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Today on the podcast I am joined by Steve, Luke and Aaron of the progressive Rock band from Cork, Outsound, for their second appearance on the podcast! We will be chatting about their brilliant sophomore album, Ouroboros, which was released yesterday! Myself and the lads will be going through the entire album, track by track, covering all the themes explored in the album, the recording process and...

Today on the podcast I am joined by Belfast Metal band, Shortest Straw! Formed in 2024, Shortest Straw are carving their name into the UK/Ireland music scene with ambitions of showing international audiences how aggression should truly sound on stage. Combining a brutal mix of thrash, death, beatdown, and 00's metalcore with deeply emotional and story rich lyrics into a punishing sonic onslaught w...

Today's episode is the Monthy Roundup, May 2026 edition with music journalist, Jack McBain! This is the monthly series were myself and Jack go through our favourite releases that came out over the previous month, our thoughts on all the gigs we went to and then recap all the music related news that happened over May 2026. Expect discussion on the new Gilla Band single, thoughts on the latest Jpegm...

Today on the podcast I am joined by Darren and Kevin, who make up the Dublin Alt-Rock band, Alpine Skies! I'll be chatting with the lads about their debut album, Inspired Conflicts, which was released on the 176h of April and features such great songs like 'Walls', 'A Long Way' and 'By Your Side'. Across the album’s ten tracks, themes of conflict and inspiration carry throughout, shaped by both th...

A very special episode today in that I am joined by two of my favourite podcasters on the show, Richie of the Metal Cell Podcast and Letty of the Smashing Skull Sessions! We are going to be chatting about their latest project, 'Look Who's Talking Metal', which is Ireland’s first-ever touring metal talk show and has Richie and Letty covering their love of the genre, alongside special guests and aud...

Today I am joined on the podcast by Voyd of the Enniskillen Death Metal band, Necromaton! Necromaton was formed in 2025 by brothers Voyd (bass/vocals) and Rony (guitar/vocals), both veterans of their old band Gargantuan. Necromaton have spent the last two years writing, rehearsing, and recording in the shadows. Completing the Necromaton lineup are Brian (guitar) and Shea (drums). They have already...

Today on the podcast I am joined by all three members of the mighty Limerick based Metal band, TOOMS! Making their second appearance on the podcast, I'm am going to be chatting to the lads about their brilliant new album Karst, which is an album that really sees the band push themselves into the next level of their craft, offering blisteringly heavy music, creative blends of musical extremism and...

Today on the podcast I am joined by AJ and Rohan of the emo/shoegaze band from Dublin, Picture Postcard. The band have just released their awesome new EP, 'With Time', which will be the primary focus of this episode. I'll be chatting with the guys about this EP, going through it track-by-track and covering all the Iyrical content, the compositions, the inspirations behind the music and a few side...

Today on the podcast I am delighted to say that I am going to be joined by two amazing artists, who are Drew of the Grindcore band See You Next Tuesday and the one man noisegrind act,CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP (aka Chop7Times, Chop7x, Chopx7) from New Haven, CT. Together these two artists have created one of my favourite releases of the year, a collaborative EP titled 'Brothers'. This coll...

Lil bonus episode of the podcast out today with music journalist Jack McBain where myself and Jack cover all the new music we discovered over the month of April, all the shows we went to and all the news regarding music we were reading throughout this very busy month. This includes my time at Full of Hell in Opium and The Gathering in Sin E, Jack's time at the 3Arena seeing Gorillaz, Coachella, th...

Today on the podcast I am joined by Joe and Jasper of the Dublin based Rock band, Wifeswap! We'll be chatting about their upcoming EP, 'Digging' which is to be released on May 28th and going through the entire EP, track by track. So if you're looking for some early insight into what this EP is going to sound like, give this podcast a listen! In support of the band's release, they will be playing a...

Today on the podcast I am joined by Cameron Johnston of the Death Thrash Belfast band, Microtonal! Since their formation in 2023, Microtonal have been determined to bring metal back to it's aggressive and fear inducing roots, such as Demolition Hammer, Slayer, Sepultura, Death and Exhorder. With an extreme and explosive sound, their lyrics are also equally as intense, exploring themes like anti re...

