Into The Necrosphere

This week I welcome Spellgoth of Horna and Night Shall Drape Us to the podcast for the first time to discuss “Lunatic Choir”, growing up in Finland, discovering black metal, and playing music with his brother.  Spellgoth also shares some insight into how he approaches his on-stage performances, and we get an update on the forthcoming Horna record.   On my weekly news rant, I round up the latest singles by Deceased, God Dethroned, The Spirit and others for judgment, along with reviewing new releases by Steinras, Akhlys and Panzerkrieg 666. PLUS:  Coldborn once again grace the Into The Necrosphere independent band spotlight. ▶️SUPPORT THE BANDS FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE Coldborn https://coldborn.bandcamp.com/  Night Shall Drape https://nightshalldrapeus.bandcamp.com/  Akhlys https://akhlys.bandcamp.com/  Horna https://horna666.bandcamp.com/  ▶️SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST  https://youtube.com/c/IntoTheNecrosphere  ▶️STREAM & DOWNLOAD Amazon Music https://amzn.to/3epNJ4K Spotify https://spoti.fi/3iKqbIP Apple Podcasts https://apple.co/38wDYhi  ▶️SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook https://www.facebook.com/intothenecrosphere   Instagram https://www.instagram.com/intothenecrosphere     Twitter https://twitter.com/inecrosphere   ▶️INTO THE NECROSPHERE MERCH https://into-the-necrosphere.creator-spring.com ▶️THE HORSEMEN OF THE PODCASTING APOCALYPSE  Horrorwolf666 https://thehorrorwolf666podcast.buzzsprout.com/  Everything Went Black https://everythingwentblack.podbean.com/  Necromaniacs https://necromaniacs.podbean.com/  Sol Nox https://www.solnoxpodcast.podbean.com/  Iblis Manifestations https://linktr.ee/iblismanifestationspodcast

This week Jamie Bailey of Brodequin joins me for a track-by-track deep-dive into the band’s utterly savage new album, “Harbinger of Woe”.  We discuss the medieval history that inspires Brodequin’s lyrics, Jamie’s views on the death metal scene today, what kept the band out of action for nearly two decades and much more.   Then, Mike Scondotto - hardcore legend, Necromaniacs co-host and a fellow Horseman of the Podcasting Apocalypse - hops on Zoom to help me set the world to rights on my weekly news rant.  We give our takes on on new music by Akhlys, Defiled, Groza, Tribulation and test our resolve by attempting to endure sixty seconds of an Escuela Grind song.   PLUS:  Norway’s Fleshmeadow showcase the briliance of their blackened death metal on my independent band spotlight.   ▶️SUPPORT THE BANDS FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE Fleshmeadow https://fleshmeadow.bandcamp.com/  Brodequin https://brodequin.bandcamp.com/  Cryptopsy https://cryptopsyofficial.bandcamp.com/  ▶️HELP LOU KOLLER OF SICK OF IT ALL FIGHT CANCER: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-lou-koller-sick-of-it-all-fight-cancer  ▶️SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST  https://youtube.com/c/IntoTheNecrosphere  ▶️STREAM & DOWNLOAD Amazon Music https://amzn.to/3epNJ4K Spotify https://spoti.fi/3iKqbIP Apple Podcasts https://apple.co/38wDYhi  ▶️SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook https://www.facebook.com/intothenecrosphere   Instagram https://www.instagram.com/intothenecrosphere     Twitter https://twitter.com/inecrosphere   ▶️INTO THE NECROSPHERE MERCH https://into-the-necrosphere.creator-spring.com ▶️THE HORSEMEN OF THE PODCASTING APOCALYPSE  Horrorwolf666 https://thehorrorwolf666podcast.buzzsprout.com/  Everything Went Black https://everythingwentblack.podbean.com/  Necromaniacs https://necromaniacs.podbean.com/  Sol Nox https://www.solnoxpodcast.podbean.com/  Iblis Manifestations https://linktr.ee/iblismanifestationspodcast 

