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Podcast: Dreams of Consciousness
Episode: 285: Will Haven
Description: Dreams of Consciousness Podcast Episode 285 features an interview with Jeff Irwin of Will Haven.
Will Haven were always ahead of their time. Their Nineties output mixed slow, ominous metal with extensive atmospheric sections, anticipating the "post-metal" and "doomgaze" movements that took shape in the following decade. Waves of metal sub-subgenres have peaked and subsided since then, but Will Haven are still around, and are still finding ways to stay ahead of the curve.
I spoke with guitarist Jeff Irwin about how he finds the balance between "brutal" and "pretty", and how audiences reacted to the band's sound during their early...