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Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
After a week of epic, thrashing black/death Americana, we bring you a week of epic, thrashing brutal death.
First up, we finally get a new release from The Death Metal Guy's favorite Colombians, Internal Suffering. Where a lot of modern BDM exists in a virtually self-contained sonic universe, nestled between tech-death and slam, Internal Suffering proudly trace their heritage to Morbid Angel. This influence is especially clear on Rituals, where they strip down their song structures to let the riffs shine through.
Second, we ponder the metamorphosis of Long Island's Afterbirth, pioneers of brutal death now venturing into more proggy, cinematic territory. This could be terrible, but it isn't, and it may well be a masterpiece. In But Not Of is an uncommonly well-rounded record that speaks to every facet of teenage alienation, but from the vantage point of older, wiser men.
0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:45 - Internal Suffering - Rituals (New Standard Elite)
0:45:25 - Interlude - Carnivore Diprosopus - “Creation of a Sadistic Empire” fr. Condemned by the Alliance (Sevared Records, 2013)
0:49:39 - Afterbirth - In But Not Of (Willowtip Records)
1:48:53 - Outro - Lykathea Aflame - “To Give” fr. Elvenefris (Obscene Productions, 2000)
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Monday Nov 06, 2023
Monday Nov 06, 2023
On today's installation of Terminus, two different sorts of returns: Arghoslent, back from the grave, and Strix Askesis, back on the show. Arghoslent are back from 15 years of slumber with a new record of... deathened heavy metal(?) while Strix Askesis refine their sound and explore new territories between black metal and hard rock. Does Arghoslent's unique sound stand the test of time, standing shoulder to shoulder with their previous work? And can Strix Askesis square the circle of Blazebirth Hall and the heaviest of 90s hard rock? (Spoilers: no and yes respectively.)
0:00:00 - Intro
0:04:02 - Arghoslent - Resuscitation of the Revanchists (Weltenfeind)
1:00:06 - Interlude - Abominant - “Left to Rot” fr. Onward to Annihilation (Deathgasm Records, 2013)
1:03:31 - Strix Askesis - Becoming Thunder (Independent)
2:05:25 - Outro - Furia - “Opętaniec” fr. Novel (Pagan Records, 2014)
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Thursday Oct 26, 2023
Thursday Oct 26, 2023
TBMG is out sick this week, so while the cat is away, the... cat-owner will play? On this solo venture, The Death Metal Guy gives a quick rundown of some of his favorite power electronics albums, with an ear for the links between this style of music and extreme metal. Take the stuff you love from Terminus and make it even noisier, more inaccessible, and thematically repugnant- what's not to love?
0:00:00 - Intro
0:15:09 - Hunting Lodge - Will (S/M Operations, 1983)
0:27:40 - Whitehouse - Bird Seed (Susan Lawly, 2003)
0:44:52 - Navicon Torture Technologies - Pure-Skin (NCC, 2006)
0:58:38 - Deathpile - G.R. (Hospital Productions, 2003)
1:11:57 - Outro - Humiliate - Belle of the Ball (Independent, 2017)
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Friday Oct 13, 2023
Friday Oct 13, 2023
On today's two-banger, both your intrepid hosts get to play show and tell with the latest releases from bands they love deeply. Side one: TBMG presents the newest record by Primordial, which shows the band investigating the murky territory between hard rock, heavy and black metal, Celtic folk, and all points in between, in a record as dense as it is long. TDMG brings on the new album by Profanatica, which goes CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG. All is right with the world.
0:00:00 - Intro
0:09:54 - Primordial - How it Ends (Metal Blade Records)
1:07:34 - Interlude - Primordial - “The Heretic’s Age,” fr. Storm before Calm (Hammerheart, 2002)
1:13:51 - Profanatica - Crux Simplex (Season of Mist)
1:54:54 - Outro - Havohej - “I Arose, Part 2” fr. Dethrone the Son of God (Candlelight Records, 1993)
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Monday Oct 09, 2023
Monday Oct 09, 2023
Terminus is back with its first interview in a long while- and who better to bring the series back than Ron Vento, mastermind behind Imperial Crystalline Entombment and Aurora Borealis. I.C.E. recently released their 20 year-delayed followup to 2004's debut with Ancient Glacial Resurgence, an uncompromising but remarkably entertaining record which breathes new life into a nearly forgotten style of USBM. Join Ron and TDMG as they explore the new I.C.E. record, the history of the band, his work in Aurora Borealis, the changing landscape of black metal, and whether I.C.E. ACTUALLY sounds like Immortal.
