Heavy Matters

Heavy Matters


Latest Episodes

The Ocean - Interview
April 26, 2023

Joey and Venny (Devin Townsend) had the pleasure to sit and chat with Robin Staps from The Ocean. The three got to discuss the new album 'Holocene', which is out on the 19th of May on Pelagic Records. They explore the band's progression into m

Epi. 78 - There has been a break in at the year 7s music class
April 20, 2023

Joey returns from sunning himself in the south of Spain to drag himself to a microphoneAlbum Reviews!1) The St Pierre Snake Invasion - Galore2) Fires in the distance - air not meant for us (18mins)

Epi. 77 - FFO: Tool
March 30, 2023

Joey and Venny discuss the appropriateness of listening to the new Liturgy album at bedtimeAlbum Reviews!Lo! - The GleanersSermon - Of Golden Verse (20min40sec)

Interview - Death Goals
March 27, 2023

Joey had a bloody lovely chat with Harry & Grog from Death Goals. They talked about their new album 'A Garden of Dead Flowers', out 5th May on Prosthetic records, what they were listening to when making the album and the pair creating their o

Epi. 76 - Djent is a genre
March 23, 2023

Joey and Venny are back with two fresh album reviewsAlbum Reviews!1) Periphery - Djent is not a Genre2) Foretoken - Triumphs (20mins)

Interview - Downfall of Gaia
March 16, 2023

On the week of the release of their new album, 'Silhouettes of Disgust' on Metal Blade Records, Joey and Venny got to chat with Michael Kadnar, drummer in Downfall of Gaia. They discuss the production on the new album,  Michael's thoughts on modern p

Epi.75 - Venny takes a leave of absence
March 15, 2023

In this episode, Joey is joined by Fletch and Tony as Venny takes an episode off. Tony discusses the Lamb of God and Heriot gig he saw and Joey talks about Entheos and Bicurious gigs in Dublin. Plus, the lads review the new album by Kamelot which is out t

Bicurious Interview- Dublin 10/03/2023
March 13, 2023

Joey met up with Taran and Gavin in Dublin at their sold-out show for the 5-year anniversary of 'I'm So Confused'. The lads talked about the crowdfunding video for the album, playing Arctangent Festival and updates on their next album.

Entheos Interview
March 11, 2023

In this interview, we got to chat with Chaney Crabb from Entheos, live in Whelans, Dublin. We discussed how the current tour with Archspire, Psycroptic and Benighted is going, how writing the new album as a two-piece was and what the rest of the year has

Epi. 74 - Venny, Brian Slagel, Peas in a Pod
March 09, 2023

Album Reviews!Downfall of Gaia - Silhlouettes of DisgustUnfelled - Pall of Endless Perdition (16mins)