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Title: Medulla Nocte Return and Appreciation
Post by: Pagan Saviour on November 20, 2025, 07:46:52 PM
Underrated Gem of a band, They've announced one date performing all of A Conversation Alone.


Don't know who's in the returning lineup except Paul. Wouldn't mind catching them if at all possible either way.
Title: Re: Medulla Nocte Return and Appreciation
Post by: OpenSores on November 20, 2025, 07:58:19 PM
Agreed, had the pleasure of seeing them once back in the day. Likely around Dying...intense!
Title: Re: Medulla Nocte Return and Appreciation
Post by: Pagan Saviour on November 20, 2025, 08:02:08 PM
Lucky to have seen them many times. Favourite was Slattery's - it was lawless
Title: Re: Medulla Nocte Return and Appreciation
Post by: OpenSores on November 20, 2025, 08:11:22 PM
Ah nice one, good bunch of fellas I recall, gonna lash em' on.
Title: Re: Medulla Nocte Return and Appreciation
Post by: Circlepit on November 20, 2025, 11:42:11 PM
They are playing in  Nottingham in March with Stampin Ground.

Dying From The Inside is a savage album as well.
I love Paul Catten's vocals on the Murder One album.
Title: Re: Medulla Nocte Return and Appreciation
Post by: Paul keohane on November 22, 2025, 03:23:13 AM
Seen them a few times back on the day, mad live band.
Title: Re: Medulla Nocte Return and Appreciation
Post by: Thorn on November 22, 2025, 11:41:48 PM
Didn't realise there was a bit of love around here for them, I have one of their albums, the one with the wanking intro to one of the songs which I seem to remember provided a very awkward moment once with the mother dropping socks up to the room. Saw them with someone years ago, Cradle maybe?
Title: Re: Medulla Nocte Return and Appreciation
Post by: Pagan Saviour on November 23, 2025, 03:55:45 PM
Supported Entombed here, Then The Haunted. Rest of their gigs were headliners
Title: Re: Medulla Nocte Return and Appreciation
Post by: Circlepit on November 23, 2025, 04:16:46 PM
Paul Catten also has/had a doom band called black star or something like that.
He seems to get involved in loads of different bits and pieces.
I heard him on a podcast and he was very down to earth but a bit mad.
Title: Re: Medulla Nocte Return and Appreciation
Post by: Thorn on November 23, 2025, 05:48:13 PM
Aye that's right, it was Entombed I saw them with
Title: Re: Medulla Nocte Return and Appreciation
Post by: Paul keohane on November 23, 2025, 11:04:31 PM
Yeah I was at both those Gigs, Entombed was early 99 and The Haunted was late 2000.

They played the The Phoenix in Cork somewhere between those two gig.
Title: Re: Medulla Nocte Return and Appreciation
Post by: Eoin McLove on November 23, 2025, 11:38:34 PM
Yup, I was at those two gigs as well.
Title: Re: Medulla Nocte Return and Appreciation
Post by: Halo on November 24, 2025, 12:06:03 PM
He has been in so many bands since the MD days (and before), Stampin' Ground, Lazarus Blackstar, Murder One, Barrabus,The Sontaran Experiment, Stuntcock, Thicko and currently touring as Dead Sheeran.

I think the last time Paul did anything Medulla Nocte was "A Man Called Catten" back in 2011, which I missed.

Never thought I'd get a chance to see MD live (whatever this line up is), facebook post says "We will be around, maybe not playing every small town and city every week like we used to, but we will appear on the right night. England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland we will be there"
Title: Re: Medulla Nocte Return and Appreciation
Post by: Halo on January 19, 2026, 10:36:48 AM
A few more dates have been announced, including Damnation 2026, and
Quotepre orders for A Conversation Alone on vinyl/CD should be up within the next week. All remixed/remastered, and new packaging
Title: Re: Medulla Nocte Return and Appreciation
Post by: Pagan Saviour on January 19, 2026, 12:56:34 PM
Who's doing the reissue do you know?

I've heard rumblings of a Belfast date........
Title: Re: Medulla Nocte Return and Appreciation
Post by: Halo on March 23, 2026, 09:15:37 AM
Show on Saturday with Stampin' Ground was excellent, little sweaty venue in Nottingham, band were tight and Paul was on form. Obviously played A Conversation Alone in full and then finished with a cover of Raining Blood.

Had a quick chat about the Irish shows and it seems he has Belfast confirmed but that is not enough to justify a trip so is trying to get Dublin and Cork sorted out as well.

Album is now available from Undergroove on CD and vinyl:
https://undergroove-store.co.uk/products/medulla-nocte-a-conversation-alone

€21 postage for Ireland, which can't be right
Title: Re: Medulla Nocte Return and Appreciation
Post by: Pagan Saviour on March 23, 2026, 09:54:49 AM
Ah fair play - great you made it to the gig. Hopefully they can get a visit here sorted!


I was going to say I'll order that straight away but that's mental!
 
Title: Re: Medulla Nocte Return and Appreciation
Post by: Circlepit on March 23, 2026, 01:38:10 PM
2 of my fiends went to this gig.
They told me MD were on another level, just so intense.
Title: Re: Medulla Nocte Return and Appreciation
Post by: Pagan Saviour on March 29, 2026, 07:18:03 PM
Any sign of that postage getting rectified?
Title: Re: Medulla Nocte Return and Appreciation
Post by: Halo on March 31, 2026, 01:18:43 PM
No, I have poked on Instagram and Paul has noted it so fingers crossed.
Title: Re: Medulla Nocte Return and Appreciation
Post by: Pagan Saviour on March 31, 2026, 01:25:06 PM
Cool thanks mate - working out 36 all in for a CD which is bananas.