Ben and Jeff welcome Sam and Andrew Marandola of the ethereal and immersive doom group, @oldestsea . After seeing the band live for the first time in August at Philadelphia's legendary Kung Fu Necktie, Ben and Jeff were eager to talk about what inspires the band's haunting brew of beautiful melodic vocals, cowboy chords, and crushing heaviness. The discussion explores the origins of Oldest Sea as Sam's solo dark folk project inspired by her visceral fascination with time, landscapes, and Pangea: The massive Paleozioc era contiguous continent that combined all of North America, Africa, South America, and Europe. We move into the band's ever developing sound and forthcoming album, "A Birdsong, A Ghost" (due in December from @darkestrecords). Exploring lyrics from the band's first single. "Sacred Destruction”—a fitting title from a deeply personal and inspiring record—we learn about Sam's recent journey to sobriety. We end with some fun riffs on Oldest Sea's love of professional wrestling, Andrew's surprising inspiration for power weight lifting, and the band's upcoming intentionally less big city tour of New England and upstate New York with Philadelphia post-metal doom innovators @oktasband. Enjoy!

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