PODCAST: April 12th, 2013

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Sadly, between the last episode and this one, we lost another musician: Christopher David, vocalist/songwriter for Judith, as well as the former bassist for Requiem in White. This episode begins with a small tribute to him, and to his work, in the form of a song from each of those acts. I do not have much information on how he passed, but may he rest in peace.

R.I.P. Christopher David

Brand new to the show for this episode is fresh post-punk from Russia's Twinmachine, whose new album Tomorrow That Never Was can be heard here. While you're in the post-punk mood, you'll also hear further new sounds from Vancouver's Spectres, whose Nothing to Nowhere album was first thrown in the spotlight on the last episode. For even more of the upbeat/aggressive side of new post-punk, you'll get another taste of New York City's Anåsazi, whose infectious sound has not left my speakers in recent weeks.

Also new to the show for this episode: Music from Roque Baños' score for the newly rebooted/remade Evil Dead film. Much has been said in favor of this version of the movie, and I liked it myself, but it was the music that struck me most, so you'll hear two selections from that album on this show.

For accuracy's sake, I must correct an error I made when speaking about Mute Angst Envy on this show. While their 1991 album Archetype/Trust stood as their only work for quite some time, it was not their only release. Many years later, in 2004, the band regrouped and released South 11th Street, which I will be sure to feature on a future episode, so the record can be set straight. Sometimes I speak too quickly on these shows (and sometimes, it's really, really late).

In addition to all of that, you'll also hear: Deeper cuts from the latest Ulterior and Saltillo albums; an early version of one of The Cure's classics; a fond look back at the mid-'90s heyday of classical (and sometimes even goth)-influenced dark crossover-metal; and more!


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Show date: Friday, April 12th, 2013

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

Judith - My Passage  [La Rêveuse, 1999]
Treha Sektori - Despraorehn  [Endessiah, 2012]
Requiem in White - Beneath the Leaves  [Of the Want Infinite, 1995]
Lowlife - Again and Again  [Rain, 1985]
The Legendary Pink Dots - Hotel Noir  [The Golden Age, 1988]
The Cure - Lovesong (Studio WIP Mix 11-88)  [Disintegration: Alternative Rarities 1988-1989, 2010]
The Estranged - Wicker Man  [The Subliminal Man, 2010]
Twinmachine - The Town of Horrors  [Tomorrow That Never Was, 2013]
Bear McCreary - The Mercy of the Living (exc.)  ["The Walking Dead" (Season 1 Score) 2010]
Mute Angst Envy - Catacombs  [Archetype, 1991 (Remastered 2008)]
Spectres - Amnesia  [Nothing to Nowhere, 2012]
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry - Last Train  [Paint Your Wagon, 1986]
Anåsazi - Samsara  [Anasazi 7", 2012]
M4 Alice - Shiloh  [Shiloh, 1988]
Blacklist - Julie Speaks  [Midnight of the Century, 2009]
A Murder of Angels - Manuscript  [While You Sleep, 1999]
Ulterior - Cool TV  [The Bleach Room, 2012]
(Clan of) Xymox - Obsession  [Twist of Shadows, 1989]
Abney Park - Too Far to Turn Back  [Aether Shanties, 2009]
Saltillo - Forced Vision  [Monocyte, 2012]
Bella Morte - Bones Below  [Before the Flood, 2011]
Roque Baños - The Basement  ["Evil Dead" (soundtrack) 2013]
Sirrah - Acme  [Beauty In Darkness (comp.) 1996]
Roque Baños - Exorcism (exc.) ["Evil Dead" (soundtrack) 2013]
Amorphis - Moon and Sun / Moon and Sun Part II: North's Son  [Black Winter Day EP, 1994]
Ancient Wisdom - The Awakening of Ancient Serpent / The Calling of Nocturnal Demons  [The Calling, 1997]
Mindrot - Anguish  [Dawning, 1995]
Worm Ouroboros - A Death, A Birth  [Worm Ouroboros, 2009]
Summoning - Land of the Dead  [Oath Bound, 2006]

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PODCAST: March 29th, 2013

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This year, Easter and the 15th anniversary of the death of Rozz Williams almost collide. Make sure you spend the day searching not for hidden eggs, but for Christian Death or Shadow Project albums you don't yet own. Despite being a little early, I paid my traditional sonic tribute to Rozz's life in the arts at the top of this episode, with a selection of his poetry, followed by the song that serves as his own, beautifully written epitaph.



Since last we spoke, I had the absolute pleasure of witnessing Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds live, and it went above and beyond all expectations. One of the best shows I've seen. In honor of that, you'll hear the title track from his latest album, Push the Sky Away, on the way into the first full set.

This episode features new music from both former members of the legendary Faith and the Muse. First, a deeper cut from Monica Richards' sublime new Naiades album, and, later, the title track of the new EP from William Faith's The Bellwether Syndicate. I can already tell that "The Night Watch" will go down in history for me as one of the year's most infectious anthems. I just can't play it loudly enough.

Making their debut on this episode with a solid entry into the new wave of post-punk: Vancouver's Spectres, with a slice of their new album, Nothing to Nowhere. You'll also hear the late-but-great 'Coffin debut of Chicago's Cemetery, with a selection from their oft-reprinted 2011 demo cassette. Speaking of strong contenders in the modern goth/deathrock scene, Italy's In Loving Memory (or ILM, to some) have just compiled their work from 2005-2010 on a new release entitled Collection, from which I will share with you the first song I ever heard from the band.

Also new on this episode: A remix from the new XP8 album, Burning Down, as prepared by Nashville's own Cryogen Second; a deeper cut into The Twilight Garden's new CD, Hope; and a selection from Where Drowned Suns Still Glimmer, the new album from The Synthetic Dream Foundation.

All of that, PLUS: More of Brian Tyler's score from "John Dies at the End;" further into the latest albums from Atriarch, Killing Joke, and Light Asylum (see their video here); one bitter tear over not getting to see Morrissey in concert; some great darkwave and deathrock from the vault, and much more!


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"Out ov the Coffin" w/ Ichabod

Show date: Friday, March 29th, 2013

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

Rozz Williams - Dec. 30, 1334 (exc.)  [The Whorse's Mouth, 1996]
Rozz Williams & Gitane Demone - Flowers  [Dream Home Heartache, 1995]
A Silver Mt. Zion - Tho You Are Gone I Still Often Walk w/ You  [Born into Trouble as the Sparks Fly Upward, 2001]
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Push the Sky Away  [Push the Sky Away, 2013]
Bauhaus - Hollow Hills  [Mask, 1981]
Monica Richards - Alaric  [Naiades, 2012]
Nosferatu - Wonderland  [Wonderland, 2011]
Morrissey - You Have Killed Me  [Ringleader of the Tormentors, 2006]
Cemetery - State Ward  [demo 2011]
Dead.Circuit - Drawn Into the Solar Vortex  [Saur Maas, 2011]
The Bellwether Syndicate - The Night Watch  [The Night Watch EP, 2013]
Spectres - Remote Viewing  [Nothing to Nowhere, 2012]
In Loving Memory - She Fades Away  [Collection, 2013]
The Grinning Plowman [N] - Inquisitions  [Days of Deformity, 1988]
Plastique Noir - Silent Shout  [Urban Requiems, 2006]
Bella Morte - Relics  [Where Shadows Lie, 1999]
Brian Tyler - Strange Passenger  ["John Dies at the End" (soundtrack) 2013]
The Cruxshadows - Hanged Man  [Telemetry of a Fallen Angel, 1996]
Light Asylum - Heart of Dust  [Light Asylum, 2012]
Haujobb - Dead Market  [New World March, 2011]
Night Vision - Welcome Home  [Night Vision, 2012]
XP8 - Burning Down (Outro mix by Cryogen Second)  [Burning Down, 2012]
The Synthetic Dream Foundation - Medusa's Lair  [Where Drowned Suns Still Glimmer, 2013]
Killing Joke - Rapture  [MMXII, 2012]
Daemonarch - Lex Talionis  [Hermeticum, 1998]
Atriarch - Prayer  [Ritual of Passing, 2012]
Mighty Sphincter - Ghost Walking  [Ghost Walking, 1985]
The Wake - Submerged  [Masked, 1993]
The Twilight Garden - Ravens and Doves  [Hope, 2012]



