S03E12

Season 03 - Episode 12 of the web radio show Heavy & Unhealthy (18.12.2013)
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Just one day before their debut release entitled 'Songs For The X Generation' hits the market, I had the pleasure of welcoming to the studio The Mighty N.
Natasha (the creative force of Nature), as well as Alex & Konstantinos (guitars) kept me company for two hours, throughout which we talked about the history of the band & their upcoming debut release (started out as Natasha's solo project, ended up as a collaboration of 20+ people), influences and whatnot. Special bonus: two acoustic versions played live at the studio. For my part, it is always great to be in the company of true, authentic people who live and breathe art in every aspect of their lives. For your part, sit back and enjoy two hours of beautiful music and honest words by The Mighty N...

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Wednesday December 18th
20:00 - 22:00

S03E11

Season 03 - Episode 11 of the web radio show Heavy & Unhealthy (11.12.2013)
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A couple of days before the live show marking the release of the split album of Wrathblade and Convixion entitled 'Alive Aftershock', I had the pleasure of welcoming to the studio one member of each band which will constitute the impending gig's line-up. Giannis (drummer of Wrathblade), Michael (bassist of Convixion) & Marios (guitarist of Sacral Rage) hang out behind the mics and shared tunes, opinions and future plans. Bonus: unreleased tracks for your hearing pleasure only!
For those in Athens, do not miss the aforementioned live! For those everywhere else, well, be on alert for an upcoming show near you... 

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Wednesday December 11th
20:00 - 22:00

S03E10

Season 03 - Episode 10 of the web radio show Heavy & Unhealthy (04.12.2013)
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A few weeks after the release of their debut EP Echoes Of Mount Ida and a few days before an upcoming live show, Heavy & Unhealthy welcomed to the studio members of the Drone Doom/Psychedelic/Metal quintet from Athens, under the name of Automaton.
Nick, George & Dimitris (two guitars & vocals, respectively) hang out with me for three hours, throughout which they played heavy tunes, drank some beer, and talked about their band's recent history and imminent future. Unfortunately out of the three hours, only one was recorded but, nevertheless, you can still get a taste of what Automaton is about. Monolithic & awe inspiring tunes with a touch of the darkness...

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Wednesday December 4th
20:00 - 22:00

Gig mayhem part VI

Just entered December and this is H&U 's last post for 2013 (gig-wise):

Starting off the month with something very special. A group of people from Heraclion in Crete got together and decided to organize three live shows into three different cities, all in a very good cause. The first has already taken place, but two more are on their way:

 

On December the 6th, at 7Sins Club in Athens, you can get a taste of Never-Trust, Tetractys, BiBiBo64 & Hourglass. Entrance fee (including a glass of a cold one) is at 5 euros. All funds will be donated to support abused women & children, so be a dear and attend.

Two days later, the third and last part of this moving project will take place at Eightball Club in Thessaloniki:

 

Bio-Cancer, Revolted Masses, Scorcher, Morphinject & Hourglass is the night's line-up and the entrance fee at 5 euros as well. A bold move of solidarity, in times much needed. Well done!

On the 13th of December Smoke The Fuzz Gigs strikes back, this time bringing you the following:

 

•  Naam: Modern Psychedelic Doom, hailing from Brooklyn NY, for the first time on greek soil!
• Automaton:  Heavy Doom from Athens, with their fresh debut release 'Echoes of Mount Ida'.
• Human Asteroid:  Progressive Alternative Something from Athens.

The feast will take place at Six D.O.G.S and the entrance fee ranges from 10 to 12 to 15 euros, depending on how soon you get off your ass and go buy a ticket.

Eyes and ears open for the upcoming Heavy & Unhealthy Radio session with Automaton, coming up on Wednesday the 4th. Good times, good times.

The very next day, on December the 14th you can clean up your BBQ gear and get ready for a very tasty course:

Head Cleaner, Mass Infection, Slavebreed, Necrorgasm, Alter Self, Trigger and Blessed By Perversion will be tearing down 7Sins Club with instruments of the Death/Grind variety. Show starts at 19:00 and the ticket to glory is at 7 euros.

