Joey and Venny ask Greg and Callum from Codespeaker questions. Their new album, Scavenger, is out on Ripcords Records on November 8th. They talk about making the record, whether to print vinyl, and Sleep Token.

Fraser and Jack of Still join Joey for a lovely catch-up. They talk about their new album, 'A Theft,' Fraser's coming out of his shell, and the grief surrounding writing it. We also slag each other off a fair bit.

On this week's show, we check out albums from, Iotunn, Gaerea, Codespeaker, Devin Townsend and Fit for an Autopsy.

Joey had the pleasure of chatting to King Parrot vocalist, Matt Young. They discuss the upcoming Pantera tour, breaking it in and out of Australia and sobriety.

In this episode, Joey and Venny provide a whistle-stop tour of the recent events in music, gigs and albums. They talk about the bands added to ATG and Tons of Rock 2025. Discuss Damnation festival. Review gigs from Health, Batushka and Xentrix. Also, here is a quick chat about albums from Still, 1349, Delta Sleep and Codespeaker.…

Venny is joined by Tony and Fletchto discuss new albums from 1) The Black Dahlia Murder -Servitude 2) Heriot - Devoured by the mouthof hell (21mins) 3) LiZzard - Mesh (35 mins)

On the latest episode, Joey and Venny review albums from Mork and Giant Walker.

Join Venny and Joey as they discuss new albums from Winterfylleth and Zetra.

Joey meets Leif, from Metal Heads Against Bullying. Leif talks about the vitally important work they do and shares some shocking statistics from Norway about suicides and bullying. Please, follow them on Instagram (metalheads_against_bullying) and check out their website www.against-bullying.com.

Join Joey and Venny as they chat about ATG 2024. Bands, beers and friendship!

We finally made it to 100 episodes! We recorded this from ATG 2024 with our good friends in tow. Thank you to all who have helped us along this journey that is Heavy Matters. Here is to episode 200!

Join Joey and Joe.E (drummer from Kurokuma) as they discuss the wicked new album ‘Of Amber and Sand’ out on the 9th of August 2024. They discuss drum set-up, touring and upping the production on their latest album.

Joey and Venny spend a good bit of time drilling into this years stacked ATG lineup and offer up some suggestions of some bands to check out.

Joey couldn't say no when the opportunity to interview John Bush came about. They talked about the secret to a long marriage, the new band Category 7, and, if he ever through he'd be starting a new band after all these years in the music business.

Join Venny and Joey as they celebrate Venny's XX birthday. The lads also review Tons of Rock 2024 in Oslo. Huge thanks for our travelling companions and the friends we made.

Join us as we sit with vocalist, Karl Middleton from Earthtone 9. We discuss the new album, how Karl keeps his vocals in such superb condition, and, if Earthtone 9 will continue as a band.

Joey and Venny chat about the bands they are most looking forward to seeing at this years Tons of Rock festival.

Joey sat down with Andromeda and talked about Black Metal!!

Joey and Venny talk about the new albums from Earthtone 9 and Pijn.

Join Joey, Venny, Fletch and Tony as they check out the new album 'ΠΡΟ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥ (Pro Xristoy)'' from Greek legends Rotting Christ.

Joey sits down with Dustin (vocals) and Scott (drums) from Glassing, to chat about their new album 'From the Other Side of the Mirror'. They talk about the album artwork, Scott's input on his first record with them, and the St Anger snare sound.

Joey and Venny sat down with Grégoire, the frontman of the mighty Thot. They talked about Pelagic Records, collaborations and why he reads every review about the band. Also, we talk about them making their debut at Arctangent festival this summer.

On this episode, Joey and Venny cover albums from Wheel, SVNEATR and Graywave.

Venny had the opportunity to sit and chat with the lovely Andromeda from Folterkammer for an insightful discussion on the band.

Joey had the absolute pleasure of sitting with Apollyon of Coffin Storm. The band features Fenriz and Bestial Tormentor and their debut Arcana Rising is part of the discussion. Having been on the scene playing with bands such as Immortal, Gorgoroth and of course Aura Noir, there was plenty to chat about.…

This week, Joey and Venny cover albums from Coffin Storm, Thot and Folterkammer. Three very different, but interesting albums in their own right.

Venny Interviews Allan , the bassist from Dvne on the eve of the release of Voidkind on Metal Blade 19/4. We talk about the new album, killer single Pleroma, touring plans and the live setlist.

