Latest Black metal Podcast Episodes

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The Great Merch Debate

2 Promoters, 1 Pod - May 09, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour
One viral photo of Gojira's merch list prices - including an £80 hoodie - sparked a row that refuses to die and lifted the lid on the murky world of merch concessions at venues and festivals. But is it as black and white as greedy venues or promoters dipping their hands into the pockets of hard...

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One Band Festival

Grim Dystopian: Metal for your Filthy Earballs - May 06, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
S10E264: One Band Festival Bizarre American health scams, science and nature advancements, caked situations, roller skating in the basement, and heavy metal for your filthy earballs! Special Thanks To: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:00:57) - Conversation 1 (00:08:25) - Frogg, SONG: Double Vision Ro...

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Zombie Ritual 112

Zombie Ritual Radio - May 05, 2024 12:25 - 1 hour
Death - Secret Face Tel - Punish No Coffin - 45  Bet the Devil - Lenore Seeds of Perdition - Dead Inside The Harvent Trail - Rampage Amon Amarth - Amon Amarth Arsena - Animal Instinct Absu - Amy  Abominable Putridity - Lack of oxygen Anata - Sewerages of the Mind  Broken Hope = The Ca...

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Lessons Learned

2 Promoters, 1 Pod - May 02, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour
As the old saying goes, you learn from your mistakes, but that doesn't make those mistakes any easier to deal with! From bogged down loos, stages with no stage managers, the importance of building a team and what weather you can survive and what weather you can't... Gav and James relive some ho...

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Our Lessons Learned

2 Promoters, 1 Pod - May 02, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour
As the old saying goes, you learn from your mistakes, but that doesn't make those mistakes any easier to deal with! From bogged down loos, stages with no stage managers, the importance of building a team and what weather you can survive and what weather you can't... Gav and James relive some ho...

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Sulaco: Black Cloud

Grim Dystopian: Metal for your Filthy Earballs - April 28, 2024 18:47 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
S10E263: Sulaco: Black Cloud -  The Grims engage Sulaco in a candid discussion about their upcoming release, 'Black Cloud', including the meaning behind the title, the songwriting and lyrical processes, and the creation of the artwork (Brian) and CD layout (Crif) that perfectly captures the ess...

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Q&A #2 "Why was Opeth's set cut short?"

2 Promoters, 1 Pod - April 25, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour
In the second of our monthly Q&A bonus pods, we try to get through as many burning questions as possible. Our biggest triumphs and screw ups? How has Brexit impacted attracting bands? What happens to our festivals if one of us is hit by a bus? Have we ever been held to ransom by a greedy band? ...

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Q&A#2 "Why was Opeth's set cut short?"

2 Promoters, 1 Pod - April 25, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour
In the second of our monthly Q&A bonus pods, we try to get through as many burning questions as possible. Our biggest triumphs and screw ups? How has Brexit impacted attracting bands? What happens to our festivals if one of us is hit by a bus? Have we ever been held to ransom by a greedy band? ...

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Clashfinder Confessions

2 Promoters, 1 Pod - April 25, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour
The ArcTanGent stage times are out and everyone has been colour coding their digital day plans and having a social media rant about the decisions they've been forced to make. But what does the man responsible for the clashes, which can make or break your weekend, have to say for himself? How d...

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Clashfinder Confessions: ATG

2 Promoters, 1 Pod - April 25, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour
The ArcTanGent stage times are out and everyone has been colour coding their digital day plans and having a social media rant about the decisions they've been forced to make. But what does the man responsible for the clashes, which can make or break your weekend, have to say for himself? How d...

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Bobbitt & Spaghetti Hoops

Grim Dystopian: Metal for your Filthy Earballs - April 22, 2024 04:35 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
S10E262:Bobbitt & Spaghetti Hoops Bobbitt back in the news, poison pens, food from our childhoods, 'strange' family traditions, dirty Dan drowning, new package thief protection, and heavy metal for your filthy earballs. (00:00:00) - Intro (00:00:57) - Blasphemer, SONG: Death by Cremation (00...

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Headliners of The Future

2 Promoters, 1 Pod - April 18, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour
Green Lung, Creeper, Brutus, Malevolence, Zeal & Ardor, Bob Vylan, Dinosaur Pile Up, Bleed From Within, Boston Manor... all names we hope to see headline our festivals in the future. But what does it take to get there and why does the path to the top of the bill seem so clear at 2000trees, yet ...

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Cicada Boners

Grim Dystopian: Metal for your Filthy Earballs - April 15, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
S10E261: Cicada Boners A rare zombie cicada cycle coming to the states, music legends last meals, a 2,500 year old mummy, exciting things that used to be boring, and heavy metal for your filthy earballs! (00:00:00) - Intro (00:00:56) - Obscure Form, SONG: The Awakening pt. 3. Guilt (00:04:24...

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Cancelled Festivals And The Near-Death of Damnation

2 Promoters, 1 Pod - April 11, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour
21 UK festivals have been cancelled or postponed so far this year with up to 100 at risk without Government support, according to the The Association of Independent Festivals. It's grim reading, so how are ArcTanGent, Damnation and 2000trees coping in this brutal landscape and what can be done ...

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Cancelled Festivals & The Near-Death of Damnation

2 Promoters, 1 Pod - April 11, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour
21 UK festivals have been cancelled or postponed so far this year with up to 100 at risk without Government support, according to the The Association of Independent Festivals. It's grim reading, so how are ArcTanGent, Damnation and 2000trees coping in this brutal landscape and what can be done ...

