Rotting Christ - Enuma Elish
Sa-Da-Ko - JuOn
Attica Rage - Walk Away
Thunderbird 13 - Head N’ Tails
Zero - Lineup Shoot Execute
Potergeist - Voodoo Mama
Scar My Eyes - The Game
Fuck Im Dead - Colon Commando
Black Sun - Paralyser

 

 Episode 20 - Thunderbirds now featuring badgers: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This is part two of our interview with Arjen Lucassen of Ayreon fame! In Part two we talk to him about his side project Star One, the structuring of the Ayreon albums and his plans for the future. We’d like to again thank Arjen and Lori for arranging the interview and taking the time out to chat to us, the show also includes the following tracks.

Ayreon - The Castle Hall
Nocturnal Rites - Strong Enough
Beyond The Forest - Suffer
Katatonia - Soil’s Song
Last Carez - I Want Life
Star One - Intergalactic Space Crusaders
Symphony X - Eve Of Seduction
Opeth - Ghost Of Perdition
Gorefest - The End Of It All

 

 Episode 19 - Into The Electric Castle: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Another of our regular shows, a bit shorter than usual clocking in at under an hour but you know good things come in small packages! Welcome to the last of April’s shows where we discuss the upcoming US election, rap core metal and gateway bands. If you want to be on the show give us a email at our new address studio(at)ragnarokradio.co.uk

Eyeless - Serial Numbers,
Brutal Truth - Dementia,
A Tortured Soul - Nocturne,
Splatterhead - Last Man Standing,
Reign Of Vengeance - A Friendly Favor Returned,
Antagony - Exhale Her Poison,
Achren - Blood Soaked Banner,
Blut Aus Nord - Odinist,
Bin Laden’s Daughter - Time You Were Leaving

 

 Episode 18 - Mumraaaaaah!: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This is part one of a very special set of two shows that feature Arjen Lucassen of Ayreon fame. In this episode we talk to him about how he got into music, wearing wigs and why Planet Y is called Planet Y. We’d also like to thank him for taking time out to talk to us! As always tracks are interspersed in the episode and the playlist is as follows.

Ayreon - Age of Shadows
Sirenia - Sirenian Shores
Star One - Set Your Controls
Stream Of Passion - Passion
Novembre - Anaemia
Smohalla - Nova Persei
Powerwolf - Prayer In The Dark
Threshold - Virtual Isolation
Strapping Young Lad - Love?

 

 Episode 17 - The Universal Migrator: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This is the first episode where we’ve gone twice monthly, which we hope to continue bringing double the number of tunes! Its a return to the regular format of the show with myself, Gordy and Dwayne. Be sure to stop by the website again soon as we’ll be giving away a limited number of Ragnarok stickers and badges! Anyway the track list looks like this…

Turisas - Portage To The Unknown
Novella - What Becomes Of You
Concept Of Time - Suffer In Silence
Solar Thorn - Solar Thorn
Buzzsaw - Fall Of July
Myriad Eye - Valerian
Set In Stone - No Where Fast
Storm The Walls - Clarity
Uncerta - In The Eyes

 

 Episode 16 - Heavy metal babies: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Episode 15 features our interview with Conquest Of Steel where we chat to them about the denim patch revival, emos and nu-metal. Along with that we’ve also got a bit of banter and of course some metal tunes including the new Firewind track, it might be first thing on a Monday but that doesn’t mean you cant rock out!

Conquest Of Steel - I Am Legend
Scavengers Daughter - Scavengers Daughter
Firewind - Mercenary Man
Blitzkrieg - The Phantom
Destruction - Death Trap
Man Of The Hour - Friendship Through Steel
Doomsword - Death Of Ferdia
Black Sabbath - War Pigs
The Prophecy - Rivers

 

 Episode Fifteen - Conquest Of Steel: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Obscure title yes however all will be revealed in Episode 14! Hope the new year has been treating you well so far if not here’s the latest dose of metal and chat with a playlist that looks a little bit like this…

15 Times Dead - Haste
Cannabiscorpse - Blunted At Birth
Catastrophist - Repeatedly Beaten
Decadence - Theater Of The Absurd
Joyless Kill - Cryptomnesia
Killing Miranda - I Know What You Want
Moonspell - Soulsick
Torture Squad - Horror And Torture
Vulsellum - Carcass Of The Dove

 

 Episode Fourteen - Manowar is watching you pee: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Must say apologies for the lateness of this one as it should have been last Monday but it was Christmas Eve and I hadn’t finished faffing over everyones gifts. Anyway here’s our belated Christmas gift to you and we hope that you’ll continue to enjoy listening to Ragnarok throughout the new year!

3 Inches Of Blood - Bloody Screams
Honey For Christ - Forging Iron Will
Ingraved - Misanthropical
Kyshar - Witchcraft
Mithras - To Fall From The Heavens
Sarpanitum - Dawn Of Enthrallment
Sovereign - Raising Hell
Devil I’ll Be - Unscathed
Dave Justo - Stepping Stone

 

 Episode Thirteen - Unlucky for some: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Next week I’ll be saying goodbye to my life as Guitar Hero 3 gets released in the UK but until then why not amuse yourself with episode 12 of Ragnarok featuring an interview with Man of the Hour! Along with them you can check out these other bands included in this months one year anniversary show.

Man of the Hour - Destroy the Machines of Slaughter
The Tyrant Lizard Kings - Going Down
Firebrand Super Rock - Point of No Return
Immanis - Thirteen
Entombed - Masters of Death
Burning Earth - The Scaven Cleaver
Charger - The Pride of Essex
Panic Cell - Save Me
Enslaved - Ruun

 

 Episode Twelve - Man of the Hour: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Episode 11 is our very first interview featuring Risen Prophecy discussing all sorts of things but mainly the UK metal scene, all the songs in the episode were picked by the band!

Doing our first interview was certainly a steep learning curve for us but this is hopefully the first of many interviews that we’ll conduct with bands who wouldn’t normally get the chance to have a voice in mainstream media. Make sure you check out Ragnarok Runes Issue 2 which is free this month between the 22-28th of October. Hope you all have a spooooooky Halloween!

Risen Prophecy - Possession of the weak
Testament - In the Pit
Decapitated - Day 69
Nile - The Essential Salts
Sepultura - Ostia
Uncerta - In The Eyes
Vader - Warlords
VadimVon - The Shadow Remains
Wodensthrone - The Scouring

 

 Episode 11 - Across the boarder: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download