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The Metal Epidemic Podcast
Dave and Duncan discuss and review the big and small releases in the worlds of Metal, Hardcore, Death Metal, Prog, Doom, Thrash, Black Metal and more. With links to the albums reviewed and an ever growing playlist of what they recommend, this is the first stop for any genre music fan.
Episodes
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Genital Shame - Wellness Plan
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Experimental Black Metal band, Genital Shame. The bands new album, Wellness Plan, will be released on…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Drag Talk - Drink The Ocean
Join Dave & Duncan as they check out the new album from Los Angeles Indie Shoegazers, Drag Talk. The bands new album, Drink the Ocean, will be released on…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: NØ MAN - Between the Sword and the Neck
Join Dave & Duncan as they check out the new album from Washington, D.C. hardcore quartet, NØ MAN. The bands new album, Between the Sword and the Neck, will be…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastThe Metal Epidemic Podcast - Episode 79
Dave & Duncan are back for Episode 79 of the Metal Epidemic Podcast! This month we chat about recent gigs, new releases, play some killer new tracks, and of…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Boss Keloid - Float & Aperture
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from UK prog titans, Boss Keloid. The bands new album, Float & Aperture, will be released on October 23rd via…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: FRONTIERER - ULTRAVIOLET PARASITE
Join Dave & Duncan as they check out the new album from Scottish/American mathcore band, Frontierer. The bands new album, Ultraviolet Parasite, will be…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol - Ca$h Grab
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Austin Doom-Wop trio, Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol! The bands new album, Ca$h Grab, will be released on…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Beaten to Death - Vntrue
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Norwegian melodic grind band, Beaten to Death. The bands new album, Vntrue, will be released on October…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Great Falls - The Bite That Grows Up
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Seattle noisemakers, Great Falls. The bands new album, The Bite That Grows Up, will be released on October…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: THROES - The Colorless Light of Emptiness
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Boise, Idaho, based band, THROES! The bands new album, The Colorless Light of Emptiness, will be released…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Graveyard - Fever
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Swedish rockers, GRAVEYARD! The bands new album, Fever, will be released on October 9th via Nucelar Blast…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: unpeople - we are unpeople
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from British Alternative band, unpeople. The bands new album, we are unpeople, will be released on October 9th…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Semuta - Thoughtless/Dreamless
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Portland, Oregon, duo, Semuta. The bands new album, Thoughtless/Dreamless, will be released on October 9th…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: HATESPHERE - Guillotine
Join Dave & Duncan as they check out the new album from Danish thrash machine, Hatesphere! The bands new album, Guillotine, will be released on October 9th via…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Hippotraktor - Annihilist
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Belgian progressive metal titans, Hippotraktor. The bands new album, Annihilist, will be released on…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: MOLLY MCGUIRE - Disaster in Reverse
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Kansas City's, Molly McGuire. The bands new album, Disaster In Reverse, will be released on October 2nd…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: GODFLESH - DECAY
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from UK industrial metal band, Godflesh. The bands new album, Decay, will be released on September 25th via…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: PAIN OF TRUTH - PAIN OF TRUTH
Join Dave & Duncan as they check out the new album from NY based hardcore band, PAIN OF TRUTH. The bands new album, PAIN OF TRUTH, will be released on…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: The Ocean – Solaris
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Germany-based international prog rock act, The Ocean. The bands new album, Solaris, will be released on…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Burner - No One Is Coming To Save Us
Join Dave & Duncan as they check out the new album from South London riff slingers, Burner. The bands new album, No One Is Coming To Save Us, is out September…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Noctule - Extinguish Thy Flame
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Melodic Blackened Death Metal project, Noctule. The bands new album, Extinguish Thy Flame, will be…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastThe Metal Epidemic Podcast - Episode 78
Dave & Duncan are back for Episode 78 of the Metal Epidemic Podcast! This month we chat about recent gigs, new releases, play some killer new tracks, and of…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: 30,000 Monkies - Super Rebound
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Belgian Champagnemetal quartet, 30,000 Monkies. The bands new album, Super Rebound, will be released on…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Remote Viewing - State Violence
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from London based sludge metal quintet, Remote Viewing. The bands new album, State Violence, will be released…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Foreign Body – Libertine
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Brooklyn-based noise rock/punk outsiders, FOREIGN BODY. The bands new album, Libertine, will be released…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: WRONG MAN - Here’s That Feeling
Join Dave & Duncan as they check out the new album from Belgian noisemakers, WRONG MAN. The bands new album, Here’s That Feeling, will be released on September…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Green Lung – Necropolitan
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from London five-piece, Green Lung. The bands new album, Necropolitan, will be released on September 11th via…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: LACK - LACK
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Danish Indie Hardcore band, LACK. The bands new self-titled album will be released on September 11th via…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: DEVIL MASTER - Bloody Dreams
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from US Deathrock band, DEVIL MASTER. The bands new album, Blood Dreams, will be released on September 4th via…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Gradience – Anomaly
