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A Case for Death Metal’s Greatest Album: Suffocation – Breeding the Spawn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj0-2sYYZfA Nick is joined by professional guitarist MacCauley Crawford (Giger, Predation) to dissect Suffocation's Breeding the Spawn and to elucidate on why it may be the greatest death metal album…

By hessianfirm May 4, 2022Analysis

Analysis

Altars of Madness and the Birth of NYDM

https://youtu.be/C_Nta6siwTE Nick is joined by Tempestuous Might, curator of underground metal, to discuss the sheer variety present on Morbid Angel's Altars of Madness and the facets that were absorbed by…

By hessianfirm April 27, 2022Analysis

Interview Podcast

Hessian Scrum: R.G (Zetar)

https://youtu.be/-FhY3h1uQk8 New Hessian Scrum with death/black metal band Zetar. R.G and Nick discuss composition, recording, lyrical concepts and much more.

By hessianfirm April 24, 2022Interview, Podcast

Analysis

Amebix and the birth of extreme metal

Amebix released their first single, “Winter”, in 1983, marking a decisive step from their preceding releases towards a new, unique style of their own forging. This transition, encompassing not just…

By Raphael Alecto April 22, 2022Analysis

Interview Podcast

Hessian Scrum Special: Cultus Sanguine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnJh1n3hAeY&ab_channel=HessianFirm Nick is joined by Joe, vocalist of legendary Italian Dark metal band Cultus Sanguine as discussion revolves around the idea of dark metal, the influence of Italian art and…

By hessianfirm April 3, 2022Interview, Podcast

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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…

By Raphael Alecto April 1, 2022Uncategorized

Podcast

Hessian Scrum Special: Drawn and Quartered

https://youtu.be/BOmv6YkUHMU Nick is joined by Herb Burke of death metal stalwarts Drawn and Quartered to discuss the latest album as well as the band's progression throughout the years.

By hessianfirm March 26, 2022Podcast

Analysis

5 Noteworthy Death Metal Solos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fbBZzUIlLU New analysis on death metal solos by Death, Cynic, Immolation, Cryptopsy, Necrophagist and the different approaches used.

By hessianfirm March 25, 2022Analysis

Review

Kostnatění – Oheň hoří tam, kde padl (2022)

For their latest EP, Kostnatění have adapted traditional turkish songs to a modern black metal context, a premise that might set off the reader’s gimmick alarms; the good news is…

By Raphael Alecto March 20, 2022Review

Label News

Pre-orders up for Ancient Gate – “Forgotten Dark Age”

Ancient Gate's latest EP, "Forgotten Dark Past", will be released on physical format by Hessian Firm on the 25th of March, through a limited edition of 300 copies; you can…

By Raphael Alecto February 28, 2022Label News