Heavy Metal Tones

Sid Vicious has since his death been vilified and mocked for his tuneless bass playing, this is a sad outcome for a young man with little prospects by the handed to him by the accident of his birth. The spirit of rock n roll flowed through him and burnt so bright that he was consumed by it. This weeks episode i try and right the wrong that is long over due. Sign up at Patreon.com/heavymetaltones t...

So what a way to spend your birthday listening to Judas Priest and chatting your heavy metal maniacs. What an album, what band and what a Stella career. All killer no filter in its original length. defiantly and 11 on the Milsie Meter. 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...

This week's drop into the new Bruce Dickinson album I take a deep look into the meaning of the albums concept. I have a learning moment with the new laptop so there is a terrible edit in the first part I could not fix and let's take it as a learning moment. As I wind my way through the album so come with me as I change my mind on what it all means as I go. HMT Sign up at Patreon.com/heavymetaltone...

Industrial Metal is a tough one to analyse both musically and lyrically, i gave it a go and sort of covered all i could. So many bands that i may have passed over but i did linger on the main front runners and i do a sort of dive into my favourite of the genre. So come and lets take a listen to some of the craziest and sonically diverse music of all the Metal sub genres. Sign up at Patreon.com/hea...

Riot City maybe a band you have never heard but SHOULD as they are one of the most exhilarating Speed Metal bands on the planet right now. And their second album Electric Elite is a mighty slice of crazy speed fueled metal madness. And Live they are an act that will be very hard to follow for some time to come. This episode has a really nice little treat instead of the usual Ad beak this time i ha...

All of us at one time or another has heard this classic album but this 2020 reissue that celebrates its 50th birthday and in amongst all sort of amazing goodies you get this contentious Quadraphonic mix that came out 4 years after its release in 1976. Yes its a strange concept quad sound folded back to stereo but trust me some Audiophiles will wince at this but its all you would expect and SO much...

There has been a decline in the messages that bands and performers with passion would put out, it was not that long ago that the youth of many societies got their guidance from the musical idols. Would Live Aid happen now, would punk happen now. You will have to listen to hear what i think on this matter. Sign up at Patreon.com/heavymetaltones to help support the show for just $2 a month this will...

This weeks episode sees me to get my hands and mind around a SOLID gold classic and a true transition album from NWOBHM to Mainstream radio friendly success. Many people think of Hysteria as the bands Epoch but i disagree and think this their first outing is where the seeds for one of the 80's biggest rock acts was sewn. On through the night captured my imagination all those years ago ands till do...

Unleash the darkness in my latest episode as i sit down with Ralf Hauber, the mastermind behind Heads For The Dead. Join us for an exclusive journey into the macabre realms of death metal, where Ralf shares insights into the creation process, the haunting inspirations, and the relentless passion that fuels the relentless soundscapes of Heads For The Dead. Prepare for a spine-chilling conversation...

Episode 150 would you believe it! this milestone is celebrated with a look at one of my biggest influences and a singer and band that without doubt changed the face of heavy rock forever. Far reaching influences across the globe that for a very short time back in the very dawn of the 70’s shook the foundations of the grey and the boring that ruled the music industry. The Sensational Alex Harvey Ba...

This weeks ep is a shout out to fans of the show and a great band Toxikull and other amazing Portuguese metal bands, you can smell the molten metal, hot and sweaty leather and hear the passion in the vocals. I really enjoyed diving into their back catalog and think you will to. Lets not forget amazing new singles. Below are the links to their videos on YouTube and their website link to buy all of...

Part 2 of the songs that open shows this weeks second part is the fantasy Ep. What would be the fantasy opening songs of the fantasy bands. Some are listener requests and which ones will make the Millsie Meter explode. 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...

This weeks ep inspired by a challenge from a friend and listener of the show.. I challenged myself to take some of the many live albums i have and work out what makes a cracking opening number. Do you start big or build that’s the question 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 a...

As i am having a rest enjoying the festive spirit with family and friends i thought i replay one of my biggest episodes and one that i got a lot of good feedback from here is the classic 2022 episode Black Sabbaths Headless Cross again. See you in the new year with exciting new ( i promise episodes and exciting new guests) HMT Sign up at Patreon.com/heavymetaltones to help support the show for jus...

Ho Ho Ho Ho Its that time of year again and as such it is my now famous 7 days of Metalmass so like all good presents you wont know whats inside this one till you open it. 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.

Ho Ho Ho Ho Its that time of year again and as such it is my now famous 7 days of Metalmass so like all good presents you wont know whats inside this one till you open it. 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.

Ho Ho Ho Ho Its that time of year again and as such it is my now famous 7 days of Metalmass so like all good presents you wont know whats inside this one till you open it. 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.

Ho Ho Ho Ho Its that time of year again and as such it is my now famous 7 days of Metalmass so like all good presents you wont know whats inside this one till you open it. 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.

Ho Ho Ho Ho Its that time of year again and as such it is my now famous 7 days of Metalmass so like all good presents you wont know whats inside this one till you open it. 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.

Ho Ho Ho Ho Its that time of year again and as such it is my now famous 7 days of Metalmass so like all good presents you wont know whats inside this one till you open it. 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.

Ho Ho Ho Ho Its that time of year again and as such it is my now famous 7 days of Metalmass so like all good presents you wont know whats inside this one till you open it. 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.

Kryptos the Indian pioneers of a musical form that is not usually in the populas mind of the Subcontinent. But they can really hold it with the rest of the world and have changed their sound and grown with the scene they helped create. 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...

Back in the late 1970's and early 1980"s the musical landscape was a fluid and unpredictable place. In this was born Punk , New Wave, Heavy Metal and much much more, one band straddled the genres and helped create one completely on its own. The Skids are that band this weeks chat is about the classic album that not many remember but should be up there with anything XTC, The Stranglers, PIL could a...

Good By to one of Australias Premier Thrash metal bands and a bunch of true Aussie legends they have hung up there smoking guitars snapped their drum sticks and bellowed their last mighty vocal madness. But lets remember them as they where and still might be in the future YOU NEVER KNOW. Also buy all their amazing Merch from here and lets send them off with a bang https://purenvy.com.au/ . Sign up...

In the midst of time in a world pre internet the world was a bigger place and it was harder to get your music info, but when you did the influence it had you was much greater then the ease of which we stuff ourselves with now. So NWOBHM had spread all round the world which country and which bands should i listen too. Well this week is a list heavy Ep but hold in you might learn some new avenues of...