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AGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill Podcast

This is the Podcast of Alan Averill aka Nemtheanga, vocalist of the Irish Metal band Primordial for almost the last three decades! It's all about music industry commentary and insider info, rock n roll stories from a life on the road, travel experiences from every continent, piracy and general skullduggery, gallows humour, some political observation, musings on history and culture and some good old Irish psychoanalysis. A Vagabond of the Western World!.....

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Average duration
44 minutes
Episodes
323
Years Active
2020 - 2025
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My first festival experience

My first festival experience

In Tuesday's random rock n roll ramble I recall my first ever festival experience, getting to the mainland on the dole, not having enough money to feed ourselves or more importantly get drunk, but so…

00:31:13  |   Tue 09 Aug 2022
Morrissey ist Black Metal

Morrissey ist Black Metal

In E 120 I discuss the recent Morrissey controversy, is he one of the last genuine rebels left? pushing back against the establishment? is it time for him to do a duet with Varg? or is he just a cart…

00:38:02  |   Fri 05 Aug 2022
Me vs. Deutsche Bahn

Me vs. Deutsche Bahn

Tuesdays heavy metal gossip column reveals how I somehow have a bass guitar well beyond my primitive means, a running battle between me and a German jobsworth train instructor, the new Sumerland earw…

00:26:22  |   Tue 02 Aug 2022
a chat w / Okoi from BOLZER

a chat w / Okoi from BOLZER

one of the most enigmatic and original bands to emerge over the last 10-15 years in the underground scene has been without a doubt Swiss band BOLZER

Here I discuss the bands origins, gear choices, two…

01:07:44  |   Fri 29 Jul 2022
your guide to KING DIAMOND

your guide to KING DIAMOND

Tuesdays heavy metal content is self explanatory, a look back over the career of KING DIAMOND.....and believe me he wasn't always the cultural metal icon he is nowadays!!

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00:44:08  |   Tue 26 Jul 2022
The real reasons why rock n roll is dead

The real reasons why rock n roll is dead

Episode 119

Gene Simmons says rock n roll is dead, the fans killed it? is this true? not exactly, so what are the real reasons why rock n roll is no longer a force in mainstream music, sure it exists …

00:45:53  |   Fri 22 Jul 2022
The heavy metal weekly review

The heavy metal weekly review

Tuesday's podcast is really a heavy metal rock review / gossip column, I discuss Bruce Dickinsons outburst in Athens, was he out of order? and is the Pantera re-union a cynical cash in? plus this wee…

00:43:20  |   Tue 19 Jul 2022
Get off the fence you cuck!

Get off the fence you cuck!

Episode 117 is a spicey once, having been told to get off the fence by a mate he wades into the new hate crime legislation in Ireland, will the farmers protest spread across Europe and the world? tac…

00:43:20  |   Fri 15 Jul 2022
a guide to DEATH

a guide to DEATH

The first death metal band of all time? the greatest? the most consistent? possibly, the life and times of Evil Chuck, musical genius with high watermarks few could ever touch, ending in sad tragedy …

00:41:50  |   Tue 12 Jul 2022
My money my choice

My money my choice

MY BODY MY CHOICE

is the end of our financial freedom being planned?

or am I just going crazy?

In E 116 I discuss the implications CBDC or 'central bank digital currency' might have on your financial fr…

00:41:55  |   Fri 08 Jul 2022
your guide to MORBID ANGEL

your guide to MORBID ANGEL

Tuesday's rock/metal episode is a career retrospective of arguably the greatest death metal band of them all! Morbid Angel! but it ain't all high points! take a listen and see if you agree

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00:46:54  |   Tue 05 Jul 2022
The bad taste blues

The bad taste blues

In Episode 115 I make the unusual juxtaposition of old English cross dressing Artist and critic Grayson Perry and gun toting US patriots Five finger death punch in a discussion on taste, is it right …

00:45:43  |   Fri 01 Jul 2022
AC/DC pt. 2 from 1980 to the present !

AC/DC pt. 2 from 1980 to the present !

Part two of the AC/DC debate I had with Addi from Solstafir! part one was uploaded a few weeks ago.....so this is part two, from Back in Black on to the present day, is Fly on the wall the worst albu…

01:23:01  |   Tue 28 Jun 2022
Confidence is the key to singing

Confidence is the key to singing

Is confidence the key to singing? what % is raw talent? and what % is repetition and rehearsal? what do you learn over the years, tricks of the trade for keeping your voice intact and staying in the …

00:45:59  |   Fri 24 Jun 2022
What is it like to play a huge metal festival?

What is it like to play a huge metal festival?

Tuesdays rock and metal podcast is quite simple! what is it like as a musician to play at Hellfest open air in France, which has 50 000+ in attendance....what happens backstage, behind the scenes, th…

00:32:53  |   Tue 21 Jun 2022
Is music the backdrop to a brand.....not the soundtrack to a life?

Is music the backdrop to a brand.....not the soundtrack to a life?

In E 113 I explore the idea that music is now the backdrop to peoples brands, where once it was the soundtrack to their lives. Maybe this is the reason music, art and creativity in general now just h…

00:43:44  |   Fri 17 Jun 2022
Motorhead vol. 2 'the post 1990 years' w/ Addi from Solstafir

Motorhead vol. 2 'the post 1990 years' w/ Addi from Solstafir

This episode is coming out simultaneously as a video chat over on AA's Youtube channel!! not old content! but a fresh new ripe rock n roll discussion on Motorhead post 1990, there's a lot of albums a…

01:07:48  |   Tue 14 Jun 2022
Robocop Futurama

Robocop Futurama

E 112 sees AA getting back in the ring with politics, what have our big tech world economic forum overlords been planning for us? teaching your kids about the climate crisis in the Metaverse, droning…

00:41:42  |   Fri 10 Jun 2022
Discussing the glory of MOTORHEAD w Addi from Solstafir

Discussing the glory of MOTORHEAD w Addi from Solstafir

This is a great chat that formerly appeared as a video discussion over on my Youtube channel, too good to not bring to you all as Tuesday's bonus music podcast!!

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01:32:14  |   Tue 07 Jun 2022
Crash course in brain surgery

Crash course in brain surgery

Motrway Madness

In E 111 I the first two festivals of the season are discussed, why Irish people don't belong at the beach, or in sunlight probably at all and why so many small festivals are being can…

00:41:14  |   Fri 03 Jun 2022
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