In The Abyss Podcast

On this week's episode... We sit down for a fireside chat with James McBain, otherwise known as the man behind maniacal speed metal project HELLRIPPER. We discuss all things Hellripper, band merch, S…

We're back!! Just a little fatter and a lot slower but still livin' the metal dream!

On this week's episode... We look forward to 2023 with all the major album release that are either confirmed or ru…

On this week's episode... We round up all the highs, lows and otherwise of metal in 2022. We dish out awards for our top albums, gigs, band of the year, metal bellend of the year and a whole load mor…

On this week's episode... We are joined once again by Adam Brennan from Music Radar & Metal Hammer to talk about this week's hot and not so hot metal topics... A new Bruce Dickinson album on the way,…

On this week's episode... We are joined by friend of the podcast Original Beandog to catch up on a few metal matters from the past couple of weeks... 2023 Festival lineups, the potential death of the…

On this week's episode... We complete the Scandinavian tour with Norway and specifically Black Metal. Why did Norway produce such bleak music? What are the roots of Black Metal? We look at the dark &…

On this week's episode... We are joined by friend of the podcast and wrestling authority, Gav Evans to talk about the links between Heavy Metal and Wrestling... The joint boom of WWE & Nu Metal in th…

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On this week's episode... We are joined by Jon Lambert, mastermind behind Noise Dosage Media and the film 'Between Exultation & Aggression' to talk about the film, the history and …

On this week's episode... We talk about metal in Germany! From The Scorpions & Rammstein to Wacken & Halford's Bar, Germany has long had an affinity with heavy metal. We wanted to know why. Also this…

On this week's episode... We go where some have threatened but few have committed... Were Queen really all that good? Were they merely a singles band? Can they even be considered overrated? We also d…

On this week's episode... We are joined by Chris Barling, frontman with the awesome Inhuman Nature. We discuss everything Inhuman Nature, Mercenary Press, straight edge hardcore, Nazi Black Metal, pi…

On this week's episode... Part 3 of our retrospective spectacular looking back at 90s rock & metal brings us to perhaps the most polarising period of heavy music... The late 90s & Nu Metal. How impor…

On this week's episode... Part 2 of our retrospective look at 90s metal. We discuss the peak years of Pantera, the acrimonious Sepultura split, what Metallica were thinking with Load and just how gre…

In this week's episode... We kick off a trilogy of shows looking at 90s rock & metal... Starting things off with 1990-1993 and the emergence of Grunge, a 2nd wind for Thrash Metal, The Black Album, A…

On this week's episode... We take a look at the Finnish metal scene and why there is such a burgeoning love across the entire nation; A country with a population of just 5 million that produces more …

On this week's episode... We look outside the box to talk about Synthwave and it's relationship with metal... Why is it starting to resonate with metalheads? As usual we discuss this week's metal new…

On this week's episode... We're back after a couple of weeks away with a full all singin', all moshin' review of Bloodstock Open Air 2022. The heat, the riffs, the tantrums, the turntables and everyt…

A bonus episode while we take a short summer break for metal and beers at Bloodstock 2022...

We summon Kieran The 'Wolfman' Aston to trial for a heinous crime against Metal Law... The crime? Opting to…

On This Week's episode... We go a bit 'intellectual' and discuss the working class roots of heavy metal, it's parallels with historic events, the occult, the 'brotherhood', the blatant levels of masc…

On this week's episode... We attempt to decide what are the definitive 80s bands and albums. Not our favourites, not the biggest selling but those artists that define what 80s metal is all about. Als…