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Hessian Firm Video Series Now Available On Spotify
All the content from our YouTube channel except for the song and album uploads are now available on Spotify with video included. From now on all videos will be uploaded…
A Guide to the Top Metal Albums of 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flGJAVFt6hU&ab_channel=HessianFirm A month late, but after sifting through countless albums, Nick analyzes his favorite releases of 2024 and shares his thoughts on the current state of underground metal. Tracklist &…
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Endless Dismal Moan – Demo II // Chaos II
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zwDA6zTSQ0&ab_channel=HessianFirm Endless Dismal Moan is the brainchild of Japanese musician Chaos 9(R.I.P). Embracing the digital production and aesthetics of his era as well as incorporating the suffocating sensation of Japanese…
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A Case for Death Metal’s Greatest Album : Septicflesh – Mystic Places of Dawn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1TGNRk4Ii8&ab_channel=HessianFirm Malus(Apokatastasis) and Nick go over Septicflesh's classic full length debut as well as the incredible "Temple of the Lost Race" and discuss how Septicflesh went far and beyond the…
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Hessian Scrum Special: Danny Hyde Part 2 (ex-Coil, Aural Rage, Electric Sewer Age), w/Randal Plunkett (filmmaker)
Raphael and Randal Plunkett (Lord Dunsany) return for this second installment of the podcast with Danny Hyde (Electric Sewer Age, Aural Rage, ex-Coil); we delve into Danny’s eclectic and genre-defying…
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A Case for Death Metal’s Greatest Album: Demilich – Nespithe
Nick and Micah (guest writer for Cavedweller, Terminator) discuss this now immensely appreciated yet misunderstood classic. Conversation delves into the intricacies that make this sound so alien, the bizarre themes…
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A Case for Death Metal’s Greatest Album: Morbid Angel – Blessed Are the Sick
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eV9pF0tdv0&t=171s Aruspex, Peter, Malus (Apokatastasis) and Nick discuss Morbid Angel's most abstract album and easily their magnum opus: Blessed Are the Sick and why its explosive cocktail of loose yet…
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Raphael Alecto on the 366 Weird Movies Podcast: Ep. 75: The Portuguese Connection
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAz_Fj-bbcU&t=23s Raphael is invited by Greg from the excellent 366 Weird Movies to discuss the week's new releases. On the docket: Gothic horror "The Vourdalak"; magical realist satire "Chronicles of…
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Hessian Scrum Special: Karl Willets (Memoriam, Bolt Thrower, H Drive Project)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTc3cMaCaMM Karl Willets of Memoriam and formerly of Bolt Thrower joins in to discuss Memoriam's latest album Rise To Power. The evolution of his lyrical style beyond themes of war.…
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Hessian Scrum Special: Kelly Shaefer (Atheist, Till the Dirt, Neurotic and more)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IRNtW8e9Rs Nick is joined by Kelly Shaefer, singer and former guitarist of legendary technical death metal band Atheist to discuss the band's evolution, their early implementation of jazz, the songwriting…