Heavy Metal History

Ged Cartwright & Theo Le Derf (A Cunning Man) Apr 29, 2018

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Welcome to this weeks episode of Heavy Metal History. My guests this week are Ged Cartwright and Theo Le Derf, members of the band A Cunning Man. They are a Two man Scottish Metal project blending a variety of melodic styles.

A Cunning Man began life as a one-man metal project created by composer and vocalist Ged Cartwright. Guitarist Theo Le Derf joined the project in early 2017 and brought with him a unique style and contrasting influences. Whilst the song writing remains firmly rooted in Extreme and Melodic Metal, elements such as Modern Classical, Post-Rock and Jazz differentiate the sound from others within the genre.This is also true of the distinctively Scottish approach to the lyrics, instrumentation and storytelling.The duos ultimate ambition is to immerse the listener in the concept of A Cunning Man."To Heal a Broken Body" is A Cunning Mans second EP and was entirely self-funded, recorded and produced. The EP was released independently on 23/02/2018 via Bandcamp.

Classifying this band in terms of genre isn't easy, but there are metal influences involved. Ged and Theo came on to talk about their influences, Ged has a more straightforward metal connection, but Theo's was equally as interesting as he actually isn't really into the metal scene in a direct way. Theo's influences are more jazz centric as well as influences by classic guitar players like Hendrix. A Cunning Man is a newer band and I really wanted to talk to these guys about their music and for people to check them out and listen to something different and unique that's out there.

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Aggressor (Aura Noir) Apr 23, 2018

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Welcome to this weeks episode of Heavy Metal History.

This week my guest is Aggressor (Carl-Michael Eide) of the black/thrash metal band Aura Noir. Aggressor and I talked about the bands early days of really expanding on the sound created by bands like Venom and running with it to forge an entirely new cross over genre.

We spoke about their 1998 album "Deep Tracts of Hell" (which will be on an upcoming history episode) their new album "Aura Noire" the meaning behind that title and what keeps the band and Aggressor making music after all these years.

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February 1998 Apr 22, 2018

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Welcome to this weeks episode of Heavy Metal History.

This week we move forward to February of 1998. '98 is shaping up to be quite a year for metal releases, February alone has 2 of my favorite bands and records being released.

The band Primal Fear continue the trend of Power Metal, Amon Amarth storm onto the scene with their epic and unique sound of Scandinavian “Viking” Metal.

And one of the most under rated albums of all time, Morbid Angels “Formulas Fatal to the Flesh” was released, this album showcased such a ferocity and heaviness that is almost unparalleled in Death Metal especially for 1998. And the legendary King Diamond released one of his best sounding albums with Voodoo and even has a guest solo with the legendary Dimebag Darrel.

And if you recall our February 1987 episode where we did a dramatic reading of King Diamond's "Abigail" (How cool that "Voodoo" was also released in February nearly 20 years later) we once again will do a dramatic reading, this time of King Diamond's "Voodoo" My friend Blaine, who was last heard on our Halloween special joins us for the reading. Thanks for listening and please rate and review us on iTunes or Spotify!

Records we discussed:

Primal Fear – “Self Titled”
Amon Amarth – “Once Sent from the Golden Hall”
Morbid Angel – “Formulas Fatal to the Flesh”
King Diamond – “Voodoo”

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Matron Thorn (Ævangelist) Apr 08, 2018

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EDITORS NOTE: At the time of recording i was not aware of the allegations that would later plague this band and member. I still stand behind the episode and its importance to the podcast.

Welcome to this weeks special episode of Heavy Metal History, holy hell we made it to 50 episodes!!

And with this one, I had to make sure it was a special one and man did we score a hell of an interview.

My guest this week is Matron Thorn, guitar player of the death metal band Ævangelist.

We talked a myriad of topics, including grunge, the current heavy metal climate, how Matron writes his songs in terms of "inspiration" and whats next for Ævangelist.

That and SO much more on this episode, we get deep, we get philosophical and we really have an excellent conversation. Our 50th episode couldn't have been better.

Ævangelist are an American death metal/black metal band that integrates avant-garde and experimental elements into their music. The band is primarily composed of Ascaris and Matron Thorn, though additional musicians take on drum and guitar duties for live performances. The band was formed in 2010 by Ascaris and Matron Thorn and they have released four full-length albums and five EPs to date. Their latest album 'Enthrall to the Void of Bliss' was released on October 9, 2015 through 20 Buck Spin. They are due to release a split EP with French avant garde black metal band Blut Aus Nord on June 17, 2016 through Debemur Morti Productions titled 'Codex Obscura Nomina'.

