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AGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill Podcastintroducing the band BLOODBARKThis is a paid advertisement for the band BLOODBARKif this is something you are interested in doing for your band, then get in contact with mealan.averill@gmail.comBand contact :bloodbarkband@gmail.com bloodbark.bandcamp.com facebook.com/Bloodbark Bloodbark is a project of unknown origin made by an unknown number of people embracing that nature is the creator, storyteller and the artist behind it all. This idea sprouted with the 2018’s album Bonebranches, where no human presence tarnished the art. Th...
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AGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastALAN vs JOEA stop gap episode as I am about to go on a short tour this week ahead and my throat has seen better days! so here is the last Metal Salvage chat between Joe from Gama Bomb and myself, random daft and the odd time even witty, insightful and amusing drunken and deluded conversations.....normal service resumed next week!support the show over athttp://www.patreon.com/AlanAverillPrimordial on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/0BZr6...sponsored byMetal Blade recordshttps://metalblade...
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AGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastINTRODUCING the band 'ELUSIVE GOD'This is a paid sponsorship! Check out this new doom band from Croatia!ELUSIVE GODenjoy it? then check out the following links.....right here :https://elusivegod.bandcamp.com/https://linktr.ee/elusive_godhttps://www.instagram.com/elusive.god.doom/https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Elusive_God/3540457868https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdhOHm13mrEsupport the show over athttp://patreon.com/alanaverillPrimordial on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/0BZr6...
2024-03-1905 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastDo musicians die younger?Ian Curtis, Janis Joplin, Pete Steele, Layne Staley, Jon Nodtveidt, Kurt Cobain, and on and on, the list is endless....so do musicians actually have shorter lives? in this episode I go through some of the reason that might indeed be true!! Wine is fine but whiskeys quicker.....support the show over athttp://patreon.com/alanaverillgo and check out ELUSIVE GOD right here :https://elusivegod.bandcamp.com/https://linktr.ee/elusive_godhttps://www.instagram.com/elusive.god.doom/https://www...
2024-03-1746 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastStop making sense making stopContinuing on from the podcast of a few weeks ago today I mentally stumble across thoughts on why elements of the modern Western technocratic state shadows the old Soviet system, the new AI Google Gemini image creator, who controls the past controls the future, do you know any European leaders anymore? 2 + 2 equalling 5 and why we need to defend common ground, consensus and freedom of speech....and some dumb Dad humoursupport the show over athttp://patreon.com/alanaverillgo and check out ELUSIVE GOD right here :https://elusivegod...
2024-03-0836 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastSLAYER, SOLVENTS, SYRINGES and THE PRICE OF A PINTBefore we begin part 2 of the why nothing makes sense political discussion let's have a Heavy metal interlude, I'm joined by Joe from Gama Bomb for volume 15 of our random chats about mainly heavy metal but more or less anything. This one covers important business like the price of a pint in Dublin, which one of us used to sniff solvents as a kid, which gig from Irelands gritty past had people being stabbed with syringes outside and what we think of the new Kerry King logo.....support the show over athttp://patreon.com...
2024-03-011h 18AGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastWhy nothing makes sense anymore... (part 1)Where did the phrase gaslighting come from? are we being gaslit all the time, how do we know when news or media is real or fake? why does it seem to be so difficult to make sense of the world right now and is it going to get better or worse.....I think you know the answer to that one! but what can we do about it? what happened to the mainstream media, journalism, its financial structure model and why deathscrolling is as old as Ancient Egypt! support the show over athttp://patreon.com...
2024-02-2239 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill Podcasta chat about BLACK METAL and what it had to do with PRIMORDIAL and meTodays podcast is a chat with yours truly about Black Metal which was done for an upcoming book about the origins of UK Black Metal with Cult never dies, ok so Primordial isn't obviously from the Uk but we were living next door, signed to UK labels, played back in the early 90s in the Uk and had quite a lot of dealings peripherally within the scene. That chat morphs into a general discussion about Black Metal, its origin story, its development, morals, aesthetics and orthodoxy.....apologies for the slightly poor sound quality on my end, I was calling...
2024-02-1636 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastKREATOR a rough guide....Today is a co-ordinated episode along with a videocast on my Youtube channel looking back at the career of German thrash legends KREATOR! support the show over athttp://patreon.com/alanaverillto watch the episode as a videocast go right here :https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH-BtARZJ6ZgzQeqiWK3diwgo and check out ADVERSARY right here :Alas, a Peaceful Death single/demo: https://youtu.be/bU0o1weE1Is?si=Kg-jQ07ONAbQNPJdBandcamp: https://adversary0.bandcamp.com/communityPrimordial on Spotify...
2024-02-0942 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastHOW DOES THE UNDERGROUND SURVIVE?This is part 2 to the look ahead to 2024, only it's about the music industry and underground metal this time, with only a brief hint of politics! sure it's all politics at the end of the day as the man says! How the cost of living and doing business affects an underground metal scene that can only exist with physical product, and bodies in the club.....down at the front of the stage, take all these away, won't be much of a scene. This and the coming threat to creativity from AI and what seems like the ever more frenetic...
2024-02-0235 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill Podcastintroducing WINDTHROWThis special sponsorship episode is brought to you by the bandWINDTHROWif you like what you hear, check them out at these links:https://windthrowofficial.bandcamp.comhttps://www.instagram.com/windthrow.official/support the show over at patreon:http://patreon.com/alanaverillPrimordial on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/0BZr6...sponsored byMetal Blade recordshttps://metalblade.indiemerch.com/promo code AA 2024 for 10% off your orderships worldwide...
2024-01-3008 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill Podcasta chat w / CHRIS from HIGH SPIRITSTodays podcast is a great chat with Chris from HIGH SPIRITS, fine purveyors of uplifting heavy metal for over a decade now, but Chris's musical legacy stretches back to the mid 90s with numerous other bands, we discuss that, the influence of pop music over modern mainstream culture and metal, his role in writing for and producing Nachtmystium, and overcoming the mental downside of lockdown.....support the show over athttp://patreon.com/alanaverillgo and check out WINDTHROW @https://windthrowofficial.bandcamp.comhttps://www.instagram.com/windthrow.official/
2024-01-261h 16AGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastThere may be trouble ahead....It's that time of the year, when dumb metal singer puts his head on the chopping block and considers some of the things culturally, socially, politically that might be coming our way in 2024, it could be a rough ride so strap yourself in! The music version is to follow next week!!support the show over athttp://patreon.com/alanaverillgo and check out the band in todays podcast WINDTHROWhttps://windthrowofficial.bandcamp.comhttps://www.instagram.com/windthrow.official/Primordial on Spotify...
2024-01-1953 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastTHIN LIZZY w/ Addi from SOLSTAFIRIt's been a while but welcome back to the channel Addi from SOLSTAFIR as we finally get to our long overdue rough guide toTHIN LIZZYwho have perhaps written some of the greatest rock songs of all time....well let's be clear, there's no perhaps about it....?they havesupport the show over athttp://patreon.com/alanaverill Primordial on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/0BZr6...Solstafir on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/artist/721C5U5rM8...
2024-01-051h 13AGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastTop 20 albums of 2023This one does what it says on the tin, my top 20 albums of 2023It's a video over on my Youtube channel if you want to look at my dumb face!There's no doubt I forgot some albums, remind me of something you think I should have heard!!go and subscribe to:my youtube channelhttps://youtu.be/dumRwP2Euos?si=36hbYJ4DHppu3kbQsupport the show over athttp://www.patreon.com/AlanAverillsponsored byMetal Blade recordshttps...
2023-12-2232 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastSpotify on the defenceIn todays episode I discuss how quickly the spike after releasing new music dies down, what then? How do you resist getting trapped in a cycle of releasing endless sub par singles to keep things moving digitally. As booking agents look at these numbers, how do you buy views from Youtube and who do you reckon does that? and then a look at the story doing the rounds among some people about Spotify owner Daniel Ek's 100million euro investment into AI military defence tech, is that the natural conclusion for a Pirate? you decide......my youtube channel
2023-12-1532 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastGot a Napoleon complex? E 185After a wandering preamble I take a look at the new Napoleon movie, should historical movies try and be accurate? Where does the line end between artistic license and open culture war propaganda, or the rewriting of history? Does it ultimately matter? Which parts of Braveheart were untrue and was Napoleon really the dim witted, low energy simpering cuck that the movie portrays? my youtube channelhttps://youtu.be/dumRwP2Euos?si=36hbYJ4DHppu3kbQsupport the band sponsoring todays podcast! :Bandcamp: beithioch.bandcamp.com Instagram: @beithiochmusic su...
2023-12-0837 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastMetals midlife crisis volume 1In Episode 184 I look at old rock and metal bands re-animating old albums and reaching back into their youth for inspiration, is it a simply cash grab to sell some merch and a reason to tour or a genuine attempt to rediscover their mojo? or both, or....who the hell cares and any musician can do as they please with what they create....that and some random social commentary, the othering of those you disagree with, the Cavalera brothers, hate speech and is it the end of the humble rock bar? to be continued.....my youtube channel
2023-12-0138 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastDublin Riot CityI had planned a completely different podcast, something or other about the music industry but seeing as my city was on fire last night and I walked through it I thought today should be a kinda emergency podcast about what the F is happening in Dublin. Details are still of course coming out and the narrative is changing but this was what I saw and felt last night in the city.....Recorded on the Friday morning after Nov. 24th with the possibility of more riots tonight....Normal service will be resumed next weekmy youtube...
2023-11-2428 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastThe Discordians : Anarchy, the Illuminati, Individualism and Pranking the mainstreamEpisode 182 is a random look at 1960s counter cultural movement 'The Discordians', their founders, teaching and resonance in the modern age, feels like we could do with a lot more discord in our lives! Question authority, embrace chaos, be an individual, be creative, stir shit.....against the grain, against the mainstream narrative, and do it all with a sense of humour! They praised the Greek God of strife and chaos Eris and re-introduced the Illuminati as modern day conspiracy theory fave! so who were they?and some random stuff about the Middle East and stop sending me...
2023-11-1746 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastAwful Heavy Metal w/ joe from GAMA BOMBEpisode 181 is chat about awful metal.....the worst bargain basement metal, joke albums made to cash in on how big metal was in the 80s, whole labels were devoted to doing so!Trust Metal Salvage to shine a drunken light on all of this carry on with Joe from GAMA BOMBIt appeared over on my Youtube channel early on this week and part 2 is next weekhttps://youtu.be/dumRwP2Euos?si=36hbYJ4DHppu3kbQPartly inspired byhttps://thecorroseum.org/features/met...go here for...
2023-11-101h 24AGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastConflict in the Middle EastThis may be a fools errand but Episode 180 is a complex and controversial one, maybe I should stay out of it but we've tackled difficult subjects before on the podcast and I did one on the war in Ukraine so this is my attempt to explain the historical context behind the current conflict in the Middle East. It's not full of hot takes, although there is some spice here and there, but more an attempt to create some kinda timeline, and look at some of the reasons why we are in the state we are in right now. It's...
2023-11-0339 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill Podcastand now I know how Joan of Arc feltMy brain is like Swiss cheese....is about the most insightful thing Episode 179 offers you but I try and get to grips with Joan of Arc, from a mention in a Celtic Frost lyric all the way to a whole verse in The Smiths 'Bigmouth strikes again', where the title of todays podcast came from all the way to.....well being one of the most iconic figures in modern history. Her story is one of conquering adversity, kicking the patriarchy squarely in the balls, crowing a King, lifting a siege, inspiring a divided medieval nation with her religious devotion...