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For this episode, I spent a good deal of time in the vaults, collecting new sounds from forgotten sources, to go along with the sounds of this episode's new releases. There are many seamless matches to behold, if you ask me. The show begins with Lycia doing a Joy Division cover, taken from a rare tribute entitled Ceremonial, and many other obscurities are dropped in along the way.

Not to concentrate on obscurities, though. This weekend in Nashville, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds will be playing, so the first full set begins with one of my favorite live tracks, and one of their best-known hymns, done in a memorably aggressive manner. You can see the band's full tour dates here, to see if you're lucky enough.

One of my most anticipated releases of this year has been the physical version of The Night Watch EP, from Chicago's The Bellwether Syndicate. This new band combines the talents and taste of William Faith (Faith and the Muse, Christian Death, etc.) and DJ Scary Lady Sarah, among others, to emerge with a solid new face for post-punk/gothic rock, with a side of shoegaze. It was hard to pick which song to share first, but the lead track, "All Fire," is pure anthem, so prepare yourself to sing along.

Also new to the show are further cuts from the latest Grooving in Green album, Stranglehold, and the new Red Sun Revival album, Running From the Dawn. Both of these English acts provide updates to traditional goth rock sounds, and fly the proverbial flag with vigor. Speaking of vigor, New York City's Anasazi make their debut on this episode, with a dose of pure deathrock adrenaline, taken from their new Attic Noise EP.

In the industrial realm, you'll new music from Italian EBM/Industrial forefathers Pankow's latest, Shun the Cure They Most Desire, along with a taste of the newly reissued double-disc collection of cEvin Key & Dwayne Goettel's recordings as Doubting Thomas, entitled Infidel. Both are new from the Metropolis Records label.

Also from the Metropolis roster, I throw the spotlight on God Module's current tour with The Ludovico Technique, Mordacious, and Frontal Boundary, which will roll through Nashville next week, but you can see the full tour dates here to find the show nearest you. On the other side of the roster, Psyclon Nine's Nero Bellum makes a guest appearance on a new track from Dawn of Ashes, on the verge of both bands releasing new albums this year.

All of that, PLUS: Brian Tyler's score from the new Don Coscarelli film, "John Dies at the End;" more new sounds from Finland's Beastmilk; the overdue introduction of Portland's The Estranged to the show; more unexpected soundtrack selections, and further reaches into the deathrock, post-punk, and odd-music vaults.


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"Out ov the Coffin" w/ Ichabod

