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This week, Inhuman Nature front man and Mercenary Press mastermind Christopher Barling will be my guest. Join us as we talk shop on all kinds of awesome metal! The Heavy Metal Wasteland goes galactic this week.  Jason has ventured to Tattooine and brought back a crazy band! Bandcamp: https://inhumannature.bandcamp.com/ FB: @inhumannaturehc IG: @inhumannature Jason's Heavy Metal Wasteland: Gal...

Lemmy once said; "I'm so bad, baby, I don't care!" and in the immortal words of Stitch; "I ain't that bad!" Today, my guest is the lead vocalist and guitarist of the awesome Louisville punk band: Godawfuls!  He is here to talk all kinds of shit and put his money where is fist is...IN YOUR FACE! This week there isnt any review.  I am posting the link to a Go Fund Me for Athena.  Athe...

In the wasteland, totally in Mad Max style, staring across the desert back at you is Hellwuv from BLACK KNIFE! He has come to slay you and report back to Lord Humongus.  In this REFORGED episode, we are catching up over the last few years of kick ass black metal. The Heavy Metal Wasteland this week Jason is back to talk about Fesvital shows. Bandcamp: https://blakknife.bandcamp.com/ FB: @blac...

Staring across the wasteland the thrashers held their implements of destruction.  They set forth on the journey through the desert of 2022 Texas, thrashing metal madness and kicking crazy amounts of ass and taking no prisoners.  They will return to their LABYRINTH and seek out the metal and continue to slay! The Heavy Metal Bunker is calling an air raid this week! Athena has returned for...

Gates open to a dark, dark NITE! This week I am featuring San Francisco power house: NITE.  Join Van Labrakis and Patrick Crawford as they disuss their Genesis all the way up to the final song on their 2nd album: "The Trident" along with so much more! Jason has reemerged from The Heavy Metal Wasteland this week and is here to kick our asses with the new KREATOR album and all of its metal glory. Ba...

Today we have Dave from teh awesome Canadian band HEXOFFENDER! We are talking their upcoming releases and as always, the General questions, you dont want to sleep on this one, these guys are going to be destined for great things in the metal community! This week Athena is back with your deadly dose of Metal Mischief and is back to kick your ass Road Warrior style and talk about the new Tamer Isli...

This week we have somewhat of a REFORGED episode.  Dyer Keathley from the Louisville based Volcandra is here talking about their heavy announcement along with an EP release! Tune in and kick maximum ass! This week your deadly dose of Metal Mischief is leading you to Italy...Athena is here to talk about the Boia & Spasticus Split EP Bandcamp: https://volcandra.bandcamp.com FB/IG: @volcandr...

Slowly and surely we are making our way out of the rat-infested wastelanf of future New York... This week we are in Pennsylvania with Chevy Mcquaide, Jr from the awesome bands, SKULLOVICH and Bastard Cross.  Stand by and listen to teh thrash! This week from the Heavy Metal Wasteland, Jason is here rocking out a new segment of albums you shouldn't sleep on. Bandcamp: https://skullovich.bandcam...

From the rat infested-infectious post apocalyptic wastes of future New York, someone has to call in the Electrocutioner to come in and take care of thrash business.  Join us as we talk about their new EP and upcoming album. This week from the Heavy Metal Bunker, Athena is here rocking out a new segment of Metal Mischief.  This week she will be thrashing and destroying us to the new Destr...

SPIT OUT THE BONE!  Today I am talking with John and Ethan from Austin, TX metal masters: BONE.  A mix of varios metal subgenre, BONE is here to kick ass and chew bubblegum...too bad, they fprgot the bubblegum... This week from the Heavy Metal Wasteland, Jason is back this week with a new episode and he is here to talk about... NIGHT DEMON. Specificlly he is here to talk about the physic...

A little bit of power, and a whole lot of pain! Today Tony Potaro form thrash metal masters: WHIPLASH is here pounding out some metal today.  Tony is here today to talk about their return to the scene after clost to 40 years and becoming a cult classic sought after band and their performance at HELL'S HEROES IV in Houston, TX at White Oak Music Hall. This week from the Heavy Metal Bunker, Ath...

Punk rock returns to The Metal Forge this week with Vic the lead vocalist and upright bassist of The Koffin Kats is here to talk about their illustrious psychobilly career. This week from the Heavy Metal Wasteland, Jason is here to talk about LoPan's Drummer Jesse Barts and the up and coming band:  Official: http://www.koffinkatsrock.org FB/IG/TW: @Thekoffinkats Jason's Heavy Metal Wasteland:...

Late at night, all systems go. You've come to see the show! That show is BEATALLICA! Today my guest Jaymz Lennfield is here to talk the ultimate bash-up collaboration.  Two of music's biggest bands of all time in one awesome band. This week from the Heavy Metal Bunker a new episode of Metal Mischief! Athena is here to tell us about the new Space Coke album: Lunacy!  Official: http://www.beatallica...

