Heavy Metal Tones

Heavy Metal Tones – Episode 299: Two Titans of MetalThis week on Heavy Metal Tones, it's a double header featuring two titans of their art and their medium: Johan Längqvist of Candlemass and Troy Sanders of Mastodon!From the crushing, doom-laden foundations of Candlemass to the progressive, boundary-pushing heaviness of Mastodon, this episode brings together two very different forces in heavy music.Johan Längqvist is a distinctive voice in the legacy of doom metal, while Troy Sanders has helped drive Mastodon's evolution through sludge, progressive metal and beyond. Two artists, two unique perspectives, and two conversations with musicians who have carved out their own places in the history of heavy music.We're getting beyond the riffs and records to hear from the people behind the music, exploring the artistry, the stories and the creative journeys that make these bands such enduring forces.TWO TITANS. TWO CONVERSATIONS. ONE HELL OF A DOUBLE HEADER!Crank it up and join me for Episode 299 of Heavy Metal Tones!Check out the bandsCandlemassOfficial website: https://candlemass.se/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/candlemassMastodonOfficial website: https://www.mastodonrocks.com/Official links and socials: https://linktr.ee/mastodonrocksFollow the bands, explore their music, and support the artists who keep heavy music alive!Support Heavy Metal Tones!If you enjoy what I do on Heavy Metal Tones and want to support the show, head over to Patreon. Your support helps keep the conversations going, the music playing, and the long-form deep dives coming!Join the Heavy Metal Tones community on Patreon:https://patreon.com/heavymetaltonesEvery bit of support helps — thanks for being part of the Heavy Metal Tones journey!🤘 Keep it heavy!

Heavy Metal Tones – Episode 298NUR NH – The Bird From HellThis week on Heavy Metal Tones, I sit down with NUR NH from Northern Horizon Productions to talk about The Bird From Hell, an emotionally charged festival coming to Sydney this November.We get into the passion, the emotion and the ideas behind an event that promises to be about more than just the music. Festivals can bring people together in powerful ways, and this one has a story worth hearing.Join me for a conversation with NUR NH as we explore the heart and soul behind The Bird From Hell and what audiences can expect when it takes flight in Sydney.Heavy Metal Tones Episode 298 — another conversation that goes beyond the riffs and gets to the heart of what makes our music community tick.Turn it up, tune in, and strap yourself in!Ticketshttps://tickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/f7cf5d8b-b8dd-4477-81e9-13e46c8eed65Websitehttps://northernhorizonmusic.comFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/northernhorizonmusic/Instahttps://www.instagram.com/northernhorizonmusic/

Heavy Metal Tones – Episode 297Cronos, Venom’s Black Metal & AntagonizörThe tribute to Cronos continues on Heavy Metal Tones, and this week we turn our attention to what many consider his pinnacle with Venom: the legendary Black Metal.Following last episode’s homage to the man behind the voice, bass and attitude that helped change the face of heavy music, it’s time to revisit the record that gave an entire genre its name. Raw, aggressive and unapologetic, Black Metalremains a landmark in extreme music, and Cronos’ legacy is written all over it.But we’re not stopping there. As a special halftime music break, we crank up Antagonizör and their brilliant track Obsessed By Evil — a filthy, old-school, Venom-inspired blast of metalpunk that carries that same rebellious spirit into the underground today.Two generations of evil, one unmistakable influence.Crank it up, raise a glass to Cronos, and join me for Episode 297 of Heavy Metal Tones.Some Audio issues in this Ep sorry I have tried to fix it AntagonizörFacebookBandcamp – Edgelords From HellYouTube – official “Obsessed by Evil” video

Heavy Metal Tones – Episode 296: A Farewell to CronosThis is a sad one.Before we revisit the past, I pay tribute to Cronos — Conrad Lant, the voice, force and driving spirit behind Venom, and one of the figures who helped shape the sound and attitude of extreme metal.I take a moment to remember Cronos and reflect on his enormous impact before revisiting Episode 133 from November 2023, where I took a deep dive into Welcome to Hell.An album that changed the rules, challenged everything that came before it, and helped lay the foundations for black metal, death metal and the extreme metal world that followed.This isn’t just a revisit of an old episode. It’s a look back at a record that still sounds dangerous, raw and utterly uncompromising — and a chance to remember the man behind it.Raise the volume. Remember Cronos. Remember Venom.Rest in power, Cronos. 🤘

TRIVAN & HKSPK — TWO FACES OF THE EUROPEAN UNDERGROUNDEpisode 295 is a double header that takes Heavy Metal Tones deep into two very different corners of the European black metal underground.First up, TRIVAN from Croatia — esoteric, philosophical and steeped in an atmosphere that feels almost ancient. Their music is built around darkness, introspection, spiritual resistance and the search for something deeper beneath the surface.Then we head to Germany for HKSPK, whose black/death metal takes a much more introspective and contemporary path. Their music feels rooted in lived experience, loss, conflict and the world around them — raw, direct and very much of the present.Two bands. Two countries. Two very different approaches to extreme metal.One feels ancient. The other feels new.One looks beyond the world. The other looks directly into it.And to make this episode even more special, I've got TWO EXCLUSIVE TRACKS — one from each of these European underground bands.This is Heavy Metal Tones at its best: digging beneath the surface, finding music that deserves to be heard, and bringing it directly to you.TRIVAN 🇭🇷 Croatia🌐 Official Website🎵 Bandcamp📘 Facebook📸 InstagramHKSPK 🇩🇪 Germany🌐 Official Website🎵 Bandcamp📸 Instagram📘 Facebook▶️ YouTube

Heavy Metal Tones – Episode 29450 Years of Punk 1976–2026 – Part 7: The Northern SoundThe punk story heads north for Episode 294 as we continue the journey through 50 Years of Punk 1976–2026.This time, we’re looking at the sound coming out of the North of England and diving deep into one of the most important and influential records of the era — Gang Of Four’s Entertainment!.Sharp, angular, political and completely unlike anything that came before it, Entertainment! took the raw energy of punk and twisted it into something more challenging — mixing funk, dub, art-rock and post-punk into a record that still sounds incredibly relevant decades later.But this isn’t just about one album. It’s about the Northern Sound, the bands, the attitude and the cultural landscape that helped push punk into new territory.Turn it up, strap in and join me as the 50-year journey continues.Heavy Metal Tones – Episode 294.