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Graham Gartland and Eoin Doyle join Raf Diallo to discuss the issues around Irish academies amid hopes for investment, preview this week's Champions League semi-final first legs, review the latest LOI action including a winning start for Noel King, and talk the Premier League title race as Liverpool fade from the picture.

Anto McCaughley (Guitars) and Duane Watson (Vocals) of modern, groove metal veterans Sinocence make a welcome return to the podcast to talk about their incredible new EP 'The Fire Rises'. Their first release to feature new members Duane Watson on Vocals, Neil Ward on guitar and Matt McLaughlin on drums along with original members Anto & Jim (Bass). I was really excited to chat with the two lads about how they settled on the newest members Neil & Matt and the creation of 'The Fire Rises'. We do a track by track talk through of the five songs and play clips of each song also. There's plenty of stories and banter to keep fans entertained and some gig shout outs as well. Please 'SUBSCRIBE' to The Metal Cell YouTube Channel and check out the Sinocence links below! https://sinocencethefirerises.bandcamp.com/album/the-fire-rises https://www.facebook.com/sinocence All tracks played © Sinocence, all rights reserved.

It was a pleasure to welcome Dan Drever (Guitars) & Linz Mackenzie Conway (Drums) of Scottish progressive, sludge and death infused metal, Iron Altar onto the show for the first time. On co-host duties was Steve from Grey Stag, who will be joining Iron Altar on a November tour around Ireland, which should shake the foundations of every venue they play in. The lads were on the show to discuss the newly released 'PROMETHEAN', an album of skull crushing heaviness that literally is trauma inducing! We delve into the creative process of their second release, gigs, and I slipped in a quiz to test Dan & Linz's basic knowledge on Ireland...ahem! Shout out to Dog Tired for a few choice questions! Fans of both bands are going to love this episode. Please 'SUBSCRIBE' to the YouTube channel! Thanks, Richie. Tracks played: Hunted © Iron Altar, all rights reserved. Path To Empyrean © Iron Altar, all rights reserved. Find Iron Altars' link to 'PROMETHEAN' here: https://ironaltar.bandcamp.com/album/promethean November Tour Dates for Ireland: 16th Belfast, Voodoo Belfast, Grey Stag Haint and Nømadus. 17th Limerick, Pharmacia, with Grey Stag, TBA 18th Cork, Fredz with Grey Stag, TBA. 19th Dublin, Sin É with Grey Stag & Trenchknife

It was a pleasure to welcome Garth Kidd (Vox/Bass) & Joe McGuigan (Guitars) of Devilsome. The band along with John McSherry (Guitars) play music inspired by goth, metal, punk, horror, occult and all things dark and delectable. Childhood friends but finally united under the banner Devilsome, the lads share their love of horror movies, 80s vibes and classic metal bands. We discuss this and how the songs finally came together for their brilliant self titled debut release. With excellent contributions from Chris Williams: Drums, Kev Canavan: keyboards & Richard Shaw (Ex-Cradle of Filth) guest solo on 7th Seal, mixed and produced by Samuel Trubitt at Ritual studios, Devilsome offer something different in a Metal scene that is over populated by certain styles. Hope you enjoy the episode and please 'SUBSCRIBE' to The Metal Cell YouTube channel. Devilsome links: https://devilsome.bandcamp.com https://linktr.ee/devilsomeband Songs featured: Children of the Night © Devilsome, all rights reserved. Charge of the Nephilim © Devilsome, all rights reserved.

InVisions is a Melodic Metalcore/Post-Hardcore band from North Yorkshire, in the UK. The band have played Hellfest, Bloodstock, Download and Tech Fest to name drop a few festivals and they are steadily rising up the ranks of the UK Metal scene. Deadlock is their latest album release out since 2022, their first single Unbreakable came within a week of formation in 2016. 2017's debut Never Nothing and 2019 follow-up Between You & Me rounded out a frantic first three years, fastening a reputation for brutal breakdowns & riffage, fret-bending virtuosity and infectious melody. Letty caught up with Ben & Josh before they hit the stage, supporting Polaris at The Academy in Dublin. The lads talk through the formation of the band, their latest album, new material and influences. Please 'SUBSCRIBE' to The Metal Cell YouTube channel to hear more interviews like this! Thanks! InVision Links: https://www.invisionsofficial.com https://www.invisionsstore.com

I had a brilliant chat with Josh & Conor of UK based Mathcore band Host Body. Since leaving Ilenkus Josh on guitars/backing vocals moved over to Bristol and started jamming with fellow Irish man Conor drummer of Bokotono. The addition of Sam on bass, Steve on Vocals/Synths and Paddy on guitars from bands such as St. Pierre Snake Invasion, Ogives Big Band, and Lightning Sharks, gave the band a lot of experience and the intention to create an abrasive heavy style of mathcore. The quintet brought this in spades with their debut single ‘Mouth' which features an incredible video to showcase Host Bodys artistic vision also. We talk about this impressive release, how the band formed, their creative process, their smash & grab appearance at ArcTanGent, and what to expect for the rest of 2023. Please 'SUBSCRIBE' to The Metal Cell YouTube Channel for more interviews like this. Thanks! Richie. Song featured: Mouth © Host Body, all rights reserved. Host Body Link: https://hostbodynoise.bandcamp.com https://www.facebook.com/hostbody

Letty interviewed Joe (Vocals/Bass) of URNE just before they were about to hit the stage at a sold out Academy in Dublin supporting Paradise Lost. Joe chats about his influences, band and working with Gojira's Joe Duplantier. Joe offered URNE the use of his Brooklyn studio, Silver Chord, and got involved in the recording sessions for their latest release, the brilliant 'A Feast on Sorrow'. This was a really great interview so check out the link below for URNE & please 'SUBSCRIBE to The Metal Cell YouTube channel if you haven't already. Thanks! https://urne1.bandcamp.com/

I was delighted to welcome Craig Murphy (Vocals), Marcelo Varge (Guitars) & Sebastian Sparr (Bass) to the show. Uragh are a metal band formed and based in Dublin in 2022, they incorporate elements of alternative, progressive and black metal in their songs. The lads with Jason Hodgkins on (Drums) are certainly for me one of the most exciting bands to emerge on the Metal scene this year, with some killer performances that saw them make it to the Metal 2T Masses final and release a brilliant single. This was a really great interview with Uragh and with an album being worked on in the background it was the perfect time to catch up with them. If you enjoyed the interview please 'SUBSCRIBE' to The Metal Cell YouTube channel. Thanks, Richie. Uragh band links: https://uragh.bandcamp.com Song featured: Decimate © Uragh, all rights reserved.

