All good things come to an end - and hey what do you know? Even mediocre things come to an end too! This may or may not be the last episode... but for the foreseeable future... yeah it's the last episode. Until we decide to do another one of course. We had hoped to make it to 100 episodes. so what better topic to power through this one with than "T…

Sven De Caluwe from Aborted Interesting tid bit on how they determine headliner Weather Album feedback Nice quick interruption from Pat from FFAA Finished off with a round of ridiculous questions Awesome insight into the upcoming album Wax philosophical about generational differences among music fans over the last 20 years…

Clayton Bartholomew, guitarist from Secrets of the Sky Diversity of the tour line up (Anaal Nathrakh and Incite) Writing process, tone, formation of the band Concept albums Dream tour line upبقلم MetalsPeak.com

There was shows. With brutals. We saw the brutals and they were wow so brutal. So top 5 brutal riffs... for sending tasteless tweets to the POTUS. Because topical.بقلم MetalsPeak.com

Just in time for Easter! This topic shouldn't come to a surprise to any of the listeners. We all attend a reenactment of "The Passion" each year, right? That's a goddamn given. But now you can show up in style - both physically and musically! By the way we're copyrighting "Easter grass merkin" so... sorry you missed out on the millions that will ce…

After the Stronger Than Faith tour stop in Colorado Springs wrapped up, we grabbed some time with Pat Sheridan from Fit For An Autopsy to get as much info as possible on the new album. Along with some momentary chiming in from everyone else in the Fit touring camp, Pat shared how the addition of Joe Badolato expanded the band's writing horizons and…

If you've listened to MetalsPeak before, WOW you must have been really bored. But srsly if you've listened before you know how we like to stay current and topical with our...topics... So yeah it should be no surprise that we decided to do Top 5 songs for being a hummingbird rising weasel in a diaper on the way to buy a white and gold dress that eve…

We're back after a long break and firing on all cylinders! All 3 of them! Plus we welcome back Alloy Matt as we have a melancholic discussion about awkward "break-ups" we've had with bands. You know - those songs you heard for the first time and thought, "Wow, I used to love this band... what the hell happened?!?!?!?" - check out Matt's list on You…

What a year! We do our best to whittle down the year's releases to the top 10; probably not the most popular results but you know what? Fuck it! This is 'Merica and these is ours lists! Sidetracking this time includes the truly amazing editing that is "This Is My Product" and the good times of "Cumming or Drumming. We also check out "Lacerated, Str…

Stu's review of Lugal Ki En by Rings Of Saturnبقلم MetalsPeak.com

Stu's review of Omnipresent by Originبقلم MetalsPeak.com

Yay pumpkins! The pumpkin episode to end all pumpkin... everything. Fall time is everyone's favorite and what better way to usher in the great camel toe season than with a soundtrack for having pumpkin spice latte enema after bathing in melted pumpkin spice M and Ms and douching with pumpkin spice body lotion. Standard off topic tangents this time …

I think we MetalsPeak'd preddy gud. Ya know we gave it a hunert-ten percen' And we also did top 5 songs for a Mexican potato gun standoff. Jared may be starting a trend in his show prep methodology... Potential payoff is huge. Also, Happy Birthday, Cody! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ And we checked out "Rat Shit" by Iron Reagan and “N…

We're back with another totally absurd, yet kind of relevant topic! Top 5 song titles that could double as something you would buy in the housewares section of Bed Bath and Beyond. Apparently it's up for debate if the whole entire Bed Bath and Beyond store is housewares - but we operate under the premise that the more words in the topic, the better…

We caught up with Ben Falgoust, vocalist from Goatwhore, at the Denver stop of the 2014 Summer Slaughter tour. He shared thoughts on how the tour had been going so far, response for "Constricting Rage Of The Merciless" including the writing process and how technology has changed that over the last few years, and plans for the rest of the year. We a…

We caught up with Tim Goergen, vocalist from Within The Ruins, at the Denver stop of the 2014 Summer Slaughter tour. He shared thoughts on how the tour had been going so far, response for "Phenomena" including the writing process, lyrical inspiration, and plans for the rest of the year. He also shared a valuable tip for staying awake during overnig…

We caught up with Alex Hofmann, vocalist from Fallujah, at the Denver stop of the 2014 Summer Slaughter tour. He shared thoughts on how the tour had been going so far, response for "The Flesh Prevails" including the writing process, production goals, and how the artwork came together. He wrapped up with plans for the rest of the year.…

