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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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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,…

By Raphael Alecto April 1, 2025Uncategorized

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Hessian Firm to Release Damonacy – Grotesque Treasures

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDaviAHW0y4&ab_channel=HessianFirm During death metal’s formative years, many bands emerged briefly, recording a solitary demo before fading into obscurity. Yet few of these fleeting acts demonstrated the level of ambition and…

By hessianfirm March 31, 2025Label News

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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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Ingurgitating Oblivion – Cadence and Perspective In Desolation Reissue

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyGAZgoqs30&ab_channel=HessianFirm Initially released as a modest demo in 2001, Cadence and Perspective In Desolation marked the transition from Of Trees and Orchids to INGURGITATING OBLIVION. After 24 years of existence,…

By hessianfirm February 25, 2025Label News

Analysis

Darkthrone – Natassja in Eternal Sleep Song Analysis

Darkthrone is undeniably one of the most influential bands in metal history, with a career spanning decades and marked by significant stylistic evolution. Their second period, defined by their departure…

By Nicholas Mkhl January 22, 2025Analysis

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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

Review

Defeated Sanity – Chronicles of Lunacy (2024)

Defeated Sanity continues to defy expectations within the death metal scene. With their 30th anniversary on the horizon, the band shows no signs of slowing down, and their seventh album,…

By Nicholas Mkhl January 9, 2025Review

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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