Formed in Halifax, West Yorkshire, UK, in 1988, Paradise Lost are considered to be among the pioneers of the death-doom genre and regarded as the main influence for the later gothic metal movement. Their line-up has remained stable for such a long-standing heavy metal band, consisting of singer Nick Holmes, guitarists Greg Mackintosh and Aaron Aedy, and bassist Steve Edmondson. On the back of two sold out shows in Ireland, Dolans of Limerick and The Academy, Dublin, Letty spoke to Aaron of the band before they played to a packed audience in Dublin. Aaron covered plenty of topics and it was a pleasure to have such a legend on our podcast. Check out all of Paradise Lost's merch on the link below and please 'SUBSCRIBE' to The Metal Cell YouTube channel to watch more of these interviews. Thanks! Band Link: https://www.paradiselost.co.uk/band/

Myself & Danielle welcomed Chris (Drums) & Leighton (Bass) of Belfast based stoner/sludge metal band The Boat Sank. The three piece including Charlie on guitars have been getting praise for all the right reasons by playing some immense shows on Metal 2T Masses & Crypt of the Riff. A string of impressive single releases only added to the buzz around The Boat Sank along with statements of 'A fancy ass ship that sunk. Who cares? Get the F#ck over it' is winning them plenty of fans up and down the country. Mainly instrumental; myself and Danielle get a lowdown on what to expect off the lads for the rest of the year and we get some insights into the wonderful creative process of The Boat Sank. Certainly one to watch in 2024, The Boat Sank is being risen by a tide of anticipation. Please 'SUBSCRIBE' to The Metal Cell Podcast and check out The Boat Sank on the links below: https://theboatsank.bandcamp.com/merch https://www.facebook.com/Theboatsank Song featured: Contagion © The Boat Sank, all rights reserved.

Guilt Trip is a crossover/hardcore band hailing from Manchester UK, formed in 2015. Blending elements from a multitude of genres through metal, hardcore and thrash, the band have made numerous festival appearances across Europe this summer. Guilt Trip will also be heading out on a UK and EU run supporting Malevolence alongside Sylosis and Justice for the Damned this coming November. Band Members: Jay Valentine – vocals, Tom Aimson – drums, Jak Maden – guitars & Sam Baker – guitars. Letty catches up with drummer Tom Aimson for a chat about his drumming, influences and the preparation that went into the recording of their soon to be released album 'Severance'' on September 22nd via MLVLTD worldwide. Guilt Trip links: https://guilttripmhc.bandcamp.com/ https://guilttripmhc.bigcartel.com/ https://mlvltd.com/?fbclid=IwAR2CTc_tLC4tg4yu5GLsDAOiZ0rlXsfJKLorH-RFFC9gpTa8OfFdP-i7taU

It was a pleasure to welcome Cormac Jordan of Eyes Eternal on to the podcast. Cormac released his debut EP in July 2023; the incredible melodic Death Metal 'Blood Stained Wings' a solo project which started in 2019. Myself and Letty talk to Cormac about his journey to get to the release date, working with other musicians, his creative side of songwriting and his influences. We get a track by track overview of each song on the EP so be sure to check out Eyes Eternals Bandcamp page on the link below. It was great to talk to one of the most gifted musicians in the scene at the moment and hopefully we'll hear more from Cormac in the next few months either with Horrenda or more solo stuff. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider 'SUBSCRIBING' to The Metal Cell Podcast YouTube channel and following us on one of our many listening platforms. Eyes Eternal link: https://eyeseternal.bandcamp.com/ All songs featured © Eyes Eternal, all rights reserved.

Fran Berry joins the team to look ahead to the Irish Champions Festival and Betfair Sprint Cup at Haydock

It was a pleasure to welcome Ali and Bailey onto the podcast to talk about the setting up of the first ever Sonic Dissonance Festival in Edinburgh on Sept 15-17th. The lads talk us through the brilliant line-up and what to expect over the two days. This episode was pre-recorded a few months back and was originally lost due to my laptop dying but thankfully the episode was recovered by my mate Cormac an IT guru! Hope you enjoy it and please hit 'SUBSCRIBE' on the YouTube channel. Info and links on festival: Sonic Dissonance is a two-day three-venue UK underground extreme metal festival in Edinburgh featuring a horde of around 30 bands who will be taking over the capital's best underground venues with a crushing concoction of brutal sounds. Lurking within the vaults and catacombs of Bannermans, Legends, and the Banshee Labyrinth, a gathering of death and black metal, grindcore, sludge, and wild card experimental sounds. Featuring: Abyssal, Wallowing, Mastiff, Crepitation, Live Burial, Scordatura, Iniquitous Savagery, Vacivus, Kastrated, Deus Vermin, Aphotic, Headless Kross, Nemorous, Exhumation, Ageless Summoning, Gendo Ikari, Penny Coffin, Uir, Coffin Mulch, Endless Swarm, BrainBath, Tymvos, Ven, Catafalque, Stairmaster, Forever Machine, Extort, Suffering Rites, Wolvesrot, Oliver Wardell, Unhallowed Void, Fall of the Gatekeepers and more! Weekend tickets: £30 https://tickets-scotland.com//artists.html?eventmethod=viewevent&eventid=3cf26df6-ab0c-11ed-9a83-06a7f13f5e4c Friday tickets: £12 https://tickets-scotland.com//artists.html?eventmethod=viewevent&eventid=c942a2a9-304b-11ee-bd08-0a212b197700 Saturday tickets: £20 https://tickets-scotland.com//artists.html?eventmethod=viewevent&eventid=c80424dc-304c-11ee-bd08-0a212b197700 Songs played: Disdain © Deus Vermin, all rights reserved. Precognition © Endless Swarm, all rights reserved. Antinatalist © Iniquitous Savagery, all rights reserved. Flesh and Steel © Wallowing, all rights reserved.

UK Death Metal/Hardcore band Burner blitzed their three Irish gigs in Dublin, Cork and Limerick last weekend and instantly won over any neutral punter who was lucky to see their violent assault on the senses. With supports by Worn Out, LaVein, and New Mud there hasn't been a better bill for mosh pits this year. Thankfully Letty of The Metal Cell podcast was on hand in Dublin to catch up with front man Harry Nott to see what makes Burner one of the most exciting bands on the UK scene. Please hit 'SUBSCRIBE' if you want to see more of this content on YouTube. Thanks Richie. Band link: https://burnermetal.bandcamp.com/

It was a pleasure to welcome Shannon Bowman (Guitars/Producer), Jamie Murphy (Vocals) & Darragh O'Connor (Guitars) onto the show. Aborted Earth play a mixture of Grind/Punk/Sludge and experimental metal that not only smashes you in the face but also throws some serious curveballs that literally are jaw dropping. They recently released a split EP 'Hey kid, wanna buy a split? with Organ Blender which contains three new blistering tracks, which we feature two of and talk about on the episode. Having seen Aborted Earth live they are as chaotic as they are brutal so there's a throwback chat about the Siege and also about the formation of the band back in 2018. There's plenty of laughs along with some great insights from Aborted Earth. Hope you enjoyed the chat and please 'SUBCRIBE' to The Metal Cell YouTube channel. Thanks, Richie. Band Link: https://abortedearth.bandcamp.com/ Songs featured: Vicious Circle © Aborted Earth, all rights reserved. Coolock Bodybag © Aborted Earth, all rights reserved.

It was a pleasure to welcome John Connor (Guitars/Keyboards), Michał Bugajski (Drums) & Dean Ashall-Kane (Bass) of Ravenlight on to the podcast. The Power Metal/Symphonic four piece fronted by Rebecca Feeney have a long list of growing admirers both here and abroad with the release of the latest album, the brilliant 'Immemorial'. The album contains songs that reflect different aspects of human emotions – love, fear, anxiety and bereavement. 'Immemorial' showcases the incredible vocal performance of Rebecca, stunning arrangements and musicianship that run throughout their sophomore release. The lads talk us through their song writing process, influences & live performances. Dean gives us an insight into being the newest member band and we look ahead to their upcoming show at Mandella Hall Belfast on August 26th; A Grand Declaration of War: The Crawling, Strangle Wire, Insidious Void, Ravenlight, Sinocence & Domhain. Thanks for listening/watching....please 'SUBSCRIBE' to The Metal Cell YouTube Channel and podcasts. Sharing is caring! Band link: https://ravenlight.bandcamp.com/album/immemorial Songs played: Masque of Red Death © Ravenlight, all rights reserved. Reflections © Ravenlight, all rights reserved.

It was a pleasure to welcome Adrian Foley of Necrokinesis, Red Cocoran of Necrotized & Roan Hynes of Terror Syndrome to the show for part four of my series featuring Irish Metal solo artists. Adrian had been previously on with his other project, the brilliant Melodic Death Metal release: 'The Ancient Dark' ep. Having returned to his thrash roots for the second incredible Necrokinesis album 'A Force Made Flesh' which drops on August 5th, it was a perfect time to catch up with the ex-Stereo Nasty guitarist. Shane 'Red' Cocoran is well known in the Kilkenny Metal Scene, having been in Crucifracture, Grot, Oncology and Putrefy. So I was really intrigued to hear his first solo offering as Necrotized, with the release of some gruesome Death Metal in the shape of the 'Eternal Perversion' LP which dropped during May this year. The youngest guest I've had on the show for quite a while is Roan Hynes, an eighteen year old from Cork who has been creating waves in the scene already having a glut of releases since 2021. Playing a mixture of synthwave and Metal, Roan is steadily building a following of fans both here in Ireland and further afield, check out his excellent current release Vol.2: Fear Surge. Despite what you may imagine confines a solo artist to playing live, Roan has already two gigs under his belt as a one man show under Terror Syndrome and he is definetly one to watch in this exciting time for Irish Metal. Hope you enjoy the interview with Adrian, Red and Roan, please 'SUBSCRIBE' to the podcast and give it a rating on whatever platform you listen to it on. Thanks, Richie. Band links: https://necrokinesis.bandcamp.com/ https://necrotized.bandcamp.com/ https://terrorsyndrome.bandcamp.com/ Songs played: Long Cold Dark © Necrokinesis, all rights reserved. A Force Made Flesh © Necrokinesis, all rights reserved. Dismembered Delicacy © Necrotized, all rights reserved. Basement Impalement © Necrotized, all rights reserved. Fear Surge © Terror Syndrome, all rights reserved. The Dullahan (feat. Foraoisí gan Iniúchadh) © Terror Syndrome, all rights reserved.

It was a pleasure to welcome back Andy Clarke (Guitarist/Vocalist) of Doom/Death metal band The Crawling to the show. The three piece band comprised of Andy, Stuart Rainey (Bass) and Gary Beatie (Drums) are about to release their incredible third album, a masterpiece of doom infused grief and melancholy 'All of this for Nothing'. The album is a journey that focuses on the realization life is finite. Many aspects of life cause heartache, hardship, and misery. The tracks here explore the reasons and rationale for putting ourselves through such things when eventually it will all end in a black void … and all of this for nothing. Myself and Andy go through the album track by track and you will get an remarkable insight into the particular characteristics and long hours that drove Andy into making the best album The Crawling have ever put out! Be sure to check out The Crawlings Bandcamp page for the jaw dropping variety of Merch and album formats on the link below. 'All of this for Nothing' out on August 4, 2023. If you enjoyed the episode please 'SUBSCRIBE' to The Metal Cell YouTube channel. Thanks, Richie. The Crawling link: https://thecrawlingband.bandcamp.com/merch All tracks played © The Crawling, all rights reserved.

