Everything Went Black Podcast

I’ve known Terry Taylor for, by my estimation, 20 years plus.  We met back in my Anodyne days when we toured with his band Caligari. Over the years our paths have crossed on the long winding road.  Most recently, Terry co-own 1313 Mockingbird Lane with his wife Liz, in Lawrence, KS.  Though we spend a lot of time talking about the shop, we also get into deeper topics that will resonate with a lot...

My friend Paul Aloisio of Restless Spirit joins us this week to talk about our picks for most disturbing movies; not necessarily the scariest, but the most DISTURBING. Tombs and Restless Spirit toured the east coast earlier this year.  They rule, so check them out! Intro”    “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro:  “Cascade Immolator” – Restless Spirit

Welcome to the pilot episode of Hollywood Babylon, our “movie classics” sub-series that I am cohosting with my friend Evan Hopper of Quell.  HB will live on our Patreon channel but this pilot is available to everyone to check out.   This week, we dig deep into Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now from 1979.  We go deep into the themes and give out interpretations of some of the possible subtexts...

This is the End of the Harvest Playlist Episode, November Coming Fire.  Jacob Curwen of All Hell joins us this week. We collaborated on a playlist, run down the songs and shoot the shit. This episode has two outros! Two of the mightiest Halloween songs ever, “To Walk the Night” by Samhain and “Ghost Walking” by the Might Sphincter are absent from Spotify and since we use that platform to do these...

Holy Circle returns this week to talk about their forthcoming record “Don’t’ Disturb My Waking Dream” available on Deathbomb Arc on November 11.  Terence Hannum, Erica Burner-Hannum, Rob Savillo and Nathan Jurgenson, the complete band are part of the session for a very cool insight into the band and their unique creative process.   Intro:     “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro:   “No Twilight...

Due to some unexpected circumstances, we will not have a new episode this week. Instead, I’m digging up an episode from the murky past.  Episode 10 posted on October 27, 2011; it was a “Halloween Episode” featuring Mike Scondotto who, if you have been listening to Necromaniacs, should be a household name. Mike is also the frontman of Inhuman and The Last Stand, two excellent NYHC bands.   We’ll be...

J Bennet, rock music journalist, musician and old friend joins us once again.  It’s October and Halloween is around the corner.  J and I compiled a playlist of some of our favorite tracks that help us get in the All Hallows’ Eve spirit.   Intro:    “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro:  “To Walk the Night” - Samhain

Ralph Schmidt returns to the regular stream this week! A while back we did an episode on Fields of the Nephilim, one of our mutually favorite bands.  This episode is a follow up to that discussion. During the band’s hiatus in the mid-90’s, Carl McCoy formed The Nefilim and release Zoon, their only album.  It’s a unique coda in his career, that often times goes overlooked despite its far reaching i...

Paul Aloisio of Restless Spirit returns!  In addition to our love of music, Paul and I are major horror fans.  With the release of the latest Hellraiser looming, it was timely that we give out reflections on the Hellraiser franchise, the excellent Clive Barker novella The Hellbound Heart, and expectations of the new movie.   Intro:    “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro:  “Hellraiser” - Motorh...

This week we have an epic. Jackie Smit of Into the Necrosphere joins us for a deep discussion that needed to happen in response to some of the Black Metal Old Guard, specifically Ihsahn, stating that the genre is dead. For the record, I am a massive Ihsahn fan, Emperor are one of the bands that have influenced my creative output on a profound level.   Black Metal is probably the most progressive f...

This week, Mike Goncalves and Andrew Hernandez join me for an epic talk. Mike and Andrew are my teammates in Scorpion Throne, a new ongoing project.  Earlier this year, I dropped a 4-song EP on bandcamp and we’re currently  working on new material for something to hit next year.   Both of these gentlemen are dear friends of mine: Andrew and I travelled the world together in Tombs, put in countless...

My good friend Jesse Matthewson joins us this week.  Jesse and his brother Shane are the founding members of KEN Mode, a veteran band that has been crushing skulls for 23 years.  As usual, it was a pleasure to catch up and talk about their forthcoming record NULL.   Intro:     “All of the Dar Things” – Mike Hill Outro:   “Learning to be Too Cold” - KEN Mode

You know, sometimes social media is good for something.  Mother of Graves showed up in my Instagram feed one day; intriguing imagery, so I checked out the music and was blown away.  The music is heavy, dark and has atmosphere to spare.  I dug further and discovered that Chris Morrison of Harakiri was in the band. Chris and I go way back, our bands have played numerous shows together, we’re stayed...

