BONUS PODCAST: "The Road to Dragon Con" Special, 2014

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Dragon Con, Dragon Con, Dragon Con!!!  

This bonus episode is (unofficially) all about Dragon Con, THE ultimate Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Comic Book, Horror, Pop-Culture, Film, Television, Music, Art, and everything-else-that's-cool convention, held annually in Atlanta, Georgia over Labor Day Weekend (August 28th - September 1st this year). In addition to panels, parties, and costuming, they also happen to feature a number of concerts from Darkwave, Industrial, and Goth bands, which is how I was first drawn into the fold back in 2005 -- which means that this will be my 10th year!

This episode features sounds and songs entirely related-to and inspired-by this year's guests, fan panels, and bands that will be performing live -- including brand new music from Voltaire and Bella Morte, along with songs from other new and returning acts like The Cruxshadows, Ayria, I:Scintilla, The Ghosts Project, Platform One, The Nathaniel Johnstone Band, Unwoman, and Marquis of Vaudeville.

On the playlist below, you will find not only the list of everything played on this podcast, along with links to each artist featured, but you will also find my notes on where to catch each related guest or performer at the convention (in small print below each name) -- because I'm here to help. Of course, you'll want to check the Official Program Guide to pinpoint the exact locations and make sure of the times -- and make sure to install the Dragon Con 2014 App HERE (for Android, iPhone, or Other devices).

Now, some of you will know me as the Assistant Director of The Horror Track, so you will no doubt find a lot of information on what we're doing this year, but I've made sure to highlight topics of interest from all across the convention's giant and mighty footprint on this episode.

If this podcast serves its purpose, it will turn you on to some attractions at Dragon Con that you might not have considered. Failing that, it should at least get you as excited to hurry up and get there as I am right now. So, grab this episode and listen to it on the ride down, or stream it while you're packing up your costumes, and I'll see you at the Con!



NOTE:  This podcast is independently produced, and not officially endorsed by Dragon*Con. 'Nuff said.

Also: If you're wondering what panels I will be moderating this year, here's the list:

• Friday 10:00am: "True Blood" [Peachtree Ballroom A-F, Westin]
  The show just aired its final episode EVER, and we all have so many questions. Come get them answered by cast members! Panelists: Nelsan Ellis (Lafayette Reynolds), Kristin Bauer (Pam De Beaufort), Michael McMillian (Steve Newlin).
• Friday 5:30pm: "State of the Goth Scene: Rock Edition" [Peachtree Room, Westin]
  Part 1 of our annual discussion of the goth/industrial scene, starting on the goth, post-punk, and dark/weird indie side. Panelists: Andy & Tony (Bella Morte), Doc Hammer (Weep), Gopal & Angel Metro (Gild the Mourn), Erica Mulkey (Unwoman), Nathaniel Johnstone (Nathaniel Johnstone Band), Jeff Diehm (The Last Dance).
• Saturday 11:30am: "True Blood" [Centennial II-III, Hyatt]
  True Blood is over?!? It can't be! We discuss the success of the show with its cast members. Bring those burning questions! Panelists: Nelsan Ellis (Lafayette Reynolds), Kristin Bauer (Pam De Beaufort), Michael McMillian (Steve Newlin).
• Saturday 5:30pm: "State of the Goth Scene: Electronic Edition"  [Peachtree, Westin]
  Part 2 of our annual discussion of the goth/industrial scene, this time focused on industrial, ebm, and darkwave. Panelists: Rogue & Jess (The Cruxshadows), V. Nigel Taylor (Platform One), Jennifer Parkin (Ayria), Jim Cookas (I:Scintilla), and maybe a surprise guest or two???
• Saturday 10:00pm: "Twin Peaks: 25 Years Later"  [Peachtree Room, Westin]
  "I'll see you again in 25 years," said Laura Palmer, in reverse, and we've now reached that mark. We discuss one of the greatest television shows of all time, and how it's fanbase continues to grow. Fan panel, with a multimedia collection of odd clips. Panelists:  Mari Mancusi, Michael Williams, Clay Gilbert.  
• Sunday 1:00pm: "True Blood" [Peachtree Ballroom A-F, Westin]
  One more chance to get those answers about the final season of HBO's long-running supernatrual show. Panelists: Nelsan Ellis (Lafayette Reynolds), Kristin Bauer (Pam De Beaufort), Michael McMillian (Steve Newlin).

