The Bludgeoning Podcast

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.

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.

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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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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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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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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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

Fuming Mouth are on tour now, get the link to the dates on our Linktree!

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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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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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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.

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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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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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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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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Alex Jones from the Death Metal band Undeath joins us on the latest episode!

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Robert Vigna from New York death metal icons Immolation joins us on the latest episode of The Bludgeoning.

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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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Martin Larsson from melodic death metal legends At The Gates joins  us on the latest episode of The Bludgeoning.

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Tuomas Rounakari from folk metal Pioneers Korpiklaani joins  us on the latest episode of The Bludgeoning.

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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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Snake from the legendary Canadian metal band Voivod joins  us on the latest episode of The Bludgeoning.

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Aaron Rieseberg from the doom metal icons YOB joins  us on the latest episode of The Bludgeoning.

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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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Jukka Koskinen from the legendary epic melodic death metal band Wintersun joins us on the latest episode of The Bludgeoning.

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Frank Mullen and Terrance Hobbs from death metal legends Suffocation join us on this episode of The Bludgeoning.

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Jukka Pelkonen from melodic death metal icons Omnium Gatherum joins us on this episode of The Bludgeoning!

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Barney Greenway from metal legends Napalm Death joins us on this episode of The Bludgeoning.

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Mike Williams from The Agony Scene joins us on this episode of The Bludgeoning.

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Finnish melodic death metal legends Insomnium join us on this episode of The Bludgeoning.

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Genre blurring masters Full of Hell join us on this episode of The Bludgeoning.

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Doom metal masters Pallbearer join us on this episode of The Bludgeoning.

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Trevor Strnad from the iconic death metal band The Black Dahlia Murder joins us on this episode of The Bludgeoning.

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Viking metal legend and founding member of Enslaved Ivar Bjørnson joins us on this episode of The Bludgeoning.

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