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Naglfar

Back to Sweden again with the very under rated black/death act, Naglfar. We discuss their full back catalog and highlight the criminally neglected Harvest, which managed to slip past everyone's top album list last year. RequiemMetal.com Email us - RequiemPodcast@gmail.com Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem...

Apr 05, 2009•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 49

Tombs / Hooded Menace

Finish doom/death act Hooded Menace and NYC post-rock/shoegaze/black metal hybrids Tombs are the bands we cover this week. RequiemMetal.com Email us - RequiemPodcast@gmail.com Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem...

Mar 27, 2009•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 48

Dark Tranquility: Skydancer

Our first in a series of important genre records--our version of the "Hall of Fame." This episode we discuss Dark Tranquillity's Skydancer & Of Chaos and Eternal Night Ep. RequiemMetal.com Email us - RequiemPodcast@gmail.com Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem...

Mar 23, 2009•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 47

Death... Only The Beginning!

Our first in a series of Death shows that we'll be doing this year. This one spotlights Scream Bloody Gore & Leprosy. RequiemMetal.com Email us - RequiemPodcast@gmail.com Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem...

Mar 16, 2009•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 46

Bathory

The one. The only... Bathory. One of the earliest and most influential bands in the extreme metal genre. RequiemMetal.com Email us - RequiemPodcast@gmail.com Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem...

Mar 07, 2009•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 45

Obscura / Ablaze My Sorrow

The last five episodes we recorded in a single session, since Jason and I live an hour apart, so this installment we decided to play things a little different. We start out this week's show playing a little catch up, announcing the launch of the Requiem site (which you are no doubt aware of if your reading this), what's been going on (in a metal sense) and kind of reintroduce ourselves and what we're about. We thought this would be a good chance to change things up a bit since we've had a string...

Feb 26, 2009•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 44

Opeth, Part 2

The later years of Opeth are discussed, leading up to their most recent LP Watershed. RequiemMetal.com Email us - RequiemPodcast@gmail.com Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem...

Feb 19, 2009•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 43

My Dying Bride, Part 2

This episode we finish up the tail end of My Dying Bride. RequiemMetal.com Email us - RequiemPodcast@gmail.com Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem...

Feb 12, 2009•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 42

Opeth, Part 1

One of the most successful death metal bands of recent memory, Opeth is the subject of this week's show. Chris Dick joins us again as co-host for this exploration of the early years of Opeth. RequiemMetal.com Email us - RequiemPodcast@gmail.com Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem...

Feb 05, 2009•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 41

Rockin' With Dokken!

This time we break up the doom and gloom with some good feelin' rockin'. Enjoy Dokken! RequiemMetal.com Email us - RequiemPodcast@gmail.com Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem...

Jan 30, 2009•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 40

Early Tiamat

This week we explore the early days of Swedish act Tiamat. RequiemMetal.com Email us - RequiemPodcast@gmail.com Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem...

Jan 23, 2009•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 39

My Dying Bride, Part 1

This week we complete the Peaceville 3 coverage with My Dying Bride, a band that has changed direction perhaps more successfully than many of their peers, yet seem to stay on the same path. For better or worse-- you decide! This first show begins with their primal early recordings and ends after their seminal album "Turn Loose the Swans". Enjoy! RequiemMetal.com Email us - RequiemPodcast@gmail.com Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast...

Jan 15, 2009•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 38

Katatonia, Part 2

Part two of Katatonia: We pick up in their post-death metal era. Goodbye growl, hello Jeff Buckley and Jason Molina. RequiemMetal.com Email us - RequiemPodcast@gmail.com Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem...

Jan 07, 2009•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 37

Best of 2008

This episode we count down the best metal and metal related releases of 2008. Join us as we countdown the 14 best of the year. RequiemMetal.com Email us - RequiemPodcast@gmail.com Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem...

Dec 31, 2008•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 36

Santanic Offerings, Part 2

This episode, Jason and Mark continue to give each other gifts of music and each of us tries to guess the present before we unwrap them. RequiemMetal.com Email us - RequiemPodcast@gmail.com Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem...

Dec 21, 2008•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 35

Santanic Offerings, Part 1

This episode, Jason and Mark give each other gifts of music and each of us tries to guess the present before we unwrap them. Join us for part 2. RequiemMetal.com Email us - RequiemPodcast@gmail.com Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem...

Dec 21, 2008•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 34

Katatonia, Part 1

This episode we explore the early years of Swedish cameleon, Katatonia. The first show focuses on their first few records, which made huge stylistic strides culminating in a style that defined them. Stick around for part 2, which goes into their modern era. RequiemMetal.com Email us - RequiemPodcast@gmail.com Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem...

Dec 11, 2008•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 33

35 Counts of Pig Destroyer

This episode is a treat, we've managed to squeeze 35 into one episode. And who could have done that but Pig Destroyer. Enjoy their post-grind stylings. RequiemMetal.com Email us - RequiemPodcast@gmail.com Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem...

Dec 04, 2008•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 32

Kyuss

This week we're featuring "stoner rock" pioneers-- Kyuss. RequiemMetal.com Email us - RequiemPodcast@gmail.com Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem...

Nov 24, 2008•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 31

Converge

Our first act in the "metal core" genre, Converge is this week's featured artist. RequiemMetal.com Email us - RequiemPodcast@gmail.com Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem...

Nov 13, 2008•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 30

Early Cathedral

This episode we go back to the UK to get a glimpse of the early years of Cathedral. RequiemMetal.com Email us - RequiemPodcast@gmail.com Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem...

