The Alchemist Lair is soon to be retired. If fact, this may be the final episode. Why? My reasons for starting this show as an offshoot of the Conflux Cornucopia Cerebellum Cocktail Hour was to give a platform for my heavier music and allow the less heavy side of my musical psyche to explore that side more completely with the mothership show. And for a time, that has been pretty fulfilling. However, now that I have made some adjustments to bring the scheduling of the two shows together for a four hour continuous shift in both live run time and replay time, I am finding I have both a desire to reintegrate the two shows back together, and take advantage of the breath in four hours that is more difficult in a two hour set. I can now meander through different styles offering a greater variety of play over a longer span, making the breath of the show more conducive to accommodating such wide ranges of sonic style. So, with that, I am contracting the Alchemist's Lair back home into the Conflux Cornucopia Cerebellum Cocktail Hour. What will likely happen, even with a contraction, is that I will inevitably design a show night that is entirely "The Alchemist's Lair", and I can add to the pantheon.

So, with all that said, here's the set list for the Pungent Scent of Apothecary. This show designed to sample the elixirs and potions in my laboratory and enjoy that experience.

Set List:

1. A Gypsy's Kiss by Deep Purple from Perfect Strangers *1984*
2. Second Birth by Samsara Blues Experiment from End of Forever *2021*
3. Cubensis Lenses by the Psychedelic Porn Crumpets from High Visceral Part. 1 *2016*
4. Liquid Fire by Gojira from L'enfant Sauvage *2012*
5. Divinations by Mastodon from Crack the Skye *2009*
6. Scarlet Water by O.R.k. from Soul of an Octopus *2017*
7. Fischer's Gambit by Gordian Knot from Emergent *2003*
8. Edge of Oblivion by BigElf from Into the Maelstrom *2014*
9. Mavericks and Mystics by Purson from The Circle and the Blue Door *2013*
10. Arc of an Ilk by The Mercury Tree from Spidermilk *2019*
11. Ossuary by Sleepytime Gorilla Museum from In Glorious Times *2007*
12. Ignition by Monkey3 from Welcome to the Machine *2024*
13. A Cell Divides by Haken from Vector *2018*
14. Andromeda Unchained by Anubis Gate from Andromeda Unchained *2007*
15. Suspyre by Ne Obliviscaris from Exul *2023*
16. What I've Become by Lamb of God from *2004*
17. Acrid Placidity by Meshuggah from Destroy, Erase, Improve *1995*
18. Radiologue by OSI from Blood *2009*
19. Corpus Scorpios Electrified by Maters of Reality from Deep in a Hole *2001*
20. Sulfur Giants (Red King) by Jess and the Ancient Ones from Jess and the Ancient Ones *2016*
21. Veneno Para Las Hadas by Steven Wilson from Insurgentes *2009*
22. Drake's Equation by Mindcrawler from Lost Orbiter *2020*
23. Egoist Hedonist by Riverside from Anno Domini High Definition *2009*
24. The Grand Conjuration by Opeth from Ghost Reveries *2005*
25. The Line Begins to Blur by Nine Inch Nails from With Teeth *2005*
26. Rinsing the Night by Lunatic Soul from Under the Fragmented Sky *2018*
27. Tall Poppy Syndrome by Leprous from Tall Poppy Syndrome *2009*
28. Trinkets Pale of Moon by The Mars Volta from Nocturniquet *2012*
29. Get Out Alive by Anekdoten from Until the Ghosts are Gone *2015*
30. Eula by Baroness from Yellow & Green *2012*
31. Salt Water by Blackfield from Blackfield V *2017*
32. Natural Science by Rush from Permanent Waves *1980*
33. The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of by Beardfish from Destined Solitaire
34. Herd on the Highway by Bear McCreary from The Walking Dead Soundtrack *2017*
35. Creating God by Avenged Sevenfold from The Stage *2016*
36. Heretic by Symphony X from Iconoclast *2011*
37. Schism by Tool from Lateralus *2001*
38. Diary of a Madman by Ozzy Osbourne from Diary of a Madman *1981*
39. A Celebration for the Death of Man by Agalloch from The Mantle *2002*
40. The Alchemist by Blue Oyster Cult from The Symbol Remains *2020*

First four hour set for The Alchemist's Lair. Something I have working up to as I got shot slots aligned to be back to back so I could do this.
Now on alternating weeks, the shows will be four hour slugfests. These are a few of my favorite headaches to bang your head to.

