Everything Went Black Podcast

Brandon Legion and I continue our exploration of the weird world of Twin Peaks.  This week we explore Season 1, Episode 4 “The One Armed Man.” This episode originally aired on May 3, 1990 and was written by Tim Hunter, directed by Robert Engels with music by Angelo Badalamenti. #theblacklodge

Intro:                    “Twin Peaks Theme” – Andrew Badalamenti

Outro:                 “Dance of the Dream Man” – Andrew Badalamenti

Dave “Razor Eater Metal” returns this week to discuss new music with his project Xezbeth as well as his darkwave project Solipsis.  We also do a review of our top records 0f 2025.

Intro:    “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

Outro: “Sacrifice” – Solipsis (from split with Intrafear  

Karl and I are back with the final Kane story. It’s been a long road and we’ve reached our end of our journey with Wagner’s morally flexible anti-hero.  AT FIRST GHOSTLY, is one of the more hard to find stories that is collected in the rare hardcover MIDNIGHT SUN.  

Intro:    “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

Interlude / Outro:        “Darkness Weaves” – Mike Hill

My brother Champ Morgan returns this week to talk about new developments and upcoming shows for death metal / grindcore maestros TRIAGE.  I’ve been a follower of Morgan’s work for decades, first with KILL THE CLIENT and then with BLK OPS, DERELICT SATELLITE and his newest efforts with the forming POACHER.  Later in the episode, we get political so if you aren’t comfortable that , tune out.

Intro:    “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

Outro: “Social Decay” – Triage  

We go a little bit off brand with this installment of Kill or Be Killed.  Initially, our focus was stated as badass films from the 70’s, but this time around we are covering Romeo is Bleeding for a 90’s neo-noir.  It’s a preview of what we will be doing with our Neo Noir Maniacs miniseries over at Necomaniacs. 

Romeo is Bleeding was released in 1993, directed by Peter Medak, written by Hilary Henkin and stars Gary Oldman. Though it was met with relatively lukewarm reception during it release, it is now considered to be a classic.

Intro:    “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

Outro: “Romeo and the Lonely Girl” – Thin Lizzy

Evan Hopper of Quell returns to talk about the new album “Of Lungs and Ashes”. Evan has been a long time Know Associate of the Horsemen and specifically been a contributor to the EWB Patreon series Hollywood Babylon.  Additionally, he has been a long time friend of mine over the years.

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

Outro: “The Acasual Void” – Quell

Happy New Year everyone! Ralph Schmidt joins us this week to kick off 2026.  We have an epic conversation about changes in life philosophy, emotional well-being and the dystopian reality show that the world news has turned into.

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

Outro: “Eviction” – Linea Aspera

This week, Karl Haikara and I continue our exploration of the more obscure Kane short stories.  I’m not completely sure why these are not available as e-books, but these next few stories are included in the hard-to-find Midnight Sun volume with collects ALL of the short stories. LACUNAE, finds Kane in the 20th century living a morally dubious lifestyle

Intro:    “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

Interlude / Outro:        “Darkness Weaves” – Mike Hill

Terence Hanum returns this week as we slide into the end of the year. You guys most likely know Terence primarily through Locrian, Holy Circle and his numerous other musical projects. He is also and accomplished visual artist and author.  We discuss his brand new book, NEW FAITH, a speculative science fiction piece that meditates on religion and humanity’s need to feel like that are not alone in the great abyss of the cosmos.

Intro:    “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

Outro: “Unwelt” – Locrian

SPK, along with Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire, were pioneers in the early industrial music scene.  Graeme Revell and Neil Hill founded the band in Sydney back in the late 70’s and have influences a legion of industrial and extreme music artists.  Graeme returns with his son Robert with the next chapter of SPK with SPKtR, which promises to be the most ferocious incarnation of the band to date.  Additionally, Graeme has released The Ineffable Geometry of Light a novel that is part science fiction and part historical fiction focusing on philosophy and technology.

Intro:    “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

Outro: “Suture Obsession” – SPK