REQUIEM METAL PODCAST

This time we're going back to a dark day in metal... 1995. Or at least that's where our story begins, in southern California amidst a scene with the unfortunate moniker of nu-metal. While I still don't understand the success of this sub genre, there was one bright spot in an otherwise, to be frank, shitty scene: The Deftones. They quickly surpassed all their contemporaries in depth, concept and execution and have become an entity completely of their own making. Sit back as we discuss the career of a flower that was born from shit. Executive Producer: Saurav Misra "Engine No 9", Adrenaline (1995) Talkset #1 "Fireal", Adrenaline (1995) "Lotion", Around the Fur (1997) "Dai The Flu", Around the Fur (1997) "Elite", White Pony (2000) Talkset #2 "Passenger", White Pony (2000) "When Girls Telephone Boys", Deftones (2003) "Beware", Saturday Night Wrist (2006) "Kimdracula", Saturday Night Wrist (2006) "Royal", Diamond Eyes (2010) Talkset #3 "Prince", Diamond Eyes (2010) "976-Evil", Diamond Eyes (2010) RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

This episode we are joined by Jeff Wagner, author of Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal. In part two of our conversation we delve into the world of bizarre progressive metal, the avant guard and the downright weird. Executive Producer: Ron Merz Celtic Frost, "Caress Into Oblivion", Into The Pandemonium (1987) Talkset #1 Pan-Thy-Monium, "Machinery", Khaooos (1993) Ved Buens Ends, "It's Magic", Written in Waters (1995) Maudlin of the Well, "The Curve That to an Angle Turn'd", Leaving Your Body Map (2001) Talkset #2 Gonin-Ish, "Jinbaika", Naishikyo-Sekai (2005) Frantic Bleep, "...But a Memory", The Sense Apparatus (2005) Egoist, "With Eyes Full of Colors", Dead Egg (2007) Talkset #3 Solefald, "Tittentattenteksti", Norrøn Livskunst (2010) RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

This episode we are joined by Jeff Wagner, author of Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal. In part one of our conversation we delve into the world of extreme progressive metal, running the gamut from thrash to black metal. Executive Producer: Jill Hundey Voivod, "Overreation", Killing Technology (1987) Talkset #1 Deathrow, "Machinery", Deception Ignored (1988) Death, "Overactive Imagination", Individual Thought Patterns (1993) Atheist, "Mineral", Elements (1993) Talkset #2 Gorguts, "Condemned to Obscurity", Erosion of Sanity (1993) Akercocke, "Words That Go Unspoken", Words That Go Unspoken... (2005) Hieronymus Bosch, "Broke", Equivoke (2008) Talkset #3 Deathspell Omega, "Malconfort", Paracletus (2010) RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

Continuing where we left off last week with Autopsy, Dismember picks up the death/gore torch and elevates it to heights unseen in pure visceral, raw, searing sound. It's safe to say there wouldn't be a Dismember without Autopsy, at least not the band we know today. Dismember adopted some frameworks that Autopsy built, but ended up taking their sound to a level still unmatched. They were the counter to Entombed's low end, filthy guitar tone. They brought the high-gain, "treble" end of the spectrum, which stands to this day as one of the most confrontational and bludgeoning recordings ever laid to tape. This episode we discuss Dismember's Like an Ever Flowing Stream... "Override the Overture", Like an Ever Flowing Stream (1991) Talkset #1 Carnage, "Torn Apart", Dark Recollections (1990) Talkset #2 "Soon to be Dead", Like an Ever Flowing Stream (1991) "Bleed For Me", Like an Ever Flowing Stream (1991) "And so is Life", Like an Ever Flowing Stream (1991) Talkset #3 "Dismembered", Like an Ever Flowing Stream (1991) "Skin Her Alive", Like an Ever Flowing Stream (1991) "Sickening Art", Like an Ever Flowing Stream (1991) Talkset #4 "In Death's Sleep", Like an Ever Flowing Stream (1991) RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

One of the most crucial influences on the Swedish death metal scene of the late 80s, Autopsy pulled in elements of doom, hardcore, rock n roll and death metal to create a sound that was all their own. Being that they were an anomaly in the underground, they didn't get the attention they deserved at the time, but in retrospect, they are one of the most important bands in the genre. Executive Producer: Jeff Wagner "Charred Remains", Severed Survival (1989) Talkset #1 "Service For a Vacant Coffin", Severed Survival (1989) "Disembowel", Severed Survival (1989) "Gasping For Air", Severed Survival (1989) "Ridden with Disease", Severed Survival (1989) Talkset #2 "Pagan Savior", Severed Survival (1989) "Impending Dread", Severed Survival (1989) "Severed Survival", Severed Survival (1989) "Critical Madness", Severed Survival (1989) Talkset #3 "Embalmed", Severed Survival (1989) RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

Getting back to the United States and to some rock n roll with Monster Magnet. An anomaly back in the early 90s, clearly standing out from "Alternative" scene with their psychedelic, drug-infused, bombastic rock n roll. We explore three of their early albums: Spine of God, Superjudge and Dopes to Infinity. Executive Producer: Jill Hundey "Black Mastermind", Spine of God (1992) Talkset #1 "Medicine", Spine of God (1992) "Zodiac Lung", Spine of God (1992) "Spine of God", Spine of God (1992) Talkset #2 "Cyclops Revolution", Superjudge (1993) "Twin Earth", Superjudge (1993) "Negasonic Teenage Warhead", Dopes to Infinity (1995) "Look to the Orb for the Warning", Dopes to Infinity (1995) Talkset #3 "Third Alternative", Dopes to Infinity (1995) RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

It's been awhile since we've delved into the world of black metal, so we figured we'd discuss one of the most influential and notorious bands in the genre... Burzum. Instead of discussing the titillating and the controversial, we're just gonna talk about the music at where it falls into the history of extreme metal. Executive Producer: Shawna Perez "War", Burzum (1992) Talkset #1 "Lost Wisdom", Det Som Engang Var (1993) "Dominus Sathanas", Aske (1993) "Det Som Engang Var", Hvis Lyset Tar Oss (1994) Talkset #2 "Dunkelheit", Filosofem (1996) "Jesus' Tod", Filosofem (1996) "Kaimadalthas' Nedstigning", Belus (2010) Talkset #3 "Valen", Fallen (2011) RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

