TERMINUS: extreme metal podcast

It's been a while, terminators- you may have suspected us of succumbing to the mainstream. Well, on this episode, perhaps we have- but with good reason. In the first half of this two-part project, The Black Metal Guy presents his Greater Unified Danzig/Steele Theory, in which Peter Steele's career trajectory eerily mirrors Glenn Danzig's, and how the work of each can shine new light on the other. Join us on a tour through the early days of these artists, through The Misfits, Carnivore, Samhain, and Repulsion, as we gather our powers for reviews of some of our favorites by both in the next installment.

0:00:00 - Intro/The Greater Unified Danzig/Steele Theory

0:40:24 - Interlude - Carnivore - “Carnivore” fr. Nuclear Warriors (Independent, 1984)

0:44:02 - Step 1 - Thrashing Hardcore (Late Misfits/Carnivore)

1:14:47 - Step 2 - Weird Transitional Albums (Samhain/Slow, Deep, and Hard)

1:47:11 - Interlude - The Misfits - “Last Caress” fr. Static Age (Caroline Records, 1978/1996)

1:49:08 - Step 3 - Full Gothic Metal Arrival (Danzig/Type O Negative)

2:58:04 - Outro - Danzig - “On a Wicked Night” fr. Deth Red Sabaoth (AFM Records, 2010)

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Terminus broke away from old habits in 2025 to concentrate on investigating older records and new types of content. But many of you desperately sought our sage advice on the best records of 2025, so here it is: a different version of our usual yearly Omega episode. This time, your hosts tackle the project of evaluating a pretty quiet year in two different ways. TBMG provides a sampler platter of ten records with lightning round reviews, concentrating on dark heathen black metal, and TDMG provides a tight top 5 of his favorites for the year, with an emphasis on vision and ambition. Welcome to 2026, Terminators.

0:00:00 - Intro/TBMG Presents 10

1:58:59 - Interlude - Brazen Horde - “Purgation, Thy Foul Lash” fr. Behold! The Ashen Cross (Nithstang/Blackseed, 2025)

2:04:43 - TDMG’s Top 5

4:01:33 - Outro - Umulamahri - “Leaked Photo of Heaven” fr. Learning the Secrets of Acid (Ordovician Records, 2025)

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The worm turns back in The Death Metal Guy's direction with an episode centered on Vehemence, cult melodic death metal legends from Phoenix, Arizona. Covering the band's two early 00s masterpieces, your hosts attempt to crack the code on how a band from the deserts of the west managed to beat every band from Gothenburg at their own game, with a uniquely American style and flair.

0:00:00 - Intro/What is Gothenburg?

0:21:30 - God Was Created (Metal Blade, 2002)

1:10:42 - Interlude - Eucharist - “Into The Cosmic Sphere” fr. A Velvet Creation (Wrong Again Records, 1993)

1:15:05 - Helping the World to See (Metal Blade, 2004)

2:12:04 - Outro - Vehemence - “Murdered by the Earth” fr. Forward Without Motion (Battleground Records, 2015)

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After much anticipation, innumerable references on the show, and a shocking number of technical issues, we have arrived with an episode that The Black Metal Guy has been threatening for years. For those unfamiliar, Dawn is one of the finest and also one of the most underappreciated bands of the Swedish 90s melodic black/death metal scene, and one very near and dear to The Black Metal Guy's heart. Join us as we investigate the band's two full-length records and discover what makes them far more than merely another band in the established style.

0:00:00 - Intro/Background of Dawn

0:15:08 - Nær Sólen gar Niþer for Evogher (Necropolis Records, Jan 6 1994)

1:29:34 - INTERLUDE - Taake - “Hordaland doedskvad I,” fr. Hordalands doedskvad (Dark Essence, 2005)

1:37:17 - Slaughtersun (Crown of the Triarchy) (Necropolis Records, May 7 1998)

3:28:47 - OUTRO - Dawn - “Incantation of Unholyness,” fr. the Apparition demo (December 1992)

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In the wake of the passing of Nisse Karlén into eternity, it seems only appropriate to pay tribute to a titan of extreme metal. Sacramentum's unique style of melodic black/death metal not only placed them directly alongside bands like Dissection and Dawn, but established melodic ideas and ambitious structural methodologies that would only take root more popularly decades later. Come with us as we take a look at their earliest material and attempt to trace their roots forward up to newer foliage.

0:00:00 - Intro

0:15:44 - Finis Malorum

0:54:30 - Interlude - Vinterland - “Still the Night is Awake” fr. Welcome My Last Chapter (No Fashion Records, 1996)

0:58:01 - Far Away From The Sun

01:51:12 - Outro - Sacramentum - “The Vision and The Voice,” fr. Far Away from The Sun (Adipocere Records, 1996)

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