It's that time of year again, where music journalists tear out their hair (sorry Steve) trying to create a list of their favourite albums of the year and rank them in some sort of immaterial order of preference, despite the fact that the process of weighing up the merits of Bob Mould's Sunshine Rock against Full of Hell's Weeping Choir is about as pointless an exercise as asking Kanye West to display a modicum of humility. But hey-ho, here we are again! This week is part 1, which means Remfry an...
Dec 06, 2019•2 hr 9 min
Remfry sat down with Johannes Persson, vocalist and guitarist of Swedish post-metal legends Cult of Luna to discuss their latest album 'A Dawn To Fear', how the writing for this record differed from the previous few Cult of Luna releases, how Persson's perception of Umeå, his home town, has changed over the years and his ethics growing up in the hardcore scene. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable ...
Dec 03, 2019•29 min
Steve and Remfry are in a state of befuddlement this week ... it must be because it's our last episode of the year where we'll be reviewing new releases. Under the microscope for the final review show of 2019 are albums by Beck, Lindemann, Cattle Decapitation and Misery Loves Co. There are also live reviews of PUP, Sick of it All, Ghost and A Celebration of Talk Talk's Mark Hollis and trade-off features Fall Out Boy and Catch. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podca...
Nov 29, 2019•2 hr 47 min
We're constantly striving to push the boundaries on Riot Act, by bringing you the latest and greatest music from the world of alternative music. So this week, we're proud to present ... errr Coldplay ... sorry about that. But worry not, there are also reviews of the new 'film' by Slayer, plus reviews of albums by DJ Shadow, Sleep Token and Bellevue Days. There's also talk about the unwarranted Mötley Crüe reunion, band announcements for Download and 2000Trees festivals and a special mention for ...
Nov 22, 2019•2 hr 43 min
It's part 2 of our end-of-year catch up and this week, Steve's curated a compelling and varied list of musical artistes including Health, Show Me The Body, Snow Ghosts, Port Noir, Ashbringer, Life of Agony, Throes, JPEGMafia, Kim Gordon and Nile. Also this week, Remfry went to see Fever 333, Steve went to see Leprous, there's a discussion about The Ghost Inside's big comeback show at Brixton Academy and for the first time, possibly ever, the guys say something bad about Tool. See acast.com/priva...
Nov 15, 2019•2 hr 55 min
Remfry is joined by three excellent guests, Serena Cherry (of Svalbard), Jo Quail and A.A. Williams, to discuss Japanese instrumental quartet MONO and the impact they have had over 20 years as a band. The panel discuss the dynamics of MONO's music and the influence it has had on each member of the panel, which then leads into a broader discussion about instrumental music, showmanship and the difference between practise and performance. MONO curate a 20th anniversary event in London called 'Beyon...
Nov 12, 2019•1 hr 11 min
It's a mammoth week in Riot Act land as we begin part one or a two part catch up end of year spectacular. This time around, we've decided to split the catch-up picks between our two hosts and this week it's Remfry's turn to bring in records he feels we should have covered on the show this year. His picks are Julia Jacklin, Weyes Blood, Numenorean, Pile, The Callous Daoboys, Lightning Dust, Fink, Norma Jean, A Winged Victory for the Sullen and Schammasch. But before all that, Steve and Remfry dis...
Nov 08, 2019•3 hr
On this week's show, Steve and Remfry review new releases by Swans, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Stake, Une Misère and Frail Body. Plus the boys talk about the new Bloodstock announcement and Morrissey selling albums by the likes of David Bowie, Iggy Pop and The Stooges, Patti Smith and Lou Reed for $300 a pop ... but they're signed by Morrissey so, you know .... worth it! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:...
Nov 01, 2019•2 hr 5 min
With just 6 days to go until the UK is cast adrift from its European brothers and sisters after extending two fingers as an RSVP to the EU party, Remfry and Steve join Brexit dissenters Haggard Cat as they protest the 52%'s decision to leave ... by spending 24 hours encased in a concrete box. Nice work chaps, that'll show 'em! Steve and Remfry review new albums by clipping., We Lost the Sea, Alcest, Mark Lanegan and Refused whilst Steve ventured out to see Killswitch Engage and Remfry recalls tr...
Oct 25, 2019•2 hr 26 min
Remfry is away this week, mucking about in Europe. But Riot Act rolls on regardless. Stephen is joined by long time buddy and RA comrade Matt Stocks to review new releases from Foals, Ocean Wisdom and Elbow. Matt brings Against Me’s classic major label debut New Wave in for the first ever one sided trade off. And the boys chat Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Nominees, Robb Flynn kicking off on instagram and Matt’s recent interview with Jaz Coleman from Killing Joke. Plus Steve compares everyone to Ta...
