Thursday, January 14, 2010

Episode 1: Enter the Crustcast

Crustcast

by The WZA'd (ATX)

Download: The Crustcast [MP3]

When I brought up the idea of a podcast in one of our weekly meetings, the other Crustcakers met the idea with a tepid response but told me to go for it. A few weeks later, we're happy and proud to present to you the pilot episode of the Crustcast, featuring our own Andrew Wilhelm and these seans, along with Decibel’s and Invisible Oranges’ Cosmo Lee and Jess Blumensheid. And, of course, myself as host.

With this podcast, I hope to provide you, our readers (and now listeners), with an entertaining and informative discussion of what’s going on in the metal world today. This episode features two segments: one in which we discuss what we’ve been listening to lately and the other featuring news from the metal world.

If you like what you’re hearing, please let us know. Leave a comment here, or e-mail us at crustcake@gmail.com. We’re looking for suggestions right now – what do you want to hear us talk about? Should we talk less? Do you want longer song clips? Shorter ones? Sillier or more serious news? What kind of guests would you like to hear? Let us know!

Reader, as the guy who spent a few hours setting all this up, editing it, and writing these few paragraphs, I urge you to let me know.

Show notes, including songs used, below.

Songs included in order of appearance:
Dystopia – “Sleep”
Laudanum – “Invoke”
Marduk – “Nowhere, No-one, Nothing”
Naked City – “Osaka Bondage”
War Master – “Chapel of the Apocalypse”
Black Cobra – “Chronosphere”
Trash Talk – “Dig”
Mastodon – “I am Ahab”

News Mentioned:
NPR Recognizes Crabcore and Crunkcore
Attack Attack singer goes on to make “Invade Invade” (via Metalsucks)
New Burzum Album
Varg’s rebuttal
Mayhem arrested for destroying hotel room (via Blabbermouth)

Other:
A Better Tomorrow, Jess Blumensheid's metal podcast for Invisible Oranges.