Night Demon Heavy Metal Podcast

In this week's episode, we conclude our in-depth investigation of Night Demon's brand-new banger entitled "The Last Day."  The guys take you through the lyrical inspiration for the song, including ancient texts and apocalyptic imagery, but filtered through Night Demon's collective psyche to deliver a warning, a message, and a challenge to the discerning listener. You will...

This week we begin our deep dive into "The Last Day," the new Night Demon single released as part of the Decibel Magazine Flexidisc Series in July 2022. "The Last Day" has been hailed as "Vysteria pt. 2" and vies for the title of thrashiest Night Demon song ever. In this episode, we dig into the origins of the song, beginning with a riff that Armand had during the wri...

This week we bring you the final installment of the "Return to the Road" series of episodes chronicling the Night Demon / Midnight European Attack Tour through May and June 2022.  The narrative resumes the morning after the triumphant Frost and Fireland Festival in Derry, Northern Ireland.  From there, Jarvis, Armand and Dusty take you through the chaotic last days of the tour.  You&apos...

This week we give you an in-depth recap of the Frost and Fireland Festival that Night Demon organized in Derry, Northern Ireland, on June 17-18, 2022.  You will hear about all the bands who performed, complete with audio clips from each set. The Night Demon members describe the challenges in putting on the event, and recount stories of both the victorious moments and the parts where everything wen...

This week we continue our recap of Night Demon's May/June 2022 tour through Europe with Midnight. We pick up the story at the Into the Grave Festival in the Netherlands, where logistical snafus resulted in a rare AWOL for Rocky during "The Chalice."  From there, we follow the tour through successful shows in Antwerp, Bristol, Glasgow and Manchester. You'll hear the inside scoop...

In this week's episode, we continue our in-depth account of Night Demon's European tour in May and June.  We begin by unveiling plans for a forthcoming Night Demon-related project, in the form of a Night Demon photo book being compiled by German photographer Sebastian Wilke, who joined the band on the road for part of this tour. But the bulk of this episode is a description of Night Demo...

This week we continue our in-depth chronicle of Night Demon’s European Attack Tour 2022 in May and June.  We pick up the tale with the band stranded on the side of the Autobahn in a broken-down van just hours after a massively triumphant gig at the Rock Hard Festival.  The guys recount the logistical nightmares they endured to make it to Berlin.  They then describe the cool Berlin show, followed b...

This week we rejoin Night Demon for a three-show run in Germany on the European Attack tour in early June 2022. Our journey this week takes us from Weinheim to Oldenburg and finally to the vaunted Rock Hard Festival in Gelsenkirchen. You will hear about troublesome strobe lights in Oldenburg and why the guys were so eagerly anticipating the Rock Hard gig. Alas, vehicle troubles threatened to derai...

This week we continue following Night Demon's exploits and adventures through Europe on tour in May/June 2022.  The story picks up with the band heading to Slovenia, still in search of the missing gear bag that the airline misplaced in Austria.  You'll learn what happens when a band member misreads a schedule in 24-hour format and the ensuing chaos. From there, the narrative shifts to a...

This week we continue the insider report on Night Demon's European Attack Tour in May 2022. As the narrative resumes, we find the band stranded after playing a festival in Bavaria, with a broken-down van an hour away and another festival gig to play the next day. From there, Jarvis, Armand and Dusty tell tour stories that include performing in heavy rain at the Bavarian Metal Battle festival,...

In late May 2022, Night Demon returned to the road on European shores for the first time since the pandemic. In this episode, the guys walk you through the first shows of the tour, from Eindhoven, Netherlands to Hamburg, Germany to the Metalheadz Open Air Fest in Bavaria.  You will hear tour stories of wild nights on the Reeperbahn and crushing frustration with van breakdowns, panicked logistics,...

This week, the Night Demon Heavy Metal Podcast celebrates its 100th episode with a special retrospective event. Host Nesbit looks back on some of his favorite passages and standout moments from the first 100 episodes. Tune in to relive the goosebumps and triumphs of myriad milestones in Night Demon's career, from influences to former bands to formative recordings to the 2020 singles and all t...