For the first time ever, three members of Gehenna’s classic mid-nineties line-up join the podcast to discuss their first two releases - “The First Spell” and “Seen Through The Veil Of Darkness (The Second Spell)”.  Dolgar, Sarcana and Svartalv also share memories from the early days of the band, give their perspective on the black metal scene in Norway at the time and much more. PLUS:  the world premiere of brand new single by Danish black metal upstarts, Perdition’s Mire.  And on my weekly news rant, I’m rounding up the latest singles by Trelldom, Zeal & Ardor, Wormwitch, Koldbrann, Orange Goblin and others for judgment.   ▶️SUPPORT THE BANDS FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE Gehenna https://gehennaofnorway.bandcamp.com/  Perdition’s Mire https://perditionsmire.bandcamp.com/  YR https://www.facebook.com/YRband666    W.A.S.P. https://wasp.bandcamp.com/  ▶️Check out Sarcana’s solo material on Soundcloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/iVrxnaXwamDutXwU8  ▶️SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST  https://youtube.com/c/IntoTheNecrosphere  ▶️STREAM & DOWNLOAD Amazon Music https://amzn.to/3epNJ4K Spotify https://spoti.fi/3iKqbIP Apple Podcasts https://apple.co/38wDYhi  ▶️SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook https://www.facebook.com/intothenecrosphere   Instagram https://www.instagram.com/intothenecrosphere     Twitter https://twitter.com/inecrosphere   ▶️INTO THE NECROSPHERE MERCH https://into-the-necrosphere.creator-spring.com ▶️THE HORSEMEN OF THE PODCASTING APOCALYPSE  Horrorwolf666 https://thehorrorwolf666podcast.buzzsprout.com/  Everything Went Black https://everythingwentblack.podbean.com/  Necromaniacs https://necromaniacs.podbean.com/  Sol Nox https://www.solnoxpodcast.podbean.com/  Iblis Manifestations https://linktr.ee/iblismanifestationspodcast 

This is a conversation recorded at the inaugural Fortress Forum, part of the 2024 installment of Fortress Festival held in Scarborough, UK on June 1st and 2nd. Gaerea is a Portuguese black metal band that emerged in 2016. Known for their atmospheric and intense sound, they have built a formidable reputation off the back of their intense live performances, and unique blend of raw aggression and melancholic melodies. https://www.gaerea.com/   https://www.season-of-mist.com/  

This week Harald Fossberg - a journalist, writer of “Nyanser Av Svart” and member of death punks, Turbonecro - joins the podcast to share his perspective on the advent and evolution of Norwegian black metal.  We also talk about the influence of British bands like Judas Priest and Killing Joke on the scene, and we reflect on the panel discussion about hate speech in black metal that both of us participated in at this year’s Inferno Festival.   Later, I review one of the year’s most anticipated releases in “Cutting The Throat Of God” by unorthodox death metal visionaries, Ulcerate.  And on my weekly news rant, the latest singles by Winterfylleth, Horned Almighty, ColdCell, Black Lava and others are rounded up for judgment.  PLUS - Australia’s Christbane take no prisoners on their latest EP, “Psalm 1”, featured on this week’s independent spotlight. ▶️SUPPORT THE BANDS FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE Darkthrone https://peaceville.bandcamp.com/  Turbonecro https://turbonecro.bandcamp.com/   Ulcerate https://ulcerate.bandcamp.com/   Christbane https://christbane.bandcamp.com/  ▶️SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST  https://youtube.com/c/IntoTheNecrosphere  ▶️STREAM & DOWNLOAD Amazon Music https://amzn.to/3epNJ4K Spotify https://spoti.fi/3iKqbIP Apple Podcasts https://apple.co/38wDYhi  ▶️SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook https://www.facebook.com/intothenecrosphere   Instagram https://www.instagram.com/intothenecrosphere     Twitter https://twitter.com/inecrosphere   ▶️INTO THE NECROSPHERE MERCH https://into-the-necrosphere.creator-spring.com ▶️THE HORSEMEN OF THE PODCASTING APOCALYPSE  Horrorwolf666 https://thehorrorwolf666podcast.buzzsprout.com/  Everything Went Black https://everythingwentblack.podbean.com/  Necromaniacs https://necromaniacs.podbean.com/  Sol Nox https://www.solnoxpodcast.podbean.com/  Iblis Manifestations https://linktr.ee/iblismanifestationspodcast 

This is a conversation recorded at the inaugural Fortress Forum, part of the 2024 installment of Fortress Festival held in Scarborough, UK on June 1st and 2nd. Ralph Schmidt is the guitarist and vocalist for the German black metal band, Ultha.  He plays in the post-punk ensemble, SUIR, is a die-hard fan of professional wrestling, a card-carrying member of the Horsemen of the Podcasting Apocalypse and a man I consider to be a dear friend.   https://ultha.bandcamp.com/     https://vendetta-records.com/  

