Desolation Sounds Podcast

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 58 - THE KIND OF BEATDOWN I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR Howay lads. January's podcast is here, rounding up the best of the ignored and stuff I never got round to in 2020. It's a little convoluted but fuck it, it gives me a chance to talk about Protest the Hero, Alpha Wolf, The Hawkins, Melted Bodies and Respire. Don't forget, the accompanying playlist for this month is available on Spotify with links available on Facebook and the Linktree. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 57 - ALBUMS OF THE YEAR 2020 - PART 2 Howay again. To finish off the two-part return of the Desolation Sounds Podcast, here is the countdown of 10-1 plus a short run-down of things that were below par for the year. It's great, I start from "yeah, I didn't really vibe with it" to live-listening and running down an album for how shit it is. On the better side of things, expect to hear me prattle on about Creeper, Caspian, Palm Reader and more! Do make sure you listen to part 1 first so that you're not all ass-backwards and such. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 56 - ALBUMS OF THE YEAR 2020 - PART 1 Howay lads, been a minute eh? We'll blame it on the corona but aye, this is the Desolation Sounds Podcast talking all manner of bollocks about alternative music. And what a time to come back too as 'tis the season of Top 10s/Top 20s, countdowns and all the like, and so it only feels fitting to come back with my own Top 20 albums of the year. As with last year, this is part one of two, counting down from 20-11 as well as talking about some honourable mentions, and the Top 10 EPs of the year, so expect to hear about the likes of Milk Teeth, Giver, Dragged Under, Zeal & Ardor and more! This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 55 - THIS BITCH EMPTY, THE-ET! How were pirates ever the bad guys?Ahoy there! This week on the Desolation Sounds Podcast, Steven reviews the new EP from California party deathcore crew This Place is a Zoo and the latest albums from one of the U.K.'s biggest rock bands in Enter Shikari; pirate-themed folk music from Swedish(!) outfit Ye Banished Privateers; and the gargantuan new album from heavy metal's newest legacy band, Trivium.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 54 - DREAM THEATER'S WEIRD LITTLE BROTHER So this lockdown's pretty shitty huh?A return for the Desolation Sounds Podcast sees Steven review the albums from Scottish instrumental math rock nerds VASA, "rustic" folk punk n roll from Scottish laddos 13 Crowes, mathy emo from Michigan's Hot Mulligan, the dark country side project of Behemoth's Nergal - Me And That Man, and we finish with Nawlins hardcore mob PEARS.Side note, the audio starts crackling around 30-35 mins. No idea why, all apart of the same session but different tracks. Fuck this week basically. FUCK IT.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 53 - WANTING TO GET STABBED IN LIVERPOOL Everything still sucks but at least we have music.On this week's well-rounded episode of the Desolation Sounds Podcast (at least I'd like to think so), Steven tackles new albums from melodic hardcore legends Four Year Strong; cold, dark black metal from French quartet Mourir; an exciting future prospect in South America-via-Atlanta outfit Irist; and emo-tinged indie from UK solo artist Lizzy Farrall.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 52 - LONG LIVE THE WEST COUNTRY Ok Google, play the West Country National Anthem.Happy lockdown to all! Pass some time with the Desolation Sounds Podcast as Steven reviews new albums from Australian viral punk rockers The Chats, the deathcore return from Suicide Silence, dark and angry post-punk from Canadian trio Lié, and the follow-up to one of this generation's finest debuts from grunge punk trio Milk Teeth.For a couple of cherries on top, there's also reviews for the latest EPs from extreme progressive metal master Ihsahn and one of the finest products of Russia's blackened music scene in Samara's Supruga.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 51 - FIDDLY DIDDLY Tru punx stay in to plot the downfall of the government.It's a very groovy episode of the Desolation Sounds Podcast this week as Steven tackles new albums from Manchester powerviolence monsters Leeched, groove-ladened blackened death metal from French outfit Svart Crown, a debut for Spanish hardcore laddos Crossed and the main event is the return of new-look Norwegian black 'n' roll punk heroes, Kvelertak.