Brian Malone

Brian Malone is a true virtuoso in the realm of death metal, having previously led the renowned band Diabolic as its chief creative force. His exceptional guitar skills were instrumental in propelling Diabolic to commercial success. Currently, his musical journey continues with Shadow Legion, a new venture that showcases his virtuosity once again, encompassing a wide range of styles beyond traditional death metal. Operating under the banner of "Dark Metal," this Shadow Legion synthesis brings together elements of epic heavy metal, death metal, and black metal. In this episode, we delve into Malone's latest project, Shadow Legion, and explore the short-lived project of Omneity. During our discussion, we also navigate the history of Diabolic, addressing the unfortunate emergence of a fraudulent iteration of the band name spawned by a former percussionist who had been ousted from the ranks. Despite these challenges, Malone remains steadfast in his creative trajectory, carving an authentic path within the metal topography, irrespective of those who attempt to lay claim to his legacy.

Brian Malone is a true virtuoso in the realm of death metal, having previously led the renowned band Diabolic as its chief creative force. His exceptional guitar skills were instrumental in propelling Diabolic to commercial success. Currently, his musical journey continues with Shadow Legion, a new venture that showcases his virtuosity once again, encompassing a wide range of styles beyond traditional death metal. Operating under the banner of "Dark Metal," this Shadow Legion synthesis brings together elements of epic heavy metal, death metal, and black metal. In this episode, we delve into Malone's latest project, Shadow Legion, and explore the short-lived project of Omneity. During our discussion, we also navigate the history of Diabolic, addressing the unfortunate emergence of a fraudulent iteration of the band name spawned by a former percussionist who had been ousted from the ranks. Despite these challenges, Malone remains steadfast in his creative trajectory, carving an authentic path within the metal topography, irrespective of those who attempt to lay claim to his legacy.

#74 - Brian Malone (Shadow Legion, Diabolic, Omneity)

#73 - On Slayer (Band Focus)

Tyler interviews Jan from black metal band Sammath to discuss their new album Grebbeberg and other topics. Also give Godless Arrogance a listen if you haven't yet.

Tyler interviews Jan from black metal band Sammath to discuss their new album Grebbeberg and other topics. Also give Godless Arrogance a listen if you haven't yet.

#72 - Sammath (Jan Kruitwagen)

Tyler and Rafael interview Nisse Karlén from the legendary melodic black metal band Sacramentum!  For info on the upcoming Sacramentum US tour, check out the Sacramentum facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/sacramentumofficial/  Official Sacramentum website: https://sacramentum.se/

Tyler and Rafael interview Nisse Karlén from the legendary melodic black metal band Sacramentum! For info on the upcoming Sacramentum US tour, check out the Sacramentum facebook page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sacramentumofficial/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/sacramentumofficial/</a> Official Sacramentum website: <a href="https://sacramentum.se/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://sacramentum.se/</a>

#71 - Sacramentum (Nisse Karlén)

Serpent Ascending, Desecresy, Beherit (electronic side), Mortify, Temple of Abraxis, The Chasm, Tiamat (later era), Intestine Baalism, Skin Chamber, Drawn And Quartered, Rotheads, Sammath, Vastum, Thy Catafalque, Old Man Gloom

Serpent Ascending, Desecresy, Beherit (electronic side), Mortify, Temple of Abraxis, The Chasm, Tiamat (later era), Intestine Baalism, Skin Chamber, Drawn And Quartered, Rotheads, Sammath, Vastum, Thy Catafalque, Old Man Gloom

#70 - Underrated Bands

This episode is sure to cause an existential crisis! We discuss legacy bands and how these has-beens clog up relevancy. Special guest Keith Preston from Attack the System joins to grant his own perspective.  https://attackthesystem.com/ Buy The Failure of Anarchism here: https://www.amazon.com/Failure-Anarchism-Keith-Preston/dp/1910881244 

This episode is sure to cause an existential crisis! We discuss legacy bands and how these has-beens clog up relevancy. Special guest Keith Preston from Attack the System joins to grant his own perspective. <a href="https://attackthesystem.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://attackthesystem.com/</a> Buy The Failure of Anarchism here: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Failure-Anarchism-Keith-Preston/dp/1910881244" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Failure-Anarchism-Keith-Preston/dp/1910881244</a>

#69 - On Legacy Bands

Each lad chose one overrated band to slaughter. 

