Ben and John continue their discussion of Gore's 1987 sophomore album, Mean Man's Dream, with the band's longtime bassist, Rob Frey. Frey discusses the recording of the album, being a touring, heavy musician in the 80s, the band's legacy, and their reunion record, Revanche. Essential listening for all fans of underground heavy music.

On this episode, Ben and John dive into Gore's influential 1987 album, Mean Man's Dream. Instrumental, monolithic, and loud as hell, the album would prove to be a launch pad for many of heavy music's genres and subgeneres that emerged over the following decade including sludge, industrial, noise, death metal, thrash metal, math rock, and post rock. Give it a listen.

On this episode, Ben and John discuss Eternal Elysium's 2005 album, Searching Low and High. The Japanese band's third album, Searching is a masterpiece of heavy, layered guitar, varied song structure, and sonic destruction. Enjoy!

Join Ben and John as they take a digital trip across the pond and lose themselves in the British countryside whilst talking to their faithful guides, Alex Crispin and Luke Foster from Baron. They'll let you in on the secrets of how they created their 2015 neo-psych/prog/krautrock masterpiece, Torpor.

On Part One of their episode on Baron's 2015 psych/prog/folk/indie/art rock album, Torpor, Ben and John discuss the record's wide-ranging influences and the recording process, which took place in a medieval hall.

Ben and John continue their discussion of Peach's 1994 debut album, Siesta. This time out, they interview the band's guitarist/vocalist, Arthur Roberts.

In Part One of their episode on Peach's 1994 art rock debut, Siesta, the show's 20th album, Ben and John discuss the album's sublime song craft, wide-ranging influences, and the joy of unearthing a truly rare record.

Ben and John wrap up their discussion of Ogre's 2006 sophomore album, Seven Hells, by interviewing the band's guitarist, Ross Markonish, and drummer, Will Broadbent. The four discuss the band's history from inception, through the recording of Seven Hells and the songs therein, up to their most recent album, Thrice as Strong, available on Cruz del Sur Records.

In part one of their discussion of Ogre's 2006 proto-metal juggernaut, Seven Hells, Ben and John dive deep into the albums themes, motifs, and comic book awesomeness. To say nothing of the deep neck dive of a particular iconic bass. Stay tuned next week for Part Two where Ben and John interview the band!

On Part 2 of TGTYNH's episode about Hangnail's heavy rock masterpiece, Clouds in the Head, Ben and John interview all four members of the band (Harry Armstrong, James Ogawa, Mark Cronin, and Paul Elphick) about the recording process, touring, and much more.