EARBVDS
EARBVDS

EARBVDS

EARBVDS

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We love music. And we're buds. And we're so very trve. We're EARBVDS! In Earbuds, we review and talk about music (mostly metal). Old stuff. Recent stuff. Stuff that made us the passionate musicians and metal aficionados that we are today. Sometimes we agree. Sometimes we disagree. Sometimes we tear each other apart. But we'll always have fun along the way. There might also be guests. Who knows? This is the beginning of a journey... Want to be our Earbud?

Recent Episodes

Alt und bitter macht's, dem Tod zu dienen ... w/Chris (GEISTERFAUST, WALKING GHOSTPHASE, POISONED SPEED, PESTILENT PISS)
SEP 8, 2025
Alt und bitter macht's, dem Tod zu dienen ... w/Chris (GEISTERFAUST, WALKING GHOSTPHASE, POISONED SPEED, PESTILENT PISS)
From the gloomy shadows emerges a spectral figure, walking ghostly to the sound of creaking strings, aching joints, and shredding riffs. He has clenched his phantasmal fist to worship the One who bestowed upon him the gifts of venomous velocity, and who has punished him with frequent and foul-smelling urination.Don’t know who we’re talking about? Well, he’s a tough guy, likes it really rough guy, just can’t get enough guy, chest always so puffed guy.Still don’t know? He’s that bad type, make your mama sad type, make your girlfriend mad type, might seduce your dad type.Still don’t know? Well, our ghastly guest goes by many names, but whether he guises himself as Billie or Fuchtel, you shall know him as Greilich. Duh!Or Chris. Chris is also fine.Join us as we open our cellar doors for one of Saarland’s most prolific and talented musicians, our most humble and gentle guest: Chris of GEISTERFAUST, WALKING GHOSTPHASE, POISONED SPEED, and PESTILENT PISS – just to name a few of his projects.After a deep dive into our guest’s globetrotting ventures, we discuss another eclectic selection of new tunes, including the recent releases by Fit For A King – Lonely God (00:26:48), Blackbraid – Blackbraid III (00:39:44), Phosphorus – Frail Grasp of Broken Hands (00:52:25), Deftones – private music (01:02:05), and Malevich – Under A Gilded Sun (01:12:21).As usual, the “lost & found” section of the show comes with a new category! This episode, we are looking for the “best heartache/lovesick album”. Grab yourselves some tissues and a bucketful of ice cream, as we unravel some big feelings to the soundtrack of Dornenreich – Bitter Ists Dem Tod Zu Dienen (01:24:53), Maybeshewill – Sing the Word Hope In Four Part Harmony (01:32:25), Team Me – Blind As Night (01:41:18), I Prevail – Heart Vs. Mind (01:49:45), and Biffy Clyro – A Celebration of Endings (02:03:37). As always, we're happy to provide a Spotify-playlist to complement this episode for your convenience. ⁠Check it out⁠!Big shout-out to our good friend Timon of SEPARATØR for two fantastic new tunes to spice up our conversation! One more thing, as usual: We’re on Discord now! Come join the cult! We would love for you to join the Earbvds family and talk music with us! Once again, we invite you to come along for this metallic journey of epic proportions.Instagram: ⁠⁠@earbvds666⁠⁠Covert Art: © ryu.dysmorphiaMusic: © ⁠⁠Thomas Kuhn⁠⁠ and © TimonGuests: ChrisSpecial Thanks to ⁠⁠Dock 11⁠⁠ for accommodating us in their lovely studio.
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138 MIN
EXTRABVDS: Muss net schmecke, muss wirke! w/Sandro (RYU.DYSMORPHIA)
AUG 1, 2025
EXTRABVDS: Muss net schmecke, muss wirke! w/Sandro (RYU.DYSMORPHIA)
Sharpen your knives and unbutton your third eye — we’re back in the kitchen of chaos, and tonight’s menu is anything but Michelin-approved. Returning to the EARBVDS table is none other than Sandro, aka Ryu Dysmorphia: visual artist extraordinaire, photographic alchemist, and certified stirrer of pots (both literal and conceptual).In this special EXTRABVDS episode, we toss aesthetics into the blender, sauté some raw emotions, and garnish it all with a suspicious foam of meaning. Treat yourself to a healthy helping of soul-wrenching gut punches and cleanse your palate with some barely digestible comfort food. Because you’re worth it! Dig in!For this special occasion, we renewed the formula: between some more or less