Tasting Notes - With Bryn and Jaff

This week, Bryn and Jaff head back to Chile for a meeting with 'The Traitor' amongst the Ananuca flowers.Bryn has unfortunately contracted the dreaded lurgy, but stubbornness prevails and (despite all the mucus) there's discussions about the upcoming Bloodstock announcement, Iggy's saggy torso, Jaff's views on American country music......and a complete inability to remember names for fairly standard household items.It's been a bit quieter on the release front this week, but there's still some gems out there for you to wrap your ears around!!This Weeks ReleasesRobert Plant - Saving Grace (00:15:55)https://robertplant.bandcamp.com/album/saving-graceVoidlurker - Loathe For Life (00:26:30)https://voidlurker.bandcamp.com/album/loathe-for-lifePRESIDENT - King Of Terrors EP (00:35:18)https://open.spotify.com/album/5ea5VKYvbGuPNKEJjDm25t?si=mPDYFOKcQuiK-Glrj12Z8wMrs Frighthouse - Solitude Over Control (00:46:20)https://mrsfrighthouse.bandcamp.com/album/solitude-over-controlOcculsed - Antegnosis (00:57:50)https://open.spotify.com/album/4dhgg8BJEBV5LpK8KveM81?si=6i5RWbFeR2ihk5Td-3bv1QLast Retch - Abject Cruelty (01:04:27)https://lastretch.bandcamp.com/album/abject-crueltyFrostmoon Eclipse - As Time Retreats (01:13:42)https://frostmooneclipse.bandcamp.com/album/as-time-retreats-album-2025 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Bryn and Jaff pop round Andy's for an Argentinian Malbec whilst bringing another THIRTEEN albums to talk about....three consecutive weeks of stunning album releases and we're beginning to think there must be something in Andes water!Bryn leads a tribute to the late, great Dickie Bird, and Jaff makes the bold claim that he may have found his album of the year......but you'll have to listen to find out what it is!!This Weeks ReleasesMiley Cyrus - Something beautiful (00:22:48)https://open.spotify.com/album/3jyvGlsdgbUkdZnbpbZCCb?si=aRDzScNCSOy44dyNIkgVeAScorpion Milk - Slime Of The Times (00:29:24)https://peaceville.bandcamp.com/album/slime-of-the-timesCardiacs - LSD (00:39:07)https://alphabet-business-concern.bandcamp.com/album/lsdIgorrr - Amen (00:45:55)https://igorrr.bandcamp.com/album/amenBiffy Clyro - Futique (00:53:04)https://open.spotify.com/album/3Y3nA5ZjMH8PMqV5v9YifF?si=9yrQLiiiQDC3zxtxZCiBdQParadise Lost - Ascension (01:00:48)https://paradiselostofficial.bandcamp.com/album/ascensionBrotthogg - Ved Veis Ende (01:08:00)https://brotthogg.bandcamp.com/album/ved-veis-endeVígljós - Tome II: Ignis Sacer (01:11:55)https://open.spotify.com/album/5UADNHI93W6ovqndPdWb23?si=OMnkLH0wTISdm6X-hTHY3gWerewolves - The Ugliest Of All (01:21:12)https://werewolvesdeathmetal.bandcamp.com/album/the-ugliest-of-allSunniva - Hypostasis (01:25:16)https://sunniva.bandcamp.com/album/hypostasisStoned Jesus - Songs To Sun (01:32:32)https://stonedjesus.bandcamp.com/album/songs-to-sunSadistic Goatmessiah - Violence (01:34:46)https://sadisticgoatmessiah.bandcamp.com/album/violence-2Many Eyes - Combust EP (01:36:31)https://manyeyesmusic.bandcamp.com/album/combust Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Bryn and Jaff take a trip to Australia to indulge in a bottle of Shiraz! There's been another Bloodstock announcement to dissect, Foo Fighters have made creative use of AI and a glass is raised to honour the life of the brilliant Tomas Lindberg. It's also been one of the most varied weeks of music releases so far this year.....plenty of incredible releases to delve into!!This Weeks ReleasesCrippling Alcoholism - Camgirl (00:24:55)https://cripplingalcoholism.bandcamp.com/album/camgirlSlomatics - Atomicult (00:36:00)https://slomatics.bandcamp.com/album/atomicultSpinal Tap - The End Continues (00:45:27)https://open.spotify.com/album/6zF0xG4Gx7W62Fc9wfG1Ey?si=PtLYHGQIQkW7NFF8T4dt7wLawrence English - WhiteOut (00:51:09)https://lawrenceenglish.bandcamp.com/album/whiteoutJo