We’ll be looking back at albums formative to our goth experience and discussing if they hold up to our standards today as well as how they fit into the cultural milieu of the scene at the time. Obscura Undead also joins us to interview Vandal Moon, Vision Video and Pilgrims of Yearning.

Our guest this episode is KB who you can find on YouTube, Tumblr and Facebook!

Intro 00:00

KB’s Awakening 4:30

Goth Music Latin America 12:15

Facing Nostalgia 27:55

Jill Tracey - Diabolical Streak 29:45

My Scarlet Life - Buzzbomb 48:15

The Awakening - Tales of Absolution + Obsoletion 1:05:00

ThouShaltNot - You’ll Wake up Dead 1:29:15

Mediaeval Baebes - Salva Nos 1:55:00

Diary of Dreams - One of 18 Angels 2:18:00

All Goth Considered 2:47:52

Outro 3:07:10

This episode we are talking about the state of music scene, whether or not goth identity is authentic and responding to Faderhead’s hot take on song lyrics. We also review the new album from Czarina, share our thoughts on new releases this month and more!

Our guest is Clint aka DJ Ghoul Whip and member of the band Blood Bells

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Intro 00:00

Clint’s History 2:30

Streaming Services 8:35

Record Labels 18:40

Goth Band or Not a Goth 30:35

Where is Goth Music Now 38:20

Identity Construction 49:30

Authenticity vs Profile Curation 58:30

Faderhead and Language Signification 1:16:00

Best and Worst of the Goth Scene 1:43:00

Structural Functionalism vs. Ontology 1:49:30

Album Review 2:00:00

Czarina - Arcana

Sinister Suggestions 2:33:00-Plague Garden - Pandora -Bellwether Syndicate - Dystopian Mirror -Golden Apes - From the Sky -Lazaro - Luna de Sangre -The Ire - What Dreams May Come -Occults - Crystal Coffins -Adrenochrome - In Memoriam -Tears for the Dying - Eyes Wide Open in the Dark -This Vale of Tears -Aman Rouge - The Unpopular One -Blood Dance - Wicked King -Vaselyne - The Sea Says -Sombrio - Transcendental -Hex Heart - Funeral Flowers -Ciern - The Emperor RX -Haunt Me - Wish you were Here -Attic Eyes - Wish you Were Here -Then Comes Silence - Hunger -Executioners Mask - Winterlong -Menthull

Outro 3:00:00

References:-Episode 34: Individualism vs. Conformity -Social Media and Suicide -Autopoiesis -Thinking Through Enactive Sense Making

On this episode we are talking the stories and secrets of The Church, a goth club in Dallas that ran for 30 years as well as the currently in production documentary ‘Dark Sanctuary The Story of the Church’. We’re also talking about the impact of horror on goth, the paranormal and the ephemerality of life, ritual magic and more!

Our guest this month is Timothy Stevens, you can find more information about the documentary on the website and support the Indiegogo here.

Introduction 00:00

Getting into goth 3:00

Horror Films 8:30

The Church Documentary 25:00

Crafting a film 41:00

More Stories 1:00:00

Death and the Paranormal 1:07:00

The State of goth 1:20:40

Album Review: 1:38:50 Night Sins - Violet Age

Sinister Suggestions: 2:09:00 -Everything Everywhere All at Once -Mad God -Amaranth - Gothimist -Ekko the Strange - Mystique -Molt - Velos Invisibles -This Eternal Decay - Nocturnae -Fawns of Love - Innocence of Protection -Totenwald - Part Time Punk Sessions -I am Noone - The Need -Clone Culture - Floating -Mark E Moon - Lux Vindictae -Laura Krieg - Vie Magique -Camlann - Train to 86th Street

This month we sit down with academic and musician Jose aka Hollow Kid, to talk through the history of post punk and goth rock in Mexico. From rock and roll being banned by the government all the way through to the modern day post punk revival. This episode is packed with information about Mexican goth music, identity, art and culture. We also review the new album from Cabaret Grey, talk about death, listen to new releases from this month and more!

