{"id":225987,"date":"2026-01-03T15:35:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T14:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/?p=225987"},"modified":"2026-01-03T16:16:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T15:16:33","slug":"heavy-moves-heavy-2025-amgs-ultimate-workout-playlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/heavy-moves-heavy-2025-amgs-ultimate-workout-playlist\/","title":{"rendered":"Heavy Moves Heavy 2025 &#8211; AMG&#8217;s Ultimate Workout Playlist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-226585 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HmH_2025-350x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HmH_2025-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HmH_2025-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HmH_2025-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HmH_2025-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HmH_2025.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 48em) 100vw, 250px\" \/>Before I was press-ganged into the Skull Pit, I, <strong>Ferox<\/strong>, began curating an exercise playlist named Heavy Moves Heavy. For a decade, I alone reaped the benefits of this creation\u2013many were the hours spent preening aboard my Squat Yacht, mixing oils so that I could marvel at the glistening gainz unlocked by the List. My indentured servitude is your good fortune, because a new and improved version of the Heavy Moves Heavy playlist is now available to all readers of AMG in good standing.<sup class=\"footnote\"><a id=\"fnref-209277-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/heavy-moves-heavy-2024-amgs-ultimate-workout-playlist\/#fn-209277-1\">1<\/a><\/sup> The lifters among us have spent countless hours in the Exercise Oubliette testing these songs for tensile strength and ideological purity. Enjoy\u2013but don\u2019t listen if you are being screened for PEDs in the near future. This music will cause your free testosterone levels to skyrocket even as it adds length and sheen to your back pelt. <\/em><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>~ Ferox<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A year has passed, and now the barbell of honour has been placed on my (regrettably smaller) shoulders as <span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Ferox <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">steps back from the AMG side-quest to focus on his main story. Our leader may be absent, but our search for gains continues with an otherwise full house and new recruits <\/span>to boot. The songs that guided and shaped our workouts are compiled here in a playlist guaranteed to boost yours, whether you listen on shuffle or straight the way through.<sup class='footnote'><a href='https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/heavy-moves-heavy-2025-amgs-ultimate-workout-playlist\/#fn-225987-1' id='fnref-225987-1' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(225987)'>1<\/a><\/sup> So what are you waiting for? Down your pre-workout, grab your straps and your knee-sleeves, and get ready to get massive. <span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>~ Thus Spoke<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-226583 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HmH_bb-350x197.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HmH_bb-350x197.webp 350w, https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HmH_bb-500x281.webp 500w, https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HmH_bb-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HmH_bb.webp 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 48em) 100vw, 250px\" \/>Thus Spoke Enters Muscle Mommy Mode:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Silence like the Grave&#8221; \/\/ <strong>Paradise Lost <\/strong><em>(Ascension) <\/em>&#8211; Straightforwardly solid, catchy, sharp, with a killer atmosphere. Insta-playlist save when the single dropped. <strong>Paradise Lost<\/strong> back on top-form and just time to give you the energy for moving heavy things.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;Magnolia&#8221; \/\/ <strong>Deafheaven <\/strong><em>(Lonely People with Power) <\/em>&#8211; Oh yeah, I&#8217;m dead serious. Sorry not sorry to any haters out there. This is four minutes and change of unqualified emotion and racing thoughts and it gets my blood running hot every damn time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Against the Dying of the Light&#8221; \/\/ <strong>Dormant Ordeal <\/strong><em>(Tooth and Nail) <\/em>&#8211; Unironically motivating in a way presumably not intended. Just when you want to quit, that roar of &#8220;raaage, RAAAAAAGGGE,&#8221; and the impeccable drum and guitar work come in to see you through.