Today on the podcast I am joined by Chris and Daragh of the UK Crossover Metal band, Inhuman Nature! Inhuman Nature are a force of unfathomable power. Having spent months roaming the endless highways of the UK and Europe, these road warriors have spent the last 5 years sharpening their steel and becoming a formidable live force. Having toured with such diverse and heavy hitting allies as Crowbar,...

Today I am joined on the podcast by Mick and Martin of the Wexford Rock band, Stone Blind State! We're going to be going through their brilliant debut album that was released in February. Over the albums 12 tracks the band cover a vast amount of territory from distortion dimed to 11 heads down assaults, to country/Americana rockers, to blues rock and heartfelt acoustic tracks. The band take all th...

Today on the podcast is a guest I've wanted to have on for literal years - I am going to be joined by Guitarist, DJ and Producer, Daniel Cullen! You may know him from his work with bands such as Rouen, Identity Thief, Denim Teeth, Glasseyed and most recently, the freshly formed Hardcore band, The Neck! I'll chat with Daniel about all of his musical projects, opening for Rolo Tomassi as Rouen, join...

Today on the podcast, Mr Billy Fitzgerald makes his return to the show to chat about his latest release, the brilliant 'Little Gestures'. The last time Billy was on, he was here to talk about the release of his lush indie-pop masterpiece ‘A Grand Romantic Gesture’, 10 songs that simultaneously bathe in the faded light of heartbreak while pulling you on to the dancefloor. To mark this annivers...

Today I am joined on the podcast by Mikey, Mark and Dylan of Pain In Vain! We'll be chatting about the band's latest single, Archangel', that was released yesterday! The band's first single in almost 2 years and the single acts as the band's return to their signature version of Metalcore. We'll be covering the origins of the song, the recording process and what the band has in store for the rest o...

Today on the podcast we have Dublin rapper, Curtisy and Producer, owin, to talk about their latest collaborative album, 'Get a Life!', which was released on March 20th. In a first for this podcast, music journalist Jack McBain, who has made several appearances on the show already, will be helming this episode as the new co-host going forward! Jack will be going through the entire tracklisting with...

Today I am going to be joined by Gav of the Groove-core Belfast band, Survivalist! I have quite a lotta ground to cover with Gav in this episode, we had plenty to talk about! Firstly, we'll of course be chatting about the band's brilliant brand new album, 'A Place For Those Who Suffer, Alone', which was released in January. We'll be chatting about how that album came together, going through the tr...

Today on the podcast I am joined by Michael Smyth for his third appearance on this podcast and his second appearance with his new band, the Belfast shoegazers, Silk! Myself and Michael had quite a lot to cover in this particular episode. We'll first be talking about his previous band, Virgins, and why that band has disbanded, how they ended the band, their final show and how that process lead into...

Today on the podcast I am joined by Conor and Kyle of the Metallic Hardcore band, LaVein! We will be chatting about the band's latest single, Puncture Wounds, which was released earlier this month and stands as the first bit of new music from the band in almost 3 years. I'll be going over with the band how the band's music has developed over that time period, the recording process of the single an...

Today I am delighted to be joined by Mark, Cormac and Iphigenia of the LA Hardcore band Gylt! The primary focus of this episode will be the band's latest release, 'In 1,000 Agonies, I exist', an incredible, chaotic, pummeling EP that has be stuck in my head from the very moment I first listened to it. We'll also be chatting about the how the band began, settling what the band's name actually means...

Today's guest on the podcast is Carlin Brown of the independent music promotion company, Drag Wounds. In this episode, I'll be chatting to Carlin about music promotion, covering what people may not know or even think about when it comes to promoting gigs, the complexities of running shows, how to promote a show in the first place and all the trail and tribulations that come with the job in this cu...

On today's episode myself and music journalist Jack McBain will be covering our favorite releases of February 2026, all the gigs we went to (which includes Deftones and Borderline festival) and we will also be giving our opinions on the 'The Moment', the mockumentary starring Charli XCX which critiques not only the music industry, but the cultural movement that was 'BRAT Summer'. Uncultivates live...

Today on the podcast I am joined by Conor and Shay of the brilliant pysch-Rock band, Bad Mothers Union! The band will be releasing their debut album 'Sore Losers' on the 19th of March, which will serve as primary focus of this end! "Recorded in a house at the airport and various crash pads around", the album brings the listener an enticing journey of Lynchian inspired Pyschadelia rhythms, constant...