Episodes
![Lingüa Brütallica - Episode 59: David Bruno of Summoning the Lich (Missouri, USA)](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7226247/Lingua_Brutallica_Logo_300x300.jpg)
7 days ago
7 days ago
In this episode, we speak to David Bruno about how he creates lyrics for fantasy-driven death metal band, Summoning the Lich. The lyrics that span two albums weave an original linear story, beginning with the creation of the Lich that sets in motion the fall of the fictional Kingdom of Rodor and the darkness that spreads across the land as the Lich’s power grows, establishing his dominion over the planet Arrias. David explains that producing these lyrics involves balancing his desire to produce both good fantasy storytelling and good metal song writing. In service of this goal, David has crafted a narrative style that draws on rhyme and alliteration, granting his story an unmistakably melodic quality. Careful observers will note a subtle transition in the bands' track titles, moving from nouns to verbs, announcing the story's growing urgency...
Listen before it's too late! https://www.summoningthelich.com/
![Lingüa Brütallica - Episode 58: Lord Foul and Naraka of Civerous (California, USA)](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7226247/Lingua_Brutallica_Logo_300x300.jpg)
Monday Jul 01, 2024
Monday Jul 01, 2024
In this episode, we speak to Lord Foul and Naraka about how they lure their listeners into Civerous’ dark and cavernous lyrical maze. The verbal labyrinth concocted by this aptly labelled “tomb doom” project sees listeners descend through gloomy caves where Latinate utterances echo, summoning occult rituals that pay homage to the Mexican heritage of several of Civerous’ band members. Though the caves may be supernatural, they are also familiar as the witchcraft therein evokes the terror of human suffering as well as the horror of the unknown. This latter point surmises the goal of Civerous’ lyrical composition – to arouse fear in a way that hasn’t been done before.
Enter the maze at: https://linktr.ee/civerous
![Lingüa Brütallica - Episode 57: Chris Grigg of Woe (New York, USA)](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7226247/Lingua_Brutallica_Logo_300x300.jpg)
Sunday Jun 09, 2024
Lingüa Brütallica - Episode 57: Chris Grigg of Woe (New York, USA)
Sunday Jun 09, 2024
Sunday Jun 09, 2024
Our latest auditory offering brings you an interview with vocalist Chris Grigg of black metal ensemble Woe. Chris explains how, departing from the individual focus of his earlier work, examining mental anguish and depression, Woe's most recent release draws attention to broader threats to humanity, some of which we thought we'd vanquished long ago. This shift in lyrical content emerged in tandem with what Chris refers to as the refinement of his lyric-writing skills over time. Such artistry bloomed through Chris' experimentation with rhyme, perspective, and even occasionally vulgarity, to ensure that Woe's music and lyrics are mutually enhancing.
To savour Woe's latest musical incantation, go to: https://ampwall.com/a/woeunholy
![Lingüa Brütallica - Episode 56: Jeff Young of Weald and Woe (Idaho, USA)](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7226247/Lingua_Brutallica_Logo_300x300.jpg)
Sunday May 19, 2024
Lingüa Brütallica - Episode 56: Jeff Young of Weald and Woe (Idaho, USA)
Sunday May 19, 2024
Sunday May 19, 2024
In this episode, lyricist Jeff Young leads us on a journey through Weald and Woe's "castle metal". Drawing on his background in theatre, Jeff crafts castle metal lyrics by exploiting black metal's heightened sense of drama and aesthetics to reflect on personal struggles and existential dread within a medieval narrative. His lyrics adopt familiar fantasy language tropes to weave tales of battles and blood, so adored by devotees of the middle age (and indeed Dungeons and Dragons). However, the stories that result do not idolize war. Instead, his work questions whether the pursuit of glory and legacy is worth debasing oneself and losing the ones you love. Such lyrics guide the audience on a more complex and visceral quest exploring fundamental questions of humanity.
To join the adventure, go to: https://wealdandwoe.bandcamp.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/wealdandwoe/?hl=en
![Lingüa Brütallica - Episode 55: Brenner Moate of BRAT (Louisiana, USA)](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7226247/Lingua_Brutallica_Logo_300x300.jpg)
Sunday Apr 28, 2024
Lingüa Brütallica - Episode 55: Brenner Moate of BRAT (Louisiana, USA)
Sunday Apr 28, 2024
Sunday Apr 28, 2024
In this episode, we interview Brenner Moate of “bimboviolence” outfit, Brat. Looking at Brat’s album covers, decorated with tea and cake, a Pomeranian dog and the iconic Motorola flip phone set against bubblegum pink hues, listeners are poised to anticipate familiar 90s and 2000s pop lyricism. But in speaking with Brenner, we soon learn that this imagery rather serves as the barbie-pink wrapping for much darker lyrical content. Brat’s lyrics contrast sharply with the band’s sweet feminine aesthetic, drawing more on Steven King than Elle Woods. Brenner’s lyrics instead speak of resigned suffering and the loss of hope of evading pain which ultimately serves as an outlet for dark emotions and the release of negative energy.
Listen til the end of this episode for a brief appearance from vocalist, Elizabeth (Liz Selfish), who cautions us against delving too deep in our reading of the band’s lyrics, stating “we’re not an intellectual band”, and far from waxing poetic, Brat’s purpose is to “have fun and have a good time”.
