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The Heavyist

Sonny Taylor and Gary Trelease

Join Sonny and Gary for weekly worship at the altar of radness. The Heavyist provides the members of our congregation with their weekly dose of riffs, blasts and laughs. We adore only the sickest new jams from all around the heavysphere, we observe only the week’s most BRUTAL NEWS and have a good-ass time along the way… WELCOME HOMIES

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01:10:58

The Heavyist #271 April Riff Roundup

The Heavyist ·

2025/05/20

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

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00:50:45

The Heavyist #270 Winds of Plague vs The Red Shore

The Heavyist ·

2025/05/11

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

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00:58:26

The Heavyist #269 Bring Me The Horizon vs All Shall...

The Heavyist ·

2025/05/10

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

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00:59:20

The Heavyist #268 Whitechapel vs Carnifex

The Heavyist ·

2025/05/09

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

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00:47:06

The Heavyist #267 As Blood Runs Black vs Despised Icon

The Heavyist ·

2025/05/08

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 Runs

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00:21:15

The Heavyist #266 Introduction to Deathcore Summer

The Heavyist ·

2025/05/08

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

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00:26:06

The Heavyist #265 Deafheaven

The Heavyist ·

2025/04/04

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

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00:37:32

The Heavyist #264 Bodybox / Rwake

The Heavyist ·

2025/04/04

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

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00:51:56

The Heavyist #263 Gates to Hell / Spiritworld /...

The Heavyist ·

2025/03/24

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

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00:28:16

The Heavyist #262 Zachary Ezrin from Imperial Triumphant

The Heavyist ·

2025/03/15

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 Triumphantwe 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

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00:24:47

The Heavyist #261 Whitechapel

The Heavyist ·

2025/03/08

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

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00:46:37

The Heavyist #260 Harry Rule from God Complex

The Heavyist ·

2025/03/01

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

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00:24:24

The Heavyist #259 Killswitch Engage

The Heavyist ·

2025/02/22

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

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00:48:32

The Heavyist #257 January Riff Roundup

The Heavyist ·

2025/02/14

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 heavyspherewe 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

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00:44:37

The Heavyist #256 Jinjer / Great American Ghost

The Heavyist ·

2025/02/07

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 RecordsThere'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 - Tragedy

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00:32:06

The Heavyist #255 Our most anticipated albums of 2025...

The Heavyist ·

2025/02/01

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

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00:36:45

The Heavyist #254 Jamie Waggett from Grief Ritual

The Heavyist ·

2025/01/31

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

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00:50:40

The Heavyist #254 Interview with Brian Ortiz from...

The Heavyist ·

2025/01/14

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

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00:37:13

The Heavyist #253 Stick To Your Guns

The Heavyist ·

2025/01/10

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

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01:04:45

The Heavyist #252 Andreas Bjulver from Cabal

The Heavyist ·

2025/01/07

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

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