2023-10-2742 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastCrashing back down to earthThis is the first podcast in weeks, I took a short break while on tour, so I look back on that, how you end up living in this artificial bubble on tour, which almost feels like a pre-internet period! You have limited news and interaction online and end up forming real life social friendships and bonds, and then after a whirlwind few weeks you are back on the couch staring out the window at the rain. This is one thing but then the real news out there in this deep dark world not only bursts your bubble but stomps...
2023-10-2039 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastFinal tour preparationsWith the Ultima Ratio tour starting in two days across Europe with Primordial just before Paradise Lost and with Harakiri for the sky and Omnium Gatherum opening, this podcast is about my final preparations before the tour. It is our first support tour for about ten years perhaps even more, so what's different? Playing in the second last slot is a very different proposition, short time slot, less logistics, less of a financial burden when you are not the headliner, the night does not depend necessarily on you, you also have to go out there wanting to and expecting...
2023-09-2936 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastHave podcasts helped kill the album?Todays episode ironically looks at the impact and influence of podcasts on modern society, how many hours do they take up from your week? did you used to listen to music in this time? Do we listen to them too much, do they speak to increasing studies which claim we are more lonely and depressed then ever, do podcast fill a gap where we once had a social life in an atomised society? and what are the knock on effects, from dating to reproducing! but more importantly did they help kill the album as a listening experience!
2023-09-2238 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastIs REIGN IN BLOOD still the most extreme metal record ever made?Simple question, is Reign In Blood still the most extreme metal record ever made? Most likely.....support the show over athttp://www.patreon.com/AlanAverillsponsored byMetal Blade recordshttps://metalblade.indiemerch.com/promo code AA 2023 for 10% off your orderships worldwideyou can order the new Primordial vinylright here :https://eu.kingsroadmerch.com/metal-blade/category/4370/primordial-pre-orderfor professional band backdrops or other requests contact :alan.averill@gmail.com...
2023-09-1529 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastDUMB TOUR STORIESI am nothing but a people person, it's always been said. So this Episode is just a retelling of some dumb drunken high jinks on tour somewhere in 2006 or 2007 in Finland. It has everything, saunas, pirates, mohawks, liquorice, smashed mirrors and broken furniture....support the show over athttp://www.patreon.com/AlanAverillsponsored byMetal Blade recordshttps://metalblade.indiemerch.com/promo code AA 2023 for 10% off your orderships worldwideyou can order the new Primordial vinylright here :
2023-09-0837 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastThe Haitian RevolutionMaybe I had too much coffee the morning of recording but I certainly blitzed this one! A breathless retelling of the history of the awe inspiring and deeply fascinating Haitian Revolution, how Toussant L'Overture, who became known as the Black Napoleon rose from humble origins to lead his island nation to independence and throwing off the shackles of slavery, while defeating the French, Spanish and British along the way! The new Primordial album revolves around themes of liberty, revolution and rebellion and certainly this staggering story falls under that storytelling motif! I also skirt past The Serpent and the...
2023-09-0137 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastSober Primordial gossipIn today's episode I discuss some of the finer details of the new Primordial, the cover, lyrical inspiration, have expectations changed in this atomised world we live in? Who has left the band? sometimes you do just reach the end of the road. All of that and a brief look at the Blackbraid controversy at Midgardsblot festival, we've all done things we regret when drinkin' right? How to deal with trolls and forum lizards and the brain breaking illogic of never speaking to anyone who you might disagree with....this and other nonsense in todays episode
2023-08-2537 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill Podcasta chat w / Mirai from SIGHEpisode 172 is a chat with an old friend.....we toured together in 1994! in fact Sigh's first gig ever outside of Japan was in Dublin, we discuss that, loads of other crazy old stories, signing with Euronymous DSP label back in the day, and finding our way back to the beginning near the end! support the show over athttp://www.patreon.com/AlanAverillsponsored byMetal Blade recordshttps://www.indiemerch.com/metalblade...promo code AA 2023 for 10% off your orderships worldwide
2023-08-1839 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastMy name is Mud.....festival chaos!What happens when your worst fears as a singer are happening....right then and right there....your in-ear monitors fail, you can't hear a thing, you make a f'n huge mistake in front of 1000s of people, the show could go to hell and hangs on a knifes edge, got to call the gods of the manosphere for some self control and take command of the situation right? find out did I manage or not at Beyond the Gates. If a butterfly flaps its wings in Tokyo do we have a complete mud bath in a field in Germany...
2023-08-1132 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastPre show nerves and feeling rusty!Episode 170 is a quick one before heading off to play 'To the nameless dead' at Beyond the Gates festival with Primordial, normal, or more normal service will be resumed next week. This one is about all the things you have to prepare for such a show, what can go wrong, the dilemmas, worries, stresses, costs and pressure involved, from the voice, to the gear to the airline not losing anything, to the guy making the new stage props! will we avoid meme hell!!!The show also has a sponsored track by The Crawling right at the end...
2023-08-0432 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastWhy do bands re-record albums?WHY DO BANDS RE-RECORD ALBUMS? Contract issues, no royalties ever paid, in order to tour, to spike interest, a new singer, or maybe just for fun!and what ever happened to the classic live album?Nick Barker gofundme:https://gofund.me/4ea03ab2support the show over athttp://www.patreon.com/AlanAverillsponsored byMetal Blade recordshttps://www.indiemerch.com/metalblade...promo code AA 2023 for 10% off your orderships worldwidefor professional band...
2023-07-2835 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastThe Greta paradox and other rambling nonsense168 is a rambling random episode that started out as an attempt to answer questions put to me in Instagram that turned into a mini rant about everything from the drum machine on Bathory's 'Blood on Ice' via the dilemma of speaking your mind in interviews, wise man think all he says and dumb metal singer says all he thinks, which am I? does it do any good to debate who funds Greta or is Hate speech just bullying on steroids? Who knows....support the show over athttp://www.patreon.com/AlanAverillsponsored...
