Dreams of Consciousness Podcast Episode 196 features an interview with Harri Kuokkanen of Hooded Menace.

Hooded Menace combine the distinctive Finnish doom/death style with large dollops of the "Peaceville Three". Over the course of six albums and multiple EPs, the band has become one of the most popular representatives of the slower side of underground metal.

I spoke with vocalist Harri Kuokkanen about what led him to join Hooded Menace, as well as how guitarist and founder Lasse Pyykkö disseminates material to the rest of the band. We also talked about metal legend Andy Laroque's production on the latest Hooded Menace album, The Tritonus Bell, and why the band recorded a W.A.S.P. cover.

My thanks to Harri for speaking with me, and to all of you for listening.

Music In This Episode:

"Night of the Deathcult"

taken from the album Never Cross the Dead

"Celestial Dissection"

taken from the Hooded Menace/Algoma Split 12"

"Blood Ornaments"

"Corpus Asunder"

taken from the album The Tritonus Bell

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