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Terminus Episode 159 - 200 Stab Wounds, Wormed, Cephalotripsy, Carnivore Diprosopus

WE LIVE... AGAIN. Terminus is back from summer break with a hot-ass episode of PURE BRUTAL DEATH METAL. To celebrate the start of Slam Boy Summer we have a four-banger of high profile records that we've been meaning to get to. First up- the sophomore record by 200 Stab Wounds- can they navigate the switch to a major metal label with their sound intact. Next up, Wormed, who attempt to bring their unique style of brutal death up to date with high profile influences. Third, the shocking return of Cephalotripsy, whose new record bears traces of the old but kicks off in a substantially different direction. And last but not least, Carnivore Diprosopus returns with a new record featuring a monster truck on the cover. That's it, that's the review.

0:00:00 - Intro

0:02:25 - 200 Stab Wounds - Manual Manic Procedures (Metal Blade)

0:45:37 - Interlude - Watchmaker - “Failing Upwards,” fr. Erased from the Memory of Man (Willowtip, 2005)

0:47:48 - Wormed - Omegon (Season of Mist)

1:28:13 - Interlude - Dephosphorus - “Storming The Sloan Wall,” fr. Ravenous Solemnity (7 Degrees Records, 2012)

1:31:06 - Cephalotripsy - Epigenetic Neurogenesis (...Independent. Seriously.)

2:12:55 - Interlude - Corpse Carving - “Drenched in Visceral Excretions and Excrement: Aftermath of Emasculation” fr. Grotesque Goratorium: Disemboweled Gorific Feast (Despise the Sun Records, 2005)

2:14:25 - Carnivore Diprosopus - Rise of the Insurrection (Comatose Music)

2:52:38 - Outro - Amputated Genitals - “Chessman Red Monday” fr. Human Meat Gluttony (Gore and Blood Productions, 2005)

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Terminus Episode 158 - Sear Bliss, Windswept, Limbonic Art, Arcane Bayonet

As Terminus prepares for its annual summer break (jetskiing, goblin slaying, etc.), we unleash a big black metal episode focused on only the coolest of wizard music. After an opening salvo by new project Arcane Bayonet, who present an oddball take on pagan black metal laced with black and roll, we get to a triumvirate of powerful spellcasting madness. First: the new record by Sear Bliss, legendary Hungarian hedge mages whose style of black/doom/folk/melodeath is as varied and well rounded as it is atmospheric and stirring. Second: the return of Windswept, a Saenko project which seeks to fuse the martial aggression of Hate Forest with the more delicate melodic sensibility of Drudkh to surprising results. Third: the mighty return of symphonic BM sorceror Limbonic Art, who drops the orchestra for something far more lean, hungry, and ferocious.

0:00:00 - Intro

0:05:24 - Arcane Bayonet - Bellicose Fields (Death Magick Collective)

0:27:02 - Sear Bliss - Heavenly Down (Hammerheart Records)

1:18:45 - Interlude - Rotting Christ - “Diastric Alchemy,” fr. Triarchy of The Lost Lovers (Century Media, 1996)

1:23:44 - Windswept - Der eine, wahre König (Primitive Reaction)

2:01:53 - Interlude 2 - Nécropole - “Immanence,” fr. Ostara (Résilience, 2015)

2:09:23 - Limbonic Art - Opus Daemonical (Kyrck Productions & Armour)

2:55:48 - Outro - Anaal Nathrakh - “Between Piss and Shit We Are Born” fr. Eschaton (Season of Mist, 2006)

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Terminus Episode 157 - Ulcerate, Malignancy

To abruptly switch gears from our Very Special Episode earlier this week, we deliver reviews of the newest installments from two tech death giants. Ulcerate is back with their seventh full-length record which shows the band committing even more fully to the elements of post-rock, black metal, and textured drone which have helped define their sound- but have they strayed too far from the path? Pitted against them is the mutated monstrosity Malignancy's fourth full-length, which seeks to bring their sound a bit closer to the center of death metal while leaving their whiplashing, wild style of technicality intact- but can they maintain their vicious edge? YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE.