The day after is dedicated to true unrepentant Heavy Metal:

Wrathblade are celebrating their 10th year and what better way to party, other than to release a split album with their brothers in arms Convixion entitled 'Alive Aftershock' and to host an epic gig at Kyttaro Live featuring the aforementioned bastards plus Sacral Rage! Doors open at 19:00 and entrance is 6 euros only, beers and denim mandatory!
Again, eyes and ears open for the upcoming Heavy & Unhealthy radio show on the 11th of December, featuring both Wrathblade & Convixion for the price of one.

On Wednesday the 18th of December, brace yourselves for:

Trailblazer Records is behind this one and the line-up consists of:

• Speedblow, resurrected after some time off, will be delivering some heavy/doomy sounds
• Skandal, experimental rock/metal from Greeks situated in Great Britain
• Burn The Sun, stoner/heavy/desert from Athens

The gig will be taking place over at Zero at 20:30 and the entrace fee is at 5 euros.

On Thursday the 19th (that is the very next day) at Kookoo Live Music Bar, one can witness the closing of the first tour of Lucky Funeral:

Lucky Funeral have been busy promoting their latest release, while touring around Europe and Greece. That night they will be jamming with the likes of doom monsters Agnes Vein & rock newcomers Zagreus. Party starts at 21:00 and the ticket is at 6 euros. Extra cash for merch is a must!

Wrapping up this post with something very special:

Christmas eve at An Club, and for 10 years it's an established tradition to celebrate with Nighstalker. Not much needs been said about these old-timers, other than the fact that they will be sharing the stage with some very experienced and very talented bands. Mahakala, Potergeist & Drunk Motherfuckers will be making merry and setting the proper X-Mass mood for a loud and unholy night. Egg Nog & Christmas Pudding Beers and Marijuana are the tools of the trade! Doors open at 20:30 and the toll is 12 euros. Ho-ho-hoe!

 

Last but not least, don't forget to check out every week this:

 

An ongoing project set up by Trailblazer Records , happening every Thursday at Garden 4, featuring unplugged sessions by Greek bands of the heavy variety. The entrance is free!
Beware, some of them will be visiting Heavy & Unhealthy for intees and more unplugged sessions! Heavy music was never so smooth...

 

That concludes my list for December's gigs, but don't take my word for it, the information is out there and waiting to be found! Catch you next year with more lives and more tunes!

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S03E09

Season 03 - Episode 09 of the web radio show Heavy & Unhealthy (27.11.2013)
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Just a few days after an amazing live/party, Heavy & Unhealthy welcomed to the studio 50% of that memorable night's line-up. Kostas & Kostas of Abnormal Inhumane (bass & vocals) and Kostas & Giannis of Mortal Torment (bass & vocals as well) hang out with yours truly behind the mics. If you understand Greek, you'll find some very interesting info, regarding the Greek Death/Grind Scene, a massive communal effort by the bands and their die-hard fans to promote this extreme genre of metal. If it's all Greek too you, sit back, crack a beer open, throw a sausage at the BBQ and enjoy some of Greece's finest death metal.

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Wednesday November 27th
20:00 - 22:00

S03E08

Season 03 - Episode 08 of the web radio show Heavy & Unhealthy (20.11.2013)
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Just a few hours before the Live-Release-Party of Black Soul Horde's debut album 'Tales Of The Ancient Ones', Heavy & Unhealthy welcomed to the studio one member by each band featured in the lineup. Jim of Black Soul Horde, Witchkiller of Steamroller Assault, Nick of Convixion & Nick of Gauntlet spent two hours behind the mics, sharing info, drinking beer and posing for softcore porn magazines.
This one is for true, unrepentant, die-hard metal fans. Wimps and posers leave the hall!

