Radioactive Metal Podcast

As with most genres, the vocalist and axeman seem to be the ones that seem to garner the most attention and accolades. It's the rhythm section that stirs the Metallic drink though. And drummers are the unsung heroes of our beloved genre. So taking a cue from the awesome "High Infidelity" flick, we present our "Top 5" of our favourite skinbeaters.  We look at not only technical skill and reputation but influence and impact as well. All making for an interesting list. In our "News, Views and Tunes", we took in the original "Evil Dead" film at the theatre (!) and discuss Aunt Jemima's "box"(??). Musically, we crank new and used from Massacre, Sacrifice, Dead Kennedys, Cryptic Slaughter, Subhumans (UK), Pupil Slicer, Sadistic Vision, Night Legion and we introduce P.E.I.'s Baited in our "Indie Spotlight".  This Episode is sponsored by Trve Kvlt Coffee. Summon the coffee demons to possess yourself a cup today! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram

We all love our Heavy Metal. But Metalheads are nothing if not diverse, with a wide variety of interests outside of our album collections. The creators of our beloved genre are no different. Some artists have excelled in their chosen hobbies. This week we discuss which artists and activities we'd love to join in their endeavours. How 'bout "football" with Steve Harris. Golfing with Alice Cooper. Or skating with Pushead himself. The possibilities are endless. And some may just be feasible. Musically, we crank some new and used from Nasty Savage, Deranged, Cloak, Culted, Nocturnal Departure, Rotten U.K., Gamerra and introduce Finnish rockers Magick Touch in this weeks "Indie Spotlight". Horns Up and Stay Healthy! This Episode is sponsored by Trve Kvlt Coffee. Summon the coffee demons to possess yourself a cup today! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram

Ready to feel old? Remember the early 90s? Well, as of this year, 1993 is 30 effin' years old! Wow! Times flies when you're rocking and rolling. So we figured we'd do a deep dive into three decades ago and discover it wasn't all Seattle, flannel and "hard alternative". The year had a number of amazing albums, band debuts and news stories that rocked Metaldom. Musically, we have a stack of wax from Nile, Mayhem, Propaghandi, Cancer, Reagan Youth, 1349, Bestial Warlust, Electric Wizard and Funeral Mist. Horns Up and Stay Healthy! This Episode is sponsored by Trve Kvlt Coffee. Summon the coffee demons to possess yourself a cup today! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  

We're all too familiar with "that person". That individual who insists they "know it all" regardless of the topic at hand. As Metalheads it's particularly irritating when these posers try horning in on beloved genre. But's there's always a way to trip them up. Heavy Metal is ripe with trivia that is common knowledge to us but would expose any claims-to-be. Namely, a Sabbath vocalist not named Dio or Ozzy. Or Kirk Hammett's pre Metallica band. You get the idea. In our "News, Views and Tunes" we celebrate "Ghostbuster's Day", discuss "Flesh Gordon" (!!) and fanboy out for Spider Punk. Musically, we crank new + used from Dan Lorenzo (ex-Hades), 7 Seconds, Glass Casket, Lord Vigo, Elder Devil, Thantifaxath, and introduce Texas grinders Molly Ringworm (!!!) in our "Indie Spotlight". Horns Up and Stay Healthy! This Episode is sponsored by Trve Kvlt Coffee. Summon the coffee demons to possess yourself a cup today! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram

As a follower of Heavy Metal, how many times have you heard from a non-believer "It all sounds the same to me." Our response - "You must be tone deaf considering the amount of sub genres that makes up our beloved music." But are there to many? And is it a positive or a negative? This week we dive right into it and sort it all out. In our "News, Views and Tunes", we discuss parenting and book banning and all our activity on the live front. Musically, we crank new and used from Tygers Of Pan Tang, Black Dahlia Murder, Terror, Pantychrist, Fuming Mouth and we introduce Winnipeg glam/punk/trash/popsters The Castagne's. Horns Up and Stay Healthy! This Episode is sponsored by Trve Kvlt Coffee. Summon the coffee demons to possess yourself a cup today! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram

This episode is a Good News/ Bad News situation. The Good News - The "Muppet Mayhem" TV series is up on Disney+. Being veteran Gen Xers, we'll always have a soft spot in our Metal Hearts for The Muppet Show. Dr. Teeth And The Electric Mayhem were the house band for said show. And this show sees our fave band of Muppets trying to cut their long overdue debut. We tore thru the show with the eagerness of a 10 yr. old and give our 2 cents. Now The Bad News - We lost one of the all time greats in Tank's Algy Ward. Tank's influence on Metaldom cannot be disputed. So we took a few moments to say "Horns Up!" Crank some Tank tonight! Musically, we spin some of the aforementioned Tank (and the Evo/Algy project), The Rods, Random Killing, Mother Fvckers, World Eater and we introduce Vancouver metallers Medevil in our "Indie Spotlight". Horns Up and Stay Healthy! This Episode is sponsored by Trve Kvlt Coffee. Summon the coffee demons to possess yourself a cup today! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram

The month of May kicks ass! The first couple weeks has a couple kick ass events that caters to the geek in us. Sure we're a Heavy Metal radio show but we don't shy away from discussing some of our there interests. Mat The Fourth is a special day dedicated to all things Star Wars and for fans to celebrate their fandom. Just a few days later was Free Comic Book Day. This special day is the equivalent of Record Store Day. So we share our adventures and the special titles we picked up. In our "News, Views, and Tunes", we say "See ya" to MTV News. Musically, we crank some new and used from Vomitory, Hellwitch, Nuclear Death, Blood Of The Sun and Wacken Metal Battle Canada winner Strigampire! Horns Up and Stay Healthy! This Episode is sponsored by Trve Kvlt Coffee. Summon the coffee demons to possess yourself a cup today! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram

Guitar extraordinaire Nuno Bettancourt recently made headlines. He simply shared that none other than Prince himself once called him one of the Top 3 GOATs to ever bend the six strings. So we thought we'd one up His Highness and take a cue from Jon Kuzak from the awesome "High Fidelity" flick and share our Top 5 picks in both Metal and Rock categories. An interesting chat that you'd be surprised by some of our choices. In our "News, Views, and Tunes", we discuss this weekend's Comic Book Day and have an impromptu talk about the Friday The 13th franchise. Musically, we crank some wicked tunes from Knoll, Wytch Hazel, Solanum, Gel and Necrotic Ritual. Horns Up and Stay Healthy! This Episode is sponsored by Trve Kvlt Coffee. Summon the coffee demons to possess yourself a cup today! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram

Record Store Day 2023 is in the books. An awesome time was had by all. And we got a stack o' wax to commemorate the event. So now we're stoked to share our bounties and the stories that go along with them. Who knew just a trip to the record store would produce such cherished memories. Actually we did. In our "News, Views and Tunes", we got up on our soap box about those dastardly RSD record flippers!! Musically, we crank some tunage from Possessed, Jello Biafra w/ DOA, The Donnas, Century, Cardiac Arrest and introduce France's Livin' Evil in our "Indie Spotlight". This Episode is sponsored by Trve Kvlt Coffee. Summon the coffee demons to possess yourself a cup today! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  

The #1 topic in all of Metaldom is the new Metallica album. "72 Seasons" dropped late last week. And just like the last umpteenth albums from Lars and the Boys, the album has proven to be very divisive. But regardless of where you plant your flag with Camp Metallica, they always make for great conversation. This time out, we both lucked out and our local record shops had album listening parties and we bought the vinyl at the stroke of midnight. So we give the album the once over and rank the album amongst the rest of their vast catalog. In our "News, Views and Tunes", we hit the movie theatres and celebrate Halloween In April (!!). Musically, we crank new and used from Kruelty, Air Raid, Dryad, (80s) Witch and introduce Necronomicon ExMortis (just in time for the new "Evil Dead" flick) in our "Indie Spotlight". Horns Up and Stay Healthy! This Episode is sponsored by Trve Kvlt Coffee. Summon the coffee demons to possess yourself a cup today! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram

There was metric ton of stuff going down in Metaldom this week. So we couldn't narrow it down to just one topic. This time 'round we get into the Bud Light/Kid Rock  debacle, the Motley Crue/ Mick Mars legal mumbo jumbo, the "This is Hardcore" fest line up and, most importantly, we put the word out for a friend in need. In our "News, Views and Tunes', we share war stories from the live front and a new(!) K-Tel (!!) vinyl album. Musically, we crank some new and used from Smoulder, Gorilla Biscuits, Day Glo Abortions, Aftermath, Satans Host, Prowl and Majesties. Horns up and Stay Healthy! This Episode is sponsored by Trve Kvlt Coffee. Summon the coffee demons to possess yourself a cup today! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram

There was really only one issue this to discuss this week. The tragedy at the Morbid Angel gig in Illinois is taking up the most space in the hearts and minds of the citizens of Metaldom. So this week we decided to simply pay tribute to our fallen comrade. Be sure to go to gofundme.com and do your part in helping the loved ones of Fred Livingston Jr. In our "News, Views, and Tunes", we take in some Death Match wrasslin and crank some new and used from Destructor, Daath, Micawber, Hexx, Sabbatory, Thunderspell, Damage Control and introduce Kilmore in our "Indie Spotlight". Horns Up and Stay Healthy! This Episode is sponsored by Trve Kvlt Coffee. Summon the coffee demons to possess yourself a cup today! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram

RAM is no stranger to the idea of the "house show". We've littered our "Metal Fix" with our experiences. But for the uninitiated, a house show is just as it sounds. A gig in someone's house, generally the basement, as opposed to a club or small hall. And they're always a lot of fun! We have another one coming up (on 4/20 even!!) So we figured it would be a great time to share some of our ideas of putting on house shows in some more public and pop culture houses and buildings. Think the Amityville Horror house. The White House. The Ghostbusters firehouse. And 1428 Elm Street! In our "News, Views, and Tunes", we discuss our awesome Friday night! Musically, we crank some new and used from Hellripper, Rotten Sound, Bootlicker, Virtue, Inferion, Direct Action, Texas Toast Chainsaw Massacre and introduce Arkansas' Mortals in our "Indie Spotlight". Horns Up and Stay Healthy! This Episode is sponsored by Trve Kvlt Coffee. Summon the coffee demons to possess yourself a cup today! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram

It's an old story we've all heard before. The legendary KISS have announced (again) that they're packing up their make up kit and going home. Whatever you believe, Gene and The Boys have announced the final (?) 50 dates on the "End of the Road" tour finishing up in the hallowed halls of Madison Square Garden. So with that we do a deep dive into these historic final gigs. We compare tix prices, which venues we'd love to see our last KISS show and the German "controversy" over the logo SSs. In our "News, Views and Tunes", we do a bit of Gear Talk and reintroduce ourselves to Count Floyd!! Musically, we crank some new and used from Sortilege, Parasite(84), The Donnas, Spectral Wound, Heavens Gate, Reckless(Can), Category VI and introduce trad metallers Reckless in our "Indie Spotlight". Horns Up and Stay Healthy! This Episode is sponsored by Trve Kvlt Coffee. Summon the coffee demons to possess yourself a cup today! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram

Horns Up!! After a brief hiatus, your fave radio show is back! Aaron had some personal stuff to attend to so it was opportune time to take a holiday. And after sixteen (!!) years on the air, I'd say we were due. We reunite for our fave time on the rock n roll calendar - Record Store Day! As is tradition now, we go over the list of special RSD releases and decide which records will be ours. So go to recordstoreday.com, click the list and join us. Which records are you looking forward too? Musically, we crank RSD tunes and some new + used from Agnostic Front, G.B.H., Savage Grace, Despised Icon, Undeath, Gatekeeper, Zombified and we introduce Abaddonia in this week's "Indie Spotlight". Horns Up and Stay Healthy! This Episode is sponsored by Trve Kvlt Coffee. Summon the coffee demons to possess yourself a cup today! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram

The Grammys are in our rearview mirror. Here in the Great White North, that means it's time for the Canadian equivalent, The Junos. Of course, the only category that means anything to Metalheads is the "Hard Rock/Metal Album". And as is tradition around here, it's time to play the newly christened "Head or Heart" game. A segment where we share who we'd like to see win. As well, we pick who we think will win. So with Aaron on a short sabbatical, we've enlisted the help of Snowy's "Wrestling Night In Canada" co-hosts Matt Copper and Dustin Maruca. And the winner is... In our "News, Views and Tunes", we give our 2 cents on Ozzy's recent Grammy wins. Musically we crank new tunage from Phobia, Wake, Get The Shot, Kruller and Horrible Earth. Horns Up and Stay Healthy!! This Episode is sponsored by Trve Kvlt Coffee. Summon the coffee demons to possess yourself a cup today! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  

"Support The Scene!" isn't just an old adage or a tired cliche'. Local Metal/Punk scenes aren't just a source of weekend entertainment. The "scene" is an important breeding ground for young talent to get their chops in before moving on to bigger ("better" will always be subjective). And it's a great source of weekend entertainment. But the scene needs to thrive to survive. So we all need to do our part. So this week we have a laundry list of Dos and Don'ts everyone should employ for the betterment of the scene. Some are obvious, some are a little more outside the box. But all are important. In our "News, Views and Tunes', we mark out over the new Wednesday series. Musically, we crank bunch of new tunage from Siege Of Power, All Out War, Dead Quiet, Phantom Spell, Carnal Savagery, Take It In The Blood, Phantom Killing and introduce Thunder Bay's(!) Alienator in the "Indie Spotlight". Horns Up and Stay Healthy! This Episode is sponsored by Trve Kvlt Coffee. Summon the coffee demons to possess yourself a cup tod

There was a whole buncha (yes, that's an official unit of measurement) stuff going on in Metaldom this week. So much we couldn't narrow it down to one specific topic for our discussion segment. So we just thru caution to the wind and layed it all out. We go into "Pantera" being dropped in Germany, a frivolous Marilyn Manson-related lawsuit and Pink Floyd goes "woke". But most importantly, we announce some cool upcoming tours. And the whys and wherefores behind them. 2023 is gonna be lit!! In our "News, Views, and Tunes", we dive into the new "That 90s Shows" and hit the comic shops. Musically, we crank new and used from Black Dahlia Murder, Atrocity, Exorcist, Spitboy, Nachtlich and Phobophillic. Horns Up and Stay Healthy! This Episode is sponsored by Trve Kvlt Coffee. Summon the coffee demons to possess yourself a cup today! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  

It's that time again! We like to put a big black bow on the year with our annual Rammy Awards. Sort of our own unique take on the Grammy Awards. The Rammys is our year end showcase where we share our faves of '22 in the categories that mean the most to Metalheads. Namely, a.o. Band, Album, Song and Live. As well, we have our inductees into the Radioactive Metal Hall Of Fame. So now pour a Lemmy and help us celebrate all that was in 2022! Musically, we crank some new and used from Sacrifice, Slaughter (Can), Jaguar, Nunslaughter, Scars of Strophy, Corrosive and Thunderor! Horns Up and Stay Healthy!! This Episode is sponsored by Trve Kvlt Coffee. Summon the coffee demons to possess yourself a cup today! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram

Goodbye 2022! Hails and Horns to 2023! This new year marks the 40th (!!) anniversary of the year 1983. It was a pivotal year for our beloved genre. There were  some major band formations of some of our most renowned outfits. As well, we saw some key album releases that would go to become Metal classics. So we're ringing in '23 by doing a deep dive into '83. In our "News, Views, and Tunes", we hit up our first show of the year (a house show, no less). Musically, we crank some new and used from Witchery, Manilla Road, Abysmal Lord, Warrant (Ger.), S.O.B., Malhavoc, Hellion, Shining Wizard and Mother Of Graves! Horns Up, Stay Healthy and Happy New Year! This Episode is sponsored by Trve Kvlt Coffee. Summon the coffee demons to possess yourself a cup today! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram