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(387) DotW Featuring ‘Downriver’ and ‘Rig Time!’

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Disciples!

Here we go – kicking off the new year with our first DotW ‘A’ (or ‘Main’) episode. You know the deal – news, conversation, catching up, rockin’ out with your friends Gene and Nate. Featuring music from Australia’s ‘Downriver’ and USA’s ‘Rig Time!’, and we’ll wrap the show discussing the list of ‘Best Cover Songs By 11 ‘Big’ Thrash Metal Bands.’

Enjoy!
\,,/ d(> _ <)b \,,/

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What’s Nate been listening to?
Artist: Emperor
Album: In The Nightside Eclipse
Song: Cosmic Keys to My Creation
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CURRENT EVENTS
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G1: GEOFF TATE Hopes To Release ‘Operation: Mindcrime III’ Album This Summer: ‘We’re In The Mixing Stage Of It Right Now’
https://blabbermouth.net/news/geoff-tate-hopes-to-release-operation-mindcrime-iii-album-this-summer-were-in-the-mixing-stage-of-it-right-now

N2: Official JUDAS PRIEST Documentary ‘The Ballad Of Judas Priest’ To Receive World Premiere At BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
https://blabbermouth.net/news/official-judas-priest-documentary-the-ballad-of-judas-priest-to-receive-world-premiere-at-berlin-international-film-festival

G3: ALEX VAN HALEN Confirms He Is Working On New Album With TOTO’s STEVE LUKATHER
https://tinyurl.com/bdhaznsv

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INDEPENDENT INTERMISSION
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SONG 1
Artist: Downriver
Location: Australia
from the Album: Seethin’ Heathen
the Song is: Universal Necromancer
Link: https://downriver.bandcamp.com/
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N4: A ‘Phenomenal’ Actor Has Been Picked To Play OZZY OSBOURNE In Upcoming Biopic
https://blabbermouth.net/news/a-phenomenal-actor-has-been-picked-to-play-ozzy-osbourne-in-upcoming-biopic 

G5: TONY IOMMI Is Working With A ‘Great Singer From Sweden’ On Upcoming Solo Album, Says GEEZER BUTLER
https://tinyurl.com/3euyh3dj

N6: GRATEFUL DEAD Co-Founder BOB WEIR Dead At 78
https://blabbermouth.net/news/grateful-dead-co-founder-bob-weir-dead-at-78

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INDEPENDENT INTERMISSION
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SONG 2
Artist: Rig Time!
Location: La Crosse, WI USA
from the Album: Reborn
the Song is: Unloved
Link: https://rigtimeband.com/
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FINAL TALKER
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Best Cover Songs By 11 ‘Big’ Thrash Metal Bands
https://loudwire.com/best-thrash-metal-cover-songs/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral

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FINAL SONG
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Artist: Slayer
Album: South of Heaven
Song: Dissident Aggressor

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(386) IMS Volume 12

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Disciples!!

Here it is, part 2 of our wrap of 2025:
The final Independent Music Special.

Yep – due to time constraints and a desire to return to other content options for the podcast, it’s time to put the IMS format to rest. I do say that with a heavy heart, because I too enjoy listening to the finished ‘product’ after sifting through all of the music we get in a month. But, it’s just time.

So, enjoy Volume 12 of 2025’s releases – and we’ll see you on the next episode!

  • Gene

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SET ONE:
0:0:03 Neon Dragon (USA) Far Side of Forever [single]
https://neondragonband.com/
0:03:49 HighWay (France) Hi-Way [single]
https://linktr.ee/highway_the_band
0:08:27 Hot Apollo (Canada) Stop Drop Rock and Roll
https://linktr.ee/HotApollo
0:11:19 Voices of Extreme (USA) Stoned Babies [single]
https://voicesofextreme.com/
0:14:19 Scheitan (Sweden) Love n’ Death
https://www.scheitan.se/
0:18:02 Øutline (Finland) Bite the Bullet [single]
https://linktr.ee/outlinebandofficial
0:21:58 ABISSI (Italy) Madama Cristina [single]
https://abissimusic.bandcamp.com/
0:25:01 ClockTowers (USA) Genesis [single]
https://www.facebook.com/clocktowersband
0:29:30 Constantine Kanakis (England) Solitude [single]
https://www.facebook.com/constantine.kanakis
0:33:24 Asterise (International) Twilight Opera [single]
https://www.facebook.com/asteriseband
0:41:00 Set One Recap

