Australian Hunger

This week I talk to Jordan Giblett and Greg Perry of Stone Sovereign about their debut album, Tales Of Myth & Madness, and their Tour of Myth & Madness.

• 4:50 Stone Sovereign

The songs played during this episode were:

• 19:55 The Cradle of Life
• 43:35 Across the Boiling Sea

I also discuss Spotify asking for money back that it already paid out. Really.

Links

Stone Sovereign's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stonesovereign/
Stone Sovereign's Bandcamp: https://stonesovereign.bandcamp.com/
Spotify: We ‘overpaid’ songwriters and their publishers in 2018, and we would like our money back: https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-we-overpaid-songwriters-and-publishers-in-2018-and-now-we-would-like-our-money-back/

This week I talk to Daniel Hay of New Zealand band The Dark Third about their album Even As the Light Grows, what he aims for in prog and how his writing about music influenced bis writing of music.

• 2:20 The Dark Third

The songs played during this episode were:

• 26:40 These Things Are Not Inherent
• 56:50 The Regressor

Recommendation: Soundtracks of Sergio Leone

Links

The Dark Third's Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/TheDarkThird/
The Dark Third's Bandcamp:  http://thedarkthird.bandcamp.com/

This week I talk to Emily Highfield of Melbourne band Suldusk about her new album Lunar Falls.

• 5:40 Suldusk

The songs played during this episode were:

• 14:20 Solus Ipse
• 32:00 Aphasia
• 48:40 Catacombs

I also discuss the two Batushkas.

Recommendation: I’m Losing Myself by An Isolated Mind

Links

Suldusk's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Suldusk/
Suldusk's Bandcamp: http://suldusk1.bandcamp.com/
One Version of Batushka Drops a New Track: www.metalsucks.net/2019/05/13/one-version-of-batushka-drops-a-new-track/
I’m Losing Myself - An Isolated Mind: https://anisolatedmind.bandcamp.com/album/im-losing-myself

This week I talk to Jeff Becerra of legendary American death metal band Possessed about the second phase of the band, their new album Revelations Of Oblivion and how he approaches the stage.

• 6:20 Possessed

I also discuss the rocky transition from high quality originals to the digital.

Recommendation: Eaten Back To Life by Cannibal Corpse

Links

Possessed's Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/possessedofficial/
Neil Young book chronicles fight to improve digital music: https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/06/neil-young-book-digital-music/

This week I talk to Sim of SEIMS about their new EP 3.1 and how he captures the conceptual journey from darkness to clarity.

• 0:45 SEIMS

The songs played during this episode were:

• 26:45 Translucence

 

Links

SEIMS's Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/seimsmusic
SEIMS's Bandcamp: http://store.seims.net/

This week I talk to Mikes Lamb and Wilson of Lysithea about their new album Star-Crossed and the unique path their band has taken.

• 4:20 Lysithea

The songs played during this episode were:

• 38:40 Away
• 1:06:10 Unearthly Burial

I also discuss the music created by AI and how this implicates intellectual property law.

Recommendation: Silent Night, Bloody Night

Links

Lysithea's Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/lysitheaband
Lysithea's Bandcamp:  http://lysithea.bandcamp.com/
A YouTube Channel is Streaming AI-Generated Death Metal 24/7: http://www.metalsucks.net/2019/04/22/a-youtube-channel-is-streaming-ai-generated-death-metal-24-7/
We’ve been warned about AI and music for over 50 years, but no one’s prepared: https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/17/18299563/ai-algorithm-music-law-copyright-human

I talked to Yonn McLaughlin of Sydney death metal band Horrisonous about their debut album A Culinary Cacophony, his approach as a drummer to being a vocalist frontman and the elements of disgust in their music.

• 5:30 Horrisonous

The songs played during this episode were:

• 15:30 Kuru Worship
• 30:50 Flesh Presented For Orgasmic Torment
• 50:30 Nourishment Through Excrement

I also discuss recent concert cancellations in Malaysia on religious grounds during the Easter period

Non-Recommendation: Smash Mouth

Links

Horrisonous' Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Horrisonous/
Horrisonous' Bandcamp: https://horrisonous.bandcamp.com/
Singapore-based black metal band forced to cancel Easter Sunday show: https://www.loudersound.com/news/singapore-based-black-metal-band-forced-to-cancel-easter-sunday-show

This week I talk to Alister Douglas of Adelaide shoegaze band Blush Response about their new album, his attraction to the music and the future of the group beyond a one man band.

• 5:25 Blush Response

The songs played during this episode were:

• 15:05 Cruel
• 29:35 Fall Apart
• 44:05 Still Life

I also discuss protest and political content, perhaps a bit pointlessly.

Recommendation: Circle Of Veins by Sadness

Links

Blush Response's Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/sadnessmusicofficial
Blush Response's Bandcamp: https://sadnessmusic.bandcamp.com/music
Feature Part 1: http://indie30.com/2018/06/29/in-long-form-a-blushingly-belated-response-to-hearts-grow-dull-part-one/
Feature Part 2: http://indie30.com/2018/12/05/in-long-form-our-blushingly-belated-response-to-hearts-grow-dull-part-two/
Circle Of Veins - Sadness: https://sadnessmusic.bandcamp.com/album/circle-of-veins-2

This week I talk to Mark Grant of Gold Coast screamo band Blind Girls about their new album Residue and how the band has evolved since their last release.

• 3:35 Blind Girls

The songs played during this episode were:

• 13:50 Breaths
• 25:50 Exertion
• 35:35 Discarded Pictures

I also discuss why April Fools efforts my media companies are lame.

Recommendation: Board Up The House by Genghis Tron

Links

Blind Girls' Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/blindgirls
Blind Girls' Bandcamp:  https://blindgirls.bandcamp.com/
Board Up The House - Genghis Tron: https://genghistron.bandcamp.com/album/board-up-the-house

I had a mammoth chat with Damian Master and John Serba, the guys behind BSOGM, the Bullshit Old Guy Metal podcast. We talked about the podcast, the 90's, controversy in heavy metal and a lot more.

• 2:55 BSOGM

Links

BSOGM's Podbean: https://bsogm.podbean.com/
BSOGM's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BSOGM
BSOGM's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BSOGMpodcast/
BSOGM's Twitter: https://twitter.com/bsogm
Damian Master's Twitter: https://twitter.com/DAMIANMASTER
John Serba's Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnserba
Colloquial Sound Recordings' Bandcamp: https://colloquialsoundrecordings.bandcamp.com/
Josh Serba At Large: https://www.johnserbaatlarge.com/