Heavy Matters

Joey and Venny had a great hour long chat with Nico, mastermind behind Metal Blade starlets Kardashev. We talk streaming, influences, fans and fostering meaningful communities and we get an exclusive scoop on the next album *inserts clickbait*

Joey (and peripherally Venny)are delighted to be joined by Emilio from the expansive and atmospheric metal band Sojourner. An owl is not mentioned once!

Joey and Venny are really grateful to be joined by Ste Arands, virtuoso drummer from prog doom overlords Boss Keloid. Great in depth chat about the new record Family the Smiling Thrush, the bands development arc, and some great, if not slightly pretentious, music recommendations. Cheers!

Joey and Venny are back talking about some great new music Album Reviews Boss Keloid - Family the Smiling Thrush (3mins) Cannibal Corpse - Violence Unimagined (30Mins30sec) Kardashev - The Baring of Shadows (41mins30sec)

Joey (especially) and Venny rejoice at the latest MuDvAyNe announcement Reviews Wheel - Resident Human (4mins40sec) Soothsayer - Echoes of the Earth (23min40secs) Deep Cut Baroness - Purple (38mins20sec)

Joey and Venny are delighted to be joined for a special review and interview with Victor and Dudley from Edinburgh's mighty Dvne. Review Dvne - Etemen Aenka (4mins) Interview Victor and Dudley from Dvne (29mins20sec)

Joey and Venny are delighted to welcome on Steve Dobb from Manchester's The Hyena Kill. We discuss the difficult place the band was in when entering the studio, ATG, and how the next record will sound like the Spice Girls!

Joey and Venny are back. Joey announces his new Cameo availability. Album Reviews Rob Zombie - The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy (4mins50sec) The Hyena Kill - The Disconnect (19mins) Deep Cuts! Skindred - Babylon (32mins30sec)

** Series and Special ** Special Guest Ollie Hill regales us with his story of meeting childhood heroes American Head Charge. Warning: Contains adult nudity

Joey and Venny are joined by a very special guest in AHC expert Ollie Hill. Reviews Architects - For those that wish to exist (6mins) Harakiri for the Sky - Maere (25mins55sec) Deep Cuts! American Head Charge - The War of Art (38mins) ** Ollie Hill's AHC 'story' will be added as a special episode**

*Apologies for the additional "sounds" on this podcast* Joey and Venny discuss the eventual break up and formation of two competing heavy matters podcasts Album Reviews Soen - Imperial (9mins) Hulder - Godslattering Hymns of a Forlorn Pesantry (24mins30secs) Deep Cuts! Megadeth - Rust in Peace (37mins40sec)

Reviews Emma Ruth Rundle and Thou - The Helm of Sorrow (7mins) Frozen Soul - Crypt of Ice (17mins17sec) Deep Cut! Machine Head - Through the Ashes of Empires (28mins30sec)

Joey and Venny discuss the relative merits of Barry’s tea Hatebreed – Weight of the false self (9mins35sec) Killer be Killed – Reluctant Hero (23mins05sec) Deep Cuts! Cannibal Corpse – Kill (47mins50sec)

Joey and Venny pay tribute to Alexi Laiho from Children of Bodom Palm Reader – Sleepless (5mins50sec) Bring Me the Horizon – Post Human: Survival Horror (23mins35sec) Deep Cuts! Gojira – The Way of All Flesh (42mins44sec)

Joey and Venny get into their top 20 albums of 2020. Strap yourselves in...

Joey and Venny discuss a few newly released albums not covered in detail on HM Reviews Raging Speedhorn – Hard to kill (16mins30secs) Dark Tranquillity – Moment (31mins) Deep Cuts! Swallow the Sun – When a shadow is forced into the light (42mins50sec)

Reviews Svalbard – When I die will I get better? (6mins40sec) Lamp of Murmuur – Heir of Ecliptical Romanticism (22min30sec) Deep Cuts! Killer be killed – S/T (44mins 30sec)

Joey and Venny catch up after a little time away Reviews The Ocean – Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic (11mins45sec) Anaal Nathrakth – Endarkenment (28mins10sec) Deep Cuts! Opeth – Ghost Reveries (45mins55sec)

Venny and Joey are joined on the pod by resident Deftones expert Martin Haddock. We mourn the loss of guitar legend Eddie Van Halen. No deep cut this week, instead three stonking new album releases: Deftones - Ohms (17mins30sec) Napalm Death - Throes Of Joy In The Jaws Of Defeatism (39mins40secs) Enslaved - Utgard (52mins55sec)

Cracking show this week. Album reviews 1) Marylin Manson - We are chaos (11mins) 2) Oceans of Slumber - S/T (23mins30sec) Deep Cuts Rammstein - Herzeleid (40mins50sec)

*Joey and Venny are back after a couple of weeks off. Busy home lives mean the pod will be every two weeks for the foreseeable. Some slight gremlins in the sound this week.* News - Rest in Peace Riley Gale Album reviews Necrot - Mortal (11mins50sec) Ulver - Flowers of Evil (21mins28sec) Deep Cut Metallica - S&M2 (37mins)

Joey and Venny dissect the latest Bloodstock announcement. Album Reviews 1) Halestorm - Reimagined (8mins50sec) 2) Ingested - Where Only Gods may Tread (17mins20secs) Deep Cuts Down - NOLA (34mins40sec)

Joey has a UK Bloodstock headliner exclusive (maybe not) and we extol the virtues of the legend Trevor Strnad Avatar – Hunter Gatherer (11min10sec) Black Crown Initiate – Violent Portraits of Doomed Escape (27min48sec) Deep Cut AC/DC – Back in black (42mins30sec)

Joey and Venny discuss the big 2021 Download Announcement. Album reviews 1) Imperial Triumphant - Alphaville (13mins55sec) 2) Rannoch - Reflections Upon Darkness (34mins20sec) Deep Cuts Carcass - Surgical Steel (47mins10sec)

Joey and Venny get to debate who we'd rather share a needle with between Uncle Al Jorgensen or Scatman John Album Reviews Wilderun - Veil of Imagination (re-release) (5mins 10sec) Ohhms - Close (26mins10sec) Deep Cut Ministry - Psalms69 (37mins10sec)