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Execrari – Desolation Manifest CDs Available
After two long months of delay, Execrari - Desolation Manifest CDs are now fully available and all orders will be shipped out as quickly as possible. We thank everyone for…
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Essentials: Bethlehem – Dictius te Necare
https://youtu.be/nEFCu0xC8K4 Nick is joined by contributor Fiello for a deep dive into Dictius Te Necare, a landmark album from Bethlehem that blurs the lines between multiple genres and reshaped the…
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Interview: Takafumi Matsubara(Barren Path, ex-Gridlink, Mortalized etc)
Grindcore is often seen as a genre that values intensity over precision, yet your playing is highly technical and exact. What drove you to develop such proficiency in a style…
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Hessian Scrum Special: Anders Lundemark (Konkhra, Daemon)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVbBBC5d60k Nick is joined by Anders Lundemark, founding member of Danish death metal veterans Konkhra, for a deep dive into the band’s evolution through the years. They explore what set…
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Tomas “Tompa” Lindberg (1972 – 2025)
This Tuesday, 16th of September, the devastating news reached us of the passing of Tomas “Tompa” Lindberg, vocalist, lyricist, teacher, and founding member of At the Gates. At just 52…
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Hessian Scrum Special: Lille Gruber (Defeated Sanity)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra52-N57zv8&ab_channel=HessianFirm Nick is joined by Lille Gruber, drummer extraordinaire of Defeated Sanity, for an in-depth conversation about the band’s latest release, Chronicles of Lunacy. They dive into why this record…
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A Case For Black Metal’s Greatest Album: Sacramentum – Far Away from the Sun
https://youtu.be/oo-Y1wWFgjM Raphael(Hessian Firm), Ollie(Complete Snake, Xolotah, Läbrys), and Nick dive into Sacramentum’s magnum opus Far Away From the Sun, an album they argue might just be the greatest black metal…
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Shipping Update For Our U.S Supporters
We want to give everyone an update on the current tariff situation for our supporters in the United States. For small orders (5 CDs or fewer), nothing changes, we’ll continue…
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Jürgen Bartsch (1976-2025)
This Wednesday, 27th of August, the sad news reached us of the passing of Jürgen Bartsch, bassist, chief songwriter, and founding member of the German band Bethlehem, whose pioneering vision…
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Rest In Peace Nisse Karlén
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiUqAaiol2w&t=34s&ab_channel=HessianFirm R.I.P Nisse Karlén His seminal work with Sacramentum will never be forgotten and will continue to inspire us eternally. We thank him for the music as well as the…