We sat down with the one and only Mike Sugars of Psycho Frame 🔥💀 The deathcore darlings are about to unlash their their debut album SALVATION LAUGHS IN THE FACE OF A GRIEVING MOTHER. The album arrives July 25 via SharpTone Records. What a lovely chat. We got into how the band formed, their love for throwback vibes, and why keeping it real and raw is what makes Psycho Frame hit different.Bold logos , dual vocals , and what it’s like putting together their crushing sound as a unit. Mike gave us ...
Jul 07, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 279
this week on the show we are discussing the fourth album from UK Metal heroes Malevolence! This band keep going from strength to strength and they are showing no signs of slowing down check out what we had to say about this BANGER Follow us on the socials! https://discord.gg/nSjP3A8bRy https://www.instagram.com/theheavyistpodcast/ https://twitter.com/TheHeavyist https://www.facebook.com/TheHeavyist/ https://www.tiktok.com/@theheavyist STAY HEAVY x Join the Discord! It's full of people sharing si...
Jul 07, 2025•28 min•Ep. 278
It's a classic Heavyist blend of records on the show this week! Turnstile release the follow-up to Glow On that's undoubtedly going to launch them into the stratosphere. Rivers of Nihil's new lineup follows up The Work with something very different. UK based Outergods are NOT to be slept on and Bludgeoned By Deformity release maybe the heaviest thing we have ever listened to! Follow us on the socials! https://discord.gg/nSjP3A8bRy https://www.instagram.com/theheavyistpodcast/ https://twitter.com...
Jun 16, 2025•39 min•Ep. 277
Sonny sits down with Mike White of the Tennessee metalcore band Orthodox. Subscribe to the channel here!: https://www.youtube.com/@theheavyistpodcast?sub_confirmation=1 Their new album "A Door Left Open" drops on June 6th 2025 on Century Media. The thing absolutely rips. They dive into how the band's sound has evolved, what's poppin' in the metalcore scene right now, and why keeping it real is key in heavy music. Mike shares awesome insights on his journey behind the kit, cool collaborations, an...
Jun 13, 2025•43 min•Ep. 276
Heavyists rejoice! Time to engage Hype as we talk about 5 upcoming albums from the world of heavy music that we are beyond excited for, we talk about one of our favourite bands, one of our most divisive bands, a new supergroup, hardcore with BARS (bardcore?) and a show favourite metalcore band who will blow your beans off! Bands discussed on this episode: Justice for the Damned Kaonashi Bayway Bludgeoned By Deformity Mugshot Chapters: 00:00 Intro 03:01 Justice for the Damned: Stay Relentless 06:...
Jun 12, 2025•20 min•Ep. 273
We're chuffed to say that we have a lovely chat to share with you, Matt Karll, vocalist from the hip hop/hardcore crossover band Gridiron ahead of the release of their second full-length "Poetry From Pain" out May 30th through Blue Grape Music. we discussed the new album, hip hop, t shirts, Shane Gillis and what it's like to live 26/9 while everyone else is employee of the month at the b*tch store! he was a lovely bloke and it was a real pleasure to talk to him, go check out his band if you have...
Jun 12, 2025•27 min•Ep. 275
Welcome to the Heavyist - weekly worship at the altar of radness - this week we worship at the feet of the incredible masters of THALL Vildhjarta with their wonderful new record Där Skogen Sjunger Under Evighetens Granar. We discuss the twists and turns, the elevation in grandeur and how this stacks up against their back catalogue and also against other bands from the members of Vildhjarta also - thank you to Carina for providing the correct pronunciation of the album title - and I apologise to ...
May 30, 2025•24 min•Ep. 274
Welcome back to Deathcore Summer homies! We're continuing to pit (mostly) legendary albums from the Myspace Deathcore against each other until we find the ultimate champion! - and brother in arms Alex Teyen - vocalist from Hull's finest Black Tongue - is still on deck with us! this week it's one of the best vs something a bit more niche The Cleansing by Suicide Silence vs Survivalist by ABACABB we decided to freestyle this one a bit more rather than sticking to our rigid categories as much just ...
May 22, 2025•39 min•Ep. 272
Welcome back to The Heavyist - we're taking a break from Deathcore Summer to talk about some of our favourite releases from the last couple of months, there's 10 albums up for discussion which is an absolutely BUMPER list of amazing releases to check out Chapters: 00:00 Intro 03:41 Your Spirit Dies - My Gnawing Pains Will Never Rest 11:35 Stolen Gun - Demo 2025 18:38 Wounded Touch - A Vivid Depiction of Collapse 25:34 Labyrinthus Stellarum - Rift in Reality 38:30 Heavy Heavy Low Low - Pain Olymp...
May 20, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 271
Welcome back to The Heavyist and the next installment of our series Deathcore Summer! We're continuing to the Myspace Deathcore history books to find the champion of our bracket style competition! - and fellow riff worshipper Alex Teyen - vocalist from one of the finest bands the UK deathcore scene ever had to offer - Black Tongue - is still on deck! On this episode we get a little bit more niche with Symphonic Deathcore pioneers Winds of Plague and their debut record Decimate The Weak vs Aussie...
