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Veteran metal writer Christopher Dick joins alongside Shelley for an interview about the inner workings of his writing career and happenings at Decibel Magazine.

This week I'm joined by Wyatt Turner, the force behind the ever-popular Wyatt's Metal YouTube channel and frontman for California death metal band, Dark Insanity.   We dive straight into Wyatt's fiery take on group-think and conformist attitudes in the metal scene, the origin story behind his YouTube channel, and a look at the future of his band. Plus, he shares his fascinating experiences working as an extra on film sets alongside legends like Paul Thomas Anderson and Philip Seymour Hoffman.   On the Weekly News Rant: I round up the latest singles by Megadeth, Enthroned, 1914, Abysmal Grief, Martröð, and more. I also give my take on Decibel Magazine's traditionally premature Top 40 Albums Of 2025 list, and Predator: Badlands director Dan Trachtenberg lines up for a dunkin' on my "Swirly of the Week".   PLUS: UK black metal band Suffering star in my Premiere Of The Sphere, with a world-first listen to a track off their forthcoming album, “Things Seen But Always Hidden”.   Subscribe to Wyatt's Metal on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@wyattsmetal/videos    Please support the bands featured on this episode: Dark Insanity: https://darkinsanitylb.bandcamp.com/  Suffering: https://suffering.bandcamp.com/  Morgoth:  https://www.facebook.com/MorgothOfficial    Subscribe for weekly black and death metal interviews, news rants, and track reviews! Follow me on X, Instagram and Facebook, and check out the other podcasts by the Horsemen Of the Podcasting Apocalypse:  Horrorwolf 666, Iblis Manifestations, Everything Went Black, Necromaniacs and The Sol Nox Podcast.

Keith welcomes Tim Singer back to the show and we discuss his very early life in the Netherlands, his family's immigration to the US, Tim's intro to the world of hardcore and punk via New York hardcore and CBGB's, his fanzine Boiling Point and his early band No Escape. We also discuss Deadguy history, their reunion, the making of their new LP "Near Death Travel Services" and more. Keith also welcomes Dave Rosenberg to the show and we discuss his early history with music, discovering punk and hardcore shows at City Gardens, the formation of Deadguy, how the band carried on after the split of the original lineup, the reunion which was prompted by Decibel Magazine and the Deadguy Documentary film, a deep dive look into the new Deadguy LP "Near Death Travel Services" and more.

Interview by Kris PetersIt's been 15 years since Bay Area thrash legends Testament last did a headline tour of this country. Fifteen long years for fans of the band, of which there are many.Since emerging from the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1980s TESTAMENT have delivered some of the greatest metal anthems of all time. Over The Wall, Practice What You Preach, Rise Up, Into The Pit, Brotherhood Of The Snake, Low, The New Order, First Strike Is Deadly… the list of absolute classics seems endless as they unleashed one crushing album after another.With no shortage of critical acclaim, Testament remain one of the select few bands with two albums, (both The Legacy and The New Order) inducted into Decibel Magazine's prestigious Hall Of Fame, alongside Metallica, Black Sabbath, and Motörhead. TESTAMENT have remained steadfast over the course of literal decades; always managing to present the genuine aspects of thrash metal that defines their existence while spreading into unique horizons through new crisp and fascinating sounds.The worldwide Testament legions only continue to grow with renewed fervour and intensity as one of the most influential acts in heavy metal marches forward, never wavering and always crushing.With the tour less than two weeks away, HEAVY spent some time with founding member and guitarist Eric Peterson to find out what we can expect."It's been 12 plus years since we've been there," he enthused. "Some of the shows have sold out, and it looks like the whole thing might just be sold out, so we're excited."We ask Peterson what delights Testament have in store for us to make up for lost time."We're playing a lot of stuff that we haven't played in a long time," he offered. "We're revisiting a lot of stuff that we kind of just didn't do, but now we're doing it. And it was stuff that people wanted us to do, like more of the deep cuts and some of the slower stuff that we've got."In the full interview, Eric highlighted the addition of new drummer Chris Dovas and the release of three new records since their last tour, while also addressing the challenges of scheduling due to the pandemic.He shared insights into their recent performances, focusing on deep cuts and slower songs that resonate emotionally with fans, and discussed the complexities of creating set lists from their extensive discography. Additionally, he offered a preview of their upcoming album, which aims to blend various musical elements and reflect the band's evolution while retaining their signature sound and more.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/heavy-music-interviews--2687660/support.