NOTE: The Horror Track is located in the Westin, with most panels based out of the newly-renamed Peachtree Room on the 8th floor (two floors up from the entrance level; same room as last year), but some of our panels will be held in larger rooms, such as the Westin's Peachtree and Augusta Ballrooms, or the larger halls in the Hyatt or Marriott. 

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PLAYLIST
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"Road to Dragon Con" Special

  Show date: Wednesday, August 27th, 2014

SAMPLE: Patrick Stewart at Dragon Con 2009[Fri 1:00pm, MAIN, Sat 1:00pm TREK]
Alexander Courage & Jerry Goldsmith - Opening Theme ["Star Trek: The Next Generation" (soundtrack) 1987]
[Gates McFadden: Fri 1:00pm TREK, Sat 1:00pm TREK]
SAMPLE: CBS Special Intro
TRAILER: "X-Men: Days of Future Past"
SAMPLE: "Twin Peaks"
[Twin Peaks: 25 Years Later (Fan-panel): Sat 10:00pm Peachtree Rm (Westin)]
Elliot Goldenthal - Libera Me  ["Interview with the Vampire" (soundtrack) 1994]
[Fri 10:00pm, fan-panel, Peachtree Room (Westin)]
SAMPLE: Tom Savini BTS, "Dawn of the Dead" (1978)
[Fri 1:00pm; Sat 4:00pm; Sun 5:30pm - all in Augusta Ballroom (Westin)]
Voltaire - The Masquerade  [Raised By Bats, 2014]
[Fri 11:59pm LIVE Atrium (Marriott); Sat 5:30pm READ; Sun 8:30pm Augusta Ballroom (Westin)
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Paul McCollough - Zombies Win! Zombies Win! ["Night of the Living Dead" (score) 1990]
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Bella Morte - Exorcisms  [Exorcisms, 2014]
[Fri 2:30 CLSF, 4:00pm/5:30 Peachtree Rm (Westin); Sat 10:30pm CONC; Sun 11:59pm LIVE (Hyatt)]
TRAILER: Night of the Living Dead (1990)
[Tom Savini: Fri 1:00pm; Sat 4:00pm; Sun 5:30pm - all in Augusta Ballroom (Westin)]
Brian Reitzell - Opening Theme ["Hannibal" 2013]
[Hannibal fan-panel: Sat 1:00pm Peachtree Rm (Westin)]
TRAILER: Guardians of the Galaxy
[James & Sean Gunn: Walk of Fame: Sat 5:30, Sun 2:30]
Jace Everett - Bad Things [from "True Blood" 2008]
[True Blood cast panels: Fri 10:00am Peachtree Ballroom (Westin); Sat 11:30am (Centennial II-II (Hyatt); Sun 1:00pm Peachtree Ballroom (Westin)]
SAMPLE: Cary Elwes - Princess Bride
[Cary Elwes: Fri 2:30pm CLSF; Sat 5:30pm CLSF; Sun 7:00pm Intl S. (Hyatt); Mon 1:00pm CLSF)
Dan Jones - Wagner Arrives  ["Shadow of the Vampire" (soundtrack) 2001]
Marquis of Vaudeville - The Wild Lost  [The Great Promenade of Fools & Ghosts, 2012]
[Fri 4:00 ALT; Sat 1:30am LIVE Atrium (Marriott); Sun 2:30pm ALT]
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The Ghosts Project - Guillotine (exc.)  [06.30.06, 2006]
[Thu 7:30pm LIVE Atrium (Marriott); Fri 7:00pm MAIN; Sat 2:30pm CONC, 7:00pm MAIN, Sun 2:30pm CONC, 7:00pm MAIN, Mon 1:00pm CONC]
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Weep - The Passion of Lovers  [Alate, 2012]
[Weep LIVE Fri 11:59pm Centennial Ballroom (Hyatt)]
SAMPLE: Venture Bros / James Urbaniak
[James Urbaniak: Fri 1:00pm TOON, 4:00pm MAIN, 8:30pm MAIN; Sat 8:30pm MAIN; Sun 5:30pm TOON]
J.G. Thirlwell - No Vacancy (Venture Bros. Theme)
[Doc Hammer: Fri 1:00pm TOON, 5:30pm Peachtree Rm (Westin); Sat 8:30pm MAIN; Sun 5:30pm TOON]
SAMPLE: G.I. Joe commercial - Rise of Serpentor
[Fan-panel: Mon 11:30am CLSF]
Meatloaf - What Ever Happened to Saturday Night? ["The Rocky Horror Picture Show" (soundtrack) 1975]
[Rocky Horror Live w/ Lipps Down on Dixie, Sun 1:30am Centennial II-III (Hyatt)]
SAMPLE: Evanna Lynch as Luna Lovegood (HP: OotP)
[Evanna Lynch & Scarlett Byrne: Fri 7:00pm, Sat 7:00pm, Sun 10:00am - all on YA]
Abel Korzeniowoski - Main Title ["Penny Dreadful" (soundtrack) 2014]
