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In the 1880's there was a group of settlers going to Califorina...The Donner Party...They were stranded and left for dead, they ate their leather products and eventually each other... Fast forward and the souls of those on the terrible mountain pass are reborn and absolutely soul ground into a Thrash metal master band: THE DONNER PARTY!!! Their latest album, "Cutting Class" was relea...

Hailing from Portland by way of the last great American Frontier, Wyoming. Colin Stroup is here to tell us about VELARAAS. Hot off the press for their newest album "Pantheon" I just *HAD* to have them on The Metal Forge! Velaraas: Bandcamp: http://velaraas.bandcamp.com/ Metal Archive: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Velaraas/3540394510 Links to our Sponsors & Partners: Ageless A...

IRON DRIVER: Hell on wheels! This week we are trudging across the barren wastes of Russia. Our first Russian guest on The Metal Forge with Alex and Paul of Iron Driver. Come listen to what they have deemed their sound as NWORHM, the New Wave of Russian Heavy Metal. Jason Gardner is back this week from The Heavy Metal WastelandTM and he is talking about the newest craze in not just metal, but music...

This week we are redecorating The Metal Forge in Wood Paneling, Shag carpets, a 22" console TV and the VCR for this week's guest: VHS. Mike Hochins to be exact, the mastermind behind the band VHS. VHS: Bandcamp: https://vhshorror.bandcamp.com/ Metal Archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/VHS/3540399995 Links to our Sponsors & Partners: Ageless Art Tattoo & Piercing - Clark...

Breaking ground here in The Metal Forge is always fun. This week we are smashing through the boundaries of Finland, our guest is VANSIDIAN. A particular brand of say, melodic deal with power metal for good measure, they are breaking down walls with their sound for sure. Join, Mark, Mattmagic and Juha, Tretjakov as they bullshit about metal and their new album; "Reflecting The Shadows". J...

Special times in each other's lives is really what matters most to me, I feel like the alliances and the trials and tribulations in life, while sometimes can really suck, they can teach us a great many things. One thing in particular it has really tought me who my friends are, IYKYK.This week while on the 502/812 tour, Jason Gardner of The Heavy Metal Wasteland and Temptation's Wings were here in...

The mighty fighter, wizard and bard walked into the narrow doorway, single file as the walls began to shrink, they all heard a terrifying shriek from the next room. They all knew the shriek of the VAULTWRAITH too well. This week my guest is Willie "The Warlock" Wardlaw from the recording project, Vaultwraith! Vaultwraith:Bandcamp: http://www.vaultwraith.bandcamp.comMetal Archives: https://www.meta...

But what remained is indeed a mystery. Even before her passing, rumors of a “mystery house” being built by an eccentric and wealthy woman swirled. This week Jet Piston & R.T. Kraken from one of my favorite bands, and closest friends, Rifle will be here in a special episode, a night with Rifle. Jason Gardner is back this week from The Heavy Metal Wasteland and this week in his search for trinke...

The armor from high atop the steed was shiny, almost like daylight in the middle of night. The Paladin was always set to heal you, little did you know...it was from yourself! Atlanta's own metal healers, Taylor Washington of PALADIN is here this week and we are here to talk the ATL scene and so much more. Jason Gardner is back this week from The Heavy Metal Wasteland and this week in his search fo...

The Sword told us of Tres Brujas, the three witches... The first will love you, the second will deceive you, and the third will show you the way... This week from the land of witchery, Stormstress! Join Tanya, Tia and Maddie as they talk to Mark about all things METAL! Jason Gardner is back this week from The Heavy Metal Wasteland, HOLY SHIT 3 WEEKS IN A ROW!!! This week he and Mark are following...

Formed in 2003, Orange County based metalcore band Bleed The Sky are back with a new single as well as a new frontman. Following two well received albums released on Nuclear Blast Records, Paradigm in Entropy (2005) and Murder the Dance (2008), the band once again redefined who they are with the Art Is War Records release This Way Lies Madness (2020) and the single The Devil Will See You Now (2020...

We the Reptilian Overlords are reaching out today to inform you of to your new intermediate leaders; Children of the Reptile. COTR are from Wilmington, NC and I had the pleasure to sit on a call with Ozzie a few weeks back to promote their new album "Heavy is the Head" Check it! Jason Gardner is back this week from The Heavy Metal Wasteland and he kinda got lost in there, where the time change occ...

It was the time of the PREACHER where our story begins... Nate Garrison is here this week to talk metal and what the new school thinks of the abundant killer metal scene! Please make sure you visit http://metalforgeradio.com and check out all the bands in the archives along with the all new video section and the upcoming guests! Preacher: Official: https://preachernv.com/ FB: @preachernv Links to...