You can find Hueco on Bandcamp, Facebook and IG!

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Introduction

DIY before Punk

Class 20:40

The Media 25:25

Identity Formation 32:25

Mainstream 47:10

Genre Fluid 59:00

Mexican Darkness 1:11:00

Activism 1:17:40

Gothic 1:33:20

Modern Post Punk Revival 1:40:30

Goth Today 2:11:00

Bands from Mexico: Classic: -Caifanes -Maldoror -El Clan -Cyteres -Silueta Palida -Las Ánimas del Cuarto Obscuro -Size -Decada 2 -Casino Shanghai -Santa Sabina -Ansia -Gorgonas -La Concepción de la Luna Modern: -Funeral Medieval -Vacios Cuerpos -Cruz de Navajas -La Bande-son Imaginaire -Espejo Convexo -Skeletal Bats -La Voz de tus Ausentes -Los Zombies de Chernobyl -Calaverx -Hoffen -Master list of goth bands from Latin America

Album Review: 2:16:00 Cabaret Grey - Cold Calculations

Sinister Suggestions: 2:44:00 -Arcane -Bloodywood -O Quam Tristis - The Complete Works -Iamtheshadow - Remind Me -The Picture Tour - Before the Light, Before the Sound -Anum Preto - Anum Preto -Daddy’s Boy - Great News! -Fearing - Desolate -Caligo Mater - Gorgyra -Gothzilla - Gothzilla -Her Absence Fill the World - Neon Arabesque -The Waning Moon - The Waning Moon -The Present Moment - Enough to Drive you Mad -Urban Heat - Have you Ever -SRSQ - Ever Crashing

References: -Latine Goth -What is Mexican Darkness -Latinx History has always Been Linked to Spooky Culture -Latin American Goth -LAS ÁNIMAS DEL CUARTO OSCURO

Grab the new Cemetery Confessions shirt here while it’s available!

This month we chat with Chris of Procession Magazine about the history and relevance of subcultural micro-media, the importance of music to goth, swap stories about how label compilations have impacted our lives and more! We’ll be reviewing the new album from Har Belex, sharing a smattering of new music releases from April and presenting a goth magazine audio drama!

Check out Procession Magazine on their website!

Intro

History of Procession 8:00

Importance of Print Magazines Today 19:15

Cleopatra Records 38:10

Goth vs. Not Goth 49:00

Building a Magazine 59:00

Procession in the 80’s? 1:02:55

What would you change about goth? What excites you about goth? 1:15:30

Album Review 1:19:00 Camo de Urnas - Har Belex

Sinister Suggestions: 1:42:00 -Pan’s Not Dead - The Flower of Love -DOMIN8 - Male Tears -Nothing Left (Homeless Demo) - Cemetery Siren -Sympathy Garden - Forever Grey -Costo Humana - Puerta Negra Musica -Bloody Ghost - Cliff and Ivy -Escarta Descarto - DGA 95 -Ashtray Ballet - Astari Nite -Rough Dimension - VR Sex -Freddo Razionale - SPZkr -Sedate Seduce - Nino Sable -Barricades - Principe Valiente

Gotham with Ryan of Witchhands 1:58:41

The Tao of Goth 2:11:30

Grab the new Cemetery Confessions shirt here while it’s available!

References: -Our Interview with Fred Berger

This month we talk about how to travel around the world as a goth, Satanism in Japan, the satanic panic and more with La Carmina! We also review the new album from Deathhawk.