[Fan-panel: Sat 7:00pm Peachtree Rm (Westin)]
Unwoman - Trouble  [Trouble, 2008]
[Fri 1:00pm ALT, 3:00pm CONC, 5:30pm Peachtree Rm (Westin), 10:00pm ALT; Sat 5:30 CONC; Sun 1:00pm CONC, 10:00pm ALT]
Brian Tyler - Sleepy Hollow Theme ["Sleepy Hollow" (soundtrack) 2013]
[Fan-panel: Sun 4:00pm Peachtree Rm (Westin)]
TRAILER: "The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armies" (2014)
[Hobbit and LOTR guests: Jed Brophy, Adam Brown, Billy Boyd, Craig Parker: Fri 11:30am, Sat 11:30am; Sun 11:30am; Mon 11:30am - all Atrium (Marriott)]
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Nathaniel Johnstone - Zola  [Narratives, 2013]
[Thu 7:30pm LIVE Atrium (Marriott); Fri 5:30 Peachtree Rm (Westin); Sat 4pm CONC; Sun 1:00pm CONC]
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Platform One - A Time Without Decay  [The Silent Have Names EP, 2011]
[Thu 11:30pm LIVE Centennial II-III (Hyatt); Fri 2:30 CONC2; Sat 5:30pm Peachtree Rm (Westin); Sat 9:00pm CONC; Sun 6:00pm CONC2, 10:30pm CONC]
Wayne June - The Shadow Over Innsmouth (exc.) [The Dark Worlds of H.P. Lovecraft, Volume 2, 2005]
[Cthulhu Mythos: The Innsmouth Cycle: Fri 7:00 Peachtree Rm (Westin)]
Ayria - My Device
[Sat 5:30 Peachtree Rm (Westin); Sun 1:30am LIVE Atrium (Marriott)]
TRAILER: "Robocop" (1987)
[Peter Weller: Fri 2:30pm CLSF; Sat 4:00pm TREK; Sat 7:0pm MAIN; Sun 1:00pm CLSF]
[Nancy Allen: Fri 1:00pm MAIN; Sat 8:30pm CLSF; Sun 1:00pm CLSF]
The Cruxshadows - Burning  [As the Dark Against My Halo, 2012]
[Fri 7:00pm MAIN; Sat 5:30pm Peachtree Rm (Westin), 7:00pm MAIN; Mon 1:30am LIVE Centennial II-III (Hyatt)]
James S. Levine - Opening Theme ["American Horror Story" (soundtrack) 2011]
[Fan panel: Mon 1:00pm Peachtree Rm (Westin)]
I:Scintilla - Cursive Eve  [Optics, 2007]
[Sat 1:30am LIVE Centennial II-III (Hyatt); Sat 5:30pm Peachtree Rm (Westin); Sun 4:00pm CONC2]
Bear McCreary - Credits Theme ["Battlestar Galactica" (soundtrack)]
Richard Gibbs - Main Title (Uk Version) ["Battlestar Galactica" (soundtrack) ]
[BSG cast panels: Mary McDonnell, Michael Hogan, Richard Hatch, Kate Vernon, and/or Tricia Helfer: Fri 4:00pm AMSF; Sun 4:00pm AMSF]
Dark Materia - The Picard Song
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Paul Leonard Morgan - She's a Pass ["Dredd" (soundtrack) 2012]
[Karl Urban: Fri 1:00pm AMSF; Sat 4:00pm TREK]
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Marius Constant - Main Theme ["The Twilight Zone" (soundtrack) (1959)]
[Fan panel: Fri 2:30pm Peachtree Rm (Westin)]
Kipp Lennon & Hank Sims - “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century” Intro (1979)
[Gil Gerard: Sat 4:00pm WRIT, 7:00pm CLSF; Sun 2:30pm CLSF]
[Erin Gray: Fri 4:00pm WKS, Sat 2:30pm WKS; Sun 2:30pm WKS]
SAMPLE: Land of the Lost (1974)
Linda Laurie & Jimmie Haskell - Closing Theme ["Land of the Lost" (soundtrack) 1974]
[Cast panels: Philip Paley, Wesley Eure, Kathleen Coleman: Fri 5:0pm CLSF; Sat 4:00pm; Sun 2:30pm CLSF]
SAMPLE: Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1979)
[Terry Giliam: Sat 1:00pm MAIN, 8:30pm MAIN; Sun 1:00pm BRIT, 2:30pm MAIN]
Alexander Courage/John Williams - Star Trek Wars (Ich's Mash-Up)
[Star Trek TOS: Walter Koenig: Fri 11:30am TREK, Sat 5:30pm TREK; Sun 10:00am CLSF]
TRAILER: Time Bandits (1981)
[Terry Giliam: Sat 1:00pm MAIN, 8:30pm MAIN; Sun 1:00pm BRIT, 2:30pm MAIN]
James Covenant - Captain Picard Sings 'Let It Snow' 
TRAILER: Karate Kid (1984)
[Ralph Macchio & Martin Kove: Sat 10:00am MAIN, Sun 5:30pm MAIN, Mon 1:00pm CLSF]
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Joe Harnell - The Lonely Man Theme ["The Incredible Hulk" 1978]
[Lou Ferrigno: Walk of Fame booth 65]

