Radioactive Metal

Oh, how the mighty has...risen! When we first discovered French metallers Gojira, they were pretty much just another underground outfit with loads of potential. Now over the years, thru hard rock and one killer release after another, these behemoths are one of Metal's darlings. The new album "Fortitude", debuted in top spots all through out Billboards relevant categories. And now the band is currently killing it on the road. Having just caught a headline set, we're ready to talk all things "Big G". And this time we don't mean Godzilla. Well, sorta. In our "News, Views, and Tunes", we have a couple belts of "Blackened Whiskey" and crank some new shite' from Lavaborne, Bootlicker, Mortiferum, Lamp of Murmurr and introduce South Carolina punkers Shem Creeps in our "Indie Spotlight". Horns Up and Stay Healthy!

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What a pleasant surprise that none other than Bruce Dickinson is scheduled to be  doing a spoken word tour. We're sure lots of mainstream Iron Maiden fans are scratching their heads going "Huh? Who wants to pay money just to hear him talk?" The more underground fans already know how fun and interesting these type of shows are, having enjoyed Jello Biafra and Henry Rollins doing them for years now. And we're sure Brucie Boy will have enough stories and words of wisdom to give us our money's worth. So in this spirit we go over some other artists we'd like to see doing the spoken word thing. If Bruce can do it, then certainly Rob Halford could!! In our "News, Views, and Tunes", we discuss the miscarriage of justice it is that early 70s female trailblazing rock band Fanny aren't a household name. Musically, we crank new and used from Exhumed, Striker, Oxygen Destroyer, Mortuary (Mex) and the aforementioned Jello with No Means No! Horns Up and Stay Healthy!

 

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The kids have trick or treated. Costumes have been put away. Cherished memories of Halloween celebrations have been filed for ever. But all Hallow's Eve ain't over yet!! Here at the RAM offices, we're not ready to release our demons into the Nov. 1st sunlight.  So being a music show, we grabbed a Clawful of (some of our fave) Metal. All appropriate to keep your October spirits undead. In between tunes, we discuss our first post covid Comic Con and pay tribute to Death manager Eric Grief and Metal journalist Malcolm Dome. Musically, we crank some new and used from Acid Witch, Vaultwraith, Slasher Dave, Impetigo, Hallow's Eve, Forgotten Rebels, Death Sentence, The Creepshow, Possessor, Lycanthro, Karpenter, Unto Others and Necroripper!! Holy Hell! That's some awesome tunage!! Horns Up and Stay Healthy!

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Happy Halloween! The most wonderful time of the year is upon us! We've had another awesome October and it culminates now. The legendary Misfits are the quintessential Halloween band. And our Halloween weekend is being kicked off by catching a Misfits tribute act. Psycho 78 is a band of local "misfits" from a number of local punk bands. So we sat down with Evan, William, Scott, and Drew to talk their love of the Misfits as well as the pro and cons of tribute acts. In our "News, Views, and Tunes", we discuss our own Misfits experiences and hit a local record con! Musically, we crank new and used from Armored Saint, Hirax, Evil Damn and introduce LA metallers Delphian in our "Indie Spotlight". Horns Up and Stay Healthy!!

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"It's Party Time!!" It's no secret that the amazing zombie punk flick "Return Of The Living Dead" is an all time fave around the RAM offices. The classic horror comedy has it all - zombies, splatter, "Scream Queen" Linnea Quigley, and, of course, a kick ass soundtrack! So this Halloween season we 're going to pay tribute to ROTLD with another watch along. The idea is simple. Download this episode or find it on Spotify. Slap in your DVD (or streaming). Then, 3, 2, 1...press play. And watch along with our insightful (yeah right) commentary. For this special presentation, we enlisted Snowy's cohort from our sister show "Wrestling Night In Canada", Mr. Matt Copper. A gentleman who is also a long time connoisseur of horror and lover of this flick. So grab a cold one and join us in enjoying Return of The Living Dead!! Horns Up and Stay Healthy!

When we woke up this morning, it was '83 all over again! The much discussed Satanic Panic era had the legendary Iron Maiden firmly placed as Public Enemy #1. Mainstream American media salivated over Bruce and The Boys break thru record "Number Of The Beast" do to it's "controversial" (Ha!) monicker and artwork. Fast forward almost forty years later and we see some things never change. An Ontario high school teacher's career came under fire for the mere fact she's a Maiden fan. The Metal community rallied behind our new favourite educator with a counter petition to not only save her career but to stand up for freedom of expression. Once again! So we did our Rock n Roll duty on the air! In our "News, Tunes and Views", we hit the live venues and music and comic shops. Musically, we crank new and used from Deceased, Gruesome, Psycho, Feed The Corpses To The Pigs, Beyond Grace, Halloween and introduced Australia's Devil Electric in our "Indie Spotlight". Horns Up and Stay Healthy!

