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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: RONKER - Respect The Hustle, I Won't Be Your Dog Forever
Join Dave & Duncan as they check out the new album from Belgian speednoise band, RONKER! The bands new album, Respect The Hustle, I Won't Be Your Dog Forever…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastThe Metal Epidemic Podcast - Episode 70
Dave & Duncan are back and louder than ever for Episode 70 of the Metal Epidemic Podcast! This month we’re talking brand-new releases from Ellende, Push, My…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: NEW MISERABLE EXPERIENCE - Gild The Lily
Join Dave & Duncan as they check out the new album from Philadelphia-rooted collective, NEW MISERABLE EXPERIENCE. The bands new album, Gild The Lily, will be…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: COLD NIGHT FOR ALLIGATORS - With All That's Left
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Danish progressive metallers, Cold Night For Alligators. The bands new album, With All That’s Left, will…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Blanket - True Blue
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from UK rock collective, Blanket. The bands new album, True Blue, will be released on January 16th via…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastThe Metal Epidemic Podcast - Episode 69 - Top 20 Metal Albums of 2025 (Part 4)
It's time for PART 4 (the final part) of our End of Year lists!! Dave, Duncan & Ross have gone back through the album releases from 2025 and re-listened to all…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastThe Metal Epidemic Podcast - Episode 69 - Top 20 Metal Albums of 2025 (Part 3)
It's time for PART 3 of our End of Year lists!! Dave, Duncan & Ross have gone back through the album releases from 2025 and re-listened to all of their…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastThe Metal Epidemic Podcast - Episode 69 - Top 20 Metal Albums of 2025 (Part 2)
It's time for PART 2 of our End of Year lists!! Dave, Duncan & Ross have gone back through the album releases from 2025 and re-listened to all of their…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastThe Metal Epidemic Podcast - Episode 69 - Top 20 Metal Albums of 2025 (Part 1)
It's time for our End of Year lists!! Dave, Duncan & Ross have gone back through the album releases from 2025 and re-listened to all of their favourites…and a…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: HEALTH - CONFLICT DLC.
Join Dave & Duncan as they check out the new album from LA-based industrial-rock band, HEALTH. The bands new album, CONFLICT DLC., will be released on December…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastDOUBLE EP REVIEW: Deathbloom - Scarcity / Overflow
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new EPs from metal-shoegaze quintet, Deathbloom. The bands new double EP, Scarcity and Overflow, will be released on…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Monolith - The Price of Their Heaven
Join Dave & Duncan as they check out the new album from UK riff slingers, Monolith. The bands new album, The Price of Their Heaven, will be released on…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Witness Chamber - Bronze Gates
Join Dave & Duncan as they check out the new album from Boise, Idaho, metallic hardcore unit, Witness Chamber. The bands new release, Bronze Gates, will be…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Excide - Bastard Hymns
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Carolina hardcore/alt-rock hybrid, Excide. The bands new album, Bastard Hymns, will be released on…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: FEATHER MOUNTAIN - A Liminal Step
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Danish progressive metal band, FEATHER MOUNTAIN. The bands new album, A Liminal Step, will be released on…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastThe Metal Epidemic Podcast - Episode 68
Dave & Duncan are back and louder than ever for Episode 68 of the Metal Epidemic Podcast! This month we’re talking gigs, new releases from Spite, Gvllow…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Suncraft - Welcome to the Coven
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Oslo’s loudest troublemakers, Suncraft! The bands new album, Welcome To The Coven, will be released on…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: NEGATIVE BLAST - Destroy Myself for Fun
Join Dave & Duncan as they check out the new album from San Diego punk quartet, Negative Blast. The bands new album, Destroy Myself For Sun, will be released…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: PREYRS - The Wounded Healer
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from rising alternative quartet, PREYRS. The bands new album, The Wounded Healer, will be released on November…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: GHOLD - Bludgeoning Simulations
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from UK experimental sludge metal stalwarts, GHOLD. The bands new album, Bludgeoning Simulations, will be…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: ROMES - SONIC TRASH
Join Dave & Duncan as they check out the new album from Canadian Electronic Rock duo, ROMES. The bands new album, Sonic Trash, will be released on November…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Stellar Circuits - Phantom :: Phoenix
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from North Carolina Progressive metal band, STELLAR CIRCUITS. The bands new album, Phantom :: Phoenix, will be…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: DRAIN - ...IS YOUR FRIEND
Join Dave & Duncan as they check out the new album from Santa Cruz hardcore institution, DRAIN. The bands new album, …IS YOUR FRIEND, will be released on…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Bogwife - From Ashes
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Danish Doom Blues quartet, Bogwife. The bands new album, From Ashes, will be released on November 7th via…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: TOWN PORTAL - Grindwork
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Danish instrumental rock trio, Town Portal. The bands new album, Grindwork, will be released on November…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Chat Pile and Hayden Pedigo - In the Earth Again
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new collaboration album from Chat Pile + Hayden Pedigo. ‘In the Earth Again’ will be released on October 31st via…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Creeper - Sanguivore II: Mistress of Death
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Southampton goths, Creeper! The bands new album, Sanguivore II: Mistress of Death, will be released on…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Unprocessed - Angel
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from German metal outfit, Unprocessed. The bands new album, Angel, will be released on October 31st. FFO…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Despised Icon - Shadow Work
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Canadian Deathcore pioneers, DESPISED ICON. The bands new album, Shadow Work, will be released on October…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Psychonaut - World Maker
