Are you in the Mano(war)sphere?
Interrupted while day dreaming about a Manowar poster I had when I was 14....I get ambushed into discussing the Manosphere with an old friend, am I in it? is the main thrust of questioning. It was sil...
21 Aug 37min
Dead embryonic cells, becoming a walking meme and some EU eco (can I play with) madness......
In today's episode I mull over Sepultura's last ever European show, feeling left out in the cold by that corporate arena feeling and why bands choose huge screens with AI imagery over lights and amps,...
14 Aug 40min
I tried to make it back to 1984....
Recently I was mixing an album and desperately tried to make the studio into a time machine, to take me back to 1984, and failed. Well kinda, sorta.....made it back some of the way then the dials on t...
7 Aug 37min
Is the golden age of underground musical creativity over?
This weeks episode is inspired by a week of listening to old demos from the late 80s and early 90s, a chance discussion with Paul from Blood Incantation about why some bands that seemed so vital from ...
31 Jul 34min
Cultural misunderstandings....and music industry communication breakdowns
In today's podcast I consider the implications that music is now one of the least important parts of promoting an album, what that means for the art form, when was the last time you shared a link to m...
24 Jul 36min
Examining the culture war hype surrounding 'The Odyssey'
In today's episode I tread out into ankle deep waters of the let's be frank mostly nonsense culture war hysteria surrounding Christopher Nolan's new movie, an adaptation of Homer's "The Odyssey" and c...
10 Jul 32min
MONUMENTAL POSSESSION - introducing the band
Born in 2015, VOLUME BRUTAL is a non-profit organization which releases LPs/CDs/Tapes, organizes gigs and other metal-related events (record market...). The stuff we sell on the website is from our ow...
1 Jul 6min
