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Terminus Episode 178 - Grave Pilgrim, Oldowan Gash

In the long awaited returned of Terminus covering new music, we have a sensible, principled Terminus Episode for you: returning Terminus alumni Grave Pilgrim and Oldowan

I Hate Video Games Episode 4 - Crimsonland - A Video Game

In this triumphant (if bite-sized) return for I Hate Video Games, your host examines Crimsonland, an obscure early 00s twin-stick shooter that just might be the best of i

Terminus Episode 177 - The Sexiest Rockers of '95 - Danzig and Type O Negative (Part 2)

On the second part of our goth extravaganza, your hosts review two seminal records by Danzig and Type O Negative. Danzig's eponymous debut presents a fascinating take on

Balaclava Books Episode 3 - Peter Sotos - Total Abuse (Part 3 - Parasite)

After a very long delay, Noah (aka TDMG) finishes the series on Total Abuse with a look at Parasite, the oft-forgotten closer to Peter Sotos' early period, which shows So

Terminus Episode 177 - The Sexiest Rockers of '95 - Danzig and Type O Negative (Part 1)

It's been a while, terminators- you may have suspected us of succumbing to the mainstream. Well, on this episode, perhaps we have- but with good reason. In the first half

Terminus Omega Roundup 2025!

Terminus broke away from old habits in 2025 to concentrate on investigating older records and new types of content. But many of you desperately sought our sage advice on

Terminus Episode 176 - Forgotten Sons of Phoenix: Vehemence

The worm turns back in The Death Metal Guy's direction with an episode centered on Vehemence, cult melodic death metal legends from Phoenix, Arizona. Covering the band's

Terminus Episode 175 - Dawn.

After much anticipation, innumerable references on the show, and a shocking number of technical issues, we have arrived with an episode that The Black Metal Guy has been

Terminus Episode 174 - Sacramentum and the Roots of Swedish Black/Death

In the wake of the passing of Nisse Karlén into eternity, it seems only appropriate to pay tribute to a titan of extreme metal. Sacramentum's unique style of melodic blac

Terminus Episode 173 - Paimon Gate, Pyromancer

Since the beginning of the year, your intrepid hosts have been concentrating exclusively on older, classic material- this all changes today. At least for this episode. In

Terminus Episode 172 - Prophecy of Doom and Righteous Pigs - Lost Proto-Grindcore Gems

We have to go back, bros. In today's episode of Terminus, your hosts travel back to 1990 to cover two obscure records close to their hearts, each operating in the primord

Terminus Episode 171 - Sargeist, Franco-Finnish Black Metal, and the Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Fortune

What happens when you record an all-timer? What happens when you permanently alter the course of an entire genre of music? What happens when a set of very precise techniq

Balaclava Books Episode 2 - Peter Sotos - Total Abuse (Part 2 - Tool.)

TDMG returns with the (somehow) highly anticipated second installment of Balaclava Books, and the second installment of his investigation into Peter Sotos' Total Abuse. T

Terminus Episode 170 - Enmity, Last Days of Humanity, and a Brief Tour of Brutal Noisedeath

Thought we were dead? You fucking wish! Terminus is back with a hot one long in the making, where your hosts take a look at the seminal mid-00s work of Enmity and Last Da

Terminus Episode 169 - BOLT THROWER - Realm of Chaos and The IVth Crusade

What, you want a cute little description of the episode? It's BOLT THROWER. 0:00:00 - Intro / a brief history of Bolt Thrower and stenchcore 0:38:48 - Realm of Chaos (S

Balaclava Books Episode 1 - Peter Sotos - Total Abuse (Part 1 - Pure)

In the inaugural episode of a new series on extreme literature, TDMG explores the earliest work by the infamous Peter Sotos, plunging headlong into the most perverse inca

I Hate Video Games Episode 3 - Peggle - I Have No Balls and I Must Peg

On the newest episode of I Hate Video Games and Never Play Them, your host tackles a game almost universally played but rarely taken seriously: Peggle, the physics puzzle

Terminus Episode 168 - Aborym and the Legacy of Industrial Black Metal

A spectre is haunting black metal- that of the industrial black metal style of the late 90s and early 00s. Foremost among that cadre is Aborym, Italian stallions of legen

I Hate Video Games Episode 2 - A Short Hike

On the new bite-sized episode of I Hate Video Games and Never Play Them, your host takes a look at A Short Hike, a tiny game about a little bird on a medium-sized adventu

Terminus Episode 167 - Niden Div. 187

In 2025's first assault, the plucky doughboys at Terminus investigate an obscure gem of 90s black metal: Niden Div. 187. Best known for featuring members of a host of Swe