Show date: Friday, March 15th, 2013

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

Lycia - In a Lonely Place  [Ceremonial: A Tribute to Joy Division (comp.) 1995]
Brian Tyler - Mall of the Dead  ["John Dies at the End" (soundtrack) 2012]
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat  [Live Seeds, 1993]
Tower of Babel - Shed My Skin  [Sunrising, 1988]
The Sisters of Mercy - Walk Away [First and Last and Always, 1985]
Grooving in Green - Lucid  [Stranglehold, 2012]
Comsat Angels - Under the Influence  [Chasing Shadows, 1987]
Red Sun Revival - Miracles  [Running from the Dawn, 2012]
Yvon Gerault - Quatre Soeurs ("The Rape of the Vampire" 1968)  [The B-Music of Jean Rollin (soundtrack comp.)]
Anasazi - Bone Collector  [Attic Noise, 2012]
The Estranged - Statue in a Room  [The Subliminal Man, 2010]
Vex - Sanctuary  [Sanctuary, 1984]
Mute Angst Envy - All Shadows  [Archetype (2008 remaster), 1991]
M4 Alice - Upal Zenc  [Shiloh, 1988]
The Bellwether Syndicate - All Fire  [The Night Watch EP, 2013]
Doubting Thomas - Whitewax  [The Infidel, 1991]
Pankow - Mortality  [Shun the Cure They Most Desire, 2013]
God Module - Levitation  [Empath 2.0, 2012]
The Ludovico Technique - Deeper Into You  [Some Things Are Beyond Therapy, 2012]
Frontal Boundary - Time to Heal (C/A/T Remix)  [Electronic Warfare, 2012]
Dawn of Ashes (feat. Nero Bellum) - Poisoning the Steps of Babel  [Anathema, 2013]
Peter Gabriel - Stigmata  [Passion, 1989]
Beastmilk - Forever Animal  [Use Your Deluge, 2012]
Ved Buens Ende - You, That May Wither  [Written in Waters, 1995]
Sólstafir - Svartar Sandar  [Svartar Sadar, 2011]
Alice Cooper - Dada  [Dada, 1983]
Tiamat - Cain / Ten Thousand Tentacles  [Prey, 2003]
Giorgio Moroder - Ruined Landscape/Swamps of Sadness  ["The Neverending Story" (soundtrack) 1984]
The Electric Hellfire Club - Kiss the Goat  [Kiss the Goat, 1995]


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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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"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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This episode begins with an interesting mash-up. Although not a new release, it is probably new to most ears. On the heels of a very interesting Twin Peaks-themed event in Nashville last weekend, Colatron's mash-up of the classic Jimmy Scott song "Sycamore Trees," with the trip-hop noir of Portishead's "Cowboys," felt like a great way to start the show.

In the realm of brand new entries for this episode, we start with a pair of new releases from Projekt Records. Fans of Twin Peaks music may also enjoy the ethereal sounds of Autumn's Grey Solace, who begin with a selection entitled "Sáwol" (spirit, soul) from their latest album, Divinian. Following that, Adrian H and the Wounds make their 'Coffin debut with a selection from their self-titled Projekt debut, with a sound very friendly to fans of Tom Waits or Nick Cave.

Speaking of the illustrious Mr. Cave, the show then proceeds with a brand new single from Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, taken from the soon-to-be-released Push the Sky Away. The band is hitting the road in support of the new album, which you can order in a variety of editions here, while you peruse all of their forthcoming tour dates.

One of the most often-heard bands on this show, ROME, gets the "Then and Now" treatment on this show. Having discussed his previous bands in a recent interview, Jerome Reuter led many a fan to look into the music of Mack Murphy & the Inmates. As the chief songwriter for the band in the early 2000's, Reuter penned dozens of great songs in a post-punk/folk-rock style, some of which would later be altered and stripped down to become beloved ROME favorites. You'll hear a side-by-side comparison of two versions of one such song, "Birds of Prey," on this episode.

We'll then sink one track deeper into Riot, the new album from the German gothic rock band, Golden Apes, before plunging into a set of classic post-punk, mixed with current post-punk, goth, and deathrock. As the next set grows more industrial, you'll hear another new track from The Ludovico Technique's Some Things Are Beyond Therapy.

All of that, plus: A nod to Pallbearer as they wind their way across North America again, a trip into the forgotten woods for a bit more black metal than usually heard on the show these days, Cult and 'Eerie' background selections, and more.