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Wednesday November 20th
20:00 - 22:00

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S03E07

Season 03 - Episode 07 of the web radio show Heavy & Unhealthy (13.11.2013)
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Hailing from Volos, Greece, Faithreat have been active since 2007 with two full length releases and a cult EP already in their musical assets. Their frontman Giannis kept me company for two hours, during which we discussed various topics regarding the band's past and future endeavors, their latest self-titled release, the Greek metal scene and even some conspiracy theories about sound waves. This Heavy & Unhealthy radio edition is fast, furious and dirty! Enjoy!

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Wednesday November 13th
20:00 - 22:00

S03E06

Season 03 - Episode 06 of the web radio show Heavy & Unhealthy (06.11.2013)
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Elina, Smoke The Fuzz Gigs owner and mastermind, joined this week's Heavy & Unhealthy radio show for three long hours. She came, she saw, she conquered, she destroyed. One can find herein tunes ranging from sludge, to heavy, to fuck-this-is-too-complicated-to-bare-a tag, as well as some info regarding the label's past, present and future. With Smoke The Fuzz's second gig in the making & with a few more on the up 'n coming, It looks certain that Smoke The Fuzz will be the topic of lots of future discussions within the underground. Enjoy fuckers!

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Wednesday November 6th
20:00 - 22:00

S03E05

Season 03 - Episode 05 of the web radio show Heavy & Unhealthy (30.10.2013)
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After a weekly absence, Heavy & Unhealthy return for a one-man radio show. This one is by me, for me.
Hope you'll enjoy these 2 hours of fresh releases and Greek gibberish. 'Til next time, stay true, stay heavy.

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Gig mayhem part V

Yeah, I know it's been awhile since the blog's last update regarding gigs and live shows. Here's what's cooking at the moment:

Closing up October, here's a gig that has a little of everything. On Saturday the 26th of October, at KYTTARO Live Club one shall enjoy the sweet & heavy tunes of:

- Karma Violens: created in September 2002 and kicking serious ass ever since. Their music is an amalgam of Extreme Metal (death, thrash, black) combined with Hardcore.
- Kin Beneath Chorus: formed in 2007 in Thessaloniki, they have already their debut death metal/metalcore album Futuristic.Composed released by the almight Spreading Dysphoria Industries. It's always good to have Northeners in a gig line-up!
- All Vows Collapse: and all words fail to describe the impatience I have while waiting on their upcoming debut release. -Core to the bone! Wait, check out an interview they gave to yours truly over here!
- Deeds not Words: Progressive with a touch of the metal core and the experimental.
- Royalty: the youngsters will open up the show, looking forward to some fresh hardcore!
Doors open at 20:00, show starts at 21:00, have 5 euros to get past the doors, and some extra for merch and beer.

Off to November, thrash is the way to go!

I always like to include some Faithreat to my list of tunes. The thrashers from Volos have won my attention & affection since their last EP Thrashing With The Stars. On Saturday the 2nd of November, at Zero, we all gather to party hard and celebrate Faithreat's latest self-titled release! Supporting Faithreat that night, are hardcore old timers Censored Sound and groovy-thrashcore Athenians Never-Trust. Sadly, Progress Of Inhumanity cancelled due to personal reasons...
Since there is no official entrance fee, be there at 21:00 and have a little something to contribute financially, as well as some doe for Faithreat's freshly cut vinyl. I justcame in my pants.

6 days later, doom is in the air!

