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It had to be done.  We have finally answered the unasked question, and ranked/shared our top ten BEST all-time Heavy Songs to slay someone/something to or if you were to go down swinging what would it be? For Phil we have the following, in no particular order: Unto others - heroin, Dance Gavin dance - cream of the crop, Flotsam jetsam - too many lives, Nile - to strike with secret fang, Cky 96 - quite bitter beings, AFI - total immortal, Iron Maiden - where eagles dare, Metallica - for whom the bell tolls, Dio - rainbow in the dark, Ngalfar - spoken words of venom, Coroner - Sacrificial Lamb, Death - Without Judgement, Cattle Decapitation - Bring Back the Plague, Alice In Chains - Them Bones, Breaking Benjamin - Diary of Jane, Kannonfieber - lviv zu Lemberg, Charlie Griffiths - Under Polaris, Cormorant - The Crossing, Kalmah - Blind Leader, Wintersun - Death and the Healing, Ayreon - Day Fourteen: Pride, A Day to Remember - Mind Reader, Rival Schools - Hooligans for Life, Kamelot - Center of the Universe, Nightwish - Passion and the Opera, Mithras - Part the Ways, Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime. Phil's true honorable mentions - in no particular order were: Arsis - Shattering the Spell, Death - Without Judgement, Ensiferum - Little Dreamer, Mgla - With Hearts Toward None, Coheed and Cambria - Here We Are Juggernaut And now Phil's list proper: 10 - ...And Oceans - Dissolution of Mind and Matter 9 - Buried Realm - Human Code 8 - Black Dahlia Murder - What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse 7 - Amorphis - A Servant 6 - Aether Realm - King of Cups 5 - In Flames - Davids Disarm Their Goliaths 4 - Between The Buried And Me - The Primer 3 - Hypocrisy - Global Domination  2 - Children of Bodom - Taste of My Scythe 1 - Blind guardian - Time Stands Still at the Iron Hill --------------------------------- For Alex his honorable mentions were, in no particular order: The Fight Song - Marilyn Manson, Like Fire - Bloodbath, SNM - Uada, I Walk Among The Living - Illdisposed, Revenge is a Vulture - Three Inches of Blood, Violent Nature - I Prevail, The Black Waltz - Kalmah, Yee Naaldlooshii - Kvaen, Infamous Last Words - Tear out the Heart, Devestation of Souls - Come to Grief, Laihem's Golden Pits - Iotunn, Embrace the World - Gojira, The Deranged - LIK, Omega Point - Beyond Grace, Only for the Weak - In Flames, Unholy Confessions - Avenged Sevenfold, Morrigan - Children of Bodom  And his top ten list was: 10 - Involuntary Doppelganger by Archspire 9 - Yekteniya III: Premudrost by Batushka 8 - Dead of Winter by Thrawsunblat 7 - Flagellation by Non Est Deus 6 - Kenosis by Hath 5 - Hammer the Bastards by Wolfbastard 4 - 01.09.15 by Leipa 3 - Circo Inhumanitas by Cattle Decapitation 2 - Blinded by Fear by At the Gates 1 - The Murder Manifesto by Naglfar   What are your top ten to rage to?

We're finally BACK with an episode proper with all the fixin's, a That's so Metal, a Mitch Hedberg outro joke, proper musical underlay, Phil being a brilliant side-kick, and what's that - oh yeah - MUSIC REVIEWS!   This episode Alex reviewed GLOW ON by Turnstile and Phil reviewed Northen by Sig:Ar:Tyr. Go out and support these great bands! http://www.sigartyr.com/ https://turnstilehardcore.com/  

Phil's EOY best of's 10 - Paradise Lost - Ascension 9  - Ghost -  Skeleta 8 - Mors Principum Est - Darkness Invisible 7 - Turnstile - Never Enough 6 - An Abstract Illusion - The Sleeping City 5 - Coroner - Dissonance Theory 4 - Fallujah - Xenotaph 3 - Buried Realm - Dormant Darkness 2 - Labyrinthus Stellarum - Rift in Reality 1 - Moron Police - Pachinko DEFINITELY support all these great bands and buy their work and pay to see them live!!! Alex's EOY best of's 1 - Amorphis - Borderlands 2 - Alleageon - The Ossuary Lens 3 - Fuerschwanz - Knightclub 4 - Ghost - Skeleta 5 - In the Woods... - Otra Best songs of the year - but not good enough to be albums of the year HM - Species - Changelings - "Inspirit Creation" HM - Three Days Grace - Alienation - "Kill Me Fast" HM - The Hives - The Hives Forever Forever the Hives - "Bad Call" HM - Glare - Sunset Funeral - "Saudade" HM - Rivers of Nihil - Rivers of Nihil - "House of Light" DEFINITELY support all these great bands and buy their work and pay to see them live!!!

