In The Abyss Podcast

This week... We are joined by Metal Hammer / Distorted Sound writer Elliot Leaver to discuss the fact his is both a metalhead AND a Christian... A potentially awkward juxtaposition, we get his thoughts on growing up with Christian metalhead parents, black metal, the unexpected links between metal and Christianity and of course... THAT Cradle Of Filth t-shirt! Brand new intro music 'Barrel Full O S...

This week... We have the honour of being joined by the one and only CJ Wildheart! We discuss the killer new record SPLiT, punk rock, Egyptian hackers, Saudi Dentists, floods and of course his past career in The Wildhearts & Honeycrack... Pre-order 'SPLiT' here: https://cjdevilspit.com/collections/split-preorder Brand new intro music 'Barrel Full O Smoke' by The Grudge, check em out on facebook...

This week... It's another album ranking episode! This time, Sepultura! From Morbid Visions in 86 all the way through to 2020's Quadra, we use our usual scientific process (ahem) to rank from worst to best.... Will the usually ultra pro-Max era Sepultura Padre open up to the modern era of Sepultura? Also, we discuss the Download lineup announcement... both good and bad! Brand new intro music 'Barre...

This week... we look back on a very busy October... Lots of gigs and some cracking releases. We pick our favourite albums from the month and look back on live performances from the like of Hellripper, Celestial Sanctuary, Tailgunner, Carpenter Brut and loads more! Brand new intro music 'Barrel Full O Smoke' by The Grudge, check em out on facebook, Instagram, Bandcamp etc @thegrudgeuk Instagram: @i...

This week, Tregenza drags Beandog out of the pits of hell to take a deep dive into Autopsy's new slab of filth 'Ashes, Organs, Blood And Crypts', dropping only a year after the monster 'Morbidity Triumphant'... Listen in to find out what we thought and where it sits in a very strong year for death metal. Brand new intro music 'Barrel Full O Smoke' by The Grudge, check em out on facebook, Instagram...

This week, we take a deep dive into the brand new record 'Witch Supreme' from the awesome Lowest Creature... Will it surpass Sacrilegious Pain? Is it a potential album of the year? Listen in to find out... Brand new intro music 'Barrel Full O Smoke' by The Grudge, check em out on facebook, Instagram, Bandcamp etc @thegrudgeuk Instagram: @intheabyssmetal / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss / @joeytregenz...

On This week's episode... We are once again joined by Tobias, Douglas (Dodge Rose) & Philip from one of our favourite bands Lowest Creature. We discuss the killer new record, the band's plans for the future, UK shows, Varg Vikernes' RPG and Zlatan Ibrahimovic! Brand new intro music 'Barrel Full O Smoke' by The Grudge, check em out on facebook, Instagram, Bandcamp etc @thegrudgeuk Instagram: @i...

On This week's episode... Tregenza & Ant made the trip west to the 'Bristol Metal Quarter' and caught up with Ryan Waste from crossover thrash legends Municipal Waste... We talk touring, vinyl reissues, side projects, merch cuts an a whole load more! Instagram: @intheabyssmetal / @ant_dan / @joeytregenza / @ryanwaste Twitter: @Intheabyssuk Facebook: @intheabyssuk 10% off everything at Seventh...

On This week's episode... We have a quick catch up with contributor & close friend of the podcast Gav Evans after attending his first EVER metal show on the Municipal Waste tour... Welcome to the best club in the world Gav, you'll never leave! Instagram: @intheabyssmetal / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss / @joeytregenza Twitter: @Intheabyssuk Facebook: @intheabyssuk 10% off everything at Seventh C...

On This week's episode... We look back on the mega metal month of September! Bangers from Nervosa, Moonlight Sorcery, Grove Street, Disguised Malignance and a whole load more! Instagram: @intheabyssmetal / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss / @joeytregenza Twitter: @Intheabyssuk Facebook: @intheabyssuk 10% off everything at Seventh Circle Artworks with the code ABYSS10, exclusively for our listeners! Get...

On This week's episode... We count down our favourite debut albums with just one rule... NO Appetite For Destruction! We drag up some absolute classics from years gone by... with a bit of controversy along the way. We also talk about developments surrounding a subject we are very passionate about... merch cuts! Instagram: @intheabyssmetal / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss / @joeytregenza Twitter: @Int...

On this week's episode... Tregenza & Voice Of Reason dig into the new Code Orange record 'The Above', their first since 2020's Underneath. Cue the Nu Metal talk... Instagram: @intheabyssmetal / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss / @joeytregenza Twitter: @Intheabyssuk Facebook: @intheabyssuk 10% off everything at Seventh Circle Artworks with the code ABYSS10, exclusively for our listeners! Get involve...