Quail - Notan (00:57:34)https://joquail.bandcamp.com/Gnaw Their Tongues - The Genesis Of Light (01:10:05)https://gnawtheirtongues.bandcamp.com/album/the-genesis-of-lightJim E Brown - I Urinated On A Butterfly (01:13:57)https://jimebrown.bandcamp.com/album/i-urinated-on-a-butterflyLorna Shore - I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me (01:23:52)https://lornashore.bandcamp.com/album/i-feel-the-everblack-festering-within-me-24-bit-hd-audioBarrens - Corpse Lights (01:28:51)https://barrenstheband.bandcamp.com/album/corpse-lightsIntercourse - How I fell In Love With The Void (01:33:12)https://intercourse.bandcamp.com/album/how-i-fell-in-love-with-the-voidBone Fetish - Bone Fetish (01:37:28)https://sentientruin.bandcamp.com/album/bone-fetishDer Weg Einer Freiheit - Innern (01:40:28)https://derwegeinerfreiheit.bandcamp.com/album/innern Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Bryn and Jaff decide to stay in California and try a bottle of Zinfandel whilst discussing the return of Twisted Sister, the unusual System of a Down / Acid Bath announcement, a brief (thankfully!) foray into the images of The Karma Sutra.......and the possibility of starting a new career as a Hip-Hop duo named Egress and Agape...This Weeks ReleasesRitual Mass - Cascading Misery (00:29:19)https://20buckspin.bandcamp.com/album/cascading-miseryHas / Will - While The Nap Lets The Hammer Drive (00:40:23)https://haswill.bandcamp.com/album/while-the-nail-lets-the-hammer-drivePrimitive Rage - Visions Of Ecstasy (00:52:43)https://primitiveragehc.bandcamp.com/album/visions-of-ecstasyThe Color Of Cyan - As Human (00:56:45)https://thecolorofcyan.bandcamp.com/Laura Cannell - The Visible Lights Of Other Worlds (01:04:08)https://brawlrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-visible-light-of-other-worldsCult Burial - Collapse Of Pattern (01:11:02)https://cultburial.bandcamp.com/album/reverie-of-the-malignantKorp - And Darker It Shall Become (01:21:36)https://korp1.bandcamp.com/album/and-darker-it-shall-becomeThe Good, The Bad and The Zugly - November Boys (01:25:52)https://open.spotify.com/album/6dxYyfu8w2zyqLjkFEjt1C?si=Ds6LyUu3SBiQtn7CCvO06AFister - Graceless (01:33:40)https://fister.bandcamp.com/album/gracelessAutrest - Burning Embers, Forgotten Wolves (01:38:22)https://autrest.bandcamp.com/album/burning-embers-forgotten-wolvesPestilential Shadows - Wretch (01:41:31)https://pestilentialshadows.bandcamp.com/album/wretchMorild - Disse Fugle Far Ingen At Se (01:46:14)https://morild.bandcamp.com/album/disse-fugle-f-r-ingen-at-se Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Bryn and Jaff are back in California with a rather good Cabernet Sauvignon.....and Jaff has certainly done his research this time! Prepare to learn some fascinating facts about grapes!As usual the conversation bounces around, covering topics such as Roger Waters' big opinionated mouth, the return of Radiohead, and the hopeful possibility of a Shane Embury set at a certain Bristol festival.....Musically, it's been one of the best weeks of the year!! We bring you a death metal album from Ireland, a lute album from Norway, an experimental split from Australia, multiple black metal albums....even Bryan Adams gets a spot!! All this and loads more.....It's one hell of an episode!!This Weeks ReleasesÅrabrot - Rite Of Dionysus (00:19:16)Dalapophttps://arabrot.bandcamp.com/album/rite-of-dionysusTrudger - Void Quest (00:30:51)Floodlit Recordingshttps://trudger.bandcamp.com/album/void-questUboa and Whitehorse - The Dissolution Of Eternity (00:45:17)Tartarushttps://uboa.bandcamp.com/album/the-dissolution-of-eternityCrimson Butchery - Stalker (01:02:44)Selfhttps://crimsonbutchery.bandcamp.com/album/stalker----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Burghash - La Triada Dels Idiotes WormHoleDeathZatokrev - ...Bring Mirrors To The Surface PelagicBryan