Can't wait!!!!!! Another metal cruise is upon us!!!  Thanks to 70k for a GREAT time in anticipation and if you see Phil or I aboard the cruise come say hi!

In this proper episode of the GREAT heavy music podcast Alex reviews The Art of Drowning by AFI and Phil reviews From Hell with Love by power metallers Beast in Black.  Two truly great bands with great releases that positively needed to be positively reviewed! Sign up for the newsletters from these bands and go out and support them by seeing them live. https://beastinblack.com/ https://afireinside.net/ Next up will be Northen by Sig:Ar:Tyr and Glow On by Turnstile

Dance Gavin Dance had a big time line up change and now we get to see how they're holding up!

A nice quick hitter here as Alex reviews his experience at the nine inch nails show in Tampa Florida in 2025.

Got the chance to see an EXCELLENT band, arguably not all that heavy but GREAT nonetheless in Ballyhoo! from Aberdeen, Maryland.  Alex got the chance to check them out at the Ranch in Fort Myers, GREAT show!!!! Support these guys!!! -- https://www.ballyhoorocks.com/   And if you are in the South Florida area - Catch a live show at the Ranch. https://theranchfortmyers.com/  

On August 15th our very own Phil Collins took the treck into Philadelphia to see My Chemical Romance put on what seems to be one helluva a show!!!!   See if you can hop on this tour! - https://www.mychemicalromance.com/#tour

Mega-Anthem Arena Rockers Ghost are the subject of this latest concert review where Alex and Phil BOTH got to see these Swedish studs in person in Baltimore, Maryland in July 2025.  What a GREAT show and a GREAT band!   Support these well known heavy legends; https://ghost-official.com/

A truly UNIQUE set of albums in this episode of the GREAT heavy music podcast with Alex reviewing Outbound by Keldian and Phil reviewing Destrier by Agent Fresco. Support these amazing bands - https://keldian.bandcamp.com/ Agent Fresco - https://www.agentfresco.is/  

Phil's Honorable Mentions: Changeling - Changeling - https://changelingofficial.bandcamp.com/album/changeling Sleep Token - Even in Arcadia - https://www.sleep-token.com/ Allegeaon - The Ossuary Lens - https://www.facebook.com/Allegaeon/ Cryptopsy - An Insatiable Violence - https://www.facebook.com/cryptopsyofficial/ Ghost - Skeleta - https://ghost-official.com/   Phil's Top Five =  5 - And Oceans - The Regeneration Itinerary - https://www.season-of-mist.com/bands/and-oceans/ 4 - Rivers of Nihil - Rivers of Nihil - https://riversofnihil.com/ 3 - Fallujah - Xenotaph - https://www.facebook.com/fallujahofficial/ 2 - Labyrinthus Stellarum - Rift in Reality - https://labyrinthusstellarum.bandcamp.com/album/rift-in-reality 1 - Buried Realm - The Dormant Darkness - https://buriedrealm.bandcamp.com/album/the-dormant-darkness   Alex's Honorable Mentions: Glare - Sunset Funeral - https://glaretx.bandcamp.com/ Messa - The Spin - https://messa.bandcamp.com/ Crawling Chaos - Wyrd - https://www.instagram.com/crawling_chaos_band/?hl=en Lik - Necro - https://www.metalblade.com/us/artists/lik/ Thornhill - BODIES - https://thornhillmelb.bandcamp.com/album/bodies Bleed from Within - Zenith - https://www.bleedfromwithin.com/ Magnolia Park - VAMP - https://www.magnoliaparkband.com/ Nightfall - Children of Eve - https://nightfall.gr/ Nydvind - Tetramental I and II - https://nydvind.bandcamp.com/ Nechochwen - Spelewithiipi - https://nechochwen.bandcamp.com/music Buried Realm - The Dormant Darkness - https://buriedrealm.bandcamp.com/album/the-dormant-darkness Tomarum - Beyond Obsidian Euphoria - https://tomarum.bandcamp.com/album/beyond-obsidian-euphoria Valhalore - Beyond the Stars - https://www.valhalore.com/ Fractal Universe - The Great Filters - https://fractaluniverseband.bandcamp.com/album/the-great-filters Beholder - In the Temple of the Tyrant - https://beholderblacklion.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-temple-of-the-tyrant Cave Sermon - https://cavesermon.bandcamp.com/album/fragile-wings Absolva - Justice - https://www.absolva.com/band   Top Five for Alex =  5 - Labyrinthus Stellarum - Rift in Reality - https://labyrinthusstellarum.bandcamp.com/album/rift-in-reality 4 - Rivers of Nihil - Rivers of Nihil - https://riversofnihil.com/ 3 - Ghost - Skeleta - https://ghost-official.com/ 2 - In the Woods... - Otra - https://www.facebook.com/inthewoodsomnio/ 1 - Allegaeon - The Ossuary Lens - https://www.facebook.com/Allegaeon/

