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Cromlech Release Ascent of Kings
We are proud to announce that Cromlech's Ascent of Kings has now been officially released. We will be shipping CDs out on Monday for all those who have pre-ordered. The…
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Discography Overview: Celtic Frost
https://youtu.be/8RZrSf3esm8 David and Nick discuss Celtic Frost's legendary career from their development of the ideas presented in their previous incarnation as Hellhammer, to the finalization of that vision on To…
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Cromlech Sign to Hessian Firm And Preview First Song – “Born With Sword In Hand”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N_hhWXvm2k&ab_channel=HessianFirm We are extremely proud to sign Cromlech for their latest release Ascent of Kings that will be released on the 3rd of March. In the meantime you can find…
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A Case for Death Metal’s Greatest Album: Incantation – Onward to Golgotha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ul26Js4YDk&ab_channel=HessianFirm Nick is joined by MacCauley (Giger, Predation), Jon (Predation), Malus (Apokatastasis), David (Hessian Firm) to unravel death metal's purest album, its weird rhythms, unique melodies and twisted arrangements. This…
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A Case for Black Metal’s Greatest Album: Emperor – In the Nightside Eclipse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z-kVfPXK1w&ab_channel=HessianFirm Nick(Hessian Firm), David(Hessian Firm), Tim(Tempestuous Might) and Malus(Apokatastasis) discuss what makes Emperor's debut album "In the Nightside Eclipse" such a grand classic. The conversation goes through the band's rapid…
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Hessian Scrum Special: Fredrik Söderberg (Dawn)
https://youtu.be/-20dTP41U6g Nick is joined by Fredrik of legendary Swedish black metal to discuss the band's long awaited new material, the band's evolution compositionally and their willingness to experiment with multiple…
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A Case for Death Metal’s Greatest Album: At the Gates – The Red in the Sky Is Ours
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKLIdUOXrXU&ab_channel=HessianFirm Maccauley (Giger, Predation) and Nick are joined by Malus of Apokatastasis, Ollie of Complete Snake and David Rosales, writer of Gradus Ad Phlegethon as well as seminal article "Reaching…
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Hessian Firm Sign Apokatastasis for Debut Album: The Consecratory Secretion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C1ibm5p5Us&ab_channel=HessianFirm We are proud to announce that we have signed Arizonian Black/Death metal band Apokatastasis and will be releasing their debut album The Consecratory Secretion on CD on the 20/01/2023.…
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A Case for Death Metal’s Greatest Album: Immolation – Here In After
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrbO-tWMH9A&ab_channel=HessianFirm MacCauley and Nick discuss why Here in After is Immolation's magnum opus and one of death metal's highest achievements. Compositional tools like the use of microtones, bizarre rhythms, the…
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Hessian Scrum Special: Joël Guigou (Agressor, Outburst)
https://youtu.be/VD7ysmKn4AU Nick is joined by Joël Guigou of celebrated death/thrash metal band Agressor and underground thrash band Outburst to talk about the band's influences and compositional style, what made the…