Adams - Roll With The Punches BadamsIn Mourning - The Immortal DalapopThe Hives - The Hives Forever Forever The HivesPlay It Again SamAsh Magick -Rituals Of Anathematic East Apocalyptic WitchcraftHelloween - Giants & Monsters Reigning PhoenixRakim - The RE-UPHoley ToledoDeath Goals - Survival Is An Act Of Defiance SelfRolf Lislevand - Libro PrimoECM Records Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After the festival silly season, normal service is now resumed and this week Bryn And Jaff nip over to America to sample a bottle of Zinfandel.There's predictions about Bloodstocks extra headliner, a tribute to the brilliant Brent Hinds, some (not so) unusual activity in the Cradle Of Filth camp...and a healthy serving of the usual nonsense!This week's choice of releases is not for the faint of heart! There's an incredible blackened post-metal album, a soul-wrenching and drone-filled blackened-death record and plenty more to keep your ears and minds occupied! These are six releases that are definitely best listened to with wine....This Weeks ReleaseDefacement - Doomed (00:23:09)Unorthodox Emanationshttps://defacementofficial.bandcamp.com/album/doomedCorridoré - Abandon (00:37:28)Hypaethral Recordshttps://corridore.bandcamp.com/album/abandonFarseer - Portals To Cosmic Womb (00:48:33)Selfhttps://farseerofchicago.bandcamp.com/album/portals-to-cosmic-wombMalevich - Under A Gilded Sun (01:01:22)Church Roadhttps://malevichatlanta.bandcamp.com/album/under-a-gilded-sunWreck And Reference - Stay Calm (01:12:36)The Flenserhttps://wreckandreference.bandcamp.com/album/stay-calmDusk - REPOKA EP (01:20:59)Selfhttps://duskvt.bandcamp.com/album/repoka Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bryn and Jaff are back from the glorious fields of Fernhill Farm, and they're bringing you a full run-down of their ArcTangent week!What bands played the best sets?Who were the noisy people by the VIP bar?Why are Inter Arma so smelly? Who made Bryn cry? All these questions (and more) will be answered, as the guys take you on a whirlwind tour of one of the best UK festivals! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back!! This week, there's a slightly haphazard trip to Italy, where Bryn and Jaff pop into the Piccini winemakers and try one of their blends. Bonus points go to the label which bears more than a passing resemblance to the Pothamus album from earlier this year!!Having just returned from a suitably debaucherous weekend at Bloodstock, Jaff soldiers through and provides a comprehensive run-down of the festival highlights. Bryn takes up the responsibility of reviewing two fantastic debut records that were released last week, and they both get rather excited about heading to ArcTangent this week!!This Weeks ReleasesPustulant Flesh - Gurgling Pustulence ()Extremely Rottenhttps://pustulant-flesh.bandcamp.com/album/gurgling-pustulenceCircling Over - Amends ()Braeburnhttps://circlingover.bandcamp.com/album/amends Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Week Bryn and Jaff return to the familiar lands of Rioja...but there's a difference, and it's a genuine first for the podcast!!It's also (finally) festival season and there's Bloodstock predictions, a thorough dressing down of the lacklustre Wacken 2026 announcement, Bryn's top festival tip....as well as the usual truckload of verbal meandering that you've come to expect.Another six albums have been plucked from the tree of weekly music releases, and it's a hell of a mix...where else can you slide effortlessly from unhinged Australian slam into sleaze-laden LA grunge and then end up in the comforting arms of some traditional Death Metal.....This Weeks ReleasesPlasmodulated - An Ocean Of Putrid, Stinky, Vile, Disgusting Hell (00:26:16)Selfhttps://plasmodulated.bandcamp.com/album/an-ocean-ov-putrid-stinky-vile-disgusting-hellHedonist - Scapulimancy (00:38:00)Southern