#157 - Dragged Into Sunlight - Hatred for Mankind

About this episode

This episode dissects the sonic legacy of Dragged Into Sunlight and their debut album, Hatred for Mankind.

What does it take to create one of the most abrasive, unsettling metal records of the 21st century? In this episode of Riff Worship, we dive into the shadows to dissect the terrifying sonic legacy of the UK’s most elusive extreme music collective: Dragged Into Sunlight. Formed in 2006 by a group of anonymous DIY veterans, Dragged Into Sunlight have spent the last two decades weaponizing a volatile and uncompromising blend of sludge, death metal, black metal, and noise. Creating exclusively for themselves, the band permanently scarred the extreme music landscape with their 2009 landmark debut, Hatred for Mankind. This week we’ll discuss: Dragged Into Sunlight’s mysterious origins and their experimental, 19-minute long collaborative assault with Liverpool noise artist Kas Mana, Terminal Aggressor. The grueling, sleepless recording sessions of their debut album and the monolithic production made possible by legendary engineers Tom Dring (Corrupt Moral Altar) and Billy Anderson (Eyehategod, Melvins, Neurosis). Honoring the visceral, iconic, hand-drawn cover artwork by the late, brilliant Justin Bartlett. The band’s infatuation with true crime, the cold reality behind their notorious…

People in this episode

Hosts: Austin Paulson, Dylan Adams, Justin Swindle

Topics covered

• extreme music
• metal
• Dragged Into Sunlight
• Hatred for Mankind
• recording process
• true crime
• album artwork

Keywords

• Dragged Into Sunlight
• Hatred for Mankind
• metal
• sludge
• death metal
• black metal
• noise
• recording sessions
• true crime
• album artwork

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dragged Into Sunlight, Kas Mana

Books & works: Hatred for Mankind

Places: Texas

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