Heavy Metal History

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Serena Cherry (Noctule / ex-Svalbard) Oct 12, 2026

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Welcome to this installment of Heavy Metal History. My guest was guitarist Serena Cherry of Noctule.

We discuss the new Noctule album "Extinguish Thy Flame" in which she wrote and performed everything herself.

We discuss the album being written around her favorite video game Elden Ring and the concepts of that game being written into songs.

Chris and Dave (Veilburner) Oct 05, 2026

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Welcome to this weeks installment of Heavy Metal History. My guests were Chris and Dave, the duo behind the Death Metal band Veilburner. They came on the podcast to discuss the 10th anniversary of their album "The Obscene Rite" and their newest record "All That Glimmers is Gloam"

Artist Josh Freydkis Sep 28, 2026

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Welcome to this installment of Heavy Metal History. My guest is artist Josh Freydkis. Josh has made art for many metal bands such as Gatecreeper, Drain and many more! Josh has also done art for Magic the Gathering, which we spend a good chunk of this episode discussing.

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The Atlas Moth An Ache for the Distance 15th anniversary with Stavros Giannopoulos Sep 20, 2026

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Welcome to this installment of Heavy Metal history. Returning once again to the podcast is Stavros Giannopoulos, guitarist / vocalist of the band The Atlas Moth to discuss the 15th anniversary of "An Ache for the Distance" detailing the writing, recording and behind the scenes of the album.

Stay tuned at a later date for an "extra" episode with Stavros its an hours worth of conversation that was cut from this due to time and to keep the discussion just on the Ache album.

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Artist Dan Mumford Sep 14, 2026

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Welcome to this weeks installment of Heavy Metal History.

This month ive decided to do something special and a little different and talk to another part of the metal eco system, THE ARTIST!

My guest was artist Dan Mumford, who has created art for bands such as Black Dahlia Murder, Carnifex, Metallica and Iron Maiden! Dan has also worked for Wizards of the Coast / Hasbro for some Magic the Gathering art as well as other pop culture art posters for Star Wars, Horror films and Video Games!

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Artist Caroline Harrison Aug 31, 2026

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Welcome to this special "Artist Month" of Heavy Metal History. We all know how important art and artists are to the ecosystem of music, my guest was artist Caroline Harrison who has worked in the metal scene making album covers and shirt designs for a plethora of bands from Pyrrhon, Saetia and Replicant!

We discuss our favorite comic book art, AI art and so much more.

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The ENTIRE History of Dissection Part 2: Murder, Reinkaos and Jon Nödtveidt's Death [1996-2006] Aug 12, 2026

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I put a lot of work into editing and compiling the visual component in this mini documentary, so please go watch instead of listening!

20 years ago on August 13th, 2006 Jon Nödtveidt ended his life. This is the story leading up to that end. From the murder of Ben Meddour, Jon's incarceration, the Rebirth of Dissection and the writing and recording of "Reinkaos" this mini documentary covers it all.⬇️⬇️Follow / Support the podcast⬇️⬇️🤘 www.instagram.com/heavymetalhistory🤘 www.facebook.com/heavymetalhistorypodcast🤘 https://buymeacoffee.com/heavymetalhistory

The ENTIRE History of Dissection Part 1: The Somberlain & Storm of the Lights Bane [1989-1995] Jul 27, 2026

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PLEASE CHECK THIS VIDEO OUT ON YOUTUBE HERE IF YOU'RE A LISTENER, ITS A WHOLE MINI DOCUMENTARY IVE BEEN PAINSTAKINGLY EDITING AND WORKING ON FOR MONTHS!

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Welcome to this Heavy Metal History mini documentary about the band Dissection. In this episode we cover Jon's early life, the formation of Dissection, the writing and recording of "The Somberlain" and "Storm of the Light's Bane" which all lead up to a horrific moment leading to Jon's incarceration for 7 years.

Stay tuned for Part 2 coming August 13th covering the senseless murder of Ben Meddour, Jon's Incarceration, the writing and recording of "Reinkaos" and Jon's final days.

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Blake Judd (Nachtmystium) May 31, 2026

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Welcome to this installment of Heavy Metal History.

My guest was Blake Judd, guitarist and vocalist of Nachtmystium. Blake came on the podcast to discuss the history, writing and recording for the 20th anniversary of "Instinct Decay"

Nachtmystium is playing an anniversary set for "Instinct Decay" at this years Milwaukee Metal Fest.

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Drew, Fox and Chop (See You Next Tuesday and Chopx7) May 04, 2026

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Welcome to this installment of the podcast. My guests returning once again were Drew and Fox from See You Next Tuesday and new guest Chop from Chop Chop Chop Chop Chop Chop Chop aka Chopx7.

The two groups made a collab 7" based on the Magic the Gathering story "The Brothers War" called "Brothers" we basically nerd out about magic and everything about the collaboration. Links to support the bands and the podcast in the show notes below.

0:00 Intro

0:16 Start / Magic the Gathering Playing History

2:23 Brothers Split idea

7:09 Fox’s Urza Card

10:34 Brother’s War Story Recap

18:41 Drew Writing with Chopx7

21:12 Chops Formula for writing

22:31 Writing with 3 bass guitars

27:01 Choosing to do a split EP

31:12 The lyrics subject matter matching the mechanical sound of the music

34:08 Fox’s Vocal and Lyrical patterns

37:23 Writing on a bass and the challenges of that

42:32 Drew’s Passion for production

43:10 The Music Video for Old Thoughts and Regrets

46:03 Getting into Chopx7

55:38 Listen to / Buy “Brothers”

58:32 Links

59:03 END

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