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This week Bryn and Jaff take you on a sonic journey to destinations that include France, Belgium and Scandinavia....

Ready your corkscrews, and listen as they discuss actual facts about traditional French wine....and some stuff about bears...

This weeks Albums

Harakiri For The Sky - Scorched Earth - https://artofpropaganda.bandcamp.com/album/scorched-earth

The Great Old Ones - Kadath - https://thegreatoldonessom.bandcamp.com/album/kadath

Beneath A Steel Sky - Cleave - https://beneathasteelsky1.bandcamp.com/album/cleave

Sunrot - Passages - https://sunrot.bandcamp.com/album/passages

Wardruna - Birna https://wardruna.bandcamp.com/

Dax Riggs - 7 Songs For Spiders - https://daxriggs.bandcamp.com/album/7-songs-for-spiders

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Returning to the sunny Vineyards of France, Bryn and Jaff talk through a whole host of incredible releases from the last seven days, and there's an unexpectedly Celtic theme to this weeks' choices.

And if that isn't enough for you, they also discuss Ozzy Osbourne's distinctive aroma, whippets wearing clothes.....and brake fluid.

This Weeks Releases

Saor - Amidst The Ruins

https://saor.bandcamp.com/album/amidst-the-ruins-2

Federico Albanese - Blackbirds And The Sun Of October

https://open.spotify.com/album/4O77WioPYSFk4cNHiPpLzk?si=Tc9umeLuT1-b1J8DRPNBHw

The Rumjacks - Dead Anthems

https://therumjacks.bandcamp.com/album/dead-anthems

Unreqvited - A Pathway To The Moon

https://unreqvited.bandcamp.com/album/a-pathway-to-the-moon

Solkyri - Cranebrook

https://solkyri.bandcamp.com/album/cranebrook

The Leviathan - The Wolf Amongst The Horsemen EP

https://theleviathanuk.bandcamp.com/album/the-wolf-amongst-the-horsemen-ep

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Saddle up your horses, pack your lassoes and join Bryn and Jaff as they find themselves donning the boots of Chilean cowboys.....albeit, with suspiciously American accents.

In musical terms, it's been an exceptionally heavy week, with releases from Grief Ritual, Naked Whipper and Zero Absolu!!

This weeks releases -

Revenge - Violation.Strife.Abominate

https://revengeofficial.bandcamp.com/album/violation-strife-abominate

Jaye Jayle - After Alter

https://jayejayle.bandcamp.com/album/after-alter

Naked Whipper - Chapel Defilement

https://nakedwhipper.bandcamp.com/album/chapel-defilement

ZERO ABSOLU - La Saignée

https://artofpropaganda.bandcamp.com/album/la-saign-e

Beware Of Dogs - Disturbing Darkness

https://bewareofdogs.bandcamp.com/album/disturbing-darkness

Grief Ritual - Collapse

https://griefritualmusic.bandcamp.com/album/collapse

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This week Bryn and Jaff are back in France to test the fruity waters of Chardonnay.....and their opinions are split for the first time!!

Once again, there's been another slew of great albums for us to get stuck into this week....if we can find time in between our riveting discussions about international gigolo's, Bryn's tropical plums, salt-baked beets and the occasional dragon. Grab a glass and join us in the absurdity...

Botty's up everyone!!

This Weeks Releases

Vacuous - In His Blood

https://vacuousdeath.bandcamp.com/album/in-his-blood

Tunic - A Harmony Of Loss Has Been Sung

https://tunicband.bandcamp.com/album/a-harmony-of-loss-has-been-sung

Pariah - Violence Is A Curse

https://cursedmonk.bandcamp.com/album/violence-is-a-curse

The Devil Makes Three - Spirits

https://thedevilmakesthree.bandcamp.com/album/spirits

Ofnus - Valediction

https://ofnus.bandcamp.com/album/valediction

Grima - Nightside

https://grima.bandcamp.com/album/nightside

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In this week's episode, Bryn and Jaff tackle the "racy" world of white wine....suspenders and all!

Jaff's swede gets a bit "nonky" , Bryn pops to the shops to buy some cabbage whilst whistling Pissgrave, and they actually get rather serious when they start talking about the "stonkingly" good selection of music releases from the past week.

This Weeks Releases

Abduction - Existentialismus

https://abduction616.bandcamp.com/album/existentialismus

Maud The Moth - The Distaff

https://maudthemoth.bandcamp.com/album/the-distaff

Wren - Black Rain Falls

https://disciplesofwren.bandcamp.com/album/black-rain-falls

The Boy That Got Away - Peacetime

https://open.spotify.com/album/3P3mRTjmk84LeSwvzWRGCd?si=OVhlRcoaTay_K3JZeknUWg

Pissgrave - Malignant Worthlessness

https://open.spotify.com/album/3E7SQqVUujftUeNBdWYY4W?si=tnZE8nYYSWKzZOic02-iJA

Killswitch Engage - This Consequence

https://killswitchengage.bandcamp.com/album/this-consequence

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In this weeks episode, Bryn and Jaff share their musings on topic such as inappropriate names for firemen, Krist Novoselic's adoring gaze.....and an unhealthy dose of bodily fluids. All the while sipping Blossom Hill like two middle aged ladies in a park...

Manic Street Preachers - Critical Thinking

https://open.spotify.com/album/0uQf3c9vjUn2HDfgc5gbPR?si=h-T_gjn-RS26KoxCBUCdZA

Rectal Smegma - To Serve and Protect

https://open.spotify.com/album/46cJkjsASYJmcUHHZWjt7X?si=bJTY8WMeT-iVWdVpmMhXGA

Chaos Inception - Vengeance Evangel

https://lavadome.bandcamp.com/album/vengeance-evangel

Pothamus - Abur

https://pothamus.bandcamp.com/album/abur

Hangmans Chair - Saddiction

https://hangmanschair.bandcamp.com/album/saddiction

Mantar - Post Apocalyptic Depression

https://mantar.bandcamp.com/album/post-apocalyptic-depression

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This week Bryn and Jaff go fishing off the coast of Western Australia with a wonderful bottle of merlot (shame about the crack). There's shiny noggins, a potential invitation to Saturday Kitchen and a dirty Pink (not Keith) Floyd....GO SLEEP!!

There's been a very eclectic bunch of albums out this week, from punk to blackened-doom and everything in between....and if that's not enough there's even a brief interlude for some shipping forecast.....you're in for a wild ride!!

This Weeks Releases

Dutch Nuggets - Fishbowl'd (23:44)

Thousand Island Records

https://dutchnuggets.bandcamp.com/album/fishbowld

Pigs x7 - Death Hilarious (39:35)

Rocket Recordings

https://pigspigspigspigspigspigspigs.bandcamp.com/album/death-hilarious

Yann Tiersen - Rathlin From A Distance / The Liquid Hour (56:12)

Everything's Calm

https://yann-tiersen.bandcamp.com/album/rathlin-from-a-distance-the-liquid-hour

Goetia - Otherworldly Agency (01:22:31)

Voice Of The Cielago

https://goetiadeath.bandcamp.com/album/otherworldly-agency

Mizmor x Hell - Alluvion (01:31:07)

Gilead Media

https://gileadmedia.bandcamp.com/album/alluvion

Benediction - Ravage Of Empires (01:46:56)

Nuclear Blast

https://benedictionofficial.bandcamp.com/album/ravage-of-empires

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This week Bryn and Jaff use their new-found wine knowledge to analyse a Chilean Pinot Noir....but have they actually learnt anything? Jaff tries to go to Belgium looking for electro-cicadas but repeatedly ends up in Scandinavia, Bryn has a revelation about simple maths and gets an unusually depressing Danish lesson, and for the first time they rate an album out of ten....for no discernible reason whatsoever.

The musical releases this week have been absolutely incredible. Covering genres from funeral-doom, shoe gaze, post-metal and many more....there's a lot to talk about so get yourself ready for a deep dive into these records!!

