The Heavy Haystack

With their historic Olympic Opening Ceremony performance fresh in their minds, Donte & David each rank their top 5 favorite Gojira albums. As well as discuss each of their histories with the band, what makes each album special, and essentially glaze the French metal act for the duration of the episode. This episode contains the song "Hidden Bridges" by Horseburner. DM or email the po...

We're back! On this episode, Donte & David discuss Gojira's historic performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony, new U.S. tours from King Diamond and High On Fire, Opeth doing the roar again, Marilyn Manson's new song and return to the stage, other new singles from Better Lovers, Arch Enemy, Jinjer, Undeath, and Lacuna Coil, and fill you in on the hot new albums that came out this wee...

Back from a summer break, podcast host Donte is with new co-hosts Cyrus and Josh! On this episode, they talk about CJ McMahon's firing from Thy Art Is Murder, Deftones announcing new album details in a weird way, the continued Blue Ridge Rock Fest fallout, Rolling Stone's founder's racist/sexist remarks, Blink-182 announcing a new album, hardcore vets Cro-Mags getting in a fight and more! This epi...

On this episode, Donte & David discuss someone ripping ass at a Sleep Token show, allegations against Between The Buried And Me guitarist Dustie Waring, nu metal one hit wonder Crazy Town having a drug fueled fight caught on camera, Aerosmith retiring, Rage Against The Machine entering the Rock Hall of Fame while Iron Maiden gets snubbed again, The Pit's "10 Most Important Metal Bands Of Today" li...

On this episode, Donte & David compare the new albums from thrash legends Metallica and Overkill, Soundgarden's Chris Cornell getting his final recordings released, new Dillinger Escape Plan/Every Time I Die/Fit For An Autopsy supergroup Better Lovers, Jason Newstead returning to metal, and new releases from the likes of Foo Fighters, Beartooth, Bleeding Through, Staind, and Spiritbox This episode...

The hate flows STRONG on this episode as hosts Donte and David discuss the Louder Than Life festival lineup, Avenged Sevenfold's first new music in 7 years, Spirtbox dropping off Falling In Reverse's "MonsTOUR", Def Leppard's drummer getting jumped, Six Feet Under finishing fresh hell to rain on the world, Japanese metalcore band Crystal Lake getting a new 'Murican vocali...

Returning after an extra week due to wind storms, Donte and David discuss bands boycotting selling merch at venues, Mastodon being influenced by punkers Turnstile, Lizzo covering Rammstein, KISS ending their farewell tour (allegedly), South America hating Godsmack, Dave Lombardo going solo, and the latest albums and singles from the likes of Periphery, Metallica, Devildriver, Project: Vengeance (f...

On this news and reviews episode Donte and David review the new In Flames album "Foregone", cover the reunion of Megadeth with Marty Friedman, Fear Factory announcing their new singer, Architects getting disrespected by a fan onstage, as well as discuss new singles and albums from the likes of Cattle Decapitation, Sleep Token, Linkin Park, Frozen Soul, Attila and more! This episode features the so...

On this album ranking episode, Donte & David cover crossover thrash metal revivalists Municipal Waste and each rank their top 5 albums from the band.  Donte is a casual fan while David has them tatted on his body. With our hosts different histories with the band how will each rank the Waste's "consistent" discography? Listen in to find out! And be sure to email, DM, or answer the Spotify...

On this news and new releases episode of the podcast Donte and David discuss Ozzy Osbourne retiring from touring, Pantera getting booted from German festivals cause of Phil Anselmo, the 2023 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame nominations, and new singles and albums from the likes of Slipknot, Avatar, Overkill, Sanguisugabogg, Memoriam and Unearth. This episode features the song "The Violent" by Dreaded...

On this special episode, hosts Donte and David dive deep into the discography of critically acclaimed progressive/sludge metal band Mastodon! The guys each share their connection to the band, how they got into them, and each rank their Top 5 albums from the group, as well as discuss why they left off certain records on their lists!  If you want to give a suggestion on what band to do a Top 5...

Meet Donte's StormToker bandmate David! Together on this episode they discuss Donte getting asked weird questions about being black in the metal scene, a show by comedy metal band Psychostick, idiots thinking Pink Floyd's anniversary logo is "woke", new tours headlined by Pantera, Lamb Of God, Mastodon, Gojira, The Black Dahlia Murder and others, new singles from Sleep Token, Metallica, In Flames...

The first Heavy Haystack Music Awards has arrived! On this episode Donte awards various bands in the heavy music world with both expected titles such as "Best New Band" and "Song Of The Year" as well as more dubious awards such as "Biggest S**tshow" and "Most Disappointing Album".  Along with mentions of runner ups to all the categories.  Listen! Debate the choices! And enjoy! Full list...

On this special episode of The Heavy Haystack Podcast Donte relays a tale of being the old guy at an all ages show and lists his top 25 albums of the year along with a few honorable mentions. Let the arguing begin! This episode features the song "Do The Twitch" by Karma Vulture. Message The Heavy Haystack on social media or send an email about having your song featured on the podcast!  EMAIL...

On this episode I talk about the nominees for the 2023 metal and rock Grammys, Gwar selling a new sex toy, Ticketmaster getting government attention, Ted Nugent forgetting he's white, and other news stories as well as listing notable new albums and singles recently released. Features the song "Ax To Grind" by Eulogy In Blood. Email the podcast about how to get your song featured on the show! EMAIL...

On this album review episode I talk about the peculiar way I got to meet the band Highly Suspect thanks to a lady-friend and review heavy music albums from Megadeth, Parkway Drive, Ozzy Osbourne and more! Features the song "Scowlers" by Stonecutters. Email the podcast about how to get your song played on the show! EMAIL us with questions, comments, or about having your song featured at theheavyhay...

On this sexy singles episode, Donte details the Kentucky Irate Fest disaster from his perspective in the Kentucky metal scene, as well as recount a (literal) sh**show of his own, and reviews recent heavy music singles from the likes of Slaughter To Prevail, Parkway Drive, Botch, Oceano, and more! Features the songs "Cutting Teeth" by Isolator and "Half-Moon" by Wake Up In Tsunami ft. Maddy Holt EM...

On this episode, Donte discusses a saucy Tik Tok trend, the return of Metalocalypse, Lorna Shore announcing a tour, Dino Cazares restarting an old project, his top 10 picks for best albums from July, and much more! This episode features the song "Ripping Off Municipal Waste" by Belushi Speedball.  EMAIL us with questions, comments, or about having your song featured at theheavyhaystack@gmail....

On this debut episode of The Heavy Haystack Podcast, Donte talks about taking a nap in a porta-potty, the divisive Pantera reunion, guitarist Nita Strauss leaving Alice Cooper for Demi Lovato, and recent singles from Slipknot, Architects, Disturbed, Ozzy Osbourne, and more! This episode features the songs "The Shift" and "Lord Concrete & The Mother Tree" by StormToker. EMAIL us with questions,...

Greetings hard & heavy music fans! This introductory episode explains the two podcast formats of this heavy music podcast: The Album Rankings and News & Reviews, and gives a brief background on the host, why this podcast has been made a thing, and how you dear listener can have your music featured on the podcast! EMAIL: theheavyhaystack@gmail.com YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC28Fh4QCn...