SET TWO:
0:45:59 Jaguero (Italy) Lit [single]
https://www.jaguero.com/
0:48:02 Blazoner (USA) I’m In Love With My Car [single][cover]
https://linktr.ee/blazonerband  
0:50:48 Last Sound Revelation, The (Italy) Large Distances [single]
https://linktr.ee/thelastsoundrevelation
0:56:28 Andradite (Germany) Look Me In The Eyes
https://www.andradite.band/
1:00:17 Aunt Cynthia’s Cabin (USA) Misty Woman
https://auntcynthiascabin.bandcamp.com/
1:04:41 Daniele Brusaschetto (Italy) Nosediving [single]
https://www.danielebrusaschetto.net/
1:08:45 DemUnillusions (Netherlands) Starlight
https://taplink.cc/demunillusions_official
1:11:44 Walk in Darkness (Italy) Towards Chang’an
https://www.walkindarkness.com/
1:17:12 Vendetta Bloom (USA) Tread The Line [single]
https://www.facebook.com/Vendettabloom/
1:19:53 Glasgow Kiss (Norway) Those Wasted Years
https://www.facebook.com/Glasgow.kiss.norway.bergen
1:24:23 Set Two Recap

SET THREE:
1:28:30 Jack Harlon & The Dead Crows (Australia) Venomous [single]
https://jackharlon-dawsonthedeadcrows.bandcamp.com/
1:32:41 Boozewa (USA) Garbage Day
https://boozewa.bandcamp.com/
1:34:45 Inherited Time (Finland) Capella [single]
https://inheritedtime.bandcamp.com/
1:40:06 Seth Metoyer (USA) Flicker of December [single]
https://sethmetoyerrr.bandcamp.com/
1:45:17 Rugged Butcher (Finland) Lobotomy [single]
http://ruggedbutcher.com/
1:48:41 Dhärä (USA) A Place In Time, (the entities, divided) [single]
https://www.dharamusic.com/
1:51:57 Losts, The (France) The Headless Cross Reloaded
https://thelosts.bandcamp.com/
1:57:15 All Ireland Metal Project (Ireland) Aphasia
https://allirelandmetal.bandcamp.com/
2:04:45 Dissentience (USA) Chaos Absolute [single]
https://www.dissentience.com/
2:10:07 Starscourge (International) Spirit In Black [cover]
https://linktr.ee/Starscourge.Official
2:14:14 Set Three Recap

SET FOUR:
2:18:36 Funeral Home (Finland) My Kingdom Is Hell [single]
https://linktr.ee/Funeral.Home
2:21:25 Unburier (England) Survive The Vermin [single]
https://linktr.ee/unburier
2:26:15 Lomor (Réunion) Tantine Lo Clou [single]
https://www.lomor.re/
2:29:54 Booby Trap (Portugal) Salvação/Um Dia de Cada Vez
https://boobytrapofficial.bandcamp.com/
2:33:39 Agenbite Misery (USA) Cascara Sagrada [single]
https://linktr.ee/agenbitemisery
2:37:45 Meteora (Hungary) Shadows of Ignorance [single]
https://www.facebook.com/meteorabandhungary
2:41:20 Inferisium (International) Scorned by the Wicked
https://inferisium.bandcamp.com/
2:45:56 Numento (Finland) Wrath [single]
https://linktr.ee/Numento
2:49:43 Magus, The (Greece) Pseudoprophetae [single]
https://www.themagus666.com/
2:54:01 Daidalos (Germany) Dis [single]
https://daidalosmusic.bandcamp.com/
2:58:13 Set Four Recap

