The Metal Forge®

Power Thrash, is a genre not appearing regularly enough enters The Metal Forge, and this week we are rectifying that! SEVEN KINGDOM's Camden Cruz is checking in from the road and what a road it is! Also appearing this week in conjunction with Jason Gardner from The Heavy Metal Wasteland is Aaron Ossont from Ossont & Battery and Jason Roach from Ice Howl in talking about our Thanksgiving tradit...

Now after the big episode milestone as 300 has come and went, this week we are picking up the HATCHET and talking with Julz as we hack away at the next 300 episodes! Hailing from SF, the heart of thrash meta, the new generations carries on the traditions and making the forefathers of thrash proud! Please keep in mind that if you rate and review the show the algorithm seems to like that, and if you...

300 episodes are down, another 666 to go! This week, Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan of Venom, Inc is here this week to talk about what's Beyond the Black, giving back, and what is coming next. Please keep in mind that if you rate and review the show the algorithm seems to like that, and if you like the show, please share and recommend it to anyone else in your circle who likes metal. Much love and re...

The horns are playing, the smell of fresh dirt in the air, a foggy morning and the fog is dense as pound cake. Anders Eck from Norway's Funeral is here this week on the end of spooky season. We talk about thier new album: "Gospel of Bones" Please keep in mind that if you rate and review the show the alogorithim seems to like that, and if you like the show, please share and recommend it to anyone e...

Counting to 4 hasn't ever been in my strong suit because I have always just "felt" the music, this week CJ Pierce of Drowning Pool is making us all count and take a number. From 1996, to a near 30 year career, listen as CJ and I talk about Legacy, labor and success. Please keep in mind that if you rate and review the show the algorithm seems to like that, and if you like the show, please share and...

A week off from BIG GODDAMN METAL SHOW and my guest is Deborah Levine from Pittsburgh's LADY BEAST. Making her return to The Metal Forge in 4 years, she was one of the first guests once the show because a podcast. This time as we are talking about concerts, traveling and homve life, along with being a elder in the metal scene with an illustrious 15 year career but we also are talking about their f...

The lads and dad from Free Warren are here this week in prep for Another: BIG GODDAMN METAL SHOW! We are talking the redubut, new music, Rock Vs. Metal and how the old man is out there with his kids abd their friend showing the world that there is still real talent in the world! Official Links: Website: http://www.freewarrenband.com Please keep in mind that if you rate and review the show the algo...

Another Big Goddamn Metal Show and another big goddamn band with Joe Grudge. listen in as we talk about double duty on drums, some show talk and the burning question: Who is Joe Drudge? Please keep in mind that if you rate and review the show the alogorithim seems to like that, and if you like the show, please share and recommend it to anyone else in your circle who likes metal. Much love and resp...

Another Big Goddamn Metal Show is upon us, and this week Dylan Nightingale from Treazon is here. A relative newcomer to the metal scene from Glasgow, KY listen in as we talk about being young and up and coming in the NWOTHM scene and his stories from Blades of Steel! Please keep in mind that if you rate and review the show the algorithm seems to like that, and if you like the show, please share an...

The cold northwind blows and brings us; Ice Howl. A little close to 2 years ago, Jason Roach was on the show and we spoke and from that point he decided to update the live lineup of Ice Howl. Join our special guest host of the show, Jason Gardner as we talk Ice Howl! Please keep in mind that if you rate and review the show the alogorithim seems to like that, and if you like the show, please share...

This week, Tomas Ericson from Gothenburg's HELVETETS PORT is here to jam out on a couple tracks from their newest album "Warlords" and it is a total blast. While this is up for "TMF: Album of the Year" it will be in counteless lists! Please keep in mind that if you rate and review the show the alogorithim seems to like that, and if you like the show, please share and recomm...

From the depths of Philly, Sonja has been making some metal waves for the last few years. This week, Melissa Moore the voice and guitar behind the band is here and we are talking all things Sonja and more! Please keep in mind that if you rate and review the show the alogorithim seems to like that, and if you like the show, please share and recommend it to anyone else in your circle who likes metal...

