The Metal Forge®

Up and Comers in the Louisville Glam Metal Scene, Stolen Prayer will be coming IN the Metal Forge for their FIRST interview... http://www.stolenprayer.com  IG: @stolenprayerky Links to our Sponsors & Partners: Ageless Art Tattoo & Piercing: http://www.agelessartclarksville.com Mom's Music/Maxwell's House of Music: http://www.momsmusic.com http://www.maxwellshouseofmusic.com IG: @momsm...

Started out as a concept band called Centaur in 1973, later renamed to Mikl Body Rock and toured throughout North America. In 1976, while touring Canada, Jon Mikl Thor met Frank Soda and they formed Thor and the Imps. One year later, signed to RCA, Jon Mikl Thor formed a new incarnation of the band called simply Thor. In 1986 Jon Mikl left the band in order to focus on his actor career. Thor reuni...

The White Crone Speaks! Lisa Mann is this week's guest in The Metal Forge®.  Another trip to the PDX! This scene is amazing!  Tune in and listen to her taking on Dio! http://www.whitecrone.com/store https://whitecrone.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/whitecrone IG: @whitecrone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY1zbZYkabk Links to our Sponsors & Partners: Ageless Art Tattoo &...

The land of sun and fun we are all HATRIOTS! Tune in while I speak with Kevin Paterson from Hatriot.  Finally understand why the bay area is still going strong! http://www.hatriotmetal.com/ https://hatriot.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/hatriot IG: @hatriot_official IG: @kevin_hatriot Links to our Sponsors & Partners: Ageless Art Tattoo & Piercing: http://www.agelessartclarksv...

Today we are reforging the epic witching blade of the barbarians... Ryghar Highwind and Whiteclaw Nohelm are here in this special REFORGED episode of The Metal Forge®! https://ryghar.bandcamp.com/   https://www.facebook.com/ryghartx IG: @ryghartx Links to our Sponsors & Partners: Ageless Art Tattoo & Piercing: http://www.agelessartclarksville.com Mom's Music/Maxwell's House of Music:...

Canadian rockers are among no shortage in the independent metal scene.  Come listen to Anahata and how they are beginning their climb to greatness in the Canadian, scratch that, world metal scene! Bandcamp: https://sol-anahata.bandcamp.com/ IG: @sol_anahata Links to our Sponsors & Partners: Mom's Music/Maxwell's House of Music: http://www.momsmusic.com http://www.maxwellshouseofmusic.com...

Happy Truck Flag Day! Straight from Coffeyville, OK. Truck Flag are here and in full force with their special TRUCK FLAG DAY edition of The Metal Forge! Come visit Cooter Jennings, Night Vision Ronnie and Moose Clementine on their own special Flag Day episode of The Metal Forge! Bandcamp: https://truckflag.bandcamp.com/ FB:truck-flag-1043 IG: @truck_flag Links to our Sponsors & Partners: Mom's...

There is not a new Episode this week, My Mother has been Hospitalized and I wanted to let you all know what was up.  I am also moving the Metal Forge Studio soon, so there is that as well.  Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast, join the Patreon page and visit the sponsors below. Much Love, Mark Jackson Links to our Sponsors & Partners: Mom's Music/Maxwell's House of Mu...

Hailing from Medellin, Columbia, Hugo "Witchhammer" Uribe calls in to talk South American Metal.  From another time in metal in the 90's, hear how they have remained a mainstay and continue to slay! Bandcamp: https://witchtrap.bandcamp.com/ (Hell's Headbangers) Bandcamp: http://witchtrap-official.bandcamp.com (Band ran) IG: @witchtrap_official FB: https://www.facebook.com/WITCHTRAP Links to our Sp...

Time to open a TIME RIFT. We are taking the shuttle to 1970's PDX where we will meet Levi, Justin and Terrica, the trio that make up an awesome grooving hard rock band. Fans of Hawkwind and Motorhead will appreciate them and will have a blast. Bandcamp: https://timerift.bandcamp.com/ IG: @timeriftband FB: https://www.facebook.com/timeriftband Merch: https://shop.dying-victims.de/en/dvp-releases/59...

Back again with another German metal band in The Metal Forge® this week.  We are featuring POISONED SPEED! Super rad quick and dirty speed metal band, Join Fred and Tobster in talking all metal all the time with me this week! Bandcamp: https://poisonedspeed.bandcamp.com IG: @poisonedspeed FB: https://www.facebook.com/poisonedspeed Merch: https://unchainedtapes.bigcartel.com/product/poisoned-s...

The first German metal band in the history of The Metal Forge® comes on this week.  We are featuring NIGHTFYRE from Munster! Super rad NWOTHM band, they are a power trio in the studio but the revolving door to the bassist spot doesn't keep these dudes down! Bandcamp: https://thischarmingmanrecords.bandcamp.com/album/tcm-126-nightfyre-shattered-lands IG: @nightfyreband FB: https://www.facebook...

