Podcast - Hessian Firm

Essentials: Slayer – Hell Awaits

https://youtube.com/live/T9enIP3__xw?feature=share On June 6th, for the International Day of Slayer and the 40th anniversary of Hell Awaits, we will livestream a full analysis of this legendary album and its innovations…

By hessianfirm May 30, 2025Podcast

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Essentials: Megadeth – Rust In Peace

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXWPEPJn238&ab_channel=HessianFirm In the first entry of the Essentials series, Mac and Nick go through Megadeth's magnup opus: Rust In Peace. Discussion is centered around the strange and convoluted origins of…

By hessianfirm April 26, 2025Podcast

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HF Live – The Riff and the Pathos 1: Maccauley’s Return

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv3FqAXqYf0&t=2s&ab_channel=HessianFirm Maccauley returns from a lengthy absence as we catch up on his thoughts on various recent releases, his current obssessions as well as his thoughts on underground bands of…

By hessianfirm April 4, 2025Podcast

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A Case for Black Metal’s Greatest Album: Vlad Tepes/Belkètre – March to the Black Holocaust

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gymC0G6uCVo&ab_channel=HessianFirm Nick and Malus dissect this legendary split at the heart of the LLN movement with two of its main actors. Conversation revolves around the duality of this split as…

By hessianfirm March 17, 2025Podcast

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Hessian Scrum Special: Jonas Bryssling (ex-Spawn of Possession, Retromorphosis)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSIzstvsvlo&ab_channel=HessianFirm In this episode, death metal luminary Jonas Bryssling talks about his return to death metal with his new band Retromorphosis and the subsequent changes. Navigating the field of complex…

By hessianfirm February 16, 2025Podcast

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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…

By hessianfirm February 9, 2025Podcast

Analysis Podcast

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 &…

By hessianfirm February 7, 2025Analysis, Podcast

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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…

By hessianfirm January 14, 2025Podcast

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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…

By hessianfirm December 31, 2024Podcast

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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…

By hessianfirm August 5, 2024Podcast