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 50 - HAZY REUBEN Ok Google, play "Lonely" by Akon.In another week of the Desolation Sounds Podcast, Steven tackles new releases from German pop metal veterans Pyogenesis, fresh-faced California death metal from Phalanx, Nottingham heavy punk duo Haggard Cat and the album in the alternative right now in hardcore mob Code Orange.I'm off my game this week lads so apologies for that!This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 49 - THE OFFICIAL CHARLI XCX FAN CLUB APPARENTLY Boom, boom, boom, BLEGH.It's a weird time right now so laugh at Steven and make yourself feel better as the Desolation Sounds Podcast goes through the latest albums from American post-rock heroes Caspian, Norwegian atmospheric/electro metalcore time capsules ATENA, an intriguing pop rock duo from Scotland called VUKOVI, fittingly appropriate doomsday hardcore from Germany's Giver, and something a little different as we also look at the new EP from UK-based dark synthpop artist Salt Ashes.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 48 - NOTHING SAYS "FUCK YOU!" LIKE A GREEN DAY ALBUM Everything else is pretty good though.In a new episode of the Desolation Sounds Podcast, Steven looks at new albums from Reading-based thrashers Sylosis, the topsy-turvy world of legendary pop punks outfit Green Day, symphonic coolness from The Netherland's Delain, and the most exciting thing in the UK alternative scene right now in Liverpool's Loathe.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 47 - TRY NOT TO CRY. CRIES Late 2000s meme culture is still alive bois.This week's Desolation Sounds Podcast sees Steven tackle a whole range of emotions, starting with party punk rock Norwegians The Good The Bad and The Zugly, Florida-based beatdown/deathcore mob Dealey Plaza, indie pop rock newcomers in Champ., old school death metal out of Tokyo in Defiled, and an emo main event in Spanish Love Songs.There's also quick chats about the new Trivium song and album, the latest 2000 Trees announcement and a major shake-up in the Press to MECO camp.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 46 - GRAPHICS ARTISTS BE DAMNED You name the profession, I'll tell you you're shit at it.The first proper Desolation Sounds Podcast episode of 2020 (how exciting) and we continue the usual level of sub-standard reviews and time-keeping as Steven looks at new EPs from Southern California hardcore mob Pressure Cracks and Watford's mysterious hardcore supergroup The HELL, there's also album reviews for Seattle's post-whatever party starters Dragged Under, Leicester-based doomsters Garganjua, and the polarising madness of Poppy.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 45 - ALBUMS OF THE DECADE A herculean task if I do say so myself.So eventually, Steven has compiled the Desolation Sounds Podcast albums of the decade that was in the 2010s. Expect to hear about Architects, Code Orange, Hawk Eyes, Creeper, Zeal & Ardor, as well as tiredness, a croaky voice, repetitiveness, forgetfulness and so much more. Legit, recording for nearly 2 hours in one sitting may have almost killed me.This is a gargantuan episode that started recording at half 3 in the afternoon and finished at half 2 the following morning (with another fun shift at work in the middle) so fucking well done to anyone who gets through this in one go. Also go outside more please.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 44 - 2019 AOTY PART 2 Time is difficult.Here it is then, part two of the Desolation Sounds Podcast's top 20 albums of 2019, counting down from numbers 10-1. Expect to hear about The Menzingers, Puppy, Microwave, Royal Republic, and more! Also be sure to check out part one if you haven't already.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 43 - 2019 AOTY PART 1 A famous man once said: "heya".After a month-long hiatus and for the first time in 2020, Steven is back with the Desolation Sounds Podcast, rounding up the year we've left behind us and counting down albums 20-11 in the end of year list. As a sneak peak, expect to hear about Hawk Eyes, Tiny Moving Parts, Dinosaur Pile-Up, Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties (which still can't be pronounced properly) and more!NOTE: The audio is cack as all my good gear is still unusable. Soz like.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 42 - FRIDAY MORNING BLUES I am writing this fully aware I should be in bed right now...An episode so big a single day couldn't contain it, Steven powers through house viewings, work and sleep deprivation for the Desolation Sounds Podcast and takes a look at new releases from deathcore titans Fit For An Autopsy, Australian proggy metalcore from Thornhill, occult alt metal trio Puppy, our emo lord and saviours Jimmy Eat World, and Steven also looks at the alternative but by no means rock or metal in the form of the avant-garde collaboration between Faith No More frontman Mike Patton and esteemed French composer Jean-Claude Vannier, as well as a hard-hitting, noisy horrorcore masterclass from clipping..There's a look at the latest Download Festival announcement including the likes of Volbeat, PUP, BABYMETAL, Baroness, Tiny Moving Parts and more.