Join us this week as we pry open a musty, long-forgotten time capsule, in the form of a newly unearthed interview that Jarvis did with Chris Kells for a Japanese publication called Heavy Metal Forces. The time was spring 2016. It was Night Demon's first US tour with then-new guitarist Armand. Dubbed "The Final Curse," this tour included performances of Curse of the Damned in its ent...

By now, you've all heard of the Frost and Fireland Festival set for June 17-18 in Derry, Northern Ireland. In this week's episode, we dig deep into Day 2 of the festival, which will feature performances from Wytch Hazel, Midnight, Satan and Cirith Ungol, as well as a special afterparty set from Dread Sovereign. You'll hear music and commentary from each of these bands, explaining wh...

Do you want to know more about Frost & Fireland? In this episode we dig deep into night 1, which will happen June 17 in Derry, Northern Ireland. You'll hear all about the bands who are booked for night one, including Darkest Era, Mythra, Night Demon, Gama Bomb, and Brian Downey's Alive and Dangerous. Hear samples from each band, as well as quotes from the artists about what Frost &am...

Did you hear the news? After a hiatus since October 2018, the legendary Frost and Fire Festival is back. This year's installment is being held in Derry, Northern Ireland on June 17-18, 2022. In honor of this special event, we look back in this episode on the history of Frost and Fire. We begin appropriately enough at the beginning, by discussing Jarvis's history of promoting live shows s...

Did you miss Night Demon's hometown record/beer release show on April 16, 2022? Or were you there and just want to relive it again? Either way, we've got you covered. This week is part 2 of our all-access pass into the Year of the Demon / Beer of the Demon release show at Casa Agria Specialty Ales in Oxnard, California.  You will hear audio clips from the gig, as well as detailed comment...

This week we give you an all-access pass to Night Demon's Year of the Demon release show held at Casa Agria Specialty Ales in Oxnard, California on April 16, 2022. The show doubled as a beer release show in honor of the Beer of the Demon release. Tune in to get the inside scoop about the Beer of the Demon, including flavor profile, ABV, and input from the band, plus a cool discussion about th...

This week, we delve into the live version of Iron Maiden's "Wasted Years" that appears on Night Demon's newly released compilation album, Year of the Demon .  The guys reflect on how they came to be familiar with Iron Maiden during their childhood years and how Maiden became an inspiration to each of them and to Night Demon as a whole. They talk about the mantra "What woul...

This week we conclude our examination of "Vysteria," the fourth 7" single released by Night Demon in 2020. The band discusses the track's lyrical themes, and explains how the lyrics came along as a collaborative process after the music had already been written and recorded. Jarvis takes you line by line through the lyrics to dispel some of the myths and misunderstandings about...

This week we begin exploring "Vysteria," the fourth 7" standalone single released by Night Demon in 2020 and a featured track on the new Year of the Demon compilation album. At the outset, the band members explain how this really isn't a pandemic song and how it's really about self-empowerment in the face of media manipulation and hysteria, all set against the backdrop of...

This week we take an in-depth look at Night Demon's cover of the Thin Lizzy classic "The Sun Goes Down," which is a featured track on the newly released Year of the Demon compilation album. Jarvis, Armand and Dusty explain their love of Thin Lizzy, their history of covering Thin Lizzy, and how they came to choose "The Sun Goes Down." You will hear how the song has been par...

This week we conclude our deep dive into "Are You Out There," the Thin Lizzy-inspired 2020 single that became a featured track on Night Demon's brand-new Year of the Demon compilation album.  Jarvis walks you through the lyrics, line by line, tying them not only to the tragic tale of Phil Lynott's downfall but also to much more personal experiences and observations.  The guys a...

This week we resume our deep dive into "Are You Out There," Night Demon's third 7" single of 2020 and a featured track on the newly released Year of the Demon compilation LP/CD/MC.  We begin with the band members discussing the premise that the song is more hard rock than metal, and explaining how the feel and vibe of the track are actually in harmony with Night Demon's et...

Today is a banner day in the history of Night Demon. Today we celebrate the release of the Year of the Demon compilation album, some two years in the making. In honor of this special occasion, this week we bring you a special "release day" episode. You'll hear the inside scoop directly from Jarvis about the forthcoming April 1 livestreams concerning the new Night Demon beer, as well...