Lordhttps://hedonistsl.bandcamp.com/album/scapulimancyReturn To Dust - Speak Like The Dead EP (00:50:47)Republic Recordshttps://open.spotify.com/artist/53Hm23U3dtaHeB5Oy6GbaS?si=Hm2Lz4-sT0-TXBmjhxaJugVictim Of Fire - The Old Lie (01:07:38)Return Trip Recordshttps://victimoffire.bandcamp.com/album/the-old-lieBlessings - Blodsträngen (01:22:00)Pelagichttps://blessingsgbg.bandcamp.com/album/blodstr-ngenCorpse Maggot Crew - Family Reunion (01:34:40)Selfhttps://corpsemaggotcrew.bandcamp.com/album/family-reunion Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's been a while, but Bryn and Jaff have returned for Season 2!!After their jolly jaunt through the vineyards of Rioja, they now find themselves sipping Malbec in the wilderness of Argentina...and bloody good it is too!There's a tribute to the greatness of Ozzy, Bryn airs his frustrations with festival lineup announcements, and rather a lot of historical fact-finding about the Etruscan civilisation. The guys are also excited to announce that they have officially launched a collaboration with the fantastic caffeine-wizards at Black Coffee Worship....but you'll have to listen to the episode to get yourself a sneaky discount on their products!!There's been a ludicrously high calibre of musical releases over the past two weeks....some definite contenders for Album Of The Year for you to listen to!!This Weeks ReleasesAbigail Williams - A Void Within Existence (18:44)Agonia Recordshttps://agoniarecords.bandcamp.com/album/a-void-within-existenceBa'al - The Fine Line Between Heaven And Here (29:56)Road To Masochisthttps://baalbanduk.bandcamp.com/album/the-fine-line-between-heaven-and-hereMargarita Witch Cult - Strung Out In Hell (43:18)Heavy Psych Recordshttps://open.spotify.com/album/3Q1e0BDK5RAO4jzwNRXJQo?si=o4mkS3nJRju5YoxgRrMsfQScars On Broadway - Addicted To The Violence (53:41)Selfhttps://daronmalakianandscarsonbroadway.bandcamp.com/album/addicted-to-the-violenceKontusion - Insatiable Lust For Death (01:06:14)Profound Lorehttps://kontusionkontusion.bandcamp.com/album/insatiable-lust-for-deathHemelbestormer - The Radiant Veil (01:15:34)Pelagichttps://hemelbestormer.bandcamp.com/album/the-radiant-veil Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we've taken Tasting Notes to a livestream platform!! Coming straight to you from the iconic @frogandfiddleListen to us natter our way through topics such as festival food, influential albums and worryingly green beverages!!We'll be taking a break next week, but we'll return in a couple of weeks with more fantastic album reviews!See you soon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As they wobble their way to the end of their Rioja journey, Bryn and Jaff are lucky enough to have been donated an absolute stunner of a bottle! The oldest and most 'grown up' wine they've reviewed over the past 26 weeks, and they definitely seemed to enjoy it....Unless you've had your head in the toilet over the past week then you'll be aware that Black Sabbath had a bit of a 'Jamboree' in Birmingham over the weekend. Jaff managed to get along to it in person, Bryn watched the livestream......and they couldn't resist sharing their thoughts with you! From Nuno Bettencourt's unbelievable reliability, Jake E Lee's disappearing act, Metallica's absolute monster of a set, an almost total lack of beer and the incredible ending of one of the most important bands in history....there's a lot to talk about!They still find the time to discuss some of the brilliant releases from the past week, and there were some absolute belters for you to listen to!!This Weeks ReleasesSarastus - Agony Eternal (01:02:18)Dominance Of Darknesshttps://sarastus.bandcamp.com/album/agony-eternalStygian - Dreadlands (01:15:59)Time To Killhttps://stygian-official.bandcamp.com/album/dreadlandsLeonov - Shape Of Ash EP (01:25:38)Pelagichttps://leonov.bandcamp.com/album/shape-of-ashFeces