Remember that album from 20 years ago that you hated and never gave another chance? Would you feel differently about that album now with all your subsequent forays into new music? We are going to test that theory today by revisiting 4 classic albums and sharing our analysis. 

Guests: Azy Bats Ryan Flint Mark Freeth

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Intro 00:00

The First Album 2:20

The Second Album 42:50

The Third Album 1:27:15

The Fourth Album 2:19:00

Mark of Ausgang 3:45:50

Sinister Suggestions 3:48:35

On this episode we explore the history of Nazi symbolism in goth and industrial music, the impact of euro-centrism on goth and the connection of figures like Boyd Rice to white supremacist networks.

Our guest is Spencer Sunshine, author of Neo-Nazi Terrorism and Countercultural Fascism.

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00:00 Intro

04:30 Getting into Goth

15:25 James Mason's Siege

21:05 Lavey and Schreck

39:30 Boyd Rice

53:00 Nazi's Ruin Everything

1:52:00 Sinister Suggestions

References: -40 ways to fight fascists -Spencer’s Patreon -An Interview with Spencer -Boyd Rice Neo-Nazi Collaborator -Just Say Non -Sol Invictus -The Story of Neo-Nazi Skinheads -Nazi’s of Color

Byronic Sex & Exile - A River Of Blood Flowed Through The Sony Backlot Chimes - Wishing for Summer Fernando's Eyes - Live To Tell Chameleons - Saviours Are A Dangerous Thing Mark E Moon - Ten Thousand Years Memory Index - Transpose Ordo M´era Luna - Dark Heart of the Moon Advocatus Dei - Land WitchHands - In the Midnight Hour ur Frankenstein - Magnum Spire Hotel The Long Losts - What's Left Of Us (William Faith Remix) Unhappily Ever Now - Orestes Zeitgeist Zero - Grudge (Witch of the Vale Remix) Ships In The Night - Blood Harmony Mari Kattman - Sharp Shooter Baha Jarvis - Your Friends Hate My Guts Where Do We Go From Here (125 BPM DJ Edit) 16volt - For All the Unforgiven Flesh Field - Defiance Spire Circle - Implication Calling All Astronauts - Pray For Your Soul Robots In Love - See The Fires KMFDM - Free Your Hate Dead Blood Cells - Stop Pretending Gulvoss - Lord Of The Game (Rob Dust Remix) Nite - Burn Prayers - Chologoth

Photo of Missy by: Roberto Badillo Photography

We chat with Missy and Ryan of Obsidian about the lack of deathrock in the goth scene, their personal experiences with death, and what it means to live a meaningful life. 

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Intro 00:00

Amulet's New Single 2:50

Metallo and the Fixer 3:15

Getting into Goth 3:45

Deathrock and Music Production 11:40

Dealing with Death 33:20

Depression and Suicide 1:02:30

Post Show Musings 2:08:10

References: -Deathrock -What is the Measure of Nothingness -Suffering and Buddhism  -Dukkah -Death in Taoist Thought -Who Decides What a Mental Illness is? -Meta Selling Relationship AI -Lacan's The Real -Are We Modern?

On this episode we are discussing the recently released documentary 'Dark Sanctuary: The Story of the Church'. We chat up Timothy Stevens and DJ Joe Virus about the importance of a home for the socially outcast, explore the musical history of The Church, and listen to stories of love and loss.