Set List:

1. My Favorite Headache by Geddy Lee from My Favorite Headache *2000*
2. Quirk by Volto from Incitare *2013*
3. Quasar by the Smashing Pumpkins from Oceania *2012*
4. Senjutsu by Iron Maiden from Senjutsu *2021*
5. The Creator Has a Mastertape by Porcupine Tree from In Absentia *2002*
6. Marigold by Pereiphery from Periphery III: Select Difficulty *2016*
7. March of the Lor by The Sword from Age of Winters *2006*
8. Event Horizon by Voivod from The Wake *2018*
9. AM War by Karnivool from Asymmetry *2013*
10. The Avalanche by Vola from Homesick Machinery *2008*
11. The Motherload by Mastodon from Once More Round the Sun *2014*
12. Gleam by Covet from Effloresce *2018*
13. Leeches by Cellar Noise from Nautilus *2019*
14. Ghost Key by Isis from Wavering Radiant *2009*
15. Animal Espionage by Dead Cross from II *2022*
16. Mass Darkness by Ihsahn from Arktis *2015*
17. An Infinite Regression by Animals as Leaders from Weightless *2011*
18. Overt Enemy by Slayer from Diabolus in Musica *1998*
19. Stone by Alice in Chains from The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here *2013*
20. Vultures by Wheel from Moving Backwards *2019*
21. Seven Stars by Fates Warning from Theories of Flight *2016*
22. A Place in the Sun by Blind Ego from Liquid *2016*
23. Dune Eternal by Heaven Pierce Her from Ultrakill: Imperfect Hatred *2022*
24. Diffraction by Illogistical Resource Department from Transmission Cinema *2015*
25. Spreading the Thighs of Death by Mr. Bungle from The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny *2020*
26. Blinded in Chains by Avenged Sevenfold from City of Evil *2005*
27. The Lion's Roar by Cynic from Kindly Bent to Free Us *2014*
28. The Endless Knot by Haken from Affinity *2016*
29. Army of Ignorance by Samsara Blues Experiment from Long Distance Trip *2010*
30. From the Waves by Hands of Despair from The Crimson Boughs and Other Short Tales *2021*
31. Opponent by Soen from Lotus *2019*
32. Serac by Katatonia from The Fall of Hearts *2016*
33. Strut by Arch Echo from The Story of I *2020*
34. Force of Nature by KnightressM1 from Dreams and Devastation *2020*
35. The Grid by Between the Buried and Me from Automata II *2018*
36. Chlorine & Wine by Baroness from Purple *2015*
37. Mars for the Rich by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard from Infest the Rats' Nest *2019*
38. Just Like You Imagined by Nine Inch Nails from The Fragile *1999*
39. Black Sunshine by White Zombie from La Sexorcisto: Devil Music, Vol. 1 *1992*
40. Butterflies & Hurricanes by Muse from Absolution *2003*
41. Derelict Herds by Opeth from Watershed *2008*
42. Gurzle by the Psychedelci Porn Crumpets from High Visceral Vol. 2 *2017*
43. Anger Rising by Jerry Cantrel from Degradation Trip Vols. 1 & 2 *2002*
44. Crossroad by Monkey3 from Astra Symmetry *2016*
45. Dancers to a Discordant System by Meshuggah from Obzen *2008*

Set List:

1. Don't Bring Me Coffee by All Them Witches from Sleeping Through the War *2017*
2. Big Block by Jeff Beck from Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop *1989*
3. Cornflake by the Psychedelic Porn Crumpets from High Visceral Part 1 *2016*
4. The Mob Goes Wild by Clutch from Blast Tyrant *2004*
5. Gangland by Iron Maiden from The Number of the Beast *1982*
6. The Unthinking Majority by Serj Tankian from Elect the Dead *2007*
7. Black Mass by En Minor from When the Cold Truth Has Worn Its Miserable Welcome Out *2020*
8. Stinth Thy Clep by Gnome from King *2022*
9. Hail the Apocalypse by Avatar from Hail the Apocalypse *2014*
10. Drone by Alice in Chains from Rainier Fog *2018*
11. Born to Kill by Jess and the Ancient Ones from Vertigo *2021*
12. Lights Out by UFO from Lights Out *1977*
13. Call Broken Arrow by At the Drive In from in*ter a*li*a *2017*
14. Windmax by Jacob Gilmore from Windmax *2018*
15. Self-Immolate by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard from Infest the Rat's Nest *2019*
16. Efilnikufesin (N.F.L.) by Anthrax from Among the Living *1987*
17. Kerosene by Baroness from Purple *2015*
18. My God is the Sun by Queens of the Stone Age from ...Like Clockwork *2013*
19. Of the Leper Butterflies by Ne Obiliviscaris from Portal of I *2012*
20. Driven to Destruction by Riverside from Anno Domini High Definition *2009*
21. Hex Omega by Opeth from Watershed *2008*
22. The Spineless by Evil Masquerade from The Outcast Hall of Fame *2016*
23. Messenger by TesseracT from Polaris/Errai *2015*
24. Manifestacion by Mestis from Polysemy *2015*
25. Siberian Divide by Mastodon from Blood Mountain *2006*
26. No, You Don't by Nine Inch Nails from The Fragile *1999*
27. Odessa by Animals as Leaders from Weightless *2011*

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A nice set of sludgy, trudging, heavy, mud footed, snow covered, goop dripping tracks to mess up your mother's kitchen floor.

Set List

1. Sludge Factory by Alice in Chains from Alice in Chains *1995*
2. Skeletons by Wheel from Moving Backwards *2019*
3. The Royal Fallacy by Vulkan from Technatura *2020*
4. Valkyries by Mindcrawler from Lost Orbiter *2020*
5. Freya by The Sword from Age of Winters *2006*
6. March of the Fire Ants by Mastodon from Remission *2002*
7. Atacama by Vessel from Vagabond Blues *2020*
8. Ergophobia by the Psychedelic Porn Crumpets from High Visceral, Part 2 *2017*
9. War, Wisdom, and Rhyme by Baroness from the Blue Record *2009*
10. Neonate by Giant Squid from Metridium Fields *2014*
11. For the Lost Souls by Samsara Blues Experiment from Long Distance Trip *2010*
12. In Procession by Elder from Omens *2020*
13. Winter Witchcraft by the Re-Stoned from Orange Session *2022*
14. Labyrinths Fade by Big Scenic Nowhere from Lavender Blues *2020*
15. Cambrian War by Pulsar from Origins of Life *2022*
16. Dead Planet's Eyes by Monkey3 from Astra Symmetry *2016*
17. Mind's Eye by Acid King from Beyond Vision *2023*
18. Astronaut of Love by Smokemaster from Smokemaster *2020*
19. Antibeast by Gnome from King *2022*
20. Breed by Nirvana from Nevermind *1991*
21. Dave by Cheech and Chong from Cheech and Chong's Greatest Hit *1981*

End of year provides a perspective look at the year. A set of songs with a visionary vibe to wrap up 2023. Enjoy.

