Heavy Metal Tones

This week on  Heavy Metal Tones , host  @metalheadspc  sits down with the internet’s favourite extreme metal authority,  Death Metal Mum . From crushing riffs and brutal vocals to breaking down death metal for new fans, we explore how she became one of the genre’s most trusted and entertaining voices online. We talk bands, scenes, gatekeeping, discovery, and why heavy music con...

In this episode of Heavy Metal Tones , I dive deep into one of metal’s most overlooked and important stories: Black Death , widely recognised as the first African American heavy metal band. Rising out of Cleveland’s underground in the early ’80s, Black Death carved their own path through raw riffs, NWOBHM-inspired energy, and pure DIY determination. The focus is on their one and only full-length r...

This week on Heavy Metal Tones , it’s time to wrap the year up the only way that feels right — with my personal Top Ten Albums of the Year 🤘 No algorithms, no hype machines, just the records that hit hardest, stayed on repeat, and defined my year in metal. There are a few surprises , a few no-brain-ers , and maybe one or two picks that’ll spark some debate — but that’s half the fun. From crushing...

Heavy Metal Tones – Metal Roos Tapes: Final Cut of the Year We’re closing out the year in serious style with the  last Metal Roos Tapes of the year , and I’ve pulled together  three of my all-time favourite interviews  from the vault. First up, modern metalcore heavyweights  ERRA  talk about hitting Australia on their  first-ever headline tour , breaking down the grin...

This week on  Heavy Metal Tones , we dive headfirst into one of Iron Maiden’s most ambitious and visionary albums —  Seventh Son of a Seventh Son . More than just a record, this was Maiden’s full-blown prog masterclass, where galloping riffs met keyboards, concepts, and a darker, more mystical atmosphere. In this episode I break down the album track by track, exploring what makes  S...

This week, the grind of everyday life has forced the shadows to open once more. While I wrestle with a heavy workload, we return to a chapter buried deep in the Heavy Metal Tones archives — Episode 131: This Haunted Life . Recorded in 2023, this episode drags up the ghosts that have stalked the edges of my world for as long as I can remember. Flickering shapes in the dark, whispers that never fade...

This week on Heavy Metal Tones, we dive headfirst into a crushing wall of riffs and raw aggression with Aarran Tucker — the bass-thumping, throat-shredding vocalist of UK thrash newcomers Struck A Nerve. Their self-titled debut album has just landed, and it hits hard: fast, furious, and unrelenting. We’ll explore the driving force behind the record — from the grit of recording, the anger fuelling...

This week on  Heavy Metal Tones , we crack open the vault once again for another dive into the legendary  Metal Roos Tapes —this time it’s  Volume 7 . Pulled from the archives of the iconic Australian metal webzine  Metal Roos , this episode brings you two powerhouse interviews:  Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons , serving up raw rock ’n’ roll energy, and  Richard Jo...

This week marks a massive milestone for  Heavy Metal Tones  — 250 episodes of deep dives, riffs, interviews, and unapologetic metal passion. To celebrate, I’m doing something a little special: I’m uploading the  very first, very rough, completely unfiltered pilot episode . It’s raw, messy, honest… and a reminder of just how far the show has come. But that’s not all. Make sure you st...

This week on  Heavy Metal Tones , I dive into  Creeper’s latest dark opus,  Sanguivore II: Mistresses of Darkness  — a record dripping with gothic grandeur and theatrical flair. What was meant to be a quick review turned into something much bigger, as the album pulled me deep into its world of blood, romance, and shadowed melody. Join me as I explore how Creeper continue to evo...

This week on Heavy Metal Tones , I sit down with the members of April 16th , a band born in the fire of the NWOBHM movement. We dive deep into their rollercoaster journey — from the highs of early success to the struggles that nearly derailed them — and how they’re storming back stronger than ever. It’s a tale of resilience, riffs, and revival that proves true metal never dies. Sign up at Patreon....

This week on Heavy Metal Tones , the shadows creep in for our Halloween special , and rising from the depths to join us is Sarah from Antagonizör . We summon the spirit of the band to find out where they’ve been since our last encounter, what dark forces are driving their new music, and descend into the macabre world of horror cinema — the blood, the chills, and the films that feed their sound. Tu...

