Episode 148: BIRD PROTOCOL's Heavy As Hell Halloween

The days are getting shorter, the vibe is getting spookier, and we feel like it’s the perfect time of year to unleash some demonic riffs and soul shattering breakdowns upon the masses. What do you think? That’s right, we’re back with another curated playlist of absolute bangers for y’all and our next spooky season offering… this is BIRD PROTOCOL’s Heavy As Hell playlist episode! Hit the gym, put on your favourite video game, or turn up the volume and mosh alone in your bedroom to a selection of heavy tracks that should make you feel like being attacked by a horde of gorillas possessed by an ancient demon somewhere in the dark dimension. It’s fast, it’s loud, it’s angry, and it’s awesome. Join us this week as we break down our song/artist choices, discuss heavy music in general, and awkwardly try to recreate our favourite riffs and mosh calls with our inside voices. We reminisce about and discuss the bands we’ve included in the playlist such as Knocked Loose, Converge, Bodysnatcher, The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza, Kublai Khan TX, Code Orange, END, Architects, Spite, Every Time I Die, The Acacia Strain, Job For A Cowboy, and many more. We even touch on some who aren’t even on the playlist but still absolutely rip. Plus, we close things out with a brief discussion about the importance of metal and metalcore in Ontario in the aughts/early 2010s and the labels that really made a mark in the scene. Want to listen to the playlist? Click your preferred link below to bang ya head and break ya neck (metaphorically) and then pop on this episode to learn more about the bands (or do it the other way around, I’m not your dad). Like the playlist? Let us know! Think we missed something? Let us know! We might wind up doing a follow up playlist because our long lists were very, very long. This was super fun for us and we hope you enjoy the riffs as much as we did curating this playlist. Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2zwzoNdofIm9GxQG7PctwX?si=c792b7619cb34dea&pt=5b69d98be6fdd03b4c0deba7d2454631 Listen on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/playlist/bird-protocols-heavy-as-hell-halloween/pl.u-gxblkRGCMq346L We’ll be back next weekend! Always remember to… INITIATE BIRD PROTOCOL! Follow us on Instagram! Instagram: @palmreadr @otismorrisdude