Terminus Interview - Alan Averill (Primordial, Verminous Serpent)

Been a while, hasn't it? After a long drought of interview content, The Black Metal Guy returns in full force, bringing you a conversation with the mighty Alan Averill of Primordial, Verminous Serpent (whose debut we reviewed on episode 121), and many more. Alan is well known for his musical accomplishments, but also his own (excellent) podcast,* and what follows is a fascinating conversation on both his own work and the development of extreme metal, from the late 80s to today. Alan and TBMG variously touch on the original nature of black metal, the history of the greater UK scene, and the legitimacy of board shorts in death metal- so, without question, this interview is one for the ages.

(Note: TBMG had some audio issues on his end which I've worked to correct, but he'll still sound a bit different from how he typically does. Raw podcasts only, no trendies. -TDMG)

0:00:00 - Intro, work with Primordial, UK extreme metal

0:27:59 - Interlude - Verminous Serpent, “Transcendent Pyre” fr. The Malign Covenant (Amor Fati, 2023)

0:33:44 - UK extreme metal continued, black metal as a concept, Verminous Serpent, and beyond

1:04:17 - Outro - Incubus - “God Died on His Knees,” fr. the Incubus demo (1987)

Alan Averill links:
*Agitators Anonymous podcast, etc.
Verminous Serpent on Bandcamp 

Terminus links:
Terminus on Youtube
Terminus on Patreon
Terminus on Instagram
Terminus on Facebook
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