On this episode, I speak to Aaron Weaver, drummer and founding member of seminal US black metal band, Wolves In The Throne before a captive audience at this year’s iteration of Fortress Festival.  Aaron shares some of his memories of recording “Two Hunters”, we debate the merits of Metallica’s “Some Kind Of Monster” documentary, discuss our mutual love of Neurosis and much more. Then I give you my take on the good, the bad and ugly of Fortress Festival 2024 and on my weekly news rant I give you my first impressions of new music by Destruction, Sarke, In Aphelion, Sanguisugabogg, High Parasite and more.   ▶️SUPPORT THE BANDS FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE Wolves In The Throne Room https://wolvesinthethroneroom.bandcamp.com/  Andracca https://andracca.bandcamp.com/   Regarde Les Hommes Tomber  https://rlht.bandcamp.com/  Whoredom Rife https://whoredomrife.bandcamp.com/  ▶️SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST  https://youtube.com/c/IntoTheNecrosphere  ▶️STREAM & DOWNLOAD Amazon Music https://amzn.to/3epNJ4K Spotify https://spoti.fi/3iKqbIP Apple Podcasts https://apple.co/38wDYhi  ▶️SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook https://www.facebook.com/intothenecrosphere   Instagram https://www.instagram.com/intothenecrosphere     Twitter https://twitter.com/inecrosphere   ▶️INTO THE NECROSPHERE MERCH https://into-the-necrosphere.creator-spring.com ▶️THE HORSEMEN OF THE PODCASTING APOCALYPSE  Horrorwolf666 https://thehorrorwolf666podcast.buzzsprout.com/  Everything Went Black https://everythingwentblack.podbean.com/  Necromaniacs https://necromaniacs.podbean.com/  Sol Nox https://www.solnoxpodcast.podbean.com/  Iblis Manifestations https://linktr.ee/iblismanifestationspodcast  #wolvesinthethroneroom #metalpodcast #intothenecrosphere

This is a conversation recorded at the inaugural Fortress Forum, part of the 2024 installment of Fortress Festival held in Scarborough, UK on June 1st and 2nd. Der Weg Einer Freiheit is a German black metal band from Würzburg.  They were formed in 2009 by Tobias Jaschinsky and Nikita Kamprad and have released five critically acclaimed records, including “Unstille” in 2012 and “Finsterre” in 2017.  Their latest album, “Noktvrn” is out now on Season of Mist.   https://derwegeinerfreiheit.de/ https://www.season-of-mist.com/ 

This is a conversation recorded at the inaugural Fortress Forum, part of the 2024 installment of Fortress Festival held in Scarborough, UK. Dayal Patterson is a British author, music journalist and founder of the excellent publishing house, Cult Never Dies. He has written several non-fiction books about metal, most notably the seminal “Black Metal: Evolution Of The Cult”.  You can view and purchase his works here:  https://www.cultneverdies.com/. Frank Allain aka The Watcher is a legend of the UK black metal scene.  Amongst others he is a member of the highly influential band, Fen, along with Fellwarden who release their new record, “Legend: Forged In Defiance” on Eisenwald on June 14th.  Check it out here:  https://fellwarden.bandcamp.com/ 

This week living legend and one of the nicest guys in metal, Sakis Tolis, returns to the show to discuss Rotting Christ’s new opus, “Pro Xristou”. We explore how his approach to writing music has evolved over the course of his career and we uncover some surprising admissions about his creative process.  After that, I discuss why the latest records by Göden, Vredehammer, Gatecreeper and Atrae Bilis should be on your regular rotation. On my weekly news rant, I discuss Trelldom’s comeback and give you first impressions of new music by Oranssi Pazuzu, Winter Eternal, Akhlys and more.  Plus Turkish black metallers, Episode XIII, step into the Into The Necrosphere independent band spotlight.  ▶️SUPPORT THE BANDS FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE Rotting Christ https://rottingchrist.bandcamp.com/  Episode XIII https://www.instagram.com/episodexiiiband/  Atrae Billis  https://atraebilisdeath.bandcamp.com/   Akhlys  https://akhlys.bandcamp.com/  ▶️SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST  https://youtube.com/c/IntoTheNecrosphere  ▶️STREAM & DOWNLOAD Amazon Music https://amzn.to/3epNJ4K Spotify https://spoti.fi/3iKqbIP Apple Podcasts https://apple.co/38wDYhi  ▶️SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook https://www.facebook.com/intothenecrosphere   Instagram https://www.instagram.com/intothenecrosphere     Twitter https://twitter.com/inecrosphere   ▶️INTO THE NECROSPHERE MERCH https://into-the-necrosphere.creator-spring.com ▶️THE HORSEMEN OF THE PODCASTING APOCALYPSE  Horrorwolf666 https://thehorrorwolf666podcast.buzzsprout.com/  Everything Went Black https://everythingwentblack.podbean.com/  Necromaniacs https://necromaniacs.podbean.com/  Sol Nox https://www.solnoxpodcast.podbean.com/  Iblis Manifestations https://linktr.ee/iblismanifestationspodcast