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Patreon puritan procrastination

a chat w/ Aaron Stainthorpe (Towards the Sinister, High Parasite, ex - My Dying Bride)

Front row seat at a Riot....

Does everything have to be political?

CRONOS R.I.P - another legend has left the building....

Nice boys don't play rock n roll

Where exactly does a bands fee go?

"Don't you remember?" you old fool.....being mocked by CHATGPT

Are you in the Mano(war)sphere?

Dead embryonic cells, becoming a walking meme and some EU eco (can I play with) madness......

I tried to make it back to 1984....

Is the golden age of underground musical creativity over?

Cultural misunderstandings....and music industry communication breakdowns

Examining the culture war hype surrounding 'The Odyssey'

Adapt or Die? do we have to accept the dumbing down of the metal scene?

MONUMENTAL POSSESSION - introducing the band

Why some bands don't understand their legacy...

Whats the backstage music industry gossip this year?

How you approach playing a big festival

introducing DEAMONOLITH

Why is so much modern mainstream metal so F'N childish?

The enshittification of your life (part 1)

as we pass into myth

The free speech principle

...is 1987 the greatest year in Heavy Metal history?

Turns out the new saviours of rock n' roll were just a marketing psyop

Was there an FBI conspiracy to kill off rock music?....no seriously.....

Welcome to the old boys club.....

Is Pagan Metal refuge or revivalism?

...is 1987 the greatest year in Heavy Metal history?.....

Are we heading for DIRE STRAITS?...

Making metal in authoritarian states

The pleasure is to play....does it matter what you get paid?

VIP tour packages

Are we the thieves of Joy?

Why nothing feels the same anymore...

Why old metal hates new metal.....

Keeper of the Epstein Keys

...is the new MEGADETH album any good?

How can you tour arenas and be broke?

Greenland, Iceland, any old land will do....

Iran, Varg and rent are all four letter words, what have they got in common?

DJ Maduro live from the Boiler Room

That time I went to the crowning of a new king of Ireland

The hard truths about touring

I got the gas station Blues.....

A chat w / Sakis from ROTTING CHRIST

The Black Metal Streisand effect

Winning and losing at the music industry game

When an album comes along and shows you exactly what you were missing.....

Am I my brothers keeper? should artists be responsible for the beliefs of others?

Shirley Mansons vital and viral music industry plea

I listened to 50 new bands this week....

The Irish Alex Jones is in the house

THRASH METAL REVIEW 2025 w / Joe from GAMA BOMB

Political assassination, Godwin's law and when every opinion is a nail....

Axl's 10 cent royalty cheque / what the hell are live performance royalties? / grappling with math

Analysing the Cradle situation and what is the job of a session musician

INTRODUCING - Zappedüster

The oasis of witty banter vs. free speech hypocrisy

Recording an old school album on a budget

Is it really possible to ban phones at gigs?

Die with your boots on......

Is the population collapse narrative a grift? (re-upload with fixed audio)

The Irish woman who shot Mussolini

The revenge of rap rock @ the Glastonbury gulag of guilt

a chat w/ Shayan from True Iranian Black Metal band TRIVAX

Uranium is a Heavy Metal

The secret history of Ireland's flirt with fascism

Metal machine music

Your extra rollercoaster ride through the abandoned theme park of free speech

Balkanisation bedlam, protesting to survive, sticky floors and dirty venues

a chat w / Vorphalack from SAMAEL

your guide to W.A.S.P !!!

The free speech first principle quandary

a chat w / Charles GHUL from MAYHEM (ex Cradle of Filth/ Imperial Vengeance)

Episode 250! How the F did that happen?

Kneecap / Irish unification / Playlist protests / Who gets to do the firing in a band / ...and what is too extreme?

Instagram interrogation part 1

An Irishman abroad

Low Energy Heavy Metal Heroes

introducing the band BLOODBARK

50 YEAR CAREER IN 15 SECONDS

AI has to learn from somewhere right? but where.....

THE GATHERING WILDERNESS IS 20 YEARS OLD

Why was there so much violence at gigs in the old days?

let's talk about BLACK SABBATH

Is the album now just a passion project?

READING A TOUR DIARY FROM 1999

The importance of having a sparring partner

The unexpected and unusual story of 'Storm before calm'

Is traditional underground metal in a state of managed decline?

MY TOP 21 ALBUMS OF THE YEAR 2024

Unwrapping the Spotify business model

When did becoming a fan of music become such a digital chore?

Curating legacy - the triple thrash treat

The podcaster friend simulation theory

It's the economy stupid!

INSTAGRAM Q + A

a chat w / JON from HEAVY METAL PHILOSOPHY