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AGITATORS ANONYMOUS the Alan Averill Podcast
What is it like making an album?
Season 1, Ep. 53
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AA E 53 is an in depth look at what it's like making an album, the day to day, how that's changed over the years. The writing process, what you need to prepare for and consider. Some advice for your own band and music and how to record. Vocal considerations and my approach to lyric writing.....this originally appeared some months ago on my Patreon.
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01:46:58||Season 1, Ep. 223A stop gap episode as I am about to go on a short tour this week ahead and my throat has seen better days! so here is the last Metal Salvage chat between Joe from Gama Bomb and myself, random daft and the odd time even witty, insightful and amusing drunken and deluded conversations.....normal service resumed next week!support the show over athttp://www.patreon.com/AlanAverillPrimordial on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/0BZr6...sponsored byMetal Blade recordshttps://metalblade.indiemerch.com/promo code AA 2024 for 10% off your orderships worldwideFor info on my work as a booking agent go to:https://www.facebook.com/DragonProductionsOfficialVerminous Serpenthttps://open.spotify.com/artist/54Wpl...Dread Sovereignhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/60HY4...222. Are you a libertarian?
44:49||Season 1, Ep. 222We hear the word libertarian and the phrase classical liberal a lot these days but where does it come from? what do libertarians believe and maybe you are one and don't know it? along with some other random chat, including the shelving of Ireland's Orwellian hate speech laws and why my mother thinks Blindboy is a much better podcaster....fair enough like, boi.....support the show over athttp://www.patreon.com/AlanAverillPrimordial on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/0BZr6...sponsored byMetal Blade recordshttps://metalblade.indiemerch.com/promo code AA 2024 for 10% off your orderships worldwideFor info on my work as a booking agent go to:https://www.facebook.com/DragonProductionsOfficialVerminous Serpenthttps://open.spotify.com/artist/54Wpl...Dread Sovereignhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/60HY4...221. Will someone please call AI Danzig and game the system
36:20||Season 1, Ep. 221On this weeks podcast I discuss the recent case of Michael Smith, a prompter, music generator who was arrested for gaming Spotify's system, generating 100 000s of songs with AI, uploading them and then getting bots to fire up his numbers, getting caught after trying to get a 10$ million payout! and how the system is more or less open to complete manipulation....that, the new Danzig single and how for most bands now its about consolidation and not 'growth'support the show over athttp://www.patreon.com/AlanAverillPrimordial on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/0BZr6...sponsored byMetal Blade recordshttps://metalblade.indiemerch.com/promo code AA 2024 for 10% off your orderships worldwideFor info on my work as a booking agent go to:https://www.facebook.com/DragonProductionsOfficialVerminous Serpenthttps://open.spotify.com/artist/54Wpl...Dread Sovereignhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/60HY4...220. How do you play the game as a new band? and is there any damn point?
35:44||Season 1, Ep. 220Lately I've been getting a lot of emails and messages from new bands and musicians asking how can they make the next step! first mistake asking a grumpy old dude like me right? well, how do you play the game? is there any point and what if your chosen style has no underground, you have to go big or go home right?support the show over athttp://www.patreon.com/AlanAverillPrimordial on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/0BZr6...sponsored byMetal Blade recordshttps://metalblade.indiemerch.com/promo code AA 2024 for 10% off your orderships worldwideFor info on my work as a booking agent go to:https://www.facebook.com/DragonProductionsOfficialVerminous Serpenthttps://open.spotify.com/artist/54Wpl...Dread Sovereignhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/60HY4...219. Durov's Dilemna, Dynamic pricing and the mystery of Attila's suitcase
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40:28||Season 1This may be an unusual move but this is an entire album of VERMINOUS SERPENT 'The Malign Covenant' which I played bass/vocals on along with JD on guitars (Slidhr) and MB (Malthusian) on drumsit came out maybe a year ago on Amor Fati Records! Germanychances are maybe you haven't heard it! black/death metal done the old school way! you can order the album on vinyl or cd at this linkhttps://shop.amor-fati-productions.de/en/suche?controller=search&orderby=position&orderway=desc&search_query=Verminous+serpent&submit_search=or follow the band over on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/54Wpl9JD0Zn4rhpBvrN2Oa?si=axcn2VngTYqcB93nG6bkbgproduced by Shaun Cadogan for Last light recordings....