In The Abyss Podcast

This week... We celebrate 100 episodes of In The Abyss by paying tribute to... METAL! From looking back on our favourite episodes via the formative 90s, the legendary metal nights & clubs of days gone by and a bit of excitement over the thriving metal scene today, we felt there was no better way to enjoy a century not out! The photos, clockwise from Top left: Bean, Tregenza, Voice Of Reason &a...

On this episode... Tregenza & Bean catch up with Gareth Kelly, vocalist with the mighty GURT! We discuss the barnstorming new album 'Satan ETC', the history of the band, the maddest song titles & the stories behind them plus honest views on the challenges around being in a DIY band in 2024... Get your hands on the new Gurt record here: https://gurt.bandcamp.com/album/satan-etc Intro music...

This week... Bean & Tregenza welcome good friend and overall legend Mike Pearce to the podcast for the first time to help us try and remember as much as we can about a cracking Desertfest weekend. From the bands to the kebabs , ALL the riffs (or at least as many as we can remember) and everything else in between! Roll on Desertfest 2025! Intro music 'Barrel Full O Smoke' by The Grudge, check e...

While at Desertfest last weekend, Tregenza & Bean managed to bag 20 mins or so with Pontius, Henrik & Daniel from the mighty Horndal. We discussed the gargantuan new record Head Hammer Man, their first ever UK show at Desertfest, writing books and the somewhat mysterious (and VERY metal) history revolving around the town of Horndal! Check out Head Hammer Man here: https://horndal.bandcamp....

This week... Padre & the Voice Of Reason are let off the leash as history is made, the first In The Abyss episode sans Tregenza! However, once the insults & flaunting of the rules are done with, in support of Mental Health Awareness Week, the podcast rhythm section take a deep dive into the relationship between metal (and other forms of music) and mental health, discussing some personal an...

This week... Tregenza, Bean & the one and only Wolfman Kieran, both from The Grudge (Catch them Sunday at The Dev, 9pm) look forward to Desertfest London 2024... We have a quick look back at least year's event plus picking out some of the key bands and some of the bands we know absolutely nothing about it! If you're going, we'll see you there! Intro music 'Barrel Full O Smoke' by The Grudge, c...

This week... The Four Grumpy Metal B**tards Of The Apocalypse look back on the very busy metal month of April... Crushing releases from the likes of HEKSEBLAD, HORNDAL, FLAMEBEARER, IN VAIN & more. We also look back on all the gigs during the month, featuring the likes of WRETCHED SOUL, GREEN LUNG, CARTER USM's JIM BOB & more and give our honest opinion on / stick the boot into the new Mot...

This week... Tregenza, Bean & Padre return joined by Tom & Jammie from awesome Welsh doom-mongers GOAT MAJOR... We discuss the debut album RITUAL, signing to the awesome Ripple Music, the Welsh metal scene and controversial memories of Cardiff rock clubs in the early 2000s... Check out GOAT MAJOR here: https://ripplemusic.bandcamp.com/album/ritual Intro music 'Barrel Full O Smoke' by The G...

Brace yourselves... This is our version of an early 90s Black Metal demo... 2am last Sunday morning we decided to record the weekend's events. It was a riot of a weekend celebrating Black City Records 3rd birthday as you'll probably be able to tell by the state of this recording! Good luck! :) Intro music 'Barrel Full O Smoke' by The Grudge, check em out on facebook, Instagram, Bandcamp etc @thegr...

This week... Tregenza, Bean & Ant look back on a busy month of gigs & releases... Bangers from THE QUILL, GOAT MAJOR, DODSRIT, JUDAS PRIEST, BRUCE DICKINSON and more! There was also the small matter of tours from the likes of JUDAS PRIEST, CREEPER, NAPALM DEATH, UGLY KID JOE & ENSLAVED. Time for a cup of tea and some rest we think... Intro music 'Barrel Full O Smoke' by The Grudge, che...

This week... We have a rant about rip off Britain at gigs (Again) after the criminal approach to food & drink pricing at OVO Wembley Arena plus we wander down a rabbit hole of AI album art and ask the question, is it REALLY that bad? Intro music 'Barrel Full O Smoke' by The Grudge, check em out on facebook, Instagram, Bandcamp etc @thegrudgeuk Instagram: @intheabyssmetal / @ant_dan / @padreint...

This week... Tregenza & Bean dig into the highly eccentric Arcana Rising, the debut record by Coffin Storm, a side project from the imaginations of Darkthrone's Fenriz & a couple of black metal friends... A perfectly unhealthy mix of prog, doom, blues, jazz and good old proper heavy metal! Intro music 'Barrel Full O Smoke' by The Grudge, check em out on facebook, Instagram, Bandcamp etc @t...

