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    Everything Went Black Podcast

    Mike Hill, front man and founder of metal band Tombs is the man behind the Everything Went Black Podcast. Check out his candid no-holds-barred conversations with guests ranging from extreme metal, punk, hardcore and black metal musicians to writers, martial artists and other free-thinkers.

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    EWB PAUL ALOISIO RESTLESS SPIRIT Oct 30, 2024

    Paul Aloisio of Restless Spirit joins us this week hot off their tour with The Obsessed. Paul and I discuss the tour and touring with one of his musical influences. This episode drops right before Halloween, so we talk about the spooky season, movies and books we dig and other related tangents.

    Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Cascade Immolator” – Restless Spirit

    EWB 370 DARKNESS WEAVES BLOODSTONE Oct 23, 2024

    Tune in for another riveting discussion of Karl Edward Wagner’s sword and sorcery icon Kane. This month, we start our dive into the novels with BLOODSTONE first published on January 1, 1975 by Warner Books. We’re going to break the 200 page book up into section. This month we will hit the Prolog through Chapter 6.

    Intro / Outro: “Darkness Weaves” – Mike Hill

    EWB 369 ONE FROM THE VAULT DANI FILTH Oct 16, 2024

    We have a One from the Vault this week. We’re going back to 2019; back then, I was hosting Metal Matters, the official Gimme Metal podcast. Cradle of Filth was gearing up to hit the road and Dani Filth was making his rounds doing press so I was able to have this sick chat with him. Dani was one of my favorite guests from that era.

    Intro: “All the dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Funeral in Carpathia” – Cradle of Filth

    EWB 368 I REMEMBER HALLOWEEN 2024 W/ KARL HAIKARA Oct 09, 2024

    The somber days of Autumn are upon us so I invited fellow horseman Karl Haikara of SOL NOX on to discuss out 31 Days of Halloween watchlists and reflect on our favorite time of the year. Karl and I collaborate on DARKNESS WEAVES, a sub-series where we explore the work or Karl Edward Wagner, a relatively obscure author of weird fiction, dark fantasy and horror.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Ghost Walking” – Mighty Sphincter

    EWB 367 DANA SCHECHTER Oct 02, 2024

    Dana Schechter or Insect Ark and Swans joins us this week. We spend a lot of time talking about “Raw Blood Singing” the new Insect Ark album, a record that I can say right now, will figure prominently on my year end list. Since Dana plays in one of my favorite bands, Swans, the conversation naturally meanders into working with Michael Gira, Brooklyn in the early part of the century and the subtle passage of time.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Youth Body Swayed” – Insect Ark

    EWB 366 ADAMS FAMILY Sep 25, 2024

    Toby Poser and John Adams of the Adams Family / Wonderwheel Productions return to us this week. It’s always a pleasure when these guys are in the house. This time around, we talk about their adventures in Eastern Europe while making Hell Hole, their most recent film currently streaming on Shudder.

    Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Three Nights” – Black Flag

    EWB 365 THE METAPHYSICS OF SMILES W/ RALPH SCHMIDT Sep 18, 2024

    My brother Ralph Schmidt returns this week. Ralph has played a big part in the development of this podcast and more importantly, our friendship has spanned over two decades. This week we discuss the Metaphysics of Smiling and the perceptions of emotion, manipulation and menace that can all be projected by a smile. Naturally, there are a multitude of tangents that we explore.

    Into: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “ When You’re Smiling, the World Smile with You” – Frank Sinatra

    EWB 364 SELDON HUNT AC/DC EPISODE Sep 11, 2024

    My friend and artist Seldon Hunt joins us this week. If you are a listener of Necromaniacs, you will know him as one of the co-hosts of Mayhem Down Under, our exploration of grim Australian films. This week, we talk about the legendary AC/DC, another iconic Australian export to the world. Our analysis is mostly dedicated to the late great Bon Scott, and that transitional period around 1980.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Problem Child” – AC/DC

    EWB 363 THE RETURN OF RANDY LARSEN Sep 04, 2024

    This week, Randy Larsen returns to the podcast! Randy is the founding member of Cable, put in time as a touring bassist for Tombs and have been a co-host of mine on Metal Matters as well as here at EWB. He has taken some time off from podcasting to put some time and effort into his new venture as co-owner of Little Lost Records, a new eclectic record store based in Stofford Springs, CT.

    Our friendship has spanned decades, so conversion flows freely!

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “The Friends of Rock ‘n’ Roll” – Easy Action

    EWB 361 FROM THE VAULT HARLEY FLANAGAN Aug 28, 2024

    This week we're going back to the Metal Matters Vault with this interview I did with Harley Flanagan around the time he secured the name Cromags.

    Intro: "All of the Dark Things" - Mike Hill

    Outro: "The Only One" - Cromags

    EWB 361 DARKNESS WEAVES COLD LIGHT Aug 21, 2024

    Karl and I continue our darkness Weaves project with Cold Light, one of Karl Edward Wagner’s most genre-fluid stories.

    Intro / Outro: “Darkness Weaves” – Mike Hill

    EWB 360 RICK HABEEB GREY SKIES FALLEN REEKING AURA Aug 14, 2024

    Rick Habeeb of Grey Skies Fallen / Reeking Aura joins us this week. Both bands have record out this year on Profound Lore. Grey Skies’ record Molded by Broken hands came out earlier this year and the new reeking Aura will hit later this year.

    Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “I Can Hear Your Voice” – Grey Skies Fallen

    EWB 359 BLACKL SABBATH'S DARK YEARS WITH CHAMP MORGAN Aug 07, 2024

    Champ Morgan returns to us this week. Black Sabbath is an iconic bansd; Tony Iommi created heavy metal guitar and the rhythm section of Bill Ward and Geezer Bulter has influenced generations of musicians over 50 years. None of this si news to anyone, but what about Sabbath in the 90’s? Morgan and I talk about Sabbath’s “dark years.”

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Headless Cross” – Black Sabbath

    EWB 358 WILL SMITH REEKING AURA HEAVY HOLE PODCAST Jul 31, 2024

    Death Metal frontman and Heavy Hole Podcast host Will Smith joins us this week. I’ve been a fan of his since my old band Anodyne shared played a show with his old band Biolich back in the dim past in some forgotten basement in Upstate New York. Most recently, he is fronting Reeking Aura, whose album Blood and Bone Meal was on heavy rotation around here back in 2022.

    Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Harvesting the Hatchet” – Reeking Aura

    EWB 357 PAUL ALOISIO Jul 24, 2024

    Paul Aloisio of Restless Spirit returns to us this week. The band has been tearing up the road these past few months so I wanted to get caught up. We also talk about our mutual love of horror movies and discuss the recent sensation Longlegs, which will be a subject of a future all-hands episode of Necromaniacs.

    Intro: “All the dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Crooked Timber of Humanity” – Restless Spirit

    EWB 356 CHRIS ASHLEY SLASHER FILM FESTIVAL STRATEGY Jul 17, 2024

    Chris Ashley of Slasher Film Festival Strategy joins this week to discuss his recent work with Cadabra Records. We discuss his background in hardcore punk and the early influences that motivated him to embark on this dark journey into intense electronic music.

    Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Deimos” – Slasher Film Festival Strategy

    EWB 355 THE METAPHYSICS OF LOVE Jul 10, 2024

    Ralph Schmidt returns to us for another deep, heavy episode. As part of our Metaphysics of… we dive into one of the scariest human emotions in the human psyche. I’m talking about Love, a feeling that defies logic and reason but underlies almost every aspect of our lives; either the presence or lack of love.

    Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “ Eternally is Here” – Gun Club

    EWB 354 DRUGOTH MARTIAL ARTS EPISODE Jun 26, 2024

    A few weeks ago, Drugoth joined us for his first of hopefully many visits to the podcast. We spoke primarily about music and the creative process and touched on martial arts, a passion that we both share. I think we could have gone for another hour so I invited him back.

    Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “We Bite” - Christbane

    EWB 353 - DARKNESS WEAVES Jun 19, 2024

    Karl and I are at it again with another action-packed episode of Darkness Weaves, our exploration of Karl Edwar Wagner’s Dark Fiction and Fantasy writing. This week we discuss the short story Misericorde, originally published back in 1983 in Sorcerer’s Apprentice.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things / Darkness Weaves” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Craven” - Atrament

    EWB 352 CHRIS BOZZONE Jun 12, 2024

    Composer Chris Bozzone returns this week. Chris is part of the inner circle at Cadabra Records / Chiroptera Press, the place to go where weird fiction, art and music meet. We discuss all of the upcoming books and recordings that are about to drop over the next few weeks.

    Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Along a Marble Column” – The Seer

    EWB 351 MITCH OLIVER Jun 05, 2024

    Mitch Oliver returns to podcast this week. Last year we chatted about his horror short, THE DRUID’S HAND, a compelling, bleak story about a priest and his dark past. This time around we discuss LOW LIFES, his debut feature film co-directed with Tesh Guttikonda (Influencer).

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Evergreen” – Brian Jonestown Massacre

    EWB 350 DAVEY FERCHOW DRY WEDDING May 29, 2024

    Davey Ferchow of Portland’s Dry Wedding joins us this week to talk about the band’s forthcoming tour and the hints of new music on the horizon.

    Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Depraved Estate” – Dry Wedding

    EWB 349 KAINAN BECKER GHOST PIRATE ENTERTAINMENT May 22, 2024

    You all know how I feel about horror and horror podcasts. This week, I’d like to welcome Kainan Becker, the host of Ghost Pirate Entertainment, a great YouTube channel that covers horror on the streaming platforms. I check in with Kainan on a weekly basis to get the lowdown on what to check out on the seemingly endless content available out there.

    Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Sleeve” – Slaughter Shack

    EWB 348 STEPHEN FLAM GODEN May 15, 2024

    This week Stephen Flam of Goden / Winter join returns. VALE OF THE FALLEN, the new Goden record is about to drop like a hammer! Steph and I get into the details of the record. Check it out!

    Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Urania” - Goden

    EWB 347 DRUGOTH May 08, 2024

    Continuing my dive into sick Australian musicians with intense work ethics, I chat with Drugoth. It was another early morning for me, but we had a great conversation. For those of you who tuned into the Into the Necrosphere Best of 2023 episodes, you will remember that Drugoth’s LP “Battles May Cease But War is Forever” rated quite high on my list.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Primordial Savagery” - Drugoth

    EWB 346 MATT PRISO SIK, SPELLS OV TORMENT CONSPIRACY X May 01, 2024

    Horseman Known Associate Matt Priso joins us this week. Matt has appeared on Into the Necrosphere and Sol Nox and is the creative force behind Sik, Conspiracy X, Spells ov Torment and his newest project Intrafear. Addionally, he is an incredible visual artist and painter. We get deep into the creative process and the conversation veered off into some very cool places. I’ve always felt that it was inevitable that we would talk, so it was a great pleasure to sit down and get after it with Matt.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Torture” – Conspiracy X

    EWB 345 DARKNESS WEAVES - SING A LAST SONG OF VALDESE Apr 24, 2024

    Karl Haikara and I continue our collaboration, Darkness Weaves, an exploration of the work of Karl Edward Wagner. The subject of this episode is Sing a Last Song of Valdese, the final short story in the Night Winds collection. Join us as we delve into a take of vengeance from beyond the grave.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things / Darkness Weaves” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Virus” – Machinenzimmer 412

    EWB 344 CARRION EMPIRE Apr 17, 2024

    If you were a fan of Murderbait, Carrion Empire is the next logical step. This week, we go into the genesis of this new band that explores the darker side of humanity and it’s place on our planet.

    Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Now” – Carrion Empire

    EWB 343 DAVE BERARDI Apr 10, 2024

    Dave Berardi, the Duke of Metal, curator of the Razor Eater Metal Instagram joins us. In addition to his efforts reviewing and previewing records, he has launched Xezbeth, his dark ambient project.

    Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “A Transmission to Satan” - Xezbeth

    EWB 242 LOCRIAN Apr 03, 2024

    Terence Hannum, Andre Foisy and Steven Hess of Locrian join us this week to discuss their forthcoming new LP End Terrain. The conversation, naturally, veers off into other territories.

    Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Excarnate Light” - Locrian

    EWB 341 CONAN! W/ KARL HAIKARA Mar 27, 2024

    It seems like we are living in a Conan the Barbarian Renaissance. Just over the past month, we had the latest issue of Titan’s outstanding Conan the Barbarian color comic, the debut of the new Savage Sword of Conan and the Conan Chronicles, a mammoth collection of the two films, hours of extra and a book, all brought to you in 4K by Arrow.

    It was inevitable that Karl and I sat down and discuss all of this action.

    Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “The Death of Rexor” – Basil Poledouris

    EWB 340 Ralph Schmidt Mar 20, 2024

    My brother Ralph Schmidt returns. It seems like an inordinate amount of time has passed since we last spoke, so it was great catching up. Ralph is one the people out there who I can just hit play / record without and notes prepared and a whole hour just slips away.

    Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Unholy Passion (Samhain cover)” – Ultha featuring Mike Hill

    EWB 339 Don of the Dead Nunslaughter Mar 13, 2024

    I’m back from tour and ready to get back on the grind. Touring with legends like Profanatica and Nunslaughter was truly and honor. It was one of the easiest runs that I’ve been on in years, everyone was cool and easy to get along with.

    I had a chance to sit down with Don of the Dead, founder of Nunslaughter for a low-key chat backstage at our show in Quebec City.

    Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “I Hate Christians” – Nunslaughter

    FROM THE PATREON VAULT - LONG SHADOWS - THE FESTIVAL Feb 28, 2024

    From the Patreon Vault! This week an re-present an episode of Long Shadows, a weird fiction series that Ralph Schmidt and I do. This one was release around the Christmas holiday. Ralph and I get into the Lovecraft tale THE FESTIVAL.

    FROM THE PATREON VAULT 01 - HOLLYWOOD BABYLON - EVENT HORIZON Feb 21, 2024

    The next couple of episode are going to be "from the Patreon Vault" while I'm out on the road with Tombs. When I return, we will be ripping brand new material so hopefully you guys enjoy these.

    This week is an episode of Hollywood Babylon a series that I do with Evan Hopper of Quell. We deep dive into Event Horizon, one my all-time favorite science fiction / horror films.

    EWB 338 DARKNESS WEAVES - RAVEN'S EYRIE Feb 14, 2024

    Karl Haikara of Sol Nox joins us this week or another episode of Darkness Weaves, our collaborative project exploring the work of Karl Edward Wagner. This week we dive into the Gothic, dark fantasy of Raven’s Eyrie.

    Music in this episode:

    “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    “Darkness Weaves” – Mike Hill

    “How It Ends” - Primordial

    EWB 337 RYAN PATTERSON Feb 07, 2024

    My friendship with Ryan Patterson has spanned over a quarter of century at this point. We met way back in the day when he was playing in National Acrobat with his brother Evan. We became friends and have supported each other’s creative efforts for the past several decades. The list of bands and creative endeavors spans from his bands Fotocrime, Coliseum, Black Cross and National Acrobat (among others) to include design work, promoting shows and operating his design and merchandise company Shirt Killer. It was a pleasure catching up with Ryan and I feel fortunate to call him Friend.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “The Stranger” – C.L.S.M.

    EWB 336 GOALS FOR 2024 Jan 31, 2024

    2024 has been kicked off and we’re all engaged in whatever endeavors we have in our live. I wanted to do an episode talking about goals for the upcoming year. Initially, I was going to do this as a Patreon exclusive but reconsidered. It would be interesting to get this out there and hopefully you guys can share your own goals and reflections for the new year.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Cleaved Asunder” - Diolcetian

    EWB 335 RALPH SCHMIDT Jan 24, 2024

    Ralph and I get together for our first episode of the year. To kick things off, we give out hot takes on the new True Detective season before launching into our rundown of our favorite Draculas.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Pharmacy” – Ascetic

    EWB 334 PAUL ALOISIO BEST MOVIES OF THE 80'S Jan 17, 2024

    Paul Aloisio of Restless Spirit returns to the podcast this week. Over the next couple of months, I’m going to be doing these kinds of list episodes. Paul and I kick it off with what we consider to be our favorite movies of the eighties. What movies would you put in your go bag if you had to leave town unexpectedly; it’s that kind of thing.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Cascade Immolator” – Restless Spirit

    EWB 333 SHAYAN OF TRIVAX / IBLIS MANIFESTATIONS Jan 10, 2024

    Shayan of Trivax and Ibis Manifestations returns this week. If you haven’t heard our first conversation from a couple of years ago, please go back for some intense background on his journey. We talk a bit about Eloah Burns Out, Trivax’s 2023 full length and we veer off, as I expected, into some deep topics.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “The Serpent’s Gaze” - Trivax

    EWB 332 ALICE TEEPLE Jan 03, 2024

    Happy New Year Everyone. I hope everyone had a great, safe holiday. It’s time to get back to the grind. We’re kicking the new year off with NYC-based multi-disciplinary artist Alice Teeple. We discuss her background and what started her off on her creative journey and it’s recent manifestation of Solve Et Coagula, her reinterpretation of Victorian mourning practices as spiritual alchemy in the modern era.