0:00:00 - Interview Part 1
0:20:12 - Imperial Crystalline Entombment - "Of Blizzards and Banshees" fr. Ancient Glacial Resurgence (Debemur Morti, 2023)
0:24:27 - Interview Part 2
0:44:19 - Aurora Borealis - "The House of Nimrod" fr. Prophecy is the Mold in Which History is Poured (Hammerheart Records, 2022)
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Saturday Sep 30, 2023
Saturday Sep 30, 2023
It's been a little while, but for good reason: we're back with a HUGE, sprawling 4 record show with some old favorites and perhaps some new ones for all ye Terminators. Today, we're split roughly in half between black metal and grind. Side one: Gridlink returns from their long absence with an exquisite record of technical and melodic grind, while fiendish upstarts Trichomoniasis horrify with a bloated slab of grinding gorenoise. Side two: returning veterans Sielunvihollinen presents a new record of confounding but exciting black/heavy metal while Ynkleudherhenavogyon enters the arena with brackish but subtle storming pagan black metal.
0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:09 - Gridlink - Coronet Juniper (Willowtip Records)
0:41:07 - Sielunvihollinen - Helvetinkone (Hammer of Hate)
1:19:08 - Interlude - Ashbury - “The Warning” fr. Endless Skies (Ashbury Music, 1983)
1:23:05 - Trichomoniasis - Makeshift Crematoria (New Standard Elite)
2:00:48 - Ynkleudherhenavogyon - Honan Bleydh II (BC - Inverse Solar Reqvriem / tape - Analög Ragnarök / LP - Urtod Void / CD - Dark Adversary)
2:44:29 - Outro - Forest - “The Flames and The Ash before Horizons Opened Wide,” fr. Forest (Independent, 1996)
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Thursday Sep 14, 2023
Thursday Sep 14, 2023
As the long hot summer drags onward, Terminus is back with a concise but detailed two-banger that features two surprise returns: forgotten USBM almost-legends I.C.E. in one corner, and returning Quebecois deathgrind legends Cryptopsy in the other. I.C.E. brings back a nearly forgotten style of 00s norsecore 20 years on from their debut; Cryptopsy attempts to project their churning, technical manner of death/grind/metalcore to a wider audience 10 years past their last record. Two bands enter, but only one can survive such a long absence. Who will emerge victorious? Listen and find out.
0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:01 - Imperial Crystalline Entombment - Ancient Glacial Resurgence (Debemur Morti)
0:47:01 - Interlude - Arkhon Infaustus - “M33 Constellation,” fr. Perdition Insanabilis (Osmose, 2004)
0:52:48 - Cryptopsy - As Gomorrah Burns (Nuclear Blast)
1:34:03 - Cryptopsy - “The Golden Square Mile” fr. Cryptopsy (Independent, 2012)
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Thursday Sep 07, 2023
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
No shit we’re reviewing these!
0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:03 - Grave Pilgrim - The Bigotry of Purpose (Death Prayer Records)
1:18:48 - Interlude - FIN - “Outlaws” fr. Arrows of a Dying Age (Folter Records, 2017)
1:22:29 - Der Tod und die Landsknechte - Wir fürchten weder Tod noch Teufel (Blasphemous Terror Records)
2:10:33 - Outro - Equilibrium - “Der Sturm” fr. Turis Fratyr (Black Attakk Records, 2005)
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Monday Aug 28, 2023
Monday Aug 28, 2023
WE HAVE ARRIVED. Terminus is back from a lingering summer break with even more white-knuckle, pulse-pounding aktion as TDMG and TBMG once again plumb the depths of the underground, emerging with hands full of cursed jewels from the mines below. This time, it's a 2020 episode: weird records straight from the collective bowels of the metal scene, but all of them profoundly excellent in their own rights. And what would the return from break be without TDMG presenting more unlistenable brutal death? This time, it's courtesy of Nithing, whose debut full length scars the ear drums with channel-switching noise rock riffs and an attacking, undulating drum performance.
