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 ...
Dec 28, 2010•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 109
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, "Nothingf...
Dec 20, 2010•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 108
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 t...
Dec 12, 2010•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 107
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...
Dec 06, 2010•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 106
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 - RequiemPodcast@gmail.com Support us on Patreon! Follow us on social media: Requiem Facebook Instagram @requiem_metal_podcast Twitter @PodcastRequiem...
Nov 18, 2010•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 105
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 ...
Nov 07, 2010•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 104
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-dow...
Oct 18, 2010•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 103
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...
Oct 02, 2010•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 102
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...
Sep 19, 2010•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 101
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", Extrem...
Sep 03, 2010•2 hr 58 min•Ep. 100
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", Trou...
Aug 24, 2010•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 99
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 o...
Aug 11, 2010•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 98
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, "˚Dres...
Aug 01, 2010•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 97
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, ...
Jul 12, 2010•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 96
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 Da...
May 26, 2010•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 95
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"...
May 12, 2010•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 94
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 ...
Apr 24, 2010•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 93
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. T...
Apr 17, 2010•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 92
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...
Apr 09, 2010•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 91
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",...
Mar 31, 2010•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 90
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 me...
Mar 23, 2010•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 89
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 (200...
Mar 14, 2010•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 88
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 &a...
Mar 09, 2010•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 87
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...
Mar 02, 2010•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 86
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 ...
Jan 27, 2010•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 85
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...
Jan 20, 2010•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 84
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 ...
Jan 12, 2010•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 83
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 ...
Jan 07, 2010•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 82
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", Mo...
Dec 29, 2009•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 81
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...
Dec 22, 2009•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 80
