The Heavyist #267 As Blood Runs Black vs Despised Icon

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 categories to discuss for these opening match-ups are songs, performance and artwork so we really break down these areas and critically analyse them to see who comes out on top! Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 02:49 - Carnifex 10:02 - Whitechapel 14:45 - The Songs 36:10 - Performance 48:26 - Artwork 51:33 - Which is the Hardest? and the Verdict 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 xJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

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 Black with their debut record "Allegiance" our categories to discuss on these first rounds are songs, performance and artwork so we delve into all the thrills and spills on these 2 legendary records to find out which one comes out on top we'll be doing these bouts for a while so join us in this fantastic series which we are very proud of! Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 01:11 - Despised Icon 06:45 - As Blood Runs Black 12:03 - The Songs 27:48 - Performance 38:53 - Artwork 41:40 - Which is the Hardest? and the final verdicts 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 xJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

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 selections with Alex and getting his blessing (hopefully) 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 xJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

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.tiktok.com/@theheavyist STAY HEAVY xJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

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 Return to Magik 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 xJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

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 This is a STACKED episode of riff discussion, let us know in the comments what you think of all the records discussed and if there are any we have missed that we need to cast our ears upon love you all Chapters: 00:00 Intro 03:02 Gates to Hell - Death Comes to All 12:00 Spiritworld - Helldorado 27:14 - Brutal News: Burner and Malevolence 36:42 - Pyramid Mass - Gargling Rot 42:10 - Jackal Twins - Cuzco 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 #podcast #musicpodcast #metal #hardcore #deathcore #metalcore #deathmetalriffs #riffs #grind #grindcore #hardmetal #sludge #sludgecore #slamJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

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 doing it! and get excited about their new record, it's so sick! Chapters: 00:00 Vibe Check 03:00 Teaching Guitar 05:55 Evolution and Sound 08:56 The Masks 12:00 Goldstar 15:01 Collaborations 18:00 World Building in Music 20:59 Visual Experience 24:25 Influences STAY HEAVY xJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

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://discord.gg/nSjP3A8bRy https://www.instagram.com/theheavyistpodcast/ https://twitter.com/TheHeavyist https://www.facebook.com/TheHeavyist/ https://www.tiktok.com/@theheavyist STAY HEAVY xJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

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 runner/driver/tour manager and general legend of the industry. Harry is such a lovely bloke and it's always a pleasure to chat to him, hopefully you enjoy checking it out too (maybe watch the video version - it's worth it I promise) also - go catch God Complex at one of their upcoming comeback shows: https://www.bandsintown.com/a/93402-god-complex STAY HEAVY xJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

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://www.facebook.com/TheHeavyist/ https://www.tiktok.com/@theheavyist STAY HEAVY xJoin the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.