On the road again....getting back in the van

In this episode I nurse a brutal hangover and dish out a spicy curry, maybe not a Vindaloo but a Madras at least. Have we as a society lost faith in our institutions, what happens when we do? Is politics merely pantomime now, Hollywood for the ugly, as they say. Do we have any say anymore in the future our technocratic political class have for us, and did we ever? All mulled over with a grumpy disillusioned brain fog that only 10 pints of Guinness can do for you....support the show at :http://www.patreon.com/AlanAverillsponsored byhttp://www.indiemerch.com/metalbladerecordspromo code AA2023 worldwide for 10% off your orderSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

27 Jan 202347min

Tuesday's heavy metal miscellany is back and this is a special one if you will allow me some shameless self promotion of a sort! During lockdown I recorded an album with a new band and included in today's podcast is a whole song! It's filthy, dark, grim, bestial kinda stuff! That and some random Primordial chat and a preview of what might be coming up on Fridays main cast!all the links you need are as follows :support the show over athttp://www.patreon.com/AlanAverillto pre order the Verminous Serpent and check out the label Amor Fati go to :https://shop.amor-fati-productions.de/en/for 10% off all orders use the promo code "AA2023" NAmerican + shipping internationally at :https://www.indiemerch.com/metalbladerecordsSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

24 Jan 202321min

E 143 is the first chat of the year and strap yourselves in, it heads for deep space! I'm joined by Paul from BLOOD INCANTATION, one of the fastest rising death metal bands of the last decade. Uniting old school and new school fans BI are something of a modern revelation, managing to unite scenes and ages, we discuss that, Pauls complex musical tree, their now infamous episode of What's in my bag the Amoeba records show, how death metal resurrected itself commercially from the mid to late 00s doldrums and for the last half of our chat we head for conspiracy theories, aliens, graham hancock, deep state collusion over extra terrestrial contact, and ancient civilisations.....! support the show over athttp://www.patreon.com/AlanAverillcheck out the new orchestral version of the Primordial classic 'As Rome Burns' right herehttps://youtu.be/StWwHf6vyfUPrimordial on Spotify :https://open.spotify.com/artist/0BZr6WHaejNA63uhZZZZek?si=ToKJ7vY5QcKExKJmjm4uXwand Blood Incantation :https://open.spotify.com/artist/6FGv87WQ3mJWn3cmLUww6x?si=4T-Tfs3FQdeyAKB5RAf2ewSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

20 Jan 20231h 19min

The songwriting process is well under way for the new Primordial album, so i thought it would be interesting to take a look at how that works, can you learn intuition when it comes to songwriting, what should you trust and the skill of knowing you are going down a blind alley and taking everyone with you. How to fry and find piece of mind and the right frame of mind to let the ideas flow uncluttered by the detritus of modern life! Next week I'll discuss the practical things you can do when coming up to record, but this one is about being prepared! fail to prepare, prepare to fail!!support the show over athttp://www.patreon.com/AlanAverillSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

13 Jan 202338min

The Tuesday heavy metal miscellany returns with the audio of my last Call from the grave video that went up on Youtube before the new year, a look back over the career of DARK ANGEL.....if you told me the greatest thrash metal album of all time was 'Darkness Descends'.....I might just agreehttp://www.patreon.com/AlanAverillSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10 Jan 202323min

Episode 141 is part 2 of a look back over 2022, this time from a musicians perspective, the ending of lockdown, tours and gigs returning, the hesitancy of people to attend, vaccine dilemmas for musicians and the industry, conformity in the metal scene at large, spiralling energy and travel costs for both musicians and fans, who can survive that into 2023? but also let's hear it for how much great music was being made in the underground, in alternative sub cultures away from the mainstream and what we need to do to keep those scenes, venues, festivals, and tours alive, what does 2023 hold? AI avatar popstars? an analog rebellion? all in Episode 141http://www.patreon.com/AlanAverillSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

6 Jan 202346min

This is part one of the year in review, the dark stuff.....call me a miserable son of a bitch if you wish but this is about lockdown, post pandemic issues, war Ukraine, Putin, fighting for freedom in Iran, the Twitter files, Climate change issues, mainstream media narratives and who controls them, the new technocracy, gender, the WEF and all the that other good positive stuff....part 2 will be a lighter more positive take on the year, music and maybe grounds for optimism? at least that's what I'm gonna try and do, this is the heavy stuff, but just no metal!....have I gone mad? am I totally wrong? could be, you decide.....http://www.patreon.com/AlanAverillSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

30 Dec 202256min

This one does what it says on the tin! My top 15 or 20 Metal albums of the year in no real order! Nothing we all like more than a list huh? well here's my end of year list......http://www.patreon.com/AlanAverill Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

23 Dec 202230min