Steve O'G, Drew Fortune, and METALBIRB play a game in this episode of The Metal Roundup as they listen to random 1 second clips of Bring Me The Horizon songs and try to guess the song title correctly. Failures abound.

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The video we’re using to play the game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRgRtWHr28c

Join Steve O'G, Drew Fortune, and METALBIRB for another episode of The Metal Roundup.

This week the lads make their nominations for which Modern Metal Albums will stand the test of time and become Future Classics! Let us know in the comments what they got right and what’s been glaringly missed off the list!

There’s also some discussion of MAPHRA going viral for her vocal covers, as well as Arcane Roots’ return from hiatus

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Join Steve O'G, Drew Fortune, and METALBIRB for another episode of The Metal Roundup.

This week the lads discuss the Metal Collaborations that are raining down on us in 2026 including massive collabs involving Nickelback, Don Broco and Knocked Loose.

There’s also discussion of recent new releases from PRESIDENT, Above, Below and Karnivool, plus Drew takes some heat after dropping his Hot Take in the Previous Episode…

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This week, after a quick catch up, the lads are reacting to, and debating the first batch of Hot Takes that you, The Metal Roundup Community, have sent in! Will they be spicy, lukewarm or ice cold?

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Join  @SteveOGRock ,  @DrewFortune97 , and  @METALBIRB  for another episode of The Metal Roundup.

This week the lads discuss Spiritbox's live performance at The Grammy Awards 2026 along with some of the notable snubs and winners from the metal and rock scene. They also share their thoughts on some of the new releases in the scene, including the like of Motionless In White, ERRA and Poppy.

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This week Special Guest Dan Tompkins of Tesseract joins our regular crew of Steve O'G, Drew Fortune, and METALBIRB for another episode of The Metal Roundup.Listen in as Dan and the boys talk about where we are in Tesseract's release cycle and the War of Being game, his upcoming solo project 'The Prince of Failure', as well as some discussion around the rise of backing tracks and autotune in the live music scene.

Keep up with Dan Tompkins and Tesseract via their socials:

* YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DanielTompkins

* YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCzvBMFhS0gqjx1rA0bswiHg

* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tesseractband/

* Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/23ytwhG1pzX6DIVWRWvW1r?si=xmze5ATmTjm-IYRrIXWjlQ

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Join Steve O'G, Drew Fortune, and METALBIRB for another episode of The Metal Roundup. This week the lads discuss what elements would go into successfully launching a Metal band in 2026. What songwriting choices should you make? How do you market the band? Should you sign with a label?

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Join Steve O'G, Drew Fortune, and METALBIRB for another episode of The Metal Roundup.

This week the lads tackle the age old issue of Gatekeeping in Metal; is it toxic? Is it necessary? And where does it even come from? They also delve into the convoluted world of sub-genres and take a stab at figuring out what sub-genre modern metal should be defined by.

Let us know your own sub-genre name suggestions in the comments!

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Catch up with the lads in their first episode of the year as they chat about what might be coming our way in the metal scene in 2026.

Will Bad Omens drop a new album? Will AI music flood the scene? What new releases do we want the most?Let us know in the comments what your most anticipated releases are for the year as well!

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Join Steve O'G, Drew Fortune, and METALBIRB for The Metal Roundup's Christmas party!

Enjoy this week's bumper episode of festive chaos as the lads rank and discuss The Metal Roundup's Top 20 albums of 2025.Afterwards, the boys reflect on another year of The Metal Roundup and chat about their favourite moments from 2025.

Over 2 hours and 20 minutes of chaos, dodgy jokes, wholesome moments, and the occasional discussion about music... enjoy folks!

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