Daniel Lake of Decibel Magazine joins for a discussion on the role and importance of music criticism. Mainstream journalism vs underground blogging: different paths or open hostility? Is it fair as a music critic to have an agenda? Can music criticism have a real impact in the scene? How to deal with hate: when the responses to music criticism are negative.

Ben and Markisan had a great time talking to Southern New Jersey's superb post-black metal band Deadyellow. The band's devastating record "What Was Left of Them" was a feature album stream on Decibel Magazine's website on 1/29/24 (See Decibel's more extended album review below). The album was Jeff's #1 record of 2024 and Ben's #11. What ensues is a free flowing and candid discussion with the super cool band members Paul, James, and Jon. We begin with Deadyellow's short but eventful pandemic-era origin story. Along the way we deep dive into the band's creative process and lyrical and conceptual themes. We talked to the guys the day after they parted ways with their long time bass player, Tim. In the course of the discussion, we learn about the band in a time of great introspection and also creative change and expansion. We learn about the many trials and tribulations the band faced during the creation of "What Was Left of Them." In a word, this is one of the most most human and, for us, best dialogues we ever had with a band. Accordingly, we also decided to include our post-interview reactions.Some good laughs as well! We finish the episode with a fun discussion of our Top 3 Black Metal Albums of All Time! So sit back and enjoy a pint of Golden Monkey, a Belgian-Style Tripel brewed by Philly's own great Victory brewing company.“What Was Left of Them is the kind of album best enjoyed when one is fully immersed… The album's first five tracks build to album centerpiece “Fallen Trees,” a stirring 16-minute epic that soars through melodic and emotional highs and lows… melodic and thoughtful in its composition; songs aren't long just for the sake of length and melody is prioritized over ambience. “What Was Left of Them is an album about change,” Deadyellow tell Decibel. “It's about embracing darkness and finding the light within to persevere. ‘Birth from death, the light will find a way.'” - Emily Bellino, Decibel Magazine

This week we continue our coverage of the Keep It True Rising festival in Wurzburg, Germany in October 2024. Billed as Cirith Ungol's final European performance, the gig was a disaster from the very beginning. Plagued by technical issues and an unexpected slip and fall, the show took a turn for the worse with a Night Demon hater / heckler. The guys speak candidly about how they battled through the adversity and how this experience made Cirith Ungol want to return to Europe to end the chapter properly. From there, we pivot to Night Demon's 8-show headlining run supported by Canuck titans Traveler.  You will hear how Night Demon may have been distracted and on autopilot, but how the shows turned out splendidly nonetheless.Become a subscriber today at nightdemon.net/subscriber. This week, subscribers have access to the bonus content below:-Streaming Audio: Full show - Selb, Germany - October 4, 2024 Listen at nightdemon.net/podcast or anywhere you listen to podcasts! Follow us on Instagram Like us on Facebook

This week we continue with our narrative of Night Demon's spring 2024 tour supporting Blind Guardian in North America. We pick up the tale with an epic show in Montreal, Canada. It was the biggest selling show of the tour, but it came with a variety of logistical challenges. You will hear all about this magical night, complete with audio from the triumphant gig.  Afterwards, the band navigated a late-night border crossing to return to the USA as the tour rolled on.Become a subscriber today at nightdemon.net/subscriber. This week, subscribers have access to the bonus content below:Streaming Audio: Full show - Live Montreal, QC - May 10, 2024Images and video clips from the Montreal show Listen at nightdemon.net/podcast or anywhere you listen to podcasts! Follow us on Instagram Like us on Facebook