Fetus (FxFx) - Snaek Meets Slug (01:38:35)Selfhttps://fxfx.bandcamp.com/album/snaek-meet-slug Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bryn and Jaff are still staggering around in Northern Spain, and this week they've found a slightly different bottle of wine to devour.....a Rioja Blanco! A variety of wine that neither has previously tried, and it turns out to be something really rather special!!Prepare yourselves for stories of Iron Maiden and Public Enemy, opinions on Glastonbury, another instalment of "Things Bryn doesn't give a shit about"....and a fair warning for what may be a rocky few weeks in Podcast Land.As usual, they've found some seriously good releases to chat about, and this week there is improvisational desert soundscapes, old-school hardcore, an incredible experimental dark-ambient, drone record and plenty more for you to indulge in!!This Weeks ReleasesSmote - Clyppan (33:40)Rocket Recordingshttps://smote.bandcamp.com/album/clyppanSerpent Corpse - Retaliate EP (48:53)Transcending Obscurityhttps://serpentcorpse-label.bandcamp.com/album/retaliateUboa - All The Dead Melt Down As Rain (01:02:22)The Flenserhttps://uboa.bandcamp.com/album/all-the-dead-melt-down-as-rainPig Pen - Mental Madness (01:14:55)Flatspot Recordingshttps://flatspotrecords.bandcamp.com/album/fsr83-mental-madnesssilverlake murder - Blackout (01:25:22)Selfhttps://silverlakemurder.bandcamp.com/album/blackoutBelieve In Nothing - Boiling Stone EP (01:36:54)Church Roadhttps://believeinnothing.bandcamp.com/track/boiling-stone-2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Bryn and Jaff continue their Spanish escapades....but have only managed to stagger down the road to the neighbouring vineyard, will it live up to the high standard set by last weeks entry? They hope so, especially with a bold claim such as "The cathedral of Rioja"...Jaff's mind explodes when he discovers Norway rhymes with Doorway, Bryn shares things he couldn't give a f**k about, they discuss what their personal choice of album to listen to before an apocalypse would be, they announce the winner of the first 'Vinyl Giveaway'.....and there's a substantial amount of time spent talking about Donald Trump's underpants....It was also another brilliant week of music that includes some possible contenders for album of the year lists, as well as the only "true" metal album ever released.This Weeks ReleasesPatristic - Catechesis (00:32:23)Willowtiphttps://patristic.bandcamp.com/album/catechesisVarhara - The First Breath After (00:49:20)These Hands Melthttps://varhara666.bandcamp.com/album/the-first-breath-afterHaggus - Destination Extinction (01:02:42)Tankcrimeshttps://tankcrimes.bandcamp.com/album/destination-extinctionJoliette - Pérdidas Variables (01:14:31)Selfhttps://joliette.bandcamp.com/album/p-rdidas-variables-2Matmos - Metallic Life Review (01:26:40)Thrill Jockey Recordshttps://matmos.bandcamp.com/album/metallic-life-reviewImha Tarikat - Confessing Darkness (01:39:03)Prophecy Productionshttps://imhatarikat.bandcamp.com/album/confessing-darkness Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Bryn and Jaff begin their month long journey to the vineyards of Spain....metaphorically speaking. They're back on their trusty Rioja, and with a bit of Ziggy Stardust magic it turns out to be quite an exceptional one!!Hear them discuss Download festival (from afar), the elusive nature of wine connoisseurs and this week they even review two albums against the clock!! Oh, as well as forgetting their own names.....and starting beef with a gangster rapper from the 80's.....standard behaviour really....If you're a fan of post-punk, blackened death-metal, critically slated albums from the 90's (that are actually really bloody good), or music recorded in obscure and unique locations then you're in for an absolute peach of a time with this