May Contain Metal

You know what they say about 16th April? Nope, nothing. This week we get straight into NEW RELEASES from Wheel, Termina, Wheel (a different one), Zao, Red Fang, ILLT, Blanket and Tyrants. Then it’s HOMEWORK time followed by another chat about HOT SAUCE with Lou from Lou’s Brews. Then we get a message in MESSAGES (as per usual) and finally BAND NAME GENERATOR then bedtime. When you’re done with the...

Normal business has officially resumed! This week we discuss the best non-metal metal covers in HOMEWORK. We talk NEW RELEASES from Olde, Horndal, Tomahawk, Bones of the Earth, Devil Sold His Soul, Every Stranger Looks Like You, Boss Keloid and Go Ahead and Die. We get a message in MESSAGES (duh). We chat to Lou from Lou’s Brews about another delicious HOT SAUCE and then BAND NAME GENERATOR and th...

WHAT!? Yep that’s right we interviewed Ed and Paul from Devil Sold His Soul ahead of their new album ‘Loss’ out on 9th April on Nuclear Blast. First bit of the interview is aaaaallll your standard interview bits. Second bit is DIE SECTION (!!!). Third bit is non existent because there are only TWO BITS. Listen, subscribe, follow, like, tell a friend etc etc etc

29 weeks! Why?! When will it end?! THIS WEEK we attempt death metal pig squeals in HOMEWORK we talk NEW RELEASES from DVNE, ERRA, Mariana’s Rest, The Drowned God, Cannibal Corpse, Yautja, Alluvial and Nasma. We get a very personal message from one of Snoop Dogg’s mates in MESSAGES. We’re joined by Lou from Lou’s Brews for another HOT SAUCE review and then BAND NAME GENERATOR as per. When you’re do...

We loved this episode so much we decided to do it TWICE. This week we play you two great sounding bands with a combined Spotify listenership of 31 (that’s 30 more than this podcast) in MESSAGES. We talk NEW RELEASES from Eyehategod, Autarkh, Hate Ritual, Gizmachi, 16, GRIME, Dissentience, Cruelty & Capra. We introduce a brand new HOT SAUCE review section featuring Lou from Lou’s Brews. We chat thr...

WE HAVE A NEW THEME TUNE courtesy of New York Thrash trio Brotality - kind of all you need to know really. But also there's some really interesting Black Sabbath news in NEWS. We play you a bit of the latest Church Rd Records signing (and they sound great) in MESSAGES. We talk NEW RELEASES from Exanimis, Pupil Slicer, The Harvest Trail, BAEST, Oceanhoarse, Agent Mulder, Cryptosis and URNE. We cove...

Blimey, a long one! Just so much great content, you know? This week we play you some clips of things in NEWS (don't say we don't ever do anything nice for you). We take you on a journey through space (oooh) in MESSAGES. We talk NEW RELEASES from Melvins, Black Sheep Wall, Cult of Luna, Five the Heirophant, The Undertaking!, Antagonist AD, Hail the Sun and CABAL ft Ingested. We reel off some great...

THIS WEEK: We get a great review in NEWS. We make a couple of bands’ dreams come true by saying their names and playing their songs in MESSAGES. We talk about NEW RELEASES from Harakiri for the Sky, Abiotic, Product of Hate, Todd La Torre, Andrew WK, Depths of Hatred, The Drowned God and Sentinels. We tell some metal jokes we made up in HOMEWORK and then that lousy BAND NAME GENERATOR has to come...

This week we talk about all kinds of bodies of water but mainly oceans and streams in NEWS. We get a MESSAGE, honestly we do. We talk NEW RELEASES from Angelus Apatrida, Sarin, Brotality, Nicolas Cage Fighter, Rob Zombie, Every Time I Die, Sam Gorski and The Southern Oracle. We talk you through some bizarre band merch in HOMEWORK. We play ‘IKEA or Death’ aaaand then everyone’s favourite dice-based...

IT’S THE PUPIL SLICER SPECIAL! Ahead of their new album “Mirrors” we chat to Pupil Slicer about themselves, the album, what they would do if they had 8 arms, people with husky voices and loads more. The episode is split (sliced?) in two. The first half is a ‘chinwag’ with the band and the second half is our brand new interview game thing ‘Die Section’! Normal service will resume next week ;) When...

Oh hi there! This week we take care of admin up front (fun). We don’t go to Bruce Dickinson’s Powerslave listening party in NEWS. We make someone’s dreams come true in MESSAGES. We talk NEW RELEASES from wowod, Accept, Wolves Attack!!, Auteur, Kawthra, Fleddy Melculy, The Crown and Dead/Awake. We run through some potential podcast slogans in HOMEWORK and frankly we absolutely butcher BAND NAME GEN...

Come on in, the water’s lovely (what?!) This week Clutch acknowledge Matt’s presence and there’s new metal hot sauce available in NEWS. Maybe we get a message maybe we don’t in MESSAGES. We talk NEW RELEASES from Asphyx, Jason Bieler and the Baron Von Bielski Orchestra, Scarred, Flood Peak, Mindwork, DVNE, Tomahawk and Pupil Slicer. We reel off some hilarious (debatable) YouTube comments in HOMEWO...