2023-07-2127 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill Podcasta chat w / JAMES PLOTKINEpisode 167 is a chat w/ JAMES PLOTKINJames is one of the most prolific underground artists of the last 30+ years, from his beginnings in the grindcore scene with Regurgitation in 1987, through OLD, Scorn, a myriad of solo and collaborative releases, from digital hardcore to dark ambient and many points between, Phantomsmasher, Khlyst, Jodis and now to a new Khanate album. He also is well known for producing, mixing, remixing and mastering for bands such as Sunn O))), Pelican, Isis, Earth and Nadja.....among many many more!This is a very cool look into...
2023-07-1438 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastWhat goes into making a music videoAs Primordial is this weekend about to make the first video for the new album I discuss what goes into that, the crew, preparation, initial ideas, interpretation of lyrics, finding people who can work for cheap in a contracting industry but more expensive world! and ultimately why I often find the experience vaguely unsatisfying as juggling the logistics, finances and hope and wish to get eyeballs on the final product often jars with what is ultimately a creative and artistic endeavour....are they that important anymore? watch as a video over on my Youtube channel
2023-07-0737 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastOne week into recordingEpisode 150! quite the milestone! and it seems fitting that this weeks podcast is made while Primordial is recording album number 10! so it's about amps, microphone techniques, which guitars we use, pedals, and various other heavy metal nerdisms! Politics can wait til another day! It also features near the end the famous Alan Averill remedy for kickstarting your voice if you lose it on tour or in the studio! support the show over athttp"//www.patreon.com/AlanAverillsponsored by Metal Blade records https://www.indiemerch.com/metalbladerecords
2023-03-1041 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill Podcast1984 - you will love Big BrotherIn a long overdue episode 130 is a re-reading and discussion of George Orwells 1984, is it a cliche to reference? why do people react to the word Orwellian, does it exist. Why does every generation since its writing find something within it that reminds them of their own society and resonates deeply. Is it a warning from history? does it really read like an instruction manual for our political class or is that just a cliche. A deep dive into one of the most brutal, dark, unrelenting and grim novels ever written. 1984. become a patron over at :
2022-10-2146 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastProtest and SurviveEpisode 127 is a look at what's happening in Iran, as the people take to the streets to protest the brutal murder of a young woman named Masha Amini by religious authorities. First hand messages from people within Iran, a look at why sections of Western society have a blind spot when dealing with issues like this one, the hypocrisy and fear involved in not supporting women's rights in theocratic states around the world and why we care about one cause and not another. This is the starkest illustration of why freedom of speech is important and should matter to...
2022-09-3035 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastKiller queens, controversy and the worst gig I ever playedAs promised Episode 125 eventually gets to discuss the worst gig I ever played, what I learnt from it and how you cope when things begin to unravel, via being asked repeatedly about the Queen dying, how we deal with controversy, culture wars, the new Megadeth album and a brief skit across what band musically fell from grace more than any other...become a patron over at :https://www.patreon.com/AlanAverillwant to advertise in the show? emailalan.averill@gmail.comsponsorshttps://www.metalblade.com
2022-09-1636 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastBlackout...I really had a blackout!Back from vacation feeling slim and recharged AA gets sidetracked and embarks on a ramble across the energy crisis, what happened to the war in Ukraine? where are all the 4 star general and ordinance survey maps? are we really heading for blackouts in Europe this winter? or is it all just clickbait. Do the political elite really care about you, why would you think so? and end with some brief commentary about the current gender pronoun debate and the Salem witch trials! become a patron over at :https://www.patreon.com/AlanAverillwant...
2022-09-0941 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill Podcast10 under rated Norwegian Black Metal albums....As a companion piece to last weeks report on Beyond the Gates festival this Friday's podcast is a continuation of some bar room chat I had over an over expensive pint or two up in Bergen, so this is 10 or 12 albums that in my opinion are under rated, under appreciated perhaps in the historical canon of Norwegian Black Metal and whatever sub divisions that happened to rub shoulders with it, and at the end you can find out my top 5 of the top tier, well known famous names! become a patron over at :https://www...
2022-08-2644 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastRent seeking merch stealingAfter sharing an article on my Instagram about the culture of merch concessions, where bands have to give a % of their merch sales to venues, festivals etc. I was still surprised to see how many people are still not aware of the practise, so I dig into where it came from, why it's spreading, is it ever justified, and how post pandemic, lockdown it really has to stop, musicians are being price gouged enough left, right and centre without losing one of the few income streams they have left! get involved, let me know what you think!
2022-08-1934 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastA report from Beyond the Gates festivalThis episode is a report from Beyond the Gates festival in Bergen, my most attended festival somehow! did Black Metal 'come home' in the famous Grieghallen with Enslaved, Emperor and Mayhem? why is the festival so well supported by the local arts council and Black Metal in general by the State? success breeds success and BTG is a fine example! How were the other acts? Mercyful Fate you ask? who won the metal quiz and did it rain all the time? and how did I afford the funds for 5 days in Bergen.....all are answered in this...
2022-08-1243 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastMy first festival experienceIn Tuesday's random rock n roll ramble I recall my first ever festival experience, getting to the mainland on the dole, not having enough money to feed ourselves or more importantly get drunk, but somehow managing it and all the miserablist and nu metal that ruled the stage! Dynamo 1997to advertise on the show email :alan.averill@gmail.comsupport the show over atwww.patreon.com/Alan AverillSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
2022-08-0931 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastMorrissey ist Black MetalIn E 120 I discuss the recent Morrissey controversy, is he one of the last genuine rebels left? pushing back against the establishment? is it time for him to do a duet with Varg? or is he just a cartoon cut out of a grumpy old Englishmen, find out which side of the fence I come down on, I poke fun at my teenage self and my orthodox musical tastes, no fun no core no mosh.....no trends! of course, a brief journey into power pop, Sparks and have I just become a figure of whimsy after all these years...
