Charlie Anderson of Weft on "The Splintered Oar," Bathory, coastal Texas history, and much more!

Tanner Anderson chats with Nine Circles at Fire In The Mountains Fest about Majesties and a ton more!

Our two resident NOT-Metalheads reconvene for their annual recap of all things other-genres!

Apologies…the holidays and End of Year™ season have everyone on their heads…but we’re back for Episode 204 and the AOTM podcast! The Battle Royale rages on as Chris stands aside and lets Vince, Angela, Hera and Colin battle it out for album dominance, with Ian acting as judge, jury, and executioner for November’s coveted title. But only one cuisine can reign supreme, and this month it’s XII: A Gy​ö​ny​ö​rü Álmok Ezut​á​n J​ö​nnek, the – you guessed it – 12th full length from Hungarian composer and multi-hyphenate Thy Catafalque snagging the crown and scepter and standing tall on the dais with the title of Album of the Month for November.

A week late but when the world is ending you'll forgive us a few days...but we're back for Episode 203 and the AOTM podcast! The Battle Royale rages on as Chris joins Ian, Colin, and Vince to pitch their candidates to this month's benevolent overlord Angela for October's coveted title. But only one can ever leave the cage, and this month it's "Cool World" the sophomore full length from hardcore noise rock slingers Chat Pile snagging the crown and scepter and standing tall on the dais with the title of Album of the Month for October.

The crew is back for Episode 202 and the AOTM podcast! The Battle Royale continues as Chris joins Ian, Colin, Angela, and Vince to pitch their candidates to our new Judge, Jury, and Executioner Hera for September's coveted title. But only one can ever leave the cage, and this month it's the southern-fried doom of Alunah and their new full-length "Fever Dream" that snags the crown and scepter and stands tall on the dais with the title of Album of the Month for September.

Episode 201 has the legs to go the distance as the gang returns for theAOTM podcast! The Battle Royale rages with new blood as Chris joins Ian, Colin, Angela, and Hera to pitch their candidates to our new Lord and Metal Savior Vince for August's coveted title. But only one ever leaves this cage match, and this month it's the pitched glitch insanity of Melt-Banana and their frenetic 8th full-length album "3+5" that snags the crown and scepter and stands tall on the dais with the title of Album of the Month for July.

200 Episodes!!!! And we're kicking it off with Mark II of the AOTM podcast! It's Battle Royale meets The Bachelor as Vince, Ian, Colin, and a lost in the wilderness Dan pitch to Chris their candidates for July's coveted title. But only one may reign supreme, and in the end "Boezem", the debut full length from Dutch five piece Vuur & Zijde stood tall with the rose and the title of Album of the Month for July.

That's right, folks...we're back! Episode 199 marks the return of the Nine Circles Audio Thing, and we're gathering the crew to talk about a few of their favorite albums to come out in the first half of 2024, shout out a few anticipated releases hitting soon, and tease the format of the AOTM moving forward.

Alexander Bradley chats with Nine Circles about SlimeLord's debut full length "Chytridiomycosis Relinquished" -- out now via 20 Buck Spin!

Josh chats with Buke in the wake of GUILTLESS' new EP, "Thorns" -- out now via Neurot Recordings!

Buke and Ian chat with Nick Schendzielos for a wide ranging discussion surrounding their new album “Moon Healer.”

Episode 195 of The Nine Circles Audio Thing covers our January 2024 Album of the Month pick, "Suffer & Become" by Vitriol and a follow up discussion on other favorites from the month.

We discuss our metal and metal adjacent favorites from the year that was 2023 and a whole lot more. You know, the usual!

As "Best of 2023" season draws to a close, Dan and Chris return for their annual celebration of all the best things NOT-metal had to offer over the past year!

Episode 192 of The Nine Circles Audio Thing covers our November 2023 Album of the Month pick, "The Rime of Memory" by Panopticon and a follow up discussion on other favorites from the month.

Buke chats with Leila Abdul Rauf and Daniel Butler for a wide ranging discussion surrounding their new album “Inward To Gethsemane.”

Episode 190 of The Nine Circles Audio Thing covers our October 2023 Album of the Month pick, "American Gothic" by Wayfarer and a follow up discussion on other favorites from the month.

Buke and Anton chat with Michele Nienhuis, Tijnn Verbruggen, and Desmond Kuijk for a wide ranging discussion surrounding their new album “Emergent.”

Buke chats with Troy Roberts for a wide ranging discussion surrounding their new album “Drudge To The Thicket.”