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Condemnesia&#8221; \/\/ <strong>Cytotoxin <\/strong>(<em>Biographyte<\/em>) &#8211; The devastation of a currently-occurring nuclear disaster\u2014complete with a frantically clicking geiger counter and a witness&#8217; agonised moans\u2014portrayed through slick, punchy tech-death. Do I need to explain?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Perfida Contrac\u00e7ao do A\u00e7o&#8221; \/\/ <strong>Filii Nigrantium Infernalium<\/strong> (<em>Perfida Contrac\u00e7ao do A\u00e7o<\/em>) &#8211; I wouldn&#8217;t normally go for something like this; the vocals are kind of horrible. But the energetic ridiculousness is so fucking feral it takes you beyond pumped and into crazed maniac territory; which is obviously ideal for the gym.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;DNA (Do Not Amputate)&#8221; \/\/ <strong>To the Grave <\/strong>(<em>Still<\/em>) &#8211; Mean, melodic, and with a message, there&#8217;s nothing about this that doesn&#8217;t work while lifting. If I&#8217;m going to include any deathcore in the playlist at all, then it has to be <strong>To the Grave<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Eunuch Maker&#8221; \/\/ <strong>Depravity <\/strong>(<em>Bestial Possession<\/em>) &#8211; If your resting-murder-face, hoodie, and headphones aren&#8217;t enough to keep people from having the audacity to speak to you, then listening to this could help. It&#8217;s massive, and fun as hell, and will make you look extra mean through osmosis, I guarantee.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Architects of Extinction&#8221; \/\/ <strong>Psycroptic <\/strong>(<em>Architects of Extinction<\/em>) &#8211; Banger alert. The change in vocals makes this a smidge less strong than it otherwise would be, but c&#8217;mon; a riff that good has got to be anabolic.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Amaranth&#8221; \/\/ <strong>Nephylim <\/strong>(<em>Circuition) &#8211; <\/em>My dopamine-fixation song for the best part of a month. It&#8217;s uplifting, it&#8217;s catchy, it&#8217;s infinitely replayable. What more do you want?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Natural Law&#8221; \/\/ <strong>Primitive Man <\/strong><em>(Observance) <\/em>&#8211; It&#8217;s not too long, it&#8217;s a very important, massive chunk of overwhelming heaviness that makes me feel ten times the size and heft I actually am. You can get through all three (or however many) sets with spare time to admire the pump.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Deathless&#8221; \/\/ <strong>Phobocosm <\/strong>(<em>Gateway<\/em>) &#8211; Monstrous, massive, intense.  Fast and furious isn&#8217;t always it; more and more, I crave slow, oppressive, and malevolent. It&#8217;s just what I crave to dig deeper.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;1918 Pt 3: ADE (A duty to escape)&#8221; \/\/ <strong>1914 <\/strong>(<em>Viribus Unitis<\/em>) &#8211; It took less than a single complete playthrough for this to end up on this list. It&#8217;s heavy enough for leg day, <em>and <\/em>it&#8217;s atmospheric and moving in that perfect way that helps you dissociate from how much your body hurts. I&#8217;ve had it on repeat through many a tough session since.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Kenstrosity Bursts Through His Own Workout Gear:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-189986 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/download-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"274\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cRot in the Pit\u201d \/\/ <strong>Depravity<\/strong> (<em>Bestial Possession<\/em>) \u2013 If there was ever a song that eradicated mental blocks to that next rep, that next PR, that next push, it&#8217;s &#8220;Rot in the Pit.&#8221; Boasting mountain-moving swagger and a center riff that risks greater injury to my body than any ego lift could ever approach, <strong>Depravity<\/strong> penned a bona fide gymstormer with &#8220;Rot in the Pit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cSummoning Sickness\u201d \/\/ <strong>Pedestal for Leviathan<\/strong> (<em>Enter: Vampyric Manifestation<\/em>) \u2013 Imagine getting legs so powerful and swole they force your gait to change\u2014but you&#8217;re doing it in the basement of your Transylvanian vampire castle with Igor loading up weights on the bar for your next PR. That&#8217;s what &#8220;Summoning Sickness&#8221; feels like when I&#8217;m pushing limits at the squat station.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cNachthexe\u201d \/\/ <strong>Bianca<\/strong> (<em>Bianca<\/em>) \u2013 You wouldn&#8217;t expect something that dabbles so heavily in atmosphere to possess such meaty muscle as this, but <strong>Bianca<\/strong>&#8217;s &#8220;Nachthexe&#8221; proves the might of the sleeper build. Once they take off the airy, soft pump cover, a devastating topology of deadly power ripples just under the skin.