This episode we conclude our discussion of Napalm Death with Albert Mudrian (Editor-in-chief of Decibel Magazine) and touch upon Mass Appeal Madness-era through 2009 album, Time Waits for no Slave. We are also pleased to announce an exclusive excerpt of Legacy was Yesterday, soon to be heard on Decibel's May issue's Flexi-Disc. Executive Producer: Anonymous "Mass Appeal Madness", Mass Appeal Madness EP (1991) "I Abstain", Utopia Banished (1992) Talkset #1 "The World Keeps Turning", Utopia Banished (1992) "Hung", Fear, Emptiness, Despair (1994) "Remain Nameless", Fear, Emptiness, Despair (1994) "Cursed to Crawl", Diatribes (1996) "The Infiltrator", Words From the Exit Wound (1998) Talkset #2 "Taste the Poison", Enemy of the Music Business (2000) "Necessary Evil", Enemy of the Music Business (2000) "Forced to Fear", Order of the Leech (2002) "Right You Are", The Code is Red... Long Live the Code (2005) "Sink Fast, Let Go", Smear Campaign (2006) "On the Brink of Extinction", Time Waits for No Slave (2009) Talkset #3 EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT "Legacy Was Yesterday", Decibel #79 Flexi (2011) RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

Few bands hold as much cache in the extreme metal world as Napalm Death. From their early hardcore punk roots, they have blazeded trails that entire genres have followed. Some phases of their career have been more successful than others, but they have always pushed ahead, ADD MORE TO THIS. This episode we are pleased to be joined by Napalm Death enthusiast, Albert Mudrian (Editor-in-chief of Decibel Magazine) to discuss the first decade or so of their career. Also stay tuned for next week's show where we sample some never-before-heard Napalm, exclusive to this podcast. Executive Producer: Nick Green "Multinational Corporation", Scum (1987) "Instinct of Survival", Scum (1987) Talkset #1 "Crucifixion of Possession", KAK Demo/Bullshit Detector #3 (1984) "Instinct of Survival", Hatred Surge Demo (1985) "The Kill", Scum (1987) "Scum", Scum (1987) "Life?", Scum (1987) "Parasites", Scum (1987) "Divine Death", Scum (1987) "You Suffer", Scum (1987) Talkset #2 "Unchallenged Hate", From Enslavement To Obliteration (1988) "Lucid Fairytale", From Enslavement To Obliteration (1988) "Retreat to Nowhere", From Enslavement To Obliteration (1988) "Rise Above", Mentally Murdered EP (1989) "Mentally Murdered", Mentally Murdered EP (1989) "Walls of Confinement", Mentally Murdered EP (1989) "If The Truth Be Known", Harmony Corruption (1990) "Suffer the Children", Harmony Corruption (1990) Talkset #3 "Siege of Power", Suffer the Children EP (1990) RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

Thrash has the Big 4, but that group is missing one of the bands that embodies the term to its core... Exodus. Always a bit behind the curve (as far as release schedules) and didn't make the impact they could have initially, but they have made up for it in longevity. This episode we're exploring the early part of their career, showcasing: Bonded by Blood, Pleasures of the Flesh and Fabulous Disaster. Executive Producer: Brian Rogers "Metal Command", Bonded by Blood (1985) Talkset #1 "And Then There Were None", Bonded by Blood (1985) "Piranha", Bonded by Blood (1985) "Deliver Us to Evil", Bonded by Blood (1985) "Strike of the Beast", Bonded by Blood (1985) Talkset #2 "A Lesson of Violence", Pleasures of the Flesh (1987) "Braindead", Pleasures of the Flesh (1987) "Pleasures of the Flesh", Pleasures of the Flesh (1987) "Seeds of Hate", Pleasures of the Flesh (1987) Talkset #3 "Chemi-kill", Pleasures of the Flesh (1987) "Fabulous Disaster", Fabulous Disaster (1989) RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

Picking up where we left off last time.. The Victor Griffin, Joe Hasselvander and Martin Swaney-era of Pentagram. A decidedly different band than their 70s incarnation. The rock n roll has been bled out and the doom has really began to overtake their sound. Liebling's vocals aren't quite as bombastic as before, but what they create on the next 3 records is a blueprint for the next generation of doom purveyors. "Sinister", Relentless (1985) Talkset #1 "Your Lost I'm Free", Relentless (1985) "Burning Savior", Day of reckoning (1987) "Evil Seed", Day of reckoning (1987) "Broken Vow", Day of reckoning (1987) Talkset #2 "When the Screams Come", Day of reckoning (1987) "Too Late", Be Forewarned (1994) "Bride of Evil", Be Forewarned (1994) "The World Will Love Again", Be Forewarned (1994) "Wolf's Blood", Be Forewarned (1994) Talkset #3 "Be Forewarned", (7:14) Be Forewarned (1994) RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

Since the 70s Pentagram have flown the flag of doom. Founded by Bobby Liebling and Geof O'Keefe as a heavy rock act influenced by the likes of Uriah Heep, Black Sabbath, Sir Lord Baltimore and UFO, they spent the next 6 years churning out some of the best rock n roll to ever enter an ear canal. The tragedy is they only issued a few singles and never released a proper album until 1985 with a completely different lineup, only Liebling remaining. The self-titled debut began to lay the groundwork for what we think of as the 2nd wave of doom. This episode we discuss their early work, including their First Daze Here compilation album that features unreleased work from 1971-76 and their self-titled (also known as Relentless). Executive Producer: Emilia Lombardi "Forever My Queen", First Daze Here (2001) Talkset #1 "Starlady", First Daze Here (2001) "Review Your Choices", First Daze Here (2001) "Livin' in a Ram's Head", First Daze Here (2001) "20 Buck Spin", First Daze Here (2001) "Be Forewarned", First Daze Here (2001) Talkset #2 "Last Days Here", First Daze Here (2001) "Dying World", Relentless (1985) "Relentless", Relentless (1985) "The Ghoul", Relentless (1985) Talkset #3 "Sign of the Wolf (Pentagram)", Relentless (1985) RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

This week we're trying something a bit different based on the suggestion of a listener... talking about metal documentaries. Not specifically just metal, but basically our "best of" list. We discuss: Metal: A Headbanger's Journey, Global Metal, Iron Maiden: Flight 666, Iron Maiden: The Early Days, American Hardcore, Get Thrashed, Anvil: The Story of Anvil and many others. Rush, "Working Man", RUSH (1974) Talkset #1 Iron Maiden, "Women in Uniform", Women in Uniform EP (1980) Talkset #2 Black Flag, "White Minority", Jealous Again (1980) Talkset #3 Megadeth, "In My Darkest Hour", So Far, So Good... So What (1988) RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

