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Turkka G. Rantanen
News has reached us of the passing of Turkka G. Rantanen, legendary Finnish visual artist whose work defined the aesthetics of Finnish death metal. His alien landscapes, bizarre deformed figures…
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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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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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Nils “Nisse” Karlén (1974-2025)
This Monday, 25th of August, sad news reached us of the passing of Nils "Nisse" Joel Karlén, vocalist and founding member of the Swedish black metal band Sacramentum, who at…
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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…
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10 celebrities you didn’t know were metalheads
Volodymyr Zelensky The Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky is an high profile fan of metal music and a supporter of the Ukrainian metal scene. He particularly enjoys the bands Nokturnal Mortum,…
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Mefitis release new album “The Skorian // The Greyleer”
Our dear friends at Mefitis have released their latest work, the duology "The Skorian // The Greyleer", conceived as two entwined EPs. This release sees the band push further ahead…
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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…
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Patrick Bateman reviews your favorite metal albums
Patrick Bateman, assiduous reader and fan of Hessian Firm, contacted us expressing his interest in writing about some albums that are special to him. Honoured as we were, we couldn’t…
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Hessian Scrum Special: Jason Gobel & Santiago Dobles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFPA4FSMac4&t=3450s&ab_channel=HessianFirm Nick is joined by Jason Gobel of Cynic and Monstrosity fame and santiago Dobles of Aghora and former lead guitarist of Pestilence to talk about their differing approaches to…