Fellow Horseman Karl Haikara of Sol Nox joins us this week. We take a break from talking about Karl Edward Wagner and instead discuss the work that he is doing at his podcast Sol Nox, the various musical endeavors that he has on deck as well as reflections of some awesome books and movies we’ve been getting into.    Intro:    “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “Pits of Abaddon” – Anti Christ Blood Scourge

Trevor Shelley De Brauw and Laurent Schroeder-Lebec from Pelican return on the lead up to their new LP Flickering Resonance hitting the streets on May 16 on Run for Cover Records. Aside from being, long-time personal friends of mine, they are profoundly creative musicians. Pelican have been active in one form or another for better than 25 years with their early output being released on the seminal, independent extreme music label Hydrahead Records. Check them out on tour in the US in July. Intro:    “All the Dark Things” – Mike Hill Outro: “Wandering Mind” – Pelican

Drugoth returns and Shograath has his first appearance on the podcast to discuss their new band Deathorde. If you love RAW, black metal with a healthy dose of war metal, I urge you all to check out their debut full-length now available on their bandcamp. Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike HillOutro: “Rape Worship” – Deathorde

Karl Haikara of Sol Nox joins us for another episode of our collaboration DARKNESS WEAVES. We’re forging along with our discussion of the novel THE DARK CRUSADE by Karl Edward Wagner featuring his character the anti-hero known as Kane. Intro 1:  “All the Dark Things” – Mike HillIntro 2 / Outro: “Darkness Weaves” – Mike Hill

Welcome the the flagship episode of The Black Lodge, my collaboration with Brandon Legion of Horror Wolf 666. Inspired by the passing of David Lynch, one of the greatest American filmmakers of our generation, we are going to dive deep into the Twin Peaks series.  In 1990, there was nothing quite like Twin Peaks, it was groundbreaking and a harbinger of an explosion in thought-provoking television that would happen two decades later.  We cover the pilot episode this week, exploring the darkness beneath the plaid small town of Twin Peaks, the fictitious town nestled in the forests of the Pacific Northwest. Stay tuned for future monthly episodes on Everything Went Black and Horror Wolf 666. Intro:   “Twin Peaks Theme” – Andrew BadalamentiOutro:  “Falling” –Julee Cruise

Dave Berardi of Razor Eater Metal returns this week.  Dave puts in work on a weekly basis bringing you news and reviews of the sickest metal records.  Additionally, Dave is the man behind the ambient black metal project XEZBETH.  We had a lot of fun talking about how he got into extreme music.  The most interesting thing is that, despite Dave being quite a bit younger than me, our extreme music journey isn’t that much different. Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike HillOutro: “Do You Love Me” – Kiss

Heath Rave returns this week. A while back he was on to discuss hid band Lotus Thrones, this time around we talk about his new project Fragile Body, his art and tattoo work as well as some reflections on creativity and the process of recording. Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike HillOutro: “Anhedonia” – Fragile Body

Sam Peckinpah embodies the essence of what the Kill or Be Killed project is all about like no other filmmaker.  Bleak, nihilistic and brutal, Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia is a relentless journey through the dark landscapes of Mexico following the grisly journey of a desperate man expertly portrayed by Warren Oates. From top to bottom excellent performances are logged in by Oates, Isela Vega, Robert Weber and Kris Kristofferson.   Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike HillOutro: “Adelita” – Jerry Fielding 

Bobby Ferry of 16 returns to us this week after wrapping up their most recent European tour. 16 has been active since 1992, first having surfaced in the West Coast powerviolence / punk scene with releases on Pushead’s Bacteria Sour, Pessimiser and Theologian until finding a home at Relapse in 2009 with the LP Bridges to Burn. Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike HillOutro: “Blood Atonement Blues” – 16

Artist Nick Shedlock joins us this week.  If you dig horror and that stark black and white aesthetic, check out his efforts at Dunwich Creations.  Nick and I talk comics, horror movies and music.   Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike HillOutro: “Dunwich” – Electric Wizard

