Episode 19 – The Unquietness of Fleurety
Goodbye clarity, hello obfuscation… Norway’s other post-black metal duo, perhaps dwelling deeper in obscure shadows than Solefald… we hail Fleurety’s dedication to the dark arts and… which craft? All ...
27 Nov 20181h 16min
Episode 18 – Do You Hear Solar Music? Grobschnitt’s Cosmic Fantasia
From a kernel to a cosmos. Over the course of a decade and beyond, Germany’s Grobschnitt twisted and bent and stretched a piece of sound that would be known as “Solar Music.” An alchemical collision o...
13 Nov 201848min
Episode 17.5: Permeable Lines – A Dangerous Dance with Inspiration
The second in an occasional series of brief ambushes. With this mini-episode, we ponder and marvel at similarities between a certain few musical passages. Prompted by our previous episode on Afflicted...
6 Nov 201810min
Episode 17 – Take the Bröms Dose: The Works of Afflicted
Prolific for a brief few years, with curious beginnings and a mostly ignored ending, Afflicted’s supernova burned brightly at its peak. That peak, Prodigal Sun, is the essential cornerstone of Afflict...
30 Okt 20181h 8min
Episode 16 – Synth Whores
Few things in life get the hosts of Radical Research as excited as the squishy, otherworldly sounds of the analog synthesizer. For our 16th episode, a special detour from our typical musings, we sort ...
16 Okt 201855min
Episode 15 – The Breed is Still Beyond: Roadrunner’s Tech Metal Trinity
Can you sense them? The ghosts? Quiet yourself for a moment. They hang in the air and whisper in our ears. They taunt us with memories of a golden age. Listen closely and you can hear the spectral voi...
2 Okt 20181h 12min
Episode 14 – Northwest of Babylon: Candlemass 1998-1999
Had Leif Endling disbanded Candlemass after 1989’s Tales of Creation, he would have given enough to place his band in the halls of metal infamy. But the bassist pressed on, enduring lineup shifts, lab...
18 Sep 20181h 2min
Episode 13 – Make No Mistake: The Rick Rubin A/B
There are no happy accidents or lucky mistakes in Rick Rubin productions. The legendary producer knows exactly what he wants and how to get the leanest, meanest performances from each artist he works ...
4 Sep 20181h 18min
