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Into The Necrosphere

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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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This week, I’m joined by Simon Lucas from Winterfylleth for a long-awaited discussion covering a variety of topics. We dive into the enthusiastic reception of the band's latest album, “The Imperious Horizon,” and explore his journey as a documentary filmmaker, his drumming inspirations, the glory days of the UK live music scene, and even get into s…
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This week I am joined by the iconic and legendary Necrobutcher of Mayhem. We discuss their 40th anniversary tour, delve into the band’s early days and creative process, swap notes on some of our favourite music and I also get an update on their next record. PLUS: Drugoth is back to co-host the weekly news rant as we round up the latest tunes by Pan…
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My good friend Shayan, frontman of Trivax and host of the Iblis Manifestations podcast, returns to the show for one of our spiciest conversations to date. We discuss Trivax signing with Osmose Productions, Iblis reaching its 100th episode, Vince McMahon, our thoughts on the upcoming US election and much more. PLUS: the Sinister Minister, Karl Hikar…
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Olav “Ravn” Bergene, the legendary frontman of the Norwegian black metal band 1349, is my guest on Into The Necrosphere this week. We have an insightful conversation about their forthcoming album, “The Wolf & The King.” Ravn also recounts tales from the band’s history, including the story of Frost's joining 1349, his collaborative relationship with…
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Toni “Ontto” Hietamäki, bassist for Finland’s Oranssi Pazuzu, joins me this week to discuss the writing and recording of their forthcoming album, “Muuntautuja”. We also explore Toni’s beginnings as a musician, his discovery of black metal and the influence of experimental hip hop outfit, Death Grips, on the band’s new material. On my weekly news ra…
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This week I welcome a man who I consider to be the best photographer working in extreme music today, Christopher Dean aka Necroshorns. Our conversation spans a wide range of topics that include his decision to leave behind a career as a commercial airline pilot and pursue his dream of becoming a photographer. He shares his harrowing experiences bei…
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Chris Naughton and Nick Wallwork of English atmospheric black metallers, Winterfylleth, make their long overdue debut on Into The Necrosphere this week. On the eve of releasing their career-defining new album, “The Imperious Horizon”, we discuss its genesis, the band’s past and its future. We also chop it up over Alien Romulus, the UK metal scene i…
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This week I’m pleased to welcome the godfather of dungeon synth and former bassist for Emperor, the legendary Mortiis. Our discussion spanned all of his various eras, his decision to return to the stage after a lengthy hiatus. We speak about the realities of growing older as a musician and Mortiis reveals why he almost gave up on music altogether. …
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This week I’m joined by a true legend of the underground as King Fowley drops by to discuss Deceased’s sensational new record, “Children Of The Morgue”. True to form, King doesn’t hold back as we discuss the early days of the band, his brushes with rockstar behaviour in the scene, our love for Dio-era Sabbath and much more. Then the mighty Drugoth …
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This week, Bjørn Bihlet (aka Hellpig) guitarist and founding member of Danish black metallers, Horned Almighty, stops by to talk about their new album, “Contagion Zero”. Along the way we also get into his views on the modern black metal scene and Bjørn shares his take on why black metal’s second wave never caught on in Denmark to the same extent as…
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This week Jerry Kurunen, host of the wildly popular Rauta YouTube channel and frontman for Nightside and Annihilatus, makes his long overdue debut on Into The Necrosphere. We discuss his musical endeavors, black metal, our shared love of Rammstein, interviewing controversial figures in the scene and much more. On my weekly news rant, I’m joined by …
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Robin Harris, bassist and vocalist for Canada’s Wormwitch, joins me this week to discuss their sensational self-titled album, released by Profound Lore Records in July. We also explore how Robin discovered metal, Wormwitch’s creative evolution, and we go deep on our personal experiences of organized religion. On my weekly news rant, I check out the…
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Legends return on this week’s episode of the show, as Matt Wilcock and Sam Bean of Australia’s premier death metal horde, Werewolves, make their way back to the podcast. We discuss the making of their crushing new album, “Die For Us”, trade our favourite memories of the halcyon days of MMA, talk about our shared love of old school gangsta rap and m…
