Bleeding Metal Podcast

On a new short episode of Bleeding Metal, Kiki and Pia discuss some new music that just came out later this year. We also celebrate the revival of Nu Metal! Recorded on September 19th, 2023. Show notes: Find out more about La Vero's project on HEAVENQUEEN's website Check out everything about "Human" on RESOLVE's website ALPHAWHORES' linktree will direct you to their music...

Lindsay Schoolcraft is back on the podcast! Ten years after our first talk, Lindsay joins Kiki and Pia to talk about how important it is for artists to take breaks and for fans to support this. With so many of our favorite Metal acts touring non-stop after the pandemic and some of them getting backlash from fans after canceling gigs due to illness - it seems we really need to talk about this. List...

We're back from our short break with a new season and to start it we're catching you all up on what we've been doing these past few months. Recorded on November 3rd, 2023. Show notes: Check out Kiki 's Twitch channel - the next Heavy Friday Metal stream is on November 24th at 19:00 CET. Kiki also streams on the Women In Games channel The mentioned music video for THE MONISTIC's...

The last session of the  TUSKA FORUM by BLEEDING METAL  at this year's Tuska Festival in Helsinki was a moving interview with Marko Hietala hosted by Kiki. What was initially supposed to be a talk about his experience in the music business turned out to be an intimate conversation about the artist's personal growth throughout his life - including recent improvements in his mental health. W...

The official language of this episode is Finglish - a gift from Bleeding Metal with love to our Finnish-speaking audience. It's a very entertaining episode and we hope you all enjoy it. The second day of the  TUSKA FORUM by BLEEDING METAL at this year's Tuska Festival in Helsinki started with Kiki showing off her Finnish skills - which didn't take her too far, but at least the audience...

The opening event of the  TUSKA FORUM by BLEEDING METAL , which was hosted by Kiki at this year's Tuska Festival in Helsinki, was this interactive workshop about Artificial Intelligence and music. The goal of the session was to implement the technology live and let generative AI create a song with all the necessary elements: music, lyrics, and cover art. We sat down with Osmo and Nico from GAL...

TRIGGER WARNING: the topic of suicide comes up during this episode several times. If you or someone you know is struggling, reach out for help around suicidal thoughts . During this year's Tuska Festival in Helsinki, Kiki hosted the TUSKA FORUM by BLEEDING METAL and started moving conversations with some of the performing artists. LOST SOCIETY-vocalist Samy Elbanna talked to Kiki and the forum...

During this year's Tuska Festival in Helsinki, Kiki hosted a forum and had captivating conversations with some of the performing artists. On this episode of the podcast, we present to you the recording of Kiki's interview with animal rights activist and ARCH ENEMY-vocalist Alissa White-Gluz . Pia and Kiki then comment on the conversation and how each and every one of us can be an activist...

Since Pia was not able to attend Tuska Festival 2023, she asks Kiki all about the festival weekend, including but not limited to the Tuska Forum by Bleeding Metal , which Kiki hosted at the event in Helsinki. Tune in for an in-house interview and a preview of the upcoming episodes that were recorded live at Tuska 2023! Episode recorded on July 6th, 2023. Show notes: An article in the Helsinki Time...

In an extraordinary episode, Kiki and Pia recount their experiences at different music festivals, especially in the ten years of working together on Metal & High Heels turned the Bleeding Metal Podcast . But before we go down memory lane, we must address two pieces of news from the Metal scene that are important to us. We also have a special announcement. We are bringing to life the TUSKA FORU...

We like our topics deep and our episodes dark. Initially, Kiki and Pia planned to talk to Sue from THE HELLFREAKS about mixing styles and genres, because that happens on the Hungarian band's new album "Pitch Black Sunset". Ultimately, our whole episode became a mix of topics and we didn't skip a deep one: War, death, COVID, politics, fears, money, feminism,... You know, our favor...

Kiki and Pia welcome Charlie from AS EVERYTHING UNFOLDS back on the podcast! We catch up about how much the vocalist has personally grown with the band in the past few years and how her writing shifted focus from more private, Mental Health-related topics to more abstract, creative themes in the band's new album "Ultraviolet". Personal growth and combining creative passions are big t...