2022-08-0538 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill Podcasta chat w / Okoi from BOLZERone of the most enigmatic and original bands to emerge over the last 10-15 years in the underground scene has been without a doubt Swiss band BOLZERHere I discuss the bands origins, gear choices, two piece decisions, romanticism, heroism, spirituality, media hatchet jobs and risin up to the meet the challenge of our rivals.....with mainman Okoi I got the eye of the Tiger....etc.support the show over athttp://www.patreon.com/AlanAverillsponsorshttp://www.metalblade.com...
2022-07-291h 07AGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastThe real reasons why rock n roll is deadEpisode 119Gene Simmons says rock n roll is dead, the fans killed it? is this true? not exactly, so what are the real reasons why rock n roll is no longer a force in mainstream music, sure it exists under the surface, underground but why only there? music being marketed to pre-teens, multiculturalism, the changing face of society, housing, streaming? maybe is it just returning to it's rightful place as outsider music once again or is it simply an outdated anachronism? find out in Episode 119want to check out the band featured in the add...
2022-07-2245 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastThe heavy metal weekly reviewTuesday's podcast is really a heavy metal rock review / gossip column, I discuss Bruce Dickinsons outburst in Athens, was he out of order? and is the Pantera re-union a cynical cash in? plus this weeks album recommendation! the one album I've spun the most this week is the new Mantar album!want to check out the band featured in the add read?https://strangerswithguns.bandcamp.com/become a patreon over at :https://www.patreon.com/AlanAverillsponsorshttps://www.metalblade.compromo code ALAN for 10...
2022-07-1943 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastGet off the fence you cuck!Episode 117 is a spicey once, having been told to get off the fence by a mate he wades into the new hate crime legislation in Ireland, will the farmers protest spread across Europe and the world? tackles the intellectually confusing cul de sac of cultural appropriation, wonders why the Irish are never offended by it and lastly but not least gives the idea of inherited guilt a kick in the shins for good measure!!want to check out the band featured in the add read?https://strangerswithguns.bandcamp.com/become a patreon over...
2022-07-1543 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill Podcasta guide to DEATHThe first death metal band of all time? the greatest? the most consistent? possibly, the life and times of Evil Chuck, musical genius with high watermarks few could ever touch, ending in sad tragedy as his life was taken way too soon.....let's get into the career of DEATHI had a cold! apologies for the coughing and sniffing!!! support the show over athttp://www.patreon.com/AlanAverillsponsorshttp://www.metalblade.compromo code ALAN for 10% off in NAmericahttp://hatecouture616...
2022-07-1241 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastMy money my choiceMY BODY MY CHOICEis the end of our financial freedom being planned?or am I just going crazy?In E 116 I discuss the implications CBDC or 'central bank digital currency' might have on your financial freedom as governments create their own Crypto, and what programmable restrictions it could have, from penalties for hate speech, protest and dissent to climate, carbon, alcohol and tobacco, limits on your ability to spend your money as you wish! What part do the recent farmers protests in Holland play in this, will their government begin freezing their...
2022-07-0841 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill Podcastyour guide to MORBID ANGELTuesday's rock/metal episode is a career retrospective of arguably the greatest death metal band of them all! Morbid Angel! but it ain't all high points! take a listen and see if you agreesupport the show over at www.patreon.com/AlanAverillsponsorsuse the promo code ALAN on bothwww.metalblade.com - for 10% off your order in NAmericawww.hatecouture616.com/ clothing company!! for free shipping! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on...
2022-07-0546 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastThe bad taste bluesIn Episode 115 I make the unusual juxtaposition of old English cross dressing Artist and critic Grayson Perry and gun toting US patriots Five finger death punch in a discussion on taste, is it right to judge what gives someone else their festival joy as I stand on the sidelines and consider the low hanging musical fruit that is FFDP and does it really matter what I think? Seems like we need the casual listener as much as the elitist obsessive but when the hurly burly is done which opinion matters more? are some animals more equal?www...
2022-07-0145 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastAC/DC pt. 2 from 1980 to the present !Part two of the AC/DC debate I had with Addi from Solstafir! part one was uploaded a few weeks ago.....so this is part two, from Back in Black on to the present day, is Fly on the wall the worst album? doesn't the riff from Who made Who sound like black metal? Is Ballbreaker the most under rated album? who hasn't even really listened to Rock or bust? find out over the next hour!normal service is resumed this Friday!sponsored bywww.metalblade.comuse the...
2022-06-281h 23AGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastConfidence is the key to singingIs confidence the key to singing? what % is raw talent? and what % is repetition and rehearsal? what do you learn over the years, tricks of the trade for keeping your voice intact and staying in the game. Is it easy to spot which older bands were boozers or druggies? how does your lifestyle affect your voice? and is it wrong to criticise rocks legendary vocalists now they are approaching retirement age? support the show atwww.patreon.com/AlanAverillsponsored bywww.hatecouture616.com/use the promo code ALAN...
2022-06-2445 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastWhat is it like to play a huge metal festival?Tuesdays rock and metal podcast is quite simple! what is it like as a musician to play at Hellfest open air in France, which has 50 000+ in attendance....what happens backstage, behind the scenes, the organisation, how you prepare and how to approach it!support the show for as little as 1$ a month over atwww.patreon.com/AlanAverillsponsored bywww.metalblade.comuse the promo code ALAN in N.America to get 10% shipping offwww.hatecouture616.com/use the promo code ALAN for free...
2022-06-2132 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastThe great Metallica debate pt. 2Continuing the theme of Tuesday being the rock, metal, music chat this is part 2 of last weeks great Metallica debate, which originally appeared as a video cast over on AA's Youtube channel. This is the format for as long as AA's brain is still functioning! Expect normal Agitating service to resume on Friday! support the show over at http://www.patreon.com/AlanAverillthe podcast is sponsored byhttp://www.metalblade.comuse the promo code ALAN in N.America for free shippinggive us a good...
