PODCAST: February 15th, 2013

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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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PODCAST: February 1st, 2013

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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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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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PODCAST: January 4th, 2013 - BEST ov 2012 Special

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For this, the first episode of 2013, I'm taking my traditional look back at the last year with the "Best ov 2012," in the realms of Goth, Post-punk, Deathrock, Darkwave, Industrial, EBM, Dark Ambient, Film Scores, Doom, Dark Metal, and other areas of ethereal and experimental fusions of unlit sound.

Living in the age of digital singles and frequent EP releases, it's becoming harder to compile a list of albums, but I've featured the artwork from many of my top picks in the collage you see above. Don't look at it as a complete list -- that's what the podcast itself is for -- and the covers are not placed in order of rank. I didn't want to narrow things down that far, so it was put together with aesthetics in mind.

While most of what is featured on this almost 3-and-a-half-hour special has been heard on the show in the last 12 months, there are a few new selections that got in just under the wire, including some last-minute releases, and a few things that almost evaded my ears in 2012. Almost.

If you decide to store and keep just one "Out ov the Coffin" podcast each year, I would recommend this one, as it has been designed to act as a time-capsule. If this works as intended, it will please the most loyal listeners, while turning new and casual listeners on to some releases they didn't yet check out. As always, if you like the show, please pass the link (or the file itself) along to anyone and everyone you think might enjoy it.

BONUS: After the playlist, I've included a great selection of videos from the albums that made the 'Best ov 2012' show. Enjoy...


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Show date: Friday, January 4th, 2013

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

Calabrese - Heart Possession  [Dayglo Necros, 2012]
Terminal Gods - Electric Eyes  [Electric Eyes, 2012]
Marco Beltrami - In the Graveyard / Voices in the Mist  ["The Woman in Black" (soundtrack) 2012]
Ulterior - The Locus of Control  [The Bleach Room, 2012]
Kiss the Anus of a Black Cat - Define Pi  [Weltuntergangsstimmung, 2012]
The Deadfly Ensemble - Wild-Eyed Hounds [An Instructional Guide for Aspiring Arsonists, 2012]
Dead Can Dance - Opium  [Anastasis, 2012]
Killing Joke - Primobile  [MMXII, 2012]
Hans Zimmer - Why Do We Fall?  ["The Dark Knight Rises" (soundtrack) 2012]
ROME - Amsterdam, The Clearing  [Hell Money, 2012]
Funerary Call - Transference from the Void  [Heresies: 2012 (comp.) 2012]
Angels of Liberty - Monster In Me  [Monster In Me, 2011]
Night Sins - The Eternal Giver  [New Grave, 2012]
Monica Richards - Armistice  [Naiades, 2012]
Deathcamp Project - Too Late  [Painthings, 2011]
Beastmilk -  Void Mother  [Use Your Deluge, 2012]
Pinkish Black - Everything Went Dark  [Pinkish Black, 2012]
Saltillo - The Right of Action  [Monocyte, 2012]
Ego Likeness - -geist  [East, 2012]
Nightmare Fortress - Visionquest  [Until the Air Runs Out, 2012]
AlterRed - Dollstown  [Dollstown, 2012]
Night Vision - Betrayal  [Night Vision, 2012]
The Cruxshadows - Burning  [As the Dark Against My Halo, 2012]
Atum - Nightfall  [Lost Days, 2012]
Velvet Acid Christ - Evoked  [Maldire, 2012]
Ludovico Technique - Deeper Into You  [Some Things Are Beyond Therapy, 2012]
Soap & Skin - Big Hand Nails Down  [Narrow, 2012]
Alan Silvestri - Subjugation (exc.)  ["The Avengers" (soundtrack) 2012]
Cold Flesh Colony - The Dark Passenger  [The Dark Passenger, 2012]
Rosenkopf - Burning Spirits  [Rosenkopf, 2012]
New Risen Throne - Lands Filled with Silence and Grief  [Heathen Harvest Walpurgisnacht Sampler (comp.) 2012]
Pallbearer - An Offering of Grief  [Sorrow & Extinction, 2012]
The Dwarf Cast and Richard Armitage - Misty Mountains  ["The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" (soundtrack) 2012]
Anhedonist - Estrangement  [Netherwards, 2012]
Atriarch - Oblivion  [Atriarch/Alaric (split) 2012]
Atriarch - Offerings  [Ritual of Passing, 2012]
Worm Ouroboros - Withered  [Come the Thaw, 2012]
Bell Witch - I Wait  [Longing, 2012]
Disemballerina - Sundowning  [2-piece demo, 2012]
Treha Sektori - Alterah Ethi Endessiah  [Endessiah, 2012]




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PODCAST: December 21st, 2012: The Xmas Bonus!

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It's that time of the year again, kiddies! Time to set aside, just for a moment, what you might normally expect from this show, because HARK! It is the return of the "Out ov the Coffin Xmas Bonus" show! It's an episode unlike all of the others, packed with silliness, wide-eyed childhood nostalgia, pop-culture holiday specialties, sacred traditions, a dash of saucy sacrilege, and some sheer Ghoultide Horror for good measure.

Now, last year's Christmas 'Coffin simply couldn't be topped -- so I ripped it back open, added some fresh ingredients, spoke to it with this year's tongue, and wrapped it back up for all of you bad little boils and ghouls.

To translate the above: This episode includes all of the musical selections from the 2011 Xmas Bonus show, which had in turn been built on parts of the 2010 episode before it (so it's not unlike a constantly re-gifted fruitcake, really). Not wanting to give the same gift twice, though, I've re-recorded all of the talk breaks to include current information, AND added a brand new set of howliday music, just for 2012.

The new entries for this year's special are largely taken from one great new collection that Projekt Records just released, entitled Ornamental. It's a two-disc collection of goth, shoegaze, darkwave, steampunk, ambient, and cabaret artists, doing either traditional Christmas songs, or non-traditional seasonal originals. You can order it here, once you've checked out the brand new songs on this episode from Ego Likeness, Abney Park, Erik Wøllo, and really cool one from Black Tape for a Blue Girl, who covered the theme from the David Bowie-helmed war drama, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence.

This year's other new selection comes from The Cruxshadows, who once again served up a free (or donate-what-you-like) Christmas single for their fans in 2012. You can read the story behind this new single here, while you're grabbing the file and even the artwork. While you're there, you can also get your digital hands on their holiday singles from the last few years as well -- two of which are also featured on this show. I swear they're not paying me to play them thrice in one episode, but what can I say? They've given out a lot of free Christmas songs.

So, buckle up, everybody! We're about to magically string together such seemingly unrelated acts as Oscar the Grouch, Batman, King Diamond, Boris Karloff, Alien Sex Fiend, Voltaire, The Cryptkeeper -- and so many more -- and then jam them right under your tree. Enjoy...

p.s. For those celebrating the holidaze in the Nashville area, here are some events:
12/21 + 22: "National Lampoons Christmas Vacation @ The Belcourt Theatre.
12/21 + 22: "Silent Night, Deadly Night" @ Logue's Black Raven Emporium.
12/31: "+SALVATION+ vs. The Apocalypse" New Year's Eve Party @ The Rutledge.


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Show date: Friday, December 21st, 2012