It was a pleasure to welcome Benny Murrin, Promoter and co-founder of the Sligo Whiplash Festival along with two bands that are featuring on the bill, Ren Marabou & The Beserkers and Howard of The Magnapinna. There was a lot to catch up on so Benny gave us an overview on the history of the festival, the line-ups and the venue itself. I talk to Ren about their latest single and welcome the newest members to his band, Terence on drums and Cass on Bass. Howard gives us an update on what to expect from The Magnapinna on the day of the festival and tour plans. In between all that there is plenty of craic and Sligo Whiplash content! Hope you enjoy the podcast and be sure to 'SUBSCRIBE' to The Metal Cell YouTube channel if you haven't already. Sligo Whiplash Festival links: Https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/598300562087 https://sligowhiplash.com/ Music played: The Journeys Of Rig © Ren Marabou & The Beserkers, all rights reserved. I Kennedy © The Magnapinna, all rights reserved.

Letty interviews Peter Cooney (Vocals) & Rossa Molloy (Bass) of Metallic hardcore Dublin act LaVein. The band were preparing to hit the stage supporting Chelsea Grin and Kublai Khan at the Grand Social in Dublin when Letty caught up with them. LaVein have gone from strength to strength after releasing their fantastic EP 'Fine Failure' to an scene that immediately appreciated the quality of the release backed with some incredible live performances culminating with an appearance at this years Bloodstock Festival in the UK. Check out LaVeins links below and as always please 'SUBSCRIBE' to The Metal Cell YouTube channel. https://lavein.bandcamp.com/album/fine-failure https://laveinirl.com

It was a pleasure to welcome Mark John Payne bassist of Indominus to the podcast. Formed in 2016 with original members John & Logan McKee (Guitars) both ex-ForChristSake, the band released their Hardcore-Inspired Death Metal EP 'Legion Within' the same year. Critically acclaimed, it was a blistering attack on the senses and toured multiple international festivals in locations such as Holland, Malta and Switzerland. A follow up was expected in 2017 but nothing materialized. Since then the band have lost members and with COVID hitting, Indominus ground to halt. The long awaited renewal of gigs saw Indominus recruit Ricky Boyle on Vocals and Oak on drums. It wasn't long before the new line-up were leveling venues across the country and returning to writing for an eagerly anticipated new release. Mark shares his thoughts on all of the above as well as some brilliant stories involving his friendship with a famous Metal drummer. There is plenty for everyone to enjoy in this great episode so be sure to hit 'SUBSCRIBE' on The Metal Cell YouTube channel. Indominus links; https://indominus.bandcamp.com/merch https://www.facebook.com/IndominusNI/

It's always a pleasure to talk to Nathanael Underwood vocalist & guitarist with Damim. The last time we met was at the Siege of Limerick this year, he was there as a spectator soaking up the unique atmosphere that only the Siege can conjure up. Damim played there in October 2022, where his band unleashed their furious blend of blackened death metal on a captive audience. Nathanael told me that they were readying an EP called 'World Turned Hell', composed of two new studio tracks with two live recordings, so the invite was issued to come on the Podcast when the EP was released. We talk about this brilliant release, their fantastically unique comic series 'The Bloodied' along with what Damim have planned for the rest of the year. Hope you enjoy the interview and please 'SUBSCRIBE' to The Metal Cell YouTube channel. Band links: https://dam-nation.bandcamp.com/merch http://www.damim.uk Songs played: World Turned Hell © Damim, all rights reserved. To Catch a Falling Knife © Damim, all rights reserved.

Signs of the Swarm is an American deathcore band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania formed in 2014. The band consists of drummer Bobby Crow, vocalist David Simonich, guitarist Carl Schulz and bassist Michael Cassese. They have released 4 studio albums. Letty catches up with the incredibly talented vocalist David Simonich for a chat about his vocal styles, influences and the preparation that went into the recording of their soon to be released fifth album 'Amongst the Low & Empty' on July 28th via Century Media Records. Signs of the Swarm links: https://www.facebook.com/signsoftheswarm/ https://linktr.ee/signsoftheswarm

A really enjoyable Forums this month after a short break. I was delighted to welcome Letty to her first Forums along with the regulars Danielle & Howard. We reviewed four new releases by Aesect, Koma, Humanity Check and Strangers With Guns. The topic of the night was a discussion on what upcoming Metal bands are ready to take the mantle as festival headliners on stages across the world. Please 'SUBSCRIBE' to The Metal Cell YouTube channel and leave your comments below if you enjoyed any of the things you heard on this weeks episode. Thanks Richie. Songs played: Of Dionysus and the Vine © Koma, all rights reserved. Built to Kill © Humanity Check, all rights reserved. Time Enough At Last © Strangers with Guns, all rights reserved. Revolutionary Suicide Final © Aesect, all rights reserved.

It was a pleasure to welcome Dola of Safe Gigs Ireland and Ciara of Relapse Promotions Cork to the show. Joining us also were my co-hosts Danielle & Letty to discuss a relatively new initiative set up by Dola and her team to make gigs and nightlife safer, for everyone. Safe Gigs Ireland want to eliminate discrimination and sexual violence in nightlife by creating a zero-tolerance environment for all forms of violence and unacceptable behavior. Safe Gigs Ireland ask that all venues, event and festival organizers, promoters, crew, artists, staff, security and attendees who sign up to share the same goal by agreeing to promote Safe Gigs for everyone, tackle sexual violence and discrimination in your environment through zero tolerance and support those around you to ensure everyone has a good night out, free from harm. Please 'SUBSCRIBE' to The Metal Cell YouTube channel if you enjoyed this episode. Thanks Richie. Safe Gigs Ireland Links: https://www.safegigs.ie/home https://www.safegigs.ie/resources https://www.safegigs.ie/spiking https://www.safegigs.ie/charter

It was a pleasure to welcome for the first time onto the podcast, Dublin based thrash band 'Saint Slaughter'. The band have been on the Metal Scene for a long time with their first release 'Demos' dating back to 2015. Eoin Clarke (Vocals), Jeff Hernandez (Guitars), Tom Moylan (Drums) and new member Spencer O'Brein, join me to talk about the history of their blistering thrash attack which has seen them play with thrash legends Gama Bomb, Xentrix and headline their own gigs also. We get an exclusive clip of a new song and talk about what the rest of 2023 has in store for the band. There's plenty of tour stories and craic on the episode so I hope you show Saint Slaughter so love by hitting them up on their socials and following them. If you enjoyed the episode please 'SUBSCRIBE' to The Metal Cell podcast channel! Thanks Richie. Band links: https://www.facebook.com/SaintSlaughterThrash/ https://saintslaughter.bandcamp.com/album/intravenosa Songs: Got the right © Saint Slaughter, all rights reserved. Born to f*ck © Saint Slaughter, all rights reserved.

It was a pleasure to welcome Steve (Vocals/Guitars) Aaron (Bass) and Luke(Drums) of Outsound. The lads are releasing their brilliant debut album ‘Megatherium' on June 9th. Their sound encompasses a new wave of progressive, hard rock carrying melodic vocals through atmospheric bends, searing leads and bouncing breakdowns. Tearing strips from blues, grunge, heavy metal and even sprinkling in some Beach Boys flavoured harmonies, the lads share some insights into the recording of their debut and how the band were formed. We talk about the work that Fintan McKahey at Ivy Hill Studios did for the recording of the album and Colin Bolger of Dabulga Design for the amazing artwork that he has provided throughout all of Outsounds releases. Please hit ‘SUBSCRIBE' if you enjoyed the interview on The Metal Cell YouTube channel. Thanks Richie. Band links https://outsound.bandcamp.com/track/megatherium Songs played: Hardcore Daisy © Outsound, all rights reserved. Murder Dream © Outsound, all rights reserved.

I was delighted to welcome back Luke (Riffs/Vox) & Keith (Drums) of Dog Tired to do an exclusive track by track overview of their soon to be released fifth album 'The Red Verse'. This is literally the soundtrack to the apocalypse with riffs so intense that they sear through flesh, a heaviness that crushes and distorts the mind along with monstrous vocals that could summon the great Cthulhu! Keith and Luke walk us through all the tracks and of course there's plenty of craic as well. The Red Verse drops on Saturday 03/06/23 and the launch party is in Edinburgh on the same day. Hope you enjoyed the episode and please 'SUBSCRIBE' to The Metal Cell YouTube Channel! Thanks, Richie. Check the link here for tickets to the Red Verse album launch: https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Edinburgh/La-Belle-Angele/Dog-Tired-album-launch-show/36327979/#contentjump Dog Tired Link: https://www.dogtiredmetal.com/ All songs played on this episode © Dog Tired, all rights reserved.

It was a pleasure to welcome back Steve Hobson (drums) & Ian Booth (guitars/vocals) of Haint and Fredy Moita (guitars/vocals) of Nomadus to the show. Steve contacted me a few weeks back in relation to a charity gig he was putting on raising much needed funds for cancer charities in Northern Ireland. Haint had been off the live circuit since last November when Ian was diagnosed with Lymphoma. It was his diagnosis, as well as others that Steve knew who were battling, or in some cases had tragically lost a battle with cancer quite recently that spurred him on to raise funds in support of Cancer Focus, Belfast City Hospital Cancer Unit and Southern Hospice Trust. I talk to Ian about his own battle from the initial diagnosis of Lymphoma to where he is now which is thankfully cancer free, we get a few updates on what to expect on the day of the gig and Fredy gives us a few updates on what Nomadus have planned in the next few months. With a fantastic line up of top NI metal bands including Owlcrusher, Nomadus, Normadic Rituals and Drakonis as well as Ian returning on stage with Haint, it is building up to be one of the best gigs of the year. Please support this in anyway you can by clicking on the below links: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cancer-puncher-tickets-635546395377?fbclid=IwAR2fGw3rz4Rt_XNWUgLwgOAp4bTQTLTSsxkXiaMViAb-F8GfGd4ogCTSvg8 https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092432473805 Tracks played: Owlcrusher: Owlcrusher (c) all rights reserved. https://owlcrusher.bandcamp.com/album/owlcrusher Nomadus: Pounding Curse (c) all rights reserved. https://nomadus.bandcamp.com/ Normadic Rituals: The Burden (c) all rights reserved. https://nomadicrituals.bandcamp.com/album/tides Drakonis: From the Eternal (c) all rights reserved. https://drakonis.bandcamp.com/ Haint: Ares (c) all rights reserved. https://haintuk.bandcamp.com/

It was a pleasure to welcome Ross Daly (IRL) & Marvin Silva (USA) onto the show to talk about their profession as tattooists and the influence that Metal has in their lives in part 4 of a series I have done dedicated to artists that create art and love Metal. A friendship formed out of working as professional tattooists, I talk to Ross and Marvin about their love of art, how they got into the world of creating tattoos for paying customers, what inspires them and some of the music that influenced them to play in and form bands. Ross and Marvin were fantastic guests and share some hilarious stories whilst also talking about some of the many milestones they have achieved working in a profession that can often consume hours of painstaking work in a pressurised environment. I hope you enjoyed the episode and please SUBSCRIBE to The Metal Cell YouTube channel if you want to see more interviews like this. Check out the brilliant work that Ross and Marvin do on the links below. http://rossdalytattoos.com https://marvinsilvatattoo.com

