PODCAST: September 27th, 2013

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Having just returned from the singular experience of Stella Natura: The Light of Ancestral Fires II, a multi-genre festival held in the forest-draped mountains of the high Sierras, this episode will doubtless be colored by that experience. As a means of preservation, you will hear many of the bands that performed, along with a few campfire stories I've brought back home with me.

On that note, the show opens with a new song from Lux Interna, whose set took place late into the freezing night on Sunday, thickening the already substantial atmosphere of their sound, as displayed on their latest album, There is Light in the Body, There is Blood in the Sun.

Following closely behind the dark folk of Lux Interna is the title track from the brand new ROME single, Hate Us and See if We Mind. The 45-minute EP features not only this more traditional (and impressive) title track, but also two nearly 20-minute experimental tracks, as well as a more subdued acoustic ballad to round it out.

For the straight-ahead gothic rock fans, The Mission (UK) have returned to the scene with a new album entitled The Brightest Light. Hailed as more than a return-to-form, the album is actually being praised as a reinvention. Meanwhile, you'll hear further cuts from the new Soror Dolorosa and Brotherhood releases.

In the current post-punk vein, Philadelphia's Night Sins have just released a free teaser for their forthcoming 2014 album, in the form of the single To London of the Lake. You can get it here, and see the video for it here. And from the other side of the country, Oakland's Wax Idols make their debut on the show this time with a song from their brand new album, Discipline & Desire.

We'll also go further into the excellent new Chelsea Wolfe album, Pain is Beauty, and check out another track from Brazil's Escarlatina Obsessiva, who have just released a video for the song "Fakir." You can see that one right here. Not enough? You'll also get the latest in a series of free live cover versions given away by KTAOABC (Kiss the Anus of a Black Cat), who this time have turned in a rendition of Front 242's "Kampfbereit." Get that one here.

In the dark metal portion of the show, you'll hear the debut of California's Weightlessness, taken from their forthcoming Graceless Records release, Of Lachrymose Grief. And we'll close the show with an extended cut from the new Wolvserpent double-album, Perigaea Antahkaran, which should help send everything home in a properly strange, atmospheric manner.

All of that, PLUS: Spotlights on the October tours of the legendary acts Goblin and Danzig; Fresh dark ambient rituals from The Netherlands' Kave and Poland's Inner Vision Laboratory (both taken from the new Kalpamantra compilation The Black Plague); A link to some possibly overlooked Lisa Gerrard material; and much, much more.


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PLAYLIST
Format: Band Name - Song Title [Album Title, Year]

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"Out ov the Coffin" w/ Ichabod

Show date: Friday, September 27th, 2013

Opening Theme:
Elliot Goldenthal - Libera Me [from "Interview with the Vampire" (soundtrack), 1994]

Lux Interna - Nida  [There is Light in the Body, There is Blood in the Sun, 2013]
Ulver - Hiertets Vee  [Kveldsanger, 1996]
ROME - Hate Us and See If We Mind (single version)  [Hate Us and See If We Mind, 2013]
Soror Dolorosa - Hologram  [No More Heroes, 2013]
Christian Death - The Path of Sorrows  [The Path of Sorrows, 1993]
Lisa Gerrard & Marcello De Francisci - River Dance  [Departum, 2010]
Brotherhood - Dead Inside [The Dark EP, 2013]
Goblin - Suspiria  ["Suspiria" (soundtrack) 1977]
Night Sins - To London or the Lake  [To London or the Lake, 2013]
Horror Vacui - Corvus Corax  [In Darkness You Will Feel Alright, 2012]
The Mission - Sometimes the Brightest Light Comes from the Darkest Place  [The Brightest Light, 2013]
Escarlatina Obsessiva - Fakir  [The Organ Grinder Songs, 2012]
KTAOABC - Kampfbereit (F242 cover)  [online release 2013]
Glenn Danzig - The Morrigu  [Black Aria, 1992]
Chelsea Wolfe - Feral Love  [Pain is Beauty, 2013]
Wax Idols - Elegua  [Discipline & Desire, 2013]
Worm Ouroboros - When We Are Gold  [Come the Thaw, 2012]
Amber Asylum - Dreams of Thee  [Songs of Sex and Death, 1999]
The Gault - Bright White Blind  [Even As All Before Us, 2005]
Inner Vision Laboratory - Swarm Palace ["The Black Plague" (comp.) 2013]
Weightlessness - By the Lore of a Morose Stench  [Of Lachrymose Grief, 2013]
Bell Witch - Longing (The River of Ash)  [Longing, 2012]
Ash Borer - Phantoms  [Cold of Ages, 2012]
Kave - The Hollow  ["The Black Plague" (comp.) 2013]
Wolvserpent - Within the Light of Fire  [Perigaea Antahkarana, 2013]

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PODCAST: August 9th, 2013

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After a dozen missed connections, much-loved and oft-recommended dark folk/country/goth singer/songwriter Chelsea Wolfe finally makes her debut on this episode with "We Hit a Wall," taken from her greatly anticipated forthcoming album, Pain is Beauty.