This year Summer Slaughter was a return to form, and while the turnout may not have been as big, the enjoyment factor was through the roof. We say keep that ball rolling! In fact, because we're so generous, for the third year in a row we are offering up a primo lineup for the Summer Slaughter tour. We did talk in detail about this year's tour. It w…

Yeah what the hell!??! Kinda surprised how this didn't come up until now... Too busy with less important, more disgusting topics I guess... Anyway, not that there is anything wrong with the Breaking Bad intro - it's pretty much perfect, in fact - but any excuse to spend more time with the mind-blowing series is always worth it! So if the theme song…

Jared, Daigle, and Leggz' review of The Amanuensis by Monumentsبقلم MetalsPeak.com

Jared, Daigle, and Stu's review of The Flesh Prevails by Fallujahبقلم MetalsPeak.com

Shame on us. But no stone unturned, I guess? Nothing ventured, nothing gained? No. Definitely no. There is no justification for this. We blame Cards Against Humanity. Top 5 songs for the primal... yuck... ball-slapping sex your... eeeyuucgh... parents are having... right now. Never. Again. At least not until the topic about speed bagging your grand…

Yay for public service! OK sure, this might not be the first thing on your list when you want to help your fellow (wo)man, but when you get to it, you'll thank us - like you always do - for providing the perfect songs to accompany your good deed. The good deed of giving free pelvic exams to the homeless at a bus stop! We also heard from Jared and L…

Jared, Daigle, and Leggz' review of Elements Of The Infinite by Allegaeonبقلم MetalsPeak.com

Jared caught up with Andrew, Joel, and Steven from Wretched to get thoughts on new album which they produced and engineered themselves. They talked about the differences good and bad between using a producer and self producing. They also went over upcoming tour dates, what keeps them going in the metal industry, and guilty pleasures.…

Jared caught up with Sven and Ken to discuss among many things, common intervals between showers while on the road, 2014 tour schedule, highlights of American food, and the writing process on new album which was completed in a much shorter time frame than their previous effort.بقلم MetalsPeak.com

Jared, Daigle, and Stu's review of The Necrotic Manifesto by Abortedبقلم MetalsPeak.com

One of the absolute most terrifying scenes in Jurrasic Park has to be when the T-Rex snatches the lawyer up from the porcelain throne. How horrible would that be? You're sitting there all peaceful-like in the fortress of solitude and then BLAM! T-Rex decides he needs a snack. Yeah that would suck, but at least now you have the perfect soundtrack fo…

At some point in your life you've probably imagined, dare we say fantasized, about joining a band you'd have a better chance of picking up a turd by its clean end than being a part of. But it could happen! Here's 5 of ours: Top 5 songs for going all Mark Wahlberg in "Rock Star" Also, after several weeks we finally got to the point where we can talk…

Burning question for your daily team building exercise: Do orgasms have room for improvement? Apparently thousands of people say yes, and one method of choice for said improvement is depriving the brain of oxygen. Of course there's the whole accidental death thing that goes along with it. Which brings us to our topic: Top 5 songs for discovering yo…

Get your tissues ready... only this time they won't be for cleaning up uncontrollable expulsions emitted out of pure enjoyment at how amazing this show is. No, this time you'll need them for your tears. Lots of tears. Join us as we delve in to top 5 songs for a rainy day, a good book, and chamomile tea... with soy milk... and Stevia. We actually do…

Possibly the shortest episode yet - but not for lack of rich content and stimulating discussion. Our proposition this time came straight from the porcelain pot - top 5 songs for trying to pee with morning-wood. Because... let's face it... we're still children. So put on your wet suit and dive in! We also share a few Gwar memories at the untimely pa…

Keep raising that bar, heard?!?!?! This time out we grab a relevant topic by the balls: Top 5 songs for finding out the chick who just blew you is packing heat. Just in case you, like Daigle, misunderstood what kind of "heat", make sure you read this interview in preparation for the hilarity about to ensue. Lord Mantis interview http://m.noisey.vic…

Okay, maybe not everyone mouth riffs... but everybody air drums. Admit it. You love it. Even if, like us, you lack all the coordination required to play any legitimate drum beat; let alone the utterly mind-blowing stuff metal offers up. Seriously, how the fuck do those guys do that shit!Anyway... behold! Top 5 songs that instantly make you start ai…

Shenanigans abound this time around! Plus our first female guest host! Zing Jerelyn, lol...Chelsea joins us to talk about top 5 songs for refusing a body scan at the airport - turns out she has experience with this one. Could it be that our topics are actually becoming relevant? Tune in for her story (which involves actual metal) and decide for you…

