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Metal Matters
Metal Matters, a Gimme Radio podcast, is a weekly discussion hosted by Fred Pessaro (Revolver, Vice, Decibel, etc) and Michael Berdan (Uniform, ex-Drunkdriver), who took over from former host Mike Hill of Season of Mist recording artist Tombs in early 2021. If you love metal and extreme music, tune...
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137: Walter Schreifels of Quicksand, Youth of Today, etc
This week’s guest is the great Walter Schreifels, a NYC mainstay and legend with bands like Quicksand, Youth of Today, Gorilla Biscuits, Warzone and s...
136: Scott Evans of Kowloon Walled City
Today on Metal Matters we are joined by Kowloon Walled City frontman and studio engineer extraordinaire, Scott Evans. Since their inception in 2007, K...
135: Nate Garrett of Spirit Adrift
Today we’re excited to welcome guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Nate Garrett, mastermind behind Spirit Adrift and former guitarist of Gatecreeper. O...
134: Brian Cook of Russian Circles, Sumac, Torment & Glory
We're honored to have multi-instrumentalist, musician and long time favorite Brian Cook on the podcast! Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, Cook firs...
133: Kerry McCoy & George Clarke of Deafheaven Pt. 2
This week we are again joined by Kerry McCoy and George Clarke from the band Deafheaven, in the conclusion of our two part chat with the band. Over th...
132: Kerry McCoy and George Clarke of Deafheaven
This week we are joined by Kerry McCoy and George Clarke from the band Deafheaven, in the first of a two part chat with the band. Over the last decade...
131: Iggor Cavalera of Petbrick, Cavalera Conspiracy, etc
This week we are excited to welcome a true legend in extreme music, Iggor Cavalera. From his early ascension to the top of the music world with the in...
130: Dwid Hellion from Integrity
Today we are joined by musician, visual artist, and living legend Dwid Hellion. For many of our listeners, Dwid doesn’t require much of an introductio...
129: Max Bowman of Mortiferum, Caustic Wound
Today we are joined by friend of the show and one of our favorite human beings, Max Bowman of death doom titans Mortiferum and death-grinders Caustic...
128: Dylan Walker of Full of Hell, Part 2
So nice we had to do it twice… well, not really but you get the idea. This week on Metal Matters, we bring you the second installment of our conversat...
127: Dylan Walker of Full of Hell, Part 1
The first of a two part episode with our dear friend and one of contemporary metal's most endearing people, Dylan Walker. As many of you know, Dylan i...
126: Chad Gailey of Necrot, Carbonized Records, Vastum, etc
For over a decade, Chad Gailey has been continually cementing himself as one of modern death metal’s hardest working and most respected figures. He’s...
125: TJ Childers & Mike Paparo from Inter Arma
Our guests are TJ and Mike from Virginian metal mainstays Inter Arma. For well over a decade, Inter Arma have been a towering fixture in the worldwide...
124: Karl Willetts of Memoriam, ex-Bolt Thrower
We're honored to be joined today by death metal juggernaut Karl Willetts. For many of our listeners out there, Karl doesn't require much of an introdu...
123: KW of Vile Creature
We're thrilled to speak with the inimitable KW from Canadian doom juggernauts Vile Creature. From humble beginnings in the DIY community of Hamilton,...
122: Lee Buford of The Body
This week's episode of Metal Matters features special guest Lee Buford. Lee has an exceedingly deep resume as a musician and visual artist, but he's p...
121: Aaron Turner of SUMAC, Mammifer, ex Hydra Head, Isis
Our guest is a fixture of heavy music, the one and only Aaron Turner. Since the late 1990s, Aaron has been an integral mainstay of the extreme music u...
120: Jacob Bannon of Converge, Deathwish Inc
For more than three decades, Jacob Bannon has served as the the frontman of Boston's Converge, one of the most influential bands in hardcore and heavy...
