Shelley, Tyler, and Joseph are joined by a rolling cast of guests to discuss a range of topics across extreme metal.
Episode IX – 1990 death metal tier list: Sorry for the hiatus. But we’re back. We have beer. And we have important matters of state to discuss.
Episode VIII – On music criticism: Daniel Lake of Decibel magazine joins for a discussion on the role and importance of music criticism. Mainstream journalism vs underground blogging: different paths or open hostility? Is it fair as a music critic to have an agenda? Can music criticism have a real impact in the scene? How to deal with hate: when the responses to music criticism are negative.
Episode VII – George’s music blog: a chat with my brother about some music
Episode VI – Tolkien and metal: as per the title
Episode V – Ildjarn/Nidhogg: In a bid to further reduce our viewing figures we spend nearly two hours discussing one of the most challenging and divisive artists to emerge from Norwegian black metal.
Episode IV – Metal and Politics: Correctives: Joseph and I go rogue due to a last minute change of plans, discussing politics, metal, and nostalgia, trying not to wet ourselves in the process. We hopen’t you enjoy.
Episode III – Scene Politics (feat. Kam Lee): The legendary Kam Lee joins for a roundtable discussion on scene dynamics in underground metal.
Episode II – Chilean extreme metal: We’ve spent the last two weeks listening to nothing but Chilean extreme metal in an effort to understand its gestalt. Here we present our findings, along with some random thoughts on what it says about the state of extreme metal from the genre’s traditional heartlands in Europe and North America.
Episode I – Swedish death metal: It’s episode one! Shelley, Jospeh, and Tyler are joined by Belisario of El Negro metal for a good chinwag on Swedish death metal, keeping things casual to kick things off.
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