Each lad chose one overrated band to slaughter.

#68 - Slaughtering Sacred Cows Pt. II

Nathanael from the UK extreme metal band Damim joins today to discuss his music and philosophy. 

Nathanael from the UK extreme metal band Damim joins today to discuss his music and philosophy.

#67 - Damim

Each lad chose one overrated band to slaughter.

Each lad chose one overrated band to slaughter.

#66 - Slaughtering Sacred Cows

In this episode, the discourse once again centers on the eminent composer Anton Bruckner, with a discerning emphasis on the deliberations of The Bruckner Journal Conference held at the prestigious Yale University this year. In addition, the colloquy ventures into several other subjects, including the contentious Haas editions discrepancies, the imperative significance of Bruckner’s metronome markings, the dichotomy between metal and classical music, and other such scholarly topics. The podcast features a distinguished panel comprising the editor of The Bruckner Journal, Dr. Michael Cucka, the illustrious composer Sébastian Letocart, and the erudite Tyler, a member of the Necropolis crew. Together we weave a profound and captivating discussion that will enthrall any discerning aficionado of music.  Bruckner Society of America: https://www.brucknersocietyamerica.org/  The Bruckner Journal: https://brucknerjournal.com/  Sébastian Letocart: https://sites.google.com/site/letocartsebastien/Home-english 

In this episode, the discourse once again centers on the eminent composer Anton Bruckner, with a discerning emphasis on the deliberations of The Bruckner Journal Conference held at the prestigious Yale University this year. In addition, the colloquy ventures into several other subjects, including the contentious Haas editions discrepancies, the imperative significance of Bruckner’s metronome markings, the dichotomy between metal and classical music, and other such scholarly topics. The podcast features a distinguished panel comprising the editor of The Bruckner Journal, Dr. Michael Cucka, the illustrious composer Sébastian Letocart, and the erudite Tyler, a member of the Necropolis crew. Together we weave a profound and captivating discussion that will enthrall any discerning aficionado of music. Bruckner Society of America: <a href="https://www.brucknersocietyamerica.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.brucknersocietyamerica.org/</a> The Bruckner Journal: <a href="https://brucknerjournal.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://brucknerjournal.com/</a> Sébastian Letocart: <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/letocartsebastien/Home-english" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://sites.google.com/site/letocartsebastien/Home-english</a>

#65 - Bruckner Discussion, Pt. III

Jason/Lonegoat from the Necroclassical project Goatcraft and Shelley from www.hatemeditations.com conduct extreme metal interviews and commentaries.

#64 - On Metallica (Band focus, sort of)

#63 - On Bathory (Band Focus)

#62 - On Burzum (Band Focus)

The lads chat Beethoven.  Info on Sébastien Letocart here: https://www.sites.google.com/site/letocartsebastien/Home-english  Music excerpts: 21:45 Beethoven 3rd symphony "Eroica", funeral march conducted by Sir Roger Norrington with the Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart 33:35 Beethoven 4th symphony finale conducted by Sir Roger Norrington with the London Classical Players 38:26 Beethoven 5th symphony, first movement, conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe 51:58 Beethoven 7th symphony, 2nd movement allegretto, conducted by Christopher Hogwood with The Academy of Ancient Music 1:08:01 Beethoven 8th symphony finale conducted by Riccardo Chailly with the Gewandhausorchester Musc at the end of the episode is Beethoven 9th symphony conducted by Christopher Hogwood with The Academy of Ancient Music

The lads chat Beethoven. Info on Sébastien Letocart here: <a href="https://www.sites.google.com/site/letocartsebastien/Home-english" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.sites.google.com/site/letocartsebastien/Home-english</a> Music excerpts: 21:45 Beethoven 3rd symphony "Eroica", funeral march conducted by Sir Roger Norrington with the Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart 33:35 Beethoven 4th symphony finale conducted by Sir Roger Norrington with the London Classical Players 38:26 Beethoven 5th symphony, first movement, conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe 51:58 Beethoven 7th symphony, 2nd movement allegretto, conducted by Christopher Hogwood with The Academy of Ancient Music 1:08:01 Beethoven 8th symphony finale conducted by Riccardo Chailly with the Gewandhausorchester Musc at the end of the episode is Beethoven 9th symphony conducted by Christopher Hogwood with The Academy of Ancient Music

