Tasting Notes - With Bryn and Jaff

It's "Au Revoir" France and "Olá" Portugal, as Jake (our resident wine expert) returns to set Bryn and Jaff off on their new journey. Between the blue wine and the monstrously large Portuguese bottle, there's a lot to dive in to!!Aquatic French bus drivers, David Attenborough's Lego woes, mismatched touring partners, Jaff gives his Incineration breakdown, Bryn smells Devin Townsend's ears....and Tom Araya bellows at some drivers...From Slovakia to Germany, with a few stops off in Ireland and Los Angeles....it's a veritable whirlwind of new music this week! Plenty for you to get you to get stuck into!!This Weeks ReleasesKneecap - Fenian (00:31:12)Heavenly Recordingshttps://kneecap.bandcamp.com/album/fenianThe Claypool Lennon Delirium - The Great Parrot-Ox and The Golden Egg Of Empathy (00:37:14)ATOhttps://theclaypoollennondelirium.bandcamp.com/album/the-great-parrot-ox-and-the-golden-egg-of-empathyVenom - Into Oblivion (00:39:28)Noise / BMGhttps://open.spotify.com/album/3R5yeXBBbjqHxSOuBfhDAb?si=8cNPj0H7RD23DX5LY3To8QThe Black Keys - Peaches! (00:42:30)Easy Eye Sound / Warnerhttps://open.spotify.com/album/4wl0lStE236Kc7pJ7eTpgq?si=f0YU2j2aTk2kBTGep2QUqwHrob - Brána Chladu (01:12:41)Memento Morihttps://hrob.bandcamp.com/album/br-na-chladuWandar - Tiefe Erde (01:17:21)Vendettahttps://wandar.bandcamp.com/album/tiefe-erdeOldowan Gash - 1000 Dreams Of War (01:22:44)Amor Fatihttps://oldowangash.bandcamp.com/album/1000-dreams-of-war-2Lair Of The Minotaur - I Hail I (01:27:44)The Grind-House Recordshttps://lairoftheminotaur.bandcamp.com/album/i-hail-i-2Poolside At The Flamingo - This Overwhelming Horror (01:31:27)Selfhttps://open.spotify.com/album/41uFBNKZtSCHRgKWB8hLGm?si=3k9Se3lCQx-vJs0ST4fwlQCreeping Flesh - God's Acres Rife With Flesh Adorned (01:34:26)Selfhttps://creepingflesh.bandcamp.com/album/gods-acres-rife-with-flesh-adornedSal - Sal EP (01:38:24)Selfhttps://salent.bandcamp.com/album/sal Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As their journey through France draws to a close, it's time for Bryn and Jaff to crack open a bottle of Rosé....and where better to find one than in the southern-most reaches of the country!Is pope Leo XIV the coolest pope in history? Does anyone actually listen to Yngwie Malmsteen? Richie Faulkner treads very close to a Doctor Dave...oh, and Dave Grohl's genitalia seem to be the topic of the week...There are two exceptional post-hardcore records from France, At The Gates have released their stunning swansong, and Jaff may well have found his album of the year!!This Weeks ReleasesAt The Gates - the Ghost Of A Future Dead (00:32:26)Century Mediahttps://centurymedia.bandcamp.com/album/the-ghost-of-a-future-dead-24-bit-hd-audioSepultura - The Cloud Of Unknowing EP (00:37:43)Nuclear Blasthttps://open.spotify.com/album/0WFz9rFwPbjU8omow6P8yQ?si=YdIu1ki_QfGh_FcwxfOzfwFoo Fighters - Your Favourite Toy (00:41:51)Roswell / RCAhttps://open.spotify.com/album/5qKZaYgZJakL0qIE1kKgSJ?si=9ICWxWLMTHGPdFLKKWTi8gThe Prestige - Isthmus (00:51:16)Banshieshttps://theprestige.bandcamp.com/album/isthmosAversio Humanitatis - To Become The Endless Static (00:59:06)Debemur Mortihttps://aversiohumanitatis.bandcamp.com/album/to-become-the-endless-staticFall Of Messiah - Green Lands (01:05:55)Voice Of The Unheardhttps://fallofmessiah.bandcamp.com/album/green-landsBlood Countess - Imperatrix Sanguinis (01:12:41)Dominance Of Darknesshttps://bloodcountess.bandcamp.com/album/imperatrix-sanguinisCnoc An Tursa - A Cry For The Slain (01:18:11)Apocalyptic Withcrafthttps://apocalypticwitchcraft.bandcamp.com/album/a-cry-for-the-slainArmed For Apocalypse - The Earth Is Breathing Beneath Me (01:28:08)Church Roadhttps://armedforapocalypse.bandcamp.com/album/the-earth-is-breathing-beneath-me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Bryn and Jaff indulge their more flamboyant side with a fruity bottle of Beaujolais...and (much to their surprise) it ain't half bad!Bryn picks a bone with Gnod, Jaff grabs his own body parts, Joe Duplantier gets compared to The Eiffel Tower and Iron Maiden manage to wriggle their way out of commitments.Crippled Black Phoenix return with an album of the year contender, Glasgow noise-mongers Gout release their debut EP and knock Bryn's socks off....and Jaff brings some truly astounding music from Austria....This Weeks ReleasesNine Inch Nails - Nine Inch Noize (00:39:00)The Null Corporationhttps://open.spotify.com/album/7lcpCG4RBy3njzxHXlhOnp?si=7hwHHMiIRK-SmoDn2HQGWgSkindred - You Got This (00:41:22)Earache Recordshttps://skindred-earache.bandcamp.com/album/you-got-thisCrippled Black Phoenix - Sceaduheim (00:50:41)Season Of Misthttps://crippledblackphoenixsom.bandcamp.com/album/sceaduhelmSotabosc - El Batec Dels Maquis (01:06:19)Dunk!https://sotaboscband.bandcamp.com/album/el-batec-dels-maquisReeking Aura - On The Promise Of The Moon (01:19:20)Profound Lorehttps://reekingaura.bandcamp.com/album/on-the-promise-of-the-moonGout - Actual Bastard EP (01:24:10)Selfhttps://goutgoutgout.bandcamp.com/album/actual-bastardAbrams - Loon (01:29:56)Blues Funeral Recordingshttps://abramsrock.bandcamp.com/album/loonSofia Isella - Something Is A Shell. (01:34:14)Selfhttps://open.spotify.com/album/2QlGlvLUEon9SaUGNj78cy?si=YShSUTKmSCWLEPvPktxgoQApe Unit - Sticks (01:37:30)Varioushttps://apeunit.bandcamp.com/album/sticksAttwenger - WOS (01:41:07)TRIKONThttps://open.spotify.com/album/7lK3oa30GoSK9gbyGjDVar?si=p6ECMYdhSCi5Xtw5eB02mADoodswens - Doodswens (01:43:41)Svarthttps://doodswensband.bandcamp.com/album/doodswens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When in France, it's time to drink French wine, and this week it's a Bordeaux and there's definitely a lot to talk about!Ritchie Blackmore makes some quite judgmental comments, Iron Maiden finally make the leap, Jack White gets a bit political....and Jaff finds a new career as poet!In a slight change of format, this week it's Hip-Hop week...but there's also a hefty offering of death metal...and even a smattering of drum and bass!!This Weeks ReleasesSnoop Dogg - 10 Til' Midnight (00:35:10)Death Rowhttps://open.spotify.com/album/2A1wHE90Z5Aj3TSQVhyU4Y?si=yfyt441OSEm2P2qAVW2B6wSerial Killers - The Thing Of Hours (00:40:06)Ineffable recordshttps://open.spotify.com/artist/4tujQJicOnuZRLiBFdp3Ou?si=-oPLLVsHRdmWhBkCchRhFwThe Melvins & Napalm Death - Savage Imperial Death March (00:42:32)Ipecachttps://melvinsofficial.bandcamp.com/album/savage-imperial-death-marchImmolation - Descent (00:45:40)Nuclear Blasthttps://immolation.bandcamp.com/album/descentUada - Interwoven (00:52:00)Eisenwoldhttps://uada.bandcamp.com/album/interwovenVomitory - In Death Throes (01:00:30)Metal Bladehttps://vomitory.bandcamp.com/album/in-death-throesCaustic - Inner Deflagration (01:04:01)HPGDhttps://hpgd.bandcamp.com/album/inner-deflagrationGnod - The Chronicles Of Gnowt (Vol 1) (01:09:55)Rocket Recordingshttps://gnod.bandcamp.com/album/chronicles-of-gnowt-vol-1Amulets - Rem(a)inders (01:17:41)Pelagichttps://amulets.bandcamp.com/album/rem-a-indersDoedsvangr - Within The Flesh (01:23:48)Soulsellerhttps://soulsellerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/within-the-fleshThe Lords Of Altamont - Forever Loaded (01:28:29)Heavy Psych Soundshttps://heavypsychsoundsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-lords-of-altamont-forever-loadedSquarepusher - Kammerkonzert (01:33:39)Warp recordshttps://squarepusher.bandcamp.com/album/kammerkonzert Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bryn and Jaff make a triumphant return to Poitiers as they continue their journey through France. It's a Sauvignon Blanc this week...ominously produced with grapes from from "the year of of many challenges".There's black metal Super Bowl, Varg's semen, Kanye getting sent back West, Jaff reminiscing about his time in the cubs....and Bryn presents Jaff with a gift from a mythical creature.It's been one hell of a week for releases with everything from Corrosion of Conformity to The Shits....and a certain Canadian duo who appear to be making some waves.This Weeks ReleasesSunn O))) - Sunn O))) (00:37:26)Sub-Pophttps://sunn.bandcamp.com/album/sunn-o-2Corrosion Of Conformity - Good God / Baad Man (00:42:19)Nuclear Blasthttps://corrosion-of-conformity.bandcamp.com/album/good-god-baad-manAngine De Poitrine - Vol II (00:48:32)Selfhttps://anginedepoitrine.bandcamp.com/album/vol-iiJarboe - Sightings (00:55:04)Consouling Soundshttps://open.spotify.com/album/22UZt6ISti56CjYZiCe8hv?si=uD0MfqBIQ7Wu_eN0T3DUNgThe Shits - Diet Of Worms (01:01:10)Rocket Recordingshttps://theshitsrock.bandcamp.com/album/diet-of-wormsUltha - A Light So Dim (01:08:31)Selfhttps://ultha.bandcamp.com/album/a-light-so-dimKnumears - Directions (01:14:33)Run For Coverhttps://knumears.bandcamp.com/album/directionsTowering - The Oblation Of Man (01:19:18)Doloremhttps://toweringofficial.bandcamp.com/album/the-oblation-of-manMalauriu - The Third Nail (01:24:16)Adirondack Black Masshttps://malauriu.bandcamp.com/album/the-third-nailRelic - Crown Of Flies (01:28:46)Malefichttps://relicdm.bandcamp.com/album/crown-of-fliesKroyer - Towering Iron (01:31:40)Selfhttps://kroyer.bandcamp.com/album/towering-iron-2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Jake has returned to set Bryn and Jaff off on a new journey through the vineyards of France...and they're kicking