TERMINUS: extreme metal podcast

What's this? Terminus rising from its gwave once again? Well, not exactly- TBMG's work commitments are going on a bit longer than anticipated so we're not coming back from break just yet. However, in the interest of maintaining positive SEO trends and social standing, TDMG and infamous Terminus intern Hyper Shaman have put together an episode to tide you all over. We'll be back to your regularly scheduled programming sooner rather than later, but for now- records. First is the long-awaited return of Singapore grindcore stars Wormrot after a 6 year gap from Voices, the record that brought them to the forefront of the genre. This year's record, Hiss, clearly and deliberately moves in more experimental directions, laced with lashings of screamo and ambient, but attempts to also hew closely to Wormrot's tried-and-true d-beat and blast attack. This has already proven to be a divisive record amongst fans of the band, so how does it stack up to prior work, and is the move toward headier material one that makes sense for the band? We discuss. Next up is a record already catching fire within the Terminus black circle- the debut of Grenadier, Arghoslent-worshiping melodic death metal from Newfoundland, Canada (of all locales.) Calling this mere Arghoslent worship is a bit reductive, though, as Grenadier proves themselves not only capable of replicating that band's distinct riffing style but also bringing their own idiosyncrasies to the plate. Certainly one for all the Terminators out there, and definitely on the short list for melodeath record of the year. Finally, we lower our eyes in respect and fear of the return of Pneuma Hagion, whose 2020 debut made that year's Terminus aggregate album of the year list. 2022's Demiurge is in a large sense more of the same- mid-era Morbid Angel perverted and downtuned to tectonic levels- but a close listen shows subtle shifts in the project's sound. The trudge and blast arrangement of the band's style maintains primacy, but an injection of perverse d-beat energy and hypnotic riffing makes this very worthy of further consideration. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:04:28 - Wormrot - Hiss (Earache Records) 0:36:25 - Grenadier - Trumpets Blaze in Burning Glory (Drakkar Records) 1:15:27 - Pneuma Hagion - Demiurge (Meat 5000 Records) 01:48:52 - Outro - Grave Upheaval - “Untitled 4” fr. Untitled (Nuclear War Now, 2013) Terminus links: Terminus on Youtube Terminus on Patreon Terminus on Instagram Terminus on Facebook [email protected]

Through loutish, piglike force of will, we have arrived at the halfway point of season 3 of Terminus. Weary but unbroken, your intrepid hosts are going to be taking their customary two week summer break, but before that, another episode, this time featuring what is surely one of the biggest records of the year. This is another episode of pure death metal, but in this case we reach from the deeper depths of the underground as well as the heights of one of the genre's most seminal acts. For the subterranean: Melancholy Pessimism's newest record, continuing the legacy of these criminally underrated stalwarts of the Czech deathgrind scene. This time the band reaches back into the 80s, injecting a shot of surprisingly traditional thrash into their agile, mosh-ready brand of deathgrind. Like many of the records we've covered this year, this is an album for aficionados of the style, its core traditionalism elaborated upon with subtle touches of structural cleverness and masterful musicianship. And then, yes, it's time- we're late to the party but we'd be remiss if we ignored the latest work by Immolation. No preamble is needed: Immolation continue to impress with their unique style of haunting, textured death metal that has now been iterated upon for upward of 30 years. That being said, this isn't a band content to rest on their laurels, and Acts of God proves itself one of their most ferocious and pummeling offerings in their post-Harnessing Ruin career. Sit back and enjoy as we engage in a sprawling discussion of not merely this record but the band's career, legacy, and position in death metal as a whole. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:09:24 - Melancholy Pessimism - Shut Up, Give Up and Obey! (Bizarre Leprous Production) 0:57:10 - Interlude - Destructive Explosion of Anal Garland - “Ureterakhamun” fr. Tour de Anal (Bizarre Leprous Production, 2014) 0:59:10 - Immolation - Acts of God (Nuclear Blast) 2:04:48 - Outro - Winter - “Into Darkness” fr. Into Darkness (Future Shock, 1990). Note fr. TBMG: Here's the other template for that last chug riff on Acts of God. Terminus links: Terminus on Youtube Terminus on Patreon Terminus on Instagram Terminus on Facebook [email protected]