Heavy Metal Tones

Come with me and hear why i think the new WITCHERY album is a modern day blackened thrash album that is a prog rock wonder and a new twist on the concept album Its deliciously free from the constraints of modern metal but with heaps of groove laden moments and some of the best industrial and Doom punctuations of the last few years. https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetalTones Sign up at Patreon.com/he...

Once Upon a midnight dreary, While i ponder weak and weary, Over many s quaint curios volume of forgotten lore, Edgar Allan Poe dark and mysterious prose has influenced myself and so many people for so so many years come and listen as i chat about the man and his influence on pop culture and heavy metal. https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetalTones Sign up at Patreon.com/heavymetaltones to help suppor...

From the dawn of music we have had a heavy dark side to delve into and enjoy if you want to know more about Doom and all its various sub genres then this might give you a jumping off point into the sludgy dark and brooding genre that is Doom. Come and have a chat about your thought on Doom at https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetalTon es Solitude Aeturnus https://youtu.be/fPT7DMx7qVE Candlemass https:...

A longer the usual episode that takes a deepish DIVE into the new Porcupine Tree album and their first since 2009. I may go off on tangents and contradict myself but hey its me thats who i am. Hope ou enjoy listening as much as i do talking about it. Come say hello at my Face Book page https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetalTones And i'm still taking donations to the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.c...

Heavy Metal always had a blues swagger to it a sense of swing and easily accessible chord structures, That with little practice you could build the heaviest music in the world. But that swagger, that drive and access point seems to have got lost. More and more we are bombarded by cold impenetrable monolithic chords and million note solo's. This is not a bad thing ( i love all this stuff) but i als...

Hi guys here is a bonus Ep we could not get it all on to 3 episodes and Benjy has written some really moving prose i think we all should here Sign up at Patreon.com/heavymetaltones to help support the show for just $2 a month this will help keep the lights on and the mic humming Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here is the second episode a little longer then usual but getting this all into two episodes was not easy so much to cover. We continue with special guest Benjy Murphy with his incredible insights and info into the the war to end all wars. And how Sabaton wrote a classic album that's content was inspired by the enormity of the First World War If you like this cross over please take a listen to Bat...

In the next two weeks we dive deeply into the history behind the songs of Sabaton's album The Great War with my good friend Benjy Murphy and i get to pick his mind and passion for the great war the war to end all wars. If you really like this kinda stuff take a trip over to Battles of the first world war by Mike Chuna https://open.spotify.com/episode/7nkzdTFpqy7iV3a27a7QAG?si=zaj0TB5rTMCeQ_HiK5ezP...

One one album in my mind captures the moment and changed the world quite like Never Mind the Bollocks. How do you feel about come and find out why its the most important album of the 20th Century https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetalTones/ Sign up at Patreon.com/heavymetaltones to help support the show for just $2 a month this will help keep the lights on and the mic humming Hosted on Acast. See aca...

This weeks episode is the 50th who would have thought id get this far not me, its been a pleasure and a saviour of both my mental health and a artistic life line. So THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE WITH ME.. Thick As Brick turns 50 this year has it aged well you take a listen and then come listen to the show ad see what i think. https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetalTones Sign up at Patreon.com/heavyme...

How many of us have or have had owned a band shirt, most of us. So in tribute to all of us nutty band shirt people whom proudly display their allegiances blazoned across their chests i take a walk down memory lane. Thanks to Phil for the idea for the show as ever great minds think alike. Pop over to https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetalTones and share photos stories and anecdotes. Id love to see you...

So after fingering my singles collection i came across these two gem's Samon's 1982 double single release Life On The Road and Witchfynde 1979 Cult classic and NWOBHM masterclass Give Em Hell. Please do if you can give my little show a review or a star rating as it helps me grow the audiance. If you want to visit me come over to https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetalTones Or if your so inclined donat...

So as usual i have picked an album thats more emotional to me then the perfect Ozzy album so it may turn heads but once you have heard my argument you might understand where im coming from. Please leave a review or two and come to my face book page and give me some ideas for my 50th show thats coming up https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetalTones . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Sangre Sign up a...

