The Shadow of Aleister Crowley the Great Beast 666
In this Episode Alan tackles the life, legacy and influence of Magician Aleister Crowley over not only metal and black metal but over culture and history itself in the 20th century and beyond, from hi...
17 Juli 202053min
Bonus podcast - The Making of Primordial 'Storm Before Calm'
A shorter 'making of' commentary on the 4th Primordial album 'Storm Before Calm' from 2002 which was recorded in Yorkshire back in the day. About the songwriting, artwork, aesthetic, imagery, recordin...
15 Juli 202023min
IRISH HISTORY vol. 1 back to school
In this episode Alan discusses developments in the music industry, the face of the city as it emerges from lockdown, a dive into Irish medieval history and how the past casts the die of the present da...
10 Juli 202055min
SOUL, SOBRIETY, SUICIDE & SOLSTAFIR w/ Addi Tryggvason
In the final episode of the season Alan talks to his old friend Addi from Icelandic heathen bastards Solstafir about mental health, depression, suicide, his journey to sobriety and reminisces about ol...
3 Juli 20201h 18min
Is this the end of Rock n Roll as we knew it?
In this Episode Alan discusses the potential future outcomes of the music industry, the recent leaked memo from Live Nation, do socially distant gatherings spell the end of rock n roll as we knew it, ...
26 Juni 202057min
Moderate man says reasonable thing vs. the Volcano
In Episode 10 Alan ponders the chaos of 2020 and tries to find some middle ground left to stand on, wonders if it's the place of a a singer in a heavy metal band to make judgement calls on politics an...
19 Juni 202051min
Reason, Riots and Responsibility, with Josh Barnett MMA
In Episode 9 Alan talks to Josh 'The Warmaster' Barnett heavyweight of MMA Bellator, Mixed Martial Artist, commentator, and fellow metalhead in a long form wide ranging discussion, from the protests, ...
12 Juni 20201h 31min
Irish Politics, Drug Culture, the Cult of Heroic Failure and Paganism
In Episode 8 Alan discusses Irish History, the famine, the influence of the Catholic Church on Ireland in the 20th century, emigration, the changing face of drugs in the capital in the early 90s, Ecst...
3 Juni 202049min
