Radical Research Podcast

Restless creative spirit Mat Kvohst McNerney has been roaming esoteric realms since the mid '90s, giving voice to a wide variety of bands, be it the international collective Code, Norweird supernovas Dodheimsgard, the Beastmilk/Grave Pleasures hauntings, and the incomparable Hexvessel, We feature these projects and more in this survey of one of the most distinctive vocalists we've ever had the pleasure to enjoy. Note I: The Radical Research Patreon page is now set up and ready for your patronage. We are offering tiered subscription levels for those who want a set-it-and-forget-it donation option. As ever, if you choose to support us, we are humbled and grateful! patreon.com/RadicalResearchPodcast Music cited in order of appearance:Vomitorium, “Rhapsody in Blasphemy” (Hauriam Oscula De Te demo, 1994) The Tragedians, “Stoneblind” (Krull demo, 1996) Void, “Pathogen Bombshell” (Posthuman, 2003)Code, “A Cloud-Formed Teardrop Asylum” (Nouveau Gloaming, 2005)Code, “I Hold Your Light“ (Resplendent Grotesque, 2009) Decrepit Spectre, “Stranded Angels” (Coal Black Hearses, 2008) Dodheimsgard, “Apocalypticism” (Supervillain Outcast, 2007) Dodheimsgard, “Chrome Balaclava” (Supervillain Outcast, 2007) Gangrenator, “Cyclops Tribes of Inner Earth” (Tales from a Thousand Graves, 2010) Beastmilk, “Fear Your Mind” (Climax, 2013)Beastmilk, “Surf the Apocalypse” (Climax, 2013)Grave Pleasures, “Infatuation Overkill” (Motherblood, 2017)Hexvessel, “Bog Bodies” (Kindred, 2020) Hexvessel, “A Cabin in Montana” (Polar Veil, 2023)Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

Inspired by Jeff's soot-damaged, waterlogged, promo-punched copy of his treasured US CD version of this 24-song behemoth, we take an hour and 40 minutes to revel in this intensely special 1990 compilation. The epitome of the Earache label at its peak, this was a fun episode to record, captured partly in Savannah while we hung out at Hunter's and partly remotely, from our separate outposts. From the ruins of a devastating fire...GRINDCRUSHER lives on Radical Research! Note I:The Radical Research Patreon page is now set up and ready for your patronage. We are offering tiered subscription levels for those who want a set-it-and-forget-it donation option. As ever, if you choose to support us, we are humbled and grateful! patreon.com/RadicalResearchPodcast Note II:All past Radical Research episodes can be found here, where you can also find Jeff's Peter Steele and Fates Warning books, Hunter's Deserts of Hex Volume 2…and more to come soon! Radicalresearch.org Music cited in order of appearance: Morbid Angel, "Chapel of Ghouls" Repulsion, "Radiation Sickness" Carcass, "Exhume to Consume" Godflesh, "Streetcleaner" Terrorizer, "Dead Shall Rise" Hellbastard, "Justly Executed" Carnage, "Malignant Epitaph" Naked City, "Osaka Bondage" Filthy Christians, "Extremely Bad Breath" Old Lady Drivers, "Colostomy Grab-Bag" Intense Degree, "I"ve Got a Cure" Sore Throat, "Horrendify and Kill" Napalm Death, "Malicious Intent" Entombed, "But Life Goes On" Nocturnus, "BC/AD" Bolt Thrower, "World Eater" Lawnmower Deth, "Satan's Trampoline" Cadaver, "Hypertrophian" Sweet Tooth, "Fat City" Mighty Force, "Thrashing a Dead House" Spazztic Blurr, "He-Not-A-Home-Me-Marco" Heresy, "Release" Unseen Terror, "Divisions" Napalm Death, "You Suffer" Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it

We're incorrigible Genesis fans. We hail every bit of output from 1970 to 1978. We even go further than that. But here, for episode 127, we stop and lovingly gaze at the band's final album of the '70s, the first after the departure of guitarist Steve Hackett, and a work that some mark as the band's departure from prog rock. Not so, say we! Spectral, ghostly, gauzy, playful, lush as all get-out...and total prog. We laud this fascinating transitional effort by one of the greatest bands of all time...prog or otherwise, Note I:The Radical Research Patreon page is now set up and ready for your patronage. We are offering tiered subscription levels for those who want a set-it-and-forget-it donation option. As ever, if you choose to support us, we are humbled and grateful! patreon.com/RadicalResearchPodcast Note II:All past Radical Research episodes can be found here, where you can also find Jeff's Peter Steele and Fates Warning books, Hunter's Deserts of Hex Volume 2…and more to come soon! Radicalresearch.orgMusic cited in order of appearance:All songs from Genesis, And Then There Were Three (1978)“Down and Out”“Undertow”“Ballad of Big”“Snowbound”“Burning Rope”“Deep in the Motherlode”“Many Too Many”“Scenes from a Night's Dream”“Say It's Alright Joe”“The Lady Lies”“Follow You, Follow Me”Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

For our 126th episode, Radical Research travels to the farthest reaches of our favorite country and we do so with a rare companion, Agalloch lynchpin, John Haughm. In this episode, we dive into the discography of Thule, a progressive rock band that defies the rules of progressive rock. Dark, nocturnal, frozen, magical - Thule's seaborne prog offers the listener glimpses into forbidden worlds. We hope that this episode will seduce you into taking the risk that is well worth the reward. Note I:We were stoked as hell to have Agalloch's John Haughm with us for this episode. As such, we go on even more tangents than when we get up to that nonsense when left alone. So, tangents on Emperor, on Genesis, on ZZ Top, and on much more as we trawl the murky, exotic waters of Thule. Note II:The Radical Research Patreon page is now set up and ready for your patronage. We are offering tiered subscription levels for those who want a set-it-and-forget-it donation option. As ever, if you choose to support us, we are humbled and grateful! patreon.com/RadicalResearchPodcast Note III:All past Radical Research episodes can be found here, where you can also find Jeff's Peter Steele and Fates Warning books, Hunter's Deserts of Hex Volume 2…and more to come soon! Radicalresearch.org Music cited in order of appearance:“Supernova” (Graks, 1997)“Krigens Ansikt” (as Ultima Thule, I Lovens Navn, 1985 demo)“Over De Iskledte Fjell” (Ultima Thule, 1987)“Kolonisasjon” (Ultima Thule, 1987)“Håp” (Natt, 1990)“Langfærd” (Natt, 1990)“Den Store Ordan” (Frostbrent, 1993)“Aeventyr” (Frostbrent, 1993)“Daga” (Graks, 1997) into Minus the Bear, “Broken China” (Lost Loves, 2014)“Soldansen” (Graks, 1997)“Hjaerteslag” (Graks,1997)“Liquid” (Liquid [Rock and Roll Dream], 2005“Aurora B” (Liquid [Rock and Roll Dream], 2005) “Reason” (Liquid [Rock and Roll Dream], 2005) Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener.

Radical Research has risen! For our first episode following the tragic event of Jeff's house fire and the loss of members of his beautiful feline family, we have chosen to return with an exploration of one of the most emotional and intense albums of the 1990's, Anathema's Eternity. This album takes the weight of the profoundest Pink Floyd and marries it with the doom and feedback sorcery upon which Anathema built its reputation. Please join us for this most cathartic and, ultimately, affirmative of episodes.Note I:The Radical Research Patreon page is now set up and ready for your patronage. We are offering tiered subscription levels for those who want a set-it-and-forget-it donation option. As ever, if you choose to support us, we are humbled and grateful! patreon.com/RadicalResearchPodcast Note II:All past Radical Research episodes can be found here, where you can also find Hunter's Deserts of Hex Volume 2…and more to come soon! Radicalresearch.orgMusic cited in order of appearance:[all selections from Anathema's Eternity, 1996] “Sentient”“Angelica”“The Beloved”“Eternity Part 1”“Eternity Part 2”“Hope”“Suicide Veil”“Radiance”“Far Away”“Eternity Part 3”“Cries on the Wind” “Ascension” Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

What started as a joke ("send us a $10,000 donation and we'll do an episode on Bathory's disasterpiece flop, 'Octagon'!") Well, we wondered what that kind of episode would be like, so we decided to just chat about it and see what happened. No big plan, no huge overarching analyses...just a little walk through the ugly, clattering eighth album by a man and band we absolutely worship. We count 'Octagon' as one of the worst two albums ever released by a legendary band...the other one, 'St. Anger' by Metallica, is even worse than this. Note I:The Radical Research Patreon page is now set up and ready for your patronage. We are offering tiered subscription levels for those who want a set-it-and-forget-it donation option. As ever, if you choose to support us, we are humbled and grateful! patreon.com/RadicalResearchPodcast Note II:All past Radical Research episodes can be found here, where you can also find Jeff's Peter Steele and Fates Warning books…and more to come soon! Radicalresearch.org Music cited in order of appearance:“Crosstitution” (Requiem, 1994)“Immaculate Pinetree Road #930” (Octagon, 1995)“Schizianity” (Octagon, 1995) “Crawl to Your Cross” (1988 recording)“Sociopath” (Octagon, 1995) “Grey” (Octagon, 1995) “Century” (Octagon, 1995) “War Supply” (Octagon, 1995)“Deuce” (Octagon, 1995) “33 Something” (Octagon, 1995) “Born to Die” (Octagon, 1995) Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

As Hunter so aptly calls it early in this short episode: “Fiend for Blood is an EP that is in the process of dying.”         After the classic Mental Funeral of 1991, Autopsy released the Fiend for Blood EP as its follow-up. Those who were there in 1991 would have already recognized Mental Funeral as a towering achievement of death metal and, indeed, time has proven us right on that score. But Fiend for Blood impressed less. It was even more garage-y, it was a mere 12 minutes, and, at first, it felt like a mere afterthought. In the thinking of at least one Radical Research host, however, it is the band's second-best recording in their entire discography. We discuss this 12-minute EP in…well, a few more than 12 minutes. Note I:The Radical Research Patreon page is now set up and ready for your patronage. We are offering tiered subscription levels for those who want a set-it-and-forget-it donation option. As ever, if you choose to support us, we are humbled and grateful! patreon.com/RadicalResearchPodcast Note II:All past Radical Research episodes can be found here, where you can also find Jeff's Peter Steele and Fates Warning books…and more to come soon! Radicalresearch.org Music cited in order of appearance:“Fiend for Blood” (Fiend for Blood, 1992)“Keeper of Decay” (Fiend for Blood, 1992)“Squeal Like a Pig” (Fiend for Blood, 1992)“Ravenous Freaks” (Fiend for Blood, 1992)“Battery Acid Enema” (Acts of the Unspeakable, 1992)“A Different Kind of Mindfuck” (Fiend for Blood, 1992)“Dead Hole” (Fiend for Blood, 1992) Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

