REQUIEM METAL PODCAST

Getting back to the United States and to some rock n roll with Monster Magnet. An anomaly back in the early 90s, clearly standing out from "Alternative" scene with their psychedelic, drug-infused, bo…

It's been awhile since we've delved into the world of black metal, so we figured we'd discuss one of the most influential and notorious bands in the genre... Burzum. Instead of discussing the titilla…

This episode we conclude our discussion of Napalm Death with Albert Mudrian (Editor-in-chief of Decibel Magazine) and touch upon Mass Appeal Madness-era through 2009 album, Time Waits for no Slave. W…

Few bands hold as much cache in the extreme metal world as Napalm Death. From their early hardcore punk roots, they have blazeded trails that entire genres have followed. Some phases of their career …

Thrash has the Big 4, but that group is missing one of the bands that embodies the term to its core... Exodus. Always a bit behind the curve (as far as release schedules) and didn't make the impact t…

Picking up where we left off last time.. The Victor Griffin, Joe Hasselvander and Martin Swaney-era of Pentagram. A decidedly different band than their 70s incarnation. The rock n roll has been bled …

Since the 70s Pentagram have flown the flag of doom. Founded by Bobby Liebling and Geof O'Keefe as a heavy rock act influenced by the likes of Uriah Heep, Black Sabbath, Sir Lord Baltimore and UFO, t…

This week we're trying something a bit different based on the suggestion of a listener... talking about metal documentaries. Not specifically just metal, but basically our "best of" list. We discuss:…

We're back to our favorite metal country, Sweden. This time to discuss one of the underrated acts that got overshadowed by the likes of Dissection and their ilk, Unanimated. Their pedigree is quite i…

Part III of our year end coverage concludes with an unexpected debut from a Swedish satanic cult and the triumphant return from some established metal mainstays.

Ghost, "Ritual", Opus Eponymous (20…

Part II of our year end coverage continues with some metal mainstays and some debuts. Join us as we discuss 2010 in metal.

Danzig, "The Revengeful", Deth Red Saboth (2010)

Danzig, "Deth Red Moon", …

2010 has come to a close and it's time to put together the obligatory year end list. This year didn't have the amount of immediately obvious choices that 2009 did, but after much deliberation we came…

Part 4 of our Canadian metal discussion. This time we dissect the criminally underrated None Shall Defy album by Infernäl Mäjesty. Slayer meets Teutonic thrash, with a uniquely Canadian flair, makes …

Part 3 of our Canadian metal discussion. This time we delve into the more "extreme" side of our neighbors to the north's metal cache. Starting out with punk-fueled, proto-tech-thrash masters Voivod a…

1989. The tail end of the thrash scene; with one notable exception... Annihilator. The Alice in Hell record, recorded in 1988 and released in 1989 on Roadrunner, was a culmination of the entire genre…

When you think of Canada, the first thing that springs to mind isn't usually heavy metal. But after listening to this show it certainly should be. Bands that were muttered by the likes of Napalm Deat…

Rounding out our coverage of the career of Death with their final record The Sound of Perseverance. This was the final death metal entry from Chuck Schuldiner before his tragic passing from brain can…

Everyone loves Carcass. Well up to a certain point in their career. I can safely state that from Reek of Putrefaction to Heartwork, most would agree that that they could do no wrong (I'm omitting the…

 Back to the early 1990s again. This time we're discuss seminal Swedish Death Metal act, Grave. Formed in 1986 as Corpse, then changed to the equally necrotic moniker Putrefaction, then finalizing as…

The first in a series of discussions of Neurosis' discography, Enemy of the Sun (1993). Their fourth full-length and first album to fully realize what we know now as the "Neurosis" sound that has spa…