedy of the Commons 30:34 - Brutal News 36:20 - Jivebomb 38:56 - Wounded Touch Follow us on the socials! https://discord.gg/nSjP3A8bRy https://www.instagram.com/theheavyistpodcast/ https://twitter.com/TheHeavyist https://www.facebook.com/TheHeavyist/ https://www.tiktok.com/@theheavyist STAY HEAVY x #podcast #musicpodcast #metal #hardcore #deathcore #metalcore #deathmetalriffs #riffs #grind #grindcore #hardmetal #sludge #sludgecore #slam #jinjer #greatamericanghost #jivebomb #woundedtouchJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

This week on the show Sonny and Gary picked 10 records we know (or are pretty sure) are coming out in the first few months of 2025 and get excited about the potential year of incredible riffs ahead of us! From dreamy hardcore to fowl black metal, massive legendary to underground, there's something in here for every type of riff worshipper to be psyched for! Chapters 00:00 Intro 05:05 Kills witch Engage 08:19 Bleed From Within 11:01 Spirit World 13:11 16 15:07 Vacuous 17:43 This Gift Is A Curse 20:13 Initiate 23:10 Viande 25:28 HeavyHeavyLowLow 27:41 Weeping Sores Follow us on the socials! https://discord.gg/nSjP3A8bRy https://www.instagram.com/theheavyistpodcast/ https://twitter.com/TheHeavyist https://www.facebook.com/TheHeavyist/ https://www.tiktok.com/@theheavyist STAY HEAVY xJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

Greetings Heavyists! This week on the show we had a really lovely chat with Jamie Waggett, vocalist of the UK hardcore band Grief Ritual to discuss their upcoming record "Collapse" which is released on January 31st through Church Road Records We talked about the evolving sound of Grief Ritual, the UK hardcore scene, lyrical content and the visual direction. It was an absolutely great chat! Thanks so much to Jamie for taking the time to join us and for being an awesome Heavyist! you can buy their album from bandcamp here: https://griefritualmusic.bandcamp.com/album/collapse Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 03:03 Grief Ritual's New Sound 05:53 Recording Process 09:13 Vocal Techniques and Themes 15:01 Songwriting 22:51 Artistic Vision 28:01 Future Plans Follow us on the socials! https://discord.gg/nSjP3A8bRy https://www.instagram.com/theheavyistpodcast/ https://twitter.com/TheHeavyist https://www.facebook.com/TheHeavyist/ https://www.tiktok.com/@theheavyist https://bsky.app/profile/theheavyist.bsky.social STAY HEAVY x Join the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

This week Sonny sat down with Bigg Brian Ortiz, driving force behind the breakout indigenous death doom outfit Tzompantli. Tzompantli's album "Beating The Drums of Ancestral Force" was one of the hardest releases of 2024 so we're stoked to get to chat to the man. We delve into the cultural influences that shape Ortiz's music, particularly the incorporation of indigenous folklore and themes. The discussion also touches on the dynamics of live performances, the challenges of touring with a large band, and Ortiz's personal interests outside of music, including movies and hobbies. Thanks so much to Brian for hanging out, this ruled. Cheers! check out Tzompantli's music here: @20buckspinlabel https://20buckspin.bandcamp.com/album/beating-the-drums-of-ancestral-force https://www.instagram.com/tzompantlidoom/?hl=en https://x.com/tzompantlidoom?lang=en Chapters 00:00 Introduction and LA Fires 05:56 The Birth of Tzompantli 09:08 Influences and Inspirations 12:05 Mesoamerican Heritage & Themes 15:02 Researching Indigenous History 20:50 Future Aspirations and Musical Directions 23:59 Visual Storytelling 27:01 Predator 27:41 Live Show Dynamics and Band Logistics 34:59 Creative Process and Future Plans 40:03 Personal Interests Follow us on the socials! https://discord.gg/nSjP3A8bRy https://www.instagram.com/theheavyistpodcast/ https://twitter.com/TheHeavyist https://www.facebook.com/TheHeavyist/ https://www.tiktok.com/@theheavyist STAY HEAVY xJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

