Death by Metal & Ethereal Transcendence

End of Spring Semester

deathbymetal — Sat, 09 May 2009 10:11:57 +0000

Another season of Death by Metal and Ethereal Transcendence has transpired. In a few weeks, the rest of the interviews should be up, including the much anticipated Yamatu interview and the recent Dry Season interview and live performance. There is the possibility for an interview with the organizers of the Maryland Deathfest in the next few weeks.

In the meantime, check out these upcoming concerts in the next few weeks near the Baltimore area:

Kreator, Exodus: Jaxx, May 17
Maryland Deathfest: Sonar, May 22-24
Pelican, Isis, Tombs: Sonar, May 31, Sonar
Summer Slaughter with Suffocation and Necrophagist: Sonar, June 5

Death by Metal Returns for the Spring Semester

deathbymetal — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:14:33 +0000

Death by Metal is broadcasting now! Tune in at

http://broadcast.umbc.edu:8000/wmbc

(just like usual except without ‘-wifi’)
Playlists are up.

Song with Backmasking Episode, Gorguts Interview

deathbymetal — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:27:42 +0000

Listen to Death by Metal Internet Radio Show 12/15/08 11 PM EST.

With the power of information technologies, geographic location is irrelevant. How to listen: Go to wmbc.umbc.edu or open
http://broadcast.umbc.edu:8000/wmbc-hifi
in your mp3 player.

Take a break from studying for finals and listen to your favorite secret messages in metal songs. Didn’t do so well on one of your finals? Kill yourself and blame the radio show.

Recommendations encouraged!

In other news, Mr Luc Lemay has agreed to do an interview soon, so stay tuned for updates on a Gorguts/Negativa interview!

This Week: Paul Masvidal (Cynic) Interview on Into the Void, Opeth, Oriental Metal

deathbymetal — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:55:31 +0000

This Thursday, October 30th, my WMBC metal brother Hasan Ali will be interviewing Paul Masvidal of Cynic on Into the Void. The legendary progressive death metal jazz fusion group recently released a new album, Traced in Air, which is their first release in 15 years! It should be a very interesting interview.

In other news, I saw Opeth last night and it was awesome!

Finally, the Oriental Metal episode went well. The playlist is now posted. The surprise/secret/amusing artist was Dokaka, who did covers of Slayer, Metallica, Iron Maiden, and Black Sabbath only using his mouth.

As usual the hollow promises about posting previous recordings and upcoming interviews still stand.

Next Week: Oriental Metal, Last Week: Misery Index Interview, Interview Hosting, Harddrive Crash, Poll

deathbymetal — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 06:10:48 +0000

Next week on October 27, 2008, Death by Metal will have the theme of Oriental Metal; metal from our metal brothers on the other side of the globe. I have enough metal to cover at least an hour and I might be able to pull off an entirely Oriental Ethereal Transcendence as well. There will be a surprise artist which most will find amusing, so tune in to find out who it is!

Last week on I Told You I Was Hardcore, Mark Max interviewed Annapolis deathgrinders Misery Index in the studio. I represented the WMBC metal council with my fellow metal DJs in greeting the two guitarists and awkwardly standing in the studio while he interviewed the band. There was much badinage and metal to be had, and most impressively the show managed to get over 50 listeners!!! There may be a technical limitation on the number of computer who can listen to the stream at a time, and there also listeners on the lo-fi stream, so there would probably be even more without the technical limitations. This is mostly due to the fact that the band advertised the interview on their myspace page. I have certainly noted this for use in my own future interviews! Additionally, the band has become quite popular in recent years, as their most recent album, Traitors, has made it in the top 20 of some metal sales chart in it’s first week of release, beating out releases from Dragonforce, Megadeth among others.

Congratulations to the show and the band!

