The Metal Cell Podcast

Our guest tonight was Gavin Malone of the excellent 'That Sound Podcast' which focuses on many aspects of the music scene featuring guest interviews, album reviews and whoever that Gavin and his co-host Luke Cassidy admire. Link is below. "Pantera is back and are coming to take over your town!" In the second part of the show, we dive into the iconic band's epic return to the stage with new members...

A fans perspective. Hugh Brint & Brian Moloney are in the front row of nearly all the Metal/Punk gigs in Cork and further afield doing what thethey love best, supporting the music that they love. We are also joined by Evan Prendergast of Dead Cult Promotions. We dive deep into why it's crucial to support your local heavy metal scene and how doing so can help foster a vibrant, inclusive communi...

Bicurious are Gavin Purcell (Drums) and Taran Plouzané (Guitars/Vox); a confused, loud two-piece from Dublin, Ireland. They’ve built a loyal fanbase through extensive touring and have won over crowds both at home and abroad, establishing themselves as a recognizable force on the European rock scene. Bicurious released their second album Your Life is Over Now… on the 4th October 2024 via Big Scary...

Join myself, Danielle, Evan, Joe, Howard and Letty on this special Live Stream Podcast to celebrate one of the best years ever for Irish Metal releases. We run through all our lists of favorite releases, merch and favorite bands, select the 2024 MVP of the Metal Scene and answer all your questions. There's plenty of banter and laughs as we work our way through all of the below categories on this m...

I was delighted to be joined by Craig (Sea High) Hosey (Vocals) and Donal Bowens (Drums) of Idle Discourse to the podcast. The band are tearing up the Metal rule book by incorporating a huge amount of diverse influences and styles to create their own strange brew to intoxicate the punters. Their videos show a band that are creatively connected with their audience and with the release of their exce...

It was a pleasure to welcome Jim Knights (Guitars) & Chris Taylor (Vocals) of Manchester based The Leviathan onto the show for the first time. The Leviathan, who play extreme based metal with a healthy dose of doom infused groove, released the well received 'In Darkness It Crawls' on August 22, 2013 and then went on a hiatus for a couple of years. Members moved on to different projects and som...

Letty welcomed David (Guitars) Patryk (Drums/percussion) & Thea (Vocals) of Death Can Wait. No strangers to the podcast, it was great to have them back on to talk about their killer ep called 'Symptom of Suffering' which was released in October 2024. Fans of both the podcast and Death Can Wait will remember they released the well received 'Slowly Sinking' ep in February. Since then they have g...

It was a pleasure to welcome back John Roche (Guitar & Bass) & Shane "Red" Corcoran (Vocals) of brutal Death Metal band Crimson Butchery, to the show. Flying the flag for Death Metal, the Kilkenny duo have released their sophomore album 'Violence by Design' independently on November 1st. This album, like much of Crimson Butchery's work, has a masterful blend of technical riffs and drums an...

Barrfite is a band made up of: lead singer Harry Maloney, 19, from Stradbally in County Laois (near the border of County Kildare); guitarist Adam Hughes, 19, from Clarehall, County Dublin; bassist James Moriarty-Smyth, 19, from Sandyford in County Dublin; and drummer Sam Kelly, 18, from Newbridge, County Kildare. All four members of this outfit met last year while studying at the BIMM Institute mu...

I was delighted to welcome Greg (Vocalist) of Scottish Post Metal band Codespeaker, Tom (Guitars) of UK Post Metal band Hundred Year Old Man, Howard (Vocals/Guitars) of Irish Post Metal band Partholón and Evan of Dead Cult Promotions to talk about their upcoming Irish tour and dates. There was plenty to talk about especially with Codespeaker about to drop one of the best releases of 2024 with 'Sca...

It was a pleasure to welcome Julian (Vocals), Dave (Guitars) & John (Bass) of Cork based Perish The Thought onto the show. The group was formed in 2006 by Ian Walsh (Drums), and released two well received EPs in 2006 & 2008. The band expertly combine melody and hooks, whilst keeping the metal edge and groove throughout their songs. In 2009, Perish The Thought parted ways as the lads jumped...

The twice yearly Siege of Limerick is one of the most anticipated events in every Irish Metalheads calendar. A huge array of talented bands from Ireland & all over Europe, along with fans all flock to Dolans on Limericks dockside, to experience this free three staged affair with a huge emphasis on music, respect and craic. John & Ciaran Culhane established Siege of Limerick in 2008 and wit...

For this weeks podcast I'm joined by Roni from Words That Burn, Gav of Survivalist & Pete from LaVein, three of Irelands most powerful vocalists & also renowned live Metal acts.....I welcomed the lads onto the show to talk about their 'not to be missed' gig on Friday the 18th of October in the Academy 2 Dublin. Also joining the bands will be the unique Fuego Fatale, an all female alternati...