To get around this good time, go to: https://linktr.ee/BRAT_band
![Lingüa Brütallica - Episode 54: Jason Peppiatt of Domination Campaign (Hobart, Australia)](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7226247/Lingua_Brutallica_Logo_300x300.jpg)
Sunday Apr 07, 2024
Sunday Apr 07, 2024
In this episode we interview returning guest, Jason Peppiatt about his new project, Domination Campaign. In differentiating Domination Campaign from his longstanding work with Psycroptic, Jason explains that, in contrast to Psycroptic’s modern technical death metal approach, Domination Campaign draws on Jason’s traditional death metal background. Moreover, while Psycroptic explores Jason’s perspective on the modern world, Domination Campaign draws attention to the past, in particular the stories of World War I and World War II that he grew up with. Far from glorifying war, Jason’s lyrics expose the horrors of these events while recognising the bravery of soldiers in the face of death. These lyrics and the music they complement, are spontaneously written and free from the kind of expectation that comes with writing for such an established band as Psycroptic. Though Jason describes this project as being produced solely for his own sake, the reception to it's release suggests that it's appeal is certainly not limited to Jason's personal taste.
For more from Domination Campaign go to: https://www.facebook.com/dominationcampaign/ and https://www.instagram.com/domination_campaign/?hl=en
![Lingüa Brütallica - Episode 53: Ross Sewage of Exhumed, Impaled and Ghoul (California, USA)](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7226247/Lingua_Brutallica_Logo_300x300.jpg)
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
In this episode our guest, Ross Sewage, talks to us about his lyrics for Exhumed and Impaled, and speculates on the lyricism of Ghoul - a band that he is familiar with, but definitely not a member of. Sketching the lyrical landscape of each work, Ross explains how Impaled probes the space between life and death, detailing grotesque medical experiments and surgeries gone wrong, while Exhumed disinters death and life thereafter. Ghoul then (Ross imagines) follows the misadventures of a cast of macabre characters in the fictional town of Creepsylvania. Littered with alliteration, medical jargon, grotesque puns and literary references, Ross' lyrics examine human fears, from the everyday to the supernatural, in horrifying detail but always with a trace of humour.
To explore Ross' work for yourself, go to https://www.doktorsewage.com/
![Lingüa Brütallica - Episode 52: Will Smith of Afterbirth (Long Island, USA)](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7226247/Lingua_Brutallica_Logo_300x300.jpg)
Sunday Feb 25, 2024
Lingüa Brütallica - Episode 52: Will Smith of Afterbirth (Long Island, USA)
Sunday Feb 25, 2024
Sunday Feb 25, 2024
In this episode we chronicle Will Smith’s work with diverse death metal projects including Artificial Brain, Biolich, Reeking Aura, and most recently, Afterbirth. Departing from death metal’s love affair with gore, many of Will’s lyrics capture images of mental illness, invasive insects, and filth. Though such scenes would not be out of place in your average horror movie, Will explains that their inspiration is closer to fact than fiction. Many of Will’s lyrical motifs reproduce aspects of his past experience growing up in a blue-collar neighbourhood in Long Island and his current work in disability service provision. Will describes how writing these lyrics gave him an outlet to work through the trauma of witnessing first-hand the devastating effects of poverty and untreated mental illness. In effect, while death metal is best known for its celebration of death and destruction, Will finds that working in the genre can be profoundly therapeutic.
To hear more from Will, follow https://www.facebook.com/AfterbirthNYDeathMetal/ for Afterbirth and https://www.instagram.com/exsanguinated666/ for Exsanguinated, and https://www.facebook.com/reekingaura/ for Reeking Aura
And check out Will’s metal-themed podcast “Heavy Hole” at https://heavyhole.fireside.fm/
![Lingüa Brütallica - Episode 51: Ruttomieli of Moonlight Sorcery (Tampere, Finland)](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7226247/Lingua_Brutallica_Logo_300x300.jpg)
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
In our first episode of 2024, we interview Ruttomieli about the lyricism of his symphonic black metal project Moonlight Sorcery. Ruttomieli's work exhibits a perfect marriage of music and lyrics, both which honour the spiritual origins of the black metal genre. Weaving stories of witchcraft and myth, his lyrical poetry both guides their listeners to the skies to bask in the moonlight and drags them down to burn in the Finnish underworld of Tuonela. Whether in English or Finnish, Ruttomieli's lyrics ultimately prove that, as he says "black metal is more than just music".
To experience Ruttomieli's work for yourself, go to:
https://moonlightsorcery.bandcamp.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/moonlight.sorcery/
![Lingüa Brütallica - Episode 50: Himari Tsukishiro and Ricky Wilson of Isiliel (Tokyo, Japan)](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7226247/Lingua_Brutallica_Logo_300x300.jpg)
Sunday Dec 17, 2023
Sunday Dec 17, 2023
Welcome to our 50th episode!
In this very special episode, we interview vocalist Himari Tsukishiro and Ricky Wilson of Isiliel. Drawing on Ricky's translation skills, we explore how Himari's background as a Japanese idol has shaped her journey into the world of symphonic metal. A self-described "metal baby", Himari's relative inexperience in metal allows her to step outside of the subculture's many lyrical conventions. Breaking with the norms established inside and outside of her native Japan, Himari writes Japanese lyrics adopting themes of romantic love and perseverance seldom observed in the genre, using her lyrics and memories to connect with fans and better show who she really is.
Check out Isiliel's music here on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0YRE7UBgdQ1scmuBHn8o1r
and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5DvPji8PO4z8lOoHto3jcQ