Heavy Metal Tones

In 1981 the world was a different place, a place where anything went and punk had charged the worlds youth with the anyone can do it attitude. So three talented young men from the north of England smashed the burgeoning NWOBHM scene apart by creating a whole new genre. This is their call to arms and it’s raw, angry, fast and addictive. Sign up at Patreon.com/heavymetaltones to help support the sho...

Let yourself be in the presence of genuine musical masters Animals As Leaders are one such set of musicians. Not only are they breaking ground but they could be a gateway into the world of instrumental popular music. So come with me and find out what all the fuss is about #animalsasleaders #Heavymetaltones Sign up at Patreon.com/heavymetaltones to help support the show for just $2 a month this wil...

A slightly different show this week no music involved, for the spooky season Id thought I would recant some my personal Ghost stories not all of them as I will save the rest for a part two one day. They are not edge of your seat stuff apart from one. But you will have to wait to the second part of the show to hear that one. Keep safe this Season and if you are going chasing spooks take a leaf out...

This weeks dive into a cult classic is a surprising album that is hidden away from the eyes of the mainstream but should be celebrated for its ambition and its vision. Sabbat have crafted one of those albums that gets under your skin that has more in common with Genesis The lamb Lies Down On Broadway then it does with Slayers Reign In Blood. A uniquely British sound that you wont here anywhere els...

A slight change of plan this week i was going to just talk Helloween but changed my mind as i was having so much fun trawling my way through Power Metal. I do plan to return the band in the future. And i do skim over them but for the die hard fans you may have to wait a little longer. Sign up at Patreon.com/heavymetaltones to help support the show for just $2 a month this will help keep the lights...

This weeks episode took a few attempts to record, it may have been the universe telling me ranking the Metal God's solo albums is folly. But what fantastic folly it was. So what are your favourite albums or songs from his solo albums. Im excluding anything with Fight or his other collaborations just his own purely solo stuff. Sign up at Patreon.com/heavymetaltones to help support the show for just...

Which one of the many Bruce Dickinson's Solo albums are your favourite in this episode i run his 5 albums in order of my favourites with one glaring omission. It is very safe to say that it was not easy to give them an order as all of his albums are even amazing Come and let me know what your order is at https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetalTones Sign up at Patreon.com/heavymetaltones to help suppor...

So this week i revisit one of the first albums i talked about way back in the very first episodes. I did make one blunder i mention Speed of light but i did mean to say El dorado. Oh well you’ll understand when you listen i’m sure. Is this the best the band has put out since 2000 i would say have a listen and see what i think Sign up at Patreon.com/heavymetaltones to help support the show for just...

As we move forward with the resurgence of analog medium and all that entails has the point been missed, Stereo was once king and now seems relegated to fancy names and even fancier systems. Are we letting down the future listeners and denying them the beauty of master craftsman's fine works and all the audio landscape's they produce. Come let me know what you think at https://www.facebook.com/Heav...

This Weeks episode features Steven Wilsons look on brooding, soul searching journeys of loss and regret. This is not to say its hard to listen to as this is not the case its rich with textural diversity and in parts very heavy both in musical content and rhythmically. I do cover some personal and sad stories so please if you find this too much then maybe this episode might not be for you and if th...

Hi guys this week i get to chat about the new Heads For the Dead Ep and to be honest i found it quite hard to get across just how bloody good this recording is so you need to listen to it to understand where i am coming from. Here is the list of bands i mention in the show to track down and listen to if your interested in horror movie themed metal. VHS, Make Them Die Slowly, Cropsy Maniac, Liquid...

In the history of modern music be it heavy or not John Lydon AKA Johnny Rotten is a musician has said what he likes and sometimes has been put to the sword for it. With his secod musical life Public Image Ltd he has been at the forefront of the changes in a post punk world. This his latest album with the band is by far one of the best albums i have heard in a long time and quite possibly his best...

So i got to sit down and chat with Nat and Shaun from Perth band The Burning and talk about their album The Living Dead and with kind permission i open the show with a couple of tracks off this masterpiece of a first album. In this show we hear about the ups and downs of local tours recording an rehearsals and the toll it takes. But if you like me listen to this album with fresh ears you will hear...

This weeks epic show is a deep dive into Crypta latest album dark tour de force some of the imagery and concepts do get dark and i found it a very powerful emotional ride that really stirred up some really visceral reactions on my listen through. I did review this album for https://metal-roos.com.au/ Here is the link to the review you might enjoy. https://metal-roos.com.au/crypta-shades-of-sorrow-...

This week is a tale of two parts what not to do in the music industry and how to make an album that is so influential that may have changed the face of modern metal forever but sadly the band never lived up to its potential You can now listen to me here on You Tube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_PAWpXNc-H7QfTlnnDI7uQ Sign up at Patreon.com/heavymetaltones to help support the show for just $2 a...

Its staggering the state of the worlds pressing plants and major label interference this week i give you all my take on the issues with the resurgence of analog media and why its on a path to self destruction if nothing is done about it. Come over to the page and leave me your thoughts on the issues i underline in the show. https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetalTones Sign up at Patreon.com/heavymetal...

Part 2 of this epic double bill that takes in this huge album in the history of Prog. Here i get very esoteric and at times even brained my damage with all the deep thoughts and analysis. So enjoy come and let me know what you think at my Face book page. 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...

Here is an interview i did a little while back with the legend that is Ritchie Faulkner for www.metalroos.com and with their kind permission i am going to let you Tones Metalhead's enjoy this al to brief chat with one of the giants of the metal world. Tones 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 Host...

How the album was born and the ins and outs of the band 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.

This weeks Ep is a brief walk through one of the most diverse and sometimes controversial of all the modern metal genres Death Metal. I do flash over this at pace and may miss bands and points of views but in my usual way i get across the basics and i had a lot of fun researching all the bands for the top picks i go across in the second part of the show so hold on in you may be surprised by some o...

So at last i got to sit down with the legend that is Son to chat about all things Maiden and the trials and tribulations of touring the big sound of Maiden around the big wide land that is Australia, where they go from here. Exciting support bands and the odd internet drop out makes for a very interesting interview. Here are the links i mentioned in the show please head over there and give this am...

Lists, lists, lists we all make our top 5 or top 10 lists in different ways. This week i discuss the two types of list makers and i wonder which one you fall into. Mine will not surprise anyone who knows me. 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 inform...

Here is a review for the latest Witch Skull album their 4th and most interesting the Canberra band has really pulled out all the stops with this one. I listen to this in a more immediate way so each track was fresh straight from the player to the page to podcast. Its a different way of going about this but i really enjoyed it and hope you do to. Sign up at Patreon.com/heavymetaltones to help suppo...

Picture discs are they just a novelty can you or should you play them? Why is the market place so flooded with novelty records now and is it worth buying them. The answer to these and many more questions are sort of, ok just about at a push almost answered in this weeks episode. https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetalTones come and show me your treasured picture discs. Sign up at Patreon.com/heavymeta...

Very few musicians are as revered and loved in the world of heavy metal as Lemmy. This week is not going to cover ground that’s not already been covered. It’s just a chat about the man the band and the lyric of a modern masterpiece, that for me is lost in the catalogue. Also hear me get distracted using new tech. There some points there where i wanted to throw it out the window hmmmm. Sign up at P...