If the mention of dark folk/country, or the mere thought of unlit tales of Americana grabs your attention, then you will want to stick around to hear the latest release from Denver's Munly & the Lee Lewis Harlots, whose new self-titled album is sure to appeal to fans of Nick Cave, Ghoultown, and even Voltaire, with whom I believe they'd make an interesting bill.

Also in the realm of neo-folk with a dark twist, Spain's Sangre del Muerdago make their debut on the show this time, with a track from their classically-influenced new album, Deixademe Morrer no Bosque. If all this talk of dark folk has you concerned, though, never fear. The traditional goth rock sound of Sweden's Brotherhood returns to the show on this episode, with a cut from the duo's latest release, simply entitled The Dark EP.

Speaking of returns, we'll dip into a second track from The Gethsemane Option, the latest from from psychedelic darkwave masters The Legendary Pink Dots, who probably wouldn't mind sharing a bit of the ether with a newcomer to the show this time, in the form of Leila Abdul-Rauf, known for her work with such bands as Hammers of Misfortune and Amber Asylum. Her new album, Cold and Cloud, is a landscape of ethereal vocals and dark ambient textures, featuring artwork by  Tor Lundvall.

You'll hear all of that, PLUS:  Further French-Canadian dark metal selections from the latest Sombres Forêts and Monarque albums; The unintentional (but serendipitous) pairing of two cult Czech artists; A nod to Sytem Syn's attempt to crowd-fund some new music videos; several great finds from the vault; and much more...


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PLAYLIST
Format: Band Name - Song Title [Album Title, Year]

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"Out ov the Coffin" w/ Ichabod

Show date: Friday, August 9th, 2013

Opening Theme:
Elliot Goldenthal - Libera Me [from "Interview with the Vampire" (soundtrack), 1994]

David Galas - American Melancholy  [The Cataclysm, 2006]
Unto Ashes - The Turning  [Grave Blessings, 2005]
Chelsea Wolfe - We Hit a Wall  [Pain is Beauty, 2013]
Brotherhood - The Blood Runs Cold  [The Dark EP, 2013]
Lowlife - Permanent Sleep  [Permanent Sleep, 1986]
Nosferatu - Silver  [Wonderland, 2011]
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - The Weeping Song (remix)  [The Good Son, 1990]
Munly & the Lee Lewis Harlots - My Second Salvation Army Choir  [Munly & the Lee Lewis Harlots, 2013]
Leila Abdul-Rauf - Dance of the Pendulum  [Cold and Cloud, 2013]
Spectres - Passages  [Nothing to Nowhere, 2012]
In Loving Memory - Fading Away  [Collection, 2012]
The Mission - Deliverance  [Carved in Sand, 1990]
The Dead Souls - Hollow Days  [Ambition, 2011]
Death In June - Come Before Christ and Murder Love  [The World That Summer, 1986]
Cyanhide - Witch-Hunt  [Cairns, 1999]
Megaptera - Cog-Wheel Machinery  [The Curse of the Scarecrow, 1998]
System Syn - Abrasion Collar  [Premeditated, 2004]
Noir - My Dear  [My Dear (single), 2012]
The Legendary Pink Dots - A Stretch In Time  [The Gethsemane Option, 2013]
Velvet Acid Christ - Crushed  [Lust for Blood, 2006]
James Horner - Main Title/The Queen  ["Aliens: The Deluxe Edition" (soundtrack) 1986/2001]
Sombres Forêts - La Disparition  [La Mort du Soleil, 2013]
Monarque - Vigor Mortis  [Lys Noir, 2013]
Master's Hammer - Intro/Pád Modly  [Ritual, 1991]
Luboš Fišer - Confession  ["Valerie A Týden Divů" (soundtrack) 1970]
V:28 - Pattern of the Weak  [VioLution, 2007] 
Anima Morte - Funeral March  [Face the Sea of Darkness, 2007]
Sangre De Muerdago - Desterro  [Deixademe Morrer No Bosque, 2013]

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PODCAST: July 12th, 2013

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This episode begins with a birthday nod to the Gothfather himself, Peter Murphy, who celebrated his 56th (if you can believe that) on the 11th. We then move into the pile of new music that has gathered since the last show, beginning with San Francisco's Lux Interna, whose latest expansion of dark americana/neo-folk, There is Light in the Body, There is Blood in the Sun, has just arrived on the Pesanta Urfolk label.

