The Metal Exchange Podcast

The Metal Exchange Podcast guys present an exclusive conversation with Dreamseeker's Johannes Frykholm. In this very special episode, Johannes returns to The Metal Exchange to discuss all things Dreamseeker, including how the band came into existence, the inspiration behind their debut album, and of course all things Chrono Trigger! https://www.facebook.com/dreamseekermetalopera *Become a Memb...

The Metal Exchange Podcast guys discuss Freedom Call's 2001 release, "Crystal Emipre". Justin's Recommended Track: Rise Up Chris' Recommended Track: Freedom Call https://www.freedom-call.net/ https://www.facebook.com/FreedomCallOfficial Listen to "Crystal Empire": https://open.spotify.com/album/4rZcv6qkD6klDCtxGi78of *Become a Member of our Patreon* ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

The Metal Exchange Podcast guys discuss 70,000 Tons of Metal 2026! https://70000tons.com/ https://www.facebook.com/70000tons *Become a Member of our Patreon* ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalExchangePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

The Metal Exchange Podcast guys discuss River of Nihil's 2025 release, "Rivers of Nihil". Justin's Recommended Track: The Logical End Chris' Recommended Track: American Dream ⁠ https://riversofnihil.com/ https://www.facebook.com/riversofnihil Listen to "Rivers of Nihil": https://open.spotify.com/album/5qwj8HdGnmlctKKAzbbi9m *Become a Member of our Patreon* ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

The Metal Exchange Podcast guys discuss Rush's 1981 release, "Moving Pictures". Justin's Recommended Track: Vital Signs Chris' Recommended Track: The Camera Eye https://www.rush.com/ https://www.facebook.com/rushtheband Listen to "Moving Pictures": https://open.spotify.com/album/2xg7iIKoSqaDNpDbJnyCjY *Become a Member of our Patreon* ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

The Metal Exchange Podcast guys discuss Judas Priest's 1990 release, "Painkiller". Justin's Recommended Track: Metal Meltdown Chris' Recommended Track: A Touch of Evil https://judaspriest.com/ https://www.facebook.com/OfficialJudasPriest Listen to "Painkiller": https://open.spotify.com/album/7LgrhuKnAXpNEv8qzcVd2t *Become a Member of our Patreon* ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

The Metal Exchange Podcast guys discuss their favorite albums of 2025! *Become a Member of our Patreon* ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalExchangePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *Purchase our theme song - "The Blade of Nicch...

The Metal Exchange Podcast guys discuss Sentenced's 2002 release, "The Cold White Light". Justin's Recommended Track: Blood & Teras Chris' Recommended Track: Excuse Me While I Kill Myself Listen to "The Cold White Light": https://open.spotify.com/album/2UUrCWkWqrFDuJJ5qr8dw6 *Become a Member of our Patreon* ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

The Metal Exchange Podcast guys discuss Savatage's 1986 release, "Fight for the Rock". Justin and Chris' Recommended Track: Red Light Paradise https://savatage.com/ https://www.facebook.com/savatage Listen to "Fight for the Rock": https://open.spotify.com/album/1jKevVsn1Z1NqplGevM8Sj *Become a Member of our Patreon* ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

The Metal Exchange Podcast guys discuss Annihilator's 1989 release, "Alice in Hell". Justin's Recommended Track: Word Salad Chris' Recommended Track: Human Insecticide https://www.annihilatormetal.com/ https://www.facebook.com/annihilatorband Listen to "Alice in Hell": https://open.spotify.com/album/5oKZacGOXxb7A2OwXgh9UY *Become a Member of our Patreon* ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

The Metal Exchange Podcast guys discuss Angra's 2001 release, "Rebirth" and 2002 release, "Hunters and Prey". Justin's Recommended Track: Unholy Wars Chris' Recommended Track: Visions Prelude ⁠ https://angra.net/ https://www.facebook.com/AngraOfficialPage Listen to "Rebirth": https://open.spotify.com/album/3L3A8rS7lCRMTFdUB74omd Listen to "Hunters and...

