The Metal Cell Podcast
Irelands Premier Metal Music Podcast.
About the show
Irelands Premier Metal Music Podcast. The Metal Cell Podcast sets out to promote the Irish Metal Scene by talking to the bands, promoters, artists and fans of this musical genre. I hope to interview as many generations as possible involved in the Irish Metal community from those who create the music, design the artwork, promote the gigs or simply fans of the music itself. It's one of the most exciting times ever to be a Metal fan in Ireland with so many home grown and international metal bands touring our cities and releasing incredible music. This Podcast has become a solid link in communicating our voices throughout the world wide Metal community. The bonds forged in the Metal Scene are strong, loyal and lasting. Friendships created that traverse oceans and continents linking us to Europe, the America's, The Far East and even into the Eastern Block. Thank you all for listening and for your support, Richie. #supportyourlocalmetalscene
Episodes
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Episode 197: The Metal Cell Forums with special guest Gavin McInally of Damnation Festival, Manchester.
October 7th, 2022 | 1 hr 41 mins
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The Metal Cell Forums. Join myself, Danielle, Evan and Joe as we talk about bands and discuss topics related to our favourite music....METAL! In this episode we are joined by one half of the organisers of Damnation Festival, Gavin McInally. He talks about this years line-up, the ups and downs of organising such an impressive festival over the years and we get an insight into how bands make the line-up of Damnation. We reviewed five quality releases from Eternal Helcaraxe, Foraoisí gan Iniúchadh, Koma, Cyanide Gems & Survivalist
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Episode 196: Eternal Helcaraxe: Praetorian(Guitars/Vox) & Tyrith(Drums) of Black Metal band Eternal Helcaraxe talk about their immense new album 'Drowned in Ash'.
September 30th, 2022 | 1 hr 3 mins
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It was a pleasure to welcome Eternal Helcaraxes, Praetorian (Guitars/Vox) & Tyrith (Drums) to the Podcast. The Black Metal three piece along with Oceans on bass, have released one of the best albums of 2022 in my opinion, with 'Drowned in Ash'. To quote Pat O' of The Smashing Skull Sessions: 'Eternal Helcaraxe have mastered and tailored the black metal genre by crossing imaginary boundaries of blackgaze, post-metal and even classical music to bring us an album that doesnt follow the pack, but leads by example.'
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Episode 195: Fornoth: Daire (Vox/Bass) Charlie & John (Guitars) and Lachlan (Drums) discuss riffs, gigs & 'Bog' metal.
September 23rd, 2022 | 1 hr 9 mins
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It was a pleasure to welcome Daire (Vox/Bass) Charlie & John (Guitars) and new drummer Lachlan of Fornoth to the show. Fornoth have been building up a large following of fans over the past year with an well received appearance in Bloodstock coming off the back of with two terrific releases in April: 'From Across the Moors' e.p and 'Whispers Among the Trees' acoustic e.p.
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Episode 194: HAINT. Ian (guitars/vocals) & Steve (Drums) join me to talk about upcoming singles, gigs and songwriting.
September 16th, 2022 | 46 mins 10 secs
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HAINT. It was a pleasure to welcome Ian Booth (guitars/vocals) & Steve Hobson (Drums) of the immense Haint. The trio including Darren Lavery (Bass/Vocals) are steadily crafting songs in the background for the last three years and it's only now we are able to hear the fruits of their intense labour. Haint are almost impossible to pin down in relation to their sound but certainly if you are a fan of Mastodon riffs along with Neurosis/Tool you should find comfort within the Haint vortex.
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Episode 193: The Sluagh: Avi, Sean (guitars) & Killian (backing vocals/guitars) of Tech Death and Prog Metal band, The Sluagh.
September 9th, 2022 | 1 hr 3 mins
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Myself and Danielle had a brilliant chat with Avi, Killian & Sean guitarists of The Sluagh! The mystique of the band considering they all wear masks along with the ferocity of the music had us intrigued. The Sluagh or Sluagh na marbh ('host of the dead'), were the hosts of the unforgiven dead in Irish and Scottish folklore. The Sluagh have released two studio albums as part of one album cycle, titled ‘Enivid Creatures’.
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Episode 192: Skypilot: Dave Hall (Guitar/Vocals) & Gareth Ruddock (Bass) of three piece band Skypilot discuss their new album 'Simple Beasts'.
September 2nd, 2022 | 1 hr 15 mins
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It was a pleasure to welcome back Dave Hall (Guitar/Vocals) & Gareth Ruddock (Bass) of Skypilot to the show. We get an exclusive track by track overview of their critically acclaimed new album 'Simple Beasts'.
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Episode 191: Drakonis: Madre Tortura (Lead Vocals) & Saul McMichael (Guitars/Backing Vocals) update us on the band, new material and future plans.
August 26th, 2022 | 31 mins 14 secs
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It was a pleasure to welcome Saul McMichael & new singer Madre Tortura to the Metal Cell Podcast. Drakonis released an incredible debut album 'Blessed by Embers' in 2020 but the campaign trail for the album got swallowed up by the pandemic. Though their soul is steeped in Black Metal, Drakonis play a fluid version of it, embracing both melody, distorted guitars, blast beats and some tranquil sections which add to the theatre & storytelling aspect of the band.
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Episode 190: The Metal Cell Forums. Evan, Joe, Danielle & Peter Meehan discuss all topics related to METAL! Pt.2.
