This week I talk to Robin Staps of The Ocean about their new album, Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic, his quiet place to write music and why he continues to be interested in geological periods.

• 5:45 The Ocean

The songs played during this episode were:

• 14:10 Cambrian II: Eternal Recurrence 

I also discuss interviewing high profile bands with specific interview schedules.

Recommendation: The Bleakness Of Our Constant by Eneferens

Links

• The Ocean's Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theoceancollective

This week I talk to John Rousvanis of Alithia about their new album, The Moon Has Fallen, and their European tour.

The songs played during this episode were:

I also discuss the Bear The Mammoth show and different opinions about what makes a good live show.

Recommendation: Apocalypticists by Kriegsmaschine 

Links

This week I talk to Peter Bursky of Sumeru about their new album, Summon Destroyer, and the influence meditation has had on his music.

• 7:00 Sumeru

The songs played during this episode were:

• 25:40 Summon Destroyer

I also discuss the growing number of female guitarists and why that isn't enough to make the metal scene a welcoming place.

Recommendation: Flood by Domkraft

Links

• Sumeru's Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mountsumeru

I talked with the boys from Adnate about how the band reformed and go through a track by track discussion of the album.

• 5:45 Adnate

I also chatted about the removal of As I Lay Dying from Spain's Resurrection Fest.

Links

• Adnate's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AdnateMusic

This week I talk to James Kershaw of Bear The Mammoth about the many iterrations of the band he has been in and role improvised jamming has in their music.

• 3:20 Bear The Mammoth

The songs played during this episode were:

• 24:55 Decembering

I also discussed briefly mentioned Nergal's comments about the importance of Slayer.

Recommendation: Written In Waters by Ved Buens Ende

• Bear The Mammoth's Facebook: http://facebook.com/bearthemammoth

This week I talk to David, Rohan and Max of Ploughshare about recording an album without the pressures of a studio and their themes of waste and expurgation.

• 10:20 Ploughshare

The songs played during this episode were:

• 37:05 The Urinary Chalice Held Aloft

I also discussed the article in Loudwire about the inventors of metalcore, and why predecessors can be far more important that pioneers.

Recommendation: Unbound by Sargeist

• Ploughshare's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/INDOMITABLEPLOUGHSHARE/

This week I talk to Bianca and Callum of Tasmanian atmospheric black metal band Moon Dweller about their debut album, Meridian, and it's interesting development.

• 8:00 Moon Dweller

The songs played during this episode were:

• 31:40 Ex Nihilo

I also discussed the article in No Clean Singing about the death of genres.

Recommendation: Beastland by Author & Punisher

Links

• Moon Dweller's Website: moondwellerband.com.au

This week I interview Canadian eclectic metal girl April Hutchins about her new trilogy of Anna Pest EP's and the final release from her band Mellevon.

• 6:05 Anna Pest

The songs played during this episode were:

• 13:45 RotWomb (from A Fortress of Flesh)

I also discussed the article in Invisible Oranges about Brendan Sloan's Convulsing.

Recommendation: Toby Driver - They Are The Shield

This week I interview Perth doomgaze band Skullcave about their new album, FEAR, the themes of mental health that permeate the release and the album launch show.

• 7:05 Skullcave

The songs played during this episode were both from their album FEAR

• 27:15 Next Earth

I also talk a little bit about my background and how that will shape this podcast.

In this inaugural episode of Australian Hunger, I have some very special interviews recorded live at Negfest last week.

• 4:27 Convulsing, where we discuss his latest album Greivous and his very first live show

A massive thanks to Convulsing and Omahara for letting me interview them on the day and to Lachlan Dale for setting me up.