Cast Iron

Lewis and Alan enjoy the musical mjød refreshment of the band that's pronounced exactly like it's spelled – Kvelertak.

or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation. Lewis and Alan are growing immensely and vastly in size, summoned from the wicca to their demise. Join us as we journey into the Gizzverse. Further Listening Alan Ozric Tentacles – Lotus Unfolding King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – Omnium Gatherum Lewis Amulet – The First Clutch – Earth Roc...

All right now! Lewis and Alan explore the doomy, sludgy goodness of Black Sabbath’s 1971 album ‘Master of Reality’. Further Listening Lewis Kyuss – Blues for the Red Sun Iron Witch – A Harrowed Dawn Alan The Sword – Warp Riders Ghost – Opus Eponymous

Hello skillets, Alan here. We’re planning to get back in the studio soon, but in the meantime here’s an update on some issues with Spotify behind the scenes. If you’re not interested in a rant about digital platforms and copyright law, here’s the short version: if you listen to Cast Iron on Spotify, you should move to another app, because we won’t be able to publish there in future. If you w...

Lewis and Alan are here to destroy you, they’re here to avenge – in the court of the dragon they descend. Further Listening Alan Machine Head – Unto the Locust Unearth – The Wretched; The Ruinous Lewis Slipknot – Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) Soulfly – Enslaved

Lewis and Alan are the dagger, the enemy, the voice of the voiceless and much more. Which team captain is top of the Roadrunner league? Further Listening Lewis The Black Dahlia Murder – Miasma American Head Charge – The War of Art Alan Trivium – Ascendancy Opeth – Ghost Reveries Bonus mention: ‘ White Walls ‘ from Still Remains – Of Love and Lunacy

Lewis and Alan experience more than a momentary bliss with possibly the only melodic death metal double album, The Living Infinite by Soilwork. Further Listening Alan Omnium Gatherum – The Burning Cold The Night Flight Orchestra – Amber Galactic Lewis Killswitch Engage – Disarm the Descent In Flames – Come Clarity

Lewis and Alan have been down too long in the midnight sea – oh, what’s becoming of us? Further Listening Lewis and Alan Rainbow – Rising Alan Ghost – Meliora Lewis Heaven and Hell – The Devil You Know

All in due time. Lewis and Alan take on Killswitch Engage’s ultimate metalcore comeback album, Disarm the Descent. Further Listening Lewis Bullet For My Valentine – Scream Aim Fire The Defiled – Grave Times Alan Any Given Day – Everlasting Malevolence – Reign of Suffering

Lewis and Alan are spiralling up through the crack in the sky, leaving the material world behind. It’s sludgy! It’s proggy! It’s Mastodon! Further Listening Lewis Boss Keloid – Melted on the Inch Astro Henge – II Alan Intronaut – Fluid Existential Inversions Moon Tooth – Crux

ARE YOU READY? Lewis and Alan touch base about weird nu metal pioneers Korn. Further Listening Lewis Rammstein – Mutter Maximum the Hormone – Bu-ikikaesu Alan In Flames – Reroute to Remain Disturbed – Believe

Just a noise, your shallow view, an opinion we find misconstrued – Lewis and Alan try something completely different, grindcore (or is it death metal?) Further Listening Alan Napalm Death – Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism Death – Symbolic Lewis The Black Dahlia Murder – Miasma Aghast! – All the Rage (start with ‘Look Alive’)

Lewis and Alan shut the door and travel to another home – it’s virtuoso prog metallers, Dream Theater. (You can try Alan’s introductory ‘DT4L’ playlist on Apple Music.) Further Listening Alan Queensryche – Operation: Mindcrime Haken – Vector / Virus Hạc San – Hồn – Trăng – Máu Lewis Opeth – Blackwater Park Periphery – Juggernaut...

Lewis and Alan can see the whales, looming out of the dark – they can’t believe their eyes, but it’s true! Join us on a trip from Mars to Sirius with the unique death metal stylings of Gojira.

Lewis and Alan welcome you to our viking feast and remember the good old days of live music with an epic Amon Amarth double album.

Hey man, look at us rocking out! We’re on the radio! Lewis and Alan are mezmerized and hypnotized by a System of a Down double bill. Listen to Alan’s ‘Hypno-rize’ playlist on Apple Music.

Alan and Lewis are joined by very special guest Craig Wilson (Split Screen, Five out of Ten) to talk about the Metallica album that never gets respect. We’re judge and we’re jury – are we executioner too?

Lewis and Alan travel back to before either of them were born to pay tribute to the musical genius of Eddie Van Halen.

Deathbear and Hellyoda slap on some corpse paint and immerse themselves in symphonic black metal.

Lewis and Alan take a trip to the opera with Blind Guardian. Under the ice, we will believe!

Lewis and Alan swim to Arizona Bay to pry open each other’s third eye.

Lewis and Alan take no prisoners as they listen to Megadeth’s thrashterpiece, Rust in Peace.

Lewis and Alan Been Gone A Long Time, but we’re back with some metalcore mayhem.

Breaking the Habit of a long podcasting break, Lewis and Alan revisit this nu-metal classic.

Lewis and Alan get down (under) with an Aussie melodeath masterpiece.