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe Insufferable Weight\u201d \/\/ <strong>Barren Path<\/strong> (<em>Grieving<\/em>) \u2013 Don&#8217;t let the lighter weights I&#8217;m lugging around fool you. Volume days are fucking <em>brutal<\/em>, and a challenge for both my mind and my body. <strong>Barren Path<\/strong>&#8217;s &#8220;The Insufferable Weight&#8221; adrenalizes me with it&#8217;s speed and brutal rhythms just enough to survive those endless reps.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cGranfalloon\u201d \/\/ <strong>Unbirth<\/strong> (<em>Asomatous Besmirchment<\/em>) \u2013 <strong>Unbirth<\/strong> is the pool from which some the nastiest, grooviest, and most deceptively complex riffs spawn. This is great fodder for those compound movements that build strength and density. You could pick anything off of <em>Asomatous<\/em> <em>Besmirchment <\/em>for such gains, but my preference is &#8220;Granfalloon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cKollaps\u201d \/\/ <strong>Jordsjuk<\/strong> (<em>Naglet til livet<\/em>) \u2013 Black metal? For the gym? You fucking bet. Guaranteed to pull you back from the brink of absolute failure, <strong>Jordsjuk<\/strong>&#8217;s &#8220;Kollaps&#8221; thrashes and shimmers with enough vibrancy and verve to make whatever load I&#8217;m pushing feel like light weight.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cInfestis\u201d \/\/ <strong>Igorrr<\/strong> (<em>Amen<\/em>) \u2013 You wouldn&#8217;t expect something as weird and wacky as <strong>Igorrr<\/strong> to fit in the land of iron and steel, but here we are. With stomping riffs and vicious roars, &#8220;Infestis&#8221; is top tier workout gear. Great for keeping pace and supporting breath control, you&#8217;ll find much progress with <strong>Igorrr<\/strong> by your side.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cFlashback (ft. <strong>Strawberry Hospital<\/strong>)\u201d \/\/ <strong>Blind Equation<\/strong> (<em>A Funeral in Purgatory<\/em>) \u2013 Every year I open up one slot for those high intensity workouts where cardio and strength meet. This year, my spotter cheering me on when I&#8217;m doing sprints and weighted jumps is <strong>Blind Equation<\/strong>&#8217;s intense and lightning-fast &#8220;Flashback.&#8221; Gotta go fast!!!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cLeave the Flesh Behind\u201d \/\/ <strong>Ashen<\/strong> (<em>Leave the Flesh Behind<\/em>) \u2013 Probably the underdog in the litter, <strong>Ashen<\/strong>&#8217;s &#8220;Leave the Flesh&#8221; behind is all muscle, and a mountain of it at that. These riffs represent both the immovable object and the unstoppable force. One day, I hope to be like them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201c12 Worm Wounds\u201d \/\/ <strong>Death Whore<\/strong> (<em>Blood Washes Everything Away<\/em>) \u2013 It was difficult to narrow down a selection from <strong>Death Whore<\/strong>&#8217;s lean and mean debut, but I keep coming back to the swaggering riffs of &#8220;12 Worm Wounds&#8221; when I need motivation for that next lift. It just makes everything I&#8217;m doing seem like the most fun I&#8217;ll ever have.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe Fire in Which We Burn\u201d \/\/ <strong>&#8230;and Oceans<\/strong> (<em>The Regeneration Itinerary<\/em>) \u2013 Boasting what I consider to be the single best black metal riff of 2025, <strong>&#8230;and Oceans <\/strong>greatly surprised me with a swaggering barnstormer of a track ready made to stoke the fire in my chest for a second wind. Hand me another set of plates, it&#8217;s time to go up for one more set!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cNever Difiled\u201d \/\/ <strong>Serenity in Murder <\/strong>(<em>Timeless Reverie<\/em>) \u2013 Who needs to spell correctly when you have hundreds of pounds to push on the bar? This is the question I ask whenever the adrenaline-soaked &#8220;Never Difiled&#8221; plays as I rack up the plates for my next set. Nobody&#8217;s ever been able to give me an answer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe Twisted Helix\u201d \/\/ <strong>Mutagenic Host<\/strong> (<em>The Diseased Machine<\/em>) \u2013 They say genetics play a huge role in what kind of gains you can expect to achieve naturally in the gym. Well, I&#8217;m an ectomorph so it&#8217;s tough\u2014and takes a lot more time\u2014to build and maintain muscle. The solution? Twist my helixes and instantly quadruple my gains. <strong>Mutagenic Host<\/strong>&#8217;s &#8220;The Twisted Helix&#8221; is just the tool for the job!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201c+++Engine Kill+++\u201d \/\/ <strong>Ruinous Power<\/strong> (<em>EXTREME DANGER: Prototype Weaponry<\/em>) \u2013 Sometimes you just need something threatening to rip the rails right off the track to hype you up for a grueling session. That&#8217;s what songs like <strong>Ruinous Power<\/strong>&#8217;s &#8220;+++Engine Kill+++&#8221; are for. Short, to the point, and vicious, it will get your blood surging and your body raring to go.