February 11th, two-eleven, too LOUD, get it? It's all about volumes, decibels and deathibles. Also, a spotlight on the new, long-awaited album from Calgary's metal veterans: CAVEAT!

Playlist:

• Loudness - Loudness
• Loudness - Shout
• Loudness - Crazy! Crazy! Crazy!
• Loudness - Crazy Nights
• Caveat - Infinite
• Caveat - Silver
• Caveat - Zero Hour
• Caveat - Until Dawn
• Razor - Fast and Loud
• Venom - Too Loud For the Crowd
• Exciter - Long Live the Loud
• Raven - The Ballad of Marshall Stack
• U.D.O. - We Want It Loud
• U.D.O. - No Limits
• Accept - Up To The Limit
• The Great Kat - Shreddadeus
• The Great Kat - Shredthoven
• The Great Kat - Ultra-Dead
• The Great Kat - Speed Death
• The Great Kat - Metal Messiah
• The Great Kat - Vivaldi's The Four Seasons
• Steve Vai - The Audience is Listening
• Joe Satriani - Crushing Day
• Mastery - Nevermore
• Jeff Loomis - Race Against Disaster
• Marty Friedman - Steroidhead
• Jason Becker - Perpetual Burn
• Cacophony - Speed Metal Symphony
• Van Halen - Eruption
• Shotgun Messiah - The Explorer
• Shotgun Messiah - Shout It Out
• Ravage - The Shredder
• Overkill - Shred
• Helix - Six Strings, Nine Lives
• Motley Crue - Louder Than Hell
• Manowar - Blow Your Speakers
• AC/DC - Heatseeker
• Diamond Head - Play It Loud
• Saxon - Play It Loud
• Headpins - Turn It Loud
• Babymetal - Headbangeeeeerrrr!!!!!
• Hammerdrone - Part III: Rage Consummated

Happy Year of the Tiger! This week, your Late-Night Radio Champion (and your J-Metal Ambassador) shines the spotlight on Japan's newest sensation: SAISEIGA!

Playlist:

• Marduk - Tiger I
• Gravestone - Tiger
• Ascendia - The Lion and the Jester
• Bloodsport - Lion's Den
• Tygers of Pan Tang - Wild Catz
• Istengoat - Der Panther
• Overkill - Rotten to the Core
• Anthrax - Be All, End All
• Testament - Trial By Fire
• Septem - Blood and Soul
• Saxon - Hard and Fast
• Powertron - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Cyndi Lauper cover)
• Autograph - Built For Speed
• Motorhead - Built For Speed
• Striker - Full Speed or No Speed
• Edguy - Angel Rebellion
• Dust Bolt - Rythym To My Madness
• Metal Church - Method To Your Madness
• Undead Corporation - Oblivion
• Blood Stained Child - The Rise of All the Fall
• Yuzukingdom - Pandemic
• Outline - Fire Whiplash
• Trauma - The Rage
• Napalm Death - The Missing Link
• Drawn and Quartered - Procession of Pain
• Vomitory - Chapter of Pain
• Nhialic - Painting Revenge
• Heathen Deity - For the Glory of Satan
• Satan's Wrath - Only Satan is Lord
• Diabolic Force - Satan's Power
• Saiseiga - Destruction
• Saiseiga - Fever
• Saiseiga - Sink
• Saiseiga - Ride On
• Saiseiga - Empty666
• Inhumate - Art, Sex, Intelligence
• Inhuman Condition - Killing Pace
• Massacre - Inhuman Condition
• Obituary - Straight To Hell
• Velvet Cherry - Candy
• Vidhjarta - Paaradiso

The show, now in its 29th year: nowhere to go but ... HEAVY! This week, spotlight shines on Edmonton thrashers, TYMO.

Playlist:

• Sacrifice - Pyrokinesis
• Annihilator - Kraf Dinner
• Mortillery - Maniac
• Tymo - Tymonicide
• Tymo - War Beneath the Skull
• Tymo - Aloholocaust
• Tankard - For a Thousand Beers
• Alcoholator - Drink Beer, or Die Trying
• Lords of the Drunken Pirate Crew - Give Us Beer!
• Aborted - Grotesque
• Exhumed - Grotesqueries
• Gorgasm - Corpsefiend
• Morbid Angel - The Lion's Den
• Vader - The Crucified Ones
• Deicide - Holy Deception
• Goryptic - Circle Pit
• Hammercult - Saturday Night Circle Pit Fight
• Flotsam and Jetsam - Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting
• Kreator - Bitter Sweet Revenge
• Razor - Violent Restitution
• Hypocrisy - Evil Invaders (Razor cover)
• Evil Invaders - Anger Within
• Evil Survives - Resist the Exorcism
• Krisiun - Evil Gods Havoc
• Epidemic - Insanity Plea
• Fastkill - Evil Force
• Exodus - Lunatic-Liar-Lord
• Metalucifer - Heavy Metalucifer
• Hellhound - Metal Fire From Hell
• Hizaki - Phoenix
• Hellrazer - Hellrazer
• Depleted Uranium - Van Halen Radiation Belt
• David Lee Roth - The Bottom Line
• Flayed In Paralysis And Thrown From The Mountain - Hast Thou Considered Bashing Their Skulls and Hanging Their Corpses From Their Toes?
• Flayed In Paralysis And Thrown From The Mountain - Hit It Where It Hurts
• Flayed In Paralysis And Thrown From The Mountain - Feel Shame
• Cathedral - Enter the Worms
• In Flames - Upon an Oaken Throne (promo version)
• Obituary - Memories Remain (Demo)
• Sinister - Doomed
• Concrete Funeral - Holo-comb
• Havok - Out Of My Way
• Sodom - Enchanted Land
• Megadeth - 44 Minutes
• Fate Gear - Skykiller
• Jordablod - Of Fiery Passion

Spotlight on Japan's guitar goddess, Rie a.k.a. Suzaku! Also, R.I.P. Meatloaf.

Playlist:

• Night Demon - Vysteria
• Cauldron - Torture's Too Kind
• Striker - The Iron Never Dies
• Reckless Love - Rock It
• Sonic Lover Reckless - Rock 'n' Roll Revolution
• Uroboros - Infection
• Lovebites - Shadowmaker
• Haunt - Voyager
• Lynch Mob - Hell Child
• Adrenaline Mob - Til the Head Explodes
• Amon Amarth - Friends of the Suncross
• Children of Bodom - Downfall
• Avatar - Ready For the Ride
• Kirk Hammett/Orbital - Satan
• Paradise Lost - Colossal Rains
• Sepultura - Territory
• Def Leppard - Rock Rock Til You Drop
• Airbourne - Breakin' Outta Hell
• Queensryche - The Whisper
• Flayed in Paralysis and Thrown From the Mountain - Hit Where It Hurts
• Fuck The Facts - L'abandon
• HOLY GRINDER - Womb
• Ministry - Disinformation
• White Zombie - More Human Than Human: Meet Bambi in the King's Harem Mix
• Rob Zombie - The Ballad of Resurrection Joe: Ilsa She-Wolf of Hollywood Mix
• Shadow King - Anytime, Anywhere
• Foreigner - Low Down and Dirty
• Foreigner - Growing Up the Hard Way
• Lou Gramm - Lost in the Shadows
• Powertron - Cry Little Sister (Gerard McMann cover)
• Rie a.k.a. Suzaku - Inca Ruins
• Rie a.k.a. Suzaku - Great Ocean Road
• Rie a.k.a. Suzaku - Jamaican Dreams
• Rie a.k.a. Suzaku - Grand Circle
• Rie a.k.a. Suzaku - Kingdom of the Sun
• Rie a.k.a. Suzaku - Cyber Moon (from Kengan Ashura)
• Meat Loaf - All Revved Up With No Place to Go
• Meat Loaf - Everything Louder Than Everything Else
• Meat Loaf - hot Patootie, Bless My Soul
• Tyler Dori Trio - Cenotaph

At home, at work, in a truck, and even CASINOS! Thank you for making the Cage part of your life! :)

Playlist:

• Gyze - God Samurai Ninja
• Gyze - Ninja Dance
• Gyze - Samurai Metal
• Skull Fist - Sign of the Warrior
• Tokyo Blade - Crack in the Glass
• Helloween - Indestructible
• Hardcore Superstar - Weep When You Die
• Trixter - Line of Fire
• Love/Hate - One More Round
• Wildstreet - Midnight Children
• Liliac - We Are the Children
• Dio - Rock 'n' Roll children
• Saki - Glitter
• Nemophila - Sorai
• Mary's Blood - Paranoid Delusion
• Atomic Rooster - All in Satan's Name
• Jimmy Page, featuring Chris Fawlowe - Prison Blues
• Dream Theater - The Rover/Achille's Last Stand/The Song Remains the Same (Led Zeppelin Medley)
• Symphony X - The Walls of Babylon
• Evergrey - Escape of the Phoenix
• Powertron - Rebel Yell (Billy Idol cover)
• Northern Kings - Kiss From a Rose (Seal cover)
• Arch Enemy - Dark Insanity
• Carcass - Child's Play
• Armageddon - Cry of Fate
• At The Gates - In Death They Shall Burn
• In Flames - Bullet Ride (Re-recorded)
• Coffins - Impuritious Minds
• Church Of Misery - Master of Brutality
• Black Sabbath - Children of Grave
• Electric Wizard - Lucifer's Slaves
• Brutal Truth - Time
• Anthrax - Time
• Mercyful Fate - Time
• Monolord - Your Time To Shine

Totally wicked 'n' RAD way to kick off 2022, with 1982! We followed up with few leftovers from last week's best-of-2021 as well. Happy New Year!