Nov 05, 2008•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 29

Halloween Special

We usher in the most "metal" of holidays, Halloween. This week we're all over the spectrum from Judas Priest to Brutal Truth all tapping into a certain aspect of Halloween. Enjoy! RequiemMetal.com Email us - RequiemPodcast@gmail.com Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem...

Oct 28, 2008•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 28

Danzig

Glen Danzig. Really do I need to say more: The Misfits, Samhain and Danzig. One of the most unique voices in the heavy metal genre-- this episode is all about the American-era records of Danzig. The "classic"era. Enjoy! "Long Way Back from Hell", Danzig II: Lucifuge (1990) 4:21 - Talkset #1 20:42 - "End of Time", Danzig (1988) 24:36 - "Her Black Wings", Danzig II: Lucifuge (1990) 29:15 - "Devil's Plaything, Danzig II: Lucifuge (1990) 33:26 - Talkset #2 41:21 - "Godless", Danzig III: How The Gods...

Oct 22, 2008•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 27

Darkthrone

Back to Norway this episode with 2nd wave of black metal pioneers Darkthrone. Enjoy! "Lifeless", Ravishing Grimness (1999) 5:40 - Talkset #1 22:09 - "Cromlech", Soulside Journey (1991) 25:59 - "Neptume Towers", Soulside Journey (1991) 29:11 - "A Blaze in the Northern Sky", A Blaze in the Northern Sky (1992) 34:01 - Talkset #2 42:30 - "In the Shadow of the Horns", A Blaze in the Northern Sky (1992) 49:26 - "The Pagan Winter", A Blaze in the Northern Sky (1992) 54:36 - "Under a Funeral Moon", Unde...

Oct 16, 2008•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 26

Keelhaul

Cleveland's best kept secret, Keelhaul are this weeks featured artist. "360", Keelhaul II (2001) 5:31 - Talkset #1 19:54 - "Fuimus", Keelhaul (1998) 24:31 - "Enervate", Keelhaul (1998) 30:05 - "Lackadaisical Chinese Tubesocks", Keelhaul II (2001) 36:28 - Talkset #2 46:17 - "New Void", Keelhaul II (2001) 50:34 - "Unwound", Keelhaul II (2001) 51:16 - "Practicing", Keelhaul II (2001) 54:44 - "39f", Keelhaul II (2001) 1:00:41 - Talkset #3 1:07:50 - "The Gooch", Subject to Change Without Notice (2003...

Oct 09, 2008•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 25

Blind Guardian

This episode we head over to Germany to rattle swords with Blind Guardian, without a doubt the premier poer metal band out there today. "Valhalla", Follow the Blind (1989) 4:52 - Talkset #1 17:50 - "Traveler in Time", Tales from the Twilight World (1990) 23:46 - "Goodbye My Friend", Tales from the Twilight World (1990) 29:19 - "Lost in the Twilight Hall", Tales from the Twilight World (1990) 35:16 - Talkset #2 41:49 - "Time What Is Time", Somewhere Far Beyond (1992) 47:24 - "Bright Eyes", Imagin...

Sep 30, 2008•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 24

Selected Carcass

This time we do our top picks from Carcass. One of the most important grindcore bands ever. Join the platter of splatter as we rundown the career of this seminal act. "Genital Grinder", Reek of Putrefaction (1988) 1:29 - "Maggot Colony", Reek of Putrefaction (1988) 3:03 - Talkset #1 18:19 - "Reek of Putrefaction", Symphonies of Sickness (1989) 22:13 - "Exhume to Consume", Symphonies of Sickness (1989) 26:01 - "Empathological Necroticism", Symphonies of Sickness (1989) 31:35 - Talkset #2 39:19 - ...

Sep 23, 2008•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 23

Mercyful Fate

One of the most influential bands of the metal genre, Merciful Fate are profiled this week. We play selections from their first 3 records and a solo King Diamond cut as well. Enjoy, and come into my coven! "Evil", Melissa (1983) 3:58 - Talkset #1 21:25 - "Curse of the Pharaohs", Melissa (1983) 25:14 - "Into the Coven", Melissa (1983) 30:19 - "Satan's Fall", Melissa (1983) 40:45 - Talkset #2 48:56 - "Gypsy", Don't Break the Oath (1984) 52:03 - "A Dangerous Meeting", Don't Break the Oath (1984) 57...

Sep 17, 2008•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 22

Projections of a Stained Mind Comp

This time we spotlight CBR Record's "Projections of a Stained Mind" compilation from 1991, one of the most prolific Swedish Death metal compilations. Entombed, "Forsaken" 3:52 - Talkset #1 21:23 - Therion, "Future Conscience" 26:25 - House of Usher, "Battle of Spectrum" 31:48 - Unleashed, "The Dark One" 31:48 - Talkset #2 45:37 - Merciless, "Nuclear Attack" 48:11 - Merciless, "Book of Lies" 52:0 - Tiamat, "Ancient Entity" 57:58 - Talkset #3 1:08:00 - Grotesque, "Spawn of the Azithoth" 1:10:36 - ...

Sep 10, 2008•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 21

Anthrax

Going back in time a bit, we thought it was time to cover one of the titans... Anthrax. With such a huge back catalog, we kind of picked out personal favorite eras. (Intro) "Madhouse", Spreading The Disease (1985) Talkset #1 12:53 - "Efilnikufesin (N.F.L.)", Among The Living (1987) 17:43 - "A Skeleton in the Closet", Among The Living (1987) 23:09 - "Indians", Among The Living (1987) 28:47 - Talkset #2 34:51 - "Among The Living", Among The Living (1987) 40:04 - "Blood", Peristence of Time (1990) ...

Aug 25, 2008•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 20

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