Were finally back after a long break! As usual, we jumped into all the newer stuff we've been listening to and then talked about the Decibel Magazine tour, & got a collection update from Stan. We finished off with an interview with Luca Indrio of Necrot about the new album Lifeless Birth. We got into all the issues the band had to go through between the last album and this one, carving there own identify in death metal, keeping there songs memorable, and at the end messed around with some band vs. band and album vs. album questions. It was a fun one! Watch the video version of this over on our YouTube page: Youtube - Listening Section Necrot Video Interview Find more bonus content over at our Patreon: Patreon Other Links to listen: iTunes Google Play Spotify Stitcher Music Played on this Episode: Life Cycles - Portal to the Unknown Griffon - De Republica  Dark Oath - Ages of Man Slimelord - Gut-Brain Axis Darkenhold - L'Ost de la Forteresse  Upon Stone - Dead Mother Moon I am the Intimidator - Eat my Smoke Aorlhac - L'espirit des vents  Rhun - Bone Ornament 

 Joel Wukotich caught up with the Decibel Magazine 2024 Tour stop in Cleveland, Ohio. Check out what he thought of it here, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dayal Patterson is a British music journalist who has written for publications including Decibel, Metal Hammer, and Terrorizer. He runs the publishing house Cult Never Dies and is the author of the books "Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult," "Black Metal: The Cult Never Dies Vol. One," and "Black Metal: Into the Abyss." "Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult" was recently reissued in an 800-page revised and expanded edition. To order in the U.S., visit Decibel Magazine: https://store.decibelmagazine.com/products/black-metal-evolution-of-the-cult-decibel-books-edition To order from Cult Never Dies: https://www.cultneverdies.com/books/black-metal-evolution-of-the-cult To reach the podcast: CultHousePodcast[at]gmail.com Twitter: twitter.com/riddelluminati Instagram: @riddelluminati Intro Song: “Hippies Became Lawyers” by Something Is Waiting, used with explicit permission from Eddie Gobbo and Something Is Waiting Illustration: Roger Riddell Audio/Video Editing: Roger Riddell Glitch Sound Effect: shpira (Public Domain via Creative Commons CC0 1.0 license) Glitch Footage: Video Farm

This episode we welcome master artist and musician Chuck BB to the podcast. Chuck is the creator of Stone Cold Lazy, a comic strip found in the pages of Decibel Magazine every month, and he co-created and illustrated the epic, Eisner Award-winning graphic novel Black Metal. We talk with Chuck about making comics, getting into metal, creating art for the game company Exploding Kittens and crafting his solo black metal album, Nosk of the Void. After the interview, Chuck helps us break down the latest in Metal News, then we dig into New Releases and What We've Been Listening To. We also give our initial impressions of the recent lineup announcement for the 2024 Decibel Metal and Beer Fest in Philly and we choose our favorite songs on Iron Maiden's Piece of Mind to celebrate the album's 40th anniversary. Plus, we fall down an 80s/90s action film hole, praising the punchery powers of Jean-Claude Van Damme and Ahnold, AND we count down our Top 5 Metal Album Covers of 2023. An explosive 5-hour flight with artist Chuck BB awaits you, dear metalheads. GET TO THE CHOPPA!

Corey travels to Hell, Masquerade in the ATL to catch up with Sanguisugabogg during their current 'Terrasitic Infestation Tour' run with Cattle Decapitation, Immolation, and Castrator. Joined by Ced, Devin, and Drew, they discuss their latest album 'Homicidal Ecstacy,' touring in Europe, North East Death Metal, zombie tits, Murderball, tripping balls, and more. Catch them on tour now!

Trae Roberts (Vocalist) of Colorado HC outfit Mouth For War joins Dr. West to talk track-by-track about their new album, 'Bleed Yourself.' Everything from Meshuggah to mushrooms. Don't sit on this one.