Henchman 21 & 24 Intro (exc. from "Wonderful Christmastime") [digital single, 2008]
CBS Special Intro sound FX
Elliot Goldenthal - Libera Me ["Interview with the Vampire" (soundtrack), 1994]
Alec Guinness (as Jacob Marley) - See the Phantoms ["Scrooge" (soundtrack, 1970)]
The Cryptkeeper (John Kassir) - Twas the Fright Before Christmas [Tales From the Crypt: Have Yourself A Scary Little Christmas, 1994]
Gordy Goodwin - We Wish You a Scary Christmas [The Haunted Mansion unofficial 34th Anniversary Collection, 2005]
David G. Ravenswood - Grim, Grinning Ghosts (Phantom Manor Christmas Mix) [The Haunted Mansion unofficial 34th Anniversary Collection, 2005]
Porn Orchard (as Tom Waits & Peter Murphy) - This Holiday Season (w/ Intro) [Son of the Flagpole Christmas Album, 1992]
Jerry Goldsmith - A Christmas Story ["Gremlins" (soundtrack), 1984]
Oscar T. Grouch - I Hate Christmas [A Sesame Street Christmas, 1975]
Thurl Ravenscroft - You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch ["How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (soundtrack)]
Count von Count - All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth [A Sesame Street Christmas, 1975]
Hellblinki - Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas ('Riverbottom Nightmare Band' exc.) [Xmas with Hellblinki, 2006]
Danny Elfman - Oogie Boogie's Song ["The Nightmare Before Christmas" (soundtrack), 1993]
Mark Hammil (as The Joker) - Jingle Bells ["Batman: The Animated Series" episode Christmas with the Joker, 1992]
She Wants Revenge - Kidnap the Sandy Claws ["The Nightmare Before Christmas" (deluxe soundtrack), 2006]
Shirley Walker, Lolita Ritmanis, Michael McCuistion - The Nutcracker Suite / Pie in Batman's Face / Dangling Hostages Saved/ Deck the Halls ["Batman: The Animated Series" episode Christmas with the Joker, 1992]
Venture Industries & Friends & Enemies - Venture Aid 2006/Feed the World (The Venture Bros.) [digital single, 2006]
The Monarch & Dr. Girlfriend - Little Drummer Boy (The Venture Bros.) [digital single, 2004]
Juan Schwartz & The South Park Christmas Choir - Dead, Dead, Dead [Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics, 1999]
Alien Sex Fiend - Stuff the Turkey [single, 1987]
Fear - Fuck Christmas [ single, 1982]
The Yobs - Come All Ye Faithful [XMas II, 1991]
Pansy Division - Homo Christmas [Fem In A Black Leather Jacket, 1992]
Voltaire - Comin' Out for Christmas (live) [Live!, 2006]
Bad News - Cashing In On Christmas [Bad News, 1987]
Danny Elfman - End Title ["The Nightmare Before Christmas" (soundtrack), 1993]
The Cruxshadows - Anmi's Christmas (Red, Green, Silver, & Gold) [digital single, 2011]
The Cruxshadows - O Holy Night  [digital single, 2010]
The Ramones - Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)  [Brain Drain, 1989]
Boris Karloff - "Every Who Down in Whoville..." (sample from "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", 1966)
King Diamond - No Presents for Christmas  [single, 1985]
The Cool Ghoul (Dick Von Hoene) - The Bite Before Christmas [The Cool Ghoul's Phantasmagorical Funky Fonograf Record, 1971]
The Monarch and Dr. Mrs. The Monarch - Baby It's Cold In Here [digital single, 2011]
The Unquiet Void - Silent Night [Middle Pillar Presents: A Misfit Xmas, Volume One, 2001]
Ego Likeness - What Child is This?  [Ornamental (comp.) 2012]
The Cruxshadows - Tabhartas De  [digital single, 2012]
Black Tape for a Blue Girl - Forbidden Colors (Theme from Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence) [Ornamental (comp.) 2012]
Abney Park - Steampunk Jingle Bells  [Ornamental (comp.) 2012]
Erik Wøllo - Crystal Bells  [Ornamental, 2012]
Batman & Friends & Enemies - Christmas Carol Caper [Exciting Christmas Stories, 1977]



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As we barrel towards the end of the year, bands keep releasing great music, and I double my efforts to capture it all. A lot of writers and bloggers throw their best-of lists out in mid-November, which I feel shafts a good number of great releases; hence, The "Out ov the Coffin: Best ov 2012" show will come out on the first Friday in January instead. Look for that, as well as a revamped edition of the "Out ov the Coffin Xmas Bonus," coming just in time to re-gift it to somebody special.

As stated above, great albums are still coming out as we speak, so this episode begins with something from the brand new Ulterior album, The Bleach Room. They put out one of the best albums of last year, and now they've already punched me right in the face with one of my favorite songs of this year, so I put it right at the top of the show. Order the album here. And now.

Two other much-talked-about bands return on this episode as well. O.Children are back with Apnea, from which you'll hear the song that has thus far grabbed my attention hardest; and fellow English act Bat For Lashes have returned with The Haunted Man, from which I've selected a somber track befitting the season.

