REQUIEM METAL PODCAST

Part 3 of our Canadian metal discussion. This time we delve into the more "extreme" side of our neighbors to the north's metal cache. Starting out with punk-fueled, proto-tech-thrash masters Voivod and end the conversation in technical death metal territory with the likes of Cryptopsy, Gorguts and Martyr. Fuck Off and Die (3:13) Rrröööaaarrr (1986) VOIVOD TALKSET 1 Overreaction (4:46) Killing Technology (1987) VOIVOD Macrosolutions to Megaproblems (5:14) Dimension Hatröss (1988) VOIVOD Nothingface (4:14) Nothingface (1989) VOIVOD Disincarnated (4:29) Considered Dead (1991) GORGUTS TALKSET 2 Condemned to Obscurity (4:51) The Erosion of Sanity (1993) GORGUTS Earthly Love (4:04) Obscura (1998) GORGUTS Slit Your Guts (4:02) None So Vile (1996) CRYPTOPSY Phobophile (4:38) None So Vile (1996) CRYPTOPSY Scent of Elegance (3:13) Within Dividia (2004) THE END TALKSET 3 Hopeless Hopes (6:01) Hopeless Hopes (1997) MARTYR Canadian Metal (4:40) F.O.A.D. (2007) DARKTHRONE

1989. The tail end of the thrash scene; with one notable exception... Annihilator. The Alice in Hell record, recorded in 1988 and released in 1989 on Roadrunner, was a culmination of the entire genre. Embodying elements of speed metal, hardcore punk, proto-death metal and every permutation of thrash, Alice in Hell is a fitting goodbye to a scene that brought extreme metal to a wider audience and made way for the underground to rise. This entry of the Canadian Metal series, we discuss the album track-by-track in an effort to better understand our neighbors to the North's vast wealth of metal skills and influence. Crystal Ann (1:41) Alice in Hell (1989) Alison Hell (5:01) Alice in Hell (1989) TALKSET 1 W.Y.T.D. (3:56) Alice in Hell (1989) Wicked Mystic (3:38) Alice in Hell (1989) Burns Like a Buzzsaw Blade (3:34) Alice in Hell (1989) TALKSET 2 Word Salad (5:49) Alice in Hell (1989) Schizos (Are Never Alone) Part I & II (4:32) Alice in Hell (1989) Ligeia (4:48) Alice in Hell (1989) TALKSET 3 Human Insecticide (4:50) Alice in Hell (1989)

When you think of Canada, the first thing that springs to mind isn't usually heavy metal. But after listening to this show it certainly should be. Bands that were muttered by the likes of Napalm Death, Entombed and Death in interviews, but for whatever reason always flew over our radar. No more. The first part of our Canadian Metal series explores the thrash, proto-death metal and heavy metal side of our northern neighbor's musical cache. Scream it proud: CANADIAN METAL! This is Thirteen (6:42) This is Thirteen (2007) ANVIL TALKSET 1 Mothra (5:02) Metal on Metal (1982) ANVIL March of the Crab (2:34) Metal on Metal (1982) ANVIL Rising of the Dead (3:34) Heavy Metal Maniac (1983) EXCITER Destructor (4:18) Violence & Force (1984) EXCITER Evil Invaders (3:49) Evil Invaders (1985) RAZOR TALKSET 2 Cut-Throat (4:04) Evil Invaders (1985) RAZOR Sodomize the Dead (2:20) Metal Inquisition (1985) PILEDRIVER Forward to Termination/Terror Strikes (4:29) Forward to Termination (1987) SACRIFICE Cyanide (3:38) Forward to Termination (1987) SACRIFICE Disintegration/Incinerator (3:58) Strappado (1987) SLAUGHTER Tortured Souls (2:51) Strappado (1987) SLAUGHTER TALKSET 3 Flying Blind (3:11) This is Thirteen (2007) ANVIL

Rounding out our coverage of the career of Death with their final record The Sound of Perseverance. This was the final death metal entry from Chuck Schuldiner before his tragic passing from brain cancer. See the final act of a band that created death metal as we know it today.

