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Given the current state of things right now, I can only hope this episode of "Out ov the Coffin" finds you well. Whatever the case may be, perhaps the right music can distract you a bit from the world outside your window. To that end, we begin with brand new music from Clan of Xymox, the title track -- as it happens -- from their new album, Limbo. I'm sure you can relate to some of the themes they've tackled on this one, and with any luck, we will see them on tour in the US early next year (including a stop in Nashville in March).
Following that pattern, the first full set begins with the title track from the new Exile EP by Italy's Hapax, some fresh post-punk/goth that we can only assume was constructed during, and influenced by, the lockdown as well. From there, we have a premiere from California's Ashes Fallen, taken from their well-titled new LP, A Fleeting Melody out of a Fading Dream. We then visit the Mexicali post-punk scene for a taste of Silent,'s new Modern Hate album, before taking a leap all the way back to the mid-'80s Serbian post-punk scene for one from the vaults. In this case, we hear from an obscure act called Morbidi I Mnoći whose videos have surfaced online, but who seem to have no official albums released. Curious, but that is the beauty of mining music on the internet, right? We then close the set with a pair of more lo-fi deathrock and goth releases -- new bands that may very well sound like artifacts from the past -- first from Texas act Altar of Eden's Chimeras cassette, then from Greek band Grey Gallows' new Garden of Lies album.
Following that pattern, the first full set begins with the title track from the new Exile EP by Italy's Hapax, some fresh post-punk/goth that we can only assume was constructed during, and influenced by, the lockdown as well. From there, we have a premiere from California's Ashes Fallen, taken from their well-titled new LP, A Fleeting Melody out of a Fading Dream. We then visit the Mexicali post-punk scene for a taste of Silent,'s new Modern Hate album, before taking a leap all the way back to the mid-'80s Serbian post-punk scene for one from the vaults. In this case, we hear from an obscure act called Morbidi I Mnoći whose videos have surfaced online, but who seem to have no official albums released. Curious, but that is the beauty of mining music on the internet, right? We then close the set with a pair of more lo-fi deathrock and goth releases -- new bands that may very well sound like artifacts from the past -- first from Texas act Altar of Eden's Chimeras cassette, then from Greek band Grey Gallows' new Garden of Lies album.
Set two leads us down a more dreamy electronic path, woven from threads of darkwave and synth, touching on some industrial rock, then easing you awake again. Kælan Mikla is first, with the latest single from their forthcoming album, Undir Köldum Norðurljósum. Portland's Ritual Veil slide in next, with a track from their new Keep Looking Down EP, followed by a collaborative single from Raygun Romance feat. System Syn. After a period of relative silence, The Rain Within make their return with the new synth-laden single entitled "Forward in Reverse." Jumping back on to the show with an old-school radio ID spot to boot, we have a new track from New York's A Cloud of Ravens, as remixed by fan-favorites Ritual Howls. Finally, we close the set with a new one from the man himself, Gary Numan, whose new album Intruder will put him out on the road this fall, as long as people actually get vaccinated and we can have nice things again. ::side-eye::
Set three throws a big, goth-nerd spotlight on Dragon Con 2021, as one of the largest fandom conventions in the country returns to in-person status this labor day weekend (Sep. 2nd-6th) in Atlanta, Georgia. As you may know, I am the Assistant Director of the Horror Track at Dragon Con, (now on Instagram) and I host the annual goth panels (among other things). This year's main goth panel will feature several special guests from regional goth and deathrock bands, alongside members of this year's performing acts: Entertainment, Tears for the Dying, The March Violets (yes, THAT March Violets), Vision Video (featuring "Goth Dad" himself from TikTok), and Aurelio Voltaire -- the last two of which will be playing live around the con this year. The rest are guests exclusive to our panel! Then, you'll get some great new neo-classical metal from Valentine Wolfe (who does amazing live scores for silent films, which they will do again this year for 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'!), and a new Dragon Con exclusive video-game-soaked-EBM track from The Gothsicles -- these two bands will be appearing together on our "Unlocked: Music to Play in the Dark" panel.
In addition to the aforementioned music panels, there will also be "An Hour with Goth Dad" (aka TikTok star and musician Dusty Gannon from Vision Video) and "William Stout: Designer of the Living Dead'" which will see me moderating a discussion with William Stout (the father of Tarman and many other creatures) about his production design work for the greatest film of all time, "The Return of the Living Dead!" Most of the above-mentioned panels are to be held in the Horror Track's Main Room on the 8th floor of the Westin, but see the handy list of panels I have referenced below (with a bonus). For all the additional info you may need, go get the Dragon Con App, and I hope to see some of you there!