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 41 - LISTEN TO MUSIC, IT'LL MAKE YOU SAD! I used a meme for this. That makes this an edgy podcast now right?Steven had the house to himself for a while and did the only logical thing; bust out a brand new episode of the Desolation Sounds Podcast! Reviewed this week are the new albums from US gruff punks Off With Their Heads, German pseudo-theist doomsters Fvneral Fvkk, the absolutely mad mathcore mob Car Bomb, an ultra-emotional ambient outing from the legendary Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, expansive post-hardcore lads Being As An Ocean, and a genuine AOTY contender in proggy marvels Leprous.There's also a look at the first announcement from Arctangent Festival, and a clusterfuck of returns in My Chemical Romance, Rage Against the Machine, Creeper and King Diamond.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 40 - HEAD COLDS & BOOM STICKS Not quite the Halloween special you deserve, but the one my crippled body can provide.Merry Spookmas one and all! To celebrate this most merriest of all the non-holidays, the Desolation Sounds Podcast reviews some redonkulous, widdly power metal from DragonForce, the band Mötley Crüe wants to be when they grow up in Steel Panther, the band Steven wants to be when he grows up in BABYMETAL, a Venn Records split feature UK underground punks Yarraman, Other Half, Grieving and Yr Poetry, politically-driven indie punk from Nervus, doomy UK hardcore from Brutality Will Prevail and lastly, what better way to celebrate Halloween than with the new album from Wednesday 13.And on top of all that, your boy takes a quick gander at the recent line-up announcements for Slam Dunk Festival including a rather exciting Your Demise reunion.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 39 - SANTA CLAUS INFORMS THE SON Now with even less Christmas.A sniffly edition of the Desolation Sounds Podcast as this week, Steven runs down the recent S&M2 show from Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony, then album reviews go to brooding gothic queen Chelsea Wolfe, a expletive-riddled look at pop punk titans Blink-182, traditional Mongolian folk music blended with western rock and metal in the form of The HU, and maturing gracefully in the main event is heartland punk heroes The Menzingers.Plus stick around to the very end of this week's show where I have been given super special permission to show off the brand new track Bury-based blackened thrash/punk mob Pist which you can hear in full.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 38 - ALL THE BEST THINGS COME FROM SADNESS Can you tell there's been a lot of emo recently?Desolation Sounds Podcast actually makes a Wednesday this week and what better way to celebrate than electropunk madness from Black Futures, nu metal royalty in Korn, emo-turned-grunge catharsis from Microwave, and mathy emo wizardry from Tiny Moving Parts.Elsewhere, news from Sepultura, Static-X, Palm Reader and Conjurer, plus Steven briefly discusses the recent passings of Lynyrd Skynyrd founder Larry Junstrom and Cream drummer Ginger Baker.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 37 - THE HELLA MEGA EPISODE Holidays and the power of friendship tried to kill the metal...The Desolation Sounds Podcast returns this week for a bumper episode catching up on reviews from the past few weeks. Steven sinks his teeth into some of Leeds' finest in grungey punk trio Dinosaur Pile-Up and beloved underground heroes Hawk Eyes; modern melodic death metal from Denmark in Aphyxion; the debut release from Liverpool pop punkers Gold Bloom; thrashy power metal from Paladin; and shouty emo from Virginity.Instead of trying to catch up with 3 weeks worth of news, Steven also takes aims of the first round of festival announcements from Download, Slam Dunk and Bloodstock.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 36 - WATERBOARDING NWOBHM VOCALISTS Something, something, a little bit of the bubbly.On the Desolation Sounds Podcast this week, Steven looks at the debut album from Aussie something-core laddos Sleep Talk; twinkly emo from Ohio in the form of Minor 'Love; and the band everyone's talking about at the moment in prog overloads Tool.Also discussed this week, Every Time I Die enter the studio, we bid farewell to Mallory Knox and talk about their place in the early 2010s alt rock boy band phase in music, and a departure that hits a little closer to home as Milk Teeth announce a new line-up change.As for the new music this week, there's Don Broco, Fall Out Boy, Green Day, Weezer, Cattle Decapitation and a bit of catch-up on the new Tiny Moving Parts album.