All of the interviews except the Yamatu interview are hosted on Google Video at the moment, but that will change soon. Firstly, I will edit and upload the Yamatu interview. Second, I am looking into alternate hosting options for the interviews as a whole. Having the unnecessary video component is a bit annoying, and none of the videos seem to be getting many hits. Right now the plan is to host the entire interview on an audio only format host (now that I know of some), and perhaps upload the dialogue only on YouTube. This latter strategy will allow for a more succinct format that YouTube is suited for, and it will also allow for the interview to spread virally. Hopefully this will increase listenership.

Many months ago my harddrive crashed. Fortunately my mp3s survived, but all of the playlist information not already on the site is gone. Additionally, the Dan Toal and Doug Wiseman II interview is proably lost forever as well. Pretty much the entirety of last spring’s DbM has been annihilated into the abyss, in metal terms. In actuality, all of the interviews are gone, but fortunately most of them are uploaded into Google Video.

Finally, I am going to try out WordPress’ new poll feature to find out what DbM listeners consider…the most true form of metal:

View This Poll

Misery Index to Be Interviewed Today (October 8, 2008) at 6:00 PM EST on WMBC/I Told You I Was Hardcore

deathbymetal — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:11:06 +0000

There are a number of new metal radio shows on WMBC this semester. One of them which caters to the hardcore crowd, I Told You I Was Hardcore, is doing an in studio interview with Annapolis deathgrinders Misery Index. This is perhaps the most famous band to step in the WMBC studio yet, especially for metal. Yours truly, Death by Metal host Ed Schaefer will be stopping by the studio at 6:00 PM EST to ask a few questions of my own. This is definitely something you want to tune into.

I Told You I Was Hardcore Website
Facebook Event
I Told You I Was Hardcore facebook group

Here are links to other WMBC radio shows that are new this semester:

The Polska Polka Fun Hour, Thursdays 1-2 PM
Into the Void, Thursdays 2-4 PM

Death by Metal Season 3 Premier and Ethereal Transcendence Premier

deathbymetal — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:59:34 +0000

Listen to Death by Metal Internet Radio Show 9/22/08 11 PM EST.

With the power of information technologies, geographic location is irrelevant. How to listen: Go to wmbc.umbc.edu or open

http://broadcast.umbc.edu:8000/wmbc-hifi

in your mp3 player.

You may have thought Death by Metal was dead, but it is merely undead and hungry for brains. The mayhem starts it’s third year running tonight! I have a lot of new mp3s, so tune in to hear some crazy stuff you have probably never heard before. As usual, I offer the hollow promises of uploading previous interviews, in this case the Yamatu interview. Someday!

Also premiering this week is Ethereal Transcendence, an ambient radio show. After recieving a severe thrashing of Death by Metal, relax with surreal sounds from beyond the void. This includes but is not limited to black metal inspired ambient music. For those who have never heard this type music, stay tuned in and expand your horizons.

www.deathbymetal.org

Yamatu Interview

deathbymetal — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:08:27 +0000

Listen to Death by Metal Internet Radio Show 3/10/08 11 PM EST.

With the power of information technologies, geographic location is irrelevant. How to listen: Go to wmbc.umbc.edu or open
http://broadcast.umbc.edu:8000/wmbc-hifi
in your mp3 player.

‘Severe occult metal’ is the style of metal played by Virginian black metal band Yamatu. Dalkhu Zilittu, the one man behind the project, will discuss his approach to music and the mysticisms that influence it, including those which promise life eternal…

Playlists and interviews are a bit out of date…they should be updated soon.

Domain Name Reacquired

deathbymetal — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:57:57 +0000

The domain www.deathbymetal.org has been reacquired, so the site can be accessed again. Expect the latest interview to be up soon. More new interviews should be coming up as well. WMBC may be broadcasting over the winter break, but in the case that it’s not, we will return in February.

Domain Name Expired, Should Be Fixed Soon

deathbymetal — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:26:50 +0000

Despite numerous reminders, we have let the domain name, www.deathbymetal.org, expire. That means as of this post, the site cannot be accessed by typing in that address. We apologize for the inconvenience. This should be fixed soon.