What happens when neoclassical shred meets face-melting death metal? You get Chicago’s own Burned In Effigy. Their 2022 debut Rex Mortem earned them stages with Obscura, Orbit Culture, and Revocation. Now, they’re back with their sophomore release Tyrannus Aeternum—dropping Halloween 2025, because apparently your nightmares needed a soundtrack.

On this episode of The Metal Robot Podcast, We sit down with Sebastian of Ivy Garden to talk about the band’s origins, their upcoming album Death of Don Valley, and their various live and video shenanigans. We spin the roulette wheel and land in Iceland’s frostbitten black metal scene. Plus three of the latest metal albums of varying degrees of heaviness to take a dive into (and possibly wack with a weed wacker).

What happens when a prog metal nerd never lets go of his dream to make a JRPG? You get Bane of the Talebearer—a colossal multimedia passion project years in the making from composer, producer, and Dreamwalkers Inc frontman Tom de Wit (TDW).

In this episode of the Metal Robot Podcast, we jump into a weird variety of metal albums, from a thrash metal request that slapped, to the crustiest of crust/death/punk, to some good power/heavy/death metal from the U.S.A. Then, it’s another spin on Metal Archives Roulette—this time landing on Mexico and finding some goregrind gremlins. Finally, we wrap things up with an interview with Gustaf of industrial power-thrash project Mindistry, digging into the making of their new single Militaire Sans Frontières. It’s a ride—from groove to grind to cyber-metal madness.

On this episode of The Metal Robot Podcast, Tom dives headfirst into what could be a disastrous review, starting off with Sleep Token’s “Even In Arcadia”. Is it the band’s most consistent release to date or just another reason for the cult fanbase to throw hands? Then we shift gears into blackened territory with RawMoor’s En Route, an album that sounds like unbeatable boss music in Elden Ring, followed by the infernal chaos of Mors Silens’ “Infernal Legacy”, which hits like the black flame of Nod itself. The chaos continues with another round of Metal Archives Roulette, this time landing us in the Dominican Republic with Evalir’s The Awakening EP, an instrumental atmospheric black metal project that swings from cinematic beauty to production heartbreak in three tracks flat. Finally, we sit down with Justine Jones of Employed To Serve to talk about their new album Fallen Star, their sonic evolution from mathcore chaos, and the tracks they’re most excited to bring to the live stage. They also chat about working with Will Ramos, Jesse Leach, and Serena Cherry, running Church Road Records, finding balance through burnout, and more.

No, I didn't get side tracked and not upload an episode in two months. It's 2025, time doesn't exist! It's still February, and we've been stuck in the longest loop of the shortest month ever. On today’s show, we've got the latest in the metal scene, including some "Weird Metal" (no seriously, that's what the sound is called) Then, we start a new segment exploring metal around the globe. And finally, we will sit down with Derev, some proggy boys with a lot of stories to tell!

Did I forget to update this podcast again? My bad, but hoepfully it wasn't that bad- WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT'S BEEN SINCE OCTOBER?! Sorry about that, but also welcome back! At least the time off hasn't been a waking nightmare... right? Our first episode back has to be good, so let’s take a look at last weeks latest releases. We also have a new show on the metal robot featuring Collin Sterling of Thrashers Paradise. And coming from Montreal, heavy metal outfit Mad Parish have a new album… and a comic book? It’s all coming up on this episode of the Metal Robot Podcast.

For the 60th edition of the show, our good friend Collin Sterling of Thrashers Paradise has joined us for another mega-sode. Last episode we featured a college assignment of mine featuring Collin on Thrasher’s 5 year anniversary. Now he’s returned to get more in depth, including a surprise he’s got for this Christmas. We catch up on the biggest and dumbest stories in the metal world since last year, including Linkin Park, Cannibal Corpse, Gojira, among others.

On this episode, we talk “HARDSTONES” the latest album from Finish guitar legend Euge Valovirta and what it was like working with so many other musicians to bring it to life. We learn what it means to thrash in paradise for 5 years with Collin Sterling, celebrating a major milestone for the Hamilton metal radio show. And we get a feel for some harsher (albeit nasty) stuff with Nasty Savage and Valletta releasing new music in the past couple weeks.

In this episode of the Metal Robot Podcast, we explore significant recent events in the rock and metal scene, including the bar fight on stage with Jane's Addiction. Opeth's upcoming album was delayed due to manufacturing issues, and Mikael Akerfeldt has thoughts on the reaction to the new music. We also talk about the fustercluck of a promotion cycle Linkin Park has found themselves in. The surprising revelation of Dave Grohl's infidelity, which shocked fans, is lightly touched on, but maybe not with the same shock as some have felt. Stephen Flam of the sludge doom metal project GÖDEN also joins us, discussing their latest album *Vale of the Fallen*.

