Continuing my dive into sick Australian musicians with intense work ethics, I chat with Drugoth.  It was another early morning for me, but we had a great conversation.  For those of you who tuned into the Into the Necrosphere Best of 2023 episodes, you will remember that Drugoth’s LP “Battles May Cease But War is Forever” rated quite high on my list.

Intro:     “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

Outro:   “Primordial Savagery” - Drugoth

Horseman Known Associate Matt Priso joins us this week.  Matt has appeared on Into the Necrosphere and Sol Nox and is the creative force behind Sik, Conspiracy X, Spells ov Torment and his newest project Intrafear. Addionally, he is an incredible visual artist and painter.  We get deep into the creative process and the conversation veered off into some very cool places.  I’ve always felt that it was inevitable that we would talk, so it was a great pleasure to sit down and get after it with Matt.

Intro:    “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill

Outro:  “Torture” – Conspiracy X

Karl Haikara and I continue our collaboration, Darkness Weaves, an exploration of the work of Karl Edward Wagner.  The subject of this episode is Sing a Last Song of Valdese, the final short story in the Night Winds collection.  Join us as we delve into a take of vengeance from beyond the grave. 

Intro: “All the Dark Things / Darkness Weaves” – Mike Hill

Outro:  “Virus” – Machinenzimmer 412

If you were a fan of Murderbait, Carrion Empire is the next logical step.  This week, we go into the genesis of this new band that explores the darker side of humanity and it’s place on our planet.

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

Outro:  “Now” – Carrion Empire

Dave Berardi, the Duke of Metal, curator of the Razor Eater Metal Instagram joins us.  In addition to his efforts reviewing and previewing records, he has launched Xezbeth, his dark ambient project.

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

Outro:  “A Transmission to Satan” - Xezbeth

Terence Hannum, Andre Foisy and Steven Hess of Locrian join us this week to discuss their forthcoming new LP End Terrain.  The conversation, naturally, veers off into other territories.

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

Outro:   “Excarnate Light” - Locrian

It seems like we are living in a Conan the Barbarian Renaissance. Just over the past month, we had the latest issue of Titan’s outstanding Conan the Barbarian color comic, the debut of the new Savage Sword of Conan and the Conan Chronicles, a mammoth collection of the two films, hours of extra and a book, all brought to you in 4K by Arrow.

It was inevitable that Karl and I sat down and discuss all of this action.

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

Outro:  “The Death of Rexor” – Basil Poledouris

My brother Ralph Schmidt returns. It seems like an inordinate amount of time has passed since we last spoke, so it was great catching up.  Ralph is one the people out there who I can just hit play / record without and notes prepared and a whole hour just slips away.

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

Outro:  “Unholy Passion (Samhain cover)” – Ultha featuring Mike Hill

I’m back from tour and ready to get back on the grind.  Touring with legends like Profanatica and Nunslaughter was truly and honor.  It was one of the easiest runs that I’ve been on in years, everyone was cool and easy to get along with.

I had a chance to sit down with Don of the Dead, founder of Nunslaughter for a low-key chat backstage at our show in Quebec City.

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

Outro:  “I Hate Christians” – Nunslaughter

From the Patreon Vault! This week an re-present an episode of Long Shadows, a weird fiction series that Ralph Schmidt and I do.  This one was release around the Christmas holiday. Ralph and I get into the Lovecraft tale THE FESTIVAL.