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cFemto&#8217;s Theme\u201d \/\/ <strong>Flummox<\/strong> (<em>Southern Progress<\/em>) \u2013 Something so theatrical doesn&#8217;t sound like a natural fit when working out, but the sheer heft and chunky rhythms of <strong>Flummox<\/strong>&#8217;s &#8220;Femto&#8217;s Theme&#8221; defies those expectations. I&#8217;ve been using it for leg days and the results are crazy town! Don&#8217;t believe me? Try it for yourself!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Steel Druhm Trains His Ape Arms to Crush the Empire State Building:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-226760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/King-Steel-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/King-Steel-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/King-Steel-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/King-Steel.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 48em) 100vw, 250px\" \/>&#8220;Abandoned Feretrum\u201d \/\/ <strong>Sepulchral<\/strong> (<em>Beneath the Shroud<\/em>) &#8211; Blending old school black and death noise, <strong>Sepulchral<\/strong> mainline pure badger adrenaline and rattlesnake venom into your major muscle groups. Handle those power chugs with care, Brah.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Necrobotic Enslavement&#8221; \/\/ <strong>Glorious Depravity<\/strong> (<em>Death Never Sleeps<\/em>) &#8211; Taking discarded <strong>Morbid Angel<\/strong> riffs and repurposing them to turn a peaceful man rabid is why we have science. Take 2 doses of &#8220;Necrobotic Enslavement&#8221; 30 minutes before throwing 45 lb plates at people who sit on exercise machines and chat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cA Scream in the Snow\u201d \/\/ <strong>Black Soul Horde<\/strong> (<em>Symphony of Chaos<\/em>) &#8211; Trve metal can embiggen the innate desire for strength and raw power like no other, and &#8220;A Scream in the Snow&#8221; will have you swinging olympic bars to get that sword arm ready for bloody constraint and weightroom glory.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Eyes on Six&#8221; \/\/ <strong>Biohazard<\/strong> (<em>Divided We Fall<\/em>) &#8211; Loudmouthed tough guys from Brooklyn scream at you to watch your back as they try to snap it with angry riffs and bad attitudes. This is for the caveman living in your reptile brain.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cCarry On\u201d \/\/ <strong>Nite<\/strong> (<em>Cult of the Serpent Sun<\/em>) &#8211; Badass riffs and <strong>Manowar<\/strong>-esque demands that you carry on despite hardships are the crucial things that separate a routine workout from a Herculean trial that transforms you. Carry on to bigness.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Crusaders&#8221; \/\/ <strong>Starlight Ritual<\/strong> (<em>Rogue Angels<\/em>) &#8211; A dirty, greasy 80s metal anthem that sounds like proto-<strong>Iron Maiden<\/strong> is what you need to evolve from tubby baby to a fucking WRATHCHILD. Join this crusade and tip your templar.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Iron Sign&#8221; \/\/ <strong>Ambush<\/strong> (<em>Evil in All Dimensions<\/em>) &#8211; Unraveling the Riddle of Steel requires a long, hard journey guided only by iron signs. This cut will set you on the right path toward your ferric destiny.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Bending the Steel&#8221; \/\/ <strong>Ambush<\/strong> (<em>Evil in All Dimensions<\/em>) &#8211; If you&#8217;re out there bending the steel, why not get moral support from <strong>Ambush<\/strong> with this massive aggressive dose of testosterone and primal motivation? When the singer shouts, &#8220;Let&#8217;s go, boys!&#8221; you&#8217;ll feel your strength grow 3 times (plus two!). With an iron will, you gotta keep bending the steel!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cGaruda (Eater of Snakes)\u201d \/\/ <strong>Brainstorm<\/strong> (<em>Plague of Rats<\/em>) &#8211; <strong>Brainstorm<\/strong> write heavy metal for leg day, and Garuda is your feathery guardian iron eagle compelling you to crush that feeble PB.  The strong can tell their eagle where to fly and what snakes to eat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Beyond Enemy Lines&#8221; \/\/ <strong>Brainstorm<\/strong> (<em>Plague of Rats<\/em>) &#8211; <strong>Brainstorm<\/strong> ain&#8217;t done with you by a damn sight! If the thundering drums and beefy riffs here don&#8217;t get you chalked up and ready for iron warfare, you should take up underwater doily knitting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Steel-Jacketed Olden Bonus:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Spark to the Flame&#8221; \/\/ <strong>Winter&#8217;s Bane<\/strong> (<em>Redivivus<\/em>) &#8211; One of the greatest gym\/workout songs EVER. Lyrics that speak of creating a better version of yourself as you burn in the crucible of effort will help you rise high as those burly riffs hammer your inner coward into moist gum paste.