Terminus Episode 126 - Austere, Hanging Garden

On the newest episode of I Hate Video Games and Never Play Them, your host tackles a game almost universally played but rarely taken seriously: Peggle, the physics puzzler that marks the apex of Popcap Games- and maybe casual games as a whole. Terminus links: Terminus on Youtube Terminus on Patreon TDMG on Substack thetrueterminus@gmail.com

16 Feb 29min

A spectre is haunting black metal- that of the industrial black metal style of the late 90s and early 00s. Foremost among that cadre is Aborym, Italian stallions of legend now forgotten in the revised zeitgeist of 2025. Join your hosts as we examine Aborym's first and third records, discovering that not only are they not just "an industrial black metal band," but that they actually created some of the best and most forward-thinking extreme metal of the era. What, are you "too cool" for The Matrix now? 0:00:00 - Kali Yuga Bizarre (Scarlet Records, 1999) 0:56:06 - Interlude - Coil - “Ostia (The Death of Pasolini)” fr. Horse Rotorvator (Force & Form, 1986) 1:02:29 - With No Human Intervention (Code666 Records, 2003) 1:45:42 - Outro - Project Deviate - “Not My Kind” fr. Not My Kind/Flash! (Fusion Records, 2006) Terminus links: Terminus on Youtube Terminus on Patreon TDMG on Substack thetrueterminus@gmail.com

11 Feb 1h 49min

On the new bite-sized episode of I Hate Video Games and Never Play Them, your host takes a look at A Short Hike, a tiny game about a little bird on a medium-sized adventure with big pixels. Terminus links: Terminus on Youtube Terminus on Patreon TDMG on Substack thetrueterminus@gmail.com

6 Feb 17min

In 2025's first assault, the plucky doughboys at Terminus investigate an obscure gem of 90s black metal: Niden Div. 187. Best known for featuring members of a host of Swedish death metal bands, the project stands on its own as a truly remarkable artifact of the era, far ahead of its time in melody and experimental structures. Sit back, relax, and enjoy an episode longer than the band's entire discography. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:06:28 - Niden Div. 187 1:21:45 - Outro - Zyklon-B - “Mental Orgasm” fr. Blood Must be Shed (Malicious Records, 1995) Terminus links: Terminus on Youtube Terminus on Patreon TDMG on Substack thetrueterminus@gmail.com

3 Feb 1h 24min

For the first volley of non-musical content, The Death Metal Guy starts a new program: I Hate Video Games and Never Play Them, a series of deep dive, essayistic critiques of games in the style you know and (hopefully) love. This time, he takes a look at Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, a 2017 third person action/puzzle game from Ninja Theory best known for its deep themes and striking presentation- but does it live up to the hype? Listen and find out. But also, no. Terminus links: Terminus on Youtube Terminus on Patreon TDMG on Substack thetrueterminus@gmail.com

23 Jan 2h 2min

GENTLEMEN... BEHOLD! The Terminus Omega 2024 livestream is now mirrored here for your podcast listening pleasure. Join TBMG, TDMG, and harried Terminus intern Hyper Shaman as we go through the highlights of the year with helpful input from our... adoring(?) audience. This one was a great time and we hope those of you who don't typically listen on Youtube will enjoy listening as much as we did streaming. For those who weren't there: 2025 will feature some big but positive changes for Terminus, featuring all sorts of new forms of content that will lead us boldly into the second half of the decade. As always, thanks for listening. BIG THINGS COMING *china cymbal crashes ominously* Terminus links: Terminus on Youtube Terminus on Patreon Terminus on Instagram Terminus on Facebook thetrueterminus@gmail.com

14 Jan 2h 35min

In this titanic, tumultuous episode of Terminus, we have the rare pleasure of covering two bands that complement each other perfectly. First up, it’s jazzy brutal death from Germany. Second, it’s German brutal-deathy jazz, or…. something? Both bands feature legendary German drummer Lille Gruber, on legendary German drums. Both records are insanely good. We had a lot of fun with this one, and we hope you do, too. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:31 - Defeated Sanity - Chronicles of Lunacy (Season of Mist) 0:44:51 - Interlude - Repudilation - “Decimation,” fr. Purging of Impurity (Numb Cum Productions, 1996) 0:48:16 - Ingurgitating Oblivion - Ontology of Nought (Willowtip Records) 1:32:06 - Outro - Disillusion - “And the Mirror Cracked,” fr. Back to Times of Splendor (Metal Blade Records, 2004) Terminus links: Terminus on Youtube Terminus on Patreon Terminus on Instagram Terminus on Facebook thetrueterminus@gmail.com

18 Des 20241h 40min

This season, give thanks for the only thing in your life that truly matters - Terminus: Extreme Metal Podcast. In this great and terrible new episode, your hosts investigate new records from two esoteric enclaves of Russian black metal. You know we’re obsessed with this shit. So are you. Buckle up. 00:00 - Intro 0:03:35 - Blackdeath - Mortui Incedere Possunt (End All Life Productions / NoEvDia) Mad kappelmeisters of St. Petersburg wring jagged melodies from demon-addled fiddles. With ingenious full-band songwriting and a strangely compelling slantwise take on Orthodox black metal, this may be their finest record yet. 0:55:05 - Interlude - Bethlehem - “Second Coming” fr. Dark Metal (Adipocere Records, 1994) 1:01:05 - Old Wainds - Stormheart (Darkness Shall Rise Productions) Murmansk tundra shamans emerge from the murk with storming Slavonic riffage, savage stomps, and maybe even a few forbidden heavy metal kicks. 1:51:37 - Outro - Runes of Dianceht - “In The War,” fr. the Runes of Dianceht demo (Independent, 1996) Terminus links: Terminus on Youtube Terminus on Patreon Terminus on Instagram thetrueterminus@gmail.com

29 Nov 20241h 57min