Take a listen to a relatively recent concert review for Coheed and Cambria in Ft. Myers, Florida with Mastadon and Periphery that Alex saw and the Wolves in the Throne Room and Emperor show that Phil saw in PA!   We hope you have gotten out for some summer shows this year!

Phil layoued out the Dan Swano classic Witherscape - The Northern Sanctuary and Alex offered up Sum 41 - Chuck.  Take a listen and see which one you like more! And as always - support these great bands - https://www.sum41.com/ https://centurymedia.bandcamp.com/album/the-northern-sanctuary  

Quarter one of 2025 has BLOWN by and now we have some rankings to dish out! Alex's list: Honorable Mentions: Dawn of Orobouros - Bioluminescence - https://dawnofouroboros.bandcamp.com/album/bioluminescence Drudkh - Shadow Play - https://drudkh.bandcamp.com/album/shadow-play Aversed - Erasure of Color - https://aversed.bandcamp.com/album/erasure-of-color Saor - Amidst the Ruins - https://saor.bandcamp.com/album/amidst-the-ruins-2 List Proper 5 - Judicator - Concord - https://judicatormetal.bandcamp.com/album/concord 4 - Deafheaven - Lonely People with Power - https://deafheavens.bandcamp.com/album/lonely-people-with-power 3 - Dream Theater - Parasomnia - https://dreamtheater.net/discography-item/parasomnia/ 2 - The Halo Effect - The March of the Unheard - https://thehaloeffectse.bandcamp.com/album/march-of-the-unheard 1 - Coheed and Cambria - The Father of Make Believe - https://link.fans/fatherofmakebelieve If you want to know Phil's list...well then, turn on the episode and listen!!!  But it's also pasted below: Honorable Mentions  Deafheaven - Lonely people with power - linked above Majestica - Power Train - https://majesticametal.com/blogs/majestic-news/posts/7525126/power-train-is-here-all-aboard Night Flight Orchestra - Give us the Moon - https://thenightflightorchestra.bandcamp.com/album/give-us-the-moon Dynazty - Game of Faces - https://shop.nuclearblast.com/products/dynazty-game-of-faces-pre-order?srsltid=AfmBOoo20wSSAhVzzpYU0JSX54CZuUr7P_ULyxBhqb3qRiwM8ldlJWPa Nite - Cult of the serpent sun - https://nitemetal.bandcamp.com/album/cult-of-the-serpent-sun List Proper 5 Bloody Wood - Nu Delhi - https://bloodywood.bandcamp.com/album/nu-delhi 4 The Halo Effect - March of the Unheard - linked above  3 Faithxtractor - Loathing and the Noose - https://faithxtractor.bandcamp.com/album/loathing-the-noose 2 Spiritworld - Helldorado - https://spiritworldprophet.bandcamp.com/album/helldorado-24-bit-hd-audio 1 Judicator - Concord - linked above

What a GREAT heavy band - ENSIFERUM from Finland.  Time to hear about how GREAT that damn band is!!!!!