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Soundtrack for the Eclipse

Grim Dystopian: Metal for your Filthy Earballs - April 08, 2024 04:01 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
S10E260: Soundtrack for the Eclipse Lessons people wish they learned sooner, bizarre celebrity facts, sex stories, eclipse beliefs, did you know facts, a death row conversation, and heavy metal for your filthy earballs! (00:00:00) - Intro (00:00:57) - Malignancy, SONG: Purity of Purpose (00:...

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Do We Help "Break" Bands?

2 Promoters, 1 Pod - April 04, 2024 05:00 - 48 minutes
Bob Vylan to Din of Celestial Birds, Idles to Amenra... have our festivals helped "break" bands to a larger audience in their scenes and if so, is that important to us or a byproduct of the job? Gav and James get in about it.  We go again, next Thursday morning. Be there.

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Breaking Bands

2 Promoters, 1 Pod - April 04, 2024 05:00 - 48 minutes
Bob Vylan to Din of Celestial Birds, Idles to Amenra... have our festivals helped "break" bands to a larger audience in their scenes and if so, is that important to us or a byproduct of the job? Gav and James get in about it.  We go again, every Thursday morning.

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Savage Singles

Grim Dystopian: Metal for your Filthy Earballs - April 01, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
S10E259: Savage Singles Insider trading, the Harvard skin-bound book, Jetson's - sit down - new modes of transportation coming, savage singles from the Victorian Era, and heavy metal for your filthy earballs! (00:00:00) - Intro (00:00:57) - Kretan, SONG: Christ on a Stick (00:03:45) - Chaos ...

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An Agent Strikes Back

2 Promoters, 1 Pod - March 28, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour
After a month or so of agent bashing, it was only a matter of time before someone stepped up to put us back in our place. And that someone is the brilliant Mr Tom Taaffe, the man behind the bookings of the likes of Every Time I Die, Pallbearer, Spanish Love Songs, Deafheaven, While She Sleeps, ...

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The Agent Strikes Back

2 Promoters, 1 Pod - March 28, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour
After a month or so of agent bashing, it was only a matter of time before someone stepped up to put us back in our place. And that someone is the brilliant Mr Tom Taaffe, the man behind the bookings of the likes of Every Time I Die, Pallbearer, Spanish Love Songs, Deafheaven, While She Sleeps, ...

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Q&A #1: "Do Promoters Discuss Band Fees?"

2 Promoters, 1 Pod - March 28, 2024 06:00 - 52 minutes
The mailbox is full and the questions keep coming in, so here's an episode dedicated to all your curiosities. Do festival promoters talk to each other about band fees?  Have we ever got into a bidding war over a band we wanted?  What other festival would we like to book?  What are the marketing...

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Q&A #1

2 Promoters, 1 Pod - March 28, 2024 06:00 - 52 minutes
The mailbox is full and the questions keep coming in, so here's an episode dedicated to all your curiosities. Do festival promoters talk to each other about band fees?  Have we ever got into a bidding war over a band we wanted?  What other festival would we like to book?  What are the marketing...

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Q&A#1: "Do Promoters Discuss Band Fees?"

2 Promoters, 1 Pod - March 28, 2024 06:00 - 52 minutes
The mailbox is full and the questions keep coming in, so here's an episode dedicated to all your curiosities. Do festival promoters talk to each other about band fees?  Have we ever got into a bidding war over a band we wanted?  What other festival would we like to book?  What are the marketing...

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Ancestral Migration Patterns by Way of Earwax

Grim Dystopian: Metal for your Filthy Earballs - March 25, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
S10E258: Ancestral Migration Patterns by Way of Earwax Technology advancements, hostage tape, theorized retirement, ancestral migration patterns by way of earwax, milking cows, Electric Avenue, how the school experience has changed, and heavy metal for your filthy earballs! (00:00:00) - Intro ...

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Mogwai, Baby! ... and Bolt Thrower

2 Promoters, 1 Pod - March 21, 2024 06:00 - 37 minutes
Ten years of increased offers, multiple snubs, endless fan demands and with almost all hope lost... Mogwai finally agreed to play the final night of the 10th anniversary of ATG. It had to be part of the masterplan, right?  Or a chance phone call, "going big" with an offer over text and the dile...

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Mogwai, Baby!

2 Promoters, 1 Pod - March 21, 2024 06:00 - 37 minutes
Ten years of increased offers, multiple snubs, endless fan demands and with almost all hope lost... Mogwai finally agreed to play the final night of the 10th anniversary of ATG. It had to be part of the masterplan, right?  Or a chance phone call, "going big" with an offer over text and the dile...

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S.16 E.20 - Trevor Borg of Wind Walkers

Interview Under Fire Podcast - March 20, 2024 03:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Nestled in central Massachusetts, the post-hardcore band Wind Walkers has carved out a niche in the scene with their blend of heavy, intricate guitar work, melodic hooks, and poignant lyrics. While these elements may echo those of other bands in the genre, Wind Walkers have managed to carve out ...

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S.16 E.18 - Nick Schendzielos of Job For A Cowboy

Interview Under Fire Podcast - March 18, 2024 05:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Over the span of a decade, time can seem interminable, especially for music acts attempting to resume their careers after a long hiatus. However, fan-favorite death metal band Job For A Cowboy has managed to make a seamless transition back into the spotlight. Joining us in this episode is bassis...

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S.16 E.19 – Britta Görtz of Hiraes

Interview Under Fire Podcast - March 18, 2024 05:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Today, we are delighted to have frontwoman Britta Görtz from the German-based metal band Hiraes joining us. Britta, known for her work with other music acts like Chaos Rising and Critical Mess, founded Hiraes in the challenging year of 2020. Despite the difficulties, the chemistry she developed ...