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On this week’s episode the stars finally align enough for me to welcome one of the podcast’s most requested guests to Into The Necrosphere. Sebastian Ramstedt of In Aphelion and Necrophobic joins the podcast to discuss religious cults, W.A.S.P., how he balances his day job with a life in black metal, “Reaperdawn” and much more. PLUS: On my weekly n…
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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. O…
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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 - hardco…
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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 Nor…
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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 perfor…
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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 abou…
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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 mem…
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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 l…
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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, inclu…
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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:…
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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 b…
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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 …
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The great and powerful Silenoz of Dimmu Borgir makes his first appearance on Into The Necrosphere to discuss the band’s triumphant performance at this year’s Inferno Festival. He also walks me through the complexity of recording with large orchestras, shares his reflections on a career spanning over three decades and much more. On my weekly news ra…
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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 m…
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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, disc…
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My guest this week requires absolutely no introduction: the legendary David Vincent, currently spreading the devil’s message by way of Vltimas, Terrorizer and I Am Morbid. We had a lengthy conversation about a host of topics including his songwriting and performance philosophy, living life on your own terms and what continues to motivate him at thi…
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For this very special episode of Into The Necrosphere, I caught up with Dayal Patterson, founder of Cult Never Dies, at the Inferno Festival in Norway. We discussed his journey from photographer to journalist and eventually writer of indisputably the greatest book to chronicles black metal’s history ever published, “Black Metal: The Evolution Of Th…
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On this week’s episode, I connect with S.B., drummer and vocalist for Richmond, Virginia’s Antichrist Siege Machine, for his first ever long-form podcast interview. In a wide-ranging discussion, we cover several topics including how S.B. manages drumming and vocals on stage, the steps he took with regards to his own physical health to level up his …
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In this episode, I’m on location at the historic Akershus fortress in Oslo, Norway, where I have the pleasure of a conversation with Archaon, the guitarist of 1349. We delve into his personal journey into black metal, the origins of the band, and get an exciting glimpse into their upcoming album. Later we’re also joined by my good friend Svartalv, …
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This past weekend I had the privilege of ticking off an experience that's been very high on my bucket list by attending the 2024 edition of the legendary Inferno Festival in Oslo, Norway. Joining me on this grand odyssey was my good friend and fellow Horseman of the Podcasting Apocalypse, Shayan of the band Trivax and the host of Iblis Manifestatio…
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On this episode I’m joined by Andrew Craighan, founding member and guitarist for seminal UK doom mongers, My Dying Bride. We discuss their upcoming record, the masterful “A Mortal Binding”, and go in depth into the history of the band, including a frank assessment of arguably their most controversial album, “34.788%... Complete”. Then it’s on to a …
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My friend Jason Peppiatt makes his long overdue return to Into The Necrosphere this week. I get the latest on all of his musical endeavours, including Psycroptic, Domination Campaign and Permafog. We also discuss his approach to writing lyrics, his thoughts on AI in the metal scene, dealing with growing older and much more in an epic 2-hour long co…
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Joakim Sterner of Swedish blackened death metal legends, Necrophobic, joins me this week to discuss their tenth album, “In The Twilight Grey”. We also reminisce over the halcyon days of the Swedish death and black metal scene, Joakim reveals how and why he became a drummer and much more. PLUS - I wax lyrical about some of my favourite new releases,…