Happy New Year Heavyists! It's good to be back chatting about riffs and records with you all and we've got a LOT planned for 2025. We hit the ground running with a chat about the 8th studio album from Orange County Hardcore band Stick To Your Guns, Keep Planting Flowers Stick to Your Guns have some flawless records in Gary's opinion so join us in todays episode to see what your boys thought about this new record. Also in some early year BRUTAL NEWS we have release announcements from Bodybox and Church Tongue. Sonny then also manages to sneak a couple of cheeky recommendations in at the end too! Chapters: 00:00 - Intro and Nosferatu Chat 5:55 - Stick To Your Guns - Keep Planting Flowers 20:49 - Brutal News: Bodybox and Church Tongue 28:15 - AOR: Obscure Sphinx Follow us on the socials! https://discord.gg/nSjP3A8bRy https://www.instagram.com/theheavyistpodcast/ https://twitter.com/TheHeavyist https://www.facebook.com/TheHeavyist/ https://www.tiktok.com/@theheavyist STAY HEAVY xJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

We got together to chat with Andreas Bjulver, frontman of the outstanding Danish Deathcore band Cabal. They've seen a meteoric rise in profile since we lasted chatted with him nearly 5 years ago so we dug into everything that they've been up to since then from US tours to music videos (and Audiotree

It's the end of year special! We run down the best albums of 2024 as voted for by the trve homies of the Heavyist Discord. Thank you all for your submissions this was really fun! We'll be back next year with more interviews and sick riffs. Come join the discord here: https://discord.gg/nSjP3A8bRy Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 02:00 - Hardcore 08:35 - Dissonant and Technical Death Metal 13:53 - Mathcore 16:30 - Best Debut 17:58 - Best Label 21:20 - Deathcore 28:01 - Heavyist Adjacent 31:59 - Noise Rock 37:55 - Best UK Album 41:17 - Heaviest Album 45:10 - Post Hardcore 47:54 - Grindcore 50:54 - Biggest Disappointment 53:13 - Black Metal 58:03 - Best Artwork 1:00:03 - Best EP 1:05:00 - BBQAOTY 1:06:10 - Vocal Performance 1:08:14 - Metalcore 1:12:57 - Death Metal 1:21:59 - ALBUM OF THE YEAR LOVE YOU X Follow us on the socials! https://www.instagram.com/theheavyistpodcast/ https://twitter.com/TheHeavyist https://www.facebook.com/TheHeavyist/ https://www.tiktok.com/@theheavyist STAY HEAVY xJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

It's been a couple of weeks since we did a new episode as we've been busy busy boys - we discussed our trip to the Manchester BEC Arena to attend the magnificent Damnation Festival where we saw bands such as Gatecreeper, 200 Stab Wounds, Dragged Into Sunlight and Cradle of Filth then we have a massive pile of riffs to chat about, some of them high profile and some of them relatively underground but all of them are absolutely unmissable records to check out Chapters 00:00 - Intro 02:46 - Damnation Review 21:07 - Still - A Theft 33:10 - Better Lovers - Highly Irresponsible 42:52 - Counterparts - Heaven Let Them Die 47:35 - Lores - Book 1: Panthalassa 51:37 - All That Remains - Forever Cold 55:00 - Obeyer - Chemical Well 59:31 - Vicarage - Perfect Hatred 01:03:07 - Spider God - Possess the Devil Follow us on the socials! https://discord.gg/nSjP3A8bRy https://www.instagram.com/theheavyistpodcast/ https://twitter.com/TheHeavyist https://www.facebook.com/TheHeavyist/ https://www.tiktok.com/@theheavyist STAY HEAVY x Join the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