It was a pleasure to welcome back Alex and Kieran of TOOMS to the podcast. TOOMS have released a killer 3 song ep that literally will make you smash stuff up! Myself and Evan chat to the lads about the ep and cover alot of topics including touring, music influences on 'The Scmeckoning'. We take a look forward in relation to what to expect from TOOMS for the rest of 2023 and as usual there's plenty of banter from the lads. Special shout out to Anto on bass who couldn't make the interview. 'The Shmeckening' is one of my favourite ep releases this year, it is available on the link below. EP Link: https://tooms.bandcamp.com/album/the-shmeckoning Catch TOOMS live: TOOMS "THE SHMECKONING" EP release launch party. With support from Skellig and Zhi Ren. Pharmacia, Limerick Sun, 14 May 2023 19:30 - 23:59 IST. Dead Cult: Partholon // Tooms // Aponym // Third Island. Fredz, Cork Sat, 27 May 2023 20:30 - 23:30 IST. Songs featured and permission granted Anvil Crawler (c) TOOMS, 2023 all rights reserved Stabbed In The Head (c) TOOMS, 2023 all rights reserved Megalobong 2, The Great Whitey Shark (c) TOOMS, 2023 all rights reserved

Once again Irish artists are making a splash at the Supermarket Art Fair, which this year is taking place at Stadsgårdsterminalen in Slussen. I took the chance to drop by and talk to the Irish contingent featuring Niamh Brown of Ormston House who has brought over Belfast-based painter Jennifer Trouton, and Alannah Robins, whose Interface outfit has brought over Galway-based Noel Arrigan and Ian Wieczorek from Castlebar to exhibit. The fair runs until Sunday and I'd strongly advise you get down and see it! https://supermarketartfair.com/

It was a pleasure to welcome Daire, John & Lachlan of Fornoth, Brendan from Black Shuck and Praetorian from Eternal Helcaraxe to the show. They were all on the show to discuss the upcoming Four Provinces Tour in May, which features seven bands and different line-ups every night over five shows in Dublin, Belfast, Galway twice and Limerick. A tour featuring this amount of heft plus the fact that it's all Irish bands; hasn't happened in a while so we discuss this and the other acts completing this exciting bill, Grey Stag, Grave Sermon, Steiner and LaVein. There's plenty of updates on what fans can expect set-list wise from Fornoth, Black Shuck and Eternal Helcaraxe and news on all three bands in relation to new music. We get an exclusive listen to a new Fornoth demo and of course there's plenty of banter as well. Hope you enjoy the show, please 'SUBSCRIBE' to The Metal Cell YouTube channel and check out all the bands mentioned on the show. Thanks Richie. Ticket Links: https://www.eventbrite.com (type in four provinces) Gig dates: SATURDAY 06 MAY 2023 AT 21:00 Psychotic Reaction Presents: Fornoth, Eternal Helcaraxe, LaVein, Jealous Fish FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2023 AT 22:00 Belfast at The Deer's Head Eternal Helcaraxe, Grave Sermon, LaVein and Fornoth SATURDAY, 13 MAY 2023 AT 19:00 Seven Bar Galway Black Shuck, Fornoth, Eternal Helcaraxe and Steiner FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023 AT 20:00 Cellar Galway Grey Stag, Black Shuck, Fornoth, Eternal Helcaraxe FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023 AT 20:00 Pharmacia Limerick Featuring Steiner with Eternal Helcaraxe, Grave Sermon and Fornoth. Band Links: https://fornoth.bandcamp.com/ https://blackshuck1.bandcamp.com/ https://eternalhelcaraxe.bandcamp.com/ https://greystag.bandcamp.com/ https://gravesermon.bandcamp.com/ https://steiner2.bandcamp.com/ https://lavein.bandcamp.com/ Song featured: Plain of Ladrán (c) Fornoth, 2023 all rights reserved.

The Forums: Join myself, Danielle, Evan & guest co-host Steve Walsh (Grey Stag) as we talk about topics related to our favorite music...METAL! We reviewed five new tracks from Cursed Sun, Tusk, Settler, Shadows Calling & Outsound. There was a few topics that came up during the night, we took a look at digital fanzines and Sarah Nuttall work Machina Kore (link below). Naturally we re-visited the wonderful Siege Of Limerick Festival and discussed the many aspects of it, from working with in ear monitors, bouncers, the varied age of the crowd attendance and performances on the day. So hopefully you'll enjoy this episode and if you want us to look at other topics in the Metal scene please comment below. As always thanks for your support and do hit that 'SUBSCRIBE' button if you haven't already on The Metal Cell YouTube Channel. Thanks Richie. Songs featured and permission granted Devil's Night (c) Cursed Sun, 2023 all rights reserved. https://cursedsun.bandcamp.com/music We The People (c) Tusk, 2023 all rights reserved. https://tuskireland.bandcamp.com/ Smarm Offensive (c) Settler, 2023 all rights reserved. https://settlermetal.bandcamp.com/ Spirit Shifter (c) Shadows Calling, 2023 all rights reserved. https://shadowscalling1.bandcamp.com/ Hardcore Daisy (c) Outsound, 2023 all rights reserved. https://outsound.bandcamp.com/ Sarahs link https://online.flippingbook.com/view/239563872/

It was a pleasure to welcome back Aaron Loughnane (Vox/Guitars) & Eoghan Galligan (Bass) of sludge/stoner band Slung From A Tree. The four piece which is made up of fellow members; Andrew Hayes (Drums) Steve Loughnane (Guitars) have finally got their debut release out called 'Voyage Into Cosmos' on the Cursed Monk Records label. Trying to capture Slung From A Trees live sound was always going to take time whilst recording and operating on a shoestring budget. Aaron, who produced the entire album has worked a minor miracle with their debut. He has moulded and twisted this slab of molten metal which contains crushing cosmic forces, swirling wormholes and stellar musical abandonment into a seven track LP aptly titled 'Voyage Into Cosmos'. Myself and Howard get walked through the process by the lads and naturally get completely lost but it's a wonderful journey to get to in this particular podcast. Please support Slung From A Tree by heading over to the link below and buying the album, merch etc. If you enjoyed this podcast please 'SUBSCRIBE' to The Metal Cell YouTube channel. Links to Slung From A Tree: https://slungfromatree.bandcamp.com https://cursedmonk.bandcamp.com/album/voyage-into-cosmos Song played: Astral Gold © Slung From A Tree, all rights reserved.

