Cave Dweller Music

Glenden Merrell (Down With Rent and Burning Books) Interview

We sit down with Glenden Merrell of Down With Rent and Burning Books and get seriously off topic. We discuss his musical journey, his new found love of synths and his introduction to dungeon synth. We also talk political punk, Anthony Bourdain, The Lighthouse, the similarities between the art, music and food world, and much more.
Listen to and order Down With Rent's latest album Lotus Eater:
https://downwithrent.bandcamp.com/album/lotus-eater
Listen to Burning Books' new single Come Out Whole:
https://burningbooksmusic.bandcamp.com/track/come-out-whole
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Mark Jackson (The Metal Forge and Overload) Interview

We sit down with Mark Jackson, the host of The Metal Forge and bass player/vocalist of thrash metal band Overload. We talk all things metal including the evolution of the genre, the importance of DIY ethics, metal history, the impact of legendary bands and artists on the scene, and much more.
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Website: https://officialoverload.com/
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THE (Pt. 2) is the first single from the upcoming album The End Is Near by LA based progressive doom/sludge/black metal act Nothing Is Real, out October 31st.
Listen to and order the album:
https://nothingisreal333.bandcamp.com/album/the-end-is-near
Album Credits:
Nothing Is Real - Guitar, bass, synth, vocals, mixing
Jeremy Lauria - Drums
Jared Moran - Drums
Mastered by Will Killingsworth at Dead Air Studios
Artwork by Helen Tretyakova
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Jem (DEAD) Interview

Matt sits down with Jem of Australian experimental duo DEAD and co-owner of We Empty Rooms. Among other things they discuss DEAD's upcoming album The Laughing Shadow, out October 14th on Forbidden Place Records and Wantage USA.
Listen to the single here:
https://deadsounds.bandcamp.com/track/the-cowboy
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forbiddenplacerecords
Wantage USA:
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Jono Colliver (Dr. Colossus) Interview

In this episode Jarrad chats with Jono Colliver, frontman and founding member of Australia’s legendary Simpsons themed metal band Dr Colossus. Five years have passed since the release of their debut LP “ The Dank” so to celebrate this and to commemorate the band’s drummer and founding member Nathan, who left this world not long after the original release, Dr Colossus have remastered and are repressing the album. They also recently played the album in full at a one off show in Melbourne on September 10th.
We take a short look over the past, present and future of this awesome band in a short but detailed chat.
Listen to The Dank below:
https://drcolossustheband.bandcamp.com/album/the-dank
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Cody Stonebrook (Vermilion Dawn and Conundrum) Interview

We sit down with Cody Stonebrook of solo prog/tech death project Vermillion Dawn and prog metal band Conundrum and talk all things technical and extreme. We discuss his new album VVitch Den, working with Slam Worldwide and his journey to forming a solo extreme metal project. We also discuss the state of technical death metal today, the use of overly clean production, technical proficiency vs writing engaging music and more.
Listen to and order VVitch Den:
https://vermiliondawn.bandcamp.com/album/vvitch-den
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Hellwulv (Black Knife) Interview

We sit down with Hellwulv of Black Knife and talk all things fast and evil. We discuss the band's upcoming split, Faster Than the Devil, out September 2nd on Wise Blood Records. We also discuss DIY work ethic, black thrash legends, why more big name metal artists don't guest on smaller artists' tracks, video games, some crazy stories about metal legends and more.
Listen to and order Faster Than the Devil:
https://wisebloodrecords.bandcamp.com/album/faster-than-the--devil
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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/053vaT6u2c6jLv4P00Xnro
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CDM Sort-of-Mid Year Report

Matt, James and Brendan sit down for what is technically the CDM mid year report, which is as usual a few months late. They run through their top 10 (plus some) albums of the year so far and give a full rundown of Maryland Deathfest. They also discuss May's mental health charity sampler, our new radio show Knuckledraggerzzz Extravaganza, our first and second run of merch, and more.

Corey Parks (Graveripper) Interview

We sit down with Corey from Graveripper and talk all things fast and heavy, including the bands upcoming four way split Faster Than the Devil, out September 2nd on Wise Blood Records. Corey gets passionate about Glenn Danzig, Culvers and food substitutions when eating out. We also discuss the band's influences, working with Joel Grind, why some people hate genre tags, and much more.
Listen to and order Faster Than the Devil:
https://wisebloodrecords.bandcamp.com/album/faster-than-the--devi
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Bandcamp: https://wisebloodrecords.bandcamp.com/
Website: https://wisebloodrecords.com/
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Malignant Aura Interview

Matt sits down with Australian death doom legends in the making Malignant Aura and talks about the band's debut album Abysmal Misfortune Is Draped Upon Me, out now on Bitter Loss Records. They talk all things slow, heavy and depressing and dive deep into both classics and newer underground releases, as well as plenty of other topics.
Listen to and order the album:
https://bitterlossrecords-au.bandcamp.com/album/abysmal-misfortune-is-draped-upon-me
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Greg March (False Gods)Interview

We sit down with Greg March of False Gods and discuss their brand new album Neurotopia, out now on Seeing Red Records. We also discuss the band's influences, their shift towards hardcore with this latest release, Greg's love for classic industrial and noise music, where to get the best bagels and pizza in New York and much more.
Listen to and order Neurotopia below:
https://falsegods1.bandcamp.com/album/neurotopia
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https://open.spotify.com/artist/5GghNJPvhdvhYQlgCkylR1
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