This Weeks Releases

Nortt - Dødssang (23:28)

(Avantgarde Music)

https://avantgardemusic.bandcamp.com/album/d-dssang

Amenra - De Toorn / With Fang and Claw (EP's) (38:00)

(Relapse Records)

https://amenra.bandcamp.com/

Telepathy - Transmissions (58:40)

(Pelagic Records)

https://telepathyband.bandcamp.com/album/transmissions

Industrial Puke - Alive to No Avail (01:13:38)

(Suicide Records)

https://suiciderecordsswe.bandcamp.com/album/alive-to-no-avail

Decrepisy - Deific Mourning (01:22:45)

(Carbonized Records)

https://decrepisy.bandcamp.com/album/deific-mourning

Deafheaven - Lonely People With Power (01:34:10)

(Roadrunner Records)

https://deafheavens.bandcamp.com/album/lonely-people-with-power

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In this episode Bryn and Jaff pick up a wayward traveller in the form of Mr Jake Doherty, a man who just so happens to have an encyclopaedic knowledge of wine and a hearty interest in alternative music.....he even happened to bring two bottles with him......how convenient.

The usual chaos ensues, including discussions of Oregon cadavers, Bryn's lack of underpants, French vineyards being invaded by alien life forms.....and some genuinely interesting facts about wine. More importantly though, what will Jake think of the unique scoring system?

This Weeks Releases

KAZEA - I. Ancestral

https://suiciderecordsswe.bandcamp.com/album/i-ancestral

KATLA - Scandinavian Pain

https://katladk.bandcamp.com/album/scandinavian-pain

Rancid Cadaver - Mortality Denied

https://rancidcadaver.bandcamp.com/album/mortality-denied

Drudkh - Shadow Play

https://drudkh.bandcamp.com/album/shadow-play

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On this weeks episode Jaff threatens to expose himself, Bryn gets himself completely lost somewhere between Spain and Italy, Anna Kournikova makes an unscheduled appearance and they have a very honest conversation about Sleep Token....ten episodes in and there's still a good dose of nonsense to be had!!

Musically, the soundtrack of this week's releases was phenomenal and includes what may be one of the greatest prog albums ever written.....

This Weeks Releases

Nomadic Rituals - Fust

https://nomadicrituals.bandcamp.com/album/fust

Ricky Warwick - Blood Ties

https://rickywarwick.bandcamp.com/album/blood-ties

Wombbath - Beyond The Abyss

https://open.spotify.com/album/7crhEblnalRrZckGS0gybS?si=rAMplBMdQ4iy3_-OqIyRIg

Museum Of Light - Diviner

https://museumoflightband.bandcamp.com/album/diviner

Steven Wilson - The Overview

https://open.spotify.com/album/3xOcExpIWzroZldcdc212q?si=WC4eHLSBQ1uXhJ_IEQaLbA

Memory Entry - Our World Is Going To Disappear (EP)

https://memoryentry.bandcamp.com/album/our-world-is-going-to-disappear

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This week Bryn and Jaff go organic!! Fighting back hordes of small partridges and avoiding the torrential rice pudding downpours, they get stuck in to another healthy meal of music releases from the past week while they dissect all the important important topics such as Mulberry handbags, Glastonbury, and how to artificially inseminate a flower....

This Weeks Releases

The Wildhearts - Satanic Rites Of The Wildhearts

https://open.spotify.com/album/5DpCn2FhSv9PK9vcqQJP6v?si=v-zYH3gWQVWTbgmfRfmtRg

This Gift Is A Curse - Heir

https://thisgiftisacurse.bandcamp.com/album/heir

Pyres - Yun

https://open.spotify.com/album/5Q3sm0skYpP07nGLwIp9a7?si=pjf5HdfHRaOvozRGU5uLtg

Bonejammer - Carcinogenesis

https://bonejammer.bandcamp.com/album/carcinogenesis

KLPS - K L P S

https://open.spotify.com/artist/6XEcMSGuyKvUqt6UI3I7Ou?si=-JW_rsBeQWim8l-M0IVz5g

Guiltless - Teeth To Sky

https://guiltless.bandcamp.com/album/teeth-to-sky

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For the first time, Bryn and Jaff are coming to you from different locations! Bryn has been selfishly swanning around Northern Italy, but he's been learning all sorts of interesting facts about the fantastic drink known as Lambrusco!! Jaff is back in merry old Cheltenham and holding the fort with four monstrously good music choices....

There's goats, flying dragons, sputum.....and a clear drop in recording quality (but they soldiered through for the sake of the listeners!). Listen out for details of the competition the guys are hosting at Fortress festival this weekend, you won't want to miss out on that!! There's also a surprise musical guest that Bryn shares a few glasses (....bottles) with on a vineyard just outside Reggio Emilia.....

This Weeks Releases

Poison The Preacher - Vs The World (19:43)

Seek And Strike

https://open.spotify.com/album/1LynaaRJ54ieHvegctyK2M?si=50S7Sg9QRROxAA40LNRcew

Crust - Where might Gears To Descend (32:45)

Moribund Records

https://crustband.bandcamp.com/album/where-light-fears-to-descend

Myrkvid - Nihilist (46:45)

Immortal Frost

https://immortalfrostproductions1.bandcamp.com/album/nihilist

Odoacer - All Was Of Little Worth Pt. 1 (01:00:25)

Church Road

https://immortalfrostproductions1.bandcamp.com/album/nihilist

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Italian Pinot Grigio is the order of the week for Bryn and Jaff, and they once again prove that their palates seem to be improving! There's tales of Marilyn Monroe, wigs made of half-digested noodles and some slightly predictable views on 'that' song by President....

Bryn brings three incredibly melancholic albums (one that even made him cry), but luckily Jaff finds himself raising the mood (and lowering the tone) with the latest release from Death Metal monsters 'Cumbeast"......as expected, hilarity ensues!!

This Weeks Releases

Steve Von Till - Alone In A World Of Wounds (24:50)

Neurot Recordings

https://stevevontill.bandcamp.com/album/alone-in-a-world-of-wounds

Full Of Hell - Broken Sword, Rotten Shield (45:07)

Closed Casket Activities

https://fullofhell.bandcamp.com/album/broken-sword-rotten-shield

Törsz - Menedék (59:28)

Pelagic

https://torzs.bandcamp.com/album/mened-k

Cumbeast - Fairytales Of Filth (01:14:31)

Morbid Generation

https://cumbeast.bandcamp.com/album/fairytales-of-filth

Nvage - Nvage EP (01:26:44)

Self

https://nvageband.bandcamp.com/album/self-titled

Ben Frost - Under Certain Light and Atmospheric Conditions (01:39:28)

Mute Artists

https://benfrost.bandcamp.com/album/under-certain-light-and-atmospheric-conditions

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Bryn and Jaff are back on the white wine this week, courtesy of a peachy Chenin Blanc from South Africa. The usual hilarity ensues (despite the rather serious musical choices) with their ramblings taking them from Victorian urinals to their favourite brand of tractor.....even leaving room for a glass-raising toast to the one and only, Lemmy Kilmister.

There are some seriously dark and thought-provoking records on offer this week, including a couple that could even be highlights of the year!! If you're of a nervous disposition then maybe give this one a miss.....actually, don't do that at all....fill up your glasses, press play, and bask in the lunacy!!

This Weeks Releases

Mütterlein - Amidst The Flames, May Our Organs Resound (22:36)

Debemur Morti

https://mutterlein.bandcamp.com/album/amidst-the-flames-may-our-organs-resound

Ghost Bath - Rose Thorn Necklace (39:13)

Nuclear Blast

https://ghostbath.bandcamp.com/album/rose-thorn-necklace

RIFFTREE - Wonky (59:44)

No Profit

https://rifftree.bandcamp.com/album/wonky

Abysmal Rites - Restoring The Primordial Order (01:10:44)

WormHoleDeath

https://abysmalritesband.bandcamp.com/album/restoring-the-primordial-order-album

Svarta Havet - Manen Ska Lysa Din Vag (01:20:38)

Prosthetic

https://abysmalritesband.bandcamp.com/album/restoring-the-primordial-order-album

The Sun's Journey Through The Night - Demo III (01:33:17)

Church Road

https://thesunsjourneythroughthenight.bandcamp.com/album/demo-iii

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This week Bryn and Jaff discover that Gary Barlow is quite the wine connoisseur and he's pulled an absolute blinder with his 'deliciously rich' South African Malbec.....shame about his lack of condom merchandise though!! The conversation drifts from Blood Incantation teaching strangers how to use a record player, Federico Albanese being an absolute legend and there's also a completely unexpected Donald Trump impression...