0:00:00 - Intro

0:01:56 - Ulcerate - Cutting the Throat of God (Debemur Morti Productions)

0:54:35 - Interlude - The Brass - “Treading Water,” fr. the Rugged Cross EP (Independent, 2015)

0:58:44 - Malignancy - …Discontinued (Willowtip Records)

1:40:43 - Outro - Copremesis - “A Poem” fr. Muay Thai Ladyboys (Paragon Records, 2008)

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Terminus Episode 156 - BURZUM

Hark! What's that on the distant horizon? Could it be a Very Special Episode of Terminus? It certainly is, one brought out for that most special of occasions--a new Burzum... album? Compilation? Collection of thematically related tracks? That's just one of the many, many questions this record inspires. Burzum is back to metal-- or something like it, at least-- and it's certainly an unusual take on the style. Combining neofolk, doom, ambient, and black metal, Burzum's new record suggests an entirely new model of folk music-- one that attempts to bring the past alive in a more literal sense than most.

(A quick note: another episode will be released this week. We decided to make this a solo episode because, c'mon, it's Burzum!)

0:00:00 - Intro

0:01:07 - Burzum - The Land of Thule (Byelobog Productions)

1:15:01 - Outro - Burzum - “Glemselens Elv,” fr. Belus (Byelobog Productions, 2010)

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Terminus Episode 155 - Knocked Loose, High on Fire

Welcome back to Terminus: Extreme MetaHEY WHATTAYA DOIN' THERE! Yep, it's one of THOSE episodes, where we explore the furthest fringes of our established content, this time featuring two bands near and dear to our respective co-hosts hearts. In one corner: TDMG reps his set for Knocked Loose, which features a spirited discussion of the past, present, and future of metalcore, the usage of nu-metal technique, and what the band's success means for the broader world of heavy music. In the other corner: TBMG rides in on a powerful steed to present the new High on Fire, including a full discussion on the band's discography, the role of extreme metal in Matt Pike's work, and opportunity for more dimension in metal drumming.

0:00:00 - Intro

0:04:44 - Knocked Loose - You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To (Pure Noise)

Interlude - 1:08:40 - Thell Barrio - “A Toda Madre” (Independent, 2017)

1:12:01 - High on Fire - Cometh the Storm (MNRK Heavy)

2:03:54 - Outro - The Murder City Devils - “I Drink The Wine,” fr. In Name and Blood (Sub Pop, 2000)

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Terminus Episode 154 - Adversarial, Tsatthoggua

Continuing this year's ongoing theme of triumphant returns come two excellent records--one highly anticipated, and the other utterly unexpected. Side A: the return of Adversarial, a TDMG favorite whose brand of death-fueled war metal smashes contemporaries with a flail of technicality, extremity, and potent atmosphere. Side B: the shocking return of Tsatthoggua, German blasting black metal legends whose new record picks up almost exactly where the band left off a quarter century prior. Put on your gimp mask--it's time to party.

0:00:00 - Intro

0:03:59 - Adversarial - Solitude With the Eternal… (Dark Descent Records)

0:49:23 - Interlude - Allfather - “Evolution to Supremacy,” fr. Weapon of Ascension (Invictus, 2005)

0:51:42 - Tsatthoggua - We Are God (Osmose Productions)

1:50:37 - Outro - “Bless Thee for Granting Me Pain,” fr. Blackdoor Miracle (Regain Records, 2004)

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Terminus Episode 153 ft. Jiub of Radio Free Innsmouth - Crucifier, House of Atreus, Brazen Horde

On this very special episode of Terminus, your intrepid hosts are joined by a mysterious guest many of you may be familiar with: the notorious Jiub of Radio Free Innsmouth, extreme metal aficiando, deep-dive podcaster, and wonderful kisser. After an intro salvo from TBMG featuring the debut demo of Brazen Horde with its back-to-the-roots Slavic drone, we encounter two new releases from Iron Bonehead. First: the new full length by Crucifier, which reinterprets multiple riffing styles through the prism of primitive US blackdeath ala Profanatica, showing the new kids how it's done. Second: The return of House of Atreus, whose style of Arghoslentian melodeath strays closer and closer to Swedish territory. But maybe, that can be.... a good thing?