their trip off in style with a bottle of Cotes-Du-Rhone as well as a (rather pricey) bottle of the highly regarded Chateauneuf-Du-Pape....is it as good as everyone says?!M Shadows sells insurance, Paul Mcartney falls foul of his own rules, somebody defecates down a drainpipe and Jaff hosts the inaugural round of "Bus or Cuss".Musically, there's a pair of atmospheric black metal records, some of the most soul-shaking guttural vocals from any record this year and there's even a jazz-trumpet album from the infamous Flea.....time to get your headphones out!This Weeks ReleasesBlack Label Society - Engines Of Demolition (00:42:09)MNRK Heavyhttps://blacklabelsocietyband.bandcamp.com/album/engines-of-demolitionFlea - Honora (00:47:05)Nonesuchhttps://officialflea.bandcamp.com/album/honoraDon Broco - Nightmare Tripping (00:51:53)Fearless Recordshttps://donbroco.bandcamp.com/album/nightmare-trippingAggressive Perfector - Come Creeping Fiends (01:24:13)Dying Victimshttps://aggressiveperfector.bandcamp.com/album/come-creeping-fiendsWinterfylleth - The Unyielding Season (01:28:57)Napalmhttps://winterfylleth.bandcamp.com/album/the-unyielding-seasonEnisum - Autumn Embrace (01:33:42)Avantgardehttps://avantgardemusic.bandcamp.com/album/autumn-embraceCryptworm - Infectious Pathological Waste (01:38:44)Me Saco Un Ojohttps://cryptworm.bandcamp.com/album/infectious-pathological-wasteFoetorem - Incongruous Forms Of Evergrowing Rot (01:42:40)Everlasting Spewhttps://everlastingspew.bandcamp.com/album/incongruous-forms-of-evergrowing-rotIron Slug - Deceit And Misery (01:45:54)Road To Masochisthttps://ironslug.bandcamp.com/album/deceit-and-miseryParty Cannon - Subjected To A Partying EP (01:47:49)Unique Leaderhttps://uniqueleaderrecords.bandcamp.com/album/subjected-to-a-partyingSanaya Ardeshir - Hand Of Thought (01:51:15)Karigar Recordshttps://sanayaardeshir.bandcamp.com/album/hand-of-thought Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As their Primitivo / Zinfandel journey draws to a close, Bryn and Jaff ponder on what they've discovered over the previous few weeks...and it appears that they have actually learnt some interesting facts!Alice Cooper sells some fetching golf trousers, Flea has a run-in with a glass door, there's wimples, habits and a slanderous rumour started about Slipknot....what a week!And it doesn't stop there! This week sees some of the biggest releases of the year so far with new albums from Neurosis, Exodus and Gaerea...This Weeks ReleasesExodus - Goliath (00:41:30)Napalmhttps://exodus.bandcamp.com/album/goliathNeurosis - An Undying Love For A Burning World (00:47:12)Neurothttps://neurosis.bandcamp.com/album/an-undying-love-for-a-burning-worldGaerea - Loss (00:52:19)Century Mediahttps://centurymedia.bandcamp.com/album/loss-24-bit-hd-audioBong-Ra - Esoterik (01:00:28)Debemur Mortihttps://bong-ra.bandcamp.com/album/esoterikFulci - Risorsero Dalla Tomba e Fu...L'Apocalisse! (01:06:22)20 Buck Spinhttps://20buckspin.bandcamp.com/album/risorsero-dalla-tomba-e-fu-l-apocalisseIo - Orbit Of Ruin (01:10:45)Riotsmithhttps://iomusic.bandcamp.com/album/orbit-of-ruinNecrogore - Ectoplasmic Rape Phenomena (01:18:11)Awakeninghttps://awakeningrecordscn.bandcamp.com/album/ectoplasmic-rape-phenomenaDropkick Murphys / Haywire 617 - New England Forever (01:23:46)Dummy Luckhttps://open.spotify.com/album/1QLd43rPsA1fPd0iDkbiJN?si=fhv17zTBS7OO41TVEkzH8wNorna / Legbiter - Norna x Legbiter Split EP (01:28:42)Pelagichttps://norna.bandcamp.com/album/norna-legbiterAnna Calvi - Is This All There Is (01:33:19)Domino Recordinghttps://annacalvi.bandcamp.com/album/is-this-all-there-isAmen Birdmen - Icarus (01:45:57)Imposturehttps://open.spotify.com/album/6dYfu9UVdBqH0G7X9OBmAR?si=1fhNqHHuQsyWo9WYoT8cbA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Normal service has resumed this week as Bryn returns from his travels and the guys continue their Primitivo journey....where they may well have found their favourite wine so far!!Snoop Dogg turns his hand to winemaking, Bryn takes a pop at Morrissey, Jaff's musical idol comes crashing to the earth in a soggy mess...and there's some genuinely sad news to be discussed.There's also 14 strong releases to be talked about....from northern black metal punks all the way to Australian piano compositions....where else can you get this kind of variety!?This Weeks ReleasesLamb Of God - Into Oblivion (00:45:27)Epic Recordshttps://open.spotify.com/album/5aI0bwD4XS3UGMP4Kx4wNl?si=sdwE40P5QdmIz6Sr2KZ8VwThe Black Crowes - A Pound Of Feathers (00:50:13)Silver Arrow Recordshttps://theblackcrowes.bandcamp.com/album/a-pound-of-feathersWolfbastard - Satanic Scum Punks (00:55:41)Apocalyptic Witchcrafthttps://apocalypticwitchcraft.bandcamp.com/album/satanic-scum-punksVitamin X - Ride The Apocalypse (00:59:05)Svarthttps://vitaminx.bandcamp.com/album/ride-the-apocalypse-3No/Mas - No Peace (01:04:10)Redefining Darknesshttps://nomasgrind.bandcamp.com/album/no-peaceHiraki / Meejah - Interwoven Split EP (01:08:50)Pelagichttps://hirakiband.bandcamp.com/album/interwovenMoros - Cemetery Hallucinations (01:14:44)Knife Hitshttps://moros-666.bandcamp.com/album/cemetery-hallucinationsAplacewe'vealwaysbeen - Why Don't You Take A Step EP (01:19:27)Selfhttps://open.spotify.com/album/4nErb6vFpKPtFgOyoDr260?si=ZTYumr9OTIWuHWjuMFviQgIrreversible - Vessel (01:24:22)Dipterid Recordshttps://irreversible.bandcamp.com/album/vesselThroat - Beyond The Devil's Shroud (01:29:44)Primitive Reactionhttps://primitivereaction.bandcamp.com/album/beyond-the-devils-shroudMauled - When Your Eyes Are Shut (01:34:29)Selfhttps://mauled0.bandcamp.com/album/when-your-eyes-are-shutAnthony Romaniuk - On Modes (01:36:24)Alpha Classicshttps://open.spotify.com/album/1jEFVSZlYSNrDRU9ekoW0D?si=GevLRPPESvyQhfsNpra7OgMonstrosity - Screams From Beneath The Surface (01:38:36)Metal Bladehttps://monstrosityofficial.bandcamp.com/album/screams-from-beneath-the-surfaceQuarters - I Hope This Isn't The End Of The World (01:41:35)Warner Musichttps://open.spotify.com/album/1f7nz3wGXfVT1gNbS2FGZl?si=_5EYMSetQvaVixP7V1YReA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Jaff finds himself tottering around Italy whilst Bryn is nowhere to be seen...luckily he has a reliable bottle of Montepulciano to keep him company.Nikki Sixx makes some comments about genitals, Metallica get spherical and Jaff summons the spirirt of Oz Clark to keep him company...There's twelve releases this week for you to get your teeth into...including some questionable 'big' release...plenty to keep you occupied!This Weeks ReleasesBlack Stone Cherry - Celebrate (00:16:56)Mascot Recordshttps://blackstonecherry.bandcamp.com/album/celebrateProng - Live and Uncleansed (00:19:30)Steamhammerhttps://prongband.bandcamp.com/album/live-and-uncleansed-liveMorrissey - Make-up Is A Lie (00:20:29)Sire Recordshttps://open.spotify.com/album/6A40Ozbw7pFO7HBeKHkxs2?si=5ftdJVqAQA2fuZ3jWRVsSgMiserere Luminis - Sidera (00:24:05)Debemur Mortihttps://miserereluminis.bandcamp.com/album/sideraTemple Of Void - The Crawl (00:28:54)Relapsehttps://templeofvoid.bandcamp.com/album/the-crawlBlackbraid - Nocturnal Womb (00:32:48)Wolf Mountain Productionshttps://blackbraid.bandcamp.com/album/nocturnal-wombLost Society - Hell Is A State Of Mind (00:37:16)Nuclear Blasthttps://lostsocietyband.bandcamp.com/album/hell-is-a-state-of-mindDesert Storm - Buried Under The Weight Of Reason (00:41:18)Heavy Psych Soundshttps://desertstorm.bandcamp.com/musicGrail Guard - Still No Future (00:44:03)TNS Recordshttps://grailguard.bandcamp.com/album/still-no-futureAzken Auzi - Infernua (00:45:44)Argonautahttps://azkenauzi.bandcamp.com/album/infernuaQwälen - Veri Virtaa Edellenn (00:48:26)Time To Killhttps://qwaelen.bandcamp.com/album/veri-virtaa-edelleenBlack Lung - Forever Beyond (00:49:32)Magnetic Eyehttps://blacklungband.bandcamp.com/album/forever-beyond Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's long overdue, but we've finally got our friendly resident wine expert back! This week Jake leads us on a carefully curated journey into the history of Primitivo and Zinfandel....and you may actually learn something for a change!Bryn talks about his embarrassing faux pas, Jaff scours the internet comments sections for more comedy gold and Jaff goes head to head with Jake in a round of 'Band or Booze'There's an album of the year contender, some questionable pop music and a progressive death metal album that will make your brain melt.....plenty to get stuck into!This Weeks ReleasesOlhava - Memorial (00:35:39)Avantagardehttps://olhava.bandcamp.com/album/memorialCryptic Shift - Overspace and Supertime (00:42:14)Metal Bladehttps://cryptic-shift.bandcamp.com/album/overspace-supertime-2JeGong - Gomi Kuzu Can (01:10:07)Pelagichttps://jegong.bandcamp.com/album/gomi-kuzu-canDie Like Gentlemen - Die Like Gentlemen (01:13:35)Drink This Musichttps://dielikegentlemen.bandcamp.com/album/die-like-gentlemenEnnui - Qroba (01:18:01)Selfhttps://ennui-funeral.bandcamp.com/album/qrobaSlagmaur - Hulders Ritual (01:20:11)Prophecy Productionshttps://slagmaur-no.bandcamp.com/album/hulders-ritualBlunt Knife Castration - Blood & Oil (01:22:00)Selfhttps://bluntknifecastration.bandcamp.com/album/blood-oilSpeglas - Endarkment, Being & Death (01:44:36)Trust No Onehttps://speglas.bandcamp.com/album/endarkenment-being-deathCarpenter Brut - Leather Temple (01:48:40)No