KEY:

(exc.) = excerpt

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PODCAST: August 2014 Episode

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Welcome to the August 2014 Episode of "Out ov the Coffin." Before we get into what you will be hearing this time, I'd like to mention that, despite the now-monthly format of this show, there will be a bonus episode in the next few weeks: The annual "Road to Dragon Con" Special, which I've decided to treat as a separate show, rather than have it stand as the August episode. Look for that soon...

This episode formally begins with Pinkish Black's contribution to the new tribute album, The Cvlt Nation Sessions: Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures, for which the noted music and culture blog CVLT Nation has gathered a roster of current post-punk bands to each cover one of the classic tracks from Joy Division's now-iconic first full-length album. Want to hear the rest? You can grab it for free right here.

From there, the show moves into the world premiere of the new band Gild the Mourn, featuring Angel and Gopal Metro, the latter of which you should remember as a founding member of the bands Bella Morte and Brighter Fires. The duo have emerged with an ethereal darkwave sound befitting Gopal's other musical endeavours, but brought into new territory via Angel's vocals.

After a pair of '80s classics, we move to a pair of new post-punk/dark indie entries that seem to be cut from similar cloth. First up is a further track from Principe Valiente's Choirs of Blessed Youth, followed by an advance single from New York City's own Interpol, who will be returning with their 5th album, El Pintor, this fall. Close on their heels is a further cut from the new Peter Murphy album, Lion.

In the next set, we start with a brand new track from Oakland's Crimson Scarlet, taken from their new Athens Cave Sessions EP (you can name your price for it here), followed by the pleasantly New Order-esque demo track, "The Fool," from the new Texas band Captive (name your price for that one here). And, towards the end of the set, you'll get a second taste of Australia's Nervous Trend, from their 2013 demo.

In the darkwave/electro segment of the show, you'll hear a selection from the new Diary of Dreams album, Elegies in Darkness (sample it here), followed by the brand new single from Nashville's own "complextro" export, Cryogen Second. Their forthcoming Rust and Remain EP sees the band going further into their dream metal soundscapes, backed with some interesting remixes by several noteworthy acts. It can be pre-ordered and previewed here.

The dark metal portion of the show features a selection by Chasse-Galerie from the new four-way split from Sepulchral Recordings, Légendes, which sees each act paying tribute to Québec's regional dark mythology. More info and details here. Also in the spotlight: the new 20th Anniversary edition of the groundbreaking Emperor classic, In the Nightside Eclipse. The show then winds down with a further selection from  Alraune's The Process of Self-Immolation, and the new advance single from Electric Wizard's forthcoming Time to Die.

All of that, plus:  Another taste of the new Disemballerina album, Undertaker; Two horror soundtrack classics that have recently been re-issued on vinyl: "City of the Living Dead" (Death Waltz Recording Co.) and "Chopping Mall" (Waxwork Records); Selections from the goth, deathrock, local, and post-punk vaults; and much more...


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

(each band name is also a website link)

"Out ov the Coffin" w/ Ichabod

Show recorded on: August 6th, 2014

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

Pinkish Black - New Dawn Fades  ["The Cvlt Nation Sessions: Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures" (comp.) 2014]
Treha Sektori - Despraorehn  [Endessiah, 2012]
Gild the Mourn - Shade  [Demo, 2014]
Tones on Tail - Burning Skies  [Burning Skies, 1983] 
The Grinning Plowman - Inquisitions [N]  [Days of Deformity, 1988]
Principe Valiente - Dying to Feel Alive  [Choirs of Blessed Youth, 2014]
Interpol - All The Rage Back Home  [El Pintor, 2014]
Peter Murphy - Eliza  [Lion, 2014]
Chuck Cirino - A Long Night/Short Circuit  ["Chopping Mall" (soundtrack) 1986]
Crimson Scarlet - June  [Athens Cave Sessions EP, 2014]
Captive - The Fool  [Demo, 2014]
Trial - The Border  [Moments of Collapse, 1986]
Tragic Black - The Black Chrysalis (Spiritual Metamorphasis)  [The Sixx Premonitions, 2004]
Nervous Trend - Senseless  [Demo, 2013]
Dr. Arthur Krause - The Eternity Flame  [When Love is Dead, 2007]
Ataraxie - Etats D'Âme  [L'Être Et La Nausée, 2013]
Plastique Noir - Shadowrun  [Urban Requiems, 2006]
Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows - Backbone Practise  [Le Chambre D'echo - Where The Dead Birds Sing, 2004]
Advent Sleep - Sleep  [Egos & Eros, 1997]
Diary of Dreams - Mythology of Violence  [Elegies in Darkness, 2014]
Cryogen Second - Rust and Remain [N]  [Rust and Remain EP, 2014]
Disemballerina - Siren on the Rocks  [Undertaker, 2014]
Deafheaven - Sunbather  [Sunbather, 2013]
Emperor - Ancient Queen  [In the Nightside Eclipse (20th Anniversary Edition), 1994-2014]
Chasse-Galerie - Le Bois des Belles  [Légendes, 2014]
Alraune - Simulacra [N]  [The Process of Self-Immolation, 2014]
Fabio Frizzi - Tenebre Viventi  ["City of the Living Dead" (soundtrack) 1980]
Electric Wizard - I Am Nothing  [Time to Die, 2014]

KEY:
(exc.) = excerpt of a longer piece
[N] = Nashville artist

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This episode begins with a taste of the new album from Disemballerina, one of Portland's finest musical curiosities, who apply a bleak metal approach to the instrumentation of chamber music. Currently only available in its digital form, the deluxe vinyl edition of Undertaker is coming soon on Graceless Recordings.

In mid-June, the world of abstract cinema and jazz-noir lost the voice behind one of the most haunting moments in television history, Jimmy Scott (July 17, 1925 – June 12, 2014). Scott's collaboration with Angelo Badalamenti and David Lynch on the song "Sycamore Trees" set an everlasting mood for Twin Peaks' Black Lodge and beyond, so you will find it at the beginning of the first full set, along with a heap of respect.

The new material continues with a deeper cut from the new Peter Murphy album, Lion. At the risk of overselling it, everybody should check out Murphy's collaboration with Youth (Killing Joke) on this set of songs. It represents a new side of his already impressive body of work.

Getting into the deathrock portion of the show, you'll hear more new music from Philadelphia's Theurgist, who have released a proper EP now, in the form of All of Them Lowly Creatures. You can find it here, and if you want to grab one of the shirts I mention on the show, they've just released those here.

In the post-punk realm, you'll hear another selection from the new Vaniish album, Memory Work, followed by the (late) debut of some fresh darkwave/dark-electro music from Vancouver's //zoo, taken from their recent 12" split with Petra Schelm. After that, new music out of Finland from the band the Flatfield, as a preview of their just-released album, Passionless.

In the experimental industrial realm, you'll hear a cut from the latest four-way cassette from Tapes of a Neon God. In this case, you'll get a taste of Void En Vogue's track from their split with Chruchdweller, Hadals, and Winter Ritual.

Finally, in the dark metal portion of the show, two new releases are featured as part of a tour spotlight. First, the debut of Alraune's The Process of Self-Immolation, a punishing lesson in black metal for an often stagnant scene. The CD version has just been released on Profound Lore, while the vinyl is coming out via Gilead Media. Tucked behind that is the latest single from Loss, taken from the new split with Hooded Menace, entitled A View from the Rope. The first run of the 12" is currently sold out, but a new pressing is on the way from Doomentia Records.

Loss and Alraune will perform together in Nashville on July 7th, when they cross paths with the current Ash Borer / Hell tour. From there, Alraune will begin their own tour, playing across the US, until all four bands converge again for this year's Gilead Media Music Fest in Osh Kosh Wisconsin -- hence a set featuring all four bands on this episode.

All of that, plus: A closing track from the new Mournful Congregation EP, Concresence of the Sophia; The late debut of Australia's Nervous Trend, whose excellent 2103 demo can be grabbed here; More convention and tour news; Selections from the deathrock vaults; and much more...


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

(each band name is also a website link)

"Out ov the Coffin" w/ Ichabod

Show recorded on: July 3rd, 2014

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

Disemballerina - Deserter  [Undertaker, 2014]
Steven Hufsteter - Kiss of the Damned Love Theme ["Kiss of the Damned" (soundtrack) 2013]
Jimmy Scott - Sycamore Trees  ["Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me" (soundtrack) 1992]
Dead Can Dance - The Host of Seraphim  [The Serpent's Egg, 1988]
Peter Murphy - Loctaine  [Lion, 2014]
Nosferatu - Entwined  [Wonderland, 2011]
Weep - Drift Towards Home  [Alate, 2012]
Swans - God Loves America  [Love of Life, 1992]
Shirley Walker - Phantasm's Graveyard Murder (exc.)  ["Batman: Mask of the Phantasm" (soundtrack) 1993]
Theurgist - Fair Weather Fiends  [All of Them Lowly Creatures, 2014]
Veda - Whiplash  [Whiplash, 1987]
Broken Faith - In Sanctum  ["New Reaction" (comp.) 1988]
Cemetery - State Ward  [Collection, 2014]
Nervous Trend - Written Record  [Demo 2013]
Cross Stitched Eyes - Existence  [Decomposition, 2012]
Void En Vogue - Mean Girls  [Churchdweller/Hadals/Void En Vogue/Winter Ritual (split) 2014]
Vaniish - Fragment/Fatigue  [Memory Work, 2014]
Youth Code - Carried Mask  [Youth Code, 2013]
//zoo - Softcore  [//zoo + Petra Schelm (split) 2013]
The Flatfield - The Witch  [Passionless, 2014]
Abysmal Grief - Crepusculum  [Feretri, 2013] 
Alraune - The Process of Self-Immolation  [The Process of Self-Immolation, 2014]
Loss - Depression's Hammer  ["A View from the Rope" (split w/ Hooded Menace) 2014]
Hell - Mourn  [Trilogy, 2014]
Ash Borer - Purgation  [Bloodlands, 2013]
Wolvserpent - Threshold: Gateway  [Perigaea Antahkarana, 2013]
Mournful Congregation - Silence of the Passed  [Concresence of the Sophia, 2014]


KEY:
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[N] = Nashville artist

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Following a three-week tour of Europe with Loss that was filled with amazing concerts, unbelievable locations, significantly beautiful sights, and a great deal of sleep-deprivation, Out ov the Coffin returns in its new monthly format. What can I say? I'm simply not in one place long enough to record a show more often than that, at least for now.

This episode, colored explicitly by the influence of my travels across so many great countries, emerges at the tail-end of May, so it will serve as the June 2014 episode. I've followed a loose theme, gathering songs that relate to the shows we played, the bands we met, the landscapes we crossed, and the music that visited my head in those moments. I've also made this show extra-long and packed it with a great deal of brand new music.

This one begins with a birthday nod to Siouxsie Sioux, in the form of her collaboration with Morrissey, who just so happened to have celebrated his own birthday last week. The birthdays don't end there, and neither do the nods to dark music icons. Peter Murphy returns with the first single from his new Lion album on this episode.

The ever-prolific Legendary Pink Dots have issued several new items in the last few months, so we only begin to catch up with a selection from their limited vinyl release, The Curse of Marie Antoinette -- which I've packed with an older Edward Ka-spel piece that never fails to enchant. Why? Because we kept playing venues where the Dots had just performed, and it made me wish we'd arrived just a bit earlier.

One of the locations we did not have the privilege of arriving in whatsoever was Sweden -- home to many great acts, including Principe Valiente, who have just returned with their best work yet, in the form of Choirs of Blessed Youth. Look forward to a brand new track from them, and to hearing more from these guys in the future.

This episode also features new music from two heralded acts that we all thought were defunct. In a great turn of events, though, The Last Dance has started releasing new music again, two songs at a time, with the ultimate goal of a new full-length this fall. The lead singles, "Scars" and "Mesmerize" are available on iTunes and Soundcloud, respectively. Watch for another pair soon. Meanwhile, the former members of Veil Veil Vanish have re-emerged, slightly altered, in the form of Vaniish, who will release their new album Memory Work on Metropolis Records on June 10th.

In the dark-ambient/experimental-atmospheres realm, this episode features new music from San Francisco's Common Eider, King Eider, a collaboration between Trepaneringsritualen & Sutekh Hexen entitled One Hundred Year Storm, and fresh soundtrack work from Dominik Morgenroth, who also happens to be the bassist for our European tour-mates, the German funeral doom-legends Worship. As cool day jobs go, scoring for video games is pretty high on the list.

It's no surprise that the dark metal portion of this episode begins with a classic from Worship, going back to their earliest work, and highlighting one of my favorite parts of their live set each night. I watched them 14 nights in a row and never tired of hearing it. Beyond that, you'll hear a song from the new Profetus album, As All Seasons Die, followed by new music from one of the best support acts with whom we shared a stage -- in this case in Poland -- the avant-black metal band Outre, taken from their split with Thaw.

Speaking of sharing, I had the pleasure of sharing merch space with Alan from Primordial at Heavy Days in Doomtown in Copenhagen, where his new band Dread Sovereign were performing as well. The highlight of their set, for me, was a song called "We Wield the Spear of Longinus," taken from their new album All Hell's Martyrs, so you will hear that one on the way out.

All of that, plus: New Front Line Assembly remixed by Youth Code; Fresh soundtrack additions from Marco Beltrami's World War Z and Ryan Amon's Elysium; A triple birthday salute to three of horror's finest gentlemen: Peter Cushing, Vincent Price, and Christopher Lee; Selections from the vault of memory; and much more...


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Show recorded on: Tuesday, May 27th, 2014

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

Morrissey & Siouxsie - Interlude  [Interlude, 1994]
Marco Beltrami - No Teeth, No Bite ["World War Z" (soundtrack) 2013]
The Legendary Pink Dots - The Curse of Marie Antoinette  [The Curse of Marie Antoinette, 2013]
Edward Ka-spel - Believe on a Breeze  [Red Letters, 2000]
Bloody Dead and Sexy - Baby Moon  [Bad Ambient, 2013]
Corpus Delicti - Dusk of Hallows  [Sylphes, 1994]
Frank the Baptist - On My Tongue  [Different Degrees of Empty, 2003]
Zeraphine - Still  [Still, 2006] 
Trepaneringsritualen & Sutekh Hexen - One Hundred Year Storm, Part 1 (exc.)  [One Hundred Year Storm, 2014]
Principe Valiente - Wasted Time  [Choirs of Blessed Youth, 2014]
Vaniish - Kaliedoscoped  [Memory Work, 2014]
Night Sins - Neon Light Intoxicants  [To London or the Lake, 2013]
The Sisters of Mercy - Black Planet  [First and Last and Always, 1985]
New Model Army - Spirit of the Falklands  [Vengeance, 1984]
Joy Division - The Only Mistake  [Still, 1981]
Common Eider, King Eider - As the Soil Rises Up Past Our Bodies  [Taaleg Uksur, 2014]
The Last Dance - Scars  [Scars (single), 2014]
Peter Murphy - Hang Up  [Lion, 2014]
Ryan Amon - When He Wakes Up  ["Elysium" (soundtrack) 2013]
Front Line Assembly - Echogenetic (Youth Code mix)  [Echoes, 2014]
Laibach - Die Liebe  [Nova Akropola, 1985]
Rammstein - Klavier  [Sehnsucht, 1997]
Dominik Morgenroth - The City at Night ["Dark" (videogame soundtrack) 2013]
Worship - Whispering Gloom  [Last CD Before Doomsday, 1999]
Profetus - A Reverie (Midsummer's Dying)  [As All Seasons Die, 2014]
Skepticism - Shred of Light, Pinch of Endless  [Farmakon, 2003]
Outre - Garden of Earthly Delights: I - The Joining of Adam and Eve / II - The Garden  [Thaw/Outre (split), 2013]
Primordial - Journey's End  [A Journey's End, 1998]
Richard Harvey - Medley  ["House of Long Shadows" (soundtrack) 1983]
Dread Sovereign - We Wield the Spear of Longinus  [All Hell's Martyrs, 2014] 
Horse Latitudes - Into the Deep  [Awakening, 2011]


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It's been a few weeks since the last show, and it will actually be about a month before the next episode arrives, so I've made this one extra-long to help bridge the gap. More about the reasons for that gap in a minute -- but for now, prepare yourselves for over 3 hours of music.

