The Great Metal Debate Podcast

This fancast finds members of Knoxville metal act Inquiry With God waxing philosophical on all manner of topics! Intro music by CONTRA; track “Perception Of Life” by Inquiry With God used with permission from the artist. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/great-metal-debate-podcast/id1037874814 http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:66031413/sounds.rss https://www.youtube.com/channel/...

Long island technical death metal overlords Will Smith and Sam Smith from Artificial Brain are on the mic in this interview recorded January 21, 2017, prior to the band’s performance at The End in Nashville TN. Credits: excerpts from the track “Butchering Cosmic Giants” off the EP Butchering Cosmic Giants (2013) used with permission from the artist. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/great-metal-...

EPISODE 45 The guys are back for another year of metal debate! In this episode Gomthog shares his beef about a photographer at a recent show, and then the discussion turns to ‘gimmick’ metal groups. Later, the co-hosts clash over the new Metallica album and worth of thrash as a sub-genre! Credits: intro music by CONTRA, intro voice provided by Veronica Ortiz Rodriguez. “The Majestic Fall” by Myste...

Cognitive bassist Ian Bainbridge and guitarist Harry Lannon talk with Gomthog in this interview recorded January 21, 2017, prior to the band’s performance at The End in Nashville TN on their eastern US tour with Artificial Brain. Credits: excerpts from the track “Birthing The Deformity” off the album Deformity (Unique Leader, 2016) used with permission from the artist via EarsplitPR. https://itune...

American power metal advocate Camden Cruz of Seven Kingdoms joins the podcast in this interview recorded Jan. 11, 2017. Camden talks about the history of the band, the state of power metal in America, as well as the band’s latest effort – Decennium. Credits: excerpts from the song ‘Stargazer’ (Decennium, 2017) used with permission from the artist. itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/great…ast/id1037874814...

Guitarist Dale Sauve from symphonic blackened death metal warriors Endemise is on the show in this interview recorded December 15, 2016. Dale talks about the history of Endemise as well as giving the low-down on their most recent album Anathema. Credits: Excerpts from the track “Anathema” from the Endemise album Anathema (2016) used with permission from the artist. Thanks to Asher Media Relations...

Brian's interview with Christian metal icon Michael Sweet of Stryper prior to the band's performance at Marathon Music Works in Nashville TN on November 9, 2016. Music by CONTRA. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/great-metal-debate-podcast/id1037874814 www.facebook.com/thegreatmetaldebate www.youtube.com/channel/UCLC0ED1Ri2oNwBQW9All3Yw Have a question for the podcast, or a suggestion for an art...

The podcast is back with our annual countdown of top metal albums of the year! Early in the show, Mark ‘the Wolven King’ joins the episode to highlight several albums not on the podcast’s list. Credits: intro music by CONTRA, intro voice provided by Veronica Ortiz Rodriguez. The Winterhymn track “Blood Of The Moon” (Blood & Shadow, 2016) used with permission from the artist. itunes.apple.com/us/po...

Vicar of the wicked Necrol from Floridian black metal masters Secrets She Kept talks with Gomthog in this interview recorded December 8, 2016, prior to the band’s performance at Daisy Dukes in Nashville TN on their Eastern Damnation 2016 tour with Lustravi. Credits: excerpts from the track “Messiah Of Pus And Bleeding Excrement” off the album La fin absolue du monde (2010) used with permission fro...

Hunter Correll and Stephen Casciato from wild west heavy metal troubadours Stagecoach Inferno are on the podcast in this interview recorded December 2, 2016, prior to the CD release show for the band’s debut album ‘A Town Called Atonement’. Credits: excerpts from the track “Ol’ Soulbender” from the album A Town Called Atonement (2016) used with permission from the artist. https://itunes.apple.com/...

Brian’s twin experiences at the Chris Leone benefit and Slayer/Anthrax/Death Angel show take center stage in this podcast. Later, the guys debate what it means to for a metal band to “make it”. In between, the guys play great songs by WarClown, Ossonor, and Endemise! Credits: intro music by CONTRA, intro voice provided by Veronica Ortiz Rodriguez. “10 Below” by WarClown (Devastation With A Smile,...

Dynamic vocalist Matthew Dee Edmondson from Nashville hard rockers Killing Grace joins Brian in this interview recorded at the benefit for Chris Leone at Brewskees in Louisville KY on Oct. 15, 2016. Credits: excerpts from the track “Revolution” from the album ‘Killing Grace’ (Red Arrow Records, 2015) used with permission from Red Arrow Entertainment. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/great-metal...

