Heavy as Film

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Heavy as Film is an ongoing project to build the heavy metal cinema canon. This is the show that’s all about discovering exactly what it means for art across music and film to be heavy metal. More than a vibe check, Heavy as Film analyzes your favorite heavy movies to determine which films are metal and what subgenres and bands best represent those films.

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4. feb 2026

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2. The Northman / Progressive Black Metal / Enslaved 04.02.2026 1:10:20

You can’t escape your fate. In this episode, we add Robert Eggers’ 2022 film The Northman to the heavy metal cinema canon. This mythological legend is a tale of vengeance and destiny that fully commits to its internal moral universe. Questions? Want to suggest a film? Reach out at heavyasfilm@gmail.com Subscribe for essays and bonus content on Substack at heavyasfilm.substack.com or on Patreon a...

1. Videodrome / Deathgrind / Cattle Decapitation 28.01.2026 1:11:09

In this episode, Videodrome becomes the first official entry in the heavy metal cinema canon. This Cronenberg body horror stages a battle for control of the flesh, perception, and reality itself. It is truly a masterpiece of heavy metal cinema. Questions? Want to suggest a film? Reach out at heavyasfilm@gmail.com Subscribe for essays and bonus content on Substack at heavyasfilm.substack.com or o...

0. A Critical Framework for Defining the Metal Mode 19.01.2026 42:20

Heavy metal is more than just music. It’s a way of structuring art. In Episode 0, I introduce the critical framework behind Heavy as Film: a cross-medium functional and structural definition of heavy metal as a mode of art that applies to both cinema and music. I discuss defining metal by what it does and how it’s structured to do this, metal versus heaviness, the real role of aesthetics in meta...