The GREAT Heavy Music Podcast

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.

Best Heavy Albums of Q3 - 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