Under The Pagan Megalith

In the first episode of Under the Pagan Megalith, we will discuss how Black Metal was born from the ever-increasing intensity of heavy metal through the 70s and 80s. Then we will dive into the philosophy, and extreme actions of the Norwegian Black Metal Scene, and begin to see how these artists were inspired by a "pagan past" Writer, Host, Editor: Nicholas Kobe Music : X3nus- “exploratio...

In the second episode of Under The Pagan Megalith, we will discuss the history of the Vikings, not only as a historical reality, but also their development into the pop culture icons we know them as today. Writer, Host, Editor: Nicholas Kobe SFX : West coast waves Kandestederne 07-29.wav by Kyster -- https://freesound.org/s/126152/ -- License: Attribution 4.0  viking battle.wav by Kyster -- https:...

The discussion of Viking history continues into its darkest chapter, as it's appropriated by the Third Rierch, and comes out the other side, eventually meeting with Black Metal. From there, we will explore how Black Metal interprets the Vikings in its lyrics, and how that mirrors the development of the Vikings up to this point. Writer, Host, Editor: Nicholas Kobe SFX: marching-concrete-loop.ai...

Under the Pagan Megalith comes to a head as we discuss some of the reasons Black Metal has taken the Vikings in the directions that it has. We will also discuss if Black Metal's relationship with the Vikings is problematic, and if so, can it be changed? Writer, Host, Editor: Nicholas Kobe SFX :  Final applause in a concert by SomSound2 -- https://freesound.org/s/463464/ -- License: Attribution...

A short clip of Under The Pagan Megalith. Stay tuned for the full release of the 4-episode series COMING SOON Under the Pagan Megalith is a podcast about the use and interpretation of Vikings in Black Metal. This podcast was created as a “professional project” as a requirement for graduation from Ohio University’s Honors Tutorial College. Written, Recorded, and Edited by Nicholas Kobe Music: X3nus...