Metal Swap Talk

We talk about the upcoming metal trivia, Iron Maiden tailgate in San Diego, Psycho Las Vegas, and giveaways.

VIP and general admission ticket options are now out. Go to MetalSwapMeet.com to find them. We chat about Mythraeum winning the Wacken Metal Battle, and some sponsor updates.

We have had our event at Setting Sun Sake for over 3 years, and now they need our help. We talk with Josh and Kim about the past, present, and future of Setting Sun Sake and the Metal Swap Meet in San Diego.

We talk about the bands playing Metal Swap Meet, including Evildead, The Lord Weird Slough Feg, The Gene Hoglan Experience, Stygian Crown, and Nightshadow. We also talk about the Wacken Metal Battle in San Diego at Brick by Brick. Help for Setting Sun Sake, and officially announce DJ Katon and Derek Riggs will be at Metal Swap Meet 2022.

Brian and Israel get a new video light (yay!), go over new metal albums and releases expected in Q1 2022, and have news about Metal Swap Meet 2022. Don't forget to subscribe to this channel to stay up to date on Metal Swap Meet and other metal ramblings.

Brian, Israel and Vince are joined by our friend Eric to talk about our top metal albums of the year. Did you check out albums by Carcass, Hypocrisy, Helloween and Iron Maiden? We go over our best pecks of the year. We would love to hear about what we missed, and what you think were the best metal albums of 2021.

We review the new self-titled Helloween album. We also give an update at the Metal Swap Meet, which will be held on October 16, 2021 from 11am to 5pm, at Setting Sun Sake.

We visit with Guillermo Nasser, owner and brewer at Align Brewing in the Miralani Makers District in the Miramar area of San Diego. We talk about favorite beer styles, hazy IPAs, and the Metal Swap Meet. Be sure to save the date for October 16, 2021 for the next Metal Swap Meet! Check out Align Brewing https://www.facebook.com/alignbrewing/ https://www.instagram.com/alignbrewing Connect with Metal Swap Meet http://www.sdmetal.org/msm/ https://www.facebook.com/sdmetalswapmeet/ https://www.instagram.com/sdmetalswapmeet/

Brian and Israel interview progressive metal band Witherfall at Charlie & Echo Natural Craft Wine. We talk wine, touring, 70,000 Tons of Metal, We try their red blend wine called Tempest, which is only available from Charlie & Echo. Be sure to subscribe to our channel for more metal stuff. Buy the 2020 vintage Tempest Red https://charlieandecho.com/product/20... Check out Witherfall https://www.witherfall.com/ Charlie & Echo Natural Craft Wine https://charlieandecho.com/

Brian and Israel from Metal Swap Meet chat with San Diego metal band MALISON at Align Brewing. MALISON are a traditional/thrash metal band 4 piece currently signed to Metal Assault Records. We talk San Diego craft beer, touring, and Combat Records. Malison is: Mario Lovio - Lead guitar Steven C. Rondina - Vocals/bass Nick Mafi - Drums Eddie Spade - Lead guitar Check out Metal Swap Meet. We are a unique metal event in San Diego annually. https://www.facebook.com/sdmetalswapmeet/ https://www.instagram.com/sdmetalswapmeet/ Check out Malison at https://www.facebook.com/malisonband/ https://www.instagram.com/malison_official/ https://twitter.com/teammalison https://soundcloud.com/malisonband https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfDDIdf-NSXp1KOVzAoi_iQ Check out Align Brewing at https://www.facebook.com/alignbrewing/ https://www.instagram.com/alignbrewing/

Israel and Brian interview Beekeeper members Ally, Wally, and Dylan. We discuss what it's like to have a 3-piece thrash band, hobbies, and memories of the San Diego Metal Swap Meet.

Check out the music video on our YouTube channel! L.Imperator from death metal band DEFIXION created this amazing Metal Swap Meet theme song with a very power metal feel. For those metalheads who have attended the Metal Swap Meet in San Diego over the past 10 years, we hope the lyrics are meaningful. Thank you Katon W. De Pena from the thrash metal band HIRAX for always being a friend, and playing much of the music during the Metal Swap Meet. Thank you to all who have attended the Metal Swap Meet over the years. A big thank you to everyone who has hosted, and attended the event. We hope to continue to provide fun, and unique events to San Diego for years to come. Please subscribe and let us know in the comments what you think of the song and video. Your support over the last 10 years has meant so much to us. Credits: L.Imperator: all music, vocals and lyrics. Ed Talorda: Mixing Lorenzo Kemp: Engineering and recording.

We got together and Vince and Israel got to hear the song, and watch the video for "All of Us" for the first time. It was also the first time songwriter and musician L.Imperator from DEFIXION got to see the video for the song he created. Please visit our YouTube channel for Metal Swap Meet to see the video. Thank you metalheads of San Diego and beyond for the support!

Brian, Israel, and Nocturnal Overlord bring in Steve Pearce from Cave Bastard to talk about what is new with heavy metal in San Diego. You will hear about updates from Cattle Decapitation, Temblad, Gravespell, Nightshadow, Theosis, Beekeeper, Metal Assault Records, Conjureth, Convent, Monarch, Thanatology, Necrochamber, and Unidad Trauma.

We talk with Steve Pearce from San Diego death metal band Cave Bastard. He talks about the upcoming new album, recording with Dave Otero, a little San Diego metal history, and the Metal Swap Meet. Check out Cave Bastard https://www.instagram.com/cavebastard/ https://www.facebook.com/cavebastard/ https://cavebastard.bandcamp.com/

At the Psychotic Waltz listening party, we interview Jeff Wiederkehr from Burning Beard Brewing Company, in El Cajon, California. We talk beer, music, old school San Diego metal, and Die Antwoord

We talk with Norm Leggio, drummer of Psychotic Waltz, Nukem and formerly of Teabag, Broken Foundation and Cage. We talk about what is new with Psychotic Waltz, his days at Blue Meannie Records in El Cajon, California, the heavy metal scene in San Diego, and days on KIOZ Rock 105.3 and the metal show Another State of Mind.

Psychotic Waltz interview with Norm Leggio. Drummer of Psychotic Waltz, Nukem, and countless other bands.

We talk with Gabe Gomez from San Diego doom band Kyrkogård and Gabriel Halvor Media. We go over our new shorter format, and we talk about some upcoming shows including the King Diamond show in El Cajon.

We talk about how Metal Swap Meet 2019 went, and possible future plans. Brian talks with Jarvis from Night Demon, and play a clip from their performance at Metal Swap Meet. We talk about vendors, and memories from the event.

On this episode of Metal Swap Talk, we chat with Robert Vigna from death metal pioneers Immolation. Immolation played in San Diego at Brick by Brick on October 10, 2019 at Brick by Brick. Vince and Brian are interviewed by Razor Radio, who is hosted by Andy Ford, and Tanner Poppit at the Warbringer and Enforcer at Malones in Santa Ana. We also talk details on the Metal Swap Meet on Saturday, October 19, 2019 at Setting Sun Sake Brewing Co.

Israel and Brian announce what band is playing the Metal Swap Meet. We check out songs from power metal bands GloryHammer and HammerFall. We listen to a song from San Diego thrash metal band Beekeeper. We also announce many of the vendors that will be at the Metal Swap Meet. We check out Night Demon.

We check out the song Evilyn's Revenge from Nukem, list some things for metalheads to do in San Diego, talk about some craft beer, and updates on the upcoming Metal Swap Meet

Metal Swap Talk interviews Derek Riggs, creator of Eddie and artist for the early Iron Maiden art. He tells us about living in London in the 1970s, being influenced by Jack Kirby, living in America, his opinions on Salvador Dali, who he wanted to work with, and his future travel plans. High Dive in San Diego hosted our interview, and we talk about a unique event coming up.

In this episode we review new albums from Nocturnus, Rotting Christ, and Necrochamber. We also interview Nocturnal Overlord from Necrochamber. We announce news on the upcoming San Diego Metal Swap Meet, and announce some news on Iron Maiden artist Derek Riggs. We also go over some local shows in San Diego, as well as some metal news including Dave Mustaine of Megadeth diagnosed with cancer.

Our first episode of our new vlog/podcast Metal Swap Talk. Here you meet Brian, Israel and Nocturnal Overlord, and they discuss heavy metal in San Diego and beyond. In this hour episode they will interview Jason Carlson from Home Brew Mart - Ballast Point, review the new Possessed album "Revelations of Oblivion" go over some news about the next San Diego Metal Swap Meet, upcoming concerts, and a little about ourselves.