Heavy Metal History

May 1998 Part Two Jun 28, 2018

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Welcome to this weeks episode of Heavy Metal History.

This weeks episode we continue with part 2 to discuss and breakdown all the records released in the month of May in 1998!

We see the rise and beginnings of Metalcore (and even Christian Metalcore), the next wave of Grindcore, and a little black metal band from England called Cradle of Filth ushers in the 3rd wave of the genre.

Albums we discussed:

Cradle of Filth – “Cruelty and the Beast”
Zao - "Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest"
Botch - "American Nervoso"
Cave-In - "Until Your Heart Stops"
Nasum - "Inhale/Exhale"

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May 1998 Part One Jun 25, 2018

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EDITORS NOTE: At the time of recording the heinous accusations against Inquisition weren't known yet, if we had known, we would have never covered this pedophile scums band.

Welcome to this weeks episode of Heavy Metal History. This weeks episode we discuss and breakdown all the records released in the month of May in 1998!

We see the rise and beginnings of Metalcore (and even Christian Metalcore), the next wave of Grindcore, the Amott Brothers at their peak and MORE POWER METAL!!

Albums we discussed:

Helloween – “Better than Raw”
Grief – “Torso”
Therion – “Vovin”
Arch Enemy – “Stigmata”
Inquisition – “Into the Infernal Regions of the Ancient Cult”

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Scott Lewis (Carnifex) Jun 17, 2018

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Welcome to this weeks episode of Heavy Metal History!

My guest this week was long time friend and tour mate Scott Lewis from the band Carnifex. Scott and his band started me on my journey of touring way back in 2008.

Scott came on the podcast to chat a little about his early days in music and the beginnings of Carnifex, we briefly touch on "The Diseased and the Poisoned" turning 10 and a little about where the band was during the writing and recording of that album.

But most importantly Scott came on to talk about his Graphic Novel "Death Dreamer" Scott has worked on this story for a couple years now and has finally brought his artistic vision to life with the help of artist Christian DiBari.

Please consider donating to the crowdfunding for the graphic novel! You wont regret it and there is some AMAZING stuff. Follow the links below.

DEATH DREAMER INDIE GOGO // Death Dreamer // Carnifex // Scott Lewis

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Everything Went Black Swapcast with Mike Hill Jun 11, 2018

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Welcome to this weeks episode of Heavy Metal History.

My guest this week is one of our first we ever had on our podcast way back in episode 7, Mike Hill, singer and guitar player formerly of the band Anodyne and now with his band of the past decade Tombs.

Mike came back on to do a "swapcast" were we discussed each others podcasts as well as tour life and stories from the road, film, MMA, the deathcore scene and a lot of interesting and fun topics.

Mike does a couple podcasts that all of our listeners should absolutely check out and subscribe to as well as checking out his band Tombs.

Everything Went Black Podcast // Tombs // Mike Hill

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Cole Jacobsen & Gus Barr (Lago) Jun 04, 2018

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Welcome to this weeks episode of Heavy Metal History!

My guests this week are guitarists, Cole Jacobsen and Gus Barr from Arizona based Death Metal Band Lago.

The two came on to talk about the band, which If you haven't heard them, after listening to this episode, you HAVE to check the band out. They play a raw, yet outside the box approach to Death Metal.

In a year that's already filled with solid releases the bands new album "Sea of Duress" (Out on Unique Leader Records June 8th) is bound to be on a lot of end of year lists. We talk about their Death Metal influences, which are primarily Florida based and go track by track talking about the new album and how it was written and recorded. Thanks for listening and don't forget to enter in our listener giveaway!

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Jadran "Conan" Gonzalez (Exmortus) May 27, 2018

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Welcome to this weeks episode of Heavy Metal History.

This week I got to speak with Jadran "Conan" Gonzalez, lead guitar player and founding member of the band Exmortus. "Conan" came on to talk about the bands first album "In Hatreds Flame" turning 10, his very supportive upbringing and always having the heavy metal influence in his life.

"Conan" started Exmortus as a kid so the comparisons to Death Angel are apt which brings up a discussion of his evolving guitar playing style along with the massive improvements with the bands discography as his playing improved.

The bands new album "The Sound of Steel" is their finest and most competent record to date. It comes out June 8th on Prosthetic records. Thanks for listening and check out the details of our giveaway that starts.....NOW!!

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Jonatan Ramm (Graveyard) May 21, 2018

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Welcome to this weeks episode of Heavy Metal History!

My guest this week on the podcast was guitar player Jonatan Ramm of the classic heavy metal band Graveyard. Jonatan came on to talk about his early influences in music, what started him playing guitar, how his first band was a punk band and the band's new album "Peace" which will be released through Nuclear Blast May 25th!

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April 1998 Part Two May 17, 2018

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Welcome to this weeks (2nd) episode of Heavy Metal History!

April of 1998 part two, we pick up right where we left off with 6 more devastating albums to discuss, this is the month of Death Metal!

Incantation release a seminal Death Metal record with “Diabolical Conquest” really pushing the genre into a whole new direction and sound all during the same time when the band Nile uses the influence of ancient Egypt to create a whole new sound and style of Death Metal as well.

The legendary Suffocation decide to break up (Later would be called a hiatus) by putting out one of the most devastating EP’s ever released.

Cephalic Carnage infuse a multitude of genres but merge mostly Grindcore and Death Metal to such a horrific and devastating degree with their “Conforming to Abnormality” album.

Children of Bodom (who are almost literally children) release an album through sheer determination, technical prowess and Alexi Laiho would later become one of the best “Modern” guitar players in the genre. And of course…another Power Metal release, this time from Blind Guardian who use the inspiration of J.R.R Tolkien and Lord of the Rings to make an album.

Albums we discussed:

Incantation - "Diabolical Conquest"
Blind Guardian – “Nightfall in Middle-Earth”
Children of Bodom – “Something Wild"
Nile – “Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka”
Cephalic Carnage – “Conforming to Abnormality”
Suffocation – “Despise the Sun” EP

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