May 11, 2025•51 min•Ep. 270
Welcome back to another episode of our series Deathcore Summer! We're continuing to pit legendary albums from the Myspace Deathcore against each other until we find the ultimate champion! - and brother in arms Alex Teyen - vocalist from Hull's finest Black Tongue - is still in tow! On this episode it's the UK vs the USA with the band that broke the mainstream real real hard up against the band that many hold dearest from this era! It's Count Your Blessings By Bring Me The Horizon vs The Price of...
May 10, 2025•58 min•Ep. 269
Welcome back to Myspace Deathcore Summer! We're continuing our quest to find out which is the greatest deathcore album of the Myspace era - and we are joined again by true bro and Deathcore obsessive Alex Teyen - vocalist from Hull's finest Black Tongue. On this episode we look at the debut albums from 2 of the biggest heavyweight hitters of the original boom period that both continue to make huge waves to this day - The Somatic Defilement by Whitechapel vs Dead In My Arms by Carnifex our catego...
May 09, 2025•59 min•Ep. 268
Welcome to Myspace Deathcore Summer! We're going to be trying to crown the greatest deathcore album of the Myspace era - and we are joined in this endeavour by Deathcore aficionado and legend of the scene Alex Teyen - vocalist from the UK downtempo deathcore band Black Tongue On the show this week we discuss our first match-up, it's dual vocalled Deathcore veterans Despised Icon with their debut album "The Ills of Modern Man" vs a band with some of the most iconic songs in the scene As Blood Run...
May 08, 2025•47 min•Ep. 267
Welcome! This week we are setting out our plans for a new series we have affectionately titled "Deathcore Summer" we plan to do a knock-out style bracket competition where we decide once and for all what the greatest deathcore album of the myspace generation is - and of course we are going to be roping in homie of the show and resident expert on that scene Alex Teyen, vocalist of the legendary UK downtempo deathcore band Black Tongue. On this episode we outline the concept, discussing the record...
May 08, 2025•21 min•Ep. 266
We're back a bit earlier than usual this week to talk about the spectacular new record from San Francisco blackgaze pioneers Deafheaven and their 6th studio record "Lonely People With Power" out now on Roadrunner Records. Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 03:01 - Evolution 08:47 - Composition 15:14 - Presentation Follow us on the socials! https://discord.gg/nSjP3A8bRy https://www.instagram.com/theheavyistpodcast/ https://twitter.com/TheHeavyist https://www.facebook.com/TheHeavyist/ https://www.tikt...
Apr 04, 2025•26 min•Ep. 265
Welcome back lovely people to the Heavyist - this week we had to talk about 2 albums that both live in our beloved heavysphere but couldn't really be more different Florida Slam nutcases released one of our most anticipated albums of the year (and last year) 3 and it is exactly what we expected and we both discover the genre bending genius of Rwake on The Return of Magik, their first album in 10 years and a really exciting piece of work Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:49 Body Box - 3 14:47 Wake - The R...
Apr 04, 2025•38 min•Ep. 264
March 2025 might go down in history as one of the most stacked months of amazing new album releases in modern metal so we have to come together to gather a few of our favourites to worship. From "Death Metalcore" fury in the form of Gates to Hell, to Cowboy Death Thrash riffsters Spiritworld, syth laden death metal from Pyramid Mass and genre-defying wonderment from Jackal Twins also there's time to discuss some Brutal News as show favourites Burner and Malevolence have both released new tunes T...
Mar 24, 2025•52 min•Ep. 263
We have an absolute treat for you all this week in the form of Zachary Ezrin - guitarist and vocalist of the OUTSTANDING Jazz infused blackened death metal band Imperial Triumphant we chatted about him, his awesome band and their upcoming new record Goldstar which is due for release on the 21st of March through Century Media Records we were both so excited to chat to Zach as we love his band and he was such a lovely bloke and a really good laugh hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we did d...
Mar 15, 2025•28 min•Ep. 262
We're back with another album review from the world of heavy music - today it's Deathcore LEGENDS Whitechapel with their new album Hymns in Dissonance. The band have been pivoting into a more progressive style over the last couple of albums but will they keep it up on this new one! Join us to hear what we thought about it Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:50 - Legacy 03:45 - Evolution 06:14 - Their Heaviest Record Yet 12:43 - Lyrical Themes 15:56 - Standout Tracks Follow us on the socials! https://disc...
Mar 08, 2025•25 min•Ep. 261
What's up lovely Heavyists - this week on the show we are joined by our old pal Harry Rule, vocalist of the incredible UK metalcore squad God Complex to chat about their triumphant return! We get into the bands hiatus back in 2020, Harry's stint as the frontman of Blood Youth, the return of God Complex, signing to Sharptone Records and their wonderful new EP He Watches In Silence (out now everywhere you can listen to sick music) and also chat a bit about his really interesting day job as a runne...