Set List:

1. Animal Espionage by Dead Cross from Dead Cross II *2022*
2. Bloomp by Schwaomp from Schwaomp *2022*
3. Vicarious by Tool from 10,000 Days *2006*
4. Turn to Gravel by Beardfish from The Void *2012*
5. Integration by The Contortionist from Language *2014*
6. Darkest Light by Haken from Restoration *2014*
7. Lost in Thought by Cloudkicker from Subsume *2013*
8. The Sky is Red by Leprous from Pitfalls *2019*
9. Beneath the Rose/Choir by Baroness from Stone *2023*
10. Demonizer by Judas Priest from Angel of Retribution *2005*
11. Azul by Mestis from Elkasia *2018*
12. Lock & Key by KnightressM1 from Dreams and Devastation *2020*
13. The Fluke by Devon Townsend from Terria *2001*
14. Macrosolutions to Megaproblems by Voivod from Mogoth Tales *2023*
15. The Madness Sees No End by Vulkan from Technatura *2020*
16. Imago by Lord of Mushrooms from Perspectives *2012*
17. David by Animals as Leaders from Weightless *2011*
18. Turn on the Darkness by Between the Buried and Me from Coma Ecliptic *2015*
19. Backfire by Odd Logic from Parallax Panorama *2004*
20. Toady Man's Hour by The Claypool Lennon Delirium from South of Reality *2019*
21. Toxicity by System of a Down from Toxicity *2001*
22. Charlatan by Opeth from In Cauda Venenum *2019*
23. Oriental Melody by Joe Satriani from Strange Beautiful Music *2002*
24. Curl of the Burl by Mastodon from The Hunter *2011*

This is a winter's tale of impending doom as Viking set onto an ocean voyage in the heart of winter, despite the warnings and wards. Ominous omens to be certain.

The primary vehicle is the entirety of the Insomnium masterpiece Winter's Gate.
The seven parts are interluded with other tracks befitting the subject matter and providing for a cinematic experience.

Set List:

A little trip back to my favorite decade....the 90's

Set List:

1. Professor Nuttbutter's House of Treats by Primus from Tales from the Punchbowl

Set List

1. Catatonic by Slayer from Christ Illusion *2007*
2. Glide by Between the Buried and Me from Automata II *2018*
3. Voice of Trespass by Between the Buried and Me from Automata II *2018*
4. Bleak by Opeth from Blackwater Park *2001*
5. Death from Within by Megadeth from Dystopia *2016*
6. Leonessa by Arch Echo from Story I *2020*
7. Pressure by Ihsahn from Arktis *2016*
8. Holographic Thinking by Voivod from Synchro Anarchy *2022*
9. Mars for the Rich by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard from Infest the Rat's Nest *2019*
10. Cowboys from Hell by Pantera from Cowboys from Hell *1990*
11. Time Piece by the Helix Nebula from Meridian *2014*
12. The Emperor Idea by Perihelion Ship from A Rare Thunderstorm in Spring *2016*
13. A Taste for Flesh by Hands of Despair from The Crimson Bough and Other Short Tales *2021*
14. Motormouth by Periphery from Periphery III: Select Difficulty *2016*
15. Unfortunately by Prong from Rude Awakening *1996*
16. The Ungrounding by Earthside from A Dream in Static *2015*
17. Blood by Anthrax from Persistence of Time *1990*
18. The Eagle Has Landed by Avatar from Feathers & Flesh *2016*
19. Subboreal by The Ocean from Holocene *2023*
20. Void by Soen from Tellurian *2014*
21. Media Noche by Mestis from Elkasia *2018*
22. T.R.I.C. by Otep from Sevas Tra *2002*
23. Petrushka Suite: VIII. Dance of the Peasant and Bear by Igor Stravinsky & Columbia Symphony Orchestra from Stravinsky Conducts Firebird Suite (1945 Version) & Petrushka Suite (1945 Revised Version)