Smoke The Fuzz has started this season with a bang! On Friday the 8th of November at Six D.O.G.S. we'll despair under the tunes of Suma, Sadhus (The Smokin Community) & Gomgoma. The press release is priceless, therefore I shall re-post it in full:
- SUMA: Hailing from Malmö, Sweden and formed in 2001 : SUMA has been spreading the plague of their sonic weight, noise-ridden hallucinatory doom metal on the world for the past decade and have lured hordes of humans into the lair with their devastatingly heavy, one way trip into the vortex live performances and crushing delivery on their recorded matter.
The past year has seen some changes to the entity that is SUMA. After more than a year's hiatus and decimated to a four-piece with the departure of DR.J's vocals in the winter of 2011/12 there was no hesitation in figuring out how to move forward. Vocals kept within the reborn entity and an additional depth to the maelstorm added by the introduction of the taurus. Regenerated to enable unexplored structures of their sphere... there is vast darkness on the horizon.
They are currently working on material for their fourth album - THE ORDER OF THINGS - to be recorded in the winter of 2013. This brings on the third occasion with legendary engine-ear BILLY ANDERSON (Melvins, Neurosis, Sleep, Eyehategod) at the helm of the recording. This is the imminent evolution from the past's behemoths of albums, LET THE CHURCHES BURN and ASHES.
Ending the year and a half long hiatus from performing live, they returned with some festival shows and a tour with Acid King in 2012 and are playing shows and touring till the end of 2013 and onward...
With a strong DIY mind, SUMA has been releasing most of it's music through their own label and hitting the roads across Europe over the years through their own booking and with kindred spirits across the plains.
In 2010 SUMA was invited by Tom G. Warrior to take part in his "Only Death Is Real" curated day at ROADBURN and saw their first appearance on U.S. soil - an east-coast tour with Unearthly Trance. As well as distribution and marketing help for ASHES through swedish death/black metal label REGAIN RECORDS.
- Sadhus (The Smokin Community): In the year of our lord 1980, a green massive comet falls down to earth. Inside it a huge hairball, rotten, matted all together begins to inhale music, different from the usual, just perfect to its ears. In its quest, three mushrooms forced it in the psychedelic form of music and a Baba helped it in his gnosis. So, all five after a lot of intergalactic wanderings, decided to stay in earth as the embodiment of five earthly figures, keeping their genuine un-earthly characters. Life in earth was not what they expected so decided to communicate through music. Magic herbs, intermixtures of smoke, a lot of alcohol mixes, hallucinatory quests led them to express themselves through their music their personal experiences on this fastidious planet. Using their own colours, their fury for everything and looking back to the beautifully trips, they tried through their pervert minds to express themselves. So different and yet so similar. Careless laughs, endless hangovers, trips to the unknown, general wanderings in hostile galaxies. All of that as the fellow-travellers at their rehearsals. And above all that, a powerful green stuff, leftover from the comet, taking care of them. Roll fast...play slow...!!!
RegularPaul wrote in Spinalonga Records... A bunch of weedians with all the right influence, Sadhus the Smoking Community live by one rule. Roll fast, play slow. Their (10€) bag of sludge contains ultraslow riffage, agonizing vokills, repetitive tempos and endless sessions. Sessions that are sometimes shared at gigs but mostly occur amongst friends at their own meaty rehearsal space. Dr. Doom's Lair wrote... Take Iron Monkey, throw them in the desert and bury them in smoke. They put the grove back into sludge!!!
- Gomgoma: The abbrevation was our will's order for the preparation and administration of a drug or device for us, as patient, to construct slow short diseases. Doom ad libitum. Whatever its sub-genre. Crust or anything else pro re nata, we suppose. Due to the fact that we're carrying a chromosome translocation, the abortion shall be multiple, even though we're hardly pregnant of paeans expressed as acid reflux (=a common condition and an abnormal one in which acid in the stomach rises up into the esophagus). But damn sure, it's only the very start of all this addiction. The four men, mentally hosted in psychiatric chambers, intend to create such tunes which shall cause a permanent, impaired body movement, aka Akinesia. A congenital absence of an opening at the bottom end of our intestinal tracts has allowed us to shit only two tracks of utter disgust yet. The flexible plastic tube, aka catheter, inserted into the bladder to provide continuous urinary drainage is where we keep all ideas unexposed. Of course, until we piss the whole illness some day. 'Til then, stay formicated and fornicated.
The presale of the tickets has already started, 12euros for those that are quick, 15 euros for those that will go straight to the doors that night. Keep your eyes and ears open, during one of the next radio shows we'll give away one ticket while hosting a radio session with either Elina, the girl behind Smoke The Fuzz and/or Gomgoma...