Quarter Prodhttps://carpenterbrut.bandcamp.com/album/leather-temple Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bryn and Jaff step outside their comfort zone this week and try a bottle of UK produced mead (courtesy of Bryn's father-in-law) that also happens to be a collaboration from welsh noise-mongers Bullet For My Valentine (....ball-bag). It turns out that mead has an interesting effect on Jaff's linguistic abilities...Jaff puts Bryn's knowledge of the Highway Code to the test, Download festival have ruined everyone's day (splits), there's an Ozzy themed Mardi Gras parade and Bryn has concocted a new fact-based game.....Vino Extremo!!There's also a whopping sixteen albums to get through this week including some brilliant blackened post-metal from Ireland, some dissonant, atmospheric black metal from Norway and plenty of Jazz (much to Jaff's disgruntlement...)This Weeks ReleasesMumford and Sons - Prizefighter (00:28:05)Universalhttps://open.spotify.com/album/36tMC1BcEdVTX2YN5Ygg7k?si=Sqcsy4SlR6OIj-jQDIdlQwSylosis - The New Flesh (00:29:44)Nuclear Blasthttps://sylosis.bandcamp.com/album/the-new-fleshYungblud - Idols II (00:33:01)Capitolhttps://open.spotify.com/album/0cUFNGzV90YdrBfTBjxjjM?si=oUvSg6wHRyG580WuYlq73QDomhain - In Perfect Stillness (00:39:16)These Hands Melthttps://domhain-band.bandcamp.com/album/in-perfect-stillnessChained To The Bottom Of The Ocean - Let Us Not Speak Of Them But Look And Pass On (00:48:03)Redscroll Recordshttps://chainedtothebottomoftheocean.bandcamp.com/album/let-us-not-speak-of-them-but-look-and-pass-onCoscradh - Carving The Causeway To The Otherworld (00:59:36)20 Buck Spinhttps://coscradh.bandcamp.com/album/carving-the-causeway-to-the-otherworldBizarrekult - Alt Som Finnes (01:04:38)Season Of Misthttps://bizarrekult.bandcamp.com/album/alt-som-finnesPhasma - Purgatory (01:09:35)Transcending Obscurityhttps://phasmametal.bandcamp.com/album/purgatoryDwellnought - Monolith of Ephemerality (01:14:16)Caligari Recordshttps://caligarirecords.bandcamp.com/album/monolith-of-ephemeralityJazz Sabbath - Jazz Sabbath Live (01:19:55)Blacklakehttps://jazzsabbath.bandcamp.com/album/jazz-sabbath-liveRicky Alexander - Ragology (01:25:08)Turtle Bayhttps://rickyalexander.bandcamp.com/album/ragologyExhumed - Red Asphalt (01:28:18)Relapsehttps://exhumed.bandcamp.com/album/red-asphaltErlend Ropstad - Like Sant Som Alt Annet EP (01:37:11)Indie Recordingshttps://open.spotify.com/album/2InYVvKzqda004JsMQtteT?si=2vp6Qgn9TemeIzuYcmsW6ABayonet Dismemberment - Skull Crushed By A Tank (01:40:36)Iron Fortresshttps://bayonetdismemberment.bandcamp.com/album/skull-crushed-by-a-tankD'Voxx - HERZOG: A Retrospective (01:43:06)Something Else Music Limitedhttps://din7d.bandcamp.com/album/herzog-a-retrospective-din95Apparat - A Hum Of Maybe (01:47:06)Mute Artist Ltdhttps://apparat-music.bandcamp.com/album/a-hum-of-maybe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

G'day folks! Bryn and Jaff return to Southern Australia to try out a bottle of Pepperbox Shiraz...and they humbly apologise for the appallingly bad attempts at Australian accents.Bryn's crack gets a shout out, there's a game of Kiss My Trump, David Ellefson rears his big head (sorry) and Jaff tests Bryn's knowledge of Australian hard-rock bands...oh, and we raise a glass for Dr Dre's birthday!From gypsy punk to ambient classical, death metal to deathcore with a quick amble through Mariachi and crust-punk....it's an eclectic week!!This Weeks ReleasesCharlie XCX - Wuthering Heights (00:35:29)Atlantic Recordingshttps://open.spotify.com/album/4oniyB3TRFhjglVSqVgy9e?si=0vqK2I6QRrCO5DFPol8XxwConverge - Love Is Not Enough (00:39:19)Epitaphhttps://convergecult.bandcamp.com/album/love-is-not-enoughGogol Bordello - We Mean It, Man! (00:42:34)Gogol Recordingshttps://gogolbordello.bandcamp.com/album/we-mean-it-manWorm - Necroplace (00:45:07)Century Mediahttps://wormgloom.bandcamp.com/album/necropalace-24-bit-hd-audioFossilization - Advent Of Wounds (00:47:01)Everlasting Spewhttps://open.spotify.com/album/5EznkIQj30NXQOqsuB5EQ0?si=kFlFV3sVTqucHokvj1Y4AADe l’Abîme Naît l’Aube - Rituel : Initiation (00:51:50)Hypnotic Dirgehttps://danapostmetal.bandcamp.com/album/rituel-initiationAshbringer - Subglacial (01:01:25)Nothingspacehttps://ashbringermusic.bandcamp.com/album/subglacialMagda Drozd - Divided By Dusk (01:07:25)Präsens Editionen https://praesenseditionen.bandcamp.com/album/divided-by-duskPonte Del Diavolo - De Venom Natura (01:13:16)Season Of Misthttps://pontedeldiavolo666.bandcamp.com/album/de-venom-naturaForcefed Horsehead / Shaving The Werewolf - From Horrid To Worse Split EP (01:18:42)Selfhttps://forcefedhorsehead.bandcamp.com/album/from-horrid-to-worseAvalanche - Armed To The Teeth (01:27:48)Selfhttps://avalanchebandrock.bandcamp.com/album/armed-to-the-teethMariachi El Bronx - Mariachi El Bronx (IV) (01:34:35)ATO Recordshttps://thebronx.bandcamp.com/album/mariachi-el-bronx-ivSkin Stripper - Brutality Is Supremacy (01:37:50)Selfhttps://skinstripperslam.bandcamp.com/album/brutality-is-supremacy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Bryn and Jaff return to the delights of white wine! They've picked a slightly more obscure grape from Valencia in Spain....and it hasn't been made in a mental asylum or the worlds thinnest house...Slipknot are looking outside their window, Steven Wilson has made Bryn very happy, and Kid Rock gains a whole new meaning after his anti-SuperBowl show....After wading through the musical pond, there's been some absolute beauties that have risen to the surface!! I you're looking for modern NWOBHM bands or aggressive post-rock then fill up your glass and settle in...This Weeks ReleasesKarnivool - In Verses (00:31:19)Cymatichttps://open.spotify.com/album/2QJhJYgrwIL5C8x7FphmVk?si=L3QW4AInQdGfJyMgK5qq-wPuscifer - Normal Isn't< (00:33:44)BMGhttps://puscifermusic.bandcamp.com/album/normal-isntMayhem - Liturgy Of Death (00:36:35)Century Mediahttps://open.spotify.com/album/2C8tHSlAS7hGeHCJhvpuGW?si=KGdG909cRh6m4UpIxqaizgPuke Wolf - Descend (00:47:08)5FeetUnderhttps://pukewolf.bandcamp.com/album/descendTailgunner - Midnight Blitz (00:55:12)Napalmhttps://tailgunner.bandcamp.com/album/midnight-blitzPredatory Void - Atoned In Metamorphosis (01:06:23)Pelagichttps://predatoryvoid.bandcamp.com/album/atoned-in-metamorphosisMoloch - Bend. Break. Kneel. Crawl (01:13:47)Dry Coughhttps://moloch.bandcamp.com/album/bend-break-kneel-crawlCattle Hammer - Dark Thoughts With Lights Out (01:19:12)Road To Masochisthttps://cattlehammer.bandcamp.com/album/dark-thoughts-with-lights-outUncultivates - This Will Become Clear Later, Like The French Revolution (01:25:29)Horsebox Recordshttps://uncultivates.bandcamp.com/album/this-will-become-clear-later-like-the-french-revolutionKavari - Plague Music EP (00:35;18)XL Recordingshttps://kavarimusic.bandcamp.com/album/plague-music Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

South Africa is the destination of choice this week! Bryn and Jaff try a Shiraz from the Franschoek region...and the reviews are mixed...There's been announcements from ArcTangent and Damnation, Grammy's snubs, Donald Trump's aversion to Green Day, and there's another round of 'Red, White or Black'...if Bryn can keep his eyes of Jean's sugar bush....New releases cover a wide range of genres this week, including a British black metal band, some Swedish prog and a Belarusian technical death metal band with a name longer than Gandalfs beard....plenty to get your teeth into!This Weeks ReleasesSidious - Malefic Necropolis (00:39:28)Immortal Frosthttps://sidious.bandcamp.com/album/malefic-necropolisGorrch - Stillamentum (00:47:30)Avantgardehttps://gorrch.bandcamp.com/album/stillamentumQasu - A Bleak King Cometh (00:58:52)Apocalyptic Witchcrafthttps://qasu.bandcamp.com/album/a-bleak-king-comethHällas - Panorama (01:09:04)Äventyrhttps://haellas.bandcamp.com/album/panoramaEximperitus - Meritoriousness Of Equanimity (01:15:24)Willowtiphttps://eximperitus.bandcamp.com/album/meritoriousness-of-equanimityLaura Cannell - The Medieval Drone Society (01:20:58)Brawlhttps://open.spotify.com/album/6IgbjNqm7ZAHEjLfKbGeeM?si=2d8yy4dGRkKfVTKZeev8WwNightmarer - Hell Interface (EP) (01:26:05)Total Dissonance Worshiphttps://nightmarer.bandcamp.com/album/hell-interface Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another week, another wine! And this time it's back to California for a Zinfandel courtesy of Three Finger Jack (prospecting not required).This week Vigljos are touring Botswana, there's drunken children stumbling around France in 1981, Bryn and Jaff have an uncharacteristically serious conversation about the challenges facing music venues across the UK......and Jaff goes full Bruce Forsyth as he brings a game for Bryn to try his hand at!It's been another stellar week for music releases, including two solo French projects that are contenders for album of the month!!This Weeks ReleaseGros Enfant Mort - Le Sang des Pierres (00:33:54)Moment Of Collapsehttps://grosenfantmort.bandcamp.com/album/le-sang-des-pierresMegadeth - Megadeth (00:44:04)BLKIIBLKhttps://open.spotify.com/album/6ouAFvDtaYWB7PdGaRtJGq?si=Ur0S14IcTc2FM_9wiKm4sAMadra Salach - It's A Hell Of An Age (01:01:07)Canvas Musichttps://open.spotify.com/album/6oZmZb6MX4lhYPN6v3sD2S?si=MJdNTmutTieOo913MJMzDwArchvile King - Aux Heures Désespérées (01:09:40)Les Acteurs