It was a pleasure to welcome Nathan (Vocals) & Ocean (Guitars) of War Of Attrition to the show. The band play a ferocious mixture of thrash, groove and gritty metal that hits all the sweet spots especially when witnessed live. I caught up with the lads just before they do their debut EP launch of 'The Social Apocalypse' in their favourite city, Limerick. Having blasted their way through a serious amount of gigs during 2022, War Of Attrition are perfectly poised to have another impressive year building on the following they have on these shores and are prepping for an new album further down the line. All of this is covered and many more topics are addressed by Nathan and Ocean on this episode. Hope you enjoy it and to see more content like this please 'SUBSCRIBE' to The Metal Cell YouTube channel. Thanks, Richie. War Of Attrition link: https://warofattrition.ie/ Songs played: Throne Of A Fallen King © War of Attrition, all rights reserved. Bad Personality Disorder © War of Attrition, all rights reserved. The Constant Gray © War of Attrition, all rights reserved.

The bi-yearly Siege of Limerick EARRACH MMXXIII is almost upon us! Hosted in Dolans on the Dock Road of Limerick, it is always the first important festival date on every Irish Metal fans calendar! I was delighted once again to welcome John Real of Bad Reputation/Siege of Limerick onto the show, joining John was Jamie Clarke, vocalist with Razor Sharp Death Blizzard from Edinburgh, Jack O'Neill, guitarist with Coroza and Daniel Howard, vocals/guitars with Partholón/Magnapinna. We take a look at the line up of Siege MMXXIII, discuss the debate on merchandise vs venues taking percentages of sales (Siege takes none!), talk about what bouncers are not going to tolerate at the Siege, an insight into Corozas and Razor Sharp Death Blizzards sets and of course plenty of great Siege stories to keep everyone entertained. Hit the 'SUBSCRIBE' button to see more videos like this from The Metal Cell Podcast. Thanks, Richie. Siege of Limerick link: https://www.facebook.com/SiegeofLimerick Band Links: https://coroza.bandcamp.com/ https://razorsharpdeathblizzard.bandcamp.com/ https://partholonian.bandcamp.com/ https://themagnapinna.bandcamp.com/

It was a pleasure to welcome back Roni MacRuairi (Vocals) & Jason Christy (Drums) of Words That Burn to the podcast. The four piece from Dundalk which also feature Ger Murphy (Bass) and Shane Martin (Guitars/Synths) have released a blistering follow up to Pyres which came out in 2019. 'Mixed and mastered by Josh Schroeder [Lora Shore, King 810], ‘Cut Throat Culture‘ sees the rising Irish four-piece embrace a variety of styles that range from alternative, to metal-core, and electronic fusion, creating a body of work that, if anything, is totally unique to the bands core sound, as well as being a landmark release for contemporary Irish Metal.' oran@overdrive.ie 'Cut Throat Culture' dropped on March 16th, via Blood Blast Distribution/Believe Digital so it was a perfect time to catch up with Roni & Jason to talk about what the release means to them, we get some insights into the recording and song writing process and of course future plans for the band. You can catch Words That Burn at the famous 'Siege of Limerick' festival on Sunday April 9th. Hope you enjoyed the interview and please hit 'SUBSCRIBE' if you want more content on The Metal Cell YouTube channel. Thanks for listening/watching. Richie. Words That Burn Link: https://linktr.ee/wordsthatburn Songs played: Sirens © Words That Burn, all rights reserved. The Calvary ain't comin' © Words That Burn, all rights reserved. Michael © Words That Burn, all rights reserved.

Declan Beare (Bass/Vocals/Drone Zone) & Charlie Appleby (Drums/Percussion) of True Home, blend the perfect mixture of psychedelic doom, drone and ambient music to create their own niche in the Irish Metal Scene with plenty of support slots racked up. An invitation to play at next months Siege of Limerick festival and progressing to the next round of Metal 2T Masses certainly has them showing up on a lot more peoples radar. I talk to the lads about finding their unique sound, signing to Cursed Monk Records and we get an 'EXCLUSIVE' listen to three new tracks from their upcoming album called 'Black Lotus'. I hope you enjoy the interview with True Home and check them out on the link below or alternatively find them at The Siege. As always please support The Metal Cell by hitting that 'SUBSCRIBE' button on The Metal Cell YouTube channel. Thanks Richie. True Home link: https://truehome.bandcamp.com Songs played: Cry of the Mountain Hawk © True Home, all rights reserved. The Great Journey © True Home, all rights reserved. Sailing the Sand Dunes © True Home, all rights reserved.

It was a pleasure to welcome sludge merchants, Steve (Riffs), Matt (Bass/Vocals) & Daragh (Drums) of Grey Stag to the podcast, their debut album 'Call of the Mountain' drops on St.Patricks Day. 'Grey Stags raw and stony dark riffs and crushing percussions seem to interweave and rumble through each and every knot that Colin Bolger of Dabulga Design carves into paper, becoming an aural tapestry of groove and folklore, all underpinned by thickened sludge and relentless energy. Grey Stag unearths the imagination and power of our deep rooted celtic heritage and battle hardy bloodline, raising the bar for Irish metal here at home, and ultimately, further afield.' Pat O' of The Smashing Skull Sessions. Myself and Danielle get an exclusive track by track preview of the album and of course there's plenty of other insights with the lads to keep you interested and amused. This is going to be one of the best Irish Metal releases in 2023 so check out Grey Stags link that I've posted below to make the essential purchase. Hope you enjoyed the show and all I ask is for you to 'SUBSCRIBE' to The Metal Cell YouTube channel to avail of more content like this. Thanks Richie. Grey Stag Link: https://linktr.ee/greystag All songs played on this podcast © Grey Stag all rights reserved.

