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• Episode 83 is a spicy meatball.....as restrictions are imposed once again in Ireland, and in many countries across Europe, AA ponders what this really means, is it a clear signpost that there is no endgame? are we being prepped for a climate lockdown? or is that crazy talk? and if so who could blame us for being crazy? are we being prepped for the Meta world! is life now a very boring episode of Black Mirror.....and did you forget, he's just the singer in a heavy metal band......

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Episode 82 is the first part of an Instagram question and answers! (follow nemtheanga_primordial to get involved) from who would play AA in a movie all the way through to somehow explaining a tracker mortgage with some opinions on the state of live music and the arts, making a concept album and a very honest internal debate on how long a musicians shelf life is? how long can we keep going and when is the right time to quit? Part two which gets more spicy to follow.....

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HP LOVECRAFT. This episode is part of the Heavy Metal Heroes series! a look back at the life, times and influence of Howard Philips Lovecraft. One of the most seminal, influential, misunderstood and genuinely dark creative forces of the 20th century. Rather that discuss the symbolism of his writing this podcast digs into his life, upbringing, relationships, career, mental health and ultimately his untimely tragic death deep in poverty at a young age and his subsequent cultural renaissance and resurrection in popularity long after his death and his influence over modern sci fi and horror.

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In Episode 80 AA discusses his first week back in the van on a small tour through the Uk, Wales and Ireland with his other band Dread Sovereign. What are the logistics like? can anyone make minimum wage? what were the restrictions like, can you guess which venue won the woke award? was he too pessimistic a few months ago about the prospects for the live music industry? and where could Ireland's ticket service lead and limit peoples social lives.

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This Episode is a discussion of the Primordial album 'Redemption at the Puritan's Hand' is ten years old! Primordial is 30 and this is a chat about the album, how it was made, lyrics, aesthetics, song writing and recording processes! Available as a video cast over on My Youtube channel, search Alan Averill

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In E 78 AA looks back over the pandemic, lockdown and his own predictions, misgivings, rants, thoughts of the last 20+ months and tries to assess what he kinda sorta got correct and what he might have got wrong, it's a ramble across where we seem to be right now, how shaky the ground is, is the dust settling, is the fog clearing, all those kinda cliches, did we lose our minds and is this the moment to start trying to piece them back together? Normal pessimistic service is resumed after a few weeks of only talking music!

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Episode 77 is a chat with Jonas Renske from KATATONIA! a continuation of various backstage chats we've had over the years, we delve into the formation of the band, early recordings, musical influences, writing techniques, changes in direction, playing live, touring and all sorts of other things. It's a deep dive into the world of Katatonia and Jonas is as thoughtful and deep as one might expect!!

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This year is somehow the 30th anniversary of Primordial! so this is the first of a few ramshackle, sprawling stream of consciousness casts about how that happened, how we felt as young men starting on that journey, what our aspirations were if any, those early years, the romance is always portrayed as a 'this is our ticket outta here....' kinda narrative but if anything it was a small % of that but mainly a haphazard, unplanned, directionless journey that somehow stayed the course and before you know it you stand at the end of 30 years looking back trying to make some sense of it all! this if the first of my attempts to sense make how we got here!

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Episode 75 is a chat with Christian from Portrait, guitar player, Swede and sometime man with both moustache and fringe.....but you can only see that over on the videocast on my Youtube channel! We discuss the 4th industrial revolution, the live music industry unwittingly being used as bait to make regular people meet the demands and restrictions of state and governance, Swedens approach to lockdown, 90's Iron Maiden and what being a musician might mean in the years ahead.....Portrait's new album is called 'At one with none' on Metal Blade Records.....

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Returning in 74 after a technical glitch which meant AA missed a week this is the long promised and perhaps unwise look at the history of Afghanistan, from the Anglo-Afghan war in 1839 through to the present day, thoughts on the recent withdrawal, some dark and off the beaten track observations and what this means for US/Western influence in the modern world. Along with some thoughts on the new Iron Maiden and why AA ain't you nor your bands keeper!!! back in the game.....

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