We're back to our favorite metal country, Sweden. This time to discuss one of the underrated acts that got overshadowed by the likes of Dissection and their ilk, Unanimated. Their pedigree is quite impressive, with members of Merciless, Entombed, Desultory, Dismember, General Surgery, Watain and Carbonized calling Unanimated home. They only put out two records, one in 1993 another in 1995, then came a 14-year hiatus. In 2009 they released the fantastic In the Light of Darkness album, which further cemented their place on the blackened death throne. With over a decade disbanded, Unanimated return with all the vigor and fire of a band half their age. Executive Producer: Adrian Camoens http://www.youtube.com/thechodega "At Dawn/Whispering Shadows", In the Forest of the Dreaming Dead (1993) Talkset #1 "Fire Storm", In the Forest of the Dreaming Dead (1993) "Through the Gates", In the Forest of the Dreaming Dead (1993) "Eye of the Greyhound", Ancient God of Evil (1995) Talkset #2 "Dead Calm", Ancient God of Evil (1995) "Depths of a Black Sea", Ancient God of Evil (1995) "Ruins", Ancient God of Evil (1995) "Die Alone", Ancient God of Evil (1995) Talkset #3 "The Endless Beyond", In the Light of Darkness (2009) "Death to Life", In the Light of Darkness (2009) RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

Part III of our year end coverage concludes with an unexpected debut from a Swedish satanic cult and the triumphant return from some established metal mainstays. Ghost, "Ritual", Opus Eponymous (2010) Ghost, "Stand By Him', Opus Eponymous (2010) Talkset #1 Darkthrone, "I Am The Working Class", Circle The Wagons (2010) Watain, "Four Thrones", Lawless Darkness (2010) The Dillinger Escape Plan, "Gold Teeth on a Bum", Option Paralysis (2010) Talkset #2 Electric Wizard, "Turn Off Your Mind", Black Masses (2010) Blind Guardian, "Road of No Release", At The Edge of Time (2010) Talkset #3 Enslaved, "Lightening", Axioma Ethica Odini (2010) RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

Part II of our year end coverage continues with some metal mainstays and some debuts. Join us as we discuss 2010 in metal. Danzig, "The Revengeful", Deth Red Saboth (2010) Danzig, "Deth Red Moon", Deth Red Saboth (2010) Talkset #1 Agalloch, "Into the Painted Grey", Marrow of the Spirit (2010) Kvelertak, "Blodtorst", Kvelertak (2010) Talkset #2 Deftones, "Beauty School", Diamond Eyes (2010) Black Breath, "Escape From Death", Heavy Breathing (2010) Talkset #3 Deathspell Omega, "Dearth", Paracletus (2010) Deathspell Omega, "Phosphene", Paracletus (2010) RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

2010 has come to a close and it's time to put together the obligatory year end list. This year didn't have the amount of immediately obvious choices that 2009 did, but after much deliberation we came up with what we feel were the most interesting and enjoyable metal releases of 2010. Jason and I each came up with 10 albums and over the next 3 shows we'll discuss and dissect the year 2010 in metal. Kylesa, "Tired Climb", Spiral Shadow (2010) Kylesa, "Cheating Synergy", (2:51) Spiral Shadow (2010) Talkset #1 Cathedral, "Painting in the Dark", The Guessing Game (2010) Anathema, "A Simple Mistake", We're Here Because We're Here (2010) Iron Maiden, "The Alchemist", The Final Frontier (2010) Talkset #2 Triptykon, "Myopic Empire", Eparistera Daimones (2010) Inquisition, "Command of the Dark Crown", Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm (2010) Talkset #3 Dawnbringer, "Like an Earthquake", Nucleus (2010) RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

Part 4 of our Canadian metal discussion. This time we dissect the criminally underrated None Shall Defy album by Infernäl Mäjesty. Slayer meets Teutonic thrash, with a uniquely Canadian flair, makes None Shall Defy a proto-death metal, thrash classic. "Overlord", None Shall Defy (1987) Talkset #1 "R.I.P.", None Shall Defy (1987) "Night of the Living Dead", None Shall Defy (1987) "S.O.S.", None Shall Defy (1987) Talkset #2 "None Shall Defy", None Shall Defy (1987) "Skeletons in the Closet", None Shall Defy (1987) "Overlord", None Shall Defy (1987) Talkset #3 "Anthology of Death", None Shall Defy (1987) "Path of the Psyco", None Shall Defy (1987) RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

Part 3 of our Canadian metal discussion. This time we delve into the more "extreme" side of our neighbors to the north's metal cache. Starting out with punk-fueled, proto-tech-thrash masters Voivod and end the conversation in technical death metal territory with the likes of Cryptopsy, Gorguts and Martyr. Voivod, "Fuck Off and Die", Rrröööaaarrr (1986) Talkset #1 Voivod, "Overreaction", Killing Technology (1987) Voivod, "Macrosolutions to Megaproblems", Dimension Hatröss (1988) Voivod, "Nothingface", Nothingface (1989) Gorguts, "Disincarnated", Considered Dead (1991) Talkset #2 Gorguts, "Condemned to Obscurity", The Erosion of Sanity (1993) GORGUTS Gorguts, "Earthly Love", Obscura (1998) Cryptopsy, "Slit Your Guts", None So Vile (1996) Cryptopsy, "Phobophile", None So Vile (1996) The End, "Scent of Elegance", Within Dividia (2004) Talkset #3 Martyr, "Hopeless Hopes", Hopeless Hopes (1997) Darkthrone, "Canadian Metal", F.O.A.D. (2007) RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

1989. The tail end of the thrash scene; with one notable exception... Annihilator. The Alice in Hell record, recorded in 1988 and released in 1989 on Roadrunner, was a culmination of the entire genre. Embodying elements of speed metal, hardcore punk, proto-death metal and every permutation of thrash, Alice in Hell is a fitting goodbye to a scene that brought extreme metal to a wider audience and made way for the underground to rise. This entry of the Canadian Metal series, we discuss the album track-by-track in an effort to better understand our neighbors to the North's vast wealth of metal skills and influence. "Crystal Ann", Alice in Hell (1989) "Alison Hell", Alice in Hell (1989) Talkset #1 "W.Y.T.D.", Alice in Hell (1989) "Wicked Mystic", Alice in Hell (1989) "Burns Like a Buzzsaw Blade", Alice in Hell (1989) Talkset #2 "Word Salad", Alice in Hell (1989) "Schizos (Are Never Alone), Part I & II", Alice in Hell (1989) "Ligeia", Alice in Hell (1989) Talkset #3 "Human Insecticide", Alice in Hell (1989) RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

