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Into The Necrosphere is a weekly metal podcast hosted by Jackie Smit. Tune in every Tuesday for reviews of new music and candid discussions with the finest free-thinkers in extreme metal, where no topic is off limits.
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The show is called Money Talk. It covers just about everything that affects wealth and financial well-being. Hosted by Dianne Duva, CFP & Neil Krisel, CFA. Dianne Duva, is a Certified Financial Planner and founding Partner of Arlington Financial Advisors, a leading wealth management firm in Santa Barbara. She is a graduate of George Washington University, a Katherine Harvey Fellow and a board member of numerous not for profits. Neil Kreisel, CFA is from New York where he worked in finance fo ...
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Conversational Cuppa

Conversational Cuppa

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Two friends, Andrew & Mags, who live half a world away simply converse over a virtual cuppa coffee. This series is an embodiment of the powerful Dutch concept of “Gezelligheid”. Join these two friends intentionally chatting about spending time together while hearing out each other’s perspectives on cultural differences, geography, history, and lifestyle.
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Marco Bailey is somewhat considered an icon when it comes to techno and the dance music industry as a whole. It starts with a beat, and for Marco that as in the late 80’s. In 2014 he celebrated 25 years of Marco Bailey, a true achievement for someone who is an ambassador for the scene as well as an amazing DJ and producer. He grew up in Belgium, and it all started out when he went to a small local club in his nearby city. At this point, he knew little and didn't have any musical heroes, but ...
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This week’s episode takes me to the Munich High End Hifi Show, where I catch up with Rune Skov, Sales Director for Gryphon Audio. We dive into his inspiring journey from teacher to a leader in one of the most cutting-edge brands in high-end audio. We chat about the future of the industry, swap hifi stories, and much more. PLUS – I break down three …
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This is a conversation recorded at the inaugural Fortress Forum, part of the 2024 installment of Fortress Festival held in Scarborough, UK on June 1st and 2nd. Ralph Schmidt is the guitarist and vocalist for the German black metal band, Ultha. He plays in the post-punk ensemble, SUIR, is a die-hard fan of professional wrestling, a card-carrying mem…
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On this episode, I speak to Aaron Weaver, drummer and founding member of seminal US black metal band, Wolves In The Throne before a captive audience at this year’s iteration of Fortress Festival. Aaron shares some of his memories of recording “Two Hunters”, we debate the merits of Metallica’s “Some Kind Of Monster” documentary, discuss our mutual l…
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This is a conversation recorded at the inaugural Fortress Forum, part of the 2024 installment of Fortress Festival held in Scarborough, UK on June 1st and 2nd. Der Weg Einer Freiheit is a German black metal band from Würzburg. They were formed in 2009 by Tobias Jaschinsky and Nikita Kamprad and have released five critically acclaimed records, inclu…
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Our Sun decides to play a prank on us by launching a far sided solar storm at the same time Region 3697 on the front sided Sun fired off an X-class flare. The combination of events caused many would-be forecasters to assume we had a strong solar storm headed towards us again, just likeBy Dr. Tamitha Skov
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This is a conversation recorded at the inaugural Fortress Forum, part of the 2024 installment of Fortress Festival held in Scarborough, UK. Dayal Patterson is a British author, music journalist and founder of the excellent publishing house, Cult Never Dies. He has written several non-fiction books about metal, most notably the seminal “Black Metal:…
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This week all eyes are on the Sun as old Region 3664 (now renumbered Region 3697) returns to Earth-view. This region has already launched an X-class flare (possibly higher than an X4!) before it fully has rotated into view on the East limb. Although, I doubt it will repeat the same intensity of solar…
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This week living legend and one of the nicest guys in metal, Sakis Tolis, returns to the show to discuss Rotting Christ’s new opus, “Pro Xristou”. We explore how his approach to writing music has evolved over the course of his career and we uncover some surprising admissions about his creative process. After that, I discuss why the latest records b…
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The great and powerful Silenoz of Dimmu Borgir makes his first appearance on Into The Necrosphere to discuss the band’s triumphant performance at this year’s Inferno Festival. He also walks me through the complexity of recording with large orchestras, shares his reflections on a career spanning over three decades and much more. On my weekly news ra…
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The first solar storm in this train has hit! The storm is quite fast so the initial impact caused a momentary G4-level response. Radiation Storm and Polar Aviation 5-Day Outlook 00:18:29 | Summary Right now we are sitting at G3+ levels due to a strong, but wildly fluctuating magnetic field. This is expected while…
