Join Steve O'G and METALBIRB for a quick chat as they take a moment in Download's press area to quickly recap their experiences of the Friday at Download Festival 2025.Topics include METALBIRB's initial impressions of his first major festival, Green Day's headline set, other notable sets they caught and bumping into The Metal Roundup viewers in the wild! Come be a special part of The Metal Roundup on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundup#greenday #downloadfestival

Steve O'G, METALBIRB, and Drew Fortune unite to try and agree on who are the BEST Modern Metal Bands in the scene today? We put together a list of 100 great metal bands, ranked them individually and then compared notes to see where it all ended up. The results were hilarious.Wanna play along with your own rankings? 👉🏻 Make a copy of THIS sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FMve6xWKubjeDdqMbEV1hoiyhbbpszVTn0jgP_vtWkgAccess the special bonus episodes on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundup

Alexander Kerski from  @vianova.berlin  joins The Metal Roundup alongside ‪ @SteveOGRock  ,  @METALBIRB  and  @DrewFortune97  to discuss the recent metal music scene and Vianova's newest banger of a single.In this episode there is also some discussion about the ups and downs of content creation, approaching music criticism with respect, and Nik Nocturnal going on hiatus.Keep up to date with Alexander's band Vianova on their socials:* YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vianova.berlin* Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/01DWiz55UPC4lQOGIo4z5n?si=00m6XhNjS1GdribCmrNDCw* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vianova.band/Access the special bonus episodes on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundup

Steve O'G, METALBIRB, and Drew Fortune reflect on whether their thoughts about Sleep Token's "Even In Arcadia" album may have changed after giving it more listens and chat about some great new releases recently!Come be a special part of The Metal Roundup on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundup

Special guest George Lever joins The Metal Roundup alongside Steve O'G, METALBIRB, and Drew Fortune to discuss the modern music scene from a Producer and Sound Engineer standpoint. He also goes into rare detail about the Sleep Token records he produced and shares his thoughts on the albums they went on to create afterwards in "Take Me Back To Eden" and "Even In Arcadia".Come be a special part of The Metal Roundup on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundupKeep up to date with George Lever on his socials:- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GeorgeLeverG1- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgelever_g1

Steve O'G, METALBIRB, and Drew Fortune join forces to analyse the tracklist for Sleep Token's Even in Arcadia ahead of the highly anticipated album release this Friday, May 9th.They also discuss Steve and Metalbirb seeing the Bloom in Heaven tour in Toronto, as well as Johnny Booth and Loathe's new singles.

Special guest Tank The Tech joins The Metal Roundup alongside METALBIRB, Steve O'G, and Drew Fortune to discuss the recent metal scene including Tank working for Electric Callboy fulltime.This episode also features discussions about the music reaction scene, the harsh realities of touring and avoiding burnout.Come be a special part of The Metal Roundup on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundupKeep up to date with Tank The Tech on his socials:* YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCvSGePWjMWirFn_YEeeoiYA * Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/tankthetech* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tankthetech/You can also find Electic Callboy's YouTube channel here:* YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAR30oDTNbJE-Zd2NDg1mTQ

Steve O'G, METALBIRB, and Drew Fortune join forces to discuss the newest Sleep Token song "Damocles" and just how significant this song is musically and lyrically. We talk lore, songwriting, and the importance of this moment for the band.Come be a special part of The Metal Roundup on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundup

Camille Contreras from ‪ @Novelists  joins The Metal Roundup alongside ‪@SteveOGRock‬, ‪@METALBIRB‬ , and ‪@DrewFortune97‬ to discuss the recent metal music scene including Novelists upcoming album out May 16th 2025.In this episode there is also some discussion about this summers festival circuit, Ghost's live tour and Camille's experiences in Novelists.Keep up to date with Camille's band Novelists on their socials:- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZMcPenUFQoBg56eoiAZ3Fg- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6o8sDniHcZPM1SixvjKiYS?si=-UUYk75gRomUe56hWnPtgA- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/novelists

Steve O'G, METALBIRB, and Drew Fortune join forces to discuss the latest metal music interests to us in this VERY late night recording for a delirious Steve and Drew. We chat about Linkin Park needing to downgrade their arena gig in the US as well as new music from Thornhill, Ghost, Callous Daoboys and... TOKN? Come be a special part of The Metal Roundup on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundup