Episodes
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
Chapter 23 - Sally Townsend
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
Ace photographer and Land of Oz resident Sally Townsend talks with us about capturing emotion in her photography, her career highlights that include Lingua Ignota, a Misfits cover set by Thou and Emma Ruth Rundle, two epic Tom G. Warrior performances, and being asked to feature her work in Doomed to Fail.
A Message from the High Priest: This episode was originally recorded on March 21st and apologies for the slight audio issue at the beginning. Additionally, Roadburn has been rescheduled to April 15-18th of 2021.
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Chapter 22 - Dan Lorenzo - Vessel of Light
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
New Jersey's own Dan Lorenzo from Vessel of Light joins us to talk about his career playing in Hades and Non-Fiction, how he partnered up with Nathan Opposition from Ancient VVisdom, and being told rap and rock will never mix by Jam Master Jay.
A Message from the High Priest: This episode was originally recorded on March 16th.
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Chapter 21 - Book of Wyrms
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Virginia's Book of Wyrms joins us in this chapter of the Diary, weighing in on their COVID-19 situation, growing up with GWAR, what it is like to be married and in a band, and using truck stop sermons in their music.
A Message from the High Priest: This chapter was recorded originally on March 11th.
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
Chapter 20 - Greg March - False Gods
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
Greg March of New York's False Gods joins us in this chapter of the Diary, talking about growing up in the Long Island hardcore scene, upholding the New York attitude in the doom scene, and why Godflesh, Killing Joke, and Today is the Day are all unbeatable.
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
Chapter 19 - Drew Kaufman - Two Minutes to Late Night
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
Whoa ho ho HO! It's Two Minutes to Late Night! Just kidding, it's just 1/5 of the Two Minutes crew, co-creator Drew Kaufman. Our cipher put together a doom centric playlist to test Drew's mettle and also talk about the origins of the show, escorting Two Minutes host Gwarsenio Hall through Vegas in full corpse paint, and engaging with die-hard fans.
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And here is a link to Drew's Doom playlist if you are inclined to check it out.
Thursday Apr 02, 2020
Chapter 18 - Mark Grillo - Iron Rider
Thursday Apr 02, 2020
Thursday Apr 02, 2020
Mark Grillo from Brooklyn's Iron Rider joins us for this chapter of the Diary, talking about their debut at Ode to Doom, driving around Brazil with Electric Wizard as the soundtrack, and how they turned their music into an accompanying comic book strip.
Also a bigshout to Ken Wohlrob and Joe Kelly of Suburban Elvis Studios for the brand new and very killer intro and outro tune!
A Message from the High Priest: In the wake of COVID-19, many bands and artists have found themselves stranded. It is imperative that we support the artists we love. If you have the funds to do so, please support artists by purchasing their merch, their vinyl, whatever they have to offer. This is a time when we must all be supportive of each other, but also remember to please be safe. We want this madness to be quelled as quickly as we can.
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
Chapter 17 - These Beasts
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
In the latest chapter of the Diary, our cipher speaks with Chicago's These Beasts about working with Sanford Parker, getting on the Magnetic Eye Records redux of Alice in Chains' Dirt, how their first show was a metal and beer fest in the sticks, and how they are actually connoisseurs of pizza.
A Message from the High Priest: In the wake of COVID-19, many bands and artists have found themselves stranded. It is imperative that we support the artists we love. If you have the funds to do so, please support artists by purchasing their merch, their vinyl, whatever they have to offer. This is a time when we must all be supportive of each other, but also remember to please be safe. We want this madness to be quelled as quickly as we can.
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Chapter 16 - Eryka Fir - Coma Hole
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
It's a bit of a somber time in the world, quite doomy actually. But we are here to provide you with passable entertainment. This week, our guest is Eryka Fir of Rhode Island's Coma Hole. Eryka and our cipher chat about Alice in Chains' unintentional influence on doom, how she jumped from guitar to bass to fit her vocal approach, and doing the poster artwork for the upcoming Maryland Doomfest.
Band Discussed - The Ossuary
A Message from the High Priest: In the wake of COVID-19, many bands and artists have found themselves stranded. It is imperative that we support the artists we love. If you have the funds to do so, please support artists by purchasing their merch, their vinyl, whatever they have to offer. This is a time when we must all be supportive of each other, but also remember to please be safe. We want this madness to be quelled as quickly as we can.
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Chapter 15 - J.J. Koczan Part II
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
J.J. from The Obelisk is back in part two of his chat with our cipher as they dig really deep in the doom movement, disseminate the similarities between Yob and David Bowie, and tangent pretty hard from the band of the week.
Band Discussed - Ancestors
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
Chapter 14 - J.J. Koczan Part I
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
Our cipher met up with living doom metal encyclopedia J.J. Koczan of The Obelisk fame. Over pints, J.J. talks about how Roadburn changed his life, getting kicked off the WSOU staff, and how doom metal keeps his head above water. They talked so much, we had to split the episode in two, so stay tuned for the next chapter!