Set List

1. If Eternity Should Fail by Iron Maiden from Book of Souls *2015*
2. Joshua Light Show by Steve Stevens from Memory Crash *2008*
3. Charlatan (English Version) by Opeth from In Cauda Venenum *2019*
4. Klagans Snara by Vulkan from Technatura *2020*
5. Rekviem by Vulkan from Technatura *2020*
6. Awaken by Lord of Mushrooms from Perspectives *2012*
7. Uno Mas More by Mestis from Polysemy *2015*
8. Opal by Soen from Lykaia *2017*
9. Otoliths by The Mercury Tree from Countenance *2014*
10. Ebb and Flow by The Contortionist from Language *2014*
11. The Problem of Other Minds by Animals as Leaders from Parrhesia *2022*
12. 1985 by Haken from Affinity *2016*
13. Up the Chain by Wheel from Moving Backwards *2019*
14. Marble Soul by Ihsahn from Amr *2018*
15. Lochness by Judas Priest from Angel of Retribution *2005*
16. Sevens by Baroness from Gold and Grey *2019*
17. Subtle Change (Including the Forest of Transition and Dissatisfaction Dance) by Rivers of Nihil from Where Owls Know My Name *2018*
18. Deathbound by Mastodon from The Hunter *2011*
19. Seond Birth by Samsara Blues Experiment from End of Forever

In celebration of Dia de los Meurtos, we are celebrationg a bunch of music from people who died too soon, but left us some great music that will live forever.

Set List
1. All the People Who Died by the Jim Carrol Band from Catholic Boy *1980*
2. Hog Heaven by Frank Zappa from Shut Up and Play Yer Guitar *1980*
3. A Song for the Dead by Queens of the Stone Stone Age from Songs for the Deaf *2002*
4. Killed by Death by Motorhead from No Remorse *1984*
5. Negative Creep by Nirvana from Bleach *1989*
6. Say Hello 2 Heaven by Temple of the Dog from Temple of the Dog *1991*
7. Head Creeps by Alice and Chains from Alice and Chains *1995*
8. Falling Off the Roof by Ginger Baker Trio from Falling Off the Roof *1996*
9. Walk All Over You by AC/DC from Highway to Hell *1979*
10. I Ain't Superstitious by The Jeff Beck Group from Truth *1968*
11. Move Over by Janis Joplin from Pearl *1973*
12. Spanish Castle Magic by the Jimi Hendrix Experience from AXIS: Bold as Love *1967*
13. Not to Touch the Earth by The Doors from Waiting for the Sun *1968*
14. Bo's Veranda by Morphine from the Get Shorty Soundtrack *1995*
15. Eternal Life by Jeff Buckley from Grace *1994*
16. Cemetery Gates by Pantera from Cowboys from Hell *1990*
17. True Hallucination Speak by Cynic from Kindly Bent to Free Us *2014*
18. Haunting the Chapel by Slayer from Haunting the Chapel *1984*
19. Shame on the Night by Dio from Holy Diver *1983*
20. (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth by Metallica from Kill 'Em All *1983*
21. Story to Tell by Death from The Sound of Perseverance *1998*
22. Afterlife by Avenged Sevenfold from Avenged Sevenfold *2007*
23. The Unknown Knows by Voivod from Nothing Face *1989*
24. YYZ by Rush from Moving Pictures *1981*
25. I Thank You by ZZ Top from Deguello *1979*

Another album review session with DJ Deathwish. We only get off track a little bit...honest.


All tracks by Baroness
1. Coeur from First/Second Reissue *2008*
2. A Horse Called Golgatha from the Blue Record *2009*
3. Issak from the Red Album *2007*
4. Cocainium from Yellow & Green *2012*

Tracks 5-14 from the new Album: Stone *2023*
5. Embers
6. Last Word
7. Beneath the Rose
8. Choir
9. The Dirge
10. Anodyne

BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH

11. Shine
12. Magnolia
13. Under the Wheel
14. Bloom

MORE.....BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH

Extra Shit:
15. Morgoth Tales by Voivod from Morgoth Tales *2023*

Funny Shit:
16. Tired of Songs by George Carlin from I Kinda Like it When a Lot of People Die *2016*

AND OUT OF LEFT FIELD->>>>>
17. Kentucky Woman by Neil Diamond from All Time Greatest Hits

Consider this a theme album (compiled by many) to represent the many voices in the head of a would be king as he is overthrown by the voices in his head, or the imagination malfeasance of real friends, or just the shear fact that he cannot hold the tether to reality. An intriguing introspective. Sit back and enjoy.