2022-04-051h 28AGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill Podcasta chat w/ Mikko from SWALLOW THE SUNEpisode 103 is a chat with Mikko from SWALLOW THE SUN. Primordial are on tour with them and Rome in under two weeks so it seemed like a good idea to get together for a conversation. Mikko is Finnish, so as laconic, low energy, glass half empty and bleak as you can imagine! Check out their new album 'Moonflowers' on Century Media!! see you all on tourIGnemtheanga_primordialprimordial_officialto support the show go tohttp://www.patreon.com/AlanAverillthe show is...
2022-04-0156 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastThe great Metallica debate pt. 1Tuesday is music day so this one does what it says on the metal tin! This one originally appeared as a video cast on my Youtube channel! The great Metallica debate 1983-1991 with Addi from Solstafir IGnemtheanga_primordialprimordial_officialto support the show go tohttp://www.patreon.com/AlanAverillthe show is sponsored by http://www.metalblade.comuse the promo code ALAN for 10% off in N.Americainterested in sponsoring the show? get...
2022-03-291h 29AGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastPrimordial 'Redemption at the puritans hand' is 10 years old....This Episode is a discussion of the Primordial album 'Redemption at the Puritan's Hand' is ten years old! Primordial is 30 and this is a chat about the album, how it was made, lyrics, aesthetics, song writing and recording processes! Available as a video cast over on My Youtube channel, search Alan AverillSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-10-2234 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastI got somethin' to say....is it possible to be a Rebel today?In E 59 AA discusses Glenn Danzig's statement that punk rock could not happen today because of cancel culture, growing up in an 80s WASP video, the PMRC....the original cancel culture strong arm of the law, why christian metal sucked, why woke comedy sucks and what are those crafty Belarusians up to? SPONSORS : www.metalblade.com (in N.America use the promo code AAPODCAST for 10% off) www.hatecouture616.com (use the promo code ALAN for free shipping) and www.eisenton.de (Eisewnald records use the promo code ALAN for 10% off)Support this show http://supporter...
2021-05-2845 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastThe Great Death Metal DebateIn this special episode of AGITATORS ANONYMOUS Episode 57Alan talks to Jason Netherton of US Grind Death Metal masters Misery Index and debates what is and what isn't a death metal classic from the golden year of 1991! 30 years on from what is arguably the greatest year in the history of Death Metal......also features the odd moment of vinyl porn here and there.....but for that you need to check out the Youtube video! and here is the Spotify playlist to go with the chat!! curated by AA and...
2021-05-141h 27AGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill Podcasta chat w/ Nicholas Barker (Cradle of Filth/Dimmu Borgir/Lock Up/Brujeria....)In Episode 45 I talk to my old mate Nick Barker, it's also a video cast over on my Youtube channel, just search Alan Averill. We chat about the old days, 80s and 90s underground scenes, Cradle of Filth, Dimmu Borgir, Lock Up, Brujeria and all the other bands he's sat behind the kit for! I also bring up the fact that Nick has probably played on the two biggest selling second wave Black Metal albums of all time! Not bad for a lad from Chesterfield! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on...
2021-02-261h 16AGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastLivin Under Lock and KeyIn AA E 44 Alan continues the theme of the 'do we have to agree with the artists we love' episode and discusses freedom of speech but mainly debates freedom, and the difference between what it means for people who maybe take it for granted and people who either have it to lose or are from countries that don't have it at all. Observations about the new Adam Curtis documentary and general musings on lockdown, liberty and brand loyalty! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
2021-02-1946 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastGreat Reset or Great Rock n Roll Swindle?In E 41 Alan finally gets round to tackling The Great Reset now that everyone is talking about it! Yet tries to hold the line and find the grey area between how a polarised society and mainstream media seem to view it, on the one hand those who see authoritarian conspiracy and on the other those who dismiss it as a figment of our imagination! Can we blame people really for being driven mad by it? considering they have been inside for a year in their own algorithm without the humanity that provides reason and judgement? A little from column...
2021-01-2954 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastWhy should we trust in the system?In E 37 Alan discusses what it's like to release music under lockdown, how all roads lead to Rome and the music industry needs to know when bands can play again. Then in a more serious episode considers how we got here heading into lockdown again, is it possible to pull the brakes on endless rolling L Down, should we trust big Pharma, how class is still an important factor in society and how the narrative has been framed by the Pyjama party and Luxury hermits! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on...
2020-12-1848 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastDread SovereignBonus Episode 34 is a slightly different one in light of Alan releasing some new music with his other band Dread Sovereign. This slightly shorter podcast tells the story of the band and ends with the new single itself! A blatant bit of self promotion. Normal service will be resumed next week! www.metalblade.com to order the album!!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-11-3034 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastFrom Sabbath to SenecaIn E 33 Alan unwisely does some Ozzy impersonating, plays his dusty old acoustic guitar, and attempts to explain the Devil's Interval. Before launching into an unplanned ramble on why Punk never killed metal, why it always claimed the moral high ground and is not the working class social wedge some believe it to be, with tongue firmly in cheek, before ending on the influence it had over Black Metal. Even more unwisely he then ends by reading some Seneca in a fit of pretension! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast...
