PodCast Them Down: Heavy Metal Nerdery

On September 13, 2026, HammerFall brought the Freedom World Crusade Tour to Leesburg, Virginia's Tally Ho Theater, a bizarrely small market for a band this massive, but apparently the best night of the whole tour. 🔨 Visa drama killed the Elvening co-headlining dream, but the show still delivered. Mostly. #concert #concertreview #hammerfall #heavymetal #livemusic #metal #metalpodcast #pctd #podcas...

Mike crossed an ocean to watch Green Carnation perform "A Dark Poem" in its entirety in Kristiansand, Norway — front row: row #2. 🎶 Tim held down the fort stateside while Mike navigated Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Norwegian exchange rates, and a deeply awkward prog fan pre-party. One trilogy, one night, one very expensive plate of spaghetti. 🤘 #concertreview #greencarnation #livemusic #metal #metalpo...

Judas Priest's second live album gets the full PCTD treatment as Tim, Doug, and Matt tear through Priest...Live! - the Turbo-era encapsulation of one of metal's greatest live acts! 🤘 Two arenas, one killer setlist, and more behind-the-scenes production drama than you'd expect from a straightforward concert record. Note: Technical difficulties hit us early, so you're hearing the 6th or 7th attempt...

Four bands under the knife this week 🔪 Australian black metal newcomers Lumen Ad Mortem, Iceland's folk metal outfit Hrafnablót, Portugal's Shadowmare bringing melodic death/thrash heat, and UK prog/power merchants The Spectre Beneath. Tim and the crew tear through the promos, debate Latin grammar, and discover that ghost gums are actually trees. 🌲 LUMEN AD MORTEM [Black Metal; Australia] - http...

Sergeant TJ Hooker himself started a "metal band" for some reason and has some odd demands for the punk festival he's playing. We get to the bottom of it. #metal #metalpodcast #pctd #podcast #podcastthemdown #williamshatner #startrek #riotfest PODCAST THEM DOWN Links: https://linktr.ee/pctd Patreon: https://patreon.com/podcastthemdown Merch: https://steelresolve.com/podcast-them-down

Episode 400 and we're getting hijacked by a tape deck with abs. 🖖 Doug's all-time favorite Trek episode "I, Mudd" gets the full metal rewatch treatment as Norman the android takes the Enterprise on a four-day joyride while Kirk broods in a deep v-neck. This one's as gloriously unhinged as it sounds. 🤘 #android #metal #metalpodcast #pctd #podcast #podcastthemdown #sciencefic...

Continuing our review of JUDAS PRIEST's entire discography with one of the major tragedies of 1986: Turbo!#judaspriest #turbo #classicmetal #heavymetal #robhalford #kkdowning #glenntipton #ianhill #metalpodcastPODCAST THEM DOWNLinks: https://linktr.ee/pctd Patreon: https://patreon.com/podcastthemdown Merch: https://steelresolve.com/podcast-them-down

SANCTUM PYRE [Heavy/Power Metal; Greece & Sweden] - https://sanctumpyre.bandcamp.com/ DRAKKAR [Power/Speed Metal; Belgium] - https://drakkar-belgium.bandcamp.com/ ART|EST [Technical Deathcore; Germany] - https://artestofficial.bandcamp.com/ LIVA [Symphonic Metal; Québéc, Canada] - https://livametalband.bandcamp.com/ #sanctumpyre #powermetal#drakkar #speedmetal #artest #technicaldeathmetal #liv...

We attended a portion of Maryland Death Fest this year! ☠#mdf #deathfest #marylanddeathfest #deathmetal #oldmanschild #goddethroned #thecrown #rottingchrist #grave #sarcófago #metalpodcast PODCAST THEM DOWNLinks: https://linktr.ee/pctd Patreon: https://patreon.com/podcastthemdown Merch: https://steelresolve.com/podcast-them-down

Continuing our review of JUDAS PRIEST's entire discography with the oft underappreciated DEFENDERS OF THE FAITH!#judaspriest #defendersofthefaith #classicmetal #heavymetal #robhalford #kkdowning #glenntipton #ianhill #metalpodcastPODCAST THEM DOWNLinks: https://linktr.ee/pctd Patreon: https://patreon.com/podcastthemdown Merch: https://steelresolve.com/podcast-them-down

AETHERIAN [Melodic Death Metal; Athens, Greece] - https://aetherianband.bandcamp.com/ VIRODH [Progressive Death Metal; Bangalore, India] - https://virodh.bandcamp.com/ MORBID DEATH [Melodic Death Metal; São Miguel, Azores] - https://museuhmazores.bandcamp.com/album/morbid-death-veil-of-ashes #metalpodcast@aetherian.band #aetherian #melodicdeathmetal #greekmetal@virodh_india #virodh #progressivedea...