This week... We look back over one of the most consistent back catalogues in metal... The mighty Judas Priest! Ranking the studio albums from 18th to 1st plus we try and work out where the storming new record Invincible Shield would sit in the countdown... But in typical In The Abyss style, we don't ALL completely agree on the merits of the Metal Gods... Intro music 'Barrel Full O Smoke' by The Gr...

This week... We look back on some of the key album release in February from the likes of IHSAHN, HULDER, STRIKER, MORTA SKULD & more. We also throw a dose of cynicism at the Slayer reunion, what's missing from Sanguisugabogg and for some reason, dogging comes up in conversation... Intro music 'Barrel Full O Smoke' by The Grudge, check em out on facebook, Instagram, Bandcamp etc @thegrudgeuk In...

This week... Tregenza & Bean are joined by Morta Skuld mainman David Gregor to discuss the band's thundering new record 'Creation Undone' plus the history and future of Morta Skuld, how the metal scene has changed since the 90s as well as cool stories from a life of playing and listening to the BEST music on Earth! Check out 'Creation Undone' here: https://peaceville.bandcamp.com/album/creatio...

This week... Tregenza & Ant welcome Urne vocalist / bassist back to the podcast to discuss what 8 records he couldn't live without if stranded on a desert island... Cue over an hour of three metalheads waxing lyrical about metal, great albums, great venues, great record shops and loads more... 'Cos metal is awesome. And you all know it. Intro music 'Barrel Full O Smoke' by The Grudge, check em...

This week... Tregenza & Padre have a chat with 'Cultural Advisor' Gav Evans about his journey into heavy music... The bands, the gigs, the dog walking... Plus, for some reason, Padre puts Gav's metal knowledge to the test with a pop quiz... Intro music 'Barrel Full O Smoke' by The Grudge, check em out on facebook, Instagram, Bandcamp etc @thegrudgeuk Instagram: @intheabyssmetal / @ant_dan / @p...

This week... Tregenza & Padre are joined by UK riff monsters Verminthrone to discuss their debut full length album 'The Cull' plus taking inspiration from strange rodent phenomena, their musical influences, being a doom band for two weeks and even a bit of Taylor Swift chat! Intro music 'Barrel Full O Smoke' by The Grudge, check em out on facebook, Instagram, Bandcamp etc @thegrudgeuk Instagra...

This week... We look back on some of our favourite releases from January from the likes of Lucifer, Sovereign, Green Day, Moon Wizard and more! We also look at recent festival announcements & the new Bruce Dickinson single. Intro music 'Barrel Full O Smoke' by The Grudge, check em out on facebook, Instagram, Bandcamp etc @thegrudgeuk Instagram: @intheabyssmetal / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss /...

This week... We welcome back our very own cultural advisor Gav to discuss the links between heavy metal and gaming... From Road Rash to Guitar Hero via Tony Hawk's Pro Skater and everything in between. 90s gaming fans will recognise this week's special intro music... Also, we can only apologise for the chaotic and quite frankly unacceptable ending to this week's episode ;) Instagram: @intheabyssme...

This week... Padre's back so we thought it best to take a look at 1994 and our individual top 10 records from a barnstorming year for heavy music! Just to make us feel old, it quickly clicked that 1994 is THIRTY YEARS AGO! Nurse... pass me my hearing aid! Intro music 'Barrel Full O Smoke' by The Grudge, check em out on facebook, Instagram, Bandcamp etc @thegrudgeuk Instagram: @intheabyssmetal / @a...

This week... Tregenza, Ant & Bean are making Ozzy great again! We just wanted to celebrate the great man himself for all the music, the stories, the quotes & the incidents... Because why the f**k not? From his working class roots in 50s/60s Birmingham through the 80s & 90s to his underrated recent material... OZZY RULES! Intro music 'Barrel Full O Smoke' by The Grudge, check em out on...

This week... It's time to look forward to ANOTHER tremendous year of heavy metal fun! We discuss the bands to watch, albums we are anticipating, the gigs, the festivals and one or two outrageous predictions... Pretty standard then! Intro music 'Barrel Full O Smoke' by The Grudge, check em out on facebook, Instagram, Bandcamp etc @thegrudgeuk Instagram: @intheabyssmetal / @ant_dan / @padreintheabys...

This week... It's the final episode of year so we look back on an unbelievable year of heavy music! Once again, we are joined by our favourite hitter of things, Beandog plus King of the greatest record Shop in the UK, Black City Records, our good friend Dave Savage. We are counting down the In The Abyss top 11 albums of the year plus gigs of the year, memorable moments, favourite EPs, the current...

This week... We are joined by Nige Savage, guitarist & mastermind behind the awesome Chupacabra to discuss the 8 records (No Beatles) he could not live without if stranded on a desert island. We also look back on a couple of great gigs in the past week from Skynd and the return of proper legends, The Almighty! Brand new intro music 'Barrel Full O Smoke' by The Grudge, check em out on facebook,...