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Grin Reaper Gets Down with the Fitness:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-227073 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/grin_reaper_hmh-350x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/grin_reaper_hmh-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/grin_reaper_hmh-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/grin_reaper_hmh-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/grin_reaper_hmh.jpg 736w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 48em) 100vw, 250px\" \/>&#8220;No Pain, No Gain&#8221; \/\/ <strong>Majestica<\/strong> <em>(Power Train)<\/em> &#8211; Metals of Power and Heft are a must for my workouts, especially stretching and pre-lifting calisthenics. <strong>Majestica<\/strong>&#8217;s cheesy anthem is perfect montage-fodder, and even though the track is rife with clich\u00e9d chestnuts, it features kinetic hooks that gird my gears for what&#8217;s to come.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Storm the Gates&#8221; \/\/ <strong>Soulfly<\/strong> <em>(Chama<\/em>) &#8211; Once I&#8217;m limbered up, it&#8217;s time to sweat. Max and the boys&#8217; bouncy grooves peddle just the right combination of chest-thumping swagger and ferocity to make sure my next rep sets the tone for a simmering sesh of glorious gainz.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Skullbattering&#8221; \/\/ <strong>Werewolves<\/strong> <em>(The Ugliest of All)<\/em> &#8211; There&#8217;s no better way to keep momentum hurtling forward than with a good ol&#8217; fashioned ode to smashing braincases. Setting the right tone for a workout is paramount, and here <strong>Werewolves<\/strong> does not fuck around. There&#8217;s nothing pretty or flowery about &#8220;Skullbattering,&#8221; but if swole is your goal, you need to exorcise the <em>Ugly<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Anodyne Rust&#8221; \/\/ <strong>Blood Red Throne<\/strong> (<em>Siltskin<\/em>) &#8211; I hurt my shoulder a few years ago, and though stretching and (prescribed) drugs didn&#8217;t help much, bulking up did. Exercise slipped out of my routine as work and family commitments grew (as did my waistline), but as I&#8217;ve recently knocked the Rust off my dumbbells, I&#8217;m reminded of the palliative restoration that comes from pumping iron and death metal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Ravenous Leech&#8221; \/\/ <strong>Guts <\/strong>(<em>Nightmare Fuel<\/em>) &#8211; Scuzzy, groovy, and unapologetically fun, <i>Nightmare Fuel<\/i> is filled to the gills with mid-paced chugs that make a great soundtrack for AMRAP workouts. While most of <strong>Guts<\/strong>&#8217; bloody remnants will <em>Fuel<\/em> your workout, spinning &#8220;Ravenous Leech&#8221; is sure to leave you hungry for even more punishment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;By Lead or Steel&#8221; \/\/ <strong>Barbarous<\/strong> (<em>Initium Mors<\/em>) &#8211; Does <strong>Cannibal Corpse<\/strong> feature heavily in your gym listening? If so, consider <strong>Barbarous<\/strong>, who channels similar vibes and vitriol with less viscera. It&#8217;ll make you want to drink mot\u00f6r oil and punch babies, and that&#8217;s the kind of shove you need when you&#8217;re out on swole patrol.<sup class='footnote'><a href='https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/heavy-moves-heavy-2025-amgs-ultimate-workout-playlist\/#fn-225987-2' id='fnref-225987-2' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(225987)'>2<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Kaltfront&#8221; \/\/ <strong>Eisbrecher<\/strong> (<em>Kaltfront<\/em>) &#8211; Something about heavy distortion, dance-adjacent electronics, and gravelly vocals makes &#8216;New German Hardness&#8217; prime listening for calculated and efficient movements. 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Whether warming up, working out, or cooling down, the classic retro riffs and sunglasses-at-night nonchalance define a cool I strive for, and motivation like that is the key to gainz.