A quick review of our video on the AV Club’s idiotic Nazi accusations against metal, and the reactions we’ve received. Remember that you can subscribe to this podcast directly from iTunes, just click the link below! NOTE: New episodes may n

Ep. #12 – The TPP Agreement, Copyright and Freedom

Feb 16th, 2016 56m 46s

Recently, the Trans Pacific Partnership, the TPP, was signed by 12 countries. It contains, among others, draconian copyright provisions that threaten our ability to share content and culture. It also has the potential to curtail freedom of sp

Ep. #11 – An Interview with Tobias Sammet

Feb 7th, 2016 26m 42s

As we promised when we published the transcript, here’s the audio version of our conversation with Tobi Sammet. We discuss Ghostlights, the band’s terrific new album, as well as their possible participation in Eurovision 2016. Relevant Links: A

Ep. #10 – Phil Anselmo, Racism and Bullshit

Feb 1st, 2016 24m 51s

In this new episode of The Metal Blast Podcast , Bradley and J discuss the aftermath of Phil Anselmo’s “white pride moment,” as well as the way in which some of the media has portrayed it. No, dear Noisey/Metal Hammer/etc., journalists, you are

Ep. #9 – An Update + Lemmy’s Death

Jan 17th, 2016

It has been a long time since we published our last Podcast. Things are about to change. Listen to this new episode to hear what’s coming! Remember that you can subscribe to this podcast directly from iTunes, just click the link below! NOTE: Ne

Ep. #8: The Influence of Tolkien (Ft. Dr. Brad Eden)

Apr 6th, 2015 1h 7m

Nobody can deny that J.R.R. Tolkien is, by far, one of the most important authors in the English language. His works, published over half a century ago, have been read by people from all over world, regardless of their political backgrounds, re

Episode 7: Napalm Death (Ft. Barney Greenway)

Feb 12th, 2015 41m 43s

You can read the transcript here. Riding on the success of their new album Apex Predator – Easy Meat, Barney Greenway, the voice and brains of Napalm Death, met with us to discuss what’s behind this album. We also took the opportunity to discus

Ep. #6 – #Metalgate & Social Justice in Metal

Dec 23rd, 2014 27m 10s

Last week I wrote a pretty long article about “Social Justice Warriors” in metal, as well as above some of their claims in regards to the heavy metal scene’s acceptance of social justice principles. Since the text was extremely long, we decided

Ep. #5 – Objectification (Ft. Melinda Tankard Reist)

Dec 1st, 2014 1h 14m

As I’ve written a couple of times before, I’m concerned about the issue of objectifying women. As a genre that has been, far and large, catered to men (not that there’s anything wrong with that) the way in which women are sometimes portrayed is

Ep. #4 – Cavalera Conspiracy (Ft. Max Cavalera)

Nov 20th, 2014 30m 10s

Holy crap, 4 episodes already! This time we are joined by no other than Max Cavalera, the legendary founder of Sepultura, as well as Soulfly, Killer Be Killed and Cavalera Conspiracy. In addition to discussing Cavalera Conspiracy‘s great new al

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