We'll hear from Sweden's Brotherhood, who have just issued a free single for their cover of Depeche Mode's Photographic (get it here); as well as ROME, with the title track from their new EP Fester, which also appears on their new album, Hell Money (order that here). We'll also go a cut deeper into The Deadfly Ensemble's latest collection of avant-deathrock, An Instructional Guide for Aspiring Arsonists, which can be ordered here.

Leaning into the unconventional side of the electronic spectrum, both with their own take on modern neo-classical music, you'll hear new entries from Chicago's Saltillo, taken from their Monocyte album, and Austria's Soap & Skin, from their latest album, Narrow.

In the dark metal portion of the show, you'll hear more brand new tracks from: Portland's Atriarch, from their much-applauded Ritual of Passing (get it here); Neurosis, from their latest album Honor Found in Decay; and Ash Borer, taken from their Cold of Ages album (get it here).

Also on this episode: More new music from Dead Can Dance; cryptic, unnamed fresh ambient music; a nod to the would-be birthday of Jim Morrison; some should-be classics from the vault; and Middle Earth's greatest band, Summoning, helps celebrate the release of the first Hobbit film.


p.s. As mentioned on the show, here's a link to the event page for +SALVATION+ vs. The Apocalypse, Nashville's Gothic/Industrial New Year's Eve event. I'll be DJing there, so if you're in the area, join us.


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"Out ov the Coffin" w/ Ichabod

Show date: Friday, December 14th, 2012

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

Ulterior - The Locus of Control  [The Bleach Room, 2012]
New Risen Throne - Hive  [Saur Maas (comp.) 2011]
ROME - Fester  [Hell Money, 2012]
Jim Morrison & The Doors - A Feast of Friends  [An American Prayer, 1978]
Echo & the Bunnymen - People Are Strange  ["The Lost Boys" (soundtrack), 1987]
Hyena Motorcade - Snowflakes  [demo, 2010]
Clan of Xymox - The Story Ends  [Hidden Faces, 1997]
Bat For Lashes - Winter Fields  [The Haunted Man, 2012]
(nothing) - Languages of Winter (exc.)  [Languages of Winter, 2012]
The Deadfly Ensemble - Thirsty Girl, Or, The Tale of the Stormcrow  [An Instructional Guide for Aspiring Arsonists, 2012]
Eat Your Make Up - Night Plague  [First Dinner, 2005]
Earth Calling Angela - Hope Springs Eternal  [Hope Springs Eternal, 2006]
Siouxsie & the Banshees - Turn to Stone  [Peepshow, 1988]
Dead Can Dance - Anabasis  [Anastasis, 2012]
O.Children - Red Like Fire  [Apnea, 2012]
Harry Manfredini - Brenda In Lights  ["Friday the 13th" (soundtrack) 1980]
Brotherhood - Photographic  [Photographic, 2012]
Fad Gadget - Life On The Line  [Life On The Line, 1982]
Soap & Skin - Deathmental  [Narrow, 2012]
Saltillo - Proxy  [Monocyte, 2012]
Wasteland Transmissions - Ghosts in the Machine  [Saur Maas (comp.) 2011]
Neurosis - Bleeding the Pigs  [Honor Found in Decay, 2012]
Atriarch - Parasite  [Ritual of Passing, 2012]
Ash Borer - Descended Lamentations  [Cold of Ages, 2012]
Sargeist - From the Black Coffin Lair  [Let the Devil In, 2010]
Howard Shore - Treebeard  ["The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" (soundtrack) 2002]
Summoning - Runes of Power  [Let Mortal Heroes Sing Your Fame, 2001]



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PODCAST: November 30th, 2012

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Having returned from my travels with a huge pile of new music to play, this episode is filled to the brim with over a dozen fresh dark entries, as well as a selection of classics, a few requests, updates on current tours, current sounds, and the latest news. Here's what to expect...

The show formally begins with a selection from An Instructional Guide for Aspiring Arsonists, the latest album from The Deadfly Ensemble, which once again features the talents of Lucas Lanthier (Cinema Strange), as well as Marzia Rangel from Christ vs. Warhol, just to name two. Having signed to Projekt Records for this release, Stateside fans should find it easier to come by in record stores. If not, it can be ordered here.

Proving yet again to be among the most prolific of artists, ROME have returned with not only a new EP (Fester), but a whole new album in the form of Hell Money. Needless to say, it's wonderful, but don't just take my word for it. Listen to one of my favorites on this podcast to feel it yourself, then order it here.