0:00:00 - Intro/Brazen Horde - Demo (Independent)

0:28:41 - Crucifier - Led Astray (Iron Bonehead)

1:13:33 - Interlude - Autopsy - “Fleshcrawl/Torn From the Womb” fr. Mental Funeral (Peaceville Records, 1991)

1:17:27 - House of Atreus - Orations (Iron Bonehead)

1:48:52 - Eucharist - “My Bleeding Tears” fr. A Velvet Creation (Wrong Again Records, 1993)

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Terminus Episode 152 - Diocletian, Heresiarch

After a brief torpor in recovery from our epic (in the true sense of the word) dissection of the Spite Extreme Wing discography, Terminus returns with a tight episode featuring, quite specifically, two New Zealand war metal bands with highly anticipated returns. In this corner: Diocletian, with a record that returns to their roots, provoking a sometimes contentious reponse from their audience. In the other: Heresiarch, who come back with a substantially altered sound leaning into the more progressive strains of black/death.

0:00:00 - Intro

0:00:57 - Diocletian - Inexorable Nexus (Nuclear War Now!)

0:53:57 - Interlude - Gospel of The Horns - “Chaos Bringer,” fr. A Call to Arms (Invictus, 2002)

0:58:15 - Heresiarch - Edifice (Iron Bonehead)

1:36:10 - Outro - Niden Div. 187 - “Genocide,” fr. Impergium (Necropolis Records, 1997)

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Terminus Episode 151 - MONVMENTVM - The Spite Extreme Wing Discography

In one sense, this episode took two weeks to record - in another, it took nearly twenty years. Terminus Extreme Metal Podcast is proud to present MONVMENTVM - our full examination and critique of the discography of one of the bands most central to the podcast's artistic vision, Spite Extreme Wing. From the earliest demos to the final notes of Vltra, join your intrepid hosts as they perform the first ever English-language deep dive on one of the finest bands that heavy music has ever produced.

0:00:00 - Intro/Background/History

0:29:44 - Magnificat compilation (Beyond…. Productions, 2003 / Behemoth Productions, 2007 reissue)

1:11:53 - Non Dvcor, Dvco (Behemoth Productions, 2004)

2:13:55 - Kosmokrator [Magnificat II] (Behemoth Productions, 2005)

3:10:11 - Vltra (Avantgarde Music, 2008)

4:11:31 - Outro - “Il sole di notte e la rivolta / The sun in the night and the revolt,” fr. Non Dvcor, Dvco

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Terminus Episode 150 - Rostorchester, Ad Mortem

On today's installment of Terminus we get two dramatically different sides of Teutonic black metal, both of unquestionable interest to all burly, woodcutting Terminators. First: the return of Rostorchester, whose brand of heavily emo and punk-infused black metal achieves its full potential- mostly by becoming primarily an emo band!* Next: the debut full length of Ad Mortem, who follow closely in the footsteps of friends Totenwache in refreshing the Sargeist style with a steelier and more stoic German countenance- when they're not partying, of course.

0:00:00 - Intro

0:04:10 - Rostorchester - Der Zinnen Sang vom Niedergang (BergStolz)

0:53:43 - Interlude - A Pregnant Light - “Babychain,” fr. Broken Play (Colloquial Sound Recordings, 2019)

0:59:39 - Ad Mortem - In Honorem Mortis (Purity Through Fire)

1:37:59 - Outro - Mavorim - “Krieger, Voran!,” fr. the Verbrannte Erde split w/ Totenwache (Independent, 2018)

*CORRECTION: At the start of the Rostorchester review, we refer to a Youtube comment by Antimessiah. This was actually a fake account! See the thread on the Rites of Pestilence upload, where the real Antimessiah drops in to set the record straight.

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