Australia's Vauxdvihl (or, for a short time, Vaudeville) came quickly, evolved swiftly, and left behind a beautiful corpus of 19 documented songs. We have stood in awe for three decades of this short but impressive discography, and episode 123 of our weird little podcast is an attempt to bring you into the Vauxdvihl fold. (Beware of the ridiculous amount of Fates Warning mentions here…or make a drinking game of it.)Note I:The Radical Research Patreon page is now set up and ready for your patronage. We are offering tiered subscription levels for those who want a set-it-and-forget-it donation option. As ever, if you choose to support us, we are humbled and grateful! patreon.com/RadicalResearchPodcast Note II:All past Radical Research episodes can be found here, where you can also find Jeff's Peter Steele and Fates Warning books…and more to come soon! Radicalresearch.orgMusic cited in order of appearance:Intro: “Summoning” (Siberian Church Recordings, 2001)“To Dimension Logic” (To Dimension Logic, 1994)“Questions or Misanthropy” (To Dimension Logic, 1994)“Separate Ends” (To Dimension Logic, 1994)“Comedy of Errors” (To Dimension Logic, 1994)“Philosophia Mosaica” (To Dimension Logic, 1994)“In Search of Forever” (To Dimension Logic, 1994)“Assassination” (Vog, 1998)“The Funeral Party” (Vog, 1998)“For the Son Has Gone to Hell” (Vog, 1998)“Plots, (T or F) Are a Necessary Thing?” (Siberian Church Recordings, 2001)“Isis/Pekt” (Siberian Church Recordings, 2001)“Movement” (Siberian Church Recordings, 2001) Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

Jeff: “Was talking with my friend S. Craig Zahler a few days ago, and we were discussing Sarcofago's 1987 debut, I.N.R.I. Zahler noted that there are some bewildering timing issues in 'Nightmare,' and how he'd like Hunter ('who is 20 times the drummer I am') to try and identify what the hell's going on. I put this quandary/query to Hunter and let ‘er rip.”Note I:The Radical Research Patreon page is now set up and ready for your patronage. We are offering tiered subscription levels for those who want a set-it-and-forget-it donation option. As ever, if you choose to support us, we are humbled and grateful! patreon.com/RadicalResearchPodcast Note II:All past Radical Research episodes can be found here, where you can also find Jeff's Peter Steele and Fates Warning books…and more to come soon! Radicalresearch.org Music cited in order of appearance:Sarcofago, “Nightmare” (I.N.R.I., 1987)Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

This episode brings to a close our periodic investigations of the Steven Wilson-curated 'Intrigue' compilation. Covering progressive sounds in UK alternative/post-punk music from 1979-89, 'Intrigue' nails its intention, proving that, while traditional prog rock may have waned in the '80s, that spirit of adventure and invention remained alive through the work of dozens and dozens of UK music-makers in this time period. This episode focuses on Kate Bush, Dif Juz, Cardiacs, Dead Can Dance, SLAB!, Momus, No-man and a host of others. Note I:If you don't want to hear about our awesome Patreon supporters and how YOU TOO can support us, and if you don't want to hear about Deserts of Hex #2, which YOU ALSO would love to read…then skip to the 9:07 mark of this show where we finally start talking about the subject at hand: Intrigue compilation, CD 4. Thank you. Note II:The Radical Research Patreon page is now set up and ready for your patronage. We are offering tiered subscription levels for those who want a set-it-and-forget-it donation option. As ever, if you choose to support us, we are humbled and grateful! patreon.com/RadicalResearchPodcast Note III:All past Radical Research episodes can be found here, where you can also find Jeff's Peter Steele and Fates Warning books…and more to come soon! Radicalresearch.orgMusic cited in order of appearance:­­­intro: Talk Talk, “Living in Another World” (The Colour of Spring, 1986)[all snippets are taken directly from the Intrigue compilation; the following indicates where the songs originally appeared] Kate Bush, “Waking the Witch” (Hounds of Love, 1985)This Mortal Coil, “Ivy and Neet” (Filigree & Shadow, 1986)Perennial Divide, “Beehead” (Beehead 7”, 1987)The Sisters of Mercy, “This Corrosion” (Floodland, 1987) O Yuki Conjugate, “Ascension” (Into Dark Water, 1987)Dif Juz, “No Motion” (Lonely is An Eyesore, 4AD compilation, 1987)SLAB!, “Gutter Busting” (Descension, 1987)Momus, “Murderers, the Hope of Women” (Murderers, the Hope of Women, 1987)Dead Can Dance, “The Host of Seraphim” (The Serpent's Egg, 1988) Cardiacs, “R.E.S.” (A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window, 1988) The The, “Good Morning Beautiful” (Mind Bomb, 1989)The Shamen, “Omega Amigo” (Omega Amigo single, 1989)No-Man, “Night Sky, Sweet Earth” (Speak, 1999 re-recording of 1989 version, originally from The Girl from Missouri EP)Kitchens of Distinction, “The 3rd Time We Opened the Capsule” (12” single, 1989) Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it. UNTIL WE PERCEIVE BIFROST...THIS is Radical Research

In this .5 episode (the longest point-5 we've done to date), we offer up 6 subjects of previous Radical Research episodes and take a look at their activities since we last put our spotlight on them. (As we explain at the beginning, the sound quality is rough this time, as Hunter is still reeling from Hurricane Helene's effects on his household's technology.)Note I:The Radical Research Patreon page is now set up and ready for your patronage. We are offering tiered subscription levels for those who want a set-it-and-forget-it donation option. As ever, if you choose to support us, we are humbled and grateful! patreon.com/RadicalResearchPodcast Note II:All past Radical Research episodes can be found here, where you can also find Jeff's Peter Steele and Fates Warning books…and more to come soon! Radicalresearch.org Music cited in order of appearance:­­­Hail Spirit Noir, “The Road to Awe” (Fossil Gardens, 2024)Hammers of Misfortune, “Ghost Hearts” (Overtaker, 2022)Manes, “End of the River” (Pathei Mathos, 2024)Diskord, “Cogged Pother” (Bipolarities, split with ATVM, 2024) Xysma, “Midnight Call” (No Place Like Alone, 2024) Kayo Dot, “Get Out of the Tower” (Moss Grew on the Swords and Plowshares Alike, 2021) Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

Switzerland's deadliest export, Coroner, which sliced and sawed its way through the metal landscape of the ‘80s and early ‘90s, has finally found its way under the Radical Research microscope. From the savage thrashing mayhem of R.I.P. to the reclined elegance of its final missives, Radical Research dives deeply into the methods and madness of one of metal's ablest battalions.Note I:The Radical Research Patreon page is now set up and ready for your patronage. We are offering tiered subscription levels for those who want a set-it-and-forget-it donation option. As ever, if you choose to support us, we are humbled and grateful! patreon.com/RadicalResearchPodcast Note II:All past Radical Research episodes can be found here, where you can also find Jeff's Peter Steele and Fates Warning books…and more to come soon! Radicalresearch.orgMusic cited in order of appearance:­­­“Pale Sister” (Mental Vortex, 1991)“Son of Lilith” (Mental Vortex, 1991) “Spectators of Sin” (Death Cult demo, 1986)“Coma” (R.I.P., 1987)“Absorbed” (Punishment for Decadence, 1988)“R.I.P.” (R.I.P., 1987)“Shadow of a Lost Dream” (Punishment for Decadence, 1988)Canvas Solaris, “Arc-Lite” (Tribute to Coroner, 2010)“Paralized, Mesmerized” (Grin, 1993)“D.O.A.” (No More Color, 1989)“Tunnel of Pain” (No More Color, 1989)“Read My Scars” (No More Color, 1989)“Grin (Nails Hurt)” (Grin, 1993) “Shifter” (Coroner, 1995)“Gliding Above While Being Below” (Coroner, 1995) Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

A quick look at Queen's “The Prophet's Song,” its a cappella middle section, and the treatment it was given by one Jeff Scott Soto in various live performances. It'll all make a little more sense when you listen… Note I:The Radical Research Patreon page is now set up and ready for your patronage. We are offering tiered subscription levels for those who want a set-it-and-forget-it donation option. As ever, if you choose to support us, we are humbled and grateful! patreon.com/RadicalResearchPodcast Note II:All past Radical Research episodes can be found here, where you can also find Jeff's Peter Steele and Fates Warning books…and more to come soon! Radicalresearch.orgMusic cited in order of appearance:­­­Queen, “The Prophet's Song” (A Night at the Opera, 1975)Jeff Scott Soto (fronting Sons of Apollo), “The Prophet's Song” (live in Orlando, FL, February 2018)Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

Is there an album more representative of this podcast's main focus? Not outside of Norway, there isn't. Montréal's DBC (Dead Brain Cells) released ‘Universe' in 1989, a tech-y cosmic opus of 37:26 that manages to cover the big bang, the evolution of life, the fall of the dinosaurs, man's eventual dominance on Earth, and humanity's possible future in the album's brief but eventful duration. Join us as we spelunk through the black holes and blocky, monolithic riffs of DBC's second and final album…   Note I:All Ye Who Enter: Tangents on other Canadian metal bands will happen throughout this episode. And a Swiss one, too. And time machines…and the moon…and Phil Anselmo's Mind Over Four shirt.Note II:Although Hunter claims Garth Richardson (aka GGGarth) produced Helmet's Betty, the RR fact-checking department can find no evidence that the guy was anywhere near that album. Hunter apologizes and says, “Total brain fart. It was T-Ray [Todd Ray].” Note III:The Radical Research Patreon page is now set up and ready for your patronage. We are offering tiered subscription levels for those who want a set-it-and-forget-it donation option. As ever, if you choose to support us, we are humbled and grateful! patreon.com/RadicalResearchPodcast Note IV:All past Radical Research episodes can be found here, where you can also find Jeff's Peter Steele and Fates Warning books…and more to come soon! Radicalresearch.org Music cited in order of appearance:­­­[all snippets from DBC, Universe, 1989]“The Genesis Explosion”“Heliosphere”“Primordium”“Exit the Giants”“Rise of Man”“Estuary”“Humanity's Child”“Phobos & Deimos”“Threshold” “Infinite Universe”Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

This is a “careful for what you wish for” kind of thing. For years and years, we hoped that we could hear the mighty Steve DiGiorgio's bass work with more clarity on Death's 1991 masterpiece, Human. Once we could, thanks to the 2011 reissue, we relented and realized we preferred the original version after all. We present this mini-episode in good humor and with an anxious heart, because we hope no one, least of all DiGiorgio himself, understands this is not a critique of his playing. The man is a god to us…we just prefer the original sound of the 1991 ‘Human' over the 2011 reissue. This shit's important! Note I:The Radical Research Patreon page is now set up and ready for your patronage. We are offering tiered subscription levels for those who want a set-it-and-forget-it donation option. As ever, if you choose to support us, we are humbled and grateful! patreon.com/RadicalResearchPodcast Note II:All past Radical Research episodes can be found here, where you can also find Jeff's Peter Steele and Fates Warning books…and more to come soon! Radicalresearch.orgMusic cited in order of appearance:­­­Death, “See Through Dreams” (Human, 1991 [2011 reissue])Death, “Suicide Machine” (Human, 1991 [2011 reissue])Death, “Vacant Planets” (Human, 1991 [2011 reissue]) Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

Operating outside of the metal infrastructure, but heralding its glory and complexity more so than most “true” metal bands, The Fucking Champs, in their 1994-2007 rampage, cobbled together elements of Trouble, Confessor, Don Caballero, and Kraftwerk and reshaped the geometric possibilities of math metal, all with the insouciance of its indie rock roots. Please join us as we attempt to solve this riddle wrapped in a conundrum. You've got a thirst, Portland! Note I:We talk about the various name changes our San Franciscan heroes have endured…from The Champs to C4AM95 to The Fucking Champs. We failed to mention what might be our favorite name, one they never recorded under but adopted for a short spell: The Champs UK.Note II:Apologies for the confusion on the tracks we sample from V. You'll hear the correction within the episode, and the correct song titles are noted below. Drag City, we are pissed! But…we're already over it.Note III:The Radical Research Patreon page is now set up and ready for your patronage. We are offering tiered subscription levels for those who want a set-it-and-forget-it donation option. As ever, if you choose to support us, we are humbled and grateful! patreon.com/RadicalResearchPodcast Note IV:All past Radical Research episodes can be found here, where you can also find Jeff's Peter Steele and Fates Warning books…and more to come soon! Radicalresearch.orgMusic cited in order of appearance:Intro: “Lamplighter” (IV, 2000) “Guns in Our Schools” (Triumph of the Air Elementals demo, 1994)“So Then I Was All Why'd You Say Fuck My Style” (Songs for Films About Rock demo, 1994)“Merry Go Round” (Songs for Films About Rock demo, 1994)“Flawless Victory” (III, 1997)“Heart to Heart” (III, 1997)“Tonight, We Ride” (III, 1997)“These Glyphs Are Dusty” (IV, 2000)“Esprit De Corpse” (IV, 2000)“Thor is Like Immortal” (IV, 2000)“Children Perceive the Hoax Cluster” (V, 2002)“I Am the Album Cover” (V, 2002)“Major Airbro's Landing” (V, 2002) “A Forgotten Chapter in the History of Ideas” (VI, 2007) “Dolores Park” (VI, 2007) “Earthen Sculptor” (VI, 2007)ep. 120 preview: DBC, “Infinite Universe” (Universe, 1989)Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

Sometimes it takes a while to come around to an album. In our case, it took 28 years with Cryptopsy's second album, None So Vile. Better late than never. We repent!!!Note I:The Radical Research Patreon page is now set up and ready for your patronage. We are offering tiered subscription levels for those who want a set-it-and-forget-it donation option. As ever, if you choose to support us, we are humbled and grateful! patreon.com/RadicalResearchPodcast Note II:All past Radical Research episodes can be found here, where you can also find Jeff's Peter Steele and Fates Warning books…and more to come soon! Radicalresearch.org Note III:RR listener Joseph Schafer pointed out that we incorrectly credited the sample at the beginning of 'None So Vile.' It is, in fact, from the film 'The Exorcist III: The Heretic.' Our apologies and thanks, Joseph, for helping us come correct! Music cited in order of appearance:All from Cryptopsy, None So Vile (1996)“Slit Your Guts”“Orgiastic Disembowelment”“Crown of Horns”Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

The one-long-song album is a rare event in the metal genre, and a tough assignment to tackle and get right. We hold up these five albums as the finest examples of the approach. While it's difficult to convey their scope in snippet form, we tried our best and had a lot of fun doing so. (Incidentally, this also happens to be one of our longest-ever episodes!) Join us, even if these albums only have one good song on them… Note I: The Radical Research Patreon page is now set up and ready for your patronage. We are offering tiered subscription levels for those who want a set-it-and-forget-it donation option. As ever, if you choose to support us, we are humbled and grateful! patreon.com/RadicalResearchPodcast Note II: All past Radical Research episodes can be found here, where you can also find Jeff's Peter Steele and Fates Warning books…and more to come soon! Radicalresearch.org Music cited in order of appearance: Renaissance, “The Death of Art” (The Death of Art, 1994) Edge of Sanity, “Crimson” (Crimson, 1996) Sabbat, “The Dwelling – The Melody of Death Mask” (The Dwelling, 1996) Fates Warning, “A Pleasant Shade of Gray” part 5 & 11 (A Pleasant Shade of Gray, 1997) Green Carnation, “Light of Day, Day of Darkness” (Light of Day, Day of Darkness, 2001) Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

Our man Ginn loves him some Gadd! In this brief episode, we extract three of Hunter's favorite moments by his favorite drummer on the planet, Steve Gadd. It results in something we thought we'd never do on this podcast: play a snippet of a Paul Simon song. But you have to admit, Gadd is Badd…Badd Ass! Note I: The Radical Research Patreon page is now set up and ready for your patronage. We are offering tiered subscription levels for those who want a set-it-and-forget-it donation option. As ever, if you choose to support us, we are humbled and grateful! patreon.com/RadicalResearchPodcast Note II: All past Radical Research episodes can be found here, where you can also find Jeff's Peter Steele and Fates Warning books…and more to come soon! Radicalresearch.org Music cited in order of appearance: Chick Corea, “Quartet No. 2, Part II” (Three Quartets, 1981) Chick Corea, “Night Sprite” (The Leprechaun, 1976) Paul Simon, “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” (Still Crazy After All These Years, 1975) Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

Pull up a chair and get your ears out! We get giddy when we're together in the same space, which we were for this episode. You'll hopefully forgive our exuberance and all the talking over each other in excitement of brotherhood, music, pizza and other various inputs. All in the name of exalting the third of four CDs in the Steven Wilson-curated Intrigue compilation series. Join us for another walk through the fascinating world of progressive-minded ‘80s-era UK post-punk and alternative rock. Note I: The Radical Research Patreon page is now set up and ready for your patronage. We are offering tiered subscription levels for those who want a set-it-and-forget-it donation option. As ever, if you choose to support us, we are humbled and grateful! patreon.com/RadicalResearchPodcast Note II: All past Radical Research episodes can be found here, where you can also find Jeff's Peter Steele and Fates Warning books…and more to come soon! Radicalresearch.org Note III: If you haven't checked them out already, we encourage you to listen to our first two Intrigue dissections, conveniently linked for you here: Music cited in order of appearance: intro: David Bowie, “Up the Hill Backwards” (Scary Monsters [and Super Creeps], 1980) [all snippets below are taken directly from the Intrigue compilation; the following indicates where the songs originally appeared] Twelfth Night – “Three Dancers” (Smiling at Grief, 1982) Thomas Dolby – “Airwaves” (The Golden Age of Wireless, 1982) Crispy Ambulance – “Are You Ready?” (The Plateau Phase, 1982) Rupert Hine – “The Outsider” (Waving Not Drowning, 1982) A Certain Ratio – “Knife Slits Water” (Sextet, 1982) Tears for Fears – “Memories Fade” (The Hurting, 1983) Peter Hammill – “Patient” (Patience, 1983) Cocteau Twins – “Donimo” (Treasure, 1984) Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Mr. Drake – “In a Waiting Room” (Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Mr. Drake, 1984) The Art of Noise - “Close (to the Edit)” (Close [to the Edit] 7”, 1984) Dalis Car – “Dalis Car” (The Waking Hour, 1984) Scott Walker – “Rawhide” (Climate of Hunter, 1984) David Sylvian – “Brilliant Trees” (Brilliant Trees, 1984) Propaganda – “Dream Within a Dream” (A Secret Wish, 1985) Ep. 188 preview: Renaissance, “The Death of Art” (The Death of Art, 1994) Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

In this brief episode, we spotlight the two metal bands brave enough to tackle the middle part of King Crimson's innovative and highly influential 1969 classic, "21st Century Schizoid Man." Note I: The Radical Research Patreon page is now set up and ready for your patronage. We are offering tiered subscription levels for those who want a set-it-and-forget-it donation option. As ever, if you choose to support us, we are humbled and grateful! patreon.com/RadicalResearchPodcast Note II: All past Radical Research episodes can be found here, where you can also find Jeff's Peter Steele and Fates Warning books…and more to come soon! Radicalresearch.org Music Cited in Order of Appearance: King Crimson, "21st Century Schizoid Man" (In the Court of the Crimson King, 1969) Voivod, "21st Century Schizoid Man" (Phobos, 1997) Forbidden, "21st Century Schizoid Man" (Distortion, 1995)