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 35 - KNOCKED LOOSE, FOOTLOOSE Kenny Loggins says "let's open up this pit!"Another fine week of music as Steven goes in on (and mispronounces, again) the Canadian post-black metal group Numenorean and their second album 'Adore'; limbs fly in the name of hardcore as 'A Different Shade of Blue' by Kentucky-based quintet Knocked Loose are reviewed; and finally, we return to Blighty for the extravagant mathcore mob Ithaca and their debut album 'The Language of Injury'.Steven also discusses the bizarre upcoming collaboration featuring Ozzy Osbourne, as well as the new track from Leprous, ahead of their new album 'Pitfalls'. There's also well wishes for Swedish power metal troup Sabaton who have had an absolute shitter of a week. Here's hoping every makes a quick recovery!This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 34 - I DON'T WATCH PEEP SHOW SO I DON'T GET THE REFERENCE I'm more of an Archer kinda guy.Steven is feeling sorry for himself this week as he caught actual plague. To ease his suffering, he's been checking out the latest albums from feminist punks Petrol Girls, metalcore godfathers Killswitch Engage, and the eagerly anticipated collaboration from Pijn and Conjurer.Elsewhere, there's news on a new Slipknot album already on the way, along with new music from Stray From the Path, Refused, Alcest, Mike Patton, a lost Lemmy track, plus album announcements from Silvertomb - featuring members of Type O Negative, Agnostic Front, Seventh Void and Empyreon, Disciples of Verity - a new supergroup featuring members of Living Colour, God Forbid, Negative Sky and Sekond Skyn, and Leprous - featuring excited squeals from Steven.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 33 - USING 'R'S AMND 'W'S INTERCHANGEABLY Warning Excessive use of the word "fun" inside.On this fancy new episode of the Desolation Sounds Podcast, Steven feasts his eyes on all the latest metal goss as The Ghost Inside prepares for a new album with friends in tow; the latest news on a new Lindemann album; the collaboration we never knew we wanted as David Hasslehoff looks set to work with Al Jourgensen from Minstry; and Funeral For a Friend prepare for a few reunion shows, all for a good cause.As well as all that, there's new music and album from London post-metal mystery Sleep Token, Danish falsetto veteran King Diamond, metal's (potentially) only boy band Issues, and some good ol' sad bois in The Menzingers.Album reviews then come from the also Danish rock n roll/Metallica/Danzig cauldron pot that is Volbeat and their album 'Rewind, Replay, Rebuild'; seasoned power pop maestro Geoff Palmer and his new solo effort 'Pulling Out All the Stops'; and the band that just took over the planet - again, Slipknot and their officially chart-topping hit 'We Are Not Your Kind'.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 32 - ROTTEN TO THE -CORE With absolutely no favouritism.Discussed on this week's Desolation Sounds Podcast, the seemingly impending chart domination Slipknot and a quick studio tease from Palm Reader, plus there's new music from Pijn and Conjurer, and album announcements from Mayhem and Babymetal.As for the reviews, Steven goes not-so-far from home in Lincoln-based rappy djent mob Borders and their debut 'Purify'; Australian electro-djent stars Northlane with their expansive new album 'Alien'; and we stay in Aus for deathcore giants Thy Art is Murder and their fifth album 'Human Target'.For the Open Mic this week, we go back to where it all began for The Dillinger Escape Plan in their 1999 debut album 'Calculating Infinity'.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 31 - GLASS CASE OF EMOTION It is the ultimate escalation in aggression this week.On the Desolation Sounds Podcast this week, Steven discusses the news of Tool now being available on Spotify and what it means to the core fan base and impending listeners. There's also an update on the upcoming Tool album, as well as other album news from Blink-182, Wednesday 13 and DragonForce.For album reviews, we get folking sad thanks to Aaron West & The Roaring Twenties, the narrative folk project from The Wonder Years' Soupy; things then get a little mad as we look at Italian progressive metalcore storm Destrage; and then things get really dark as we look at one of Belgium's newest exports in blackened powerviolence mob Vonnis.Open Mic offers no rest-bite, as we take a look at the fantastically brilliant yet blood-curdling nightmare that is Anaal Nathrakh and their 2009 album In the Constellation of the Black Widow.