    Solve Et Coagula is currently on display at Shelter Gallery, 127 Eldridge Street, NYC thru January 21.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill
    Outro: “Ghost Walking” – The Mighty Sphincter

    EWB 331 2023 YEAR END WITH RALPH SCHMIDT Dec 20, 2023

    2023 has been quite a year. I’d like to thank everyone who has supported the show, old and new listeners, doing this has been a labor of love. Ralph Schmidt joins us this week, for a low-key episode, recapping our year and what we hope 2024 will bring.

    I hope everyone enjoys their holiday, has some time to spend with their families and loved ones. We will see you in January. Cheers\

    Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Whispers” – Ropes of Night

    EWB 330 DARKNESS WEAVES TWO SUNS SETTING Dec 13, 2023

    We continue the Sol Nox / EWB collaboration with another installment of Darkness Weaves, a comprehensive deep dive in Karl Edward Wagner’s dark world of heroic fantasy and weird horror fiction. Two Suns Setting was originally published in Fantastic Magazine in 1976 and was included in Night Winds, Wagner’s out of print collection of Kane stories. In this tale, we find Kane, late of Carsyltyal, wandering a desolate, remote wasteland where he happens upon the giant Dwasslir and adventure ensues as they embark on a quest to find the ancient crown of a long dead Giant King.

    EWB 329 JEREMY HUSH Dec 06, 2023

    I met Jeremy Hush a number of years ago when he was travelling with the band Baroness. At the time, due to my ignorance, I had no idea of his incredible talent as an artist. Over the years, I have grown to become a huge fan of his artistic vision. Additionally, I have learned of his Arthur Machen-esque adventures into the underworld; literal adventures into the underworld that I hope to discuss on this week’s episode.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “The 11th Commandment” – Bethlehem

    EWB 328 RAMONES TOUR JOURNAL PART 1 Nov 29, 2023

    I’ve been going back and forth with some of you guys for the last year or so about the tour my old band Otis did with the Ramones back in the 90’s. It was short, but nonetheless cool to share the stage with such legends. For some of you younger people that listen to this, the significance of the Ramones may have been lost, but to me they were a crucial band when I was growing up. Back in the dim past of my early teenage years, when information was rare, they were these larger than life, leather-clad phantoms that haunted NYC’s Lower East Side and created American Punk Rock. They were the first punk band that I had the opportunity to see and it was a life-changing experience for me.

    Granted, the Ramones during the 90’s were not quite in their peak, but it was still a tip to get to experience some of my idols in candid moments and watch them perform from side stage. I hope you guys enjoy these recollections. The first part will be available on the main stream and the rest will be exclusively on Patreon.

    Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “ Blitzkrieg Bop” - Ramones

    EWB 327 CHAMP MORGAN Nov 15, 2023

    My brother Champ Morgan returns this week. Morgan is one of the most intense frontmen that I’ve ever shared the stage with. Our bands have played many shows over the years, be in Kill the Client, BLK OPS or Triage, he always brings it hard. Above all, out friendship is epic and this episode is more of a review of our friendship and our development as men as we move through life on this unforgiving world.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Police State” - Triage

    EWB 326 AMY SABIN SHADOWLANDS Nov 08, 2023

    Amy Sabin of Shadowlands joins us to discuss the band’s unique blend of dark pop, post punk and cinematic grandiosity. Shadowlands hails from Portland, OR a city that also is home to EWB Alumni Murderbait and Dry Wedding. We cover a multitude of topics and Amy was kind enough to provide a killer playlist for us.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Perfect Void” - Shadowlands

    EWB 325 THE ADAMS FAMILY Nov 01, 2023

    The Adams Family, sans Zelda, return for another killer episode. I get in deep with John and Toby about their brand new feature film Where the Devil Roams as well as some tangents regarding Gnosticism, folk lore and the European Horror Fest circuit. Be sure to check out WHERE THE DEVIL ROAMS in it’s short theatrical release and streaming.

    Intro: “All the Dark Thing” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Moonlight Motel” – Gun Club

    EWB 324 DARKNESS WEAVES Oct 25, 2023

    This episode of Darkness Weaves marks a milestone in the series. Beyond Any Measure is the last story in Wagner’s horror collection In A Lonely Place. Our original mission statement was to cover this collection but we are going to move on to his other material. Up next, we will delve into the Kane stories. Thanks for checking this out and I promise you, if you dug these stories, you will also love the Kane stories.

    Intro / Outro: “Darkness Weaves” – Mike Hill

    EWB 323 PAUL ALOISIO Oct 18, 2023

    Known Associate Paul Aloisio joins us again this week. Paul is the guitarist and singer in Long Island’s Restless Spirit a band officially backed by the Horsemen of the Podcasting Apocalypse. Their latest album AFTERIMAGE has just dropped to critical and fan acclaim and the band just wrapped up a headlining US tour. Me and Paul touch on that as well as our rundown of the vampire-western NEAR DARK.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Shadow Command” Restless Spirit

    EWB 322 Eddie McNamara Oct 11, 2023

    Author Eddie McNamara joins us this week. Necro Co-Host and old friend Mike Scondotto introduced me and Eddie recently when his new novel “Brooklyn Hardcore” was released. Tghough the novel takes place in the early 90’s NYHC scene, it’s not the primary subject of the story. Instead the story is a gripping, hard-boiled crime drama similar to the work of Richard Price or George Pelecanos, a self-styled “punk rock noir.” Good stuff.

    Intro: “All THE Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “We Gotta Know” – Cromags

    EWB 321 Begotten Suns Oct 04, 2023

    Brian Strawn, my collaborator in Begotten Suns joins us this week. Our debut EP Portraits of Desolation was released last week on Bandcamp, so please check it out. Our friendship has spanned three decades and have music and toured the world, so spend a lot of time reminiscing about the old days as well as talking about the present and the future.

    Intro: “All The Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Vastarien” – Begotten Suns

    EWB 320 HEATH RAVE LOTUS THRONES Sep 27, 2023

    Heath Rave of Lotus Thrones joins us this week. I was turned on to this band by my good friend Champ Morgan of BLK OPS a few weeks ago and have been all in. What a pleasant surprise it was when I learned that Heath and I have a shared history and several friends in common.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Roses” – Lotus Thrones

    EWB 319 CHRIS BOZZONE Sep 20, 2023

    Composer Chris Bozzone returns to the podcast this week. A while back, Chris was on primarily to discuss the upcoming Nightlands Fest, curated by Cadabra Records. That weekend was awesome, we all had a blast taking in the very best of scored weird fiction spoken word. This time around, we dive deeper into Chris’s background, his solo project and the debut record of The Seer, a collaboration with fellow composer Peter Scartabello.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Phantom Flowers” – Chris Bozzone

    EWB 318 LONG SHADOWS SPECIAL TRUE DETECTIVE SEASON 1 PART 1 Sep 13, 2023

    The long-awaited True Detective Season 1 episode is here. Ralph and I blocked out some time in out busy schedule to dive into the dark majesty of this masterpiece written by Nic Pizzolatto that took everyone by storm on HBO back in 2014. Boasting excellent writing and outstanding performances by Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, True Detective along with shows like Mad Men and Breaking Bad helped redefine modern television.

    Part 1 is an overview of the show’s narrative with personal commentary. Part 2, which is available only on Patreon is a deeper exploration into the philosophical and literary elements of the show.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Far from Any Road” – The Handsome Family

    EWB 217 JON PADGETT Sep 06, 2023

    Author, narrator, editor and ventriloquist, Jon Padgett joins us this week. I had the pleasure of watching him work a few months ago at Nightlands Fest, the inaugural weird fiction , spoken word event curated by Cadabra Records. Jon is the editor-in-chief of Grimscribe Press which publishes Vastarien, a literary journal focusing on weird fiction, in addition to works by Gemma Files, Christopher Slatsky, Michael Cisco and others.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “6116” - Leviathan

    EWB 316 DARKNESS WEAVES 6 .220 SWIFT Aug 30, 2023

    The Darkness Weaves Collaboration marches on. Karl and I have been exploring the work of Karl Edward Wagner, a prolific, yet obscure author of dark fantasy and horror. In this episode, we cover .220 SWIFT, one my favorite stories in the IN A LONELY PLACE collection. If you have been following us, please be sure to check out IN A LONELY PLACE, the Karl Edward Wagner collection brought to us by Valancourt Books.

    Intro: “Darkness Weaves” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “All Pigs Must Die” – Death in June

    EWB 315 Jacob Curwen Aug 23, 2023

    Jacob Curwen of All Hell joins us this week. They just wrapped up some dates with the legendary Profinatica and released an EP a few months ago. Check out All Hail the Night if you dig raw black metal with occult lyrics.

    Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Let the Night Run Red” – All Hell

    EWB 314 Paul Aloisio Aug 16, 2023

    Paul Aloisio of Restless Spirit returns this week. Be sure to check out their forthcoming LP “After Image.” This time around Paul and I talk about vampire movies and our thoughts on the recently debuted “The Final Voyage of the Demeter.”

    Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Merging Nebular Drapes” - Venemum

    EWB 313 EUGENE S. ROBINSON Aug 09, 2023

    The great Eugene S. Robinson returns to EWB this week. For those of you that have tuned into his past episodes will know, Eugene gets a lot it. Primarily, we talk about his forthcoming memoir A Walk Across Dirty Water and Straigh Into Murderer’s Row. We then mover on to the new latest Oxbow record, fascist leaders in world history and some MMA talk.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Lovely Murk” - Oxbow

    EWB 312 J BENNETT Aug 02, 2023

    It’s been a great year for new music. A ton of great records have come out already and the remainder of the year looks promising. J Bennett returns for a mid-year reckoning of some of ur potential entries into the best records of 2023.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Baptismal Tomb” - Nightmarer

    EWB 311 ROBERT E HOWARD EPISODE W KARL HAIKARA Jul 18, 2023

    Fellow Horseman Karl Haikara of the Sol Nox podcast joins us this week. As you know, we have an ongoing collaboration called Darkness Weaves where we are discussing the work of Karl Edward Wagner, one of the worthy successors to Robert E. Howard, the godfather of sword and sorcery. Karl and I discuss Howard, an overview of his philosophy and our entry point into his violent world of dark, heroic fantasy.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “I am Abomination” - 1349

    EWB 310 PAUL ALOISIO RESTLESS SPIRIT Jul 12, 2023

    Paul Aloisio of Restless Spirit returns this week. He discussed the heavy atmosphere surrounding the creation of their new album Afterimage. We go deep in this episode and it add an extra layer of meaning to an incredible record.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Marrow” – Restless Spirit

    EWB 309 EVAN HOPPERQUELL VENEREAL LATRINE Jul 05, 2023

    Evan Hopper of Quell and Venereal Latrine joins us this week. This is a rare, in-person episode; Evan and I had plans to see Emperor at the King’s Theater in Brooklyn and combined the visit with this crucial intel drop.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Hymn to the Blackened Maw” - Quell

    EWB 308 UNHOLY PASSION SURVIVAL SONGS Jun 28, 2023

    Ralph and I add another facet to the Unholy Passion. Survival songs is an exploration of the art that helps us get through lif’es challenges. We explore music, writing and other media in this episode. Similar to our other efforts, we get extremely personal and intense.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Guess I’ll forget You” – The Black Heart Procession

    EWB 307 - LONG SHADOWSTHE FESTIVAL Jun 21, 2023

    We got caught flat-footed this week. It's been a rough week: moving, unpacking etc so I'm releasing an episode of one of the Patreon shows that Ralph and I do.

    For those of you who checked out my reading of The Festival by HP Lovecraft that I posted around the holidays, this is a good companion to the story. Ralph and I discuss the short story in depth along with spoilers.

    Intro: "A Dark and Stormy Night" - Mike Hill / Vasilek

    Outro: "Country Road, Six Miles In" - The Gault

    EWB 306 MIKE SCONDOTTO Jun 14, 2023

    My good friend and fellow podcast co-host Mike Scondotto joins us this week. Among other things, Mike and I do the Necromaniacs podcast every week, so you may wonder what he is doing here on EWB.

    Mike is here to talk about the Confusion discography.

    Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Storm the Walls” - Confusion

    EWB 305 DARKNESS WEAVES 4 THE FOURTH SEAL Jun 07, 2023

    Karl Haikara (Sol Nox) and I continue the mission. I give a brief rundown of the past weekend’s Nightlands Festival, the inaugural Cadabra Records Weird Fiction Event before diving into The Fourth Seal, the next short story in the Karl Edward Wagner collection In a Lonely Place.

    Intro: “Darkness Weaves” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Ostia” - Coil

    EWB 304 JEAN ”SPYDA” CLERVOIS May 31, 2023

    Jean “Spyda” Clervois, proprietor and head coach as Spyda Muay Thai joins us this week. As most of you know, martial arts and specifically Muay Thai is a big part of my life. For the past three years, I have been training with Spyda, first at another local facility and more recently at his own gym located in the heart of Garwood, NJ.

    We discuss his journey in the martial arts world, the genesis of the gym and where he wants to take things as we all move forward into the future.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Protect Ya Neck” – Wu Tang Clan

    EWB 303 THE METAPHYSICS OF DEATH May 24, 2023

    Ralph and I continue our ongoing series The Metaphysics of… This week’s episode confronts an inevitability that will seek and find us all: Death. This is a heavy episode; we both get personal and talk about our individual experiences with both.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Death is the Road to Awe” – Clint Mansell

    EWB 302 BOBBY TORRES VOIDSCAPE / FRIGHTBOX STUDIO May 17, 2023

    Bobby Torres of Frightbox Studios and Voidscape joins us this week. Bobby recorded and mixed Under Sullen Skies and Monarchy of Shadows as well of a host of other metal bands such as Hammer Fight, Windfaerer, Kalopsia and Abacinate. Most recently, he has completed work on the long-awaited Odyssey of Spite, their EP brought to you by Nefarious Industries. In addition to Bobby, the band features Justin Spaeth (Tombs, Hammer Fight, Abacinate, Putrascension) and Mike Goncalves (Replicant, Windfaerer, Putrascension).

    Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “The Unsaved” - Voidscape

    EWB 301 MATT BACON May 10, 2023

    Matt Bacon, consultant, A&R man, music Journalist and founder of Dropout Media joins us this week. You might know him from his entertaining, informative Bacon Bits Instagram / TikTok account where he doles out valuable information about promoting your music. If you don’t follow him already and you play in a band, do yourself a favor and give him a follow.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Hymns of Death, Rays of Might”

    EWB 300 LAURENT SHELLEY-DE BRAUW AND TREVOR SCHROEDER-LEBEC OF PELICAN May 03, 2023

    Trevor Shelley De Brauw and Laurent Schroeder-Lebec of Pelican join us this week. On paper, I have asked them on to discuss the reissue of The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw on Thrill Jockey but the truth is that I miss talking to these guys and I wanted to catch up; especially with Laurent, who has been out of the mix for a while.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Autumn into Summer” - Pelican

    EWB 299 DARKNESS WEAVES 2 Apr 26, 2023

    Karl Haikara (Sol Nox Podcast) and I get together to continue Darkness Weaves collaboration, our exploration of the work of Karl Edward Wagner, the horror / dark fantasy writer whose work has impacted popular culture in innumerable ways. Wagner is most notable for his immortal, word-wielding antihero but has also penned horror and weird fiction.

    For starters, we are going to cover the stories included in the recently re-published “In a Lonely Place.” This episode features Where the Summer Ends, an atmospheric weird tale set in Wagner’s hometown Knoxville, TN.

    Intro: “Darkness Weaves” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Dreams of Trees” – Steve Von Till

    EWB 298 UNHOLY PASSION CLASSICS ORBISON V. VAN ZANDT Apr 19, 2023

    As part of our Unholy Passion effort, we’re bringing you a “Classics” edition. Ralph and I discuss two artists that have produced music that can be considered crucial. Roy Orbison was the original Man in Black and Townes Van Zandt explored the dark worlds of despair that both of us seem to gravitate to.

    We discuss a lot of music in this episode. Most of the tracks will be represented on the accompanying Playlist.

    Intro: “Late Night Drive” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “In Dreams” – Roy Orbison

    EWB 297 MITCH OLIVER AND SKOT HAMILTON Apr 12, 2023

    This week we welcome Mitch Oliver and Skot Hamilton to the podcast. We had Skot on the show recently to talk about KEN Mode, his work in the film industry and his scoring work on the short horror film The Druid’s Hand.

