The Heavyist #280 Alex Teyen from Aversions Crown

This week on the show we round up a few albums the pair of us have been absolutely obsessed with lately, those records are Deftones - Private Music Defacement - Doomed Blackbraid - Blackbraid III Join the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

This week on the show we talk about "Stay Relentless" - the long awaited third album from Aussie Heavy Metalcore MONSTERS Justice For The Damned. As he has recently become part of the Australian heavy music scene we decided to get Alex from Aversions Crown and Black Tongue to sit in and chat about the album with us. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:43 New Sound 07:11 Vocal Performance 10:53 Comparative Analysis with Other Bands 14:47 Evolution 19:26 Conclusion 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 sick heavy music all the time.

On the show today we catch up with homie of the show and all-round LOVELY bloke Alex Teyen to discuss his recent recruitment to frontman of the Aussie Technical Deathcore legend Aversions Crown. We talk about how it actually came to be, their recent run of shows in Australia with Thy Art Is Murder, lyrical themes of the tracks from his debut EP with them (and a cheeky little update on the future of Black Tongue) Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:59 Joining Aversions Crown 05:57 The First Tour Experience 11:56 Challenges on Stage 17:58 Aussie Scran 27:52 Vocal Styles 32:36 Writing Process 39:04 Lyrical Themes 47:34 Future Plans 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 sick heavy music all the time.

While Gary was away sunning himself Sonny sat down with London Sci-Fi Death Metal Mutagenic Host (the whole band!) to chat about their new album, recent touring, the passing of Ozzy Osbourne and what they have coming up in the not too distant future Chapters 00:00 Introduction 02:15 Meet the Mutagenic Hosts 05:30 Tour Announcements and Excitement 10:45 The Making of "The Diseased Machine" 15:20 Death Metal's Evolution and Influences 20:00 Creative Process and Lyrical Themes 25:35 Favorite Tracks and Live Performances 30:50 Shoutouts and Closing Remarks 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 sick heavy music all the time.

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 the lowdown on recording the new record, the brutal lyrical themes, and what’s coming next - big riffs, big tours, big plans 🩸 And yeah… we also chat about dog names 🐶 and why being part of this heavy-ass music scene rules 🤘 @SharpToneRecords Chapters 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 💀🖤 Join the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

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 sick heavy music all the time.

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/nSjP3A8bRyhttps://www.instagram.com/theheavyistpodcast/https://twitter.com/TheHeavyisthttps://www.facebook.com/TheHeavyist/https://www.tiktok.com/@theheavyistSTAY HEAVY x Join the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

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, and what’s next for Orthodox and his other band, Bather. This was really cool, thanks to Mike for hangin! 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 https://bsky.app/profile/theheavyist.bsky.social STAY HEAVY x #podcast #musicpodcast #metal #hardcore #deathcore #metalcore #deathmetalriffs #riffs #grind #grindcore #hardmetal #sludge #sludgecore #slam #doommetal #doom #interview #musicinterviews #numetal #numetalcore Chapters 00:00 Intro & New Album Hype 02:59 Metalcore Evolution 06:08 Band Journey 08:57 Musical Identity 11:54 Creative Process 15:09 Heavy Music Trends 18:03 New Bands Buzz 21:08 Peers Reflection 23:27 Band Evolution 25:18 Drumming Inspirations 27:58 Touring Highlights 29:42 Feature Impact 32:25 Big Collabs 36:57 Future Plans Join the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.

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 06:08 Kaonashi: I Want To Go Home 08:55 Bayway: The Recipe 11:53 Bludgeoned by Deformity: Epoch of Immorality 15:01 Mugshot: All the Devils Are Here 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 sick heavy music all the time.

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 haven't already because they SLAP! 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 https://bsky.app/profile/theheavyist.bsky.social STAY HEAVY x Join the Discord! It's full of people sharing sick heavy music all the time.