Cork-based noise merchants WORN OUT have self released their sophomore EP, LOW to huge critical acclaim on August the 30th. The EP follows the release of single "Deeper" in July, and comes alongside the announcement of a headline run across Ireland later in 2024, with support from Grief Ritual and Lure In. LOW sees WORN OUT embrace the aggressive, abrasive and chaotic aspect of their metallic soun...

Kuyang are an alternative hardcore music group from Dublin, Ireland consisting of Roy Geary (Vocals) Sean Keogh (Guitar) Korey Thomas (Bass) & Emmet McNamee (Drums). Kuyang throws ideas of traditional songwriting out the window, aiming to push the envelope of Hardcore, all the while bringing their intense live performances to the forefront. This chapter marks a new era for the group, returning...

Our special guest is Bariann Tuite of Fiadh Productions, New York. The U.S label’s founder and one-woman show, created Fiadh as a different kind of label, with a set of posted values in the bio: “Promoting all that is wild, dark & enchanting. Supporting animal rescue, rights & welfare. Female-run & antifascist." Other aspects of the label further set it apart, too — a commitment to pub...

It was a pleasure to have John O'Reilly (Vocals) & John Foley (Guitars) of Dublin Nu-Metal band Broken Habit on the show for the first time. The five piece with Rob (Guitars), Conor (Bass) and Andrew (Drums) started off life as a Linkin Park tribute band called Breaking the Habit in 2019. A name change, writing their own material and self producing saw them release their debut ep S.E.D.A.T.E....

Martina and the Moons is an all-female four-piece band based in Dublin. They were one of the 32 acts selected by Ex Oh Promotions to play Mainroom at “The Next Big Thing” in Workman’s last January. They have recently supported the band ‘Thumper’ in a sold out Workmans mainroom, and they will take part in the female-fronted festival ‘We’ve Only Just Begun’, in Whelans. Furthermore, they filmed an a...

Grave Sermon, known for their aggressive, chaotic, and blasting Death Metal, are set to release their new EP Liturgical Perversions on September 1, 2024. The band’s lineup includes current and former members from notable acts such as Legion of Wolves, Abaddon Incarnate, Thy Sinister Bloom, Aeternum Vale, Aesect, Twisted Element, and Ground of Ruin. It was a pleasure to welcome back on the show Cor...

It was great to welcome back Alex & Junior of Belfast band Lock Horns to the podcast to talk about their new release 'Red Room'. Lock Horns have gone out and recorded one of the heaviest albums of the year, there simply is no room for sentimental acoustical passages or long self indulgent solos. This is pulsing, nerve shredding hatred and rage confined within the twenty eight minutes that make...

Partholón, known for their ability to seamlessly blend lingering melodies with crushing riffs, has been a driving force in the Post-Metal/Sludge scene since their inception. Hailing from Cork, Daniel Howard (Vocals/Guitars) & Alan Setter (Drums/Backing Vocals) have seen numerous changes to their band, musician wise yet their collective musical prowess has earned them acclaim for pushing the bo...

Letty catches up with Aaron (Vocals/Bass), Sean (Guitars/B.Vocals) & Jake (Drums) of Dublin Thrash/Groove Metal band Unmaker in this pre-recorded interview before they played a sold out show at the Academy supporting Cavalera Conspiracy. The band chat about the prep for recording their second album, producers, influences and a few other topics before they hit the stage! (Audio only) Unmaker li...

It was a pleasure to welcome a brand new band to the podcast, the Laois based Chiral Labs. The band experiment with all forms of punk, metal, rock and dance to create their own hyrid form of alternative metal. Formed by guitarist, producer and sound engineer, Gary Duncan from Portlaoise, a producer at Red Lake Sound locally, and vocalist Adam Brewer, originally from Dublin, the lads were joined by...

It was a pleasure to welcome Willow (Vocals/Bass) and Luke (Drums) of Tech Death/Thrash band Aesect onto the show. The band have released three absolutely face melting singles so far with Willow stepping forward to take over vocal duties. I was really looking forward to discussing that brilliant transformation as a front man with Willow along with the thought process that went into the videos to m...

It was great to welcome brothers Sean and Tomás Hynes of the relatively new band, Adversary on the show. Word has travelled quickly in the Irish Scene about the three piece following blistering sets at The Siege of Limerick and Metal to the Masses. Formed by Sean Hynes as a one man project, Adversary starting releasing demos in 2022 before announcing they were a three-piece in 2023, consisting of...