When you think of Canada, the first thing that springs to mind isn't usually heavy metal. But after listening to this show it certainly should be. Bands that were muttered by the likes of Napalm Death, Entombed and Death in interviews, but for whatever reason always flew over our radar. No more. The first part of our Canadian Metal series explores the thrash, proto-death metal and heavy metal side of our northern neighbor's musical cache. Scream it proud: CANADIAN METAL! Anvil, "This is Thirteen", This is Thirteen (2007) Talkset #1 Anvil, "Mothra", Metal on Metal (1982) Anvil, "March of the Crab", Metal on Metal (1982) Exciter, "Rising of the Dead", Heavy Metal Maniac (1983) Exciter, "Destructor", (4:18) Violence & Force (1984) Razor, "Evil Invaders", (3:49) Evil Invaders (1985) Talkset #2 Razor, "Cut-Throat", Evil Invaders (1985) Piledriver, "Sodomize the Dead", Metal Inquisition (1985) Sacrifice, "Forward to Termination/Terror Strikes", Forward to Termination (1987) Sacrifice, "Cyanide", Forward to Termination (1987) Slaughter, "Disintegration/Incinerator", Strappado (1987) Slaughter, "Tortured Souls", Strappado (1987) Talkset #3 Anvil, "Flying Blind", This is Thirteen (2007) RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

Rounding out our coverage of the career of Death with their final record The Sound of Perseverance. This was the final death metal entry from Chuck Schuldiner before his tragic passing from brain cancer. See the final act of a band that created death metal as we know it today. RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

Everyone loves Carcass. Well up to a certain point in their career. I can safely state that from Reek of Putrefaction to Heartwork, most would agree that that they could do no wrong (I'm omitting the nut jobs who think they sold out with Necroticism - Descanting the Insalubrious). After the relative success of Heartwork and their signing to Columbia, they were posed to set the world on fire as a mainstream death metal band. But as they state themselves "I Told You So (Corporate Rock Really Does Suck)." Many were highly critical of their swansong, the aptly names Swansong, eventually released by Earache after Columbia shelved it, but now over 10 years later we thought it was worth giving it a second chance. Some see Swansong as a blemish to an otherwise flawless career, and to others this was their entry point to Carcass which opened the door to discovering their earlier output. This episode we reflect on Carcass' post-Heartwork output, including the Blackstar project (the Swansong lineup, sans Bill Steer + Mark "Griff" Griffiths ex-Cathedral). "Rock the Vote", Swansong (1996) Talkset #1 "Black Star", Swansong (1996) "Child's Play", Swansong (1996) "Polarized", Swansong (1996) "Firm Hand", Swansong (1996) Talkset #2 "Emotional Flatline", Wake Up and Smell the... Carcass. (1996) "Blood Spattered Banner", Wake Up and Smell the... Carcass. (1996) Blackstar, "Sound of Silence", Barbed Wire Soul (1997) Blackstar, "Rock 'n' Roll Circus", Barbed Wire Soul (1997) Blackstar, "The Girl Who Lives on Heaven Hill", Peaceville X Compilation (1998) Originally recorded by Hüsker Dü. Talkset #3 Blackstar, "Game Over", Barbed Wire Soul (1997) Blackstar, "Give Up the Ghost", Barbed Wire Soul (1997) RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

Back to the early 1990s again. This time we're discuss seminal Swedish Death Metal act, Grave. Formed in 1986 as Corpse, then changed to the equally necrotic moniker Putrefaction, then finalizing as Grave in 1988. Often lumped into the Stockholm scene, Grave arose from Visby, a town on the island of Gotland just off the eastern coast of Sweden. This relative isolation is reflected in their sound, which was much more brutal and heavy (in a sonic sense). The trademarks of their sound was ultra-downtuned guitars and guttural vocals. More akin to American death metal than their Swedish peers. This episode we go through their early catalog, or their "classic" lineup consisting of Ola Lindgren, Jens "Jensa" Paulsson, and Jörgen Sandström. Their later output is quite good as well (with exception of the Hating Life LP), which we may explore in a future show. "Deformed", Into The Grave (1991) Talkset #1 "Into The Grave", Into The Grave (1991) "Obscure Infinity", Into The Grave (1991) "Extremely Rotten Flesh", Into The Grave (1991) "Morbid Way to Die", You'll Never See... (1992) Talkset #2 "You'll Never See", You'll Never See... (1992) "Brutally Deceased", You'll Never See... (1992) "...And Here I Die...Satisfied", ...And Here I Die...Satisfied EP (1993) "Black Dawn", ...And Here I Die...Satisfied EP (1993) Originally recorded by Corpse (1986) "Blodshed", Soulless (1994) Talkset #3 "Turning Black", Soulless (1994) "Soulless", Soulless (1994) "Rain", Soulless (1994) RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

The first in a series of discussions of Neurosis' discography, Enemy of the Sun (1993). Their fourth full-length and first album to fully realize what we know now as the "Neurosis" sound that has spawned an entire sub-genre of acolytes. "The Time of the Beasts", Enemy of the Sun (1993) Talkset #1 "Lost", Enemy of the Sun (1993) "Raze the Stray", Enemy of the Sun (1993) Talkset #2 "Burning Flesh in Year of Pig", Enemy of the Sun (1993) "Cold Ascending", Enemy of the Sun (1993) "Lexicon", Enemy of the Sun (1993) Talkset #3 "Cleanse", Enemy of the Sun (1993) RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

After 10 episodes devoted to our Crucial Years series, it feels great to get back to discussing a single band. What better way to get back into it than Watain. "Malfeitor", Lawless Darkness (2010) Talkset #1 "Life Dethroned", Rabid Death's Curse (2000) "Devil's Blood", Casus Luciferi (2003) "The Golden Horns of Darash", Casus Luciferi (2003) Talkset #2 "Serpent's Chalice", Sworn to the Dark (2007) "Storm of the Antichrist", Sworn to the Dark (2007) "Stellarvore", Sworn to the Dark (2007) Talkset #3 "Waters of Ain", Lawless Darkness (2010) RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

