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(401) DotW Featuring ‘Osyrus’ and ‘The Damnation Project’

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Disciples!!

Happy September to y’all! Man, has 2026 flown by. Well, Nate and I are here for ya, and we’ve got some cool bands – Osyrus from Canada and The Damnation Project from Greece, plus Nate takes us to jail to discuss Metal folks who’ve ‘served time’, as well as our usual shenanigans.

Enjoy!

What’s Nate been listening to?
Artist: Mork
Album: Monolitt
Song: Under Vekten Av Verden (under the weight of the world)
Notes/Comments:‘Monolitt’ was recorded and performed primarily by Thomas Eriksen, with Asgeir Mickelson supplying drums, plus additional vocals coming from fellow Mork member Øyvind Kaslegard.

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CURRENT EVENTS
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G1: Chuck Billy Says Testament Have Nine Songs Ready And Aim To Record Next Summer
https://metal-stop.com/chuck-billy-says-testament-have-nine-songs-ready-and-aim-to-record-next-summer/

N2: PEPPER KEENAN On DOWN’s Upcoming ‘Volume V’ Album: ‘We Really Focused On The Songwriting And Arrangements’
https://blabbermouth.net/news/pepper-keenan-on-downs-upcoming-volume-v-album-we-really-focused-on-the-songwriting-and-arrangements

G3: Cop Who Took Out DIMEBAG’s Killer Has No Regrets About His Involvement, Even Though Incident Ended His Career
https://blabbermouth.net/news/cop-who-took-out-dimebags-killer-has-no-regrets-about-his-involvement-even-though-incident-ended-his-career

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INDEPENDENT INTERMISSION SONG 1
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Artist: Osyron
Location: Canada
from the Album: Kingsbane [Deluxe Edition]
the Song is: Viper Queen [re-recorded version]
Link: https://www.osyron.com/
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CURRENT EVENTS CONTINUED

N4: BODY COUNT’s ICE-T: ‘It’s So Obvious To The World That The United States Is Having A S*** Show Right Now’
https://blabbermouth.net/news/body-counts-ice-t-its-so-obvious-to-the-world-that-the-united-states-is-having-a-s-show-right-now

G5: Tom Scholz & Impex Records Announce the 50th Anniversary Edition of the Iconic ‘Boston’ Album
https://blabbermouth.net/news/boston-50th-anniversary-edition-of-iconic-debut-album-to-include-rare-original-lost-demos

N6: JON SCHAFFER Doesn’t Rule Out New ICED EARTH Music With Singer MATT BARLOW: ‘Anything’s Possible’ But ‘I Need To Be Really Inspired’
https://blabbermouth.net/news/jon-schaffer-doesnt-rule-out-new-iced-earth-music-with-singer-matt-barlow-anythings-possible-but-i-need-to-be-really-inspired

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INDEPENDENT INTERMISSION SONG 2
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Artist: The Damnation Project
Location: Greece
from the Album: 4 [The Remastered Edition]
the Song is: I Can See You
Link: https://thedamnationproject.bandcamp.com/
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FINAL TALKER
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Topic: Rock + Metal Musicians Who’ve Served Time in Prison

Link: https://loudwire.com/rock-metal-musicians-served-time-prison/?fbclid=IwY2xjawUBPrZwZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMXNkRXNkYmQxTUFJdEdtYkFzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEetMQ5tY5skavuTC6VpB3lKgO7_OTpbdztKWIMhdEUlusY4vwkJu8VSygjX_M_aem_CoVfFQmMxpa-3aS_sasQBg

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FINAL SONG(s)
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Artist: MOD
Album: USA for MOD
Song: Jim Gordon
*Bonus Track* GG Allin and Antiseen – My Prison Walls

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(393) DotW Featuring ‘The Wrong Sides’ and ‘Thy Row’

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Disciples!!

Hot Damn! We’re done with April, starting down both barrels of summer. That means CONCERT SEASON here in North America. Already picked up Slayer tickets for September.

Anyhew, on this episode – you know the drill. PLUS: We’ve got some great music from ‘The Wrong Sides’ from Puerto Rico and ‘Thy Row’ from Finland.

Enjoy!