On the verge of hitting the road with Velvet Acid Christ (who also have a new song on this episode), The Twilight Garden returns, this time on Metropolis Records, with the title track from their new album Hope, cementing their ethereal take on the darkwave/post-punk style.

Also returning on this episode: Germany's Aeon Sable, with an upbeat post-punk/goth preview of their forthcoming Saturn Return album; Killing Joke, with a Jaz-in-your-face selection from their latest, MMXII; and Ludovico Technique, with the song for which they've just released an official video. Check it out here:




Also listen for a pair of premieres from: NOIR, a new darkwave/electronic project from Athan Maroulis (Black Tape for a Blue Girl, Spahn Ranch), whose new single is entitled My Dear; as well as some requested new post-punk sounds from the Bay Area's The Soft Moon, taken from their latest release, Zeros.

In the dark metal portion of the show, you'll hear a brand new track from Portland's Atriarch, whose new album Ritual of Passing has just come out on Canada's Profound Lore Records. If the idea of taking deathrock influences into apocalyptic doom excites you as it does me, you can pick that album up here. Meanwhile, Idaho's Wolvserpent, who have just inked a deal with Relapse Records, have elected to publicly release the initial demos for their forthcoming Perigaea album, so that fans can witness the progression of the material. Listen for a taste of it at the close of this show, and grab your copy of those demos here. And, as a bonus, you can watch their video preview below:




You will hear all of that on this episode, plus: A collection of recently gathered cult vampire film themes, a bit of melancholy-yet-responsible nostalgia, otherwise forgotten gems, and even more current & classic music to suck the light out of your surroundings.


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"Out ov the Coffin" w/ Ichabod

Show date: Friday, November 30th, 2012

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

The Deadfly Ensemble - The Early Years of Dr. Lindsay  [An Instructional Guide for Aspiring Arsonists, 2012]
Goblin - Non Ho Sonno  ["Non Ho Sonno/Sleepless" (soundtrack) 2002]
Diamanda Galas - Gloomy Sunday  [Malediction and Prayer, 1998]  ^RQ^
Soap & Skin - Marche Funebre  [Lovetune for Vacuum, 2009]  ^RQ^
The Legendary Pink Dots - Zero Zero  [Shadow Weaver, 1992]
ROME - The Silver Coil  [Hell Money, 2012]
Black Ice - Farewell Prize  [Before the First Light, 2010]
The Twilight Garden - Hope  [Hope, 2012]
John Ottman - Mirror, Mirror (exc.)  ["Snow White: A Tale of Terror" (soundtrack) 1997]
Concrete Blonde - Tomorrow, Wendy  [Bloodletting, 1990]
Worm Ouroboros - Riverbed  [Worm Ouroboros, 2010]
Killing Joke - Glitch  [MMXII, 2012]
Leitmotiv - Architect  [Caress & Curse, 1983]
Aeon Sable - Dancefloor Satellite (radio edit)  [Saturn Return, 2012]
The Soft Moon - Insides  [Zeros, 2012]  ^RQ^
Front Line Assembly -  AirMech  ["AirMech" (soundtrack) 2012]
Depeche Mode - To Have and To Hold  [Music for the Masses, 1987]
Night Vision - At Arm's Length  [Night Vision, 2012]
NOIR - My Dear  [My Dear, 2012]
Velvet Acid Christ - Bend the Sky  [Maldire, 2012]
Ludovico Technique - Potential  [Some Things Are Beyond Therapy, 2012]
David Whitaker - Prologue (exc.)  ["Vampire Circus: The Essential Vampire Theme Collection" (comp.) 1993]
The Gault - Country Road, Six Miles In  [Even As All Before Us, 2005]
Aldebaran - Forever in the Dream of Death (exc.)  [Embracing the Lightless Depths, 2012]
Urfaust - Das Kind mit dem Spiegel [Der Freiwillige Bettler, 2010]
Atriarch - Altruist  [Ritual of Passing, 2012]
James Bernard - Loading the Coffins (exc.)  ["Nosferatu" (soundtrack) 1922]
Wolvserpent - V  [Perigaea demos, 2012]


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