weeks releases!!This Weeks ReleasesRow Of Ashes - Tide Into Ruin (00:30:51)Road To Masochisthttps://rowofashes.bandcamp.com/album/tide-into-ruinOutergods - Dethroned and Devoured (00:51:20)Apocalyptic Witchcrafthttps://outergodsuk.bandcamp.com/album/dethroned-devouredQueens Of The Stone Age - Alive In The Catacombs (01:08:21)Matadorhttps://qotsa.bandcamp.com/album/alive-in-the-catacombsMetallica - Load (remastered) (01:19:04)Blackened Recordingshttps://open.spotify.com/album/0G3puZwdd9nNpaNyPSxvH3?si=LuYMm3YtRnyIP-R8fM4eZQHalf Man Half Biscuit - All Asimov And No Fresh Air (01:30:07)RM Quantroughhttps://open.spotify.com/album/3W3HJqaUh5JUjEWDRPczbb?si=k4V3s8FIT8mDLRTHEgQ9KwHatred Inherit - Void (01:42:54)Satanath Recordshttps://hatredinherit.bandcamp.com/album/void Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bryn and Jaff delve into the world of New Zealand wine for the first time with a rather refined looking bottle of Syrah....but was it any good?! Bryn gets excited about some comfortable looking socks, Jaff coins the term 'Swedecore' as a new genre and they both forget that they're recording and begin planning their Christmas episodes....also, Jaff takes a mid-episode trip to the bathroom. It's a chaotic one....Music this week covers a whole spectrum....there's some of the fastest, most intense Death metal to ever come out of Finland, a truly genre-less masterpiece from the one and only Gaahl, a stunning meditative and transcendental soundscape record from Bristol.....and that's just the beginning!!Oh.....and there's a chance to win a free vinyl LP in conjunction with the brilliant Black City Records.....what's not to like there!?This Weeks ReleasesAustere - The Stillness of Dissolution (00:27:34)Prophecy Productionshttps://austere-official.bandcamp.com/album/the-stillness-of-dissolutionRefusal - Venomous Human Concept (00:44:14)Time To Killhttps://refusal.bandcamp.com/album/venomous-human-conceptGaahl's WYRD - Braiding The Stories (01:07:22)Season Of Misthttps://gaahlswyrd.bandcamp.com/album/braiding-the-storiesCromlech - Owls And Eels (01:24:33)Darkness Shall Risehttps://cromlechxciv.bandcamp.com/album/of-owls-and-eelsMarconi Union - Fear Of Never (01:42:57)JUSThttps://marconiunion.bandcamp.com/album/the-fear-of-never-landingLucy Gooch - Desert Window (01:52:42)Fire Recordshttps://lucygooch.bandcamp.com/album/desert-window Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The duo are back together!!! After Bryn's continental escapades and Jaff's festival adventures in Scarborough, there's a lot to catch up on. Jaff has a fight with an uncooperative cork, Bryn shows off his lacklustre Italian language skills....and that's all before they even get to the music!There are some stellar releases again this week ranging from blackened death to funeral doom and you have the added bonus of hearing some dodgy northern accents and a complete spiral into absurdity over an imaginary man who hate's all Brendan's.....enjoy!This Weeks ReleasesTrivax - The Great Satan (27:54)Osmose Productionshttps://trivax.bandcamp.com/album/the-great-satanColtsblood - Obscured Into Nebulous Dusk (49:40)Translation Loss Recordshttps://coltsblood.bandcamp.com/album/obscured-into-nebulous-duskVader - Humanihility (01:06:46)Nuclear Blasthttps://vader-band.bandcamp.com/album/humanihilityGive Over - Done In (01:16:52)Jungle Noise Recordshttps://giveoverleeds.bandcamp.com/album/done-inObstruktion - The End Takes Form (01:26:16)Suicide Recordshttps://obstruktion.bandcamp.comObsidian Tongue - Eclipsing Worlds Of Scorn (01:34:49)Profound Lorehttps://obsidiantongue.bandcamp.com/album/eclipsing-worlds-of-scorn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the first time, Bryn and Jaff are coming to you from different locations! Bryn has been selfishly swanning around Northern Italy, but he's been learning all sorts of interesting facts