Metal Matters

I’m a Bone Awl Fan. Raw, mysterious, abrasive are all terms I would use to describe bone awl. I discovered Raspberry Bulbs while reading Rue Morgue magazine and when I learned that Marco Del Rio of Bo...

19 Touko 202051min

A while back, Randy and I did a classic records episode on “Hallowed Ground” by Skin Yard, a band that I consider one of the architects of the late 80’s / early 90’s Northwest heavy rock sound which b...

12 Touko 202059min

Randy and I dive into a record that has a deep personal connection to both of us. Today is the Day is a band that has always represented total commitment to singular vision despite all obstacles and s...

5 Touko 202059min

Champ Morgan of BLK OPS joins us this week. You may be familiar with his former grindcore band Kill the Client whose reign of terror stretched back all the way to 2002.We talk about his endeavors into...

28 Huhti 202057min

Ralph Schmidt of Ultha returns to the show this week. Ralph and I have been friends for almost 2 decades and share most of the same points of view about music and various life philosophies. As expecte...

21 Huhti 202059min

Charles Elliott the man behind death metal killing machine Abysmal Dawn discusses their new record Phylogenesis, the challenges of the last several years and some insights on what it takes to keep a b...

14 Huhti 202059min

JJ Anselmi is an author, drummer and disciple of all that is heavy. He joins us this week to discuss him most recent book Doomed to Fail, an analysis of doom, sludge and stoner metal. In the episode I...

7 Huhti 202047min

Jean-Emanuel (Valnoir) Simoulin joins us this week. Valnoir is the man behind the art / design juggernaut Metastazi as well as being involved in the French Black Metal scene with his bands Glaciation,...

31 Maalis 202059min