Suicidal black metal shoegaze enigmas Ghostbath, of North Dakota, China, screech and howl about life on the road in the States vs Europe, making their UK debut on Bloodstock's main stage at 11am, headlining Damnation against Napalm Death, signing with a major label and not-so-major booking agency and having lyrics on the next 'nameless' record.

Frontman Dennis Mikula also talks about his hopes for a post-pandemic tour on a black metal bill after putting in the miles with some of death metal biggest names, including Dying Fetus and Decapitated.

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Serena discusses the band's sudden departure from Holy Roar Records following allegations of serious sexual assault made against the label's owner.

What's next for the album that is due to drop in just a couple of weeks, the uncertain immediate future for the band and how they digested the news along with the public in a stressful 24 hours.

She also talks about the challenges of life on the road as a woman artist, dealing with sexism and creeps and how the scene has changed - for the better! - in the eight years since Svalbard appeared.

And hopes for 2021 from a "bucket list" show on Bloodstock's main stage to back up plans should their tour with The Ocean fall through.

We go again, every Thursday morning.

Damnation is cancelled. I talk to the 'other' organiser, Paul Farrington about what that means for us as an event, the fans in terms of their tickets and what the future hold for the festival.

We also take the chance to look back over the years and laugh about the highlights and cringe over the nightmares we've experienced, from Julie Christmas and Cult of Luna's stunning Marnier set to Turisas' tour manager describing the show as the "worst event the band ever played".

Who we'd like to book in future, who we regret not booking and that bloody fire alarm!

One for the Damnation diehards.

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From sharing an Ozzfest stage with Tool, Slipknot and Black Sabbath, through being arrested with Amen in Spain to getting kicked off Rammstein’s arena tour “every day”, Corby’s finest Raging Speedhorn crammed a lifetime of rock ‘n’ roll into a few eventful years.

Founding member - and the only ever present face over two decades of chaos - Gordon Morison recounts the explosion and then implosion of Speedhorn, the successful reunion and the night they carved themselves into Download folklore playing before Napalm Death.

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Converge, Whitechapel, Deafheaven, The Dandy Warhols and Busted have one man in common... Bossk's Tom Begley.

The bassist-turned-tour manager chats about life on the road pre-pandemic, learning from £7,000 mistakes and weighs up the pros and cons of arena vs club tours.

He also talks Bossk, taking advantage of ArcTanGent's fancy ass screen and confirms their first date of 2021!

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Anaal Nathrakh's Dave Hunt talks about inadvertently creating the soundtrack to 2020 - the band's 11th album, Endarkenment - how the pandemic has left the duo in limbo and life as a frontman who plays toilets and stages at major European festivals... often in the same weekend.

Mick Kenney being locked out of Wacken, photobombing Dark Funeral, looking for a scrap with Cannibal Corpse after being heckled and the chances of ever seeing Mistress live again. 

All helped along with a bag of cans. Enjoy.

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Bloodstock Festival director Vicky Hungerford discusses life as the main stage booker at the UK's biggest independent metal event.

Why fan favourites Manowar will never play the event, how she has ended up with two headline bands already locked in for 2022 (will Behemoth take that third slot?), never getting the deal over the line with Deftones and her annual bid to bring Body Count to Catton Hall...

In a wide-ranging and refreshingly candid chat, Vicky also reveals she's had to deal with death threats from online trolls, why there's no desire to be another Download and how she's fed up "stalking" Electric Wizard.

Oh, and remember Alt Fest?

Every podcast debutant's dream interview. Enjoy.

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