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...
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AGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill Podcast
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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"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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
introducing DEAMONOLITH
Introducing Polish concept ensemble Deamonolith. The band was founded in 2022, but its members have been consistently active in the undergro...
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...
The enshittification of your life (part 1)
I learnt a new word: 'enshittification', stage 1 is attraction, stage 2 is abuse and stage 3 is extraction....how platforms lure people in a...
as we pass into myth
R.I.P Bartholomous Retsch Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast . Hosted on Acast. See a...
The free speech principle
Today's podcast is a collaboration with Shayan from Iblis Manifestations/Trivax. During this years Inferno festival we got together to do an...
...is 1987 the greatest year in Heavy Metal history?
Episode 300 is proper Metal nerdism, together with Joe from that GAMA BOMB we debate our top 20 + a few stragglers of the year 1987 and real...
Turns out the new saviours of rock n' roll were just a marketing psyop
Geese.....yep.....Geese who were being touted as the new saviours of rock n' roll by the Guardian newspaper only a month or two ago have tur...