#61 - Beethoven discussion with a focus on the symphonies

A casual discussion about Shostakovich by two Bruckner enthusiasts (Jason and Sébastien). A graduate from the Royal Conservatory of Liège in Belgium (1st prize organ, 1st prize harmony, 1st prize history of music, 1st prize musical analysis); Sébastien Letocart is a self-taught composer, who has built his musical equally by studying ancient music (i.e. Josquin Desprez, William Byrd, Tomas Luis Vitoria, Roland de Lassus, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Claudio Monteverdi, Dietrich Buxtehude, Johann Sebastian Bach), practicing it (organ, harpsichord and singing) as well as analyzing the great scores of the Classical Symphony (Haydn, Mozart), the Romantic (Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, Dvořák, Bruckner), the Post-romantic (Debussy, Roussel, R.Strauss, Mahler, Sibelius, Nielsen) and the symphonic repertoire of the first half of the 20th century (Bartók, Hindemith, Stravinsky, Shostakovich, Bax, Vaughan Williams, Holst, Walton, Honegger, Martinu, Varèse). He is also highly interested in the music of the last sixty years, his preferences are going from György Ligeti, Iannis Xenakis or Esa-Pekka Salonen to Einar Englund, Aulis Sallinen, Emil Tabakov, Kalevi Aho, Vagn Holmboe, John Adams, Sir Malcolm Arnold or Sir Andrzej Panufnik. He is also greatly attracted by chamber music, especially by the refined writing that the string quartet demands and by Béla Bartók's six String Quartets which are the nec plus ultra of the genre. More info about Letocart here: https://www.sites.google.com/site/letocartsebastien/Home-english Lecture/Rehearsal of Shostakovich 8 that Letocart brought up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snpK0q47YgA First music excerpt is Shostakovich 4, last moments of the finale, conducted by Myung-Whun Chung with the Philadelphia Orchestra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXXiB0Lce5g Second music excerpt is the ending of the finale of Shostakovich 5, conducted by Mariss Jansons at the Wiener Philharmoniker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKeFOij6J7A&amp;t=2641s Third music excerpt is the most popular movement of Shostakovich 8, conducted by Gergiev at the Mariinsky Orchestra and Chorus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jFesZ-jxRw Fourth music excerpt is the Scherzo from Shostakovich 10, conducted by Haitink at the London Philharmonic Orchestra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FRH22KRsU0 Final music at the end of the episode is Shostakovich’s 5th string quartet performed by Dudok Kwartet in Zuiderkerk in Amsterdam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsWTDiPixcU

A casual discussion about Shostakovich by two Bruckner enthusiasts (Jason and Sébastien). A graduate from the Royal Conservatory of Liège in Belgium (1st prize organ, 1st prize harmony, 1st prize history of music, 1st prize musical analysis); Sébastien Letocart is a self-taught composer, who has built his musical equally by studying ancient music (i.e. Josquin Desprez, William Byrd, Tomas Luis Vitoria, Roland de Lassus, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Claudio Monteverdi, Dietrich Buxtehude, Johann Sebastian Bach), practicing it (organ, harpsichord and singing) as well as analyzing the great scores of the Classical Symphony (Haydn, Mozart), the Romantic (Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, Dvořák, Bruckner), the Post-romantic (Debussy, Roussel, R.Strauss, Mahler, Sibelius, Nielsen) and the symphonic repertoire of the first half of the 20th century (Bartók, Hindemith, Stravinsky, Shostakovich, Bax, Vaughan Williams, Holst, Walton, Honegger, Martinu, Varèse). He is also highly interested in the music of the last sixty years, his preferences are going from György Ligeti, Iannis Xenakis or Esa-Pekka Salonen to Einar Englund, Aulis Sallinen, Emil Tabakov, Kalevi Aho, Vagn Holmboe, John Adams, Sir Malcolm Arnold or Sir Andrzej Panufnik. He is also greatly attracted by chamber music, especially by the refined writing that the string quartet demands and by Béla Bartók's six String Quartets which are the nec plus ultra of the genre. More info about Letocart here: <a href="https://www.sites.google.com/site/letocartsebastien/Home-english" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.sites.google.com/site/letocartsebastien/Home-english</a> Lecture/Rehearsal of Shostakovich 8 that Letocart brought up: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snpK0q47YgA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snpK0q47YgA</a> First music excerpt is Shostakovich 4, last moments of the finale, conducted by Myung-Whun Chung with the Philadelphia Orchestra: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXXiB0Lce5g" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXXiB0Lce5g</a> Second music excerpt is the ending of the finale of Shostakovich 5, conducted by Mariss Jansons at the Wiener Philharmoniker: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKeFOij6J7A&amp;t=2641s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKeFOij6J7A&amp;t=2641s</a> Third music excerpt is the most popular movement of Shostakovich 8, conducted by Gergiev at the Mariinsky Orchestra and Chorus: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jFesZ-jxRw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jFesZ-jxRw</a> Fourth music excerpt is the Scherzo from Shostakovich 10, conducted by Haitink at the London Philharmonic Orchestra: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FRH22KRsU0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FRH22KRsU0</a> Final music at the end of the episode is Shostakovich’s 5th string quartet performed by Dudok Kwartet in Zuiderkerk in Amsterdam: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsWTDiPixcU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsWTDiPixcU</a>