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On this episode I visited with D.G., guitarist and vocalist for Icelandic black metal powerhouse, Misthyrming, shortly following their show-stealing performance at this year’s Inferno Festival in Olso, Norway. We discussed his influences, our shared love of Rammstein, his reflections on the band’s career to date, what motivates him today and much m…
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Today Andrew is taking Mags to Carona Del Mar in Newport Beach California. They talk about finding our emotional home, a place where we can realign with ourselves away from the demands of the world. "This was my sanctuary. This is where I was able to get away anytime I was stressed out. Anytime I was going through whatever, fights with girlfriends …
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This week I get to tick off a wishlist podcast guest as I welcome Matt Pike of High on Fire to the show for the first time. He is joined by his bandmate, Jeff Matz, to discuss their ferocious new album, “Cometh The Storm”. I also get Matt to share the stories behind some of my favourite High on Fire tracks over the course of their discography, disc…
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This week our Sun decides to show us how busy things can get during solar maximum. We have 18 sunspot clusters in Earth-view, including multiple big-flare players that are making a lot of noise on the dayside radio bands. Luckily, the numerous radio blackouts are mostly short-lived and only at the R1-level so they…
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My guest this week requires absolutely no introduction: the legendary David Vincent, currently spreading the devil’s message by way of Vltimas, Terrorizer and I Am Morbid. We had a lengthy conversation about a host of topics including his songwriting and performance philosophy, living life on your own terms and what continues to motivate him at thi…
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For this very special episode of Into The Necrosphere, I caught up with Dayal Patterson, founder of Cult Never Dies, at the Inferno Festival in Norway. We discussed his journey from photographer to journalist and eventually writer of indisputably the greatest book to chronicles black metal’s history ever published, “Black Metal: The Evolution Of Th…
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On this week’s episode, I connect with S.B., drummer and vocalist for Richmond, Virginia’s Antichrist Siege Machine, for his first ever long-form podcast interview. In a wide-ranging discussion, we cover several topics including how S.B. manages drumming and vocals on stage, the steps he took with regards to his own physical health to level up his …
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Joining us on Conversational Cuppa is Trine Daimi Kalliomäki. She is taking us to Runonlaulajan pirtti, The Bard's House, in Ilomantsi Finland. We talk about the history of Finland and how it has been a place where the West and the East meet. You won't hear much of Andrew and Mags in this episode because we were both transfixed by everything Trine …
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In this episode, I’m on location at the historic Akershus fortress in Oslo, Norway, where I have the pleasure of a conversation with Archaon, the guitarist of 1349. We delve into his personal journey into black metal, the origins of the band, and get an exciting glimpse into their upcoming album. Later we’re also joined by my good friend Svartalv, …
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This past weekend I had the privilege of ticking off an experience that's been very high on my bucket list by attending the 2024 edition of the legendary Inferno Festival in Oslo, Norway. Joining me on this grand odyssey was my good friend and fellow Horseman of the Podcasting Apocalypse, Shayan of the band Trivax and the host of Iblis Manifestatio…
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Joining us on Conversational Cuppa is Jacqui Hoitingh. Jacqui lives in the Netherlands with her husband and twin boys, but today she takes us to the Scottish Borders where she is from originally and shares the location where she will be hosting her Art 'n Soul retreats this year: the home of Sir Walter Scott. "He's actually one of the most successf…
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On this episode I’m joined by Andrew Craighan, founding member and guitarist for seminal UK doom mongers, My Dying Bride. We discuss their upcoming record, the masterful “A Mortal Binding”, and go in depth into the history of the band, including a frank assessment of arguably their most controversial album, “34.788%... Complete”. Then it’s on to a …
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My friend Jason Peppiatt makes his long overdue return to Into The Necrosphere this week. I get the latest on all of his musical endeavours, including Psycroptic, Domination Campaign and Permafog. We also discuss his approach to writing lyrics, his thoughts on AI in the metal scene, dealing with growing older and much more in an epic 2-hour long co…
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This week our Sun kicks activity into high gear with multiple solar storm launches, including one that is Earth-directed. Although not a direct hit, it could bring aurora to mid-latitudes for a short while starting March 20. In addition, we have a whole cluster of active regions rotating into Earth-view. Several of these are…
