NTS regular Stephen O'Malley has been hosting Stephen O'Malley: Metta Dôme since 7 June 2016. Stephen O'Malley hosted a guest show on 15 April 2019. Stephen O'Malley has been played over 20 times on NTS, first on 6 November 2016. Stephen O'Malley's music has been featured on 22 episodes.

O'Malley is a founding member of several groups including Sunn O))) (1998–present), Burning Witch (1995–1998), KTL (2005–present), Khanate (2000–2006). Within these groups and alone, he has collaborated with a variety of artists including Greg Anderson, Merzbow, Eyvind Kang, Alan Moore, Iancu Dumitrescu, Ana-Maria Avram, F.M. Einheit, Randall Dunn, James Plotkin, Julian Cope, Joe Preston, Attila Csihar, Stuart Dempster, Peter Rehberg aka PITA, Lee Dorrian, the Japanese psychedelic rock band Boris & Michio Kurihara, Jim O'Rourke, Daniel O'Sullivan & Kristoffer Rygg (in the free improvisation act Æthenor together with Steve Noble), Aaron Turner, Oren Ambarchi, Alexander Tucker, and percussionist Z'EV.[2] O'Malley also produced work together with the French choreographer and theatre director Gisèle Vienne (the pieces "Kindertotenlieder" (2007), "Jerk" (2008), "Eternelle Idole" (2009), This Is How You Will Disappear (2010)),[3], Last Spring: A Prequel (2011), American sculptor Banks Violette (various projects between 2005–2009), the Italian performance artist Nico Vascellari (2007–2011), Swiss art collective KLAT (2009), and the Belgian film maker Alexis Destoop ("Kairos" (2010), with Oren Ambarchi). O'Malley has directed and produced album cover art and design since the early 1990s for groups including Earth, Burzum, Emperor, Melvins and Boris. He has also worked as a rock/metal music journalist & published a black metal fanzine called Descent in the nineties. He was involved with creation of both the Southern Lord[4] label and the experimental/neofolk/black metal label The Ajna Offensive.[5]. In 2011 he began curating and art directing the Ideologic Organ record label, in association with the Viennese Editions Mego. Although he is originally from Seattle, O'Malley's website indicates that he lives in Paris, France.

Discography :

with Sunn O)))

The Grimmrobe Demos (demo 1998, CD 2000, 2xPLP 2003, 2xLP 2004, 3xPLP 2008) ØØ Void (CD 2000, 2xLP 2003) Flight of the Behemoth (CD & 2xLP 2002) White1 (CD & 2xLP 2003) Veils It White (12" 2003) The Libations of Samhain (live CD 2003) Live Action Sampler (promotional mix 2xCD 2004) Live White (live 2xCD 2004) White2 (CD & 2xLP 2004) Cro-Monolithic Remixes for an Iron Age (12" 2004) Candlewolf of the Golden Chalice (12" 2005) Black One & Solstitium Fulminate (2xCD 2005) Black One (CD 2005, 2xLP 2006) AngelComa (split LP 2006) La Mort Noir dans Esch/Alzette (CD 2006) WHITEbox (4xLP Box 2006) Altar (CD 2006) Oracle (12" 2007) Dømkirke (live 2xLP 2008) Che (with Pan Sonic) (10” 2009) (初心) Grimmrobes Live 101008 (Cassette 2009) Monoliths & Dimensions (CD & 2xLP 2009) Agharthi Live 09-10 (LP +7" 2011) v/a The Beast of Attila Csihar “Decay: The Symptoms of Kali Yuga” (CD 2003) v/a Let There Be Doom II “Hell-O)))-Ween” (demo) (CD 2004) v/a Darkness Hath No Boundaries “It Took The Night To believe” (CD 2006) v/a Darkness Knows No Boundaries “Etna” (as SUNN & Boris) (CD 2006) v/a Jukebox Buddha “BP//Simple” (CD 2006) v/a Within The Church of Thee Overlords “Orakulum (edit)” (CD 2007) v/a VISIONARE 53 SOUND “Ultra Orthodox Caveman” (4xPictureLP & 2xCD magazine 2007) v/a Does your cat know my dog? "Isengard (Chopped & Screwed)" (LP 2009)