#60 - Shostakovich (Classical Music Composer Discussion)

#59 - On Celtic Frost (Band Focus)

#58 - On Immolation (Band Focus)

The lads chat Morbid Angel. Shelley from www.hatemeditations.com and Metalegion Magazine returns as cohost.

The lads chat Morbid Angel. Shelley from <a href="http://www.hatemeditations.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.hatemeditations.com</a> and Metalegion Magazine returns as cohost.

#57 - On Morbid Angel (Band Focus)

S. Craig Zahler

S. Craig Zahler (director of Bone Tomahawk, Brawl in Cell Block 99, Dragged Across Concrete, etc) returns to Necropolis to discuss his new graphic novel ‘Organisms from an Ancient Cosmos’. We chat about what the creation process was like, why he prefers ‘hard’ science fiction over more fantastical takes on the genre, our disbelief in aliens giving hillbillies anal probes, etc. After that, we descend into a dense metal discussion which highlights some of the concerts we went to 2022, some of Zahler’s favorite albums, some of his experiences writing for Metal Maniacs, and we examine Morbid Angel, being we have different tastes in their oeuvre. Shelley from www.hatemeditations.com and Metalegion Magazine returns as cohost.

S. Craig Zahler (director of Bone Tomahawk, Brawl in Cell Block 99, Dragged Across Concrete, etc) returns to Necropolis to discuss his new graphic novel ‘Organisms from an Ancient Cosmos’. We chat about what the creation process was like, why he prefers ‘hard’ science fiction over more fantastical takes on the genre, our disbelief in aliens giving hillbillies anal probes, etc. After that, we descend into a dense metal discussion which highlights some of the concerts we went to 2022, some of Zahler’s favorite albums, some of his experiences writing for Metal Maniacs, and we examine Morbid Angel, being we have different tastes in their oeuvre. Shelley from <a href="http://www.hatemeditations.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.hatemeditations.com</a> and Metalegion Magazine returns as cohost.

#56 - S. Craig Zahler Pt. II (Organisms from an Ancient Cosmos)

This episode is a focus on the band Mayhem; our general thoughts and ideas in regard to their endurance, influence on black metal, uniqueness, and rationalizing the controversies surrounding the band. Shelley from www.hatemeditations.com and Metalegion Magazine joins alongside Joseph Aprill who is a former writer for Invisible Oranges. Leave a comment on the Hate Meditations YouTube channel if you would like more content like this.

This episode is a focus on the band Mayhem; our general thoughts and ideas in regard to their endurance, influence on black metal, uniqueness, and rationalizing the controversies surrounding the band. Shelley from <a href="http://www.hatemeditations.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.hatemeditations.com</a> and Metalegion Magazine joins alongside Joseph Aprill who is a former writer for Invisible Oranges. Leave a comment on the Hate Meditations YouTube channel if you would like more content like this.

#55 - On Mayhem (Band Focus)

Jason/Lonegoat from the Necroclassical project Goatcraft and Shelley from <a href="http://www.hatemeditations.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.hatemeditations.com</a> conduct extreme metal interviews and commentaries.

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