metal - Hessian Firm

Hessian Scrum Special: Snorre Ruch (Thorns, ex-Mayhem)

https://youtu.be/Zz62dLR-a5w And now for something truly special: Raphael sits down to talk with Snorre Ruch, one of the pioneers of Norwegian Black Metal (and, consequently, of the modern black metal…

By hessianfirm November 20, 2023Interview, Podcast

Review

Blood Oath – Lost in an Eternal Silence (2023)

Blood Oath present their first full-length album after a preparatory period that encompassed a demo and an EP. Like their previous output, "Lost in an Eternal Silence" is an exercise…

By Raphael Alecto November 1, 2023Review

Review

Sepulcrum – Lamentation of Immolated Souls (2023)

"Lamentation of Immolated Souls" is the first full-length album of Chilean band Sepulcrum; the overall impression left by this accomplished debut work is one of a surprisingly controlled posture; each…

By Raphael Alecto October 29, 2023Review

Review

Primordial – How It Ends (2023)

Irish outfit Primordial can be counted among those bands who have settled on a unique formula of their own devising that has proven successful over a considerable row of releases.…

By Raphael Alecto September 30, 2023Review

Label News

Complete Snake release Red Hog

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KaBp-AYzBc We have now released Complete Snake - Red Hog digitally and the physical CDs should be arriving soon. The entire EP can be streamed on YouTube, Spotify and Bandcamp.…

By hessianfirm August 28, 2023Label News

Review

Tiamat – Wildhoney (1994)

Tiamat have always been at the forefront of the Swedish scene, whether it was under the name Treblinka where they played the still nascent death/black metal of the time that…

By Nicholas Mkhl July 28, 2023Review

Review

Mortify – Fragments at the Edge of Sorrow (2022)

Chilean band Mortify presents an effort of notable poise and maturity on just their second full-length album. The main strength on full display in this release lies in the confident…

By Raphael Alecto July 11, 2023Review

Podcast

Hessian Scrum Special: Seppo Taatila (Demigod, Adramelech)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVokrI73avA&ab_channel=HessianFirm In this exclusive interview, Nick is joined by Seppo Taatila who was a member of not one but two legendary bands in Adramelech and Demigod. Seppo recounts the passion…

By hessianfirm June 7, 2023Podcast

Podcast

Hessian Scrum: Justin Vølus (Vargheist records, Vølus, Psionic Madness etc)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tgk1Q9ceHxQ&ab_channel=HessianFirm Nick is joined by Justin Vølus, founder of Vargheist records that specialises in various forms of unconventional extreme metal as well as being a vocalist in multiple projects. The…

By hessianfirm May 23, 2023Podcast

Interview

Interview with HG (No Clean Singing)

1 - b: Being able to appreciate the ART that resides in something like the Bible, yet not aligning with it ideologically, is a very refined skill. Would you say that…

By DARG May 18, 2023Interview