Suspiciously, Tim dominates the game he claims he didn't design.#metalpodcast #metal #wheeloffortunePODCAST THEM DOWNLinks: https://linktr.ee/pctd Patreon: https://patreon.com/podcastthemdown Merch: https://steelresolve.com/podcast-them-down

Part of our ongoing Star Trek Metal Rewatch series! The crew of PodCast Them Down boldly goes to planet Pyris VII, where haunted castles, black cats, and zombie crewmates await. 🏰🕷️ Written by Psycho mastermind and Lovecraft's protégé Robert Bloch and first broadcast on October 27, 1967, Catspaw is Trek's only true Halloween special — and it's got the witches and dark atmosphere to pr...

Which South American flag is the most metal? We find out.#vexillology #metal #metalpodcast #southamerica PODCAST THEM DOWNLinks: https://linktr.ee/pctd Patreon: https://patreon.com/podcastthemdown Merch: https://steelresolve.com/podcast-them-down

Continuing our review of JUDAS PRIEST's entire discography with their apology for Point of Entry, SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE!#judaspriest #screamingforvengeance #electriceye #youvegotanotherthingcomin #classicmetal #heavymetal #robhalford #kkdowning #glenntipton #ianhill #metalpodcastPODCAST THEM DOWNLinks: https://linktr.ee/pctd Patreon: https://patreon.com/podcastthemdown Merch: https://steelresolv...

Answering some of the top comments we have amassed. PODCAST THEM DOWNLinks: https://linktr.ee/pctd Patreon: https://patreon.com/podcastthemdown Merch: https://steelresolve.com/podcast-them-down

Starting 2026 the way we ended 2025: looking back at how great we are. PODCAST THEM DOWNLinks: https://linktr.ee/pctd Patreon: https://patreon.com/podcastthemdown Merch: https://steelresolve.com/podcast-them-down

Sure it's almost 2026 but we didn't review how 2024 went yet. PODCAST THEM DOWNLinks: https://linktr.ee/pctd Patreon: https://patreon.com/podcastthemdown Merch: https://steelresolve.com/podcast-them-down

Santa came by to visit with us last weekend. And by last weekend, we mean last March or something. We talk about what metal guys are on what side of the Naughty/Nice list, as well as Santa's logistics. PODCAST THEM DOWNLinks: https://linktr.ee/pctd Patreon: https://patreon.com/podcastthemdown Merch: https://steelresolve.com/podcast-them-down

How metal are the teams of National Lacrosse League? And is it even proper lacrosse?#lacrosse #lax #nll #nationallacrosseleaguePODCAST THEM DOWN https://linktr.ee/pctd https://patreon.com/podcastthemdown

NEW WORLD OLD BODIES [Experimental Horror Rock; UK] - https://newworldoldbodies.bandcamp.com/ HARKON [Heavy Metal; Germany] - https://harkon.bandcamp.com/ HAIMAD [Melodic Black Metal; Sweden] - https://haimad.bandcamp.com/ LUX MORTALIS [Symphonic Death Metal; Italy] - https://luxmortalis.bandcamp.com/ @newworldoldbodies #newworkoldbodies #horror #horrorrock #horrormovies @harkonmusic #harkon #heav...

On our continuing Star Trek Metal Rewatch, we discuss STTOS S2E06 "The Doomsday Machine." The Enterprise receives a distress call and discovers the heavily damaged USS Constellation adrift, its crew dead and its captain, Commodore Matt Decker, the sole survivor. The damage was caused by a colossal, self-propelled "Planet Killer," a miles-long machine that systematically grinds...

DIRE END [Technical Death Metal; Spain] - https://direend.bandcamp.com/ SECULAR [Groove Metal; Perth, Australia] - https://open.spotify.com/artist/4ByeCqfeGjf53fhWXBydM3 BORN DIVIDED [Progressive/Melodic Death Metal; Québec, Canada] - https://borndividedofficial.bandcamp.com/ KHEPRA [Symphonic Death/Folk Metal; Istanbul, Türkiye] - https://khepraofficial.bandcamp.com/ @direendband #deathmetal #spa...

RABENSCHREY [Folk Metal; Germany] - https://open.spotify.com/album/2jqpvuxGVcQoSTR37uMbHF CRUENTUS [Black/Thrash Metal; Sweden] - https://cruentus1.bandcamp.com/ WITCHER [Atmospheric Black Metal; Hungary] - https://witcherband.bandcamp.com/ NORILSK [Doom/Death Metal; Quebec, Canada] - https://norilskdoom.bandcamp.com/ @rabenschrey_offiziell #folkmetal #germanmetal@cruentus_swe #blackmetal #thrashm...

Reviewing AYREON's 30th Anniversary Show at 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands! Plus, Italian food for some reason. 🍝#ayreon #arjenlucasson #starone #guiltmachine #metal #metalpodcast #progmetalPODCAST THEM DOWN https://linktr.ee/pctd https://patreon.com/podcastthemdown