Metal Shop's Backstage Pass

Badass Northwest metal band Vultures Above Us stopped by the studio to debut a brand new song and talk about their upcoming show at the Substation on January 14th with Draemora. 

EXCRESCENCE is blasting their way out of Tacoma with intense, high energy brutal death metal. Get to know your new favorite Northwest metal band. 

RAT KING has returned with a killer new album ! Go see them rage at Hail Santa 13 this coming weekend :)

Just in time for HAIL SANTA 13, Xoth dropped by the station to jam some songs from their incredible new album "Exogalactic!"  

Northwest legends COVEN 6669 came up to the studio to chat about an upcoming rarities release, some badass shows coming up, the history of the band and much more !

R.I.P TRACY MOODY   All of the segments of Metal Shop - calls, requests and dedications for Tracy Moody. Much of the music had to be cut out due to copyright.

Telomyras is an awesome Northwest heavy metal band ! This interview features three songs from Telomyras. Go see them live December 2nd at the Airport Tavern in Tacoma

Seattle noise core band GREAT FALLS has a brand new album called "Objects Without Pain" out now and are about to play a record release show at the Funhouse. Catch up with GREAT FALLS and listen to 3 songs from the album!

GO SEE GENERATION DECLINE SATURDAY OCTOBER 14TH AT THE CHARLESTON IN TACOMA WITH AVSKUM AND RESISTANT CULTURE GENERATION DECLINE is an incredible hardcore punk / metal band from Bremerton. I chatted with them about touring Europe multiple times, running The Charleston in Bremerton, early influences and so much more. This interview features four songs from Generation Decline.  

Meet GLYPH - an incredibly badass new power metal supergroup from right here in the Northwest!

GOD'S HATE vocalist and AEW wrestling superstar BRODY KING joins me to chat about AEW coming back to the Northwest, Rain Fest, the similarities between underground musicians and wrestling and much more.

AEW is coming back to Seattle this weekend for Collision and WrestleDream at the Climate Pledge Arena, so I thought this would be a perfect time to catch up with the hometown hero Darby Allin. We discuss punk rock, hardcore, metal, skateboarding, growing up in the Northwest and much more...

Metal Church will be playing with Sin Circus and Greyhawk at the Tracyton Movie House in Bremerton on Saturday September 30th!

Seattle hardcore band FILTH IS ETERNAL is about to drop their new album "Find Out", so I had the band in studio to talk the evolution of the band, upcoming shows, new music and much more!

After 23 years, Training For Utopia will be playing their first show as a band on September 15th at El Corazon. I caught up with Ryan and Don to talk about the origins of the band and what it's been like bringing the group back for a few shows....    

PRIMORDIAL ATROCITY is a killer Olympia based death metal / death core band. The guys joined me in studio to chat about a couple upcoming shows, discuss the origins of the band and talk about the future of the project. This interview features two songs from Primordial Atrocity. Turn it up and bang your head!

Nate Garrett is the vocalist / guitarist of the phenomenal melodic heavy metal band Spirit Adrift. We chatted about their new album "Ghost at the Gallows", touring with his heroes, the Pantera reunion and much more

COLONY DROP is a KILLER Seattle thrash band that's about to drop their debut full length album "Brace for Impact" next week! Listen as they discuss the origin of the band, nerdy influences, anime, sci fi and much more. This episode features THREE brand new songs from Colony Drop. Turn it up!

Hangman's Park drove 3 friggin hours to the KISW studio for this interview. These guys are a badass Northwest metal band worthy of your attention. Turn it up!

Seattle metal band BORN WITHOUT BLOOD is opening for the mighty DEFEATED SANITY this Saturday (August 5th) at El Corazon! I had the BWB guys into the studio to debut three new songs and chat all about their band. Enjoy!

Northwest metallic hardcore band Ego Death came by the studio to talk about their origin story, touring, their favorite Northwest bands and much more. Enjoy this chat with this young up and coming badass band. This interview features two new songs from Ego Death. Turn it up and mosh.

SORCIA is about the drop their new LP "Lost Season" on Desert Records + play a nice long tour, so I had the band up to chat about recording with Tad and caught up with them about the last few crazy years. Turn it up!

KRYPTOXIK MORTALITY is a badass Northwest brutal death / slam band that will be playing on Saturday July 22nd at the Erebus alongside Putrid Pile. I had the band up to chat about the origin, influences and much more. This interview features 3 songs from KRYPTOXIK MORTALITY TURN IT UP!

UNDULATION is a KILLER new metal band based in Seattle who recently released their debut "An Unhealthy Interest in Suffering." I sat down with Undulation to chat about the formation of the band, influences, goals and much more. This interview features three songs from Undulation. Turn it up and bang your head! UNDULATION is playing with Mizmor, Usnea and Witch Ripper on July 27th at the Substation...

This is a tribute to Jordan Guerrero that originally aired as a segment on METAL SHOP on Saturday July 1st, 2023    R.I.P JORDAN GUERRERO