When it comes to a difficult-to-define concept like psychedelia in music, it's subjective. It's not all hippies with sitars and lava lamps and bongs…but that's not wrong either. With a little help from author Michael Hicks and his parameters for what makes music psychedelic, we pose the question: “What is Psychedelic Music?” and offer the Radical Research answer. Note I: The Radical Research Patreon page is now set up and ready for your patronage. We are offering tiered subscription levels for those who want a set-it-and-forget-it donation option. As ever, if you choose to support us, we are humbled and grateful! patreon.com/RadicalResearchPodcast Note II: Our friend Tom Hailey counts Stupid Dream as his favorite and only truly loved Porcupine Tree album. That's fine. We love it too. But we love many other Porcupine Tree albums. So, when Hunter said “I've gotta be honest with you, I've gone full Tom Hailey, there's really only one Porcupine Tree record that I really love anymore,” it blew Jeff's gaskets. And then it appeared Hunter said that one album was Signify (“and maybe Sky Moves Sideways”). The whole thing became maddening. After listening back to this torrid exchange (starting at the 1:03:25 mark), Hunter wants to clarify: “Stupid Dream is my favorite Porcupine Tree album, and like I said, I like all ‘90s Porcupine Tree.“ He was being oblique in the recording and it all got a bit out of hand. This is the sort of first-world relationship problem that Radical Research can occasionally suffer. And the world keeps turning! Note III: All past Radical Research episodes can be found here, where you can also find Jeff's Peter Steele and Fates Warning books…and more to come soon! Radicalresearch.org Music cited in order of appearance: Can – “Halleluwah” (Tago Mago, 1971) Miles Davis – “Rated X” (Get Up With It, 1974) Steve Hillage – “Meditation of the Snake” (Fish Rising, 1975) Joy Division – “Decades” (Closer, 1980) Seefeel – “Time to Find Me (AFX Slow Mix)” (Pure, Impure, 1993) Beherit – “Summerlands” (Drawing Down the Moon, 1993) Emperor – “The Loss and Curse of Reverence” (Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk, 1997) Coil – “The Dreamer is Still Asleep“ (Musick to Play in the Dark Vol. 1, 1999) Portal – “The Endmills” (Seepia, 2003) Steven Wilson – “Significant Other” (Insurgentes, 2008) Melvins – “The Bunk Up” (Hold it In, 2014) Arcturus – “Crashland” (Arcturian, 2015) Cynic – “Mythical Serpents” (Ascension Codes, 2021) ep. 117 preview: Crispy Ambulance – “Are You Ready?” (The Plateau Phase, 1982) Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

Our second in the Permeable Lines series, and our first point-5 episode since 83.5 nearly two years ago! That enough numbers for you? Join us for a brief dust-up between inspiration and rip-off. You decide. (More numbers: “18 is actually 9…it stuck in his mind….”) Note I: The Radical Research Patreon page is now set up and ready for your patronage. We are offering tiered subscription levels for those who want a set-it-and-forget-it donation option. As ever, if you choose to support us, we are humbled and grateful! patreon.com/RadicalResearchPodcast Note II: All past Radical Research episodes can be found here, where you can also find Jeff's Peter Steele and Fates Warning books…and more to come soon! Radicalresearch.org Note III: Let's take stock. These are our other .5 episodes thus far. Mini-episodes, if you will. Great for late-night Radical snackin'! Metal Laughs, 83.5 (8 min, 13 sec) Mystery Snippets Part 2, 41.5 (13 min, 51 sec) https://radicalresearch.org/episode-41-5-mystery-snippets-pt-2/ Mystery Snippets, 23.5 (9 min, 28 sec) https://radicalresearch.org/episode-23-5-mystery-snippets/ Riff Similarities (Permeable Lines), 17.5 (10 min, 59 sec) https://radicalresearch.org/episode-17-5-the-curious-the-uncanny/ The Kiss/Nuclear Death Convergence, 5.5 (7 min, 10 sec) https://radicalresearch.org/episode-5-5-calling-dr-morpheus-the-kiss-nuclear-death-convergence/ Music cited in order of appearance: Mercyful Fate, “A Dangerous Meeting” (Don't Break the Oath, 1984) Megadeth, “Return to Hangar” (The World Needs a Hero, 2001) Diamond Head, “Am I Evil?” (Lightning to the Nations, 1980) Megadeth, “When” (The World Needs a Hero, 2001) Testament, “Over the Wall” (The Legacy, 1987) Sieges Even, “Apocalyptic Disposition” (Lifecycle, 1988) Pestilence, “Out of the Body” (Consuming Impulse, 1989) Suffocation, “Infecting the Crypts” (Human Waste, 1991) Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

We celebrate musicians and bands that rapidly evolve and challenge their audience with newness each endeavor. But the abrupt left-turn San Francisco metal band Hexx took between 1986 and 1987 is beyond fascinating, and beyond the norm. It culminates in one of our favorite albums of the early ‘90s, the mighty, seething, adrenaline-injected Morbid Reality. Strap in, freaks, this will be a bumpy ride! Note I: The Radical Research Patreon page is now set up and ready for your patronage. We are offering tiered subscription levels for those who want a set-it-and-forget-it donation option. As ever, if you choose to support us, we are humbled and grateful! patreon.com/RadicalResearchPodcast Note II: All past Radical Research episodes can be found here, where you can also find Jeff's Peter Steele and Fates Warning books…and more to come soon! Radicalresearch.org Music cited in order of appearance: “Terror” (No Escape, 1984) “Edge of Death“ (Under the Spell, 1986) “Edge of Death” (Watery Graves 12”, 1990) “Sardonicus” (Quest for Sanity, 1989) “Fields of Death” (Quest for Sanity, 1989) “Twice as Bright” (Quest for Sanity, 1989) “Morbid Reality” (two moments) (Morbid Reality, 1991) “The Last Step” (Morbid Reality, 1991) “Blood Hunter” (Morbid Reality, 1991) “Persecution Experience” (Morbid Reality, 1991) “Watery Graves” (Morbid Reality, 1991) “Spider Jam” (Morbid Reality, 1991) Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

Radical Research can't stay away from Scandinavia for more than a brief spell. To that end, your hosts find themselves in Sweden, digging through the short but robust initial run by Mourning Sign. Over the course of a demo, an EP, and two full-lengths, Mourning Sign twisted and bent metal into a wide variety of shapes. Neither exclusively brutal, progressive, nor melodic, but rather an alloy of all three, Mourning Sign, in the tradition of Sweden's best and brightest, staked out their own territory and defended it with might. Join us on this, our 114th journey into the vortex of radical sound.  Note I: Buy Mourning Sign stuff at Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/268458-Mourning-Sign Note II: We appreciate Chris Warunki, and you can find his myriad of music projects right here: https://warunkimedia.bandcamp.com/artists Music cited in order of appearance: “Inner Calmness” (Last Chamber, 1992 demo) “Supressed Past” (Last Chamber, 1992 demo) “Redeem” (Alienor, 1993) “Desert Sun” (Alienor, 1993) “Godsend” (Alienor, 1993) “I'll See to That” (Mourning Sign, 1995) “Like Father Like Son” (Mourning Sign, 1995) “Seems Endless” (Mourning Sign, 1995) “I'll Be Dancing” (Multiverse, 1996) “Subtle Climax” (Multiverse, 1996) “Seed of Revival” (Multiverse, 1996) “Neerg” (Multiverse, 1996) Episode 115 preview: Hexx, “Fire Mushrooms” (Morbid Reality, 1991) Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

For our 113th episode, we dispense with the usual exhalations of the past in favor of the thrills of the tense present-future. Thief, the Los Angeles-based brainchild of visionary producer, Dylan Neal, has released one of 2024's most extraordinary albums, Bleed, Memory, a harrowing journey through the late stages of the human mind and spirit. Without giving away all of the album's treasures, this episode can be considered an act of seduction, a persuasion. We dare even the heartiest will to resist the siren strains of Bleed, Memory.  Note I: Some insight into Dylan Neal's note to Jeff, mentioned in the early part of the episode (and the question that we borrowed for this episode's title): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_face Note II: Please consider donating if you listen to Radical Research often: https://www.paypal.me/rrpodcast We also have a webstore where you can find shirts, CDs, and books, many of them recently restocked: http://radicalresearch.org/shop/ Music cited in order of appearance: all songs from Thief, Bleed, Memory (2024) “Apparitions” “Cinderland” “Paramnesia” “Prankquean” “Dead Coyote Dreams” “Dulcinea” “Behemouth” “Pissing” “To Whom It May Concern” Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

For its 112th episode, Radical Research travels to balmy Greece to investigate the cryptic evildoing of Hail Spirit Noir, whose hellbroth of black metal, prog, psychedelia, and witchery strikes a special chord with your hosts. We take a deep look at the band's first four albums and find ourselves more spellbound than ever before. There is no warding off the spell, so give in and join us in this most dangerous of meetings.  Note I: Please consider donating if you listen to Radical Research often: https://www.paypal.me/rrpodcast We also have a webstore where you can find shirts, CDs, and books, many of them recently restocked: http://radicalresearch.org/shop/ Music cited in order of appearance: “Mountain of Horror” (Pneuma, 2012) “Into the Gates of Time” (two moments) (Pneuma, 2012) “Blood Guru” (Oi Magoi, 2014) “Satan is Time” (Oi Magoi, 2014) “The Mermaid” (Oi Magoi, 2014) “Mayhem in Blue” (Mayhem in Blue, 2016) “Lost in Satan's Charms” (Mayhem in Blue, 2016) “The Cannibal Tribe Came from the Sea” (Mayhem in Blue, 2016) “Alien Lip Reading” (Eden in Reverse, 2020) “Crossroads” (Eden in Reverse, 2020) “Automata 1980” (Eden in Reverse, 2020) “On the Loose Again” (Mannequins, 2021) ep. 113 preview: Thief, “Prankquean” (Bleed, Memory, 2024) Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

For episode 111, Radical Research returns to its spiritual homeland of Norway. But on this trip, RR steers clear of the usual avant suspects and instead climbs the Mountains of Might to take a closer look at Immortal's twisted and divisive fourth album, 1997's Blizzard Beasts. Though optically outside of RR's usual territory, the hosts make a compelling case for the album's inclusion in the annals of the weird. Please tune in but beware of Nebular Ravens and Frostdemons. Note I: Although we failed to mention it, along with a resemblance or two to various riffs from Hellwitch's Syzygial Miscreancy, we find parallels between Blizzard Beasts and any given Order From Chaos era, both vocally and musically. Not that Hellwitch or Order From Chaos directly influenced this album, but if Immortal had said so, we could see it. As you were. Note II: Please consider donating if you listen to Radical Research often: https://www.paypal.me/rrpodcast We also have a webstore where you can find shirts, CDs, and books, many of them recently restocked: http://radicalresearch.org/shop/ Music cited in order of appearance: [all songs are from Immortal's Blizzard Beasts, 1997] “intro” “Blizzard Beasts” “Nebular Ravens Winter” “Suns That Sank Below” “Battlefields” “Mountains of Might” “Noctambulant” “Winter of the Ages” “Frostdemonstorm” Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