Music this week includes a mix of hardcore, blackened-death, punk, swamp-sludge and more.....it's quite the musical melting pot and you're guaranteed to find something you like!!

This Weeks Release

Don't Try - Cries of Domination EP (27:03)

Blood Blast

https://donttryqc.bandcamp.com/album/cries-of-domination

Hate - Bellum Regiis (41:23)

Metal Blade

https://hate.bandcamp.com/album/bellum-regiis

Propaghandi - At Peace (56:52)

Epitaph

https://propagandhi.bandcamp.com/album/at-peace

Frog Lord - Metamorphosis (01:16:10)

Self

https://froglord.bandcamp.com/album/metamorphosis

Solfatare - Asservis Par L'espoir (01:30:03)

Signal Rex

https://solfatare.bandcamp.com/album/asservis-par-l-espoir

Leper Colony - Those Of The Morbid (01:41:16)

Testimony

https://leper-colony.bandcamp.com/album/those-of-the-morbid

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This week, Bryn and Jaff throw the whole rulebook out the window and talk about eight albums (albeit only briefly for two of them), finish their wine halfway through the episode (luckily there is a always a bottle of back-up plonk on standby) and turn their (hugely under-qualified) hands to talking about Jazz...they'll definitely keep you on your toes this week.

From waiting for cheeseburgers that never materialise, inadvertently reviewing the colour of Bryns bottom, chewing on mouthfuls of sediment, and learning all about Jaffs Meshuggah Station.....it's another winding road of conversational madness! Oh, and if anyone finds Bryns little jazz shoes, please return them to him...his feet are getting cold...

This Weeks Releases

Ghost - Skeletá (14:30)

Loma Vista

https://ghost.bandcamp.com/album/skelet

Machine Head - UNATØNED (16:47)

Nuclear Blast

https://machinehead.bandcamp.com/album/unat-ned

Structure - Heritage (25:08)

Ardua Music

https://structure-doom.bandcamp.com/album/heritage

Billy Idol - Dream Into It (39:48)

Dark Horse

https://open.spotify.com/album/4Trti87I17wUxMIymbKcZG?si=Vz-313euR6qkxI0TwQiQ9g

Opia - I Welcome Thee, Eternal Sleep (57:05)

Hammerheart Records

https://open.spotify.com/album/2NO05QMCHRggsYnoepQ6Ws?si=JENWsq15TSCTdLem6vSchw

Jeff Goldblum and The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra - Still Blooming (01:12:40)

Decca Records

https://open.spotify.com/album/2TA9I5hYhwBJQ9JcDqCjbg?si=b2QnX3MPTkivm0r877EEIA

Inhuman Nature - Greater Than Death (01:30:30)

Church Road

https://inhumannature.bandcamp.com/album/greater-than-death

Wednesday 13 - Mid Death Crisis (01:42:24)

Napalm Records

https://wednesdaythirteen.bandcamp.com/album/mid-death-crisis

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Bryn and Jaff are off to France again this week, and they find a white wine that may be a chart-topper!! On their journey they come across Gene Simmons (who talks about himself for far too long), Ozzy Osbourne (who is powering through his endurance training....hopefully) and get their pronunciation corrected by a husky sounding Polish gentleman.

It's also one of the most eclectic episodes for music....there's a concerto that may or may not include boobies, some truly absurd nuggets of musical brilliance from The Concrete Boys and one of the most impressive debut albums in recent memory....

This Weeks Releases

SVNTH - Pink Noise Youth (23:36)

These hands Melt

https://svnth.bandcamp.com/album/pink-noise-youth

Ancient Death - Ego Dissolution (39:11)

Profound Lore

https://ancient-death.bandcamp.com/album/ego-dissolution

The Concrete Boys - Everything's Better Than You (52:13)

Crunchy Frog

https://ancient-death.bandcamp.com/album/ego-dissolution

Stewart Copeland - Wild Concerto (01:08:50)

Platoon

https://open.spotify.com/album/5fmbwfJup6DW8qqvWQgqlm?si=xI3n0ol6Qtm65mpLGyYR8A

Varnheim - VOID (01:21:28)

Godz Ov War

https://godzovwarproductions.bandcamp.com/album/void

Iron Lung - Adapting // Crawling (01:32:19)

Iron Lung Records

https://ironlungrecords.bandcamp.com/album/adapting-crawling-lungs-300

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Bryn and Jaff share a completely unremarkable Spanish Rioja....but enjoy it a lot!! They avoided eating fungus in Bristol, chatted about Timitus McJohn, clearly don't appreciate songs about baked beans and are baffled by the fact that Gary Numan and Gary Oldman are dangerously close to being the same age...whatever you do, don't mention The Boning Hall....

The soundtrack to the ramblings this week has been something exceptional!! Some absolutely brilliant releases from a hugely eclectic range of artists.

This weeks Releases

Blood Abscission - II (26:01)

(Debemur Morti)

https://bloodabscission.bandcamp.com/album/i-i

Church Of The Sea - Eva (39:35)

(These hands Melt)

https://churchofthesea.bandcamp.com/album/eva

Putrid Offal - Obliterated Life (54:27)

(Time To Kill)

https://putridoffal.bandcamp.com/album/obliterated-life

CBZK - Dybuctwo (01:02:32)

(Self)

https://cbzk.bandcamp.com/album/dybuctwo

Empire Of Dust - From Dust Till Dawn (01:12:53)

(Self)

https://empireofdust.bandcamp.com/album/from-dust-till-dawn

Messa - The Spin (01:22:44)

(Metal Blade)

https://messa.bandcamp.com/album/the-spin

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This Week Bryn and Jaff return to the familiar lands of Rioja...but there's a difference, and it's a genuine first for the podcast!!

It's also (finally) festival season and there's Bloodstock predictions, a thorough dressing down of the lacklustre Wacken 2026 announcement, Bryn's top festival tip....as well as the usual truckload of verbal meandering that you've come to expect.

Another six albums have been plucked from the tree of weekly music releases, and it's a hell of a mix...where else can you slide effortlessly from unhinged Australian slam into sleaze-laden LA grunge and then end up in the comforting arms of some traditional Death Metal.....

This Weeks Releases

Plasmodulated - An Ocean Of Putrid, Stinky, Vile, Disgusting Hell (00:26:16)

Self

https://plasmodulated.bandcamp.com/album/an-ocean-ov-putrid-stinky-vile-disgusting-hell

Hedonist - Scapulimancy (00:38:00)

Southern Lord

https://hedonistsl.bandcamp.com/album/scapulimancy

Return To Dust - Speak Like The Dead EP (00:50:47)

Republic Records

https://open.spotify.com/artist/53Hm23U3dtaHeB5Oy6GbaS?si=Hm2Lz4-sT0-TXBmjhxaJug

Victim Of Fire - The Old Lie (01:07:38)

Return Trip Records

https://victimoffire.bandcamp.com/album/the-old-lie

Blessings - Blodsträngen (01:22:00)

Pelagic

https://blessingsgbg.bandcamp.com/album/blodstr-ngen

Corpse Maggot Crew - Family Reunion (01:34:40)

Self

https://corpsemaggotcrew.bandcamp.com/album/family-reunion

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It's been a while, but Bryn and Jaff have returned for Season 2!!

After their jolly jaunt through the vineyards of Rioja, they now find themselves sipping Malbec in the wilderness of Argentina...and bloody good it is too!

There's a tribute to the greatness of Ozzy, Bryn airs his frustrations with festival lineup announcements, and rather a lot of historical fact-finding about the Etruscan civilisation. The guys are also excited to announce that they have officially launched a collaboration with the fantastic caffeine-wizards at Black Coffee Worship....but you'll have to listen to the episode to get yourself a sneaky discount on their products!!

