Cave Dweller Music

CDM's James and Brendan join forces with Justin of Vargheist Records for another episode of Thrown To The Cave. They talk mixology, their favourite genres of music and Maryland Death Fest, James and Brendan compete in our first monthly horror movie trivia contest and much more. Follow Vargheist Records: Bandcamp: https://vargheistrecords.bandcamp.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VargheistRe...

After playing their record to death, Matt was able to sit down with Woewarden to talk about their upcoming tour and talk about their most recent release “In The Art of My Caged Existence. Listen to and order In the Art of My Caged Existence: https://bitterlossrecords-au.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-art-of-my-caged-existence Follow Woewarden: Bandcamp: https://woewarden.bandcamp.com/ Facebook: https:/...

SPECIAL 3 PART EPISODE!!! To wrap up 2022 we called together some of CDM's good friends, both old and new alike, to discuss 2022, a massive year of music. The episode is presented in three parts, each with its own theme and guests: Part 1: Label Owners' Round Table, featuring: Justin Vølus: Vargheist Records Sean Frasier: Wise Blood Records Brandon Collins: Morbid and Miserable Records Nick Mkhl:...

Matt sits down with Dean from Salt Money, who is a second time guest on the CDM podcast series. They talk about the new record, the upswing of skramz in South East Queensland, learning to love yourself through music, and their upcoming tour. Follow Salt Money: Bandcamp: https://saltmoney.bandcamp.com/album/love-of-my-life Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/saltmoneymusic Instagram: https://www.ins...

We sit down with the full Burning Sister band and talk all things fuzz and distortion. We discuss their new album Mile High Downer Rock and the long process of recording and releasing the album. We also talk the 90s noise rock scene, Type O Negative, the Denver metal scene, the Denver bar and food scene and what we've all been listening to lately. Listen to and order Mile High Downer Rock: https:/...

We sit down with Vargheist Records owner Justin Vølus and talk all things metal and horror. We look back at some music from the month of November including Pukewraith and ELECTRIC JAGUAR BABY (review coming soon), talk about our upcoming grindcore/powerviolence charity sampler Violence Against Violence and look at Vargheist's upcoming release by Confined. We also discuss horror movies such as The...

Daedric Armour’s Elijah joined Matt to talk about the brand new record from the Elder Scrolls themed black metal group, out now on Bitter Loss Records. With Tolkien and endless other mythos making up a good majority of black metal’s source material, why not Elder Scrolls? Along the way they’ll talk about willing a vision into reality, the realisation of how goofy doing your own voiceover can sound...

Matt caught up with Jesse from Brisbane's Regular Gonzales. Their album Beige Alert came out last year and they’ve been flat chat ever since. Matt and Jesse dissect the important ratio of what makes a good shorts band, SCHEMA Collective, being in bands with names you can’t pronounce, Lucha Underground, and what Jesse’s go to Tony Hawk Pro Skater character and song was. Listen to and order Beige Al...

We sit down with Siobhaen, the vocalist of Albuquerque punk band All Thicc and talk punk rock, New Mexico music and collecting oddities. We also discuss the band's charity shows, the inspiration for their lyrics, New Mexico's film industry, what its like to make music with NSFW lyrics while being a parent and more. Listen to and follow All Thicc: Bandcamp: https://allthicc.bandcamp.com/ Facebook:...

We sit down with Justin Vølus (Vargheist Records), Nicholas Turner and Jared Moran and go completely off the rails for almost two hours. We discuss Psionic Madness' new album Rotting Dominion, Nothing Is Real's new album The End Is Near and Acausal Intrusions new album Seeping Evocation. We also have an in-depth discussion about horror movies, serial killers, the supernatural, their processes and...

Matt chats to Brad from band turned label, Lint and Night Goat, about being too metal for punk and too punk for metal, transitioning from a band into a label, doing DIY things without knowing about the term DIY, DEAD, and bands that insulate themselves with their weirdness. Follow Lint Music: Bandcamp: https://lintmusic.bandcamp.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lintoz Twitter: https://twitt...

We sit down with Jon Lambert of Noise Dosage Media to talk all things death metal. We discuss his new death metal documentary Between Exultation and Aggression (An Extreme/Death Metal Documentary Film), which features interviews with countless extreme metal legends. We also talk about his podcast series, get derailed and discuss video games for way too long, talk about the new Dio documentary DIO:...

We sit down with the guys from Gravehuffer to talk about their upcoming album. We also discuss their recent performance at Metal Devastation Music Fest and the controversy leading up to it, sharing live music with your children, the best American beers, surviving a tornado, their favourite albums this year and much more. Follow Gravehuffer: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gravehuffer Instagram:...

We sit down with Glenden Merrell of Down With Rent and Burning Books and get seriously off topic. We discuss his musical journey, his new found love of synths and his introduction to dungeon synth. We also talk political punk, Anthony Bourdain, The Lighthouse, the similarities between the art, music and food world, and much more. Listen to and order Down With Rent's latest album Lotus Eater: https...

We sit down with Mark Jackson, the host of The Metal Forge and bass player/vocalist of thrash metal band Overload. We talk all things metal including the evolution of the genre, the importance of DIY ethics, metal history, the impact of legendary bands and artists on the scene, and much more. Follow The Metal Forge: Website: https://metalforgeradio.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/metalforg...

Matt sits down with Jem of Australian experimental duo DEAD and co-owner of We Empty Rooms. Among other things they discuss DEAD's upcoming album The Laughing Shadow, out October 14th on Forbidden Place Records and Wantage USA. Listen to the single here: https://deadsounds.bandcamp.com/track/the-cowboy Follow DEAD: Bandcamp: https://deadsounds.bandcamp.com/music Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/...

In this episode Jarrad chats with Jono Colliver, frontman and founding member of Australia’s legendary Simpsons themed metal band Dr Colossus. Five years have passed since the release of their debut LP “ The Dank” so to celebrate this and to commemorate the band’s drummer and founding member Nathan, who left this world not long after the original release, Dr Colossus have remastered and are repres...

We sit down with Cody Stonebrook of solo prog/tech death project Vermillion Dawn and prog metal band Conundrum and talk all things technical and extreme. We discuss his new album VVitch Den, working with Slam Worldwide and his journey to forming a solo extreme metal project. We also discuss the state of technical death metal today, the use of overly clean production, technical proficiency vs writi...

We sit down with Hellwulv of Black Knife and talk all things fast and evil. We discuss the band's upcoming split, Faster Than the Fucking Devil, out September 2nd on Wise Blood Records. We also discuss DIY work ethic, black thrash legends, why more big name metal artists don't guest on smaller artists' tracks, video games, some crazy stories about metal legends and more. Listen to and order Faster...

Matt, James and Brendan sit down for what is technically the CDM mid year report, which is as usual a few months late. They run through their top 10 (plus some) albums of the year so far and give a full rundown of Maryland Deathfest. They also discuss May's mental health charity sampler, our new radio show Knuckledraggerzzz Extravaganza, our first and second run of merch, and more.

We sit down with Corey from Graveripper and talk all things fast and heavy, including the bands upcoming four way split Faster Than the Fucking Devil, out September 2nd on Wise Blood Records. Corey gets passionate about Glenn Danzig, Culvers and food substitutions when eating out. We also discuss the band's influences, working with Joel Grind, why some people hate genre tags, and much more. Listen...

Matt sits down with Australian death doom legends in the making Malignant Aura and talks about the band's debut album Abysmal Misfortune Is Draped Upon Me, out now on Bitter Loss Records. They talk all things slow, heavy and depressing and dive deep into both classics and newer underground releases, as well as plenty of other topics. Listen to and order the album: https://bitterlossrecords-au.band...

We sit down with Greg March of False Gods and discuss their brand new album Neurotopia, out now on Seeing Red Records. We also discuss the band's influences, their shift towards hardcore with this latest release, Greg's love for classic industrial and noise music, where to get the best bagels and pizza in New York and much more. Listen to and order Neurotopia below: https://falsegods1.bandcamp.com...

The much awaited and rescheduled Australian and New Zealand tour of Atlanta's Kings of Noise Rock Whores is due to kick off next week. We caught up with frontman Christian Lembach to chat about their first trip down to Australia, their recent US tour and the new hurdles that Covid has thrown up for touring artists. Listen to and order Whores.' new single Imposter Syndrome here: https://whores.band...

We sit down with Justin Vølus, owner of Vargheist Records and member of numerous extreme metal acts. We discuss his label, his upcoming releases and active projects including Psionic Madness, Vølus, Out of the Mouth of Graves and Flesh Configuration. We also talk Warhammer, our opinions on deathcore and much more. Follow Vargheist Records: Bandcamp: https://vargheistrecords.bandcamp.com/ Facebook:...