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EARBVDSEXTRABVDS: Muss net schmecke, muss wirke! w/Sandro (RYU.DYSMORPHIA)Sharpen your knives and unbutton your third eye — we’re back in the kitchen of chaos, and tonight’s menu is anything but Michelin-approved. Returning to the EARBVDS table is none other than Sandro, aka Ryu Dysmorphia: visual artist extraordinaire, photographic alchemist, and certified stirrer of pots (both literal and conceptual).In this special EXTRABVDS episode, we toss aesthetics into the blender, sauté some raw emotions, and garnish it all with a suspicious foam of meaning. Treat yourself to a healthy helping of soul-wrenching gut punches and cleanse your palate with some barely digestible comfort...2025-08-012h 25
EARBVDSNever enough bvds? w/Aaron (PHOSPHORUS)The forest floor stirs, and somewhere betwixt lichen and moss, a low drone rumbles like unholy cathedral bells in reverse. As we become one with the undergrowth, iridescent crimson dripping from the palm of our hands, we hear a voice, deeper than Earth itself ... is it a raven-haired Leprechaun, mourning the dissolution of its jolly rainbow? Is it a royal reptile, bemoaning the desecration of its magic kingdom? Or is it, simply, powerfully, Lucifer ... moaning ... in love? Whatever it was, hell was raised, as we return once more to usher in a new chapter of chaos and conversation. 2025-07-092h 58EARBVDSWo ist der Colt? w/Aaron und Chris (THE FALS)Yee haw and howdy, pardners! Been way too long, y’all. Mighty nice to be back in the saddle again with a new sharpshooting episode. Literal worlds collide as we buckle up and rustle two wild broncos from the Northern plains.Join us as we face off in a cold-blooded shoot-out two outlaws from the outer realms; two Celtic Warriors from beyond the distant horizon locally know as the A8, where mighty metal maniacs stand defiantly against anything untrve, guarding their Gallic village against the marauding forces of the mainstream. Finally, Otzenhausen has descended up...2025-06-042h 39EARBVDSMetal so glatt wie Eisregen … w/Dennis, Elias, Pascal (TO A FRIEND)Buckle up, bvds! We have a new one already! The EARBVDS production engine has been firing on all cylinders to bring you the hottest gossip in town as quickly as possible - and much more: Metal, Memes, and Membranfläche ... but we’re getting ahead of ourselves ...In this episode, we’re joined by a new set of fantastic guests: Dennis, Elias, and Pascal of the brand new melodic hardcore powerhouse TO A FRIEND. No strangers to the Saarland local scene though, this trio of “true feelings” combines members of THE END IS FANCY, STUBBI OB...2025-03-262h 50EARBVDSClean-Gesang ist ein schwieriges Thema! w/Jakob, Janick, Nadja (CORPSEPAINT COBRA)The ink – and the tears! – have barely dried on the records of our EARBVM-of-the-year episode, and yet we’re already back in the saddle with a fresh one. Tune in, as we are joined by not one, not two, but three (!!!) guests (and a new-ish team member) for the first series of 2025 reviews, and our most ambitious recording session yet. Needless to say, some things went wrong with the audio, not least because the grand master of audio wizardry for the first time in recorded podcast history trusted his callow apprentice with post-production sorcery, and well, what can I say...2025-03-052h 34EARBVDSEarbvm of the Year 2024Here we go again! Its second outing, and already a fan favorite and a trve cvlt classic: The EARBVM of the Year returns!
In this special episode, we look back at what a fantastic year 2024 has been for heavy music. Join us in the monumentally tasking and agonizingly difficult quest to find the one trve album that might unite us all, as we move swiftly as ever through a total of 83 (!!!) albums, desperately hoping that one of them might turn out to be the undisputed EARBVM of the Year 2024.