There's been a ludicrously high calibre of musical releases over the past two weeks....some definite contenders for Album Of The Year for you to listen to!!

This Weeks Releases

Abigail Williams - A Void Within Existence (18:44)

Agonia Records

https://agoniarecords.bandcamp.com/album/a-void-within-existence

Ba'al - The Fine Line Between Heaven And Here (29:56)

Road To Masochist

https://baalbanduk.bandcamp.com/album/the-fine-line-between-heaven-and-here

Margarita Witch Cult - Strung Out In Hell (43:18)

Heavy Psych Records

https://open.spotify.com/album/3Q1e0BDK5RAO4jzwNRXJQo?si=o4mkS3nJRju5YoxgRrMsfQ

Scars On Broadway - Addicted To The Violence (53:41)

Self

https://daronmalakianandscarsonbroadway.bandcamp.com/album/addicted-to-the-violence

Kontusion - Insatiable Lust For Death (01:06:14)

Profound Lore

https://kontusionkontusion.bandcamp.com/album/insatiable-lust-for-death

Hemelbestormer - The Radiant Veil (01:15:34)

Pelagic

https://hemelbestormer.bandcamp.com/album/the-radiant-veil

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This week we've taken Tasting Notes to a livestream platform!! Coming straight to you from the iconic @frogandfiddle

Listen to us natter our way through topics such as festival food, influential albums and worryingly green beverages!!

We'll be taking a break next week, but we'll return in a couple of weeks with more fantastic album reviews!

See you soon!

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As they wobble their way to the end of their Rioja journey, Bryn and Jaff are lucky enough to have been donated an absolute stunner of a bottle! The oldest and most 'grown up' wine they've reviewed over the past 26 weeks, and they definitely seemed to enjoy it....

Unless you've had your head in the toilet over the past week then you'll be aware that Black Sabbath had a bit of a 'Jamboree' in Birmingham over the weekend. Jaff managed to get along to it in person, Bryn watched the livestream......and they couldn't resist sharing their thoughts with you! From Nuno Bettencourt's unbelievable reliability, Jake E Lee's disappearing act, Metallica's absolute monster of a set, an almost total lack of beer and the incredible ending of one of the most important bands in history....there's a lot to talk about!

They still find the time to discuss some of the brilliant releases from the past week, and there were some absolute belters for you to listen to!!

This Weeks Releases

Sarastus - Agony Eternal (01:02:18)

Dominance Of Darkness

https://sarastus.bandcamp.com/album/agony-eternal

Stygian - Dreadlands (01:15:59)

Time To Kill

https://stygian-official.bandcamp.com/album/dreadlands

Leonov - Shape Of Ash EP (01:25:38)

Pelagic

https://leonov.bandcamp.com/album/shape-of-ash

Feces Fetus (FxFx) - Snaek Meets Slug (01:38:35)

Self

https://fxfx.bandcamp.com/album/snaek-meet-slug

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Bryn and Jaff are still staggering around in Northern Spain, and this week they've found a slightly different bottle of wine to devour.....a Rioja Blanco! A variety of wine that neither has previously tried, and it turns out to be something really rather special!!

Prepare yourselves for stories of Iron Maiden and Public Enemy, opinions on Glastonbury, another instalment of "Things Bryn doesn't give a shit about"....and a fair warning for what may be a rocky few weeks in Podcast Land.

As usual, they've found some seriously good releases to chat about, and this week there is improvisational desert soundscapes, old-school hardcore, an incredible experimental dark-ambient, drone record and plenty more for you to indulge in!!

This Weeks Releases

Smote - Clyppan (33:40)

Rocket Recordings

https://smote.bandcamp.com/album/clyppan

Serpent Corpse - Retaliate EP (48:53)

Transcending Obscurity

https://serpentcorpse-label.bandcamp.com/album/retaliate

Uboa - All The Dead Melt Down As Rain (01:02:22)

The Flenser

https://uboa.bandcamp.com/album/all-the-dead-melt-down-as-rain

Pig Pen - Mental Madness (01:14:55)

Flatspot Recordings

https://flatspotrecords.bandcamp.com/album/fsr83-mental-madness

silverlake murder - Blackout (01:25:22)

Self

https://silverlakemurder.bandcamp.com/album/blackout

Believe In Nothing - Boiling Stone EP (01:36:54)

Church Road

https://believeinnothing.bandcamp.com/track/boiling-stone-2

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This week Bryn and Jaff continue their Spanish escapades....but have only managed to stagger down the road to the neighbouring vineyard, will it live up to the high standard set by last weeks entry? They hope so, especially with a bold claim such as "The cathedral of Rioja"...

Jaff's mind explodes when he discovers Norway rhymes with Doorway, Bryn shares things he couldn't give a f**k about, they discuss what their personal choice of album to listen to before an apocalypse would be, they announce the winner of the first 'Vinyl Giveaway'.....and there's a substantial amount of time spent talking about Donald Trump's underpants....

It was also another brilliant week of music that includes some possible contenders for album of the year lists, as well as the only "true" metal album ever released.

This Weeks Releases

Patristic - Catechesis (00:32:23)

Willowtip

https://patristic.bandcamp.com/album/catechesis

Varhara - The First Breath After (00:49:20)

These Hands Melt

https://varhara666.bandcamp.com/album/the-first-breath-after

Haggus - Destination Extinction (01:02:42)

Tankcrimes

https://tankcrimes.bandcamp.com/album/destination-extinction

Joliette - Pérdidas Variables (01:14:31)

Self

https://joliette.bandcamp.com/album/p-rdidas-variables-2

Matmos - Metallic Life Review (01:26:40)

Thrill Jockey Records

https://matmos.bandcamp.com/album/metallic-life-review

Imha Tarikat - Confessing Darkness (01:39:03)

Prophecy Productions

https://imhatarikat.bandcamp.com/album/confessing-darkness

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This week Bryn and Jaff begin their month long journey to the vineyards of Spain....metaphorically speaking. They're back on their trusty Rioja, and with a bit of Ziggy Stardust magic it turns out to be quite an exceptional one!!

Hear them discuss Download festival (from afar), the elusive nature of wine connoisseurs and this week they even review two albums against the clock!! Oh, as well as forgetting their own names.....and starting beef with a gangster rapper from the 80's.....standard behaviour really....

If you're a fan of post-punk, blackened death-metal, critically slated albums from the 90's (that are actually really bloody good), or music recorded in obscure and unique locations then you're in for an absolute peach of a time with this weeks releases!!

This Weeks Releases

Row Of Ashes - Tide Into Ruin (00:30:51)

Road To Masochist

https://rowofashes.bandcamp.com/album/tide-into-ruin

Outergods - Dethroned and Devoured (00:51:20)

Apocalyptic Witchcraft

https://outergodsuk.bandcamp.com/album/dethroned-devoured

Queens Of The Stone Age - Alive In The Catacombs (01:08:21)

Matador

https://qotsa.bandcamp.com/album/alive-in-the-catacombs

Metallica - Load (remastered) (01:19:04)

Blackened Recordings

https://open.spotify.com/album/0G3puZwdd9nNpaNyPSxvH3?si=LuYMm3YtRnyIP-R8fM4eZQ

Half Man Half Biscuit - All Asimov And No Fresh Air (01:30:07)

RM Quantrough

https://open.spotify.com/album/3W3HJqaUh5JUjEWDRPczbb?si=k4V3s8FIT8mDLRTHEgQ9Kw

Hatred Inherit - Void (01:42:54)

Satanath Records

https://hatredinherit.bandcamp.com/album/void

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Bryn and Jaff delve into the world of New Zealand wine for the first time with a rather refined looking bottle of Syrah....but was it any good?! Bryn gets excited about some comfortable looking socks, Jaff coins the term 'Swedecore' as a new genre and they both forget that they're recording and begin planning their Christmas episodes....also, Jaff takes a mid-episode trip to the bathroom. It's a chaotic one....

Music this week covers a whole spectrum....there's some of the fastest, most intense Death metal to ever come out of Finland, a truly genre-less masterpiece from the one and only Gaahl, a stunning meditative and transcendental soundscape record from Bristol.....and that's just the beginning!!

