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#119 Matt Harvey (Exhumed) Oct 01, 2019

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Welcome to this weeks episode of Heavy Metal History. My guest is guitarist/vocalist Matt Harvey of Exhumed. Matt came on the podcast to discuss the writing and recording process of the bands new record "Horror" which comes out Oct. 4th on Relapse Records.

#118 Greg Kubacki (Car Bomb) Sep 20, 2019

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Welcome to this weeks episode of Heavy Metal History. My guest is guitar player Greg Kubacki of the band Car Bomb. Greg came on the podcast to talk all things involving the writing and recording process of the bands new record “Mordial” We get into his roots which are surprisingly aren't metal and more in the electronic scene, which if youve listened to the band those influences are very apparent. Greg takes me through the concept of the record and relays some technical insights of how the songs are crafted and composed.

Buy "Mordial" HERE: https://carbomb.bandcamp.com/merch

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#117 Ross Sewage (Exhumed/Impaled) Sep 18, 2019

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Welcome to this weeks episode of Heavy Metal History. My guest is Bass player Ross Sewage of Bay Area bands Exhumed and Impaled. Ross is also an extremely talented artist and is currently working on a comic book that is being funded through Kickstarter about the band Ghoul and their exploits through Creepsylvania.

Ross gives me the details about working on this comic for almost 4 years in different iterations and all the work he’s put into making this comic come to life. We also talk about how long he’s been drawing and how his approach has changed over the years and finally adopting digital work to make this comic happen.

Ross and I also talk a lot about horror films, comic book and comic films, Death metal albums, a little bit about the new Exhumed album and all manner of pop culture.

Please go donate to the Kickstarter and get this bad ass fucking comic book!! It ends in ONE WEEK, If not, Ghoul and Exhumed will show up at your house and chainsaw you to death!

Donate to the kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1580350557/ghoul-the-band-presents-ghoul-the-comic-book

#116 Hal Microutsicos (Engulf) Sep 16, 2019

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Welcome to this weeks episode of Heavy Metal History. My guest this week Hal Microutsicos, he is the brains behind the one man Death Metal band, Engulf. Hal writes all aspects of the music and plays and recorded the Guitar and Bass for his upcoming Third and last chapter/EP in a series of 3 for ENGULF! A new chapter of dark and brutal death metal. Based in New Jersey, Engulf is Hal Microutsicos' one-man band, drawing influence from all dark corners of the extreme music realm. Hal is also part of death/black metal band Blasphemous.
“A continuation of the story arc introduced by the Gold and Rust EP, Transcend follows our human protagonist through an out of body experience in which he witnesses the three otherworldly entities as they travel to earth through portals unknown to execute ‘the event’“ Check out “Transcend” when it drops September 20th!

Buy the EP “Transcend"

https://everlastingspewrecords.bandcamp.com/album/transcend

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#115 Jesse Korman and Alexis Pareja (The No. XII Looks Like You) Sep 13, 2019

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Welcome to this weeks episode of Heavy Metal History. My guests on this episode were Jesse Korman and Alexis Pareja, vocalist and guitarist of the band The No. XII Looks Like You. Jesse and Alexis came on the podcast to talk about the 10 year anniversary of “Worse Than Alone” an album that saw the band go out on a creative high note before an almost 10 year hiatus. Jesse and Alexis tell me what they were up to during that time and the history of that record “Worse Than Alone” Now the band is back and about to release their most expansive and eclectic album to date with “Wild Gods” which comes out September 20th on Overlord Records.

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Buy "Wild Gods"

https://store.overlordrecords.net/?fbclid=IwAR2Jqe0F0EEgwiWAa7w8QHY4ycYYuc8hS6vMKI0E49lxkvBiAfUQSjbu0kQ

#114 "A.L.N." (Mizmor) Sep 09, 2019

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Welcome to this weeks episode of Heavy Metal History. My guest for this episode is “A.L.N.” the multi instrumentalist behind the project Mizmor. “A.L.N.” was kind enough to give me some of his time to discuss the writing and recording process for his new album “Cairn” This is the FIRST podcast he has ever done and his insightfulness into his process was extremely eye opening. He discussed how he experimented with sound to make sure his performances were up to his standard by really dialing in his guitar tone through pedals and amps also purchasing a new guitar and really overhauling all of his equipment to deal with the amount of sound he pushes through it. We also discuss some philosophies of Albert Camus as well as the themes of Religion and loss of religion along with depression and suicide in the records over the years. “Cairn” can be streamed now on all major platforms and bought through Gilead Media

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https://www.instagram.com/whollydoomedblackmetal/

Buy and Support Mizmor's music

https://mizmor.bandcamp.com

https://mizmor.bigcartel.com

#113 Jyrki "69" (The 69 Eyes) Sep 05, 2019

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Welcome to this weeks episode of Heavy Metal History. My guest this week is vocalist Jyrki “69” of Goth Rock band The 69 Eyes. Jyrki came on the podcast to discuss with me how the band is going on its 30th year as a group and how theyve managed to stay current with in the Rock/Metal scene, cultivating a rabid and devout fan base that has kept the band selling records. We delve a little bit into the bands new album “West End” which comes out September 13th on Nuclear Blast Records. Really Jyrki is a fascinating guy and was full of things to talk about and discuss and I really let him drive the ship on this episode, we go from talking about “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” to even an experience he had writing some songs while visiting L.A. and the importance on not rushing the music.

Buy “West End” HERE

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#112 Ryan Morgan & Jesse Zaraska (Misery Signals) Aug 29, 2019

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Welcome to this weeks episode of Heavy Metal History, indeed, it is a very special episode for me personally and I hope my listeners also enjoy this episode. My guests were Ryan Morgan and Jesse Zaraska, Guitarist and Vocalist of Melodic Hardcore band Misery Signals. Ryan and Jesse were grateful enough to give me some of their time to discuss the 15 year anniversary of one of the most prolific albums to be released in the genre, their album “Of Malice and the Magnum Heart”. Ryan and Jesse take me through the early days of the band, a history which most people familiar with Misery Signals already know, but for the sake of the podcast and the history I was after, it seemed apt to start there and work our way into the writing and recording of the record. Jesse talks about “The Year Summer Ended in June” and the story behind that song, which, again, most fans of the band are familiar with. We discuss how the band wrote closely together for this record and how the writing process was relatively quick and very inspired. They also talk to me about recording with Devin Townsend and how it was a dream of Jesse’s to work with “Hevy Devy” most of his life up to that point. WE touch on the Malice X tour that coincided with the albums 10 year anniversary along with Mathew Mixon’s excellent Documentary about the album and the band called “ Yesterday was Everything” All that and some ever so slight hints about new material thats been in the works for the band.

Watch the Documentary “Yesterday was Everything” HERE

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#111 Brad Fincher (Devourment) Aug 19, 2019

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Welcome to this weeks episode of Heavy Metal History. My guest is drummer Brad Fincher of legendary Death Metal band Devourment. Brad came on the podcast to discuss with me the bands 20 year history, as well as him being a founding member and all the member changes and challenges the band has faced during that time. Come to 2019 where the band has released their newest and most brutal album “Obscene Majesty” and Brad tells me about this solidified line up and how they wrote music and shaped the bands sound over the course of the past 6 years to finely craft this new record. There are few bands that have shaped or originated a new or unique sound in modern heavy metal and Devourment happens to be one of those bands. “Obscene Majesty” is a proficient step forward for the band and the sub genre as a whole and who better to do that than one of its progenitors.

Buy “Obscene Majesty” HERE

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#110 Matt Fox (Zombie Apocalypse/Shai Hulud) Aug 16, 2019

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Welcome to this episode of Heavy Metal History, my guest for this episode is guitarist Matt Fox of Shai Hulud and currently in Zombie Apocalypse.

Matt came on the podcast to talk about Zombie Apocalypse’s new album called “Life Without Pain is a Fucking Fantasy” their first in over 15 years and what the writing process was like working on the album with Ronen Kauffman and Eric Dellon over a period of almost 6 years! We delve into the nature of the album and talk about some of its more tongue and cheek aspects but also its inherent seriousness. He talks about how Metallica’s Master of Puppets changed his musical interests and even inspired the melodic aspect of his guitar playing, theres quite a bit of music talk intwined in this episode but all in all, you’ll hear where each one of those influences and other genres we discuss really shaped “Life Without Pain is a Fucking Fantasy”

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