about the fantastic drink known as Lambrusco!! Jaff is back in merry old Cheltenham and holding the fort with four monstrously good music choices....There's goats, flying dragons, sputum.....and a clear drop in recording quality (but they soldiered through for the sake of the listeners!). Listen out for details of the competition the guys are hosting at Fortress festival this weekend, you won't want to miss out on that!! There's also a surprise musical guest that Bryn shares a few glasses (....bottles) with on a vineyard just outside Reggio Emilia.....This Weeks ReleasesPoison The Preacher - Vs The World (19:43)Seek And Strikehttps://open.spotify.com/album/1LynaaRJ54ieHvegctyK2M?si=50S7Sg9QRROxAA40LNRcewCrust - Where might Gears To Descend (32:45)Moribund Recordshttps://crustband.bandcamp.com/album/where-light-fears-to-descendMyrkvid - Nihilist (46:45)Immortal Frosthttps://immortalfrostproductions1.bandcamp.com/album/nihilistOdoacer - All Was Of Little Worth Pt. 1 (01:00:25)Church Roadhttps://immortalfrostproductions1.bandcamp.com/album/nihilist Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Italian Pinot Grigio is the order of the week for Bryn and Jaff, and they once again prove that their palates seem to be improving! There's tales of Marilyn Monroe, wigs made of half-digested noodles and some slightly predictable views on 'that' song by President....Bryn brings three incredibly melancholic albums (one that even made him cry), but luckily Jaff finds himself raising the mood (and lowering the tone) with the latest release from Death Metal monsters 'Cumbeast"......as expected, hilarity ensues!!This Weeks Releases Steve Von Till - Alone In A World Of Wounds (24:50)Neurot Recordingshttps://stevevontill.bandcamp.com/album/alone-in-a-world-of-woundsFull Of Hell - Broken Sword, Rotten Shield (45:07)Closed Casket Activitieshttps://fullofhell.bandcamp.com/album/broken-sword-rotten-shieldTörsz - Menedék (59:28)Pelagichttps://torzs.bandcamp.com/album/mened-kCumbeast - Fairytales Of Filth (01:14:31)Morbid Generationhttps://cumbeast.bandcamp.com/album/fairytales-of-filthNvage - Nvage EP (01:26:44)Selfhttps://nvageband.bandcamp.com/album/self-titledBen Frost - Under Certain Light and Atmospheric Conditions (01:39:28)Mute Artistshttps://benfrost.bandcamp.com/album/under-certain-light-and-atmospheric-conditions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bryn and Jaff are back on the white wine this week, courtesy of a peachy Chenin Blanc from South Africa. The usual hilarity ensues (despite the rather serious musical choices) with their ramblings taking them from Victorian urinals to their favourite brand of tractor.....even leaving room for a glass-raising toast to the one and only, Lemmy Kilmister.There are some seriously dark and thought-provoking records on offer this week, including a couple that could even be highlights of the year!! If you're of a nervous disposition then maybe give this one a miss.....actually, don't do that at all....fill up your glasses, press play, and bask in the lunacy!!This Weeks ReleasesMütterlein - Amidst The Flames, May Our Organs Resound (22:36)Debemur Mortihttps://mutterlein.bandcamp.com/album/amidst-the-flames-may-our-organs-resoundGhost Bath - Rose Thorn Necklace (39:13)Nuclear Blasthttps://ghostbath.bandcamp.com/album/rose-thorn-necklaceRIFFTREE - Wonky (59:44)No Profithttps://rifftree.bandcamp.com/album/wonkyAbysmal Rites - Restoring The Primordial Order (01:10:44)WormHoleDeathhttps://abysmalritesband.bandcamp.com/album/restoring-the-primordial-order-albumSvarta Havet - Manen Ska Lysa Din Vag (01:20:38)Prosthetichttps://abysmalritesband.bandcamp.com/album/restoring-the-primordial-order-albumThe Sun's Journey Through The Night - Demo III (01:33:17)Church Roadhttps://thesunsjourneythroughthenight.bandcamp.com/album/demo-iii Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.