Ryan Patterson returns this week.  We have been friends for nearly 30 years, so it’s always a pleasure to catch up.  Ryan is the man behind Fotocrime, Coliseum and other killer bands and has always had a unique, DIY approach to his creative endeavors.  Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike HillOutro: “South of Heaven” – Fotocrime

Karl and I march on! This week, we give you another episode of Darkness Weaves, our study of Karl Edward Wagner’s incredible sword and sorcery, dark fantasy and horror stories.  We star the nect Kane novel, The Dark Crusade. Theme:  “All the Dark Things” – Mike HIllIntro / Outro: “Darkness Weaves” – Mike Hill

Ralph Schimdt returns for his first episode of the new year.  We continue our The Metaphysics of… series with the discussion of Reason.  It’s sort of an open subject, especially in these days of historical chaos. Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike HillOutro: “Nature Unveiled” – Year Future

David Lynch was a once in a generation artist with a unique vision.  His work touches something deep if you are receptive to it and you can experience a full range of humanity within his films and music. He created epics of pure emotion be it horror, love, fear and desire.  Paul Aloisio and I ruminate on his work as a tribute to the maestro. Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike HillOutro: “True Love’s Flame” – David Lynch featuring Jack Cruz This episode is dedicated to the memory or Rich Hall 

This is the kickoff episode of our newest series, Kill or Be Killed, an exploration of neo-noir and crime cinema.  Rennie Resmini joins us as cohost and we’ll be talking about some of the iconic films in this subgenre.  This week, we cover Thief, Michael Mann’s debut feature film from 1981.  Based on “The Home Invaders” the novel by Ronnie Caan, Mann creates a cold landscape of outsiders, criminals and crooked cops brought to life by an incredible cast lead by James Caan and Tuesday Weld including James Belushi, Robertr Prosky, Dennis Farina and Willie Nelson Intro: “Thief Cue 1” – Tangerine DreamOutro: “Thief Cue 2” – Tangerine Dream

This week, Cliff Sargent of the Better Than Food YouTube channel joins us.  Better Than Food is a book review platform that I have been following for the last several years. Through his channel, Cliff has turned me on a multitude of authors as well as motivated me to revisit some old favorites. We had a great conversation ranging from literature and philosophy to music. Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike HillOutro: “Narco Terroristo” – Outlaw Order

2025 has been kicked off and we’re all engaged in whatever endeavors we have in our lives.  I wanted to do an episode reviewing what I accomplished form 2024, what will carry over and any new additions.  It would be interesting to get this out there and hopefully you guys can share your own goals and reflections for the new year. Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike HillOutro: “Tainted Skies” - Tribulation

2024 is coming to a close, so it’s time for Ralph Schmidt, one of my dearest friends to return.  Ralph and I discuss the final Unholy Passion Festival that just happened in Koln. It’s truly and end of an era.  The conversation also gets very introspective as we discuss some of the recent obstacles that we are currently dealing with. This will be the last episode of the year but I’ll be back with new episodes in January.   Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike HillOutro: “Pray to Me - Bambara

Tune in for another riveting discussion of Karl Edward Wagner’s sword and sorcery icon Kane.  This month, Karl Haikara and I continue our discussion of BLOODSTONE, Karl Edward Wagner’s first KANE novel. This is part 3 covering the following chapters: 14 Flight into Nightmare15 Lord of Bloodstone16 When Death is Unmasked17 What Manner of Man18 The Wolf Lays Plans19 Dreams in Arellarti20 Night of Bloodstone Intro / Outro: “Darkness Weaves” – Mike Hill

This week, we’re tapping into the vault for an old episode from the late, great Metal Matters podcast. Some of you were around for that era of Gimme Metal and the very cool things we did.  This was episode 4, featuring the legendary Dan Lilker, a man who needs no introduction. Danny has been a key member in some of the most iconic bands in metal: Anthrax, Nuclear Assault, Brutal Truth, Hemlock…the list goes on.  I caught up with Danny in Rochester, NY when Tombs came through town on tour.  My voice was a little shot, so apologies for that. Intro: “All the Dark Things” – Mike HillOutro: “Vision” – Brutal Truth