119: Greg Anderson of sunn o))) / Southern Lord
We recently had the opportunity to hang out with the incomparable Greg Anderson. In the world of heavy music, Greg is an individual who requires littl...
118: Walter of Roadburn
We're honored to have Walter Hoeijmakers as our guest on today's show. Walter is the key creative force behind what is debatably the most important an...
117: Youth Code
Sara Taylor and Ryan George of industrial titans Youth Code are the guests for this week's episode. Since their inception in 2012, Youth Code's impecc...
116: Bryan Funck of Thou
This week's guest is Bryan Funck, frontman of THOU, the Louisiana-based sludge-doom favorites who kicked in the door by applying old school DIY and ev...
115: Ian Shelton of Regional Justice Center
This week's guest is Ian Shelton, drummer and vocalist for Regional Justice Center. The West Coast powerviolence band has released a series of EPs rec...
114: Ethan McCarthy of Primitive Man, Vermin Womb etc
This week's guest is Ethan McCarthy, the towering frontman and guitarist for the monolithic doom destroyers Primitive Man. Formed in 2012, this Colora...
113: Mike "IX" Williams of Eyehategod
This week's guest is the legendary vocalist Mike "IX" Williams of Eyehategod. Formed in 1988, Eyehategod personified nihilism and destruction by subve...
112: Domenic Palermo of Nothing
Nicky Palermo of Shoegaze Favorites NOTHING opens up about mental illness, prison, prescription drugs, suicide and how music changed it all...
I...
111: A Peaceful Transition of Power with Fred Pessaro and Michael Berdan
On Mike Hill's swansong episode as host, we have a three way discussion with new hosts Fred Pessaro (Journalist for VICE, Revolver, Decibel etc // NYC...
110: Classic Records Iron Maiden Number of the Beast
Way back on our first episode, Randy and I, kicked things off with a discussion of Killers, Maiden's swansong record with Paul Di'Anno. To close the c...
109: John Paradiso of Evoken
Evoken is one of the architects of American Funeral Doom, their career has spanned decades and given us an incredible body or work.
I had the...
108: The Burning Witch Episode
Stephen O'Malley along with Greg Anderson have been two of the prime architects in the American Doom scene, exploring the vistas of creativity and ext...
107: Classic Records Alice in Chains Dirt
Randy Larsen joins us this week for the first Classic Records episode of the year. "Dirt" was the Alice in Chains record that made the biggest impact...
106: Funeral Doom
I’ve invited my good friend and fellow musician Ralph Schmidt (Ultha, Ropes of Night) on to discuss the sublime metal subgenre known as Funeral Doom. ...
105: Goden II
Goden’s debut album “Beyond Darkness” figured heavily when it came to our top records of 2020. Founder and guiding force, Stephen Flam, joined us late...
104: Ralph Schmidt of Ultha / Ropes of Night
Happy New Years! We’ve taken the last couple of weeks off so it’s time to get back to business. Ralph Schmidt has been on the show several times over...
103: 2020 Year End
It’s been quite a year and we all hope everyone is doing well and staying safe as we roll into 2021. One of the bright spots of this past year is the...
102: Stephen Flam Goden
2020 was a surprising fertile year for killer metal records. I had the pleasure of talking with Stephen Flam of Goden and the legendary NYC doom-crust...
101: Classic Records Def Leppard High 'n' Dry
Rock journalist and musician J Bennet returns to dive into the classic hard rock album "High 'n' Dry".
Intro: "High 'n' Dry"
Outro:...
100: 100th Episode!
Randy and I get together to reflect back on the first 100 episodes of the podcast. Thank you to everyone who has been listening from the beginning an...
99: Beers, Movies and Metal with Blake Harrison
Blake and I talk on the phone about, well, beer, movies and metal. It's always a blast when we talk. Check it out!
Intro:
"Heathen Temp...
98: Daniel Lake USBM
This week author Daniel Lake joins us to discuss is new book aptly titled USBM: A Revolution of Identity in
American Black Metal. It's an all-e...