Into The Necrosphere

My good friend Shayan, frontman of Trivax and host of the Iblis Manifestations podcast, returns to the show for one of our spiciest conversations to date. We discuss Trivax signing with Osmose Productions, Iblis reaching its 100th episode, Vince McMahon, our thoughts on the upcoming US election and much more. PLUS: the Sinister Minister, Karl Hikara of the Sol Nox Podcast, is my co

Olav “Ravn” Bergene, the legendary frontman of the Norwegian black metal band 1349, is my guest on Into The Necrosphere this week. We have an insightful conversation about their forthcoming album, “The Wolf & The King.” Ravn also recounts tales from the band’s history, including the story of Frost's joining 1349, his collaborative relationship with Svartalv, the reaso

Toni “Ontto” Hietamäki, bassist for Finland’s Oranssi Pazuzu, joins me this week to discuss the writing and recording of their forthcoming album, “Muuntautuja”. We also explore Toni’s beginnings as a musician, his discovery of black metal and the influence of experimental hip hop outfit, Death Grips, on the band’s new material. On my weekly news rant, I round up the

This week I welcome a man who I consider to be the best photographer working in extreme music today, Christopher Dean aka Necroshorns. Our conversation spans a wide range of topics that include his decision to leave behind a career as a commercial airline pilot and pursue his dream of becoming a photographer. He shares his harrowing experiences being in Israel on October 7th last y

Chris Naughton and Nick Wallwork of English atmospheric black metallers, Winterfylleth, make their long overdue debut on Into The Necrosphere this week. On the eve of releasing their career-defining new album, “The Imperious Horizon”, we discuss its genesis, the band’s past and its future. We also chop it up over Alien Romulus, the UK metal scene in the early 2000s and much m

This week I’m pleased to welcome the godfather of dungeon synth and former bassist for Emperor, the legendary Mortiis. Our discussion spanned all of his various eras, his decision to return to the stage after a lengthy hiatus. We speak about the realities of growing older as a musician and Mortiis reveals why he almost gave up on music altogether. Then, it’s on to a rundown of

This week I’m joined by a true legend of the underground as King Fowley drops by to discuss Deceased’s sensational new record, “Children Of The Morgue”. True to form, King doesn’t hold back as we discuss the early days of the band, his brushes with rockstar behaviour in the scene, our love for Dio-era Sabbath and much more. Then the mighty Drugoth joins me for this week�

This week, Bjørn Bihlet (aka Hellpig) guitarist and founding member of Danish black metallers, Horned Almighty, stops by to talk about their new album, “Contagion Zero”. Along the way we also get into his views on the modern black metal scene and Bjørn shares his take on why black metal’s second wave never caught on in Denmark to the same extent as it did in the Nordics. On

This week Jerry Kurunen, host of the wildly popular Rauta YouTube channel and frontman for Nightside and Annihilatus, makes his long overdue debut on Into The Necrosphere. We discuss his musical endeavors, black metal, our shared love of Rammstein, interviewing controversial figures in the scene and much more.On my weekly news rant, I’m joined by the sinister minister, Karl Haika

Robin Harris, bassist and vocalist for Canada’s Wormwitch, joins me this week to discuss their sensational self-titled album, released by Profound Lore Records in July. We also explore how Robin discovered metal, Wormwitch’s creative evolution, and we go deep on our personal experiences of organized religion. On my weekly news rant, I check out the first single by Opeth to feat