Night Demon Heavy Metal Podcast

In August 2026, Jarvis from Night Demon caught up with western Canadian metal veterans Iron Kingdom at a show in St. John's, Newfoundland. That experience gave rise to a multipart conversation between Jarvis and Chris and Leighton from Iron Kingdom. This week you will hear about Iron Kingdom's ancient tour bus, a brief history of the band, their epic 34-show Canadian tour in summer 2026,...

This week we bring you the third and final installment of Jarvis's fascinating in-depth interview with Cirith Ungol co-founder Greg Lindstrom, reminiscing about the early days of the band. Greg talks about the many songs he wrote for Cirith Ungol in the late 1970s that were either not recorded until many years later or were never recorded at all, with perhaps some parts cannibalized for futur...

This week we bring you the second installment of Jarvis' insightful conversation with Cirith Ungol co-founder Greg Lindstrom. During this chat, Greg explains how Robert Garven, Jerry Fogle and he formed the short-lived band Titanic and how Titanic morphed into Cirith Ungol. He talks about early gear, early jam sessions, and early performances, including a disastrous stint supporting a theater...

This week you are in for a treat. Jarvis sat down with Cirith Ungol co-founder / bassist / guitarist Greg Lindstrom for an in-depth conversation. In this episode, Greg talks about his formative years growing up in southern California. There is discussion about his early music gear acquisitions, how he discovered new music, his fortuitous meeting with Rob Garven in 7th grade, early band experiences...

All good things must come to an end. And so it was for Night Demon's fall 2024 tour supporting King Diamond and Overkill throughout North America. The tour closed out with an Overkill headliner in El Paso, followed by a King Diamond hometown gig at The Bomb Factory in Dallas, Texas. The Night Demon guys recount their memories of those nights, their reflections of a truly memorable tour, and t...

As Night Demon's fall 2024 tour with King Diamond and Overkill hurtled toward a conclusion, there were two strong tour stops in Phoenix and Albuquerque in early December. The Phoenix show was particularly memorable because many friends of the band were on hand. After a day off featuring a visit to the alien abduction site in Snowflake, Arizona, the band rolled into Albuquerque, New Mexico for...

The fall 2024 King Diamond tour finally reached Night Demon's home market of Los Angeles, California. The guys played a highly successful gig in front of family, friends and industry contacts. From there, the tour rolled on to Las Vegas, where Overkill's involuntary travel delays wreaked havoc with Night Demon's preparations; however, the show ultimately went off without a hitch. Th...

Night Demon's fall 2024 tour with King Diamond and Overkill hit a major snag in Western Canada. Multiple heartbreaking gig cancellations because of the headliner's health issues, a pickup gig in Edmonton supporting Overkill, a bomb cyclone wreaking havoc on travel conditions, and an unexpected set of idle days in Ventura were all part of this experience. After six days off, the tour resu...

This week we bring you three wild days in the history of Night Demon. We pick up the story on November 16, 2024, with the boys supporting King Diamond and Overkill in the friendly territory of Salt Lake City, Utah. The next morning, the touring party split, with some heading south to Mexico City for a Cirith Ungol festival gig as the others headed north to Vancouver, Canada. Remarkably, both the U...

In mid-November 2024, Night Demon continued to power through a North American tour supporting King Diamond and Overkill. Fresh off a triumphant gig in Minneapolis, the band hit a setback in Waukee, Iowa, as Jarvis endured painful complications from his vocal surgery. The show went forward through sheer force of will, with a savvy adjustment to the setlist ("War Pigs") to cushion the blow...

In November 2024, the night after the infamous Chicken Bone Incident in Iowa, Night Demon played a scorcher of a gig opening for King Diamond at The Fillmore in Minneapolis, Minnesota. As a special treat, we bring you the complete audio of that memorable gig this week. Put yourself in the crowd on a night when Night Demon overcame a particularly difficult experience on the road to deliver a signat...

This week we bring you coverage of Night Demon's November 2024 shows in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Davenport, Iowa. The Milwaukee show supported King Diamond and Overkill at the famed Riverside Theater. "Obsidian" was back in the set (with audio to prove it), and there were post-gig adventures at a nearby speakeasy. The Davenport show was an Overkill headliner, with Night Demon in dir...