Joey and Venny review two Pelagic releases 1) Love Sex Machine - Trve 2) Glassing - From the other side of the mirror (10mins)

Join Joey as he tells Borknagar's Oysten Brun how amazing their new album 'Fall' is. During the chat they discuss the current and previous band members, how long each song takes to create and the fear of their children growing up in the current world.

On this week's show, Fletch & Tony join Joey for live reviews on Napalm Death with Pig Destroyer, Judas Priest & Enslaved. This week's album review is pure filth from Mastiff new album 'Deprecipice' out on the 22nd of March.

Joey sat down with Fae, host of Metal Heads Podcast and Twitter fame. The pair had a fascinating conversation about why she started her podcast, how she deals with unsolicited 'pictures' and THAT question she asked Brian Slagel.

Joey & Venny discuss live gigs from Blaze Bayley, Crowbar and Tesseract. They also discuss the new album from Ministry.

Joey had the pleasure of sitting down with husband and wife, John, and Sophie of Hand of Kalliach. They talk about their new album Corryvreckan, which is out on the 23rd of February on Prosthetic records. How cold that water was when filming for the new video, and about finding babysitters to play live shows!…

Venny is joined by HM legends / scribes to discuss new albums from Ihsahn (S/T) and Darkest Hour Perpetual | Terminal

On this week's show, we review the new album from Enterprise Earth out on MNRK Heavy. Plus, the new EP from Andorra's Persefone is out on Napalm Records.

On this week's episode, the lads check out EP's from WASP Mother and Breaths. Short but sweet.

Joey and Venny are back for their first episode of 2024! On this show, they review albums from Mountain Caller and Rough Justice.

We had the pleasure of sitting with all three members of Mountain Caller, El, Simmo and Max. We talked about their new album, the goings on in the band's Whatsapp group and future touring plans.

Heavy Matters scribes Tony Bliss and Chris Fletcher join Joey to discuss their top 20 albums of 2023.

Join Joey and Venny as they discuss their 20 favourite albums from 2023.

Joey and Venny catch up with Lauren and Simon from Torpor. Having just released their latest album Abscission they talked about the writing process and why it isn't a double album. They also talk about ArcTanGent festival and cider.

After a bit of a break, Joey and Venny are back. In this episode, Venny shares his live review of Thy Art is Murder, Whitechapel and FFAA. the lads also review the new album from Dying Wish, which is out on the 3rd of November 2023.

Joey and Venny had the opportunity to speak to James Monteith, guitarist from Tesseract. Hot off the release of their new album 'War of Being', they talked about whether this is their best-ever album. We also asked James about his favourite releases he has worked on this year, through his Hold Tight PR company.…

Joey grabbed some time with 'Jimbob' from Silverburn. They released their new album Self Induced Transcendental Annihilation in August, Here, they discuss how Jimbob quit music for two years to come back with a ripper of an album. Also, how their debut Arctangent went down and how he picked his live band.…

Joey & Venny had the pleasure of chatting with an old school friend in Kaan Tasan, vocalist in Heart of a Coward. Along with reminiscing about days gone by, they also talked about their new album 'This Place Only Brings Death' out on the 22nd of September, upcoming tours and how the album comes full circle.…

Joey and Venny had the pleasure of chatting with Josh from Sylosis. They chat about their reaction to the new album 'A Sign of Things to Come' their fanbase and a lot about Pantera.

Joey jumped at the chance to speak to Fires in the Distance. If you haven't heard their incredible new album 'Air Not Meant for Us' yet, you need to change that. Plenty of good times to be found in the chat.

Joey and Venny are joined by Fletch and Tony on this week's show. They talked about live reviews from Trviuim and Obituary. Album reviews include Dying Fetus and Sylosis.

Joey and Venny met with James McHenry of Blind Equation to get a lesson in Cybergrind. They chat about what drew James to the scene, the longevity of Cybergrind and James being a perfectionist on his albums. The new album 'Death Awaits' drops on the 15th of September on Prosthetic Records

Joey and Venny relive their favourite moments from ATG 2023 from what was another fantastic year. This festival has something special that the lads can't put their finger on, but they try to explain it as best they can. Covering bands from The Ocean, Holy Fawn, Liturgy, Death Goals, LLNN and, oh the list goes on!…