Oh.....and there's a chance to win a free vinyl LP in conjunction with the brilliant Black City Records.....what's not to like there!?

This Weeks Releases

Austere - The Stillness of Dissolution (00:27:34)

Prophecy Productions

https://austere-official.bandcamp.com/album/the-stillness-of-dissolution

Refusal - Venomous Human Concept (00:44:14)

Time To Kill

https://refusal.bandcamp.com/album/venomous-human-concept

Gaahl's WYRD - Braiding The Stories (01:07:22)

Season Of Mist

https://gaahlswyrd.bandcamp.com/album/braiding-the-stories

Cromlech - Owls And Eels (01:24:33)

Darkness Shall Rise

https://cromlechxciv.bandcamp.com/album/of-owls-and-eels

Marconi Union - Fear Of Never (01:42:57)

JUST

https://marconiunion.bandcamp.com/album/the-fear-of-never-landing

Lucy Gooch - Desert Window (01:52:42)

Fire Records

https://lucygooch.bandcamp.com/album/desert-window

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The duo are back together!!! After Bryn's continental escapades and Jaff's festival adventures in Scarborough, there's a lot to catch up on. Jaff has a fight with an uncooperative cork, Bryn shows off his lacklustre Italian language skills....and that's all before they even get to the music!

There are some stellar releases again this week ranging from blackened death to funeral doom and you have the added bonus of hearing some dodgy northern accents and a complete spiral into absurdity over an imaginary man who hate's all Brendan's.....enjoy!

This Weeks Releases

Trivax - The Great Satan (27:54)

Osmose Productions

https://trivax.bandcamp.com/album/the-great-satan

Coltsblood - Obscured Into Nebulous Dusk (49:40)

Translation Loss Records

https://coltsblood.bandcamp.com/album/obscured-into-nebulous-dusk

Vader - Humanihility (01:06:46)

Nuclear Blast

https://vader-band.bandcamp.com/album/humanihility

Give Over - Done In (01:16:52)

Jungle Noise Records

https://giveoverleeds.bandcamp.com/album/done-in

Obstruktion - The End Takes Form (01:26:16)

Suicide Records

https://obstruktion.bandcamp.com

Obsidian Tongue - Eclipsing Worlds Of Scorn (01:34:49)

Profound Lore

https://obsidiantongue.bandcamp.com/album/eclipsing-worlds-of-scorn

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This week Bryn and Jaff take a trip to Australia to indulge in a bottle of Shiraz! There's been another Bloodstock announcement to dissect, Foo Fighters have made creative use of AI and a glass is raised to honour the life of the brilliant Tomas Lindberg. It's also been one of the most varied weeks of music releases so far this year.....plenty of incredible releases to delve into!!

This Weeks Releases

Crippling Alcoholism - Camgirl (00:24:55)

https://cripplingalcoholism.bandcamp.com/album/camgirl

Slomatics - Atomicult (00:36:00)

https://slomatics.bandcamp.com/album/atomicult

Spinal Tap - The End Continues (00:45:27)

https://open.spotify.com/album/6zF0xG4Gx7W62Fc9wfG1Ey?si=PtLYHGQIQkW7NFF8T4dt7w

Lawrence English - WhiteOut (00:51:09)

https://lawrenceenglish.bandcamp.com/album/whiteout

Jo Quail - Notan (00:57:34)

https://joquail.bandcamp.com/

Gnaw Their Tongues - The Genesis Of Light (01:10:05)

https://gnawtheirtongues.bandcamp.com/album/the-genesis-of-light

Jim E Brown - I Urinated On A Butterfly (01:13:57)

https://jimebrown.bandcamp.com/album/i-urinated-on-a-butterfly

Lorna Shore - I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me (01:23:52)

https://lornashore.bandcamp.com/album/i-feel-the-everblack-festering-within-me-24-bit-hd-audio

Barrens - Corpse Lights (01:28:51)

https://barrenstheband.bandcamp.com/album/corpse-lights

Intercourse - How I fell In Love With The Void (01:33:12)

https://intercourse.bandcamp.com/album/how-i-fell-in-love-with-the-void

Bone Fetish - Bone Fetish (01:37:28)

https://sentientruin.bandcamp.com/album/bone-fetish

Der Weg Einer Freiheit - Innern (01:40:28)

https://derwegeinerfreiheit.bandcamp.com/album/innern

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This week Bryn and Jaff decide to stay in California and try a bottle of Zinfandel whilst discussing the return of Twisted Sister, the unusual System of a Down / Acid Bath announcement, a brief (thankfully!) foray into the images of The Karma Sutra.......and the possibility of starting a new career as a Hip-Hop duo named Egress and Agape...

This Weeks Releases

Ritual Mass - Cascading Misery (00:29:19)

https://20buckspin.bandcamp.com/album/cascading-misery

Has / Will - While The Nap Lets The Hammer Drive (00:40:23)

https://haswill.bandcamp.com/album/while-the-nail-lets-the-hammer-drive

Primitive Rage - Visions Of Ecstasy (00:52:43)

https://primitiveragehc.bandcamp.com/album/visions-of-ecstasy

The Color Of Cyan - As Human (00:56:45)

https://thecolorofcyan.bandcamp.com/

Laura Cannell - The Visible Lights Of Other Worlds (01:04:08)

https://brawlrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-visible-light-of-other-worlds

Cult Burial - Collapse Of Pattern (01:11:02)

https://cultburial.bandcamp.com/album/reverie-of-the-malignant

Korp - And Darker It Shall Become (01:21:36)

https://korp1.bandcamp.com/album/and-darker-it-shall-become

The Good, The Bad and The Zugly - November Boys (01:25:52)

https://open.spotify.com/album/6dxYyfu8w2zyqLjkFEjt1C?si=Ds6LyUu3SBiQtn7CCvO06A

Fister - Graceless (01:33:40)

https://fister.bandcamp.com/album/graceless

Autrest - Burning Embers, Forgotten Wolves (01:38:22)

https://autrest.bandcamp.com/album/burning-embers-forgotten-wolves

Pestilential Shadows - Wretch (01:41:31)

https://pestilentialshadows.bandcamp.com/album/wretch

Morild - Disse Fugle Far Ingen At Se (01:46:14)

https://morild.bandcamp.com/album/disse-fugle-f-r-ingen-at-se

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This week Bryn and Jaff are back in California with a rather good Cabernet Sauvignon.....and Jaff has certainly done his research this time! Prepare to learn some fascinating facts about grapes!

As usual the conversation bounces around, covering topics such as Roger Waters' big opinionated mouth, the return of Radiohead, and the hopeful possibility of a Shane Embury set at a certain Bristol festival.....

Musically, it's been one of the best weeks of the year!! We bring you a death metal album from Ireland, a lute album from Norway, an experimental split from Australia, multiple black metal albums....even Bryan Adams gets a spot!! All this and loads more.....It's one hell of an episode!!

This Weeks Releases



Årabrot - Rite Of Dionysus (00:19:16)

Dalapop

https://arabrot.bandcamp.com/album/rite-of-dionysus

Trudger - Void Quest (00:30:51)

Floodlit Recordings

https://trudger.bandcamp.com/album/void-quest

Uboa and Whitehorse - The Dissolution Of Eternity (00:45:17)

Tartarus

https://uboa.bandcamp.com/album/the-dissolution-of-eternity

Crimson Butchery - Stalker (01:02:44)

Self

https://crimsonbutchery.bandcamp.com/album/stalker

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Burghash - La Triada Dels Idiotes

WormHoleDeath

Zatokrev - ...Bring Mirrors To The Surface

Pelagic

Bryan Adams - Roll With The Punches

Badams

In Mourning - The Immortal

Dalapop

The Hives - The Hives Forever Forever The Hives

Play It Again Sam

Ash Magick -Rituals Of Anathematic East

Apocalyptic Witchcraft

Helloween - Giants & Monsters

Reigning Phoenix

Rakim - The RE-UP

Holey Toledo

Death Goals - Survival Is An Act Of Defiance

Self

Rolf Lislevand - Libro Primo

ECM Records

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After the festival silly season, normal service is now resumed and this week Bryn And Jaff nip over to America to sample a bottle of Zinfandel.