Gaerea are a bad who just keep continuing to impress, their live performances rule and they make big leaps forward with every new album release, but can they keep it up on their new album Coma, out on Friday 25th of October through Season of Mist Join your boys Sonny and Gary to see what they thought about it! Follow us on the socials! https://discord.gg/nSjP3A8bRy https://www.instagram.com/theheavyistpodcast/ https://twitter.com/TheHeavyist https://www.facebook.com/TheHeavyist/ https://www.tiktok.com/@theheavyist STAY HEAVY xJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

This week on the show is MASSIVE for your boys as one of our collective favourite bands release their 7th studio album, YES Fit For An Autopsy, one of the most consistently amazing bands in modern metal release 'The Nothing That Is' on Friday 25th of October through Metal Blade Records can they keep it up? Can they continue to improve? Join us and see what we thought Follow us on the socials! https://discord.gg/nSjP3A8bRy https://www.instagram.com/theheavyistpodcast/ https://twitter.com/TheHeavyist https://www.facebook.com/TheHeavyist/ https://www.tiktok.com/@theheavyist STAY HEAVY xJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

WE'RE BAAAAACK! Reconvening to worship at the altar of radness once again Gary has been on holiday so OF COURSE we had to talk about the breakfast buffet then it's a huge bag of riffs and records released in October so far that we have been jamming including Vomit Forth, Immortal Bird, Weeping, Devenial Verdict, Promise Breaker, Black Pegasus, Infant Annihilator, Candy and Disentomb Was a really nice chance to catch up before ALL the albums come out next week if you like what you see click the subscribe button, we're here every (most) weeks worshipping at the altar of radness Follow us on the socials! https://discord.gg/nSjP3A8bRy https://www.instagram.com/theheavyistpodcast/ https://twitter.com/TheHeavyist https://www.facebook.com/TheHeavyist/ STAY HEAVY xJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

WHAT A WEEK FOR THE RIFF!! 2 of the biggest names in the modern death metal landscape are BOTH releasing records this week so we had to get in touch with the Death Metal Correspondent himself Tom Cronin from the amazing UK Death Metal crew Celestial Sanctuary! After catching up with him a little bit about his recent wedding and honeymoon we got straight into it! Blood Incantation have always fought to make death metal into high art so is their new record continuing this mission? Undeath have risen to prominence really quickly with 3 albums in 4 years but can the quality keep up with the pace? You'll need to tune in to find out... Chapters 00:00 - Intro 04:21 - Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere 23:17 - Undeath - More InsaneJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

Welcome back to The Heavyist - It's your weekly dose of the best riffs around with your boys Sonny and Gary. Also joining us is true homie of the show Ross Beagan from the amazing UK Technical Death Metal band Godeater - he gave us some sneaky insight into what's going on in the Godeater camp before joining us in worship at the altar of radness The Black Dahlia Murder release their 10th studio album and their first since the tragic passing of their frontman and Death metal talisman Trevor Strnad - have they released a record worthy of his legacy? UK blackened hardcore squad Heriot release one of the most anticipated debut record from the UK scene in years and we discuss whether they are a band who has managed to live up to their hype and also UK based sludge b*stards Swamp Coffin release their follow-up to 2021s Noose Almighty as a way to exorcise some serious demons! Chapters: 00:00 - Intro and catching up with Ross 12:17 - The Black Dahlia Murder - Servitude 31:38 - Heriot - Devoured By The Mouth of Hell 52:50 - Swamp Coffin - Drowning Glory Join the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

It's that time again! That's right time to get your dose of weekly worship at the altar of radness this week Gary and Sonny HAD to gather to talk about 2 of our favourite bands from the metalcore scene in 2024, these bands go from strength to strength and they do it on their own terms Kublai Khan release their 6th studio album and show no signs of slowing down 156/Silence have one of the most unique sounds of all of their peers and hopefully it's their time to get recognised for it! Chapters 00:00 Intro 09:04 - Kublai Khan - Exhibition of Prowess 25:11 - 156/Silence - People WatchingJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

