The Metal Roundup

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

This week the lads catch up after having a bit of time off. They chat about some of the new albums and singles they've checked out recently, including Polyphia's experimental new album, and they also finally get around to some of the listening homework they've assigned each other this year!

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

This week the lads chat about Architects' vocalist Sam Carter opening up about his struggles with mental health and performing live, Sleep Token distancing themselves from outside projects, and some great new music they've been enjoying.

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

This week the lads are pitting some of 2025's biggest albums against 2026's current slate of new albums to see which year has been best for music so far... As per usual with TMR games, the boys are super well prepared, and everything runs smoothly...Let them know how wrong they are!

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

This week the lads chat about new releases including new movies from Linkin Park and Imminence, before getting into a discussion about Physical Media and it's place in our increasingly digital world.

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Join Steve O'G, METALBIRB, Drew Fortune, and ​⁠ special guest Jacob Alexandria for another episode of The Metal Roundup.

This week Jacob Alexandria joins the podcast to help the lads discuss some more of your hot takes. Who gave the spiciest take this time around?

Go check out Jacob Alexandria’s YouTube channel:https://youtube.com/@jacobrathxc

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

This week the lads work their way through the plethora of new music that's been released over the last couple of weeks!

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Join Steve O'G, Metalbirb, and Drew Fortune for another episode of The Metal Roundup. This week the lads are joined by Eddie Berg of ImminenceAs we approach the upcoming release of Imminence's latest album 'Axis Mundi' on October 2nd, they chat about the band's evolving sound and the importance of taking creative swings to push your music forward. Access the special bonus episodes (including one featuring Eddie Berg!) as a Spotify subscriber - https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/the-metal-roundup/subscribe 

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Keep up with Imminence via these platforms:

• Website: https://imminenceswe.com
• YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@imminenceswe
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7rqJQQxuUOCk052MK5kLsH
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imminenceswe/

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

This week the lads are joined by Lucas Woodland of Holding Absence ​⁠ as we approach the release of Holding Absence’s latest album ‘Modern Life is Lonely’.

The boys chat about the new material as well as topics like modern vocal production, industry plants and adjusting to life in an increasingly digital world.

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* Website: https://holdingabsence.com

* YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@holdingabsence

* Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2tl280wIokrLjabzrSKTgU

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

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

This week the lads are joined by RoguenJosh as we try to navigate the occasional more intense members of artist fanbases when we critique things in our videos. We also chat about the new albums from Asava and Beartooth as well as some chat about Sace6, Jutes, and Thornhill.

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

This week the lads reveal their thought's on Imminence's latest single "If Not Now, When", as well as discussing new releases from the likes of Cenobia and Maphra.

They also shout out some smaller artists they've checked out recently, touch on Allt's divisive new album, and reflect on the aftermath of the Metal Vocalist Rankings episode...

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