Whitechapel Makes Heaviest Album Yet? Inside "Hymns of Dissonance" with Guitarist Ben Savage

20 years into being a band is quite the accomplishment. Being the stallworts of deathcore for that entire time is another accomplishment in itself. And after coming off of 2 well recieved records in "The Valley" and "Kin," what do they do to make sure they hit on 3 albums in a row.

The answer is use their competitive nature and challenge themselves to write the heaviest record they could reminiscent of their 2nd album "This Is Exile," while keeping the evolved song structure found on "The Valley" and "Kin." So what is the result? And album that boasts those objectives incredibly well, and easily stands out as an "album of the year."

Ben from the legendary deathcore band Whitechapel joins the Chord Progression Podcast. Their 9th album, Hymns of Dissonance" releases on March 7th and it is nothing short of heavy, enthraling, and increible. On this episode, we dive deep into:

• Why Whitechapel wanted to write their heaviest record to date for their 9th album, and how they absolutley succeeded in that endeavor.
• How Whitechapel is the only band that could write a record this heavy and sophisticated in the heavy music scene in 2025.
• The reasons why fans and music publications in the heavy music scene will have this marked as an Album of the Year for 2025!

Yes, the album is that good. We will keep bringing you new music that will be album of the year contenders, and you won't want to miss out. Subscribe and never miss another great album again.

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Welcome: (0:00)

Best Whitechapel Album to Date?: (1:05)

Writing "Hymns of Dissonance" as their Heaviest: (2:30)

Mixing Heavy like No Other Band Can in 2025: (6:31)

Creating the "Unhinged and Focused" Sound: (8:35)

Finally Getting Great Press for their Music: (13:39)

Ben's Song He Wants You to Check Out: (15:15)

3 Artists to Check Out: (16:40)

Kevin's Final Thought; Competitive Nature to Create Succeeded: (20:38)