Hungarian band THE HELLFREAKS has just caught our attention with their fifth and latest album "Pitch Black Sunset", which has been out since April 14th, 2023. It's quite the short album, which makes this bonus episode even shorter. Recorded on May 8th, 2023. Show notes: Check out THE HELLFREAKS ' website . Bleeding Metal was created and is hosted and produced by @kikigege87 and @...

Have you ever wondered why certain genres are more widespread in certain countries? Or why they are more successful there? Well, we have a brainstorming session for you! This is what happens when not one but two artist interviews get postponed - Pia and Kiki get to talk about topics that have been on their minds without researching about them beforehand. Recorded on April 14th, 2023. 03:40 Recap o...

"Ultraviolet", the new album from AS EVERYTHING UNFOLDS resembles a photograph - the capture of a moment in time. The young British band work with the concept of photography in this album, which they describe as "an open work on the thoughts and feelings surrounding us at the time. The anger, the frustration, the progress - everything is on show and nothing is hidden". As fitti...

As a musician, finding a band to join can become very difficult. There are not always friends around who share the same vision as you. To start a band, different things have to fit: characters, skill levels, music style choices, availabilities, and ambitions. In this episode, Pia asks Kiki about her journey as a musician and Joko comes back to tell us about her experiences, which include several c...

The new IN FLAMES album "Foregone" has both of us, Pia and Kiki, hyped and impressed. In this episode, we discuss the history of the band, the role of the pandemic on "Foregone", and the lyrics on the album and how they relate to current topics in the world.  Recorded on February 22nd, 2023. Show notes: Pia's Interview with IN FLAMES-vocalist Anders Fridén Bleeding Metal episode about Pandemi...

German Symphonic Metal band XANDRIA starts a new era with their album "The Wonders Still Awaiting" giving us an opportunity to talk to them and reflect on moments when we have reinvented ourselves, including this podcast.  XANDRIA -founder Marco Heubaum and the band's new vocalist Ambre Vourvahis join Kiki and Pia to catch up on what was happening with the band during their break, ho...

After around five years of complete silence, the German Symphonic Metal band XANDRIA returns with a new line-up and a new album. In this short bonus episode, Pia and Kiki discuss their opinions and interpretations of the full-length release that the band has optimistically titled "The Wonders Still Awaiting". Recorded on January 27th, 2023. Show notes: XANDRIA 's website with links to the album an...

Gina Lucia runs a Youtube channel with the related #bookstagram and discord community around books and reading. However, unlike most resources about reading, she doesn't strictly encourage doing it more and more. Instead, her videos are analytical about the psychology of reading and can even be critical of a society that puts people who read more books on a pedestal. Gina gives advice about readin...

Another year comes to a close and we're reminiscing about it. Kiki and Pia discuss their favorite albums of the year, what bands they have discovered, and what video games they have been playing. We also take a look at what's coming up in 2023 with excitement and hope.  Listen in and tell us your favorites of this eventful year.  Recorded on December 6th, 2022. 03:40 Bleeding Metal Podca...

Finding out what makes us different from other people is essential while getting to know ourselves. However, "othering" can lead to discrimination if we don't keep these observations neutral. In this episode, Kiki and Pia discuss their views on "othering" and "defensive othering" and their experiences with these concepts. Join us in analyzing these behaviors and discussing how to change them.&nbsp...

This episode had more than its share of technical issues (maybe there were some patriarchal demons messing with us?). Still, it was a meaningful conversation that we hope will empower you all to take charge of your reproductive life, to get informed, and to weigh your options consciously. WE AWAKE's guitarist Marnie joins us to talk about her experience as a woman in Metal and her choice to get st...

In this sequel to our episode with Tobias Duncan from TRASH BOAT, we discuss other aspects and intersections of our identities - including music subcultures, hobbies, and other parts of ourselves that make us who we are. It's an emotional and personal episode but like identity itself, it has a strong socio-political significance. We want to encourage you to look at yourself through this lens: find...

When Kiki saw TRASH BOAT on stage at High 5ive Summer Fest in Stockholm, singer Tobias Duncan introduced one of their songs by saying that he doesn't identify with any gender and sexuality label. So we invited him to join the podcast and explore more deeply what it means to identify as a specific gender, the use of labels, and why we specify our pronouns or don't.  We will be releasing a sequ...