Since 2000 one of the most extreme metal in Syracuse New York, a city known for brutal hardcore is the band Ebony Sorrow. Most of that time John Bukowski has been sharing the guitar playing and vocalist duties. 

I met John went I lived in Syracuse during the 90s and we bonded on our shared love of Mercyful Fate and King Diamond. I have always known John to be one of the most passionate metal nerds, who embraces trying to hear everything.

I wasn’t surprised when he started to DJ his own show on Syracuse FM radio. The show A Dangerous Meeting includes interviews with musicians talking about their influences. The show started with local guests and recently started to bring on national figures like members of Candlemass and Megadeth.

In this interview, John and I nerd out about music, hardcore, and metal and talk about the format of his show.