The ink – and the tears! – have barely dried on the records of our EARBVM-of-the-year episode, and yet we’re already back in the saddle with a fresh one. Tune in, as we are joined by not one, not two, but three (!!!) guests (and a new-ish team member) for the first series of 2025 reviews, and our most ambitious recording session yet. Needless to say, some things went wrong with the audio, not least because the grand master of audio wizardry for the first time in recorded podcast history trusted his callow apprentice with post-production sorcery, and well, what can I say ... “Spirits that I’ve cited, my commands ignore” ... But be that as it may, we trust in your patience as well as your reflexes when it comes to adjusting the volume on your audio device, and, in turn, are confident that we have nevertheless prepared a tremendously exciting episode for you! For this episode, three slithering serpents in black and white have come out of the woodwork to join our sacrilegious sssnakepit: the extremely committed, fantastically knowledgeable, monumentally monochrome, and wonderfully witty Jakob, Janick, and Nadja from Saarland’s trvest den of underground anguine facilitators: Corpsepaint Cobra! After some conversation with our ophidian guests, we discuss another eclectic selection of heavy music, including the recent releases by Heisskalt – Vom Tun und Lassen (00:25:46), Jinjer – Duél (00:42:45), Crush Your Soul – Living Gracious (00:54:08), Zero Absolu – La Saignée (01:06:27), and Eidola – Mend (01:24:45). As introduced in our previous episode, the amended “lost & found” section of the show comes with another category! This episode, we put on our politeness-hats, douse ourselves in maple sirup, and embark on a quest to find the best albums by Canadian bands, the contenders of which are Kataklysm – Serenity in Fire (01:43:19), Into Eternity – The Scattering of Ashes (01:52:46), Cancer Bats – Hail Destroyer (02:02:25), Tomb Mold – Manor of Infinite Forms (02:10:35), and Red Handed Denial – Redeemer (02:21:01). As always, we're happy to provide a Spotify-playlist to complement this episode for your convenience. Check it out! Most importantly, if you want to support Corpsepaint Cobra and get involved in the Saarland local underground music scene, make sure to check out their website and become a member! One more thing, as usual: We’re on Discord now! Come join the cult! We would love for you to join the Earbvds family and talk music with us! Once again, we invite you to come along for this metallic journey of epic proportions. Instagram: @earbvds666 Covert Art: © franzbrand Music: © Thomas Kuhn Guests: Corpsepaint Cobra Special Thanks to Dock 11 for accommodating us in their lovely studio!