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Belgian post metallers, Psychonaut. The bands new album, World Maker, will be released on October 24th via…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastThe Metal Epidemic Podcast - Episode 67
Dave & Duncan are back and louder than ever for Episode 67 of the Metal Epidemic Podcast! This month, we’re diving headfirst into a tidal wave of riffs…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: The Acacia Strain - You Are Safe From God Here
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Massachusetts-based devastators, The Acacia Strain. The bands new album, You Are Safe From God Here, will…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: DAWNWALKER - The Between
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from UK experimental metal collective, Dawnwalker. The bands new album, The Between, will be released on…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Conjurer – Unself
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from UK filth bringers, Conjurer. The bands new album, Unself, will be released on October 24th via Nuclear…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Thrillrot – Thrillrot
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the surprise new album from Denver, CO duo Thrillrot. The bands new album, Thrillrot, will be released on October 17th via…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Battle Beast - Steelbound
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Finnish powerhouse, BATTLE BEAST. The bands new album, Steelbound, will be released on October 17th via…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Tribal Gaze - Inveighing Brilliance
Join Dave & Duncan as they check out the new release from Texas death metal quintet, TRIBAL GAZE. The bands new album, Inveighing Brilliance, will be released…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Biohazard - Divided We Fall
Join Dave & Duncan as they check out the new album from Brooklyn hardcore legends, BIOHAZARD! The bands new album, Divided We Fall, will be released on October…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Caustic Waves - ECHOES
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Glasgow-based alternative project, Caustic Waves. The new album, ECHOES, will be self-released on October…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Sanguisugabogg - Hideous Aftermath
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Ohio death metal band, Sanguisugabogg. The band new album, Hideous Aftermath, will be released on October…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: GREYHAVEN - KEEP IT QUIET
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Louisville, KY riff-slingers, GREYHAVEN. The bands new album, KEEP IT QUIET, will be released on October…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: FRIENDSHIP COMMANDERS - BEAR
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Nashville heavy melodic duo, FRIENDSHIP COMMANDERS. The bands new album, Bear, will be released on October…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Perturbator - Age Of Aquarius
Join Dave & Duncan as they check out the new album from Paris multi-instrumentalist James Kent – aka Perturbator. Perturbators new album, Age of Aquarius, will…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Coastlands - Coastlands
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Portland, Oregon’s COASTLANDS. The bands new self-titled album will be released on October 10th via…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Author & Punisher - Nocturnal Birding
Join Dave & Duncan as they check out the new album from San Diego industrial band, Author & Punisher. The new album, Nocturnal Birding, will be released on…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: THRICE - Horizons/West
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Trailblazing rock visionaries, Thrice. The bands new album, Horizons/West, will be released on October 3rd…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: White Reaper - Only Slightly Empty
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Kentucky Rock trio, WHITE REAPER. The bands new album, Only Slightly Empty, will be released on September…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Dying Wish - Flesh Stays Together
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Portland, Oregon metalcore band, Dying Wish. The bands new album, Flesh Stays Together, will be released…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Royal Sorrow - Innerdeeps
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Helsinki-based Progressive Metal outfit, Royal Sorrow. The bands new album, Innerdeeps, will be released…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: CASTLE RAT - The Bestiary
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from New York City's fantasy heavy metal sensation, CASTLE RAT. The bands new album, The Bestiary, will be…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Scorpion Milk - Slime Of The Times
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Apocalyptic Post-Punk project, Scorpion Milk. The bands new album, Slime of the Times, will be released on…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: HERETOIR - Solastalgia
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from German post-metal/blackgaze band, HERETOIR. The bands new album, Solastalgia, will be released on…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: INTERCOURSE - How I Fell in Love with the Void
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Connecticut noise-rock wrecking crew, INTERCOURSE. The bands new album, How I Fell in Love with the Void…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: LÜT - LÜT
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Norwegian punk rockers, LÜT. The bands new self-titled album will be released on September 12th via Indie…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Between The Buried And Me - The Blue Nowhere
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from North Carolina progressive metal band, Between the Buried and Me. The bands new album, The Blue Nowhere…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Fleshwater - 2000: In Search of the Endless Sky
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Massachusetts alternative metal band, Fleshwater. The bands new album, 2000: In Search of the Endless Sky…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Vianova - HIT IT!
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the surprise new album from Berlin-based genre-blenders, Vianova. The bands new album, HIT IT!, will be released on September…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Tallah - Primeval: Obsession // Detachment
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Pennsylvania-bred Nu-Metal unit, Tallah. The bands new album, Primeval: Obsession // Detachment, is out…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: End It - Wrong Side Of Heaven
Join Dave & Duncan as they check out the new album from Baltimore Hardcore crew, End It. The bands new album, Wrong Side of Heaven, will be released on August…
The Metal Epidemic PodcastALBUM REVIEW: Zatokrev - Bring Mirrors To The Surface
Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Swiss post-metal band, Zatokrev. The bands new album, Bring Mirrors To The Surface, will be released on…