profound conversation pieces, we review and discuss the recently released works by Helms Deep – Chasing the Dragon (00:22:57), Killing of a Sacred Deer – A Visage of a Mangled Body (00:52:18), The Prestige (Fr) – Amer (01:10:10), Lazer Throne – Tomb of the Lunar Oracle (01:20:21), Malevolence – Where Only the Truth is Spoken (01:34:36), and Heaven Shall Burn – Heimat (02:03:50).No lost and found this time around. For that, make sure to stay tuned for our next episode, which we plan to release in September.As always, we're happy to provide a Spotify-playlist to complement this episode for your convenience. ⁠Check it out⁠!One more thing, as usual: We’re on Discord now! Come join the cult! We would love for you to join the Earbvds family and talk music with us!Once again, we invite you to come along for this metallic journey of epic proportions.Instagram: ⁠⁠@earbvds666⁠⁠Covert Art: © ryu.dysmorphiaMusic: © ⁠⁠Thomas Kuhn⁠⁠Guests: Ryu.DysmorphiaSpecial Thanks to ⁠⁠Dock 11⁠⁠ for accommodating us in their lovely studio.
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145 MIN
Never enough bvds? w/Aaron (PHOSPHORUS)
JUL 8, 2025
Never enough bvds? w/Aaron (PHOSPHORUS)
The forest floor stirs, and somewhere betwixt lichen and moss, a low drone rumbles like unholy cathedral bells in reverse. As we become one with the undergrowth, iridescent crimson dripping from the palm of our hands, we hear a voice, deeper than Earth itself ... is it a raven-haired Leprechaun, mourning the dissolution of its jolly rainbow? Is it a royal reptile, bemoaning the desecration of its magic kingdom? Or is it, simply, powerfully, Lucifer ... moaning ... in love? Whatever it was, hell was raised, as we return once more to usher in a new chapter of chaos and conversation. Join us as we unearth the sacred mud from which trve heaviness is born and regurgitate the blood of sacred deer, slain in the name of the One who teaches us to live deliciously. This episode, we summon for a seance of supreme sermons and sardonic sonic rituals: Aaron of PHOSPHORUS, Trier’s own post-black metal/sludge unit, and the new goat in town. Light some incense, burn some feathers, and roll out your best Sunday bone dice: It’s high time for some hellish heaviness. Bvds be back, alright!After a deep dive into our guest’s illustrious musical past and present endeavors, we discuss another eclectic selection of new tunes, including the recent releases by Turnstile – Never Enough (00:37:55), Wolves at the Gate – Wasteland (00:57:35), Indifferent Engine – Speculative Fiction (01:18:44), King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Phantom Island (01:29:03), and Vildhjarta - + där Skogen sjunger under evighetens granar + (01:44:49).As usual, the “lost & found” section of the show comes with a new category! This episode, we are looking for the best album that came out when we were 15yrs old. Needless to say, strap yourselves in for some good old-fashioned nostalgia and (many) questionable decisions, as we raid the tombs of long-forgotten temples and retrieve the following ancient artifacts: Edguy – Hellfire Club (02:01:03), Comeback Kid – Wake the Dead (02:16:33), Flogging Molly – Float (02:26:07), and Behemoth – The Satanist (02:35:30).As always, we're happy to provide a Spotify-playlist to complement this episode for your convenience. ⁠Check it out⁠!One more thing, as usual: We’re on Discord now! Come join the cult! We would love for you to join the Earbvds family and talk music with us! Once again, we invite you to come along for this metallic journey of epic proportions.Instagram: ⁠⁠@earbvds666⁠⁠Covert Art: © ryu.dysmorphiaMusic: © ⁠⁠Thomas Kuhn⁠⁠Guests: PhosphorusSpecial Thanks to ⁠⁠Dock 11⁠⁠ for accommodating us in their lovely studio.
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178 MIN
Wo ist der Colt? w/Aaron und Chris (THE FALS)
JUN 4, 2025
Wo ist der Colt? w/Aaron und Chris (THE FALS)
