Podcast Inteview: Phil Anselmo

The man, the legend, Philip H. Anselmo has a little chin wag with the boys.The initimable Philip H. Anselmo stops to chat with the lads about his love for all things metal and horror, as well as his work on the Metal Allegiance album and with Superjoint at the Housecore Horror Festival event in San Antonio.

But please make sure to check out all of the bands that Phil has played with wherever they may be available so we can support moar metals! HORNS UP!

Featured Tracks: Pantera - Clash with Reality; Metal Allegiance - Dying Song

Phil Anselmo Interview

Podcast Interview: Michael Monroe

THE Michael Monroe has a little tête-à-tête with Ragman about his latest album, Blackout States.The one and only Michael Monroe (Hanoi Rocks) takes some time to chew the fat with Ragman in a thrilling interview that includes work on his latest album, Blackout States, as well as his amazing experience of neary 40 years in the industry.

And make sure to check out [and buy, if you like] his new album available from Spinefarm Records, because that's how we get more music, capische? HORNS UP!

Featured Tracks: Hanoi Rocks - Boulevard Of Broken Dreams; Michael Monroe - This Ain't No Love Song, Keep Your Eye On You, R.L.F, and The Man With No Eyes

Michael Monroe Interview

Podcast Interview: Rikard Zander

Rags goes mano a mano with Evergrey's keyboardist Rikard Zander.In our latest interview session Ragman gets to chat with a member of one of his favorite bands of all time, Evergrey's Rikard Zander, who tells us of the writing of their latest album, Hymns For The Broken and other sordid tales of the music industry.

Don't forget to check out that album available from AFM Records, cuz we highly recommend it as well as their back catalog of progressive metal bad-assedness. HORNS UP!

Featured Tracks: Frozen, A New Dawn, Hymns for the Broken, The Grand Collapse, and The Masterplan

Rikard Zander Interview

Podcast #198: Amityville

We talk with kiwi director Jason Lei Howden about his heavy metal horror hit, Deathgasm. Excellent! *air guitar*It's that time of year again as the lads take their troop North - more specifically to a suburban neighborhood in Amityville on the south shore of Long Island in New York - to 108 Ocean Avenue (formerly 112 Ocean Avenue). Will their camping and drinking in the driveway intense investigation yield any interesting revelations? Or will John shitting himself interrupt the evening again? Tune in and find out.

And there's even a surprise phone call, and a bit of moral support, from director Jason Lei Howden (Deathgasm), who talks about heavy metal and making horror movies more like they used to (no more CG!). HORNS UP!

Beer of the Show: Zombie Monkey Porter (Tall Grass Brewing)
	Appearance: 3.5 Aroma: 3.5 Palate: 3.0 Taste: 3.0 Overall: 3.0	"This is a nice, smooth porter that's a little watery, but with an enticing aroma and flavor that makes a fine cigar beer."

Featured Tracks: Type O Negative - All Hallow's Eve; Alice Cooper - Prince Of Darkness; Skullfist - Bad For Good; Fastway - If You Could See; Dokken - Dream Warriors; Megadeth - No More Mister Guy; Elm Street - Metal Is The Way; Midnight - Evil Like A Knife; Bulletbelt - Deathgasm

Genghis Classic of the Show: Trivium - Like Light To The Flies

Ragman's Classic of the Show: Mercyful Fate - Princes Of Hell

Genghis' Pick of the Show: Vanden Plas - Monster

Ragman's Pick of the Show: Ghost - From The Pinnacle To The Pit

- Genghis is totally ready for some nice cigar weather...

Podcast #198: Amityville

Gama Bomb - Untouchable Glory

Best thing about this Gama Bomb album cover? Fucking cobra with a stick of dynamite in his mouth.It's not every day you hear of a thrash band from Northern Ireland. And like any thrash band worth their salt, Gama Bomb don't take themselves too seriously, letting their 21st century audiences into their heads by way of childhood pleasures such as comic books, sci-fi movies, computer games and, with their latest album Untouchable Glory, kung fu movies. Oh yes.

This is classic thrash metal and no mistake, with blistering leads over breakneck riffing and machine gun drums. This is classic stuff in the vein of genre luminaries like Kreator or Testament. And from the opening track Ninja Untouchables to the closer After The Fire it's a speeding freight train of moshable tunes that would have a skate park of punks attempting feats of derring-do all damn day and that's really the point isn't it?

The Bottom Line: Let's face it, this is classic thrash metal, so don't expect anything other than blast beats and speed riffs behind screaming, topical lyrics. And I got NO problem with that. The fact is that Gama Bomb is doing it and doing it well, having amassed a cult following for their talent, humor and generosity (they released an entire album for free download while signed to a label). If you're a thrash fan, you should check them out, or at least help support the cause, you savvy?

- Genghis would love to hoist a pint with these cats some time...