1989. So this is it. Our 100th episode and the end of our Crucial Years in Metal series. In our opinion, the most crucial year in metal. Grotesque, "Blood Runs from the Alter", The Black Gate is Closed Talkset #1 Overkill, "Elimination", The Years of Decay Metal Church, "Badlands", Blessing in Disguise Testament, "Nightmare", Practice What You Preach Sabbat, "Do Dark Horses Dream of Nightmares?", Dreamweaver Talkset #2 Coroner, "Read My Scars", No More Color Kreator, "Love Us or Hate Us", Extreme Aggression Sodom, "Tired and Red", Agent Orange King Diamond, "Sleepless Nights", Conspiracy Pestillence, "Out of the Body", Consuming Impulse Talkset #3 Ministry, "Breathe", Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste Godflesh, "Wound", Streetcleaner Faith No More, "Zombie Eaters", The Real Thing Talkset #4 Nirvana, "Paper Cuts", Bleach Melvins, "Oven", Ozma Candlemass, "Tears", Tales of Creation Tiamat, "In the Shrines of the Kingly Dead", Sumerian Cry Nihilist, "Face of Evil", Only Shreds Remain Talkset #5 Athiest, "On They Slay", Piece of Time Morbid Angel, "Suffocation", Altars of Madness Obituary, "Slowly We Rot", Slowly We Rot Autopsy, "Ridden with Disease", Severed Survival Terrorizer, "Injustice", World Downfall Talkset #6 Napalm Death, "If the Truth be Known", Harmony Corruption Bolt Thrower, "Eternal War", Realm of Chaos Carcall, "Swarming Vulgar Mass of Infested Virulency", Symphonies of Sickness Sepultura, "Slaves of Pain", Beneath the Remains RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

1990. The last year that thrash reigned supreme. Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax put out what many see as their last great records. Pantera begin to carve the new wave of thrash, Priest releases their last record with Halford and Swedish death metal hits with Entombed's Left Hand Path. The metal world was on the cusp of a change to the extreme. Blind Guardian, "Lost in the Twilight Hall", Tales From the Twilight World Talkset #1 Danzig, "Blood and Tears, Danzig II Lucifuge Trouble, "The Wolf", Trouble Alice in Chains, "We Die Young", Facelift Pantera, "Domination", Cowboys from Hell Slayer, "Born of Fire", Seasons in the Abyss Talkset #2 Judas Priest, "Between the Hammer and the Anvil", Painkiller Anthrax, "Belly of the Beast", Persistence of Time Megadeth, "Take No Prisoners", Rust in Peace Kreator, "People of the Lie", Coma of Souls Merciless, "The Awakening", The Awakening Talkset #3 Entombed, "But Life Goes On", Left Hand Path Obituary, "Memories Remain", Cause of Death Deicide, "Day of Darkness", Deicide RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

1991. The year extreme metal really gained ground in the music world. No longer relegated to the the import bins, this new wave of metal really started penetrating record stores, or at least in the small Midwestern town we came from. Sweden hit us with Debuts by Grave, Dismember and Unleashed, while Entombed delivered their sophomore LP. The US scene was also firing on all cylinders with Morbid Angel, Autopsy and Death, while the last bastions of thrash slowly faded away. Armored Saint, "Reign of Fire", Symbol of Salvation Talkset #1 Atheist, "And the Psychic", Unquestionable Presence Death, "Lack of Comprehension", Human Suffocation, "Involuntary Slaughter", Effigy of the Forgotten Morbid Angel, "Brainstorm", Blessed are the Sick Autopsy, "Twisted Mass of Burnt Decay", Mental Funeral Talkset #2 Dismember, "And So is Life", Like an Everflowing Stream Entombed, "Stranger Aeons", Clandestine Grave, "Haunted", Into the Grave Pestilence, "Twisted Truth", Testimony of the Ancients Sepultura, "Infected Voice", Arise Carcass, "Lavaging Expectations...", Necroticism: Descanting the Insalubrious Talkset #3 Bolt Thrower, "Shreds of Sanity", War Master Cathedral, "Soul Sacrifice", Forest of Equilibrium Paradise Lost, "Falling Forever", Gothic RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

1986. This is the year of thrash. Slayer, Metallica and Megadeth all put out what many see as their quintessential records, King Diamond goes solo and Repulsion erupt on the scene. Not to mention hidden gems like Sepultura's Morbid Visions and Infernal Majesty's None shall Defy continue to broaden metal's ever-diversifying cannon. Candlemass, "Solitude", Epicus Doomicus Metallicus Talkset #1 Motörhead, "Orgasmatron", Orgasmatron Iron Maiden, "Wasted Years", Somewhere in Time King Diamond, "˚Dressed in White", Fatal Portrait Megadeth, "Wake up Dead", Peace Sells...But Who's Buying Talkset #2 Metallica, "Battery", Master of Puppets Dark Angel, "Merciless Death", Darkness Descends Kreator, "Ripping Corpse", Pleasure to Kill Possessed, "Restless Dead", Beyond the Gates Sepultura, "Troops of Doom", Morbid Visions Talkset #3 Repulsion, "Stench of Burning Death", Horrified Infernal Majesty, "S.O.S.", None Shall Defy Slayer, "Raining Blood", Reign in Blood RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

1984. The rise of thrash, Germany entering the thrash fray with what was arguably the start death metal and established acts like Dio, Maiden and Priest continuing to dominate. Dio, "Egypt (The Chains Are On)", The Last in Line Talkset #1 Judas Priest, "The Sentinal", Defenders of the Faith Iron Maiden, "Back in the Village", Powerslave Mercyful Fate, "Gypsy", Don't Break the Oath Metallica, "Escape", Ride the Lightening Talkset #2 Slayer, "Haunting the Chapel", Haunting the Chapel Destruction, "Mad Butcher", Destruction Sentence of Death Sodom, "Witching Metal", In the Sign of Evil Bathory, "Sacrifice", Bathory Celtic Frost, "Morbid Tales", Morbid Tales Siege, "Drop Dead", Drop Dead Talkset #3 Cirith Ungol, "Atom Smasher", King of the Dead Trouble, "Psalm 9", Psalm 9 RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

We're back after a little hiatus with a big transition year in metal for established acts...1995. It was the year many underground mainstays spread their wings a bit. In some cases refining their sound, in others pushing the limits of their genre. Enjoy 1995. Deftones, "Bored", Adrenaline Talkset #1 Fear Factory, "Self Bias Resistor", Demanufacture Monster Magnet, "Negasonic Teenage Warhead", Dopes to Infinity Down, "Hail the Leaf", NOLA My Dying Bride, "From Darkest Skies", The Angel and the Dark River Talkset #2 Paradise Lost, "Once Solemn", Draconian Times In Flames, "Bioshere", Subterranean Dark Tranquility, "The One Brooding Warning", The Gallery At The Gates, "Suicide Nation", Slaughter of the Soul Blind Guardian, "Born in a Mourning Hall", Imaginations from the Other Side Talkset #3 Immortal, "At The Stormy Gates of Mist", Battles in the North Dissection, "Retribution...Storm of the Light's Bane", Storm of the Light's Bane RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

Continuing our countdown of ten crucial years in metal we come to 1992. The 2nd wave of black metal has landed, metal starts making it's way into the mainstream, and another wave of underground acts begin to gain prominence. Cannibal Corpse, "Hammer Smashed Face", Tomb of the Mutilated Talkset #1 Alice In Chains, "Them Bones", Dirt Pantera, "Fucking Hostile", Vulgar Display of Power Ministry, "Psalm 69", Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs Fear Factory, "Arise Above Oppression", Soul of a New Machine Amorphis, "Sign From The North Side", Karelian Isthmus Talkset #2 Asphyx, "Streams of Ancient Wisdom", Last One on Earth At The Gates, "Windows", Red in the Sky is Ours Paradise Lost, "Mortals Watch The Day", Shades of God Darkthrone, "Paragon Belial", A Blaze in the Northern Sky Burzum, "Ea, Lord of the Depths", Burzum Talkset #3 Kyuss, "Green Machine", Blues For the Red Sun Eyehategod, "Left to Starve", In the Name of Suffering Brutal Truth, "Ill Neglect", Extreme Conditions Demand Extreme Responses RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

Continuing our countdown of Crucial Years in Metal, we arrive at 2001. It was a year of reinventions and innovation that the metal world greatly needed to maintain relevance in critics circles. Bands like Cathedral came back with a fusion of all their various styles consolidated into a stripped down, crushingly heavy magnum opus, Pig Destroyer had refreshed grind, Enslaved had taken their songwriting to the next level and Katatonia refined their style into a perfect amalgam of indie rock, metal and everything in between. Add to that Converge’s Jane Doe and 2001 stands out in the annals of metal history as a banner year. Children of Bodom, "Kissing the Shadows", Follow the Reaper Talkset #1 Opeth, "Bleak", Blackwater Park Cathedral, "Melancholy Emperor", Endtyme Enslaved, "Vision: Sphere of the Elements – A Monument Part II", Monumension Pig Destroyer, "Trojan Whore", Prowler in the Yard Talkset #2 Converge, "The Broken Vow", Jane Doe Katatonia, "Passing Bird", Last Fair Deal Gone Down Rapture, "This is Where I Am", Futile Neurosis, "From Where Its Roots Run", A Sun That Never Sets Thorns, "Stellar Master Elite", Thorns Talkset #3 Akercocke, "Infernal Rites", Goat of Mendes Tool, "Ticks and Leeches", Lateralus RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

Continuing our countdown of Crucial Years in Metal, we arrive at 1988. A year when thrash was approaching it's zenith and grindcore and death metal were beginning their rise. The rapidly approaching reign of Earache Records was only a few years away and the tent pole bands of Carcass and Napalm Death were changing as quickly as they released records. Within a few short years we'd see the rise of Swedish Death Metal scene, black metal's second coming and the apparent decline of the whole genre. Turbulent years are on the horizon, but 1988 marked a year of beginnings and endings in the various genres and sub-genres of the metal umbrella. Metallica, "Blackened", ...and Justice For All Talkset #1 Queensrÿche, "Spreading the Disease", Operation: Mindcrime Voivod, "Tribal Convictions", Dimensional Hatross Napalm Death, "Lucid Fairytale", From Enslavement to Obliteration Carcass, "Burnt to a Crisp", Reek of Putrefaction Bolt Thrower, "Concession of Pain", In Battle There is No Law Talkset #2 Slayer, "Read Between the Lies", South of Heaven Testament, "Trial by Fire", A New Order Death, "Born Dead", Leprosy Bathory, "For All Those Who Died", Blood Fire Death Ministry, "The Missing", Land of Rape and Honey Talkset #3 Soundgarden, "Beyond The Wheel", Ultramega OK Danzig, "Mother", Danzig RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

Yes. Everyone has a top list of something it seems, and we're no different. Our approach to this cliche of journalism is highlighting landmark years in metal, with an emphasis on years that had an abundant of seminal releases. This also means that we're dealing in volume of records released in certain years, so we're missing some crucial LPs in our lists, but most of those we've covered or will cover in upcoming shows. So now it begins... number 10 in our list: 1985. (Disclaimer: we're trying to approach this from an extreme metal standpoint, not just metal in general. If that were the case, we'd be starting back in the 70s.) Iron Maiden , "Aces High", Live After Death Talkset #1 Megadeth, "Mechanix", Killing is My Business... and Business is Good! Kreator, "Endless Pain", Endless Pain Trouble, "Fear No Evil", Psalm 9 (formerly 'Trouble') Anthrax, "A.I.R.", Spreading the Disease Talkset #2 Possessed, "Pentagram", Seven Churches DRI, "I'd Rather Be Sleeping", Dealing With It! Celtic Frost, "Jewel Throne", To Mega Therion Slayer, "Necrophilliac", Hell Awaits Exodus, "And Then There Where None", Bonded by Blood Talkset #3 S.O.D., "Pussy-Whipped", Speak English or Die Distruction, "Bestial Invasion", Infernal Overkill Bathory, "The Return of Darkness and Evil", The Return... RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

This week we're covering the seminal grind masterpiece, Unrest by Disrupt. "Domestic Prison", Unrest (1994) "Mass Graves", Unrest (1994) "Compliant", Unrest (1994) Talkset #1 "A Life's a Life", Unrest (1994) "Pay For...", Unrest (1994) "Unrest", Unrest (1994) "Reality Distortion", Unrest (1994) "Down My Throat", Unrest (1994) "Tortured in Entirety", Unrest (1994) Talkset #2 "Religion is a Fraud", Unrest (1994) "We Stand Corrected", Unrest (1994) "Faction Disaster", Unrest (1994) "Human Garbage", Unrest (1994) "Without Sincerity", Unrest (1994) "Neglected", Unrest (1994) "Same Old Shit", Unrest (1994) "For What?", Unrest (1994) Talkset #3 "Squandered", Unrest (1994) "Mindlock", Unrest (1994) "Green to Grey", Unrest (1994) RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

Generally accepted as one of the handful of pioneers of the second wave of Black Metal, Emperor's In the Nightside Eclipse barely saw the light of day. With the majority of it's ranks either in prison or under suspicion, In the Nightside Eclipse is truely a perfect storm. Luckily a series of seemingly band events culminated into it's delayed release, which at the time seemed like a detriment, today it seemed to have been released at an ideal time to usher in the coming wave of symphonic black metal. For a much more exhaustive examination if the album's production, check out Precious Metal from DaCapo press. "Into the Infinity of Thoughts", In the Nightside Eclipse (1994) Talkset #1 "The Burning Shadows of Silence", In the Nightside Eclipse (1994) "Cosmic Keys to My Creation & Times", In the Nightside Eclipse (1994) "Beyond the Great Vast Forest", In the Nightside Eclipse (1994) Talkset #2 "Towards the Pantheon", In the Nightside Eclipse (1994) "The Majesty of the Night Sky", In the Nightside Eclipse (1994) "I Am the Black Wizards", In the Nightside Eclipse (1994) Talkset #3 "Inno A Satana", In the Nightside Eclipse (1994) RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

Finishing up our Hypocrisy coverage, spotlighting their more recent work from 1997-2009. We do exclude a few of their albums from the 90s, since they don’t really hold up in the context of their entire career. "Inquire Within", The Final Chapter (1997) Talkset #1 "Through the Window of Time", The Final Chapter (1997) "Adjusting the Sun", The Final Chapter (1997) "Elastic Inverted Visions", Hypocrisy (1999) Talkset #2 "Fractured Millennium", Hypocrisy (1999) "Legions Descend", Into the Abyss (2000) "Let the Knife Do the Talking", Virus (2005) Talkset #3 "War-path", Virus (2005) "Craving for Another Killing", Virus (2005) "Hang Him High", A Taste of Extreme Divinity (2009) Talkset #4 "No Tomorrow", A Taste of Extreme Divinity (2009) RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

We’re back to Sweden again, but this time with the well know, yet often overlooked Hypocrisy. Formed in 1990 after a stint in Florida with Malevolant Creation, the Tägtgren-helmed machine has churned out 11 full length albums. Some better than others, but some haven’t been given the proper attention due to several turds in a row. Beyond Hypocrisy, Peter Tägtgren has an impressive producer resume, with the likes of Dimmu Borgir’s Enthroned Darkness Triumphant, Immortal’s At The Heart of Winter & Celtic Frost’s Monotheist among others. After a slump in the early 2000s, Hypocrisy are back with a renewed vigor and a back to basics approach. "Penetralia", Penetralia (1992) Talkset #1 "Nightmare", Penetralia (1992) "God is a…", Penetralia (1992) "Osculum Obscenum", Osculum Obscenum (1993) "Infant Sacrifices", Osculum Obscenum (1993) Talkset #2 "Apocalypse", The Fourth Dimension (1994) "Reincarnation", The Fourth Dimension (1994) "Killing Art", Abducted (1996) Talkset #3 "Roswell 47", Abducted (1996) "Arrival of the Demons Part II", Abducted (1996) "Slippin’ Away", Abducted (1996) Talkset #4 "Request Denied", The Final Chapter (1997) RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

Way back in episode 14 we discussed the career of Taneli Jarva (Sentenced, Impaled Nazarene, The Black League, etc) and figured it was time to go back and spotlight some of our favorite Sentenced tracks. Unlike many of our other career retrospectives, this one "Where Waters Fall Frozen", The Funeral Album (2005) Talkset #1 "Dancing on the Graves (Lil' Sistah)", Amok (1995) "The Way I Wanna Go", Love & Death (1995) "I'll Throw the First Rock", Down (1996) "The Rain Comes Falling Down", Frozen (1998) Talkset #2 "Drown Together", Frozen (1998) "Killing Me, Killing You", Crimson (2000) "Excuse Me While I Kill Myself", The Cold White Light (2002) Talkset #3 "Cross My Heart & Hope to Die", The Cold White Light (2002) "Neverlasting", The Cold White Light (2002) "Blood & Tears", The Cold White Light (2002) "Vengeance is Mine", The Funeral Album (2005) Talkset #4 "End of the Road", The Funeral Album (2005) RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

Justin Broadrick, mastermind behind Godflesh and now Jesu has a long and varied past when it comes to extreme, genre defying music. His stints in Napalm Death and Head of David brought him to where we first begin our exploration of the first 3 Godflesh full-lengths and various EPs. "Godhead", Godflesh (1988) Talkset #1 "Like Rats", Streetcleaner (1989) "Pulp", Streetcleaner (1989) "Slavestate", Slavestate (1991) Talkset #2 "Perfect Skin", Slavestate (1991) "Predominance", Pure (1992) Talkset #3 "Merciless", Merciless (1994) "Flowers", Merciless (1994) RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

How to approach an Iron Maiden show? Everybody knows the Number of the Beast, Piece of Mind and Powerslave, so how could we bring an interesting spin to Maiden coverage? Well, for now we're starting at the beginning. This episode we discuss the Paul Di'Anno years, covering Iron Maiden, Killers and a bit of The Soundhouse Tapes. More Maiden to come! "Running Free", Iron Maiden (1980) Talkset #1 "Prowler", Iron Maiden (1980) "Remember Tomorrow", Iron Maiden (1980) "Transylvania", Iron Maiden (1980) "Sanctuary", Iron Maiden (1980) Talkset #2 "Phantom of the Opera", Iron Maiden (1980) "Iron Maiden", The Soundhouse Tapes (1979) "Wrathchild", Killers (1981) "Genghis Khan", Killers (1981) Talkset #3 "Prodigal Son", Killers (1981) "Purgatory", Killers (1981) "Killers", Killers (1981) RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

In an attempt to dig deeper into the origins of the metal genre we thought it would be interesting to delve into one of the most energetic bands in the history of, well music... the MC5! Just as our punk show examined the connections between metal and punk, in this episode we broaden our scope out a bit from the narrow confines of extreme metal and take a sonic history lesson with the help of Mike Johnston. The set list we compiled is heavy on rare and hard to find live versions, so even if you are familiar with the MC5, there are bound to be some gems you haven't heard before. Also check out the interview Mike did with Dennis "Machinegun" Thompson in 1995, here. "Trane Song", Gold Soundtrack (1972) Talkset #1 "I Can Only Give You Everything", The Big Bang! Compilation (2000) "Ramblin Rose", Kick Out The Jams (1969) "Kick Out The Jams", Kick Out The Jams (1969) "The Motor City Is Burning", Human Being Lawnmower (2002) "Looking At You", Thunder Express (1999) Talkset #2 "Brother J.C. Intro", Human Being Lawnmower (2002) "Looking At You", Do it (1987) "Shakin' Street", Back In The USA (1970) "American Ruse", Human Being Lawnmower (2002) "Skunk (Sonicly Speaking)", High Time (1971) Talkset #3 "Gold", Babes in Arms (1983) RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

Part 2 of our coverage of Celtic Frost this week. We explore To Mega Therion, Into The Pandemonium and Monotheist. We chose to omit Cold Lake and Vanity Nemesis, while some may enjoy these two albums, we thought they deviated from the Celtic Frost course we wanted to follow. "The Usurper", To Mega Therion (1985) Talkset #1 "Circle of the Tyrants", To Mega Therion (1985) "Necromantical Screams", To Mega Therion (1985) "Inner Sanctum", Into The Pandemonium (1987) Talkset #2 "Mesmerized", Into The Pandemonium (1987) "I Won't Dance", Into The Pandemonium (1987) "Caress into Oblivion", Into The Pandemonium (1987) Talkset #3 "A Dying God Coming into Human Flesh", Monotheist (2006) "Obscured", Monotheist (2006) Talkset #4 "Synagoga Satanae", Monotheist (2006) RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

It's possible that no other band has had more impact on extreme metal than Celtic Frost. Formed from the ashes of Hellhammer, Tom G. Warrior and friends assembled a trio that would write the blueprint for metal that would effect generations to come. This episode we cover a bit of the early Hellhammer era and delve into Morbid Tales, Emperor's Return and To Mega Therion. "Massacra", Apocalyptic Raids (1984) Talkset #1 "Triumph of Death", Apocalyptic Raids (1984) "Human/Into the Crypt of Rays", Morbid Tales (1984) "Procreation of the Wicked", Morbid Tales (1984) Talkset #2 "Dethroned Emperor", Emperor's Return (1985) "Visions of Mortality", Morbid Tales (1984) "Danse Macabre", Morbid Tales (1984) "Nocturnal Fear", Morbid Tales (1984) Talkset #3 "Visual Aggression", Emperor's Return (1985) "Dawn of Meggido", To Mega Therion (1985) Talkset #4 "(Beyond) The North Winds", To Mega Therion (1985) RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

Another year has come to a close, and damn, what an unbelievable year for extreme metal! Since there were so many great albums to sift through, we decided to break it up into two episodes that we'd run back to back-- long enough to fill most holiday commutes (at nearly 3 hours) and timeless enough to act as a mix tape of how truly rad 2009 was for metal! Paradise, "The Rise of Denial", Faith Divides Us, Death Unites Us Talkset #1 Burnt By The Sun, "Rust/Future Primitive", Heart of Darkness Tombs, "Gossamer", The Winter Hours Slayer, "Not of This God", World Painted Blood Talkset #2 Funeral Mist, "Blessed Curse", Maranatha Coalesce, "Wild Ox Moan", OX Talkset #3 Napalm Death, "Time Waits For No Slave", Time Waits For No Slave Immortal, "Norden On Fire", All Shall Fall Converge, "Worms Will Feed/Rats Will Feast", Axe to Fall Talkset #4 Katatonia, "The Longest Year", Night is the New Day RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

Another year has come to a close, and damn, what an unbelievable year for extreme metal! Since there were so many great albums to sift through, we decided to break it up into two episodes that we'd run back to back-- long enough to fill most holiday commutes (at nearly 3 hours) and timeless enough to act as a mix tape of how truly rad 2009 was for metal! Kylesa, "Unknown Awareness", Static Tensions Talkset #1 Unanimated "The Endless Beyond", In the Light of Darkness Hypocrisy, "Valley of the Damned", A Taste of Extreme Divinity Asphyx, "Death the Brutal Way", Death... The Brutal Way Talkset #2 Baroness, "Swollen and Halo", Blue Record Keelhaul, "Everything's a Napkin", Triumphant Return to Obscurity Magrudergrind, "Bridge Burner", Magrudergrind Talkset #3 Sarke, "The Drunken Priest", Vorunah Mastodon, "The Czar", Crack the Skye Talkset #4 Marduk, "Whorecrown", Wormwood RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

The followup to our first career retrospective of black metal visionaries, Marduk. This episode we focus on Panzer Division Marduk, La Grande Danse Macabre, Plague Angel, Rom 5:12 and Wormwood. "Christraping Black Metal", Panzer Division Marduk (1999) Talkset #1 "Azrael", La Grande Danse Macabre (2001) "The Hangman of Prague", Plague Angel (2004) "Perish in Flames", Plague Angel (2004) Talkset #2 "The Leveling Dust", Rom 5:12 (2007) "Through the Belly of Damnation", Rom 5:12 (2007) "Accuser/Opposer", Rom 5:12 (2007) Talkset #3 "Nowhere, No-one, Nothing", Wormwood (2009) "Funeral Dawn", Wormwood (2009) "As a Garment", Wormwood (2009) Talkset #4 "Chorus of Cracking Necks", Wormwood (2009) RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem

Ripe for the holiday season, we bring you the black metal stylings of Sweden's Marduk! A band that has gone through several distinct phases, some more innovative than others, but all culminating in their 2009 masterwork... Wormwood. This first show we'll be investigating their early era, focusing on Dark Endless, Those of The Unlight, Opus Nocturne, Heaven Shall Burn... When We Are Gathered, Nightwing and Panzer Division Marduk. "Darkness Breeds Immortality", Those of the Unlight (1993) Talkset #1 "Still Fucking Dead", Dark Endless (1992) "Those of the Unlight", Those of the Unlight (1993) "Wolves", Those of the Unlight (1993) Talkset #2 "Materialized in Stone", Opus Nocturne (1994) "Untrodden Paths (Wolves Part II)", Opus Nocturne (1994) "Black Tormentor of Satan", Heaven Shall Burn... When We Are Gathered (1996) Talkset #3 "Infernal Eternal", Heaven Shall Burn... When We Are Gathered (1996) "Of Hell's Fire", Nightwing (1998) "Dreams of Blood and Iron", Nightwing (1998) Talkset #4 "Baptism by Fire", Nightwing (1999) RequiemMetal.com Email us - [email protected] Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem