Night Demon Heavy Metal Podcast

This week we conclude our coverage of Night Demon's October 2024 headlining run through Europe supporting the Outsider album.  The tour wrapped up with a triumvirate of gigs in Freiburg, Germany; Dijon, France; and Weinheim, Germany. Among the noteworthy events at these shows were a Rocky-led birthday celebration for Brian, a DIY festival that unfortunately ran late, and a Saturday night spec...

This week we continue our coverage of Night Demon's October 2024 headlining run through Europe, supported by Traveler. The narrative resumes with a show in Namur, Belgium, at an unlikely venue that was a converted cable car station atop a hill.  Despite unexpected lighting challenges and volume limits, the band had a good show and won over many new fans.  From there, Night Demon proceeded to...

This week we continue our coverage of Night Demon's fall 2024 run through Europe, supported by Canadian titans (and now sadly defunct) Traveler. The narrative picks up with a show at the new, larger MTS Records location in Oldenburg, Germany, with additional support from a Night-Demon inspired German band called Dawnrider. The tour moves on to the tiny German village of Neuenhaus, where a lon...

This week we continue our coverage of the Keep It True Rising festival in Wurzburg, Germany in October 2024. Billed as Cirith Ungol's final European performance, the gig was a disaster from the very beginning. Plagued by technical issues and an unexpected slip and fall, the show took a turn for the worse with a Night Demon hater / heckler. The guys speak candidly about how they battled throug...

This week we spotlight the fall 2024 leg of the Outsider European Tour.  After the Blades of Steel Festival in Wisconsin, the boys unite in Linz, Austria for a special Cirith Ungol headlining show in a packed club. Then they move on to Wurzburg, Germany for the Keep It True Rising festival, You'll hear all about the venue and pedigree of the fest, Jarvis's uncomfortable guest appearance...

This week we bring you the final installment of our coverage of Night Demon's summer 2024 European tour.  We run through shows in Stuttgart, Switzerland and Spain, with commentary from the band and the crew as well as live clips from the gigs themselves. You will hear about oversold venues, volume restrictions, an epic jam in the crowd in Spain, and a missed connecting flight out of Lisbon. ...

This week we spotlight Night Demon's appearance alongside Cirith Ungol at Poland's Black Silesia Open Air Festival in summer 2024.  You will hear all about the unique setting of the festival, the decidedly extreme orientation of the roster, and technical innovations and shortcomings.  Through commentary from the band, crew and a die-hard fan, we explain why this was such a special gig fo...

This week we continue our chronicle of Night Demon's summer 2024 run through Europe.  This episode finds the lads crossing the border from Germany into Poland for shows in Poznan and Warsaw.  You will hear the inside scoop from both gigs, including overzealous fans, lessons learned, commercial film crews outside the venue, losing lights on trailers, and fistfights over setlists.  As always, w...

This week's episode finds Night Demon and crew back on European soil after conquering Australia and China.  A quick stopover in Sweden for a Cirith Ungol appearance at Sweden Rock Festival segued into the second leg of Night Demon's Outsider European Tour, beginning June 8, 2024.  In a roundtable discussion format, the Night Demon band and crew recount their recollections of the first fo...

This episode is devoted to the Night Demon and Cirith Ungol appearances at the Flaming Metal Festival in Beijing, China on June 3, 2024.  The day was not without adversity, as several members of the touring party were ill, the lighting console was indecipherable, and Rocky was not in peak form.  But the audience was amazing, both bands played killer gigs, and the show was an overwhelming success. ...

This week, we follow Night Demon in June 2024 as they traveled from Melbourne, Australia to Beijing for their first-ever performance in China.  You will hear how this show came to be, the lengthy application / approval process for Night Demon and Cirith Ungol to perform in China, and the arduous travel arrangements that brought them there.  Learn why both bands had to perform without their traditi...

This week we bring you a report on the finale of Night Demon's four-date Australian tour in spring 2024.  You will hear how adversity struck as the band arrived in Melbourne, with drummer Brian Wilson falling ill.  You will also learn of perseverance as Night Demon and tourmates Cirith Ungol conquered a packed house in a cool venue in Melbourne under the watchful eye of unexpected friends fro...