Aaron Keay-Homma of Killitorous joins us this week.  Aaron and I were on tour together earlier this year. Of course, I’m referring to the Origin, Abysmal Dawn, Tombs, Killitorous Tour.  Aaron and his crew had a hard run, plagued by mechanical problems, van failures and just overall hard times, but they kept rolling.  Aside from the general respect I for them because they’re such a sick band, they...

This week, David Grossman joins us for an epic discussion.  David is a member of the long-standing Philly-based band Rosetta and, additionally, he is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt.  We go deep into a myriad of subjects including the concept of novelty, competition, training and various life philosophies.   Intro:     “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro:   “Itinerant” - Rosetta

John Adam and Toby Poser of the Adams Family / Wonder Wheel Production join us this week.  If are a Necromaniacs listener, you will undoubtedly be familiar with them. I’m had them, along with Zelda their daughter, on a guests  and we’ve covered two of their excellent films, this year’s folk horror Hellbender and The Deeper You Dig from 2019.  We shifted the conversation a bit this time around to t...

The last couple of years have been interesting to say the least.  Amidst all of the anxiety, heartache and isolation that I went thru some of the positives were meeting some really cool people.  Karl and I connected, during the depths of the pandemic, over our love of weird fiction, dark music and the occult.  We routinely traded ideas about left hand path philosophy, discussed our favorite writer...

One of the coolest things about being able to tour is catching up with old friends.  On this most recent US tour, I had the opportunity of kicking it with Steven Williams of Init Records, while we were passing thru Minneapolis.  Steve has been grinding for years, releasing music that he believes in.  If you dig forward thinking, independent music, check out his label.   Intro:                    “...

I love episodes like this, where I get to connect with one of my fellow Horsemen of the Podcast Apocalypse.  This week, Brandon Legion joins us as my guest to talk about one of our mutual favorite filmmakers: David Lynch   Intro:                    “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro:                  “This Magic Moment” – Lou Reed

My good friend Aaron Dallison joins us this week.  I’ve known Aaron for just about a quarter century and have been a fan of his music for the entire time, first in Keelhaul and more recently with Axioma  Their new album “Sepsis”, available on Translation Lost Records is sick; an early candidate for my top 10 records of the year as a matter of fact.   Intro:     “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Ou...

This week on EWB, we have Jay Gambit, vocalist for Executioner’s Mask whose newest record Winterlong has been on heavy rotation here at my lair.  We also about his long-running noise project Crowhurst, Dave Grohl and a myriad of other things.   Intro:     “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro:   “Last Call” – Executioner’s Mask

The last time I tried to have this many guests on a single episode, it turned out to be total chaos.  Luckily, Locrian are three composed, articulate gentlemen.  All three members, Terence Hannum, Andre Foisy and Steven Hess joined me to discuss their forthcoming LP New Catastophisms, the value of getting a good sweat and a myriad of other fascinating subjects.   Intro:     “All of the Dark Things...

I'm back from tour.  We had a great run with Origin, Abysmal Dawn and Killitorous.  I give a run down of the past few weeks. Intro:     "All the Dark Things" - Mike Hill Outro:   "Bury Me a Grave" - Executioner's Mask

Evan Hopper from Quell joins us again.  It’s more of a catch-up, hangout episode with a cool playlist.  A while back, we got together to talk about Quell’s latest record “The Kvult is Dead”. Go back and check it out if you missed it.   Intro:     “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro:   “Reaped by the Scythe (featuring Jackie Smit of Into the Necrosphere” - Quell

Ralph and I circle back for part 4 of our unofficial 4 part series on Portland's music scene. We talk about the city's deep history of underground bands that had a far-reaching influence.  We talk about a few of our favorite such as Greg Sage and the Wipers, Poison Idea, Deep Moon as well as some more contemporary bands.   Intro: "Plastic Bomb" -Poison Idea Outro: "Doom Town" - The Wipers