Oct 18, 2019•1 hr 29 min
Steve and Remfry continue to bring you the most eclectic alternative music round-up with reviews this week of new releases by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Babymetal, Lightning Bolt and Can't Swim. Steve also found time to go to the cinema this week (twice) where he was rudely confronted by Gary Glitter (his music, not the man himself) which once again raises the ugly question of whether art can (or should) be enjoyed once the artist has been convicted of a heinous crime. His second cinema excu...
Oct 11, 2019•2 hr 39 min
There are a plethora of live shows to cover this week on Riot Act, as Steve went to the rather morbid Static-X, Soil and Wednesday 13 in London whilst Remfry went to see Emma Ruth Rundle, Jo Quail in Bristol and Lingua Ignota in London. He also hot-footed it off to Cologne to report back from the 15th edition of Euroblast Festival where he saw a strong contender for worst gig in 20 years of seeing shows. Albums reviewed include The Menzingers, The Number Twelve Looks Like You, Renounced and Body...
Oct 04, 2019•2 hr 47 min
The Download announcement has got Steve and Remfry into a right tizzy, especially considering that Steve recently attended the Mercury Music Prize, an historically mocked (on this podcast at least) awards ceremony that's giving far more exciting bands and artists a platform than Download seem to be managing at the moment. Steve and Remfry discuss (well .... Steve mainly rants, Remfry mainly listens). Ironically, it comes at a time when there is plenty of extremely exciting rock and metal bands m...
Sep 27, 2019•2 hr 46 min
Steve and Remfry review new releases by Opeth, Blink-182, Tides From Nebula and Soeur as well as the new song by Black Peaks. Plus, there's yet more talk about 'the most anticipated tour of next year' The Hella Mega Tour and their rather extravagant VIP packages and Remfry went to see American Indie rock legends Pile. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
Sep 20, 2019•2 hr 17 min
Steve and Remfry review new albums by Pixies, Cult of Luna, Chelsea Wolfe and Mike Patton and Jean Claude-Vennier. Trade off this week comes courtesy of MDC and Imperial Triumphant. They also discuss Tool taking the No#1 spot from Taylor Swift, Green Day's newly announced uber tour as well as 'the most exciting new guitar band in Britain' (The Guardian, June 2019) black midi. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analy...
Sep 13, 2019•2 hr 29 min
At this year's ArcTanGent festival, Remfry sat down with a veritable feast of fantastic musicians to discuss the music industry and how to navigate it, including Pedram Valiani (Frontierer), Serena Cherry (Svalbard), Greg Kubacki (Car Bomb), Justine Jones (Employed To Serve) and Rabea Massaad (Toska). This is the entire chat, (mostly) unedited for you to enjoy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable ...
Sep 10, 2019•54 min
We're recording early this week cause Steve's off to New York for a holiday; it's left the boys feeling a little discombobulated. Still, they knuckle down and review new releases by Korn, Hawk Eyes, Microwave and The Road, whilst trade-off is between two electronic giants in the form of Utah Saints and Three Trapped Tigers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
Sep 06, 2019•2 hr 3 min
420,681,600 seconds. 7,011,360 minutes. 116,856 hours. 4869 days. Or as most people put it, 13 years. Finally, after a lot of waiting (and a lot of pointless maths) Tool's new album, Fear Inoculum, is here and we're about to review the shit out of it! Strap in for over an hour of analysis on one of the most anticipated records of the decade. There are other albums out this week too including new releases by Hugar, Entombed A.D. and Black Futures. Plus, there's a discussion over the controversial...
Aug 30, 2019•2 hr 20 min
We've (Remfry) has been banging on about it all bloody year and finally ArcTanGent 2019 is upon us! And we've brought along a couple of guests in the form of Brady 'Cunt' Deeprose and Dan Nightingale, who are (selfishly) in two bands; C**jurer and Curse These Metal Hands. 38 bands are reviewed including Nordic Giants, Møl, Raketkanon, Pijn, Coheed and Cambria, Car Bomb, Carpenter Brut, The Beft, Sleep Token, LLNN, Palm Reader, Three Trapped Tigers, Bossk, We Never Learned To Live, And So I Watch...
Aug 23, 2019•2 hr 38 min
Summer rolls on and the big albums keep a-coming as Steve and Remfry review new releases from Bon Iver, Frank Turner, Sleater-Kinney, Killswitch Engage and Feeder. They also discuss the possibility of Slipknot having their first no.1 album for 18 years and Steve reports back from his favourite festival in the world Bloodstock, including live reviews of Parkway Drive, Soulfly, TesseracT, Anthrax, Cancer Bats, Soilwork, Lotus Eater, Boss Keloid, Thy Art is Murder, The Wildhearts and Sabaton. See a...
Aug 16, 2019•2 hr 30 min
It’s a huge week for music this week as Steve and Remfry discuss the sixth album from metal behemoths Slipknot. There is also chat on new releases from The Hold Steady, Cultdreams and Pijn & Conjurer. As if that wasn’t enough there is also a mammoth trade off, where the lads discuss Maybeshewill’s excellent debut album Not For Want Of Trying and then try and unpack the relative merits of one of the most influential records of the Millennium; 808’s And Heartbreak by hip-hop visionary/big head...