What’s Nate been listening to?
Artist: The Lebron Brothers Orchestra
Album: Psychedelic Goes Latin (1967)
Song: Suena

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CURRENT EVENTS
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G1: Jury finds that Live Nation acted as a monopoly and overcharged ticket buyers
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/15/nx-s1-5786715/live-nation-ticketmaster-antitrust-verdict-monopoly

 N2: Business Owners Claim Big Musician Trying to Hijack Record Store Day
https://loudwire.com/musician-hijack-record-store-day/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral

G3: Former MEGADETH, GUNS N’ ROSES SKID ROW, DEEP PURPLE Members Guest On ‘Ride The Rainbow – The Ultimate Tribute To Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow’
https://blabbermouth.net/news/former-megadeth-guns-n-roses-skid-row-deep-purple-members-guest-on-ride-the-rainbow-the-ultimate-tribute-to-ritchie-blackmores-rainbow 

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INDEPENDENT INTERMISSION SONG 1
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Artist: The Wrong Sides
Location: Puerto Rico
from the Album: Elephant Spaceship [single]
the Song is: Elephant Spaceship
Link: https://linktr.ee/thewrongsides
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CURRENT EVENTS CONTINUED
N4: Down Guitarist Kirk Windstein Confirms New Album Is Recorded, Targets October Release
https://metal-stop.com/down-guitarist-kirk-windstein-confirms-new-album-is-recorded-targets-october-release/

G5: W.A.S.P.’s BLACKIE LAWLESS Reveals Title Of His Autobiography, Says His Childhood Was Most Challenging Period To Write About
https://blabbermouth.net/news/w-a-s-p-s-blackie-lawless-reveals-title-of-his-autobiography-says-his-childhood-was-most-challenging-period-to-write-about

N6: DOWN’s ‘Over The Under’ To Be Issued As Remastered Edition In June
https://blabbermouth.net/news/downs-over-the-under-to-be-issued-as-remastered-edition-in-june

Preorder:
https://shop.nuclearblast.com/products/down-over-the-under-2026-remaster?srsltid=AfmBOopjg5_wkz_O92C1wrQfvxbxC9Ge1FnNAz4bcMWCPEq_Ddtv77X2

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INDEPENDENT INTERMISSION SONG 2
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Artist: Thy Row
Location: Finland
from the Album: Unchained
the Song is: Unchained
Link: https://www.facebook.com/ThyRowBand/
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FINAL TALKER
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Topic: 5 Death Metal Bands Whose Third Album Is Their Best

Link: https://loudwire.com/death-metal-bands-third-album-best/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral

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FINAL SONG
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Artist: Portal / Album: Swarth / Song: … Larvae

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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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(326) 10th Year Special: Top 15 of 2014

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Disciples!!

We’re celebrating our 10th Year of podcasting (again) with a ranking of our personal Top 15 Releases of 2014 – the year we started the show!

Take a small leap backwards in time and see if any of your favorite albums make our Top 15, and see how ours stack up to Loudwire’s!

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

Breakdown:
0:00:00 Intro, show kickoff
0:08:00 Nate’s 15-11
0:12:10 Gene’s 15-11
0:20:43 Prong – Remove, Separate Self
0:24:43 Nate’s 10-6
0:27:44 Gene’s 10-6
0:31:59 Incantation – Carrion Prophecy
0:36:29 Nate’s 5-1
0:39:31 Gene’s 5-1
0:46:26 Loudwire’s Top 15
0:58:11 Overkill – Bitter Pill
1:03:56 Show Outro

Nates Top 15:
Rank – Band – Album
15  Eyehategod  – Eyehategod
14 Goatwhore – Constricting Rage
13 Cannibal Corpse  – A- Skeletal Domain
12 Satanic Warmaster  Fimbulwinter
11 Obituary  – Inked In Blood
10 Down  – IV Part II
9 Exodus  – Blood In Blood Out
8 Taake  – Stridens hus
7 Incantation  – Dirges of Elysium 
6 Godflesh  – World Only Lit By Fire
5 Slipknot  – .5 The Gray Chapter
4 Mayhem  – Esoteric Warfare
3 Triptykon  – Melana Chasmata
2 Electric Wizard  – Time To Die
1 Overkill  – White Devil Armory

Gene’s Top 15:
Rank – Band – Album
15 Bernie Marsden – Shine
14 Iced Earth – Plagues of Babylon
13 Depeche Mode – Live in Berlin
12 Opeth Pale – Communion
11 Prong Ruining – Lives
10 Godflesh – A World Lit Only By Fire
9 Sevendust – Time Travelers & Bonfires
8 Exodus – Blood In, Blood Out
7 Down – Down IV pt. 2
6 Killer Be Killed – Killer Be Killed
5 Steel Panther – All You Can Eat
4 Pink Floyd – Endless River
3 Slipknot – .5: The Gray Chapter
2 Mastodon – One More ‘Round The Sun
1 Overkill – White Devil Armory

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