Sunday, May 3, 2020

Episode 129: Like Rats



Here is Dreams of Consciousness Podcast Episode 129, featuring an interview with Todd Nief of Like Rats.

[cover photo by Peter Cook]

The podcast is available through the following streaming services (click to listen):
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This conversation took place April 17th, 2020, MYT.

Though they have members of power violence heroes Weekend Nachos and a name taken from a Godflesh song, the hearts of Like Rats are very much in the late Eighties/early Nineties era of death metal. The Chicago band excels at writing songs that are immediate, as well as bone crushingly heavy.

I spoke with Like Rats guitarist Todd Nief about his approach to songwriting, his musical influences, and the latest Like Rats album, Death Monolith. We also discussed Todd's own podcast, Todd Nief's Show.

My thanks to Todd for speaking with me, and to you for listening.


TRACK LIST:

"The Omega Equation" 
"Ashen Rain"
"Death Monolith"
 taken from the album Death Monolith

"Gates"
taken from the album II


Like Rats on Facebook

Like Rats on Instagram


Death Monolith on Hibernation Release Bandcamp


toddnief.com



True To The Dark:

Episode 33:
Weekend Nachos