Heavy Metal News & Interviews: The Loaded Radio Podcast

This week on the Loaded Radio Podcast we are joined by VOIVOD drummer Michel "Away" Langevin to discuss the band's latest release "Synchro Anarchy".

"Synchro Anarchy" marks VOIVOD's fifteenth studio album, and nineteenth release overall. Like their previous album "The Wake", the album was produced by VOIVOD and Francis Perron who also recorded and mixed it. The mastering was done by Maor Appelbaum with cover artwork designed by Michel "Away" Langevin, who has created the cover artwork for each of the band's albums since their 1984 debut War and Pain.

Synchro Anarchy will also mark the first album by VOIVOD since 2009's "Infini" to have been recorded with the same lineup as the prior album.

And as always in the second portion of the podcast, Loaded Radio's Johnny Rude joins us from Las Vegas, Nevada to talk about the week that was in hard rock and heavy metal news.

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This week on the Loaded Radio Podcast we are joined by INFECTED RAIN vocalist Lena Scissorhands to discuss the band's latest release "Ecdysis" which arrives on January 7.

Currently signed to Napalm Records, INFECTED RAIN is a Moldovan heavy metal band, formed in 2008 in Chișinău. The band now have five studio albums under their belts and show no signs of stopping, delivering a beautifully brutal bludgeoning of pounding riffs coupled by Lena's incredibly diverse vocal abilities. Those who haven't yet heard about the band soon will as they continue to be a burgeoning powerhouse of beauty and vicious groove who have made their presence known.

In the interview Lena discusses how she "accidentally" started out as a singer, the creative process within the group and much more.

And as always in the second portion of the podcast, Loaded Radio's Johnny Rude joins us from Las Vegas, Nevada to talk about the week that was in hard rock and metal news.

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This week on the Loaded Radio Podcast we are joined by SWALLOW THE SUN vocalist Mikko Kotamäki to discuss the band's latest release "Moonflowers" which is available now.

SWALLOW THE SUN are a Finnish metal band founded in 2000 with a "death and doom" style that emphasizes melody and atmosphere, and occasionally steps into gothic and black metal territory. They have released seven full-length albums, one triple album, one EP, one demo, and five singles.

In the interview Mikko discusses the creation of the album, singing styles, the band's imagery and much more.

And as always in the second portion of the podcast, Loaded Radio's Johnny Rude joins us from Las Vegas, Nevada to talk about the week that was in hard rock and metal news.

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This week on the Loaded Radio Podcast we are joined by KHEMMIS guitarist/vocalist Ben Hutcherson to discuss the band's latest release "Deceiver" which is available now.

KHEMMIS are an American doom metal band hailing from Denver, Colorado, who formed in 2012. Their second studio album, "Hunted", was ranked 11th on Rolling Stone′s 20 best metal albums of 2016 and 1st on Decibel magazine's Top 40 Albums of 2016.

In the interview Ben discusses the songwriting process for the band, how KHEMMIS adjusted to their new found fame and tons more.

And as always in the second portion of the podcast, Loaded Radio's Johnny Rude joins us from Las Vegas, Nevada to talk about the week that was in hard rock and metal news.

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On this episode of The Loaded Radio Podcast we speak one on one with MONSTER TRUCK frontman Jon Harvey about the band's upcoming releases, his collaboration with Kid Rock (Don't Tell Me How To Live) and his how he feels about the backlash from certain individuals in the rock scene.

Also, as always in the second portion of the podcast, we will be joined by Loaded Radio's Johnny Rude live from Las Vegas, Nevada to talk about the week that was in hard rock and metal.

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This week on the Loaded Radio Podcast we are joined by DEATH ANGEL guitarist Ted Aguilar. Ted has played guitar with the iconic thrash band for twenty years now and has secured himself among the genres top shredders.

Ted joins us to discuss DEATH ANGEL's new live album, "The Bastard Tracks", which arrives on November 26 via Napalm. The record is made up of deep album cuts that fans don't often hear when they go and see the band live, even though they may be some of your favorite tracks. Well, DEATH ANGEL wanted to do something about that!

The band put together a set list dubbed "The Bastard Tracks". They then performed it in the middle of a pandemic at The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco on May 22nd, 2021, and streamed it worldwide the following week. The Bay Area thrashers dig deep into their catalog to perform older favorites, newer classics and songs that have never been performed live before. You'll hear the stories behind the songs, and get a glimpse into the collective minds and souls of DEATH ANGEL.

Recorded live by the band's long time 6th member and sound engineer, Thilo Fehlinger and then mastered by the sonic mastering overlord Ted Jensen (Green Day, Machine Head, Trivium) the recording consists of 15 deep cuts of impeccable sound quality to get any DA Pack Member thrashing about like they were there!

And as always, Loaded Radio's Johnny Rude joins us in the second portion of the podcast to discuss the week that was in hard rock in metal.

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The latest edition of THE LOADED RADIO PODCAST is now up and features a discussion with BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE guitarist Michael "Padge" Paget.

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE have their new, self-titled album arriving on November 5 which gives fans a more brutal and heavier sounding band with tracks like "Parasite" and "Knives" delivering a crushing blow in a way that the welsh metal act have never done before.

In the talk, "Padge" talks about why BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE decided to go heavier with the new record, the future direction the band is taking, how the pandemic affected the group and tons more.

And in the second portion of the podcast, as always, Loaded Radio's Johnny Rude joins Scott Penfold to discuss the week that was in hard rock and metal.

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On this week's special edition of The Loaded Radio Podcast we are joined by new BAD WOLVES frontman Daniel 'DL' Laskiewicz in the first portion of the show and then we speak with ICE NINE KILLS singer Spencer Charnas in the second segment.

BAD WOLVES will release their third studio album, "Dear Monsters", on October 29 via Better Noise Music while ICE NINE KILLS just released their latest album "The Silver Scream 2: Welcome To Horrorwood" on October 15 via Fearless Records.

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The latest edition of THE LOADED RADIO PODCAST features ASKING ALEXANDRIA guitarist Ben Bruce.

In the discussion this week, Ben talks about the new ASKING ALEXANDRIA album, 'See What's on the Inside', how a METALLICA riff is responsible for him being a guitar player, what he feels is the best song the band have ever written and the reunion with singer Danny Worsnop, and what led up to it a few years ago.

And also, in the second portion of the podcast, Scott Penfold and Johnny Rude go over the final tabulations for your votes for the 'Best Female Fronted Hard Rock And Metal Bands Of All Time' plus we discuss the IRON MAIDEN loving high school principal that all those parents are trying to get rid of.

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The latest edition of THE LOADED RADIO PODCAST features KK's PRIEST frontman Tim 'Ripper' Owens.

In the discussion this week, Tim talks about the new KK's PRIEST album, 'Sermons Of The Sinner', critical "fans", working with guitar virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen, his current thoughts on JUDAS PRIEST, working with ICED EARTH and Jon Schaffer and tons more.

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