Into The Necrosphere

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 

This week’s episode takes me to the Munich High End Hifi Show, where I catch up with Rune Skov, Sales Director for Gryphon Audio. We dive into his inspiring journey from teacher to a leader in one of the most cutting-edge brands in high-end audio. We chat about the future of the industry, swap hifi stories, and much more. PLUS – I break down three budget-friendly entry-level hifi systems you’ll love, give you an exclusive tour of my own hifi rack, and reveal my top six hifi test tracks. And on my weekly news rants the latest singles by Body Count, Bewitcher, Ulcerate, Black Lava and others are rounded up for judgment.  ▶️FIND OUT MORE ABOUT GRYPHON AUDIO https://gryphon-audio.dk/  ▶️SUPPORT THE BANDS FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE Greh https://grehmetal.bandcamp.com/  Paradise Lost https://paradiselostofficial.b.../  Konkhra  https://konkhra.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/intot...   Instagram https://www.instagram.com/into...     Twitter https://twitter.com/inecrosphe...   ▶️INTO THE NECROSPHERE MERCH https://into-the-necrosphere.c... ▶️THE HORSEMEN OF THE PODCASTING APOCALYPSE  Horrorwolf666 https://thehorrorwolf666podcas.../  Everything Went Black https://everythingwentblack.po.../  Necromaniacs https://necromaniacs.podbean.c.../  Sol Nox https://www.solnoxpodcast.podb.../  Iblis Manifestations https://linktr.ee/iblismanifestationspodcast

Silenzoz from Dimmu Borgir discusses their recent performance at Inferno Festival, recording with orchestras, and reflections on a three-decade career. The podcast also covers new singles from bands like Darkened and Crypt Sermon, previews the upcoming Werewolves album, and features Obsidian Shrine in the Independent Band Spotlight.

On this episode I visited with D.G., guitarist and vocalist for Icelandic black metal powerhouse, Misthyrming, shortly following their show-stealing performance at this year’s Inferno Festival in Olso, Norway.  We discussed his influences, our shared love of Rammstein, his reflections on the band’s career to date, what motivates him today and much more.  Later in the show, I also share another round-up of some of my favourite releases of the past few weeks, including albums by Bythos, Night Shall Drape Us and Hasslig.  On my weekly news rant I give you my first impression of new releases by Gaerea, 1349, Adversarial, Cavalera Conspiracy and others.   PLUS - Danish black metallers Perdition’s Mire get their moment of glory on the Into The Necrosphere Unsigned Band Spotlight. ▶️SUPPORT THE BANDS FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE Misthyrming https://misthyrming.bandcamp.com/  Hasslig https://hasslig.bandcamp.com/  Perdition’s Mire https://perditionsmire.bandcamp.com/  Morbid Angel https://morbid-angel.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 I get to tick off a wishlist podcast guest as I welcome Matt Pike of High on Fire to the show for the first time.  He is joined by his bandmate, Jeff Matz, to discuss their ferocious new album, “Cometh The Storm”.  I also get Matt to share the stories behind some of my favourite High on Fire tracks over the course of their discography, discover why Matt decided to pick up the guitar, learn about Jeff’s obscure musical tastes and their influence in the band’s writing and much more. PLUS:  I review new albums by Pestilence, Deicide, Darkthrone and Beholder.  On my weekly news rant, the latest singles by Rotting Christ, Carnophage and others are rounded up for judgment.  And, I unveil the genius of Welsh black metal project, Wrach, in another world first. ▶️SUPPORT THE BANDS FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE High on Fire https://highonfire.bandcamp.com/  Wrach https://apocalypticwitchcraft.bandcamp.com/  Beholder https://beholderqc.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