The very next day, some heavy shit is hitting the fan over at Second Skin Club:

Bowel Of Noise Records is the mastermind of this gig and the line-up looks fucking sick:
-Year Of The Goat: Hailing from Sweden, this band knows their psychedelic occult rock. Having just released their latest work Angel's Necropolis, they are headlining this sweet gig.
- Aherusia: Greek fucking black metal! I pity the fool that hasn't checked them out, this guys rock the cock since 1997! Ever-evolving and always with something in the making, Aherusia are a safe and solid bet for some satanic entertainment.
- Mahakala: Speak of the devil, these guys know just how to destroy everything (and live forever). Words fail me, go check out their latest release Devil's Music (one of the best 2013 Greek releases) as well as an interview they gave a while back to yours truly.
- Speedblow: Having just resurrected from their ashes, Speedblow are opening up that night. Brace yourselves for some serious doomy heavy metal, and be on the lookout for upcoming releases and live shows. Almost forgot, crack a beer open and listen to the Heavy & Unhealthy radio session featuring Speedblow over here.
Doors open at 20:00, presale is at 20 euros, tickets at the door will be 25 euros. METAAAAL \m/

Speaking of upcoming releases...

Trailblazer Records is hosting the release party of Black Soul Horde's debut release on Thursday the 21st of November,over at  AN Club and here's the line-up:
- Black Soul Horde: this is what you get when you put together members from bands such as Speedblow, Mahakala, Sun of Nothing, Engine-V and Nordor into a studio and on stage. Black Soul Horde have just been born (or should I write 'gathered') and they have released their debut album entitled Tales Of The Ancient Ones under the wings of No Remorse Records. This will be their second time on stage and I really look forward to catch them live. Give the album a listen, it reeks of old school heavy metal and while you're at it, check out the Heavy & Unhealthy radio interview they gave a while back.
- Steamroller Assault: To make a long story short, if you dig your Heavy / Thrash Metal, Rock 'n' Roll and Blues Leads to be filthier than shit, then this is for you. These guys have been absent for about a year or so from the scene, so attendance is a must!
- Convixion: Eat & drink metal, play hard, party harder! 2 releases, a fuckload of live shows and beer. That will be all, carry on.
- Gauntlet: The night will start with this newly-found traditional heavy metal band from Athens. Rumors say that fans of Maiden, Priest & Omen will get a boner.
Be at the venue at 20:00, have 6 euros plus extras for beer and merch and get ready to mosh.

This endless post would not be complete, without the addition of some bacon.

Be sure to have your inflated life-rafts, plastic tits and pitta-gyro at hand on Saturday the 23rd of November over at 7 Sins Club, for that night, Hangover Era presents:
- Mortal Torment: New band line-up, new songs, upcoming sophomore release. Gyros. Stupidity guaranteed. More stupidity here.
- Murder Made God: New release, balanced violence, razor-sharp riffs & heavy-as-fuck vocals. Dismemberment  guaranteed.

- Abnormal Inhumane: New stuff freshly out of the morgue, beastly brutal death metal. Pulverization guranteed.
- Grasroll: Auntie Anna has the recipe for some violent, sharp, head-slapping material. Mosh pits guaranteed.
Doors open at 20:00, killing spree starts at 20:30. Sell your family for 3 euros and be there.

That 's it (or is it?) for late October and November, regarding gigs in Athens, if I forgot like 10 or 20 more live shows, well it sucks to be you reading this here post. Get off your ass and start digging, a good gig is always near by.
'Til the next gig mayhem post, stay true, stay heavy.
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S03E04

Season 03 - Episode 04 of the web radio show Heavy & Unhealthy (16.10.2013)
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It's the third time that John T. came to the studio of Radio Zografou, so it's safe to say that he is familiar with the Heavy & Unhealthy spirit. This time we talked in depth about his solo project Inside It Grows, his music endeavor in exploring the metal-rock genre through his own personal spy-glass. With 5 full length releases, 2 EPs, 5 singles & a fuckload of sessions & musical colllaborations, To put it in the artist's own words, "not following a normal band trail, the purpose of Inside It Grows is to explore all sides of life and to express feelings and thoughts through music".
Enough of my yapping, here's 2 hours of tunes played & selected by Inside It Grows, including a small "interview" of this ever-evolving project.

