The Miserable Metal Mind Podcast

The opening riff on this single “ Mindless and Blind” is just everything I have been hoping and waiting for from this band. I have been a fan of Ten Ton Slug for several years now, and for those several years us fans have enjoyed a couple of EP,s, along with the occasional killer live performance, but the anticipation revolving around a full album has been huge. There live performances have quite rightly been written about talked about for some time now. Usually involving the words “ Jesus he has got some voice on him” followed by “and lovely hair” the initiated will them simply reply to this statement with “Ough”! The afore mentioned riff is a hall mark of this band, it’s so big and slimy it immediately causes the listener to pull their riff face, and celebrate. Rónán’s vocal power is captured well in this recording, something that can me missed by some producers. The track is massive and sludgy, the groove imprinted in this tune is most enjoyable.  The huge riff is exploited ...

Yes, we are late to the review party, but in truth, it's taken this long to come down from these two shows. Over 150 years of true Heavy Metal rolled across the UK and Ireland in the past fortnight, bringing forth a display which surpassed expectations on all counts. Arriving in Bournemouth on 17th March, you could sense the anticipation across the town. Everywhere you looked, everywhere you went, the denim and leather uniform of Heavy Metal fans dominated. Pubs, restaurants, parks, even the queue for the barrier in the multi-storey car park next to the venue, the cut offs with patches, the rockers with not quite so much hair and slightly more weight, it all added up to a buzz of excitement that drew me back to those halcyon days in the 1980s when this was the norm. Whilst some fans decided on the extra pint, there was a decent audience for the arrival of the first legendary band of the evening. 18:40 on the dot and  Uriah Heep  hit the stage. The oldest of the three acts, you...

Review Neil Thrashtash Bolton. None of the members of “Coffin Storm” are strangers to the metal music scene. The band consists of Apollyon (Aura Noir/Lamented Souls) and Bestial Tormentor (Infernö/Lamented souls) capped off with Darkthone’s Fenriz taking the vocal spot.  Apollyon and Besial Tormentor had been working on material for a while before this work received Fenriz’s stamp of approval. This stamp of approval was followed by the request to Fenriz to join his friends on this journey.  The answer was yes and practice sessions began for “Coffin Storm”. The first track you may have already encountered. The accompanying video for this track has been doing the rounds and is a very good example of what you will experience here.  Instantly recognisable vocals shoot out over the doomy riff of the song. Please be aware this at no point turns into the Fenriz show nor is it a rehash of Darkthrone unused material. Crunchy riffs smother this album while the drums take a powerful...

This time we talk to the thrasher himself Mr Neil Brannigan. We discuss the Moshing the Roof on Festival in April. along with Shylmagoghnar Green Lung Crossfire  Thunder.

We are back, and we are back  with  another guest, Mr Rich Mears, the drummer from King Kraken. We  discuss, the albums Iron Savior - Firestar Ritual King - The Infinite Mirror Elegant Weapons - Horns for a Halo Megadeth - Rust in Peace. Have a listen tell us if you agree or not.

We are joined this time by the legendary Dane Campbell, the drummer form Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons. We discuss their new album along with: Soen Memorial, Morass of Molasses End All We Know, The Almighty Powertrippin', https://open.spotify.com/episode/4f5s1zvNbpvRw8FJH7OQcB

This is the first of two episodes where we are joined by the Monster Shop Podcast. between us we dive into our top five favourite albums of 2023. In this one Neil from The miserable podcast, and Chris from The Monster Shop go through theirs.  It's a Christmas special, get together. part 2 to follow.  The second part to our Christmas collaboration with Monster Shop. Paul from metal mind and Neil from Monster Shop count down their top five choices. Happy New Year all!

On a podcast where we try to educate the miserable metal Simon we are joined by the vocalist from the mighty "Imperium" hentch Ben. We dive into Tailgunner, Voyager, Imperium and Simon brings us Mind Funk as a classic. We agree, we disagree, but do you agree with us? Are you allowed to sing a riff at a gig? https://open.spotify.com/episode/4WExogRk8NywQYXDserL7G

And this time we have a guest. Mr Carl Black from the "Metal Album of the Fortnight Club". we offer . "They Watch us From The Moon" "Blackbraid" "King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard" to The miserable one, and he responds with "Faith no More". https://open.spotify.com/episode/7blA7cLWKaMHuzEHL89RJp

This time we try to convert the miserable metal mind of Simon with the sledgehammer brutality of Memoriam and their Rise to Power banger. Along with the prog intricacy of Polish rockers Riverside and I.D.Entity. Do we succeed? You will have to listen to find out. Simon brings Judas Priest to the party with his classic selection, and we get the first, but maybe not the last appearance of Captain Bland. Thanks for giving us your ears. If you are a Spotify subscriber you will get the words and the music we select. All other platforms will just be the talking if you prefer that way.  https://open.spotify.com/episode/58zSngWKsoLfViiMr7VLgK

This is it, episode number one, we are finding our feet and our voices . The Machine brings us King Kraken, Thrashtash delights in the new album by Cloak, and Simons classic happens to be Whitesnakes 1987. https://open.spotify.com/episode/4QRiSztK5DTk1vS9baWxlp

This time we are joined by the amazing guitar talent of Rhea Thomson from Tailgunner. We discuss their upcoming European tour along with albums by: Bokassa Florence Black Enforcer  Slayer  Play lists Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2LAAxf0gRx2ydwQ0WftgIC?si=QcmXZrV6RwyjEC5LjMDkdw&pi=e-Eu2g5VsZSp6c Apple https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2LAAxf0gRx2ydwQ0WftgIC?si=QcmXZrV6RwyjEC5LjMDkdw&pi=e-Eu2g5VsZSp6c YouTube https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-06XUTPhgjDO_G3dJB6emIdXO9ma0nEl&si=ZLwa-tMmtEG4Vskv Listen on: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/6MzgSdpTCtEJddkwk5Z3mO... Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/.../the.../id1692062324... YouTube, with full video. https://youtu.be/YvhhznNCUPI?si=JfB9F8rfkx6feuzI