Meanwhile, in Virginia, Bella Morte has just released their first "Best Of" collection, courtesy of Metropolis Records (get it here). Unique to this collection is a brand new recording of one of their earliest compositions, "Evensong." This new version, which you'll hear on this episode, finds founding member Gopal Metro on bass, marking his first recording with the band since 2006's Bleed the Grey Sky Black. If that didn't make fans curious enough about his potential return to the fold, Gopal is set to play his first live show with the band in over 5 years on August 3rd. We'll see what the future holds...

In the industrial realm, you'll get a taste of the new Front Line Assembly album, Echogenetic, which seems to be dividing some fans over its use of dubstep sounds. I'll let you decide -- but before you figure that out, you'll be hit with another new track from Chiildren, taken from their The Other People album, which sees the band "fusing grim metal and droning electronics."

Speaking of grim metal, you'll hear two brand new atmospheric black metal releases from Sepulchral Recordings, both of which feature former members of Canada's Miserere Luminis. First up is Sombres Forêts, from their new album La Mort du Soleil, followed by a taste of the new Gris album, À l'Âme Enflammée, l'Äme Constellée… And, as if those aren't grim enough, you'll get another taste of Old Mornings Dawn, from Austria's legendary Tolkien-worshippers, Summoning.

In the dark ambient realm, you'll hear a premiere from Chile's Solifugae, taken from the oft-heard Kalpamantra collection, Apogee. And, closing the show this time, almost 14 minutes of brand new music from Finnish psychedelic folk-rock band, Hexvessel, taken from their new album Iron Marsh.

You'll hear all of that, PLUS: Deeper cuts from the latest Night Sins, The Bellwether Syndicate, The Twilight Garden, and Anasazi releases; Some post-birthday music from Fabio Frizzi that also coincides with a Nashville screening of the Fulci classic "Zombie;" Info about the upcoming tours from Die Sektor, Gary Numan, and The Cult; selections from the goth, post-punk, and deathrock vaults; and much more...


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PLAYLIST
Format: Band Name - Song Title [Album Title, Year]

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"Out ov the Coffin" w/ Ichabod

Show date: Friday, July 12th, 2013

Opening Theme:
Elliot Goldenthal - Libera Me [from "Interview with the Vampire" (soundtrack), 1994]

Peter Murphy - The Prince and Old Lady Shade  [Ninth, 2011]
David Bowie - Crystal Japan  [Scary Monsters, 1980]
Lux Interna - Tongues  [There is Light in the Body, There is Blood in the Sun, 2013]
Ataraxia - Canzona  [Simphonia Sine Nomine, 1994]
Praise of Folly - Disillusioned  [Disillusioned, 1995]
Lycia - Nine Hours Later  [The Burning Circle and Then Dust, 1995]
The Twilight Garden - Fixation  [Hope, 2012]
Angels of Liberty - Monster In Me  [Monster In Me, 2011]
The Snake Corps - Seagull's Eye  [Smother Earth, 1990]
Solifugae - Hunger  [Apogee (comp.) 2013]
Death Cult - Gods Zoo  [Gods Zoo, 1983]
The Bellwether Syndicate - 101 Go  [The Night Watch EP, 2013]
Anåsazi - I Saw the Witch Cry  [I Saw the Witch Cry, 2012]
Bella Morte - Evensong (2012)  [The Best of Bella Morte, 2013]
Specimen - Hex  [Sharp Teeth, 1985]
Night Sins - Wild Eyes  [New Grave, 2012]
Radio Spot: "Zombie" (1979)
Fabio Frizzi - Main Title  ["Zombie" (soundtrack) 1979]
Haujobb - Lost  [New World March, 2011]
Die Sektor - In His Mercy, All Will Perish  [Applied Structure in a Void, 2011]
Gary Numan - The Fall  [Dead Son Rising, 2011]
Front Line Assembly - Ghosts  [Echogenetic, 2013]
Chiildren - Girl in the Dirt  [The Other People, 2012]
Treha Sektori - Vorah Esyeh Konteriah  [Endessiah, 2012]
Sombres Forêts - Étrangleurs de Soleils  [La Mort du Soleil, 2013]
Gris - Igneus  [À l'Âme Enflammée, l'Äme Constellée…, 2013]
Riz Ortolani - (untitled) ["Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye" (soundtrack) 1973] 
Abigor - Eclipse My Heart, Crown Me King  [Supreme Immortal Art, 1998]
Summoning - The White Tower  [Old Mornings Dawn, 2013]
Philippe D'Aram - L’Interieur Des Ecuries  ["The B-Music Of Jean Rollin" ("Fascination," 1979)]
Hexvessel - Masks of the Universe  [Iron Marsh, 2013]

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PODCAST: March 1st, 2013

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This episode begins with a new B-side from London's Ulterior. "Arabella" was given away as a bonus track to those who helped launch the new album through the band's PledgeMusic drive. Unlike a lot of extras and bonus tracks, it's every bit as good as the material found on the band's new album, The Bleach Room.