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Wednesday October 16th
20:00 - 22:00

S03E03

Season 03 - Episode 03 of the web radio show Heavy & Unhealthy (09.10.2013)
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It's always a pleasure to host a radio show having opposite of me young people. Not to say that I'm an old fart, but I am. This week's Heavy & Unhealthy welcomed Allochiria to the studio, a five-piece (let's use some terms for the ignorant) post/sludge/doom metal act from Athens, Greece. With an EP already sold-out in it's physical form, and a new release in the making, Allochiria -whether you like their sound or not- have one distinct feature: the ability to provide an excellent live performance. So, without further ado, here's two hours of tunes selected by the band, also including an interview (sort of, since they proved too shy to speak much about themselves, oh the modesty!). Keep your eyes and ears open, for they might be tearing down a venue close to your neighborhood real soon!

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Wednesday October 9th
20:00 - 22:00

S03E02

Season 03 - Episode 02 of the web radio show Heavy & Unhealthy (02.10.2013)
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The first band session/interview/beer-binge of Heavy & Unhealthy's third season went unexpectedly well. When I left the studio all equipment were intact, no fires broke out and the police never came. Cudos to Endsight for being exemplary well-behaved.
Nikos & Spyros (vocals & guitar respectively) kept me company for two hours, after having accomplished the impossible task of finding a parking spot relatively near the studio. They shared with us the history of Endsight, gave a few inside info on how their sophomore release A Vicious Circle came to be (soon to be physically released), commented on the current state of the Greek underground music scene and trolled the chat-room plenty. All in all, a perfect afternoon with two cool guys, a couple of beers & joints and lots of awesome tunes.
Don't be a douche, dig Endsight today!

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Wednesday October 2nd

20:00 - 22:00

S03E01

Season 03 - Episode 01 of the web radio show Heavy & Unhealthy (25.09.2013)
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It has been 2 months and 1 day since the last show. I hope you had a relaxing summer vacation and charged up your batteries so you can ride out the winter, which has already started to look grim. As always, Heavy & Unhealthy will be coming to you live every Wednesday 20:00-22:00 (UTC+02:00) @ http://www.radiozografou.gr/ , http://live24.gr/radio/generic.jsp?si... & http://tunein.com/radio/Radio-Zografo...
The recorded shows can be found on my mixcloud channel (Heavy_Unhealthy) and they will also be posted on this blog.
Last but not least, if you are a FB user, you might wanna join the official FB group as it is much more frequently updated.
Heavy & Unhealthy Season 3 is upon us. Let's do this kids!

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Gig Mayhem Part IV

I hope this finds you at a sunny beach with a cold one in one hand and a fat spliff in the other. If not, well, welcome back to the city with all the rest of us poor schmucks. Fear not though, cause autumn can still overcome this summer's awesomeness. Right, so let's get this season started with another Gig mayhem post...

Most of you may have heard the name before, the rest of you may want to check this out.
Yep, The Voldera Cult kick-off this season's live barrage with the release gig for their debut, freshly-out-of-the-oven release Goliath. It's dark, it's massive, but don't take my word for it, have a listen. Supported by some great Greek bands such as Revenge Of The Giant Face (H&U interviewed them a while ago), Lunatic Medlar (their debut release Finely Tuned Machine is a must-listen and I hope to host an interview with the band sooner than later), The News Called You Dead (hadcore/noise/metal act from Athens) & Blame Kandinsky (a newly formed math 'n roll band with their debut release pending some time during September), the release show will take place at 7 Sins Club on Saturday the 21st of September. Be there early (doors open at 20:00) with 4 euros in hand and some extra pocket money for beer, CD's & T shirts (got mine at New Long Festival fools!). Excellent.

Moving on up to central & northern Greece...