Sponsers: Assemblage 23 Witchhands Mentallo and the Fixer

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Intro 00:00

Assemblage 23 1:57 

Getting into Goth 3:30

Death 10:57

Music 31:00

Witchhands

Enter Without Prejudice 1:09:17 Goodbye's 1:34:50

Mentallo and the Fixer 1:44:30 

Upcoming 1:45:00

ST///LL - In The Static Creux Lies - Apocalypto Cruel Reflections - Llorando Astari Nite - Miss Rain On My Parade Black Angel - Queen Of The Night (Striplight Remix) Pure Obsessions Red Nights - As Dirty As It Cleans Beauty In Chaos - Holy Ground (Kommunity FK Reimagined Mix) Tears For The Dying - Nazi Goths Fuck Off Spire Circle - Burning Alive - 04 Skin and Bones Bellhead - Threats Tenderlash - Alone And Still (feat. Stephen Carey) Fernando's Eyes - Center Of Your World Oliver Decrow - Trapped Inside Bella Eterna - Fire VNV Nation - Station 21 Deep Red - Golden (feat. Stefan Netschio) CODENAME:LOLA - The Day Before You Came (feat. Maethelyiah) Hurtsfall - Robert Smith's Eyes Strange Futures - Luxury Escapism Hallows - Despite Those Times Ships In The Night - Some Of Those Dreams Nahja Mora - Burn The Young Gods - Appear Disappear Finding Thetis - Norwegian (Digital Dusk Remix) Dawn Of Ashes - Hypertensive Crisis Protokoll 19 - Connect Sina Matix - Where Did It Go Wrong (Assemblage 23 Remix)

Phantasmagoria, noun a bizarre or fantastic combination, collection, or assemblage

On this episode we chat with Sondra about the connections between the Metal and Goth subculture, why the internet is so upset about ‘fake goth girls’, practical goth fashion, how meaning emerges from community and more!

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Intro: 00:00

WitchHands 2:15

Metal and Goth 5:45

Salem 21:00

Thrifting and Practical Fashion 39:45

Fetishizing Goth 1:00:00

Community 1:18:00

Feedback 1:31:00

Sinister Suggestions 1:50:30

References:-Open Casket -Foxblood -TommyVowles -Die With Your Boots On -Ossuary of Salem -Midnight Hour -Mode Brutal -Junkyard Bat -Bone and Busk -Luciferotica -Dark Angel Co -Shrine -Ipso Facto -Dark Garden -Blackmoon Castle -Never Trust the Algorithm -We Have a Technical -The Harm of Fast Fashion -More Harm from Fast Fashion -Feminists for Sex Workers -Art of Inconvenience -Political Significance of Inconvenience -The Epidemic of Escapism

Alchemy is an ancient practice combining mysticism with scientific observation in order to explain and manipulate the natural world. Secrecy was a large part of alchemy and the use of codes and ciphers was common. Several substances were especially important to Alchemists, and in this episode, we dive into these legendary ingredients.

Astari Nite - Unisex Games The Funeral March of the Marionettes - Stars at Night Vague Lanes - Unraveling Black Angel - Kiss of Death (Bloo-d RAN Remix) Culture Hex - Cloak and Dagger MX Magic Wands - Moonshadow Raven Said - Desolation Golden Apes - The Highest Point NITE - Have Mercy Beautiful Freakin Weirdo - I Am Fire The Birthday Massacre - All Of You Evidence of a Struggle - Give Us A Kiss Byronic Sex & Exile - Vampyros Wesbos Mercury's Antennae - The Moon Viewing Garden Church of the Sea - Eva Peter Murphy - The Artroom Wonder AnAstromo Nino - A Broken Trust Anders Manga - Crucified Castle De Crux - Deep Freeze Burning R ed Sequential Zero - It's Not About You Strange Futures - Bad Theories Palindrones - Kryne Lamiya She 1 Him 2 - Moving Parts SIIE - Tendance Nature of Wires ft Luka - Rise of the Light Mari Kattman - Anemia Fernando's Eyes - A Million Times The Bolshoi Brothers - Beautiful Creature Proyecto Escapulario - Mary Posa Muerta Last Dusk - The Silent Wave

CW: Death of humans and animals

During the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, Robert Falcon Scott made two attempts to reach the South Pole. His second attempt was his last. In this episode, Hallie tells the story of the 1911 race to the South Pole, the adventure and the tragedy.