The Great Black North - Full Moon Fever Feat. CRYPTIK HOWLING!!

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   The darkness is spreading, prepare to be sucked in to a swirling vortex of Black Metal, this week on The Great Black North!! 

On this week's program, Matt is joined for a chat by Chrisitan & Domenic Theriault of Quebec's Symphonic Black Metallers CRYPTIK HOWLING! The guys get into a pretty intense (and hilarious!) discussion about the band's new material, misogyny in Metal, and sharing album titles with the legendary King Diamond!

Plus there's a blizzard of Black Metal music sweeping in, with tracks from bands such as SAMAEL, VANQUISHED, DEATHSPELL OMEGA, ABYSMAL DAWN, and many more! 

And, of course, Matt's got some exciting concert announcements and metal news to share as well!

Tune in and crank it up, for maximum grimness, this week on The Great Black North! 

The Great Black North - Dissecting 2011 Redux!!

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The new releases just keep piling up, here in The Great Black North!!
The exploration continues on this week's program, as Matt works his way through another pile of upcoming albums, with music and news from Canadian bands such as FUCK THE FACTS, WEAPON, and XYPHOS! Along with a bunch of new international music from DEICIDE, MOONSORROW, and LAZARUS A.D.!!

Plus theres an update on the health condition of BEHEMOTH frontman Nergal, even more Metal news, and some exciting tour announcements as well!!

2011 is starting off with a bang (or is it a blastbeat?), right here on The Great Black North!!

The Great Black North Gets Folked Up With BOLERO!!

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Get ready to get folky, this week on The Great Black North! On this episode, Matt sits down with Ontario Epic/Celtic Metallers BOLERO, on the eve of the release of their brand new album, "Voyage From Vinland"!
Matt and the guys discuss drinking, the "Folk Metal" tag, the band's laid-back attitude to their career, and.. uh... drinking! And, of course, we're debuting some brand new tunes from the album!

Also, there's plenty more new music to go around, with more brand new Folk Metal releases from bands like FALKENBACH and BATTLELORE, Canadian "Celtic Thrashers" BATTLESOUL, and Roman-themed Death metallers STRINGS OF ARES!
So settle in, grab a horn of ale, and get ready to get Folked! Right here, on The Great Black North!

The Great Black North - Dissecting 2011!!

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A new year of Canadian Metal is upon us once again, here on The Great Black North!
After a brief holiday, DJ Matt Hades is back to bring you the first episode of 2011, and break down what you can expect out of this promising new year in terms of Extreme Metal!
Matt's his hands on some of the first releases of the year, bringing you brand new albums from such bands as BELPHEGOR and LEGION OF THE DAMNED, as well as some of the first rumblings out of the Canadian Metal underground, from BC Thrashers TITAN'S EVE and Black/Death blastmakers MITOCHONDRION! 
There's also plenty to talk about, with many exciting Canadian and International releases scheduled for this year, and some big tour/festival announcements as well!

Ring 2011 in the right way, with Canadian Metal on The Great Black North!! 

The Great Black North's Year End Countdown!

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As 2010 draws to a close, The Great Black North is going out with a bang, of the most metal variety! To end off the year DJ Matt Hades is bringing Canadian Metal fans a very special episode, as he discards the program's regular format to bring you his personal picks for the Top 15 Extreme Metal Albums of 2010!
Tune in as Matt count's off his favourite heavy records from this last year, featuring not only Canadian Metal, but loud and extreme music from all over the globe!
Not only are we celebrating the best metal of 2010, but also The Great Black North's landmark 30th episode!
This last year has been quite the ride for this Canadian Metal Podcast, but as this will be the last installment for 2010, get your fill in now, or be left waiting til next year!

The Great Black North - Rippin' It Old School With RAZOR!!

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We're offering up a salute to the Old School on The Great Black North!! On this week's program Matt is joined by guitarist and band leader Dave Carlo from Canadian Thrash Legends RAZOR, regarding the band's plans to record another album, their laid-back attitude towards touring, and why there's more to the Razor catalog than just Evil Invaders.
In tribute to our most venerable Metal guest, the Great Black North is spinning a plethora of new and old school thrash tunes, including some brand new material from long-running Ottawa-based thrashers EXCITER, as well as the latest music from SODOM, MOTORHEAD, DEATH ANGEL, and more!
Plus Matt has your concert listings, metal news, and everything you'd expect from a drunk Canadian headbanger! 

Tune in for an extreme thrashback, this week on The Great Black North!

The Great Black North - Unleashing The Lunatics With NEURAXIS!!

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Canadian Metal Madness reigns supreme this week on The Great Black North! On this episode, DJ Matt Hades is joined by Rob Milley and Alex Leblanc of Montreal Tech. Death Metallers NEURAXIS, for an in-depth discussion of the band's upcoming album Asylon (apparently a play on the word asylum)! 
The guys open up on some intimate details from this album, including the themes and emotions present in the lyrics, as well as the atmosphere within the group following the band's latest lineup shifts, and the band's touring plans following the release of this record.
In addition to this exclusive interview, there is also plenty of brand new tunes to go around, including tracks from Canadian Melodic Metallers Baptized In Blood, as well as the latest from God Dethroned, Hate, Odyssey, and more!
Plus Matt has your weekly concert listings, metal news, and all the fun shit you'd expect from the show!

Tune in and go nuts, this week on The Great Black North!!