It's St Patrick's Day (March 17th) which, of course, is the Irish national day, so on this week's listening practice report we take a look at some of the best ever Irish footballers. The post Learn English Through Football Language Podcast: Irish Football Stars appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

It was a pleasure to welcome Dave Slattery of instrumental Tech Metal band Ropemaker to the show. Dave, a multi-instrumentalist enrolled the talents of former Ilenkus drummer Rory Guyett for an instrumental album that's laden with huge slabs of riffs and unpredictable arrangements. 'Interwoven' is Ropemakers debut LP and certainly caused a stir in the Irish Metal Scene, myself and Danielle have a brilliant chat with Dave & Rory about song composition, life as a solo artist and an in depth look at how Ropemaker came into fruition. Dave is yet another great addition to the incredible solo artists out there in our Irish Metal Scene. Check out his Bandcamp page in the link below and support it if you like what you heard on the show. Once again please 'SUBSCRIBE' to The Metal Cell Podcast if you want to hear more interviews like this. Thanks Richie. Ropemaker link: https://ropemaker.bandcamp.com/album/interwoven Blue fire for bones (c) Ropemaker, 2023 all rights reserved. Portable abyss (c) Ropemaker, 2023 all rights reserved. Learning through distortion (c) Ropemaker, 2023 all rights reserved.

After some great interviews over the last few weeks and some chart success as well it was nice to kick back and relax with Evan and Joe on The Forums. Unfortunately Danielle had to drop out, due to work commitments but as they say the show must go on! We reviewed four new tracks from Collapser, Ropemaker, Terror Syndrome and Nebularis. The topic of the night was a really interesting chat about the options out there for music education, roles in bands and band management. So hopefully you'll enjoy this topic and if you want us to look at other topics comment below. As always thanks for your support and do hit that 'SUBSCRIBE' button if you haven't already on The Metal Cell YouTube Channel. Thanks Richie. Songs featured and permission granted Whalegasm (c) Collasper, 2023 all rights reserved. The Dullahan (c) Terror Syndrome, 2023 all rights reserved. Cataclysm (c) Nebularis, 2023 all rights reserved. Paean (c) Ropemaker, 2023 all rights reserved.

Eddie O'Sullivan and Fiona Hayes join Michael Glennon to discuss Ireland's much-needed win over Italy in the Women's Six Nations and the Champions Cup round of 16

Hello everyone and welcome to episode 54 of The Friday Nightmares Podcast. On this episode we are continuing our Horror From Around the World and talking Irish horror! Just in time for St. Patrick's Day! So grab your guineas and enjoy!!   Theme Song: Dark Glitch by PhantomX - 0:00:00 - 0:00:45   Intro - 0:00:46 - 0:16:30   What We Watched - 0:16:30 - 0:48:10    Do not Kill Me (2022)    No Exit (2022)    Fresh (2022)    The Scary of Sixty-First (2022)    The Desperate Hour (2022)    The Seed (2022)    Hellbender (2022)    The Weekend Away (2022)    Snowpiercer (2013)    Psycho II (1983)     What's New - 0:48:11 - 0:57:03    Harley Poe      The Cabinet of Curiosities and other needful   things: https://cabinetofcuriosities.ca/         Main Topic: Irish Horror - 0:58:18 - 1:43:00   Spoilers for Grabbers (2012), The Hallow (2015), Don't Leave Home (2018), Boys From County Hell (2021).     Out of the Dark Segment - 1:43:00   Vampires mythology discussion        PhantomX YouTube Channel   https://youtu.be/UwCR1_CK3tU     Legion Patreon   https://www.patreon.com/LegionPodcasts

Irish Horror Hello everyone and welcome to episode 54 of The Friday Nightmares Podcast. On this episode we are continuing our Horror From Around the World and talking Irish horror! Just in time for St. Patrick's Day! So grab your guineas and enjoy!! Theme Song: Dark Glitch by PhantomX – 0:00:00 – 0:00:45 Intro – 0:00:46 – 0:16:30 What We Watched – 0:16:30 – 0:48:10    Do not Kill Me (2022)    No Exit (2022)    Fresh (2022)    The Scary of Sixty-First (2022)    The Desperate Hour (2022)    The Seed (2022)    Hellbender (2022)    The Weekend Away (2022)    Snowpiercer (2013)    Psycho II (1983) What's New – 0:48:11 – 0:57:03    Harley PoeThe Cabinet of Curiosities and other needful   things: https://cabinetofcuriosities.ca/Main Topic: Irish Horror – 0:58:18 – 1:43:00Spoilers for Grabbers (2012), The Hallow (2015), Don't Leave Home (2018), Boys From County Hell (2021). Out of the Dark Segment – 1:43:00Vampires mythology discussion  PhantomX YouTube Channelhttps://youtu.be/UwCR1_CK3tU Legion Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/LegionPodcasts The post KTC Presents The Friday Nightmares Podcast: Irish Horror first appeared on Legion.

Irish Horror Hello everyone and welcome to episode 54 of The Friday Nightmares Podcast. On this episode we are continuing our Horror From Around the World and talking Irish horror! Just in time for St. Patrick's Day! So grab your guineas and enjoy!! Theme Song: Dark Glitch by PhantomX – 0:00:00 – 0:00:45 Intro – 0:00:46 – 0:16:30 What We Watched – 0:16:30 – 0:48:10    Do not Kill Me (2022)    No Exit (2022)    Fresh (2022)    The Scary of Sixty-First (2022)    The Desperate Hour (2022)    The Seed (2022)    Hellbender (2022)    The Weekend Away (2022)    Snowpiercer (2013)    Psycho II (1983) What's New – 0:48:11 – 0:57:03    Harley PoeThe Cabinet of Curiosities and other needful   things: https://cabinetofcuriosities.ca/Main Topic: Irish Horror – 0:58:18 – 1:43:00Spoilers for Grabbers (2012), The Hallow (2015), Don't Leave Home (2018), Boys From County Hell (2021). Out of the Dark Segment – 1:43:00Vampires mythology discussion  PhantomX YouTube Channelhttps://youtu.be/UwCR1_CK3tU Legion Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/LegionPodcasts The post KTC Presents The Friday Nightmares Podcast: Irish Horror first appeared on Legion.

Neil Treacy is joined by Donal Lenihan and Bernard Jackman to look back on Ireland's Guinness Six Nations win against England. There is also a discussion on whether or not players and coaches are improving tackle technique, following Charlie Ewels' red card versus Ireland.