In addition to the aforementioned music panels, there will also be "An Hour with Goth Dad" (aka TikTok star and musician Dusty Gannon from Vision Video) and "William Stout: Designer of the Living Dead'" which will see me moderating a discussion with William Stout (the father of Tarman and many other creatures) about his production design work for the greatest film of all time, "The Return of the Living Dead!" Most of the above-mentioned panels are to be held in the Horror Track's Main Room on the 8th floor of the Westin, but see the handy list of panels I have referenced below (with a bonus). For all the additional info you may need, go get the Dragon Con App, and I hope to see some of you there!
Friday, September 3rd
5:30pm: “Scary Monsters: Bowie & Horror”
The threads of horror running through David Bowie’s career, from The Hunger to Outside & beyond. Location: Westin Peachtree 1-2 (Horror Track Main Room).
8:30pm: "Goth 2021: Release the Bats"
Members of the US dark music scene discuss emerging from their proverbial caves in the current state of music. Guests: Aurelio Voltaire, Tom Ashton (March Violets), Adria Stembridge (Tears for the Dying), Trey Ehart (Entertainment), Dusty Gannon (Vision Video), Jess o' Lantern. Moderator: Ichabod. Location: Westin Peachtree 1-2 (Horror Track Main Room).
Saturday, September 4th
2:30pm: "Unlocked: Music to Play in the Dark"
Musicians discuss exploring unique sonic frontiers. Guests: The Gothsicles, Valentine Wolfe. Moderator: Ichabod. Location: Westin Chastain I-J.
8:30pm: "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari"
Valentine Wolfe performs a live score for a screening of the silent film classic 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari,' followed by a discussion of the film. Location: Westin Peachtree 1-2 (Horror Track Main Room).
Sunday, September 5th
5:30pm: "An Hour with Goth Dad"
A Q&A with Vision Video's Dusty Gannon, lovingly known to social media fans as 'Goth Dad' from TikTok. Come for the dad jokes & makeup tips, stay for the goth-fatherly advice! Moderator: Dan Geller (Vision Video). Location: Westin Peachtree 1-2 (Horror Track Main Room).
7:00pm: "William Stout: Designer of the Living Dead"
Art legend William Stout discusses his design work for the cult zombie classic "The Return of the Living Dead." Moderator: Ichabod. Location: Westin Peachtree 1-2 (Horror Track Main Room).
*Dragon Con does not endorse this podcast or its contents. But I think they like me... right?
Moving on to set four, we enter the realms of dark metal, startring with a triple-anniversary celebration this month. Two of the most influential albums of 1996 for me, personally, plus one very cool semi-obscurity that more people should know, ALL turn 25 years old this month. First up is Cradle of Filth's vampyric/gothic/black metal masterpiece, Dusk... And Her Embrace, which ticked every box imaginable for barely-legal me that year. SAMAEL's Passage album is next, having divided fans upon its release, but still stands as a testament to unconventional approaches in metal, as well as a showcase of some of the band's best songwriting. Lesser known, but always worth exploring, is the '90s black metal solo project of Katatonia founder Anders Nyström (aka Blackheim, now Blakkheim) Diabolical Masquerade, whose Ravendusk in My Heart album also earns its quarter-century accolades this month.
The rest of the dark metal set focuses on new releases, including Russian post-punk black metal act Сруб (Srub), who have returned with Скверна (Skverna), and the second single from Wolves in the Throne Room's new album Primordial Arcana. Then, to close the show, we hear new music from US black metal band Vampirska, taken from their new split release, The Drowning Void.
All of that PLUS: New soundtrack work from M. Night Shyamalan's latest, "Old," the new "Fear Street" period-horror trilogy, and "Masters of the Universe: Revelation"; The 40th anniversary of the Fulci classic "The House By the Cemetery"; Color commentary, unregulated gushing about the music that shapes us, please for sanity, and more.
