

Into The Necrosphere
Jackie Smit
Into The Necrosphere is a weekly black and death metal podcast, featuring long-form, uncensored interviews with some of the biggest and most notorious names in the scene, a merciless dissection of the latest metal news headlines and releases, and a showcase of underground and unsigned talent that your Spotify algorithm has yet to discover. New episodes out every Tuesday.Not for children... or cowards!
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Jan 24, 2023 • 3h 18min
The BEST ALBUMS OF 2022 (Part 1) | Into The Necrosphere Podcast #161
This week Nathan Glover (Graveir, Longing Maul, Gutter Prince Cabal) and I kick off my epic three-part series counting down the best metal albums of 2022. Nathan shares his top ten of the last twelve months, while I count down numbers 30 to 21 on my list. We also get an update on his own musical endeavors along the way, discuss the cancel mob going after Taake and Akhlys in Australia and much more.
Then, it’s on to another epic news rant. This week includes my reactions to new singles by Sakis Tolis, Insomnium, Omega Infinity and a little-known band called Metallica.
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Jan 17, 2023 • 2h 25min
...AND OCEANS - Timo Kontio | Into The Necrosphere Podcast #160
I’m back after my vacation and kicking 2023 off by discussing “As In Gardens, So In Tombs”, the Finnish black metal scene and much more with …And Oceans founder and guitarist, Timo Kontio. I also share my thoughts on “Dying Of Everything”, the long-awaited new record by US death metal legends, Obituary, and the blistering debut by Greek black metal collective, Wothrosch. Finally on this week’s news rant, I listen and react to new tracks by Bizarrekult, Depravation, Unfelled and more.
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MISþYRMING
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Dec 6, 2022 • 2h 52min
#159 - Will Smith & Rick Habeeb discuss REEKING AURA’s debut, new VEILBURNER reviewed
For the final installment of Into The Necrosphere for 2022, I’m talking to Will Smith and Rick Habeeb of New York death metal battalion, Reeking Aura. We discuss their stunning debut, “Blood & Bonemeal”, their memories of the local scenes in their respective hometowns, ECW, their podcast and much more.
PLUS - I review the self-titled record by avantgarde Pennsylvania black metallers, Veilburner, and on my weekly news rant, I check out new tracks by Obituary, Atrocity and more and give you my thoughts on the footage emanating from Pantera’s performance at the Hell & Heaven festival this past weekend
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Nov 29, 2022 • 3h 8min
#158 - Life, Love & Black Metal with Kelly Tee & Matt Priso (SLAVE TO THE UNDERGROUND PODCAST)
This week I track down Kelly Tee and Miatt Priso, presenters of the SLAVE TO THE UNDERGROUND podcast, to find out why they’ve been quiet for the past eight months. Matt gives me the scoop on the resurrected SPELLS OV TORMENT and we discuss life, love, black metal and whole lot inbetween.
I also do a round-up of some of my favourite new releases, including albums by SPIRITWORLD, JADE and BLACK LAVA. Plus - the news rant is back and this week I’m reacting to new tracks by ENSLAVED, AND OCEANS, HOST and, of course, METALLICA.
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Nov 22, 2022 • 3h 27min
#157 - The Tao of Norwegian Black Metal + the past and future of NOCTURNAL BREED with Svartalv Halvorsen aka S.A. Destroyer
This week I’m joined by the legendary Svartalv Halvorsen, aka S.A. Destroyer of Nocturnal Breed for the longest and most in-depth conversation I have ever recorded for Into The Necrosphere. We discuss Svartalv’s formative years, playing in bands like Gehenna and Satyricon, his memories of growing up in the Norwegian Black Metal scene and his thoughts on the genre’s evolution. He also gives an update on his current musical endeavors, including the low-down on the next Nocturnal Breed record.
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Nov 15, 2022 • 2h 52min
#156 - VEILBURNER’s mind-bending black metal masterclass, Decibel Top 40 dissected, review round-up + more
Mephisto Deleterio and Chrisum Infernium of VEILBURNER join me this week for their first ever long-form podcast interview. We discuss their upcoming record, “VLBRNR”, why they don’t play live, their approach to songwriting, Mephisto’s collection of oddities and more.
PLUS:
- A review round-up of some of my favourite releases of the past 2-3 weeks including KAMPFAR, DYSGNOSTIC and BLACK ANVIL
- Decibel’s Top 40 of 2022 discussed and dissected
- BEHEMOTH’s Nergal and his continued descent into irrelevance
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Nov 8, 2022 • 2h 47min
#155 - Paul Delaney (BLACK ANVIL) on why “Re-Genesis” is a more aggressive record, his approach to playing live and more
The legendary Paul Delaney of Black Anvil makes a long overdue first appearance on Into The Necrosphere this week. We discuss Black Anvil’s excellent new record, “Re-Genesis” and why it turned out to be a more aggressive album than its predecessor. Paul also explains his approach to playing live, how he fell in love with black metal and talks about his roots in the New York Hardcore scene.
PLUS - I share my thoughts on the latest Trivax EP and am left thoroughly impressed by Murmur and Varmia on my weekly news rant.
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Nov 1, 2022 • 2h 39min
#154 - Rob Watkins (BLACK LAVA) discusses ”Soul Furnace”, recording vocals while having Covid + the final verdict on the new DARKTHRONE
his week I’m joined by Rob Watkins of Australian black metal upstarts, Black Lava, to discuss the making of their forthcoming debut, “Soul Furnace”, signing with Season Of Mist, recording vocals with Covid and more. Later I give the new Darkthrone record, “Astral Fortress” a thorough going over and my final verdict may surprise you. PLUS - in my weekly news rant I give you my first impressions of new tracks by Vulvodynia, Destroyer 666, Katatonia and more.
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Oct 25, 2022 • 2h 34min
#153 - Keith Rich discusses DRUIDS’ ”Shadow Work”, the new DARKTHRONE is a snooze-fest and more
Keith Rich, drummer for Iowa-based psychedelic doom merchants Druids, joins the podcast to discuss their incredible new album, "Shadow Work". I also run down some of my favourite October album releases, including records by Daeva, Mother Of Graves, Abduction, The Antichrist Imperium, Goatwhore and more.
PLUS - my weekly news rant where I give my first impressions of the new Darkthrone single, react to Greg Mackintosh and Nick Holmes revisiting one of Paradise Lost's most divisive albums with HOST and much more.
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Oct 18, 2022 • 3h 22min
#152 - The Greatest BLACK METAL Records Of The 90s w/ Mike Hill & Mike Scondotto of NECROMANIACS
Names are taken and asses are kicked when no less than THREE of the Horsemen Of The Podcast Apocalypse come together to count down our favourite 90s black metal records. Hosts of the weekly Necromaniacs podcast, Mike Hill (Tombs, Scorpion Throne) and Mike Scondotto (Inhuman) join me for this epic special episode.
Plus - a taste of the stunning new Trivax EP and my weekly news rant where I give my first impressions of new tracks by Kanonenfieber, Exhumed, Woods of Desolation and more.
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