There's predictions about Bloodstocks extra headliner, a tribute to the brilliant Brent Hinds, some (not so) unusual activity in the Cradle Of Filth camp...and a healthy serving of the usual nonsense!

This week's choice of releases is not for the faint of heart! There's an incredible blackened post-metal album, a soul-wrenching and drone-filled blackened-death record and plenty more to keep your ears and minds occupied! These are six releases that are definitely best listened to with wine....

This Weeks Release

Defacement - Doomed (00:23:09)

Unorthodox Emanations

https://defacementofficial.bandcamp.com/album/doomed

Corridoré - Abandon (00:37:28)

Hypaethral Records

https://corridore.bandcamp.com/album/abandon

Farseer - Portals To Cosmic Womb (00:48:33)

Self

https://farseerofchicago.bandcamp.com/album/portals-to-cosmic-womb

Malevich - Under A Gilded Sun (01:01:22)

Church Road

https://malevichatlanta.bandcamp.com/album/under-a-gilded-sun

Wreck And Reference - Stay Calm (01:12:36)

The Flenser

https://wreckandreference.bandcamp.com/album/stay-calm

Dusk - REPOKA EP (01:20:59)

Self

https://duskvt.bandcamp.com/album/repoka

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Bryn and Jaff are back from the glorious fields of Fernhill Farm, and they're bringing you a full run-down of their ArcTangent week!

What bands played the best sets?

Who were the noisy people by the VIP bar?

Why are Inter Arma so smelly?

Who made Bryn cry?

All these questions (and more) will be answered, as the guys take you on a whirlwind tour of one of the best UK festivals!

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Welcome back!!

This week, there's a slightly haphazard trip to Italy, where Bryn and Jaff pop into the Piccini winemakers and try one of their blends. Bonus points go to the label which bears more than a passing resemblance to the Pothamus album from earlier this year!!

Having just returned from a suitably debaucherous weekend at Bloodstock, Jaff soldiers through and provides a comprehensive run-down of the festival highlights. Bryn takes up the responsibility of reviewing two fantastic debut records that were released last week, and they both get rather excited about heading to ArcTangent this week!!

This Weeks Releases

Pustulant Flesh - Gurgling Pustulence ()

Extremely Rotten

https://pustulant-flesh.bandcamp.com/album/gurgling-pustulence

Circling Over - Amends ()

Braeburn

https://circlingover.bandcamp.com/album/amends

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The guys are back in the Mendoza province of Argentina to try a superhero inspired, hand-pruned Malbec....and it's pretty bloody good!

There's a full run-down of the Damnation shenanigans, thoughts on the Hellfest lineup, James Hetfield in an inflatable kangaroo costume, a mouthful of marbles....and (for some unknown reason) the chance to own some of Bryn's hair.

It's been a busy few days so there isn't the usual juggernaut of new releases being discussed, but they did still find the time to recommend five albums that you should all go and listen to!

This Weeks Releases

Believe In Nothing - Rot (00:39:48)

https://believeinnothing.bandcamp.com/album/rot

The Devil's Trade - Nincs Szennyezetlen Szép (00:54:08)

https://thedevilstrade.bandcamp.com/album/nincs-szennyezetlen-sz-p

Kauan - Wayhome (01:05:13)

https://kauan.bandcamp.com/album/wayhome

Agnostic Front - Echoes In Eternity (01:15:27)

https://agnosticfront.bandcamp.com/album/echoes-in-eternity-explicit

Aldorfrea - Bloody Battles (01:25:06)

https://aldorfrea.bandcamp.com/album/bloody-battles

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This week Bryn and Jaff jump back to France to try their first orange wine....but they're definitely not hipsters!!

If you're headed to Damnation festival then Bryn has some recommendations for you, there's more pointless facts from Dr Dave and there's also a rundown of THAT Download announcement!

There's eight brilliant new albums to talk about that will satisfy your musical hunger whether you like piano compositions, ripping black metal or even sludge / country crossovers....

This Weeks Releases

Primitive Man - Observance (00:29:32)

https://primitivemandoom.bandcamp.com/album/observance

Malakhim - And In Our Hearts The Devil Sings (00:47:38)

https://malakhim.bandcamp.com/album/and-in-our-hearts-the-devil-sings

Outlaw - Opus Mortis (00:55:27)

https://outlaw218.bandcamp.com/album/opus-mortis

Florence And The Machine - Everybody Scream (01:08:03)

https://open.spotify.com/album/0z7l9VEJyFMv8p8wffRDaF?si=ism0phRcTyG-PcfRX525Ew

Dominie Hooper - In This Body Lives (01:12:40)

https://dominiehooper.bandcamp.com/album/in-this-body-lives

Gutsaw - Fuck Me I'm Undead (01:19:26)

https://gutsaw.bandcamp.com/album/fuck-me-im-undead

Chat Pile and Hayden Pedigo - In The Earth Again (01:23:48)

https://chatpile.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-earth-again

Armin Van Buuren - Piano (01:31:07)

https://arminvanbuuren.bandcamp.com/

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This week Bryn and Jaff have found themselves in Greece, and neither of them have tried the local wine before.....SPOILER ALERT - it's definitely not what they expected...

There's ponderings on Bon Jovi and Acid Bath, Dr John's pointless articles, Axl Rose's much appreciated return to onstage meltdowns, and Jaff makes a mildly concerning faux pas.....

And obviously there's another truckload of musical goodness coming from locations such as Mali, Canada, Scotland and many more!!

This Weeks Releases

Drofnosura - Ritual Of Split Tongues (00:34:12)

https://drofnosura.bandcamp.com/album/voidfever

Conjurer - Unself (00:44:38)

https://conjureruk.bandcamp.com/album/unself

Mhairi Hall - Underwater Cairngorms (00:57:32)

https://mhairihall1.bandcamp.com/album/underwater-cairngorms

Amadou and Mariam - L'amour à La Folie (01:03:45)

https://open.spotify.com/album/6FRsItjrq41pxXtShQyqZe?si=vu7Ox0jTS3mqo1M3NhogTQ

Mastiff - For All The Dead Dreams (01:08:54)

https://mastiffhchc.bandcamp.com/album/for-all-the-dead-dreams

Scorching Tomb - Ossuary (01:15:09)

https://scorchingtomb.bandcamp.com/album/ossuary

Old Year - No Dissent (01:21:48)

https://oldyearboise.bandcamp.com/album/no-dissent

Sunken - Lykke (01:28:57)

https://sunkendenmark.bandcamp.com/album/lykke-2

Wino - Create Or Die (01:35:49)

https://ripplemusic.bandcamp.com/album/create-or-die

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For the first time ever, Bryn and Jaff quench their thirst with a Romanian wine.....complete with wizards and a dragon-dog! Dr Dave provides his opinions on the bleedin' obvious, Slayer announce another show (despite their short-lived retirement), and there's a realisation about just how many albums that have featured on the pod so far this year!!

As per usual, there's a veritable feast of new music this week that will take you from the Americana soundscapes of Vermont, to the industrial heart of Ukraine in Kyiv.....go and grab a glass of your favourite wine and pop your headphones on, it's a good 'un!

This Weeks Releases

Coroner - Dissonance Theory (00:22:37)

https://coronerofficial.bandcamp.com/album/dissonance-theory-24-bit-hd-audio

IAN - Come Everybody, Let's Do Nothing! (00:30:29)

https://helloianband.bandcamp.com/track/not-erotic-cop-film

Tombs - Feral Darkness (00:40:44)

https://tombscult.bandcamp.com/album/feral-darkness

Old Saw - The Wringing Cloth (00:50:20)

https://open.spotify.com/album/2XCe7UZZfkOMTSlLpYPi65?si=4aCxswhPTc-v4LmbWzt6Nw

Smote - Songs From The Free House (00:56:56)

https://smote.bandcamp.com/album/songs-from-the-free-house

Afsky - Faellesskab (01:05:57)

https://afsky.bandcamp.com/album/f-llesskab

Argesk - Moonlight Pyromancy (01:14:43)

https://argesk.bandcamp.com/album/moonlight-pyromancy

Morwan - Все по колу, знову (01:18:20)

https://morwan.bandcamp.com/album/vse-po-kolu-znovu

They Are Gutting A Body Of Water - LOTTO (01:22:44)

https://theyareguttingabodyofwater.bandcamp.com/album/lotto

Vexations - A Dream Unearthly (01:27:48)

https://vexationsuk.bandcamp.com/album/a-dream-unearthly

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This week Bryn and Jaff take to the Spanish skies with El Aviador!! Bryn gets rather cross whilst talking about Dream Theater, Jaff reminisces about his childhood hamster 'Nutmeg', and there's some fantastic new merch from Igorrr.....and, does anyone have an actual, tangible use for AI generated videos?? Answers on a postcard please......