Playlist:

• KISS - I Love It Loud
• Krokus - To the Top
• Y&T - Black Tiger
• Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
• Judas Priest - Hellion/Electric Eye
• Accept - Get Ready
• Aerosmith - Lightning Strikes
• Twisted Sister - Day of the Rocker
• Night Ranger - Play Rough
• Vandenberg - Ready For You
• Whitesnake - Here I Go Again
• Rainbow - Eyes of Fire
• Gillan - Demon Driver
• Coney Hatch - You Ain't Got Me
• Aldo Nova - Fantasy
• Santers - Racing Time
• The Lee Aaron Project - Under Your Spell
• Triumph - Never Surrender
• Rush - Countdown
• Anvil - Stop Me
• Streetheart - One More Time
• April Wine - Anything You Want, You Got It
• Toronto - Break Down the Barricades
• Tygers of Pan Tang - Danger is Paradise
• Survivor - Children of the Night
• Scorpions - China White
• Van Halen - Intruder/Oh Pretty Woman
• Sammy Hagar - Rise of the Animal
• Heart - City's Burning
• Headpins - Winnin'
• 38 Special - Backdoor Stranger
• Toto - Afraid of Love
• Asia - Wildest Dreams
• Magnum - Sacred Hour
• Crazy Lixx - Caught Between the Rock and Roll
• Dead Shape Figure - Firebreather
• Mütherload - Iniquity
• Saiseiga - Ride On
• Mastodon - Gobblers of Dregs

Best-of-2021 edition. Not in particular order or ranking, but for me, Japan's NEMOPHILA tops my list for Artist of the Year! Omedetou gozaimasu! :)

Playlist:

• Accept - Too Mean to Die
• U.D.O. - Metal Damnation
• Cannibal Corpse - Murderous Rampage
• Crypta - Possessed
• Nervosa - Guided By Evil
• Carnifex - Cemetary Wanderer
• Aborted - Drag Me to Hell
• Carcass - Torn Arteries
• Inhuman Condition - Gravebound
• Morbid Messiah - The Maniacal
• Swelling Repulsion - Corridor
• Evile - Incarcerated
• Exodus - Persona Non Grata
• Artillery - In Thrash We Trust
• Fear Factory - Aggression Continuum
• Brainstorm - I, the Deceiver
• Rage - Mind Control
• Running Wild - Wild and Free
• Iron Maiden - Hell On Earth
• Cradle of Filth - Sisters of the Mist
• Powertron - Material Girl (Madonna cover)
• Lovebites - Paranoia
• Mary's Blood - Joker
• Nemophila - Fighter
• Nemophila - Dissension
• Nemophila - Hypnosis
• Poltergeist - Morning Star
• Fate Gear, featuring Jill (Unlucky Morpheus) - The Sky Pirates
• Bridear - Fake World
• Deformatory - Summoning the Cosmic Devourer
• Gojira - New Found
• Band-Maid - I Still Seek Revenge
• Asura - Keep On Fighting
• Portrait - At One With None
• Helloween - Skyfall

Last "regular" episode of the year. Will return in 2 weeks for the Best-of-2021 Edition. Until then, Merry Christmas!

Playlist:

• Nemophila - Revive
• Mary's Blood - Angel's Ladder
• Lovebites - Addicted
• Father Moon - Mother Earth
• Gamma Ray - To Mother Earth
• After Earth - The After Earth
• Malevolence - Sleepwalk
• Malevolent Creation - Assassin Squad
• Assassin - Cross the Line
• Vader - Of Moon, Blood, Dream and Me
• The Blood of Christ - Winter Tree, a Forest of Tragedy
• Deicide - When Heaven Burns
• Behemoth - Satan's Sword, I Have Become
• Brides Of Lucifer - O Father O Satan O Sun! (Behemoth cover)
• Diabolic Force - Blasphemic Sound
• Hammerdrone - Part 1: Rage, Corporeal
• Hammerdrone - Part 2: Rage, Beseiged
• Hammerdrone - Part 3: Rage, Consumnated
• Citizen Rage - I Will Fucking Kill You
• Breed Of Aggression - This is My War
• Breed of War - Burnt To Ruins
• Our Last Crusade - Heartvision
• Our Last Crusade - Nomad
• Lemmy/Billy Gibbons/Dave Grohl - Run Rudolph Run
• Motorhead - Claw (alternate version)
• Motorhead - Like a Nightmare
• ZZ Top - I Got the Message
• ZZ Top - Cheap Sunglasses
• Cheap Trick - Reach Out
• Cheap Trick - I Must Be Dreamin'
• Cheap Trick - Mighty Wings
• Psychostick - Danger Zone (Kenny Loggins cover)
• AC/DC - Mistress From Christmas
• AC/DC - Flick of the Switch
• Airbourne - Fat City
• Airbourne - Back in the Game
• Paul Dianno/Paul Samson - Santa Claus is Coming To Town
• Quiet Riot - Mama Weer All Crazee Now (Slade cover)
• Slade - Cum On Feel the Noize
• Raven - Hellraiser/Action (Sweet cover)
• Sweet - Teenage Rampage
• Corners of Sanctuary - Joy to the World
• Powertron - Last Christas