We continue our wander through the 4CD Intrigue compilation. This installment features 15 UK bands, several which we'd never heard of before (Art Nouveau, New Musik, Section 25). We hope this episode helps prove curator Steven Wilson's note that Intrigue operates on the “idea that conceptual thinking and ambition didn't suddenly evaporate after '77…ambitious, weird and thrilling music was all around you in the ‘80s – if you looked in the right places.” Amen. Note I: Please consider donating if you listen to Radical Research often: https://www.paypal.me/rrpodcast We also have a webstore where you can find shirts, CDs, and books, many of them recently restocked: http://radicalresearch.org/shop/ Music cited in order of appearance: Intro: Brian Eno, “Third Uncle” (Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy), 1974) [all snippets below are taken directly from the Intrigue compilation; the following indicates where the songs originally appeared] The Sound, “I Can't Escape Myself” (Jeopardy, 1980) Joy Division, “The Eternal” (Closer, 1980) Swell Maps, “Big Empty Field” (…In “Jane from Occupied Europe”, 1980) Art Nouveau, “Enemies” (unreleased, 1980) Gary Numan, “The Joy Circuit” (Telekon, 1980) 23 Skidoo, “The Gospel Comes to New Guinea” (single, 1980) Echo and the Bunnymen, “All My Colours” (Heaven Up Here, 1981) The Specials, “Ghost Town” (single, 1981) New Musik, “They All Run After the Carving Knife” (Anywhere, 1981) New Order, “The Him” (Movement, 1981) The Associates, “White Car in Germany” (single, 1981) Section 25, “Hit” (Always Now, 1981) Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, “Sealand” (Architecture & Morality, 1981) Japan, “Talking Drum” (Tin Drum, 1981) The Cure, “Faith” (Faith, 1981) Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

Sigh is unquestionably one of the weirdest bands in the metal realm. And since Radical Research skews weird, and since we are both fans of Sigh since the mid ‘90s, it seemed obvious that we would eventually do an episode featuring some of the very weirdest of Sigh's weird moments. So…if you are down with our motto of Keep Metal Weird, you know what to do. Note I: Please consider donating if you listen to Radical Research often: https://www.paypal.me/rrpodcast We also have a webstore where you can find shirts, CDs, and books, many of them recently restocked: http://radicalresearch.org/shop/ Music cited in order of appearance: "Hail Horror Hail" (Hail Horror Hail, 1997) "A Sunset Song" (Imaginary Sonicscape, 2001) "Scarlet Dream" (Imaginary Sonicscape, 2001) "Heresy II: Acosmism" (Heir to Despair, 2018) "Satsui - Geshi No Ato" (Shiki, 2022) "12 Souls" (Hail Horror Hail, 1997) "Amongst the Phantoms of Abandoned Tumbrils" (In Somniphobia, 2012) “Invitation to Die” (Hail Horror Hail, 1997) “Diabolic Suicide” (Scenario IV: Dread Dreams, 1999) “The Molesters of My Soul” (Graveward, 2015) "Seed of Eternity” (Hail Horror Hail, 1997) Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

The body of critical study - and fan adoration - around the music of Napalm Death has concerned itself principally with the band's pioneering grindcore and its transition into the death metal of Harmony Corruption. But what of the band's wilderness years, the mid- to late-1990s? The 108th episode of Radical Research digs into what its hosts consider to be Napalm Death's most radical music, the four-album futurist blitzkrieg spanning the years 1994-1998. Get ready for some serious side-eye, Legions, as we cross over into the torn apart.   Note I: In the episode, Hunter mentions Ian Christe's writing on the band's 1994 album, Fear, Emptiness, Despair. In Christe's Sound of the Beast, he writes that the album, "...started a fresh chapter in the history of a band whose membership half-life had once lasted no longer than an album side. Previous urban hardcore noise blasts were mowed by sophisticated guitar layering and innovative drum patterns. Their dissonance became a conscious component of the composition, not merely a side benefit of chaos, and the marriage of intense anger and calculation yielded a masterpiece of passionate, politically minded, negative realism." Note II: In an act of gall, the scalar dimensions of which could only be compared to the Pacific Ocean, Mont Blanc, and John Holmes' ballistic member, Christe includes Fear, Emptiness, Despair in his list of the 25 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time. The list includes other controversial entries, such as Morbid Angel's Formulas Fatal to the Flesh, and Dream Death's rarely-trumpeted but mighty Journey Into Mystery. Note III: In our excitement, we failed to mention the men who produced these albums. All were produced by the estimable Colin Richardson, except Fear, Emptiness, Despair, which was handled by Pete Coleman. Only one of these gentlemen have played flute on a Skyclad album. Note IV: Please consider donating if you listen to Radical Research often: https://www.paypal.me/rrpodcast We also have a webstore where you can find shirts, CDs, and books, many of them recently restocked: http://radicalresearch.org/shop/ Music cited in order of appearance: “The Infiltraitor” (Words from the Exit Wound, 1998) “Plague Rages” (Fear, Emptiness, Despair, 1994) “Primed Time” (Fear, Emptiness, Despair, 1994) “Fasting on Deception” (Fear, Emptiness, Despair, 1994) “Ripe for the Breaking” (Diatribes, 1996) “Take the Strain” (Diatribes, 1996) “Diatribes” (Diatribes, 1996) “Birth in Regress” (Inside the Torn Apart, 1997) “Prelude” (Inside the Torn Apart, 1997) “Lowpoint” (Inside the Torn Apart, 1997) “None the Wiser?” (Words from the Exit Wound, 1998) “Trio-Degradable / Affixed by Disconcern” (Words from the Exit Wound, 1998) “The Infiltraitor” (Words from the Exit Wound, 1998) Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

For a podcast that traffics in all things wild and mind-expanding, the subject of our 107th episode makes everything else feel stone-cold sober by comparison. The fifth album by Sweden's Tiamat, A Deeper Kind of Slumber, luxuriates in the wan, reclined possibilities of Leary biscuits and Psilocybin dreams. This episode paddles along the hallucinatory waters of Tiamat's final masterpiece and resolves itself to the album's irreconcilable mysteries.  Note I: Please consider donating if you listen to Radical Research often: https://www.paypal.me/rrpodcast We also have a webstore where you can find shirts, CDs, and books, many of them recently restocked: http://radicalresearch.org/shop/ Music cited in order of appearance: Intro: “The Ar” (Wildhoney, 1994) “The Southernmost Voyage” (The Astral Sleep, 1991) “A Caress of Stars” (Clouds, 1992) “Do You Dream of Me?” (Wildhoney, 1994) “Cold Seed” (A Deeper Kind of Slumber, 1997) “Teonanacatl” (A Deeper Kind of Slumber, 1997) “Trillion Zillion Centipedes” (A Deeper Kind of Slumber, 1997) ‘The Desolate One” (A Deeper Kind of Slumber, 1997) “Atlantis as a Lover” (A Deeper Kind of Slumber, 1997) “Alteration X 10” (A Deeper Kind of Slumber, 1997) “Four Leary Biscuits” (A Deeper Kind of Slumber, 1997) “Only In My Tears It Lasts” (A Deeper Kind of Slumber, 1997) “The Whores of Babylon” (A Deeper Kind of Slumber, 1997) “Kite” (A Deeper Kind of Slumber, 1997) “Phantasma De Luxe” (A Deeper Kind of Slumber, 1997) “Mount Marilyn” (A Deeper Kind of Slumber, 1997) “A Deeper Kind of Slumber” (A Deeper Kind of Slumber, 1997) Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

We tend to skew toward the past in our explorations with Radical Research, uncovering sounds we feel are overlooked and/or underrated. We're breaking our usual time travel approach and focusing solely on some new metal music that thrilled us in 2023 and one very fresh entry for 2024. It's not 1986 or 1991 anymore, obviously, but 2023 was a great year for new music, metal and otherwise. Herein, we delve into the greatness that is Ontological Mysterium (Horrendous), In But Not Of (Afterbirth), Andermans Mijne (Laster), and The Deepening (Vemod). Metal lives? Metal lives!!! Note I: Please consider donating if you listen to Radical Research often: https://www.paypal.me/rrpodcast We also have a webstore where you can find shirts, CDs, and books, many of them recently restocked: http://radicalresearch.org/shop/ Music cited in order of appearance: Horrendous, “Neon Leviathan” (Ontological Mysterium, 2023) Horrendous, “Preterition Hymn” (Ontological Mysterium, 2023) Horrendous, “Exeg(en)esis” (Ontological Mysterium, 2023) Afterbirth, “Devils With Dead Eyes” (In But Not Of, 2023) Afterbirth, “Vivisected Psychopomp” (In But Not Of, 2023) Afterbirth, “Hovering Human Head Drones” (In But Not Of, 2023) Laster, “Poëtische Waarheid” (Andermans Mijne, 2023) Laster, “Onzichtbare Muur” (Andermans Mijne, 2023) Laster, “Doodgeboren” (Andermans Mijne, 2023) Vemod, “Der Guder Dør” (The Deepening, 2024) Vemod, “The Deepening” (The Deepening, 2024) Ep. 107 preview: Tiamat, “Atlantis as a Lover” (A Deeper Kind of Slumber, 1997) Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