This week is prime example of being heavy is a way of life and a culture. My guests Trey & John from Dead Man's Hand from Houston, Texas. DMH, a crossover artist that blends outlaw country to that of hard rock... Somewhere in another timeline, this is the band that came from the melding of Motorhead and Waylon Jennings. Please keep in mind that if you rate and review the show the algorithm...

Complete and utter, lord of the wasteland, Dr. Ross Sewage from CA based Death-Gore metaller's Exhumed is pounding out some hardcore weaponry this week in The Metal Forge. Please keep in mind that if you rate and review the show the alogorithim seems to like that, and if you like the show, please share and recommend it to anyone else in your circle who likes metal. Much love and respect. MRJ....

One for the road is totally correct this week. Jacob Montgomery from Brampton, Ontario's FREEWAYS is in The metal Forge. We are talking about their newest release "Dark Sky Sanctuary" along with more!!! Please keep in mind that if you rate and review the show the alogorithim seems to like that, and if you like the show, please share and recommend it to anyone else in your circle who...

The Brothers Megill are here this week. Dan & Bandsaw Tom from Tombstoner are running wild in The Metal Forge this week. Super fun times, it was great to catch up with the guys again and record a 2nd interview, because of audio issues with the first one. Please keep in mind that if you rate and review the show the algorithm seems to like that, and if you like the show, please share and recomme...

My guest this week is Jo Gamel from awesome band: Jupiter. A round house of insane musicians from Tomas Ericson, Kyle McNeill & Snowy Shaw. Jo is also a visual artist of various mixed media and also the host of Jo Gamel's Rock Goddessess Podcast where she features bands with women. Please keep in mind that if you rate and review the show the alogorithim seems to like that, and if you like...

This week, Eric Alper from Replacire is here to talk about their new album "The Center That Cannot Hold". When Replacire started thinking about their third album, they gravitated around a simple idea. Write some caveman riffs to feed the mosh pit the next time they went out on tour. Of course, like any good technical death metal band that’s worth its weight in colored sands, these whiz k...

The Netherlands, a home of some amazinf metal through the years, Severe Torture's Patrick Boleij is here this week to talk about their newest album: "Torn from the Jaws of Death" Torn from the Jaws of Death comes extracted from the hellish depths of Torture Compound Studios, where it was sharpened by the tormented production team of Damiën Kerpentier and Mendel bij de Leij. Severe To...

Coming in from the swamps of Savannah, GA. this week with James May of Black Tusk. We are talking about "The Way Forward" their newest release. While often mentioned in the same weed-infused breath as Baroness and Kylesa, Black Tusk are a different beast. These swamp monsters have never strayed far from their roots in metal, sludge and punk, though their last album found them fighting just to stay...

Parkersburg, WV was founded in 1810. Awaiting the arrival of the foretold legends of HORSEBURNER. 199 years later the prophecies were coming true and they formed. here we are 15 years later and the metal is kicking complete ass. Please keep in mind that if you rate and review the show the algorithm seems to like that, and if you like the show, please share and recommend it to anyone else in your c...

Midwest madness ensues on this episode. Recorded back in April with the release of "Reclimation Pt. 1" James Benson from Amiensus is talking about making a double album in the current climate in metal. What is an "Album" exactly and even more with Derailed. Progressive Black Metal starts now! Please keep in mind that if you rate and review the show the algorithm seems to like t...

The Metal Forge has no law when it comes to bands. I have stated many times before, to me, it can be heavy even without distorted guitars. This episode features Mark Deeks from Arð, pronounced "Arth" he is a doctor of metal and he is prescribing his new album "Untouched by Fire" join in as we talk about the tale of King Edwin of Northumbria and how it changed the modern world t...

From Stoner Doom to Thrash is just at a week, we are featuring long time friends of TMF: KARKAZA! Lilia discovered the word in a museum on a piece of stone, the translation of "Rugged" lives on in the metal they create. Such rad times. Please keep in mind that if you rate and review the show the algorithm seems to like that, and if you like the show, please share and recommend it to anyo...

Hailing from the City of Johnson in Tennessee, Wyndrider are here in TMF! However, I think they are more into the smoke than the fire. While we are here, we are breaking in on the album release day for "REVIVAL" their 2nd full length in 2 years. Join in as I talk with Hambone and Chloe about the process for them and as we derail! Please keep in mind that if you rate and review the show the algorit...