    Mitch is an award-winning Writer and Director whose recent short film, The Druid’s Hand, received international acclaim on the 2022 Festival Circuit. The film was screened to numerous sold-out theatres at prestigious Genre Festivals like Portland Horror, Dark Bridges, Fog Fest, Sin City Horror and the world’s largest and longest running Horror Festival, Screamfest, which took place at the iconic Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard, California. The film won Best Canadian Short Film at Montreal’s Requiem Fear Fest and the Vancouver Independent Film Festival.

    He is also a host of the horror podcast, The Terror Table and has interviewed genre legends such as Eduardo Sanchez (The Blair Witch Project) and Dean Cundey (Jurassic Park, Halloween, The Thing, Big Trouble in Little China).

    Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Looks That Kill” – Motley Crue

    EWB 296 DRY WEDDING VAN& GEAR THEFT EMERGENCY EPISODE Apr 07, 2023

    This is an emergency episode that I wanted to get out to you guys. Dry Wedding, a band that EWB is fully supporting, has experienced one of the nightmare that all touring musicians have: the theft of their van and gear.

    A lot of you guys are in bands, love music, so please listen to the episode and support these guys. I know times are tough right now, but please spare some funds and donate to the band’s GoFundMe and help get these guys back on their feet and back on the road.

    EWB 295 THE METAPHYSICS OF FEAR Apr 05, 2023

    Ralph and I kick off yet another sub-series in the EWB Podcasting Universe. “The Metaphysics of…” will explore various philosophies, emotions and subjects in depth with personal reflections and how they tie in with music, literature and films.

    This week’s flagship episode addresses The Metaphysics of Fear, a subject that we can all identify with.

    Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Don’t Far the Reaper” – Blue Oyster Cult

    EWB 294 INTO THE VAULT Mar 29, 2023

    Thanks for tuning in guys. This week, due to some family issues, I was not able to produce a new episode so we’re going Into the Vault into the murky past. We’re going all the way back to episode 5 and 8 where I did my first chat with the Great Malcolm Tent of Trash American Style and a really loose chat with The Secret from our European Tour.

    I’ll be back next week with a brand new episode.

    EWB 283 EVAN HOPPER QUELL Mar 22, 2023

    Evan Hopper is back this week for a fac-to-face, in-person episode. We can a progress report on the new Quell album and talk about our night on the town.

    Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Reaped by the Scythe” – Quell (feat. Jackie Smit)

    EWB 292 DARKNESS WEAVES PILOT Mar 15, 2023

    Welcome to the pilot episode of a new series that will span Everything Went Black and Sol Nox. It’s a collaboration between myself and Karl Haikara and our mission statement is to bring more attention to the great work of Karl Edward Wagner an unsung author of some of the most compelling fiction in the horror and dark fantasy genres.

    Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Seven Coils” – Grave Miasma

    EWB 291 UNHOLY HIP HOP Mar 08, 2023

    Ralph and I are back for another Unholy Passion episode. This time around we talk about Hip Hop music, a genre that is very important to both of us. It’s an epic one; so strap in and enjoy. At one point, we realize how much of a herculean task it is, so apologies if we overlooked or left put some of your favorite artists.

    Intro: “Hip Hop” – Dead Prez

    Outro: “Ain’t Nuthin’ ta Fuck Wit” – Wu Tang Clan

    EWB 290 KARL HAIKARA SOL NOX Mar 01, 2023

    Fellow Horseman of the Podcasting Apocalypse, Karl Haikara joins us this week to talk about Sol Nox. We spoke a while back when he was about to launch his podcast, so it’s time to check in again.

    Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Eviction” – Linea Aspera

    EWB 289 THERESE LANZ MARES OF THRACE Feb 22, 2023

    My old friend Therese Lanz joins us this week. She is the creative force behind Mares of Thrace, whose 2022 LP The Exile was released after an 8 year hiatus. Therese discussed the band, her burgeoning career in the gaming and fantasy illustration world and along the way puts me on the spot regarding the Studio Ghibli universe.

    Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Mortal Quarry” – Mares of Thrace

    EWB SPECIAL REPORT: NIGHTLANDS FESTIVAL Feb 17, 2023

    Happy Friday Everyone! I'm dropping this special report to announce that tickets go on sale today for Cadabra Records inaugural Nightlands Festival on June 2 and 3 at Kathedral Event Center in Hammonton, New Jersey.

    If you dig cosmic horror, weird fiction or gothic horror this is for you. The Festival will bring live readings, music and tons of art.

    On June 1 there is also a stand-alone special event celebrating the release of Pictures of Apocalypse by Thomas Ligotti.

    Be sure to pick up your tickets!

    EWB 288 CHRIS BOZZONE CADABRA RECORDS Feb 15, 2023

    This week, Chris Bozzone, a composer and ambassador of Cadabra Records joins us this week. Cadabra Records is one of the coolest, most unique labels that I have run across. If you love horror, weird fiction, film scores and books this is a destination that you must explore. You will find some of the most creative manifestations of horror fiction in the form of scored readings of the finest entries into the horror genre.

    We also discuss the upcoming Nightlands Festival happening later this year. If you are a fan of this sort of thing, mark the dates on your calendar and consider coming out.

    Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Seeds of Trepidation” – Anima Morte

    EWB SPECIAL! RALPH SCHMIDT’S BEST OF 2022 SOLO EPISODE Feb 10, 2023

    Due to popular demand, Ralph’s Best of 2022 List has been released on the main stream. Initially, this episode was a Patreon-only piece but since a lot of you guys wanted to know why Ralph was left out, I decided to post his recollection of 2022 for everyone.

    BEHOLD!

    Intro: "All the Dark Things" - Mike Hill

    Outro: "Bathed in Lightning, Bathed in Heat" - Ultha

    EWB 287 UNHOLY PASSION DEATH...IS JUST THE BEGINNING Feb 08, 2023

    Ralph and I go back in time to the legendary handout at his place in Heidelberg. Anodyne was on tour in Europe, we were exhausted and had a night off and Ralph was cool enough to let us stay at his place. That night we cemented our friendship, laughed and check out this video “Death is Only the Beginning Vol. 1”.

    Intro: “Servants of the Warsmen” – Winter

    Outro: “Soon to Be Dead” - Dismember

    EWB 286 GRAHAM BROOKS BARISHI Feb 01, 2023

    This week I catch up with my friend Graham Brooks of Barishi. A few years ago, we toured together, had a blast on the road and made our one creative contributions to Cable’s 2019 album “Take the Stairs to Hell.”

    We talk about the last couple of years, working on new songs and possibilities on the road.

    Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Cursus Ablaze” - Barishi

    EWB 285 SkotHamilton KEN Mode Jan 25, 2023

    Skot Hamilton of KEN Mode joins us this week. I’ve had Jesse on over the past few years, but this is Skot’s first time on the podcast. We talk abut his involvement with the band as well as his involvement with film, another passion of mine. This is a real epic, so stap in!

    Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: Lost Grip” – KEN Mode

    EWB 284 RYAN LIPYNSKY REEKING AURA Jan 18, 2023

    Ryan Lipynsky joins us this week. Likely, you now Ryan from killer bands like Unearthly Trance, The Howling Wind, Thralldom, Villains, Serpentine Path and a ton or others. Ryan is more recently a founding member of Reeking Aura, a band that I’ve been real stoked on since I first heard them last year. Their 2022 LP Blood and Bone Meal rates high on my best of 2022 and is somewhat of a supergroup featuring members who have done time in bands like Artificial Brain, Buckshot Facelift and Biolich.

    Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Harvesting the Hatchet” – Reeking Aura

    EWB 283 KATY IRIZZARY Jan 11, 2023

    Katy Irazzary of Season of Mist joins us this week to talk about the adventures of working PR in the metal world, living in New York City, pizza and being Italian - American.

    Intro: "All of the Dark Things" - Mike Hill

    Outro: "Summer Breeze" - Type O Negative

    EWB 282 UNHOLY ARNOLD W RALPH SCHMIDT Jan 04, 2023

    For anyone who admires hard work and discipline, you have to give Arnold Schwarzenegger respect. In many ways his success is a manifestation of the “American Dream” that is often referred to. Ralph and I discuss his careers, his achievements and also acknowledge some of his missteps.

    Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Lost Crew” - Breach

    EWB 281 Brandon Legion HorrorWolf666 Abraxas Horn Dec 21, 2022

    The year is winding down and the holiday season is upon us. This is the final episode of 2022 and to celebrate the conclusion of another year, I have invited Brandon Legion of the HorrorWolf666 podcast on to talk about ABRAXAS HORN, his brand new musical venture.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “It Watches” – Abraxas Horn

    EWB 280 JOSH BARNETT Dec 14, 2022

    Josh Barnett returns to the podcast this week. I’ve been following his career in MMA and Pro Wrestling for well over a decade; he has worked in pretty much every promotion under the sun including the UFC, Strikeforce, DREAM, PRIDE, Bellator, New Japan to name a few. In addition to being a combat sports pioneer, Josh is an extremely cool guy and huge fan of metal, philosophy, horror movies and all of the thing we hold in high esteem here at the EWB Legion.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “IVth Crusade” – Bolt Thrower

    EWB 278 RALPH SCHMIDT UNHOLY PASSION Dec 07, 2022

    I had an incredible last few days; transcontinental flights, great music and most notable an epic hangout with one of my best friends: Mr. Ralph Schmidt. He capture all of that in this week’s episode.

    Just an advance apology for the sound quality. We were recording in an fairly uncontrolled environment.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things”

    Outro: “Unholy Passion”

    EWB 278 TERRY TAYLOR 1313 MOCKINGBIRD LANE Nov 30, 2022

    I’ve known Terry Taylor for, by my estimation, 20 years plus. We met back in my Anodyne days when we toured with his band Caligari. Over the years our paths have crossed on the long winding road. Most recently, Terry co-own 1313 Mockingbird Lane with his wife Liz, in Lawrence, KS. Though we spend a lot of time talking about the shop, we also get into deeper topics that will resonate with a lot of you. We all have our own stories over the past two plus years of pandemic life and Terry shares his.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Halloween” - Misfits

    EWB 277 Paul Aloisio Restless Spirit - Most Disturbing Movies Nov 16, 2022

    My friend Paul Aloisio of Restless Spirit joins us this week to talk about our picks for most disturbing movies; not necessarily the scariest, but the most DISTURBING.

    Tombs and Restless Spirit toured the east coast earlier this year. They rule, so check them out!

    Intro” “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Cascade Immolator” – Restless Spirit

    EWB 276 HOLLYWOOOD BABYLON PILOT Nov 09, 2022

    Welcome to the pilot episode of Hollywood Babylon, our “movie classics” sub-series that I am cohosting with my friend Evan Hopper of Quell. HB will live on our Patreon channel but this pilot is available to everyone to check out.

    This week, we dig deep into Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now from 1979. We go deep into the themes and give out interpretations of some of the possible subtexts that are lurking between the lines of the narrative.

    Enjoy!

    Intro / Outro: “Hollywood Babylon Theme” – Evan Hopper

    EWB 275 JACOB CURWEN NOVEMBER COMING FIRE Nov 02, 2022

    This is the End of the Harvest Playlist Episode, November Coming Fire. Jacob Curwen of All Hell joins us this week. We collaborated on a playlist, run down the songs and shoot the shit. This episode has two outros! Two of the mightiest Halloween songs ever, “To Walk the Night” by Samhain and “Ghost Walking” by the Might Sphincter are absent from Spotify and since we use that platform to do these collabs, for fun, I threw them on the end of the episode.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “To Walk the Night” – Samhain

    “Ghost Walking” – The Mighty Sphincter

    EWB 274 The Holy Circle Oct 26, 2022

    Holy Circle returns this week to talk about their forthcoming record “Don’t’ Disturb My Waking Dream” available on Deathbomb Arc on November 11. Terence Hannum, Erica Burner-Hannum, Rob Savillo and Nathan Jurgenson, the complete band are part of the session for a very cool insight into the band and their unique creative process.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “No Twilight, No Dusk” – The Holy Circle

    EWB 273 FROM THE VAULT WITH MIKE SCONDOTTO Oct 19, 2022

    Due to some unexpected circumstances, we will not have a new episode this week. Instead, I’m digging up an episode from the murky past. Episode 10 posted on October 27, 2011; it was a “Halloween Episode” featuring Mike Scondotto who, if you have been listening to Necromaniacs, should be a household name. Mike is also the frontman of Inhuman and The Last Stand, two excellent NYHC bands.

    We’ll be back next week with a new episode, so enjoy and hopefully you guys get a kick out of this oldie.

    EWB 272 OFFICIAL HALLOWEEN PLAYLIST EPISODE W J BENNET Oct 12, 2022

    J Bennet, rock music journalist, musician and old friend joins us once again. It’s October and Halloween is around the corner. J and I compiled a playlist of some of our favorite tracks that help us get in the All Hallows’ Eve spirit.

    Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “To Walk the Night” - Samhain

    EWB 271 LOST CLASSICS THE NEFILIM ZOON Oct 05, 2022

    Ralph Schmidt returns to the regular stream this week! A while back we did an episode on Fields of the Nephilim, one of our mutually favorite bands. This episode is a follow up to that discussion. During the band’s hiatus in the mid-90’s, Carl McCoy formed The Nefilim and release Zoon, their only album. It’s a unique coda in his career, that often times goes overlooked despite its far reaching influence.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Venus Decomposing” – The Nefilim

    EWB 270 Paul Aloisio (Restless Spirit) on Hellraiser Sep 28, 2022

    Paul Aloisio of Restless Spirit returns! In addition to our love of music, Paul and I are major horror fans. With the release of the latest Hellraiser looming, it was timely that we give out reflections on the Hellraiser franchise, the excellent Clive Barker novella The Hellbound Heart, and expectations of the new movie.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Hellraiser” - Motorhead

    EWB 269 Jackie Smit Into the Necrosphere Sep 21, 2022

    This week we have an epic. Jackie Smit of Into the Necrosphere joins us for a deep discussion that needed to happen in response to some of the Black Metal Old Guard, specifically Ihsahn, stating that the genre is dead. For the record, I am a massive Ihsahn fan, Emperor are one of the bands that have influenced my creative output on a profound level.

    Black Metal is probably the most progressive form of extreme music. Jackie and I give examples of how the genre has continued to raise the bar with each year, and give examples of some of the luminary bands that continue to elevate Black Metal and extreme music in general.

    Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “The Far Bank at the River Styx” – Panzerfaust

    EWB 268Andrew Hernandez and Mike Goncalves Scorpion Throne Sep 14, 2022

    This week, Mike Goncalves and Andrew Hernandez join me for an epic talk. Mike and Andrew are my teammates in Scorpion Throne, a new ongoing project. Earlier this year, I dropped a 4-song EP on bandcamp and we’re currently working on new material for something to hit next year.

    Both of these gentlemen are dear friends of mine: Andrew and I travelled the world together in Tombs, put in countless hour in the practice space and studio and now I finally have the opportunity to work with him again.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “The Obsidian Fog” – Putrascension

    EWB 267 JESSE MATTHEWSON KEN Mode Sep 07, 2022

    My good friend Jesse Matthewson joins us this week. Jesse and his brother Shane are the founding members of KEN Mode, a veteran band that has been crushing skulls for 23 years. As usual, it was a pleasure to catch up and talk about their forthcoming record NULL.

    Intro: “All of the Dar Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Learning to be Too Cold” - KEN Mode

    EWB 266 CHRIS MORRISON MOTHER OF GRAVES Aug 31, 2022

    You know, sometimes social media is good for something. Mother of Graves showed up in my Instagram feed one day; intriguing imagery, so I checked out the music and was blown away. The music is heavy, dark and has atmosphere to spare. I dug further and discovered that Chris Morrison of Harakiri was in the band. Chris and I go way back, our bands have played numerous shows together, we’re stayed at each other’s houses, all of that stuff.

    It was a pleasure to catch up with Chris. By all mean, do yourself a favor and check out Mother of Graves.

    Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Where the Shadows Adorn” – Mother of Graves

    EWB 265 Aaron Keay Homma Killitorous Aug 24, 2022

    Aaron Keay-Homma of Killitorous joins us this week. Aaron and I were on tour together earlier this year. Of course, I’m referring to the Origin, Abysmal Dawn, Tombs, Killitorous Tour. Aaron and his crew had a hard run, plagued by mechanical problems, van failures and just overall hard times, but they kept rolling. Aside from the general respect I for them because they’re such a sick band, they earned a more profound respect for their sheer will.