This week we continue our deep dive into Night Demon's fall 2024 tour supporting King Diamond and Overkill in North America. On November 7, 2024, the tour rolled into the great city of Chicago for a performance at the legendary, beautiful, historic Chicago Theatre. Although the venue was amazing, the day was not without challenges. You will hear about the impact of union hall restrictions on...

As Night Demon's fall 2024 tour supporting King Diamond and Overkill wended through North America, it eventually stumbled upon Cleveland, Ohio. This city is very special in Night Demon lore and legend, and this week's episode is devoted to that show. You will hear about the band's relationship to that city and its connection the storied Agora Theater. Additionally, we offer you exte...

This week we continue our coverage of Night Demon's fall 2024 tour with King Diamond and Overkill. The tale picks up in Mississauga, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto, at a comfortable modern venue nestled inside a casino. You'll hear audio of multiple songs aired by Night Demon that night, plus a glowing review of the gig. From there, we chronicle the perils and pitfalls of the border crossi...

This week's episode is devoted to November 2, 2024, when Night Demon performed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada alongside King Diamond and Overkill. We begin the tale with the drive north from Boston, a bit of UFO nerding out, and a treacherous border crossing gone smoothly. Then we dig into the Montreal show, where the guys played a blinder of a gig in front of a raucous and enthusiastic crowd, w...

This week we continue our comprehensive discussion of Night Demon's fall 2024 tour with the legendary King Diamond. This episode focuses on a two-night stand in Boston, Massachusetts. The first night was a King Diamond tour stop on Halloween. The guys talk about the special aspects of that day, including presenting King with lyrics to an unfinished song of his, sporting King Diamond makeup on...

This week we continue our coverage of Night Demon's fall 2024 tour with King Diamond by highlighting a pair of shows in Brooklyn, New York on back-to-back nights in late October. The first gig was an off day for the King Diamond tour, so Jarvis and Armand played a sweaty club show with their other band, the legendary Cirith Ungol from Ventura, California. The second night was a King Diamond t...

We continue our chronicle of Night Demon's fall 2024 tour supporting King Diamond and Overkill this week.  The story resumes at the St. Petersburg, FL show, which was at a beautiful large theater. Despite some technical issues, the show was a triumphant success for Night Demon, later celebrated with waterparks, slurpees and raccoons. After a long day off's drive to the metro Washington D...

This week we continue the epic story of Night Demon's fall 2024 tour supporting King Diamond and Overkill across America. We resume the tale on an off night for the King Diamond tour, which Overkill and Night Demon parlayed into a club gig at the Ground Zero in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The guys explain in some detail the venue setup, the setlist, the strategy for the evening, and a techni...

This week we continue following Night Demon on their epic North American trek supporting King Diamond and Overkill in fall 2024. The narrative resumes with a rare appearance in Indianapolis. Band and crew describe the benefits and pitfalls of performing at ornate old theaters that were not designed for 21st century heavy metal productions. You will learn how Night Demon paid tribute to the late, g...

This week we resume our chronicle of Night Demon's fall 2024 tour supporting King Diamond and Overkill. We pick up the tale with Night Demon confronting a 3,000 seat venue outside St. Louis, Missouri, with a huge stage and a massive crowd. They explain how they called an audible to include "Hallowed Ground" in the setlist tonight, and how they started changing up the set on a nightl...

This week we continue our deep dive into Night Demon's fall 2024 tour supporting King Diamond and Overkill throughout North America. We pick up the narrative after a long drive from Texas to Cincinnati. The guys explain the process of getting their feet wet and becoming comfortable with fellow touring bands and crews. Cincinnati was a seated show, and the boys discuss their feelings about tha...

This week, we join a roundtable discussion with Night Demon band and crew as they recount their recollections of their fall 2024 North American tour supporting King Diamond and Overkill. They discuss the logistics of being on such a large-scale tour with such a massive production. They also describe their feelings of detachment upon playing a seated show in Houston, TX where the venue was selling...

In fall 2024, Night Demon joined forces with King Diamond and Overkill for a U.S. tour. In this episode, we bring you the tour beginning in San Antonio, TX. All the uncertainty, in terms of budget, logistics, merch and so much more. But you will learn how the King Diamond and crew made the boys feel welcome and settle in to the first night of the tour in Texas, despite the big stage and everything...