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Arkansas-based melodic doom metal band Pallbearer recently released their new album “Forgotten Days” on Nuclear Blast. I spoke with vocalist/guitarist Brett Campbell about teaming up with NB, doom metal, zoning out to modular synth noise, scars and much more.

Arkansas-based melodic doom metal band Pallbearer recently released their new album “Forgotten Days” on Nuclear Blast. I spoke with vocalist/guitarist Brett Campbell about teaming up with NB, doom metal, zoning out to modular synth noise, scars and much more.

DevilDriver released their new album “Dealing With Demons (1)” at the beginning of October, so I got on the phone with vocalist Dez Fafara to chat about the new album, life during the pandemic, featuring his son on the new album, sobriety, scars and much more.

DevilDriver released their new album “Dealing With Demons (1)” at the beginning of October, so I got on the phone with vocalist Dez Fafara to chat about the new album, life during the pandemic, featuring his son on the new album, sobriety, scars and much more.

Venom Prison is a hard working Welsh death metal/hardcore band that recently released “Primeval.” I interviewed Ash via Skype about everything from re-recording early demos to how the pandemic has affected the band. Enjoy!

Venom Prison is a hard working Welsh death metal/hardcore band that recently released “Primeval.” I interviewed Ash via Skype about everything from re-recording early demos to how the pandemic has affected the band. Enjoy!

Anaal Nathrakh is a gnarly, ear-crushing band from the UK that recently released their 11th album “Endarkenment” on Metal Blade Records. I skyped with vocalist Dave Hunt and we chatted about everything from his undying thirst for the most extreme music he could find while growing up to a very memorable scar on his body. Enjoy!

Anaal Nathrakh is a gnarly, ear-crushing band from the UK that recently released their 11th album “Endarkenment” on Metal Blade Records. I skyped with vocalist Dave Hunt and we chatted about everything from his undying thirst for the most extreme music he could find while growing up to a very memorable scar on his body. Enjoy!

Thank you for sticking with the Metal Shop Backstage Pass for 200 episodes. Through format switch ups and strange times, the podcast remains a positive force for us.

This week we are featuring an interview with Iver Sandoy from ENSLAVED. Iver has been a longtime producer for ENSLAVED and recently joined the band full time. We chat about the new album "Utgard," concerts happening with limited capacity in Norway, working as a producer, growing up around the black metal scene and much much more.

Thank you for sticking with the Metal Shop Backstage Pass for 200 episodes. Through format switch ups and strange times, the podcast remains a positive force for us.

This week we are featuring an interview with Iver Sandoy from ENSLAVED. Iver has been a longtime producer for ENSLAVED and recently joined the band full time. We chat about the new album "Utgard," concerts happening with limited capacity in Norway, working as a producer, growing up around the black metal scene and much much more.