Another musical onslaught is ready to envelope your ears, and it's all a bit bloody good this week.....our AOTY lists have been taking a battering recently!!

This Weeks Releases

Testament - Para Bellum (00:21:32)

https://open.spotify.com/album/0ea7kKW9urApKz2E5MIgPW?si=yvFxsnrRSC-d3_qQZzXqIw

Sanguisugabogg - Hideous Aftermath (00:28:05)

https://sanguisugabogg.bandcamp.com/album/hideous-aftermath-24-bit-hd-audio

God Alone - The Beep Test (00:36:21)

https://godalone.bandcamp.com/album/the-beep-test

The Wytches - Talking Machine (00:46:58)

https://the-wytches.bandcamp.com/album/talking-machine

TV Cult - Industry (00:56:44)

https://tvcult.bandcamp.com/album/--2

Terzij De Horde - Our Breath Is Not Ours Alone (01:01:56)

https://terzijdehorde.bandcamp.com/album/our-breath-is-not-ours-alone-2

All Hell - Sunsetter (01:12:50)

https://allhell.bandcamp.com/album/sunsetter

Turn Cold - Violent Breed (01:18:35)

https://turncold.bandcamp.com/album/violent-breed

Morke - To Carry On (01:23:40)

https://morkemn.bandcamp.com/album/to-carry-on

The Orb - Buddhist Hipsters (01:27:25)

https://theorb.bandcamp.com/album/buddhist-hipsters

Public Enemy - Black Sky Over The Projects: Apartment 2025 (01:32:12)

https://publicenemy.bandcamp.com/album/black-sky-over-the-projects-apartment-2025

Steve Roden - Six Sound Installations (01:33:42)

https://lineimprint.bandcamp.com/album/six-sound-installations

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Bryn and Jaff may regret their decision this week as they plough their way through a bottle of budget supermarket brand wine.....all in the name of market research....

Meanwhile, Damnation have released their clashfinder, Bloodstock have dropped another great announcement, there's been a whole host of brilliant gigs over the past week....there's a lot to talk about!

There's releases from Agriculture, AFI, Plague Pit, Hooded Menace.....and plenty more

Cheers!

This Weeks Releases

Agriculture - The Spiritual Sound (00:30:50)

https://agriculturemusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-spiritual-sound

Ghostframe - Spectral Embrace EP (00:43:25)

https://ghostframeofficial.bandcamp.com/album/spectral-embrace

Plague Pit - A whispered Curse EP (00:49:51)

https://plaguepitviolence.bandcamp.com/album/a-whispered-curse

Dispossessed - Democide (00:56:40)

https://dispossessedpdx.bandcamp.com/album/d-mocide

Hooded Menace - Lachrymose Monuments Of Obscuration (01:02:05)

https://hoodedmenace.bandcamp.com/album/lachrymose-monuments-of-obscuration

AFI - Silver Bleeds The Black Sun (01:08:50)

https://open.spotify.com/album/5mkdGum4SA8FWcwNMlttf5?si=toQM3cg1SkKnplLUlSAFxw

The Dwarfs Of East Agouza - Sasquatch Landslide (01:20:43)

https://constellation.bandcamp.com/album/sasquatch-landslide

Wode - Uncrossing The Keys (01:26:37)

https://wode.bandcamp.com/album/uncrossing-the-keys

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This week, Bryn and Jaff head back to Chile for a meeting with 'The Traitor' amongst the Ananuca flowers.

Bryn has unfortunately contracted the dreaded lurgy, but stubbornness prevails and (despite all the mucus) there's discussions about the upcoming Bloodstock announcement, Iggy's saggy torso, Jaff's views on American country music......and a complete inability to remember names for fairly standard household items.

It's been a bit quieter on the release front this week, but there's still some gems out there for you to wrap your ears around!!

This Weeks Releases

Robert Plant - Saving Grace (00:15:55)

https://robertplant.bandcamp.com/album/saving-grace

Voidlurker - Loathe For Life (00:26:30)

https://voidlurker.bandcamp.com/album/loathe-for-life

PRESIDENT - King Of Terrors EP (00:35:18)

https://open.spotify.com/album/5ea5VKYvbGuPNKEJjDm25t?si=mPDYFOKcQuiK-Glrj12Z8w

Mrs Frighthouse - Solitude Over Control (00:46:20)

https://mrsfrighthouse.bandcamp.com/album/solitude-over-control

Occulsed - Antegnosis (00:57:50)

https://open.spotify.com/album/4dhgg8BJEBV5LpK8KveM81?si=6i5RWbFeR2ihk5Td-3bv1Q

Last Retch - Abject Cruelty (01:04:27)

https://lastretch.bandcamp.com/album/abject-cruelty

Frostmoon Eclipse - As Time Retreats (01:13:42)

https://frostmooneclipse.bandcamp.com/album/as-time-retreats-album-2025

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This week Bryn and Jaff pop round Andy's for an Argentinian Malbec whilst bringing another THIRTEEN albums to talk about....three consecutive weeks of stunning album releases and we're beginning to think there must be something in Andes water!

Bryn leads a tribute to the late, great Dickie Bird, and Jaff makes the bold claim that he may have found his album of the year......but you'll have to listen to find out what it is!!

This Weeks Releases

Miley Cyrus - Something beautiful (00:22:48)

https://open.spotify.com/album/3jyvGlsdgbUkdZnbpbZCCb?si=aRDzScNCSOy44dyNIkgVeA

Scorpion Milk - Slime Of The Times (00:29:24)

https://peaceville.bandcamp.com/album/slime-of-the-times

Cardiacs - LSD (00:39:07)

https://alphabet-business-concern.bandcamp.com/album/lsd

Igorrr - Amen (00:45:55)

https://igorrr.bandcamp.com/album/amen

Biffy Clyro - Futique (00:53:04)

https://open.spotify.com/album/3Y3nA5ZjMH8PMqV5v9YifF?si=9yrQLiiiQDC3zxtxZCiBdQ

Paradise Lost - Ascension (01:00:48)

https://paradiselostofficial.bandcamp.com/album/ascension

Brotthogg - Ved Veis Ende (01:08:00)

https://brotthogg.bandcamp.com/album/ved-veis-ende

Vígljós - Tome II: Ignis Sacer (01:11:55)

https://open.spotify.com/album/5UADNHI93W6ovqndPdWb23?si=OMnkLH0wTISdm6X-hTHY3g

Werewolves - The Ugliest Of All (01:21:12)

https://werewolvesdeathmetal.bandcamp.com/album/the-ugliest-of-all

Sunniva - Hypostasis (01:25:16)

https://sunniva.bandcamp.com/album/hypostasis

Stoned Jesus - Songs To Sun (01:32:32)

https://stonedjesus.bandcamp.com/album/songs-to-sun

Sadistic Goatmessiah - Violence (01:34:46)

https://sadisticgoatmessiah.bandcamp.com/album/violence-2

Many Eyes - Combust EP (01:36:31)

https://manyeyesmusic.bandcamp.com/album/combust

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After a shaky, snowy start to the year, Bryn and Jaff are back!! They're kicking off 2026 with a truly artistic bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon from California....and Bryn brings a fancy new piece of wine tech to elevate their drinking experience!!

You'll hear about Mozart's love of arses, Ozzy's new autobiography, the first Damnation announcement of 2026.....and there's a throwback to the infamous Italy episode!