It's a big one for us Heavyist Boys - Every Time I Die are one of the single most important bands to us so when Keith's new project Many Eyes put out their debut we had to convene early to discuss it, does it hold up? Are we happy with the direction that he has taken? You'll have to tune in to find out! Also we discuss the return of Linkin Park with their new singer and how we think it will go then in AOR Gary has been listening to some Electro-Punk from Fat Dog and Sonny has found his "in" with Slam with the new record from PeelingFlesh 00:00 - Many Eyes - The Light Age 28:29 - Brutal News - The Return of Linkin Park 33:15 - AOR - Fat Dog 36:45 - AOR - PeelingFleshJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

This week on the show we are putting dinner plates in our earlobes and dying our fringes jet black as we talk about 2 new releases from the world of Deathcore! New Zealand based heavy bastards Depths bring the atmosphere and the groove with their 5th studio album and NEW NEW band The Killing of a Scared Deer from Canada have an EP of throwback deathcore that's going to take years off your life

We're "MAD FER IT" this week (well Sonny is anyway) as we have yet another stacked bag of riffs to chat about. It's a grindcore party here on the Heavyist as we have 2 hard and fast ragers to talk about NAILS are BACK! Have they managed to keep up the pace after 8 years? Has the completely new line-up had any effect on their ability to level cities with their potent brand of HM2 thick metallic grindcore? I guess you'll have to listen to find out ;) Concrete Winds on paper might appear to be up against it releasing a grind record on the same day as Nails but we are here to tell you they don't need to worry! then we take a RARE divergence into talking about records this week that we were disappointed by - we go into everything we talk about wanting to love it but occasionally this just isn't the case. The Number Twelve Looks Like You broke the mathcore internet with their "interesting" new single, Zeal and Ardor have made a shift and we're not sure why and algorithmic darlings of metalcore Thrown have a new album out that is akin to a piece of chewing gum. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro - MAD FER IT 9:11 - Nails Every Bridge Burning 23:25 - Concrete Winds - Concrete Winds 33:46 - Brutal News: The Number Twelve Looks Like You 41:37 - Zeal & Ardor - Greif 50:16 - Thrown - Excessive Guilt Be sure to follow us on the socials and join our Discord server! https://discord.gg/nSjP3A8bRy https://www.instagram.com/theheavyistpodcast/ https://twitter.com/TheHeavyist https://www.facebook.com/TheHeavyist/

We're BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK (again) Sonny's been on paternity leave since his offspring joined the world but while the world's youngest Heavyist took a nap we managed to convene to worship at the altar of radness once more and have a good old catch up about amazing new jams and riffs that have also been birthed into the world! We HAD to get together to discuss the frankly outstanding new album from everyone's favourite Egyptologist Technical Death Metal legends - NILE - Gary is a bit of a Nile N00b whereas Sonny is a bit more of a seasoned pro to the band so it was awesome to get the different perspectives on them we also discuss the future-metal BANGER from Canadian metalcore band Trench with their amazing album released last week that will make you want to crowdkill a serverfarm AOR comes from Gary in the form of Maine hardcore crew Gumskab and although Sonny hasn't had a lot of opportunity to listen to extra music he has been watching videos from A Darker Standard which sound very interesting! Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 16:20 - Nile - The Underworld Awaits Us All 39:51 - Trench - Between Inverted Worlds 54:15 - AOR: Gumskab - Cut Your Teeth Thanks for stopping by, please subscribe to the channel for weekly worship - we love you all!Join the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

This week on the show we're a little bit off the cuff - We weren't sure we would be making a show but we managed to pull a belter out of our asses. We discussed the fact that movies are back with the new Deadpool & Wolverine movie then after we finish doing the worlds worst Kermode and Mayo impression we return to the regularly scheduled programming of RIFFS State Faults released a gamechanger in the world of Post Hardcore and Screamo, Gravemind prove that Modern Metalcore still has something to say, Polterguts released a bruiser of a 3 track, Spent Case are here to cause injuries then Brutal News comes from Undeath and Better Lovers Hereisaropegoodluck are flying way too far under the radar, hopefully we can sort that out and Defacement release one of the heaviest things we've ever heard There won't be a show next week as Sonny will be too busy becoming a Dad so enjoy this episode for now and we will catch you again soon!Join the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