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Joakim Sterner of Swedish blackened death metal legends, Necrophobic, joins me this week to discuss their tenth album, “In The Twilight Grey”. We also reminisce over the halcyon days of the Swedish death and black metal scene, Joakim reveals how and why he became a drummer and much more. PLUS - I wax lyrical about some of my favourite new releases,…
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We have a lot of filaments and new active regions in Earth-view this week and although we havent had much in the way of flare activity, things are picking up. In fact, a partly Earth-directed solar storm is on its way to earth and could give us some aurora by March 9th. Aurora photographersBy Dr. Tamitha Skov
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A few days ago, the youtube channel Essence Of Thought (Ethel Thurston) dropped a bombshell video against Vangelina Skov accusing her of plagiarizing her series of videos she made about Lily Orchard. The internet wept for the loss of another great youtuber... however, Vangelina's response threw all of Ethel's accusations up in the air. Who is in th…
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Katy Irizarry makes her fourth appearance on Into The Necrosphere, and true to our tradition, we hold nothing back as we set the world to rights. We delve into the influence of AI in music, the chaotic state of today's politics, and much more. Katy also provides an exciting update on the rapid expansion of Suspiria PR, and we offer a sneak peek int…
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This week Mateo Von Bewitcher joins me to reflect on Bewitcher’s first decade of existence by taking me on a curated tour of their new retrospective compilation, “Deep Cuts & Shallow Graves”. We also discuss the controversy surrounding Vince McMahon (formerly) of the WWE, share our opinions on the most evil sounding albums ever recorded and much mo…
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Our Sun has gotten busy this week firing multiple X-class flares including the largest of this cycle thus far. All the noise is due to Region 3590, which has been actively firing flares even before it rotated into Earth view. Amateur radio operators, aviators, and GPS users are dealing with R2 and R3-level radio…
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Kyle Rasmussen joins me this week for a conversation about the making of “Suffer & Become”, masculinity, authentic creative expression, cancel culture and much more. It's a chat for the ages and definitely NOT for sensitive souls. PLUS on this week’s news rant: - Deicide commit the ultimate blasphemy by commissioning AI album artwork - High on Fire…
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Joining us on Conversational Cuppa is Louisa Stewart. Louisa is originally from Australia and currently lives a town over from Mags in Leiden, the Netherlands. Today however she is taking us to Litzelstetten in Germany where she first lived on the European continent. We talk about language barriers, cultural differences and how they transform a per…
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In this episode, Savannah and Palo review a video posted by @HannahAlonzo about influencers making money in absurd ways. From spending $400+ on ice cubes to buying unnecessary gadgets and contributing to excessive consumerism, the influencers we're spotlighting today have taken their online hustle to a whole new (and honestly... genius) level. Make…
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Our Sun has gotten so busy over the past week that I have had to update this forecast three times before releasing it to the public! This week our Sun has fired no less than seven mid-to-high M-class flares along with an X-class flare and has launched at least three Earth-directed solar storms. ThisBy Dr. Tamitha Skov
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Chis Monroy and Mike De La O of brutal death metal upstarts, Skeletal Remains, join the podcast this week to discuss “Fragments of the Ageless”, why Chris doesn't enjoy being a frontman, winning over tough crowds and a whole lot more. PLUS - on this week’s news rant: - My Dying Bride return to form and instantly rocket to the top of the list of my …
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On this episode I chat to Suffocation bassist, Derek Boyer, about the making of the band’s new album, “Hymns From The Apocrypha,” replacing Frank Mullen, and life on the road. We also discuss Derek’s own triumphs in the face of adversity on the road to realizing his dream of playing in one of death metal’s most iconic bands. Also on this installmen…
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This week I conclude my epic countdown of the best albums released in 2023. I’m joined by my fellow Horsemen of the Podcasting Apocalypse and frontman for Tombs, Scorpion Throne and Begotten Suns - Mike Hill - to run through our respective Top 10 lists and crown the winner of the year’s greatest record. PLUS - The world premier of the new single by…
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Joining us on Conversational Cuppa is Mags' friend Remco Vrolijk who takes us to his home in Hirado, Japan. We talk about the old geisha house he bought and is renovating with traditional materials and techniques. "From the top of my house, you look out over the over the bay. They have dinners and parties and things like that, then the geisha would…
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