REQUIEM METAL PODCAST

We're joined again by Monica Jackomino to discuss the middle part of the career ofIn Flames. We steer clear of the new stuff.

Executive Producer: Eric Chun

"Jotun", Whoracle (1997)

Talkset #1

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Say what you will about the current incarnation of In Flames, but once upon a time they were leaders in the Gothenburg scene along with At The Gates and Dark Tranquility. They might have strayed a li…

From the ashes of Sleep, guitar maverick Matt Pike along with Des Kensel has carved an unmistakeable sonic identity of equal parts Mötorhead, Sabbath, 70s rock and fantasy themes ala Cirith Ungol and…

Since we were just in Norway last episode, it only seemed logical to stick around and discuss the black thrash attack of Aura Noir.

Executive Producer: Adrian Camoens

"Caged Wrath", Black Thrash …

It was a sad day when Immortal called it quits in 2003. But we didn't have to wait long until one of the Doom Occulta brothers came back with another frosty entry into the Blashyrkh cannon, with I. I…

Perhaps one of the most important bands in extreme metal. From their avant-garde beginnings to their thrash-infused later output, they have blazed their own unique path. Their Slaughter of the Soul r…

Perhaps one of the most important bands in extreme metal. From their avant-garde beginnings to their thrash-infused later output, they have blazed their own unique path. Their Slaughter of the Soul r…

We're joined again by Mike Johnston to discuss a band that is without a doubt responsible for influencing extreme music of all kinds from punk to grindcore, The Stooges. This second part we discuss t…

This episode we're joined by Mike Johnston to discuss a band that is without a doubt responsible for influencing extreme music of all kinds from punk to grindcore, The Stooges. This first part we dis…

We don't often go to the Netherlands when coming up with show topics (although we should more often), but we thought it was high time that Pestilence got a little attention. Coming out of the mid-80s…

In 1991 a video was released that changed the lives of a handful of American metalheads... the Hard n Heavy: Grindcore Special! Literally months in the making, the following 85-minutes of "explicit e…

Part 2 of our Best of 2011 coverage.

Graveyard, "The Siren", Hisingen Blues

Talkset #1

Bastard Priest, "Ghouls of the Endless Night", Ghouls of the Endless Night

Toxic Holocaust, "Bitch", Conjure…

As has become a yearly tradition, we go through and spotlight our favorite releases of 2011 from the extreme metal world. Jason and I each picked 10 albums (there was a lot of crossover) and we also …

Before the retro-Thrash revival of the 2000's, there were a handful of death metal bands channeling the genre's energy and aesthetics. Witchery brought elements from Teutonic thrash, NWOBHM and Mercy…

What more can be said about Slayer? Well, that's kinda what we thought too. This episode has been a longtime coming and we had a certain amount of hesitation due to the fact that so much has already …

After last week's dose of black metal, we figured it was time to represent some true "white metal". Nearly 11 years into their career, Trouble jumped leaps and bounds with producer Rick Rubin on thei…

Black metal seems to be of of the most conservative of genres, but also one of the most innovative. Craft falls into the later. They approach their songwriting through the lens of lo fi black metal (…

We've arrived at part 2 of our Voivod coverage. This second half of their career sees the most turbulent upheaval of the core group. Members leave, a member dies, styles change and a new incarnation …

Not often can you say that a band sounds like nobody else. Voivod are one of the rare cases where it's true. Formed in 1982 in Canada, Voivod have run the gamut of extreme metal styles, but have alwa…

Culled from members of Gorgoroth, Audrey Horn and Manngard; Sahg blend doom, rock n roll and psychedelia into a seamless package that is deceptively simple. But simple doesn't mean simplistic. More s…