Aug 09, 2019•2 hr 22 min
After a few weeks of quite unusual shows, we're back to our regularly scheduled programming, with Steve and Remfry reviewing new releases by Volbeat, Russian Circles, Lingua Ignota, Thy Art Is Murder and Down I Go. Steve also recounts his experience seeing Uniform and Bad Breeding on the hottest day of the year and Remfry talks about his experience at Sigur Rós's free ambient Hyde Park 'Liminal' show, plus there's further news and speculation on the long awaited Tool album. See acast.com/privacy...
Aug 02, 2019•2 hr 7 min
It’s our birthday and we will cry if we want to. Joining Steve and Remfry for this specialist of all special occasions are 7 guests who have all been tasked with picking their ultimate party anthem... cause it’s a party see? Guests whose choices are being rigorously scrutinised include Sammy Urwin (Employed to Serve), Claire Simson (Mountain Caller), Brady ‘C*nt’ Deeprose (Conjurer), Joe Nally (URNE), Djamila Azzouz (Ithaca), Matt Reynolds (Haggard Cat) and Justine Jones (Employed to Serve / Hol...
Jul 26, 2019•2 hr 1 min
We are joined by very special guest Mr. Brady Deeprose for this deep dive into the seventh studio album by San Diego deathgrind wizards Cattle Decapitation. Considered by many to be the band's best album, Steve, Remfry and Brady discuss the impact The Anthropocene Extinction had on extreme metal and the elements that contributed to this album's influence on the genre since it's release in 2015. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast uses the following third-party...
Jul 23, 2019•33 min
Remfry is joined by Ben Tipple, a freelance journalist who has worked for Kerrang!, Metro, Punktastic, GoldFlakePaint and DIY, to review one of the best festivals the UK has to offer, 2000muthafuckinTrees. Remfry and Ben review 42 bands over the course of 3+ hours including Every Time I Die, Jamie Lenman, The Armed, Holding Absence, Phoxjaw, Mongol Horde, Therapy? Milk Teeth, Raketkanon, Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls, Haggard Cat, Puppy, Drug Church, Rolo Tomassi and probably for the first...
Jul 19, 2019•3 hr 50 min
Joining Remfry on the show this week is The St. Pierre Snake Invasion musician Damien Sayell. As the frontman and songwriter behind one of our favourite releases of the year, TSPSI's Caprice Enchanté, we couldn't be happier to have Damien temporarily filling in for Steve whilst he takes a short break. New albums reviewed include Wear Your Wounds' Rust on the Gates of Heaven, Torche's Admission and Glitterer's Looking Through the Shades and Remfry reviewed live shows from Frontierer and Rammstein...
Jul 12, 2019•1 hr 45 min
It's another incredibly busy week as Steve and Remfry review new releases by Thom Yorke, The Black Keys, Jamie Lenman, 3Teeth and Phoxjaw as well as live reviews of Converge, Weezer, Gojira, Rolo Tomassi, Will Haven and Conjurer (for the umpteenth bloody time!) They also discuss the Glastonbury headlines performances from The Killers, The Cure and Stormzy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - htt...
Jul 05, 2019•2 hr 15 min
Remfry's back this week to talk about the ridiculous amount of shows he managed to see whilst yo-yoing across Europe including Cult Leader / Birds In Row / Coilguns (London) Dead Kennedys & Haggard Cat (Czech Republic) Bokassa, Ghost & Metallica (kinda London) Nick Cave (definitely London) and Tool (Amsterdam). Phew! Oh and Steve saw Hatebreed... Album reviews come courtesy of The Boss Bruce Springsteen's 19th album Western Stars and The Raconteurs Help Us Stranger and this week's trade-...
Jun 28, 2019•2 hr 41 min
Get tickets for Riot Act's First Birthday - https://www.riotactpodcast.com/birthday Remfry is away this week, sampling the delights of Amsterdam (more of that next week), but fear not, our good friend Matt Stocks is here to step into his shoes to talk through all the highlights of this years Download festival. Steve and Matt chat about the great (Clutch, Power Trip), the pathetic (Godsmack) and the Tool (Tool). Plus all the other high and lowlights. There's also a trade off, featuring Kilkenny a...
Jun 21, 2019•2 hr 30 min
On this week’s Rioteers Review, the boys debate the relative merits and imperfections of the second album from El Paso progressive rock, dub, ambient, Latin, jazz-mashers The Mars Volta, 2005’s incredible Frances The Mute. Steve and Remfry discuss how such a complex, sprawling opus came to be just 20 months after the release of The Mars Volta’s first full-length album De-Loused in the Commatorium and the Miles Davis-inspired methods with which guitarist Omar Rodriguez Lopez went to create such a...
Jun 18, 2019•39 min