Two seemingly unrelated pieces came together to inspire my next move, which was a dip backwards into the folk realms of the 1960s. It's not an area I often travel to on this show, but with legendary psychdelic '60s band The Zombies playing in my town next week, my head has been soaked in such sounds a lot as of late. Then, along came the desire to share some of the Simon-and-Garfunkel-esque, more contemporary sounds of In Gowan Ring, and a pairing was born. Kicking the first set off this way may be a curve-ball for some, but never fear. It gets traditional from that point on.

Speaking of traditional sounds, for those in search of new, yet traditional, gothic rock sounds, Baltimore's The Drowning Season may help fill that void. The band's new EP, Tomorrow's Gone features a heavy dose of 'Nephilim and Sisters' influence, and it's available for your inspection on their Bandcamp site, here.

This weekend in Nashville, we gather to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of our longest-running Gothic/Industrial night, +SALVATION+, where I've been DJing for most of those years. As I prepared for the event, poring over music choices and tons of old photos, I decided to do a musical retrospective, highlighting the music that was played in the clubs, and on this show, ten years ago. Listen for two sets based in 2003, the first focusing on goth, post-punk, and darkwave, and the second on electro-goth, industrial, and (Terror)EBM.

Speaking of 10 year anniversaries, God Module's Empath album, their second release, turns 10 this year as well. In honor of that, the band has reissued the album with a newly revamped  bonus track that you'll hear on this episode. They're also mounting a tour in honor of that anniversary. See the dates here.

All of that, plus: Two new & different faces of the current doom scene, a track deeper into the new album from The Twilight Garden, obscure film score music rescued from a crackled print, another historically great band with a profoundly confusing name, and more...


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Format: Band Name - Song Title [Album Title, Year]

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"Out ov the Coffin" w/ Ichabod

Show date: Friday, March 1st, 2013

Opening Theme:
Elliot Goldenthal - Libera Me [from "Interview with the Vampire" (soundtrack), 1994]

Ulterior - Arabella  [The Bleach Room (bonus track), 2012]
La Fete Triste - Bleihafen [(digital single) 2012]
In Gowan Ring - The Seer and the Seen  [Hazel Steps Through a Weathered Home, 2002]
The Zombies - Smokey Day  [Odessey and Oracle, 1968]
The Twilight Garden - Reconcile  [Hope, 2012]
Entertainment - Confusion of Senses  [Gender, 2009]
Christ vs. Warhol - The End is Nigh [Dissent, 2010]
Mighty Sphincter - In the Kingdom of Heaven  [In the Kingdom of Heaven, 1987]
The Drowning Season - Turn to Grey  [Tomorrow's Gone, 2013]
David Bowie - Sense of Doubt  [Heroes, 1977]
Bloody Dead and Sexy - Bloody Rose  [Paint it Red, 2003]
Black Ice - Eve E.  [Eve EP, 2003]
Frank the Baptist - Echoes of Never  [Different Degrees of Empty, 2003]
Zeraphine - Be My Rain  [TraumaWorld, 2003]
The Last Dance - Nightmares  [Whispers in Rage, 2003]
ThouShaltNot - The Ocean is Your Voice  [The White Beyond, 2003]
Michael Giacchino - Ten Bitter Years  ["John Carter" (soundtrack) 2012]
Velvet Acid Christ - Pretty Toy  [Hex Angel: Utopia - Dystopia, 2003]
Clan of Xymox - There's No Tomorrow  [Farewell, 2003]
Psyclon Nine - Rusted  [Divine Infekt, 2003]
Seraphim Shock - Prey  [Halloween, Sex, and Vegas, 2004]
Suicide Commando - Face of Death (Torment 01) [Face of Death (single), 2003]
God Module - Evolve(d)  [Empath, 2003]
Borghesia - Forgot  [Escorts and Models, 1988]
Pinkish Black - Bodies In Tow  [Pinkish Black, 2012]
Profetus - When Autumn Cries a Fiery Canticle  […To Open the Passages In Dusk, 2012]
Anathema - Empty  [Alternative 4, 1998]
Agalloch - Not Unlike the Waves  [Ashes Against the Grain, 2006]
Jaime Mendoza-Nava - Opening Credits  ["Mausoleum" (soundtrack) 1983]
Ulver - Capitel I: I Troldskog Faren Vild  [Bergtatt, 1995]


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