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"Out ov the Coffin" w/ Ichabod

Show date: Friday, February 15th, 2013

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

Portishead vs. Jimmy Scott - Sycamore Cowboys (Colatron mash-up) [The Fifth Cut is the Deepest, 2009]
Phillip Lambro - (untitled) ["Crypt of the Living Dead" (soundtrack) 1972]
Autumn's Grey Solace - Sáwol  [from Divinian, 2012]
Adrian H and the Wounds - Memory  [Adrian H & the Wounds, 2012]
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Jubilee Street (radio edit)  [Push Away the Sky, 2013]
Autumn Cannibals - Worn  [AC2, 2012]
ROME - Birds of Prey  [Nera, 2006]
Mack Murphy & the Inmates - Birds of Prey  [The Early Years, 2003]
Eerie Von - Benediction # 2  [Bad Dream No. 13, 2004]
Golden Apes - Torment  [Riot, 2012]
Mother/Father [N] - The Hours Witch/Physical Heaven  [Physical Heaven, 2010]
The Sound - Winning  [From the Lion's Mouth, 1981]
Burning Image - Haunted  [Kalliffornian Deathrock (comp.) 2006]
Modern English - The Token Man  [Mesh & Lace, 1981]
Madre del Vizio - Dr. Phibes (live version)  ["Zoundbies Vol. 1" (comp.) 2009]
Haim Saban & Shuki Levy - Souterrains  [Les Maîtres De L'Univers (soundtrack) 1984]
Christian Death - Face  [Ashes, 1985]
Kiss the Anus of a Black Cat - Let Things Drift  [Weltuntergangsstimmung, 2012]
Diary of Dreams - Choir Hotel  [(if), 2009]
Ego Likeness - Now Until Forever  [Breedless, 2010]
The Ludovico Technique - Dead Inside  [Some Things Are Beyond Therapy, 2012]
Skinny Puppy - Tin Omen  [Rabies, 1989]
Aghast - Enter the Hall of Ice  [Hexerei Im Zwielicht Der Finsternis, 1995]
Kampfar - Trolldomspakt  [Mare, 2011]
Wolves In the Throne Room - Astral Blood  [Celestial Lineage, 2011]
Ancient Wisdom - Cometh Doom, Cometh Death  [Cometh Doom, Cometh Death, 2004]
Pallbearer - Given to the Grave  [Sorrow & Extinction, 2012]
Fred Myrow & Malcolm Seagrave - A Dwarf Named Buford/Mineshaft Chase  ["Phantasm" (soundtrack) 1979]
Worm Ouroboros - Further Out  [Come the Thaw, 2012]



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New Graphic for 2013. Feel free to spread it around.

This first episode of February 2013 begins with a new graphic (above) and a pair of somber acoustic tracks. The first one, "Le Vertige Du Vide (JR)" by ROME, is a stripped-down re-examination of an older song, interpreted in a more personal manner for the close of the recent "Fester" single. Following that, a selection from the latest Unto Ashes CD, Burials Foretold.

Lotus Feed returns to the show with a punchy number from their latest album, So Close... So Far, which sees the band continuing on its post-punk/goth path, but hitting perhaps a bit harder this time. We delve another track deeper into Ulterior's The Bleach Room, which has just emerged on vinyl. You can get that here. Also in the realm of good, solid modern goth, you'll hear another pulsing anthem from the new Grooving in Green album, Stranglehold.

As mentioned previously, I've been on quite the Black Ice kick as of late, so I decided to find out what happened to the band, whose website had grown rather quiet. My digging turned up the fact that several members had resurrected a project called Red Voice Choir, which had run alongside the existence of Black Ice for a time. As it happens, both bands were quite active in 2007, when they each released impressive full albums. In honor of that, you'll hear a "Then, and (also) Then" set, spotlighting what each project was doing at the time.