We're back on track and only 3 months into the year!  Episode 26 proper Phil reviewed Relentless Mutation by Archspire and Alex reviewed The Black Halo by Kamelot.   Be sure to support these two excellent and very different bands at their respective websites - https://kamelot.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/archspireofficial/?hl=en   Two GREAT heavy albums on the GREAT heavy music podcast!   Next up, Witherscape's - The Northern Sanctuary and Chuck by Sum 41

Phil had the great pleasure of seeing Dark Tranquility, Amorphis and Fires in the Distance and now we have the great pleasure of hearing about it!  Enjoy and get out and see a show!!!

HERE IT IS!  The official best heavy albums from 2024 list: Albums of the Year - Alex 1 - Fuerschwanz - Warriors 2 - Bayside - There are worse things than being alive 3 - Wormwood - The Star (song suffer existence might be the best soy) 4 - Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere 5 - Artificial Language - Distant Glow Ep - [articularly rain follows Songs of the Year NOT from the above - Alex 1 - Blind Man by Orden Ogan - The Order of Fear 2 - Hope Shatters by Gaerea - Coma 3 - Winter Storm Vigilantes by Ensiferum - Winter Storm 4 - Der Maulwurf by Kanonenfieber - Die Urkatastrophe 5 - Suicide Today by Unto Others - Never, Neverland   Phil's Top five albums of the year 1 - Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere 2 - Kanonenfieber - Die Urkatastrophe 3 - Alcest - Les Chants de l'aurore 4- Iotunn - Kinship 5 - Kvaen - The Formless Fires Phil's Honorable mentions 1 - Amiensus - Reclamation Pt. II 2 - Dvne - Voidkind 3 - Black Sites - The Promised Land? 4 - Ensiferum - Winter Storm 5 - Bayside - There Are Things Worse Than Being Alive Phil's songs of the year le efant della lune by alcest sefarios by amiensus mistland by iotunn levi su lemberg by kanonefieber the message tablet 2 by blood incantation tornet sang by kvaen plaroma by dvne strike with secret fang by nile gideon by black sites good advice by bayside

The lists abound!  Quarter 4 tops of the list are here to stay!   ALEX - 1 - Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere 2 - IOTUNN - Kinship 3 - Gaerea - Coma 4 - Undeath - More Insane 5 - Vola - Friend of a Phantom HM - Klone - The Unseen HM - Ulver - Liminal Animals HM - Mork Gryning - Fasornas Tid HM - Crippled Black Phoenix - The Wolf Changes Its Fur But Not Its Nature AND Horrific Honorifics Number Two  HM - Opeth - The Last Will and Testament  HM - Ensiferum - Winter Storm PHIL - 1 - Blood incantation - Absolute Elsewhere 2 - IOTUNN - Kinship 3 - Opeth - The Last Will and Testament 4 - Ensiferum - Winter Storm 5 - VOLA - Friend of a Phantom HM - Devenial Verdict - Blessing of Despair HM - Tribulation - Sub Rosa in Aeternum HM - Night in Gale - Shadowreaper HM - Cardinal Noir - Vitriol

It's list time baby!!!!!  And we might be a little late for Q3 of 2024 - but get over it - there is a LOT of great stuff you should be checking out! PHIL's list: HM - Aeons - Ghosts HM - Fleshgod Apocolypse - Opera HM - Kalandra - A Frame of Mind 5 - Unto Others - Never, Neverland 4 - Amiensus - Reclamation Part 2 3 - Nile - The Underwold Awaits Us All 2 - Black Sites - The Promised Land? 1 - Kanonenfieber - Die Urkatastrophe ALEX's list: 1 - Summoning the Lich - Under the Reviled Throne 2 - Dark Tranquility - Endtime Signals 3 - Orden Ogan - The Order Of Fear 4 - Mork - Syv 5 - Wintersun - Time II HM - Leprous - Melodies of Atonement

Da boyz, da boyz, da boyz da boyz da boyz!!!!! A little belated but the boyz reunite nonetheless to talk all things 2024 70,000 tons of metal post-cruise wrap up AND now it's a combo episode because we take a sneak peak into the upcoming 2025 70k cruise! We can't wait and we hope to see you on board! 