August 21st, 2022 | 43 mins 28 secs
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The Metal Cell Forums. For the first time ever at Chez Le Faux, join myself, Danielle, Evan, Joe and our special guest Peter Meehan, as we talk about the Metal Scene, talk about some brilliant bands and discuss topics related to our favourite music....METAL! In Part 2 we talk about the lack of Irish Metal bands on the Irish festival circuit. Despite most festivals winning plaudits for featuring diverse acts and independent artists, the Metal scene has been completely ignored. We have a really great debate on that subject and try to come up with ideas to change this going forward.
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Episode 189: The Metal Cell Forums. Evan, Joe, Danielle & Peter Meehan discuss all topics related to METAL! Pt.1.
August 19th, 2022 | 1 hr 25 mins
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The Metal Cell Forums. For the first time ever at Chez Le Faux, join myself, Danielle, Evan, Joe and our special guest Peter Meehan, as we talk about the Metal Scene, talk about some brilliant bands and discuss topics related to our favourite music....METAL! In Part 1 we talk about all the recent gigs we were at, discuss upcoming gigs and reviewed four quality Irish releases from Blood Soaked, Skypilot, New Mud and The Sluagh.
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Episode 188: Organ Blender: Padraig (vocals/guitars) & Cole (bass) discuss their new album 'Teemu Khan' and fill us in on what plans they have made for the following few months.
August 12th, 2022 | 38 mins 45 secs
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Padraig (vocals/guitars) & Cole (bass) discuss their new album 'Teemu Khan' and fill us in on what plans they have made for the following few months.
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Episode 187: Words That Burn. Roni (Vocals) & Jason (Drums) share some exciting news on upcoming gigs & where they are progress-wise in relation to their third highly anticipated album.
August 5th, 2022 | 52 mins 40 secs
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It was a pleasure to welcome Jason again and Roni for the first time onto the show. Words That Burn are definitely one of the most exciting Metal bands in Ireland at the moment; blistering shows, a string of fantastic singles and all the time building up to the release of their yet-to-be-titled THIRD new album!
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Episode 186: Old Season: Jimmy (Guitars), John (Vocals) & Dave (Bass) talk about their band history & future plans which includes a new release hopefully in early 2023.
July 29th, 2022 | 1 hr 2 mins
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It was a pleasure to Jimmy Blanchfield (Guitars), John Bonham (Vocals) and Dave Copley (Bass) of Old Season to talk about the last few months and what to expect off them heading into 2023. The rest of the band comprises of Jimmy Kiernan (Guitars), Dermod Smyth (Synth) & Anto Walsh (Drums). Formed in 2003 from the ashes of Karnayna, after a few line up changes and 2 releases the current line-up released the critically acclaimed 'Beyond The Black' in 2017, which was recorded at Trackmix Recording Studio, Dublin. It's hard to put a label on Old Season but certainly the term 'Epic Metal' comes close.
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Episode 185: Strangers With Guns: Jeff (Guitars/Vox) & Rennick (Drums) talk about their new brilliant release 'All Pleasure Is Just Relief'.
July 22nd, 2022 | 1 hr 2 mins
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It was a pleasure to welcome back Jeff (Guitars/Vox) & Rennick (Drums) to talk about their brilliant newly released album 'All Pleasure Is Just Relief'. Danielle and me get a run through the whole album with the lads along with the usual crazy stories that seem to follow the band. It's certainly Strangers With Guns heaviest release yet and it's another step up in both song writing & musicianship.
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Episode 184: Monkfest 2022. Roger (Cursed Monk Records), Emmet (From The Depths Podcast) & Eoghan (Slung from a Tree).
July 15th, 2022 | 48 mins 35 secs
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Monkfest 2022. Roger (Cursed Monk Records), Emmet (From The Depths Podcast) & Eoghan (Slung from a Tree) set up the gig to raise money for Rodgers niece Aisling, who tragically passed away during the week. Appearing at Monkfest will be Molarbear, Tooms, Slung from a Tree & Fraught on Sunday July 17th, along with BBQ and a raffle with prizes donated by many of the friends of Rodger in the Metal Community.
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Episode 183: The Metal Cell Forums. Join myself, Danielle, Evan and Joe as we talk about topics related to our favourite music....METAL!
July 8th, 2022 | 1 hr 59 mins
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The Metal Cell Forums. Join myself, Danielle, Evan and Joe as we talk about the Metal Scene, talk about bands and discuss topics related to our favourite music....METAL! In this episode we look at the spiraling costs for both bands and punters in travelling to gigs. We reviewed four quality releases from Asylum Road, Puresonic Outcasts, Rupskallex and Unmaker. We get a behind the scene look at Gama Bombs appearance at Hellfest 2022 and there's plenty of other stuff to keep you interested.
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Episode 182: God Alone's Cian (Bass/Vox) & Jake (Guitars/Vox) chat about new material, gigs & plans for 2022.
July 1st, 2022 | 46 mins 29 secs
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It was a pleasure to welcome back God Alone's Cian (Bass/Vox) & Jake (Guitars/Vox) to the show. The Cork five piece have gone from strength to strength since last appearing on the podcast and now with an imminent release on the horizon, it was great to catch up with the lads. Having heard a sneak preview of the release, suffice to say it's the album I always hoped they'd make, it's a game changer for sure! Cian & Jake give a good insight into what to expect with on the music side of things, we also spend a bit of time chatting about their tour of the U.K and what to expect from God Alone further down the line.