360: Cemetery Skyline

Dreams of Consciousness Podcast Episode 360 features an interview with Santeri Kallio of Cemetery Skyline.

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As Lightning From Heaven [Weekly Mixtape 148]

Adon | Vananidr | Altar Ov Asteria
Othismos | Vrazroth | Thy Catafalque
Bedsore | Selvans | Mefitis
Frostbite | Wormwitch | Mörk Gryning

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279: Vomitory

Dreams of Consciousness Podcast Episode 279 features an interview with Peter Östlund of Vomitory.

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an interview with Sickrecy

Swedish grind trio Sickrecy recently released their debut full-length Salvation Through Tyranny through Selfmadegod and Bullwhip Records. It's everything you'd want from a grindcore album: Unrelenting and to the point, with a cynical eye cast towards the state of the world. Drummer/bassist Martin Eriksson was kind enough to answer my questions.

252: Defleshed

Dreams of Consciousness Podcast Episode 252 features an interview with Gustaf Jorde of Defleshed.

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Winter '98 [Mixtape 35]

The Crown • Sacrilege • Dark Tranquillity • Edge of Sanity • Ceremonial Oath • The Haunted
In Flames • Dawn • At The Gates • Eucharist • Dan Swanö • Opeth • Hypocrisy

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213: Sleepwulf

Dreams of Consciousness Podcast Episode 213 features an interview with Owen Robertson of Sleepwulf.

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212: Hazemaze

Dreams of Consciousness Podcast Episode 212 features an interview with Estefan Carrillo of Hazemaze.

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195: Thyrfing

Dreams of Consciousness Podcast Episode 195 features an interview with Patrik Lindgren of Thyrfing.

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Episode 173: The Crown

Here is Dreams of Consciousness Podcast Episode 173, featuring an interview with Marko Tervonen of The Crown.

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Episode 161: Gravkväde

Here is Dreams of Consciousness Podcast Episode 161, featuring an interview with Ezra Nattkaos of Gravkväde.

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Episode 157: Demonical

Here is Dreams of Consciousness Podcast Episode 157, featuring an interview with Martin Schulman of Demonical.

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Episode 149: Grid

Here is Dreams of Consciousness Podcast Episode 149, featuring an interview with Fredrik Larsson and Andreas Backström of Grid.

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Episode 140: Kingnomad

Here is Dreams of Consciousness Podcast Episode 140, featuring an interview with Mr. Jay of Kingnomad.

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Episode 118: Deranged

Here is the 118th episode of the Dreams of Consciousness podcast, featuring an interview with Johan Bergström of Deranged.

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Episode 108: Cult of Luna

Here is the 108th installment of the Dreams of Consciousness podcast, featuring an interview with  Johannes Persson of Cult of Luna.

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Episode 105: Runemagick

Here is the 105th installment of the Dreams of Consciousness podcast, featuring an interview with Nicklas "Terror" Rudolfsson of Runemagick.

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Bandcamp Picks 184: Alunah, Besvärjelsen, Planet Of Zeus, Mars Red Sky

Hailing from the city that invented doom metal, Birmingham's Alunah have a lot to live up to. Written in the wake of a considerable line-up change, Violet Hour expands the band's psychedelic-tinged doom with layers of goth and trad metal (courtesy of new guitarist Dean Ashton, who's also in the current incarnation of Diamond Head). And new vocalist  Siân Greenaway delivers a performance that belies her relative inexperience. Simply sublime. [€7]

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Should Alunah be looking for a Scandinavian touring partner, they'd find the perfect one in Stockholm's Besvärjelsen. The five song EP Frost lets the band's twin guitar stylings provide a bedrock for Lea Alazam's forlorn vocals, resulting in a more progressive take on bluesy doom. A band with break-out potential who could benefit from a more globally-friendly name. [$5]



Athens' Planet of Zeus are a throwback to the Seventies throwbacks of the Nineties. Their fifth album Faith In Physics brings to mind Fu Manchu and Monster Magnet at their most fringe-jacketed and bell-bottomed; but retro fidelity doesn't stop Babis Papanikolaou's vocals from being political (and at times, unexpectedly aggro) - a commendable change from the usual "girls, drugs, and cars" subject matter of most stoner rock bands. [€8]



The long-running French trio Mars Red Sky have been slowly transforming from European stoner rock band to something truly unique. The Task Eternal is a varied, ever-evolving album that adds a post-rock ambience to the usual Kyuss-inspired grooves, with Julien Pras' gossamer vocals contributing to the dreamlike atmosphere. [€7.99]

an interview with Mammoth Storm

I've been shilling for Sweden's Mammoth Storm for years now - their debut EP is one of the heaviest slabs of stoner doom to be released in the last decade; and with their subsequent releases (2015's Fornjot and the recently released Alruna) the band expanded their sound while retaining their commitment to rumbling low end. Bassist/vocalist Daniel Arvidsson was kind enough to answer my questions about the band's history and their latest album.

Mixtape 96 - Misery Loves Co.

Here is the 96th installment of the Dreams of Consciousness podcast, featuring an interview with Patrik Wirén of Misery Loves Co.

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