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"Two doctors walk into a bar...a pair of docs". Ok, we're mixing up bad jokes here but you get the idea. To the Metal World though, Paradox is an awesome veteran band spawned from the legendary 80s German thrash scene. Paradox have a new platter on the shelves in the form of "Heresy 2 - End Of The Legend". A worthy sequel to their most famous record. So we sat down with the man behind the legend Charly Steinhauser. We get into the new record, their former label Roadrunner (now and then) and we find out exactly what a "paradox" is. In our "News, Views, and Tunes", we talk the Elvira 40th Anniversary special and sign a petition to get punk legend Chi-Pig (SNFU) a spot on the Canadian Walk of Fame. Musically, we crank new and used from Paradox, Iron Angel, Lock Up, Doom, Government Issue, Christian Muenzer, Dolore, Morbific, the aforementioned SNFU and introduce Chicago's Creepshow in our "Indie Spotlight". Horns Up and Stay Healthy!!

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Until now, Spanish thrashers Crisix were barely a blip on our musical radar. Well that's on us. Once we investigated further we were blown away by their old school thrash. And the outfit's new Listenable release "The Pizza EP" has been getting multiple spins in the RAM offices. So we got vox Juli Bazooka on the horn to explore this unique effort. We get into the concept of the record and the band's love of pizza, American thrash and Jurassic Park! In our "News, Views, and Tunes", it's Bandcamp Friday again!! So this time we share our picks and recommendations. Check out the links below! Musically, we crank the new Crisix plus some new and used from Portrait, Criminal, Violator, Hazzerd, Regional Justice Centre, the immortal Piledriver and introduce Chicago's Bear Mace in our "Indie Spotlight". Horn Up and Stay Healthy!

Digregorio - House of Gregory Chapter One - https://digregorio.bandcamp.com/

5 Cent Freak Show - Reannimation of Annihilation - https://5centfreakshow.bandcamp.com/

Messer Chups - Hyena Safari - https://messerchupsofficial.bandcamp.com/

The Creepshow - Death at my Door - https://thecreepshow.bandcamp.com/

Carcass - Torn Arteries - https://carcass.bandcamp.com/album/torn-arteries

Borris - Now World Tour "In Your Head" 2021 - https://boris.bandcamp.com/album/no-world-tour-in-your-head-2021

Scarecrow - https://bewareofthescarecrow.bandcamp.com/album/raise-the-deaths-head 

 

Wraith - https://wraith219.bandcamp.com 

 

Send More Paramedics - https://sendmoreparamedicsuk.bandcamp.com/album/the-final-feast-2 

 

The Whatevermen - https://thewhatevermen.bandcamp.com/releases 

 

100% Three Fingers comp. - https://deathpintrecords.bandcamp.com/album/100-three-fingers-in-the-air-punk-rock 

 

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With the rise of superhero movies dominating the box office, these days it seems like it's almost fashionable to be a geek. Veteran death metaller Matt Harvey (Exhumed, Pounder) was a geek long before being a geek was cool. Mr. Harvey grew up on horror/ monster movies, sci-fi and comic books. So being the talented musician he is, his latest project was inevitable. "The Last Son Of Krypton" is an amazing instrumental soundtrack for a film that only exists in Harvey's mind. Drawing influence from the John Williams-esque composers, Harvey has created a beautiful set of music worthy to accompany the next "Man Of Steel" flick. Now Mr. Harvey once again sits down with us to tell all about this "super" project. In our "News, Views, and Tunes", we crank the title track + some of Matt's other projects, Pounder and Expulsion. As well, lots of New and Used from The Troops of Doom, Trappist, Sacrifixion, Get The Most, Morta Skuld, and introduce Montreal's CroMagnum in our 'Indie Spotlight". Horns Up and Stay Healthy!

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It's the fall season. So that means we're gearing up for most Metalhead's favourite time of the year - Halloween!! But this most sacred of daze doesn't begin and end on Oct. 31st. There's much to do in prep for The Big Day. This week we've compiled a list of movies to view, comics to read, costumes to procure and all the activities to get you in the Halloweening mood. With the shitstorm that was last year's, let's make this best spooky season yet! In our "News, Views, and Tunes", heavy music has taken the pro wrestling world by storm lately. So we share what's been musically marking us out! Tunage wise, we got New and Used from Paradox, Kryptos, Nasty Savage, Earth Crisis, Vitamin X, Black Mass and introduce Primalfrost in our "Indie Spotlight". Horns Up and Stay Healthy!

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