    Little did I know that the story behind the scenes was way more wild and intense than I could have imagine. Check it out.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “30 Minutes” - Killitorous

    EWB 264 DAVID GROSSMAN Aug 17, 2022

    This week, David Grossman joins us for an epic discussion. David is a member of the long-standing Philly-based band Rosetta and, additionally, he is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt. We go deep into a myriad of subjects including the concept of novelty, competition, training and various life philosophies.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Itinerant” - Rosetta

    EWB 263 John Adams & Toby Poser Wonder Wheel Productions Aug 10, 2022

    John Adam and Toby Poser of the Adams Family / Wonder Wheel Production join us this week. If are a Necromaniacs listener, you will undoubtedly be familiar with them. I’m had them, along with Zelda their daughter, on a guests and we’ve covered two of their excellent films, this year’s folk horror Hellbender and The Deeper You Dig from 2019. We shifted the conversation a bit this time around to talk about music; during my previous chats with them, I discovered that we have a lot of the same interests when it comes to music, so I thought it would be fun to cover that here on EWB.

    Check out the this killer playlists on Spotify embedded in the show notes at everythingwentblackmedia.com.

    Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “My War” – Black Flag.

    EWB 262 Karl Haikara Sol Nox Aug 03, 2022

    The last couple of years have been interesting to say the least. Amidst all of the anxiety, heartache and isolation that I went thru some of the positives were meeting some really cool people. Karl and I connected, during the depths of the pandemic, over our love of weird fiction, dark music and the occult. We routinely traded ideas about left hand path philosophy, discussed our favorite writers, bands, films and all of the miscellanea that you can probably imagine.

    In this episode, we go deep. Notably, we talk about Karl’s new podcast Sol Nox and his impending podcast dedicated to Robert E. Howard’s mightiest character Conan of Cimmeria.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Hole in Me” – Red Harvest

    EWB 261 STEVEN WILLIAMS INIT RECORDS Jul 27, 2022

    One of the coolest things about being able to tour is catching up with old friends. On this most recent US tour, I had the opportunity of kicking it with Steven Williams of Init Records, while we were passing thru Minneapolis. Steve has been grinding for years, releasing music that he believes in. If you dig forward thinking, independent music, check out his label.

    Intro: “Al the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Iterations of Time” – Former Worlds

    EWB 260 Brandon Legion Jul 20, 2022

    I love episodes like this, where I get to connect with one of my fellow Horsemen of the Podcast Apocalypse. This week, Brandon Legion joins us as my guest to talk about one of our mutual favorite filmmakers: David Lynch

    Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “This Magic Moment” – Lou Reed

    EWB 259 Aaron Dallison Axioma Jul 13, 2022

    My good friend Aaron Dallison joins us this week. I’ve known Aaron for just about a quarter century and have been a fan of his music for the entire time, first in Keelhaul and more recently with Axioma Their new album “Sepsis”, available on Translation Lost Records is sick; an early candidate for my top 10 records of the year as a matter of fact.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Contortions of Passage” - Axioma

    EWB 258 Jay Gambit (Executioner’s Mask / Crowhurst) Jul 06, 2022

    This week on EWB, we have Jay Gambit, vocalist for Executioner’s Mask whose newest record Winterlong has been on heavy rotation here at my lair. We also about his long-running noise project Crowhurst, Dave Grohl and a myriad of other things.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Last Call” – Executioner’s Mask

    EWB 257 LOCRIAN Jun 29, 2022

    The last time I tried to have this many guests on a single episode, it turned out to be total chaos. Luckily, Locrian are three composed, articulate gentlemen. All three members, Terence Hannum, Andre Foisy and Steven Hess joined me to discuss their forthcoming LP New Catastophisms, the value of getting a good sweat and a myriad of other fascinating subjects.

    Intro: “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Augury in an Evaporating Tower” - Locrian

    EWB 256 Solo Post Tour Wrap Up Jun 22, 2022

    I'm back from tour. We had a great run with Origin, Abysmal Dawn and Killitorous. I give a run down of the past few weeks.

    Intro: "All the Dark Things" - Mike Hill

    Outro: "Bury Me a Grave" - Executioner's Mask

    EWB 255 EVAN HOPPER QUELL Jun 15, 2022

    Evan Hopper from Quell joins us again. It’s more of a catch-up, hangout episode with a cool playlist. A while back, we got together to talk about Quell’s latest record “The Kvult is Dead”. Go back and check it out if you missed it.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

    Outro: “Reaped by the Scythe (featuring Jackie Smit of Into the Necrosphere” - Quell

    EWB 254 UNHOLY PORTLAND! Jun 08, 2022

    Ralph and I circle back for part 4 of our unofficial 4 part series on Portland's music scene.

    We talk about the city's deep history of underground bands that had a far-reaching influence. We talk about a few of our favorite such as Greg Sage and the Wipers, Poison Idea, Deep Moon as well as some more contemporary bands.

    Intro: "Plastic Bomb" -Poison Idea

    Outro: "Doom Town" - The Wipers

    EWB 253 Davey Ferchow of Dry Wedding Jun 01, 2022

    This is round 3 of our unofficial "Unholy Portland" miniseries. This week, we welcome Davey Ferchow of Dry Wedding, another great Portland band mining the post-punk shadows of one of the Northwest's most fertile music cities.

    Intro: "All the Dark Things" - Mike Hill

    Outro: "Frayed Rope" - Dry Wedding

    EWB 252 Casey Logan of Murderbait May 25, 2022

    This week, Casey Logan of Portland's Murderbait joins us. If you missed last week's episode, go back and listen to it; Ralph and I hold Murderbait in the highest regard.

    Casey and I go way back to the inspiration for the band, philosophies on creativity and also talk about Shadowlands, another fine participant in Portland's underground music scene.

    Intro: "All the Dark Things" - Mike Hill

    Outro: "Lost" - Murderbait

    EWB 251 MURDERBAIT May 18, 2022

    It seems like a lifetime has passed since Ralph and I did an episode together. It was great to catch up and talk about a great band that needs more hype.

    A while back, Ralph turned me on to Murderbait from Portland. At the time, their EP “When the Sun Goes Down, It Goes Down Forever” was out. You have to love that title. Immediately, I was drawn into their web or darkness and intensity, bringing to mind some of my favorite bands such as Fields of the Nephilim, Bauhaus but with a distinctly original vibe.

    Murderbait have a brand new LP out called “Nostalgia Like Cancer” (yet again another great title).

    Intro: "All the Dark Things" - Mike Hill

    Outro: "Lost" - Murderbait

    EWB 250 Trevor Shelley de Brauw Pelican Rlyr May 11, 2022

    Trevor Shelley-DeBrauw of Pelican / Rlyr returns to the podcast. For serious, old school listeners you may remember the episode we recorded way back when we were on tour in Europe together. I always look forward to these meetings; some of my favorite tour memories involve Trevor and the men of Pelican and Isis.

    Intro: "Everything Went Black" - Mike Hill

    Outro: "Specks of Light" - Pelican

    EWB 249 Paul Aloisio Restless Spirit May 04, 2022

    As some of you know, Tombs wrapped up a short run of dates with Cloak and Restless Spirit. It was great to be out on the road again; also shout out to those of you that I met in person!

    This week, Paul Aloisio, the guitarist and vocalist from Restless Spirit joins us to talk about the formation of the band, their current album “Blood of the Old Gods” as well as his time writing about horror movies.

    Intro: "All the Dark Things" - Mike Hill

    Outro: "Haunted" - Restless Spirit

    EWB 248 Solo Apr 27, 2022

    I’m back from being on the road for a few days. I actually got to meet some of you, which was really cool. It’s been a while since we put one of these out, so here we go.

    Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Composed and recorded by Mike Hill

    Outro: “The Last Thing” – Lebanon Hanover

    EWB 246 Heavy Metal Massacre NWOBHM w/ J Bennet Apr 22, 2022

    It’s another Heavy Metal Massacre coming at you this week. Me and J Bennet, long time friend / musician / rock scribe, joins us to talk about the New Wave of British Heavy Metal and some of our favorite bands that we tagged with this moniker.

    Intro: “Everything Went Black” – Composed and recorded by Mike Hill

    Outro: “Alley Cat Blues” – Star Fighters

    EWB 246 John LaMacchia Apr 13, 2022

    John Lamacchia joins us this week to talk about “Thunderheads” his brand new record set to release on May 20 on Aqualamb Records. For decades, John led Brooklyn-based progressive metallic hardcore band Candiria, been active with other projects such as Spylacopa as well as DJ’ing at various NYC night spots.

    Thunderheads is a deeply personal record, produced during the pandemic that dealt with, as Lamacchia puts it, “ the isolation and the feeling that the world was falling apart,” however the record has a markedly uplifting quality.

    Intro: “Everything Went Black” – Composed and recorded by Mike Hill

    Outro: “Bled Out” - LaMacchia

    EWB 245 UNHOLY PASSION X Apr 06, 2022

    Ralph and I are back to talk about X, the seminal LA punk band.

    Intro: "River of Night" - composed and recorded by Mike Hill

    Outro: "White Girl" - X

    EWB 244 UNHOLY PASSION - DAVID LYNCH Mar 30, 2022

    To commemorate the 25th anniversary of “The Lost Highway” Ralph and I take a look back at the illustrious career or a True American Treasure, the genius filmmaker / artist / musician David Lynch.

    Intro: “Everything Went Black” – Composed and recorded by Mike Hill

    Outro: “This Magic Moment” – Composed by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, originally perfomed by The Drifters and covered by Lou Reed

    EWB 243 Heavy Metal Massacre 2 w J Bennet Mar 23, 2022

    J Bennet returns for round 2 of Heavy Metal Massacre. J and I talk about our favorite singers, and run down our playlist.

    Intro: “Everything Went Black” – composed and recorded by Mike Hill

    Outro: “Iron Maiden” – Iron Maiden

    EWB 242The Saga of Joe Rogan (Solo Episode) Mar 16, 2022

    This week is a solo episode. I’m sure everyone is sick of hearing about Joe Rogan and his issues with censorship and Spotify; as a matter of fact, I thought about forgoing any commentary on this subject at all, but enough people asked me about it, so I decided to do a short episode on it. For those of you who are sick of this, I apologize and for those of you who still want to hear my thoughts on this subject, please proceed.

    Intro: “All Roads Lead to Ruin” – composed and recorded by Mike Hill

    Outro: “Outlaw Scumfuc” – GG Allin

    EWB 241 Eugene S. Robinson Mar 09, 2022

    Eugene S. Robinson returns! I always look forward to conversations with Eugene; razor sharp wit, funny and verbally engaging, it’s always a good time.

    I first was introduced to his work back in the late 90’s, when I discovered Oxbow, a hard-to-classify band that combined razor sharp musical execution, unique vocals, controlled aggression, subtlety and a very cool narrative lyric style. Additionally Eugene is a journalist, author and podcaster whose work has appeared in Vice, Decibel, GQ, Grappling Magazine and a host of others. He has two published books, “A Long Slow Screw” and “Fight” one of my favorite works about punching people in the face.

    If you dig MMA and combat sports tune into his weekly podcast The Show Stomper.

    Much to my chagrin, I learned recently that Eugene is also a member of Bunuel, a band that I have been sleeping on for the past few years. I fancy myself to be someone who is in the know when it comes to music, but I admit to be a Johnny-come-lately with respect to Bunuel

    Bunuel, has a brand new record called “Killers Like Us” available now on Profound Lore.

    Intro: “River of Night” – composed and recorded by Mike Hill

    Outro: “For the Cops” - Bunuel

    Unholy Passion Guitar Episode - PATREON Mar 02, 2022

    This is a cool episode idea that came directly from a Patreon suggestion (Thanks Alex!). Ralph and I discuss what got us interested in playing guitar and the long list of influences and inspirations from over the years. Enjoy

    Intro: “River of Night” – composed and recorded by Mike Hill

    Outro: “You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory” – Johnny Thunders

    EWB 239 Unholy Passion Rowland S Howard Feb 23, 2022

    The late Rowland S Howard left a rich musical legacy when he departed this mortal coil over a decade ago. Most notably, Howard was the creative force behind The Birthday Party, the legendary “Post-Punk” band that also gave us Nick Cave.

    Ralph and I give a retrospective on Howard’s legacy, complete with all of the anecdotes and tangents that you can expect from a typical EWB episode.

    Intro: “All Roads Lead to Ruin” – composed and recorded by Mike Hill

    Outro: “Shut Me Down” – Rowland S. Howard

    EWB 238 JAMIE GETZ EAST VAN MUAY THAI / GODS AND QUEENS / VERSOMA / LICKGOLDENSKY Feb 16, 2022

    Jamie Getz and I go way back. We met when his old band Lickgoldensky had just formed I was slugging it out in Anodyne. Our would go on to play numerous shows together across the US and eventually, we would form the short-lived band Versoma.

    We’ve been friends for a long time, but the rigors or life sometimes allow you to fall out of touch. Frankly, I can’t remember the last time Jamie and I actually spoke, but we picked up the conversation pretty much where we left off all those years ago.

    Life is funny like thAt sometimes.

    Intro: “Everything Went Black” – composed and recorded by Mike Hill

    Outro: “Untitled 5” – Gods and Queens

    EWB 237 LONG SHADOWS 2 ARCHIVE 81 Feb 09, 2022

    Ralph and I get together to talk about the sensational Archive 81. I know we said that Long Shadows will be dedicated to literature but Archive 81 hits all of the weird fiction notes so we decided to release an episode on the regular stream for you guys to check out.

    Intro: “Long Shadows” – composed and recorded by Mike Hill

    Outro: “All in my Mind” – Love and Rockets

    EWB 236 PETER FARRIS Feb 02, 2022

    Peter Farris, author / musician, returns to Everything Went Black. A few years ago, Pete came on to promote his first novel, Last Call for the Living, a dark, crime story.

    His second novel, The Devil Himself is ready to go and Pete returns to tell us of the hardships of the publishing industry and gives us a viewport into his creative process.

    The Devil Himself is currently available in France, so if you live in Europe, speak French and dig crime fiction pick up a copy. In the US, the book will be available in May. You can preorder a signed, hardcover at Peterfarris.com

    Intro: “River of Night” – composed and recorded by Mike Hill

    Outro: “Take the Stairs to Hell” - Cable

    EWB 235 EVAN HOPPER QUELL Jan 26, 2022

    Primarily due to my friendship with Jackie Smit and his excellent podcast, Into the Necrosphere, I have learned about a whole host of excellent bands that somehow exist below the radar of most people. This week’s guest, Evan Hopper is one such musician and his band Quell is excellent. Totally independent and dedicated, Quell is the essence of modern black metal.

    Evan and I went deep on this episode; it was epic so strap in and enjoy.

    Also, be sure to check out Quell’s new record “The Kvlt is Dead”

    Intro: “All roads Lead to Ruin” – composed and recorded by Mike Hill

    Outro: “No Light Shines Here” - Quell

    EWB 234Long Shadows Pilot Jan 19, 2022

    This is a pilot episode that Ralph and I are going to cohost on the patreon. I realize this may not be everybody’s cup of tea, so check it out and if you are interested, you can find more episodes in the coming months on patreon.

    What is weird fiction? Firstly, I will tell you what it isn’t. you won’t find vampires, werewolves, zombies, serial killers or any of the typical horror tropes. Instead, you will find stories that present a pervading sense of dread and equally inspire fear and awe. You will read stories that will force you to question the nature of reality and where man truly falls in the hierarchy of the universe.

    Intro / Outro: “Long Shadows” – composed and recorded by Mike Hill

    EWB 233 HEAVY METAL MASSACRE WITH J BENNET Jan 12, 2022

    My old friend J Bennet join us again this week. J has been on both Metal Matters and EWB numerous times over the years; most likely you know J from his music journalism and his band Ides of Gemini. We go back a long way.

    One of the things we’ve bonded over is our love of old school heavy metal and hard rock, so I used this as an excuse to talk on the phone and put together a playlist of jams that we dig. Some of the bands you’ve definitely heard, but, true to EWB fashion, we’ve tried to through in some relatively obscure stuff.

    Intro: “All Roads Lead to Ruin” – composed and recorded by Mike Hill

    Outro: “Midnight in Tokyo” – Y&T

    EWB 232 Welcome to the Terror Dome 2022 with Ralph Schmidt Jan 05, 2022

    Happy New Year everyone. We hope you all had a safe and enjoyable holiday. 2022 looms ahead of us and I think we are all approaching it with a bit of trepidation. Ralph and I got together to lay out our plan for the coming year and, of course, go off on tangents into other subjects.

    I’d like to personally thank everyone that signed up for the Patreon. We’re dedicated to making it interesting and fun for everyone.