The Metal Exchange Podcast guys discuss Tiamat's 1994 release, "Wildhoney". Justin's Recommended Track: Do You Dream of Me? Chris' Recommended Track: Gaia https://www.tiamatmerch.com/ ⁠ https://www.facebook.com/tiamat/ Listen to "Wildhoney": https://open.spotify.com/album/3cZKRfWxeGvhUKsH4VFhFf *Become a Member of our Patreon* ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

The Metal Exchange Podcast guys discuss Corrosion of Conformity's 1991 release, "Blind". Justin's Recommended Track: White Noise Chris' Recommended Track: Dance of the Dead https://coc.com/ https://www.facebook.com/corrosionofconformity Listen to "Blind": https://open.spotify.com/album/7kLqk3fireCdZxAZmCud3k *Become a Member of our Patreon* ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

The Metal Exchange Podcast guys discuss The Beatles' 1965 release, "Rubber Soul". Justin's Recommended Track: In My Life Chris' Recommended Track: Wait https://www.thebeatles.com/ https://www.facebook.com/thebeatles Listen to "Rubber Soul": https://open.spotify.com/album/50o7kf2wLwVmOTVYJOTplm *Become a Member of our Patreon* ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

The Metal Exchange Podcast guys discuss Draconian's 2015 release, "Sovran". Justin's Recommended Track: Dishearten Chris' Recommended Track: Stellar Tombs https://draconianofficial.com/ https://www.facebook.com/draconianofficial Listen to "Sovran": https://open.spotify.com/album/2qHw1dSeotZhiAByDAOpCD *Become a Member of our Patreon* ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

The Metal Exchange Podcast guys present an exclusive conversation with Stream of Passion's Marcela Bovio. In this very special episode, Marcela discusses all things Stream of Passion, including how the band came into existence, the songwriting process for the debut album "Embrace the Storm", and her lyrical inspirations. Marcela also talks about her ProgPower USA appearances, the ban...

The Metal Exchange Podcast guys discuss Mr. Bungle's 1991 release, "Mr. Bungle". Justin's Recommended Track: Squeeze Me Macaroni Chris' Recommended Track: Slowly Going Deaf https://www.mrbungle.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ou818 Listen to "Mr. Bungle": https://open.spotify.com/album/5TzQq2irJPHeHNnh11atPw *Become a Member of our Patreon* ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

The Metal Exchange Podcast guys discuss Helloween's 1996 release, "Time of the Oath". Justin's Recommended Track: Kings Will Be Kings Chris' Recommended Track: A Million to One https://www.helloween.org/ https://www.facebook.com/helloweenofficial Listen to "Time of the Oath": https://open.spotify.com/album/6xpurXZrmi2a31gpo6a60R *Become a Member of our Patreon* ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

The Metal Exchange Podcast guys present an exclusive conversation with Power Quest's Steve Williams & Steve Scott. In this very special episode, the Steve's discuss all things Power Quest, including how the band's reunion came together, their upcoming appearance at the Warriors of Steel Festival, and what the future holds for the UK's preeminent power metal band! https://www.po...

The Metal Exchange Podcast guys discuss Stream of Passion's 2005 release, "Embrace the Storm". Justin's Recommended Track: Passion Chris' Recommended Track: Out in the Real World https://streamofpassion.com/ https://www.facebook.com/StreamOfPassion Listen to "Embrace the Storm": https://open.spotify.com/album/70Bbdpfx9OiLWoEEW7Bfpb *Become a Member of our Patreon* ⁠...

The Metal Exchange Podcast guys discuss Green Day's 1995 release, "Insomniac", and 2000 release, "Warning". Justin's Recommended Track: Stuart and the Ave. Chris' Recommended Track: Stuck With Me https://greenday.com/ https://www.facebook.com/GreenDay Listen to "Insomniac": https://open.spotify.com/album/7d3nOmFvL51roNElAdpi9d Listen to "Warning"...

The Metal Exchange Podcast guys discuss Rammstein's 2001 release, "Mutter". Justin's Recommended Track: Sonne Chris' Recommended Track: Mein Herz Brennt ⁠ https://www.rammstein.de/ https://www.facebook.com/Rammstein Listen to "Mutter": https://open.spotify.com/album/7ikuEzL6xeAgu6yT6YVLy7 *Become a Member of our Patreon* ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

The Metal Exchange Podcast guys discuss At the Gates' 1995 release, "Slaughter of the Soul". Justin's Recommended Track: Need Chris' Recommended Track: Blinded by Fear https://atthegates.se/ https://www.facebook.com/AtTheGatesOfficial Listen to "Slaughter of the Soul": https://open.spotify.com/album/1m0px7K5tJndjxU6RIuL8U *Become a Member of our Patreon* ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

The Metal Exchange Podcast guys discuss Royal Hunt's 1995 release, "Moving Target". Justin's Recommended Track: Time Chris' Recommended Track: 1348 https://royalhunt.com/ https://www.facebook.com/royalhunt Listen to "Moving Target": https://open.spotify.com/album/0RMy5tAy815zz6n9nswA5h *Become a Member of our Patreon* ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

The Metal Exchange Guys present a recap of this year's ProgPower USA festival! https://progpowerusa.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ProgPowerUSA *Become a Member of our Patreon* ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalExchangePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *Purchase our theme...