Thank you for all the shoutouts on social media!

Playlist:

• Cradle of Filth - Necromantic Fantasies
• Belphegor - Blood Magick Necromance
• Belfegor - In the Ravengate of Winter
• Dimmu Borgir - Chess With the Abyss
• Old Man's Child - Slaves Of the World
• Cataplexy - Dawn of the Black Sun
• Gorgon - Death Was Here
• Kanashimi - Inori
• Panzerwar - Northern Moon
• Revenge - Retaliation: Fallout Prayer
• NOROTH - Blistering Eyes
• Blackest Sin - Moose Milk
• Power Trip - Ruination
• Powertron - Twilight Zone (Golden Earring cover)
• White Lion - Radar Love (Golden Earring cover)
• Twisted Sister - Under the Blade (demo)
• Eddie Ojeda, featuring Dee Snider - Elenor Rigby (The Beatles cover)
• Motley Crue - Helter Skelter (The Beatles cover)
• Motley Crue - Jailhouse Rock (Elvis Presley cover)
• Danzig - Love Me
• Re-Animator - Great Balls of Fire (Jerry Lee Lewis cover)
• Burn the Priest - Jesus Built My Hot Rod (Ministry cover)
• Ministry - Roadhouse Blues (The Doors cover)
• Mnemic - Wild Boys (Duran Duran cover)
• Evile - Cemetary Gates (Pantera cover)
• Pantera - Domination
• Falcotron - Sonic Ninjas of Fuzz
• Ninjaspy - Shuriken Dance
• Sepultura, featuring Devin Townsend - Mask
• Strapping Young Lad - Zen
• Anette Olzon - Fantastic Fanatic
• Nightwish - Bye Bye Beautiful
• Brother Firetribe - I Heard It On the Radio
• Night Ranger - Cold as December
• Night Ranger - Eddie's Coming Out Tonight
• Night Ranger - Faces
• Night Ranger - Restless Kind
• Angel Witch - Baphomet
• Helloween - The Bells of the 7 Hells
• Halford - Deck the Halls
• Pandemik9 - God Save the Machine

Playlist:

• Ghost Cries - Demigoddess
• Demigod - Deadsoul
• Behemoth - Demigod
• Athena's Slaughter - Song, Destroy, the Desire
• Fate Gear - Chained Destiny
• Suicidal Tendencies - A Trip to the Brain
• Exodus - Slipping Into Madness
• Hatriot - Consolidation For the Insane
• Dublin Death Patrol - Mentally Unstable
• Holy Moses - The Cave
• Arch Enemy - My Apocalypse
• The Agonist - Trophy Kill
• Aborted - A Cold Logistic Slaughter
• Benighted - Casual Piece of Meat
• Morbid Messiah - Disgorged in the Coffin
• Exhumed - Slaughter Maniac
• Agressor - Rebirth
• Krisiun - Infected Core
• Bloodred Hourglass - Ask, You Shall Receive
• Breed Of Aggression - Dance With the Devil
• Veiled in Scarlet - Roar the Winter
• Grief of War - Blind From the Facts
• Michael Angelo Batio - Do You Hear What I Hear
• Michael Angelo Batio - No Boundaries
• Nitro - Freight Train
• Racer X - Hammer Away
• Michael Schenker Group - Rock the Night Away
• UFO - On With the Action
• Rainbow - Firedance
• Deep Purple - Breakfast in Bed
• Death Angel - Under Pressure (Queen cover)
• Queen - The Game
• Queen - Headlong
• Metallica - The Unforgiven (live)
• Flotsam and Jetsam - Hammerhead
• Autograph - Hammerhead
• Autograph - Thrill of Love
• Autograph - Turn Up the Radio
• Exit Eden - Total Eclipse of the Heart (Bonnie Tyler cover)
• Powertron - Holding Out For a Hero (Bonnie Tyler cover)
• Powertron - Rebel Yell (Billy Idol cover)
• Billy Idol - Jingle Bell Rock
• Yob - The Screen