Episodes
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
Chapter 56 - Unknown Relic (Stephen Wilson)
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
You might know Unknown Relic around these parts for putting together a certain piece of artwork for a certain cipher's birthday, but you should know his distinctive style regardless. During his talk with the cipher, Stephen Wilson explains how he translates his passion for music and his dreams into his art, the stylistic influences of Bloodborne and Silent Hill, the strange case of Zdzislaw Bezinki, adapting fonts into his work, how his three older sisters helped him understand heavy metal head-on, the brutalities of Long Island transit, creating a veiled figure for Vile Creature, why Godmaker is our heart and soul, and the cipher's very punny birthday poster.
You can check out more of Stephen's work on his website and follow him on Instagram and Twitter.
Thursday Nov 19, 2020
Chapter 55 - Brian Mercer
Thursday Nov 19, 2020
Thursday Nov 19, 2020
Iconic artist Brian Mercer joins us for this chapter of the diary. Brian's work has graced the album covers, tour posters, and merch not just for iconic heavy music acts like High on Fire, Mastodon, and Isis, but well into the broader musical scope for artists like Marilyn Manson, Skrillex, and Eric Church. He talks about being a child of Pushead, BMX, and comic books, incorporating nature into his work in an effort to combat anxiety, navigating the tricky world of logos and fonts, tapping into his family's Columbia Record House collection, not giving a shit if "rock is dead", his reaction to the Mercer Wall, why Mastodon can do whatever they want, embracing Gritty, Weedeater's sloths and monkeys, and how he can't control what people do, but will still call some bullshit.
You can see more Brian's work at his website and pick up prints and other works at his Big Cartel page.
Friday Nov 13, 2020
Chapter 54 - One Year Anniversary
Friday Nov 13, 2020
Friday Nov 13, 2020
The Diary of Doom podcast is officially one year old as of November 7th! Our intentions were to record this chapter on the day of, but this pasty, old white dude named Joe Biden did something somewhat important, so we were a little delayed. Nevertheless, if you missed it live, you can listen in now. Our cipher brought on returning guests August West and John Hopkins on to play some doom metal trivia, during which we learn all about Jared Warren's sweat, the end of generator parties, the criminally underrated guitarist Paul Webb, various lost toes, why Torche rules, stage poops, struggle through an impossible Witchcraft story, and revelations on Black Sabbath's frontmen.
Thursday Nov 05, 2020
Chapter 53 - Thunderbird Divine Part II
Thursday Nov 05, 2020
Thursday Nov 05, 2020
Erik Caplan is back to tolerate the cipher's dislike of hair metal, conduct some music anthropology, take back Linkin Park, look at music in the greater lexicon, stan for Insane Clown Posse, how to have a sense of humor to be taken seriously, and why Wino can still do it.
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Track featured is "Boote's Void" off The Hand of Man