Keyboardist Sam Hartman from atmospheric black metal shredders Anagnorisis visits the podcast in this interview recorded prior to the band’s performance at The End in Nashville. Sam talks in depth about the band’s origin, the creation of their latest album Peripeteia, and current tour. Credits: excerpts from the track “Metamorphosis” from the album Peripeteia (2016) used with permission from the a...

Drummer Dusan Djeric and vocalist Giulia Morgana from the melodic metal band Overcrown join the podcast in this interview recorded October 30, 2016. Guilia and Dusan talk about the band’s beginnings, their soon-to-be-released album ‘Higher’, as well as future plans for the band. Credits: excerpts from the track “Yggdrasil” from the album Higher (Overcrown, 2016) used with permission from the artis...

In this special interview recorded at the massive benefit concert – featuring nine rock and metal bands - playing to support Kingslayer singer Chris Leone who was recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, Brian talks with all the members of Kingslayer prior to that show at Brewskees. The band members talk candidly about their love for music and their brother in crisis. Credits: excerpts from the...

Death Angel's Will Carroll joins the podcast in this interview recorded in Atlanta GA on October 5, 2016. Credits: excerpts from the track "Lost" (The Evil Divide, 2016) used with permission from Nuclear Blast Records. Thanks to EarsplitPR for facilitating this interview! itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/great-metal-debate-podcast/id1037874814 www.facebook.com/thegreatmetaldebate www.youtube.com/channe...

Black metal takes center stage this episode with Gomthog recounting his experience at the Belphegor show in Nashville. Later, the guys discuss whether musicians should control the rights to their own music, and Brian ends the show with a classic 80s metal rant! Credits: intro music by CONTRA, intro voice provided by Veronica Ortiz Rodriguez. “Let The Curtain Fall” by Karkaos (2016) used with permi...

Abigail Williams mastermind Ken Sorceron joins the podcast in this interview recorded following the band's performance in Nashville TN opening for Belphegor! Credits: music by CONTRA. Thanks to EarsplitPR for facilitating this interview! itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/great-metal-debate-podcast/id1037874814 www.facebook.com/thegreatmetaldebate www.youtube.com/channel/UCLC0ED1Ri2oNwBQW9All3Yw Have a q...

Singer and mosh pit inciter Jason Keyser from Origin returns to the podcast in this interview recorded Sept. 2, 2016, prior to a show in Nashville TN. Jason reflects on the current tour and life on the road, discusses the recent squabble with tour-mates Shining, as well as what’s coming up for Origin in the future! Credits: excerpts from the song ‘All Things Dead’ (Omnipresent, 2016) used with per...

The guys return to debate following the recent show at The Warehouse in Clarksville TN. After talking about the show, they struggle with the question of whether metal is being killed by clichés. Later, Brian hits Gomthog with the claim that music is all about feeling. Along the way, the guys play great songs by Overcrown, Of Serpents, and Lost In Silence! Credits: intro music by CONTRA, intro voic...

Guitarist Joshua Murphy of mid-western old-school thrashers War Curse is on the podcast in this interview recorded August 1, 2016. Gomthog gets up to speed with ‘Murphy’ on War Curse's recent mini-tour of the US supporting Solstice, how the band developed the material for their debut EP “Final Days”, as well as what’s coming up for War Curse. Credits: excerpts from the track “Final Days” from the...

Brian is back on this episode, where he weighs in all a multitude of topics! After sharing his experience at the Stryper/Lynch Mob show, Gomthog gets Brian’s take on the topics of bands using alcohol and whether fans should tip bands. Amid the debate, the guys listen in to molten metal tracks by Valyria and Lustravi! Credits: intro music by CONTRA, intro voice provided by Veronica Ortiz Rodriguez....

Morgan Weller, frontwoman for disciples of darkness Lustravi, joins the podcast in this interview recorded July 25, 2016, to talk about the band's history and new album 'Cult of the Blackened Veil'. Excerpts from the track "O Sanctifier" from the album Cult Of The Blackened Veil (Obscure Musick, 2016) used with permission from Lustravi. itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/great-metal-debate-podcast/id1037...

Crepuscle singer/guitarist Eligio Tapia is on the call in this metal artist interview recorded on July 11, 2016. Eligio talks about the band’s history, the Bay-area metal scene, the album ‘Draconian Winter’, as well as the group’s most recent project. Credits: excerpts from the track “Draconian Winter” from the Crepuscle album Draconian Winter (2014) used with permission from the artist. https://i...

Metal Mark invades the podcast in the latest show to talk Pantera! Mark gives his perspective on the band, and makes the case for Pantera being among the most influential metal acts of all time. Later, Gomthog introduces Mark to the concept of “Heavy Mandolin”! Credits: intro music by CONTRA, intro voice provided by Veronica Ortiz Rodriguez. “The Wild” by Black Absinthe (Early Signs Of Denial, 201...