Our first full review hails the return of Paimon Gate, whose 2022 demo was highly lauded by both hosts. The full length followup is no sophomore slump, instead elevating Paimon Gate's already ferocious and rigorous presentation with further structural complexity and new, distinct riffing styles. TDMG really schizes out on this one, drawing comparisons to the eastern mysticism of the silent horror film era while announcing that The Riff Was Sick repeatedly. His enthusiasm, though, is not misplaced- Paimon Gate's opening salvo is a triumph within its beloved style of primitive US black/death.
The other side of the coin is abruptly flipped by TBMG, who presents Bretwaldas of Heathen Doom, a distinctly English band whose wide-reaching but naturalistic blend of doom, crust, black metal, and hard rock has the power to win over just about anyone. Bretwaldas play with the countours of time in genre, abutting 70s psych rock with Gravelandian warmongering with none of the sense of frivolity that such a description suggests. Without restraint but similarly without compromise, Bretwaldas weave together the seemingly disparate into a resolute and stoic whole.
0:00:00 - Intro/Nithing - Agonal Hymns (New Standard Elite)
0:25:30 - Paimon Gate - Butcher to The Devil’s Court (Nuclear War Now)
1:05:29 - Interlude - Bestial Raids - “Ceremonial Bloodshed” fr. Prime Evil Damnation (Nuclear War Now!, 2011)
1:09:35 - Bretwaldas of Heathen Doom - Summoning the Gatekeepers (Old Man’s Mettle)
1:55:34 - The Gates of Slumber - “Castle of The Devil” fr. The Wretch (Rise Above Records, 2011)
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Sunday Jul 30, 2023
Sunday Jul 30, 2023
HEAR YE, HEAR YE! We've come to that most hideous and crippling time of year where your intrepid hosts take a couple weeks off for the summer. TBMG is moving and TDMG is learning Mortician's "Hacked Up For Barbecue" in its entirety on guitar, so we're gonna take a quick break before once again commencing the mayhem. Before that, though, we've got an episode for ya: this time with two opposing takes on a sort of fantastical, folk-inspired black metal with fascinating similarities amidst their considerable contrast.
First up is the debut record by Gromoverzh, a one-man project headed by Stringsskald (Temnozor, Walknut, Nitberg, etc.) This record is primarily composed of material written during Stringsskald's time in the first of those listed bands, and it presents a similar yet enlarged approach: symphonic and folk-drenched pagan metal, but now operating on an epic time scale and with a substantial injection of 80s trad metal. TBMG is immediately smitten- TDMG is concerned with the presence of a flute and the lack of gravity blasts. We discuss.
The other side of this episode is dedicated to the return of Moulderyawn, whose gloomy manner of folk/black/dungeon synth pivots drastically toward post-black/screamo territory- but not in a bad way?! While certainly a departure from previous work, careful listening indicates a closer relation to those records than immediately apparent, with the same mouldering (lol) atmosphere and music box synth lines intact, just with a lot more heartwrenching 00's metalcore breakdowns and Orchid riffs. Seriously- it's awesome.
0:00:00 - Intro
0:06:16 - Gromoverzh - Izdrevle (Der Schwarze Tod/Werewolf Promotion)
1:05:17 - Interlude - Elvenking - “Seasonspeech” fr. Heathenreel (AFM Records, 2001)
1:12:48 - Moulderyawn - Wiltress, Queen of Flowers (Rempart Productions)
1:47:53 - Outro - Moulderyawn - “Fruitlessly Overflowing,” fr. Wiltress: Queen of Flowers
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