de L'Ombrehttps://ladlo.bandcamp.com/album/aux-heures-d-sesp-r-esHandful Of Hate - Soulless Abominations (01:17:27)Dusktonehttps://dusktone.bandcamp.com/album/soulless-abominationsReturn To Silent Hill (OST) - Akira Yamaoka (01:22:02)Room 318https://lacedrecords.bandcamp.com/album/return-to-silent-hill-original-motion-picture-soundtrackJB Dunckel - Paranormal Music Chamber (01:27:42)Prototyphttps://open.spotify.com/album/0jGs4yfIyOKfn6b9kYzlS8?si=acx7akz9Rq-fONRf7bWx3g Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Jaff has pulled an absolute blinder with his wine choice, opting for a Cabernet Sauvignon from Verona in northern Italy.Gimp suits, Megadeth, James Hetfield's tricky guitar playing and the best Doctor Dave you could ever ask for.....there's all this and plenty more in store for you this week.On the release front, Jaff brings all the heavy this week, whilst Bryn basks in crust....January is throwing some absolute gems!This Weeks ReleasesKreator - Krushers Of The World (00:36:07)Nuclear Blasthttps://kreator.bandcamp.com/album/krushers-of-the-worldCorporatocracy - Corporatocracy (00:48:01)Selfhttps://corporatocracy.bandcamp.com/album/corporatocracyTombseeker - Tombseeker (00:57:03)Iron Fortresshttps://tombseeker.bandcamp.com/album/tombseekerRotgut - 8oz Cantrip EP (01:02:13)Selfhttps://rotgutofficial.bandcamp.com/album/8-oz-cantripVoid Monuments - Posthumous Imprecation (01:10:03)Blood Harvesthttps://bloodharvestrecords.bandcamp.com/album/posthumous-imprecationTotal Annihilation - Mountains Of Madness (01:17:42)Testimony Recordshttps://total-annihilation.bandcamp.com/album/mountains-of-madnessIn A House Of Hearbeats - Divination Of Dreams (01:23:52)Ripcordhttps://ripcordrecords.bandcamp.com/album/divination-of-dreamsImarhan - Essam (01:36:23)City Slanghttps://imarhan.bandcamp.com/album/essamVoid Seeker - Depth (01:43:02)Selfhttps://voidsinker.bandcamp.com/album/depth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a shaky, snowy start to the year, Bryn and Jaff are back!! They're kicking off 2026 with a truly artistic bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon from California....and Bryn brings a fancy new piece of wine tech to elevate their drinking experience!!You'll hear about Mozart's love of arses, Ozzy's new autobiography, the first Damnation announcement of 2026.....and there's a throwback to the infamous Italy episode!And on top of all that, there's been some exceptional releases already this year......especially for the black metal fans out there!!This Weeks ReleasesAlter Bridge - Alter Bridge (00:35:05)Napalmhttps://alterbridge.bandcamp.com/album/alter-bridgeEllende - Zerfall (00:46:43)AOPhttps://ellende.bandcamp.com/album/zerfallMiasme - Keep Them At A Distance (00:55:57)Selfhttps://miasme.bandcamp.com/album/keep-them-at-a-distanceFuath - III (01:02:53)Northern Silencehttps://fuath.bandcamp.com/album/iiiThe Ruins Of Beverast - Tempelschlaf (01:09:15)Ván Recordshttps://theruinsofbeverast.bandcamp.com/album/tempelschlafSinister Feeling / Heavens Die - Split (01:15:18)Delayed Gratificationhttps://delayedgratificationrecords.bandcamp.com/album/split-4Big Shipping - Nobody Asked For This (01:23:28)Freakscene Recordshttps://bigshipping.bandcamp.com/album/nobody-asked-for-thisOraculum - Hybris Divina (01:30:15)Invictus Productionshttps://invictusproductions666.bandcamp.com/album/hybris-divinaEctovoid - In Unreality's Coffin (01:33:37)Everlasting Spewhttps://everlastingspew.bandcamp.com/album/in-unrealitys-coffinZu - Ferrum Sidereum (01:37:02)House Of Mythologyhttps://zuband.bandcamp.com/album/ferrum-sidereum Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

And here it is.....after 49 episodes, 53 bottles of wine and 300 albums.....it's time for Bryn and Jaff to share their TOP TEN ALBUMS OF THE YEAR!!Jaff puts Bryn's wine knowledge to the test once again, there's the return of a certain infamous Chilean cowboy and there's even a festive whisky to finish off the year in style.....sorry about the slurring...It's now time for Bryn and Jaff to eat, drink and be merry, but they'll be back in the new year to do it all again....CHEERS!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

And, here it is! The first of a two-part episode where Bryn and Jaff give you the rundown of their top 20 albums from 2025.....In this episode they'll share each of their #20 - #11 albums, whilst sipping one of the most unapologetically glamorous drinks they've tried this year....and Jaff has devised a little game to test how much they've learnt about wine!Expect some obvious choices, some less-obvious.....and some absolute wildcards as we race ever closer to the end of the year!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the midst of a UK tour promoting their new record, titled 'Rot' (Church Road Records), the UK blackened sludge/noise band Believe In Nothing called in for a chat. Bryn and Jaff discuss the band's journey to this point, the themes behind 'Rot', future plans for the band, and wider music with Caine Hemmingway (vocals). In a break from form, and due to the fact that it wasn't even 10am, there was no wine to be found anywhere, preferring a good old cuppa and some chuckles along the way.Link to Bandcamphttps://believeinnothing.bandcamp.com/album/rot Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the year draws to a close, Bryn and Jaff finish off their wine journey by heading to Sicily to try a Nero D'avola, a grape they haven't yet experienced....There's also some fake news, Biffy Clyro's visa cock-up, the announcement of the new Bristol Extreme Fest......and an unusual outburst about potties.....all perfectly normal occurrences here at Tasting Notes HQ...Bringing the grand total of albums reviewed this year to 300 (which is quite an achievement) there's a flurry of solo black metal projects, another post-punk album and many more!!This Weeks ReleasesBlut Aus Nord - Ethereal Horizons (00:30:34)https://blutausnord.bandcamp.com/album/ethereal-horizonsCorpus Delicti - Liminal (00:41:54)https://corpus-delicti.bandcamp.com/album/liminalNordicwinter - Solitude (00:58:33)https://nordicwinter.bandcamp.com/album/solitudeErgot - Decade (01:05:44)https://ergot.bandcamp.com/album/decadeHarifa - As The Pale Sun Fades (01:14:05)https://harifa.bandcamp.com/album/as-the-pale-sun-fadesExcide - Bastard Hymns (01:22:33)https://open.spotify.com/album/7MArk2Th9cUnucBRan1dez?si=35eka10SS6W7FkSNozWyegThe Ominous Circle - Cloven Tongues Of Fire (01:32:47)https://osmoseproductions.bandcamp.com/album/cloven-tongues-of-fire Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Spanish Garnacha is the order of the day this week! Bryn and Jaff dust off their cowboy hats and take a trip to North-East Spain to rub shoulders with some gunslingers...Grown men chuckling at the word 'windy', a lady with a garden in her face, Sue Pollard getting 'earthy', Croatian parking tickets, Thom Yorke busting some funky moves and another wave of ArcTangent band announcements.....this episode has it all!!Unbelievably for this time of year, there's still some really fantastic releases crossing our paths and we've got another nine for you to dive into this week!!This Weeks ReleasesLocusts and Honey - Shadow Of My End EP (00:31:52)https://locustsandhoney.bandcamp.com/album/shadow-of-my-endSedna - Sila Nuna (00:40:03)https://sednablack.bandcamp.com/album/sila-nunaMorbikon - Lost Within The Astral Crypts (00:49:43)https://open.spotify.com/album/78Ou9Eu8hBunocVOIpx3fO?si=hUxerldpTOWzi7RZAIe8NQDecrepit Altar - Egregious Defilement EP (00:57:58)https://mesacounojo.bandcamp.com/album/egregious-defilementKnives - Reglitter I EP (01:04:34)https://open.spotify.com/album/5DfX7LUs3b4WShqRGfcNUO?si=7utPIBTZSxW52nMqB0HEggSun Of The Dying - A Throne Of Ashes (01:10:45)https://sunofthedying.bandcamp.com/album/a-throne-of-ashesMondrary - No Better Than Man (01:20:10)https://mondrary.bandcamp.com/album/no-better-than-manTruth x Da Beatminerz - Nostalgia ThEraPy 2 (01:29:19)https://truthemcee.bandcamp.com/album/nostalgia-therapy-2Def Leppard - Diamond Start Heroes Live From Sheffield (01:33:48)https://open.spotify.com/album/6AQEyriCWFJUgdWtFWpOpJ?si=z3DusB17T4-4amlk4sLvkwCivil Service - Dark /// (01:39:11)https://civilservice.bandcamp.com/album/dark Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

