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Our fellow freak, Fallow Heart (aka Forrest Pitts), offers what we feel is the definitive Paul Masvidal interview. We're honored he has granted Radical Research exclusivity on this tremendous insight into one of metal's most important artists. ...

Our 81st episode circled around the works of drummer Dave Murray, surveying Estradasphere, (Deserts of) Traun, Tholus and Sculptured. Here, we dig into Murray's mind in further efforts to discover what makes this all tick. And we will say this yet again: Dave Murray is...

by Hunter Ginn Since 1970, heavy metal has courted a relationship with apocalypse, but outsiders to the genre often miss the complex ways in which metal engages with fear. The genre’s most innovative and lethal artists have mapped out geographies of psychic terror, wherein imaginative dread...

Originally intended for The Monolith, we are grateful to Radical Research enthusiast Chris Warunki for allowing us to run this interview that he conducted with Eucharist's Markus Johnsson and Daniel Erlandsson in 2016. This stands as a supplement to our 69th episode, which focuses on...

Hippocrates mused, “Life is short, art is eternal.” The passing of four uncommonly-gifted drummers – Neil Peart, Sean Reinert, Reed Mullin, and Bill Rieflin, all amidst the doleful wilderness of this plague year – has brought life’s brevity into sharp relief. And, so, here it...

Episode 55 of Radical Research features our overview of Hammers of Misfortune, one of the most creative, interesting, original metal bands to emerge in the aughts. Admittedly, we haven't gotten super-excited about a ton of newer bands birthed in this current century, but we find...

I don't do rankings anymore. With albums changing meaning and gravity over time, sometimes with each listen, it's futile to restrict them to a ranking.This year, lots of veterans caught my attention, and that's likely because many younger bands I hear are caught in a...

Boy, do we love us some Isten. Issues of the Finnish fanzine such as "Twin Sister" and "Madchen" are triumphs of underground literature. Its editor, Mikko Mattila, is a bit of a hero to us, and we have always appreciated and related to his love...

The hosts of Radical Research have been listening intently to Kayo Dot's music since before it was known as Kayo Dot. The emergence of Boston collective Maudlin of the Well fired our imaginations in the late '90s, offering an American answer to early My Dying...

On the verge of the release of his fifth solo album, Flowers at the Scene, Tim Bowness, an art rock luminary himself, sent his thoughts on "art rock" to Radical Research, as a response to episode #23, "What the Hell is Art Rock?" Here's what...

We don't always listen to music, or write about listening to music, or talk about listening to music. We sometimes read about listening to music. R. Murray Schafer's 'The Soundscape' isn't simply about listening to music, but it is all about listening. Schafer takes the...

1993 represents for Radical Research a fecund year in the development of heavy metal, a tidal surge driven by forces of alchemy, science, and creative bloodshed. To substantiate this notion, we offer for your consideration a list of that year's best and brightest albums. The...

This is hardly the most illuminating, penetrating interview. Our discussion was a bit rushed, as I remember, because the Restless Records publicist only allowed 30 minutes for my little fanzine. Grateful for the opportunity, yes, but I wasn’t able to focus and dig in. Oh...

As promised in our Episode 3 entr'acte, Wagner and Ginn offer their recipes for the traditional fried egg sandwich. Jeff's Fried Egg Sandwich Specs Two slices soft, enriched white bread. Normally the stuff isn't recommended, but in this case, Wonder or Sunbeam does the trick. Must be...