Oh yeah!!!! Starting off the new year right! ... Right? Top 5 songs for refusing to reciprocate oral. Check out this Louie clip if you need some inspiration: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhF7-QreW2IPlus you know it's gonna be a good year for metal when bands like Ass To Mouth and Arsebreed are putting shit out... so there's that to look forward t…

Jared snagged some time to chat with Scott, Rob, and Alex from Fallujah during an off-date show on their way home after a 6 week tour with Black Dahlia Murder and Skeletonwitch. They covered highlights (and lowlights) from that tour as well as what kind of crowd response they've been getting from their latest EP, "Nomadic".He also got some insight …

What better way to prove we know what we're talking about than with a comprehensive list of our top 10 albums of 2013? How could we possibly screw that up? We couldn't! And we didn't. At least not until the very end.Jared also shared some thoughts on the Fallujah, Sonic Vomit, Vital Malice, and Omnym show. This was Vital Malice's last show guitaris…

I'm sensing a theme over the last few episodes here... most _______ topic ever. We took care of "most depressing" already, so naturally the next step is "most uncomfortable" and with that (and a bounty of apologies) we present our Top 5 songs that sound racist, but aren't. At least our seat in Hell will be nice and warm when we get there...We also …

We snagged a quick chat with Dead Letter Circus vocalist Kim Benzie during the Denver stop of "This Tour Is Personal", their outing with Periphery, Born Of Osiris, and fellow Australians Twelve Foot Ninja. Kim shared some thoughts on being exposed to Periphery and BOO for the first time in a live setting.We also heard about the recent guitarist lin…

Mission Accomplished! What better way to lighten the mood after our space death topic than with the festive frivolity of punkin chunkin... with severed heads... right?!?!? Right. Why severed heads? Because metals. That's why.We also chime in on the hilarious awkwardness that was Marilyn Manson's (Bob from Chattanooga) appearance on Talking Dead.And…

Jared and Leggz caught up with Katatonia guitarist Anders Nystrom on the Denver stop of their tour with TesseracT, Cult Of Luna, and Intronaut to get thoughts on the tour so far and comparisons in touring the US vs Europe, which included a different take than we usually hear.Also heard some interesting thoughts on upcoming tours and acoustic materi…

Jared and Leggz caught up with TesseracT guitarist James Monteith on the Denver stop of their tour with Katatonia, Cult Of Luna, and Intronaut to get thoughts on the diversity of the tour package, best stops so far, and how the new singer is working out. They also discussed their latest album "Altered State" - both the writing of and the response t…

Even though Daigle is the only one of us so far to see "Gravity", the topic of a horribly painful death in space (and of course what songs you'd want serenading you through said awfulness) was well received. Unfortunately, Daigle succumbed to reading into the unpleasantness of what would actually happen in this scenario, which resulted in mass bumm…

Let's face it. This topic was inevitable. At some point, everyone hears a song and thinks, "Hey, that would make a killer metal cover!" We are no exception. And so we submit to you, our immense and faithful listener base, 20 songs that are screaming to be covered by metal bands. Plus we go the extra mile and throw in our picks for the bands that sh…

Jared caught up with Fit For An Autopsy for the third time and had a great chat with Nate and Pat about how things have changed over the last three years, specifically regarding touring, the album process, label support, and gear.Pat shared some insight on the motivating factors behind new album "Hellbound" in contrast with their previous effort "T…

You can always count on us to provide you with a great soundtrack for the most important moments in your life; like when you have pass a kidney stone. Of course one of your first priorities during this momentous occasion is determining the appropriate playlist. And that is why we do what we do.Daigle took a moment to eat crow on his assumption of h…

Jared caught up with vocalist Tim Goergen on the last stop on the tour with All Shall Perish, Oceano, Reflections, and Betrayal to talk about tours, albums, and musical taste.Tim highlighted some of the best stops of this tour as well as what's coming up on their next jaunt. He also talked about their latest release, "Elite" and the differences bet…

Jared caught up with guitarist Josh Elmore after Cattle Decapitation's anihilating set on the Summer Slaughter Tour for a nice lengthy chat about touring, recording, and guitars.Josh commented on what it's like coming back to the Summer Slaughter Tour after being on the inaugural year, as well as thoughts on the importance of a good, entertaining l…

We had a quick chat with Aeon vocalist Tommy Dahlstrom on the Denver stop of the Summer Slaughter tour - the band's first outing in America. Tommy noted an interesting difference in crowd reaction on this side of the pond as well as best tour stops. He also mentioned he's anxious to get working on new music when the tour is over, citing they'd like…