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For our nineteenth episode, we decided to talk about Religion in Metal. As an atheist, is there any real difference between Christian metal and Satanic metal? How important is religion as it relates to the music? Should metal musicians be subject to scrutiny for their beliefs? We discuss it all at length.
Of course, we also discuss each of our top three albums from the past two weeks as well as some outstanding honorable mentions. To close out the show, we've done away with the blast from the past segment, and are now using the closing song to highlight a band who has sent us a submission! The new segment is called "Extreme Submissions", and if you have a band and would like us to promote one of your songs, please reach out!
Despite Justin being a bit sick, we did have a lot of fun recording this episode. Hopefully you'll enjoy it! If so, please leave us a review on your preferred Podcast app! Reviews help us build our audience and help us promote underground music!
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Songs in this Episode:
Marrow of Man - Upon Mighty Planes of Ash
Together to the Stars - Earthbound
Mordkaul - Dead Heart Awake
Taur-Im-Duinath - Madre Notte
Isolert - The End of Beauty
Firtan - Wermut hoch am Firmament (Feat Ellende)
Mass Disorder - Prophets of Hypocrisy -
For our eighteenth episode, we decided to talk about Imagery in Metal. How important is the look of a band? How important is the art that is used for album covers? Does one approach give a band more or less credibility? How does that same imagery apply to the listeners? We discuss it all at length.
Of course, we also discuss each of our top three albums from the past two weeks as well as some outstanding honorable mentions. To close out the show, Justin has chosen the song Petrichor from Karg and Ellende, off of his favorite Karg album - Dornenvogal! As usual, we had a lot of fun recording this episode and hope you enjoy it! If so, please leave us a review on your preferred Podcast app! Reviews help us build our audience and help us promote underground music!
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Songs in this Episode:
Demiser - Carburated Speed
Modern Rites - Autonomy
Deadscape - Collapse to Disrepair
Spectral Wound - Aristocratic Suicidal Black Metal
Hag - Over Stormskapte Fjell
Amiensus - Solfarid
Karg/Ellende - Petrichor -
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For our seventeenth episode, we decided to talk about Stereotypes in Metal. We discuss the few positive stereotypes, as well as the predominant negative ones. We even speak about our personal least favorites, and some surprising situations we've encountered recently that involved stereotypes.
Of course, we also discuss each of our top three albums from the past two weeks as well as some outstanding honorable mentions. To close out the show, Christian has chosen a blast from the past - Sacred Reich's "Ignorance" off their 1987 album of the same name! As usual, we had a lot of fun recording this episode and hope you enjoy it! If so, please leave us a review on your preferred Podcast app! Reviews help us build our audience and help us promote underground music!
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Songs in this Episode:
Oxygen Destroyer - Iris of Sempiternal Tenebrosity
Vesper the Aerial - Paralyzed
In Aphelion - A Winter Moon's Gleam
Thermality - The Hunter & The Nightmare
Anoxide - Age of Austerity
Dark Tranquility - Shivers and Voids
Sacred Reich - Ignorance -
On this special episode, we had the opportunity to interview Jim Benson and Todd Farnham - The guitarist, vocalist, and bassist behind progressive black metal band "Amiensus". We talk about Amiensus' creative process, influences, collaborations and growth. Of course we also ask some deep dive questions about their latest opus - Raclamation Pt 1 and Pt 2. As it stands, Reclamation is one of our favorite albums of 2024 and it was a blast to get to know the guys behind it. Stick around at the end of the podcast to hear their latest single - Decaying God Child!
Reclamation Pt1 is available now, and Reclamation Pt2 will release on Friday, August 30th! Make sure to pick up a copy on their bandcamp:
https://amiensus.bandcamp.com
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For our sixteenth episode, we decided to talk about Metal in Pop Culture. We discuss our favorite representations of metal in Movies, TV shows, and Video Games, as well as displays of metal on a global stage. Of course we also touch on Gojira's amazing performance to open the 2024 Olympic games.