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 30 - EVERY TIME I SWEAT It's hot son.On this week's Desolation Sounds Podcast, the puddle formerly known as Steven takes a look at a line-up change in Lamb of God and new music from returning heart throbs Hawk Eyes and Slipknot.In the review department, there's destruction from Maryland grindcore favourites Full of Hell; Upon a Burning Body bring the groove in their new album 'Southern Hostility'; and learn to hate and love yourself with the new album from Fresh.For Open Mic this week, Steven takes a look at the latest release from Buffalo hardcore legends Every Time I Die in their 2016 album 'Low Teens'.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 29 - ALAN ALDAS BREAKING: Man in 2019 uses the word "hodgepodge".On this week's episode of the Desolation Sounds Podcast, there's new music to talk about from Lyoness, featuring former members of Gallows and The Ghost Riders in the Sky; Killswitch Engage ahead of their upcoming album Atonement; and Nervus, whom have also announced an upcoming 3rd album.For album reviews then, Steven takes a look at the man of many talents Jamie Lenman and his new covers album Shuffle; the latest iteration of the Rhapsody of Fire universe Turilli / Lione Rhapsody and their debut album Zero Gravity (Rebirth and Evolution); and finally, the party comes all the way from Sweden in the form of Royal Republic and their album Club Majesty.For Open Mic this week, Steven looks back at one of the biggest albums from his early days in Hawk Eyes' incredible 2012 effort, Ideas.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 28 - LOIN CLOTHS, PUBERTY, CORPORATIONS AND JAZZ Something, something time warp.After a brief and unexpected break, the Desolation Sounds Podcast returns to destroy your woes and bring harmony to the world. And talk about music and shit.Reviewed on this week's show, four albums from four decades as Steven looks at Kings of Metal (1988) from hairy chested power metal titans Manowar; the raw debut from pop punk megastars Green Day, 39/Smooth (1990); lost indie darlings Cars on Fire and their debut mini-album Dig Your Own Grave (2009); and lastly, the maddening extreme jazzy metal output from Oslo-based outfit Shining that coined their own genre, Blackjazz (2010).This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 27 - LIKE KALISTO TO A STAR IN LUCHA HOUSE PARTY Fans of niche wrestling references rejoice!It's a mixed bag for news this week as while there is something brewing in the Killswitch Engage camp, there is sad news to report from Leeds-based melodic hardcore quartet The Human Project as well as a health update from Megadeth's Dave Mustaine.This is however some new music fro Jacob Bannon's side project Wear Your Wounds ahead of their new album Rust On the Gates of Heaven, as well as some album announcements from Alter Bridge and Chelsea Wolfe.It's a strong week for the Desolation Sounds Podcast this week for reviews as Steven has been listening to the latest albums from London tropical punk group The Skints; the return from the absolutely not dad rock outfit The Wildhearts; and the absolutely blistering Employed to Serve.Open Mic is just as strong as we take a look at Trivium's fourth album Shogun and question where any doubts of Trivium's credentials came from.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 26 - IS THERE A SUBTITLED SHOWING? Getting to listen to all of these albums in a week man like damn.Aside from some breaking (and wholesome) news from Conjurer regarding album #2 and Radiohead who are making the best out of a bad situation, we are all about the music this week on the Desolation Sounds Podcast.This week, Steven has had the 'damn this cruel world!' task of listening to the untitled seventh album from German industrial legends Rammstein; the latest in the incredible evolution of Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes; and we go all pillage-y for album eleven from Swedish viking melodeath stars Amon Amarth.Open Mic for this week is an absolute mammoth, as we look to 2001's monolithic classic, Jane Doe by Converge.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 25 - ACCIDENTAL EUROVISION With your host, (not) Graham Norton!News is scarce on this week's Desolation Sounds Podcast aside from an exciting update from the Pijn and Conjurer collaborative album. Otherwise, we root for the little guys as Steven looks at albums from US speed punk rockers BAT; German emo punks Frachter; and French screamo/skramz noisemakers Potence.And on Open Mic this week, we rekindle an old flame and look at the debut album from Daron Malakian and John Dolmayan's post-SOAD project, Scars on Broadway.