Everything Went Black Podcast

Bobby Torres of Frightbox Studios and Voidscape joins us this week.  Bobby recorded and mixed Under Sullen Skies and Monarchy of Shadows as well of a host of other metal bands such as Hammer Fight, Windfaerer, Kalopsia and Abacinate.  Most recently, he has completed work on the long-awaited Odyssey of Spite, their EP brought to you by Nefarious Industries. In addition to Bobby, the band features Justin Spaeth (Tombs, Hammer Fight, Abacinate, Putrascension) and Mike Goncalves (Replicant, Windfaerer, Putrascension).

Intro:     “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

Outro:   “The Unsaved” - Voidscape

Matt Bacon, consultant, A&R man, music Journalist and founder of Dropout Media joins us this week.  You might know him from his entertaining, informative Bacon Bits Instagram / TikTok account where he doles out valuable information about promoting your music.  If you don’t follow him already and you play in a band, do yourself a favor and give him a follow.

Intro:     “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

Outro:   “Hymns of Death, Rays of Might”

Trevor Shelley De Brauw and Laurent Schroeder-Lebec of Pelican join us this week.  On paper, I have asked them on to discuss the reissue of The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw on Thrill Jockey but the truth is that I miss talking to these guys and I wanted to catch up; especially with Laurent, who has been out of the mix for a while. 

Intro:    “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

Outro:   “Autumn into Summer” - Pelican

Karl Haikara (Sol Nox Podcast) and I get together to continue Darkness Weaves collaboration, our exploration of the work of Karl Edward Wagner, the horror / dark fantasy writer whose work has impacted popular culture in innumerable ways.  Wagner is most notable for his immortal, word-wielding antihero but has also penned horror and weird fiction.

For starters, we are going to cover the stories included in the recently re-published “In a Lonely Place.” This episode features Where the Summer Ends, an atmospheric weird tale set in Wagner’s hometown Knoxville, TN.

Intro:     “Darkness Weaves” – Mike Hill

Outro:   “Dreams of Trees” – Steve Von Till

As part of our Unholy Passion effort, we’re bringing you a “Classics” edition. Ralph and I discuss two artists that have produced music that can be considered crucial.  Roy Orbison was the original Man in Black and Townes Van Zandt explored the dark worlds of despair that both of us seem to gravitate to. 

We discuss a lot of music in this episode. Most of the tracks will be represented on the accompanying Playlist.

Intro:     “Late Night Drive” – Mike Hill

Outro:   “In Dreams” – Roy Orbison

This week we welcome Mitch Oliver and Skot Hamilton to the podcast.  We had Skot on the show recently to talk about KEN Mode, his work in the film industry and his scoring work on the short horror film The Druid’s Hand.

Mitch is an award-winning Writer and Director whose recent short film, The Druid’s Hand, received international acclaim on the 2022 Festival Circuit. The film was screened to numerous sold-out theatres at prestigious Genre Festivals like Portland Horror, Dark Bridges, Fog Fest, Sin City Horror and the world’s largest and longest running Horror Festival, Screamfest, which took place at the iconic Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard, California. The film won Best Canadian Short Film at Montreal’s Requiem Fear Fest and the Vancouver Independent Film Festival.

He is also a host of the horror podcast, The Terror Table and has interviewed genre legends such as Eduardo Sanchez (The Blair Witch Project) and Dean Cundey (Jurassic Park, Halloween, The Thing, Big Trouble in Little China).

Intro:                    “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

Outro:                  “Looks That Kill” – Motley Crue  

This is an emergency episode that I wanted to get out to you guys.  Dry Wedding, a band that EWB is fully supporting, has experienced one of the nightmare that all touring musicians have: the theft of their van and gear.

A lot of you guys are in bands, love music, so please listen to the episode and support these guys.  I know times are tough right now, but please spare some funds and donate to the band’s GoFundMe and help get these guys back on their feet and back on the road.

Ralph and I kick off yet another sub-series in the EWB Podcasting Universe.  “The Metaphysics of…” will explore various philosophies, emotions and subjects in depth with personal reflections and how they tie in with music, literature and films.

This week’s flagship episode addresses The Metaphysics of Fear, a subject that we can all identify with.

Intro:    “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

Outro:   “Don’t Far the Reaper” – Blue Oyster Cult

Thanks for tuning in guys. This week, due to some family issues, I was not able to produce a new episode so we’re going Into the Vault into the murky past. We’re going all the way back to episode 5 and 8 where I did my first chat with the Great Malcolm Tent of Trash American Style and a really loose chat with The Secret from our European Tour.

I’ll be back next week with a brand new episode.

Evan Hopper is back this week for a fac-to-face, in-person episode.  We can a progress report on the new Quell album and talk about our night on the town.

Intro:    “All of the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

Outro:   “Reaped by the Scythe” – Quell (feat. Jackie Smit)