AGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill Podcast

In E 60 AA considers the whys and wherefores of rock n roll having little or no impact in mainstream music anymore, from the 70s and 80s hard rock bands that ruled the roost to its collapse under it's own weight of excess and hairspray in the 90s and conceded round 1 to grunge, round 2 to hip hop and 3 to nu-metal, arguably the last breath of guitars in the mainstream....why? maybe some reasons yo...

In a new series of early week bonus content AA posts his CALL FROM THE GRAVE series to the podcast, these appear as videocasts over on his Youtube channel! This week AA looks at the career of Swiss metal pioneers CORONER Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In E 59 AA discusses Glenn Danzig's statement that punk rock could not happen today because of cancel culture, growing up in an 80s WASP video, the PMRC....the original cancel culture strong arm of the law, why christian metal sucked, why woke comedy sucks and what are those crafty Belarusians up to? SPONSORS : www.metalblade.com (in N.America use the promo code AAPODCAST for 10% off) www.hatecout...

In E 58 AA considers the West as an indulged state of hypochondria, why some people seem to love when theres only one thing on the menu, how it's rationally impossible there is only one narrative to anything under the sun but why some people cling to that religiously, why people reach for the term conspiracy theory sometimes as an intellectual get out of jail card in order to not think about thing...

In this special episode of AGITATORS ANONYMOUS Episode 57 Alan talks to Jason Netherton of US Grind Death Metal masters Misery Index and debates what is and what isn't a death metal classic from the golden year of 1991! 30 years on from what is arguably the greatest year in the history of Death Metal...... also features the odd moment of vinyl porn here and there.....but for that you need to check...

in E 56 AA looks back on taking part in the Roadburn redux online streaming event. What it is like to travel in 2021, the new measures, restrictions and bureaucracy you have to go through to get from point A to point B. What was that like? standing on stage once again, playing music with other people in real life together in a room? Lessons learned from the trip, what does this tell us about the f...

In E 55 I chat with my old mate Fernando from MOONSPELL! A fellow musician from an outsider country in terms of the Metal scene, in this case Portugal! who forged a career over the last 3 decades in one of the pillars of the old school metal scene who always moved ahead and stayed relevant! An erudite, witty, and insightful conversation partner Fernando discusses the implications for the music ind...

In E 54 I try and grapple with re-reading 19th century philosopher Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche during lockdown and what we might be able to take from his readings and ideas. An exercise in folly? who knows....could very well be. Is he a heavy metal hero? certainly early 90s metal adopted many of his catch phrases, 'God is Dead' among many! T-shirt slogans abound! Got it bad got it bad got it bad I...

AA E 53 is an in depth look at what it's like making an album, the day to day, how that's changed over the years. The writing process, what you need to prepare for and consider. Some advice for your own band and music and how to record. Vocal considerations and my approach to lyric writing.....this originally appeared some months ago on my Patreon. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agit...

AA E 52 part 2 of the chat w JOSH BARNETT !! 3 days after part 1! go back and listen to that for context..... Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

AA E 51 is the return of Josh Barnett! MMA fighter, Bellator, thinker, metalhead and all round good guy.....you might know him from the Joe Rogan Experience, Lex Friedman and many other podcasts! The Episode is split in 2 as the content is simply too long!!! Part two will arrive on Monday so hang in there! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast ....

E 50 is a reflective, mildly celebratory, vaguely ironic look back at the last year and reaching the 50 episode milestone! A game of word association, pros and cons, things learned and unlearned during lockdown. Was making music worth it, being forced into content creating, discovering how many people seem to welcome authoritarianism into their lives and care little for liberty or art. Are you wha...

In E 49 AA gets nostalgic and looks back at those formative years when you knew you wanted to be actively part of a sub culture, whether it was joining a band, organising a show, making a fanzine, writing to bands and how a few events recently made him think how do sub cultures survive moving forward? where do people meet, rehearse, form bands and play? Partly inspired by an intimate rehearsal and...

