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Hail and kill! Welcome back to a terrifying future where ChatGPT has decided to take over, as we dive full-on into Schwarzenegger and Cameron's 1991 blockbuster action spectacular: Terminator 2.

It's possibly the greatest action movie of all time... but is it metal?

This week, Lazarus from The London Metal Coalition joins Matt & Tom to explore:

...and a whole lot more very metal nonsense!

Check out this week's movie on Amazon, and the London Metal Coalition's website to support the scene!

Hail and Kill brothers and sisters in metal! This week, we dive back into the 80's to check out Chuck Russel's gonzo Elm Street entry/Dokken promo video - Dream Warriors! Listen now and discover:

...and a whole lot more utter nonsense!

It's the grim far-future, where colossal robots battle for world domination, people train by climbing about on shaky scaffolding, and there's nothing better than a single hot dog for dinner.

Join us as we explore legendary gore-meister Stuart Gordon's amazing giant robot combat/political thriller/...children's film? It's 1990's ROBOT JOX.

Listen now and discover:

And a whole lot more metal ridiculousness.

Spoilers throughout, so make sure you check out the movie on Amazon first!

This week musical guest Ardo from London-based post-black metal legends Calligram joins Matt and Tom to talk about Ragnar Bragason's poem to metal-teenagedom, Metalhead/Málmhaus. It's a solemn, naturally-lit drama focusing on grief and growth... so naturally we use it to yell about Danzig, fight about which condiment is best, and invent a new genre of "sex-Metal".

Listen now and discover:

... and much more!

be sure to check out Metalhead on YouTube, and head to Bandcamp for all things Calligram now!

Hail and Kill brothers and sisters!

It's our tenth-episode spectacular, and in an episode sure to transform your worldview, we check out 1986's animated laser-fest, Transformers: The Movie, and we're gonna get real nerdy with it. Join Matt, Tom, Orson Wells, Robert Stack, and a host of unchrosomatic metalheads to find out:

- Which large parts Matt wants attached to his robotic body!

- What happens when you disrupt Tom's coronation!

- What Kris Kristofferson is called in Japan!

- Why nobody reads the instruction manual for the Autobot Matrix of Creation!

...and much more, in an episode that's more than meets the eye!

Make sure you check out the movie on Amazon first, listen to the awesome soundtrack on spotify, and search for a mint, boxed Omega Supreme on Ebay.

A super-evil band of demons are out to zombify your kids - and only an English teacher with a Tom Selleck 'tache can stop them!

Join Matt and Tom as we check out 1988's Black Roses, a tale of twisted heavy metal terror from director John Fasano and a crew of heavy-horror regulars. It's got twin Lamborghinis. (very) gratuitous boob shots, (minor) crimes, evil paint and some banging tunes... but is it metal?

Listen now and discover:

...plus a whole load of additional nonsense!

Don't forget to check out the movie on Amazon and get in the mood by listening to King Kobra on Spotify.

Hail & Kill brothers, sisters, and fictional characters everywhere!

In this week's overstuffed action episode spectacular, join Matt & Tom as we pass through the cinema screen and into the world of Jack Slater to check out the mighty Arnold Schwarzeneggar's all-over-the-place action spoof: Last Action Hero. John McTiernan directs, F. Murray Abraham kills Mozart, and we learn:

And many more burning metal issues!

Make sure check out ⁠⁠Last Action Hero on Amazon⁠⁠, listen to ⁠the ⁠soundtrack on Spotify⁠ and buy ⁠a ⁠cool bad-guy contact lens⁠⁠ at your own peril!

Special guest star episode!

It's time to journey to Scotland and New York (and "lots of different places") as Matt & Tom welcome Ollie Isaac of London's slab-tastic doom merchants Old Horn Tooth into the studio to discuss the 1986 sword-and-immortals awesomeness that is Highlander!

Join us for a deep dive into today's crucial metal issues, including:

- Are peacock feather cloaks the future of doom metal?

- What happens if you lower an immortal into a ham slicer?

- Will Queen fans give you covid?

- Where does a whale's neck end?

Make sure you check out the movie on Amazon, and the fantastic doom stylings of Old Horn Tooth on Spotify and Bandcamp!

Pants! Vodka! An axe literally shaped like Celtic Frost's logo!

Join Matt & Tom for a heavy trip through Panos Cosmatos's 2018 psycho-biker thriller Mandy!, and see if we can figure out:

1: Why conservatories will lower your house price (even if you apply Feng Shui)!

2: What happens when you buy a Cenobite from Wish!

3: Why Nic Cage +smiling in a car = meme gold every time!

4: Why Dorchester isn't cool enough to join the Tank Police!

5: Whether the saw is indeed the law!

And a whole bunch of other metal ridiculousness!

Want more Mandy! in your life? Check out the movie over on Amazon, and listen to the soundtrack on Spotify now!

Anál nathrach, orth’ bháis’s bethad, do chél dénmha!

Hail and kill brothers and sisters in metal! This week, join Matt & Tom as they shine up their helmets, don their best wedding armour and take part in at least one farcical aquatic ceremony in preparation for John Boorman's 1981 Arthurian mental-fest: Excalibur!

Listen now as we explore:

And much more!

Want to prepare for this podcast in advance? Check out Excalibur on Amazon and make sure you listen to plenty of Manowar on Spotify!