We also discuss each of our top three albums from the past two weeks as well as some outstanding honorable mentions. To close out the show, Justin has chosen a (sort-of) blast from the past - Amorphis' "Into Hiding", off their recently recorded live album Tales From the Thousand Lakes (Live at Tavastia). It's an old song but a new recording, so we're counting it! As usual, we had a blast recording this episode and hope you enjoy it! If so, please leave us a review on your preferred Podcast app! Reviews help us build our audience and help us promote underground music!
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Songs in this Episode:
Kayas - Reflections in the Water
Rise of Kronos - Hateful Fury
Immorium - No Returning to the Fallen
WraithFyre - Ablaze in Abyssal Frosts
Curse Upon a Prayer - A Heav'n of Hell
Wormwitch - Bright and Poisonous
Amorphis - Into Hiding (Live at Tavastia) -
For our fifteenth episode, we are joined by a special guest and longtime friend - Cary Gordon from MSRcast and Metal Geeks podcasts. We discuss what makes a band underrated, our favorite underrated albums, and deep dive into what sort of vocal stylings do and don't work for certain bands.
Of course, we also discuss each of our top three tracks from the past two weeks as well as some outstanding honorable mentions. To close out the show, our guest Cary chose a blast from the past - Dead Horse's "Scottish Hell/Subhumanity", off their album Horsecore: An Unrelated Story That's Time Connsuming. We had a lot of fun with this episode and hope you do too! If so, please leave us a review on your preferred Podcast app! Reviews help us build our audience and help us promote underground music!
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If you'd like to check out MSRcast/Metal Geeks (Justin and Christian were guests on the latest episode!), you can do so here: https://metalgeeks.podbean.com/
Songs in this Episode:
Uprising - Raise a Glass
Carved in Blood - The Formation of Worlds
Anciients - Cloak of the Vast and Black
Forgotten Tomb - Nightfloating
Conjuring - FInem Generis Humani
Shade of Sorrow - No Return
Seth - Et Que Vive le Diable!
TURIN - Envy
Dead Horse - Scottish Hell/Subhumanity
If you'd like to check out any of the underrated albums we discussed, the lists are below.
Justin:
Thormesis - If Mania Never Ends
A Secret Revealed - When the Day Yearns for Light
Permutation - Transience
Crystal Coffin - The Starway Eternal
Bliss of Flesh - Tyrant
Christian:
Nocturnal Rites - Afterlife
The Lord Weird Slough Feg - Traveler
Demonoid - Riders of the Apocalypse
Metal Inquisitor - The Apparition
Chrome Division - Doomsday Rock and Roll
Cary:
Wrathchild America - Climbin' the Walls
Lid - In the Mushroom
Woods of Ypres - 5
Susperia - Unlimited
Dead Horse - Horsecore: An Unrelated Story That's Time Consuming -
On this special episode, we had the opportunity to interview P.G. - The Songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist behind Atmospheric black metal band "Groza". We talk about Groza's creative process, influences, and touring . It was a lot of fun to discuss not only their upcoming album Nadir but also one of our favorites of 2021, The Redemptive End. Stick around at the end of the podcast to hear their latest single - Dysthymian Dreams!
Nadir will be out this September 20th, 2024! Make sure to pick up a copy off their label, AOP Records:
https://artofpropaganda.bandcamp.com
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For our fourteenth episode, we discuss gateway bands, and the progression of our ears from their beginnings to where we can appreciate extreme metal now. We talk about the bands that were most influential to us, as well as how the era we grew up in had a big impact on the music we appreciate today.
Of course, we also discuss each of our top three tracks from the past two weeks as well as some outstanding honorable mentions. To close out the show, we play a blast from the past - Dimmu Borgir's "Progenies of the Great Apocalypse", off their album Death Cult Armageddon. We had a lot of fun with this episode and hope you do too! If so, please leave us a review on your preferred Podcast app! Reviews help us build our audience and help us promote underground music!