Welcome Heavyists! This week on the show we have 2 absolutely glorious records to discuss, one from the UK Underground and one from some sort of fantasy realm! We must start though with Brutal News! It's always a monumental day in the Heavyist calendar when Fit for an Autopsy announce a new album so we delayed the release of the show this week so we could talk about it - their new single Hostage out now. Also after originally teasing it 4 years ago Glacial Tomb finally announce the release of their new album and judging but the new single, it's going to be worth the wait. Then our main album discussions come in the shape of incredible mathcore savagery from UK crew Tendrils with their debut album - and Summoning the Lich follow up the wonderful United in Chaos with more tales of the eponymous Lich and it's journey through the underworldJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

In what we intend to be a semi-regular episode format here on The Heavyist we dig into "Bandcamp Bangers #2" and bring you some of the best releases we have rummaged up from the underground corners of the Heavysphere Ranging from Canadian Cowboy Noise Rock to absolutely relentless chaotic deathcore we have a bit of something for everyone to discuss in this show also its been a little while since we got hyped about some really exciting high profile upcoming releases so we caught up on new singles from Gaerea, Chat Pile, Great American Ghost, Trench and Postmortem Promises in BRUTAL NEWS links to all the bands we discussed this week can be found here: Truck Violence https://truckviolence.bandcamp.com/album/violence Null Dysthymic https://nulldysthymic.bandcamp.com/album/fawn-type-2 Sounding https://soundinggrind.bandcamp.com/album/you-cant-eat-your-cake-and-have-it-too Still In Love https://stillinlovehc.bandcamp.com/album/withdrawal-symptoms-pt-2 Khasm https://khasmlv.bandcamp.com/album/theater-of-warJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

This week on the show we've got that need... that need for Speed - that's right the much hyped Aussie hardcore band Speed have released their debut record and we have gathered to bask in it's phenomenal glory! Also we are blessed with the debut EP from a wonderful new UK Underground Supergroup VOWER whose debut EP could potentially finally be the thing to put it's members over the top the calibre of releases this week is out of hand - we hope you enjoy joining us to get excited about riffs and worship at the altar of radness Intro - 00:00 Speed - Only One Mode - 05:52 VOWER - Apricity - 25:17 Join the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

We're back now that the internet has stopped conspiring against us to deliver your (normally) weekly dose of worship at the altar of radness, riffs and general mucking about! After general random preambles as usual Gary discussed his trip to look at some riffs from one of the show's favourite bands The Acacia Strain then we talked about one of our most highly anticipated records of the year - the sophomore album from Ohio Death Metal heroes 200 Stab Wounds is finally here and it's a phenomenal step up also The God Awful Truth absolutely win us over with their new album of chaotic metalcore/mathcore from the homies of Dark Trail Records AOR (Any Other Riffness) comes from Wharflurch, Sunfall, Diabolic Oath and Knife Spitter 00:00 - Intro 09:32 - Acacia Strain Live Review 18:09 - 200 Stab Wounds - Manual Manic Procedures 35:07 - The God Awful Truth - All That Dark and All That Cold 47:41 - AOR: Wharflurch - Sh*ttier/Slimier 49:55 - AOR: Sunfall - Les Morts Sont Nés Ici 51:18 - AOR: Diabolic Oath - Oracular Hexations 53:27 - AOR: Knife Spitter - Deeper Than Hell STAY HEAVY x Join the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

