The Metal Roundup

Join Steve O'G, Drew Fortune, and METALBIRB for another episode of The Metal Roundup. This week the lads catch up after having a bit of time off. They chat about some of the new albums and singles they've checked out recently, including Polyphia's experimental new album, and they also finally get around to some of the listening homework they've assigned each other this year! Access...

Join Steve O'G, Drew Fortune, METALBIRB for another episode of The Metal Roundup. This week the lads chat about Architects' vocalist Sam Carter opening up about his struggles with mental health and performing live, Sleep Token distancing themselves from outside projects, and some great new music they've been enjoying. Access the special bonus episodes as a Spotify subscriber - https://...

Join Steve O'G, METALBIRB, and Drew Fortune for another episode of The Metal Roundup. This week the lads are pitting some of 2025's biggest albums against 2026's current slate of new albums to see which year has been best for music so far... As per usual with TMR games, the boys are super well prepared, and everything runs smoothly...Let them know how wrong they are! * THE METAL ROUNDU...

Join Steve O'G, Drew Fortune, and METALBIRB for another episode of The Metal Roundup. This week the lads chat about new releases including new movies from Linkin Park and Imminence, before getting into a discussion about Physical Media and it's place in our increasingly digital world. Access the special bonus episodes as a Spotify subscriber - https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/the-m...

Join Steve O'G, METALBIRB, Drew Fortune, and ​⁠ special guest Jacob Alexandria for another episode of The Metal Roundup. This week Jacob Alexandria joins the podcast to help the lads discuss some more of your hot takes. Who gave the spiciest take this time around? Go check out Jacob Alexandria’s YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@jacobrathxc Want to submit your own Hot Take for a future epi...

Join Steve O'G, Drew Fortune, and METALBIRB for another episode of The Metal Roundup. This week the lads work their way through the plethora of new music that's been released over the last couple of weeks! Access the special bonus episodes as a Spotify subscriber - https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/the-metal-roundup/subscribe   Join our Patreon with Discord access: https://www.patreon.com/T...

Join Steve O'G, Metalbirb, and Drew Fortune for another episode of The Metal Roundup. This week the lads are joined by Eddie Berg of ImminenceAs we approach the upcoming release of Imminence's latest album 'Axis Mundi' on October 2nd, they chat about the band's evolving sound and the importance of taking creative swings to push your music forward. Access the special bonus episo...

Join Steve O'G, METALBIRB, and Drew Fortune for another episode of The Metal Roundup. This week the lads are joined by Lucas Woodland of Holding Absence ​⁠ as we approach the release of Holding Absence’s latest album ‘Modern Life is Lonely’. The boys chat about the new material as well as topics like modern vocal production, industry plants and adjusting to life in an increasingly digital worl...

Join Steve O'G, Drew Fortune, and Metalbirb for another episode of The Metal Roundup. This week the lads are joined by RoguenJosh as we try to navigate the occasional more intense members of artist fanbases when we critique things in our videos. We also chat about the new albums from Asava and Beartooth as well as some chat about Sace6, Jutes, and Thornhill. Access the special bonus episodes a...

Join Steve O'G, Drew Fortune, and METALBIRB for another episode of The Metal Roundup. This week the lads reveal their thought's on Imminence's latest single "If Not Now, When", as well as discussing new releases from the likes of Cenobia and Maphra. They also shout out some smaller artists they've checked out recently, touch on Allt's divisive new album, and reflect o...

Join Steve O'G, Drew Fortune, and Metalbirb for another episode of The Metal Roundup. In this episode the best metal vocalists get ranked and discussed! All these vocalists are brilliant, music isn't a competitive sport, this is just for a bit of fun and discussion. We had a list of 150 great modern metal related vocalists curated by our Patreon members which we then individually ranked an...

Join Steve O'G, Drew Fortune, and METALBIRB for another episode of The Metal Roundup. In this one they catch up on the latest releases from Northlane, Allt, Motionless In White, Avenged Sevenfold and more... and are not sure that all of the new creative ideas are really hitting with some of these. Access the special bonus episodes as a Spotify subscriber - https://creators.spotify.com/pod/prof...