Strap in gang, a whole hour of top notch metal related entertainment awaits (maybe)! This week we have some jujitsu and parrot related metal NEWS for you (you’re welcome). We grant a man’s wish and get on YouTube in MESSAGES. We talk NEW RELEASES from Bloodkill, Zak Leaser, Enrapture, For Giants, Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou, Ghost Iris, Enforced and Humanity’s Last Breath. We take you through some bes...

Another week and another top quality metal podcast releases another exceptional episode. Also WE have another episode out and it’s this one.  This week we talk new Megadeth album rumours in NEWS. We get a super personal and heartfelt message from Raging Speedhorn in MESSAGES. We talk NEW RELEASES from Killing for Christ, Sithu Aye, Gridiron, Midnight Spell, Angelus Apatrida, Pestilent Age, Haine a...

WE ARE BACK, BABY! Not sure whose baby we’re addressing there. Presume no babies listen to the show. This week we tell you about some albums we’re really looking forward to in 2021 in NEWS. We get a message from a man called Bob in MESSAGES. We talk about NEW RELEASES from Existentialist, Fullminator, Nocturnal Bloodlust, Juan Bond, Melvins, Ill Niño, For Giants and 10,000 Crows. We come up with a...

Don’t know if you heard but a whole year just ended! Over the course of said year loads of incredible albums came out and GUESS WHAT...we listened to some of them. Join us as we take you through our top 10 metal albums of 2020 via an unnecessarily complex scoring system with a bunch of tenuous facts and other stupid stuff thrown in for good measure. What’s going to be in there?! What will be our n...

IT’S THE MAY CONTAIN METAL XMAS SPECIAL with our very special guests Jay and Sid from Juan Bond! If covid hasn’t done the job for you already it’s time to alienate yourself from your family - maybe push grandma over or throw a chair at dad - so that you can take yourself off for an hour or so and listen to the May Contain Metal Christmas Special without being hassled with ‘presents’ and ‘love’, YU...

MAY CONTAIN METAL NOW CONTAINS METAL! We’ve cracked it gang, we now play actual songs (say whaaat). This week 3 bands you may have never heard of but should definitely check out in MESSAGES. We talk NEW RELEASES from City of Industry, Yashira, 156/Silence, Cryptodira, Wes Borland, Devil Sold His Soul, A Lethal Smile and Nicholas Cage Fighter. We take you through our best and worst movie soundtrack...

Oh hello, 11th best metal podcast in the world here (more on that in the show). This week...well it’s all the regular stuff really. We get some great MESSAGES and become underwear models. We talk NEW RELEASES from Cell Press, Alpha Male Tea Party, Genus Ordinis Dei, Allt, Alitor, Firing Squad, Cult of Luna and Every Time I Die. We take you through our super super groups in HOMEWORK and of course t...

Episode 13! Unlucky for some! Certainly unlucky for you because it means we’ve made ANOTHER ONE. This week we get a very important update on Matt’s quest to get into Fear Factory in NEWS. We take you through some of the worst metal album covers we could find in HOMEWORK. We talk about NEW RELEASES from Palm Reader, Hatebreed, Within The Ruins, Plini, Without Mercy, Earthists, Angelus Apartrida and...

IT’S BLACK FRIDAY EVERYONE AND BOY HAVE WE GOT SOME SUPER HOT DEALS FOR YOU!? There’s BUY ONE GET ONE FREE on NEWS as we discuss this year’s Metal category Grammy nominations. 100% OFF NEW RELEASES from Killer Be Killed, Blood From The Soul, Harlott, In Malice’s Wake, Chamber, Humanity is Cancer, Refused and Eighteen Visions. We reveal our home made worst cover songs AT SUPER LOW PRICES. PLUS SUPE...

Well hello there once again! How quick do weeks go!?! It’s a wonder that we have any content at all! THIS WEEK we discuss bands made up of children of dads in bands. We talk NEW RELEASES from Warfect, Dark Quarterer, AC/DC, Earth Groans, Mors Subita, DVNE and Bloodsoaked Necrovoid. We get one MESSAGE aaaand BAND NAME GENERATOR. Feet, kettle, Metal.

Our first lockdown recording experience did not go without a snag and Si sounds like he recorded himself in a toilet but we ploughed on because we are professionals (in a way). Find out what Matt’s forfeit is for guessing the wrong US election winner in NEWS. Listen to our drawings in the brand new (and questionable) section...HOMEWORK. We talk about NEW RELEASES from Insidious Disease, Autocataly...

Here we go again (running out of ways to start these episode descriptions and it's only episode 9). This week find out how Matt is getting on in his quest to become the new Fear Factory front man in NEWS. We get political for about 2 minutes and lay down a US election BET (sort of). We talk about NEW RELEASES from The God Awful Truth, White Walls, Mr Bungle, Yersin, Atlases, Bring me the Horizon,...

IT’S MAY CONTAIN METALLOWEEN! Try not to absolutely soil yourself as you experience our terrifying Halloween special. We kick off with some DEAD SCARY metal things then bring you a whole bunch of BOO (new) releases from: Touche Amore Gargoyl Raging Speedhorn EYES BRIQUEVILLE Inferi Alpha Wolf and more. We tell you about the time we went to see Raging Speedhorn with Mikee from Sikth (true story) pl...