Sam sits down with Arkaik's Jared Christianson, Iapetus' Matt Cerami, and actor Aaron Munoz for a round-table discussion on artistic expression. The group tackles some big questions: How does today's sociopolitical climate, along with our more communicative and ever increasing social-media-based world, effect artists and their freedom of expression and speech? Can art be separated from the artist? We also discuss some recent examples within heavy metal that tie into this discussion. Thanks, and enjoy!

Sam sits down with Mike Low, guitarist for Oubliette and Inferi, and co-founder/co-owner of The Artisan Era record label. We discuss Oubliette's upcoming album, "The Passage", Inferi's latest album, the growth of The Artisan Era label, and throw some love at the too-often-underappreciated audio engineers. Finally, we close things out with "The Raven's Lullaby", a song from the upcoming Oubliette album! Thanks, and enjoy!

Sam sits down with Jared, the frontman and vocalist for Tech-Death powerhouse Arkaik. In a wide-ranging and in-depth conversation, our host and guest cover topics such as astral projection, the different ways in which technical death metal may evolve, just how hard it is for death metal musicians to make a living from recording and touring, and the themes and philosophy behind Arkaik's lyrical concepts and mythos. Thanks and enjoy!

Sam sits down with the vocalist/guitarist of Exmortus, Conan! We discuss their upcoming album - The Sound of Steel, as well as the evolution of the band's sound, their heavy neoclassical influence, and Conan's love of Disney's "Night on Bald Mountain". Thanks, and enjoy!

Sam sits down with Malcolm Pugh of the bands Inferi and A Loathing Requiem, and co-founder/co-owner of the label The Artisan Era. We discuss Inferi's upcoming album, what the future holds for A Loathing Requiem, the genesis of The Artisan Era record label, and how the theft of Malcolm's favorite toaster led him down the path to become a guitar virtuoso. We also have a first: A SLP exclusive debut of the new Inferi single "Thy Menacing Gaze", off the upcoming album "Revenant"! Thanks, and enjoy!

Sam sits down with drummer KC Brand and guitarist Ben Jackson of Sacramento's The Odious Construct. We discuss the early years and formation of the band, their 2016 self-titled debut EP, the new music they're currently recording to be released later this year as well as KC's fondness for marching band and Journey and Ben's love of Justin Bieber. Thanks, and enjoy!

Sam sits down with former co-host Keifer, as well as guest host Brandon Cromer, to dig deep into a discussion on Amon Amarth! The history, discography, style and legacy of these Melodic Death standard-bearers is discussed in depth.

Sam sits down with Cameron Porras, composer, guitarist and vocalist for Inanimate Existence. We talk about their latest release, the fantastic "Underneath a Melting Sky". We also discuss the story behind the album's lyrics, band-member stability and hip-hops influence on metal. Thanks, and enjoy!

Sam sits down with special guest host Stevie "Big Boi" Boiser, vocalist of Tethys, Equipoise and Ashen Horde to count down the best metal of 2017. Top 3 EP's, Best of the Rest, Top 10 Albums and Track of the Year for each host are discussed.

0:00 - Intro with Stevie Boiser

6:34 - Top 3 EP’s

10:00 - The Best of the Rest

16:15 - Top 10 Albums of the Year

1:13:07 - Top Track of the Year

1:19:57 - 2017 Reflections and 2018 Preview

1:28:51 - Outro: “Astral Transcendence” by Tethys

Sam sits down with Samuel Nelson, the mastermind behind STIGMA: The Art of Samuel Nelson. Samuel has painted dozens of album covers across a slew of metal sub-genres. We discuss his beginnings as an artist, art in heavy metal as a whole, gory album art, not-so-gory gory album art, his influences and more. Thanks and enjoy!