<p>Following a trip to Albania I consider all the various coefficients that have to go together to allow scenes to exist in harsh conditions, religious oppression, totalitarian regimes or outright poverty, how does metal always somehow find a way through any cracks to take root. Even in the harshest conditions, and why that struggle is what defines so much of the glory of old metal. Yet some reasons across the globe are also much more subtle and not what you would imagine on first glance....Let's take a look at why and how scenes take root</p><p>nemtheanga_primordial</p><p>on the gram</p><p>support the show over at :</p><p>https://patreon.com/AlanAverill</p><p>Primordial on Spotify</p><p>YES THERE'S A NEW Primordial LIVE ALBUM OUT !!</p><p>https://open.spotify.com/artist/0BZr6WHaejNA63uhZZZZek?si=yFFV8ypSSDOESUX62_0TzQ</p><p>sponsored by Metal Blade records</p><p>https://metalblade.indiemerch.com/</p><p>promo code AA 2024 for 10% off your order</p><p>ships worldwide</p><p>For info on my work as a booking agent go to:</p><p>https://www.facebook.com/DragonProductionsOfficial</p><p>or email [email protected]</p><p>Primordial cds/lps available from</p><p>https://www.metalblade.com/primordial/</p><p>death metal</p><p>VERMINOUS SERPENT</p><p>https://open.spotify.com/artist/54Wpl9JD0Zn4rhpBvrN2Oa?si=zOjIulHXS5y9lW1YHMhgTA</p><p>doom</p><p>DREAD SOVEREIGN https://open.spotify.com/artist/60HY4pl0nbOrZA6u2QnqDN?si=sxQ5_1htR6G3WIvy1I_wXA</p><p>goth</p><p>APRILMEN</p><p>https://open.spotify.com/artist/7GzLO1YJClmN5TvV4A37MJ?si=cRXSk24lQKWSqJG-B8KbWQ</p><p>Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast">http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast</a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>