South Africa is the location of the week, where Bryn and Jaff find themselves drinking a Syrah from a small winemaker in the Bovlei Valley.There's more pointless facts from Doctor Dave, Metallica's transition into a family friendly 'party band', Bryn's mother-in-law gets a mention.....and Jaff has some interesting facts about mines!And there's still some great albums being released, from jazzy oud compositions to groovy black-metal.....there's plenty to get stuck in to!!This Weeks ReleasesGhold - Bludgeoning Simulations (00:29:30)https://ghold.bandcamp.com/album/bludgeoning-simulationsVeilburner - Longing For Triumph, Reeking Of Tragedy (00:39:35)https://open.spotify.com/album/63S4d16L63tu5j36JuZjbT?si=j2EFzQgnSRW0CpXSrPEQdQWun Two - Pumpkin Tales (00:51:39)https://wuntwo.bandcamp.com/album/pumpkin-talesDhafer Youssef - Shiraz (00:59:37)https://actrecords.bandcamp.com/album/shiraz1914 - Viribus Unitis (01:10:01)https://x1914x.bandcamp.com/album/viribus-unitisLamp Of Murmur - The Dreaming Prince In Ecstasy (01:21:27)https://lampofmurmuur.bandcamp.com/album/the-dreaming-prince-in-ecstasyRagana and Drowse - Ash Souvenir (01:28:17)https://ragana.bandcamp.com/album/ash-souvenirBell Witch / Aerial Ruin - Stygian Bough Vol 2 (01:38:12)https://bellwitch.bandcamp.com/album/stygian-bough-volume-iiThumbsucker / Atomçk - Split (01:43:49)https://thumbsucker.bandcamp.com/album/thumbsucker-atom-k Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The guys are back in the Mendoza province of Argentina to try a superhero inspired, hand-pruned Malbec....and it's pretty bloody good!There's a full run-down of the Damnation shenanigans, thoughts on the Hellfest lineup, James Hetfield in an inflatable kangaroo costume, a mouthful of marbles....and (for some unknown reason) the chance to own some of Bryn's hair.It's been a busy few days so there isn't the usual juggernaut of new releases being discussed, but they did still find the time to recommend five albums that you should all go and listen to!This Weeks ReleasesBelieve In Nothing - Rot (00:39:48)https://believeinnothing.bandcamp.com/album/rotThe Devil's Trade - Nincs Szennyezetlen Szép (00:54:08)https://thedevilstrade.bandcamp.com/album/nincs-szennyezetlen-sz-pKauan - Wayhome (01:05:13)https://kauan.bandcamp.com/album/wayhomeAgnostic Front - Echoes In Eternity (01:15:27)https://agnosticfront.bandcamp.com/album/echoes-in-eternity-explicitAldorfrea - Bloody Battles (01:25:06)https://aldorfrea.bandcamp.com/album/bloody-battles Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Bryn and Jaff jump back to France to try their first orange wine....but they're definitely not hipsters!!If you're headed to Damnation festival then Bryn has some recommendations for you, there's more pointless facts from Dr Dave and there's also a rundown of THAT Download announcement!There's eight brilliant new albums to talk about that will satisfy your musical hunger whether you like piano compositions, ripping black metal or even sludge / country crossovers....This Weeks ReleasesPrimitive Man - Observance (00:29:32)https://primitivemandoom.bandcamp.com/album/observanceMalakhim - And In Our Hearts The Devil Sings (00:47:38)https://malakhim.bandcamp.com/album/and-in-our-hearts-the-devil-singsOutlaw - Opus Mortis (00:55:27)https://outlaw218.bandcamp.com/album/opus-mortisFlorence And The Machine - Everybody Scream (01:08:03)https://open.spotify.com/album/0z7l9VEJyFMv8p8wffRDaF?si=ism0phRcTyG-PcfRX525EwDominie Hooper - In This Body Lives (01:12:40)https://dominiehooper.bandcamp.com/album/in-this-body-livesGutsaw - Fuck Me I'm Undead (01:19:26)https://gutsaw.bandcamp.com/album/fuck-me-im-undeadChat Pile and Hayden Pedigo - In The Earth Again (01:23:48)https://chatpile.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-earth-againArmin Van Buuren - Piano (01:31:07)https://arminvanbuuren.bandcamp.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Bryn and Jaff have found themselves in Greece, and neither of them have tried the local wine before.....SPOILER ALERT - it's definitely not what they expected...There's ponderings on Bon Jovi and Acid Bath, Dr John's pointless articles, Axl Rose's much appreciated return to onstage meltdowns, and Jaff makes a mildly concerning faux pas.....And obviously there's another truckload of musical goodness coming from locations such as Mali, Canada, Scotland and many more!!This Weeks ReleasesDrofnosura - Ritual Of Split Tongues (00:34:12)https://drofnosura.bandcamp.com/album/voidfeverConjurer - Unself (00:44:38)https://conjureruk.bandcamp.com/album/unselfMhairi Hall - Underwater Cairngorms (00:57:32)https://mhairihall1.bandcamp.com/album/underwater-cairngormsAmadou and Mariam - L'amour à La Folie (01:03:45)https://open.spotify.com/album/6FRsItjrq41pxXtShQyqZe?si=vu7Ox0jTS3mqo1M3NhogTQMastiff - For All The Dead Dreams (01:08:54)https://mastiffhchc.bandcamp.com/album/for-all-the-dead-dreamsScorching Tomb - Ossuary (01:15:09)https://scorchingtomb.bandcamp.com/album/ossuaryOld Year - No Dissent (01:21:48)https://oldyearboise.bandcamp.com/album/no-dissentSunken - Lykke (01:28:57)https://sunkendenmark.bandcamp.com/album/lykke-2Wino - Create Or Die (01:35:49)https://ripplemusic.bandcamp.com/album/create-or-die Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the first time ever, Bryn and Jaff quench their thirst with a Romanian wine.....complete with wizards and a dragon-dog! Dr Dave provides his opinions on the bleedin' obvious, Slayer announce another show (despite their short-lived retirement), and there's a realisation about just how many albums that have featured on the pod so far this year!!As per usual, there's a veritable feast of new music this week that will take you from the Americana soundscapes of Vermont, to the industrial heart of Ukraine in Kyiv.....go and grab a glass of your favourite wine and pop your headphones on, it's a good 'un!This Weeks ReleasesCoroner - Dissonance Theory (00:22:37)https://coronerofficial.bandcamp.com/album/dissonance-theory-24-bit-hd-audioIAN - Come Everybody, Let's Do Nothing! (00:30:29)https://helloianband.bandcamp.com/track/not-erotic-cop-filmTombs - Feral Darkness (00:40:44)https://tombscult.bandcamp.com/album/feral-darknessOld Saw - The Wringing Cloth (00:50:20)https://open.spotify.com/album/2XCe7UZZfkOMTSlLpYPi65?si=4aCxswhPTc-v4LmbWzt6NwSmote - Songs From The Free House (00:56:56)https://smote.bandcamp.com/album/songs-from-the-free-houseAfsky - Faellesskab (01:05:57)https://afsky.bandcamp.com/album/f-llesskabArgesk - Moonlight Pyromancy (01:14:43)https://argesk.bandcamp.com/album/moonlight-pyromancyMorwan - Все по колу, знову (01:18:20)https://morwan.bandcamp.com/album/vse-po-kolu-znovuThey Are Gutting A Body Of Water - LOTTO (01:22:44)https://theyareguttingabodyofwater.bandcamp.com/album/lottoVexations - A Dream Unearthly (01:27:48)https://vexationsuk.bandcamp.com/album/a-dream-unearthly Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Bryn and Jaff take to the Spanish skies with El Aviador!! Bryn gets rather cross whilst talking about Dream Theater, Jaff reminisces about his childhood hamster 'Nutmeg', and there's some fantastic new merch from Igorrr.....and, does anyone have an actual, tangible use for AI generated videos?? Answers on a postcard please......Another musical onslaught is ready to envelope your ears, and it's all a bit bloody good this week.....our AOTY lists have been taking a battering recently!!This Weeks ReleasesTestament - Para Bellum (00:21:32)https://open.spotify.com/album/0ea7kKW9urApKz2E5MIgPW?si=yvFxsnrRSC-d3_qQZzXqIwSanguisugabogg - Hideous Aftermath (00:28:05)https://sanguisugabogg.bandcamp.com/album/hideous-aftermath-24-bit-hd-audioGod Alone - The Beep Test (00:36:21)https://godalone.bandcamp.com/album/the-beep-testThe Wytches - Talking Machine (00:46:58)https://the-wytches.bandcamp.com/album/talking-machineTV Cult - Industry (00:56:44)https://tvcult.bandcamp.com/album/--2Terzij De Horde - Our Breath Is Not Ours Alone (01:01:56)https://terzijdehorde.bandcamp.com/album/our-breath-is-not-ours-alone-2All Hell - Sunsetter (01:12:50)https://allhell.bandcamp.com/album/sunsetterTurn Cold - Violent Breed (01:18:35)https://turncold.bandcamp.com/album/violent-breedMorke - To Carry On (01:23:40)https://morkemn.bandcamp.com/album/to-carry-onThe Orb - Buddhist Hipsters (01:27:25)https://theorb.bandcamp.com/album/buddhist-hipstersPublic Enemy - Black Sky Over The Projects: Apartment 2025 (01:32:12)https://publicenemy.bandcamp.com/album/black-sky-over-the-projects-apartment-2025Steve Roden - Six Sound Installations (01:33:42)https://lineimprint.bandcamp.com/album/six-sound-installations Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bryn and Jaff may regret their decision this week as they plough their way through a bottle of budget supermarket brand wine.....all in the name of market research....Meanwhile, Damnation have released their clashfinder, Bloodstock have dropped another great announcement, there's been a whole host of brilliant gigs over the past week....there's a lot to talk about!There's releases from Agriculture, AFI, Plague Pit, Hooded Menace.....and plenty moreCheers!This Weeks ReleasesAgriculture - The Spiritual Sound (00:30:50)https://agriculturemusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-spiritual-soundGhostframe - Spectral Embrace EP (00:43:25)https://ghostframeofficial.bandcamp.com/album/spectral-embracePlague Pit - A whispered Curse EP (00:49:51)https://plaguepitviolence.bandcamp.com/album/a-whispered-curseDispossessed - Democide (00:56:40)https://dispossessedpdx.bandcamp.com/album/d-mocideHooded Menace - Lachrymose Monuments Of Obscuration (01:02:05)https://hoodedmenace.bandcamp.com/album/lachrymose-monuments-of-obscurationAFI - Silver Bleeds The Black Sun (01:08:50)https://open.spotify.com/album/5mkdGum4SA8FWcwNMlttf5?si=toQM3cg1SkKnplLUlSAFxwThe Dwarfs Of East Agouza - Sasquatch Landslide (01:20:43)https://constellation.bandcamp.com/album/sasquatch-landslideWode - Uncrossing The Keys (01:26:37)https://wode.bandcamp.com/album/uncrossing-the-keys Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Bryn and Jaff head back to Chile for a meeting with 'The Traitor' amongst the Ananuca flowers.Bryn has unfortunately contracted the dreaded lurgy, but stubbornness prevails and (despite all the mucus) there's discussions about the upcoming Bloodstock announcement, Iggy's saggy torso, Jaff's views on American country music......and a complete inability to remember names for fairly standard household items.It's been a bit quieter on the release front this week, but there's still some gems out there for you to wrap your ears around!!This Weeks ReleasesRobert Plant - Saving Grace (00:15:55)https://robertplant.bandcamp.com/album/saving-graceVoidlurker - Loathe For Life (00:26:30)https://voidlurker.bandcamp.com/album/loathe-for-lifePRESIDENT - King Of Terrors EP (00:35:18)https://open.spotify.com/album/5ea5VKYvbGuPNKEJjDm25t?si=mPDYFOKcQuiK-Glrj12Z8wMrs Frighthouse - Solitude Over Control (00:46:20)https://mrsfrighthouse.bandcamp.com/album/solitude-over-controlOcculsed - Antegnosis (00:57:50)https://open.spotify.com/album/4dhgg8BJEBV5LpK8KveM81?si=6i5RWbFeR2ihk5Td-3bv1QLast Retch - Abject Cruelty (01:04:27)https://lastretch.bandcamp.com/album/abject-crueltyFrostmoon Eclipse - As Time Retreats (01:13:42)https://frostmooneclipse.bandcamp.com/album/as-time-retreats-album-2025 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Bryn and Jaff pop round Andy's for an Argentinian Malbec whilst bringing another THIRTEEN albums to talk about....three consecutive weeks of stunning album releases and we're beginning to think there must be something in Andes water!Bryn leads a tribute to the late, great Dickie Bird, and Jaff makes the bold claim that he may have found his album of the year......but you'll have to listen to find out what it is!!This Weeks ReleasesMiley Cyrus - Something beautiful (00:22:48)https://open.spotify.com/album/3jyvGlsdgbUkdZnbpbZCCb?si=aRDzScNCSOy44dyNIkgVeAScorpion Milk - Slime Of The Times (00:29:24)https://peaceville.bandcamp.com/album/slime-of-the-timesCardiacs - LSD (00:39:07)https://alphabet-business-concern.bandcamp.com/album/lsdIgorrr - Amen (00:45:55)https://igorrr.bandcamp.com/album/amenBiffy Clyro - Futique (00:53:04)https://open.spotify.com/album/3Y3nA5ZjMH8PMqV5v9YifF?si=9yrQLiiiQDC3zxtxZCiBdQParadise Lost - Ascension (01:00:48)https://paradiselostofficial.bandcamp.com/album/ascensionBrotthogg - Ved Veis Ende (01:08:00)https://brotthogg.bandcamp.com/album/ved-veis-endeVígljós - Tome II: Ignis Sacer (01:11:55)https://open.spotify.com/album/5UADNHI93W6ovqndPdWb23?si=OMnkLH0wTISdm6X-hTHY3gWerewolves - The Ugliest Of All (01:21:12)https://werewolvesdeathmetal.bandcamp.com/album/the-ugliest-of-allSunniva - Hypostasis (01:25:16)https://sunniva.bandcamp.com/album/hypostasisStoned Jesus - Songs To Sun (01:32:32)https://stonedjesus.bandcamp.com/album/songs-to-sunSadistic Goatmessiah - Violence (01:34:46)https://sadisticgoatmessiah.bandcamp.com/album/violence-2Many Eyes - Combust EP (01:36:31)https://manyeyesmusic.bandcamp.com/album/combust Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Bryn and Jaff take a trip to Australia to indulge in a bottle of Shiraz! There's been another Bloodstock announcement to dissect, Foo Fighters have made creative use of AI and a glass is raised to honour the life of the brilliant Tomas Lindberg. It's also been one of the most varied weeks of music releases so far this year.....plenty of incredible releases to delve into!!This Weeks ReleasesCrippling Alcoholism - Camgirl (00:24:55)https://cripplingalcoholism.bandcamp.com/album/camgirlSlomatics - Atomicult (00:36:00)https://slomatics.bandcamp.com/album/atomicultSpinal Tap - The End Continues (00:45:27)https://open.spotify.com/album/6zF0xG4Gx7W62Fc9wfG1Ey?si=PtLYHGQIQkW7NFF8T4dt7wLawrence English - WhiteOut (00:51:09)https://lawrenceenglish.bandcamp.com/album/whiteoutJo Quail - Notan (00:57:34)https://joquail.bandcamp.com/Gnaw Their Tongues - The Genesis Of Light (01:10:05)https://gnawtheirtongues.bandcamp.com/album/the-genesis-of-lightJim E Brown - I Urinated On A Butterfly (01:13:57)https://jimebrown.bandcamp.com/album/i-urinated-on-a-butterflyLorna Shore - I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me (01:23:52)https://lornashore.bandcamp.com/album/i-feel-the-everblack-festering-within-me-24-bit-hd-audioBarrens - Corpse Lights (01:28:51)https://barrenstheband.bandcamp.com/album/corpse-lightsIntercourse - How I fell In Love With The Void (01:33:12)https://intercourse.bandcamp.com/album/how-i-fell-in-love-with-the-voidBone Fetish - Bone Fetish (01:37:28)https://sentientruin.bandcamp.com/album/bone-fetishDer Weg Einer Freiheit - Innern (01:40:28)https://derwegeinerfreiheit.bandcamp.com/album/innern Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Bryn and Jaff decide to stay in California and try a bottle of Zinfandel whilst discussing the return of Twisted Sister, the unusual System of a Down / Acid Bath announcement, a brief (thankfully!) foray into the images of The Karma Sutra.......and the possibility of starting a new career as a Hip-Hop duo named Egress and Agape...This Weeks ReleasesRitual Mass - Cascading Misery (00:29:19)https://20buckspin.bandcamp.com/album/cascading-miseryHas / Will - While The Nap Lets The Hammer Drive (00:40:23)https://haswill.bandcamp.com/album/while-the-nail-lets-the-hammer-drivePrimitive Rage - Visions Of Ecstasy (00:52:43)https://primitiveragehc.bandcamp.com/album/visions-of-ecstasyThe Color Of Cyan - As Human (00:56:45)https://thecolorofcyan.bandcamp.com/Laura Cannell - The Visible Lights Of Other Worlds (01:04:08)https://brawlrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-visible-light-of-other-worldsCult Burial - Collapse Of Pattern (01:11:02)https://cultburial.bandcamp.com/album/reverie-of-the-malignantKorp - And Darker It Shall Become (01:21:36)https://korp1.bandcamp.com/album/and-darker-it-shall-becomeThe Good, The Bad and The Zugly - November Boys (01:25:52)https://open.spotify.com/album/6dxYyfu8w2zyqLjkFEjt1C?si=Ds6LyUu3SBiQtn7CCvO06AFister - Graceless (01:33:40)https://fister.bandcamp.com/album/gracelessAutrest - Burning Embers, Forgotten Wolves (01:38:22)https://autrest.bandcamp.com/album/burning-embers-forgotten-wolvesPestilential Shadows - Wretch (01:41:31)https://pestilentialshadows.bandcamp.com/album/wretchMorild - Disse Fugle Far Ingen At Se (01:46:14)https://morild.bandcamp.com/album/disse-fugle-f-r-ingen-at-se Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Bryn and Jaff are back in California with a rather good Cabernet Sauvignon.....and Jaff has certainly done his research this time! Prepare to learn some fascinating facts about grapes!As usual the conversation bounces around, covering topics such as Roger Waters' big opinionated mouth, the return of Radiohead, and the hopeful possibility of a Shane Embury set at a certain Bristol festival.....Musically, it's been one of the best weeks of the year!! We bring you a death metal album from Ireland, a lute album from Norway, an experimental split from Australia, multiple black metal albums....even Bryan Adams gets a spot!! All this and loads more.....It's one hell of an episode!!This Weeks ReleasesÅrabrot - Rite Of Dionysus (00:19:16)Dalapophttps://arabrot.bandcamp.com/album/rite-of-dionysusTrudger - Void Quest (00:30:51)Floodlit Recordingshttps://trudger.bandcamp.com/album/void-questUboa and Whitehorse - The Dissolution Of Eternity (00:45:17)Tartarushttps://uboa.bandcamp.com/album/the-dissolution-of-eternityCrimson Butchery - Stalker (01:02:44)Selfhttps://crimsonbutchery.bandcamp.com/album/stalker----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Burghash - La Triada Dels Idiotes WormHoleDeathZatokrev - ...Bring Mirrors To The Surface PelagicBryan Adams - Roll With The Punches BadamsIn Mourning - The Immortal DalapopThe Hives - The Hives Forever Forever The HivesPlay It Again SamAsh Magick -Rituals Of Anathematic East Apocalyptic WitchcraftHelloween - Giants & Monsters Reigning PhoenixRakim - The RE-UPHoley ToledoDeath Goals - Survival Is An Act Of Defiance SelfRolf Lislevand - Libro PrimoECM Records Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After the festival silly season, normal service is now resumed and this week Bryn And Jaff nip over to America to sample a bottle of Zinfandel.There's predictions about Bloodstocks extra headliner, a tribute to the brilliant Brent Hinds, some (not so) unusual activity in the Cradle Of Filth camp...and a healthy serving of the usual nonsense!This week's choice of releases is not for the faint of heart! There's an incredible blackened post-metal album, a soul-wrenching and drone-filled blackened-death record and plenty more to keep your ears and minds occupied! These are six releases that are definitely best listened to with wine....This Weeks ReleaseDefacement - Doomed (00:23:09)Unorthodox Emanationshttps://defacementofficial.bandcamp.com/album/doomedCorridoré - Abandon (00:37:28)Hypaethral Recordshttps://corridore.bandcamp.com/album/abandonFarseer - Portals To Cosmic Womb (00:48:33)Selfhttps://farseerofchicago.bandcamp.com/album/portals-to-cosmic-wombMalevich - Under A Gilded Sun (01:01:22)Church Roadhttps://malevichatlanta.bandcamp.com/album/under-a-gilded-sunWreck And Reference - Stay Calm (01:12:36)The Flenserhttps://wreckandreference.bandcamp.com/album/stay-calmDusk - REPOKA EP (01:20:59)Selfhttps://duskvt.bandcamp.com/album/repoka Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bryn and Jaff are back from the glorious fields of Fernhill Farm, and they're bringing you a full run-down of their ArcTangent week!What bands played the best sets?Who were the noisy people by the VIP bar?Why are Inter Arma so smelly? Who made Bryn cry? All these questions (and more) will be answered, as the guys take you on a whirlwind tour of one of the best UK festivals! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back!! This week, there's a slightly haphazard trip to Italy, where Bryn and Jaff pop into the Piccini winemakers and try one of their blends. Bonus points go to the label which bears more than a passing resemblance to the Pothamus album from earlier this year!!Having just returned from a suitably debaucherous weekend at Bloodstock, Jaff soldiers through and provides a comprehensive run-down of the festival highlights. Bryn takes up the responsibility of reviewing two fantastic debut records that were released last week, and they both get rather excited about heading to ArcTangent this week!!This Weeks ReleasesPustulant Flesh - Gurgling Pustulence ()Extremely Rottenhttps://pustulant-flesh.bandcamp.com/album/gurgling-pustulenceCircling Over - Amends ()Braeburnhttps://circlingover.bandcamp.com/album/amends Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Week Bryn and Jaff return to the familiar lands of Rioja...but there's a difference, and it's a genuine first for the podcast!!It's also (finally) festival season and there's Bloodstock predictions, a thorough dressing down of the lacklustre Wacken 2026 announcement, Bryn's top festival tip....as well as the usual truckload of verbal meandering that you've come to expect.Another six albums have been plucked from the tree of weekly music releases, and it's a hell of a mix...where else can you slide effortlessly from unhinged Australian slam into sleaze-laden LA grunge and then end up in the comforting arms of some traditional Death Metal.....This Weeks ReleasesPlasmodulated - An Ocean Of Putrid, Stinky, Vile, Disgusting Hell (00:26:16)Selfhttps://plasmodulated.bandcamp.com/album/an-ocean-ov-putrid-stinky-vile-disgusting-hellHedonist - Scapulimancy (00:38:00)Southern Lordhttps://hedonistsl.bandcamp.com/album/scapulimancyReturn To Dust - Speak Like The Dead EP (00:50:47)Republic Recordshttps://open.spotify.com/artist/53Hm23U3dtaHeB5Oy6GbaS?si=Hm2Lz4-sT0-TXBmjhxaJugVictim Of Fire - The Old Lie (01:07:38)Return Trip Recordshttps://victimoffire.bandcamp.com/album/the-old-lieBlessings - Blodsträngen (01:22:00)Pelagichttps://blessingsgbg.bandcamp.com/album/blodstr-ngenCorpse Maggot Crew - Family Reunion (01:34:40)Selfhttps://corpsemaggotcrew.bandcamp.com/album/family-reunion Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's been a while, but Bryn and Jaff have returned for Season 2!!After their jolly jaunt through the vineyards of Rioja, they now find themselves sipping Malbec in the wilderness of Argentina...and bloody good it is too!There's a tribute to the greatness of Ozzy, Bryn airs his frustrations with festival lineup announcements, and rather a lot of historical fact-finding about the Etruscan civilisation. The guys are also excited to announce that they have officially launched a collaboration with the fantastic caffeine-wizards at Black Coffee Worship....but you'll have to listen to the episode to get yourself a sneaky discount on their products!!There's been a ludicrously high calibre of musical releases over the past two weeks....some definite contenders for Album Of The Year for you to listen to!!This Weeks ReleasesAbigail Williams - A Void Within Existence (18:44)Agonia Recordshttps://agoniarecords.bandcamp.com/album/a-void-within-existenceBa'al - The Fine Line Between Heaven And Here (29:56)Road To Masochisthttps://baalbanduk.bandcamp.com/album/the-fine-line-between-heaven-and-hereMargarita Witch Cult - Strung Out In Hell (43:18)Heavy Psych Recordshttps://open.spotify.com/album/3Q1e0BDK5RAO4jzwNRXJQo?si=o4mkS3nJRju5YoxgRrMsfQScars On Broadway - Addicted To The Violence (53:41)Selfhttps://daronmalakianandscarsonbroadway.bandcamp.com/album/addicted-to-the-violenceKontusion - Insatiable Lust For Death (01:06:14)Profound Lorehttps://kontusionkontusion.bandcamp.com/album/insatiable-lust-for-deathHemelbestormer - The Radiant Veil (01:15:34)Pelagichttps://hemelbestormer.bandcamp.com/album/the-radiant-veil Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we've taken Tasting Notes to a livestream platform!! Coming straight to you from the iconic @frogandfiddleListen to us natter our way through topics such as festival food, influential albums and worryingly green beverages!!We'll be taking a break next week, but we'll return in a couple of weeks with more fantastic album reviews!See you soon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As they wobble their way to the end of their Rioja journey, Bryn and Jaff are lucky enough to have been donated an absolute stunner of a bottle! The oldest and most 'grown up' wine they've reviewed over the past 26 weeks, and they definitely seemed to enjoy it....Unless you've had your head in the toilet over the past week then you'll be aware that Black Sabbath had a bit of a 'Jamboree' in Birmingham over the weekend. Jaff managed to get along to it in person, Bryn watched the livestream......and they couldn't resist sharing their thoughts with you! From Nuno Bettencourt's unbelievable reliability, Jake E Lee's disappearing act, Metallica's absolute monster of a set, an almost total lack of beer and the incredible ending of one of the most important bands in history....there's a lot to talk about!They still find the time to discuss some of the brilliant releases from the past week, and there were some absolute belters for you to listen to!!This Weeks ReleasesSarastus - Agony Eternal (01:02:18)Dominance Of Darknesshttps://sarastus.bandcamp.com/album/agony-eternalStygian - Dreadlands (01:15:59)Time To Killhttps://stygian-official.bandcamp.com/album/dreadlandsLeonov - Shape Of Ash EP (01:25:38)Pelagichttps://leonov.bandcamp.com/album/shape-of-ashFeces Fetus (FxFx) - Snaek Meets Slug (01:38:35)Selfhttps://fxfx.bandcamp.com/album/snaek-meet-slug Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bryn and Jaff are still staggering around in Northern Spain, and this week they've found a slightly different bottle of wine to devour.....a Rioja Blanco! A variety of wine that neither has previously tried, and it turns out to be something really rather special!!Prepare yourselves for stories of Iron Maiden and Public Enemy, opinions on Glastonbury, another instalment of "Things Bryn doesn't give a shit about"....and a fair warning for what may be a rocky few weeks in Podcast Land.As usual, they've found some seriously good releases to chat about, and this week there is improvisational desert soundscapes, old-school hardcore, an incredible experimental dark-ambient, drone record and plenty more for you to indulge in!!This Weeks ReleasesSmote - Clyppan (33:40)Rocket Recordingshttps://smote.bandcamp.com/album/clyppanSerpent Corpse - Retaliate EP (48:53)Transcending Obscurityhttps://serpentcorpse-label.bandcamp.com/album/retaliateUboa - All The Dead Melt Down As Rain (01:02:22)The Flenserhttps://uboa.bandcamp.com/album/all-the-dead-melt-down-as-rainPig Pen - Mental Madness (01:14:55)Flatspot Recordingshttps://flatspotrecords.bandcamp.com/album/fsr83-mental-madnesssilverlake murder - Blackout (01:25:22)Selfhttps://silverlakemurder.bandcamp.com/album/blackoutBelieve In Nothing - Boiling Stone EP (01:36:54)Church Roadhttps://believeinnothing.bandcamp.com/track/boiling-stone-2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Bryn and Jaff continue their Spanish escapades....but have only managed to stagger down the road to the neighbouring vineyard, will it live up to the high standard set by last weeks entry? They hope so, especially with a bold claim such as "The cathedral of Rioja"...Jaff's mind explodes when he discovers Norway rhymes with Doorway, Bryn shares things he couldn't give a f**k about, they discuss what their personal choice of album to listen to before an apocalypse would be, they announce the winner of the first 'Vinyl Giveaway'.....and there's a substantial amount of time spent talking about Donald Trump's underpants....It was also another brilliant week of music that includes some possible contenders for album of the year lists, as well as the only "true" metal album ever released.This Weeks ReleasesPatristic - Catechesis (00:32:23)Willowtiphttps://patristic.bandcamp.com/album/catechesisVarhara - The First Breath After (00:49:20)These Hands Melthttps://varhara666.bandcamp.com/album/the-first-breath-afterHaggus - Destination Extinction (01:02:42)Tankcrimeshttps://tankcrimes.bandcamp.com/album/destination-extinctionJoliette - Pérdidas Variables (01:14:31)Selfhttps://joliette.bandcamp.com/album/p-rdidas-variables-2Matmos - Metallic Life Review (01:26:40)Thrill Jockey Recordshttps://matmos.bandcamp.com/album/metallic-life-reviewImha Tarikat - Confessing Darkness (01:39:03)Prophecy Productionshttps://imhatarikat.bandcamp.com/album/confessing-darkness Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Bryn and Jaff begin their month long journey to the vineyards of Spain....metaphorically speaking. They're back on their trusty Rioja, and with a bit of Ziggy Stardust magic it turns out to be quite an exceptional one!!Hear them discuss Download festival (from afar), the elusive nature of wine connoisseurs and this week they even review two albums against the clock!! Oh, as well as forgetting