1. The Frail by Nine Inch Nails from The Fragile *1999*
2. The Bronze by Queens of the Stone Age from Stone Age Complications *1998*
3. 02 Panic Room by Riverside from Rapid Eye Movement *2007*
4. Sure You Will by OSI from Free *2006*
5. The Avalanche by Vola from Homesick Machinery *2008*
6. Mr. Compromise by Odd Logic from Penny for Your Thoughts *2017*
7. They Whisper by Beardfish from The Void *2012*
8. Voices by Alice in Chains from The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here *2013*
9. Normal by Porcupine Tree from Nil Recurring *2007*
10. Gold Distance by Between the Buried and Me from Automata I *2018*
11. Cold Dark Place by Mastodon from Cold Dark Place *2017*
12. Opel by Soen from Lykaia *2017*
13. We Are by Karnivool from Asymmetry *2013*
14. King by TesseracT from Sonder *2018*
15. Culling Voices by Tool from Fear Inoculum *2019*
16. The Vampyre of Time and Memory by Queens of the Stone Age from ...Like Clockwork *2013*
17. Eon Blue Apocalypse by Tool from Lateralus *2001*
18. Oceania by Smashing Pumpkins from Oceania *2012*
19. Alone at Sea by The Pineapple Thief from Magnolia *2014*
20. Chlorine & Wine by Baroness from Purple *2015*
21. Harvest by Opeth from Blackwater Park *2001*
22. Lunatic Soul by Lunatic Soul from Lunatic Soul *2008*
23. Exit Music (For a Film) by Radiohead from OK Computer *1997*

My little beasts have escaped the lab and are roaming the world thoughout space and time, and they are all LIVE. Enjoy this collection of great live tracks run together with a seamlessness to generate the illusion that this is a single event.
Unleash the beast within.

Set List:

1. Love Thing by Joe Satriani from Live at the Filmore, San Francisco, CA 2000 *2001*
2. Sorceress by Opeth from Garden of the Titans (Opeth Live at Red Rocks Ampitheater.) *2018*
3. Doctor Doctor by UFO from Strangers in the Night *1979*
4. Victim of Changes by Judas Priest from Unleashed in the East *1979*
5. They Clairvoyant by Iron Maiden from A Real Live Dead One *1993*
6. Polar Nights by the Scorpions from Tokyo Tapes *1978*
7. Little Wing by Steve Vai from Live in London *2004*
8. Caught in the Mosh by Anthrax from Live: The Island Year *1994*
9. Wardance by Killing Joke from Live in Berlin *2019*
10. Ghost of Karelia by Mastodon from Live at Brixton *2013*
11. South of Heaven by Slayer from A Decade of Aggression *1991*
12. Song for the Dead by Queens of the Stone Age from Over the Years and Through the Woods/Live at Brixton Academy *2005*
13. Red Barchetta by Rush from R40 Live (Live at Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Canada, June 2015) *2015*
14. Zombie Eaters by Faith No More from Live at the Brixton Academy *1991*
15. Black Tiger by Y&T from Open Fire *1985*
16. Gone Cold by Clutch from Earth Rocker Live *2015*
17. Stranglehold by Ted Nugent from Double Live Gonzo *1978*
18. Louisville Stomp by The Aristocrats from Culture Clash Live! *2015*
19. Cowboy Song (Derby Blues) by Thin Lizzy from UK '75 *2008*
20. Battery (Live in Mexico City) by Metallica from Live S**t: Binge & Purge *1993*