Lingüa Brütallica - Episode 25: Austin Lunn of Panopticon (Kentucky/Minnesota)

Our 25th episode brings you an interview with vocalist Austin Lunn of Panopticon. This episode functions as a second pair part to episode 24, featuring Aaron Carey, and commemorates the split album released by Panopticon and Nechochwen in 2020. Our discussion with Austin brings forth a distinct but equally compelling perspective on blackened folk metal music as that developed in our previous episode with Aaron. Austin describes how Panopticon's music as a blend of Americana, traditional Appalachian music and black metal is complimented by his straightforward lyrical style that - far from being simplistic - paints a clear picture of human experience throughout North America's past and present history. Notably, Austin's lyrical storytelling is not limited to one voice, or even one language, as he incorporates words and phrases from Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and Spanish, uttered by speakers of these languages, that he feels best represent the culture and experience of those he writes about. To see more of this multilingual tapestry of human experience go to https://thetruepanopticon.bandcamp.com/.