162 – I’m Not Staple

Noyan
Podcast
Back on the grind with new music. Fractal Universe, Hacktivist, Krosis, Whitechapel, Amogh Symphony, and Enterprise Earth. Then we discuss, Matt Heafy's guitar strap for reducing back strain, the neural network that generates Archspire music, Eden's Devin interview, and the passing of Michael Eikenaar of Nihill and Dodecahedron. Then, cool people time with Sekiro, Hob, and The Occupation. Also this mashup. Enjoy!

149 – “Self-Help” (Not Exactly) With Tom “Fountainhead” Geldschläger

Noyan
Podcast
Heavy Pod Is Heavy Cast! This week we have a guest, Tom "Fountainhead" Geldschläger of many talents, including being the guitarist of Amogh Symphony. First we talk about his upcoming projects, like Augmented Reality, but we end up talking a lot about what makes musicians tick, how to survive in the current paradigm of music distribution, and what drives inspiration. Enjoy!

EXCLUSIVE DOUBLE PREMIERE: The Fractured Dimension – Bedevilment And Bewilderment & Frost

Noyan
Premieres
Ever heard of Scholomance? Their tenure lasted between 1995 and 2003, and they were way ahead of their time. Helmed by keyboard player extraordinaire Jimmy Pitts (Eternity's End, Equipoise, NYN), their brand of progressive death metal was fantastic. Unfortunately, they broke up, but that never stopped Jimmy. He's been working with a host of talented musicians, including Hannes Grossmann and Danny Tunker of Alkaloid, Carl August Tidemann (ex-Arcturus), Tom "Fountainhead" Geldschläger (Defeated Sanity, ex-Obscura), Ron Jarzombek (Watchtower, Blotted Science), Vishal J Singh (Amogh Symphony), Phil Tougas (First Fragment), Jerry Twyford (Scholomance, Pitts Minnemann Project) and more! Does that line-up make you dizzy? If so, check out the song below the jump, and contribute to their crowd-funder here! Be quick, as there's only a few days left!
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Bands Plagued By Facebook “Fake Like Crisis”

Jimmy Rowe
News
Over the past few weeks, there's been a bit of a crisis brewing in social media that seems to be strangely isolated in bands in the djent, metalcore, and progressive metal scene. Bands have started seeing an outrageous influx of likes from fake pages. On the surface, it could have easily been assumed that bands were buying up fake likes to boost their numbers, but it's much deeper and complex than that, with