As we're all locked down, I realised an idea I had a while back to catch up with Steve Hawkins, one of Lincoln's most interesting residents.

Steve moved to Lincoln in the mid-90s following several tours of the globe with the likes of SWANS, Dinosaur Jnr. Spotting a gap in Lincoln's live music scene (there wasn't one) he decided to set up The Bivouac, a venue within the now-closed Duke of Wellington pub on the city's Broadgate.

Steve went on to run the venue for another 9 1/2 years and not only helped many start their music careers and forays into performing, but also booked bands from across the world to come to the small, but welcoming city.

Here we talk about memorable times there, Steve's booking and touring past and some of the people integral to the scene as it developed, as well as some of the bands that played the venue before they were world-famous.

Enjoy.

It's Friday! Do not adjust your set! Reality continues with the ever-reliable ninehertz podcast!

Check out this week's offerings in the form of:

Bosphorus - Silhouette

Grim Ravine - The Weight Is Upon You

Dodenbezweerder - Glimmende Zwaarden Door De Mist Van Het Evangelie

Vinnum Sabbathi - Quantum Determinism

Eternal Dread - Losing. Loss. Lost.

Slave Hands - Malignant Filth Vessel

Consumer - Witchslayer

Orchestra of Constant Distress - Discomfort

Bulbils - Cloak of Invisibility

Chris Mole joins Mike for an isolation special. Chris, formerly of Northern Oak, explores his current project Powerhouse, his solo project Nepheniline, his love of video game soundtracks and his more metal-tinged bands, Northern Oak and Child of Ash.

Chris also talks about his new black-metal themed comic book, 'The Black Rubric' currently being funded on Kickstarter. To see more or to back the project, visit: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chrismole/the-black-rubric-the-comic

Tracks are:

Powerhouse - The Swallow Strikes Back

Northern Oak - Portrait

Mother Earth (Bound by Fate)

Nephenilite - Titanomachy

Child of Ash - A Dandelion Amongst The Brambles

We're all on lockdown now, so we're going back to weekly podcasts and some guest podcasts for the time being!

We rustled up nine new amazing tracks for your lonely Friday, here's a rundown:

Autoloith - Caustic Light

Here we are, the self-isolation edition of the Ninehertz Podcast. We're all in the shit, so let us shine a light on nine new belters for you to forget your woes to. 

This week we blast you with:

Torche - Admission

Stonus - Nadir

vyvyanbasterd - Secret Onion Rings

Deaf Mountain - Winter

Vile Horrendous Aerial Bombardment - Facism?

Bruxa Maria - The Maddening

GALL - Migraine Aura

Ill In Pain - Men of the West

The Heavy Eyes - Late Night

It's Friday again! Yes!

Time for nine tracks that go straight for the jugular.

Arrm - Sinking In Depression

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In 600 episodes we'll be at 666, until then we'll be playing you thousands of tunes we think deserve your recognition.

This week! Witness! These!

Grin - Helix

Culto Al Qondor - Tanhausser Tor (Part 1)

Lowrider - Ode To Ganymede

Chrome Ghost - Halo

Cegvera - Red Swarm Beyond

Bogwytch - On The Wind Is All That Is Left. Only Roots Remain (Part B)

Orphan Donor - Pole Disdain

Ozo - Lifeship

Ben Brown - Untitled II (Drone)

It's new release time again! Pete and Mike take you through 9 of the best tracks they've found recently.

This Friday, wig out to:

Kurol Jukai - IV

We're back! Nine of the best new tracks we've found from sifting through submissions, our own listening habits and bandcamp.

This week, Mike and Pete kick off January with these humdingers:

Oriza - In Blood

It's the most wonderful time of the year! It's time to reflect what has basically been an overwhelmingly amazing year for metal.

We've put our heads together and come up with ten albums we think you need to hear before the year is out.

In order, we're spinning:

Big Business - People Behave (From 'The Beast You Are')

Wallowing- Phosgene (From 'Planet Loss')

Body Void - Die Off (From 'You Will Know the Fear You Forced Upon Us')

Blind Monarch - Blind Monarch (from 'What Is Imposed Must Be Endured')

Cloud Rat - Last Leaf (From 'Pollinator')

Opium Lord - Centurion (From 'Vore')

11PARANOIAS - Loss Portal (From 'Asterismal')

Hey Colossus - Carcass (From 'Four Bibles')

Torpor - Mouths Full of Water, Throats Full of Ice (From 'Rhetoric of the Image')

Dawn Ray'd - The Smell of Ancient Dust (From 'Behold Sedition Plainsong')

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