For Episode 105, Radical Research follows the lead of musical polyglot and overachiever, Steven Wilson. Inspired by Wilson's recently-curated, Intrigue: Progressive Sounds in UK Alternative Music 1979-1989, this episode traces out the music found on the first disc of this four-volume edition, digging into such varied artists as Public Image Ltd., John Foxx, In Camera, and This Heat. This constitutes the first in a four-part series around Wilson's collection, which we will revisit occasionally throughout 2024. Should you have any interest in the rich mosaic of the late 1970s/early 1980s UK underground, tune in, turn on, and experiment out.  Note I: As mentioned late in the episode, here is further reading on the Durutti Column's sandpaper packaging of their Return of the Durutti Column album: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Return_of_the_Durutti_Column Note II: Please consider donating if you listen to Radical Research often: https://www.paypal.me/rrpodcast We also have a webstore where you can find shirts, CDs, and books, many of them recently restocked: http://radicalresearch.org/shop/ Music cited in order of appearance: intro: Peter Hammill, “Nobody's Business” (Nadir's Big Chance, 1975) [all snippets in this episode are taken from the Intrigue compilation; the following indicates where the songs initially appeared] Wire, “I Should Have Known Better” (154, 1979) Bill Nelson's Red Noise, “A Better Home in the Phantom Zone” (Sound on Sound, 1979) Magazine, “Back to Nature” (Secondhand Daylight, 1979) XTC, “Complicated Game” (Drums and Wires, 1979) Public Image Ltd, “Careering” (Metal Box, 1979) The Stranglers, “The Raven” (The Raven, 1979) Punishment of Luxury, “Puppet Life” (Puppet Life 7”, 1979) Ultravox, “Astradyne” (Vienna, 1980) Gang of Four, “Contract” (Entertainment!, 1979) Simple Minds, “I Travel” (Empires and Dance, 1980) The Durutti Column, “Sketch for Summer” (The Return of the Durutti Column, 1980) This Heat, “Health and Efficiency” (Health and Efficiency [EP], 1980) John Foxx, “Burning Car” (Burning Car 7”, 1980) Robert Fripp and the League of Gentlemen, “Cognitive Dissonance” (The League of Gentlemen, 1981) In Camera, “The Fatal Day” (Fin [EP], 1982) Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

As is so often the case, Radical Research, for its 104th episode, finds itself in Norway, only this time to investigate the psycho-necrotic brutality of Oslo's Diskord. At once garage-y, asymmetric, and morbid, Diskord hawks death-wares that invite listeners to stroll through the hallways of the weird metal madhouse. Only death and Norway are real. Note I: Thanks to Tim Hammond for the Oscillations mp3s. We only had the vinyl and no digital version, and we knew who to turn to. Thanks Tim, you are a fucking champ! Note II: Wagner was thinking “Funebrarum” but said “Encoffination.” Please forgive a mind way too filled up with this otherworldly nonsense. Thank you. The point still stands, re: the rise of Funebarum and other similar combos in early Incantation mode around 2007. Note III: Wagner and Ginn are both huge fans of Autopsy up to and including Tourniquets, Hacksaws and Graves (2014). In fact, both, weirdly, believe that album to be the best of Era II Autopsy. Things after that are fine if all you want is more of that. But we wanted more than that. But goddamn we love the fuck out of Autopsy. Fiend for Blood FTW. Note IV: Please consider donating if you listen to Radical Research often: https://www.paypal.me/rrpodcast We also have a webstore where you can find shirts, CDs, and books, many of them recently restocked: http://radicalresearch.org/shop/ Music cited in order of appearance: “Pervasive Discreetness” (Doomscapes, 2007) “Reptilian Ancestry” (Doomscapes, 2007) “Instauration” (Doomscapes, 2007) “Overseer” (Dystopics, 2012) “Psychotic Process” (Dystopics, 2012) “Rambling Words from a Sore Throat” (Dystopics, 2012) “Horrid Engine” (Oscillations, 2014) “Hermit Dream” (Oscillations, 2014) “Loitering in the Portal” (Degenerations, 2021) “Dragged for Coronation” (Degenerations, 2021) “Gnashing” (Degenerations, 2021) Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

Death, humor, society? Who doesn't love these things? Radical Research certainly does! So, it should come as no surprise that we chose the second album by Houston, Texas' Dead Horse as the subject of our 103rd episode. Peaceful Death and Pretty Flowers, released by Big Chief Records in 1991, plunders the remotest corners of thrash, hardcore, and mangled death as fodder for its singular brand of knee-slappin' brutality. Join us for this rather less than peaceful episode. Note I: Please consider donating if you listen to Radical Research often: https://www.paypal.me/rrpodcast We also have a webstore where you can find shirts, CDs, and books, many of them recently restocked: http://radicalresearch.org/shop/ Music cited in order of appearance: all tracks from Dead Horse's Peaceful Death and Pretty Flowers, 1991 “Cod Piece Face” “Turn” “La La Song” “Like Asrielle” “The Latent Stage” “Peaceful Death” “Eulogy” “Snowdogs” “The Lark Nest” “Medulla Oblongata” “Aplo” “Rock Lobster” “Sawbone” Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

Forged in the crucible of the Tri-State hardcore and thrash scenes, New York City's Into Another released three genre-defying albums that blend together -- seemlessly -- the disparate sensibilities of its members. The band's membership boasts a heritage that includes such stalwart acts as Whiplash and Youth of Today, though Into Another's rich, mystical rock hardly betrays those roots. Episode 102 of Radical Research does its best to reveal the treasures of this tragically-overlooked band.  Note I: Please consider donating if you listen to Radical Research often: https://www.paypal.me/rrpodcast We also have a webstore where you can find shirts, CDs, and books, many of them recently restocked: http://radicalresearch.org/shop/ Music cited in order of appearance: “Robot Whales” (Into Another, 1991) “Underlord” (Into Another, 1991) “While I Die” (Into Another, 1991) “As It Were” (Into Another, 1991) “Laughing at Oblivion” (Ignaurus, 1994) “Maritime Murder” (Ignaurus, 1994) “William” (Ignaurus, 1994) “Mutate Me” (Seemless, 1995) “Locksmiths & Lawyers” (Seemless, 1995) “For a Wounded Wren” (Seemless, 1995) “Crossed” (Omens, 2017) Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

HUNTER's NOTES After several years of perdition, silence, and melancholy, Oslo's Ulver, a totem of the Radical Research faith, released, in 2005, its sixth full-length album, the manic and panicked Blood Inside. The album has inspired divisive opinions and obsessive worship. Its nine songs come together like a house of mirrors, where every lunatic fantasy, every fear, every shameful ecstasy, is reflected and refracted back into the listener's ears. Radical Research takes a firm position in defense of the album's genius.  Note I: Please consider donating if you listen to Radical Research often: https://www.paypal.me/rrpodcast We also have a webstore where you can find shirts, CDs, and books, many of them recently restocked: http://radicalresearch.org/shop/ / Music cited in order of appearance: “Not Saved” (Silencing the Singing, 2001) “Surface” (Svidd Neger, 2003) “Doom Sticks” (A Quick Fix of Melancholy, 2003) “Dressed in Black” (Blood Inside, 2005) “For the Love of God” (Blood Inside, 2005) “Christmas” (Blood Inside, 2005) “Blinded by Blood” (Blood Inside, 2005) “It Is Not Sound” (Blood Inside, 2005) “The Truth” (Blood Inside, 2005) “In the Red” (Blood Inside, 2005) “Your Call” (Blood Inside, 2005) “Operator” (Blood Inside, 2005) / Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

2023 marks the 40th anniversary of Voivod, a band that are at the very heart of everything we do at Radical Research and everything we listen to as incorrigible music obsessives. In celebration, Voivod released Morgoth Tales, which finds the Mark V lineup (Snake, Away, Chewy, Rocky) covering songs from various past eras. For ourselves, we pay tribute by offering our longest and most in-depth episode yet, while also celebrating a landmark of our own. We invite all chaosmongers, nothingfaces, cockroaches and diehards across the schizophere to join us in celebration of the one, the only, the eternal VOIVOD!!! Please consider donating if you listen to Radical Research often: https://www.paypal.me/rrpodcast We also have a webstore where you can find shirts, CDs, and books, many of them recently restocked: http://radicalresearch.org/shop/ Music cited in order of appearance: [all Voivod except where otherwise noted] intros from War and Pain, Killing Technology, Angel Rat, The Wake “Experiment” (Dimension Hatröss, 1988) “Blower” (War and Pain, 1984) “Ripping Headaches” (Rrröööaaarrr, 1986) Carnivore, “Carnivore” (Carnivore, 1985) “Forgotten in Space” (Killing Technology, 1987) Cave In, “Decay of the Delay” (Jupiter, 2000) “Cockroaches” (Killing Technology, 1987) “Psychic Vaccum” (Dimension Hatröss, 1988) “Brain Scan” (Dimension Hatröss, 1988) Wartech, "Virtual Reality" (demo 1991) “Missing Sequences” (Nothingface, 1989) “Into My Hypercube” (Nothingface, 1989) “Inner Combustion” (Nothingface, 1989) King Crimson, “Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part Two” (Larks' Tongues in Aspic, 1973) “Nuage Fractal” (Angel Rat, 1991) Alchemist, “Escape from the Black Hole” (Organasm, 2000) “Clouds in My House” (Angel Rat, 1991) Die Kreuzen, “Best Goodbye” (Cement, 1991) “Best Regards” (Angel Rat, 1991) “Freedoom” (Angel Rat, 1991) “Horror” (Rrröööaaarrr, 1986) Rush, “Natural Science” (Permanent Waves, 1980) Van Der Graaf Generator, “Man-Erg” (Pawn Hearts, 1971) “Moonbeam Rider” (The Outer Limits, 1993) “Time Warp” (The Outer Limits, 1993) “Phobos” (Phobos, 1997) “Temps Mort” (Phobos, 1997) “Neutrino” (Phobos, 1997) “Aware” (demo for unrealized 10th album, 2000) “Facing Up” (Voivod, 2003) “Divine Sun” (Voivod, 2003) “Polaroids” (Katorz, 2006) “Corps Etranger” (Target Earth, 2013) “Iconspiracy” (The Wake, 2018) “Always Moving” (The Wake, 2018) “Quest for Nothing” (Synchro Anarchy, 2022) Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