with Khanate

Khanate (CD & 12" 2001) Live WFMU 91.1 (CD 2002) No Joy (Remix) (12" 2003) Things Viral (CD & 12" 2003) Let Loose the Lambs (DVD 2004) KHNT vs. Stockholm (CD 2004) Live Aktion Sampler 2004 (CD 2004) Capture & Release (CD, 12", picture disc 2005) Dead/Live Aktions (DVD 2005) It's Cold When Birds Fall from the Sky (CD 2005) Clean Hands Go Foul (LP & PLP 2008, CD Japan & CD+live DVD 2009)

with Burning Witch

Demo (cassette 1996) Rift.Canyon.Dreams (12" 1998) Towers… (12" 1998) Crippled Lucifer (CD 1998, cassette 1999, 2CD 2008, 4xLP boxset 2010) Burning Witch/Goatsnake split (CD 2000) Burning Witch/Asva split (12" picture disc 2004)

with Ginnungagap

1000% Downer (CD & 12" 2004) Return to Nothing (CD 2004, 12" 2008) Remeindre (CD & 12" 2005) Crashed like Wretched Moth (12" 2006)

with Lotus Eaters

Alienist on a Pale Horse (CD & 12" 2001) Four Demonstrations (CD 2001) Mind Control for Infants (CD 2002, 2xLP 2009) DR-55 (7" 2002) Wurmwulv (CD 2007, 2xLP 2011)

with KTL

KTL (CD & LP 2006 on Aurora Borealis) KTL 2 (CD & LP 2007 on Thrill Jockey) KTL 3 (CD & LP 2007) Eine eiserne Faust in einem Samthandschuh (CD 2007 on Editions Mego) - limited to 300 copies KTL - Live in Krems (LP released in December '07 by Editions Mego) IKKI (CD 2008 on Editions Mego) Victor Sjöström's The Phantom Carriage: KTL Edition (DVD 2008, USA DVD 2011) KTL IV Paris Demos (CDR 2008) KTL 4 (CD 2009, 2 x 12" & 7" Japan 2009, CD Japan 2009) KTL V (CD 2011, 2 x LP 2011)

solo works

Fungal Hex (CD 2001, 2x12" picture disc 2005) Caveman Skull 1&2 (2xMP3CD 2004) Devolution/Evolution: Stephen O’Malley interviews Dylan Carlson (MP3 2005) Press Conference/Panel at Roskilde Festival 010705 (MP3 2006) Magistral (with Z'EV) (CD 2007) Salt (CD 2008) 6°F Skyquake (with Attila Csihar) (CD 2008, Book & LP 2008) Keep An Eye Out (12" 2009) Petite Géante (Cassette 2009) Cocon & Oiseau de Nuit (Cassette 2010, LP 2011) רומיאו (Cassette 2011, LP 2011)

with Grave Temple

The Holy Down (CD 2007) Ambient/Ruin (demo CD 2008) Le Vampire de Paris (CD 2009)

with Æthenor

Deep in Ocean Sunk the Lamp of Light (CD & LP 2007) Betimes Black Cloudmasses (CD & LP 2008) Faking Gold & Murder (CD & LP 2009) En Form for Blå (CD & 2xLP 2011)

various

Sarin – Nihilist (cassette 1996) Thorr's Hammer – Dommedagsnatt (cassette 1996, CD 1998, CD reissue 2004, picture disc 2004, gatefold LP 2009) Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine – Rampton (CD 2002) Pentemple – Sunn O))) Presents (CD & LP 2008) Brain Donor – Wasted Fuzz Excessive (CD 2009) Spaceship – Spaceship (CD 2009) Peeesseye – Robust Commercial Fucking Scream (Cassette 2009)

Official Website : http://www.ideologic.org/home

Discogs page : http://www.discogs.com/artist/STEPHEN+O%27MALLEY

Myspace : http://www.myspace.com/stephenomalley/