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 24 - PASSIONATE ABOUT BREAD Some normality is restored for the Desolation Sounds Podcast this week.On the show, Steven has studio updates on Rise Against and The Black Dahlia Murder; there's new music out from Alexisonfire, The Hives, and the intriguing collaboration of Poppy and FEVER 333; and album news comes from Swedish prog giants Opeth, the collaboration project between Pijn and Conjurer, and the biggest album news from the week in Slipknot.In album reviews, your boy takes a look at EPs from Norwegian punks Blood Command and Oakland-based 90s worshipper Kevin Nichols, as well as albums from Swedish epic metallers Grand Magus and the Anthrax/Fall Out Boy/Every Time I Die/Alkaline Trio supergroup The Damned Things.Open Mic album goes out to extreme metal label Earache Records' highly controversial new signing - and their first from the realm of hip hop - Alireza and his 2019 debut album Endlyss.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST PRESENTS - DECONSTRUCTED: GALLOWS SPECIAL A very special episode of the Desolation Sounds Podcast this week as Steven breaks down the sum of the parts that make up Watford-based hardcore mob Gallows by taking a look at the side projects and new bands formed by members of the group.So for reviews this week, we'll be looking at bassist Stu Gili-Ross' old experimental rock project Spy Catcher; Frank Carter's first foray into music post-Gallows, Pure Love; sludge metal supergroup Krokodil, featuring members of SikTh, Liber Necris, Hexes, Slipknot and Gallows lead axe-man Laurent Barnard; the husband-and-wife Americana project of Steph Carter, The Ghost Riders in the Sky; Wade MacNeil's split personality side project Black Lungs; and lastly, the uniformed punk 'n' roll outfit featuring drummer Lee Barratt, Funeral Shakes.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 23 - RAZOR RAMON Hey yo...Welcome back to the Desolation Sounds Podcast where this week, Steven has all the latest studio updates from Lacuna Coil and Evanescence, plus news of an upcoming Poppy and FEVER333 collaboration.In this week's release news, there's new music from pop punk legends Blink-182 and kawaii metal monoliths BABYMETAL, plus album news from metal-abilly favourites Volbeat and groove metal supergroup Hellyeah.Album reviews for this week go to garage punk mob Radkey and their second album 'No Strange Cats...P.A.W'; punk rock cynicism of the highest quality from PUP and their album 'Morbid Stuff'; and technical aficionados Periphery are back with their new album 'Periphery IV: Hail Stan'. Good for you Stan.Something a little bit different for this week's Open Mic album as Steven takes a look at 2019 latest counter-culture icon Billie Eilish and her debut album 'WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?'.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 22 - BIG TIDDY GOTH LADS "Too goth for metal, too metal for goth”.On this week's not-at-all-rushed-shut-up episode of the Desolation Sounds Podcast: studio updates from Mastodon and Sepultura; Hellyeah confirm their new drummer; and finally, THAT news update from perennial trolls, Tool.There's a load of new music this week as well from the likes of DLVRR, Issues, Of Mice & Men, Jamie Lenman and Oathbreaker, plus confirmed album news from Wear Your Wounds and Northlane.This week's album reviews go to the world's first, foremost, and only Ned Flanders-themed metal (or "Nedal") band Okilly Dokilly and their sophomore effort Howdilly Twodilly; Belgium's most exciting export since Jean-Claude Van Damme in Brutus and their second album Nest; and the colourful imaginings from the darkest thoughts of La Dispute and their fourth album Panorama.Open Mic goes to a band unfairly taken from us (mostly me) in industrial metalcore goths The Defiled, and their 2011 debut Grave Times.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 21 - FUTURE BROOD MACHINE / MISERY FUCKING LIKES ME AS A FRIEND Endgame man... Fucking Endgame.Steven is back with the Desolation Sounds Podcast after a brief week away and is playing catch-up with a fortnight of all the new and interesting outputs from the world of alternative music. Alongside studio updates from Killswitch Engage, Issues and Airbourne, there's a new band on the horizon made up of members of Job For a Cowboy, The Black Dahlia Murder and Deeds Of Flesh. New music comes from Spanish Love Songs, Rammstein, Employed to Serve and more, plus new album announcements from Japanese trance metal leaders Blood Stain Child and Ozzie deathcore benchmarks Thy Art is Murder.Album reviews for this week then come from the man of a thousand genres, Devin Townsend; 2000s emo/post-hardcore worshippers When I Say Jump; and the next big thing in extreme metal, Venom Prison. Lastly, there's an Open Mic double header as our favourite bumbling host looks at the album that spawned one of the most controversial music movements of all time in Meshuggah's Destroy Erase Improve, and modern punk rock's darkest and most revered treasures (and one of Steven's all time favourite albums) Grey Britain by Gallows.