Summer rolls on and the big albums keep a-coming as Steve and Remfry review new releases from Bon Iver, Frank Turner, Sleater-Kinney, Killswitch Engage and Feeder. They also discuss the possibility of Slipknot having their first no.1 album for 18 years and Steve reports back from his favourite festival in the world Bloodstock, including live reviews of Parkway Drive, Soulfly, TesseracT, Anthrax, Cancer Bats, Soilwork, Lotus Eater, Boss Keloid, Thy Art is Murder, The Wildhearts and Sabaton.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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It’s a huge week for music this week as Steve and Remfry discuss the sixth album from metal behemoths Slipknot. There is also chat on new releases from The Hold Steady, Cultdreams and Pijn & Conjurer. As if that wasn’t enough there is also a mammoth trade off, where the lads discuss Maybeshewill’s excellent debut album Not For Want Of Trying and then try and unpack the relative merits of one of the most influential records of the Millennium; 808’s And Heartbreak by hip-hop visionary/big headed loony (delete as applicable) Kayne West.

There is also chat about the official cancellation of Woodstock 50, and the Jamey Jasta vs Chvrches Twitter spat. Which leads to Steve #Cancelling the NME… AGAIN!

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After a few weeks of quite unusual shows, we're back to our regularly scheduled programming, with Steve and Remfry reviewing new releases by Volbeat, Russian Circles, Lingua Ignota, Thy Art Is Murder and Down I Go. Steve also recounts his experience seeing Uniform and Bad Breeding on the hottest day of the year and Remfry talks about his experience at Sigur Rós's free ambient Hyde Park 'Liminal' show, plus there's further news and speculation on the long awaited Tool album.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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It’s our birthday and we will cry if we want to. Joining Steve and Remfry for this specialist of all special occasions are 7 guests who have all been tasked with picking their ultimate party anthem... cause it’s a party see? 

Guests whose choices are being rigorously scrutinised include Sammy Urwin (Employed to Serve), Claire Simson (Mountain Caller), Brady ‘C*nt’ Deeprose (Conjurer), Joe Nally (URNE), Djamila Azzouz (Ithaca), Matt Reynolds (Haggard Cat) and Justine Jones (Employed to Serve / Holy Roar legend).

Shout out to Agents of Cake (https://www.instagram.com/agentsofcake/ (@agentsofcake)) for making us incredible Riot Act themed salted caramel birthday cupcakes!

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We are joined by very special guest Mr. Brady Deeprose for this deep dive into the seventh studio album by San Diego deathgrind wizards Cattle Decapitation. Considered by many to be the band's best album, Steve, Remfry and Brady discuss the impact The Anthropocene Extinction had on extreme metal and the elements that contributed to this album's influence on the genre since it's release in 2015. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Remfry is joined by Ben Tipple, a freelance journalist who has worked for Kerrang!, Metro, Punktastic, GoldFlakePaint and DIY, to review one of the best festivals the UK has to offer, 2000muthafuckinTrees. Remfry and Ben review 42 bands over the course of 3+ hours including Every Time I Die, Jamie Lenman, The Armed, Holding Absence, Phoxjaw, Mongol Horde, Therapy? Milk Teeth, Raketkanon, Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls, Haggard Cat, Puppy, Drug Church, Rolo Tomassi and probably for the first and last time You Me At Six.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Joining Remfry on the show this week is The St. Pierre Snake Invasion musician Damien Sayell. As the frontman and songwriter behind one of our favourite releases of the year, TSPSI's Caprice Enchanté, we couldn't be happier to have Damien temporarily filling in for Steve whilst he takes a short break. 

New albums reviewed include Wear Your Wounds' Rust on the Gates of Heaven, Torche's Admission and Glitterer's Looking Through the Shades and Remfry reviewed live shows from Frontierer and Rammstein's explosive spunky Milton Keynes extravaganza. And of course we take the opportunity to talk to Damien about the making of Caprice Enchanté.

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It's another incredibly busy week as Steve and Remfry review new releases by Thom Yorke, The Black Keys, Jamie Lenman, 3Teeth and Phoxjaw as well as live reviews of Converge, Weezer, Gojira, Rolo Tomassi, Will Haven and Conjurer (for the umpteenth bloody time!) They also discuss the Glastonbury headlines performances from The Killers, The Cure and Stormzy.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Remfry's back this week to talk about the ridiculous amount of shows he managed to see whilst yo-yoing across Europe including Cult Leader / Birds In Row / Coilguns (London) Dead Kennedys & Haggard Cat (Czech Republic) Bokassa, Ghost & Metallica (kinda London) Nick Cave (definitely London) and Tool (Amsterdam). Phew! Oh and Steve saw Hatebreed... 

Album reviews come courtesy of The Boss Bruce Springsteen's 19th album Western Stars and The Raconteurs Help Us Stranger and this week's trade-off comes courtesy of Neil Young's Mirrorball and Steve's 16th favourite album of all time, The Paperchase's Hold The Kitchen Knives

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Remfry is away this week, sampling the delights of Amsterdam (more of that next week), but fear not, our good friend Matt Stocks is here to step into his shoes to talk through all the highlights of this years Download festival. Steve and Matt chat about the great (Clutch, Power Trip), the pathetic (Godsmack) and the Tool (Tool). Plus all the other high and lowlights. There's also a trade off, featuring Kilkenny alt-rock underdogs Kerbdog's On The Turn and the groundbreaking, proto-riot grrl punk rock of X Ray Spex Germfree Adolescents, and details of YOUR invite to Riot Act's upcoming 1st birthday party.

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