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Argyris (Sicarius) Apr 01, 2018

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Welcome to this weeks episode of Heavy Metal History.

My guest was lead guitar player, Argyris, of the American Black Metal Band Sicarius. "Serenade of Slitting Throats" was high on Dustin's 2017 end of year list, so getting to sit down to talk with Argyris about the writing and recording process was really exciting.

Argyris also delved into what makes "American Black Metal" stand out from their Norwegian counterparts and if the controversy that clouds the genre is something American bands have to fight off to be associated with.

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Malcolm Pugh (Inferi / A Loathing Requiem) Mar 26, 2018

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Welcome to this weeks episode of Heavy Metal History.

Joining me this week is Malcolm Pugh, lead guitar player and master mind behind bands such as Inferi and A Loathing Requiem.

Malcolm's many talents as a musician don't stop there, as he has done guest spots on a plethora of bands records such as, First Fragment, Serpents and Enfold Darkness.

Malcolm and i discuss his Nu Metal roots, the writing and recording process of Inferi's soon to be released new album "Revenant" as well as how he writes, records and conceptualizes his one man band project with A Loathing Requiem"

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January 1998 Mar 13, 2018

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Welcome to this weeks episode of Heavy Metal History!

This years content of the podcast see’s Dustin and Matt dissecting the year 1998.

A year where you get a full scope of almost every genre that's been invented, Power Metal dominated the releases, Nu Metal is just on the horizon, while Death and Black Metal take a little bit of a back seat to how many bands/releases were put out.

January of 1998 is a mixed bag of releases, the year starts off with German Power Metal band Edguy releasing their 2nd album and showing the growth of their sound within a year, an Indonesian band Kekal fuses Black Metal with their own unique sound of metal to create something very unique in its execution.

Another Power Metal band from Denmark, Mercenary released their first album falling in line with a myriad of other artists that would unleash Power Metal into the world.

Virgin Black released an EP that would show a hint of how massive the band would grow to be with their Funeral Doom sound they would become the epitome of.

Angelcorpse fuses Thrash and Black Metal to make a decent but over all underwhelming album and Dark Order from Australia make the Thrash Metal genre their own with an Aussie infused twist.

Albums We Discussed:

Edguy - "Vain Glory Opera"
Kekal - "Beyond the Glimpse of Dreams"
Mercenary - "First Breath"
Virgin Black - "Trance" EP
Angelcorpse - "Exterminate"
Dark Order - "5000 Years of Violence"

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Brody Uttley (Rivers of Nihil) Mar 05, 2018

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Welcome to this weeks episode of Heavy Metal History!

My guest this week is Brody Uttley, lead guitar player for the tech-death metal band Rivers of Nihil. Formed in 2009 by guitarist Brody Uttley, bassist/lyricist Adam Biggs, and vocalist Jake Dieffenbach, Rivers of Nihil quickly made a name for themselves in the death metal scene, attracting the attention of legendary Death Metal titan Erik Rutan.

Rutan, revered for his work as both a musician (Hate Eternal, Morbid Angel) and producer (Cannibal Corpse, Goatwhore), insisted on recording The Conscious Seed of Light.

They continued along this trajectory with Monarchy.

Brody came on the podcast to talk about the writing and recording process of their new album "Where Owls Know My Name" Brody also talks to us about his heavy metal beginning, how some of their songs ended up in the Joe Lynch film "Mayhem" and what Brody's "Dream band" with members alive or dead would be.

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Matthias Sollak (Harakiri for the Sky) Feb 27, 2018

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Welcome to this weeks episode of Heavy Metal History.

My guest this week is multi instrumentalist Matthias Sollak of the band Harakiri for the Sky. Harakiri for the Sky is an Austrian band formed in Salzburg and Vienna in 2011 by vocalist JJ (Michael V. Wahntraum) and multi-instrumentalist Matthias Sollak, formerly of black metal band Bifröst.

They have released three studio albums – Harakiri for the Sky (2012), Aokigahara (2014) and III: Trauma (2016) – via German record label Art of Propaganda.

Their fourth album "Arson" will be released on February 2018 also through Art of Propaganda. Matthias came on the podcast to discuss the writing and recording of Arson as well as his early heavy metal influences and how working by himself writing all the music has given him the most creative freedom.

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