That's Not Metal

An enormous month for expansive albums demands a big episode, as our February reviews hit huge records from Venom Prison, Zeal & Ardor, Korn, Cult of Luna, Rolo Tomassi, Gregor Barnett, Tuskar, and Immolation, and tries to turn over every bit of rock beef these weeks have thrown at us.

TNM returns with a new look as we lay out our new reviews schedule, and debut the format with Enterprise Earth, Shadow of Intent, Billy Talent, Wiegedood, Celeste, Slowbleed, Comeback Kid, and 40 Watt Sun.

This episode features some lower than usual microphone quality, which we will be looking to remedy for the next show. Cheers for sticking with us and we hope you enjoy the new show format.

Perran, Sam & Alec return to the TNM Awards for 2021 with:
Most Improved Band
Song of the Year
Worst Song of the Year
Hero of the Year
Villain of the Year
Best New Band
Biggest Disappointment
Gig of the Year
EP of the Year
Artwork of the Year
Movie of the Year
Comeback of the Year
Surprise of the Year
Outstanding Achievement
Worst Band of the Year
Unsung Heroes
Story of the Year
Band of the Year

It's the album of the year show for 2021, with Perran, Alec & Sam presenting their top 20 albums of the year, along with TNM Listener Album of the Year results.

It's the last reviews episode of 2021 with records from Static Dress, Volbeat, and Voices dissected, and an Album Club on Bury Tomorrow's breakthrough medieval hit factory The Union of Crowns.

The fallout of Code Orange's new single and Brass Against's unexpected passion for public watersports are the big stories of the week, and reviews hit Khemmis, Der Weg Einer Freiheit, Me and That Man, and at last Converge's almighty Bloodmoon.

There's a deluge of new singles from Slipknot, Korn, PUP & more, our last catch-up reviews for 2021 from tech death and swing to Gilbert Gottfried's favourite band, and we answer the big question: mask or cape?

Limp Bizkit break their ten year absence with Still Sucks, Bullet for My Valentine and MØL also reviewed, Porcupine Tree surprise with a sudden return, discussion of Behemoth's XXX Years ov Blasphemy stream, and Album Club is PUP's self-titled debut.

It's the day of rockening: Mastodon's new double album, Jerry Cantrell & Whitechapel are reviewed, there's talk of the fallacy of the "Black Album" ideal", and Lordi get an Album Club on their historic The Arockalypse.

A bumper reviews bag hits records from Biffy Clyro, Every Time I Die, Can't Swim & Green Lung, there are questions on bad encores and Corpsegrinder cameos, Unto Others put out a Halloween single and we talk through the recent Bloodstock pronouns issue and why it's important.