their own names.....and starting beef with a gangster rapper from the 80's.....standard behaviour really....If you're a fan of post-punk, blackened death-metal, critically slated albums from the 90's (that are actually really bloody good), or music recorded in obscure and unique locations then you're in for an absolute peach of a time with this weeks releases!!This Weeks ReleasesRow Of Ashes - Tide Into Ruin (00:30:51)Road To Masochisthttps://rowofashes.bandcamp.com/album/tide-into-ruinOutergods - Dethroned and Devoured (00:51:20)Apocalyptic Witchcrafthttps://outergodsuk.bandcamp.com/album/dethroned-devouredQueens Of The Stone Age - Alive In The Catacombs (01:08:21)Matadorhttps://qotsa.bandcamp.com/album/alive-in-the-catacombsMetallica - Load (remastered) (01:19:04)Blackened Recordingshttps://open.spotify.com/album/0G3puZwdd9nNpaNyPSxvH3?si=LuYMm3YtRnyIP-R8fM4eZQHalf Man Half Biscuit - All Asimov And No Fresh Air (01:30:07)RM Quantroughhttps://open.spotify.com/album/3W3HJqaUh5JUjEWDRPczbb?si=k4V3s8FIT8mDLRTHEgQ9KwHatred Inherit - Void (01:42:54)Satanath Recordshttps://hatredinherit.bandcamp.com/album/void Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bryn and Jaff delve into the world of New Zealand wine for the first time with a rather refined looking bottle of Syrah....but was it any good?! Bryn gets excited about some comfortable looking socks, Jaff coins the term 'Swedecore' as a new genre and they both forget that they're recording and begin planning their Christmas episodes....also, Jaff takes a mid-episode trip to the bathroom. It's a chaotic one....Music this week covers a whole spectrum....there's some of the fastest, most intense Death metal to ever come out of Finland, a truly genre-less masterpiece from the one and only Gaahl, a stunning meditative and transcendental soundscape record from Bristol.....and that's just the beginning!!Oh.....and there's a chance to win a free vinyl LP in conjunction with the brilliant Black City Records.....what's not to like there!?This Weeks ReleasesAustere - The Stillness of Dissolution (00:27:34)Prophecy Productionshttps://austere-official.bandcamp.com/album/the-stillness-of-dissolutionRefusal - Venomous Human Concept (00:44:14)Time To Killhttps://refusal.bandcamp.com/album/venomous-human-conceptGaahl's WYRD - Braiding The Stories (01:07:22)Season Of Misthttps://gaahlswyrd.bandcamp.com/album/braiding-the-storiesCromlech - Owls And Eels (01:24:33)Darkness Shall Risehttps://cromlechxciv.bandcamp.com/album/of-owls-and-eelsMarconi Union - Fear Of Never (01:42:57)JUSThttps://marconiunion.bandcamp.com/album/the-fear-of-never-landingLucy Gooch - Desert Window (01:52:42)Fire Recordshttps://lucygooch.bandcamp.com/album/desert-window Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The duo are back together!!! After Bryn's continental escapades and Jaff's festival adventures in Scarborough, there's a lot to catch up on. Jaff has a fight with an uncooperative cork, Bryn shows off his lacklustre Italian language skills....and that's all before they even get to the music!There are some stellar releases again this week ranging from blackened death to funeral doom and you have the added bonus of hearing some dodgy northern accents and a complete spiral into absurdity over an imaginary man who hate's all Brendan's.....enjoy!This Weeks ReleasesTrivax - The Great Satan (27:54)Osmose Productionshttps://trivax.bandcamp.com/album/the-great-satanColtsblood - Obscured Into Nebulous Dusk (49:40)Translation Loss Recordshttps://coltsblood.bandcamp.com/album/obscured-into-nebulous-duskVader - Humanihility (01:06:46)Nuclear Blasthttps://vader-band.bandcamp.com/album/humanihilityGive Over - Done In (01:16:52)Jungle Noise Recordshttps://giveoverleeds.bandcamp.com/album/done-inObstruktion - The End Takes Form (01:26:16)Suicide Recordshttps://obstruktion.bandcamp.comObsidian Tongue - Eclipsing Worlds Of Scorn (01:34:49)Profound Lorehttps://obsidiantongue.bandcamp.com/album/eclipsing-worlds-of-scorn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the first time, Bryn and Jaff are coming to you from different locations! Bryn has been selfishly swanning around Northern Italy, but he's been learning all sorts of interesting facts about the fantastic drink known as Lambrusco!! Jaff is back in merry old Cheltenham and holding the fort with four monstrously good music choices....There's goats, flying dragons, sputum.....and a clear drop in recording quality (but they soldiered through for the sake of the listeners!). Listen out for details of the competition the guys are hosting at Fortress festival this weekend, you won't want to miss out on that!! There's also a surprise musical guest that Bryn shares a few glasses (....bottles) with on a vineyard just outside Reggio Emilia.....This Weeks ReleasesPoison The Preacher - Vs The World (19:43)Seek And Strikehttps://open.spotify.com/album/1LynaaRJ54ieHvegctyK2M?si=50S7Sg9QRROxAA40LNRcewCrust - Where might Gears To Descend (32:45)Moribund Recordshttps://crustband.bandcamp.com/album/where-light-fears-to-descendMyrkvid - Nihilist (46:45)Immortal Frosthttps://immortalfrostproductions1.bandcamp.com/album/nihilistOdoacer - All Was Of Little Worth Pt. 1 (01:00:25)Church Roadhttps://immortalfrostproductions1.bandcamp.com/album/nihilist Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Italian Pinot Grigio is the order of the week for Bryn and Jaff, and they once again prove that their palates seem to be improving! There's tales of Marilyn Monroe, wigs made of half-digested noodles and some slightly predictable views on 'that' song by President....Bryn brings three incredibly melancholic albums (one that even made him cry), but luckily Jaff finds himself raising the mood (and lowering the tone) with the latest release from Death Metal monsters 'Cumbeast"......as expected, hilarity ensues!!This Weeks Releases Steve Von Till - Alone In A World Of Wounds (24:50)Neurot Recordingshttps://stevevontill.bandcamp.com/album/alone-in-a-world-of-woundsFull Of Hell - Broken Sword, Rotten Shield (45:07)Closed Casket Activitieshttps://fullofhell.bandcamp.com/album/broken-sword-rotten-shieldTörsz - Menedék (59:28)Pelagichttps://torzs.bandcamp.com/album/mened-kCumbeast - Fairytales Of Filth (01:14:31)Morbid Generationhttps://cumbeast.bandcamp.com/album/fairytales-of-filthNvage - Nvage EP (01:26:44)Selfhttps://nvageband.bandcamp.com/album/self-titledBen Frost - Under Certain Light and Atmospheric Conditions (01:39:28)Mute Artistshttps://benfrost.bandcamp.com/album/under-certain-light-and-atmospheric-conditions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bryn and Jaff are back on the white wine this week, courtesy of a peachy Chenin Blanc from South Africa. The usual hilarity ensues (despite the rather serious musical choices) with their ramblings taking them from Victorian urinals to their favourite brand of tractor.....even leaving room for a glass-raising toast to the one and only, Lemmy Kilmister.There are some seriously dark and thought-provoking records on offer this week, including a couple that could even be highlights of the year!! If you're of a nervous disposition then maybe give this one a miss.....actually, don't do that at all....fill up your glasses, press play, and bask in the lunacy!!This Weeks ReleasesMütterlein - Amidst The Flames, May Our Organs Resound (22:36)Debemur Mortihttps://mutterlein.bandcamp.com/album/amidst-the-flames-may-our-organs-resoundGhost Bath - Rose Thorn Necklace (39:13)Nuclear Blasthttps://ghostbath.bandcamp.com/album/rose-thorn-necklaceRIFFTREE - Wonky (59:44)No Profithttps://rifftree.bandcamp.com/album/wonkyAbysmal Rites - Restoring The Primordial Order (01:10:44)WormHoleDeathhttps://abysmalritesband.bandcamp.com/album/restoring-the-primordial-order-albumSvarta Havet - Manen Ska Lysa Din Vag (01:20:38)Prosthetichttps://abysmalritesband.bandcamp.com/album/restoring-the-primordial-order-albumThe Sun's Journey Through The Night - Demo III (01:33:17)Church Roadhttps://thesunsjourneythroughthenight.bandcamp.com/album/demo-iii Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Bryn and Jaff discover that Gary Barlow is quite the wine connoisseur and he's pulled an absolute blinder with his 'deliciously rich' South African Malbec.....shame about his lack of condom merchandise though!! The conversation drifts from Blood Incantation teaching strangers how to use a record player, Federico Albanese being an absolute legend and there's also a completely unexpected Donald Trump impression...Music this week includes a mix of hardcore, blackened-death, punk, swamp-sludge and more.....it's quite the musical melting pot and you're guaranteed to find something you like!!This Weeks ReleaseDon't Try - Cries of Domination EP (27:03)Blood Blasthttps://donttryqc.bandcamp.com/album/cries-of-dominationHate - Bellum Regiis (41:23)Metal Bladehttps://hate.bandcamp.com/album/bellum-regiisPropaghandi - At Peace (56:52)Epitaphhttps://propagandhi.bandcamp.com/album/at-peaceFrog Lord - Metamorphosis (01:16:10)Selfhttps://froglord.bandcamp.com/album/metamorphosisSolfatare - Asservis Par L'espoir (01:30:03)Signal Rexhttps://solfatare.bandcamp.com/album/asservis-par-l-espoirLeper Colony - Those Of The Morbid (01:41:16)Testimonyhttps://leper-colony.bandcamp.com/album/those-of-the-morbid Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.