    Intro: “River of Night” – composed and recorded by Mike Hill

    Outro: “The Shore Becomes the Enemy” – The Gault

    2021 Year End Reflections Dec 22, 2021

    As the year 2021 draws to an end, Ralph and I reflected on a very challenging year. Luckily, there were quite a few excellent records, movies and streaming shows to help us get through the hard times and shine a little light into our dark worlds.

    This week, we give you guys a rundown of some of our favorites from the past year. We hope you enjoy our lists and we'd like to wish everyone a happy and safe holiday!

    Intro: “Everything Went Black Theme” – composed and recorded by Mike Hill

    Outro: “Perfect Prison” – Ropes of Night.

    EWB 230 Mike Hill‘s Covid Report Dec 15, 2021

    This week’s episode could have been called “Plague Diaries Revisited” but instead I went with the more descriptive, direct approach. Since we’re still dealing with the Covid-19 Pandemic, I figured I would share my recent experiences with getting infected, recovery and not being able to taste my food on Thanksgiving.

    Intro: “Unholy Passion Theme” – composed and recorded by Mike Hill

    Outro: “Angel Domain” - Godflesh

    EWB 229 KEITH BENNETT (WRECKING CREW PANZERBASTARD) Dec 08, 2021

    My old friend Keith Bennett joins us week for a deep episode. Keith is a Boston metal / hardcore LEGEND, first coming into prominence as the bassist in Wrecking Crew. Over the years, he has played in a host of bands, one of my favorites being Panzerbastard. Keith takes us on a journey thru the “old days” of Boston, Kenmore Square, The Rat, problems with drugs and alcohol ultimately landing on a new revitalized positive pathway.

    Intro: “All Roads Lead to Ruin” – written and produced by Mike Hill

    Outro: “The Last Ten Years” - Panzerbastard

    EWB 228 UNHOLY LOVE SONGS FOR THE UNLOVED 1 Dec 01, 2021

    Ralph and I are coming across with a new aspect to Unholy Passion with Love Songs for the Unloved. We dig into our record collections and showcase some cool records that you guys should know about.

    Intro: “Unholy Passion Theme” – written and produced by Mike Hill

    Outro: “Revenge” - TSOL

    EWB 227 GUN CLUB Nov 17, 2021

    Ralph and I explore the story behind one of the greatest American songwriters, Jeffrey Lee Pierce and the Gun Club. Pierce may not be a household name for some of you, but his reach and influence has been profound in the realm of independent music. If you enjoy X, The Cramps and Nick Cave, then the Gun Club is a band you should check out.

    But don’t take our word, check out the Spotify playlist Ralph and I put together.

    Intro: “Unholy Passion Theme” – composed and recorded by Mike Hill

    Outro: “Moonlight Motel” – Gun Club

    EWB 226 Metallica Load w/ Drew Murphy (Tombs / Hammer Fight) Nov 10, 2021

    My bandmate Drew Murphy joins me to celebrate the Metallica album Load, which was released 25 years ago this year.

    Intro: “All Roads Lead to Ruin” – composed and recorded by Mike Hill

    Outro: “Until It Sleeps” – Metallica

    EWB 225 WILLIAM SAUNDERS Nov 03, 2021

    A few weeks ago, Deadguy: Killing Music, the documentary on the legendary chaotic hardcore band, Deadguy, premiered at Underground Arts in Philly, the day before this year's Decibel Metal and Beer Festival. I was in attendance and had the opportunity of meeting William Saunders, the filmmaker that produced the documentary.

    William joins us this week to discuss the making of Killing Music as well as the work he's done with his production company Fourth Media.

    Intro: "All Road Lead to Ruin" - composed and recorded by Mike Hill

    Outro: "Apparatus" - Deadguy

    EWB 224 UNHOLY STALLONE Oct 27, 2021

    Ralph and I go deep with our appreciation of Sylvester “The Italian Stallion” Stallone, one of the hardest working actors in Hollywood.

    Intro: “Cobra” – Sylvester Lavey

    Outro: “When the Sun Goes Down, It Goes Down Forever” - Murderbait

    EWB 223 ERIC KOMST Oct 20, 2021

    This is another one of those special episodes where I got to kick with an old friend. This week drummer extraordinaire Eric Komst joins us for what turned out to be more of a bullshit session between two old friends than a podcast episode. EK has played with a legion of legendary bands including Sick of It All, Warzone, Wrecking Crew and others as well as a prolific session career.

    Intro: "All Road Lead to Ruin" - recorded and composed by Mike Hill

    Outro: "Deceive us No More" - Warzone

    EWB 222 UNHOLY MINNEAPOLIS Oct 13, 2021

    At least in our opinion, as cool as the early 90's Northwest sound was, the unsung heroes were two bands from Minneapolis that made their bones in the early 80's. Can you guys who?

    Intro: "Everything Went Black Theme" - composed and recorded by Mike Hill

    Outro: "Kiss Me on the Bus" - Replacements

    EWB 221 Mike McGinnis Rid of Me / Fight Amp Sep 29, 2021

    Mike McGinnis joins us again to discuss his new band Rid of Me. If you’re an old school listener, you will remember that I had Mike on to talk about his former band Fight Amputation. With Rid of Me, he joins forces with member of Soul Glo and Low Dose creating an angsty brew for fans of PJ Harvey, Wipers, early Replacements and Unwound. Check out their new LP "Traveling" and go see them on the road!

    Intro: “All Roads Lead to Ruin” – composed and recorded by Mike Hill

    Outro: “Broke Shit” – Rid of Me

    EWB 220 KEITH HUCKINS (DEADGUY) Sep 22, 2021

    True, all EWB episodes re special, but this one is SPECIAL! Keith Huckins of Deadguy, Kiss it Goodbye, Rorschach joins us to talk about the impending Deadguy reunion at this year’s Decibel Metal and Beer Fest in Philadelphia. Check it out!

    Intro: “Makeshift Atomsmasher” – Deadguy

    Outr0: “Apparatus” - Deadguy

    EWB 219 STEPHEN FLAM (GODEN / WINTER) Sep 15, 2021

    Back when I hosted Metal Matters, I featured a series of episodes on Goden on their masterpiece, 2019’s Beyond Darkness. It was one of my top 5 records that year. I’d like to welcome back Stephen Flam, the mastermind behind Goden. For the record Steph was also in the legendary Winter and later Thorn. This is an epic so strap in and enjoy!

    Intro: “All Roads Lead to Ruin” – written and composed by Mike Hill

    Outro: “Twilight” - Goden

    EWB 218 BRANDON LEGION Sep 08, 2021

    For any of you that also listen to Necromaniacs, our horror podcast, you’re probably familiar with Brandon. He hosts the excellent Horror Wolf 666 podcast and blog, so if you’re into all things macabre, definitely check out his stuff. We had a great time.

    Intro: “All Road Lead to Ruin” – composed and recorded by Mike Hill

    Outro: “”Dead Letters” – Tripping the Mechanism

    EWB 217 UNHOLY PASSION 007 FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM Sep 01, 2021

    Ralph and I have been talking about doing an episode dedicated to Fields of the Nephilim. I believe the discussions started back when I was hosting Metal Matters, but the 60 minute format would prove to be too restrictive for a band that has such significance to us. It's not so much a note-by-note accounting of the band's career, but more in line with two fans discussing their experiences with the band's music and the impact they have made on our own creative endeavors.

    Intro: "Unholy Passion Theme" - composed and recorded by Mike Hill

    Outro: "Love Under Will" - Fields of the Nephilim

    EWB216 TERENCE HANNUM ERICA Aug 25, 2021

    Terence Hannum and Erica Burgner-Hannum join us this week. They actually RETURN for another episode. Terence does plays synth and vocals in Locrian and they both are the creative force behind the Holy Circle. This time around I wanted to talk about their new collaboration, Mother of Sighs. There is an interesting story behind it so check it out!

    Intro: “Everything Went Black Theme” – composed and recorded by Mike Hill

    Outro: “Anxia Corda” – Mother of Sighs

    EWB 215 ROAD TO RUIN 006 MALCOLM TENT Aug 18, 2021

    Malcolm Tent returns! It’s an epic chat covering GG Allin stories, his (somewhat) new band Bloody Apostles, stories from the Trash American Style days and some other random tangents. For those of you who are new to the show, go back in the vault and check out his earlier episodes.

    Malcom owned and operated Trash American Style, one of the greatest record stores on the East Coast. Randy and I both agree that our experiences at Trash helped form us and led us down this ragged path. Through landlord treachery, the brick and motor version of the store no longer exists but you can check out his wares online.

    Intro: “Road to Ruin Theme” – composed and recorded by Mike Hill

    Outro: “This Room” – GG Allin

    EWB 214 Unholy Passion 006 Deftones Aug 11, 2021

    It took decades, but I have finally embraced my love for the Deftones despite my general disdain for Nu Metal one of the all-time low points in heavy metal history. Ralph and I look back and investigate our experiences with the band and how they have made an impact on several sub-genres of metal and alternative music.

    Intro: “Unholy Passion Theme” – composed and recorded by Mike Hill

    Outro: “Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)” – Deftones

    EWB 213SHAYAN TRIVAX Aug 04, 2021

    I discovered Trivax from listening to the excellent podcast Into the Necrosphere hosted by my brother Jackie Smit; ITN is THE best extreme music that you will ever hope to find, I’ve discovered so many great bands as a result.

    Trivax is one such band. Though they have been in existence for over a decade, I am a new fan. Jackie was kind enough to put me in touch with Shayan, the founder and driving force behind Trivax. We had a deep conversation, so check it out!

    Intro: Everything Went Black Theme Song – composed and recorded by Mike Hill

    Outro: “Into the Void” - Trivax

    EWB 212 JADE WILLOW Jul 28, 2021

    This week, Jade Willow, adult entertainer, visual artist, podcaster and appreciator of all things macabre, joins us. I was recently a guest on her podcast, Shedding the Skin, and we had such an interesting conversation that I thought it would be cool to have her on Everything Went Black.

    Intro: “Everything Went Black Theme” – Composed and recorded by Mike Hill

    Outro: “Cruel Lover” – The Devil’s Blood

    EWB 211 UNHOLYCOMICS Jul 21, 2021

    It was destined to happen. It was only a matter of time before Ralph and I spent an entire episode talking about comic books. Fortunately, now is probably the best time to do such an episode with all of the various Marvel and DC film and TV projects in the works.

    Unholy Passion Theme composed and recorded by Mike Hill

    Outro: “Weathered Statues” - TSOL

    EWB 209 ROAD TO RUIN 005 DICE CLAY Jul 14, 2021

    Love him or hate him, it’s undeniable that Andrew “Dice” Clay has, along with Eddie Murphy, has made an impact on comedy, film and popular culture. In light of the current climate of sensitivity and the overall thin-skinned nature of our society today, Randy and I decided it was time to do an episode of Road to Ruin on Dice’s milestone album “The Day the Laughter Died,” one of the most uncomfortable nearly two hours of comedy ever produced.

    Intro: “Problem Child” – AC/DC

    Outro: “Antisocial” - Anthrax

    EWB 208 DRE BLACK ROAD WARRIOR Jul 07, 2021

    I’m working on the second decade of my friendship with Dre Black, road warrior supreme. I met her back in the early part of the millennium out on the road. At the time she was tour managing, driving and doing pretty much whatever needed to be done to keep a band on the road. Over the years, She’s played guitar in a multitude of bands including Howl, Storm of Light and more recently Race Traitor. It was great to catch up with Dre as the world begins to re awaken and if all goes well, we’ll both be out on the road again.

    Intro: “Eighteen is Over the Hill” – The West Coast Pop Art Experiment

    Outro: “A B Side” – Manfred Mann

    EWB 209 DREW MURPHY Jun 30, 2021

    Drew Murphy, bassist for Tombs and Hammer Fight (among others) joins us this week to talk about his comic book work on Fuzzy Stick: Master Assassin, his printing company Colossal Customs and how difficult I am to work with. Drew and I spent the entire day in the hot sun at Monster Mania in Phoenixville, PA. Just a heads up: I recorded this episode in a hotel room, so we had some audio challenges like air conditioning and various dudes comin in and out of the room. Nonetheless, we had a blast hanging out. This was my first expedition out into the larger world after getting vaccinated, it was a little intense being around this many people at one time.

    Intro: "Target Acquired" - Hammer Fight

    Outro: "Gods of Rock 'n' Roll" - Hammer Fight

    EWB 207 UNHOLY PASSION 004 CAPE FEAR Jun 23, 2021

    This week, Ralph and I give our reflections on the 1991 remake of Cape Fear. Directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro, the film demonstrated a shift in Scorsese’s career who was coming off of the success of the Mafia epic Goodfellas from the year before. The move features an all star cast including Jessica Lange, Nick Nolte, Juliette Lewis, Joe Don “Walking Tall” Baker, Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck who were in the 1962 original. Scorsese’s version gave us the Southern boogie man, Max Cady, one of the most terrifying characters of the era.

    Intro: “Unholy Passion” – Samhain

    Outro: “Sore” - Buzzoven

    EWB 206 CHAMP MORGAN (TRIAGE / BLK OPS) Jun 16, 2021

    If we can take anything away from the last 15 plus months is that friendship and family are probably the most important aspects of being human. We’ve all dealt with loneliness, despair, anxiety and fear and having a good base of people is crucial. I mention this because Champ Morgan, this week’s guests is an old friend, a good friend that I have often times leaned on in times like this. I’ve known Morgan for a long time (more years than I care to recount) and I’ve had the opportunity to observe the long list of bands that he has been part starting with the might Kill the Client to Derelict Satellite, BLK OPS, and most recently his blistering grind band Triage, who just recently deployed their debut album.

    Check out it out.

    Intro: “Armageddon Worship” - Triage

    Outro: “Methlehem” – BLK OPS

    EWB 205 ROAD TO RUIN 004 JEFF CAXIDE Jun 09, 2021

    I’m really stoked about this episode. Randy and I got together with our brother Jeff Caxide for the first time in years, face to face, not Zoom, no WhatsApp. We had a great time hanging out. Jeff reminisces about his years playing in the legendary, genre-defining band Isis.

    Intro: “Wavering Radiant”

    Outro: “Hand of the Host”

    EWB 204 Ryan Patterson Jun 02, 2021

    I’ve known Ryan Patterson for close to a quarter century; time surely flies doesn’t it? Over the course of our quarter century friendship, I’ve witnessed his creative evolution over the trajectory of several bands from National Acrobat, Coliseum and his current efforts with Fotocrime, so it’s timely that he comes back on the podcast for an update. We had an EPIC conversation covering a myriad of topics outside of music as well as the creation of Fotocrime’s most recent recording endeavors.


    Intro: "South of Heaven"
    Outro: "Always Hell"

    EWB 203 UNHOLY PASSION 003 May 26, 2021

    Ralph Schmidt and I are back for another episode of Unholy Passion. Continuing our expedition back to the 90’s, we discuss Soundgarden’s “Badmotorfinger” the record that pretty much established them as a major hard rock band that helped define an era.

    Intro: “Unholy Passion” – Samhain

    Outro: “Room A Thousand Years Wide” - Soundgarden

    EWB 202 DAVID CASTILLO (CONFINES) May 19, 2021

    This week we’re joined by my old friend David Castillo a man who wears many hats: promoter, one of the main men at Saint Vitus, vocalist in several bands including Primitive Weapons, White Widows Pact and now his one-man electronic tour de force Confines. Check it out!

    Intro: “Slur” – Coil

    Outro: “A Root Casket” – Circle of Ouroborus

    Plague Diary Special May 15, 2021

    Closure on the Plague Diary series. In the wake of my second vaccination, I wanted to drop this episode.

    Intro: "Artichristo" - Dalek

    Outro: "Fuck the Universe" - Craft

    EWB 201 ROADTO RUIN 003 BAD LIETENANT NOLA May 12, 2021

    Honestly, I’m not sure why we decided to do this episode; apparently, it was my idea. Randy and I did something different this week. We’re expanding our scope to include film discussion, so instead of talking about a film that resonates with the typical person, we selected Werner Herzog’s wild “re-imagining” of Abel Ferrara’s gritty classic Bad Lieutenant.

    Intro: “Friends of Rock ‘n’ Roll” – Easy Action

    Outro: “Jack Ass in the Will of God” - Eyehategad

    EWB 200 REID BATEH (BAMBARA) May 05, 2021

    This week, Reid Bateh of Bambara joins us. Reid is the front man of Bambara, a relative new discovery for me. Their last two records, 2018’s “Shadow on Everything” and last year’s “Stay” have been on constant rotation here at my Garden State Fortress of Solitude.

