AGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill Podcast

As most of Europe is now dealing with another winter of restrictions and rules, vaccine mandates are being imposed, internment camps built in Australia, new variants, gigs, art, entertainment and social society once again given the axe, lockdowns in Austria and others threatened, the profit margins of big pharma, and further infringements to civil liberty AA asks is Western democracy actually unde...

Episode 84 is about Rasputin, the Mad Monk, love of the Russian Queen. AA continues his heavy metal heroes series with a deep dive into the incredible and fascinating life of Rasputin! His influence over the Russian Royal court at the turn of the century up to his part in World War One and the Bolshevik Revolution. Support the show over at www.patreon.com/AlanAverill go and rate and recommend it i...

www.patreon.com/AlanAverill to support the show and get bonus content for as little as $1 a month Episode 83 is a spicy meatball.....as restrictions are imposed once again in Ireland, and in many countries across Europe, AA ponders what this really means, is it a clear signpost that there is no endgame? are we being prepped for a climate lockdown? or is that crazy talk? and if so who could blame u...

Episode 82 is the first part of an Instagram question and answers! (follow nemtheanga_primordial to get involved) from who would play AA in a movie all the way through to somehow explaining a tracker mortgage with some opinions on the state of live music and the arts, making a concept album and a very honest internal debate on how long a musicians shelf life is? how long can we keep going and when...

HP LOVECRAFT. This episode is part of the Heavy Metal Heroes series! a look back at the life, times and influence of Howard Philips Lovecraft. One of the most seminal, influential, misunderstood and genuinely dark creative forces of the 20th century. Rather that discuss the symbolism of his writing this podcast digs into his life, upbringing, relationships, career, mental health and ultimately his...

In Episode 80 AA discusses his first week back in the van on a small tour through the Uk, Wales and Ireland with his other band Dread Sovereign. What are the logistics like? can anyone make minimum wage? what were the restrictions like, can you guess which venue won the woke award? was he too pessimistic a few months ago about the prospects for the live music industry? and where could Ireland's ti...

This Episode is a discussion of the Primordial album 'Redemption at the Puritan's Hand' is ten years old! Primordial is 30 and this is a chat about the album, how it was made, lyrics, aesthetics, song writing and recording processes! Available as a video cast over on My Youtube channel, search Alan Averill Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast ....

In E 78 AA looks back over the pandemic, lockdown and his own predictions, misgivings, rants, thoughts of the last 20+ months and tries to assess what he kinda sorta got correct and what he might have got wrong, it's a ramble across where we seem to be right now, how shaky the ground is, is the dust settling, is the fog clearing, all those kinda cliches, did we lose our minds and is this the momen...

Episode 77 is a chat with Jonas Renske from KATATONIA! a continuation of various backstage chats we've had over the years, we delve into the formation of the band, early recordings, musical influences, writing techniques, changes in direction, playing live, touring and all sorts of other things. It's a deep dive into the world of Katatonia and Jonas is as thoughtful and deep as one might expect!!...

This year is somehow the 30th anniversary of Primordial! so this is the first of a few ramshackle, sprawling stream of consciousness casts about how that happened, how we felt as young men starting on that journey, what our aspirations were if any, those early years, the romance is always portrayed as a 'this is our ticket outta here....' kinda narrative but if anything it was a small % of that bu...

Episode 75 is a chat with Christian from Portrait, guitar player, Swede and sometime man with both moustache and fringe.....but you can only see that over on the videocast on my Youtube channel! We discuss the 4th industrial revolution, the live music industry unwittingly being used as bait to make regular people meet the demands and restrictions of state and governance, Swedens approach to lockdo...

Returning in 74 after a technical glitch which meant AA missed a week this is the long promised and perhaps unwise look at the history of Afghanistan, from the Anglo-Afghan war in 1839 through to the present day, thoughts on the recent withdrawal, some dark and off the beaten track observations and what this means for US/Western influence in the modern world. Along with some thoughts on the new Ir...

