Into The Necrosphere

On this episode I’m joined by Andrew Craighan, founding member and guitarist for seminal UK doom mongers, My Dying Bride.  We discuss their upcoming record, the masterful “A Mortal Binding”, and go in depth into the history of the band, including a frank assessment of arguably their most controversial album, “34.788%... Complete”. Then it’s on to a round-up of new releases by Brodequin, Civerous,...

My friend Jason Peppiatt makes his long overdue return to Into The Necrosphere this week.   I get the latest on all of his musical endeavours, including Psycroptic, Domination Campaign and Permafog.  We also discuss his approach to writing lyrics, his thoughts on AI in the metal scene, dealing with growing older and much more in an epic 2-hour long conversation. Then, I’m joined by my fellow Horse...

Joakim Sterner of Swedish blackened death metal legends, Necrophobic, joins me this week to discuss their tenth album, “In The Twilight Grey”.  We also reminisce over the halcyon days of the Swedish death and black metal scene, Joakim reveals how and why he became a drummer and much more. PLUS - I wax lyrical about some of my favourite new releases, including albums by Skeletal Remains, Keres and...

Katy Irizarry makes her fourth appearance on Into The Necrosphere, and true to our tradition, we hold nothing back as we set the world to rights. We delve into the influence of AI in music, the chaotic state of today's politics, and much more. Katy also provides an exciting update on the rapid expansion of Suspiria PR, and we offer a sneak peek into the panel she will be moderating, which I am pro...

This week Mateo Von Bewitcher joins me to reflect on Bewitcher’s first decade of existence by taking me on a curated tour of their new retrospective compilation, “Deep Cuts & Shallow Graves”. We also discuss the controversy surrounding Vince McMahon (formerly) of the WWE, share our opinions on the most evil sounding albums ever recorded and much more. I also do a round-up of my favourite relea...

Kyle Rasmussen joins me this week for a conversation about the making of “Suffer & Become”, masculinity, authentic creative expression, cancel culture and much more. It's a chat for the ages and definitely NOT for sensitive souls. PLUS on this week’s news rant: - Deicide commit the ultimate blasphemy by commissioning AI album artwork - High on Fire are back and unsurprisingly their new materia...

Chis Monroy and Mike De La O of brutal death metal upstarts, Skeletal Remains, join the podcast this week to discuss “Fragments of the Ageless”, why Chris doesn't enjoy being a frontman, winning over tough crowds and a whole lot more. PLUS - on this week’s news rant: - My Dying Bride return to form and instantly rocket to the top of the list of my most anticipated releases of 2024 with “Thornwyck...

On this episode I chat to Suffocation bassist, Derek Boyer, about the making of the band’s new album, “Hymns From The Apocrypha,” replacing Frank Mullen, and life on the road. We also discuss Derek’s own triumphs in the face of adversity on the road to realizing his dream of playing in one of death metal’s most iconic bands. Also on this installment of the podcast: Conspiracy X is back to torture...

This week I conclude my epic countdown of the best albums released in 2023. I’m joined by my fellow Horsemen of the Podcasting Apocalypse and frontman for Tombs, Scorpion Throne and Begotten Suns - Mike Hill - to run through our respective Top 10 lists and crown the winner of the year’s greatest record. PLUS - The world premier of the new single by progressive death metal juggernaut, Stellar Remai...

This week I am continuing my celebration of the very best albums of 2023. My fellow Horseman of the Podcasting Apocalypse - the Sinister Minister himself - Karl Hikara (Sol Nox) and the Duke of Metal, Dave Berrardi, joins me to share their Top 10s, while I count down my numbers 20 through 11. We also reminisce over some of my favourite (and not-so-favourite) episodes of last year. PLUS - Shograath...

Into The Necrosphere is back and I’m kicking off this year’s campaign with a celebration of the very best albums released over the past twelve months. Joining me for the first installment of a three part series, my friend Nathan Glover of Graveir shares his personal top ten records of 2023 and then we chop it up over numbers 30 through 21 on my list. PLUS - this week’s news rant features two speci...

There’s no better way to end a year than by catching up with my friend Sam Loynes. Sam is a member of Akercocke, The Antichrist Imperium, Voices, Anaal Nathrakh and he’s recently launched a new project called Samuel Joseph & The Guiding Hand. On this episode, he updates us on all of those projects, we discuss his personal evolution as a musician and vocalist and we also reflect on his memories...

On this installment of Into The Necrosphere, I’m visiting with Dave Powell and John Wilcox of UK black metallers, Master’s Call. They take me through a track-by-track breakdown of their excellent debut album, “A Journey For The Damned”, we discuss the road to getting it released and much more. On my weekly news rant, I give you my first impressions of new tracks by Vredehammer, Phobocosm, Farsot a...

