Australian Hunger

This week I talk to Robin Staps of The Ocean about their new album, Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic, his quiet place to write music and why he continues to be interested in geological periods.

• 5:45 The Ocean

The songs played during this episode were:

• 14:10 Cambrian II: Eternal Recurrence 
• 29:55 Permian: The Great Dying

I also discuss interviewing high profile bands with specific interview schedules.

Recommendation: The Bleakness Of Our Constant by Eneferens

Links

• The Ocean's Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theoceancollective
• The Ocean's Bandcamp: https://theocean.bandcamp.com
• The Bleakness Of Our Constant - Eneferens: https://eneferens.bandcamp.com/album/the-bleakness-of-our-constant

This week I talk to John Rousvanis of Alithia about their new album, The Moon Has Fallen, and their European tour.

• 4:30 Alithia

The songs played during this episode were:

• 17:10 Diamonds
• 37:50 The Knife
• 50:35 The Sun

I also discuss the Bear The Mammoth show and different opinions about what makes a good live show.

Recommendation: Apocalypticists by Kriegsmaschine 

Links

• Alithia's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alithiaband
• Apocalypticists - Kriegsmaschine: https://ksmpl.bandcamp.com/album/apocalypticists

This week I talk to Peter Bursky of Sumeru about their new album, Summon Destroyer, and the influence meditation has had on his music.

• 7:00 Sumeru

The songs played during this episode were:

• 25:40 Summon Destroyer
• 51:40 Embrace The Cold

I also discuss the growing number of female guitarists and why that isn't enough to make the metal scene a welcoming place.

Recommendation: Flood by Domkraft

Links

 

• Sumeru's Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mountsumeru
• Sumeru's Bandcamp: https://sumeru.bandcamp.com/
• Report: Fender Study Reveals Women Make Up 50 Percent of Beginning Players: http://loudwire.com/fender-study-women-50-percent-beginning-players/
• Kat Katz Quits Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Says She’s “Tired of Being Bullied by Dudes”: http://www.metalsucks.net/2018/10/24/kat-katz-quits-agoraphobic-nosebleed-says-shes-tired-of-being-bullied-by-dudes/amp/
• Absu’s Melissa Moore (aka Vis Crom): “I Lost My Band When I Came Out” as Transgender: http://www.metalsucks.net/2018/10/24/absus-melissa-moore-aka-vis-crom-i-lost-my-band-when-i-came-out-as-transgender/amp/
• Flood - Domkraft: https://domkraft.bandcamp.com/album/flood

I talked with the boys from Adnate about how the band reformed and go through a track by track discussion of the album.

• 5:45 Adnate

I also chatted about the removal of As I Lay Dying from Spain's Resurrection Fest.

Links

• Adnate's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AdnateMusic
• Adnate's Bandcamp: https://adnate.bandcamp.com/
• As I Lay Dying removed from 2019 Resurrection Fest lineup following fan backlash: https://www.yahoo.com/news/lay-dying-removed-2019-resurrection-145943304.html

This week I talk to James Kershaw of Bear The Mammoth about the many iterrations of the band he has been in and role improvised jamming has in their music.

• 3:20 Bear The Mammoth

The songs played during this episode were:

• 24:55 Decembering
• 54:05 Sank

I also discussed briefly mentioned Nergal's comments about the importance of Slayer.

Recommendation: Written In Waters by Ved Buens Ende

Links

• Bear The Mammoth's Facebook: http://facebook.com/bearthemammoth
• Bear The Mammoth's Bandcamp: https://bearthemammoth.com
• Nergal: I can imagine a world without God but not a world without Slayer, Louder: https://www.loudersound.com/news/nergal-i-can-imagine-a-world-without-god-but-not-a-world-without-slayer

This week I talk to David, Rohan and Max of Ploughshare about recording an album without the pressures of a studio and their themes of waste and expurgation.

• 10:20 Ploughshare

The songs played during this episode were:

• 37:05 The Urinary Chalice Held Aloft
• 1:14:55 Salvific Putridity Bestowed

I also discussed the article in Loudwire about the inventors of metalcore, and why predecessors can be far more important that pioneers.

Recommendation: Unbound by Sargeist

Links

• Ploughshare's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/INDOMITABLEPLOUGHSHARE/
• Ploughshare's Bandcamp: https://ploughshare.bandcamp.com/album/in-offal-salvation
• Vocalist Alex Varkatzas Says Atreyu “Invented Metalcore”, MetalSucks: http://www.metalsucks.net/2018/10/16/vocalist-alex-varkatzas-says-atreyu-invented-metalcore/
• Unbound by Sargeist: https://wtcproductions.bandcamp.com/album/unbound

This week I talk to Bianca and Callum of Tasmanian atmospheric black metal band Moon Dweller about their debut album, Meridian, and it's interesting development.

• 8:00 Moon Dweller

The songs played during this episode were:

• 31:40 Ex Nihilo
• 56:55 Empyrean Flux

I also discussed the article in No Clean Singing about the death of genres.

Recommendation: Beastland by Author & Punisher

 

Links

• Moon Dweller's Website: moondwellerband.com.au
• Moon Dweller's Facebook: facebook.com/pg/MoonDwellerBand
• Moon Dweller's Bandcamp: moondwellerband.bandcamp.com/album/meridian
• A Dialogue On The Death Of Genres, No Clean Signing: https://www.nocleansinging.com/2018/10/04/a-dialogue-on-the-death-of-genres/
• Beastland by Author & Punisher: https://authorandpunisher.bandcamp.com/album/beastland

This week I interview Canadian eclectic metal girl April Hutchins about her new trilogy of Anna Pest EP's and the final release from her band Mellevon.

• 6:05 Anna Pest
• 37:25 Mellevon

The songs played during this episode were:

• 13:45 RotWomb (from A Fortress of Flesh)
• 28:50 Making the Same Fucking Mistake for the Sixth Time on a Thursday Night (from Something Is A Foot)
• 48:25 Pray to Me ( from A Fortress of Flesh)

I also discussed the article in Invisible Oranges about Brendan Sloan's Convulsing.

Recommendation: Toby Driver - They Are The Shield

This week I interview Perth doomgaze band Skullcave about their new album, FEAR, the themes of mental health that permeate the release and the album launch show.

• 7:05 Skullcave

The songs played during this episode were both from their album FEAR

• 27:15 Next Earth
• 54:45 Forgiving

I also talk a little bit about my background and how that will shape this podcast.

In this inaugural episode of Australian Hunger, I have some very special interviews recorded live at Negfest last week.

• 4:27 Convulsing, where we discuss his latest album Greivous and his very first live show
• 41:07 Omahara, where we talk about the unique way they approach their music and their new material
• 1:01:10 Lachlan Dale, owner of the label as Art As Catharsis, a brief discussion about organising the event, the label and his musical projects

A massive thanks to Convulsing and Omahara for letting me interview them on the day and to Lachlan Dale for setting me up.