Reels ov Steel

Reels ov Steel

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  • Reels ov Steel: Episode 24 - Wayne's World (1992)

    Hail and Kill Metalheads! It's a Reels ov Steel extravaganza, as we reach the final, spectacular episode of season one! It's time to party on with Wayne, Garth, Matt, Tom and Tia Carrera as we check out the classic metal comedy: Wayne's World!

    Listen now and discover:

    • HOW: Tom's 'sentient beings only' diet plan is going!
    • IF: Rob Lowe has a muscular, prehensile penis!
    • WHICH: Muscle car bustles in your hedgerow!
    • WHY: Hamburg has such erotic television!
    • ...and tons more very metal claptrap!



      2 hr 21 min
    • Reels ov Steel: Episode 23 - Rock Star (2001)

      This week Matt, Tom and the Funky Bunch check out Mark Wahlberg and Jennifer Aniston as they strap on their leathers and join Steel Dragon on tour in 2001's Rock Star!

      Listen and learn:

      • WHAT: Ghost stories Ozzy tells to scare Zack Wylde!
      • WHICH: Slayer album is about solving Scooby Doo mysteries!
      • HOW: Matt's colossal psychic powers can net YOU a fashion bargain!
      • ... and more nonsensical ramblings, drinking and metal album recommendations from the Reels ov Steel vault!

        1 hr 45 min
      • Reels ov Steel: Episode 22 - AKIRA (1988)

        TETSUOOOOOO!! KANEDAAAAA!!! HEAVY METAL CHAINSAAAAAWWW!

        This week, we head to the far-flung future of... erm... 2019... to watch Neo-Tokyo narrowly avoid explosion, as we take on Kasuhiro Otomo's simple tale of psychic powers, political intrigue, revolution, biker wars, cyberpunk cities and everything in-between in 1988's Anime classic: AKIRA.

        Listen and learn:

        WHAT: Happens when you date a powerful telekinetic!

        WHY: A man with the power of a god would just get beers and do 'amoeba-things'!

        WHO: It's acceptable to 'splooge' between your giant fat cells!

        HOW: Regularly you should test whether you can fly or not!

        And tons more heavy metal nonsense!

        1 hr 37 min
      • Reels ov Steel: Episode 21: Detroit Rock City (1999)

        Hail and Kill! This week, Matt & Tom take on Ace, Peter, Gene, Paul, and the entire Kiss Army, as we dive headlong in to Adam Rifkin's 1999 rock comedy: Detroit Rock City, and thoroughly rip it a new one.

        Listen and learn:

        • How Tom got possessed by Paris Hilton!
        • Why you should always remove the body before re-using the bag!
        • Which member of Kiss is a proper c**t!
        • Where exactly John Connor got his glow up!
        • And more rock n' roll nonsense than you can scrape off an 8-inch platform heel!

          2 hr 6 min
        • Reels ov Steel: Episode 20 - Airheads (1994)

          Welcome back brothers and sisters in metal - Join Matt & Tom this week for a look at the making of a musical legend. That's right, it's time to see how THE LONE RANGERS got their start in music.


          It's got a stacked cast, it's got an understated Adam Sandler, it's AIRHEADS!


          Listen now and learn:

          • Why the friendship bench is the best place to clobber someone!
          • Which rockstar can beat Matt in a race up a tree!
          • Which Reagan Youth song is 'written for chicks'!

          • And a whole lot more utter nonsense!


            1 hr 50 min
          • Reels ov Steel: Episode 19 - A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica (1992)

            Lars! Kirk! Jamez! Jason! Basil!


            Names that live in rock n' roll infamy! This week, join Matt, Tom and THUNDERFLIX founder Samuel Douek for a journey into... well, a big ol' warehouse in Hollywood, where the men in black are about to create metal history.

            Listen and learn:

            • WHO has the best teeny-tiny hotpants in metal?
            • WHY Mustaine MUST HAVE HIS REVENGE!
            • WHICH member of the band is the baby, and which are the mum and the dad?
            • ...and a whole lot more metal nonsense!

              1 hr 8 min
            • Reels ov Steel: Episode 18 - The Thing (1982)

              Join Matt, Tom, and the nameless ghoul representing Bee-Keeping Space-Metal overlords WALLOWING as we dive into John Carpenter's masterclass in frozen horror: THE THING!


              Listen and learn:

              WHY: there's no coming back from 'widdly-diddly-dee'!

              WHICH: Horrific space-worm movie is great for first dates!

              WHEN: To shove 100 budgies in a bin bag!

              WHAT: part of a person is tastiest!

              ...and a lot more metal nonsense!

              1 hr 55 min
            • Reels ov Steel: Episode 17 - From Dusk Till Dawn (1994)

              This week, Matt & Tom are joined by Ivan from ⁠cinematic metal masters Opensight ⁠to dive deep into 1994's Tarantino/Rodriguez schizo bloodsucking masterpiece: From Dusk Till Dawn!

              Listen now and learn:

              • The unexpected career trajectory of Eddie Van Halen's wife !
              • What the most metal monster in the world is (official)!
              • Which 70s sex-nun films are required viewing this summer!
              • And a whole lot more metal/nosferatu-related nonsense!

                1 hr 43 min
              • Reels ov Steel: Episode 16 - Death Metal (2023)

                It's a very special #supportthescene episode, as Matt & Tom dive into 2023's indy horror: DEATH METAL!

                Join us for a journey through unknown terror as death metal band Abyssinister record the greatest death metal song in the world - and go conkers bonkers doing it!

                Listen and learn:

                • If biting people's faces off is an integral part of a loving relationship.
                • When exactly Ed Sheeran sold his soul to satan (100% true)
                • When to ask for 'Putrescent Butchery" in Tesco
                • And a whole lot more metal nonsense!


                  Make sure you check out the movie over on Amazon!

                  1 hr 39 min
                • Reels ov Steel: Episode 15 - The Wraith (1987)

                  Hail and Kill! Welcome back to Reels ov Steel - this week Matt & Tom battle their way through 1987's Charlie Sheen "Vehicle", The Wraith!

                  It may be about a ghost that turns into a supercar, but is it actually any good?

                  Listen now and discover:

                  • What sort of car Ozzy would be at each stage of his career!
                  • Which religion promises an afterlife as a triple-changer!
                  • Why it's ok to drive the occasional bully off a cliff!
                  • ...and lots more of the usual claptrap and nonsense!

                    You can check out The Wraith on Amazon, and - for reasons that will become clear after listening - follow Kurt Russell on Instagram

                    1 hr 36 min

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