After the standard introductory nonsense including Gary complaining about sleep deprivation (again) and Sonny FINALLY getting on the Big Ass Truck with everyone we get into the review of the week. We have to eat some pretty substantial quantities of humble pie when we discuss the fantastic debut record from metalcore upstarts Foreign Hands then we are joined by Zan Greene from Nashville progressive death metalcore band Moru to talk about their insanely good new record, we get into the writing process, why it took so bloody long to come out, the frankly amazing concept of the record and what the band has in store for the future, as well as his inside track on the bands to watch coming out of the Nashville scene We've been chatting with Zan a LONG time so it was really nice to finally get him on the show and get into some discussions with him! AOR also this week comes from Awake the Secrets, Apes and Mirar Timestamps: Intro - 00:00 Foreign Hands - What's Left Unsaid - 14:53 Zan from Moru - 31:19 AOR (Any Other Riffness) - 1:05:55 Be sure to follow us on the socials and join our Discord server! https://discord.gg/nSjP3A8bRy https://www.instagram.com/theheavyistpodcast/ https://twitter.com/TheHeavyist https://www.facebook.com/TheHeavyist/Join the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

This week on the show we are back to our regularly scheduled programming of keeping you up to date with all the latest amazing bands and records in the Heavy-Sphere. After we had what might be our first disagreement (that isn't about Kaonashi) we discussed briefly how much fun we had at Fortress Festival and making our first vlog about it then we get into the meat of the week discussing the exceptional new record from New Zealand's Technical Death Metal pioneers Ulcerate and their incredible new record with the hardest name you've ever heard. Also a thick slab of Industrial Hardcore chaos is delivered unto us by Candy Any Other Riffness comes in the form of Bristol's Blackened Doom band Moon Reaper 00:00 - Intro, RIFF POLICE 13:04 - Ulcerate - Cutting The Throat of God 30:24 - Candy - It's Inside You 43:50 - AOR - Moon Reaper - Black Sun Sorcery Be sure to follow us on the socials and join our Discord server! https://discord.gg/nSjP3A8bRy https://www.instagram.com/theheavyistpodcast/ https://twitter.com/TheHeavyist https://www.facebook.com/TheHeavyist/

This week on the show we have got a RIDICULOUS amount to talk about - but before all that we NEED to hear about Sonny's trip to the garden centre... Louisiana Sludge Aficionados Thou are here with a dirgey, rage filled new record that's going to get you bouncing and the one-man Norwegian riff factory that is Vredehammer released a stonker of a record! Brutal News comes in the form of new tracks from Nile, Oranssi Pazuzu, Totally Unicorn and These Streets then we are visited by Chris, Bob and Mal from the noisy Sunderland trio Yersin to discuss their latest record The Scythe is Remorseless, their recent UK tour with Mastiff and resisting the urge to write comedy metal it's a packed one! love you all

Welcome back Heavyists new and old, this week on the show we got more riffs to chat about then we know what to do with! After catching up about life, dogs, future offspring and vampires we get stuck right into it Tzompantli are back with their second album and they have LEVELED UP Vale of Pnath are back with an album of retro-futuristic technical blackened death metal that'll take your face off Extortionist return with their first full length since hiatus and we definitely disagree about it... but it's all love! and AOR comes from myspace mathgrind band Poolside at the Flamingo

We're back again with another MASSIVE review, this time from Arizona's death metal heroes Gatecreeper, we convened to talk about how much we absolutely adore this new record in all it's melodeath glory! 00:00 - Intro 09:02 - Gatecreeper - Dark Superstition

This week on the show the kings have returned to show us why they are leading the scene - YES the new Knocked Loose album is upon us and it is absolutely glorious! Sonny and Gary get all misty eyed over how Knocked Looses trajectory as a seminal band continues to unfurl it's a good time to be a Heavyist! thank you for joining us in worship at the altar of radness 00:00 - Intro 10:19 - Knocked Loose - You Won't Go Before You're Supposed ToJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

