The Metal Epidemic Podcast

Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Ohio Alternative outfit, RED TEMPLE PRAY. The bands new album, Can it Get Any Worse?, will be released on February 9th. FFO: Sign Language, Her New Knife, (less heavy) Deftones, Prize Horse, (later day) Taproot, Downward, Flower Language, Weezer. Band: https://www.facebook.com/redtemplepray/ Pre-Order: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/redte...

Join Dave & Duncan as they catch up with Ali & Joe from Glaswegian Hardcore Punk band, Go Down Fighting! Featuring members of Man Must Die and Divide, Go Down Fighting are the newest addition to the Glasgow Hardcore scene. Fully-charged and aggressive, with melodic undertones, Go Down Fighting's snarling attack maintains a time-tested sound, but with the skill of seasoned musicians. Go...

Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Berlin-based, heavy collective, Bipolar Architecture! The bands new album, Metaphysicize, will be released on February 2nd via Pelagic Records. FFO: Deafheaven, Der Weg Einer Freiheit, Thou, Cult of Luna, The Contortionist, Gaerea. Band: https://www.facebook.com/bipolararchitecture Pre-Order: https://bipolararchitecture.bandcamp.com/album/me...

Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from California Melodic Post-Hardcore trailblazers, Being As An Ocean. The bands new album, Death Can Wait, will be released on February 2nd via Out Of Line Music via Rough Trade / Believe Digital. FFO: Casey, Capsize, Counterparts, To Kill Achilles, La Dispute. Band: https://www.facebook.com/beingasanocean Pre-Order: https://baao.lnk.to/DeathCan...

Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from German funky hardcore band, Slope! The bands new album, Freak Dreams, will be released on February 2nd via Century Media Records. FFO: Beastie Boys, Rage Against The Machine, early Red Hot Chili Peppers, Turnstile, Dog Eat Dog, Snot, Faith No More, early Incubus. Band: https://www.facebook.com/slopegang/ Pre-Order: https://centurymedia.bandc...

Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Funeral Grind band, KNOLL. The bands new album, As Spoken, will be released on January 26th. FFO: Vermin Womb, Caustic Wound, Succumb, Of Feather And Bone, Infernal Coil, Clinging to the Trees of a Forest Fire, Hissing. Band: https://www.facebook.com/KnollGrind Pre-Order: https://knollgrind.bandcamp.com/album/as-spoken #FuneralGrind #AvantGa...

Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Gothic Industrial duo, ROSCIAN. The bands new album, THE FIRST DISGRACE, will be released on January 26th via Trepanation Records. FFO: Ulver, Drab Majesty, Depeche Mode, Coil, Author & Punisher, Hilary Woods, Throat. Band: https://www.instagram.com/roscian_uk/ Pre-Order: https://roscianuk.bandcamp.com/album/the-first-disgrace #Industria...

Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from New York-based avant-garde post-metal band, GUHTS. The bands new album, Regeneration, will be released on January 26th via New Heavy Sounds & Seeing Red Records. FFO: Gojira, Cult of Luna, YOB, Deftones, Bjork, Subrosa, Isis, Julie Christmas, Torpor, PJ Harvey, healthyliving. Band: https://www.facebook.com/guhtsband Pre-Order: https://gu...

Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Californian Melodic Death Metal band, Upon Stone! The bands new album, Dead Mother Moon, will be released on January 19th via Century Media Records. FFO: Children of Bodom, In Flames, Dissection, Darkest Hour, At The Gates, The Black Dahlia Murder, Dungeon Serpent, Shadows Fall. Band: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094619201907 P...

Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Portland progressive sludge masters, Lord Dying! The bands new album, Clandestine Transcendence, will be releases on January 19th via MNRK Heavy. FFO: High on Fire, Crowbar, Mastodon, Opeth, Corrosion of Conformity, Black Tusk, YOB. Band: https://www.facebook.com/LordDying Pre-Order: https://lorddying.bandcamp.com/album/clandestine-transcend...

It's time for the final part of our End of Year lists!! Dave, Duncan & Ross have gone back through the album releases from 2023 and re-listened to all of their favourites…and a few more. Now there’s only one thing left to do…order those sonsabitches! Join the guys as they count down 5-1 of their Top 20 Albums of 2023! Let us know your lists in the comments below! #Metal #BestMetalAlbums202...

It's time for Part 3 of our End of Year lists!! Dave, Duncan & Ross have gone back through the album releases from 2023 and re-listened to all of their favourites…and a few more. Now there’s only one thing left to do…order those sonsabitches! Join the guys as they count down 10-6 of their Top 20 Albums of 2023! Let us know your lists in the comments below! Part 4 coming soon! #Metal #BestM...

Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new EP from Sheffield hardcore unit, Rough Justice! The bands new album, Faith in Vain, will be released on January 12th via MLVLTD. FFO: No Relief, Tempers Fray, In Clover, Bad Seed, Grove Street, Malevolence, Dead End Path, Soulprison, Torn Between. Band: https://www.facebook.com/roughjusticesheffield/ Pre-Order: https://mlvltd.bandcamp.com/track/faith-i...

Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from California-based brutal death metal outfit, IRON FRONT! The bands new album, Hooked, will be released on January 12th on Creator-Destructor Records. FFO: 200 Stab Wounds, Snuffed On Sight, Skinless, Blood Duster, Bodybox, Mutate, Sanguisugabogg, Internal Bleeding, Suffocation. Band: https://www.instagram.com/ironfrontmetal/ Pre-Order: https:...

Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new EP from Danish metallic hardcore band, Lifesick! The bands new EP, Love and Other Lies, will be released on January 12th via Metal Blade Records. FFO: Xibalba, Merauder, Nails, Power Trip, Left Behind, Fuming Mouth, Year of the Knife, Wanderer. Band: https://www.facebook.com/lifesick Pre-Order: https://lifesickhc.bandcamp.com/album/love-and-other-lies...

Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Essex hardcore band, Splitknuckle! The bands new album, Breathing Through The Wound, is out January 12th on DAZE and Northern Unrest. FFO: Knuckledust, Special Move, 50 Caliber, Worst Doubt, Raiden, Stampin’ Ground, Full Contact, Realm Of Torment. Band: https://www.facebook.com/splitknuckle.skc/ Pre-Order: https://dazestyle.bandcamp.com/albu...

It's time for Part 2 of our End of Year lists!! Dave, Duncan & Ross have gone back through the album releases from 2023 and re-listened to all of their favourites…and a few more. Now there’s only one thing left to do…order those sonsabitches! Join the guys as they count down 15-11 of their Top 20 Albums of 2023! Let us know your lists in the comments below! Part 3 coming soon! #Metal #Best...

It's time for the End of Year lists!! Dave, Duncan & Ross have gone back through the album releases from 2023 and re-listened to all of their favourites…and a few more. Now there’s only one thing left to do…order those sonsabitches! Join the guys as they count down their Top 20 Albums of 2023! Let us know your lists in the comments below! Part 2 coming soon! #Metal #BestMetalAlbums2023 #Ne...

Dave & Duncan are back for the final monthly Metal Epidemic Podcast of 2023! On this podcast we’ll be reviewing the remaining gigs we attended over the last month, of which there were many, we’ll also be getting into our last round-up of albums we’ve been checking out, including our album of the month for November & December. Also, we’ll playing you some new singles we’ve been digging AND...

Dawnwalker have just finished a very successful tour throughout the UK, and Dave was there to catch up with Mark Norgate in Glasgow! Check out what Mark had to say about their current tour, playing the new material, Dawnwalkers recently released re-recording/remaster of Human Ruins, Mark's favourite releases from 2023, what's coming next from Dawnwalker and more! Buy music from Dawnwalker...

Healthyliving have just finished a very successful tour throughout the UK, and Duncan was there to catch up with Scott & Amaya in Glasgow! Check out what they had to say about their new album, the bands writing process, how they piece the tracks together, Amaya's vocal and lyrical approach to the songs and what's coming next from Healthyliving! Order 'Songs of Abundance, Psalms of...

The World Domination Tour rolled into Glasgow, and Duncan was there to catch up with Yngve & Nikki from Hardcore Punk band, Blood Command! Check out what they had to say about their current tour, how their new album came together, the release strategy, the recent vinyl resurgence, making music videos, what's next and much more! Order 'World Domination' here: https://bloodcommand.ba...

The Pain Remains Tour rolled into Glasgow, and Dave was there to catch up with Jason from Manchester riff slingers, Ingested! Check out what he had to say about his favourite moments of 2023, plus his Top 3 releases of the year, and what's next for the band! Order 'Ashes Lie Still' here: https://ingested.bandcamp.com/album/ashes-lie-still Ingested Online: https://www.ingested.co.uk/ ht...

Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Chicago Hardcore Punks, Stress Positions. The bands new album, Harsh Reality, will be released on December 8th via Three One G Records. FFO: Human Blot, Terminal Bliss, C.H.E.W., Snuffed, Dropdead, GEL, Buggin, Jivebomb. Band: https://www.instagram.com/stresspositions/ Pre-Order: https://stresspositions.bandcamp.com/album/harsh-reality #Punk...

Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new EP from UK Nu-Core band, Break Fifty! The bands new EP, Every Scream Became A Whisper In The Dark, is out December 7th. FFO: Alpha Wolf, Deftones, Moralslip, Lotus Eater, Stray From the Path. Band: https://www.facebook.com/BreakFiftyOfficial Pre-Order: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/breakfifty/every-scream-became-a-whisper-in-the-dar k #NuCore #Meta...