Join Steve O'G, Drew Fortune, and METALBIRB for another episode of The Metal Roundup. This week sees the lads work their way through another wave of new music starting with the highly anticipated releases from Loathe and Boundaries! But first they recap some big life events in the TMR world... Access the special bonus episodes as a Spotify subscriber - https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/the-...

This week's episode is a compilation of BONUS episodes that we previously recorded as  @METALBIRB  is on vacation. In this video we collectively decide the best Metal albums from 2020-2026 as well as sharing some of our own hot takes.  @DrewFortune97   @SteveOGRock  If you'd like to access all of the BONUS episodes that we've previously recorded, you can do so now by becoming a member...

Join Steve O'G, Drew Fortune and METALBIRB for another episode of The Metal Roundup. In this week's episode the lads have created a World Cup style tournament to decide which band is currently at the top of the pile in the Modern Metal Scene. Watch them struggle to decide some tough matchups on the way to crowning a winner! Will they get it right in the end? Access the special bonus episodes as a...

Join Steve O'G, Drew Fortune, and METALBIRB for another episode of The Metal Roundup. This week the lads try and wade thought the latest tsunami of new releases including new material from big hitters like Bring Me The Horizon, Boundaries, Loathe and Ice Nine Kills. They also cover new music from some of their personal favourite bands in the scene and shout out some smaller, lesser known acts...

Join Steve O'G, METALBIRB, and Drew Fortune for a special episode of The Metal Roundup. This week we're sharing with you all the The Metal Roundup's live show from their set at Download 2026! The lads revealed their Top 10 vocalists due to perform at Download 2026, play a game of charades using bands from this year's Download line up, and discuss some Hot Takes from both the home a...

Our Download Festival adventure comes to an end as we look back on an unforgettable final day and reflect on the best festival weekend we've ever experienced. In this episode, we discuss Spitting Glass, Boundaries, The Plot In You, Bad Omens, Linkin Park and more, relive the chaos of the pit, and talk about Steve's surreal experience joining A Day To Remember on stage. We also reflect on m...

It's the final day of Download Festival, but first we're looking back at everything that happened on Saturday. In this episode we discuss Thornhill, Tropic Gold, Landmvrks, and a very memorable Architects set. We also talk about meeting listeners from The Metal Roundup community, surviving another day in the sun, and why Download 2026 continues to be one of the most enjoyable festival expe...

Day 1 at Download Festival brought sunshine, questionable decisions, and some absolutely incredible live performances. In this episode, we look back on a packed Friday featuring Silent Planet, Vianova, Holywatr, Periphery, Electric Callboy, Cypress Hill, and a headline set from Limp Bizkit that completely exceeded expectations. We also relive the chaos of the shared mosh pit, discuss our favourite...

We're finally at Download Festival! After months of planning and preparation and a whole lot of excitement, the three of us are together on site to soak up one of the biggest weekends in the metal universe! In this episode we reflect on our first-ever live podcast in District X, the experience of seeing so many of you turn up to support us, and look ahead to a massive day of bands including Si...

Join Steve O'G, METALBIRB, and Drew Fortune for another episode of The Metal Roundup. This week the lads react to a selection of mean comments that people have generously left on The Metal Roundup's various socials... who gets roasted the most and whose mean comment is the best? They also briefly touch on the latest round of new releases from the likes of Boundaries and Asava. Access the s...

Join Steve O'G, METALBIRB, and Drew Fortune for another episode of The Metal Roundup. This week the lads work their way through another busy release schedule, including new material from the likes of Periphery, PRESIDENT, Allt, 156/Silence & many more! Access the special bonus episodes as a Spotify subscriber - https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/the-metal-roundup/subscribe Join our Patre...

Join Steve O'G, Drew Fortune and METALBIRB for another episode of The Metal Roundup. This week the lads rank every single Bring Me The Horizon song and present to you The Metal Roundup's Top 30 Bring Me the Horizon songs... 🎮 Play along by making your own copy of this google sheet and tell them in the comments what they got right... and what they got wrong: https://docs.google.com/spreads...

Join Steve O'G, METALBIRB, and Drew Fortune for another episode of The Metal Roundup. This week the lads catch up after the dust settles on the Sleep Token copyright controversy of last week, while also covering new releases from the likes of Motionless In White and sace6. They also discuss Maphra's recent live performance with Ice Nine Kills, and how AI is trying to capitalise on her rece...