This week we continue our coverage of Night Demon's May 2024 Australian tour, highlighting the show in Sydney.  You will hear all about missed tourist opportunities, killer lawn bowling vibes, freakish bats, unwell Cirith Ungol, and the joys of being back on track.  As always, you will hear live audio from the magnificent gig in the heart of Australia. Become a subscriber today at nightdemon....

This week we continue our coverage of Night Demon's spring 2024 Australian tour by focusing on the Canberra show.  You will hear about the long distances that brought Night Demon to the city of Canberra, the primitive nature of the venue and the arrangements, and how the band had to soldier on when headliners Cirith Ungol were forced to cancel because of illness.  The guys explain how they ha...

This week we bring you all the inside scoop of Night Demon's debut performance in Australia at The Zoo on May 29, 2024, supporting Cirith Ungol.  You will hear of the band's quest for koala bears and kangaroos by day, before they went to work at legendary (and now defunct) venue The Zoo. The guys talk about the good sound, great gear and overall awesome vibe in the room that night.  Find...

In late May 2024, following the conclusion of the wildly successful North American tour supporting Blind Guardian, Night Demon finally had the opportunity to play Australia.  In this episode, you will hear all the whys and wherefores about how it came about, why this run was so important to the band, how complicated the logistics were, and why the pairing with Cirith Ungol made more sense than eve...

For several weeks now, we've been sharing all the details of Night Demon's spring 2024 North American tour supporting the German legends Blind Guardian. This week, we close out this series of episodes with a live soundtrack of Night Demon's favorite performances from this tour.  You'll hear an astonishing setlist running as follows: Outsider, Screams in the Night, Escape from B...

This week we conclude our exhaustive coverage of Night Demon's spring 2024 North American tour opening for Blind Guardian.  The guys describe reuniting with beloved ex-drummer Dusty in Pennsylvania on a day off. They talk about memorable tour-ending gigs in Harrisburg, PA and Cleveland, OH, at the latter of which Blind Guardian pulled off an epic prank during "The Chalice." Then the...

This week we follow Night Demon's spring 2024 trek opening for Blind Guardian back onto US soil for a show in Worcester, Massachusetts. You will learn why the show was challenging from a technical standpoint, but how the lads in Night Demon salvaged triumph from the jaws of defeat anyway.  Then the narrative shifts to Night Demon's massive gig at the Palladium in Times Square, Manhattan,...

This week we continue with our narrative of Night Demon's spring 2024 tour supporting Blind Guardian in North America. We pick up the tale with an epic show in Montreal, Canada. It was the biggest selling show of the tour, but it came with a variety of logistical challenges. You will hear all about this magical night, complete with audio from the triumphant gig.  Afterwards, the band navigate...

This week we continue telling the tale of Night Demon's adventures supporting Blind Guardian on their spring 2024 North American Tour.  We resume the story at a small venue in Des Moines, Iowa, where the band overcame an undersized stage and logistical challenges to deliver a top-notch show.  The following day was an 837-mile forced march to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, complete with a treachero...

This week our ongoing deep dive into Night Demon's spring 2024 tour opening for German heavyweights Blind Guardian continues with tour stops in Denver, Colorado and Minneapolis, Minnesota. You will hear what the band did in Colorado to commemorate May 4, including equipping Rocky with a light saber and playing a special Star Wars themed outro at the end of the set. After that, the tour rolled...

This week we continue with an in-depth recap of Night Demon’s spring 2024 North American tour supporting German stalwarts Night Demon.  We pick up the narrative with the gig in Seattle, Washington. You will hear about Seattle’s significance to the guys, the beautiful historic venue, and how the band navigated logistical challenges including a curfew that threatened to diminish their show.  From th...

This week we resume our narrative of Night Demon's spring 2024 tour supporting German masters Blind Guardian in North America.  This episode picks up gigs in San Francisco and Portland. You will hear all about the historic venue in San Francisco and the accompanying sound issues. Then it's on to Portland where a massage appointment goes awry, a gig is awesome, and the backstage party mak...

Our tale of Night Demon's 2024 North American tour supporting German legends Blind Guardian resumes with the long and arduous drive from Austin to Phoenix, as high crosswinds, automatic braking features and a sandstorm wreak havoc on the touring van and touring party. You will hear how the band made the most of a small, packed room in Phoenix, then carried on to Los Angeles for one of the hig...