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A slight detour is in order for DEATHCEMBER, This week we are talking with Rich Rutter the vocalist of South Hampton UK powerhouse: TOLEDO STEEL.  We are talking about the philosophy of life this week  and where they are going next.   The Thunderous drums of Thor Odinson's Metal backdrop, Jason Gardner is returning from his most recent excursion of The Heavy Metal Wasteland.  He is offering up som...

Deathcember is continuing this week with Elizabethtown, Kentucky band, Sinistrum.  Garrett Netto, one of the guitarists is here to talk about the band and how they became and what a unique first show they had.  Total rad times to be had by all!  Lets get 203 up and running! But wait...there's more! The Metal Mistress, Louisville's Blood Queen, Athena Prychodko is back with another installment of M...

Number 201 is a continuation of the DEATHcember theme.  Woody from Split the Abyss is here and we are talking about the formation all the way back in 2007! To the new music from these guys.  Amazing lineage and awesome times to have a band that is still going strong after 15 years for sure.  It takes companionship and brother/sisterhood to stand the test of time and keep kicking ass! Split the Aby...

This week we are on the nitty gritty…we are now closing in on Episode 300! Let the count begin! This week Dave Gregor from Morta Skuld is here to talk about 30+ years of death metal!!! Also Jason Gardner is here from The Heavy Metal Wasteland to talk about... new Metallica Keep kicking ass! Morta Skuld: Bandcamp: http://mortaskuld.bandcamp.com FB: @mortaskuld IG: @mortaskuld1official Metal Archive...

The time is here, the time is NOW! We enter Episode 200!  This week we are joined by an amazing guest, right from Tromaville, Uncle Lloyd Kaufman! Lloyd has over 400 acting roles, over 50 directorial endeavors.  He has have worked on various pictures such as "Saturday Night Fever" & "Rocky".  He attended Yale with Oliver Stone and former President George W. Bush, he does countless conventions...

Today Robbie Wooten from Chattanooga death metal powerhouse COATHANGER ABORTION is here and kicking maximum ass! In support of their new album, released less than a month ago. "Plan C" Robbie is here to clue you in on some awesome lineage bebind CA and how music has been such a great thig in his life.  A real down to Earth bunch of guys, who I am glad to call my friends! Keep kicking ass! Coathang...

Today ARMAGELION is here on a mission, and the mission is METAL TO THR MASSES! And the power of metal will save your mortal soul!  Athena Prychodko is back with a new installment of Metal Mischief and she is talking about MERCYFUL FATE, Kreator and Midnight show in Cincinnati!  Armagelion:  Linktree: https://linktr.ee/ARMAGELION?fbclid=IwAR3Ed_GNooU_9EKaYKLE9jOXiVXVEy-9OmjVfMQT59B9gB4-TjFmtGMzEbA...

About 2 months in the making for this week’s episode! We have the guys from Intranced here this week.  Partially in person from the West Coast Meets West End tour in September and some over the phone, we are definitely kicking ass this week!!! Jason Gardner is back this week from The Heavy Metal Wasteland with a first, a band retrospective... He is talking about the sudden news of the disbanding o...

Enter the night... The spooky season is in full swing this week with Cam Mesmer of the Vancouver, BC band: Spell.  Releasing their 4th album TODAY; "Tragic Magic" it is sure to be some amazing times and kick ass overall.  Cam was on The Metal Forge originally in May, 2020 at the height of Covid-19 lockdown.  He inspired me to proceed with trademarking The Metal Forge along with being more receptiv...

This week we are taking to the skys in a massive aerial dogfight! Vhommit from the band Airacobra is here and he is talking aobut what its like making extreme metal in the Mid-West. Jason has returned from The Heavy Metal Wastelant this week to bring us not one...but...TWO bands to check out.  Sumerlands and Coffintorcher! Insane week here on The Metal Forge! Airacobra:  Bandcamp: https://airacobr...

This week we are delving into the new age of Louisville Hardcore with Taken Lives.  Dustin Rawlings is here to talk about the band and how thigs have changed in the scene from when he first started in about 2004.  Also! We are talking about their upcoming performance at FRIGHT NIGHT!  Fright Night the annual Metal-meets-wrestling night of chaos and awesomeness.  Where Dustin and I get into a long...

This week is a little different.  Anyone who has listened to The Metal Forge for a while knows that I like featuring other artistic endeavors from the community.  This week, I have Beth Dunn in the forge talking about her Burlesque troope Harlots & Hellions in their annual event: BABES OF METAL. BUY MARK'S GIBSON EB-14 Bass: https://reverb.com/item/61130120-gibson-eb-14-2014-tobacco-burst Link...

At the center of the universe, at the border between the light and the dark stands Castle Greyskull. For countless ages the Sorceress of Greyskull has kept this universe in harmony...But not until it was taken over by SKELATOR! This week we are all turning into the Golden God Skelator with Rob and Jason here in The Metal Forge! So...You like rough cuts? Jason is back from The Heavy Metal Wasteland...

