Mandatory Music
By Michael Heide and Sebastian Kwapich
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Episodes: 98
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Welcome to Mandatory Music! A podcast about the craft of music.
Join Mike and Sebastian as they unravel the depths of song writing, musicianship and great artists. Each season centres on one particular band, with a deep dive into specific songs that delve into their creation, sound and complexity. It is within song and harmony, melody and rhythm that our emotional heartbeat echos.
It has been said that "Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything. - Plato
So, come for the ride.
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Album Battle II
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May 14, 2026 |
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From Metal to Maul: A Rabbit Hole Episode
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May 02, 2026 |
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RRHOF 2026
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Apr 18, 2026 |
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Outliers & Overlords: COC Strikes Back
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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Ep93:Black Label Society New Album Review
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Episode 92: Prong "Snap Your Fingers. Snap Your Neck"
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Episode 90: Iconic Songs in Movies
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Episode 89: Metallica Sphere Residency
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Episode 88: Pmad- Blood
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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From Kickoff to Curtain Call: Our Super Bowl Breakdown
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Grammys 2026
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Episode 85: "Megadeth" Review
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Episode 85: Black Label Society: Name In Blood
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Episode 84: "AlterBridge" New Album Review
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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Episode 83: Days of the New: A Footnote in time
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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Episode 82: top albums of the Year
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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Episode 81: What If
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Nov 22, 2025 |
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Episode 80 – Soundtracks That Outshine the Movie 🎬🎶
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Episode 79: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees 2025
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Nov 08, 2025 |
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Episode 78: Megadeth’s Bold Return — New Album, “Megadeth,” and a Shocking Metallica Cover!
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Episode 77 Rob Zombie- Punks and Demons
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Oct 25, 2025 |
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🎙️ Episode 76: First Listen – Black Label Society “Broken and Blind”
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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🎙️ Episode 75: Out of Our Comfort Zone — Taylor Swift’s Life of a Showgirl
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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MM74: Yungblud x Aerosmith
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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MM73: A Retrospective. Nirvana Nevermind
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Sep 27, 2025 |
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MM72: Will Smith- Pretty Girls
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Episode 71: Gojira- The Shooting Star
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Album Battle: Megadeth Vs. Metallica
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Episode 69- Yungblud and other musings
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Episode 68: RIP Ozzy
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Episode 67: Foo Fighters Today's Song
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Episode 666: A Farewell to Ozzy Osbourne
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Prison, Prairie, Poetry: Wheat Kings by The Hip
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Jul 05, 2025 |
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To Live Is To Die – A Tribute Etched in Metal
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Episode 63.5 Top 5 Guitarists Part II
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Top 5 Guitarists Part 1
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Episode 62- Iron Maiden: Run for your lives tour Review
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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Range, Grit, Soul: The Voices That Rule Them All
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May 27, 2025 |
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Modern Vibes, Grunge Feels: Slug Comparison Returns
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May 22, 2025 |
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Episode 59 – The Beat Goes Blue: Blue Man Group x After Cooking
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May 15, 2025 |
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Album review: Ghost Skeleta
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May 07, 2025 |
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Volbeat: In the Barn of the Goat.......
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Sleep Token: Emergence
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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Ghost: Satanized
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Volbeat: By a Monster's Hand
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Episode 53: Arch Enemy’s “Paper Tiger” – Unleashing Relentless Aggression
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Shadows & Sound: The Mystery of Afterglow
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Episode 51: Unraveling The Deadfall – Joe Holmes’ Evocative Craft
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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Episode 50: The Haunting Echoes of 'Rooster' by Alice in Chains
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Episode 49 – Black Label Society’s Lord Humungus: A Bone-Crushing Breakdown
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Episode 48 – Led Zeppelin’s 'Ten Years Gone'
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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🎧 Episode 47: Wardruna’s “Birna” & The End of an Era with Black Sabbath
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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The Grammy's Review
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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Mastodon-Teardrinker and Other Musings
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Reacting to Puscifer: Unveiling the Layers of Momma Sed
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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Iron Maiden-Hell on Earth
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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2024 Year in Review: Hits, Misses, and Future Plans
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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Episode 40: Metallica for a Cause!
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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Episode 39: David Gilmour - On an Island
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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Episode 38: Marko Hietala(Ex Nightwish) Left on Mars review
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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Thunderstruck by AC/DC’s Tour and Ghost’s Haunting Melodies
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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Solo Session: Mike’s Dive into Four Mystical Bands
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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Linkin Park Returns: Breaking Down the New Sound
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Silver Screen Sounds: Our Top 5 Movie Compilation Soundtracks
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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Musical Icons and the Mysteries of Pink Floyd's Animals (Side B)
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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Shepherds Reign: Thunderous Polynesian Metal and the Magic of No-Phone Concerts
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Nov 02, 2024 |
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Dark Realms and Dog Tales: Pink Floyd’s Animals (Side A)
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Jerry Cantrell - I Want Blood
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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Classic Album Revisited: Black Sabbath – Paranoid
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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Bonus Episode!! Hangman's Chair- 2 AM Thoughts
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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Coldplay: Moon Music
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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The Smashing Pumpkins - Aghori Mhori Mei album review.
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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Nightwish - Yesterwynde
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Jimi Hendrix - Excuse me while I kiss the sky.
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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David Gilmour - Luck and Strange.
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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The Metallica Aftermath.
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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The Metallica Dream Setlist
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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The Metallica Album Tier List.
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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The Desert Island
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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Sleep Token V: The Summoning
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Sleep Token IV: Alkaline
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Sleep Token III: The Offering
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Sleep Token II: Granite
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Sleep Token I: Take Me Back to Eden
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Episode 13: Luck.Runs.Out.
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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Episode 12: Inamorata
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May 29, 2024 |
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Episode 11: Hello Darkness
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May 25, 2024 |
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Episode 10: Fade to Black
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May 12, 2024 |
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Episode 9: I am the Blood, I am Release
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May 04, 2024 |
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Episode 8: Ominous, I'm in Us
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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The Flesh Betrays the Flesh
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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Episode 6: Kashmir of the 90's
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Apr 14, 2024 |
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Episode 5: Obey your Master
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Apr 07, 2024 |
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Episode 4: Soothing Voices
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Mar 31, 2024 |
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Episode 3: Death and Deliverance
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Mar 24, 2024 |
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Episode 2
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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Episode "One"
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Mar 10, 2024 |
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Episode Zero: The Intro
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Mar 04, 2024 |