In E 72 I dissect the first Primordial gig in 20 months back after lockdown in London last weekend, how did they prepare? choose the setlist, travel procedures. how was it to step back into a busy bar and talk to strangers once again? do shots at the bar with people ya don't know, realising it was something you hadn't done in 20+ months. Anxious? Nervous? Hesitant? How was it to stand on the stage...

In E 72 I chat with my old mate Chris from Winterfylleth, one of the most stirring and genuine bands of the last decade or so, genuine Pagan Metal in the true definition of the word! What it was like returning to the stage at Bloodstock and then a deep dive into the weeds over politics, cancel culture, the polarisation of the black metal scene during the pandemic, the erosion of the middle ground,...

Does the return of a smattering of festivals across the continent signify the return of live music on some level or are they simply allowed to happen with restrictions simply because they are in the open....will we be back to square one once summer is over gridlocked with health concerns over riding social society and no indoor concerts allowed? this is the question. AA examines the possibilities,...

In E 70 AA answers some questions that came into his dm's, are musicians competitive? do they watch each others sets, do you want people to succeed or fail, does playing with a great band make you raise the bar of your own performance? when do you believe you are actually a musician and not a hobbyist and how to accept and the pressure and make the best of the personal/creative/musical tools at yo...

E 69 originally appeared on my Patreon but I thought it would be kinda cool now to share it on the main podcast, just a random list of 90s Metal Records that maybe you overlooked and are worth investigating. 1996/97/98 were in my opinion the lowest watermark for traditional metal but under the surface many great things did come out! DM me if you think I've missed some....... Support this show http...

In E 68 AA talks about confirming gigs finally, what does that mean? will they happen? what does sitting on the fence mean? could it not just mean you are nuanced, don't go for the sexy black and white answers and reside in the nuanced complex middle ground? does speaking out about politics and the situation do my career any good as some people deliberately misconstrue what you say in order to mee...

In E 67 I talk with the legend that is Dan Lilker, from forming Anthrax 40 years ago, through Nuclear Assault, S.O.D and Brutal Truth we shared some beers and backstages over the years so mull over some of Dan's old school memories, that first tour with Metallica back in 83, getting kicked out of Anthrax, the old Lamours NY scene, Hardcore, Grindcore, touring high jinks, popping up on the bass for...

AA Episode 66 is the audio of a video interview I did with Into the Necrosphere podcast, its an engaging, fiery, confrontational chat which touches on many of the events of the last 18 months, addresses cancel culture in Metal, politics, and what sort of future awaits us and our underground culture it delves into Primordial and much of the lyrical meaning and pulls no punches in asking where we, s...

In E 65 I take aim with both barrels at a recent pilot live music event in Dublin, medical nepotism, nanny state-ism, people hemmed into cages to watch live music while being informed by the State to please inform the world they are enjoying themselves, is this North Korea or is it Ireland? you decide. I discuss the potential problems the music industry is going to face, crossing borders, touring,...

In E 64 I get into the new announcements in Ireland, moving backwards into further restrictions and not re-opening, is the new variant being used to scare people into accepting lockdown now simply as a way of life, what was once unprecedented is now simply a precedent. Have we crossed the point of no return in terms of getting our liberties and freedoms back? does anyone care? have we become addic...

In E 63 I look at recent quotes in the NY Times on Matt Heafy from Trivium's earnings via Twitch and gaming as opposed to making music and what this says about the industry and how little money there is for 98% of musicians without being able to tour and play festivals, the recent crazily stacked Hellfest line up announcement and what hoops musicians might have to jump through to get there and the...

In E 62 AA makes some questionable attempts at comedy, does a few silly voices but eventually settles into contemplating the potential truth of the lab leak hypothesis and what this means for the whole mainstream narrative of the last 18 months. Where wagons circled, lies spun and hoods winked? it certainly seems so, but does anyone care? The musical waffle returns next week!! Support this show ht...

E 61 is a chat with Chuck Keller of Order from Chaos/Ares Kingdom/Vupecula fame, AA has been sitting on this one for a while and it was about goddamn time it was released!!! Chuck played on one of my fave records of all time "Stillbirth Machine' and one of my fave bands of all time Order from Chaos so it was great to chat about that, the old underground, Chuck was also a great friend of Quorthon f...