Feckin’ Metal Podcast

This week I welcome back Nesbit, best known as co-host of Talking Maiden, to Feckin' Metal. We discuss Iron Maiden PR disasters, artwork and the evolution of Eddie, international shipping costs, Nesbit's Maiden collection, hairdryer-like crowd noise, Friends references, The Osbournes, oh, and we do a track-by-track analysis of the new live album too! Nesbit was on top form, as usual. I sincerely a...

This week I speak to Michael Podrybau, the singer of the comeback kings, Portland Oregon's own Glacier! I chat with Michael about the early days of the band, being fired and rehired by Glacier, recording the first EP, disappearing off the scene in the 1980s, and the triumphant return of the band, initially under the pseudonym "Devil in Disguise",  in 2017, and eventually as Glacier in 2018. Anothe...

For my first ever solo episode, I decided to discuss my favourite band of all time - Iron Maiden.  I delve into the deep cuts of post-reunion Iron Maiden and bring you a carefully-chosen selection from each of the studio albums between Brave New World and The Book of Souls. I also go off on several rants and tangents about: Iron Maiden video games and comics, Blabbermouth.net, Iron Maiden single r...

This week I speak to Robert Garven from doom and power metal pioneers Cirith Ungol. Rob talks about his early fandom of Thin Lizzy, buying import records as a teenager, spending pocket money on pot and corn burritos, meeting Rush at the Whisky A Go Go, pay-to-play gigs, the artwork of Michael Whelan, the influence of Lord of the Rings, being too heavy for heavy metal radio,  and so much more, in t...

This week on Feckin' Metal, I speak to Steven Waddell, the creative force behind Scottish act Oath Sc. Steven talks about how the original Oath EP was recorded using primitive equipment,  the advancements in the Oath sound since recruiting Trevor William Church from Haunt, lyrical inspiration and how "sword and sorcery" is not a good fit for him personally, the artwork of Daniel Porter, the cultur...

This week on Feckin' Metal I speak to Trevor William Church, the singer, multi-instrumentalist, and guiding force behind Haunt, who are based in Fresno, California. Trevor talks in great detail about his recent collaborations with the Los Angeles band S A B E R (correct spacing), and Scottish outfit, Oath. He also discusses his approach to interacting with fans, re-investing earnings in studio equ...

This week I chat to Jake Rogers from Salt Lake City-based traditional metallers - Visigoth. We talk about Jake's early singing days and how he inadvertently trained his voice during many long car journeys. We also discuss the scene in Salt Lake City, traditional metal acts of today potentially headlining stadiums in the future, Visigoth's songwriting approach and how pop should not be dismissed wh...

This week on Feckin' Metal, I speak to Adrian Maestas, long-standing bass player from the San Francisco-based heavy metal band Slough Feg. We talk about Adrian's early experiences buying Napalm Death, and German import Misfits records, Slough Feg's Spinal Tap drummer syndrome, philosophy, the COVID lockdown affect on the band, dog aliens, the iconography of the Traveller t-shirt, cancelled gigs an...

This week, I speak to night Demon frontman, and generally very busy bloke, Jarvis Leatherby. We discuss Night Demon's approach to releasing music, Jarvis's role in bringing Cirith Ungol back to the stage, what festivals like Keep It True and Up The Hammers mean to the scene, how Jarvis took matters into his own hands and ended up managing Visigoth, The Legacy Of The Beast video game - and a broade...

This week I speak to Gerry Mulholland, guitarist in Belfast-based heavy metal stalwarts Rabid Bitch of The North. Gerry and I have a varied discussion covering the origins of the band (and the name), the heavy metal scene in Ireland, the prevalence of extreme metal bands on the current scene, bootleg merchandise, and future plans for Rabid Bitch of the North. Rabid Bitch have been flying the flag...

In Episode 3 of Feckin' Metal, I speak to Nesbit, the co-host of Talking Maiden and host of the Night Demon Heavy Metal Podcast. Nesbit and I go back a couple of years, since we met in The Cart & Horses pub in London, on a weekend where Iron Maiden were playing a double header in the O2 Arena. We've been talking rock and metal regularly since then, so I thought it would be nice to have him on...

In Episode 2 of Feckin' Metal, I speak to Kyle McNeill, singer and guitarist from UK-based heavy metal band Seven Sisters. We discuss the origins of the band, Kyle's unlikely start as a singer (and the steps he has taken so as not to sound like the Lancashire Hotpots), early releases, first gigs, and approaches to songwriting. We also chat about the duelling formats of vinyl and streaming, and the...

In the first episode of Feckin' Metal, I speak to my oldest friend, Kevin Daly, about our metal evolution. From queuing up for U2 tickets, to buying Appetite for Destruction, to attending Iron Maiden, Motorhead, and Dio gigs - listen to the journey of two old friends who discovered classic heavy metal in the early 2000's and are still avid fans to this day. This journey takes us through VHS tapes,...