Heavy Metal News & Interviews: The Loaded Radio Podcast

Darrell is currently promoting his new book "Thunder Foot Chronicles of a Rock n Roll Pirate Volume 1" which is hailed as a look into the life and work of Darrell "Dwarf" Millar. A crazy ride in the fast lane of Rock n' Roll spanning over 50 years.

KILLER DWARFS (stylized as KiLLeR DWaRfS) are a hard rock band that formed in late 1981 in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. The band would go on to make a name for themselves throughout the 80's and into the early 90's which saw the release of their powerhouse album "Dirty Weapons".

Having shared the stage with such acts as IRON MAIDEN, PANTERA and MOTLEY CRUE, Darrell has so many stories that he's decided to share his experiences in book form, with the first of three volumes being released to the public in 2021. Two more volumes are set to arrive in the near future.

In the second portion of this week's show, Loaded Radio's Scott Penfold discusses the recent Grammy Awards, which saw Ozzy Osbourne honored with two golden statues for "Best Rock Album" (his first-ever win in the category) and "Best Metal Performance" with his hugely successful and critically acclaimed "Patient Number 9" album (Epic Records). He also looks at the recently announced nominees for the 2023 class of The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame.

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This week's edition of The Loaded Radio Podcast is a double header.

Ohio-based death metal band SANGUISUGABOGG have the follow-up to their 2021' album "Tortured Whole" on the slab which bears the title "Homicidal Ecstasy", arriving February 3rd via Century Media Records.

Helmed by SANGUISUGABOGG drummer Cody Davidson, the LP crushingly splits through with such a horrifying, brutal attack, which is thanks in part to the mixing duties of CONVERGE guitarist and studio vet Kurt Ballou [HIGH ON FIRE, NAILS] who "made it sound like us on steroids," says Swank.

Devin discusses the album in this week's podcast, as well as the NSFW video for its latest single "Face Ripped Off", which doesn't even hesitate for a second to take its unflinching gore to the next level.

Also joining host Scott Penfold on this week's show is PIERCE THE VEIL guitarist Tony Perry, who is promoting the band's latest effort "The Jaws of Life". The San-Diego based group's upcoming fifth studio album is set to be released on February 10 after a seven year wait between LP's. This release will also mark PIERCE THE VEIL's first album not to feature drummer Mike Fuentes, who vacated the band in 2017.

The album features collaborations with Brad Hargreaves of THIRD EYE BLIND as well as 19-year-old musician Chloe Moriondo. The album has been said to have a more "melodic and intimate" sound than past records, while also taking influence from grunge bands of the '90s.

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Ville Valo's new solo album, "Neon Noir", arrived on January 13 via Heartagram Records and is being distributed by UMG/Spinefarm.

Last April, Valo released the first single from "Neon Noir", a song called "Loveletting", which marked his first new music in over two years, following the release of the three-track "Gothica Fennica Vol. 1" EP, also released under the VV moniker, in March 2020.

VV's headline tour will make it's way across Europe and North America throughout 2023. Commencing in his home town of Helsinki, Finland, the extensive run of shows hits the U.K. in March before heading to North America in April.

Loaded Radio's Johnny Rude also makes a return to the podcast this week, live from Las Vegas, Nevada, to talk about recent events within hard rock and heavy metal.

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The latest edition of THE LOADED RADIO PODCAST features a conversation with ANTI-FLAG guitarist, singer and songwriter Justin Sane. ANTI-FLAG have the new album out "Lies They Tell Our Children", which acts as an all out ausio assault to the modern world.

"Lies They Tell Our Children" is billed as ANTI-FLAG's first concept album and sees the band in fine fighting form as they lay bare, and "lay waste to, the root causes of our most imminent threats."

In the talk, Justin discusses the difference between this new album and the others in ANTI-FLAG's catalog, the band's relationship with RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE's Tom Morello and much more.

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On this final 2022 edition of THE LOADED RADIO PODCAST we are joined by SAINT ASONIA and STAIND guitarist Mike Mushok. SAINT ASONIA have the 2 new EP's "Introvert" and "Extrovert" out and available now and Mike discusses the creation process for those releases. The guitarist also discusses how he initially connected with Adam Gontier (formerly of THREE DAYS GRACE) to create the band, the new STAIND album set for 2023, the sound of the new record, working with Aaron Lewis and tons more.

