Bleachmouth Postscript

"Well...the world IS ending..."

Slayer casts a long shadow over anything that could fall within the confines of "extreme" music. But, it is safe to say that there are more than a handful of people that might have no experience with Slayer beyond hearing their name. I thought it might be fun to put together a couple of playlists for the uninitiated. To accomplish that I invited my buddy Tim and author DX Ferris ("33 1/3: Reign in Blood" and "Slayer 66 2/3: A Metal Band Biography") to put together three unique lists.

It is a LONG episode with a lot of side quests, digressions and diversions, but I had a great time doing this one. I hope you feel the same.

Check out Ferris;

@slayerbooks on Instagram

SlayerBook.bandcamp.com

patreon.com/slayerbook

"How Many Dooms Are There?"

I've known guitarist Mike Burns for over 20 years. He's a tireless musician that has been in multiple bands. So, it only made sense to have him on as a guest. No thanks to ME, it just took a little longer than I had anticipated. But, here we are...finally. His current band Radian has an Lp out titled "Subterfuge". You can check it out at the link below.

radianakron.bandcamp.com

“Genuinely Nasty People”

Tommy Shotton is a London based musician that cut his teeth on hardcore punk, learning to play drums along to his favorite records of the genre. We met via social media at the onset of the pandemic and have had some vigorous conversations about our favorite music. I thought it would make sense to have him do an episode. We had a great talk and I look forward to doing it again soon.Tom has just released the first single (“Back Home”) from his forthcoming long-player “Forever Home” due November 2021. You can check it out here-

tomshotton.bandcamp.com

Here are some of the artists/musicians we talked about;

(Interview originally published 8/5/21)

“Undocumented Covid Symptoms”

Tommy Shotton is a London based musician that cut his teeth on hardcore punk, learning to play drums along to his favorite records of the genre. We met via social media at the onset of the pandemic and have had some vigorous conversations about our favorite music. I thought it would make sense to have him do an episode. We had a great talk and I look forward to doing it again soon.Tom has just released the first single (“Back Home”) from his forthcoming long-player “Forever Home” due November 2021. You can check it out here-

tomshotton.bandcamp.com

Steely Dan, Alice Cooper, Poison Idea, Zeke, Kiss, Easy Action, Buzzcocks, Circle Jerks and Wire.

(Interview originally published 8/5/21)

"A Metallic KO without the Shirtless Septuagenarian"

In the early 90’s Integrity’s “Those Who Fear Tomorrow” changed the face of hardcore – for better or worse. After that Lp there was a deluge of bands playing a type of hardcore that had less in common with punk and began playing metal with a hardcore aesthetic. Still, many people still called it “hardcore”. However, that’s not an indictment of the quality of the music. Some of these bands (not many) were quite good – regardless of what you called it.

I talk about a few of the less heralded bands playing in this sandbox;

Conviction, Darkside NYC, Starkweather, Bloodlet, Ironside, Splinter, Anguish, Cattlepress, Thoughts of Ionesco, Mayday and Turmoil.

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(Original Release Date 4/10/2021)

“Covers”

I love a good cover song. But, I often love the original more. I ramble on a bit about cover songs that I really, really love and some of their lesser known originals.

Here are some of the artists I ramble on about; Metallica, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Tom Waits, The Meters, Ray Charles, Al Green, Blondie, Rolling Stones, Robert Johnson, Diamondhead, The Valentinos, Etta James, Memphis Minnie, The Temptations, Sister Pat Hall, T. Rex, The Nerves, Eagles, Elvis and Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup.

(Original Release Date May 4, 2022)

"Hold on..."

Well. You’ve stuck with me this far. Don’t worry. I’ll have new episodes up soon!!! You can check out all 20 of the past episodes on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends.

(Audio originally published 5/25/21)

“I see that you are wearing a battlevest. Might I suggest a new patch for the lapel?”

YOU like thrash metal? I LOVE thrash metal. Wanna hear me speak extemporaneously about thrash metal from the 80’s? Great! No guest on this episode, but you can play a drinking game where you have to take a shot each time I say “top to bottom”. You can also check out some of my favorite, but underrated thrash records.

(Origninally published 3/21/2021

RIP Charlie Watts.

(Originally published 8/24/21)

On this episode I sit with Derek and Rich to talk about what we've been listening to during the first half of 2026. We talk mostly hardcore, but there a few surprises as well!