    If Birthday Party, Gun Club, Swans or Crime and the City Solution is your thing, definitely check out Bambara; dark, haunting, with lyrics heavy with narrative about drifters, down-and-out loners and heartbroken reprobates in a Southern Gothic style.

    Intro: “Dark Circles”

    Outro: “Stay Cruel”

    EWB 199 UNHOLY PASSION 002 W/ RALPH SCHMDIT Apr 28, 2021

    Ralph Schmidt joins us for another episode of Unholy Passion, our monthly show. This week, we walk about Fair No More's "Angel Dust" record and discuss the band's overall importance in the development of heavy music throughout the 90's and into the new century.

    EWB 198 MATEO PINKERTON OF KEVERRA Apr 21, 2021

    Most of me probably know that Randy and I into the band Keverra based in LA. What some of you may not know is that my friendship with Mateo, their drummer goes back several years when Tombs did a short tour with 16 who he was playing drums for at the time.

    We had a great talk, covered a lot of ground and answered a lot of questions that I've always wanted to ask.

    EWB 197 ROAD TO RUIN 002 GG ALLIN EPISODE Apr 14, 2021

    Randy and I get together in person for the second episode of the our recurring, monthly show. It’s easy to dismiss GG Allin as purely shock, but we dig, unapologetically into his creative output and develop the argument that he is a crucial element in “extreme” culture.

    Intro: “Outlaw Scumfuc”

    Outro: “Carmelita”

    EWB 196 CECE LOESSIN (ZUCCHINI KILL BAKERY) Apr 07, 2021

    This week, we have an interview with one of the raddest ladies that I know, CeCe Loessin of the infamous Zucchini Kill Bakery in Austin, TX. We met way back when I drove and tour managed Wormrot; CeCe was driving Phobia and eventually ended up playing guitar for them.

    Anyway, we kept in touch over the years and I was stoked when she announced that she was opening Zucchini Kill Bakery, a vegan haven for treats, sick music, and good coffee.

    CeCe shares some of her experiences as an independent business owner during the 2020 pandemic as well as the Texas Utilities Disaster.

    EWB 195 UNHOLY PASSION 001 Mar 31, 2021

    Welcome to a new regular show on Everything Went Black. If you've been listening to Everything Went Black for a while or Metal Matters at Gimme Metal, you will recognize my "brother from another mother" Ralph Schmidt from the fine bands Ultha and Ropes of Night. Check out our flagship episode.

    EWB 194: JACKIE SMIT Mar 24, 2021

    My good friend Jackie Smit returns. He is the host and producer of Into the Necrosphere, my favorite extreme music podcast. He may also be familiar to you from his appearances on this podcast as well as Metal Matters.

    We pay tribute to the legendary LG Petrov of Entombed, talk about Jackie's bout with Covid-19 and go off on the usual tangents.

    Intro: "Demon" - Entombed

    Outro: " Carnal Leftovers" - Entombed

    EWB 193: ROAD TO RUIN 001 Mar 17, 2021

    Thanks for tuning in to the first episode of Road to Ruin, the new show featuring me and Randy Larsen. For those of you who listened to Meta Matters, you will recognize us as the Classic Records team. We’ll be doing these shows every month, covering of different records and music-related topics. This first episode can be an “Origin” story where we talk about how we met, some cool memories and how we both got onto this Road to Ruin.

    Intro: “Life of Crime” – Laughing Hyenas

    Outro: “Me and Bobby McGee” – Kris Kristofferson

    EWB PLAGUE DIARY 26 Mar 07, 2021

    Time marches on, I hope everyone is doing well. This is a quick episode to reveal some news about the podcast and what is in store over the next few weeks.

    Intro: "Shadow" - Chromatics

    Outro: "Swallow" Deth Crux

    EWB 191 Plague Diary 25 Feb 07, 2021

    Time goes on and I talk about closing one door so I can open another.

    Intro: "All the Gold in California" - Nick Cave

    Outro: "Hour Before Dawn" - The Gault

    EWB 190 Plague Diary 24 Jan 31, 2021

    This week we find out some answers about the future of the show.

    Intro: “End Fly Liberation” – Moss Icon

    Outro: “Catapult” – R.E.M.

    EWB 189 PLAGUE DIARY 23 Jan 15, 2021

    Lizard people, the hidden hand, Q Anon and some cool news about the future of the podcast.

    Intro: "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos" - Public Enemy

    Outro: "Talk is Poison" - Talk is Poison

    EWB 188 Plague Diary 22 - Black Mirror 2021 Jan 09, 2021

    Happy New Year? Man, we're off to a crazy start; we've officially entered the Black Mirror.

    Intro: "Mind Playing Tricks on Me" - Geto Boys

    Outro: "Ceremony" - Galaxy 500

    EWB 187 Plague Diary 20 Dec 20, 2020

    This will most likely be the last episode of 2020...maybe. It's been a rough year, on a multitude of different levels, so I might kick back for the remaining days of the year.

    With so little going on in the present, I've been diving deep into the past.

    Intro: "Prone Mortal Form" - Only Living Witness

    Outro: "Dance" - Sam Black Church

    EWB 186 Plague Diary 19 Dec 13, 2020

    Another day in the dystopian reality of 2020 America. I hope everyone is well, enjoy the stories!

    Intro: "White Girl" - X

    Outro: "Eternally is Here" - G8n Club

    EWB 185 PLAGUE DIARY 18 UNDER SULLEN SKIES Nov 21, 2020

    Thanks to everyone who checked out the new Tombs record, Under Sullen Skies. I feel grateful to be able to make music in the midst of all of this. I answer some questions, talk about some obscure music and complain about journalists.

    Intro: "Alley Cat Blues" - Starfighters

    Outro: "Cocksucker Blues" - Beasts of Bourbon

    EWB 184Plague Diary 17 Nov 08, 2020

    Finally some good news after 4 years of ignorance, humiliation and darkness. Find out about my latest Covid-19 test and much more.

    Intro: "Chase the Dragon (live)" - Beasts of Bourbon

    Outro: "The Low Road (live)" - Beasts of Bourbon

    EWB 183 Plague Diary 16 Oct 30, 2020

    Happy Halloween! Musings from beyond the threshold.

    Intro: "Halloween II" - Samhain

    Outro: "Mother of Mercy" - Samhain

    EWB 182 Al Mitchell of Circus of Power Oct 11, 2020

    If you listen to Metal Matters, the podcast I host for Gimme Metal, you probably heard the Classic Records episode I did for Circus of Power's LP "Vices" a few weeks ago. I cut in excerpts from a longer interview with Al Mitchell, the singer and front man of the band to add some color to the narrative of the band. Our talk was so cool that I wanted to present the whole thing to you guys. A few weeks have gone by since the Metal Matters thing, so I figured it's a good time to drop this.

    Intro: "Save the American Wolf"

    Outro: "In the Wind"

    EWB 181 Plague Diary 15 Oct 08, 2020

    Sad News this week, we lost Eddie Van Halen, one of rock music's most important contributors.

    Intro: "Mean Streets"

    Outro: "D.O.A."

    EWB 180 PLAGUE DIARY 15 THERE WILL BE BLOOD W/ JACKIE SMIT Aug 31, 2020

    Jackie Smit, host of Into the Necrosphere joins me this week for a sprawling discussion of the Paul Thomas Anderson epic THERE WILL BE BLOOD.


    Be sure to check out Jackie's podcast Into the Necrosphere available on YouTube, Apple Podcast or wherever you stream your media.

    Intro "Cleaved Asunder" - Diocletian

    Outro "Fresh Cut Lips" - Dead and Gone

    EWB 179 Plague Diary Ep 14 Aug 23, 2020

    More ranting, raving and war stories from the edge of nowhere. Cold steel in the hour of chaos.

    Intro: "Carry Home" - Gun Club

    Outro: "In the Wind" - Circus of Power

    EWB 178 PLAGUE DIARY EP 13 Aug 01, 2020

    Another week, more facts and figures.

    Intro: "Pears of Anguish" - Deth Crux

    Outro: "Primitive and Deadly" - Earth

    EWB 177 PLAGUE DIARIES EP 12 Jul 20, 2020

    Another week goes by.

    Intro: "Munich" - Editors

    Outro: "Friends of Rock 'n' Roll" - Easy Action

    EWB 176: PLAGUE DIARY EP 11 Jul 05, 2020

    Internal landscapes, self-reflection and addressing ghosts; these are all part of the grind of making it through these trying times.

    Intro: “Sistinas” – Danzig

    Outr0: “Friends are Evil” - Jesu

    EWB 175 Plague Diary Ep 10 Jun 22, 2020

    Waxing about Gun Club, moonlit drives and past heartaches. I'm coming at you with another end times transmission.

    Intro: "Moonlight Mote" - Gun Club

    Outro: "Realization" - Today is the Day

    EWB 174 Plague Diary Ep 9 Jun 16, 2020

    News on the new Tombs record, my second Covid-19 test and being composed in the hour of chaos.

    Intro: "Cenotaph" - Bolt Thrower

    Outro: "Deadheads" - Breach

    EWB 173 Plague Diary Ep 8 May 31, 2020

    Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, the world is on fire. I ruminate on life in quarantine, reflect on the tragic violence against people of color and share some of the daily happenings such as the new tombs record and the various books and movies I've been checking out.

    Intro: "Jose Tries to Leave" - Bambara

    Outro: "Bone Furnace"

    EWB 172 Plague Diary Ep 7 May 13, 2020

    Jeff and I are back with another Plague Diary. It's a long, rambling episode that get dark at times.

    Intro: "Glowing Red Sun" - Goden

    Outro: "TormentORR" - Gehenna

    EWB 171 Plague Diary Ep 6 May 08, 2020

    Another week in lockdown. On this episode, I talk about my move to New Jersey, some fun facts about Richard Matheson, my current listening habits and a little MMA talk.

    Intro: “TormentORR” - Gehenna

    Outro: “Circle of Salt” – The Banner

    EWB 170 Plague Diary Ep 5 Apr 26, 2020

    My good friend and Necromaniacs co-host, Mike Scondotto, joins in for this episode of Plague Diary. We talk a little about the movies and books that we’ve getting into but our conversation veers off into our ideas about how the next few weeks and months are going to play out here in New York and the surrounding areas.

    Anyway, stay safe and stay healthy.

    Intro: “Shattered” – Paradise Lost

    Outro: “Inner Conflict” - Carnivore

    EWB 169 PLAGUE DIARY 4 Apr 22, 2020

    Time marches on and we’re all hanging in there, doing what we need to do to make thru this thing. My friend Mike De Guzman, Muay Thai coach, fitness coach and co-owner of Raktan Muay Thai in Long Island City, NY joins us for this episode. Mike is recovering from the Covid-19 virus and has shared his experiences dealing the virus and has also shared some of his thoughts and ideas about the severity of what we’re up against.

    Apparently, around the time this episode, there is a growing opinion that this whole ordeal is part of a global conspiracy. I’m not surprised that some people believe this, conspiracy theories about contagious disease and pandemics are nothing new. If you believe this, fine that’s your freedom, but please continue to stay home. Don’t become a statistic!

    Intro: “Alarma” – Breach

    Outro: “Would” – Alice in Chains

    EWB 168 Plague Diary Ep 3 Apr 15, 2020

    More reflections on life indoors during quarantine.

    Intro: "Wither" - Skinyard

    Outro: "Bed of Roses" - Screaming Trees

    EWB 167: PLAGUE DIARY EP 2 Apr 08, 2020

    More thoughts and impressions from behind the cast iron wall of isolation.

    Intro: "Circle of Guilt" - Kreig

    Outro: "Angel Blake" - Necrophagia

    EWB 166 PLAGUE DIARY EP1 Apr 02, 2020

    I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during these difficult times. Like most of you, I have more time on my hands than I'm accustomed to so I'm going to put up these entries while we push through this thing. If any of you have any of your own stories or comments, please feel free to send them to me as mp3's or wav files and I'll cut them into the next episode.

    Intro: "Alarma" - Breach

    Outro: "Untitled" Der Blutharsch

    EWB 165 Corona Virus Movie Night Mar 17, 2020

    Jeff and I get together to talk movies amidst all of the chaos and disinformation surrounding the Corona Virus Pandemic. What better movies to talk about than 2011's Contagion and the Terry Gilliam classic 12 Monkeys from 1995.

    164: Another Mike and Jeff Episode Feb 19, 2020

    Jeff and I are back with another movie episode. Be give out rundown on Richard Stanley's "Color Out of Space" his long-awaited return to feature films. We also talk about "The House that Jack Built" a movie that Jeff cited as one of the best films of the last decade which, much to my chagrin, I just got around to watching.

    Intro: "Yellow Sky" - Deth Crux

    Outro: "Spectre" - Former Worlds

    163: Jeff Caxide (Isis, Palms, Cable) talks Horror Jan 21, 2020

    I’ve known Jeff for a long, long time; uncomfortable long. In addition to being the former bassist for the legendary band, Isis, Jeff is a horror movie fanatic like me so we took this opportunity to catch up and talk about our favorite horror movies of the past decade.

    Intro: “Memories” – Johann Johannsson

    Outro: “Escape from the Train” - Hildur Guanadottir

    162: Joker Jan 12, 2020

    Happy New Year Everyone. One of my best friends Ralph Schmidt of the excellent band Ultha, joins us for a trans-Atlantic discussion of one of mutually favorite movies of the past year, the Todd Phillip's directed Joker starring Joaquin Phoenix and Robert De Niro. Despite the "woke" crowd denouncing the movie as "just another angry White Man" movie, the film killed it at the box office pulling in over a billion dollars. We touch on some important social topics such as the increasing move toward a "new conservatism" and cancel culture. Dig in!

    Intro / Outro: Ultha "No Fire, Only Smoke"

    EWB 161 Time the Avenger Dec 20, 2019

    Not only is it the end of the year, but it's the end of another decade. I run this episode solo and list my top 10 records of the last decade as well as some ruminations of where we are as a culture in my opinion.

    EWB 160 I Remember Halloween Oct 30, 2019

    Halloween, by far is my favorite time of the year. It has it's own soundtrack that accompanies the darkening skies and is a primer for winter, the mightiest season. My good friend, Ron Martinez, the vocalist of the legendary Final Conflict, bassist in The Lower Class Brats and the man behind Crawlspace Booking joins me for a recollection of our favorite music and movies that capture this beautiful time of year. Oh yeah, this is the "director's cut" of the Metal Matters episode that went up a few days ago. Ron and I went deep.

    Intro: "Don't Fear the Reaper" - Blue Oyster Cult

    Outro: "Halloween" - Samhain

    EWB 159: Adam Smyer Oct 09, 2019

    A few week’s ago, I reviewed “Knucklehead” the debut novel by Adam Smyers. Through the magic of social media, Adam and I were able to connect and he was kind enough to be this week’s guest.

    Adam is an attorney, martial artist and self-proclaimed mediocre bassist. He lives in the Bay Area with his wife and cats. Knucklehead was the sole title shortlisted for the 2018 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence.

    Intro: "Scarecrow" - Ministry

    Outro: "Stay Close to Me" - Bad Brains

    EWB 158 Ric Ocasek Sep 21, 2019

    When I was a kid, New Wave was starting to seep into the minds of suburban youth across the country. The Cars were the first band that I cam across that deflected me from my steady diet of Black Sabbath and Judas Priest. When I heard of Ric Ocasek’s passing, I felt like I should put out an episode reflecting the impact his music had on me during the formative years of my life

    Intro: "Since You're Gone"

    Outro: "Drive"

    EWB 157 Knucklehead Sep 11, 2019

    Knucklehead – Adam Smyer

    In addition my normal reflections on an abnormal world, I review “Knucklehead” the debut novel by Adam Smyer. It was one of those books that stayed with me days, weeks after I read it.

    Check it out!

    https://www.amazon.com/Knucklehead-Adam-Smyer/dp/1617755877

    Intro: “Cleaved Asunder” – Diocletian

    Outro: “Don’t Give in” – Cro Mags

    EWB 156 The Watcher and other Tales Sep 02, 2019

    In this episode I bring everybody up to speed with some band-related news on new records, and what it’s like to have a regular job after three years of being a hunter-gatherer. Also, as a bonus, we have Eugene Robinson talking about his “Watcher” concept and his interesting beliefs about past lives. Initially this was going to be the next “Night Talk” episode but a bag phone connection and some less-than-acceptable audio quality stood in my way.

    Intro: “Cleaved Asunder” – Diocletian

    Outro: “Next to Nothing” – Savage Republic

    Night Talk 003: Cat Cabral Jun 05, 2019

    Welcome to Night Talk, a podcast dedicated to hidden knowledge, the occult, paranormal and the shadowy corners of our lives.