This week we are smashing through the gates with the LONGEST stand alone episode of The Metal Forge to date with our guest: Nate McDaniel from the Louisville based instrumental band (ohlm).  This episode is more just a conversation of 2 friends who have fought in the metal trenches and have come out 20+ years later to tell the stories and talk all kind of other shit.   No Metal Mischief or Heavy M...

BLACK FUCKIN METAL!!! Unholy Altar is here this week kicking your ass from the city of Gritty! Philly! Come wait in line for your kick in the junk!   But wait... There's more! The Metal Goddess, The Mistress of The Metal Forge, The Thrasher & Destroyer Athena Prychodko is back with her Anniversary Edition of Metal Mischief!  This week she is talking Selfgod! Please make sure you visit http://m...

NWOBHM... The New Wave of British Heavy Metal... There is always something magical about this music movement to the heavy players today.  Seeing the likes of Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Motorhead and DIAMOND HEAD.  The mid-70s to early 80s was a great time musically and has lead to our direct current boom period in music with such bands as Haunt, Seven Sisters, Intranced, Overload and way many more...

The main twisted violator is here! Athenar from MIDNIGHT is here to talk with Mark and Athena.  He raises hell, taking no prisoners, he is a kick ass dude and will kick your ass too! Please make sure you visit http://metalforgeradio.com and check out all the bands in the archives along with the all new video section and the upcoming guests! Midnight: Bandcamp: https://midnight-ohio.bandcamp.com/ M...

The first of the Big 4 hits The Metal Forge this week.  We have David Ellefson in this week as we are talking Kings of Thrash, Dieth and some really cool other stuff he has been involved with.  Such a rad guy, I will be having him back for some "REFORGED" episodes for years to come. Mark and Athena have a great time with David. This week Jason Gardner is back from The Heavy Metal Wasteland to talk...

This week we are smashing through the gates of hell with Jeff Black from awesome Canadian band GATEKEEPER! Join us as we walk about their new album and NEW GENERAL QUESTIONS!!! Please make sure you visit http://metalforgeradio.com and check out all the bands in the archives along with the all new video section and the upcoming guests! Gatekeeper: Bandcamp: https://gatekeeper.bandcamp.com/ Metal Ar...

All of a sudden a light shined down and a beam encompassed the man standing there... He started to float to the object in the sky.  The Next morning when he came to, there was no trace of the alien spacecraft, only his bitchin story and a vial of SPACE COKE! Athena is back causing some more Metal Mischief this week and what better thing to talk about is the new singe from DIETH! She is also here t...

The Metal badass Becky Baldwin from Fury, Hands Off Gretel and the touring bassist of Mercful Fate on their most recent US Tour is here to talk metal and more.  A Brummie Transplant, and living in the home of Heavy Metal, she is the new heiress to Metal.   Jason is back this week from The Heavy Metal Wasteland to talk to you about backlash... Fans, Promoters... Whats new in the life of Phil-Rex-te...

The RAVEN flies at midnight! This week the low end bass brother and the high ended vocals of John Gallagher is what you are going to be hearing in The Metal Forge.  They are about to embark on a tour in March where they are playing "All For One" in its entirety, they are also in the process of making their 15th studio album and here to celebrate nearly 50 years in METAL!!!Athena Prychodko, The Mis...

INCANTATION is set to prove - once again - that their vertigo-inducing, ever-spiraling blackened mass of death metal malevolence is as expansive, infinite and bleak as the coldest, darkest reaches of our universe. At the pinnacle of their storied career, the guys have engineered a brand new weapon of anti-biblical proportions. Jason Gardner is here for his first appearance of 2023 with his review...

2022 is out and 2023 is in and starting with a big ass Texas bang! Join Mark as he talks to The Terrible Texan.  While there are 3 of them, they are just a Texan but 3 Terrible Texans.  It reminds me of the conversation between Chazz and Ian "The Shark" on KPPX Rebel Radio! No Metal Mischief or Heavy Metal Wasteland this week, we have all been insanely busy!  To be continued on that NEXT WEEK! Ple...

Closing the doors on DEATHCEMBER 2022 with Welsh band Crypt Rot.  Join Tom and I as we discuss their particular brand of metal and so much more. The time has come to punish all god's children!  Athena Prychodko and Jason Gardner are here to tell us their TOP 5 Albums of 2022! Crypt Rot: Bandcamp: http://cryptrot.bandcamp.com IG: @cryptrotband Metal Archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Cr...