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 20 - IS THE SWEAR JAR CONTACTLESS? The episode of the Desolation Sounds Podcast is proudly inspired by the 3 faces of Foley.On this week's show, news of new music from returning rap-djent pioneers Hacktivist, Mastodon pay tribute to their former manager Nick John for Record Store Day and there's a new solo album on the horizon for Megadeth bassist David Ellefson.Album reviews go to Australian tech death outfit A Million Dead Birds Laughing and symphonic power metal titans Rhapsody of Fire, plus a mini review for Problem Addict and they're sad debut EP. Open Mic goes to the debut album of one the UK's most exciting bands of the last few years, Milk Teeth.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 19 - HOMELESS JAZZ HANDS For a man recovering from WrestleMania weekend, Steven is surprisingly chipper this week.And why shouldn't he? Although there is no news this week, there is new, ludicrous music from Falling in Reverse featuring a guest appearance from the patron saint of music journalism, Corey Taylor.Album reviews go to a strong double-hitter in Finnish death-doom masters Swallow the Sun and one of the appointed saviours of the UK heavy metal scene: While She Sleeps.It is a bittersweet Open Mic for this week as Steven looks at the one that gone away and explores both the significance and personal bond for letlive. and the 2010 album that began their legend, Fake History.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 18 - RING, RING, RING, SAXOPHONE *Careless Whispers dramatically*On this week's Desolation Sounds Podcast, studio news from Babymetal, Ihsahn and Tool as well as a new, emotional track from Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes, plus a special treat for power metal fans as both Manowar and Sabaton have new album on the way.For album reviews this week, Steven takes a look at grizzled young black metal veterans Cara Neir; the solo album from Lamb of God axe man Mark Morton; and Open Mic for this week takes the form of avant-garde saxophone sweethearts Yakuza, and their 2010 album Of Seismic Consequence.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 17 - HIPSTER GLAM Will history remember hipsters the same way it remembers glam rockers? Quite possibly actually...A slow news week will not deter the Desolation Sounds Podcast as instead, Steven looks at the latest tunes from Blood Command and Amon Amarth, along with some breaking news concerning Rammstein.For album reviews, we're looking at exciting new blackened punk prospects Devil Master and Gen Z's newest favourites Weezer. Open Mic album comes from a hidden treasure in glam metal with Dirty Looks' 1991 off-cuts album, Bootlegs.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 16 - I'D ENCOURAGE YOUR SMILES, I'LL EXPECT YOU WON'T TRY From surfer to emo in just under an hour, this is the Desolation Sounds Podcast.On this week's episode, a studio update from our goth lord Marilyn Manson and some last minute updates from fellow heavyweights Slipknot and Metallica. New music from this week comes from gorgeously illustrated Baroness, a live surprise-release mini-album from Nervus and a new covers album from Jamie Lenman.Album reviews come in the form of fresh-out-the-box Dutch emo quartet Bony Macaroni and California surfer bros SWMRS with Open Mic being the planet-sized monolith that is My Chemical Romance's third studio album, The Black Parade.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 15 - THAT IS SO 2000 Metal fans need to be considered as walking trigger warnings.On this week's edition of the Desolation Sounds Podcast, Steven looks at all the news from the past week such as Avenged Sevenfold's plans for 2019, Chino Moreno's thoughts on the new Deftones album, and the first lot of bands announced for this year's Damnation Festival. We also bid farewell to underappreciated post-hardcore Feed the Rhino as they announce their final show.While there is no new music to report, a rare live review is back with a look at a recent battle of the bands featuring upcoming UK acts Black Emerald, Death to Indie, Steal the City, Deliverer and Dig Lazarus, all vying for a chance to play Call of the Wild Festival.Albums reviews go to underground Russian hardcore brutes Supruga and seasoned modern metal veterans In Flames, and Open Mic for this week goes to the debut album from supergroup The Damned Things, Ironiclast.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 14 - WHY SO ZERIOUZ? A sombre episode of Desolation Sounds Podcast this week as we are on the back of the news of The Prodigy's vocalist Keith Flint's sudden and tragic passing earlier in the week. Rest in power Keith.The show must continue though and there's news coming in this week from UFO and studio updates from Slipknot and Leprous, album news from Blind Guardian and some tasty new music from PUP and Deafheaven.Album reviews this week come in the shape of Brooklyn sludgy hardcore outift Alouth and a live acoustic album from Bay Area thrash icons Metallica. A surprise Open Mic edition for this week goes to the often over-looked and hugely underappreciated self-titled album from Zoax.