MetalBreak

In this episode Paky and Johannes follow up their latest Patreon watch-along with a talk about the greatness, impact and personal significance of mockumentary masterpiece, This Is Spinal Tap! Enjoy! We've got merch: www.teespring.com/stores/metalbreak Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/metalbreak

In this episode Paky and Johannes has chat with good friend Niclas Engelin. They talk about the past with his formative years and early efforts as well as the here and now, playing with We Sell the Dead and dealing with the current state of the world. Enjoy! Listen to Black Sleep by We Sell The Dead: https://open.spotify.com/album/4SP0pmh8XzJxzM8RnFx6CR?si=LHxlFOG9SxGR7hGvDpvLyQ WE'VE GOT MERCH! w...

This is the second part of Johannes and Paky discussion the Crow, which they recently watched with their patreons. They review, reminisce and rejoice in a classic while Paky is laying down the facts. Enjoy! Check out Soi Dog Foundation! www.soidog.org/ www.facebook.com/SoiDogPageInEnglish/ https://www.instagram.com/SoiDogFoundation https://twitter.com/ @SoiDogPhuket https://www.youtube.com/user/So...

This is the first part of Johannes and Paky discussion the Crow, which they recently watched with their patreons. They review, reminisce and rejoice in a classic while Paky is laying down the facts. Enjoy! Check out Soi Dog Foundation! www.soidog.org/ www.facebook.com/SoiDogPageInEnglish/ https://www.instagram.com/SoiDogFoundation https://twitter.com/ @SoiDogPhuket https://www.youtube.com/user/Soi...

[INTERVIEW STARTS AT 09:08] In this episode Paky and Johannes enjoy a conversation with Arjen Lucassen of Ayreon fame. They discuss the upcoming album Transitus (out September 25), the challenges of getting signed doing rock operas in the 90's, working with heroes and geniuses, and much more! This episode is dedicated to the Soi Dog Foundation. Visit their homepage www.soidog ,org to learn more ab...

[INTERVIEW STARTS AT 10:31] In the episode Paky and Johannes have a chat with vocalist Chiara Tricarico of Italian symphonic power metal band Moonlight Haze, talking lockdown, the voice as an instrument, ancient legends of the moon and more! Enjoy! Lunaris is out now! Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/610ZRqFz5vnwySLj1c0LuU?si=VFQAVdZkT4-woVYcZOZK-A Support us on Patreon: https://w...

[INTERVIEW STARTS AT 20:12] In this episode, Paky and Johannes have a great conversation with Smackbound front woman Netta Laurenne. They talk about debuting during a pandemic, their upcoming album 20/20, tricking your bandmates to get naked and much more! Enjoy!

In this episode Johannes gets starstruck as he gets to talk to one of his greatest influences, the legendary Hansi Kürsch! They talk about the latest Demons & Wizards release 'III' and go deep on Hansi's amazing chemistry with collaborator Jon Schaffer of Iced Earth fame. Enjoy!

In this episode Paky sits down with living legend Michael Monroe and up and comer Andrea Brosio of White Cloud Fire to talk talent shows, pure intentions, the ugly side of the music business and much more! Enjoy! White Cloud Fire - Liberta: https://youtu.be/SYmBgGLFhXM Michael Monroe - Last Train To Tokyo: https://youtu.be/NZegMf2p1J4

In this episode Johannes meets mr Lordi himself, talking shock, horror, schlager, muppets and much more! Paky digs deep into Johannes' experience recording an album, and together they go on a quest for really shitty metal songs! Enjoy!

In this episode Paky met up with the whole line-up of the Finnish band Crimson Sun. Talking motives, motivation, taking matters in your own hands and what it means to make that second hard album. Enjoy!

[INTERVIEW STARTS AT 9:00] In this episode Paky and Johannes meet up with Stix of Steel Panther to talk honesty, longevity, common friends and more. After the interview Paky answers your questions. It’s a great mix of her sharing experiences, values and tastes. Enjoy!

Paky and Johannes make their triumphant return as Paky continues to have Johannes try to make sense out of what goes in to the process of writing and recording music. They also do their best to make the holiday season feel more METAL! Enjoy!

In this episode we carve some pumpkins and entertaining each other with increasingly darker and heavier subject matters all based in horrific acts from the wild world of black metal. Enjoy!

In this episode Paky is picking Johannes' brain about anything and everything regarding writing and recording an album. Enjoy!

In this episode Paky and Johannes meet Clémentine Delauney and Thomas Caser of Visions of Atlantis. We talk about their new album Wanderers, the motivations and musings of epic lyricism, what it means to find home and the long way back for a band that never stopped believing. Enjoy!

In this episode Paky meets the CEO of the Tuska festival. They talk about the process of running a festival in general and a great independent one in particular. Enjoy!

Paky and Johannes finally have their long anticipated talk with Nikan Khosravi of Confess! This may very well be one of the most interesting and important voices in metal today due to the band's unique story and their members' courage and creativity. The potential and purpose of metal is defined as Nikan shares stories about his time in solitary confinement in the Iranian prison Evin, his refusal...

In this episode Paky and Johannes do their yearly breakdown of the Tuska Festival in Helsinki, Finland. While going through the bands they saw they discuss break ups and reunions, metal for children, bad ass front women and much more. They also found time to meet up with Arejay and Josh of Halestorm for a quick round of the 'Smoke on the water'-game. Enjoy!

[INTERVIEW STARTS AT 15:00] Paky meets her friend, your friend, everybody's friend Joakim Brodén from SABATON! They talk their coming album 'the Great War', their love for History, the evolution of the band and the random road of chance that in hindsight looks like a formula! We also talk some news of the metal world and play Johannes' favorite game! Enjoy! Instagram: @paky_metalbreak Twitter: @me...

[INTERVIEW STARTS AT 7:07] In this episode Paky sits down with one of our absolute favorite people ever in music, Devin Townsend and do a deep dive into the motivations behind his latest release 'Empath'. Empathy, fear and forgiveness is discussed as they dig towards the core of what drives a great artist to keep going and find something important to say in his third decade of writing and recordin...

In this episode we asked YOU to share your thoughts on common misconceptions about metal, its fans and musicians. Hear our discussion from the trivial to the very deep. Plus we finally find out what band Paky is! Enjoy!

INTERVIEW STARTS AT 2:41[] Paky and Johannes sit down with Beast in Black to talk subjects spanning a universe between Anime and David Hasselhoff, as well as their new album 'From Hell With Love'! Enjoy!

[INTERVIEW STARTS 06:15 INTO THE EPISODE!] Johannes had to pinch his arm once or twice as childhood hero and fitness guru Diamond Dallas Page reached out to him to be a guest on Metal Break. Talks are going all over the place but most of all it's about DDP's insane drive. Enjoy!

[INTERVIEW STARTS AT 09:02] In part 2 of Johannes’ conversation with Matt they talk about touring, privacy, social media and what it was like starting out young.