    Witchcraft has been in our vernacular for centuries, but often misunderstood; misunderstood at times to a dire extent. Atrocities such as the Salem Witch Trials and European persecution has plagued the witch for time immemorial.

    These days there seems to be a renaissance of witchcraft and the occult as it enters modern consciousness. You can see it in media, art and music. Could we be moving into a new era of awareness.

    Cat Cabral, my guest for this episode is a practicing witch, Tarot reader and occultist. We had a great conversation about the her journey as a practicing witch as well as the different philosophies and practices that she utilizes on a regular basis.

    You can find Cat on the web at https://moonagemagic.com/ where you can find out more about her classes, publications or even book a Taro reading.

    Intro / Outro: “Dark River” - Coil

    Night Talk 002: Tom Eisele Occultist May 29, 2019

    Professional astrologer, psychic counselor, author and playwright, Tom Eisele joins us for this episode.

    We cover a lot of ground including the nature of consciousness, ceremonial magick, tarot and most recently Tom’s foray into drama and play writing, an endeavor that came fairly late in life to him.

    If you want to reach Tom, head over his website the13thpath.com

    Music: “Cold Lake “ - Coil

    EWB 155 Tony Bellis Kings County Brewers Collective May 15, 2019

    Tony Bellis, co-founder of Kings County Brewers Collective and lifeling metalhead, joins us this episode. Tony and KCBC are behind the recent Tombs / Savage Cold Coffee lager that was unleashed at this year’s Decibel Metal and Beer Fest.

    Tony discusses the beginnings of one of Brooklyn’s coolest breweries and how his love of extreme music plays into the mission statement of Kings County Brewers Collective.

    Intro: “Body Bags” – Obituary

    Outro: “Goetia” – Triptykon

    Night Talk 001: Tom Holzer and Barry Pirro Connecticut Ghost Hunters Apr 30, 2019

    I’m back with a new mission statement for Everything Went Black. Welcome to the debut episode of Night Talk, a new series on the EWB podcast channel. We will be focusing on the occult, paranormal and esoterica; for long time listeners of the show, these aren’t necessarily new topics but in the coming months, we’ll be spending a lot more time exploring the darker recesses of philosophy and practice.

    Welcome Tom Holzer and Barry Pirro, two tri-state area-based Paranormal Investigators.

    Barry Pirro is a paranormal investigator with over 12 years experience. He has conducted hundreds of investigations at haunted locations in and around Connecticut, and has been a consultant for the paranormal TV shows Ghost Adventures, A Haunting, and Paranormal Survivor. Barry lectures extensively about the paranormal, and he has been interviewed for newspaper and magazine articles, radio shows, and podcasts. His website ConnecticutGhostHunter.com is one of the top paranormal websites in Connecticut.

    Barry's partner, Tom Holzer, contributes the quantitative aspect to the effort, employing measurement, audio and video techniques and a decided scientific approach. Together, they seek to provide understanding and guidance to their clients.

    For more information, EVP audio clips (ghost voices), case files, true ghost stories, and contact information visit ConnecticutGhostHunter.com

    Please leave a rating on itunes, like us on facebook Everything Went Black and follow me on instagram Michael_dc_hill

    EWB 154: Lords of Chaos Film review Feb 18, 2019

    I’m going to log my opinion about the Jonas Ackerlund biopic Lords of Chaos, a film that has apparently been in the works for 20 plus years. I’m sure a lot of you have your opinions about this film as well. Initially, I was dubious about this film even existing, but ultimately I think as a fan of the music, it’s an important film to at least check out and comment on it.

    Listen and feel free to contact me with your comments and thoughts.

    EWB 153: ASSEMBLING THE PIECES OF THE COLLAGE WITH RYAN PATTERSON Jan 14, 2019

    I’ve counted Ryan Patterson part of my inner circle of friends for over 2 decades, having met him back in the late 90’s when he was playing in a band called The National Acrobat. I’ve been tracking his career ever since, through a series of great bands including Coliseum, Black Cross among others. Ryan’s newest creative output is manifested in Fotocrime who’s debut LP “Principle of Pain” was released on his own Auxiliary Records in the US and Golden Antenna in Europe.

    Ryan and I get into all of the music stuff as well as some significant changes that have effected his life.

    Intro: “Gods in the Dark” – Fotocrime

    Outro: “Love in the Dark” - Fotocrime

    EWB 151: 2018 WRAP UP Dec 12, 2018

    Hey guys, this is the 2018 Wrap Up. It was a year of challenges for me and I talk about how I had to change my mindset to get through it. Life is good and I look forward to the opportunities of 2019.

    Intro: “Everything I Want”

    Outro: “Alarma” - Breach

    EWB 149: METAL MATTERS Nov 12, 2018

    It’s another solo episode. My new show Metal Matters is about to drop on iTunes, Stitcher and wherever you listen to podcasts. I talk about the new show and how it will impact Everything Went Black and Necromaniacs. Metal Matters is part of the Gimme Radio music platform and will cover much of the same stuff I cover on Everything Went Black, so I’m going to have to evolve, grow and expand. Let me know your thoughts, I’m all ears!

    Intro: “Oblivion” – Atriarch

    Outro: “Come to Daddy” – Aphex Twin

    EWB 148: Jason Hellmann Oct 24, 2018

    Jason Hellmann and I have been friends for close to two decades. We met during the late 90’s in Boston when I started seeing him shooting photos at a lot of the shows I went to. Hellmann, in my estimation, was one of the best photographers to document the early Hydrahead, late-90’s New England hardcore metal scene. More recently, the has been embarking on these Jack London-esque adventures to far flung corners of the globe. Ever wonder what it’s like to be trapped on the ice? Or what it’s like to be incarcerated in Iran? Check out this episode and find out.

    EWB 147: Voting, Race Bias and Khabib vs. Conor Oct 11, 2018

    Voting in a privilege, not a right and despite the cynicism that the system is “fucked”, we should all go out there and at least try. I start the episode off by sharing a story of voter suppression that I recently experienced when I tried to update my voter registration.

    Afterwards, I share my thoughts on the recent events that happened at the Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor over the past weekend and how it ties into the ideas of Dana White and racial bias.

    Intro: “Man on the Silver Mountain” – Rainbow

    Outro: “Fuck the Universe” - Craft

    EWB 145 - Mike Hill Solo Sep 18, 2018

    It's been a while since we last spoke. I'd like to thank everyone for hanging in there. In this solo episode I bring you guys up to speed with what I was up to during the summer break as well as discuss the recent dates with Eyehategod and The Obsessed

    EWB 145 BEN UMANOV OF METAL SUCKS Jul 27, 2018

    When I started doing this, the most important thing to me was communication. We can’t all have the same ideas and opinions about things. These days, everyone seems to be at each other’s throats, pointing finger, blaming and drawing lines in the sand. There is a lot of evil in the world, so it’s important to remember that we all have a lot more in common than we care to think. To me it’s important to find that common ground and go from there.

    Intro; “Dark River” – Coil

    Outro: “Planets Collide” – Crowbar

    MAN ON THE SILVER MOUNTAIN 013 Jul 24, 2018

    The idea for this episode came from Patreon. We talk about music and movies a lot on this show, so we're going to take a different approach and talk about some important books, short stories and poems that have helped lead me down this path. Hopefully they can help you out as well.

    Reading List:

    1. Roll the Dice – Charles Bukowski
    1. Ask the Dust – John Fante
    1. Discipline Equals Freedom – Jocko Willink
    1. Nick Adams Stories – Ernest Hemingway
    1. The Road – Cormac McCarthy
    1. Ham on Rye – Charles Bukowski
    1. The War of Art – Steven Pressfield
    1. Food of the Gods – Terence McKenna
    1. Supernatural – Graham Hancock
    1. All of HP Lovecraft
    1. The Executioner’s Song – Norman Mailer
    1. In Cold Blood – Truman Capote
    1. In the Belly of the Beast – Jack Henry Abbott
    2. The Shining – Stephen King
    3. The Ritual – Adam Nevil

    Intro : "Man on the Silver Mountain" - Rainbow

    Outro: "Dark River" - Coil

    MAN ON THE SILVER MOUNTAIN 012 HELLFEST Jul 04, 2018

    Happy 4th of July if you live in the United States. We’re going through some…interesting times, so hang in there my friends.

    Last week, Tombs played Hellfest, one of the coolest, most well-run music festivals in Europe, if not the entire planet. Check out my rundown of the whole whirlwind of van rides, flights, bread, cheese and hard rocking.

    Intro : “Man on the Silver Mountain” – Rainbow

    Outro : “Locust Star” - Neurosis

    EWB 144 Aleix Martinez Jun 21, 2018

    Music PR specialist, DJ and Artist Aleix Martinez joins us this for this episode. We talk about a plethora of topics including Pride Month, Masculinity, the Misfits Reunion, gay biker clubs his upcoming DJ Night in NYC.

    EWB 143 SWAPCAST WITH HEAVY METAL HISTORY Jun 12, 2018

    My buddy Dustin Koetsch of Heavy Metal History Podcast joins us for this Swapcast episode. This will go up on both podcasts in the attempt to spread the word to like-minded people. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the Heavy Metal History Podcast, it’s a topical exploration into the background of various metal bands and records. A whole back, I was a guest and had a blast.

    Instagram : HeavyMetalHistory

    Website: https://www.heavymetalhistorypodcast.com/

    Facebook: HeavyMetalHistoryPodcast

    EWB 142 COLIN BURNS (CULT AWARENESS NETWORK) Jun 10, 2018

    Colin Burns is an artist, musician and all-around creative force. I caught up with him during the opening of Cult Awareness Network, his art show that is currently up at the Storefront Project in New York City.

    I met Colin way back in the early 90’s, during my Boston years. He fronted two of my favorite bands from that era, La Gritona and Slaughtershack.

    You can connect with Colin at:

    Instram: colinburnsart

    For webstore:

    Cashmachine.la

    Music:

    https://soundcloud.com/brutnrsk

    MAN ON THE SILVER MOUNTAIN 011 DEATH / MORTALITY May 24, 2018

    Time flies on broken wings. In this short episode I talk about turning half a century old, getting the work done, fear of death and the void, the disappointing attempt to watch Kalifornia late one night and some praise for David Fincher's future classic Fight Club

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    TOPIC 003 - AUSTRALIAN ROCK Apr 29, 2018

    Australian Rock is the topic this time around. Randy and I get into, not so much a comprehensive list of bands, but a list of bands that we dig and think you would like as well. If you are into Nick Cave, JG Thirwell, Lubircated Goat and Beast of Bourbon check this out.

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    EWB 141 ANGELO RICHARDSON (AMMO FIGHT LEAGUE CHAMP / GOLDEN FALCON GYM) Apr 27, 2018

    Angelo Richardson is the new welterweight Champ of Ammo Fight League and one of the coaches at Golden Falcon Gym, one of the best MMA gyms in New England. Angelo was able to make some time to talk about his martial arts journey, dealing with the stress of competition and the trajectory of his fight career.

    EWB 140 TERENCE HANNUM (LOCRIAN) Apr 26, 2018

    Terence Hannum, author, multi-instrumentalist member of experimental, electronics-infused metal band Locrian and visual artist returns to talk about his new body horror novella All Internal published by Dynatox Ministries. Terence published his first novella, Beneath the Remains back in 2016 and his non-fiction writing has appeared on Noisey, Bandcamp and on his own blog http://www.terencehannum.com/blog

    Additionally, he hosts a radio show on WLOY called Dead Air that focuses on horror soundtracks.

    Pre-order his new novella All Internal using the link below

    http://dynatox.storenvy.com/products/23645325-all-internal-by-terence-hannum

    Intro Music : “Obsidian” – John Carpenter

    Outro Music : “ Return to Annihilation” - Locrian

    MAN ON THE SILVER MOUNTAIN 010 Apr 18, 2018

    Another solo chat where I talk about Retrospective Introspection, achieving some of the Patreon goals, Judas Priest and Saxon, Everything You Love Will Burn and some upcoming Tombs stuff.

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    EWB 139 KYLE LAUREL Mar 30, 2018

    Kyle Laurel is a mainstay in the Brooklyn Metal Scene. If you've been around for the past few years, you probably saw Kyle. In addition to being a spoken word artist and active in the suspension scene.

    We hit a bunch of topics including

    • capitalism
    • free speech
    • yellow journalism and the Metalsucks music site
    • black metal
    • actual violence vs perceived violence
    EWB 138 MALCOLM TENT (TPOS, TRASH AMERICAN STYLE) Mar 20, 2018

    Malcolm Tent is a musician, record label mogul, music archivist and all around interesting guy. I met Malcolm back when he was the proprietor of Trash American Style, one of the most important record stores in the Tri-State Area. He also runs the record label TPOS and has released music by The Pist, Antiseen, GG Allin, David Koresh and his own projects such as UltraBunny, Bunny Brains and his own solo acoustic punk rock.

    We had a great time discussing:

    • The unreliability of eyewitness accounts
    • The forthcoming Final Sermon by Jim Jones LP
    • The validity of cassette tapes
    • Thor
    • Charles Manson

    Intro: Obsidian - John Carpenter

    Outro : Massacara - Hellhammer

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    EWB 150 RENNIE RESMINI STARKWEATHER Mar 12, 2018

    Rennie Resmini, vocalist and co-founder of Starkweather joins us for this episode. I’ve admired Starkweather for many years; their career stretches all the way back to 1992 with their first LP Crossbearer. They’ve twisted the hardcore punk genre by incorporating metal, progressive rock, noise rock and other less obvious elements like The Birthday Party into their own unique style.

    We get into a variety of different topics such as

    • Early records and shows
    • Authors influenced the vibe of Rennie’s lyrics
    • Some movie recommendations for fans of horror and extreme films

    Intro : John Carpenter – Obsidian

    Outro : Starkweather – The End of All Things

    MAN ON THE SILVER MOUNTAIN 009 ANTIFA = FASCISM Mar 04, 2018

    ANTIFA has been on everyone’s mind these days. They’ve prevented bands like Marduk and Taake from performing in certain US cities because of alleged fascist views; they’ve intimidated, threatened and vandalized their way into the consciousness of mainstream culture as well as the underground having been involved with the Charlottesville protests and sucker-punching alt-Right douchebag Richard Spencer which was captured on that viral Youtube clip that everyone was passing around.

    The question is, are they actually doing any good?

    In this episode, I express my thoughts about ANTIFA. I thought I would get this out to you while I’m still able to speak my mind. I get into the following topics

    • The Battle of Cable Street
    • Is ANTIFA “is a major gift to the Right” as Noam Chomsky puts it?
    • Real fascist groups that are alive, well and gaining power in the United States
    • A slap in the face to Lenny Bruce and Max Hardcore
    TOPIC 002 HENRY ROLLINS Feb 19, 2018

    Henry Rollins, vocalist, raconteur, author, actor...icon. Randy and I cover his post-Black Flag career, offer our opinions on his detractors and come up with a killer Youtube Playlist of the Rollins Band's most compelling tracks.

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    MAN ON THE SILVER MOUNTAIN 008 Feb 06, 2018

    On the heels of the last episode with Mike Gitter, I headed into this real heavy nostalgia trip about my years in Boston. I prepared some notes and went into this free-form riff about my years in the 90's living there, the bands I played in, the cast of characters that I met and some of the life-forming experiences I had.

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    Outro Track: The God Machine - "I've Seen the Man"

    PODCAST 137 - MIKE GITTER (xXx Fanzine) Jan 31, 2018

    Mike Gitter has been working in the metal / hard rock music industry for most of his life as A&R, management and all around go to guy, but back in the murky past he was the creator of xXx Fanzine. Between 1983 and 1988 he produced 20 issues documenting the hardcore punk movement as seen through the eyes of someone who was deeply embedded in the culture and lifestyle.

    In partnership with Bridge 9, he has collected all 20 issues, along with some supplemental material, into one massive hard bound additon. We discuss the genesis of the project, some cool moments from the distant past and how the power of the music is still as relevant today as it was in the 1980's.

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    PODCAST 136 Topic : AMPHETAMINE REPTILE Jan 15, 2018

    This is the first episode of the TOPIC series that Randy Larsen and I are going to do from time to time. It started out with our playlist episodes and evolved into this more formatted type of setup.

    Both of us were heavily influenced by the 90's record label Amphetamine Reptile. Bands like Helmet and Today is the Day Started out there and the vibe established my the label gave rise to some killer bands that pretty much existed in obscurity. If you aren't familiar with this era in music check out the youtube playlist we put together.

    AMREP Playlist

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    MAN ON THE SILVER MOUNTAIN 007 Dec 19, 2017

    Happy Holidays Guys! I hope this finds everyone doing well and in good spirits. I give my best of 2017 list and get sentimental.