BONUS TRACKS:
3:07:07 Helix (Canada) Stuck In The 80’s [single]
https://www.planethelix.com/
3:10:40 Alberto Rigoni (Italy) Born From Ashes [feat. Tim Alexander of Primus] [single]
https://albertorigoni.net/
3:16:21 Textures (Netherlands) Vanishing Twin [single]
https://texturesband.com/
3:22:10 Rig Time! (USA) Unloved
https://rigtimeband.com/
3:24:56 Nefarious (USA) Day After [single]
https://nefariousband.bandcamp.com/
3:30:33 Disciples of the Watch Outro

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(385) Top 10 of 2025

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Disciples!!

Here we go – the first of 2 episodes to put a bow on the year 2025. In this episode Nate and I will be discussing our personal top 10 albums of the year that was. Man, it doesn’t fee like it was that long ago…

Enjoy!
\,,/ d(> _ <)b \,,/

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(384) DotW Featuring ‘Silas Fernandes’ and ‘Mezzrow’

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Disciples!!

Here we are at the end of 2025. And for your Holiday doldrums, should you suffer ’em – is a new DotW episode just in time to raise your spirits for the New Year!

We’ve got THREE independents on this episode thanks to Nate (with ‘The Gates of Dawn’), and our featured artists are ‘Silas Fernades’ and ‘Mezzrow’.

Happy New Year, and STAY HEAVY!
\m/

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What’s Nate been listening to?
Artist: The Gates of Dawn
Album: III
Song: Trembling Gaze (15 minutes of awesomeness)
Link: https://gatesofdawn.bandcamp.com/album/iii
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CURRENT EVENTS
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G1: GENE SIMMONS Criticizes ACE FREHLEY’s ‘Bad Decisions’: ‘Falling Down The Stairs Doesn’t Kill You’
https://metaladdicts.com/gene-simmons-criticizes-ace-frehleys-bad-decisions-falling-down-the-stairs-doesnt-kill-you/

N2:Kirk Windstein Issues Update On New Down Album: ‘It’s Really Gonna Be A Killer, Killer Record’
https://metal-stop.com/kirk-windstein-issues-update-on-new-down-album-its-really-gonna-be-a-killer-killer-record/

Addendum: Released by Sept. 2026
https://blabbermouth.net/news/kirk-windstein-new-down-album-will-be-released-by-september-2026

G3: David Ellefson Joins Metal Church, First Song Off New Album Drops
https://loudwire.com/david-ellefson-joins-metal-church-fafo-lyrics/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral

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INDEPENDENT INTERMISSION
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SONG 1
Artist: Silas Fernandes
Location: USA (via Brazil)
from the Album: Carbon Purge Acceleration
the Song is: John Hughes Didn’t Direct My Life
Link: https://www.silascf.com.br/
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N4:Slipknot’s ‘Lost’ Album ‘Look Outside Your Window’ Confirmed For 2026 Release, Clown Promises ‘It’s Just Simply Time’
https://metal-stop.com/slipknots-lost-album-look-outside-your-window-confirmed-for-2026-release-clown-promises-its-just-simply-time/

G5: RAINBOW: Nine-CD ‘The Temple Of The King: 1975–1976’ Box Set Scheduled For March Release
https://metaladdicts.com/rainbow-nine-cd-the-temple-of-the-king-1975-1976-box-set-scheduled-for-march-release/

N6: TESTAMENT Announces March/April 2026 U.S. Tour With OVERKILL And DESTRUCTION
https://blabbermouth.net/news/testament-announces-march-april-2026-u-s-tour-with-overkill-and-destruction

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INDEPENDENT INTERMISSION
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SONG 2
Artist: Mezzrow
Location: Sweden
from the Album: Embrace The Awakening
the Song is: The Moment To Arise
Link: https://www.mezzrow.black/
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FINAL TALKER
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10 Amazing Metal Albums That Followed Controversial Ones

10 Amazing Metal Albums That Followed Controversial Ones

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FINAL SONG
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Artist: Iron Maiden
Album: Brave New World
Song: The Wicker Man

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