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UNDEATH are currently on the road throughout North America with their skull crushing death metal attack in support of their latest album "It's Time...To Rise From The Grave". A record of sheer, bludgeoning metal which throws back to the classic sound of the genre, yet still stands on it's own as a new collective of audio assaults to the senses.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada's OSYRON are currently riding high after the release of their latest album "Momentous". The record features an appearance by Stu Block (ANNIHILATOR, INTO ETERNITY) and was mastered by Maor Appelbaum at Maor Appelbaum Mastering (FAITH NO MORE, DREAM THEATER). In just a month's time, OSYRON's listeners on Spotify have grown by 98% with streams increasing by 78%.

In September 2022 the band won the 2022 YYC Awards' "Metal/Hard Recording of the Year" for their "Kingsbane Deluxe" LP and have seen a 475% growth in followers on TikTok, 56% on Instagram, 32% on YouTube, 25% on Facebook, and 6% on Twitter.

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This all new edition of THE LOADED RADIO PODCAST features discussions with Eric Cutler from death metal pioneers AUTOPSY as well as iconic songwriter and performer Devin Townsend.

AUTOPSY have the new album 'Morbidity Triumphant' available now via Peaceville records and delivers an absolute onslaught of everything you would expect from an AUTOPSY album, complete with gore-ridden lyrics, brutal vocals and pulverizing music.

Devin Townsend has the new album 'Lightwork', which drops on October 28 via InsideOut Music and marks somewhat of a departure from Tonwsend's previous work, with a more hopeful and sonic delivery which comes off so beautifully.

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This week we have another double feature as Loaded Radio's Scott Penfold sits down with KEN MODE vocalist/guitarist Jesse Matthewson and GOATWHORE drummer Zack Simmons.

KEN MODE have unleashed their eighth studio LP, "Null", which arrived on September 23 via Artoffact Records.

"Null" follows KEN MODE's 2018 album "Loved", and marks the group's first to fully feature new addition Kathryn Kerr (TANSY, VIVA NON) as a full-time member of the band. Kerr had previously played saxophone on "Loved", while "Null" features the multi-instrumentalist performing as a full-time member of the heavy noise-rock that is KEN MODE.

The second portion of the show features a discussion with GOATWHORE drummer Zack Simmons.

GOATWHORE will release their new album, "Angels Hung From The Arches Of Heaven", on October 7 via Metal Blade Records.

Unquestionably GOATWHORE's strongest, most accomplished album to date in sound, concept, and execution, "Angels Hung From The Arches Of Heaven" emits 47 desolating minutes of the band's trademark fusion of death, black, thrash, and classic metal. Delivered with breathless intensity and an unapologetic bloodlust, the twelve-track offering stands among the most thrilling records to come out of 2022.

So sit back and tune in to the latest edition of THE LOADED RADIO PODCAST below or wherever yo get your podcasts.

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On the latest edition of THE LOADED RADIO PODCAST, we are joined by WITCHERY guitarist/founder Patrik Jensen as well as the frontman for Mongolian "folk metal" band THE HU, 'Gala'.

In the first segment, Patrik discusses WITCHERY's latest album "Nightside". The blackened thrash pioneers have once again arisen from the coven to unleash their latest creation which is a foray into wickedness, darkness, and evil that grooves, thrashes and kicks you right in the ass.

The second segment of this week's show features THE HU frontman "Gala", who with the help of an interpreter, discusses theband's latest record, "Rumble Of Thunder", which is available now.

The HU) is a Mongolian folk metal band who formed back in 2016. With traditional Mongolian instrumentation, including the Morin khuur, the Tovshuur, and Mongolian throat singing, THE HU calls their style of music "hunnu rock", hu inspired by the Hunnu, an ancient Mongol/Turkic empire, known as Hünnü in Mongolia.

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The Dutch symphonic metal band EPICA was founded by guitarist and vocalist Mark Jansen after his departure from his previous group AFTER FOREVOR.

Known worldwide for their incredible contributions to the genre, EPICA bring symphonic metal mastery and brutal death metal influences to the masses with a hypnotic yet pulverizing effect.

EPICA released their latest studio album "Omega" in February 2021 and are still riding high off the LP's magnitude and epic songwriting delivered by the one-two punch of Jansen and co-vocalist Simone Simons.

The band are also quickly approaching their 20th anniversary as a group with some very exciting plans for fans of EPICA this coming September, which Mark discusses in the podcast.

Also, Loaded Radio's Johnny Rude joins Scott Penfold for the second portion of the show to discuss the week that was in hard rock and heavy metal.

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