In this episode of the Metal Robot Podcast, we dive into In Flames' 10th album, "Sounds Of A Playground Fading." I’ve got mixed feelings about the album, with me praising its better moments but criticizing its monotonous sound and lack of variety. The podcast then features interviews with members of two metal bands with new albums. First, Phil Flores from the thrash metal band EvilDead discusses their latest release, "Toxic Grace." This is followed by a conversation with Robert and Benno from the German sleaze rock band Night Laser, who talk about their new album, "Call Me What You Want."

In this episode, I'm feeling sick so I want to punish myself by talking about why I might have to enter witness protection if I'm not careful. Stan Culture is becoming dangerously insane, and I fear it won't just be Swifties coming for my head. I sit down with Eric Alper to find out more. Also, Nate Silva joins us. Previously of The Slyde, and now going solo with his new album "The Chase" due out May 3rd. Plus the last week of April had some more releases and these ones are surprising.

We kick the show off in the Essentials Dungeon with a request to look at the "swan song" album of Canadian Avant-Garde metal band Unexpect called Fables Of The Sleepless Empire. Then we get into the craziest and weirdest concert stories from you and the metalheads of reddit. And finally we wrap up with a sit down (early in the morning) with singer and co-founder of Nocturna; Rehn Stillnight. We talked about a lot, including that new album "Of Sorcery And Darkness" and how the album's creation differed from their debut.

In this bonus episode of the Metal Robot Podcast, we're starting up Season 2024, promising an interview with Nocturna's Rehn Stillnight to discuss their new album, Of Sorcery and Darkness. We're outlining changes to the show's scheduling and format, opting for a more flexible release schedule to balance with other projects, such as reviving the YouTube channel. Also I've announced Patreon here, with tiers upon tiers. And then we preview future episodes featuring band reviews and interviews, including discussions on unexpected and upcoming guests Veriteras and Nate Silva.

In this bonus episode of our podcast, Collin and I dive deep into the world of movies for a change, a little excerpt from "B-Side" discussions when recording Episode #053 of the podcast. We talk about them all, including "Oppenheimer" and "Rocketman," sharing personal experiences and reflections of the year's movies, and looking back on some hilariously stupid interactions with "Karens" at the movie theatre.

The final episode of the 2023 season delves into essential metal albums, featuring Killswitch Engage's "Alive or Just Breathing" as suggested by a listener. The episode discusses the album's significance in shaping the metalcore genre and its impact on modern metal (potentially going crazy in the process). The episode continues with an interview segment featuring Steve Crane from the death/doom band Dusk, continuing on from two episodes back, discussing their new album "Dissolve Into Ash." The show is wrapped up with an interview with Evan and Nick from Bacterial Husk, a death metal quartet, sharing insights into their debut album "Anthropogenic Ruin." And becoming a favourite among the 2023 interviews in 2023. The podcast concludes announcing a break before the next season, encouraging listeners to stay tuned for updates and subscribe to the Metal Robot Podcast across various platforms.

In this episode we wrap up the 2023 season with Collin Sterling of Thrashers Paradise to talk about what we’ve been listening to the most this past year. 2023 for many has been a rollercoaster, including for both me and Collin. Though we couldn’t get around to a best of the year list ourselves, that doesn’t mean we’ve been avoiding the black hole of the metal scene. This was the year that saw lots of new and interesting bands popping up, many of which we never heard of until they blew up (*cough* Sleep Token *cough*), and fun projects that got us to question the use of A.I. in the music scene, such as loving the outcome with Boi What’s Plankton metal. The year has been interesting for sure, but whether for the good or bad it’s a year that gave us at least something to talk about moving forward into 2024 (and hopefully not 2020 part 4).

We kick off the show with death/doom metal band Dusk and their new album "Dissolve Into Ash." Dive into the "Essentials Dungeon” with Dream Theater's "Octavarium". Return with Ontario thrasher Baffald talking "Fuk Off 2020."

Bandcamp shout-outs and reviews. Ontario thrasher Baffald talks “Fuk Off 2020” and the thrash scene in the 90s. Why the hell we still care about the Grammys? Blackbriar talks ‘A Dark Euphony’ and what’s to follow.

We get to know Ronnie Romero on a… deeper level. Blackbriar joins us to chat about ‘A Dark Euphony’. Plus, do you care about music videos? As well as the week’s latest releases.