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Songs in this Episode:
Wraith - Heathen's Touch
200 Stab Wounds - Parricide
Horned Almighty - Darken the World
Vimur - The Cold Only We Know
Bloodcross - Gravebound
Nyktophobia - Charon Gate
Dimmu Borgir - Progenies of the Great Apocalypse -
For our thirteenth episode, we decided to check in with our favorite albums of the year so far! We're just past the halfway point for 2024 and it's already easily the best year for extreme music in three decades. We have so many favorites to discuss, and even though there is some overlap, there's a lot of individual picks as well!
Of course, we also discuss each of our top three tracks from the past two weeks and several more honorable mentions. To close out the show, we play a blast from the past - Artillery's "10,000 Devils", off their album When Death Comes. As always, this was a lot of fun to record, and we hope you enjoy it! If so, please leave us a review on your preferred Podcast app! Reviews help us build our audience and help us promote underground music!
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Songs in this Episode:
Tremor - Танец мавок
Ov Shadows - Of the Ancients
Darkened - On We Slaughter
Alcest - Amethyste
Kvaen - De Dodas Sang
Inherits the Void - Ashes of Grievance
Artillery - 10,000 Devils
Justin's Top20 (so far):
In Vain - Solemn
Eternal Storm - A Giant Bound to Fall
Amiensus - Reclamation Pt 1
Saidan - Visual Kill: The Blossoming of Psychotic Depravity
Vale of Pnath - Between the Worlds of Life and Death
Einvigi - Monokroma
Oubliette - Eternity Whispers
Dodsrit - Nocturnal Will
Vorga - Beyond the Palest Star
Inherits the Void - Scars of Yesteryears
Knoll - As Spoken
Kvaen - The Formless Fires
Wormwood - The Star
Cave Sermon - Divine Laughter
Griffon - De Republica
Oak, Ash & Thorn - Our Grief is Thus
Necrophobic - In the Twilight Gray
Selbst - Despondency Chord Progressions
Labyrinthus Stellarum - Vortex of the Worlds
Alcest - Les Chants De l'Aurore
Christian's Top20 (so far):
In Vain - Solemn
Saidan - Visual Kill: The Blossoming of Psychotic Depravity
Inherits the Void - Scars of Yesteryears
Kvaen - The Formless Fires
Amiensus - Reclamation Pt1
Dodsrit - Nocturnal Will
Eternal Storm - A Giant Bound to Fall
Vorga - Beyond the Palest Star
Vale of Pnath - Between the Worlds of Life and Death
Oubliette - Eternity Whispers
Atrophy - Asylum
Wormwood - The Star
Necrophobic - In the Twilight Gray
Judas Priest - Invincible Shield
Adon - Adon
Nihilo Machia - The Black River
Midnight - Hellish Expectations
Firewind - Stand United
Mega Collossus - Showdown -
For our twelfth episode, we discuss Art vs Artists within Metal. Are we able to separate the music from the musicians, especially if those musicians are questionable? We have strong opinions, and are forgiving towards some and take a harder stance on others.
Of course, we also discuss each of our top three tracks from the past two weeks as well as several outstanding honorable mentions. To close out the show, we play a blast from the past - Children of Bodom's "Mask of Sanity", off their album Follow the Reaper. We had a lot of fun with this episode and hope you do too! If so, please leave us a review on your preferred Podcast app! Reviews help us build our audience and help us promote underground music!
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Songs in this Episode:
Houle - La Danse Du Rocher
Nightrage - A Throne of Melancholy
Troops of Doom - Chapel of the Unholy
Feigd - Ragnarok
Oubliette - With Death's Shadow
Wormwood - Liminal
Children of Bodom - Mask of Sanity -
For our eleventh episode, we discuss Metal and Mental Health. How does metal help us cope with our negative emotions? Are all Metalheads violent sociopaths? Is Metal akin to therapy? Christian, the Metal Therapist has answers to all these questions and more!
Of course, we also discuss each of our top 3 tracks from the past two weeks as well as several honorable mentions. To close out the show, we play a blast from the past that Christian picked – The Crown's "Blitzkrieg Witchcraft", off their album Deathrace King. We had a lot of fun with this episode and hope you do too! If so, please leave us a review on your preferred Podcast app! Reviews help us build our audience and help us promote underground music!
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Songs in this Episode:
Gatecreeper - Dead Star
Vredehammer - Blood Of Wolves
Cognitive - A Pact Unholy
Dark Affliction - Bargaining
Vale of Pnath - Soul Offering
Saidan - Genocidal Bloodfiend
The Crown - Blitzkrieg Witchcraft -
For our tenth episode, we discuss what makes music heavy, and how some music can be considered heavier than others. How can power metal and black metal both be so different, but both be considered heavy? Of course, we also discuss each of our top 3 tracks from the past two weeks as well as several honorable mentions. To close out the show, we play a blast from the past that Justin picked – Soilwork's "Rejection Role", off their album FIgure Number Five. We had a lot of fun with this episode and hope you do too! If so, please leave us a review on your preferred Podcast app! Reviews help us build our audience and help us promote underground music!
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Songs in this Episode:
Nihilo Machina - Artifice
Darkness Everywhere - The Final Descent
Soziedad Alkoholika - Control De Masas
Horn - Pyres
Ossilegium - Constellationrise
Joures Pales - Noir Imperiale
Soilwork - Rejection Role -
On this special episode, we had the opportunity to interview Splatterpvnk - The Songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist behind punk-infused black metal band "Saidan". We talk in depth about his creative process, his love of horror movies, punk music, and Japanese folklore. It was a blast getting to know him a bit, and it's an honor to help promote the incredible new release from Saidan - Visual Kill: The Blossoming of Psychotic Depravity. We also play the title track at the end of the episode, so hear it here before anywhere else!
The new album will be out this Friday, May 24th! Make sure to pick up a copy off their label, Jems Label:
https://jemslabel.bigcartel.com
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Songs in this Episode:
Saidan - Visual Kill -
For our ninth episode, we discuss Lyrical Themes and their importance in Metal. Can good lyrics ever save bad music? Can good music make up for poor lyrics? Listen as we go deep. Of course, we also discuss each of our top 3 tracks from the unbelievably stacked past two weeks as well as several honorable mentions. To close out the show, we play a blast from the past that Christian picked – Carnal Forge's "I Smell Like Death (Son of a Bastard!)" off of their album Firedemon. We enjoyed recording this episode and hope you enjoy it as well! If you do, please leave us a review on your preferred Podcast app!
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Songs in this Episode:
DVNE - Sarmatae
Amiensus - Vermillion Fog of War
Walg - Als Een Korrel Zand
Oak, Ash & Thorn - Ten Years on the Tundra
ADON - Azimuth
In Vain - Season of Unrest
Carnal Forge - I Smell Like Death (Son of a Bastard!) -
On this special episode, we had the opportunity to interview Johnar Håland - the main songwriter, guitarist, and one of the vocalists of the incredible band In Vain. We talk in depth about his creative process, his passion for music, touring, vinyl, and much much more. We had an absolute blast getting to know him and hope that all of you enjoy this episode! If you'd like to purchase a copy of In Vain's masterpiece "Solemn", visit their bandcamp:
https://invainband.bandcamp.com/album/solemn
Vinyl copies are also available in the U.S. via Miami Metal Merchant, here:
https://www.miamimetalmerchant.com/search-results?q=in+vain+solemn
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Songs in this Episode:
In Vain - Shadows Flap Their Black Wings -
For our eighth episode, we decided to talk about Gatekeepers in metal. You know, those guys with the elitist mindset who judge people based on their music taste, or how Kvlt they truly are. We're not big fans of that mindset and we discuss our personal experiences with it, as well as our general takes on the metal community as a whole. Of course, we also discuss each of our top 3 tracks from the past two weeks as well as a few honorable mentions. To close out the show, we discussed a blast from the past – White Ward's "Poisonous Flowers of Violence" off their incredible album - Love Exchange Failure. We enjoyed recording this episode and hope you enjoy it as well! If you do, please leave us a review on your preferred Podcast app!