MALIGNANCY! Originating in Yonkers, NYTD is a think and it’s kicking your ass! Join Myself and Vocalist Danny Nelson as we talk all kinds of music and Masters of the Universe! Bomb's away! brace for impact! get to the BUNKER! Join Athena and Mark in The Heavy Metal Bunker, as she tells you about BLOODBATH! Malignancy:  Bandcamp: https://malignancy.bandcamp.com/ FB: @malignancyofficial IG: @staymal...

Fresh off a 2 month tour with masters of metal Anvil, this week’s guest is MIDNITE HELLION! We are going to be taking metal through and through and kicking ass along the way! This week, Jason comes back from The Heavy Metal Wasteland a little more sick, dying and dead as he talks about the new MEGADETH album! Midnite Hellion:  Bandcamp: https://midnitehellion.bandcamp.com/ FB/IG: @midnitehellion O...

Every song sound the same! It goes: BLAH, Blah, blah….blah, blah, blah!!! This week fresh on their way to FULL TERROR ASSAULT, join un for a special reforged radio daze interview and conversation with Vinny Bonny Crastellano from Belushi Speed Ball!!!  Also, an amazing guest co-host will be on hand for this special event, none other than the awesome host of Metal Mischief herself, Athena Prychodko...

The one and only Babefynder General lead front woman of the speed metal masters Solicitor, Amy Lee Carlson is in The Metal Forge this week! Jason Garner is back this week from The Heavy Metal Wasteland and he  has found a ton of wax out there and that is what he is here to talk about this week.  In a collector's market, he is going to give you the in's and out's to your wax! Solicitor:  Bandcamp:...

The NWOTHM has many facets.  There is new Thrash, new Power, new Doom... Kick it in the ass and give 'em what they want to see!  Roll for initiave this week as CHAMBER MAGE front person Avery Berg is here to swing the battle axe and kick your teeth in! Jason Garner is back this week from The Heavy Metal Wasteland and he  has found a ton of wax out there and that is what he is here to talk about th...

This week we are on a Spanish Caravan. Mina Walkure from the awesome band from Spain, Kramp is here pounding out some killer sword and sorcery metal! Athena is back with a new segment of Metal Mischief.  This week she and I (Mark) are discussing Brighton, UK's instrumental doom band BODING, their new album just released on 8/16/2022.  Then we pay homage to the metal masters that aren't really cons...

The song "Dirty Window" from Metallica says: "I'm Judge and I'm Jury and I'm exocutioner too..." and this week we are swinging down with The Gavel! Hailing from Antioch, IL, this outlandish other-worldly metal comes alive and kicks in your teeth! Jason Gardner has made the return from The Heavy Metal Wasteland to talk about the new Amon Amarth album and some other interesting tidbits!   Bandcamp:...

The is a howl on the four winds blow this week in The Metal Forge.  Today its a Double Jason day.  First, my guest is Jason Roach from the Indiana band ICE HOWL.  He is here to talk about their new album "Darkness From Beyond", along with so much more! Secondly, Jason Gardner from The Heavy Metal Wasteland is here this week with more to note on the "Pantera" quasi-reunion along with other examples...

Today we delve into the world of EDM with FNGRNLS.  With the EDM mending with some death elements, this is a definite blast into all things HEAVY!   Also today, Athena is LIVE in The Metal Forge as she talks with me about CORPSESSED!  Bandcamp: http://www.fngrnls.bandcamp.com  FB/IG: @fngrnls  Athena's Metal Mischief:  Corpsessed: http://corpsessed.bandcamp.com Links to our Sponsors & Partners...

Metal Fest is upon us again and this year marks the 11th festival for the brand.  Today I have the Saturday night headliner BLOOD OF ANGELS in The Metal Forge.  Stay tuned for an awesome day of rundown of some killer metal bands at an awesome event! Jason has returned this week from The Heavy Metal Wasteland with another killer review of the band Svölk. Bandcamp: https://bloodofangels.ba...

The mountains of Central Kentucky have had numerous stories from folklore handed down.  From the Pope Lick Monster and the far Eastern sightings of Mothman to the Southern sightings of Bigfoot, the voice of the mountain is back this week, the mountain belief of KYARN is here with Mike Brewer! Athena returns to The Heavy Metal Bunker with a new Metal Mischief segment talking about some awesome...

Jerrica Ramathorn from the Indianapolis Indiana band RAMATHRON is the guest this week and she is here at 100 MPH.  They are releasing their debut album 7/9/2022 at Healer in Indianapolis so if you are in the area, go check it the fuck out! This week Athena has come back to The Heavy Metal Bunker with a new Metal Mischief segment talking about a stoner groove/doom band from Lexington, Kentucky...