Tyrus - Bubonic Plague

It's time for another seasonal check in for the Summer of 2016.  Josh and Brian discuss the better concerts, albums and movies experienced since the solstice.  Lots of topics mused like Summer Slaughter, the ethos of Black Metal, Quebec and the digital streaming age we live in.  

DIP016 Direct Input Podcast Summer of 2016 check in

As with all classic trilogies, the third and final installment is always the most grandiose, and Terminal's 'Zadnji Izlet' ('The Final Trip') is true to this timeless formula. The past two singles, 'Heavy Metal Lokomotiva' and 'Satanski Naročila,' have highlighted the immense power of Eastern Bloc Heavy Metal but on 'Zadnji Izlet,' mastermind Tobias Lindkvist goes all-in with the genre's overlooked ballad style, complete with melancholy melodies that you can sing along to, regardless of whether or not you know Slovenian or not. The flip-side, appropriately titled 'Epilog,' features the songwriting of Antichrist's Gabriel Forslund, and is the perfect ending that wraps up what Terminal was created for: a tribute to a wonderfully peculiar and once obscure style of Heavy Metal. Electric Assault Records is proud to realize this mission, and to do it justice, 'Zadnji Izlet' will be released as a 12" single for optimum sound quality. As with the previous two, this release is strictly limited to 500 copies worldwide.

Terminal - Zadnji Izlet

Deströyer 666 - A Breed Apart

Joe Hasselvander - School For The Deaf

Metalucifer - Heavy Metal Drill

Mortem - Black demons

from "Desaster... In League With... Pentacle" 10" (С) 2000

Pentacle - Soul's Blood

Sabbat - Bird of Ill Omen

from "Headbangers Metal Forces" CD/LP 2008

Midnight Rider - Opium Trail

Thor - Thunder striker (1st mix)

Listen.  There will be douche chills, flubs and bombs.  There will be foul language, mispronunciations and unfulfilled details.  There are no seasons.  There are no ads.  There are no theme songs. There isn't any video. Many of the guests aren't even booked, they're just there. Also there won't be any extensive research or ready quoted sources either.  This isn't an overindulgent display of self-importance.  Direct Input Podcast strives to present conversations with Journeyman musician/song writer Josh Staples. This podcast has evolved from sit down interviews to random man on the street, smoking weed in the club, mobile fuckery.