June, 2022 - Hessian Firm

Undercroft – Twisted Souls (1995)

Hailing from Chile before eventually relocating twice in Europe, Undercroft have had a surprisingly long career without much fanfare over the years. While their style hasn't changed too much over…

By Nicholas Mkhl June 30, 2022Review

Review

Further excursions into Industrial Black Metal

We continue our exploration of industrial black metal started on this article Blacklodge - Login:SataN (2003) With the growing encroachment of digital technology on the totality of humanity’s environments, some…

By Raphael Alecto June 17, 2022Review

Analysis

A Case for Death Metal’s Greatest Album: Infester – To the Depths, in Degradation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_9QSaGc_xI&ab_channel=HessianFirm Nick and MacCauley discuss the incredible heights of Infester's masterpiece. Conversation revolves around the combination of synths and crushing riffs, the unique melodies and use of atmosphere, the drumming…

By hessianfirm June 12, 2022Analysis

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Hessian Scrum Special: Mortuary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kFXuPGybws Nick is joined by Alberto of Mexican death metal band Mortuary to discuss, the band's body of work, their recent revival, the diversity of the Mexican scene in the…

By hessianfirm June 5, 2022Uncategorized

Podcast

Hessian Scrum Special: Ingurgitating Oblivion

https://youtu.be/UB93_WsSDEc Sven is joined by Florian and Norbert of German prog metal band Ingurgitating Oblivion to discuss the band's compositions, influences as well as the evils of a downtuned snare.

By hessianfirm June 2, 2022Podcast