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    PODCAST 135 - ZEV DEANS Dec 11, 2017

    I dropped by Zev's video lab deep in the bowels of Bushwick for a late afternoon hang out. If you haven't seen his work, check out his groundbreaking videos for Portal, Behemoth, Ghost and most recently Cannibal Corpse.

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    MAN ON THE SILVER MOUNTAIN 006 Dec 09, 2017

    I'm back from tour, sorry for the lag in episodes, so I wanted to get at you guys with a Man on the Silver Mountain solo episode to riff on the tour, playing OzzFest and my adventures in the great outdoors.

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    MAN ON THE SILVER MOUNTAIN 005 Oct 12, 2017

    Pre-tour podcast. I'm gearing up for a whole lot of roadwork with the band. I hope to see you guys out there. Thanks to all of the new patreon subscribers! The support is much appreciated.

    Without getting too paranoid, I get into some ideas about the Vegas shooting.

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    BLACK COFFEE FIGHT CLUB 011 Oct 04, 2017

    Before we get started, Andrew and I would like to give our condolences to the victims of the shooting in Las Vegas. We live in troubled times and our hearts go out to those effected by such a pointless display of violence.

    I hope you enjoy our preview of UFC 216. Oddly, this fight card seems to be flying a little under everyones radar, but it's shaping up to be a great night of MMA action.

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    Executive Producer : Andrew Daley

    MAN ON THE SILVER MOUNTAIN 003 Sep 27, 2017

    I've got another solo episode coming at you. I answer some listener question, explore some tangents, shit-talk Donald Trump and run down the various happenings.

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    PODCAST -134 - Randy Larsen and Bernie Romanowski (Cable / Slow Death Sep 17, 2017

    This is a real fun episode! Me, Randy and Bernie get together to discuss Bruce Springsteen before playing a show at Saint Vitus together. Check out the Spotify Playlist on the Everything Went Black Facebook and follow along!

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    BLACK COFFEE FIGHT CLUB 010 Sep 14, 2017

    Me and Andrew talk about the upcoming UFC Fight Night in Pittsburgh where Luke Rockhold returns to fight David Branch. We also go voer some of the weeks highlights incuding thoughts on Jon Jones and his PED issues and the Amanda Nunes victory over Carolina Shevchenko.

    PODCAST 133 - EDDIE TORRES (ROCK N ROLL BEER GUY) Sep 05, 2017

    Swapcast with ROCK N ROLL BEER GUY PODCAST. My good friend Eddie Torres and I get together to catch up and talk about our podcasts. Check his out at ROCK N ROLL BEER GUY on Itunes and of the platforms

    MAN ON THE SILVER MOUNTAIN 002 Aug 27, 2017

    Keeping it lean as the summer winds down. I'm taking listener questions and talking about the ups and downs of making The Grand Annihilation.

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    BLACK COFFEE FIGHT CLUB 009 Aug 23, 2017

    Part two of the two part Mayweather - McGregor Fight Week Podcast series. My old friend and former band mate Andrew Hernandez joins us and we give our two cents on the upcoming "Biggest Fight Ever."

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    BLACK COFFEE FIGHT CLUB 008 Aug 23, 2017

    Musician and entrepeneur David Castillo joins us for the Mayweather - McGregor Fight Week episode.

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    PODCAST - 132 - Ryan Canavan (Dialysis, Hex Records) Aug 17, 2017

    I've been friends with Ryan Canavan for over two decades. He's the man, a real inspiration to me, first as a DIY promoter, then as the publisher of Hanging Like a Hex 'zine and Hex Records. Ryan is also the lead singer of the the band Dialysis.

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    Intro track : "Ishkabibble" - Dialysis

    Outro Track : "Too Many People" - Grizzlor

    PODCAST 131 - ROGER MIRET (AGNOSTIC FRONT) Aug 09, 2017

    NYHC legend Roger Miret joins me on the podcast for this episode. Roger is the front man for hardcore orginals Agnostic Front as well as soem of his other projects such as The Alligators and The Disasters.

    We talk about:

    • His forthcoming book "My Riot : Agnostic Front, Grit, Guts and Glory." a chronicle of the early days of New York Hardcore.
    • His massive collection of Misfits records and punk archive
    • His love of car culture

    This episode is brought to you by Savage Gold Coffee #staygold.

    If you want to support the podcast at https://www.patreon.com/everythingwentblackpodcast

    PODCAST 130 - MIKE GALLAGHER (MGR, FORMER ISIS) Aug 08, 2017

    I've been friends with Mike Gallagher for over two decades, so it was really cool to get a chance to catch up. Aside from being a former member of Isis, one of the most influential band to emerge from the D.I.Y. hardcore / metal scene in the last couple of decades, Mike has been busy with Mustard Gas and Roses (MGR) his main creative outlet these days.

    This episode has been brought to you by SAVAGE GOLD COFFEE #staygold

    If you want help support the podcast, check out the Everything Went Black Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?c=741012

    You can pledge as little as $1.00 a month.

    MAN ON THE SILVER MOUNTAIN 001 Aug 03, 2017

    From time to time, I've been doing these solo episodes, so I decided to name it and commit to doing it a more regular basis.

    Tour is over and its back to regular life. The new Tomsb album is out, my solo project Vasilek has a debut EP "The Dark Road" coming out next month on Translation Loss.

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    BLACK COFFEE FIGHT CLUB 007 Jul 26, 2017

    I'm back from tour so it's time to unleash a new episode fo the Fight Club. OG Andrew Hernandez joins me as co-host for this discussion of UFC 214. We also talk about the Mayweather / McGregor Fight a little.

    PODCAST 129 - Josh Barnett Jun 07, 2017

    One of the coolest things about podcasting is being able to talk to people that you respect and admire. In the past, I've had the opportunity to chat with Henry Rollins, Keith Morris and now Josh "Warmaster" Barnett. Thanks to Vince at Metal Blade for setting this up.

    Josh is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion and one of the pioneers of MMA, being a veteran of Pride, UFC, Strikeforce and other promotions. Additionally, he's a fellow metalhead, comic book dude and science fiction / horror fan.

    We talk about:

    • the early days of MMA
    • Heavy metal
    • Conan the Barbarian

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    BLACK COFFEE FIGHT CLUB 006 May 29, 2017

    Before getting into the upcoming Featherweight title fight between Jose Aldo and Max Holloway, we get into some news items such as the Cris Cyborg story, GSP and Chris Wedman's upcoming fight.

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    BLACK COFFEE FIGHT CLUB 005 May 22, 2017

    My old friend Champ Morgan joins me today to talk MMA, UFC 211, the upcoming Fight Night, opinions on McGregor / Mayweather and our thoughts on Chris Cornell'd tragic death.

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    PODCAST 128 - RYAN PATTERSON (FOTOCRIME) May 14, 2017

    Ryan Patterson and I have been friends for going on two decades. Our bands have shared the stage on many occasions, as a matter of fact, my current band Tombs, played our first handful of shows with Ryan's former band Coliseum way back when. I've been an admirer of his creative tenacity and raw talent and it's a pleasure to have him on show to discuss the genesis of his neew band Fotocrime.

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    BLACK COFFEE FIGHT CLUB 004 May 07, 2017

    I give my picks for the upcoming UFC 211 and give my two cents about Conor vs Floyd.

    Intro Track : "Stranglehold" - Ted Nugent

    Outro Track : "Dream Machine" - The God Machine

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    PODCAST 127 - J BENNET & SERA TIMMS (IDES OF GEMINI) May 06, 2017

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    I’ve been friends for J Bennet for two decades…crazy, so it’s a pleasure to have him and his bandmate Sera Timms on the podcast as guests. Their band Ides of Gemini started out as a lo-fi project with a drum machine and has evolved into a powerful dark rock band that defies classification. That’s my favorite stuff. Their new album “Women” is out on Rise Above, go check it out.

    Outro Track : Ides of Gemini – “Zohra”

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    een friends for J Bennet for two decades…crazy, so it’s a pleasure to have him and his bandmate Sera Timms on the podcast as guests. Their band Ides of Gemini started out as a lo-fi project with a drum machine and has evolved into a powerful dark rock band that defies classification. That’s my favorite stuff. Their new album “Women” is out on Rise Above, go check it out.

    Outro Track : Ides of Gemini – “Zohra”

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    PODCAST 126 - CJ Chapel (Rice X Dreams) May 03, 2017

    I met CJ a few years ago while I was in Tampa on tour. Straight off, he struck me as an intelligent, motivated person and I expected really great things from him. A couple of years later he founded Rice x Dreams, his apparel brand, platform for positive meditations and video channel.

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    BLACK COFFEE FIGHT CLUB 003 Apr 17, 2017

    Demetrious Johnson has tied Anderson Silva's Championship title defense record and has come another step closer to legendary status.

    Breakdown of this coming Fight Night in Nashville.

    BLACK COFFEE FIGHT CLUB 002 Apr 11, 2017

    Join me for a talk about the upcoming UFC Fight Night and find out my picks. Will Demtrious Johnson tie Anderson Silva's title defense record.

    Also, there's a review of UFC 210 and all of the NYSAC controversy, Pearl Gonzalez's fake boob controversy, DC's Towel Scandal and other MMA fun.

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    BLACK COFFEE FIGHT CLUB 001 Apr 04, 2017

    Welcome to the first episode of Black Coffee Fight Club. If you're into MMA, Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Grappling or combat sports in general join us!

    I discuss Bellator 175, Quinton Rampage Jackson's retirement and give my picks for the main card of UFC 210.

    PODCAST 125 - Mike Hill Solo - Post Tour Episode Apr 03, 2017

    I'm back from tour and getting back into the day-to-day grind. Thank you for bearing with me; it's difficult getting episodes out when I'm on the road.

    PODCAST 124 - CHRIS GRIGG (WOE) Feb 08, 2017

    Chris Grigg of Woe joins us on this episode. We talk about the new Woe record Hope Attrition, the trials of being in a band, AI and the future of homo sapiens on this planet.

    Outro: "Drown us with Greatness" - Woe

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    PODCAST 123 - Mike Hill Feb 07, 2017

    I'm kicking this solo. A lot has been going on these past few weeks. The work I've been doing over the past few months has been manifested on the new Tombs record. By the time this gets to you, the record will be out of my hands and in the capable hands of Metal Blade Records.

    I riff on that, the upcoming tour and also spewed a little Donald Trump hate.

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    EWB PODCAST 122 - MIKE HILL Dec 20, 2016

    After a short break, I'm back with a solo episode. I cover some year end top 5 picks for records and ,movies, give some opinions and rant a little.

    PODCCAST 121 - JACI RAIA AND ZEV DEANS Oct 20, 2016

    Jaci Raia, author of KVLT, THE LEFT HAND PATH stops by along with Zev Deans. KVLT is a resource for independent, creative professionals who usually are great at the creative part but fall short on the business side.
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    PODCAST 120 - CHRIS GRAMLICH (ANCRESS) Oct 04, 2016

    I've known Chris Gramlich for the better part of ten years (at least). This episode is kind of s fun experiment. In addition to talking about Chris's new band ANCRESS, Chris put together a cool Mixtape. You can check it out below:
    https://www.mixcloud.com/EVERYTHINGWENTBLACK/everything-went-black-podcast-episode-120-companion-chris-gramlich-mixtape/
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    PODCAST 11 : MIKE HILL SOLO Sep 28, 2016

    Hey all, it's another solo episode. I actually have a lot of fun doing these. I break down quitting by job, training at the PCC, the Fight Club Instagram misunderstanding and the upcoming Tombs tours and recording session.
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    PODCAST 118 : Fred Pessaro (CLRVYNT) & Justin Pearson (Retox / The Locust / Dead Cross / Head Wound City) Sep 07, 2016

    Fred Pessaro joined us to talk about his newly-launched site CLRVYNT. Fred was formerlly the editor at Noisey, Brooklyn Vegan and Invisible Oranges as well as being a prominent figure in putting on shows in the NYC underground metal and punk scene. Late in the episode, Justin Pearson of RETOX / DEAD CROSS joined us to liven things up a bit.
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    PODCAST 117 - MARY SPIRO (SHADOW WOODS FEST) Aug 31, 2016

    Fellow podcaster, Mary Spiro (Metallomusikum) joins me for an episode. For the past several months Mary has been working on organizing Shadow Woods Festival 2.
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    PODCAST 116 - MIXTAPE WITH RANDY LARSEN Aug 28, 2016

    This is an experiment. Randy and I got together, listened to music and talked about it. It's our first attempt at this kind of thing, so the technical aspects are evolving as we go.
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    PODCAST - UFC 202 DIAZ VS MCGREGOR 2 Aug 18, 2016

    Andrew and I dive into the UFC 202 Fight Card, go over some MMA news and give our predictions.
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    PODCAST 114 - BOBBY FERRY (-16-) Aug 15, 2016

    Bobby Ferry of the band 16 joins us for another action packed episode of the podcast. A few years ago, our bands toured together, traveled in the same van, shared a lot of the same gear, slept in the the same motel room and survived a few harrowing overnight drive. It all adds to life's rich pastiche.
    Be sure to check out "Lifespan of a Moth" the new record by 16 on Relapse Records
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    PODCAST 113 - ALEX ECKLIN (MASTERSKYA BJJ) Jul 27, 2016

    I stopped by Mastersky Brazilian Jiu Jitsu to talk with co-founder Alex Ecklin. Alex recently competed in the Eddie Bravo Invitational 7, a nogi submission-only tournament that is gaining widespread popularity among jiu jitsu enthusiasts as well as fight fans.
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    PODCAST 112 - RALPH SCHMIDT (ULTHA) Jul 24, 2016

    This is a very special episode because I was able to spend about 90 minutes of uninterrupted time talking to my brother Ralph Schmidt of the great band Ultha. Though Ralph and I do not have any blood relation, I consider him my brother. People come and go from our lives, but Ralph and I have remained close for two decades.
    This episode is brought to you by SAVAGE GOLD COFFEE
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    PODCAST 111 - Zev Deans Jul 19, 2016

    Video artist Zev Deans of Panorama Programming joins us for this episode. You've seen his work with Behemoth, Portal, Chelsea Wolfe among others.
    This episode is brought to you by Savage Gold Coffee #staygold

    PODCAST 110 - Josh Bayer (comic creator / artist / teacher) Jul 13, 2016

    My buddy, artist/comic book creator Josh Bayer stops by to hang out and chat about the state of commercial comics, the creative process and dedication to the path.
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    PODCAST 109 : MIKE PAPARO (INTER ARMA) Jul 11, 2016

    My old friend Mike Paparo from Inter Arma stopped by for a chat before playing a crushing set at St. Vitus in Brooklyn this past weekend.
    Brought to you by SAVAGE GOLD COFFEE #staygold

    PODCAST 108 - UFC INTERNATIONAL FIGHT WEEK BREAKDOWN Jul 04, 2016

    Big Fight Week coming up and Andrew and I do our best to breakdown the Highlights of International Fight Week culminating in UFC 200

    PODCAST 107 - DYAMI BRYANT ABC NO RIO EPISODE Jun 28, 2016

    Dyami Bryant joins me to discuss the future of ABC NO RIO and the "Final Show" that happened this past weekend.
    ABC NO RIO is a social center located in NYC's Lower East Side and was founded in 1980. In addition the the weekly hardcore punk matinees, ABC NO RIO features a dark room, art gallery, silkscreening setup, zine library and public computer lab. Despite the encroachment of the dollar-hungry yuppie horde, they continue to prevail. As more and more of New York's culture is torn down and replaced by generic capitalism, institutions like ABC NO RIO battle to survive and are as crucial as ever.

    PODCAST 106 - Terry Graham (Gun Club, The Bags, Author) Jun 24, 2016

    Terry Graham is an O.G. in the American Punk Scene. He played drums in the Gun Club with the LA Balladeer Jeffrey Lee Pierce as well as the equally legendary band The Bags. He was there for the early days of the L.A. Punk Scene. His forthcoming book, "Punk Like Me" covers all of that action.

    We get into:

    • the early days of punk
    • Jeffrey Lee Pierce and the Gun Club
    • writing "Punk Like Me"
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    PODCAST 105 - UFC 199 BREAKDOWN w/ ANDREW HERNANDEZ Jun 01, 2016

    Andrew and I deliver an exciting breakdown of UFC 199.
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    PODCAST 104 - Matt Darcy of Nefarious Realm May 25, 2016

    I welcome buddy Matt Darcy to the podcast. Matt was formerly a promoter of metal and hardcore shows in the the Boston area and has moved on to running the metal-oriented media site Nefarious Realm.
    This episode is brought to you by Savage Gold Coffee
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