Well if you like list episodes then you are in for a treat because, this is a big one!  In the 100th ever episode of the GREAT heavy music podcast Alex and Phil rank the top five of all the 26 albums each has referred to the other to review since the inception of the show.   Can you guess which albums are going to make the top five for Alex and the top five for Phil? What are your top five?  Email us your list at [email protected]      

We are back at it!  In this episode take a listen to our reviews of King Goat - Conduit and Mithras - On Strange Loops.  Do you agree with Alex's take on the latter?  Two UK bands with 2016 releases and very different sounds! Be sure to support these excellent bands! - https://kinggoat.bandcamp.com/album/debt-of-aeons https://mithrasuk.bandcamp.com/    BE SURE to join us for our next episode - our 100th episode! - where we go through and rank our top-five of the releases we have previously exchanged with each other.  It's been a fun ride and we look forward to you joining us for our 100th!

This is it!  This is the BIG one!  What an INCREDIBLE experience!  Thank you to Arjen and ALL of the incredible performers at the first ever Peterson in person Ayreaon show!!  We traveled quite a long way and it was worth EVERY MILE!  

Some gems from the 'fest' were Within Me, Horse Grenade, and Homily. Check 'em out and support these guys - https://horsegrenade.bandcamp.com/ Within Me's Single - All the Same - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntb4rdLqFL0 Live version - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIB7BRH3cDQ Homily - https://homily.bandcamp.com/    

BOOM!  Here it is!  The best GREAT and HEAVY albums from April, May and June 2024 for you to explore and enjoy.  Time is money so feel free to snag the list below and start enjoying the music! Alex's list: 5 - ACOD - Versets Noir 4 - DVNE - Voidkind 3 - Bayside - There are Worse Things Than Being Alive 2 - Wormwood - The Star 1 - Fuerschwanz - Warriors Honorable Mentions - Sgaile - Traverse the Bealeach Unleash the Archers - Phantoma Kvaen - The Formless Fires In Vain - Solemn Sig:Ar:Tyr - Citadel of Stars Cistvaen - At light's demise Seven Spires - A Fortress Called Home Huntsmen - The Dry Land Phil's List: 5 - Unleash the Archers - Phantoma 4 - Vredehammer - God Slayer 3 - Kvaen - The Formless Fire 2 - Hell:ON - Shaman 1 - Alcest - Les Chants de L'aurore Honorable Mentions -  Seven Spires - A Fortress Called Home DVNE - Voidkind My Dying Bride - A Mortal Binding

The boys review the 2013 Theory of Everything by metal legend Ayren Lucassen.   This album boasts an AMAZING lineup of singers: JB (Grand Magus) as The Teacher Sara Squadrani (Ancient Bards) as The Girl Michael Mills (Toehider) as The Father Cristina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil) as The Mother Tommy Karevik (Kamelot, Seventh Wonder) as The Prodigy Marco Hietala (Nightwish, Tarot) as The Rival John Wetton (Asia, King Crimson) as The Psychiatrist If this is your first experience with the theory of everything - get ready to enjoy!

At the amazing Pier 17 in New York City Alex got to see the punk LEGENDS Bad Religion! If you don't know these fellows you've been living under a rock! - https://badreligion.com/ Check them out and shout out to the prop-up band Shred Flinstone that tore it down outside of the venue after the show - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS3y9kkuojs and - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykYOpfm42Rk Show those guys some love!

Alex had the great fortune of seeing Soen on their Memorial US Tour at LPR in New York City on May 11, 2024. https://soenmusic.com/ - What a GREAT band! Also - as good fortune would have it - Alex got to experience the EXCELLENT Combo Chimbita on a rando whim.  Check out another cool band here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISaYrZHfoS0 and learn about how Alex fell backward into learning about them!

Phil's list: HM - Madder Mortem - Old eyes, New heart Borknagar - Fall 1 - Ihsahn - Ihsahn 2 - Deception - Daenacteh 3 - Suldusk - Anthesis 4 - Necrowretch - Swords of Dajjal 5 - Devestator - Conjurers of Cruelty Alex's list: HM - Eternal Storm - A Giant Bound to Fall Chapel of Disease - Echoes of Light Dodsrit - Nocturnal Will 1 - Madder Mortem - Old eyes, New heart 2 - Necrophobic - In the Twilight Grey 3 - Suldusk - Anthesis 4 - Judas Priest - Invincible Shield 5 - Sonata Arctica - Clear Cold Beyond