2020-11-2744 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastYour 10 Fave Dictators from the 70s !!!In what we can consider part 2 of the sidebar 'Freedom is not the Default setting of Society' Alan looks at the year 1974 and the simple thesis that if you were a betting man you would have backed Communism, Military Juntas and Crypto Fascist Authoritarianism for the Win when looking at a Map of the World, and that we as a society take the F word for granted right now. Yep there's also silly accents and some self deprecation. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
2020-11-2048 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastI'm Elected.....what the hells goin on around here?In Episode 30 Alan can not avoid the unavoidable and this one is dedicated to the US Election. He pulls up a front row seat, dons a cape and some spandex and gets ready for a good old fashioned Royal Rumble of a wrestling match. Even though he admits to being born in 1876 and not knowing who any of the wrestlers were......as if......remember, don't take him that seriously!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-11-0640 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastStep back from that ledge my friend.....BONUS PODCASTIn this bonus podcast Alan takes a more light hearted look at how we can keep our sanity during lockdown and why giving a F about Art, Culture, Theatre, Community and things beyond our screen is more important than ever....Published before the Election! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-11-0342 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastIt's the end of the world as we know itIn this Episode Alan discusses political polarisation, and the lack of nuance in modern society. What does conspiracy theory even mean? Are we about to enter some dystopian world of digital social control? ....where does the rubber meet the road between fact, fiction and madness?Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-10-3046 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastFreedom is not the default setting of societyIn E 27 Alan discusses what returning to and living under Level 5 of Lockdown means in Ireland. The reasons why this has happened and what the reaction is. Have Irish people only a romantic notion of themselves as rebels and lost the stomach for questions of Liberty and Freedom? What does this mean for wider society as we enter a winter of discontent. Has the media been complicit in giving politicians and institutions of the State an easy ride and where do we go from here.....Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on...
2020-10-2348 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastVisiting ChernobylIn E 25 Alan recalls a trip to Chernobyl in the Ukraine, formerly the Soviet Union which was the site of the worlds biggest nuclear disaster. A place that fascinated him as a child, this story describes what it is like to stand 20 metres from the Reactor, ramble through radiated forests, the ghost town of Pripyat and stand beneath the towering Woodpecker early warning system. It also contains some cold war history and an Insane clown Posse quote....what more do you want? The Youtube version also has a ton of photos and videos filmed on the trip! Over at...
2020-10-0952 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill Podcast12 Rules for life in the Communist State of DublinistanIn Episode 24 Alan exercises his newly found mastery of the Russian Language! and lays out the new 12 point plan for the satellite communist state of Dublinistan. A satirical yet kinda serious look at Dublin under the strictest lockdown in all of Europe. He takes a look at the political timeshare mess the state finds itself in politically and then wanders into civil liberties, the attention economy, social media derangement, why journalisms new aim is idealism and ends up in the murky waters of the US Election! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted...
2020-10-0255 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastThe 'I told ya so' State of the Union addressIn Episode 22 Alan looks at the state of the Live Music Industry and who is trying to take to the stage and where, and what the future might look like. How can sub cultures survive the lockdown? as local bars and venues will surely go to the wall. He also examines why Ireland has the most strict lockdown, what the figures and science mean and how we seem to be caught up in a cycle of croneyism, confusion, cowardice and re-election as he unfortunately gets to say 'I told you so...' as the lockdown looks set to drag...
2020-09-1851 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastPriests in Hell come to the Sabbat w/ Andy SneapIn Episode 21 Alan returns with a special guest! Andy Sneap is the current stand in guitar player for Glen Tipton in Judas Priest, ex played in both Hell and Sabbat and producer/engineer of metal albums from Accept to Exodus to Nevermore over two decades in the business! They discuss touring and playing in the 80s, the influence Sabbat had on the Black Metal scene, recording techniques and how they have changed, re-igniting the band Hell this decade and how he ended up in Judas Priest!!! No politics, no rambling! this Episode is just Heavy Metal!Support...
2020-09-111h 08AGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastThe curious case of cancel cultureIn Episode 20 Alan examines cancel culture and freedom of speech in society at large and what it means for music and metal in general. the how, when and where it came from and how not to avoid being duped into advocating censorship. Why we have common enemies and shared characteristics regardless of our politics and who prospers from keeping us at odds with other!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-08-2856 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastEvery day is like SundayIn this rambling episode Alan talks about depression and mental health and the best ways of understanding and dealing with it. How this has been affected by the lockdown and who stands to benefit. Reads a story about some 'crazies' in his area and discusses the cult of big pharma, our habit of self medicating and those who wear self diagnosed signs of mental health as a badge of victimhood.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-08-2147 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastGoin UndergroundIn this episode Alan rambles about Primordial's appearance at the online European Metal Festival Alliance the previous weekend, what no live industry means for crew, the caravan of summer festival experiences. How an odd group of misfits on the fringes of society are starting to march through Dublin, what that might mean. Finishing with a look at what the underground meant back in the day, fanzines, tape trading, starting a band and being active in your scene and what the word can mean in the modern age.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast....
2020-08-1454 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastQuestions, questions many you ask.....In this episode Alan answers fan submitted questions and rambles across many different fields, from the upcoming American Election to his favourite cities and places to play and visit, across cancel culture, tries out various different accents, grills the music industry and then pokes that dastardly algorithm once again! Normal service will be resumed next week!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-08-0754 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastNemtheanga on the Primordial album 'Redemption'A bonus short podcast, Alan/nemtheanga looks back on the creation of the 7th Primordial album from 2011. Also available as a video cast on the bands official Youtube pagehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiDRNOCPik0Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-08-0524 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastCOCAINE EEJITS 'Tales of an Irishman in New York'In this Episode Alan rambles and recollects some crazy cocaine fulled stories of his first visit to the US and New York, which takes in escaping from near death, empathetic UPS drivers, mistaken identity, Puerto Rican rap battles and lines and lines and lines of Colombias finest. Considers what we can do to try and preserve our mental health and another rather pessimistic report from the Music Industry.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-07-3156 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill Podcast'Satanic Panic at the disco!', a history of the Church of SatanIn this Episode, Alan discusses the history of the Church of Satan and its founder Anton LaVey, its influence over 20th and 21st century modern pop culture and a first read of the 'Satanic Bible' in 30 years, from its inception in the swinging 60s to its inspiration of Black Metal iconography. Touching on the Satanic Panic of the 80s and how it ascended to define a genuine counter cultural movement. The sister episode to E 14 on Aleister Crowley.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
2020-07-2459 min
AGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastThe Shadow of Aleister Crowley the Great Beast 666In this Episode Alan tackles the life, legacy and influence of Magician Aleister Crowley over not only metal and black metal but over culture and history itself in the 20th century and beyond, from his early days at Cambridge and the Golden Dawn, to his covert operations in the USA and back to the Thelema Abbey in Italy, a life of debauched libertine ritualism. He also discusses his own relationship to the occult growing up and how it formed an entire generation of metal musicians.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on...