This Halloween, we’re digging up a monster from the vaults! 🎃💀 On this special revisit of  Heavy Metal Tones Episode 151 , originally aired  January 31st, 2024 , I sit down with  Ralf Hauber  — the growling force behind  Heads For The Dead ,  Rotpit , and  Revel in Flesh . We dive deep into the horror-soaked heart of death metal, exploring his passion for the m...

This week on  Heavy Metal Tones , I sit down with none other than  James Rivera , the powerhouse voice behind  Helstar . We dig into the band’s killer new album, his life-long journey through the world of metal, and what’s kept that fire burning after all these years. From the early Texas metal days to sharing stages around the globe, James opens up about the highs, the struggles, a...

This week on  Heavy Metal Tones , we dive headfirst into the dark, cinematic world of  Heads For The Dead  and their bone-chilling new album  Never Ending Night of Terror . Expect a deep exploration of the record’s eerie horror movie influences and the twisted atmosphere that makes this band such a unique force in extreme metal. In the halftime break, we take a breather (if you...

This week on  Heavy Metal Tones , it’s  The Metal Roos Tapes Volume 6  — a powerful double feature from my interviews for the webzine  Metal Roos . We dive deep with  Auri  and  Blackbriar , exploring the emotion, artistry, and atmosphere behind their music. Between the two conversations, I feature the stirring new single  “Tongue Tied”  by Australian m...

This week on  Heavy Metal Tones , we journey back to 1985 and the release of  Possessed’s groundbreaking debut  Seven Churches  — a record that many consider the true birth of death metal. With its unholy mix of thrash speed, guttural vocals, and blasphemous themes,  Seven Churches  pushed metal into darker, heavier, and more dangerous territory. We’ll dig into its ri...

This week on  Heavy Metal Tones , we’re digging back into the archives and revisiting Episode 72 from 16/11/2022. In that show, I took a look at  The Damned’s   Machine Gun Etiquette  — a record that showed just how far punk could be stretched and reshaped. It’s a fun trip back to one of the early deep dives on the podcast, and a chance to hear how the show has grown since then...

This week on  Heavy Metal Tones , I sit down with Jeff Taylor of  Cleric Witch  to dive deep into his journey through the world of independent metal. From the struggles and triumphs of carving out a space in the underground scene to pushing the boundaries of sound with his  experimental and extreme music , Jeff shares his raw perspective on what it means to create without compr...

This week on  Heavy Metal Tones  it’s all about the local scene in a full-throttle  Local Metal Special . In the first half, I dive into  Blackened Dred’s  crushing debut  Satan Is The Law , wrapping up the review with the blistering title track — shared with kind permission from the band. For part two, I revisit an interview I recorded for  Metal Roos  with...

Heavy Metal Tones – Metal Roos Volume 5 This week’s  Metal Roos Volume 5  is a  power metal special , diving into two separate interviews with the legendary voices of  Helloween ,  Michael Kiske  and  Andi Deris . Both were promoting the band’s latest album  Giants and Monsters , and share not only their thoughts on the record but also personal reflections o...

This week on  Heavy Metal Tones  I deliver an  extended episode  diving into the final album from  Killing Joke , the band’s last chapter before the passing of guitar legend  Geordie Walker  in 2023. Part review, part tribute, this lyrical exploration unpacks the record’s intensity, atmosphere, and meaning—including a hidden bonus track found only on the Deluxe E...

This week on  Heavy Metal Tones  (Episode 236), we dive into the wild, virtuosic world of  The Aristocrats . Known for their boundary-pushing fusion of rock, metal, and jazz, the band takes us on a playful yet masterful ride with their instrumental storytelling. At the heart of the journey? One duck’s epic adventure — from the frozen reaches of Antarctica all the way to the bustling...

This week on  Heavy Metal Tones , I’m joined by  Hansi Hilmer  from Boise, Idaho’s dark and heavy maestros  Buried Faith . We dig into the band’s journey, the making of their crushing new album, and the driving forces behind their unrelenting sound. I first reviewed this record back in Episode 213, but now we go deeper with Hansi’s own insights. The episode opens with a track h...

In this bonus blast of  Heavy Metal Tones , I dive into the furious debut from  Antagonizor  —  Heavy Metal Bootlicker . Gritty, raw, and snarling with intent, this first recording smashes together the heaviness of classic metal with the snotty, chaotic energy of street punk. Think the driving riffs of Motörhead colliding with the spit and venom of  GBH  and  The...