In E 48 AA goes back to 44BC and the Ides of March. Caesar having declared himself Dictator for life and becoming like a King was murdered by Brutus in order to save the Republic. Sound familiar? Since when did Metal fans become so tetchy and triggered by words, yet are happy to lean into the mythology of 70s and 80s musicians who made far greater indiscretions? and finally to a second cancelled S...

In E 47 AA discusses the sad passing of LG from Entombed, and tells the story of his dramatic injury time winning goal at a metal soccer tournament! The situation with Adam from Behemoth and his Blasphemy court case and why it has his total support Freedom of expression, freedom of speech, the freedom to Blaspheme, satirise and poke fun and offend institutions, people and religions being one fo th...

In E 46 AA discusses how nice it would be to just do a normal thing, how mentally exhausting lockdown is. Tries to put some nuance on the recent Protests in Dublin/Ireland and place them in a historical framework of Irish society and culture. Organise something outdoors and lads will show up for the ruck! Examines our mythical rebellious image and complicated relationship to authority. In the seco...

In Episode 45 I talk to my old mate Nick Barker, it's also a video cast over on my Youtube channel, just search Alan Averill. We chat about the old days, 80s and 90s underground scenes, Cradle of Filth, Dimmu Borgir, Lock Up, Brujeria and all the other bands he's sat behind the kit for! I also bring up the fact that Nick has probably played on the two biggest selling second wave Black Metal albums...

In AA E 44 Alan continues the theme of the 'do we have to agree with the artists we love' episode and discusses freedom of speech but mainly debates freedom, and the difference between what it means for people who maybe take it for granted and people who either have it to lose or are from countries that don't have it at all. Observations about the new Adam Curtis documentary and general musings on...

In E 43 AA rambles about John from Iced Earth's Capitol Hill guest appearance, do we have to agree with the beliefs, politics or actions of the artists that we like? if not, who decides who has the right to cancel them or decide for you if you can hear or see them? is that right? can live music possibly go underground in lockdown? is it even possible when we all carry our phones everywhere. How do...

In Episode 42 I chat to my mate JB from Swedish Heavy Metal Titans GRAND MAGUS We chat about writing under lockdown, singing technique, stage mishaps, vocal recording approaches, the touring life, where JB started his Heavy Metal journey and his old school attitude towards being creative! Long Live Rock N Roll my friends! An absolute pleasure to talk to one of the very greatest voices in modern Me...

In E 41 Alan finally gets round to tackling The Great Reset now that everyone is talking about it! Yet tries to hold the line and find the grey area between how a polarised society and mainstream media seem to view it, on the one hand those who see authoritarian conspiracy and on the other those who dismiss it as a figment of our imagination! Can we blame people really for being driven mad by it?...

In E 40 I chat with my old mate Anton Reisenegger from 80s kult Chilean South American heroes Pentagram and also Criminal, Lock Up and the mighty Brujeria!!! We chat about growing up under a dictatorship, the military Junta of Pinochets Chile in the 70s and 80s, being the only white Gringo in the scene, the old South American metal scene, police brutality, revolution, how the lockdown and P demic...

In E 39 AA reflects on current events in the US, reacts to a statement about touring and the hermit lifestyle from Nick Cave, considers the implications of the stage being taken from us, it's spiritual, magical, physical and emotional worth, why we feel awkward saying that in a modern world where music seems to be more and more reduced to a commodity that is has worth, and some dumb stories from t...

AA looks back over the dumpster fire of 2020, the year the world lost its mind, rakes the coals and sifts the ashes looking to make some sense of it and decide whether he lost his mind also, or not. The culture wars reaching boiling point, what the Arts really means to people, coping mechanisms, why Bruce Springsteen is sentimental schlock, digital authoritarianism, why no one cares, listening tre...

In E 37 Alan discusses what it's like to release music under lockdown, how all roads lead to Rome and the music industry needs to know when bands can play again. Then in a more serious episode considers how we got here heading into lockdown again, is it possible to pull the brakes on endless rolling L Down, should we trust big Pharma, how class is still an important factor in society and how the n...