Lucky Funeral are getting ready to hit the road in order to promote their latest album Find Your Soul In Beautiful Lunatics, a release by their own newly-founded label Lychnopolis Records. Progressive/sludge/psychedelic are labels that can faintly describe/tag the band's new endeavor, if you haven't given the album a listen get the fuck outta here. 'Nough said, if you reside in Trikala, you'll be able to catch them live on Friday the 27th of September at 21:00 at the city's Central Square. Supporting act for this gig is Moat Hug, a five-piece psychedelic/doom/sludge act from Larissa & Kozani. 4 euros (including a glass of a cold one) will suffice, but hold another 12 euros if you want to buy the vinyl (including a slipcase CD). Nice.
2 days later, that is on Sunday the 29th of September, the potheads from Salonica can catch the band playing live at Eightball Club & Live Stage  (doors open at 21:00). Moat Hug will be once more supporting the gig, this time with the addition of Agnes Vein (doom metal old-timers from Salonica) who have also just released their debut full length album Soulship. Again, 4 euros will get you past the door and to the bar for a beer. Cheers!

September holds yet another treat for the Athens based metal heads. Defcon Fest no 5 is up and it looks massive!

All info on this 3 day orgy can be found here.
Right, off to October and the plot thickens.

Kick-starting the month, the swamp metal vampires Potergeist (have a listen of the interview they gave at H&U) are having a live presentation of their latest album Swampires (their 4th release so far). Joining them that night will be Psycho Choke (hardcore metal old-timers from Salonica, currently recording their 5th album), Harsh Demise (a progressive hardcore act from Piraeus, have a listen of their debut release over here) & Stonebringer (a heavy/stoner/progressive rock band also from Piraeus, their debut release is a freebie, go get it). So put on your fake vampire fangs and be at An Club on Friday October the 4th 20:30 sharp, with 6 euros plus extras for merch. Werewolves not allowed! Those who survive can party hard with the band at their swampiric after party at Santa Botella!

Want moar?
OK sure.

On Sunday the 6th of October at 7 Sins Club, we say farewell and bonne chance to Tardive Dyskinesia, as they depart for Euroblast Festival. That's right bitches, Tardive will go international once more! Supporting them that night will be Revenge Of The Giant Face (still waiting on that debut release...). A bloody mayhem! Have 6 euros in hand plus extras and while you wait, have a listen to the the H&U interviews each band gave during the last season here and here.

Doom lovers fear not, Trailblazer Records has got your back! On Thursday October the 10th (doors open at 20:45) at An Club, one can enjoy the sounds of American doom metal pioneers Pentagram. Supporting acts are DreamLongDead (primitive monolithic doom death metal punk from Athens, Greece) & Automaton (heavy stoner / doom act, also from Athens). Have 20 euros in your pocket and don't forget to bring a towel. Doomtastic!

Last, but not least, here's something for the progressive sound lovers out there. Introductions fail, Fates Warning visit both Salonica and Athens on the 19th & 20th of October respectively. After 9 years of silence (release-wise), Fates Warning will present their 13th upcoming album entitled Darkness In A Different Light. On the 19th the show will be hosted in Eightball Club & Live Stage with supporting act Wardrum (heavy/power metal band from Salonica) and on the 20th the doors will open at Fuzz Club with supporting acts The Silent Wedding (melodic heavy stuff from Athens) and Parthian Shot (progressive/heavy band from Athens). Pre-orders are 20 euros, outside the venue is 25 euros.

This concludes my post-holiday gig heads-up for September & October. Keep your eyes and ears open for the upcoming third season of Heavy & Unhealthy, with more band interviews, scene news and heavy tunes. Won't be long now....
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s02e40

Season 02 - Episode 40 of the web radio show Heavy & Unhealthy (24.07.2013)
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Another Heavy & Unhealthy season comes to an end. Many thanks to all you out there (you know who you are) who continue to support H&U non stop, I love you guys. Have a great summer, stay out of trouble and drink responsibly. See you again in September, where we'll continue our journey into heavy & unhealthy audio planes. Keep checking out this here blog for updates regarding news and gigs.
Until next time, stay true, stay heavy!

 

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