Behind Episode 12

I hope you all enjoyed Episode 12 of Steel Legion podcast! If you haven't listened to it yet, check it out HERE

But we know how it is to hear a band's name or album title and not know how to spell it or even remember it by the time the episode is done, and we covered a lot of bands while breaking down the best of 2017. So here's some links if you'd like to dig deeper into Episode 12! 

(Note - If a band appeared on one host's Best of the Rest list and the other host's Top 10 list, I did not provide a duplicate link under Best of the Rest)

Stevie's Top 3 EP's 
Bleakflesh - Overcoming Reality
Gorod - Kiss the Freak
Apotheon - Mechanically Consumed

Sam's Top 3 EP's
Dream Void - Sanctimonious
Kardashev - The Almanac
Tethys - Whispers of Creation

Stevie's Best of the Rest:
Circa Survive - The Amulet
Enfold Darkness - Adversary Omnipotent
Hideous Divinity - Adveniens
Lorna Shore - Flesh Coffin

Sam's Best of the Rest:
Decrepit Birth - Axis Mundi
Mors Principium Est - Embers of a Dying World
Essence of Datum - Nevermore
NYN - Entropy: Of Chaos and Salt

Top 10 Lists:

Stevie's 10: Carach Angren - Dance and Laugh Amongst the Rotten
Sam's 10: Mord'A'Stigmata - Hope

Stevie's 9: Virulent Depravity - Fruit of the Poisoned Tree
Sam's 9: Thy Art is Murder - Dear Desolation

Stevie's 8: Entheos - Dark Future
Sam's 8: Warbringer - Woe to the Vanquished

Stevie's 7: Aether Realm - Tarot
Sam's 7: Arkaik - Nemethia

Stevie's 6: Inanimate Existence - Underneath a Melting Sky
Sam's 6: Undrask - Battle Through Time

Stevie's 5: Sepcticflesh - Codex Omega
Sam's 5: Iapetus - The Long Road Home

Steveie's 4: The Kennedy Veil - Imperium
Sam's 4: Ne Obliviscaris - Urn

Stevie's 3: The Black Dahlia Murders - Nightbringers
Sam's 3: Archspire - Relentless Mutation

Stevie's 2: Dark Matter Secret - Perfect World Creation
Sam's 2: Inanimate Existence - Underneath a Melting Sky

Stevie's 1: The Contortionist - Clairvoyant
Sam's 1: Shadow of Intent - Reclaimer

Stevie's Track of the Year: The Contortionist - Reimagined
Sam's Track of the Year: Shadow of Intent - The Tartarus Impalement

Episode 12: The Best of 2017 with Special Guest Host Stevie Boiser

Sam sits down with special guest host Stevie "Big Boi" Boiser, vocalist of Tethys, Equipoise and Ashen Horde to count down the best metal of 2017. Top 3 EP's, Best of the Rest, Top 10 Albums and Track of the Year for each host are discussed. Thanks and enjoy!

To listen via SoundCloud, click HERE

To listen via iTunes, click HERE

Episode 11: Interview with Samuel Nelson of STIGMA: The Art of Samuel Nelson

Sam sits down with Samuel Nelson, the mastermind behind STIGMA: The Art of Samuel Nelson. Samuel has painted dozens of album covers across a slew of metal sub-genres. We discuss his beginnings as an artist, art in heavy metal as a whole, gory album art, not-so-gory gory album art, his influences and more. Thanks and enjoy!

To listen via SoundCloud, click HERE

To listen via iTunes, click HERE

Episode 10: Interview with Matt and Jordan of Iapetus

Sam sits down with Matt and Jordan of Iapetus. We discuss the origin of the band, their debut album, influences, favorite movies, female guest vocals in metal and go on many brief side tangents, including: Ne Obliviscari's new album, The Punisher trailer, and why Matt wants to punch Jordan when they're near a keyboard. Thanks and enjoy!

To listen via SoundCloud, click HERE

To listen via iTunes, click HERE

Behind Episode 9

I hope you all enjoyed Episode 5 of Steel Legion Podcast! If you haven't listened to it yet, check it out HERE

But we know how it is to hear a band's name or album title and not know how to spell it or even remember it and we discussed a bunch of stuff during our interview. So here's some links if you'd like to dig deeper into Episode 9 (and if you like something, go buy the album and support the artists!).

Dream Void on Bandcamp

Dream Void on Facebook

Dream Void on Youtube

Dream Void on Spotify

The Room Colored Charlatan

Kossuth

Dawn of Dementia

Deceptive Dreamscape, debut EP by Dream Void

The 5 Act plot of Diablo 2

Malcom Pugh, the omnipresent

Hatchling

Drew's Diablo chest tattoo (not finished)

Episode 9: Interview with Drew Keedy of Dream Void

Sam sits down with Drew Keedy, lyricist and vocalist for Dream Void. We talk about Dream Void's latest release, "Sanctimonious", as well as Diablo 2, Shadow of Intent, tattoos and mama's home cookin'! Thanks and enjoy!

To listen via SoundCloud, click HERE

To listen via iTunes, click HERE

Behind Episode 8

I hope you all enjoyed Episode 8 of Steel Legion Podcast! If you haven't listened to it yet, check it out HERE

But we covered a whole Hell of a lot of in-depth topics, so below I've compiled a list of links that follow the episode in chronological order (for the most part). Hopefully you can dig a bit deeper into this exhaustive topic. And don't forget that last link - Shea's neo-folk/black-metal-esc/spoken-word/poetry musical project!

Deferred Gnosis Podcast

LaVeyan Satanism

Left-hand Path

The Bornless Ritual

Behemoth's "O Father O Satan O Sun!"

Aleister Crowley

Ordo Templi Orientis

Abramelin the Mage

Goetic Spirits of King Solomon

Thelmites

Biblical Satan

Satan as Pan

Satan as Dionysus

Satan takes on characteristics of other culture's deities

Satan as the Liberator

Satan's Similarities with Loki

Early Gnostic Christians Views on Yahweh/Yaldabaoth

Parallels between Lucifer and Jesus

Satan as the Light-Bringer

Satan in Milton's Paradise Lost

Satan and Prometheus

Satan in Islam

Ozzy's "Mr. Crowley"

Jimmy Page's Interest in the Occult

Ghost & Papa Emeritus

Slayer's Tom Araya

Bathory (band)

Pentagram (band)

Black Metal (second wave)

Until the Light Takes Us (film)

Lords of Chaos (book)

Varg Vikernes (musician)

Gaahl (musician)

Wardruna (band)

Gorgoroth (band)

Ihsahn (musician)

The Norse Pantheon

Hecate Enthroned

The Satanic Temple

Dissection (band)

Watain (band)

Deathspell Omega (band)

Satan and Gnosticism

Temple of the Black Light

Screamin Jay Hawkins (musician)

Zeal and Ardor (band)

Shea's Pick of the Month (music) - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas by Mayhem

Shea's Pick of the Month (film) - The Ninth Gate

Keifer's Pick of the Month - Arctic Thunder by Darkthrone

Sam's Pick of the Month - Axis Mundi by Decrepit Birth

Shea Bile on bandcamp