Hear about Woods of Ypres’ evolution into funeral doom, his teaching in Kuwait and the Metal environment there, The Northern Ontario Black Metal Preservation Society, and much more!

“It’s gotta be all five of us really digging the stuff, or we don’t even work with it.” ~Olavi Mikkonen

Functioning as a channel, the dubiousness of music ownership, Gillian-era Black Sabbath, and a whole lot about Sunn Amplifiers!

I don’t wanna type too much, cuz the text goes over David’s face in the “Featured Posts” box, and he’s the leader of these young thrashers… that’s enough, go listen!

The included list of bands are an alphabetical order by band name rather than order of appearance, either on the live show or on my list posted here on MindOverMetal.org… guess you’ll need to listen and/or read up to find out!

Ewww, not THAT kind of grind! Nah, but we talk about Murder Construct—his near-decade-long project that has just seen the light of day via Relapse—as well as his involvement with bands like Intronaut, Impaled, and the newly reformed Exhumed. Also hear about how he first met Danny Walker, and how they perfectly click (despite a different dynamic with each band). And just why in the hell was there only a 7-track EP after 10 years? Find out!

Shortly after releasing one the best albums of 2010, we got the opportunity to speak with one of the men behind Atheist. The resurrected Floridians have picked up right where they left off in the 90s with the massive “Jupiter”. This interview was originally recorded via phone, but I decided to broadcast it during my Xmas Eve special on ‘Mind Over Metal’ (timely, yeah?).

Recorded live 2010Dec10, Vinny and I talk about his early meetings with John Lennon at Record Plant Studios, how he was introduced to Ronnie James Dio, and his present work with the best thing to happen to Black Sabbath in years: Heaven & Hell (including the future that can no longer be). Plus, listen for a live version of “Bible Black” from the incredible Neon Nights: 30 Years of Heaven & Hell after!

Originally broadcast 2010Nov12, Samoth called in live to ‘Mind Over Metal’ to talk about his new band, The Wretched End. We touch on similarities and differences with his more well-known projects, Zyklon and Emperor, as well as the recent popularity of black metal in modern media and society at large. I also bring up Skjold Church pretty ham-handedly, so be sure to listen for that delightfulness.

In this LIVE interview originally conducted 2010Sep24, Mikael Weikath and I discuss the latest from HELLOWEEN—both the then-forthcoming “7 Sinners” and the “Unarmed: Best of 25th Anniversary” albums. We touch on how the band has moved through the changing times, and how HELLOWEEN have continually defied expectation, time and again. I also introduce him to Rasputina at the end, so that’s fun!