Sneak peek - not a spoiler - seems like we have two A+'s on our hands this episode as Phil gave Alex the Skyforger masterpiece by Amorphis and Alex asked Phil to review Ayam by Disillusion. Two radically different sounding albums but both so equally excellent in their own right! Support Amorphis HERE Support Disillusion HERE

Australian Prog Death Metallers Be'lakor, represented by Steve Merry (piano/keys), join the boys to chat about the band's remarkable 20-year career and give us a glimpse of what's to come in the future. From where we sit this band can do NO WRONG!!!!!  If you like GREAT heavy music, then you will love Be'lakor! Visit belakorband.com - sign up for their newsletter - and a BIG TIME thank you to Steve for stopping by!

It's that beautiful time of year again - the air is crisp, we exchange presents, and thank GOD that it's time to go on the heavy metal cruise again!!!!!  Join Alex, Phil, Slowskies, Mark, Gabe the babe and KP as they discuss this year's upcoming metal cruise aboard 70000 tons of metal!!!!   It's gonna be EPIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Year end list time ladies and gents and 2023 did NOT disappoint! Alex's list is: Albums of the Year -  1 - Kalmah - Kalmah 2 - Fires in the Distance - Air not Meant for Us   3 - Moonlight Sorcery - Horned Lord of the Thorned Castle 4 - Scar Symmetry - The Singularity (Phase II - Xenotaph) 5 - Isole - Aneisidora Top five Songs of the Year that are NOT on the best albums of the year -  1 - Crowne - Super Trooper off of Operation Phoenix  2 - BlackBraid - Moss Covered Bones on the Altar of the moon off of Blackbraid II 3 - Angus McSix - Master of the Universe off of Angus McSix and the Sword of Power 4 - UADA - Crepuscule Natura from the album by the same name 5 - Marduk - Shovel Beats Sceptre off the Memento Mori album Honorable Mention: Vesuvian - Emergence   Phil's list is actually pretty good this year, surprisingly, and it is: Albums of the Year -  1 - Kalmah - Kalmah 2 - Fires in the Distance - Air Not Meant for Us   3 - Scar Symmetry - The Singularity (Phase II - Xenotaph) 4 - Cattle Decapitation - Terrasite 5 - Krigsgrav - Fires in the Fall Top five Songs of the Year that are NOT on the best albums of the year -  1 - Sermon - Wake the Silent off the album Of Golden Verse 2 - Sulphur Aeon - Hammer From the Howling Void off of Seven Crowns and Seven Seals 3 - Tomb Mold - Will of Whispers off of The Enduring Spirit 4 - Earthside - But What if We're Wrong off of Let the Truth Speak 5 - Theocracy -  Liar, Fool, or Messiah off of Mosaic  

Here they are, on the final day of the year - delivering to you sweet listener, the BEST heavy albums of the fourth quarter of 2023. Alex's list is: 5 - Shylmagoghnar - Convergence  4 - Tales - Night Crowned 3 - Vanishing Kids - Miracle of Death 2 - Wayfarer - American Gothic 1 - *Moonlight Sorcery - Horned Lord of the Thorned Castle - *technically released on Sep 28, dont f'ing care. HM - Helga - Wrapped in Mist   Phil's list is: 5 - Theocracy - Mosaic 4 - Earthside - Let the Truth Speak 3 - Xoth - Exogalactic 2 - SIGIR - Rainmaker  1 - Wayfarer - American Gothic HM - Panopticon - The Rime of Memory

In this proper episode of the GREAT Heavy Music Podcast Alex and Phil take a listen to the 2008 stellar doom metal release by the Swedes; Draconian - Turning Season Within and the 2010 black metal release by fellow countrymen Istapp - Blekinge. Which album do you prefer? If you're a Draconian fan - support them HERE And if you prefer Istapp - support them HERE    

Another three months have come and gone and some DAMN fine heavy music has gone with it. Alex and Phil pluck out their favorites are give them to you fine people FREE OF CHARGE! Phil and Alex's Honorable Mentions: Voyager - Fearless in Love Mutoid Man - Mutants Spirit Adrift - Ghost at the Gallows Graveyard - 6 Aetherian - At Storm's Edge Blut Aus Nord - Dishamonium - Nahab Urne - A Feast on Sorrow Primordial - How it ends AND NOW - Alex's Top five - (you have to listen to find out the order) _______________________________________ Marduk - Memento Mori UADA - Crepuscule Natura Soen - Memorial Blackbraid - Blackbraid II Fleshvessel - Yearning: Promethean Fates Sealed ______________________________________ PHIL COLLINS' top five below Outer Heaven - Infinite Psychic Depths UADA - Crepuscule Natura Baroness - STONE Tomb Mold - The Enduring Spirit Skalmold - Ydalir _____________________________________ If we missed your favorite - write us at [email protected]  