Mar 01, 2025•47 min•Ep. 260
What's up everyone! This week on the Heavyist we are talking about the new record from legendary metalcore band Killswitch Engage and their 9th studio album This Consequence. It's been a little while since KSE put out a new record and seems like it might have been worth the wait! Chapters 00:00 Intro 02:58 Legacy 07:03 The New Record 19:01 Art and the Future Follow us on the socials! https://discord.gg/nSjP3A8bRy https://www.instagram.com/theheavyistpodcast/ https://twitter.com/TheHeavyist https...
Feb 22, 2025•24 min•Ep. 259
It's time for another Riff Roundup from your boys! The year has started incredibly strong for new albums and we wanted to pull together some of our favourite ones from the more underground end of the heavysphere we have UK based Technical Metalcore, Stoner Death, savage Beatdown Hardcore and some proper TRVE KVLT black metal records that we really think need to be brought to your attention! Bands discussed on the show this week: Chapters 00:00 Introduction 05:48 Pulse - Body is Reality 13:00 Of ...
Feb 14, 2025•49 min•Ep. 258
Welcome back to another episode of the Heavyist! Your home for the latest and greatest in all things heavy music. This week Gary and Sonny got together to talk about the new album Duel from Ukranian Groove metal band Jinjer - out February 7th through Napalm Records There's a lot of hype around this band so we figured we should do our due diligence and check out their new record and see what all the fuss was about. Also on this episode we discussed the new album from Great American Ghost - Traged...
Feb 07, 2025•45 min•Ep. 257
This week on the show Sonny and Gary picked 10 records we know (or are pretty sure) are coming out in the first few months of 2025 and get excited about the potential year of incredible riffs ahead of us! From dreamy hardcore to fowl black metal, massive legendary to underground, there's something in here for every type of riff worshipper to be psyched for! Chapters 00:00 Intro 05:05 Kills witch Engage 08:19 Bleed From Within 11:01 Spirit World 13:11 16 15:07 Vacuous 17:43 This Gift Is A Curse 2...
Feb 01, 2025•32 min•Ep. 256
Greetings Heavyists! This week on the show we had a really lovely chat with Jamie Waggett, vocalist of the UK hardcore band Grief Ritual to discuss their upcoming record "Collapse" which is released on January 31st through Church Road Records We talked about the evolving sound of Grief Ritual, the UK hardcore scene, lyrical content and the visual direction. It was an absolutely great chat! Thanks so much to Jamie for taking the time to join us and for being an awesome Heavyist! you can buy their...
Jan 31, 2025•37 min•Ep. 255
This week Sonny sat down with Bigg Brian Ortiz, driving force behind the breakout indigenous death doom outfit Tzompantli. Tzompantli's album "Beating The Drums of Ancestral Force" was one of the hardest releases of 2024 so we're stoked to get to chat to the man. We delve into the cultural influences that shape Ortiz's music, particularly the incorporation of indigenous folklore and themes. The discussion also touches on the dynamics of live performances, the challenges of touring with a large b...
Jan 14, 2025•51 min•Ep. 254
Happy New Year Heavyists! It's good to be back chatting about riffs and records with you all and we've got a LOT planned for 2025. We hit the ground running with a chat about the 8th studio album from Orange County Hardcore band Stick To Your Guns, Keep Planting Flowers Stick to Your Guns have some flawless records in Gary's opinion so join us in todays episode to see what your boys thought about this new record. Also in some early year BRUTAL NEWS we have release announcements from Bodybox and ...
Jan 10, 2025•37 min•Ep. 253
We got together to chat with Andreas Bjulver, frontman of the outstanding Danish Deathcore band Cabal. They've seen a meteoric rise in profile since we lasted chatted with him nearly 5 years ago so we dug into everything that they've been up to since then from US tours to music videos (and Audiotree 😬) Cabals new album "Everything Rots" is coming out April 11th through Nuclear Blast, make sure you check it out and listen to the singles already released now which both BANG Chapters 00:00 Intro 0...
Jan 07, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 252
It's the end of year special! We run down the best albums of 2024 as voted for by the trve homies of the Heavyist Discord. Thank you all for your submissions this was really fun! We'll be back next year with more interviews and sick riffs. Come join the discord here: https://discord.gg/nSjP3A8bRy Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 02:00 - Hardcore 08:35 - Dissonant and Technical Death Metal 13:53 - Mathcore 16:30 - Best Debut 17:58 - Best Label 21:20 - Deathcore 28:01 - Heavyist Adjacent 31:59 - Noise Rock...
Dec 29, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 251
It's been a couple of weeks since we did a new episode as we've been busy busy boys - we discussed our trip to the Manchester BEC Arena to attend the magnificent Damnation Festival where we saw bands such as Gatecreeper, 200 Stab Wounds, Dragged Into Sunlight and Cradle of Filth then we have a massive pile of riffs to chat about, some of them high profile and some of them relatively underground but all of them are absolutely unmissable records to check out Chapters 00:00 - Intro 02:46 - Damnatio...
Nov 18, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 250