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PLAYLIST BEGINS HERE
Format: Band Name - Song Title [Album Title, Year]
(each band name is also a website link)
(sets and talk breaks separated by dashes)
(sets and talk breaks separated by dashes)
"Out ov the Coffin" w/ Ichabod
Show recorded: August 19th-20th, 2021
Clan of Xymox - Limbo [Limbo, 2021]
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Marco Beltrami & Brandon Roberts - Cindy and Ziggy ["Fear Street: Part Two, 1978" (soundtrack) 2021]
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Hapax - Exile [Exile, 2021]
Ashes Fallen - All Shall Fall [A Fleeting Melody out of a Fading Dream, 2021]
Silent - A New Slave [Modern Hate, 2021]
Morbidi I Mnoći - Put [Psihodelične oči (1985-89)]
Altar of Eden - Existence [Chimeras, 2021]
Grey Gallows - Garden of Lies [Garden of Lies, 2021]
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Trevor Gureckis - Last Moments ["Old" (soundtrack) 2021]
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Kælan Mikla - Stormurinn [Undir Köldum Norðurljósum, 2021]
Ritual Veil - Misery [Keep Looking Down, 2021]
Raygun Romance feat. System Syn - Sea of Stars [single, 2021]
The Rain Within - Forward In Reverse [single, 2021]
A Cloud of Ravens - New Atonement (Ritual Howls Remix) [Another Kind of Midnight -The Remixes, 2021]
Gary Numan - A Black Sun [Intruder, 2021]
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The Cybertronic Spree - Unicron [Darkest Hour, 2020]
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Entertainment - Maggot Church [single, 2021]
Tears for the Dying - Four Thirty Five [Epitaph, 2021]
The March Violets - Essence [Electric Shades, 1985]
Vision Video - In My Side [Inked In Red, 2021]
The Gothsicles - Double Dragon Con [single, 2021]
Aurelio Voltaire - Firestorms of Venus [What Are the Oddz?, 2019]
Valentine Wolfe - All Overgrown By Cunning Moss [Only Gossamer My Gown, 2020]
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Bear McCreary - Scare Glow, Lord of Subternia (exc.) ["Masters of the Universe: Revelation" (soundtrack), 2021]
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Cradle of Filth – Malice Through the Looking Glass [Dusk and Her Embrace, 1996]
SAMAEL - Angel's Decay [Passage, 1996]
Diabolical Masquerade - Blackheim's Quest To Bring Back The Stolen Autumn [Ravendusk in My Heart, 1996]
Сруб (Srub) - Мёртвых Ночь (Mertvyh noch) [Скверна (Skverna), 2021]
Wolves in the Throne Room - Primal Chasm (Gift of Fire) [Primordial Arcana, 2021]
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Walter Rizzati - Quella Villa / Incontro [“The House By the Cemetery” (soundtrack) 1981] 40th Anniversary
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Vampirska - As Their Faces Fade from My Memory... [The Drowning Void (split) , 2021]
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Marco Beltrami & Brandon Roberts - Cindy and Ziggy ["Fear Street: Part Two, 1978" (soundtrack) 2021]
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Hapax - Exile [Exile, 2021]
Ashes Fallen - All Shall Fall [A Fleeting Melody out of a Fading Dream, 2021]
Silent - A New Slave [Modern Hate, 2021]
Morbidi I Mnoći - Put [Psihodelične oči (1985-89)]
Altar of Eden - Existence [Chimeras, 2021]
Grey Gallows - Garden of Lies [Garden of Lies, 2021]
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Trevor Gureckis - Last Moments ["Old" (soundtrack) 2021]
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Kælan Mikla - Stormurinn [Undir Köldum Norðurljósum, 2021]
Ritual Veil - Misery [Keep Looking Down, 2021]
Raygun Romance feat. System Syn - Sea of Stars [single, 2021]
The Rain Within - Forward In Reverse [single, 2021]
A Cloud of Ravens - New Atonement (Ritual Howls Remix) [Another Kind of Midnight -The Remixes, 2021]
Gary Numan - A Black Sun [Intruder, 2021]
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The Cybertronic Spree - Unicron [Darkest Hour, 2020]
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Entertainment - Maggot Church [single, 2021]
Tears for the Dying - Four Thirty Five [Epitaph, 2021]
The March Violets - Essence [Electric Shades, 1985]
Vision Video - In My Side [Inked In Red, 2021]
The Gothsicles - Double Dragon Con [single, 2021]
Aurelio Voltaire - Firestorms of Venus [What Are the Oddz?, 2019]
Valentine Wolfe - All Overgrown By Cunning Moss [Only Gossamer My Gown, 2020]
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Bear McCreary - Scare Glow, Lord of Subternia (exc.) ["Masters of the Universe: Revelation" (soundtrack), 2021]
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Cradle of Filth – Malice Through the Looking Glass [Dusk and Her Embrace, 1996]
SAMAEL - Angel's Decay [Passage, 1996]
Diabolical Masquerade - Blackheim's Quest To Bring Back The Stolen Autumn [Ravendusk in My Heart, 1996]
Сруб (Srub) - Мёртвых Ночь (Mertvyh noch) [Скверна (Skverna), 2021]
Wolves in the Throne Room - Primal Chasm (Gift of Fire) [Primordial Arcana, 2021]
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Walter Rizzati - Quella Villa / Incontro [“The House By the Cemetery” (soundtrack) 1981] 40th Anniversary
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Vampirska - As Their Faces Fade from My Memory... [The Drowning Void (split) , 2021]
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