Everything is always bigger in Texas, and it must be blacker and thrashier too... Austin's own Sadistic Force is here this week and we get into some rad conversation and keep the world up to date in the Black Thrash community!  Bandcamp: https://sadisticforce.bandcamp.com/  IG: @sadisticforceofficial FB: https://www.facebook.com/Sadistic-Force-101218768617226/ YT: https://youtube.com/cha...

British Columbia Canada, another hot bed for metal music it seems.  Last year around this time I featured the awesome Vancouver band Spell, but this year, it's a whole other story.  We are going to Surrey and we are storming the IRON KINGDOM.  Join the whole band and Mark talking all things IRON KINGDOM and all things metal in this action packed extravaganza! Official: http://www.ir...

Darkness descends over Indianapolis this week with GRAVERIPPER! Join us this Friday at NOON est where we will be debuting some awesome new black thrash! Formed in Indiana in 2018, Graveripper worship German thrash as well as early Norwegian black metal. Add in some rollicking black ‘n’ roll and you’re dangerously close to the arsenal of riffs Graveripper flexes on their upcoming EP, "Radiated Rema...

This week, we are going to take a trip to Philadelphia...we aren’t going there to see Independence Hall or the Liberty Bell, we are going to the deepest darkest dungeon to hear some awesome metal from BLAZON RITE! https://blazonrite.bandcamp.com/  IG: @blazonriteofficial FB: @blazonriteofficial Links to our Sponsors: Mom's Music/Maxwell's House of Music: http://www.momsmusic.com http://www.ma...

Deep in the depths of the pits of Miami's underground we cast a MIDNIGHT SPELL.  Join, Brian, Paolo and The Hammer while we talk abour the band and their lives as musicians and much more!  https://midnightspell.bandcamp.com/  IG: @midnightspellofficial FB: @midnightspellofficial YT: https://youtu.be/wacd4iwNJ7Q Links to our Sponsors: Mom's Music/Maxwell's House of Music: http://www....

Coming all the way from Stockholm, Thrash Metal greatness VOMETH comes to The Metal Forge this week, With Henrick and Niklas.  Recently their debut EP "Final Warning" was released and it has been blistering the metal community with it's whiplike riffs and sheer thrash radness! SP: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3hx8pK1SaAysDLCBDhNPSO?si=k46glI3pSHuqTFu3Vt2XEA http://vometh.bandcamp.com IG: @vomet...

Lips comes into The Metal Forge, but in this episode, he's bringing his own ANVIL! Started in 1978 as "Lips", and released their first album independently under that name, but changed it after signing to Attic Records to avoid confusion with disco act Lipps, Inc. The debut album was then re-released under the new name. Anvil have a tradition of giving all of their albums alliterated three-word tit...

Black Speed Metal in only a way a band from Portland can play it.  Come listen to Andreas from bewitcher hammer down in The Metal Forge.  The hammer will fall no less than 666 times! https://bewitcher.us  <--Official http://www.bewitcher.bandcamp.com/  <--Bandcamp https://open.spotify.com/artist/3uqoS4269hIwo4DzfT15Wi <-Spotify IG/FB: @bewitcherofficial Links to our Sp...

Seven Sisters – born in the depths of West London – are a band that encapsulates melodic, twin-guitar driven heavy metal. Taking the essence of the 80’s, infusing it with progressive song structures and an effortless command of dynamics, their take on metal is both familiar and unequivocally their own.  https://sevensistersheavymetal.co.uk  <--Official IG/FB: @sevensistersheavymetal L...

Darkness covers the land in shadow starting the first week of March 2021...From NYC, The Metal Forge welcomes SHADOWLAND.  Don't miss it, you're sure to have fun in the Lost City! http://www.shadowlandnyc.bandcamp.com <--Support IG: @shadowlandnyc http://www.tanyafinder.com  <--Tanya Finder's Official https://youtu.be/hkV_gHN7pYA  <--Lamia Music Video Links to our Sponsors:...

All hail the feast we adorn tonight, New Jersey's own Thrash metal masters BLOOD FEAST will be joining me on a hard hitting episode of The Metal Forge.  Some blood will be shed here today and we will take no prisoners! http://www.bloodfeastlegions.com <--Official http://www.blood-feast.bandcamp.com <--Support IG: @bloodfeastlegions FB: @bloodfeastlegions Links to our Sponsors: Mom's Mus...

Wisconsin death trip? Not this time, Tantivy a powerful duo of speed and traditional heavy metal will be coming in to pound out some awesome tunes and let you know what its like in the frozen tundra of the north lands! http://www.tantivyrocknroll.bandcamp.com <--Support IG: @tantivyrocknroll FB: @tantivyrocknroll Links to our Sponsors: Mom's Music/Maxwell's House of Music: http://www.momsmusic....

LA has never been more under the full Ritual Moon than it has right this moment. The all female black thrash power trio hammers out to the Luna on this episode of the show!  Join, Belen and Mars while we discuss their awesome influence on Black Thrash! http://www.ritualmoon.bandcamp.com