Dragging the Lake

Bow Down

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 10:00:48 GMT

On this episode, Ryan (@galacticdad) and I recorded something after six weeks of planning off of the speakers of his laptop because we both have brain damage. We attempt some historical revisionism and try to act like deathcore is a real genre, mostly succeeding in my opinion. You be the judge.

My choices for the precedents of deathcore:

Damonacy (1991)

Internal Bleeding - Voracious Contempt (1995)

Suffocation - Pierced From Within (1995)

Dying Fetus - Killing On Adrenaline (1998)

Despised Icon - The Healing Process (2005)

Antagony - Rebirth (2005)

Job for a Cowboy - Doom (2005)

Ryan's choices for modern deathcore:

The Faceless - Akeldama (2006)

Born of Osiris - The New Reign (2007)

Veil of Maya - The Common Man's Collapse (2008)

Oceano - Depths (2009)

Whitechapel - A New Era of Corruption (2010)

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An Ode to Death

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 10:00:26 GMT

The return of Jon aka @AnalGender sees us taking a look at the incredible career Chuck Schuldiner and his seminal band Death. We do a breakdown of what made them so special, what each album brings to the table, and the ways in which Lil Yachty and Coldplay can be mentioned on a heavy metal podcast. Join in the conversation at @LakeDragging and most importantly, go listen to Death to gain a greater appreciation for extreme metal and all the myriad ways that Chuck is the godfather of whatever genre you like.

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Hey John, What's Your Podcast Again?

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 10:00:38 GMT

This week's guest, Manny (@allstarbatmanny), goes into detail about albums that brought him closer to comfort with his emotions and internal strife. I take him on a journey through ETID's discography after taking my own deep dive over the last two episodes and we get into the following albums that he identified as instrumental to his development and the development of metalcore in the much-maligned Hot Topic days:

The Artist In The Ambulance - Thrice

O God, The Aftermath - Norma Jean

Vol. 3 - Slipknot

Creature - Within The Ruins

Plagues - The Devil Wears Prada

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In The Event That Everything Should Go Wrong

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 10:00:43 GMT

After an audio file was corrupted and ruined my plans for Episode 8, I decided to jump ahead and finish with my rankings of ETID albums and preview a project I have cooking. The rankings are as follows:

Low Teens
Ex Lives
Hot Damn!
Radical
From Parts Unknown

Get at me on twitter at @lakedragging and stay tuned!

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Podcasting In The Mainstream

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 10:00:58 GMT

I go over some essentials that I don't think get the love they deserve and start ranking albums from my all time favorite band. They are as follows:

Destroy The Opposition - Dying Fetus

Caustic - Primitive Man

NOLA - Down

Every Time I Die 10-6

Gutter Phenomenon

Burial Plot Bidding War

Last Night In Town

New Junk Aesthetic

The Big Dirty

Join us for the next few weeks to see how my guests feel about these lists and what influenced them and follow along at @LakeDragging for more discussion.

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The Podcaster Who Sold The World

Mon, 12 Sep 2022 10:00:24 GMT

My dear friend and musical guru Greg joins the show to talk about some classic rock, the British invasion, and how cool it was that David Bowie covered a Nirvana song. We talked about the essentials from last week's episode and some instructive cuts that laid the groundwork thematically, culturally, and sonically for heavy metal. We use the word "theatricality" a lot.

Greg's picks for this show:

The Man Who Sold The World - David Bowie
Wheels of Fire - Cream
Queen II

Hit me up at @LakeDragging on twitter and introduce yourself to Greg at @gjrussoltd!

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Rime of the Ancient Podcaster

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 10:00:30 GMT

I check out some essential albums of the early 80's that gave metal an identity and confidence in itself that would allow for future generations to experiment, some albums that scored my teenage breakdowns, and some albums that are heinously bad in sometimes interesting ways.

Personal picks:

Blood Mountain by Mastodon

End of Heartache by Killswitch Engage

Issues by Korn

Essential picks:

Powerslave by Iron Maiden

Screaming for Vengeance by Judas Priest

Heaven and Hell by Black Sabbath

Horrible albums that Jon made me listen to:

The Unspoken King by Cryptopsy

Illud Divinum Insanus by Morbid Angel

Cold Lake by Celtic Frost

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Prequel to the Sequel

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 10:00:21 GMT

Jake and Jon @AnalGender talk about the essentials from last week and some albums that brought their respective genres to new, interesting, and unpredicted places. Jon's selections were as follows:

Scum by Napalm Death

Epitaph by Necrophagist

Gin by Cobalt

Colors by Between The Buried And Me

Ecailles de Lune by Alest

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Phoenix In Flight

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 10:00:52 GMT

On the previous episode, Marcus tasked me with researching the turn of the 80s and the development of thrash seemingly out of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. What I discovered is that there were a lot of interwoven threads that brought us to the Bay Area fellas who loves drinking, high top Nikes, and sick guitar solos. I also reveal some choice albums from my own personal perspective and albums that I deem essential to anyone looking into the genre.

Personal:

Reign In Blood by Slayer

Slipknot by Slipknot

Ashes of the Wake by Lamb of God

Essential:

Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

Jane Doe by Converge

Arc by Agoraphobic Nosebleed

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This Cocaine Makes Me Feel Like I'm On This Podcast

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 10:00:31 GMT

Marcus from the MCMF pod joins the show to talk about some of his favorite albums and reflect on some that I deemed essential in episode 1. This is a free-wheeling episode with two friends who have known each other for quite some time, so bear with us, folks.

Marcus selected the following albums for discussion:

System of a Down - Mezmerize
Coheed and Cambria - Good Apollo
Zeal & Ardor - Stranger Fruit
Thank You Scientist - Maps of Non-Existent Places
Protest the Hero - Kezia

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When Acting As A Wave

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 10:00:27 GMT

The first official (and very messy) episode will see us discussing albums from Pig Destroyer, Every Time I Die, Black Sabbath, and more along with the canon and how it has been formed over time. Who gets to define the canon? Can or should it evolve? Most importantly, why should we care? Tune in and don't forget to keep the conversation going on twitter @lakedragging or through an email correspondence lakedragging@gmail.com.

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An Introduction Is In Order

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 02:15:46 GMT

People have told me for a long time that I should make a podcast, so let's give it a shot. Worst case scenario is that it sucks and I decide to never do it again, right?

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