Unexpected twists at every turn, ferociously...2025-02-012h 58EARBVDSDefinitiv kein Pop! w/Max & Michael (GENERATION.F)We have battled funky microphones, winter holidays and wisdom teeth, but eventually our group of intrepid influencers has prevailed and emerged stronger than ever from the cavernous depths of post-production, so that we can finally deliver you our twelfth episode! Multiple moons have passed since we actually sat together around our cauldron of many things music in our crowded little studio in December 2024. But as they say, good things take time! And we promise this will have been worth the wait!
This time, our bottle-throwing coven is blessed by the apparitions of our two spellbinding guests, the...2025-01-202h 57
EARBVDSEXTRABVDS: Rapid Fire w/Sandro (ryu.rose/ryu.dysmorphia)You wanted more content? We give you more content!
Last episode (Ep. 11: Skandal mit Rose w/Sandro), we originally included a bit we called the “rapid fire round”, where the five of us ploughed our way through +30 releases that came out these last couple of months.
However, in the deep dark dungeons wherein dwells our high priest of audio sorcery, it was prophesied that perhaps another 25min of content would be testing our listeners' patience a little too much. As a result, we decided to release this bit as extra material between our typically unpredictable reco...2024-11-1227 minEARBVDSSkandal mit Rose w/Sandro (ryu.rose/ryu.dysmorphia)In our eleventh episode, we don our rose-tinted glasses, and eagerly stare at the dark sun of metal. We stop to smell the roses as we explore some new releases, and even though discussing music isn't always a bed of roses, we battle on to find the common ground. If you haven't picked up on the subtle hints... We are joined by Sandro (ryu.rose / ryu.dysmorphia) this episode! Sandro's contribution made this one of our most entertaining and black-metal-ish episodes yet! Just don't ask us to define black metal...
After a deep dive into our guest’s ro...2024-10-282h 31EARBVDSIf life gives you lemons, make a cheeseburger! w/ Henrik (INDECENT BEHAVIOR)In our tenth episode, we go full-on punk for a change! Well, perhaps not quite full-on, but definitely maybe punk-ish, not least because of our wonderful guest for this episode, our very own melody therapist, the one and only Henrik of pop-punk party peopz INDECENT BEHAVIOR! But we promise you, there’s also some metal. Actually, there’s a lot of metal ...
After some celebrity talk, we go hook-hunting with Henrik as we discuss an eclectic selection of heavy music, including the recent releases by Bilmuri – American Motorsports (00:22:48), In Hearts Wake – Incarnation (00:35:43), Machukha – Mochari (00:46:50), and Soft Play – Heavy Jelly...2024-08-312h 29EARBVDSBackstein the Horizon w/ Babsi (Mosh for Animal Rights)In our ninth episode (which roughly marks our 1yr anniversary), we talk many things metal, as usual. Even though we were short one Jack in our deck of many bvds, we had an amazing time, in no small part because we were once again joined by a wonderful guest: activist,
musician, fan, incipient show organizer Babsi (Mosh for Animal Rights).
After some convo with our guest about, among other things, all the things that go into organizing a charity metal show, we move on to discuss yet another eclectic selection of heavy music, including...2024-07-012h 24EARBVDSNeapolitan Pizza... and how to ruin it w/ Malte (INHUMAN RAMPAGE/CYANT)In our eighth episode, we talk only a few things metal, some things food, but also many things music, of course. Once again, we are joined by a wonderful guest: the illustrious, the titillating, the mezmerizing, the one and only Malte from Deathcore powerhouse INHUMAN RAMPAGE as well as emerging Metalcore megatrons CYANT.
After some convo with our globetrotting guest, we move on to discuss another eclectic selection of heavy (and not so heavy) music, including the recent releases by Darkest Hour - Perpetual Terminal (00:30:49), Enterprise Earth - Death: An Anthology (46:52), Sperling - Menschen wie mir verzeiht...2024-04-162h 23EARBVDSKunst und Käse w/Moe (WAY TO PARADISE/FAILED STAR)In our seventh episode, we return to our usual schedule and talk many things metal. Once again, we are joined by a wonderful guest, the very special Moe from Melodic Metalcore outfits WAY TO PARADISE and FAILED STAR.
After some convo about our guest's musical endeavors past and present, including some red hot information on upcoming releases and shows, we move on to discuss another eclectic selection of heavy music. Spoilers, we all really tried to keep an open mind this time... did we succeed though? Well, you'll see. In any case, we cover the recent outpourings...2024-03-012h 26EARBVDSEarbvm of the Year 2023This is a special one! In our sixth episode we look back at what a fantastic year 2023 has been for heavy music. Join us for the official, authoritative, comprehensive, argumentative, and not at all unapologetically nerdy EARBVDS Album-of-the-year-round-up of 2023, as we move swiftly as ever through 29 albums spread across 16 positions in reverse order, all in the monumentally challenging, agonizing, bittersweet endeavor to discern the undisputed Earbvm of the Year 2023.
No guest in this episode, save for our very own audio wizard Stefan, who has emerged from the shadows of off-mic obscurity and graced us with his audible...2024-01-242h 38EARBVDSGewalt Gewillt Gewollt w/ Nicolas (INHERIT THE ASHES)In our fifth episode, we talk many things metal, as usual. And even though Thomas couldn’t care to join us this time (kidding, he had good reasons and he’s still our bvd), we have another guest joining our nerdy outfit: the one and only Nicolas from groovy death metal steamrollers INHERIT THE ASHES.
Mandatory prescription: You should absolutely check them out, especially their latest single, In The Realms Of Fire!
After some conversation about our guest's past, present, and future endeavors (including his work as a top tier audio engineer (recommend!) as well as h...2023-12-082h 34EARBVDSEin Harmonischer Schuh w/ Lars (UNDER FALSE COLORS)In our fourth episode, we talk many things metal, as usual. Except this time, we have a guest joining our nerdy outfit: the very special Lars from Saarland-local prog-metalcore outfit UNDER FALSE COLORS.
Sidebar: You should absolutely check them out, especially their latest single, Wake up!
After some conversation on our guest's past, present, and future endeavors, we move on to (fiercely!) debate about an eclectic selection of fairly recent and some not so recent releases, including Cryptopsy - As Gomorrah Burns (00:23:25), Svalbard - The Weight of the Mask (00:40:28), The Hirsch Effekt - Urian (00:55:50), Beartooth...2023-11-122h 33EARBVDSThree Soundsausages and a Johnny Sandwich for four, pleaseLadies and Djentelmen! In our third episode, we again talk about many things metal. And music. Is there a difference? Let's see. Come along for a wild (and long) ride, with stops at (Hipster-)Black Metal Boulevard, Sound Sausage Street, Apocalyptic Deathcore Avenue, Metalcore Mainstation, Space Grunge Garage, and even Popmetal Plaza. Inevitably though, we end with a whimsical trip down Memory Lane.
After a rapid fire round, where we give shout-outs to all the superb releases that weren't quite superb enough to make our roster, we review a selection of fairly recent and some not so...2023-10-072h 33EARBVDSsophoMORE CONTENTIn our second episode, we again talk about many things metal. Come along for our favorite concert anecdotes, ranging from seriously cheesy to very spicy indeed.
We also review a selection of (fairly) recent releases, including Sleep Token - Take Me Back to Eden (00:24:23), Currents - The Death We Seek (00:42:10), Veil of Maya - [m]other (00:53:23), and Pupil Slicer - Blossom (01:13:12).
This time we also manage to talk about older records that we feel still deserve some attention. Our teary-eyed trip down memory lane takes us past Architects - Hollow Crown (01:16:04), to A Day to...2023-07-181h 51EARBVDSDjen(t)isisIn this first episode of EARBVDS, we talk about many things metal. After an extensive round of introductions, in which we cover virtually everything ranging from Robbie Williams to Fit for an Autopsy, we review a selection of (fairly) recent releases, including Half Me – Soma (00:44:56), Periphery – Periphery V: Djent is not a Genre (00:54:36), Invent Animate – Heavener (01:09:21), and Downfall of Gaia – Silhouettes of Disgust (01:17:30).
We also ramble on about older stuff that we care about. But only tangentially, because we run out of time. Alas, it is our first show after all.
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