Night Demon Heavy Metal Podcast

This week's episode is devoted to Night Demon's second show in Tokyo in spring 2023, this one being in the centrally located Shinjuku area. The guys were stoked to encounter another nice venue with good sound, albeit downstairs with a low ceiling and wicked air conditioning onstage. You will hear their reflections and recollections on a setlist that began with the Outsider album then hit...

Astute listeners will recall that last week's episode concluded with Night Demon finally being allowed entry into Japan  after a harrowing delay at the hands of immigration officials in the Tokyo airport.  This week we resume the narrative by introducing you to Night Demon's tour manager / host and interpreter for this run of shows.  The guys offer their impressions of their initial enco...

After the successful Hell's Decibel tour of the USA, Night Demon regrouped and traveled to Japan for the very first time in spring 2023. In this week's episode, you will hear why Night Demon had never been to Japan before and why it was so meaningful for them to go there now. The guys talk about being in Germany for the Keep It True Festival en route to Japan, and then describe in detail...

This week we bring you a special episode featuring the frontmen of all three bands on the Hell's Decibels tour, namely Brian Ross of Satan, Jarvis Leatherby of Night Demon, and Trevor William Church of Haunt.  You will hear their impressions of the tour, their feelings of good will and camaraderie toward each other, and each band's plans and aspirations for the future.  Through it all, t...

This week, we conclude our coverage of Night Demon's cross-country jaunt with Satan and Haunt on the Hell's Decibels Tour. You will hear anecdotes, live audio, and shenanigans from tour stops in Brooklyn, upstate New York, New Jersey, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.  As always, we lift the curtain to give you the inside scoop about everything from bus parking fiascos to stolen jackets to be...

This week we continue our odyssey through the Hell's Decibels 2023 USA Tour.  Tour stops covered this week include a pair of dates in Night Demon's Ohio stronghold, plus gigs in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.  For each show, the guys share with you the inside scoop of what went down, show vibes, road stories, and entertaining vignettes.  Those are supplemented with live clips and testim...

This week we resume our tale of the Hell's Decibels spring 2023 tour.  We pick up the narrative at the 2 Minutes to Tulsa festival at the legendary Cain's Ballroom venue in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  From there, we follow the Night Demon lads through their adventures and misadventures at tour stops in St. Louis, MO and Grand Rapids, MI.  Are you out there?  Then tune in for the full behind-the-sc...

This week, our coverage of the 2023 Hell's Decibels Tour reaches the halfway point, as Night Demon roll through St. Paul, Minnesota; Chicago, Illinois; and Des Moines, Iowa. You will hear tour stories about clown bars, haunted venues, sickly Satan, white-knuckle bus rides, stolen trucks, Ethiopian food, and no sleep at all.  The band explains how they dealt with and overcame distinctly differ...

This week we continue our series of episodes chronicling Night Demon's spring 2023 Hell's Decibels tour with Satan and Haunt.  The story resumes in Dallas, Texas, where the tour landed one day after their triumphant performance at Hell's Heroes in Houston. You will hear what it was like to be the last band to perform on the outdoor stage at Amplified Live, complete with merch misadv...

This week we continue following Night Demon through their Hell's Decibels Tour of spring 2023.  We resume the tale as our weary heroes arrive in Amarillo, TX for a much-needed day off. You'll hear all about sketchy areas, country saloons, fried pickles, and more bus shenanigans. Then you'll come and take it with the band in Austin, where Night Demon thrived despite less than perfect...

This week we continue our in-depth coverage of the Hell's Decibels North American Tour featuring Satan, Night Demon and Haunt. We pick up the story with the overnight drive from Las Vegas to Salt Lake City, where unexpected malfunctions on the tour bus made for a harrowing ride. Hear why Aces High Saloon is such a cool place to play, but how severe weather rendered the ensuing drive to Denver...

This week we continue our narrative of the Hell's Decibels tour that rolled through North America in March and April 2023, with Night Demon joined by their brethren in Satan and Haunt.  We pick up the tale in Hollywood, CA with Night Demon coming face to face with their first-ever US tour bus. You'll hear how it wasn't all it was cracked up to be.  The guys explain why the next day&...

