The Bludgeoning Podcast
By The Bludgeoning Podcast
The Bludgeoning PodcastOct 01, 2019
XLVIX - Christoffer Kjørsvik and Gøran Hope (Sworn)
On the latest episode we sit down with Christoffer Kjørsvik and Gøran Hope from the rising Melodic Black Metal band Sworn. We talk about the difficulties of being a small independent band that have roots among one of the most famous Black Metal scenes in Norway; the intricacies of balancing the band with real life, as well as what comes next for Sworn.
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XLVIII - Andrew Schwab II (P86: OMNI)
Returning guest Andrew Schwab, front man of the everlasting and ever evolving hard rock turned straight up metal band Project 86 (P86: OMNI) joins us once more on the latest episode! We dive right in to his post-apocalyptic world he has created with OMNI; we also discuss the moral intricacies of navigating creativity with the ever-present AI art movement, as well as talking about Transformers.
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Digging Up 2023
Listen in as we dig up 2023. We talk about the incredible shows we went to as well as ranking our top 10 Albums of the Year!
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XLVII - John McEntee (Incantation)
John Mcentee from one of the big four NY Death Metal bands, Incantation, joins us on the latest episode! We talk about how important the art is in Death Metal, touring with new bands and old bands, and a surprise guest appearance from Toronto Parking Enforcement.
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XLVI - Chris Reifert (Death, Autopsy, Abscess, Static Abyss)
Chris Reifert, one of the most influential musicians in death metal from legendary bands Death and Autopsy joins us on the latest episode. We of course talk about Death, and the impact Scream Bloody Gore had on the world, how wild the death metal scene and what to expect from Autopsy in the future.
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XLIV - Mate Molnar (Wisdom & Beast in Black)
Mate Molnar from Power Metal titans Wisdom and Beast in Black joins us on the latest episode! We talk about Mate's time with Wisdom, his songwriting process and how his time in Wisdom translates to Beast in Black.
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XLIII - Mark Whelan (Fuming Mouth)
Mark Whelan from the tenacious Crust/Death Metal band Fuming Mouth joins us on the latest episode! We talk about Mark's harrowing journey as a cancer survivor and how that has impacted Fuming Mouth, we also discuss the state of live music and the impact cover artists have on the genre.
Last Day of Sun, the new Fuming Mouth record drops this Friday, November 3! Get the link to pre-save on Spotify on our Linktree
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XLII - William Melsness (Unreqvited)
William Melsness from Canadian atmospheric black metal band Unreqvited joins us on the latest episode. We discuss film scores as black metal songs, the connections fans have to DSBM (Depressive Suicidal Black Metal) and changing from a studio project to a touring project.
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XLI - Greg Wilkinson (Deathgrave, Autopsy)
Master metal producer Greg Wilkinson from bands Deathgrave and Autopsy joins us on this episode of The Bludgeoning Podcast. We talk about his many projects, bands he's been in, bands he's produced for; we talk about growing up in the bay area Thrash Metal scene and we talk about the state of Metal today with the encroaching corporations making a mess of beloved scenes and venues.
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Disentombment 4 - Power Metal
On this episode Jason and Jonas speak about some recent shows they attended, the upcoming Punk in Drublic festival in Columbus and they do a deep dive into the genre of Power Metal.
We are also promoting NOFX's Punk in Drublic festival tour coming to Columbus, OH June 24/25. Get tickets and all other details from the Punk in Drublic website. We hope to see you there!
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XL - Antti Kokko (Kalmah)
Antti Kokko, guitarist for the MeloDeath masters Kalmah, joins us on the latest episode of The Bludgeoning Podcast. We talk about what it was like growing up in northern Finland, his passion for nature and hunting, as well as the new self titled album Kalmah. The album is out now; please support the band by buying it directly from their Official Shop and pick up some other merch while you are there.
We are also promoting NOFX's Punk in Drublic festival tour coming to Columbus, OH June 24/25. Get tickets and all other details from the Punk in Drublic website. We hope to see you there!
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XXXIX - Matthias and Jimbo (Harakiri for the Sky)
Matthias and Jimbo from the poignant Black Metal band Harakiri for the Sky join us on the latest episode. We discuss the outlook modern underground bands have on making albums, how having such powerful introspective lyrics can create such visceral music and how that effects the guys in the band; we also discuss Jimbo's lyrical writing process and what inspires his impassioned lyrics. Check Harakiri for the sky out on Spotify.
We also were visited by a special guest, Dave, a local Toronto man who was on mushrooms that decided to invade our intro as we recorded it.