Phil has Alex review "It Hates You" by American rockers He is Legend and Phil takes a deep dive into "The Judas Table" by UK prog metal/rock outfit by the legendary Mick Moss - Antimatter. Next up - The Turning Season within by Draconian and Bleking by Istapp

Dynamic lead singer and guitarist Benjamin Gleason and outstanding drummer Justin Mirarck of the AWESOME prog metal band Source drop by the GREAT heavy music podcast to give us an update on their latest album, upcoming tour and all good things SOURCE! Stay in touch and up to date with the band on www.listentosource.com They can ( and SHOULD ) be followed on Facebook as well - https://www.facebook.com/listentosource/ And instagram - https://www.instagram.com/listentosource/?hl=en    

The second and maybe better of the two 01011001 albums?  Which track is the highlight for you?  Tons of good stuff on this album and if you haven't heard it yet, MAKE A POINT to check it out as soon as possible!  

The 2008 release "01011001" was a game-changing album for Arjen and Ayreon.  In September of 2023 a live performance of the album will take place in the Netherlands and it is sure to be legendary!  What do you think about this masterpiece?

We get it - you're busy!!!  What can I say except you're welcome?  Listen to the episode he ask? No! Just give us the lists!!!!!!! Without further ado: Alex's list (album - band): Air Not Meant for Us - Fires in the Distance Kalmah - Kalmah The Singularity (Phase II - Xenotaph) - Scar Symmetry Terrasite - Cattle Decapitation Angus McSix and the Sword of Power - Angus McSix Honorable mentions: Zwielicht - Mental Cruelty Bloodlines - Pyramaze Phil's list (aka the wrong list except Kalmah) Kalmah - Kalmah Terrasite - Cattle Decapitation Onheil - In Black Ashes Air Not Meant For Us - Fires in the Distance Fires in the Fall - Krigsgrav Honorable Mention Interference - Anubis Gate Glacial Domination - Frozen Soul

Nothing but love for these youngsters from the great white north!!!  Get ready to pump your fists from the pit chanting I-RON-CROSS, I-RON-CROSS, I-RON-CROSS!!!!! Check them out and support them at their socials on: Instagram @irocrossband No guts no glory TV - on instagram as well  

Time for the boys to get back to their bread and butter!  Phil had Alex review on Lonely Towers by Barren Earth and Alex asked Phil to take a dive into In Contact by Caligula's Horse. Two GREAT heavy acts from across the seas. Which album do you prefer?  Post to the facebook page and the twitter page @greatheavymusic with your thoughts

Listen to learn what an experience it was to go see the AMAZING studs from Gemini Syndrome!

Is the back half of The Human Equation as good as the front?  Tune in to find out!

Any chance you got to see Cold on their Year of the Spider twentieth anniversary tour?  Well, if not, you can learn all about it on this BONUS episode of the GREAT heavy music podcast!

It's that time of the year again - 2023 is off to a roaring tear towards 2024 but the good news...a boat load of GREAT heavy music dropped so far this year.  How does your favorite release of the year so far stack up on Phil and Alex's respective lists? If you want the full spoiler - the lists are below Alex (aka better list) Isole - Anesidora Ne Obliviscaris - Exul Haken - Fauna In Flames - Foregone Hanging Garden - the Garden Honorable mentions: Condenados – El Camino de la Serpiente; Soothsayer orchestra - The Last Black Flower; Enisum - Forgotten Mountains; ...and Oceans - As in Gardens, So in Tombs; Sermon - Of Golden Verse Phil (aka trash) Carnosus - Visions of Infinihility Sermon - Of Golden Verse Frozen Dawn - The Decline of the Enlightened Gods Suotana - Ounas I ...and Oceans - As in Gardens, So in Tombs Honorable mentions: Bury Tomorrow - The Seventh Sun