Episode 50: Michael Blenkarn-Durning (An Axis Of Perdition, Nemorous)

On the 13th of December, 2024 An Axis Of Perdition (the long-running highly-conceptual, extreme-metal project of Michael Blenkarn-Durning and Brooke Johnson) released their latest album Apertures on Apocalyptic Witchcraft Recordings.

A couple of months earlier I caught up with Michael to reflect on the two parallel creative impulses that drive his music making—on the one hand the urban, industrialised mode that comes out in An Axis Of Perdition, alongside the fascination with the natural world that finds expression in Nemorous.

We also discuss Michael’s earliest music-making experiences, his thoughts on black metal, music formats and what 2025 holds in store for Nemorous—with the band due to perform new music at Rebellion, Manchester in February and Fortress Festival later in the year (alongside Ulcerate, The Great Old Ones, Agalloch and many others).

Closing track: "Chant of the Worshipful Prey" from Apertures by An Axis Of Perdition (Apocalyptic Witchcraft Recordings, 2024)

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Intro music: "Detachment" by Tom Osman

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