This week we give you an all-access pass to the beginning of Night Demon's spring 2023 USA tour supporting the Outsider album. The guys talk in detail about their tour preparations, including rehearsals, logistical arrangements, bus issues, gear issues, and myriad other fine points relating to the launch of an extensive tour.  The night before the tour began, Night Demon played their first ho...

There's a new man behind the drum kit in Night Demon these days. This week's episode is all about introducing you to "Brutal" Brian Wilson.  You will hear how Jarvis and Armand decided that Brian was the right man for the job, with Dusty's blessing.  Brian describes his musical upbringing, influences, and history as a player.  The guys take you inside the rehearsal room fo...

NNight Demon fans who have attended the band's recent shows have surely noticed that longtime drummer Dusty Squires is no longer playing with the band.  This week's episode explains why.  Dusty goes into great detail about why he felt the need to step away from the band to which he had devoted the last 9 years of his life.  Armand and Jarvis describe their thoughts and emotions.  You wil...

This week, we conclude our song-by-song deep dive into Night Demon's latest album, Outsider , by turning our attention to the epic closing track, "The Wrath."  Hear why the band members view it as the most ambitious song they have composed to date.  Listen to early demo recordings, and let Jarvis, Armand and Dusty walk you through the track, part by part. The band explains how they...

This week we continue our deep dive into Night Demon's new album, Outsider , by peeling back the curtain on the creative process underlying track 7, "A Wake."  You will hear the genesis of the song in early riff tapes, and the pressure-packed circumstances under which the band rediscovered those riffs late in the Outsider writing sessions.  The guys explain the necessity of not over...

This week we continue our examination of "Rebirth," which is track 5 from Night Demon's new Outsider album.  Jarvis, Armand and Dusty break down their respective parts in the song, explaining how they were written, what the thought process was, and their anecdotes and reflections along the way.  Then Jarvis and co-lyricist Laura Mulkeen go through the lyrics line by line and sometim...

As we continue wending our way through the songs on Night Demon's new Outsider album, we turn our gaze to track 5, "Rebirth."  This song was not chosen as a single, but it very easily could have been.  In this week's episode, the guys take you through the origins of "Rebirth," namely a series of scattered, unrelated riffs in different keys that Jarvis composed in Nort...

In this week's episode, we conclude our analysis of "Obsidian," track 3 on Night Demon's new Outsider album.  The guys take you into the studio to provide a full rundown of the recording process, the gear used, and so on.  Dusty talks drums and explains why "Obsidian" has been described in at least one review as "a real drummer's track."  Armand walks y...

In this week's episode, we begin our exploration of "Obsidian," which is track 3 on Night Demon's new album, Outsider .  Listen as we take you inside the studio for a behind-the-scenes look at the creative process.  You will learn how, over the span of roughly three weeks in October 2021, "Obsidian" evolved from a mere intro riff into a nearly complete song.  Along th...

This week's episode continues our exploration of "Beyond the Grave," the third and latest single from the newly released Outsider album.  The guys discuss the "progressive" nature of the song, how they compare it to other tracks from the Night Demon catalog, and why it represents their most ambitious songwriting to date.  They touch on the single artwork and explain why an...

This week's episode focuses on the brand-new Night Demon single entitled "Beyond the Grave."  This is the third single from the recently released Outsider album, and it marks one of Night Demon's most ambitious, adventuresome compositions to date.  You will hear early demos of this song dating back to a March 2018 riff tape. The guys explain how Jarvis wrote the bulk of the son...

Night Demon fans worldwide, rejoice! Today is the release day of the band's long-awaited third album, Outsider.  In honor of this momentous occasion, we present a special podcast episode in which two die-hard Night Demon fans who have lived with Outsider for quite some time break down their impressions of the album as a whole and each track individually.  You will hear clips from every single...

Here we are, one week before the anxiously awaited release of Night Demon's third full-length album, Outsider. To celebrate the occasion, we have a special treat for you all this week. Do you want to hear the full story of Outsider, the narrative concept that brings these songs to life?  Listen in and you'll get your chance.  Narrated by Jarvis Leatherby, the story of Outsider is present...