Episode #130 - KVDE

This week, I'm catching up with Ira Black of APOCÆLYPSE, talking not only about their recent album FÆNIX, but about the nature of reality and quantum mechanics. You know, like you do. This album is all over the place in the best way, and you'll learn why when you listen to Ira's influences (culturally and musically).Music:Theme: Eyes Without A Face by The Flesh Eaters (A Hard Road to Follow, 1983)Intro: Intell-I-Gents by APOCÆLYPSE (FÆNIX, 28 August 2026)Outro: by APOCÆLYPSE (FÆNIX, 28 August 2026)Recommendation: Giallo by Djunah (2026) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, I'm hanging out with Heidi of Konvent, talking their rad new album Firesky as well as listening to the Backstreet Boys and modern piano composers, because guilty pleasures only exist if you're guilty about them. Firesky RULES, by the way, and is well worth the 45 minutes it asks of you. Heidi also rules, as you'll find out as you listen to this episode!Music:Theme: Don't Think by Liquid Cross off Don't Think EP (Strange Mono, 2025)Intro: Into the Unknown by Konvent off Firesky (Napalm, 6 November 2026)Outro: Firesky, f. Mai Soon Young Ovilsen off Firesky (Napalm, 6 November 2026)Recommendation: These Go To Eleven, wherever you get podcasts (link is to Apple Podcasts) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

For Halloween, I'm sitting down with local indie artist KVDE, who shares my opinion that Whitesnake by Whitesnake is brilliant, so you know the dude is all right. And his music rules, too. Go check out the myriad of singles and albums he has out there streaming; they're a good time.Music:Theme: Abcess by Fugue State off Subtlety's Dead (2023)Intro: Fake by KVDE with DON'T YOU DARE (Single, 30 October 2026)Outro: Tidal Waves by KVDE (Single, 2026)Recommendation: Demonwarp (1988, currently streaming on Night Flight Plus) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, I'm talking with Helle Bohdanova of the Ukrainian band Ignea about the nostalgia of public architecture, the role of art in societal memory, and retrofuturism. You know, no big. Also, we talk about the rad new Ignea album, Monumental, which just dropped. It's one that I preordered on vinyl pretty much the second you could, and I can think of no stronger recommend from me.Music:Theme: The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) by Missy Elliott off Supa Dupa Fly (1997)Intro: I am in Hell by Ignea off Monumental (23 October 2026)Outro: Prefab by Ignea f. Combichrist off Monumental (23 October 2026)Recommendation: 1922, currently streaming on Netflix Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, I'm talking to Arne of the strange and fantastic band Vāmācāra about half-remembered guitar parts in Michael Jackson songs, skate videos with AC/DC, and of course, Vāmācāra's new EP, dropping next week!Music:Theme: My Death by Scott Walker off Scott (1967)Intro: Do To Them What They Wish Upon Others by Vāmācāra off Destructress of Tantric Asceticism (23 October 2026)Outro: Nothing To Worship But The Flesh by Vāmācāra off Destructress of Tantric Asceticism (23 October 2026)Recommendation: Man Finds Tape (2025, currently streaming on Prime Video) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, I'm hanging out with Truls from Graveyard, talking about The Dead, mishandling vinyl records, and getting into skateboarding (well, one of us anyway) thanks to Misfits tracks on skate videos. Oh, yeah, and their rad new album Fever which dropped yesterday, and which you should definitely be listening to.Music/Media:Theme: Set Adrift on Memory Bliss by P.M. Dawn off Of the Heart, Of the Soul, and Of the Cross: The Utopian Experience (1991)Intro: Room Tempered by Graveyard off Fever (9 October 2026)Outro: Year of the Horse by Graveyard off Fever (9 October 2026)Recommendation: The Endless (2018), currently streaming on Shudder  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This time around, I'm hanging out with Federico Mondelli, mastermind of the Italian power metal band Frozen Crown, covering a rad set of influnces and their killer new record, The Legend of the Six Kings, which just dropped yesterday on Napalm! As I say on the podcast, this is Power Metal Plus, and it's a hell of a record!Music:Theme:  Roach by Dead Poet Society off Monarch (October 2, 2026)Intro: Lightning in the Sky by Frozen Crown off The Legend of the Six Kings (October 2, 2026)Outro: River of Time by Frozen Crown off The Legend of the Six Kings (October 2, 2026)Recommendations:Monarch by Dead Poet Society (October 2, 2026)The Pulse of Atoms by Lustmord Lombardo (October 2, 2026)  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, Robin Staps from The Ocean stops by to talk about the fantastic new record Solaris, and we also talk about film and reminisce on the shitty punk clubs of our youth. Solaris is a fantastic record, and one you should run, not walk, not slowly amble, not stalk (IN JOKES) to listen to. Music:Theme: John Wayne Was A Nazi by Millions of Dead Cops off Millions of Dead Cops: Millennium Edition (2014)Intro: Belligerence, Part II by The Ocean off Solaris (25 September 2026)Outro: Milk of My Dreams by The Ocean off Solaris (25 September 2026)Recommendation: Villanelle  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, I'm hanging out with Michael Saint of the modern alternative band Scarhaven, talking his unique path into music, some great influences from the 90s and early 2000s, and of course, the genius of Nick Drake. Scarhaven's EP Changing came out in 2026 and is a fantastic listen, but go check out all their stuff, especially the singles.Music:Theme: Night of the Cadillacs by Generation X (Valley of the Dolls, 1979)Intro: Drowned by Scarhaven (Single, 2026)Outro: Levitate by Scarhaven (Changes, 2026)Recommendation: Elemental Part 1: Mourning Earth by FEN Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, Greg Wilkinson from Static Abyss and I realize that yes, we're now the classic rock generation... but we also talk about a bunch of rad, random music, as well as the KILLER new Static Abyss record that dropped a couple of weeks back. If you haven't checked it out yet, do yourself a favor, because it rules.Music in this episode:Theme: Son of a Preacher Man by Dusty Springfield off Dusty in Memphis (1969)Intro: Skull Blasted by Static Abyss off The Dying Hunt (28 August 2026)Outro: Bleeding in the Fog by Static Abyss off The Dying Hunt (28 August 2026)Recommendation: Get Ready (Live at Victoria Warehouse Manchester) by Peter Hook and the Light (2026) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.