REQUIEM METAL PODCAST

In 1991 a video was released that changed the lives of a handful of American metalheads... the Hard n Heavy: Grindcore Special! Literally months in the making, the following 85-minutes of "explicit everything" features interviews with: Albert Mudrian, Barney Greenway, Shane Embury, David Vincent and Nick Holmes along with clips of from the original 1991 video. This is without question, the most co...

Part 2 of our Best of 2011 coverage.   Graveyard, "The Siren", Hisingen Blues   Talkset #1 Bastard Priest, "Ghouls of the Endless Night", Ghouls of the Endless Night Toxic Holocaust, "Bitch", Conjure and Command Entrails, "Crawling Death", The Tomb Awaits Trap Them, "Evictionaries", Darker Handcraft Brutal Truth, "Crawling Man Blues", End Time   Talkset #2 Rotten Sound, "Superior", Cursed Primordi...

As has become a yearly tradition, we go through and spotlight our favorite releases of 2011 from the extreme metal world. Jason and I each picked 10 albums (there was a lot of crossover) and we also threw on a track from the new Opeth to discuss the merits or lack there of of this divisive record.   Opeth, "The Lines in My Hand", Heritage   Talkset #1 Autopsy, "Dirty Gore Whore", Macabre Eternal D...

Before the retro-Thrash revival of the 2000's, there were a handful of death metal bands channeling the genre's energy and aesthetics. Witchery brought elements from Teutonic thrash, NWOBHM and Mercyful Fate, while keeping the barbarity of death metal. Featuring members of Satanic Slaughter, Seance, The Haunted, Opeth and Mercyful Fate, Witchery is a virtual who's who of metal royalty.   Executive...

What more can be said about Slayer? Well, that's kinda what we thought too. This episode has been a longtime coming and we had a certain amount of hesitation due to the fact that so much has already been documented about the band, but we ended up having quite a bit to say about this early era. Along with Celtic Frost and Venom,Slayer are one of the most important bands to help shape the extreme me...

After last week's dose of black metal, we figured it was time to represent some true "white metal". Nearly 11 years into their career, Trouble jumped leaps and bounds with producer Rick Rubin on their self titled 1990 album. Similar toKyuss, Trouble was a band that didn't fit into any scene and really was ahead of it's time. Alternative rock was rising, thrash was waning and the extreme metal scen...

Black metal seems to be of of the most conservative of genres, but also one of the most innovative. Craft falls into the later. They approach their songwriting through the lens of lo fi black metal (ala Darkthrone/Burzum) but manage to retain a high production value that doesn't lessen the impact of the music with spit and polish. Born from the land of Bathory, but owes more to their Norwegian bre...

We've arrived at part 2 of our Voivod coverage. This second half of their career sees the most turbulent upheaval of the core group. Members leave, a member dies, styles change and a new incarnation is born. Voivod scholar and friend of the show, Jeff Wagner join us again to discuss this truly crucial band.   "Intro", Nothingface (1989) "The Unknown Knows", Nothingface (1989)   Talkset #1 "Nuage F...

Not often can you say that a band sounds like nobody else. Voivod are one of the rare cases where it's true. Formed in 1982 in Canada, Voivod have run the gamut of extreme metal styles, but have alway retained a very unique dissonance and mythology that are distinctly their own. Voivod scholar and friend of the show, Jeff Wagner join us this episode to discuss the first chapter of this truly cruci...

Culled from members of Gorgoroth, Audrey Horn and Manngard; Sahg blend doom, rock n roll and psychedelia into a seamless package that is deceptively simple. But simple doesn't mean simplistic. More streamlined and thoughtful. Similarly to Pig Destroyer, they craft riffs that you'd swear you've heard before, but you can't place them. We delve into their full 3 album discography on this episode and...

The New Wave of British Heavy Metal is filled with overlooked gems and one of the most overlooked until recently is Angel Witch's debut album. We discuss a few of their early offerings and the self titled album. How it's effected the thrash and extreme metal scenes and beyond.   Executive Producer: Andrew Joyce    "Flight Nineteen", Sweet Danger 7" (1980)   Talkset #1 "Angel Witch", Angel Witch (1...

Part 2 of our Labor Day Special. We continue our set list of work-related tunes to celebrate the plight of the working man.   Megadeth, "Foreclosure of a Dream", Countdown to Extinction (1992)   Talkset #1 Crumbsuckers, "Live to Work", Life of Dreams (1986) Extreme Noise Terror, "Work For Never", Retro-Bution (1995) D.R.I., "Worker Bee", Thrash Zone (1989) Disrupt, "Be Your Own Boss",  5 Song Demo...

Labor Day. A holiday that doesn't get a whole lot of attention for it's ties to music, but a little research has uncovered a wealth of labor-related material that celebrates the working class, the unemployed and the oppressed. Sit back and enjoy our two-part Labor Day Special!   Rush, "Working Man", Rush (1974)   Talkset #1 Crass, "Do They Owe Us a Living", The Feeding of the 5000 (1978) The Germs...

Part two of our discussion of Electric Wizard: The modern era. We see a major lineup change that includes a second guitar player/songwriter that takes them into new musical directions that push the boundaries of doom.   Executive Producer: Wes Cueto   "We Live", We Live (2004)   Talkset #1 "Master of Alchemy", Let Us Prey (2002) "Eko Eko Azarek", We Live (2004)   Talkset #2 "Dunwich", Witchcult To...

This week we tackle Electric Wizard, one of the most requested show topics in recent memory. Since their inception, they have continually defied expectation and have become the torchbearers of pushing the boundaries of doom and heavy music in general. In part 1 we discuss their first four releases and chart their conventional doom rise to the sonic barbarity of Dopethrone.   Executive Producer: Br...

We're continuing our exploration of Ireland's Primordial, focusing on their post-2000 output.   "The Golden Spiral", The Gathering Wilderness (2005)   Talkset #1 "The Coffin Ships", The Gathering Wilderness (2005) "Tragedy's Birth", The Gathering Wilderness (2005) "Gallows Hymn", To The Nameless Dead (2007)   Talkset #2 "Empire Falls", To The Nameless Dead (2007) "Heathen Tribes", To The Nameless...

Sweden seems to be our goto country, so it's no surprise we're back to discuss one of the obscure gems of the early 90s... Eucharist. An anomaly in the melodic death metal scene, they have more in common with At The Gates Red in the Sky... than Dark Tranquility or In Flames, using weird time signatures and unconventional riffs. We basically go through every era of their career in this crucial epis...

Ireland isn't a country often associated with the extreme metal scene. But there is one notable exception... Primordial. The struggles and oppression they have overcome as a people is clearly felt through Primordial's lyrics, songwriting and imagery. Similar to the "viking metal" movement, they have used national pride and history as a basis for their entire career. In this first part we explore t...

Everyone knows the controversy surrounding Mayhem and the death of Euronymous at the hand of Varg Vikernes and the suicide of previous singer Dead, but beyond the sensationalism there is is a fantastic musical document that remains. This episode we discuss the merits of one of the most important black metal albums of all time. The riffing, unconventional songwriting and one of the most impressive...

Morbid Angel is quite possibly the most important band in extreme metal, influencing countless black and death metal acts and reshaping the possibilities of extreme music. In recent years they have been flying under-the-radar with the promise of an album reuniting the classic David Vincent-era lineup. With such lofty expectations of what the new music might hold, fans were clamoring to hear Morbid...

It's been a long time coming, but we thought it was high time that we brought Overkill into the discussion. Considered one of the originators of thrash, yet often relegated to a second tier act. Similar to Exodus, circumstances prevented them from releasing a record until well after Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax already gained prominence in the scene. This episode we discuss the first 5...

We're back from vacation and with something of a different show than the usual. By listener suggestion, we do a breakdown of our experiences at Maryland Death Fest 2011 and throw in a some music from the acts that really stood out.   Executive Producer:  Wes Cueto   In Solitude, "The World, The Flesh, The devil", The World, The Flesh, The Devil (2011)   Talkset #1 Miasmal, "Abduction of Soul", Dem...

Back to some of the roots of extreme metal this week. Black Sabbath might be the first thing to come to mind when you hear Witchfinder General, but beyond some surface similarities, they are quite different beasts. Coming out of the NWOBHM scene, they didn't really fit in with their peers and were only a blip on the radar, until later touted as fuel for the later doom scene eruption in the late 80...

We're trying something a little different this week. We often discuss and relate non-metal acts into our music conversations, but this time we're going to make a non-metal band the subject of this week's show. While definitely having metallic elements, Germany's The Notwist encompass multiple genres into their music and have a pervasive "unsettling" undertone that makes them a good (although not o...

We're digging into the vault on this one. Two Swedish bands that had humble beginnings, but contained members that would go on to be a part of bands that would shape the genre. House of Usher, a band with little output, but a huge reputation within Swedish death metal circles and featured Martin Larsson who would go onto At The Gates and Stefan Källarsson from Crypt of Kerberos. Then we have Cryst...