View photos from the Man Must Die show at New Elgin Hall on our flickr page!

The only band to get signed to Relapse Records from outside the United States are Glasgow Technical Death Metal group Man Must Die. The struggle for success of bands outside London and the rise of the Death Metal scene are just a couple of the questions covered during the program. Many thanks go to the band for laying down a brutally honest interview prior to the release of their third full length album.

If you were attending the Man Must Die show at New Elgin Hall and gave us a shout out then you’ll hear yourself on this edition of the podcast!

As well as Man Must Die you can also hear these tracks on the show in the following order….

Man Must Die - Cardboard Gangster
Allerjen - Until All Are One
Benediction - Killing Music
Immortal Divination - Execution For Power
Inner Rage - Disarray
Madman Is Absolute - Envy
Minotaur - Destruction Of Sodom
Solitary Mass - Red Mist
Treachery - Bound In Entrails

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Anaal Nathrakh - The Final Absolution
Korvus - In The Name Of Lucifer
For Your Sins - Aftermath Of The Massacre
In Mourning - In The Fading Hour
Obliteration - Repent
Blasphemous Creation - They Come At Night
Paths Of Posession - Memory Burn
Prong - Power Of The Damager
Stairway - No Mercy

If you can drag yourself away from the glorious British summer here’s the latest episode of Ragnarok. If your in a band and would like to leave us a shout out (or ident) that we can use on the program give us a call on 0191 645 3780, if your an international caller use +44 and remove the zero at the front of our number. Then leave your message in the following format - Hi, I’m (your name) from (the name of your band) and your listening to Ragnarok Radio. Thanks!

Tracklisting for the show goes like this…

Fueled By Fire - Massive Execution
Davola - The Rising
Core - Rewind
Centurions Ghost - Requiem
Kinetic - Vessel Of Rebirth
Helrunar - Glamr
Lotis - Suudelda Neidu
Tyrant - Hell Is Broken Loose
Sigh - Death With Dishonour

Four of Finland’s finest metal kings join us on this very special episode of Ragnarok Radio!
Marco Hietala, Tony Kakko, Jarkko Ahola and Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto otherwise known as JP are the Northern Kings. If you haven’t heard of Northern Kings before they’re a symphonic metal supergroup who cover popular songs from Tina Turner to Radiohead. We’d like to thank everybody who helped us in putting this show together from managers to of course the artists themselves. The show also has the following tracks….

Northern Kings - We Don’t Need Another Hero
Tarot - Tides
Nightwish - Bye Bye Beautiful
Sonata Arctica - Don’t Say A Word
Charon - Colder
Teräsbetoni - Missä miehet ratsastaa
Northern Kings - Hello

Episode 23 is another special episode featuring Brian Ross from British heavy metal band Blitzkrieg who took time out from the recent gig played at the Newcastle Academy to talk to us. Thanks go to Brian, Blitzkrieg and Flat Hill Promotions! Keep your eyes on the Ragnarok site as photos from Graspop should be online soon. The track-listing for the show looks like this…

Arcane Corps - Anvilized
Devian - Scarred
Steel Prophet - Church Of Mind
Vantage Point - Motor Man
Crawler - Whiskey In The Jar
Dirty Rose - Insanity
The Gates Of Slumber - Dweller In The Deep
High On Fire - Deviliution
Overloaded - Feeling Overloaded

Hey everyone hope you all had a great summer solstice which in the viking calendar is of course the midsummer blot! We’ve already been hitting festival season and this coming weekend is Graspop which we’ll be attending if your gonna be there and see us just come over and say hey. Anyway episode 22 shapes up to be a little like this…

Atsphear - Ascent Descent
My Own Grave - Beneath Dark Waves
Suidakra - A Blackened Shield
Alba Gu Brath - Dupplin Moor
Corrupt Absolute - Root Junkie
Hammerhand - Firebeast
Thoughts Of Ruin - The Despised
Malera - Depersonalised
Stigmata - Solitude

Gordy thinks he’s gonna go to hell for his video of Wifebeater see what you think….

Wifebeater at New Elgin Hall

While your also there also check out our video of Cryptic Hate

You can now find photos from Achren’s gig at New Elgin Hall, Cerebral Bore and Ministry in the flickr photostream!

Check out the latest video added to Ragnarok Tube by following the link!

Achren at New Elgin Hall