Great discussion. So excited for the new music on the way. Something that might appeal to you all is a book series called the Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson. It is epic fantasy, but the author was very inspired by the likes of Robert Howard, etc. His writing style is very much in the vein of the sword and sorcery novellas and short stories, but expanded to a ten book epic. Erikson is also an archaeologist and anthropologist. His series features the best barbarian character since Conan (better, in my opinion) named Karsa Orlong. Anyway, it's definitely recommended for fans of all things epic.
Great chat with great guests! Really enjoyed this one. And thanks for brining up The Broken Sword, Justin. I'm glad to know I'm not the only person who developed a spiritual rash from that one. It would have been acceptable if it were a short story. But to invest so many hours reading something that long, only to learn that the protagonist had no control over any of his actions, and that this philosophy extends beyond the story into all of existence..well, what's the point really? That's grunge, not metal. Eff that noise. I find The Broken Sword to be a shameful waste of amazing talent. It's so beautifully written and the story is so compelling...how "unfortunate" that the only value to be had is in the prose itself. I totally understand the influence it's had on Moorcock. I disliked the Elric books for the same reason. Stormbringer was the only character with potential to enrich my life and only on the final page.
Glad you enjoyed it, Jon! Also, Moorcock has directly stated himself the influence of Poul Anderson on Elric, I believe its either in his wiki entry or the Elric one. Either way, both protagonists a bit on the sour side. I can appreciate The Broken Sword for the same reasons as you, but the mood it conjures is not necessarily the one I want when diving into heroic fantasy/sword and sorcery. That's the same reason I said I have to be in the mood for Ligotti, haha.
@MonstersMadnessandMagic for real. Ligo's worldview is 10x worse than Moorcock and Anderson's combined....hahaha....but at least his stories are short. And I find value in his deliberate incoherence. It takes some mental yoga to wrap my head around what's going on. Anderson is too coherent for his own good!
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Joe just out casually saying they've been making some Conan themed tracks is just fantastic
Exactly my thoughts.
I had a great time doing this. I'm looking forward to a next time.
Its always a pleasure, Howie! See you on the next one.
This is awesome, three legends of the genre right here. If only Tann from Ironsword was also here, that would have completed the picture.
Great discussion. So excited for the new music on the way. Something that might appeal to you all is a book series called the Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson. It is epic fantasy, but the author was very inspired by the likes of Robert Howard, etc. His writing style is very much in the vein of the sword and sorcery novellas and short stories, but expanded to a ten book epic. Erikson is also an archaeologist and anthropologist. His series features the best barbarian character since Conan (better, in my opinion) named Karsa Orlong. Anyway, it's definitely recommended for fans of all things epic.
Thanks for listening and for the recommendation. I will definitely look into that!
This was awesome. Thank you for putting this together. 🤘💀⚔️🔥
Thank you for listening, I appreciate it!
Hell yeah!
Thanks for listening!
What a line up!
Hell yeah!
Awesome bro!
Thanks! Hope you enjoy!
Perfect guests. Wonderful interview.
@@dagondeluxe5589Thanks a lot! Glad you enjoyed it.
Great chat with great guests! Really enjoyed this one. And thanks for brining up The Broken Sword, Justin. I'm glad to know I'm not the only person who developed a spiritual rash from that one.
It would have been acceptable if it were a short story. But to invest so many hours reading something that long, only to learn that the protagonist had no control over any of his actions, and that this philosophy extends beyond the story into all of existence..well, what's the point really? That's grunge, not metal. Eff that noise. I find The Broken Sword to be a shameful waste of amazing talent. It's so beautifully written and the story is so compelling...how "unfortunate" that the only value to be had is in the prose itself.
I totally understand the influence it's had on Moorcock. I disliked the Elric books for the same reason. Stormbringer was the only character with potential to enrich my life and only on the final page.
Glad you enjoyed it, Jon! Also, Moorcock has directly stated himself the influence of Poul Anderson on Elric, I believe its either in his wiki entry or the Elric one. Either way, both protagonists a bit on the sour side.
I can appreciate The Broken Sword for the same reasons as you, but the mood it conjures is not necessarily the one I want when diving into heroic fantasy/sword and sorcery. That's the same reason I said I have to be in the mood for Ligotti, haha.
@MonstersMadnessandMagic for real. Ligo's worldview is 10x worse than Moorcock and Anderson's combined....hahaha....but at least his stories are short. And I find value in his deliberate incoherence. It takes some mental yoga to wrap my head around what's going on. Anderson is too coherent for his own good!
Also, again with the sister!
@@MonstersMadnessandMagic one could also argue that Poul Anderson was a huge inspiration to PornHub.
This was great!
Hey Charles, I am glad you enjoyed it! We are gonna get together again soon.