Endless Metal Podcast - We're constantly listening to metal in all its glorious forms !

This episode we welcome Lindsay, host and creator of The Heavy Metal Journal on YouTube and writer for The Moshville Times ! Lindsay talks with Ben and Markisan about how she discovered metal through VH1 music videos in Scotland, what made her fall in love with history and mythology, why The Undertaker was the person she wanted to be most when she grew up, and how her love for sharing cool shiny t...

Ben and Markisan discuss three recently announced metal band reunions - Subrosa , Nevermore and Warning . They start off talking about the big Subrosa news, chat about how they got into the band, then each name their favorite Subrosa LP. Next, they dive into a discussion about the new Nevermore lineup, including how they feel about the chosen recruits, what they think of the revamped band's re...

Jeff and Ben had a blast interviewing Greg Martinis (Vocals) and Dave McJunkins (Bass) of the killer Cleveland-based progressive death-thrash metal band Atomic Witch . We begin with the guys discussing how they got into heavy music, playing in bands, and doing shows in the Cleveland hardcore and metal scenes. We share our mutual love for pro wrestling and its connections to metal--a theme that app...

Ben and Markisan put their final stamp on 2025 with a retrospective episode that spotlights some of their favorite albums. They discuss the year in metal and why it was seriously underrated, then instead of just recapping their best of lists, they highlight some excellent albums that fell just outside their Top 25s. Ben and Markisan also discuss 3 albums they both had in their Top 10 lists and tal...

Tonight we bring you an episode featuring Daniel and Peter of the band KLPS .  Markisan and Ben discuss their early days in Sweden discovering metal music and playing in various bands like Hearts Alive before they formed the current band, just around the time Covid-19 halted the world. We learn about the band's process for writing records, their commitment to playing every show like it's t...

On this episode I had the pleasure of chatting with JohnParadiso and Vince Verkay of the legendary funeral death doom band Evoken .  Celebrating over 33 years as one of theseminal bands in the genre, we had the opportunity to talk about the most recent release, Mendacium released last month on Profound Lore Records .    The interview took place on Halloween, so we begin with some stories about sca...

We celebrate All Hallows Eve and the Day of the Dead with a special episode featuring our Top 3 favorite metal songs about zombies! We also chat about our first experiences with the undead and discuss our Halloween plans. Plus, lots of love for the stouts from Burial Beer and Markisan recaps his time at the HalloWolfbat show in Asheville, North Carolina, which featured 12-foot tall bloodthirsty, i...

“I have not, but there’s another genre we have to escape at some point, right?”, he responds after a laugh, referring to the band’s past efforts to distance themselves from the  nu metal  movement." -From the interview "We told Deftones singer Chino Moreno what ‘baddiecore’ is and this was his response" by Matt Mills ( Metal Hammer, Louder ) last updated 25 August 2025 This episode is all Deftones...

On this special, end of the year episode, Ben welcomes Ian Gillings of the West Midlands (UK) band Rannoch . After another banner year for metal, Ben selected Rannoch's incomparable epic "Conflagrations" * as his number one album of 2023 . The interview was thus an opportunity for Ben to both gush and deep dive into this stunning and, indeed, timeless prog death metal album. In a three hour-plus d...

In this episode of the Endless Podcast, Markisan and Ben had the privilege of talking to the mysterious post-metal artist Thumos . While there are no artist "reveals "in this cast, we had a fantastic time talking to Thumos. We begin with his origin story, development as a musician, and the birth and development of this stunning post-metal project. We talk about Thumos's early works, including last...

In this episode of the Endless Metal podcast, Markisan ⁠ conducts a solo interview with Jason Roberts, the man behind the expansive doomgaze project ⁠Breaths⁠ . This is a companion piece to Jason’s previous appearance on Markisan’s main gig on the Metalheads Podcast⁠ . On episode 152 , the metalheads go deep into Jason’s musical development and the origin story of Breaths as well as a discussion a...

On this episode of the Endless Metal podcast Markisan and Ben spend nearly 3 hours ranking every full-length album by our favorite death metal band: Incantation ! In presenting our rankings, we take our time sharing our love for the band's genius, experiences listening and seeing the band live, and our awe for Incantation's longevity despite numerous lineup changes. For us, Incantation is a legend...

Ben and Markisan had a great time talking to Southern New Jersey's superb post-black metal band Deadyellow. The band's devastating record "What Was Left of Them" was a feature album stream on Decibel Magazine's website on 1/29/24 (See Decibel's more extended album review below). The album was Jeff's #1 record of 2024 and Ben's #11. What ensues is a free flowing and candid discussion with the super...