Dr. West finally chats with frontman Alan Averill aka A.A. of Dublin Folk/Black Metal band, Primordial. They do a track-by-track of their newest album, 'How It Ends.' Out now on Metal Blade Records.

This week on Riff Worship we are joined by Decibel Magazine writer and Krieg frontman Neill Jameson to discuss Ruiner, the band's first full-length record in nearly a decade. In this episode we cover everything from the album's origins, Milwaukee Metal Fest 1998, Portillo's, as well as a riff of his choosing! Ruiner is out NOW via Profound Lore Records Follow Krieg on Facebook & Instagram For all updates on the show, follow us here:@distortion891 on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tune in LIVE to Vocal Distortion, Mondays at 6PM CST on FM89, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WONC.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, & the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠iHeart Radio app⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Listen to our Riffs on Repeat playlist here!⁠

I am joined by early metal blogosphere music writer and black metal enthusiast, Jon Rosenthal (Invisible Oranges, Decibel Magazine, Brooklyn Vegan). Jon leads us down a rabbit hole of eight fantastically bizarro black metal tracks. We're talking operatic vocals, proggy breakdowns, Matrix-style club beats, dreamy lo-fi dirges, bebop covers, and other crimes against black metal orthodoxy.    Follow @ronofjosenthal on Twitter  Read Invisible Oranges, one of the oldest and still the best metal blog in the whole damn world Here is a list of excellent interviews and album spotlights to accompany Jon's tracklist: Ved Buens Ende: Written in Waters Deep Into the Brousse: Lugubrum's "Albino de Congo" Ten Years Later Records of the Week With Jon and Ted: Solefald's The Linear Scaffold Haunted By Horror: A Conversation With Diabolical Masquerade The Inarguable: Interview with Mamaleek Get this episode on all podcast apps. Subscribe & never miss a new rabbit hole. Follow @thesoniccloth on Instagram to grab the track list Comments, questions, and bullshit can be sent to thesoniccloth@gmail.com

The one and only Eerie Von returns to this Halloween throne here at FANTASM.

Dr. West talks with Justin Roth (Guitarist) of War Curse to promote their new album, Confession. Out now on Metal Blade Records.

Dr. West talks with legendary guitarist of Dirty Looks and Dangerous Toys about his newest solo project, Scream Therapy. Out now on Perris Records.

Corey and Dr. West dial 976-RIMJOB. Not really. They watch Robert Englund's 1988 Satanic creature feature, '976-EVIL.'

Corey and Dr. West indulge in the video store cult delicacy that is 'Revenge of the Ninja.'

Dr. West talks with the one and only Paul Sabu of Only Child, Sabu, and AOR. They talk about Paul's illustrious career in the music industry, Meatballs 4, and Ghoulies. His newest album "Bewitched in LA" by his band AOR is out now on Perris Records!

In Corey and Vincent's dreams it's all the same...until now. Dr. West is joined by none other than Don fucking Dokken to discuss his new album, "Heaven Comes Down."

The mighty Dino returns to FANTASM and speaks with Dr. West about "Re-Indusrialized."

In his first in-person interview in years, Dr. West is joined by the man himself, Matt Harvey. Let the sin begin.

Serena Cherry (vocalist/guitarist) of UK Post-Hardcore band Svalbard drops by to talk about their fourth studio album, "The Weight of the Mask."

Dr. West is joined by the band NIXIL to talk about their sophomore full length album, "From the Wound Spilled Forth Fire."

Dr. West talks with Radiant Knife mastermind Stephen Sheppert about their new full length album, "Pressure."

Eric Stucke (Vocals) of Dripping Decay talks with Dr. West about their debut record, "Festering Grotesqueries."

Dr. West is reunited with John and Chuck of Incantation once again. This time to promote their newest onslaught, "Unholy Deification."

Dr. West talks with keyboardist/songwriter Richard West (Threshold) about Oblivion Protocol's long awaited debut album, 'The Fall of the Shires.' Out August 18th on Atomic Fire Records.