Continuing with the new releases, you'll take a deeper cut from the World's Greatest Horror Rock Band, Calabrese, who are about to wrap up a brand new video. Sweden's Brotherhood weave goth rock with synth-pop influences on a further cut from ...Turn the Gold to Chrome, while Germany's Aeon Sable ease us into the dark metal portion of the show as they apply a heavier sound to their goth influences on a track from their new Saturn Return album. Finally, a selection from the latest Katatonia album, Dead End Kings, makes it long-overdue debut on this episode.

All of that, plus: Another great damnbient journey from the new Treha Sektori album, some personal 'Coffin classics and underexposed recent releases from the vault, and a spotlight on this weekend's "Days of the Dead" convention happening in Atlanta, Georgia. Among the many great guests are Eerie Von (Danzig/Samhain), Ace Frehley (Kiss), and a nearly full cast reunion from one of the greatest horror films ever made, 1985's "The Return of the Living Dead." See the full guest list and convention details here, and maybe I'll see you there.


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"Out ov the Coffin" w/ Ichabod

Show date: Friday, February 1st, 2013

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

ROME - Le Vertige Du Vide (JR)  [Fester, 2012]
Unto Ashes - She Binds Away the Night  [Burials Foretold, 2012]
Treha Sektori - Solvah  [Endessiah, 2012]
Lotus Feed - Perception  [So Close... So Far, 2012]
Soft Kill - Death in the Family  [An Open Door, 2011]
Asylum Party - Echoes & Lights  [The Grey Years, Vol. 2, 2006]
Black Ice - In the Dark  [Myopia, 2007]
Red Voice Choir - Dante  [A Thousand Reflections, 2007]
Matt Clifford - Question a Corpse  ["The Return of the Living Dead" (soundtrack) 1985]
Nosferatu - Bombers  [Wonderland, 2011]
Love Like Blood - Wallking in Demimondes  [An Irony of Fate, 1994]
The Empire Hideous - Kissing Your Poison  [Body of Work, 2006]
Calabrese - Damned to the Night  [Dayglo Necros, 2012]
Grooving in Green - A New Vessel  [Stranglehold, 2012]
The Exploding Boy - Torn  [The Black Album, 2011]
Bloody Dead and Sexy - Three Corners of an Eye, Part I: Lower Right Corner  [An Eye on You, 2010]
Ulterior - Zero Over Two  [The Bleach Room, 2012]
Brotherhood - Over and Over  [...Turn the Gold to Chrome, 2012]
Tragic Black - Faith In Decay  [The Decadent Requiem, 2006]
Aslan Faction - Widow Chamber  [Widow Chamber, 2001]
Elend - Le DÈvoreur  [A World in Their Screams, 2007]
Malign - Reliance  [Shatter & Impale, 1996]
Girnų Giesmės - Brandinta Kupole  ["Saur Maas" (comp.) 2011]
Aeon Sable - New Breed  [Saturn Return, 2012]
Katatonia - The Parting  [Dead End Kings, 2012]
Mirror of Deception - Mirthless  [Foregone, 2004]
Atriarch - Shadows  [Forever the End, 2011]
Mitochondrion - Banishment (Undecaphosphoric)  [Parasignosis, 2011]
Riz Ortolani - untitled  ["Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye" (soundtrack) 1973]
Samhain - Let the Day Begin  [November-Coming-Fire, 1986]


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PODCAST: January 18th, 2013

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This episode begins with what might seem an odd choice to some, an older song from Rammstein, newly reworked as a somber piano piece. It appears on the new Mein Herz Brennt single, which also includes a b-side, some alternate versions, and a remix. Though often pushed aside as a band that doesn't fit in the goth/industrial scene, that always seemed to have more to do with the climate in which they gained popularity. Also: I don't care, because they wrote some very powerful music at times.

They also issued an interesting video for the piano version.

The show then digs a bit deeper into Naiades, the latest album from Monica Richards (of Faith and the Muse), whose artwork adorns the pages of a great hardcover book that accompanies the album. Check it out here. Those whose connection with nature is inspired by her current work may also find Lasher Keen to be of interest. Their new album Berserker offers a primal fusion of neo-folk influences and dark psychedelic experimentation, which really has to be heard to be appreciated. It is a vinyl only release that can be found here.