Everyone loves Carcass. Well up to a certain point in their career. I can safely state that from Reek of Putrefaction to Heartwork, most would agree that that they could do no wrong (I'm omitting the nut jobs who think they sold out with Necroticism - Descanting the Insalubrious). After the relative success of Heartwork and their signing to Columbia, they were posed to set the world on fire as a mainstream death metal band. But as they state themselves "I Told You So (Corporate Rock Really Does Suck)." Many were highly critical of their swansong, the aptly names Swansong, eventually released by Earache after Columbia shelved it, but now over 10 years later we thought it was worth giving it a second chance. Some see Swansong as a blemish to an otherwise flawless career, and to others this was their entry point to Carcass which opened the door to discovering their earlier output. This episode we reflect on Carcass' post-Heartwork output, including the Blackstar project (the Swansong lineup, sans Bill Steer + Mark "Griff" Griffiths ex-Cathedral). Rock the Vote (3:53) Swansong (1996) TALKSET 1 Black Star (3:29) Swansong (1996) Child's Play (5:43) Swansong (1996) Polarized (4:02) Swansong (1996) Firm Hand (5:22) Swansong (1996) TALKSET 2 Emotional Flatline (4:16) Wake Up and Smell the... Carcass. (1996) Blood Spattered Banner (4:41) Wake Up and Smell the... Carcass. (1996) Sound of Silence (3:44) Barbed Wire Soul (1997) Blackstar Rock n Roll Circus (4:15) Barbed Wire Soul (1997) Blackstar The Girl Who Lives on Heaven Hill (2:48) Peaceville X Compilation (1998) Originally recorded by Hüsker Dü. TALKSET 3 Game Over (4:02) Barbed Wire Soul (1997) Blackstar Give Up the Ghost (3:07) Barbed Wire Soul (1997) Blackstar

Back to the early 1990s again. This time we're discuss seminal Swedish Death Metal act, Grave. Formed in 1986 as Corpse, then changed to the equally necrotic moniker Putrefaction, then finalizing as Grave in 1988. Often lumped into the Stockholm scene, Grave arose from Visby, a town on the island of Gotland just off the eastern coast of Sweden. This relative isolation is reflected in their sound, which was much more brutal and heavy (in a sonic sense). The trademarks of their sound was ultra-downtuned guitars and guttural vocals. More akin to American death metal than their Swedish peers. This episode we go through their early catalog, or their "classic" lineup consisting of Ola Lindgren, Jens "Jensa" Paulsson, and J�¶rgen Sandstr�¶m. Their later output is quite good as well (with exception of the Hating Life LP), which we may explore in a future show. Deformed (4:07) Into The Grave (1991) TALKSET 1 Into The Grave (4:08) Into The Grave (1991) Obscure Infinity (3:08) Into The Grave (1991) Extremely Rotten Flesh (4:36) Into The Grave (1991) Morbid Way to Die (4:46) You'll Never See... (1992) TALKSET 2 You'll Never See (5:10) You'll Never See... (1992) Brutally Deceased (3:29) You'll Never See... (1992) ...And Here I Die...Satisfied (4:12) ...And Here I Die...Satisfied EP (1993) Black Dawn (3:29) ...And Here I Die...Satisfied EP (1993) Originally recorded by Corpse (1986) Blodshed (4:12) Soulless (1994) TALKSET 3 Turning Black (4:31) Soulless (1994) Soulless (3:08) Soulless (1994) Rain (4:08) Soulless (1994)

The first in a series of discussions of Neurosis' discography, Enemy of the Sun (1993). Their fourth full-length and first album to fully realize what we know now as the "Neurosis" sound that has spawned an entire sub-genre of acolytes. The Time of the Beasts (7:59) Enemy of the Sun (1993) TALKSET 1 Lost (9:41) Enemy of the Sun (1993) Raze the Stray (8:41) Enemy of the Sun (1993) TALKSET 2 Burning Flesh in Year of Pig (1:37) Enemy of the Sun (1993) Cold Ascending (4:35) Enemy of the Sun (1993) Lexicon (5:41) Enemy of the Sun (1993) TALKSET 3 Cleanse (15:53) Enemy of the Sun (1993)

After 10 episodes devoted to our Crucial Years series, it feels great to get back to discussing a single band. What better way to get back into it than Watain. Malfeitor (6:58) Lawless Darkness (2010) TALKSET 1 Life Dethroned (5:45) Rabid Death's Curse (2000) Devil's Blood (5:54) Casus Luciferi (2003) The Golden Horns of Darash (5:41) Casus Luciferi (2003) TALKSET 2 Serpent's Chalice (6:42) Sworn to the Dark (2007) Storm of the Antichrist (4:15) Sworn to the Dark (2007) Stellarvore (8:17) Sworn to the Dark (2007) TALKSET 3 Waters of Ain (14:32) Lawless Darkness (2010)

1989. Part 2 of the Crucial Years in Metal series. In our opinion, the most crucial year in metal. Wound (3:07) Godflesh Streetcleaner Zombie Eaters (5:58) Faith No More The Real Thing TALKSET 4 Paper Cuts (4:04) Nirvana Bleach Oven (1:29) Melvins Ozma Tears (4:13) Cadlemass Tales of Creation In the Shrines of the Kingly Dead (4:08) Tiamat Sumerian Cry Face of Evil (3:50) Nihilist Only Shreds Remain TALKSET 5 On They Slay (3:39) Atheist Piece of Time Suffocation (3:15) Morbid Angel Altars of Madness Slowly We Rot (3:36) Obituary Slowly We Rot Ridden with Disease (4:53) Autopsy Severed Survival Injustice (1:23) Terrorizer World Downfall TALKSET 6 If the Truth be Known (4:12) Napalm Death Harmony Corruption Eternal War (2:08) Bolt Thrower Realm of Chaos Swarming Vulgar Mass of Infested Virulency (3:11) Carcass Symphonies of Sickness Slaves of Pain (4:04) Sepultura Beneath the Remains

1989. So this is it. Our 100th episode and the end of our Crucial Years in Metal series. In our opinion, the most crucial year in metal. Blood Runs from the Alter (4:35) Grotesque Black Gate is Closed TALKSET 1 Elimination (4:34) Overkill The Years of Decay Badlands (7:24) Metal Church Blessing in Disguise Nightmare (2:20) Testament Practice What You Preach Do Dark Horses Dream of Nightmares? (6:30) Sabbat Dreamweaver TALKSET 2 Read My Scars (4:42) Coroner No More Color Love Us or Hate Us (3:42) Kreator Extreme Aggression Tired and Red (5:26) Sodom Agent Orange Sleepless Nights (5:06) King Diamond Conspiracy Out of the Body (4:39) Pestillence Consuming Impulse TALKSET 3 Breathe (5:40) Ministry Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste

1990. The last year that thrash reigned supreme. Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax put out what many see as their last great records. Pantera begin to carve the new wave of thrash, Priest releases their last record with Halford and Swedish death metal hits with Entombed's Left Hand Path. The metal world was on the cusp of a change to the extreme. Lost in the Twilight Hall (5:25) Blind Guardian Tales From the Twilight World TALKSET 1 Blood and Tears (4:19) Danzig II Lucifuge The Wolf (4:34) Trouble Trouble We Die Young (2:32) Alice in Chains Facelift Domination (5:00) Pantera Cowboys from Hell Born of Fire (3:08) Slayer Seasons in the Abyss TALKSET 2 Between the Hammer and the Anvil (4:49) Judas Priest Painkiller Belly of the Beast (4:48) Anthrax Persistence of Time Take No Prisoners (3:29) Megadeth Rust in Peace People of the Lie (3:16) Kreator Coma of Souls The Awakening (3:11) Merciless The Awakening TALKSET 3 But Life Goes On (2:59) Entombed Left Hand Path Memories Remain (3:44) Obituary Cause of Death Day of Darkness (2:05) Deicide Deicide

1991. The year extreme metal really gained ground in the music world. No longer relegated to the the import bins, this new wave of metal really started penetrating record stores, or at least in the small Midwestern town we came from. Sweden hit us with Debuts by Grave, Dismember and Unleashed, while Entombed delivered their sophomore LP. The US scene was also firing on all cylinders with Morbid Angel, Autopsy and Death, while the last bastions of thrash slowly faded away. Reign of Fire (3:57) Armored Saint Symbol of Salvation TALKSET 1 And the Psychic (4:48) Atheist Unquestionable Presence Lack of Comprehension (3:43) Death Human Involuntary Slaughter (3:03) Suffocation Effigy of the Forgotten Brainstorm (2:35) Morbid Angel Blessed are the Sick Twisted Mass of Burnt Decay (2:15) Autopsy Mental Funeral TALKSET 2 And So is Life (3:11) Dismember Like an Everflowing Stream Stranger Aeons (3:26) Entombed Clandestine Haunted (3:39) Grave Into the Grave Twisted Truth (4:04) Pestilence Testimony of the Ancients Infected Voice (3:19) Sepultura Arise Lavaging Expectations... (4:03) Carcass Necroticism: Descanting the Insalubrious TALKSET 3 Shreds of Sanity (3:27) Bolt Thrower War Master Soul Sacrifice (2:54) Cathedral Forest of Equilibrium Falling Forever (3:35) Paradise Lost Gothic

1986. This is the year of thrash. Slayer, Metallica and Megadeth all put out what many see as their quintessential records, King Diamond goes solo and Repulsion erupt on the scene. Not to mention hidden gems like Sepultura's Morbid Visions and Infernal Majesty's None shall Defy continue to broaden metal's ever-diversifying cannon. Solitude (5:38) Candlemass Epicus Doomicus Metallicus TALKSET 1 Orgasmatron (5:26) Motörhead Orgasmatron Wasted Years (5:08) Iron Maiden Somewhere in Time Dressed in White (3:08) King Diamond Fatal Portrait Wake up Dead (3:41) Megadeth Peace Sells...But Who's Buying TALKSET 2 Battery (5:11) Metallica Master of Puppets Merciless Death (4:00) Dark Angel Darkness Descends Ripping Corpse (3:36) Kreator Pleasure to Kill Restless Dead (2:58) Possessed Beyond the Gates Troops of Doom (3:18) Sepultura Morbid Visions TALKSET 3 Stench of Burning Death (1:33) Repulsion Horrified S.O.S. (4:50) Infernal Majesty None Shall Defy Raining Blood (3:30) Slayer Reign in Blood

1984. The rise of thrash, Germany entering the thrash fray with what was arguably the start death metal and established acts like Dio, Maiden and Priest continuing to dominate. Egypt (The Chains Are On) (6:58) Dio The Last in Line TALKSET 1 The Sentinal (5:04) Judas Priest Defenders of the Faith Back in the Village (5:03) Iron Maiden Powerslave Gypsy (3:09) Mercyful Fate Don't Break the Oath Escape (4:23) Metallica Ride the Lightening TALKSET 2 Haunting the Chapel (3:56) Slayer Haunting the Chapel Mad Butcher (3:31) Destruction Sentence of Death Witching Metal (3:13) Sodom In the Sign of Evil Sacrifice (3:17) Bathory Bathory Morbid Tales (3:29) Celtic Frost Morbid Tales Drop Dead (1:08) Siege Drop Dead TALKSET 3 Atom Smasher (4:12) Cirith Ungol King of the Dead Psalm 9 (4:50) Trouble Psalm 9

We're back after a little hiatus with a big transition year in metal for established acts...1995. It was the year many underground mainstays spread their wings a bit. In some cases refining their sound, in others pushing the limits of their genre. Enjoy 1995. Bored (4:06) Deftones Adrenaline TALKSET 1 Self Bias Resistor (5:14) Fear Factory Demanufacture Negasonic Teenage Warhead (4:28) Monster Magnet Dopes to Infinity Hail the Leaf (3:29) Down NOLA From Darkest Skies (6:20) My Dying Bride The Angel and the Dark River TALKSET 2 Once Solemn (3:04) Paradise Lost Draconian Times Bioshere (5:08) In Flames Subterranean The One Brooding Warning (4:14) Dark Tranquility The Gallery Suicide Nation (3:36) At The Gates Slaughter of the Soul Born in a Mourning Hall (5:14) Blind Guardian Imaginations from the Other Side TALKSET 3 At The Stormy Gates of Mist (3:00) Immortal Battles in the North Retribution...Storm of the Light's Bane (4:59) Dissection Storm of the Light's Bane