2020-07-1753 min
AGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastIRISH HISTORY vol. 1 back to schoolIn this episode Alan discusses developments in the music industry, the face of the city as it emerges from lockdown, a dive into Irish medieval history and how the past casts the die of the present day, from the Normans to Henry the 8th and the lessons we can take from history, and a weary eye on the future as we enter a turbulent decade....Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-07-1055 min
AGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastSOUL, SOBRIETY, SUICIDE & SOLSTAFIR w/ Addi TryggvasonIn the final episode of the season Alan talks to his old friend Addi from Icelandic heathen bastards Solstafir about mental health, depression, suicide, his journey to sobriety and reminisces about old drug, booze and touring stories together from back in the day! and what the future holds for musicians and society in general.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-07-031h 18
AGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastIs this the end of Rock n Roll as we knew it?In this Episode Alan discusses the potential future outcomes of the music industry, the recent leaked memo from Live Nation, do socially distant gatherings spell the end of rock n roll as we knew it, how will musicians be able to survive. The existential weight of finding purpose throughout this strange period in history, and how one night on the whiskey in Finland changed his outlook on being a musician and accepting responsibility for the songs he wrote. Finishing in the home stretch with some political observations...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast....
2020-06-2657 min
AGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastModerate man says reasonable thing vs. the VolcanoIn Episode 10 Alan ponders the chaos of 2020 and tries to find some middle ground left to stand on, wonders if it's the place of a a singer in a heavy metal band to make judgement calls on politics and add to the noise, recalls a day drawing headless corpses a quarter of a century ago and ends up climbing an active Volcano off the coast of Iceland in a sweaty hungover stupor....Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-06-1951 min
AGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastReason, Riots and Responsibility, with Josh Barnett MMAIn Episode 9 Alan talks to Josh 'The Warmaster' Barnett heavyweight of MMA Bellator, Mixed Martial Artist, commentator, and fellow metalhead in a long form wide ranging discussion, from the protests, riots and political situation in the USA, to philosophy and stoicism, accepting responsibility, purpose through training, exercise and hard work and what we might be able to do to try and become more positive characters in what seems like a broken world!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-06-121h 31AGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastIrish Politics, Drug Culture, the Cult of Heroic Failure and PaganismIn Episode 8 Alan discusses Irish History, the famine, the influence of the Catholic Church on Ireland in the 20th century, emigration, the changing face of drugs in the capital in the early 90s, Ecstasy Culture and Irelands cult of heroic failure. Then in the second half gatecrashes headlong into Celtic mythology, Pagan metal, the importance of visuals in the modern music world, Heilung, gaming culture and ends up in Los Angeles on tour watching a brawl from the stage...can't take the Irish anywhereSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast...
2020-06-0349 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastPrimordial - Spirit the Earth Aflame 20 years onIn this shorter bonus podcast Alan looks back at the third Primordial album 'Spirit the Earth Aflame' which was released twenty years ago. The song writing process, aesthetics, lyrics, label and context around the album.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-05-2617 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastViolence, Danger, the Golden Age of Death Metal and Jarvis / Night Demon/Cirith UngolIn this Episode Alan talks about Classic Old school Dublin Death Metal gigs from 30 years ago, Death, Deicide, Sepultura, Kreator, Morbid Angel, Dublin as a second world city and the level of street violence and recklessness that was involved in even getting to a show in the late 80s early 90s and why Ireland had no real musical counter culture in the early 80s. In the Second half a chat with Jarvis from rising Heavy Metal masters Night Demon about what the corporate mainstream Metal scene lacks in 2020 and what scene will emerge from the lockdown!Support...
2020-05-241h 08AGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastLosing it onstage, Digital Privilege and are remote gigs the end of Rock n RollIn this Episode Alan discusses what it feels like to lose your voice in front of ten thousand people, the concept of digital privilege, are remote gigs the end of rock n roll? shouldn't there be more craic out of the end times? and the analog process of recording the debut Primordial album 'Imrama' over a quarter of a century ago.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-05-1353 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastThe Remote Future of Art and Music and the maths of Touring ExposedIn this extended episode Alan rambles on about the state of his city (Dublin/Ireland) has dreams about our Steampunk speakeasy bars of the future where art and music have been driven underground, our lack of faith in experts and lifts the veil on the economics and mathematics of touring and playing festivals and will we ever return to the way things were....Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-04-291h 00AGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastBiometric passports, Mental Health and Absinthe MadnessIn this episode Alan discusses biometrics, free money, mental health, not talking about politics while talking about politics, Robespierre and East Germany in the 70s and then goes back into the murky past of Absinthe and mind altering substances on tour 20 years ago. Youth is wasted on the young.....Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-04-1843 minAGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastIsolation, Blade Running, Finding Answers and Drunken Idiocy at Wacken Open AirIn Episode two Alan contemplates a month of self isolation, running the streets of his empty city, how to stay sane, our innate desire to understand and find answers, the wheels of 'conspiracy' theory hitting the tarmac, and looks back at Primordial's first ever show in Europe at Wacken Open Air 1998 and the lessons it taught a young upstart with a daft magicians beard....Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-04-0829 min
AGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill PodcastMusic Industry Falls and Fails, Tales from my first ever tour over 25 years agoIn this episode Alan look at how the virus is affecting the music industry now and will do in the future, retells some crazy tales from his first ever tour over 25 years ago and takes a look back at Dublin Old SchoolSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-03-3142 min