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This one is a long time coming, first appearing on episode #106 of The Metal Forge on 2/5/2021, Night Demon is back with the man, myth & legend: Jarvis Leatherby. WWe sit down and get pretty candid as we all three catch up because joining this endeavor is Jason Gardner of The Alehorn. Jarvis Leatherby, the driving force behind Night Demon, Iron Grip Management and The Heavy Metal Store among m...

Sometimes I feel the heavy metal scene, especially when band members reach their mid-late 30's and 40's can somewhat be cannibalistic. Today, it's quite the opposite. Tim Kenefic from the Death-Thrash band Assimilator from Indiana is here and a special guest is with him, his son, Alexander who is the co-vocalist and co-songwriter for Wizard Death. With Alex being 12, he is the youngest...

B-B Connection this week; Brooklyn to Boston. Mike Vickers from Leather Lung is here and we are talking about "Graveside Grin" and more from the previous incarnation of the band to releasing a full length album after 14 years. Strap in, dig on these tunes and metal out! Please keep in mind that if you rate and review the show the algorithm seems to like that, and if you like the show, pl...

Return to form this week with sole old friends of The Metal Forge. We are welcoming River Jordan, Dave Palenske & Travis Meredith from Louisville death metal Volcandra. The guys came over to TMF and we had a few beers and a few shots and we talked for quite a while both on and off record. Such a rad time talking about their most recent release via Prosthetic Records: "The Way of Ancients&...

An interview that is a long time coming, I reached out to Phil Demmel a little over a year ago and with things happening in both our lives we finally had a moment recently to sit down and talk metal, and just life over all. This was recorded back at the time of his last show with Vio-Lence and the announcement for the Kerry King album and tour. The day before this interview, there were Slayer reui...

Coming at you this week amidst the CANCER CULTURE ACROSS AMERICA tour, Maurizio Iacono from death metal master, KATAKLYSM is here to talk about the tour, the new album "Goliath" and the amazing journey of metal. 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...

Taylor Roberts is here this week, hammering away on the new RIDING WITH KILLERS. Mixing a lot of elements of metal over the years, RWK is putting their own spin on Motor City Metal. Mixing elements of Trad, Nu- and straight up something that is going to get in your head and bear repeating! Please keep in mind that if you rate and review the show the alogorithim seems to like that, and if you like...

The Huntress approaches, stealthily. Lynx is her name and shredding guitar and taking souls is the rage. Denver's own Viperwitch is here for this week's featured guest. While overcoming some lineup changes and working diligently on an album, Danica and Jason are the fire that light's the Snake Goddess' cauldron. Truly some awesome people and I know I will be glad to see them live a...

Bands that aren't in The Metal Forge near enough, Black, Grind, and NU! This week, Profiler from the UK are here to revamp the Nu-Metal scene. From various influences over the years to their brand of metal. Join Mike and I as we talk about Profiler. Jason Gardner is back this week and we are talking about...tribute bands. Please keep in mind that if you rate and review the show the algorithm s...

Sail across ye olde Atlantic and take a spell in London. Joe Nally the vocalist and bassist of URNE is here and we are talking the talk with what they do and how the great wave affects us all. Such a great time, find out what giving back to the community really means. 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 a...

This week in The Metal Forge, IRON BRIGADE from The Metal Pitt! Pittsburgh, PA representing the map again. As you all know, if you continually listen to the show, there are tons and tons of bands in Pitt and PDX and while the amazing thing with both places, there isn't a shortage of quality, amongst the quantity of the scenes. As we are talking with all but one member of the band, we are getti...

From the land of corn and metal to the land of Blood and sport! Dyspläcer is here this week with the brand of power metal I have not been to familiar with, Martial Arts Power Metal. Come hear the tale of how they became and where they are going! Jason Gardner is back this week with some overall general conversation over the monologue along with talking about the new Judas Priest album: "Invin...

Indiana has been a hot bed of metal for a long time. There really needs to be a documentary based on Indiana metal. Today in The Metal Forge, Jason Schultz from not one, but two! Awesome Indiana Metal bands, Wraith (see the archives) and Idol Throne! Idol Throne from Hammond, Indiana (suburb of Gtown) the root of all things power metal this week. We are talking the new album and what's coming...

The cheese on the announcement post of this week's show on FB went something like where I said: "As Dave said, You take a MORTAL MAN" and while it was all in fun and cheesy, I could have done way better. But, I digress. As I was saying... On this week's episode, we are invading North Carolina with Mortal Man. Fresh off the release of their EP "Dawn of the Time Immortal"...

When a musician gets the bug to play in a band, it usually is with some friends. In my day, it was people we went to high school with and if you had a ride to the local music store and post an ad on the bulletin board. That was over 25 years for me, and interesting times. Damna joined Elvenking around the same time and have been going like a raging freight train ever since, and yeah there have bee...

Total Annihilation with Alex Dominguez from Corpus Christie's Original Thrash Metal ANIALATOR! From the 80's to the Ripping 20's Alex is telling about his trials and tests and his awesome triumphs! Dig! Jason Gardner is here this week from The Heavy Metal Wasteland to give a little talk about the state of the music world with a recap on his interview with Todd Severin from Ripple Music...

Today we are hitting up Brooklyn's finest, Erica Stoltz from the Mighty Metal Blade band - SANHEDRIN! Erica and I sat down on zoom a few weeks back and just had a conversation of a couple of bass vocalists would have. Totally rad times and a actually has an earmark for my favorite episode so far. Dig! Jason Gardner is here this week from The Heavy Metal Wasteland to give a little talk about ev...

The North Carolina hot bed of metal strikes again this time with not just a regular, but a MEGA COLOSSUS! Bill Fischer is here to tell the tale of the band and what they are looking forward to doing for the wide open future of this NCM Original. Jason Gardner is here this week from The Heavy Metal Wasteland talking about the new MC album and some more little things like football season and where h...

All hail LUCIFER the Mighty! Johanna Platow Andersson the Masterful Maiden of Lucifer is here and she and I are talking about the new album, the writing process and how she has adapted her outlook and prcess over the years and still continuously sending out some of the best independent metal today. FUNERAL SERVICES: https://fb.me/e/6oiOLlTLQ Lucifer: Official: https://lucifer.church/ Metal Archive...

Going to the UK this week and not the University of Kentucky for all your sports fans. The motherland of Birmingham calls my name and with it like so many other, Dale Harrison from Hands of Attrition is here this week. Forming in the West-Midlands, 2018 saw the birth of the the withering, the one way the beat down ensues. Starting their career as a quintet, now a gruesome-foursome, they dudes are...

Over the last couple years, Brian and I have talked about getting back together on The Metal Forge and just do a "shoot-the-shit" style show... This week, we touch on the new material from Stonecutters with Brian Omer and we start the first of I think, many, more conversations on this show. Please check out the first time he was here form 2020! Previous Episode: https://open.spotify.com/...

Back in 2018, Geoff Saavedra was out exploring and discovered a new style of music. When he got home that day, the world wasn't ready. Scientists all over fell to their knees in awe of the rawness and awesome music. They even named a dinosaur after his band TITANOSAUR! Titanosaur: Bandcamp: https://titanosaur1.bandcamp.com/ Metal Archive: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Titanosaur/3540514...

2023 has been a whirlwind of a year, it started with an idea of what The Metal Forge wanted to accomplish and while not all of the goals were met, the ones that were have been smashed. 2023 had 52 episodes, it ranged from bands all over the world. The Metal Forge featured our first guest from Russia and Israel. We had a few in-person interviews this year and even Video was made. The official first...

A lot can happen in 5 years. Look back with Mark and Jason in the monologue of the episode this week in preparation to talk with Chris Black from High Spirits. Chris originally called in back in January of 2020 (1/24/2020) and now, as The Metal Forge enters year 5, we are bringing back the OG of the podcast. Chris Black was the first guest on The Metal Forge when it shifted from the radio show at...

From flying high with an angel of death, to planting the very seeds of the metal CROP. Braun Dabney from Lexington, KY Groove-stoner-doom band Crop is here and we talk the radience of the midwest doom scene and getting real in-depth on a few truths. Heavy indeed, sit back, relax, take a load off and just hang out with us and talk killer fucking doom. Stay tuned in the show for some ads from all of...