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We’re joined by Vixen Vocalist, Lorraine Lewis & Mercyful Fate & Fury Bassist, Becky Baldwin to celebrate Women’s History Month. We talk about the evolution of women in Hard Rock & Heavy Metal over the last five decades & the trendsetters that have contributed to the emergence of females in this music genre. Lorraine talks about her coming of age in the 80s & carrying Vixen forward, and Becky touc...

In this episode, we’re exploring the new James Durbin CD “Screaming Steel”. Durbin is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Santa Cruz, California. Metal heads associate his name with his appearance on Season 10 of American Idol (2011), where appeared with Judas Priest for rousing renditions of "Livin' After Midnight" and "Breaking the Law" and also appeared with legendary guitarist Z...

On this episode, we’re exploring the new Judas Priest album, “Invincible Shield”. We get into the origins of the songwriting, the background on how these Metal legends approached the album, the production, the individual performances, and of course the songs themselves. Our Team have just as many opinions on the music as the album contains twin-guitar passages & double-bass drumming! Get the insid...

On this episode, we’re joined by Roy Z, Guitarist, Songwriter & Producer of the Bruce Dickinson solo band. An accomplished musician & the right-hand man of the legendary British Heavy Metal Singer for over 30 years, Roy has produced & played on five Bruce Dickinson solo albums, including the 2024 new release, “The Mandrake Project”. Roy joins us to discuss the crafting of this masterpiece of fresh...

On this episode of Rock & Roll Detention, we’re honoring black history by celebrating the African American Pioneers of Hard Rock & Heavy Metal. Joining us is special guest, Dug Pinnick, Singer & Bassist of Kings X who takes the reigns as Co-Host. In the conversation, we talk Kings X history, past & present, plus Dug tells us all about his musical upbringing during his youth & how it impacted him b...

On this episode, we’re joined by iconic Guitarist & Vocalist Scott WINO Weinrich. A Doom Metal Pioneer, Lifer & Legend, he’s out promoting The Obsessed new album “Gilded Sorrow” & upcoming US tour. Wino talks about the influence of Black Sabbath on his sound plus seeing them as a young teen in the early 1970s. In addition he tells some passionate tales of how he gets his songwriting inspiration an...

On this episode of our side specialty show called Rock & Roll Detention, we’re joined by fellow Podcaster Metal Mike of the 80’s Glam Metalcast & Author of the book “A Hair Metal Journey”, for an entertaining conversation about our personal favorite songs from the 80s Hair Metal era. Each experts each bring their Top 5 songs plus 2 Honorable Mentions to the virtual table as Opinions are shared & o...

On this episode, Metal Walt, Ian O’Rourke & Bill The Rager explore the heavy metal landscape at the mid-point of the 1990s, examining the trends & new music of the year 1995. In the continuation of the History Of Heavy Metal series, the Metal Mayhem ROC Co-Hosts discuss & debate albums released that year from Ozzy, Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Motorhead, Anthrax, Down, Iron Maiden, Van Halen, Rob Zombie...

On this episode, we’re joined by Bassist & Heavy Metal “Lifer” David Ellefson. Best known for his rich & illustrious history with legends Megadeth & current band Kings Of Thrash, Dave connected with us from Southern California in advance of the amazing week off Heavy Metal events taking place leading up to The NAMM 2024 Show. Dave covers off on the Kings Of Thrash performances scheduled at the Ult...

Jim Florentine Interview - BONUS Crossover episode with the "WHATS HOT IN THE STRIP CLUBS" Podcast's Ilan Fong. On this special BONUS Crossover episode with our Pantheon Podcast group siblings "WHATS HOT IN THE STRIP CLUBS" we welcome Comedian, Heavy Metal lifer and fellow ball buster Jim Florentine onto the show. Jim is in Rochester NY this weekend for 5 comedy shows so he joined us the other nig...

On this episode, we’re joined by Damian Kolodiy, Filmmaker & Founder of NYC ROCKS, a reality web series that follows people & bands active in today’s rock & metal scene. Damian, a NYC native currently residing in Germany, is promoting his new YouTube series covering the long history of the legendary NYC hard rock band, Riot: IMMORTAL SOUL: A RIOT TRIBUTE & CONCERT FILM. His 4-part documentary mini...

On this episode, we’re joined by Biff Byford, Singer of legendary New Wave Of British Heavy Metal band, Saxon. Joining us from his home deep in the countryside of England, Biff & his mates are promoting the newly released Saxon album, “Hell, Fire and Damnation”, the bands’ 24th studio release.  In the conversation Biff, is relaxed & in fine humor as he touches on the many historical subjects he ca...

Happy Holidays - For the last episode of the year we are presenting a 2023 year in review segment by highlighting and discussing some of the stand out and unique episodes from the past year. Vernomatic, Metal Walt, Ian O'Rourke and Southern Cal drive this fun reflection show, filled with stories from the road, impromptu interviews and run in with some elite metal talent. All bases have been covere...

On this episode, we’re joined by Darren Paltrowitz, Author of the “DLR Book: How David Lee Roth Changed the World”,  We Step into the world of author Darren Paltrowitz as he discusses the creation of his new book. Discover the inspiration behind DLR, the research process, and the unexpected discoveries that make this book a must-read for any fan of David Lee Roth and classic rock. As Darren descri...

On this week's episode we welcome back our old friends Modern-day melodic/theatrical rockers Wicked to the show. The band have their second CD set for a March 2024 release and this fall have started rolling out singles from the disc. November 2023 had the first single "Lost in The Dark", and now they are back with the latest single/video – which turns out to be its title track, 'Sunburn.' https://...

On this episode, we’re joined by Kirk Hammett of Metallica to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the “Kill ‘Em All” album. In this special installment of Metal Mayhem ROC, we go back in time for an in-depth look back at the rehearsals & the recording of the album that took place in our hometown of Rochester, NY in 1983. In this feature conversation, Kirk gets reacquainted with some of the people wh...

On this episode we’re joined by Northern California based amateur Photographer, Steve Roney & book Author Scott Davis. Steve & Scott, lifelong friends, are promoting an amazing book titled PICTURES ALIVE: ROCK SHOWS OF THE 80s & BEYOND. The elaborate collection of amazing photos & stories contained in the book taken from concerts in the Bay area during the hey-day of Rock & Metal during the 1980s,...

On this episode of Rock & Roll Detention, Metal Mayhem ROC Hosts Metal Walt, Ian O’Rourke & Vinyl Vince McDowell take a thorough look into some of the major Heavy Metal bands that replaced their original Singers during the 1990s: Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Motley Crue & Anthrax. We discuss the changing industry & Metal scene in the 90s, what prompted each of these bands to change their original Si...

On this episode, we’re joined by Justin Roth, Guitarist of Cincinnati, Ohio based Metal band War Curse. Justin, the main Songwriter, talk about the bands brand new album, “Confession”, a terrific thrash album out now on Metal Blade Records. A band described as a Bay area 90s thrash sound/ old school thrash with new school aggression, Justin takes us through the evolution of the band & why in 2023...

On this episode, we’re joined by Jay Jay Brown, Bassist of the 90s metal band Fight, Rob Halford’s first project outside of Judas Priest. Metal Mayhem ROC & Jay Jay celebrate the 30th anniversary of the iconic “War Of Words” album by taking an in-depth look at the songs, videos, & tours, plus Jay Jay talks about his thriving career as a tattoo artist & painter & the return of his band S.I.L. In th...

On this episode, we’re joined by drummer Rob Garven of CIRITH UNGOL who is promoting the bands killer new album, Dark Parade. Show correspondent John “Southern Cal “Calabrese and Rob discuss the origins of the band, the killer artwork of the CD as well as the connection and inclusion of NIGHT DEMON bassist Jarvis Leatherby in to band. The trade reflections of their favorite drummers and influences...

On this episode, we present a firsthand account of the highly anticipated POWER TRIP festival that took place in Indio, CA on the weekend of 06-08 Oct, 2023.  Metal Mayhem ROC friend & contributor, Mike Dadura (a native of Philadelphia, PA), who was in attendance for the 3-day event, brings to us an in-depth & revealing recap of the full weekend. POWERTRIP featured Guns N’ Roses and Iron Maiden (F...

Hello metalheads! On this week's show we get the gang back together to resume our ongoing series "The History of Metal”. Metal Walt, Ian O'Rourke and Bill "The Rager" visit the year 1994. Grunge is in full swing, NU METAL is gaining momentum, Industrial metal is making an entrance and the 80 bands are still releasing material but are definitely on the back burner. The guys totally dissect where th...

Hello Metalheads! On this episode, we’re joined by Rik Emmett, the legendary vocalist & guitar player of Canadian power trio Triumph. He joined us to talk about his new memoir, titled “Lay It On The Line: A Backstage Pass To Rock Adventure, Conflict & Triumph”.  In our conversation, we learn all about the unique roles he, Mike & Gil all played, outside of the musicianship itself, in Triumph & he t...

Hello Thrashers,  On this episode, we’re joined by heavy metal “Lifer” Tommy Victor of the iconic NYC metal band, Prong. He’s been at it for 35 plus years & he joined us to promote the new Prong album, “State of Emergency”, their 13th studio album. Tommy, a true “New Yorker”, talks about is return to the East Coast, the secrets behind the Prong signature sound & why he chooses to write about curre...