Metal Shop's Backstage Pass

"Infinite Mortality" is my MOST ANTICIPATED album of 2024 ....and it comes out this Friday (April 12th)  I spoke to the man behind the riffs - Replicant guitarist Pete Lloyd about his love of Nevermore, skronky guitar riffs, how his identical twin sons are huge fans of Edge of Sanity....and of course we chatted about the album!  This interview features TWO new songs from Replicant. Turn it up! 

Legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth is coming to the Tractor Tavern on Friday April 12th! I chatted with Uli about his 9 cats, his 3 hour live show and much more. 

I spoke with metal legends Joey Vera and John Bush from ARMORED SAINT about their upcoming show THIS SUNDAY - March 31st at the Neptune ! 

MIKE SCHLEIBAUM is the master shredder for the metalcore heavyweights DARKEST HOUR who are coming back to town this Tuesday (March 19th) at El Corazon! 

Seattle! Max Cavalera's new band GO AHEAD AND DIE is coming to town THIS FRIDAY - March 8th. Tickets are available now to see them at the Substation. 

Borknagar recently released their eighth studio album, so I chatted with mastermind Oystein Brun about the behind the scenes with it, inspiration and much more. Enjoy! 

Meet Yakima-based shredder Ed Mejia!

Earn your respect and learn about the "Federal Way of Life" with Northwest hardcore band APEX PREDATOR

Badass Northwest metal band Vultures Above Us stopped by the studio to debut a brand new song and talk about their upcoming show at the Substation on January 14th with Draemora. 

EXCRESCENCE is blasting their way out of Tacoma with intense, high energy brutal death metal. Get to know your new favorite Northwest metal band. 

RAT KING has returned with a killer new album ! Go see them rage at Hail Santa 13 this coming weekend :)

Just in time for HAIL SANTA 13, Xoth dropped by the station to jam some songs from their incredible new album "Exogalactic!"  

Northwest legends COVEN 6669 came up to the studio to chat about an upcoming rarities release, some badass shows coming up, the history of the band and much more !

R.I.P TRACY MOODY   All of the segments of Metal Shop - calls, requests and dedications for Tracy Moody. Much of the music had to be cut out due to copyright.

Telomyras is an awesome Northwest heavy metal band ! This interview features three songs from Telomyras. Go see them live December 2nd at the Airport Tavern in Tacoma

Seattle noise core band GREAT FALLS has a brand new album called "Objects Without Pain" out now and are about to play a record release show at the Funhouse. Catch up with GREAT FALLS and listen to 3 songs from the album!

GO SEE GENERATION DECLINE SATURDAY OCTOBER 14TH AT THE CHARLESTON IN TACOMA WITH AVSKUM AND RESISTANT CULTURE GENERATION DECLINE is an incredible hardcore punk / metal band from Bremerton. I chatted with them about touring Europe multiple times, running The Charleston in Bremerton, early influences and so much more. This interview features four songs from Generation Decline.  

Meet GLYPH - an incredibly badass new power metal supergroup from right here in the Northwest!

GOD'S HATE vocalist and AEW wrestling superstar BRODY KING joins me to chat about AEW coming back to the Northwest, Rain Fest, the similarities between underground musicians and wrestling and much more.

AEW is coming back to Seattle this weekend for Collision and WrestleDream at the Climate Pledge Arena, so I thought this would be a perfect time to catch up with the hometown hero Darby Allin. We discuss punk rock, hardcore, metal, skateboarding, growing up in the Northwest and much more...

Metal Church will be playing with Sin Circus and Greyhawk at the Tracyton Movie House in Bremerton on Saturday September 30th!

Seattle hardcore band FILTH IS ETERNAL is about to drop their new album "Find Out", so I had the band in studio to talk the evolution of the band, upcoming shows, new music and much more!

After 23 years, Training For Utopia will be playing their first show as a band on September 15th at El Corazon. I caught up with Ryan and Don to talk about the origins of the band and what it's been like bringing the group back for a few shows....    

PRIMORDIAL ATROCITY is a killer Olympia based death metal / death core band. The guys joined me in studio to chat about a couple upcoming shows, discuss the origins of the band and talk about the future of the project. This interview features two songs from Primordial Atrocity. Turn it up and bang your head!

Nate Garrett is the vocalist / guitarist of the phenomenal melodic heavy metal band Spirit Adrift. We chatted about their new album "Ghost at the Gallows", touring with his heroes, the Pantera reunion and much more