There is was a time when the heavy became extreme and its different for all of us, where and when did it happen for you or are you thinking you might want try it. Before you do take a listen to my story and see if you want to take that dip. https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetalTones Sign up at Patreon.com/heavymetaltones to help support the show for just $2 a month this will help keep the lights on...

So here is the holy duo of Heavy metal comedies that on one hand play homage and on the other down right poke fun at all the foibles and nuances that come rolled in the tight denim and leather that is Heavy Metal which one do you love the most or re you like me deeply in awe of both. Here is my new face book Page https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetalTones come and say hello. And here is the website...

Across the oceans and in two very different cities a counter culture was bubbling under. One a speed driven surf infused art house vibe that had more in common with Jack Keroauc and beat poetry then they would care to admit. The Other a need to flee the slums and hum drum of a country brought to its knees by a government that broke the promise of a utopian post war dream. From the plastic fantasti...

So As the leaves fall from the trees and the winter wind bites our faces and fingers what music do you like to take you through to the sunny uplands of spring and into the heat of Summer. Lets see what each season means to me, And the importance of record store day why e need it and how to shop successfully tips and tricks of an old hand. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/heavymetalP https://www.facebo...

Back to the usual ramble through my mind and a chat about some late night lockdown buys and local finds. BE WARNED i do make some off mic noises as i attempt to make what is essentially a visual medium into and audio one. ( showing you my new finds that have slotted into my collection nicely. There is some unscripted bangs and scrapes do not worry your favourite tea drinking mild mannered metal nu...

80 years ago he worlds most famous woman went missing trying to traverse the globe in her Lockheed Model 10 E and sparking a rescue search unlike anything before or since. But as her husband and the world grieved the name of her co pilot Fred Noonan disappeared into the mist's of time. This is about an album that tries to correct that and give them both their credit as they both where lost to the...

Into the history books flew the R101 to be forgotten by but a few enthusiasts of early aviation, But brought to life and to the minds of millions by the greatest band on the planet's creative and curios lead Singer. When Bruce helped write the 18. 01 min epic track, little did he know how he would re awaken the worlds interest in this the lost forgot act of Hubris and the last twitching death thro...

A life long love for music, in all its glories has given me an insight into what makes a good system to play my music. Increasingly these days i’m finding myself more and more heading back to my Analog roots. So this weeks episode is all about my system the best way to start one and the do’s and don’t of modern hardware !!! Error i said in the show that the built in preamp on the record deck was s...

This weeks i wax lyrical about the founding members of NWOBHM Saxon's latest album Carpe Diem i may as usual go off on a tangent but you will im sure enjoy the trip with me. Please rate the show where ever you get your Podcast as this helps me get more listeners. Also come and donate to the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/heavymetalP Or come and leave me some feedback at heavymetaltones@gmail...

So Guys you have been warned this review covers some stark and unsettling things, this is due in part to the wonderful and dystopian album Fear OF A Blank Planet. ( not the Public Enemy album of the same name). So lets get heavy with Porcupine tree's modern masterpiece. Come and buy me a coffee and help keep[ the show running https://www.buymeacoffee.com/heavymetalP Remember to give a rating on wh...

From the moment my mates girlfriend at a Ruptured Dog gig said to me "hey you like Punk try this" and chucked a tired blank cassette at me with the words KILLING JOKE written in red pen across it i knew this tape would change my life. There are few words not said about the seminal post punk outfit from Notting Hill Gate. So instead of reading about them come join me and lets chat about first time...

So guys it’s time for a chat about resurgent musical media and my struggle to find a tape deck. And how tapes help push a new genre. This one was without much prep due to the world around us. Aa i mention in the show here is the link to the youtube channel i enjoy https://youtube.com/c/Techmoan https://www.buymeacoffee.com/heavymetalP Sign up at Patreon.com/heavymetaltones to help support the show...