For 98 episodes, the pilots of Radical Research have gone it together. Mind you, the hosts have had some curatorial help along the way (Jason William Walton and Forrest Pitts, please take a bow). But on the eve of episode 100, Radical Research has called on two of its most stalwart allies, the estimable Thomas Nul and Brian Grebenz. Over the course of almost two hours, this veritable Roman Senate chews on the hard-hitting issues that occupy the minds of all right-thinking citizens of the Research Republic. We invite you to turn on and tune in to this symposium of sickness.  Note I: Please consider donating if you listen to Radical Research often: https://www.paypal.me/rrpodcast We also have a webstore where you can find shirts, CDs, and books, many of them recently restocked: http://radicalresearch.org/shop/ Music cited in order of appearance: Genesis, “Dodo / Lurker” (Abacab, 1981) Black Sabbath, “The Eternal Idol” (Eternal Idol, 1987) King Crimson, “Discipline” (Discipline, 1981) Celtic Frost, “(Once) They Were Eagles” (Cold Lake, 1988) A Forest of Stars, “Premature Invocation” (Grave Mounds and Grave Mistakes, 2018) Jethro Tull, “Thick as a Brick” (Thick as a Brick, 1971) Slayer, “The Final Command” (Show No Mercy, 1983) Acanthus, “Le Frisson des Vampires” (Le Frisson des Vampires, 1971) Journey, “Of a Lifetime” (Journey, 1975) Unearthly Trance, “Penta(grams)” (In the Red, 2004) episode 100 preview: Voivod, “Temps Mort” (Phobos, 1997) Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

Formed in 1998 in the Hertfordshire region of England, The Meads of Asphodel are a special, experimental heavy metal band with many distinctive and beguiling qualities. So why did it take one of the Radical Research hosts 24 years to acquire a taste for the Meads? We don't have the answer, but in this episode, Jeff runs down all his favorite aspects of Meads while Hunter listens, corroborates and discusses this better-late-than-never obsession.   Note I: This is from the main page of the Meads of Asphodel website, https://www.themeadsofasphodel.co.uk/: “Experimental extreme metal band The Meads of Asphodel believe in all peoples' right to live in peace, free from the shackles of inflicted dogma and servitude.” Damn straight! Note II: Please consider donating if you listen to Radical Research often: https://www.paypal.me/rrpodcast We also have a webstore where you can find shirts, CDs, and books, many of them recently restocked: http://radicalresearch.org/shop/ Music cited in order of appearance: “Psalm 666” (Damascus Steel, 2005) “Christ's Descent into Hell” (Brittania Infernus compilation, 2002) “A Healer Made God” (Exhuming the Grave of Yeshua, 2003) “Send My Love to Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz” (Sonderkommando, 2013) “Jezebel and the Philistines” (The Excommunication of Christ, 2001) “On Graven Images I Glide Beyond the Monstrous Gates of Pandemonium to Face the Baptized Warriors of Yahweh in the Skull-Littered Plain of Esdraelon” (Exhuming the Grave of Yeshua, 2003) “Boiled in Hell Broth and Grave Dust” (The Murder of Jesus the Jew, 2010) “Jew Killer” (The Murder of Jesus the Jew, 2010) “Sword of the East” (Damascus Steel, 2005) “Hourglass of Ash” (Sonderkommando, 2013) “Black is Black & White is White” (Running Out of Time Doing Nothing, 2019) “Like Blood Shaped Flakes of Snow” (Running Out of Time Doing Nothing, 2019) “Nazi” (English Punk Black Metal, 2010 split) “My Psychotic Sand Deity” (The Murder of Jesus the Jew, 2010) “Addicted to God” (The Murder of Jesus the Jew, 2010) “Weeping Tears of Angel Light” (The Excommunication of Christ, 2001) Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

Is heaviness a quantifiable aspect of music? Can a piece of music display such weight, such heft, that the listener can only accept its heaviness as fact? Radical Research says “Yes,” and we are here to offer evidence. For our 97th episode, we take our second trip down under to survey the concise but mighty discography of Disembowelment. We invite you to join us as we dig into the cryptic horrors of this otherworldly music. But be warned: research rarely gets this heavy. Note I: Please consider donating if you listen to Radical Research often: https://www.paypal.me/rrpodcast We also have a webstore where you can find shirts, CDs, and books, many of them recently restocked: http://radicalresearch.org/shop/ Music cited in order of appearance: “Intro – Mourning September” (Mourning September demo, 1990) “Impoverished Filth” (Mourning September demo, 1990) “Thou Messiah” (Mourning September demo, 1990) “Extracted Nails” (Pantalgia – An International Death Metal Compilation, 1992) “River of Salvation (My Divine Punishment)” (Deep Sensory Procession into Aural Fate demo, 1991) “As Your Soul Befalls…” (Deep Sensory Procession into Aural Fate demo, 1991) “The Tree of Life and Death” (Transcendence into the Peripheral, 1993) “Your Prophetic Throne of Ivory” (Transcendence into the Peripheral, 1993) “Excoriate” (Transcendence into the Peripheral, 1993) “Nightside of Eden” (Transcendence into the Peripheral, 1993) “A Burial at Ornans” (Transcendence into the Peripheral, 1993) “The Spirits of the Tall Hills” (Transcendence into the Peripheral, 1993) “Cerulean Transience of All My Imagined Shores” (Transcendence into the Peripheral, 1993) “Outro” (Mourning September demo, 1990) Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

The Southeastern United States, from whence Radical Research is broadcast, has long prided itself on its sundry wrestling traditions. From the bare-chested hectoring of the SoCon to the gator-tangling of Central Florida, southerners approach wrestling with a sense of birthright authority. But today we face a new challenger: taxonomy. The second full-length album by Germany's Disillusion, the forbidding Gloria, is an oil-rubbed beast that slips away from our every attempt to ensnare it with our inadequate classifications. We invite you to tune in to our 96th episode and declare, once and for all, a victor in this battle of equivocation. Note I: Please consider donating if you listen to Radical Research often: https://www.paypal.me/rrpodcast We also have a webstore where you can find shirts, CDs, and books, many of them recently restocked: http://radicalresearch.org/shop/ Music cited in order of appearance: [All selection from Disillusion, Gloria, 2006] “The Black Sea” “Dread It” “Don't Go Any Further” “Avalanche” “Gloria” “Aerophobic” “The Hole We Are In” “Save the Past” “Lava” “Too Many Broken Cease Fires” “Untiefen” Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

Herein we present the third and likely final installment of our Bad-Ass Fusion Decapitations series. We repeat two bands previously featured on other episodes (Kraan, King Crimson) and bring you eight more missives from the deepest cosmos. Watch that noggin of yours -- the headhunters are abound tonight! Note I: As noted within the episode, here's that link to “Study the Greats”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIXBu_uoCQk Note II: As this is likely the final installment of Bad-Ass Fusion Decapitations, here are the first two, in case you missed them or want a refresher course: Part 1: https://radicalresearch.org/episode-5-ten-bad-ass-fusion-decapitations-mahavishnu-orchestra-return-to-forever-colosseum-area/ Part 2: https://radicalresearch.org/episode-73-bad-ass-fusion-decapitations-part-2/ Note III: Please consider donating if you listen to Radical Research often: https://www.paypal.me/rrpodcast We also have a webstore where you can find shirts, CDs, and books, many of them recently restocked: http://radicalresearch.org/shop/ Music cited in order of appearance: Al Di Meola, “Flight Over Rio” (Elegant Gypsy, 1977) Bruford, “Beelzebub” (Feels Good to Me, 1978) Ian Carr, “Remadione” (Belladonna, 1972) Ain Soph, “Crossfire” (A Story of Mysterious Forest, 1980) Transit Express, “Disparition” (Opus Progressif, 1976) Herbie Hancock, “Palm Grease” (Thrust, 1974) Kraan, “Rund Um Die Uhr” (Wiederhoren, 1977) King Crimson, “Neurotica” (November 22, 2017, Ann Arbor, Michigan) Mats/Morgan Band, “Min Hast” (Live, 2001, recorded 1999) Soft Machine, “Hazard Profile, Part Five” (Bundles, 1975) Episode 96 preview: Disillusion, “Don't Go Any Further” (Gloria, 2006) Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

Over the course of its previous 93 episodes, Radical Research has banged, thrashed, and decapitated but never before has it waltzed. That ends now. Formed as Aslan in 1985, San Diego's Psychotic Waltz released four full-length albums in the ‘90s, each of which challenges all received notions of "progressive metal." Despite being one the most even-handed of metal bands -- not a weak link in the psychotic chain -- this episode pays particular attention to the uncanny, elegant guitar playing of Dan Rock and Brian McAlpin. Their entangled, spiraling guitar tendrils push the instrument to the point of apotheosis in the context of heavy metal. But there is room for all the rug-cutters at this hoedown. Put on your dancing shoes and come join us. Note I: Not anything to do with Psychotic Waltz, but we've been informed that….”Hunter Wagner” is protagonist's name in a concept album by a band called Scapegrace and their The Abyss Swallows album. https://scapegracebc.bandcamp.com/track/the-abyss-swallows Note II: Please consider donating if you listen to Radical Research often: https://www.paypal.me/rrpodcast We also have a webstore where you can find shirts, CDs, and books, many of them recently restocked http://radicalresearch.org/shop/ Music cited in order of appearance: “And The Devil Cried” (A Social Grace, 1990) “Another Prophet Song” (A Social Grace, 1990) “I of the Storm” (A Social Grace, 1990) “Out of Mind” (Into the Everflow, 1992) “Into the Everflow” (Into the Everflow, 1992) “Little People” (Into the Everflow, 1992) “Haze One” (Mosquito, 1994) “Cold” (Mosquito, 1994) “Only Time” (Mosquito, 1994) “Faded” (Bleeding, 1996) “Bleeding” (Bleeding, 1996) “Northern Lights” (Bleeding, 1996) “My Grave” (Bleeding, 1996) Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