This episode begins with a slightly belated birthday wish for (the man, the myth, the legend) Robert Smith of The Cure, who celebrated his 55th earlier this week. In honor of that, you'll hear a pair of rarities (one live and one obscure) on the way in. Closely following that, the neo-folk fans who rarely get enough of that style here will revel in fresh sounds from New York's Blood and Sun, taken from their new album White Storms Fall.

Those lucky enough to find themselves in Chicago this weekend will be able to attend Convergence 20: First & Last & Always, celebrating 20 years(!) of the annual alt.gothic festival. This year's line-up includes The March Violets and the first-ever US show by UK-Goth-saviours Pretentious, Moi? -- both of whom you'll hear in this episode, in honor of the fact that I'd love to be there in person. But alas...

For the modern post-punk fans, you'll have several reasons to rejoice. First up is the Australian/German combo Ascetic:, who makes their debut here with a song from their Self-Initiation album. Next up is Florida's Astari Night, with a song from their new Stereo Waltz album, followed by Washington's Criminal Code, with an already popular dance track (here in Nashville, at least) from their No Device album.

We'll also dig a bit deeper in to the latest from Ottawa's goth-punk hybrid, Aube, from their 2013 Demo; Turkey's excellent darkwave/goth mixture, She Past Away, from their Belirdi Gece album; and the post-gothic/synth work of Seeming, from their new album, Madness & Extinction.
Now, the reason for my month away from podcasting comes into play during the dark metal set, which is comprised entirely of doom this time. I will be on tour with Loss for the better part of May, as we cross Europe for the first time in our career. In honor of that, the last portion of the show begins with the latest from our tour-mates, German doom-legends Worship, then leads into a set of bands we'll be playing shows with, including new material from three great French acts: Ataraxie, Funeralium, and Monarch!.

All of that, plus: Fresh atmosphere from London's Double Echo and Brian Tyler's soundtrack to the "Sleepy Hollow" television series (how could I resist?); The undying and explicitly 'saxual' new-wave-result of seeing "The Lost Boys" again on the big screen (with an introduction by Corey Feldman himself, no less); Selections from the vault of underrated songs; and more...


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Show date: Friday, April 25th, 2014

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

The Cure - The Figurehead (live in Bremen: May 7th, 1989)  [Plainsongs, 2012]
The Cure - Cloudberry  [Lost Wishes, 1994]
The Legendary Pink Dots - Death of a King  [A Perfect Mystery, 2000]
Blood and Sun - Keen  [White Storms Fall, 2013]
Faith and the Muse - Cernunnos/The Hand of Man  [Annwynn, Beneath the Waves, 1996]
Gestalt - Deuxième Ombre  [Le Sommeil Du Singe, 1987]
The March Violets - Essence  [Walk Into the Sun, 1984]
Pretentious, Moi? - Astrid  [Pretentious, Moi?, 2010]
Double Echo - Metropolis  [Phantomime, 2013]
Ascetic: - We're Not All Dead  [Self-Initiation, 2013]
Mephisto Walz - Eternal Deep  ["Kaliffornian Deathrock" (comp.) 2006]
Astari Night - Astrid  [Stereo Waltz, 2014]
Aube - De Guerre Lasse  [demo, 2013]
Criminal Code - Mocking Shadows  [No Device, 2013]
Funeral Parade - Eyes of Madmen  [Funeral Parade, 2010]
She Past Away - Belirdi Gece - Musallat (The Night Emerged - Haunt)  [Belirdi Gece, 2013]
Thomas Newman - The Old Resort/Drinking Blood/Falling Home/Headlights ["The Lost Boys" (soundtrack) 1987]
Mummy Calls - Beauty Has Her Way  [Mummy Calls, 1986]
Naked Eyes - Could Be  [Burning Bridges, 1983]
Seeming - The Eyes of Extinction  [Madness and Extinction, 2014]
IAMX - Sorrow  [The Unified Field, 2013]
Mesh - Self-Healing Lie  [The Point at Which It Falls Apart, 1999]
Velvet Acid Christ - Killing a Stranger  [The Art of Breaking Apart, 2009]
Brian Tyler - Sleepy Hollow Theme ["Sleepy Hollow" (soundtrack) 2013]
Worship - Terranean Wake I: Tide Of Terminus  [Terranean Wake, 2012]
Aldebaran - Beasts at the Throne  [Dwellers in Twilight, 2007]
Ataraxie - Procession of the Insane Ones  [L'Être Et La Nausée, 2013]
Abysmal Grief - Lords of the Funerals  [Feretri, 2013]
Monarch! - Transylvanian Incantations  [Omens, 2012]
Funeralium - Deceived Idealism  [Deceived Idealism, 2013]

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