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 13 - IF OUR LOVE'S INSANITY WHY ARE YOU COME CLARITY? Never thought I'd be making a Zedd reference on here...Words literally fail Steven on this week's Desolation Sounds Podcast. Nothing to do with this week's tunes, just an isolated bought of dyslexia. Or a stroke.There's a bunch of news coming out this week from Guns n' Roses new album, The Ghost Inside's live return, Napalm Death potentially sharing a stage with Little Mix and Jess Glynne, and the possibility of a new Linkin Park co-vocalist. There's a new band on the horizon from former The Dillinger Escape Plan drummer Billy Rymer called Thoughtcrimes and Arctangent have announced loads more acts for this year's festivities.Lots of new music released this week as well from Mark Morton, Duff McKagan, Devin Townsend, Mike Shinoda, Mötley Crüe and Weezer, plus a new album announcement from epic metal veterans Grand Magus.Album reviews this week come from experimental indie rock duo Buke & Gase, forward-thinking ska rock from The Anchorage and hardcore brutality from Year of the Knife. Open Mic review for this week comes from In Flames' divisive 2006 hit Come Clarity.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 12 - I'M MORE OF A CAT PERSON HONESTLY Like dogs aren't terrible, but cats are fluffy little balls of sass and evil. What's not to love?After feeling under the weather yesterday, the Desolation Sounds Podcast is back once again with all the latest news and reviews from the past seven days. News this week will be covering studio updates from Napalm Death, Alter Bridge and the ultimate comeback in The Ghost Inside as well as news of an apparent Brad Pitt-helmed documentary about Chris Cornell.There's also new music from Of Mice & Men, Venom Prison and Alexisonfire, album reviews from New Zealand post-hardcore trend-setters REI and Chasing South, folk metal-inspired post-black metal in the form of Saor and the extremely anticipated album from alt metal prodigies Puppy.To add to all this, there'll also be a look at the question posed last week of who should be next in line to get a Bohemian Rhapsody-style biopic.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 11 - BLACK NO. 1 Love is in the air, and that's why we have gas masks.Welcome to the unofficial Valentine's Day special of the Desolation Sounds Podcast! On this week's show, a little bit of catch-up regarding Parkway Drive at Bloodstock, plus news from Mastodon, two new supergroups in the form of 80s hard rock-inspired A New Revenge and spacey, groovy thrash outfit Tronos. Plus there's new music from Periphery and album reviews come in the form of Austrian party thrash outfit Insanity Alert and Russian post-black metal mini-supergroup Somn.Open Mic album for this week is a blend of romance, evil, doom and despair, covered in a fuck-tonne of eye-liner as we will be looking at 1993's 'Bloody Kisses' by Type O Negative.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 10 - DON'T SAY YOU LOVE ME "ISSO É GAY" A day late, a quid short and I'm writing this report for the this week's episode. Yes.Despite the lateness, the Desolation Sounds Podcast is fairly light on news for this week, but there are still interesting things happening from the worlds of Nickelback, AC/DC and Greta Van Fleet as well as a look at the new While She Sleeps song, "The Guilty Party".There's album reviews for aggro nu metallers KING 810, a surprise release from power pop heros and newly-christneded Edge Lords Weezer, and 10 year challenge winners Bring Me the Horizon.There's also a look at the Big Question posed to you guys earlier in the week with "Which Bands Should Perform With an Orchestral Backing?" Expect a lot of talk about power metal.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

DESOLATION SOUNDS PODCAST EPISODE 9 - THAT FEAR FEV333R No Open Mic album or Question this week as Steven prioritised the wrestling that was on instead of rational thought.Nevertheless, Desolation Sounds Podcast is back with a brand new episode with 2019 now in full force. There's more festival news as both Download and Arctangent announce acts to play at this year's renditions, studio updates from Testament, Tool and Rammstein and album news from Blood Command, Brutus, and Employed to Serve.Album reviews continue in the theme of Steven picking albums from worlds he knows mostly nothing about as he looks at the americana experiment EP from Cane Hill, black metal savagery from Barshasketh, dark neofolk courtesy of Rome, and as promised last week, an eagerly anticipated look at the debut album from rapcore supergroup FEVER 333.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.