Dr. West talks with Dean "Drum Machine" Roberts of Leatherwolf about their new album 'Kill the Hunted.'

Dr. West talks with guitairst Hamish Glencross of Godthrymm (ex-My Dying Bride) about their new album 'Distortions.' Available August 18th through Profound Lore Records.

In celebration of the one and only Dr. Vincent West M.D. - Corey and the Dr. himself watch Tom Savini's gore FX marvel and blueprint for the slasher genre, The Prowler (1981).

Dr. West talks with guitarist Mark Briody of Jag Panzer about their new album, "Hallowed."

Dr. West talks with vocalist Madeleine and guitarist Rikard of Swedish metal band ELEINE about their new album, "We Shall Remain."

Dr. West is joined by guitarist Jackie Chambers of legendary British rock band Girlschool. Their new album "WTFortyFive" arrives July 28th via Silver Lining Music.

A huge favorite of FANTASM, guitarist Trey Pemberton of Creeping Death returns to talk with Dr. West about their new album, "Boundless Domain."

Mat Sinner, Legendary bassist of German Power Metal titans Primal Fear, calls Dr. West to discuss their new album, "Code Red."

Corey and Dr. West are recruited to watch Child's Play 3. They also sign up for the Battle of the Threequels as they take a look at the box office numbers of various third installments of popular movie franchises.

Corey Gorechrist visits DIY venue, The Eye in Nashville to talk with Lexi and John of Buffalo, NY's Far Out Hardcore band, SPACED. They discuss their formation, local scene, love for music, touring, etc. Catch them on tour in the US now and soon in Europe! Throw down and buy some merch.Insta: @spaced_hcBandcamp: https://spaced.bandcamp.com/

Dr. West talks with guitar god, Per Nilsson of Scar Symmetry to promote their first album in nine years, 'The Singularity (Phase II – Xenotaph).'

Dr. West welcomes back legendary Thrash vocalist Bobby Blitz of OVERKILL to talk all things NHL Playoff Hockey...Oh and "Scorched." Their first new album in FOUR years. Available now on Nuclear Blast.

Dr. West is joined by Kelly Shaefer. The legendary Death Metal vocalist of genre pioneers, Atheist.

Dr. West talks with Alcatrazz keyboardist, Jimmy Waldo, about their new album "Take No Prisoners" which comes out May 19th on Silver Lining Music.

This episode we preview the 2023 Decibel Metal and Beer Fest in Philly with our friends Stacy Ciccone and Justin Riley!  We discuss what bands we're most excited to see, sift through the mighty beer list and talk about how the metal community is mostly fluffy puppies and kitties. We also dig into News, New Releases and What We've Been Listening to. Plus, our Top 5 Death Metal Bands that Have Debuted Since 2015.

Kevin and Anthony talk Phillies baseball with Decibel Magazine's Albert Mudrian. Did "Dancing on my Own" always suck? What are realistic expectations for 2023? Then Anthony goes off on Eliot Shorr-Parks and Philadelphia Wings forward Mitch Jones joins the show to talk about the playoff push and mid-season trade that brought him to the east coast. Please subscribe to the show ([Apple Podcasts] [Spotify] [Amazon Music] [Google Play] [Stitcher] [iHeartRadio] [RSS]), leave a 5 star review, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter: @CrossingBcast Check out the other shows on the Crossing Broad Podcast Network including: Crossed Up: A Phillies Podcast, Snow the Goalie: A Flyers Podcast, and It's Always Soccer in Philadelphia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first interview I've done with the editor and chief of a music magazine!

Yippee-ki-yay! It's here. The Metalheads Podcast Top 25 Metal Albums of 2022! Featuring James Lewis of Decibel Magazine! We got together, had a few laughs, drank some beers and counted down our favorite extreme records of the year. So, grab a machine gun and make fists with your toes on the carpet because you're about to be trapped in the Metalheads Plaza for 5+ hours. Welcome to the party, pal.