And on top of all that, there's been some exceptional releases already this year......especially for the black metal fans out there!!

This Weeks Releases

Alter Bridge - Alter Bridge (00:35:05)

Napalm

https://alterbridge.bandcamp.com/album/alter-bridge

Ellende - Zerfall (00:46:43)

AOP

https://ellende.bandcamp.com/album/zerfall

Miasme - Keep Them At A Distance (00:55:57)

Self

https://miasme.bandcamp.com/album/keep-them-at-a-distance

Fuath - III (01:02:53)

Northern Silence

https://fuath.bandcamp.com/album/iii

The Ruins Of Beverast - Tempelschlaf (01:09:15)

Ván Records

https://theruinsofbeverast.bandcamp.com/album/tempelschlaf

Sinister Feeling / Heavens Die - Split (01:15:18)

Delayed Gratification

https://delayedgratificationrecords.bandcamp.com/album/split-4

Big Shipping - Nobody Asked For This (01:23:28)

Freakscene Records

https://bigshipping.bandcamp.com/album/nobody-asked-for-this

Oraculum - Hybris Divina (01:30:15)

Invictus Productions

https://invictusproductions666.bandcamp.com/album/hybris-divina

Ectovoid - In Unreality's Coffin (01:33:37)

Everlasting Spew

https://everlastingspew.bandcamp.com/album/in-unrealitys-coffin

Zu - Ferrum Sidereum (01:37:02)

House Of Mythology

https://zuband.bandcamp.com/album/ferrum-sidereum

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And here it is.....after 49 episodes, 53 bottles of wine and 300 albums.....it's time for Bryn and Jaff to share their TOP TEN ALBUMS OF THE YEAR!!

Jaff puts Bryn's wine knowledge to the test once again, there's the return of a certain infamous Chilean cowboy and there's even a festive whisky to finish off the year in style.....sorry about the slurring...

It's now time for Bryn and Jaff to eat, drink and be merry, but they'll be back in the new year to do it all again....CHEERS!!

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And, here it is! The first of a two-part episode where Bryn and Jaff give you the rundown of their top 20 albums from 2025.....

In this episode they'll share each of their #20 - #11 albums, whilst sipping one of the most unapologetically glamorous drinks they've tried this year....and Jaff has devised a little game to test how much they've learnt about wine!

Expect some obvious choices, some less-obvious.....and some absolute wildcards as we race ever closer to the end of the year!!

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In the midst of a UK tour promoting their new record, titled 'Rot' (Church Road Records), the UK blackened sludge/noise band Believe In Nothing called in for a chat. Bryn and Jaff discuss the band's journey to this point, the themes behind 'Rot', future plans for the band, and wider music with Caine Hemmingway (vocals). In a break from form, and due to the fact that it wasn't even 10am, there was no wine to be found anywhere, preferring a good old cuppa and some chuckles along the way.

Link to Bandcamp

https://believeinnothing.bandcamp.com/album/rot

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As the year draws to a close, Bryn and Jaff finish off their wine journey by heading to Sicily to try a Nero D'avola, a grape they haven't yet experienced....

There's also some fake news, Biffy Clyro's visa cock-up, the announcement of the new Bristol Extreme Fest......and an unusual outburst about potties.....all perfectly normal occurrences here at Tasting Notes HQ...

Bringing the grand total of albums reviewed this year to 300 (which is quite an achievement) there's a flurry of solo black metal projects, another post-punk album and many more!!

This Weeks Releases

Blut Aus Nord - Ethereal Horizons (00:30:34)

https://blutausnord.bandcamp.com/album/ethereal-horizons

Corpus Delicti - Liminal (00:41:54)

https://corpus-delicti.bandcamp.com/album/liminal

Nordicwinter - Solitude (00:58:33)

https://nordicwinter.bandcamp.com/album/solitude

Ergot - Decade (01:05:44)

https://ergot.bandcamp.com/album/decade

Harifa - As The Pale Sun Fades (01:14:05)

https://harifa.bandcamp.com/album/as-the-pale-sun-fades

Excide - Bastard Hymns (01:22:33)

https://open.spotify.com/album/7MArk2Th9cUnucBRan1dez?si=35eka10SS6W7FkSNozWyeg

The Ominous Circle - Cloven Tongues Of Fire (01:32:47)

https://osmoseproductions.bandcamp.com/album/cloven-tongues-of-fire

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Spanish Garnacha is the order of the day this week! Bryn and Jaff dust off their cowboy hats and take a trip to North-East Spain to rub shoulders with some gunslingers...

Grown men chuckling at the word 'windy', a lady with a garden in her face, Sue Pollard getting 'earthy', Croatian parking tickets, Thom Yorke busting some funky moves and another wave of ArcTangent band announcements.....this episode has it all!!

Unbelievably for this time of year, there's still some really fantastic releases crossing our paths and we've got another nine for you to dive into this week!!

This Weeks Releases

Locusts and Honey - Shadow Of My End EP (00:31:52)

https://locustsandhoney.bandcamp.com/album/shadow-of-my-end

Sedna - Sila Nuna (00:40:03)

https://sednablack.bandcamp.com/album/sila-nuna

Morbikon - Lost Within The Astral Crypts (00:49:43)

https://open.spotify.com/album/78Ou9Eu8hBunocVOIpx3fO?si=hUxerldpTOWzi7RZAIe8NQ

Decrepit Altar - Egregious Defilement EP (00:57:58)

https://mesacounojo.bandcamp.com/album/egregious-defilement

Knives - Reglitter I EP (01:04:34)

https://open.spotify.com/album/5DfX7LUs3b4WShqRGfcNUO?si=7utPIBTZSxW52nMqB0HEgg

Sun Of The Dying - A Throne Of Ashes (01:10:45)

https://sunofthedying.bandcamp.com/album/a-throne-of-ashes

Mondrary - No Better Than Man (01:20:10)

https://mondrary.bandcamp.com/album/no-better-than-man

Truth x Da Beatminerz - Nostalgia ThEraPy 2 (01:29:19)

https://truthemcee.bandcamp.com/album/nostalgia-therapy-2

Def Leppard - Diamond Start Heroes Live From Sheffield (01:33:48)

https://open.spotify.com/album/6AQEyriCWFJUgdWtFWpOpJ?si=z3DusB17T4-4amlk4sLvkw

Civil Service - Dark /// (01:39:11)

https://civilservice.bandcamp.com/album/dark

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South Africa is the location of the week, where Bryn and Jaff find themselves drinking a Syrah from a small winemaker in the Bovlei Valley.

There's more pointless facts from Doctor Dave, Metallica's transition into a family friendly 'party band', Bryn's mother-in-law gets a mention.....and Jaff has some interesting facts about mines!

And there's still some great albums being released, from jazzy oud compositions to groovy black-metal.....there's plenty to get stuck in to!!

This Weeks Releases

Ghold - Bludgeoning Simulations (00:29:30)

https://ghold.bandcamp.com/album/bludgeoning-simulations

Veilburner - Longing For Triumph, Reeking Of Tragedy (00:39:35)

https://open.spotify.com/album/63S4d16L63tu5j36JuZjbT?si=j2EFzQgnSRW0CpXSrPEQdQ

Wun Two - Pumpkin Tales (00:51:39)

https://wuntwo.bandcamp.com/album/pumpkin-tales

Dhafer Youssef - Shiraz (00:59:37)

https://actrecords.bandcamp.com/album/shiraz

1914 - Viribus Unitis (01:10:01)

https://x1914x.bandcamp.com/album/viribus-unitis

Lamp Of Murmur - The Dreaming Prince In Ecstasy (01:21:27)

https://lampofmurmuur.bandcamp.com/album/the-dreaming-prince-in-ecstasy

Ragana and Drowse - Ash Souvenir (01:28:17)

https://ragana.bandcamp.com/album/ash-souvenir

Bell Witch / Aerial Ruin - Stygian Bough Vol 2 (01:38:12)

https://bellwitch.bandcamp.com/album/stygian-bough-volume-ii

https://thumbsucker.bandcamp.com/album/thumbsucker-atom-k

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