This week the legendary Chris Pervelis of Internal Bleeding lights a cigar and shares some great stories about the early days of the band. We also chat about what the future holds for Internal Bleeding, discuss how growing older has changed both of our respective attitudes to life and talk about Chris’ recently launched website, https://themetalgentleman.com. Then it’s on to my weekly news rant wh...

This week the members of Boston’s own Fuming Mouth join me to discuss their new album, “Last Day Of Sun”, as well as vocalist Mark Whelan’s battle with and triumph over leukemia. Then on my weekly news rant, I round up the latest singles by Revulsed, Dimmu Borgir, Domination Campaign and others for judgment. PLUS, I share the new single by Australian black metal battalion, SIK. ▶️SIGN UP TO THE AM...

Aaron Aedy, guitarist for the legendary Paradise Lost, returns to the podcast this week to discuss the re-recording of their seminal effort, “Icon”, indulge my boundless curiosity about “Shades of God”, reminisce about the glory days of the London live music scene and much more. I also review new releases by Strigoi, Gravesend, Suffocation and Fuming Mouth. PLUS - on my weekly news rant, the lates...

It's a full-throttle Horsemen of the Podcasting Apocalypse extravaganza on Into The Necrosphere this week as I welcome no less than three of my brothers to the show. First up, Ralph Schmidt (Ultha, Ropes of Night) and Mike Hill (Tombs, Scorpion Throne) join me to discuss their latest collaboration, Danzig, what the future holds for their respective bands and much more. Then, the Sinister Minister,...

Chris Grigg of Woe joins me this week to talk about “Legacies Of Frailty”, how he discovered heavy metal and Ampwall - his soon-to-be launched Bandcamp alternative focused on independent artists. Then it’s on to a round-up of some of my favourite releases of the past couple of weeks, including albums by The Amenta, Cult Burial, Sulphur Aeon and Slidhr. PLUS, on my weekly news rant, I round up the...

This week I’m celebrating a milestone by talking to a legend. The great and powerful Attila Csihar makes his Into The Necrosphere debut for a candid discussion about our mutual love of high end audio, his return to Mayhem in 2004, the recording of “De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas”, his evolving vocal style and much more. Then it’s on to a review of “Legacies Of Frailty” by Woe and a very special guest c...

On this episode of Into The Necrosphere, Matt Priso of SIK, Spells Ov Torment and Conspiracy X joins me for wide-ranging discussion about black metal, bodybuilding, growing older, and our mutual love of Nevermore. He also shares some insight into the recording of “Cast Below To Rise Above”, the incredible debut record by SIK and gets me to admit to a truly shameful guilty pleasure!. PLUS - Matt co...

Kelly Shaefer returns to Into The Necrosphere to discuss “Outside The Spiral”, the blistering debut by his new band, Till The Dirt. I also get the lowdown on what the future holds for Atheist, we talk about the state of the music industry in 2023 and much more. Then it’s on to reviews of “How It Ends” by Primordial and “Eloah Burns Out” by Trivax. On my weekly news rant, I round up the latest sing...

In this episode, I’m rejoined by my friend Naas Alcameth of the formidable Akhlys for a deep-dive into his writing process. We discuss the creation of Akhlys's critically hailed album, "Melinoe". We also delve into a preview of their much-awaited upcoming record, Naas gives me a sneak peak of the other projects he has in the pipeline, and we discuss our mutual love of horror movies. Additionally,...

Evan Hopper of Quell returns to the podcast this week to talk about his new album, “All That Was And Will Never Be”. As is the standard for any of Evan’s visits to the show, the conversation soon spins out into a myriad of other tangents, including our shared love of Danzig, death metal, his forays into the world of dating apps and much more. Then, on my weekly news rant, I give you my first impre...

This week the host of the Agitators Anonymous podcast and legendary frontman for Primordial and Dread Sovereign makes his triumphant return to Into The Necrosphere. We discuss “How It Ends”, the blistering new album by Primordial, and we set the world to rights across a gamut of social and cultural topics. I also review “As Gomorrah Burns” by Cryptopsy and “Make Them Beg For Death” by Dying Fetus....

Bonus episode this week - the last installment of my in-person series of podcasts recorded at ReaperFest on July 28th-29th. My guest for this one was Dagon of Heathen Deity. We discussed the reception to their debut full-length “True English Black Metal”, Dagon’s side projects, his approach to playing live and more. ▶️SUPPORT THE BANDS FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE Heathen Deity https://heathendeity.ba...