This week I am featuring KEvin Vonesper from Vonesper Studios.  He is in the process of filming a documentary on the shock rocker, horror punk master: DUKEY FLYSWATTER and his HAUNTED GARAGE band.  Join us as we talk all sorts of metal and film craziness! This week from the Heavy Metal Wasteland, Jason Gardner is here to tell us about the new NITE album! Listen in as he reviews their new...

Gus Polinski said the people of Sheboygan loved the Polka there, but they love Toxic Ruin more! This week I am talking in person with the guys as they invaded The Magnoliadome last week on the March Radness Tour! This week from the Heavy Metal Wasteland of Asheville, NC, Jason Gardner is here to tell us about Witchpit! Listen in as he reviews their new album and talks metal! Bandcamp: http://www.t...

The Culture of the metal world is very intricate, from bands to boots, to leather and chains. Sci-fi to Horror and now Children's Authors!  That's Right Dave Caudell, author of "Emma Stein's First Day" the first book in his series "The Adventures of Emma Stein" is here in The Metal Forge talking about a little bit of everything! This week from the Heavy Metal Bunker, a bugout is on the horizo...

Witchfynde was formed in 1973 when Gra Scoresby's band met Montalo playing guitar in his own band formed with his school friends. The two teamed up and formed Witchfynde, the name was suggested by Montalo because he was very interested in occultism and he wanted to use the band as a way to "fynde" like minded people. Also from the Heavy Metal Bunker, another espiode of "Metal Mischief" with Athena...

Let ye go tell it on the mountain! Can we play with madness? This week Blair Yoke and Trent Combs from Louisville Doom/Rock band BLIND SCRYER are here in The Metal Forge! We talk about a lot of things, including the Louisville Metal Scene and even their new EP "Controlled Burn"   Also from the Heavy Metal Bunker, Athena Prychodko will be reviewing the "Controlled Burn' EP.   Bandcamp: ht...

A fixture on the true metal scene, Massachussetts' SEAX are a staunchly DIY and hard-touring group. Founded in 2009 with the intent of playing classic heavy metal, it was 2012 when SEAX's first album arrived with the aptly titled High on Metal. Completely DIY, it set the standard for which the band would follow. Two years later came To the Grave, further intensifying SEAX's by-now-speeding sound a...

It is the year 202X. In an alternate dimension which pulses between space and time, the ethereal domain containing the entities therein are shaking in chaos from unfathomable plague and eternal war. From the darkness emerges a young band of demonic warrior forces- the SPEEDEMONS, exiled from the interdimensional grounds between their realm and planet Earth through the sonic alchemy of BREAKNECK RO...

It only dooms in Southern California this week.  Lynx from the amazing band OLD BLOOD is here in The Metal Forge this week talking all things heavy.  OLD BLOOD have a niche market of what they refer to themselves as ACID DOOM.  It is an amalgamation of Doom, Jazz, Metal and everything in between.  Totally rad all the way around! Bandcamp: https://oldbloodgroup.bandcamp.com/ FB:...

Snow is here in the midwest and much of the country... Time for some doom in the cold season.  Jason Gardner from Temptaion's Wings is here in The Metal Forge.  We talk a bit about the band and what Asheville, NC is about with metal these days and more! Official: https://www.temptationswings.com/ Bandcamp: https://temptationswings.bandcamp.com/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Temptati...

Ending January with a bang this week! I have Andrew Bansal from Metal Assault Records in The Metal Forge this week and we are talking all things in the label side of the industry and even more!!! Bandcamp: https://metalassault.bandcamp.com/ FB/TW: @metalassaultLA IG: @metassault YT: https://www.youtube.com/MetalAssaultLA Music from: Deadwolff & The Haunted Garage https://deadwolff.bandcamp.com...

California is the place that Dre always told us we needed to be, This week SOLAR HAZE is here to help us with out stoner groove, and it is a great time! Bandcamp: https://solarhaze.bandcamp.com/ FB: @solarhazeband IG: @solar_haze YT: https://youtu.be/-TPzOESmf6M Links to our Sponsors & Partners: Ageless Art Tattoo & Piercing - Clarksville/New Albany: http://www.agelessartclarksville.com ht...

The Space ship was filled with the rocket fuel but it crash landed in Calgary... Featuring members of Metal Forge Alumni HROM and TRAVELLER, Kontact is making First Kontact with us on! Bandcamp: https://kontactheavymetal.bandcamp.com/ FB/IG: @kontact.heavy.metal YT: https://youtu.be/-TPzOESmf6M Links to our Sponsors & Partners: Ageless Art Tattoo & Piercing - Clarksville/New Albany: http:/...