In the second part of our interview with Vince Verkay, drummer and co-founding member of death doom legends Evoken , we talk about recording the new album. After nearly 2 decades since the band's Shadows of Night Descending record, the band return to the studio to work with guitar legend and sound engineer extraordinaire, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. Next, we move to an ingenious top 3 list discussion c...

In this episode of the Endless Metal Podcast, Markisan and Ben are excited to talk to Vince Verkay, drummer and founding member of death doom masters: EVOKEN . In a two-part interview, we begin by talking to Vince about his earliest exposure to heavy music, playing drums, the origin story of Evoken, and the band's very recent success. Although Evoken isn't a full-time job, the band has hit a numbe...

On this special episode of the Endless Metal podcast, Ben reunites with his very old friend and Boston metal lifer, Brian Keane aka “The Metal Monk.” If you’re interested in a deep history of the Boston metal scene from someone who played gigs at the Rathskeller or more commonly known as “ The Rat” —the city’s legendary punk rock club (1974-1997).--as well as dozens of clubs in Boston and the New...

On this episode of Endless metal, Ben celebrates his top album of 2024: The masterpiece Lost in Memories, Lost in Grief by My Silent Wake (MSW) . In a flowing dialogue with MSW's founding member Ian Arkley (Guitars, vocals) and album producer Greg Chandler of doom death legends Esoteric and owner of Priory Recording Studios , they discuss the recording process, the album's title and lyrics--which...

We wrap up the year by talking about our three metal albums of 2024! Joining us for this episode, is Ben's very old friend: Jono! The man who turned Ben on to underground metal when they were barely teens in the very early 80s. It was awesome to have Jono join us and hear about his top 3 metal records of the year in the first 90 minutes of the cast. We all had different top 3s! We then turn to hon...

Ben's celebrates his #7 album of 2024-- Liminal by Leaving --with a wonderful free flowing chat with guitarist/vocalist Greg Colson--formerly of Funerary --the band who released the heart wrenching and massively atmospheric death doom record Starless Aeon in 2014. While forged in the pandemic, this is not at all an obvious record. Rather Liminal is a sublime work of moody and shimmering doomgaze....

In this top albums of 2024 spotlight, Ben had the pleasure of talking to Sylvain Bégot founder of the prolific sci-fi death doom band Monolithe . The interview focuses on the band's incredible new tech noir inspired concept album Black Hole District . A record released by Hammerheart Records in November that Ben ranked as his #6 of 2024. We also discuss the history of the band and the origins of t...

Welcome to Endless Metal. This is Ben, and today Markisan and I are bringing you the gift of Warrel Dane on a special episode that celebrates his life, music, and the tremendous impact he's had on both heavy metal and on us. This episode, we're also joined by two of our friends, both massive fans of Warrel's music, particularly Nevermore - Ian Gillings of the progressive, melodic death metal band,...

On this episode we pay tribute to the SoundGod Steve Albini. The late and great recording engineer on countless killer albums by a diverse array of bands heavy and otherwise. Ben, Jeff, and Markisan dug deep into Albini's discog and, in the process, came to a deeper appreciation of not only his unrivaled engineering prowess but the deep emotional connections we have to so many of the records recor...

What are the 3 most haunting metal albums of all time? An obvious question for All Hallow's Eve...But Ben, Markisan, and Jeff present very different choices that are not at all obvious. What transpires is a fun and deep discussion of the visceral emotional connections that feed our metal hearts (reference to Accept intended!). We begin by talking about recent shows we've seen. Ben gushes about see...

Welcome old buddy and new co-host Markisan to the Endless Metal Podcast! As previously discovered in an earlier episode, Markisan listens to more metal than any other human being on planet earth. He's also a kind hearted fellow cat lover and all around great guy, so we are thrilled he will be joining the brotherhood! Like so many middle-aged metal fans we love Sabbath, Maiden, Priest, and other go...

Don't adjust your dial! That is HEAVY hip hop you're hearing by CLIPPING. ! A killer artist that performed at this year's Roadburn festival. It was great to have Andrew Corson ( Fathoming Heavy ) back on the podcast to talk about Roadburn , the festival he has attended 10 times since 2013! We talk about how this massive multi-day heavy music fan's dream in Tilburg (The Netherlands) has evolved and...