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Songs in this Episode:
Austere - Cold Cerecloth
Veriteras - Manufactured Dreams
Graufar - Nyctophile
Tulpa - No One Wins
Labyrinthus Stellarum - Transcendance
Cistvein - At Light's Demise
White Ward - Poisonous Flowers of Violence -
For our seventh episode, we wanted to talk a bit more about ourselves and our musical tastes/journey, but we also ended up discussing the importance of emotion in metal music. Hence the episode title - Frisson. Frisson is defined as a psychophysiological response to rewarding stimuli - or getting goosebumps when the emotionally driven music is just THAT good. Of course, we each brought our top 3 tracks from the past two weeks to the show and discussed them at length as well as a few honorable mentions. To close out the show, we discussed a blast from the past – Yoth Iria's "The Mantis". We enjoyed recording this episode and hope you enjoy it as well! If you do, please leave us a review on your preferred Podcast app!
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Songs in this Episode:
Deception (Norway) - Monophobic
Vorga - The Sophist
Terravore - Blue Brutality
Urkara - The Flame
Carrion Vael - Augustus Dead
Dodsrit - Celestial Will
Yoth Iria - The Mantis -
For our sixth episode, we discussed the topic of Physical Media. Both of us are huge Vinyl collectors, and we wanted to talk about why we got into collecting, the best places to shop, preorders, and some tips and tricks of the hunt. We each brought our top 3 tracks from the past two weeks to the show and discussed them at length. We also covered a few "Honorable Mentions" because 2024 continues to impress. To close out the show, we discussed a blast from the past –Gates of Ishtar's "Battles to Come". We enjoyed recording this episode and hope you enjoy it as well! If you do, please leave us a review on your preferred Podcast app!
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Lastly, please check out our favorite online shop for vinyl - Blastbeatsvinyl.com!
Songs in this Episode:
Necrophobic - Clavis Inferni
Aborted - The Golgothan
Atrophy - Seeds of Sorrow
Temor - My Sorrow's Rage
Nastergal - My Wandering Soul
Motherwood - Echoes of the Void
Gates of Ishtar - Battles to Come -
For our fifth episode, we discussed the topic of Live Shows, including what we like and dislike about them, what could be done better, and some innovative things we've noticed at recent shows. We each brought our top 3 tracks from the past two weeks to the show and discussed them at length. We also covered a few "Honorable Mentions" because again, it's been another couple of stellar weeks. To close out the show, we discussed a blast from the past – Opeth's "Serenity Painted Death". We enjoyed recording this episode and hope you enjoy it as well! If you do, please leave us a review on your preferred Podcast app!
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Songs in this Episode:
Volcandra - The Blackened Temple
Uzlaga - Light of the Moon
Suicidal Angels - Virtues of Destruction
Karkosa - Domini Sanctum
Devastator - Black Witchery
Einvigi - Huoma
Opeth - Serenity Painted Death -
For our fourth episode, we discussed the topic of A.I. in Metal, following a slew of bands using A.I. for their cover art, and Unleash the Archers using it in every facet of their upcoming album . We each brought our top 3 tracks from the past two weeks to the show and discussed them at length. We also covered a few "Honorable Mentions" because the last two weeks were filled with even more incredible releases than the weeks before. This year has been incredible so far! To close out the show, we discussed a blast from the past – Allegaeon's "Of Mind and Matrix". We enjoyed recording this episode and hope you enjoy it as well! If you do, please leave us a review on your preferred Podcast app!
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Songs in this Episode:
Torchia - Red Luna Ceremony
Griffon - A L'Insurrection
Morbid Saint - Pine Tuxedo
Litosth - Whipping Bottles
Vanir - Call to Arms
Eternal Storm - A Giant Bound to Fall
Allegaeon - Of Mind and Matrix - Näytä enemmän