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XXXVIII - Donald Tardy (Obituary)
Donald Tardy from one of Death Metal's all time great bands, Obituary, joins us on the latest episode! We talk about the new album Dying of Everything, the state of Death Metal today, and everything involved in being in a Death Metal band for 30 years from touring with smelly Black Metal bands to working with industry legends like Mariusz Lewandowski and Andrew WK. We cap things off by jumping on the AI bandwagon and let a robot ask Donald some questions.
Support Obituary by checking out Dying of Everything out now on Relapse Records and please support Donalds great efforts at helping the animals in his community by looking up Metal Meowlisha on social media.
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Disentombment III - Countless Skies - Resonance Album Review
On this episode of our Disentombment series Jason and Jonas review Countless Skies live from the studio release Resonance (Pick it up from their Bandcamp). 9.5/10. We also get in a bit of an argument about our all time favourite albums while we try to predict each others answers. Great stuff. Countless Skies are currently on tour in support of MØL in Europe. Our European listeners: Check the dates and get tickets in a city near you here.
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XXXVII - Peter Brown (Hath)
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XXXVI - Ross King, Phil Romeo and Arianna Mahsayah (Countless Skies)
Ross King, Phil Romeo and Arianna Mahsayah from the enigmatic melodic progressive metal band Countless Skies join us on the latest episode. We spoke about their upcoming live from the studio release Resonance (Releasing digitally on May 5th, get it from their Bandcamp), the difficulties of being a band post Brexit in the U.K. during Covid, and their upcoming European tour in support of MØL which kicks off Friday, May 5. Check the dates and get tickets in a city near you here.
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XXXV - Chris Bonner (Frozen Soul)
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XXXIV - Andrew Schwab (Project 86)
Andrew Schwab from alternative legends Project 86 joins us on the latest episode. We discuss the history of Project 86 and where they got their start, the shift in their sound from alternative to metal, and their newest multimedia project Omni, which will include a double album, movie and a book. The first of two albums named Omni I releases on March 24. Videos for each song will be released as well and will culminate into the full movie. Andrew's book release date is TBD.
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XXXIII - JB Brubaker (August Burns Red)
JB Brubaker from Metalcore Legends August Burns Red joins us on the latest episode. We discuss the difficulties of navigating the metal scene with all the snobby metal elitists, the early history of August Burns Red and their early festival appearances at cornerstone where Jonas and Jason met them, as well as the upcoming August Burns Red album, Death Below out March 24, 2023. August Burns Red are on tour now! Check out the August Burns Red - Official Site and get tickets for the city nearest to you.
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Disentombment II
On this episode of the disentombment series we talk about some of the non-metal music that we listen to. We also play a little game with some AI generated metal albums.
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Disentombment I
Join us as we dig up the past in our new Disentombment series. On this episode we discuss the formative albums of our youth that led us down the path to metal.
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Disentombing 2022
Join us as we exhume all the albums and shows we experienced in 2022. We breakdown each of our top 10 albums and our top 5 shows of 2022. It was a busy year, and there has been a lot to process since coming back from the pandemic, so we hope you enjoy our wrap up (even if it is a little decayed from sitting in the trunk for a month).
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XXXII - Alex Jones (Undeath)
Alex Jones from the Death Metal band Undeath joins us on the latest episode!
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XXXI - Jonas Renkse, Anders Nyström (Katatonia, Bloodbath)
The versatile duo of Jonas Renkse and Anders Nyström from bands like Katatonia, Bloodbath, October Tide and Diabolical Masquerade join us on the latest episode! We discuss how the pandemic effected them and their songwriting, what it's like releasing 2 albums from 2 separate bands in the same year is like and juggling the schedule of said bands.
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XXX - Ross Dolan, Robert Vigna (Immolation)
Ross and Bob from New York Death Metal legends Immolation join us on the latest episode of The Bludgeoning. We discuss the incredible tour package Immolation is on with Dark Funeral and Cannibal Corpse, as well as Ross and Bob's history throughout the last 3 decades.
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XXIX - Reed Alton (Osyron)
Reed Alton from the up and coming Canadian progressive metal band Osyron joins us on the latest episode of The Bludgeoning! We spoke about what it's like being a smaller band on the rise out in western Canada, as well was the connection of Canadian history (the good and the bad) to new age metal and folk music.
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XXVIII - Max Kolesne (Krisiun)
Max Kolesne from the Brazilian brutal death metal band Krisiun joins us on the latest episode. We discuss the early Brazilian metal scene, how the band navigated their issues with religion and what it's like being in a Death Metal band post-pandemic.