On This week's episode... We pay homage to the one thing that glues it all together... THE RIFF! The legendary, the favourites, the filthiest... Just grab a beer, warm up your neck and all hail... THE FUCKING RIFF! Oh, and we bet you always wanted to know which Michael Jackson song came closest to thrash... Padre reckons he's got you covered! Instagram: @intheabyssmetal / @ant_dan / @padreintheaby...

Because we love you all so much, we have a bonus episode this week!! Tregenza, Voice Of Reason and once-a-regular-guest-now-part-of-the-furniture Beandog get into the energetic & charismatic new Corey Taylor solo album CMFT2... Listen in to see what we think... Is it a vinyl purchase? A 2022 top 20? Top 10 even? Instagram: @merchintheabyss / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss / @joeytregenza Twitter:...

On this week's episode... We look back on some key metal releases in August including bangers from Urne, Orbit Culture, Spirit Adrift, Alice Cooper and many many more! We also celebrate what seems to be the return of the 'proper' UK tour, the importance of the battle jacket and... Can you order camels via mail order? Instagram: @merchintheabyss / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss / @joeytregenza Twitter...

On this week's episode... Tregenza looks back on a banger of a show on the Obituary / Pest Control tour, we also go all 'grumpy old metalhead' on Deathcore and the current controversies surrounding this divisive sub genre, the formation of a 'heavy metal government' and most importantly... We have a bit of a love-in with our favourite underground metal label Dying Victims Productions. Oh, and the...

On this week's episode... After their headline performance at Bloodstock 2023, we decided to go back over the Megadeth back catalogue and rank the albums from the godawful to the genre defining classics... As ever, there's some questionable views on show.... Instagram: @merchintheabyss / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss / @joeytregenza Twitter: @Intheabyssuk Facebook: @intheabyssuk Black Coffee Worship...

On this week's episode... It's a bumper one so grab a beer and strap yourselves in! We look back on an exhausting yet triumphant weekend at Bloodstock 2023... The riffs, the pits, the people, the questionable t-shirts and everything in between. Roll on 2024!! This episode is dedicated to the young metalhead who tragically lost his life at the festival after falling ill. One of our own, rest in pea...

On this week's episode... Tregenza & The Voice Of Reason are once again joined by Beandog (he can't keep away) for a deep dive into one of this year's most anticipated albums, A Feast On Sorrow from the awesome Urne. Instagram: @merchintheabyss / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss / @joeytregenza / @originalbeandog Twitter: @Intheabyssuk Facebook: @intheabyssuk Black Coffee Worship: https://www.black...

On this week's episode... We rope in 3/5 of The Grudge (Kieran, Lee & Beandog) to preview the UK's biggest heavy metal party, Bloodstock 2023! We give our views on the lineup, expectations, the bands we are looking forward to, food / beer and of course... the weather!! Oh, and for those of you who have been attending Bloodstock for a few years, Tregenza remembers the epic games of Forky Forky!...

On this week's episode... We finally get around to looking back at some of the metal bangers released in June... Plus pick some of our favourites from 2023 so far and also a bit too much cricket talk... Thrash metal cricket? Yep! Instagram: @merchintheabyss / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss / @joeytregenza / Twitter: @Intheabyssuk Facebook: @intheabyssuk Black Coffee Worship: https://www.blackcoffeewo...

On this week's episode... It's a full house as Tregenza, Padre & Voice Of Reason are joined by Dave from Black City Records in Bristol & record-hoarding fiend Original Beandog to answer the question that's on everyone's lips... What 8 metal albums would you have if stranded on a desert island? From soft furnishings to a shout out for Black Coffee Worship via our own personal London Astoria...

On this week's episode... Tregenza is joined by Wallowing... one of the UK's most fascinating and exciting bands to talk about their recent (and utterly awesome) new album 'Earth Reaper', anonymity as a band, shows in unusual places (#bookmosh) and where the future lies for such a unique package! Instagram: @merchintheabyss / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss / @joeytregenza / @officialchupacabrametal T...

On this week's episode... We are joined by Nige & Heather from new UK Thrash project Chupacabra to talk... about their awesome debut EP, the Bristol metal scene, miming rock stars and performing naked on stage covered in blue paint!! Check out 'Burn The Clowns' now: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6T1tsER0oA4kAGFgFNCrsc Instagram: @merchintheabyss / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss / @joeytregenza...

On this episode... Something a little different as Tregenza & The Voice Of Reason dig into the new album from Nita Strauss, The Call Of The Wild and give it an honest review. Keep your eyes peeled for more album review shorts coming soon! Instagram: @merchintheabyss / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss / @joeytregenza / Twitter: @Intheabyssuk Facebook: @intheabyssuk 10% off everything at Seventh Circ...