More riffs than you can shake a HM2 pedal at this week! It's a week chock full of blackened hardcore and death metal as we discuss the powerhouse new album from Terminal Nation, the mosh maelstroms from Crawl and Baron and a really promising EP from new band Scorched Mind also the long awaited return of Brutal News sees your boys discussing new music from 200 Stab Wounds, Vower, Gaerea, Great American Ghost and Monument to Misanthropy It's a week to worship the riff homies! Get involved 00:00 Intro 13:49 Terminal Nation - Echoes of the Devil's Den 26:57 Crawl - Altar of Disgust 36:51 Brutal News 57:20 Baron - Beneath the Blazing Abyss 01:04:35 Scorched Mind - Scorched Mind EPJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

Welcome lovely people to another new episode! Gary is back and ready to chat about some bloody RIFFS! After catching up about his time in Japan - including having a wonderful time going to see Blind Equation in Osaka - we get down to business discussing the best heavy releases of the week: Inter Arma release one of the most incredible blockbuster albums of the year, Full of Hell get back to basics, Glassing release the best soundtrack to bullet-train journeys ever, Dvne go from strength to strength and Antichrist Siege Machine re-affirm that blashpemy is really cool 00:00 Homies Reunited 14:43 Inter Arma - New Heaven 27:14 Full of Hell - Coagulated Bliss 35:35 Glassing - From the Other Side of the Mirror 41:10 Dvne - Voidkind 49:48 Antichrist Siege Machine - Vengeance of Eternal Fire thanks for listening - it's good to be back! STAY HEAVY xJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

00:00 Introduction and Gary's Absence08:56 Tony's Journey as a Vocalist and Challenges in Live Performances27:38 The Inspiration Behind the Band's Name35:59 The Importance of Honesty in Art48:20 The Power of Restraint: Subtle Menace in Music01:01:32 The Albums Influences01:09:40 Challenges and Strategies for Independent Bands01:19:18 The Growing Market for Heavy and Experimental Music Join the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

It's an absolutely packed episode of the show this week! We crammed as much in as we possibly could as Gary is going away for a couple of weeks but couldn't bear the thought missing out on talking about some records that are released while he's away. Greyhaven are set to release an EP of some of their strongest music to date, Replicant continue to defy the conventions of dissonant death metal, Alpha Wolf go full party mode and Necrot bring unfathomable levels of SHRED also as an extra special treat we are also joined by Elias, guitarist of amazing Swedish modern metal band Orecus (and dedicated Heavyist) to talk about the writing and recording process of their magnificent new record Dreadnought (released April 5th independently) We have absolutely spoiled you lot this week! 00:00 - Intro 12:30 - Greyhaven - Stereo Grief 23:12 - Replicant - Infinite Mortality 37:28 - Alpha Wolf - Half Living Things 48:22 - Necrot - Lifeless Birth 59:19 - Elias from Orecus Join the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

Another awesome week of riffs on the show: Show favourite's Boundaries release another absolute worldy of an album Frail Body are one of the sickest screamo/post hardcore bands operating today and their new album is WILD Monolith are some UK homegrown talent who are coming for your head 00:00 - Intro 12:40 - Boundaries - Death is Little More 35:50 - Frail Body - Artificial Bouquet 46:18 - Monolith - Hornet's Nest STAY HEAVY x Join the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

This week on the show we are joined by Jim and Dan from UK Sludge Metal legends Mastiff to talk about the release of their new album Deprecipice (released March 22nd through MNRK Heavy) we get into the influences behind the new record, the writing and recording process, as well as important subjects such as the Hull dogging scene we had a lot of fun recording this episode (maybe a little bit too much fun) and the boys were a pleasure to speak with again check out Mastiff on their upcoming UK tour with Yersin: 03/22/24 Polar Bear Music Club, Kingston upon Hull 03/23/24 Audio, Glasgow 03/24/24 Bannerman's Bar, Edinburgh 03/27/24 The Black Heart, London 03/28/24 Green Door Store, Brighton 03/29/24 The Crofters Rights, Bristol 03/30/24 The Devil's Dog, Birmingham 03/31/24 Rough Trade, NottinghamJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.