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Interview with Wil Collins - Candescent A.D
December 08, 2022

Joey had the pleasure to meet the man behind the e-mails, Wil Collins. Wil is a publicist for Prosthetic Records and also the lead singer of Candescent A.D. The two sit down to discuss his band and their sound, his influences, Twitter and of course, we to

Epi. 66 - Planet Caravan of Broken Ghosts
November 28, 2022

Veny and Joey are joined by Fletch and Tony, scribes for the Heavy Matters website. The lads sit down and sicuss the Nightwish show which Joey attended in Dublin as he tries to convert the others. Also, albums reviewed come from Darkthrone, Brutus & C

Epi. 65 - Yeah, I think Senegal is about right
November 21, 2022

Joey and Venny are back after a short hiatus - Joey galavanting down under and Venny moving jobs and locations (again)Apologies to the bands for comparing them to #WC2022 football teams, and, well, FoalsAlbum Reviews!1) Lamb of God - Omens 2) God

Cryptic Shift- Arctangent Festival Interview
November 20, 2022

Joey and Venny sat down with Cryptic Shift just after their ATG set to chat about how they feel after playing their set and news on the next album. Apologies for the sound at times, live recordings at a festival are a challenge!

Thotcrime Interview
October 26, 2022

Joey had the pleasure to sit and chat with Malady, guitarist from the Cyber Grind band Thotcrime. The two discuss how the writing process works with the band split across the US and England, the cyber grind scene and whether they will be doing a cover of

Epi.64 – Inferno’s new set of toms
October 13, 2022

Joey and Venny agonise over whether to fork out for Iron Maidens next tour and catch up on some excellent albums released in the last few weeksAlbum Reviews!Behemoth Opvs Contra NatvramGodeater Vespera (20mins50sec)Gaerea - Mirage (31mins50sec)

Interview with Deron Miller - 96 BITTER BEINGS
October 08, 2022

Joey sat down with Deron Miller from 96 BITTER BEINGS to talk about their new album 'Synergy Restored'. They also talked about the pros and cons of streaming services, the meaning behind their new song '90 Car Pile Up' and if Derron still has aspirations

Epi.63 - Heavy Matters and a couple of pints of Guiness
September 26, 2022

Venny and Joey are in the same room for this episode. That's right, Venny was in Dublin so we did a face-to-face review of:  Machine Head The Dallous Cowboys Blackbraid  We had a couple of Guiness before recording so apologies if there is any sl

An Abstract Illusion - Interview
September 19, 2022

Joey and Venny had the pleasure of sitting down with Karl from An Abstract Illusion. Hot on the heels of their latest release 'Woe'. The lads discuss why it took six years to release the new album, signing to Willowtip records and, of course, Opeth albums

Fallujah Interview
September 07, 2022

Joey got to sit down with Scott, guitarist from death tech band Fallujah. They discuss the new album 'Empyrean' and how Scott considers it to be the best album in their discography. The lads also discuss how new bassist Evan joined the band and their upco