Metal Swap Talk

Brian and Juan talk about their top 10 favorite albums so far in 2024. There are lots of heavy metal, thrash, death, and black metal in these lists. Let us know what you think. Be sure to check us out on YouTube.

Brian and Israel chat with King Fowley, singer, guitar player, drummer, and leader of the legendary death metal band Deceased. King talks about their upcoming album "Children of the Morgue" out on August 30, 2024 on Hell's Headbangers. He also talks about the status of his other band October 31, his love of metal music, and possible tour plans.

We chat with Joey Vera from Armored Saint and Fates warning about the LA metal scene, playing in so many bands for so long, and their tour with Queensryche. Unfortunately, this interview was recorded March 12, 2024, and we are only able to get it uploaded recently. Sorry about that. If you like more content like this, please subscribe. Let us know in the comments what other interviews you would like to see us do.

Brian and Nocturnal Overlord (Vince) chat with legendary heavy metal drummer Vinny Appice. He talks about being asked to join Ozzy Osbourne, his experience with Black Sabbath and Ronnie James Dio, as well as being inspired by his brother Carmine Appice from the bands Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, and Rod Stewart. Big thanks to @SocieteBrewing for hosting this event.

Big thanks to Vinny Appice. Be sure to check out his website.

https://www.vinnyappice.com/

Also check out our interview with Iron Maiden artist Derek Riggs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWb-acccu7U

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Brian and Juan talk to black metal band Mythraeum about their new album "Oblivion Aeternam" out now on M-Theory Audio. They have also won the Wacken Metal Battle USA, and played Wacken Open Air in 2022. Big thanks to Mythraeum for coming by and chatting with us.

Check out the Mythraeum links below:

https://mythraeum.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/Mythraeum/

https://www.instagram.com/mythraeum_official/

https://open.spotify.com/artist/29Fp9rtAK4n3xD37bJpajt

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Check out our review of the Mythraeum album "Oblivion Aeternam"

https://www.sdmetal.org/msm/mythraeum-oblivion-aeternam-review/

Read our write-up on the return of the band Power Trip

https://www.sdmetal.org/msm/power-trip-returns-in-2024-the-axe-has-swung-again/

Check out M-Theory Audio

https://www.m-theoryaudio.com/

Learn more about the Wacken Metal Battle

https://metalbattleusa.com/

We chat with the legendary Iron Maiden artist Derek Riggs. We meet him at Societe Brewing in San Diego. For context, watch our previous interview with Derek in 2019. Leave a comment with your favorite Derek Riggs album cover artwork.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JZywONu4LI

Please subscribe to stay informed on upcoming interviews. We will also be uploading an interview with the legendary metal drummer Vinny Appice, most known for playing with Black Sabbath, and Ronnie James Dio. We also will be posting a video interview with bassist Joey Vera from Armoured Saint and Fates Warning.

Brian and Israel chat with Dan (Moonsirrom) and Alonzo (Wraith) of the symphonic black metal band Gannondorf. They have been honing their craft for years, and finally release a new album on 4/20/2024. Check out the album on their Bandcamp page. Also check out @GannondorfMetalOffical on Youtube.

https://www.facebook.com/Gannondorfmetaloffical

https://gannondorf.bandcamp.com/music

https://www.facebook.com/Gannondorfmetaloffical

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Brian and Israel talk with Joseph Michael and Jake Dreyer of the progressive metal band Witherfall. They discuss their new album "Sounds of the Forgotten. Sorry the interview picks up in the middle. Be sure to subscribe to their YouTube channel @Witherfall

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We chat with David Vincent about the upcoming Vltimas album "Epic" coming out March 15 on Season of Mist Records.

David Vincent talks about Morbid Angel, playing bass in Terrorizer, and why he didn't play bass in Vltimas. He talks about working with Rune "Blasphemer" Eriksen (Mayhem, Aura Noir) and Flo Mounier (Cryptopsy). He also mentions his short career as a snake handler.

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We chat with Don Van Stavern, bass player and longest member of the metal band Riot. Don talks about the upcoming Mean Streets album, his love of tequila, and moving on with the band after the death of Mark Reale. Thank you to Don, Atomic Fire Records, and Earsplit PR for the interview.