Yee haw and howdy, pardners! Been way too long, y’all. Mighty nice to be back in the saddle again with a new sharpshooting episode. Literal worlds collide as we buckle up and rustle two wild broncos from the Northern plains.Join us as we face off in a cold-blooded shoot-out two outlaws from the outer realms; two Celtic Warriors from beyond the distant horizon locally know as the A8, where mighty metal maniacs stand defiantly against anything untrve, guarding their Gallic village against the marauding forces of the mainstream. Finally, Otzenhausen has descended upon the pod! Tune in as we welcome our sensationally insightful, passionate, and entertaining guests: Aaron and Chris from THE FALS.After some inspiring campfire convo with our guests, we discuss another eclectic selection of new tunes, including the recent releases by Deafheaven – Lonely People with Power (00:44:16), Hexecutor – ... Where Spirit Withers in Its Flesh Constraint (01:01:37), Messa – The Spin (01:12:23), The Callous Daoboys – I Don’t Want to See You in Heaven (01:24:08), and Dormant Ordeal – Tooth and Nail (01:38:06).As usual, the “lost & found” section of the show comes with a new category! This episode, we are looking for the finest golden nuggets of yesteryear, as we go prospecting for the “best album of the 2010s”, which, of course, was impossible to mine, especially a wild bunch of greenhorns like us. Anyways, we tried our best and contended with Architects – All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us (01:46:22), Quintessenz – To the Gallows (02:00:16), Polaris – The Mortal Coil (02:10:54), and Conjurer – Mire (02:19:22).As always, we're happy to provide a Spotify-playlist to complement this episode for your convenience. ⁠Check it out⁠!One more thing, as usual: We’re on Discord! Come join the cult! We would love for you to join the Earbvds family and talk music with us!Once again, we invite you to come along for this metallic journey of epic proportions.Instagram: ⁠⁠@earbvds666⁠⁠Covert Art: © ryu.dysmorphiaMusic: © ⁠⁠Thomas Kuhn⁠⁠Guests: The FalsSpecial Thanks to ⁠⁠Dock 11⁠⁠ for accommodating us in their lovely studio.
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159 MIN
Metal so glatt wie Eisregen … w/Dennis, Elias, Pascal (TO A FRIEND)
MAR 26, 2025
Metal so glatt wie Eisregen … w/Dennis, Elias, Pascal (TO A FRIEND)
Buckle up, bvds! We have a new one already! The EARBVDS production engine has been firing on all cylinders to bring you the hottest gossip in town as quickly as possible - and much more: Metal, Memes, and Membranfläche ... but we’re getting ahead of ourselves ...In this episode, we’re joined by a new set of fantastic guests: Dennis, Elias, and Pascal of the brand new melodic hardcore powerhouse TO A FRIEND. No strangers to the Saarland local scene though, this trio of “true feelings” combines members of THE END IS FANCY, STUBBI OBERWASSER TRIO, THEODOR W. ALFORNO, and, of course, unforgettable scene legends THE DAY WE FALL.After some very light conversation with our homecoming heavyweights, we discuss another eclectic selection of new tunes, including the recent releases by Spiritbox – Tsunami Sea (00:31:45), Whitechapel – Hymns in Dissonance (00:49:04), Architects – The Sky, the Earth & All Between (01:01:58), Team Scheisse – 20 Jahre Drehorgel (01:27:26), and Mantar – Post Apocalyptic Depression (01:40:15). As usual, the “lost & found” section of the show comes with a new category! This episode, we don our finest bone crowns and embark on a quest to unearth the most face-melting, skull-sporting albums of all time, the contenders of which are Iron Maiden – Iron Maiden (01:50:26), Misfits – American Psycho (02:03:07), As I Lay Dying – An Ocean Between Us (02:12:58), Ghost – Infestissumam (02:23:09), and In Flames – Battles (02:32:41).As always, we're happy to provide a Spotify-playlist to complement this episode for your convenience. ⁠Check it out⁠!Most importantly, if you want to see TO A FRIEND’s premier show (together with NEVERLAND and CYANT), get out yourcalendars and save this date: 10 May 2025, Studio 30, Saarbrücken. More info tba soon!One more thing, as usual: We’re on Discord now! Come join the cult! We would love for you to join the Earbvds family and talk music with us! Once again, we invite you to come along for this metallic journey of epic proportions.Instagram: ⁠⁠@earbvds666⁠⁠Covert Art: © ⁠⁠franzbrand⁠⁠Music: © ⁠⁠Thomas Kuhn⁠⁠Guests: To A FriendSpecial Thanks to ⁠⁠Dock 11⁠⁠ for accommodating us in their lovely studio!
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170 MIN