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XXVII - Trey Pemberton (Creeping Death)
Trey Pemberton, Guitarist for the up and coming Texas based Death Metal band Creeping Death joins us on the latest episode of The Bludgeoning. We spoke about their current tour, as well as what inspired them to start making Death Metal. He also tells the crazy story of how they had all of their gear stolen and how they had to search for it and recover it themselves.
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XXVI - Jean-François Dagenais (Kataklysm, Ex Deo)
Jean-François Dagenais from Canadian Death Metal giants Kataklysm joins us on the latest episode of The Bludgeoning. We discussed their extensive library of albums from both Kataklysm and Ex Deo, their Roman themed side project. We also spoke about JF's career as a mixing/mastering professional, and how the band navigates extensive touring while all living in separate cities across the world.
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XXV - Terry Butler (Death, Obituary, Massacre, Six Feet Under, Inhuman Condition)
Legendary Death Metal Bassist Terry Butler joins us on this episode. Terry has played in some of the most influential Death Metal bands of all time; Death, Obituary, Massacre, Six Feet Under, he also has a new band that he is touring with named Inhuman Condition. We talk to him about his career, his legendary bands, the Florida Death Metal scene, and much more!
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XXIV - Illusory (Spectral Wound)
On this episode we spoke to Illusory, drummer for the emerging Black Metal band Spectral Wound. We covered the bands appearance at Mystic Festival which we all attended, the history of Black Metal, and what it's like for the band finding success with the newest release A Diabolical Thirst.
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XXIII - Markus Vanhala (Omnium Gatherum, Insomnium, I Am The Night)
We sit down with Markus Vanhala, legendary guitarist from the iconic Melodic Death Metal bands Omnium Gatherum and Insomnium. We discuss the new OG album, what it's like touring again, his upcoming black metal project I Am The Night and much more in what turned out to be a very long, deep conversation with some great stories.
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XXII - Robert Vigna (Immolation)
Robert Vigna from New York death metal icons Immolation joins us on the latest episode of The Bludgeoning.
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XXI - Sharlee D'Angelo (Arch Enemy, Mercyful Fate, Witchery)
Sharlee D'Angelo from legendary iconic bands Arch Enemy, Witchery and Mercyful Fate joins us on the latest episode of The Bludgeoning.
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XX - Martin Larsson (At The Gates)
Martin Larsson from melodic death metal legends At The Gates joins us on the latest episode of The Bludgeoning.
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XIX - Tuomas Rounakari (Korpiklaani)
Tuomas Rounakari from folk metal Pioneers Korpiklaani joins us on the latest episode of The Bludgeoning.
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XVIII - Jason Keyser and Paul Ryan (Origin)
Jason Keyser and Paul Ryan from the legendary Death Metal band Origin join us on the latest episode of The Bludgeoning.
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XVII - Snake (Voivod)
Snake from the legendary Canadian metal band Voivod joins us on the latest episode of The Bludgeoning.
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XVI - Aaron Rieseberg (YOB)
Aaron Rieseberg from the doom metal icons YOB joins us on the latest episode of The Bludgeoning.
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XV - Paul Zinay (Blackguard)
Paul Zinay from Canadian melodic death metal band Blackguard joins us on this episode of The Bludgeoning with his first interview since reforming the band.
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XIV - Jukka Koskinen (Wintersun)
Jukka Koskinen from the legendary epic melodic death metal band Wintersun joins us on the latest episode of The Bludgeoning.
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XIII - Frank Mullen and Terrance Hobbs (Suffocation)
Frank Mullen and Terrance Hobbs from death metal legends Suffocation join us on this episode of The Bludgeoning.
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XII - Jukka Pelkonen (Omnium Gatherum)
Jukka Pelkonen from melodic death metal icons Omnium Gatherum joins us on this episode of The Bludgeoning!
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XI - Barney Greenway (Napalm Death)
Barney Greenway from metal legends Napalm Death joins us on this episode of The Bludgeoning.
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X - Mike Williams (The Agony Scene)
Mike Williams from The Agony Scene joins us on this episode of The Bludgeoning.
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IX - Niilo Sevänen and Markus Vanhala (Insomnium)
Finnish melodic death metal legends Insomnium join us on this episode of The Bludgeoning.
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VIII - Dylan Walker (Full of Hell)
Genre blurring masters Full of Hell join us on this episode of The Bludgeoning.
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VII - Pallbearer
Doom metal masters Pallbearer join us on this episode of The Bludgeoning.
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VI - Trevor Strnad (The Black Dahlia Murder)
Trevor Strnad from the iconic death metal band The Black Dahlia Murder joins us on this episode of The Bludgeoning.
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V - Ivar Bjørnson (Enslaved)
Viking metal legend and founding member of Enslaved Ivar Bjørnson joins us on this episode of The Bludgeoning.
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