In today's podcast I am reading a tour diary I wrote in 1999 for our old website. An 8 day tour of Portugal with one show in Spain and seeing if it rouses any old memories. This is my first time reading it since I wrote it, the confessions of a 20 something True Metal Vampire .....

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VERMINOUS SERPENT

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DREAD SOVEREIGN

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APRILMEN

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The files of my original take on the state of the worlds politics in 2024 were corrupted, perhaps the universe is telling me something. So this is just a sideways look at a couple of interesting and difficult conversations I've had lately, starting with the Irish musical phenomenon Kneecap and ending with the darkness of the Grooming gangs scandal in the UK, and how the world is only going to get more wild and we have to try and drop our instinct of dismissing the messengers simply because we don't like their politics, or their history, or just the cut of their jib!

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I made some very brutal old school death metal right here

https://open.spotify.com/artist/54Wpl9JD0Zn4rhpBvrN2Oa?si=zOjIulHXS5y9lW1YHMhgTA

Check out my other doom band

https://open.spotify.com/artist/60HY4pl0nbOrZA6u2QnqDN?si=sxQ5_1htR6G3WIvy1I_wXA

and take a listen to some old school electro goth I made

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This was supposed to be a look back over the years political, cultural, social events, things that stood out to me, a sideways take on a wild ride of a year but the recording didn't work out! So this is an emergency pod! but a look back over the unusual and unexpected circumstances surrounding the 4th Primordial album, perhaps the most under looked and under rated? 2002's 'Storm before calm'

it originally appeared on my Patreon!

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I made some very brutal old school death metal right here

https://open.spotify.com/artist/54Wpl9JD0Zn4rhpBvrN2Oa?si=zOjIulHXS5y9lW1YHMhgTA

Check out my other doom band

https://open.spotify.com/artist/60HY4pl0nbOrZA6u2QnqDN?si=sxQ5_1htR6G3WIvy1I_wXA

and take a listen to some old school electro goth I made

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What's another year eh? getting back on the horse, back on the road again, not letting them grind ya down and all the usual cliches, this episode takes a look at the reaction to my top 20 of the year we have just done and dusted and observing the absolute deluge of music I forgot or would never have enough hours in the day to check out and asks the question is the underground, traditional metal just in a state of managed decline? a dusty old museum we have to remember to turn the lights on so the odd visitor can see through the gloom?

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I made some very brutal old school death metal right here

https://open.spotify.com/artist/54Wpl9JD0Zn4rhpBvrN2Oa?si=zOjIulHXS5y9lW1YHMhgTA

Check out my other doom band

https://open.spotify.com/artist/60HY4pl0nbOrZA6u2QnqDN?si=sxQ5_1htR6G3WIvy1I_wXA

and take a listen to some old school electro goth I made

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This was supposed to be my top 20 but due to my forgetfulness turned into 21 on the hoof.... does what it says on the tin this one!

would a top 20 hats seem better? let me know

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sponsored by Metal Blade records https://metalblade.indiemerch.com/

promo code AA 2024 for 10% off your order ships worldwide

For info on my work as a booking agent go to: https://www.facebook.com/DragonProductionsOfficial

I made some very brutal old school death metal right here

https://open.spotify.com/artist/54Wpl9JD0Zn4rhpBvrN2Oa?si=zOjIulHXS5y9lW1YHMhgTA

Check out my other doom band

https://open.spotify.com/artist/60HY4pl0nbOrZA6u2QnqDN?si=sxQ5_1htR6G3WIvy1I_wXA

and take a listen to some old school electro goth I made

https://open.spotify.com/artist/7GzLO1YJClmN5TvV4A37MJ?si=cRXSk24lQKWSqJG-B8KbWQ

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After a lengthy and detailed discussion over on my instagram about Spotify I thought I'd clear up some of the confusion and misunderstandings involved in their business model and how it is to interact with that as a musician and artist. What unwrapped is all about, how it demands our attention and what we can do to support artists moving forwards

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Verminous Serpent

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Dread Sovereign

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Todays podcast asks the question when did it become such a chore to be a fan of music? do you go to gigs and secretly wait for them to be over, feel like you haven't given that new album by your so called fave band enough time, and before you know it you have a stack of ignored vinyl staring at you? do you feel overwhelmed by the amount of new releases, so much so that being informed feels like doing the death scroll admin? find out why ....consume curate content, the 3 C's

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take a look at the article at Hate Meditations

https://hatemeditations.com/2024/06/06/metalhead-burnout-entrepreneurism-and-the-chore-of-modern-listening/?

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For info on my work as a booking agent go to:

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Verminous Serpent

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Dread Sovereign

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How are some metal bands enjoying greater success than ever near the end of their careers? Kreator, Anthrax and Testament being a case in point, arguably past their creative peak, their peak of physical sales and out the other side of the changing winds of the music industry some bands are posting bigger numbers than ever out there on the road, how come? clever curation of their legacy? a huge stage show? being clever about digital singles.....? find out

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For info on my work as a booking agent go to:

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Verminous Serpent

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Dread Sovereign

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