Ulterior continues to impress me with the ever-driving instant-classic "Body Hammer" on this episode, taken from their new album, The Bleach Room. Also for fans of driving gothic rock, Grooving in Green will release a physical CD version of their latest album, Stranglehold, this month. The band features former members of Solemn Novena and Children on Stun -- which is all I needed to hear. You can order that CD here, after hearing the ever-catchy title track that is featured prominently on this episode.

In the electro/industrial realm, Vomito Negro make their debut on the show with a track from their new Fall of an Empire album, and I dig a bit deeper into the latest albums from Saltillo and Light Asylum. As we reach the 10th anniversary mark of the release of God Module's first album, Empath, the band is mounting a special tour (with the Ludovico Technique) on which they will perform that album in its entirety. That show hits Nashville on March 26th @ The Rutledge, but the full tour dates can be seen here.

There hasn't been a great deal of new black metal on the show as of late, but that will be remedied on this episode with new material from Saturnian Current, as well as a nice long new piece from Ash Borer, which features guest vocals from Jessica Way of Worm Ouroboros.

All of that, plus: Many honorable mentions to give out after the "Best ov 2012" show, New ambient sounds from Forrest Fang (taken from Projekt Records' free Winter Sampler), A tip of the hat to John Carpenter for his birthday this week, More new soundtrack entries for Batman and Hobbit fans, and even more new & current music, mixed with a few classics and obscurities from the vault.


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

(each band name is also a website link)

"Out ov the Coffin" w/ Ichabod

Show date: Friday, January 18th, 2013

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

Rammstein - Mein Herz Brennt (piano version)  [Mein Herz Brennt, 2012]
Hans Zimmer - Mind If I Cut In?  ["The Dark Knight Rises" (soundtrack) 2012]
Monica Richards - Endbegin  [Naiades, 2012]
Lasher Keen - Shadow Companions  [Berserker, 2012]
Rose Rovine E Romani - Perso Nel Cuore Di Una Foresta Nella Nera Germania (Nature Is The Profume Of Grace)  [Rituale Romanum, 2006]
Cocteau Twins - Laughlines  [Lullabies to Violaine, 2005] (orihg. 1983)
The Cure - M (live)  [L'Olympia Theatre, Paris, France June 7, 1982]
The Dead Souls - Hidden Intentions  [Ambition, 2011]
Forrest Fang - Evening Chorus  [Animism, 2012]
Ulterior - Body Hammer  [The Bleach Room, 2012]
Interpol - Roland  [Turn on the Bright Lights: The Tenth Anniversary Edition]
Principe Valiente - Night  [Principe Valiente, 2011]
O Children - Holy Wood  [Apnea, 2012]
Grooving in Green - Stranglehold  [Stranglehold, 2013]
Killing Joke - In Cythera  [MMXII, 2012]
John Carpenter - South Corridor  [Halloween III: Season of the Witch (soundtrack) 1985]
Light Asylum - Hour Fortress  [Light Asylum, 2012]
God Module - Telekinetic  [Empath, 2003]
Vomito Negro - Enemy of the State  [Fall of An Empire, 2013]
Saltillo - The Locus Priory  [Monocyte, 2012]
Howard Shore - The White Council (exc.)  ["The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" (soundtrack) 2012]
Sólstafir - Sjúki Skugginn  [Svartir Sandar, 2011]
Beastmilk - Red Majesty  [Use Your Deluge, 2012]
Ash Borer - Convict All Flesh  [Cold of Ages, 2012]
Saturnian Current - Monarch of the Saturnian Realms  [demo, 2012]
Treha Sektori - Berh Ehn Confession  [Endessiah, 2012]
False - Heavy As a Church Tower  [Barghest/False split, 2012]



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