When a member of a fringe Swedish death metal band makes a request, Radical Research heeds the call. To that end, RR episode 93 is a response to Philip Von Segebaden's (Afflicted) appeal for a song-by-song analysis of Swallowed in Black by California's preeminent thrash metal assassins, Sadus. Though apparently a bit outside of the RR wheelhouse, our dissection will reveal traces of the weirdness upon which this house is built. Should poser-killing, gravity-defying metal violence be your poison, consider this your invitation to the Last Abide. If not, then Good Rid'nz. Note I: The Steve DiGiorgio playlist from the History of Metal magazine (1994) mentioned around the 15-minute mark is as follows: Psychotic Waltz – A Social Grace Black Sabbath – Never Say Die Voivod – Nothingface Ozzy Osbourne – Bark at the Moon D.B.C. – Universe Possessed – Beyond the Gates Anacrusis – Screams and Whispers Rainbow – Rising Judas Priest – Screaming for Vengeance Savatage – Sirens Note II: As mentioned, the name Sadus comes from the Frank Herbert novel, Dune. It appears to be the plural form of Sadu. The definition, from the Dune fan wiki: “among the fremen the blessed company of heavenly judges. A Sadu presided over the traditional scales, which here weigh either the soul or the water rendered from the dead, for the scales formed the T of the Tau.” Note III: Please consider donating if you listen to Radical Research often: https://www.paypal.me/rrpodcast We also have a webstore where you can find shirts, CDs, and books, many of them recently restocked: http://radicalresearch.org/shop/ Music cited in order of appearance: All songs from Swallowed in Black, 1990: “Black” “Man Infestation” “Last Abide” “The Wake” “In Your Face” “Good Rid'nz” “False Incarnation” “Images” “Powers of Hate” “Arise” “Oracle of Obmission” Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

Rarely can a rock or metal band be described in terms of open-heartedness, nostalgia, or compassion. But the subject of Radical Research's 92nd episode defies convention in nearly every way. Madison, Wisconsin's Last Crack was a band that seemed on the brink of breakout success but, ultimately, condemned to wander the corridors of obscurity. They recorded their second album at Eldorado Studios in Hollywood, and released the results via Roadracer/Roadrunner in 1991. To our ears, Burning Time is a masterpiece of left-field hard rock/metal. A mesh of razor-sharp guitars, a deft rhythm section, and the magisterial wailings of the group's master of ceremony, Buddo, Burning Time embraces the listener and brings us into its enchanted Midwestern fantasia. Note I: Our apologies to Last Crack: ”Mini Toboggan” deserves so much better than some kind of crass comparison to a ridiculously-titled Cannibal Corpse song. We were feeling plucky on this night. But seriously, we do so love this song to the utter ends of our lives, whether we grew up sledding (Jeff) or not (Hunter). Note II: Please consider donating if you listen to Radical Research often: https://www.paypal.me/rrpodcast We also have a webstore where you can find shirts, CDs, and books, many of them recently restocked: http://radicalresearch.org/shop/ Music cited in order of appearance: All songs from Burning Time, 1991: “Wicked Sandbox” “Mini Toboggan” “Energy Mind” “My Burning Time” “Precious Human Stress” “Love, Craig” “Kiss a the Cold” “Love or Surrender” “Mack Bolasses” “Blue Fly, Fish Sky” “Papa Mugaya” “Down Beat Dirt Messiah” “Oooh” Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

Occasionally, Radical Research dares to tackle the big questions: what is time, and can we have a piece of it? Can a psychic saw perform brain surgery? Can a metal album have a samba track and several bars of Miami bass hip-grind? On episode 91, a look into the works of Florida's seminal tech titans, Atheist, we take on these and other pressing matters. Pull up a chair and strap on your trustiest pair of headphones: it's pizza time. Note I: We meant to bring it up in the conversation, but simply overlooked this fascinating, Atheist-related trivia: Atheist's Kelly Shaefer auditioned for Velvet Revolver, the band formed by members of Guns ‘N Roses. You can check out some Blabbermouth reporting on this event here: https://blabbermouth.net/news/atheist-frontman-talks-about-his-velvet-revolver-audition https://blabbermouth.net/news/velvet-revolver-2002-kelly-shaefer-vocalist-audition-tape-posted-online Note II: Hunter misspoke, and Jeff mis-agreed with him: Kelly Shaefer didn't stop playing guitar due to tinnitus, of course. He stopped due to carpel tunnel syndrome. Note III: Deserts of Hex direct buy link: https://radicalresearch.org/product/deserts-of-hex-studies-in-experimental-dark-sound-volume-1-magazine/ Note IV: Destination Onward direct buy link: https://radicalresearch.org/product/destination-onward-the-story-of-fates-warning-book-by-jeff-wagner/ Note V: Please consider donating if you listen to Radical Research often: https://www.paypal.me/rrpodcast We also have a webstore where you can find shirts, CDs, and books, many of them recently restocked: http://radicalresearch.org/shop/ Music cited in order of appearance: “Brain Damage” (R.A.V.A.G.E., On We Slay demo, 1987) “Choose Your Death” (Beyond demo, 1988) “Piece of Time” (Piece of Time, 1990) “Unholy War” (Piece of Time, 1990) “No Truth” (Piece of Time, 1990) “Unquestionable Presence” (Unquestionable Presence, 1991) “An Incarnation's Dream” (Unquestionable Presence, 1991) “And the Psychic Saw” (Unquestionable Presence, 1991) “Air” (Elements, 1993) “Mineral” (Elements, 1993) “Earth” (Elements, 1993) “See You Again” (Elements, 1993) “Second to Sun” (Jupiter, 2010) “Fraudulent Cloth” (Jupiter, 2010) Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

This installment finds Radical Research in familiar territory, in the wilds of Scandinavia, this time in pursuit of progressive rock luminaries, Anekdoten. Our study covers not only the group's six full-length albums but also their inspired, ghostly collaboration with fellow Swedes, Landberk, under the Morte Macabre moniker. Should you be interested in the evolution of one of modern prog's most serious practitioners, we invite you to join us, as ever. Up the Mellotrons, legions! Note I: Please consider donating if you listen to Radical Research often: https://www.paypal.me/rrpodcast We also have a webstore where you can find shirts, CDs, and books, many of them recently restocked: http://radicalresearch.org/shop/ Music cited in order of appearance: [all by Anekdoten except where noted] “The Flow” (Vemod, 1993) “The Old Man and the Sea” (Vemod, 1993) “Harvest” (Nucleus, 1995) “This Far from the Sky” (Nucleus, 1995) Morte Macabre, “Sequenza Ritmica e Tema” (Symphonic Holocaust, 1998) Morte Macabre, “Quiet Drops” (Symphonic Holocaust, 1998) “Kiss of Life” (From Within, 1999) “Hole” (From Within, 1999) “Monolith” (Gravity, 2003) “SW4” (Gravity, 2003) “King Oblivion” (A Time of Day, 2007) “In For a Ride” (A Time of Day, 2007) “Shooting Star” (Until All the Ghosts Are Gone, 2015) “Our Days are Numbered” (Until All the Ghosts Are Gone, 2015) Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

It's the gutsier, uglier, unwieldier alternative to the heavy metal guitar solo: The goddamn heavy metal BASS guitar solo! We have collected 20 beautifully behemoth examples, laid bare for you to ponder. Sightings are rare, but they're out there…and we love the hell out of them. Note I: As noted in the intro of this episode, RR favorites Hammers of Misfortune have a new album out! Info on Overtaker can be found here: https://hammersofmisfortune.bandcamp.com/ Note II: Please consider donating if you listen to Radical Research often: https://www.paypal.me/rrpodcast We also have a webstore where you can find shirts, CDs, and books, many of them recently restocked: http://radicalresearch.org/shop/ Music cited in order of appearance: Motorhead, “Keep Us On the Road” (Lemmy Kilmister, Motorhead, 1977) Motorhead, “Stay Clean” (Lemmy Kilmister, Overkill, 1979) Armored Saint, “Released” (Joey Vera, Delirious Nomad, 1985) Manowar, “Sting of the Bumblebee” (Joey DeMaio, Kings of Metal, 1988) Manowar, “Mountains” (Joey DeMaio, Sign of the Hammer, 1984) Sadus, “Torture” (Steve DiGiorgio, Illusions, 1988) Death, “The Philosopher” (Steve DiGiorgio, Individual Thought Patterns, 1993) Nasty Savage, “Sin Eater” (Richard Bateman, Penetration Point, 1989) Darkthrone, “Sempiternal Sepulchrality” (Dag Nilsen, Soulside Journey, 1991) Kataklysm, “World of Treason” (Maurizio Iacono, Sorcery, 1995) Stargazer, “Hooves” (Damon Good, Psychic Secretions, 2021) Martire, “Lucixion” (Damon Good, Brutal Legions of the Apocalypse, 2012) Necrophagist, “Only Ash Remains” (Stephan Fimmers, Epitaph, 2004) Rainer Landfermann, “Langsam, Hinters Licht” (Mein Wort in Deiner Dunkelheit, 2019) Dream Theater, “Metropolis – Part I: The Miracle and the Sleeper” (John Myung, Images and Words, 1992) Canvas Solaris, “Arc-Lite” (Gael Pirlot, Tribute to Coroner, split 7” w/Pharaoh, 2010) Cynic, “Textures” (Sean Malone, Focus, 1993) Spiral Architect, “Excessit” (Lars Norberg, A Skeptic's Universe, 2000) Corrosion of Conformity, “My Grain” (Mike Dean, Deliverance, 1994) Metallica, “Orion” (Cliff Burton, Master of Puppets, 1986) Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

We admit that, in all our geographic music spelunking, we haven't scaled many of the mountains offered by Russian noisemakers. So, if we say that “Hieronymus Bosch is our favorite Russian band,” it's true, but it's also based on a slight bit of ignorance. If we say that “Hieronymus Bosch is our favorite Dutch artist of the late 1400s/early 1500s,” we can rest easy knowing that will probably hold for the rest of our lives. But c'mon, we think H.B., the band, are outstanding!!! Show us a Russian band that's better. Bet you can't. Here, we survey their output, from early demo emanations to their final album, the great Equivoke, of 2008. Note I: Please consider donating if you listen to Radical Research often: https://www.paypal.me/rrpodcast We also have a webstore where you can find shirts, CDs, and books, many of them recently restocked: http://radicalresearch.org/shop/ Music cited in order of appearance: “Near Death Experience” (Petra Scandali demo, 1994) “The Apogee” (The Human Abstract, 1995) “Mental Perfection” (The Human Abstract, 1995) “The Gardens of Earthly Delights” (The Human Abstract, 1995) “Interference” (Artificial Emotions, 2005) “Escape from Primitivity” (Artificial Emotions, 2005) “Heartbeat Seismology” (Artificial Emotions, 2005) “Zero on a Dice” (Equivoke, 2008) “Monad Hecatomb” (Equivoke, 2008) “Tracer Bullet Falling Star” (Equivoke, 2008) Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.