Ready to Mosh

It's the first episode of the month and we've taken a look at everything that's happened over March including the latest Download Festival announcement, the latest Bloodstock Festival news and more. We've also picked out the highly anticipated albums from Ministry, Devestator, These Wicked Rivers, Judas Priest and more. Listen now to find out which one got the highest ever rating! Hosted on Acast....

We're back with another special mini mosh and this episode is a live review of a band we've followed since the beginning, Lake Malice. With support from Lavire and High Regard we watched this at another new venue for us - Rough Trade Records in Nottingham. Find out our thoughts on the venue and all of the bands. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're back at our local venue for the long awaited return of Master Charger, a band that haven't played in our town for 4 years. With support from Cower Hounds! and Fakehead, find out our reaction to watching the bands for the first time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With 21 weeks (at time of recording) to go, we're getting closer to festival season and in this episode we had the opportunity to chat with Bloodstock Festival Director and Band Booker, Vicky Hungerford. We had so much to discuss, including the latest announcement on the Lemmy tribute, highlights since the festivals inception, the RTM quickfire round and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...

We return with another live gig review. In this week's episode we chat about the recent show from Greg Puciato (ex Dillinger Escape Plan) with support from Trace Amount at the Rescue Rooms in Nottingham. Find out about the merch, stage antics and of course the performances from the evening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's time for the monthly roundup so we've taken a look at the big talking points for February including the pricing of Pearl Jam and AC/DC tickets. Plus we've handpicked some singles and albums over the last month and give our thoughts on them. We'll also chat about the things we've been doing, what's coming up and the merch count for February. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

It's interview time again and this week we have the newly reformed Toranaga UK. Originally forming in 1985 the thrash legends are back with a bang and Kev caught up with them to talk about the early days touring with the likes of Celtic Frost, Saxon, Manowar and Venom. Plus their touring plans for 2024, new music and how the industry has changed over the years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

It's time for another guest interview and in this episode we had a chat with Nachtghul from the blackened thrash band Devastator. We discussed the bands history, their new upcoming album Conjurers of Cruelty, the highlights from the last 2 years and their first European shows in the Netherlands and Germany. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's our first mini mosh of the year and for this one, we went to a new venue in our home town. It's been a long time since we've had a metal gig in the area so we went along to show our support for Swarms, Kaparilion and We Are Sovereign. Hear our thoughts on the venue and the three bands that played. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our first arena gig of the year gives us the chance to review Enter Shikari on their UK tour with support from Fever 333 and Noahfinnce. We discuss our trip to the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham, chat about our highlights from the show and what you can expect later this year at Download Festival. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have another guest interview this week, Dan Lucas the lead vocalist and guitarist from Thrasherwolf. We've had the pleasure of seeing the band live and discuss some of their performances and highlights over the last year. We also spoke about their new album, expected later this year, and their plans for 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a new month and we thought we'd take a look at everything that's happened over January including the latest Download Festival announcement. We've also picked out some singles and highly anticipated albums over the last month and give our thoughts on them. We also chat about the things we've been up to, what we have coming and the merch count for January. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

With a new tour recently announced for the UK, it seemed to be an appropriate time for an episode about one of our all time favourite musicians Wednesday 13. The Duke of Spook has released 9 studio albums and we thought we'd give them all a fresh listen, chat about our most loved tracks and rank the albums. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We all love live music but what gets your goat at a gig or festival? Initially we weren't sure if there would be enough to talk about but..........There's also your suggestions about your biggest irritations and gripes at a show and it seems we're all thinking the same things. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joining us this week are Joey and Kodi from South of Salem. They had a phenomenal 2023 which saw them play shows supporting W.A.S.P. and Wednesday 13 plus their own sell-out headline tour and a number of festivals, including an incredible performance at Stonedead We chatted with the band about all of this along with discussing their upcoming second album, Death of the Party, the shows planned for...

It's our first interview of the year and this week we talk to Rob, guitarist of death metal band Yersin. We chat about the music scene in the north east, the transition of changing to a three piece band and their upcoming second album The Scythe is Remorseless. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Where we're going we don't need roads.....That's right we're back to the future again and to kick off the new year we've taken a look at the festivals, gigs and album releases we're most excited about for 2024. So sit back, let the hangover disappear and find out more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The big day is finally here and to celebrate Moshmas we're giving you the opportunity to listen back to a festive episode about Gem's favourite alternative Xmas songs and the reaction of our own Grinch Kev. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the review of the year podcast episode and we turned this into a winecast. There was lot's of alcohol consumed as we said some big thanks to all of the people involved and listening this year. Of course we talked about our favourite albums, singles and festivals of the year and some of the things we thought we're amongst the overrated. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

We're almost at the end of the year and this episode is our final guest interview of 2023. We had a chat with Ed and Kieron from Vast Slug and discussed their issues with Spotify, some interesting song titles, merch and their latest EP Children of the Cunt. They also had the RTM quiz to face and also told us about their drummer RoboTron 5000. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...

It's interview time again and in this episode Kev P sat down for a chat with Skip from Gutlocker, who we think are one of the hardest working bands on the scene right now. They had a chat about the amount of time they've been on the road, the release of their latest single The Payoff and how work is progressing on their new album. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have another live review in this episode, with a 5 band thrash extravaganza at the Hairy Dog in Derby. Headlined by the incredible Evile and supported by Hellfekted, King Abyss, Blacklist and Thrasherwolf this was a night of great music and beach balls! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ever wondered what it's like behind the scenes at the UK's biggest independent metal festival? Well now is the chance to find out as we speak to Adam Gregory from Bloodstock. As festival director, Adam oversees and helps to make the changes to help improve Bloodstock every year. We find out about everything from the logistics of setting up the festival right through to seeing the crowd reaction fo...

After seeing Massive Wagons put in another great performance we thought it would be a good idea to have a rewind back to episode 50, where we spoke to the frontman of the band Baz Mills about what life on the road is like, the creative process for one of the UK's hottest bands and we discover his favourite foods in the RTM Quickfire Round. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...

It seems like it's been an age since we both did a live review but where back with a bang. In this episode we review the latest show from Massive Wagons at the Rescue Rooms in Nottingham on the second half of the Triggered tour with support from RXPTRS. We also chat about ticket prices seeming to reach an all time high at venues in the UK and how much value shows in the past seemed to be. Hosted o...