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 💀🖤

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

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

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

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

Welcome to the Heavyist - weekly worship at the altar of radness - this week we worship at the feet of the incredible masters of THALL Vildhjarta with their wonderful new record Där Skogen Sjunger Under Evighetens Granar. We discuss the twists and turns, the elevation in grandeur and how this stacks up against their back catalogue and also against other bands from the members of Vildhjarta also - thank you to Carina for providing the correct pronunciation of the album title - and I apologise to all the Swedes for my BUTCHERING of it. @vildhjarta @centurymedia 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

Welcome back to Deathcore Summer homies! We're continuing to pit (mostly) 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 on deck with us! this week it's one of the best vs something a bit more niche The Cleansing by Suicide Silence vs Survivalist by ABACABB we decided to freestyle this one a bit more rather than sticking to our rigid categories as much just because it felt RIGHT! Hope you enjoy it and let us know in the comments if you disagree with our decisions 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

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 Olympics 47:44 Employed to Serve - Fallen Star 49:54 Spirit of Vengeance - Dog Eat Dog World 50:13 Sold Soul - Just Like That, I Dissapear Entirely 56:35 Bowie - God Escaped To The Great Outdoors 01:02:01 Lifetaker - Herbsthunde 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

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 Technical Deathcore WIZARDS The Red Shore's Unconsecrated. our categories to discuss for these 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! we all had slightly less skin in the game this time around but this one was definitely one of the funniest match-ups we've had so far! Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 02:54 - Winds of Plague 05:51 - The Red Shore 08:56 - The Songs 28:19 - Performances 40:05 - Artwork 44:56 - 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 x

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 Existence by All Shall Perish 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! this was DEFINITELY the hardest one we have done so far and it went right to the wire! Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 03:36 - Bring Me The Horizon 11:05 - All Shall Perish 13:40 - The Songs 35:46 - Performances 45:27 - Artwork 50:44 - 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 x

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 x

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 x

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 x

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 x

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 x

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 #slam

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 x

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 x

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 x