Metal Shop's Backstage Pass

Tom Sheehan is the vocalist of two amazing New York hardcore bands – Indecision and Most Precious Blood. He’s also one of the three hosts of a rad hardcore podcast called Axe To Grind. He was in the Northwest on vacation this week, so we asked him to  join us in studio for an interview. Enjoy and listen to his bands and podcast!  

Tacoma tech death metal band Aethereus just released their brand new album "Absentia" so we had them up to talk about it and jam some new songs. 

This week on the podcast we talk all about the two voices of Killswitch Engage (Howard Jones and Jesse Leach) singing together onstage in the UK + we chat about what is happening with the upcoming Warrel Dane solo album. We also talk a bit about new music by High on Fire, Pig Destroyer, Terror, Deicide and Soulfly + preview some killer shows coming to Seattle. 

Year Of The Cobra is one of the best bands from this area and they have been spreading the Northwest heaviness throughout the world, touring hard and rocking out harder. It was great to have Jon and Amy back in the studio to talk shop. 

Vancouver, BC thrash band Expain is playing their first set of shows in the states this week, so we had them stop by the studio to hang out and chat. 

Darkness Stole The Sky is a band from Olympia and they have been hard at work for quite a few years. We were stoked to get them in studio to hear some of their music and talk shop.   

Welcome back to Metal Shop's Backstage Pass. Our summer started off with an unfortunate news headline, as legendary drummer Vinnie Paul passed away last week. We talk all about Vinnie's legacy, his music and his plans for burial, etc. Other topics we discuss this week include the new albums by Immortal, Dee Snider, Converge and Deicide, Hodor from Game Of Thrones shredding alongside Megadeth, Dyin...

We sat down with badass local band SwampheavY to chat about their upcoming shows and play some songs from their album "SwampheavY: I"

Chicago band Harm's Way has been busting their collective ass for a looooong time, releasing heavy jams and ignited pits worlwide. Their new album "Posthuman" came out a few months back on Metal Blade Records and that's a huge move for them. The members of Harm's Way joined us in studio on Friday June 15th before their show at the Highline and we talked growing up in the hardcore scene, gnarly sca...

Local band HOTH was in studio this week to talk about their brand new album coming out on Friday June 15th. They shared two brand new songs with us. 

Kevin and Ian sat down with Pallbearer when they were in town for a show with Obituary. Listen as they chat about their favorite doom bands, the Arkansas music scene, their favorite Type O Negative songs, what they would play on a radio show of their own and the influence of the band RWAKE.  

Kevin and Ian sat down with Obituary guitarist Trevor Peres to talk all things death metal, fishing, BBQ and their upcoming European tour opening for SLAYER!   

Voidthrone joined us in studio for the all local episode of Metal Shop ! 

After The Fallout joined us in studio for the all local episode this weekend! 

Oxygen Destroyer joined us in studio for the all local episode of Metal Shop. Check out more from Oxygen Destroyer here 

Inquinok stopped by the studio to play a couple of their badass songs for us! Check out more from Inquinok here

Local badasses Rat King in studio with Metal Shop! Check out more from Rat King here 

We chatted with Max Cavalera about Soulfly's current tour with Nile, the band's new album coming out this summer and chatted a bit about his favorite NW bands of all time. 

Mastodon and Primus are touring this summer together and will be playing Marymoor Park on June 22nd. Kevin chatted with them on the phone about the awesome upcoming tour! 

Tacoma band Ancestors of God came in to the studio to play some songs off their debut EP! 

TKO sat down with us to chat about the band's history and their upcoming show on April 28th at Studio 7!

Neck Of The Woods just played their first U.S. show this past week at the Funhouse. Ryan the Beard had a chance to sit down and chat with this badass up and coming metal band! 

Biff Byford is the singer of legendary British heavy metal band Saxon. They just released their 22nd full length album "Thunderbolt" and are on tour right now with Judas Priest! Check out our phone interview with Biff ! 

We got to interview Damian from Deathbed Confessions and Ashley from Kyberox about their show this coming Friday (March 30th) at the The Swiss in Tacoma.  It's an art show and a metal show! Check it out! 

We interviewed local shredmasters WEAPONLORD and played a couple songs off their brand new album!