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Dolph Does Heavy This Time:<sup class='footnote'><a href='https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/heavy-moves-heavy-2025-amgs-ultimate-workout-playlist\/#fn-225987-3' id='fnref-225987-3' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(225987)'>3<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-207865 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Dolph-Meditates-402x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"402\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Dolph-Meditates-402x500.jpg 402w, https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Dolph-Meditates-281x350.jpg 281w, https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Dolph-Meditates.jpg 685w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 48em) 100vw, 250px\" \/>&#8220;Mortuary Rites&#8221; \/\/ <strong>M\u00f6rtual<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/nuclearwinterrecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/altar-of-brutality\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Altar of Brutality<\/em><\/a>) &#8211; Blood boils fastest with a roto-tom take off followed by a death-thrash pummel. As churning pit energy converts to flared nostrils, focused vision, and engorged fibers at the crack of a incessant stick, find a slow and steady breath as your body prepares for war.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Tlazolteotl&#8221; \/\/ <strong>Kalaveraztekah<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/amgs-unsigned-band-rodeo-kalaveraztekah-nikan-axkan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Nikan Axkan<\/em><\/a>) &#8211; The beat of a clanging snare threatens whatever weighted structure exists in your path. &#8220;Tlazolteotl&#8221; marches ever forward through growling twists, hardwood clack, and flute-led guitar abandon. A brief respite of acoustics awaits\u2014but so does the real bulk of this journey.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Black Scrawl&#8221; \/\/ <strong>Pupil Slicer<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/pupilslicer.bandcamp.com\/album\/fleshwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Fleshwork<\/em><\/a>) &#8211; Feedback, growling bass, pneumatic kicks, and an urgent snarl\u2014<strong>Pupil Slicer<\/strong> demands your full thrust. With this affixing hardcore anchor, &#8220;Black Scrawl&#8221; will carry you to your first peak push with a dragging breakdown coda.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Swamp Mentality&#8221; \/\/ <strong>The Acacia Strain<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/tidal.com\/album\/448502429\/u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>You Are Safe from God Here<\/em><\/a>) &#8211; Rest does not come to those who push only once, though. The burn of your resolve will light the path in the angst and mire and core-fluid whiplash of &#8220;Swamp Mentality.&#8221; And Vincent Bennett&#8217;s tattered and spit-riddled mic will provide an extra OUGH to your exhale.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Orphans&#8221; \/\/ <strong>Dormant Ordeal<\/strong> (<em>Tooth and Nail<\/em>) &#8211; If you could tether your pulse to the relentless kick assaults that Chason Westmoreland brings to &#8220;Orphans&#8221;\u2014all of <em>Tooth and Nail<\/em> really\u2014your spotter wouldn&#8217;t be able to find dial emergency fast enough to save you. Instead, search for the heavier weighted tempo that exists between the pitter-patter as your guide. In this space, relentless and emotive riff runs and lead wails coalesce into one of the most threatening thrash-pit breaks of the year. Harness this power.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The Great Day of His Wrath&#8221; \/\/ <strong>Blindfolded<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/amgs-unsigned-band-rodeo-blindfolded-what-seeps-through-threads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>What Seeps through Threads<\/em><\/a>) &#8211; In vicious harmonized splendor, <strong>Blindfolded<\/strong>&#8217;s neoclassical scale hopping riffage possesses a buoyancy that is vital to remaining invigored. And whipping around bleating and squealing mic energy with resplendent solo work, &#8220;The Great Day of His Wrath&#8221; both maintains your demanding schedule and restores a lightness to your being before the heaviest pulls come to play.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Retina&#8221; \/\/ <strong>Pillars of Cacophony<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/pillars-of-cacophony-paralipomena-things-you-might-have-missed-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Paralipomena<\/em><\/a>) &#8211; Neoclassical drama, however, doesn&#8217;t always seek to restore with its airy play. &#8220;Retina&#8221; arrives, rather, with a mechanical and and programmed structure that functions as a scaffold upon which ascending scale iterations match your own gradual and gravity-creating climb. As the pinch-happy shuffle sneers in precision stank-face deployment, resist the urge to discharge your steel load into the earth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Lunar Tear&#8221; \/\/ <strong>Barren Path<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/barren-path-grieving-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Grieving<\/em><\/a>) &#8211; In any routine, no matter how structured, a moment of ferocious release can provide a benefit. 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