Into The Necrosphere Jackie Smit

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.  

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Wolves In The Throne Room
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Andracca
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Regarde Les Hommes Tomber 
https://rlht.bandcamp.com/ 
Whoredom Rife
https://whoredomrife.bandcamp.com/ 

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Everything Went Black
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Necromaniacs
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Sol Nox
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Iblis Manifestations
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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, 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. 

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Rotting Christ
https://rottingchrist.bandcamp.com/ 
Episode XIII
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Atrae Billis 
https://atraebilisdeath.bandcamp.com/  
Akhlys 
https://akhlys.bandcamp.com/ 

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▶️THE HORSEMEN OF THE PODCASTING APOCALYPSE 
Horrorwolf666
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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/ 

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Greh
https://grehmetal.bandcamp.com/ 
Paradise Lost
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Konkhra 
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▶️THE HORSEMEN OF THE PODCASTING APOCALYPSE 
Horrorwolf666
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Everything Went Black
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Necromaniacs
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Sol Nox
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Iblis Manifestations
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