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AGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill Podcast

Alan Averill

This is the Podcast of Alan Averill aka Nemtheanga, vocalist of the Irish Metal band Primordial for almost the last three decades! It's all about music industry commentary and insider info,...

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a chat w/ Aaron Stainthorpe (Towards the Sinister, High Parasite, ex - My Dying Bride)

Today's episode has been quite a while in the making but here we are, a chat with Aaron Stainthorpe from Towards the Sinister, High Parasite...

53:41Oct 30, 2026

Front row seat at a Riot....

I happened be right there last weekend at a protest and subsequent riot in France, right there.....front row seats, I spent all day among th...

51:51Oct 23, 2026

Does everything have to be political?

Does everything have to be political....all of the time? After the recent, largely manufactured drama over a statement by James Hetfield to...

38:04Oct 16, 2026

CRONOS R.I.P - another legend has left the building....

another legend has left the building, Cronos from Venom. Taken way too early. Venom were probably the most important band in my development...

31:42Oct 2, 2026

Nice boys don't play rock n roll

After a short two week enforced interlude I'm back, not in the studio for this one but recording remotely. Today's podcast is about Angry An...

34:16Sep 25, 2026

Where exactly does a bands fee go?

In today's podcast I break down where a 3k band fee for a festival goes to, agents, artist taxes, flights, luggage......and why this is beco...

38:24Sep 4, 2026

"Don't you remember?" you old fool.....being mocked by CHATGPT

In today's podcast I ramble across a few different things, being asked "Don't I remember" by ChatGPT....about a conspiracy theory discussion...

35:26Aug 28, 2026

Are you in the Mano(war)sphere?

Interrupted while day dreaming about a Manowar poster I had when I was 14....I get ambushed into discussing the Manosphere with an old frien...

37:58Aug 21, 2026

Dead embryonic cells, becoming a walking meme and some EU eco (can I play with) madness......

In today's episode I mull over Sepultura's last ever European show, feeling left out in the cold by that corporate arena feeling and why ban...

40:59Aug 14, 2026

I tried to make it back to 1984....

Recently I was mixing an album and desperately tried to make the studio into a time machine, to take me back to 1984, and failed. Well kinda...

37:29Aug 7, 2026

Is the golden age of underground musical creativity over?

This weeks episode is inspired by a week of listening to old demos from the late 80s and early 90s, a chance discussion with Paul from Blood...

34:43Jul 31, 2026

Cultural misunderstandings....and music industry communication breakdowns

In today's podcast I consider the implications that music is now one of the least important parts of promoting an album, what that means for...

36:45Jul 24, 2026

Examining the culture war hype surrounding 'The Odyssey'

In today's episode I tread out into ankle deep waters of the let's be frank mostly nonsense culture war hysteria surrounding Christopher Nol...

32:06Jul 10, 2026

Adapt or Die? do we have to accept the dumbing down of the metal scene?

Does the old school metal scene and music industry in general simply have to accept the dumbing down of the scene through the influx of cont...

40:22Jul 3, 2026

MONUMENTAL POSSESSION - introducing the band

Born in 2015, VOLUME BRUTAL is a non-profit organization which releases LPs/CDs/Tapes, organizes gigs and other metal-related events (record...

6:40Jul 1, 2026

Why some bands don't understand their legacy...

Some bands just don't seem to understand what their legacy means, right? or are we just being gatekeeping assholes, obsessing over every lit...

36:23Jun 26, 2026

Whats the backstage music industry gossip this year?

What are the chattering heavy metal music industry classes discussing in the backstage this summer? Find out in today's podcast.... Warning....

41:58Jun 12, 2026

How you approach playing a big festival

Today's podcast is coming to you from a hotel room in Poland, as Primordial plays Mystic festival tonight, they say.....say what you see so...

24:32Jun 5, 2026

introducing DEAMONOLITH

Introducing Polish concept ensemble Deamonolith. The band was founded in 2022, but its members have been consistently active in the undergro...

6:27Jun 4, 2026

Why is so much modern mainstream metal so F'N childish?

So today's podcast is a spicy meatball, where I throw a lot of shade, as the young people say.....earlier in the week I was contacted by Roc...

55:55May 29, 2026