
Tons of Rock 2026 Preview
We are back together after 6 months out. What better way to start back, with festival season coming up, than with a preview of Tons of Rock 2026!

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Heavy Music podcast brought to you by Joey and Venny. Album reviews, gigs and interviews with some of the finest people in the scene.
Unknown Host hosts Heavy Matters, a music show with 235 episodes published.

We are back together after 6 months out. What better way to start back, with festival season coming up, than with a preview of Tons of Rock 2026!

Derrick Green from the mighty Sepultura sits down to discuss their new EP, the end of the band, and how he looks in such great shape at the ripe age of...

Join Joey and Venny as they count down their top 20 albums of 2025.

Join us as we talk to Stefan from Psychonaut. We talk about the emotional sentiments behind the album during a heartbreaking period of joy and grief. Their future touring plans and imposter syndrome.

We are back after a two-month hiatus. In this episode, we check out albums from the UK's finest Conjurer with their album 'Unself' and Belgium's Psychonaut with 'World Maker'.

In this interview, Joey chats with BTBAM guitarist Paul. They talk about playing this year's ATG festival, their New album 'The Blue Nowhere' and how the band have paid their dues.

Join us as we pick out our highlights from this year's addition of Arctangent.

Joey sat down with the bloody handsome pair from Death Goals, Harry and George. They talked a lot about everything. Their new EP, the 'One step forward two steps back' on gay rights, Arctangent and sliding into mailboxes

Joey and Venny preview the 2025 edition of ATG, with a little help from their friends. If you'd just like to hear from friend of the show, Marty, skip to 58 mins.

Join Joey, Fletch and Tony as they discuss the new EP from Fates Messenger, 'Eternal War'. The band features members from Above All, Dishonour the Crown, Romeo Must Die and Stampin Ground.

Joey and Venny chat about Tons of Rock 2025. They talk about the new layout, the bands Joey saw and rate the toilets out of 10.

Sit down, grab a brew, and listen to Joey chat with Norwegian progressive metallers AVKRVST, hot on the release of their incredible new album 'Waving at the Sky'.

It's festival season, and we kick off with our preview of Tons of Rock, which takes place in Oslo, Norway.

On the latest show, we discuss Venny and his unhealthy obsession with kebabs. We also review albums from Fallujah and AVKRVST.

Album reviews this week come in the shape of Katatonia - 'Nightmares as Extensions of the Waking State' and Gaahl's Wyrd - 'Braiding the Stories'

Joey managed to grab Matt Harvey from We Lost the Sea. Plenty discussed here, including their new album 'A Single Flower', playing Arctangent and how Ricky Gervais is a post-rock fan!

In this episode, we check out albums from Rivers of Nihil, The Haunted, and VILDHJARTA.

Joey, live from Sri Lanka, Venny live from rainy Edinburgh, review two corkers from show-favourites Kardashev and Employed to serve

Hear Joey chat (and butcher the Norwegian language) with Oslo's Sykofant, Melvin and Sindre. Progressive-rock goodness. They have only played two shows released an album and EP, and have already nailed a headlining spot!

If you are a fan of post-metal in the vein of Cult of Luna then you need to check out KLPS (Kollapse) from Sweden. In this interview, Joey chats with Daniel about why the band changed their name, some upcoming shows and
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