You can pre-order La Carmina’s new book here, or read her travel blog and find her social media and more at lacarmina.com

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intro

Japanese goth 7:20

Gothic Lolita 14:06

Style Subcultures 18:18

Travel Guide 22:40

History of Satanism 47:20

Satanism Around the World 49:30

Satanic Panic 52:35

More on Satanism 1:04:45

What Concerns and Excites you About Goth this Year 1:14:15

Album Review 1:20:00-Deathhawk - Обострение

Sinister Suggestions 1:35:00 -Coins Paralleles - Demo -Angel’s Arcana - Bollingen - Boleskine - Belturbet -Har Belex - The End of Summer -Harsh Symmetry - Mirror Twin -13th Moon - Blood or Love -Winter Severity Index - Disgelo -French Police - Haunted Castles -Sacred Skin - Earthbound -Collide - Notes from the Universe -The Werewolf Macabre - Werewolf Vampire -Molly Nilsson - Extreme -AURORA

References: -Satanism Unmasked Part 1, Part 2 -Is Satanic Panic Seeing a Comeback -Michelle Remembers

On this episode we sit down with the frontman of Second Salem to chat about what it takes to be a goth, the state of the music we love, the occult, being a geek and more!

Find Second Salem on IG and Facebook

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Album Review: The Palace of Tears - Of Ruination

This month we are reflecting on 2021 to look forward to 2022, discussing reducing animal products in our diets and reviewing the new album from The Blue Hour!

Our guest is Nnaus A. O. Feratu of Goth in the Raw

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Goth in 2022

Goth Origin Story 25:35

Getting Into Veganism 33:35

Goth in the Raw 43:35

Discussing Veganism with Others 1:03:45

Nutrition 1:33:35

Cultural Tradition 1:43:00

Album Review: Lore - The Blue Hour

Sinister Suggestions:-Rozz Williams in his own Words -Only Theatre of Pain -Starsector -Jah Division -The Expanse -Willow

References: -From Myspace to the Streets of Lagos -What Would Happen if Everyone Went Vegan -Land Use Diets -Is a Vegan Diet Healthy -Livestock Key Facts -Reducing Food’s Environmental Impact -Fake Meat

Herein lies an interview with Dani Ashes by Obscura Undead. We explore the science and philosophy of gender and listen to goth tracks that relate to a meaningful moment in our lives.  Be sure to check out their blog, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Twitter.

Resources: -Stop Using Phony Science to justify Transphobia -Being Seen, a video about being trans & non-binary -Judith Butler -More Judith Butler -Gender Trouble -Caitlyn Jenner and our Cognitive Dissonance

On this episode we explore what it means to have an existential crisis when one can imagine a limitless future as a limited person. We’ll discuss the fear of time, the void and the afterlife, finding a reason to continue living, ageing, the pain of dying and much more. We’ll also review the new album from Morte Psíquica and share some secret upcoming projects.

Our guest this month is Sanctus Manium.

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Introductions

What is a Death Doula 5:00

The Body 15:45

Loneliness 24:10

Time 27:38

Afterlife 47:11

Meaning 1:01:45

Aging 1:11:45

Suffering 1:27:00

Capitalism 1:36:36

Album Review: Camera Obscura - Morte Psíquica

Sinister Suggestions:-Auxiliary Magazine -Terry Pratchett and Death -Parable of the Sower

References: -The Butterfly Dream -Components of an Existential Crisis -Finding Purpose -Denial of Death -Working as a Death Doula

Sanctus Manium’s Book List: • The Art of Dying Well by Katy Butler • From Here to Eternity by Caitlin Doughty • The End of Something Wonder by Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic (I reccomend this one for parents and children) • When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi • Dying: A Memoir by Cory Taylor • All That Remains by Sue Black • The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker • Escape From Evil by Ernest Becker • Existential Psychotherapy by Irvin Yalom • Gone from My Sight: The Dying Experience by Barbara Karnes, RN (AKA: The Little Blue Book) • On Death and Dying by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross •On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and David Kessler • Being Mortal by Atul Gawande • It’s Ok That You’re Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture that Doesn’t Understand by Megan Devine • The Good Death: An Exploration of Dying in America by Ann Neumann • Advice For Future Corpses (And Those Who Love Them): A Practical Perspective on Death and Dying by Sallie Tisdale • In the Slender Margin: The Intimate Strangeness of Death and Dying by Eve Johnson • How We Die: Reflections of Life’s Final Chapter by Sherwin B. Nuland