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Katy Irizarry makes her fourth appearance on Into The Necrosphere, and true to our tradition, we hold nothing back as we set the world to rights. We delve into the influence of AI in music, the chaotic state of today's politics, and much more. Katy also provides an exciting update on the rapid expansion of Suspiria PR, and we offer a sneak peek int…
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This week Mateo Von Bewitcher joins me to reflect on Bewitcher’s first decade of existence by taking me on a curated tour of their new retrospective compilation, “Deep Cuts & Shallow Graves”. We also discuss the controversy surrounding Vince McMahon (formerly) of the WWE, share our opinions on the most evil sounding albums ever recorded and much mo…
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Kyle Rasmussen joins me this week for a conversation about the making of “Suffer & Become”, masculinity, authentic creative expression, cancel culture and much more. It's a chat for the ages and definitely NOT for sensitive souls. PLUS on this week’s news rant: - Deicide commit the ultimate blasphemy by commissioning AI album artwork - High on Fire…
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Chis Monroy and Mike De La O of brutal death metal upstarts, Skeletal Remains, join the podcast this week to discuss “Fragments of the Ageless”, why Chris doesn't enjoy being a frontman, winning over tough crowds and a whole lot more. PLUS - on this week’s news rant: - My Dying Bride return to form and instantly rocket to the top of the list of my …
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On this episode I chat to Suffocation bassist, Derek Boyer, about the making of the band’s new album, “Hymns From The Apocrypha,” replacing Frank Mullen, and life on the road. We also discuss Derek’s own triumphs in the face of adversity on the road to realizing his dream of playing in one of death metal’s most iconic bands. Also on this installmen…
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This week I conclude my epic countdown of the best albums released in 2023. I’m joined by my fellow Horsemen of the Podcasting Apocalypse and frontman for Tombs, Scorpion Throne and Begotten Suns - Mike Hill - to run through our respective Top 10 lists and crown the winner of the year’s greatest record. PLUS - The world premier of the new single by…
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This week I am continuing my celebration of the very best albums of 2023. My fellow Horseman of the Podcasting Apocalypse - the Sinister Minister himself - Karl Hikara (Sol Nox) and the Duke of Metal, Dave Berrardi, joins me to share their Top 10s, while I count down my numbers 20 through 11. We also reminisce over some of my favourite (and not-so-…
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Into The Necrosphere is back and I’m kicking off this year’s campaign with a celebration of the very best albums released over the past twelve months. Joining me for the first installment of a three part series, my friend Nathan Glover of Graveir shares his personal top ten records of 2023 and then we chop it up over numbers 30 through 21 on my lis…
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There’s no better way to end a year than by catching up with my friend Sam Loynes. Sam is a member of Akercocke, The Antichrist Imperium, Voices, Anaal Nathrakh and he’s recently launched a new project called Samuel Joseph & The Guiding Hand. On this episode, he updates us on all of those projects, we discuss his personal evolution as a musician an…
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On this installment of Into The Necrosphere, I’m visiting with Dave Powell and John Wilcox of UK black metallers, Master’s Call. They take me through a track-by-track breakdown of their excellent debut album, “A Journey For The Damned”, we discuss the road to getting it released and much more. On my weekly news rant, I give you my first impressions…
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This week the legendary Chris Pervelis of Internal Bleeding lights a cigar and shares some great stories about the early days of the band. We also chat about what the future holds for Internal Bleeding, discuss how growing older has changed both of our respective attitudes to life and talk about Chris’ recently launched website, https://themetalgen…
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This week the members of Boston’s own Fuming Mouth join me to discuss their new album, “Last Day Of Sun”, as well as vocalist Mark Whelan’s battle with and triumph over leukemia. Then on my weekly news rant, I round up the latest singles by Revulsed, Dimmu Borgir, Domination Campaign and others for judgment. PLUS, I share the new single by Australi…
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Aaron Aedy, guitarist for the legendary Paradise Lost, returns to the podcast this week to discuss the re-recording of their seminal effort, “Icon”, indulge my boundless curiosity about “Shades of God”, reminisce about the glory days of the London live music scene and much more. I also review new releases by Strigoi, Gravesend, Suffocation and Fumi…
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It's a full-throttle Horsemen of the Podcasting Apocalypse extravaganza on Into The Necrosphere this week as I welcome no less than three of my brothers to the show. First up, Ralph Schmidt (Ultha, Ropes of Night) and Mike Hill (Tombs, Scorpion Throne) join me to discuss their latest collaboration, Danzig, what the future holds for their respective…
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