Guest article by Pendath Here we have one of those underappreciated releases that no one gives a damn about. It’s an album-length demo from 2012, although it’s almost unfair to…
Skin Chamber was a short-lived side-project by members of Controlled Bleeding that managed to release two albums in as many years. Their debut’s appropriate title – perhaps a reference to…
When thinking about Canadian Technical Death Metal one might come up with bands playing power chords in fast succession and constant hyperblast overpowering the music to the point where structure…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7ZGKWXTvnQ&t=2289s&ab_channel=HessianFirm Nick is joined by Death metal legend Henry Veggian of Revenant to discuss the band's compositions, lyrics, sense of aesthetics and more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0FDVWGpbdM I'm very pleased to share this Necropolis episode featuring Mike Browning and Belial Koblak! We touch upon some aspects regarding Nocturnus AD and Morbid Angel that some people may…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jBHTivMgpk&ab_channel=HessianFirm Nick reviews the new book by Metal Guitar Scales and its purpose for the metal guitar player as well as the kind of content to expect from such a…
Howdy Jarno! Thanks for taking the time to do this interview. You’ve been involved with death metal for a long time. What initially sparked your interest in extreme metal? Which…
In recent decades Death Metal experienced a huge shift in style as Bands went from writing intricate arrangements with unique melodies towards a style that favours dexterity and ability to…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSbFTIrm-fo This episode features Charles Shelley from the site Hate Meditations as the main guest, but also included is Raphael Alecto (editor of Hessian Firm) as a kind of fly…
Originally revealed to the public in 2008, a remastered edition of Poizon of god has been released in 2021 by Abyssvm under the auspices of The Black Flame (Northwind). The new…