Join Dave & Duncan as they check out the new album from Danish Blackened Rap-Metal duo, Gradience. The bands new album, Anomaly, will be released on September…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Chat Pile - Who Loves The Sun
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Oklahoma City-based noise rock quartet, Chat Pile. The bands new album, Who Loves the Sun, will be…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: SiM - HOOMAN AFTER ALL
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Japanese metal quartet, SiM. The bands new album HOOMAN AFTER ALL, will be released on September 2nd via…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastEP REVIEW: LIFESWALLOWER - Lifeswallower
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from UK metal quartet, LIFESWALLOWER. The bands self-titled EP will be released on September 1st via Prog On!…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: DREAMWELL - Hymns For The Denial Of God
Join Dave & Duncan as they check out the new album from self-proclaimed post-skramz outfit, DREAMWELL. The bands new album, Hymns For The Denial Of God, will…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Kulk - Choosing To Die
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Norwich-based doom duo, Kulk. The bands new album, Choosing To Die, will be released on August 28th via…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastThe Metal Epidemic Podcast - Episode 77
Dave & Duncan are back for Episode 77 of the Metal Epidemic Podcast! This month we’re talking gigs, new releases, killer new tracks and, of course, announcing…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: THE BARBARIANS OF CALIFORNIA – MEGATONS
Join Dave & Duncan as they check out the new album from American hardcore band, THE BARBARIANS OF CALIFORNIA. The bands new album, MEGATONS, will be released…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Raunchy – Prisoner
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Danish metal band, Raunchy. The bands new album, Prisoner, will be released on August 14th via Mighty…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Living Weapon - Death in the Family
Join Dave & Duncan as they check out the new album from Boston noisemakers, Living Weapon. The bands new album, Death in the Family, will be released on August…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Electric Callboy – Tanzneid
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from German electronicore band, Electric Callboy. The bands new album, Tanzneid, will be released on August 7th…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Cancer Bats - Give Me Dirt
Join Dave & Duncan as they check out the new album from Canadian hardcore punk heavyweights, Cancer Bats. The bands new album, Give Me Dirt, will be released…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Loathe – A Stranger To You
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Liverpool-based alternative quartet, Loathe. The bands new album, A Stranger To You, was released on July…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Disfiguring The Goddess – Bloom
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from one-man slam death metal band, Disfiguring The Goddess. The bands new album, Bloom, will be released on…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: The Limit - Another Drop
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from super-charged rock supergroup, The Limit. The bands new album, Another Drop, will be released on July 31st…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: REZN - Cycles In The Infinite Dream
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Chicago-based band, REZN. The bands new album, Cycles In The Infinite Dream, will be released on July 24th…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: LOCKSTEP - I Know What I Saw
Join Dave & Duncan as they check out the new album from Nashville trio, LOCKSTEP. The bands new album, I Know What I Saw, will be released on July 24th via…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Madball - Not Your Kingdom
Join Dave & Duncan as they check out the new album from NY Hardcore legends, Madball. The bands new album, Not Your Kingdom, will be released on July 24th via…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastThe Metal Epidemic Podcast - Episode 76 - Top 10 Metal Albums of 2026...so far (Part 2)
We're back for Part 2 of our mid-year lists, arguing over placement, discovering new favourites, and probably upsetting at least a few people with our choices…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: The Menzingers - Everything I Ever Saw
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Philadelphia punk legends, The Menzingers. The bands new album, Everything I Ever Saw, will be released on…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Fuming Mouth - The Ringing Bell
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from New England death metal beast, FUMING MOUTH. The bands new album, The Ringing Bell, will be released on…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastThe Metal Epidemic Podcast - Episode 76 - Top 10 Metal Albums of 2026...so far (Part 1)
IT'S MID-YEAR LIST TIME!! It's been another insane start to the year for heavy music and maybe the most stacked 6 months ever! Making these lists was no easy…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: No Cure - It Is Going To Get Dark
Join Dave & Duncan as they check out the new album from Birmingham, Alabama outfit, No Cure. The bands new album, It Is Going To Get Dark, will be released on…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Snag - All The Cages Holding Us Will One Day Turn To Dust
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from emotional hardcore trio, Snag. The bands new album, All The Cages Holding Us Will One Day Turn To Dust…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Truck Violence - The weathervane is my body
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from French-Canadian noise rock quartet, Truck Violence. The bands new album, The weathervane is my body, is…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: EXPLORING BIRDSONG - Every House We Built
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from UK Progressive band, Exploring Birdsong. The bands new album, Every House We Built, will be released on…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: MIRACLE - The Living Likeness Of My Electric Daemon
Join Dave & Duncan as they check out the new album from electronic/dark-synthpop duo, Miracle. The bands new album, The Living Likeness Of My Electric Daemon…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastThe Metal Epidemic Podcast - Episode 75
Dave & Duncan are back for Episode 75 of the Metal Epidemic Podcast! This month we chat about some new releases, play some killer new tracks, and of course…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Warning - Rituals Of Shame
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from UK doom band, Warning. The bands new album, Rituals of Shame, will be released on June 19th via Relapse…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: BLOOD MOTHER - BLOOD MOTHER
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from St. Louis duo, BLOOD MOTHER. The bands new album, BLOOD MOTHER, will be released on Jun 19th. FFO: The…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Genghis Tron - Signal Fire
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from genre-melting experimentalists, Genghis Tron. The bands new album, Signal Fire, will be released on June…