Direct Input Podcast

The following episode is my second attempt at a single mic roaming interview. I basically did a lap around the palladium and happened to walk into Max (Bassist) and Alan (Drummer) both of the Black Dahlia Murder who are headling the 2017 Summer Slaughter Fest. Later on I meet up with Eliot Bayless of Blender Method Productions. We encounter a corpse painted fellow for one of the bands that played today. I then stumble upon the Magnetar Studio crew who is filming the new Dying Fetus, they also did the new Obituary video entitled 'Sentence Day'. I close things out by talking with the dudes who have the best parking space at the fest and then smoke a cigarette with a plumber from NH.

https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/The_Black_Dahlia_Murder/5450

http://www.tbdmofficial.com/

https://theblackdahliamurder.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/theblackdahliamurderofficial

https://www.instagram.com/theblackdahliamurder_official/

https://twitter.com/bdmmetal

https://www.youtube.com/user/blackdahliamurdertv

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3VuWq3NxEA

Jason Keyser and John Longstreth are cool enough to let me sit by the van and drink beer during the 2017 Summer Slaughter Fest at the Worcester Palladium. Hear us bullshitting as we go off to the races. Highlights include an analysis on the mighty Abbath taking a digger at MetalDays and the lore of Don Decker.

https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Origin/79

https://www.originofficial.com/

https://www.facebook.com/Origin

https://www.instagram.com/originband/

https://twitter.com/OriginBand

https://www.youtube.com/user/OriginOfficial

Colin Conway is a metal head who's a journeyman drummer, music journalist and former record label head. We discuss how he became extremely active in the metal scene at only 10 years old and together we reflect about how our local scene has changed over the past 2 decades. Be sure to check out the latest album from Soul Remnants entitled 'Ouroboros', it fucking rips and the band was absolutely on fire the night of this interview.

https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Colin_Conway/12041

https://www.facebook.com/SoulRemnants/

http://www.2lin.cc/ouroboros

http://www.soulremnants.com/

https://sendbackmystamps.org/

Fuzzywig is back to give an update on the nightmarish process that's been holding up the legalization of marijuana in the commonwealth of Massachusetts. It shouldn't come as a surprise that this former traveling hippy turned registered caregiver is anti-President Trump. Then again, we're both from Massachusetts, the state that currently has the 2nd highest disapproval rating towards the current administration. This discussion essentially serves several layers of hypocritical outcry towards our current powers that be, as well as the zombie like cult that is in full devotion to its cause. We make a little time to talk about how he found his cat on tour, along with some minor prose about the Zelda franchise. All in all, this an episode that will trigger the fuck out of your local right wing sjw snowflake who thinks they have a stronger chance of getting raped by immigrant than winning the lottery. We're talking about the Pussification of America folks. That's what we're mainly discussing in this episode. The bizarre concept that fear and anxiety are ruling a populus to the point that they can't think for themselves and will do or believe anything their government says. Sad!

http://www.wcvb.com/article/trumps-approval-rating-in-mass-is-lower-than-almost-everywhere-else/10357068

Welcome to the very first edition of a man on the street series that I've been wanting to do for years. This is my first attempt at a roaming solo mic interview. I'll do my best to not spike out so hard on future episodes but you get the gist and jest of it all right here. Essentially this is my first hand account of walking around a parking lot amongst 20,000 heavy metal manciacs who are about to witness one of the last stops of The Book of Souls Tour presented by the mighty Iron Maiden. Join me as I approach and explore tailgate parties full of BBQ, beer, weed and Heavy Metal Maniacs. Just so you know, there isn't a FAKE News Network or a Shambly Boys Brothers Productions, that shit sounds wicked legit though.

That picture is made by Iron Maiden too, I didn't ask their permission to use it either, so they should hit me up if they don't want me using it anymore.

Cheers!

King Fowley is an American metal head and singer for the legendary Death Metal band Deceased, as well as the popular Heavy Metal group October 31. He is a pioneer of the 1st wave of American Death Metal who has released 11 full length albums to date. His larger than life persona and energy bursts through brillantly in this episode, so much so there's a bit of a double tracked bleed that is a result of our intimate setting at the bar upstairs in Ralph's Rock Diner. We discuss his upcoming autobiography entitled "Stay Ugly" which recounts several life lessons he's experienced from over 40 years of living the Hard Rock lifestyle. Naturally we also discuss his label Old Metal Records, being a KISS fan, along with some hints about future activity with Decased.

PHOTO by Hillarie Jason, http://www.hillariejason.com/LiveShows/Deceased-Seax-Throaat-Angel-Morgue-Hell-Bent/

https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/King_Fowley/731

https://www.facebook.com/kingsley.fowley

https://www.youtube.com/user/kingfowley

https://www.discogs.com/label/171762-Old-Metal-Records

Jerome Reuter produces and directs experimental film on Super 8 film. He also moonlights as a freelance film critic, essayist and writer. I pick his brain regarding a variety of films that he loves and hates. Naturally there are several titles that I'm completely unaware but am now totally excited to see. We talk about everything from Mel Gibson to Caligula, Troll 2 to Back to the Future, Nazi Exploitation to President Trump.

https://www.facebook.com/diaboliquemagazine/

http://www.screamhorrormag.com/

http://www.thatsnotcurrent.com/

http://balzertown.com/cinemaknifefight/category/jerome-reuter-articles/

Kevin Ord edits Codex Obscurum Zine and is a promoter/door man at Ralph's Rock Diner in Worcester, MA. He's booked dozens of shows over the past 3 years and is not shy on shooting on some former acts that made his job difficult. We all yuck it up over a few laughs and stories including the Belial(nyc) fiasco, the Convalescence getting booted from the Otep tour and Anvil not using a toilet.

https://www.facebook.com/CodexObscurum/

https://www.facebook.com/metal.thursday/

http://timewornrecords.storenvy.com/collections/1338171-zines

DeathCult is a Death Metal band based out of Chicago, Illinois. We happened to check in with them just before they made their New England debut. Naturally, they destroyed Ralph's Rock Diner at Metal Thursday #342 with their super heavy, meat and potatoes hearty dose of Death Metal. No fuckery here at all folks. Just punishing, American Death Metal with a strong nod to Cianide as well as Destroyer 666. They have an excellent new album available for you to buy as well, entitled Tyrant of All Tyrants.

https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/DeathCult/3540338971

https://doordierecords.bandcamp.com/album/tyrant-of-all-tyrants

https://www.facebook.com/DeathcultChicago/

http://caligarirecords.storenvy.com/

This is the Spring of 2017 seasonal check in. Hear me rant and rave about recent shows I've attended, albums I'm wicked into and movies I watched more than once.

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