The Metal Roundup

We're finally at Download Festival! After months of planning and preparation and a whole lot of excitement, the three of us are together on site to soak up one of the biggest weekends in the metal universe!In this episode we reflect on our first-ever live podcast in District X, the experience of seeing so many of you turn up to support us, and look ahead to a massive day of bands including Silent Planet, Vianova, Holywatr, Periphery, Electric Callboy, and Limp Bizkit!

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

This week the lads react to a selection of mean comments that people have generously left on The Metal Roundup's various socials... who gets roasted the most and whose mean comment is the best?

They also briefly touch on the latest round of new releases from the likes of Boundaries and Asava.

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Have you got a 5 day camping ticket for this year's Download Festival? Come see The Metal Roundup's first ever live show @ Download Festival in District X on Thursday 11th June!

ALSO: submit a video of yourself delivering a metal hot take (20-60 seconds in length only please) by emailing us a Dropbox or Google Drive link to your video to: [email protected] to potentially feature during our live Download special podcast!

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

This week the lads work their way through another busy release schedule, including new material from the likes of Periphery, PRESIDENT, Allt, 156/Silence & many more!

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Have you got a 5 day camping ticket for this year's Download Festival? Come see The Metal Roundup's first ever live show @ Download Festival in District X on Thursday 11th June!

ALSO: submt a video of yourself delivering a metal hot take (20-60 seconds in length only please) by emailing us a Dropbox or Google Drive link to your video to: [email protected] to potentially feature during our live Download special podcast!

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

This week the lads rank every single Bring Me The Horizon song and present to you The Metal Roundup's Top 30 Bring Me the Horizon songs...

🎮 Play along by making your own copy of this google sheet and tell them in the comments what they got right... and what they got wrong: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Iu88vBFkpmsgsVjo6gTPz-kYvZcqZLPKNZ5412-rMYE

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Have you got a 5 day camping ticket for this year's Download Festival? Come see The Metal Roundup's first ever live show @ Download Festival in District X on Thursday 11th June!

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This week the lads catch up after the dust settles on the Sleep Token copyright controversy of last week, while also covering new releases from the likes of Motionless In White and sace6. They also discuss Maphra's recent live performance with Ice Nine Kills, and how AI is trying to capitalise on her recent success...

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Welcome to special guest GlenJRobinson who joins Steve O'G, METALBIRB and Drew Fortune for another episode of The Metal Roundup.

This week's conversation takes place in the wake of a wave of Sleep Token related copyright takedowns across the internet. The lads discuss what the sources and reasons behind it all might be, as well as touching on the joy and humanity of live music, and how live autotune and implied 'live' one take videos can impact the experience.

You can keep up with Glen on his YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@UCrZqlebcgDqeeFonqk-DDAw

Have you got a 5 day camping ticket for this year's Download Festival? Come see The Metal Roundup's first ever live show @ Download Festival in District X on Thursday 11th June!

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This week the lads wade their way through the absolute deluge of new releases in the scene from the likes Saosin, Periphery, Invent Animate, Don Broco, Northlane and plenty more!Amusingly, they also discuss whether Loathe might finally be about to drop new music.... (this episode was recorded just hours before Loathe drop a new single and announce an album release...)

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Have you got a 5 day camping ticket for this year's Download Festival? Come see The Metal Roundup's first ever live show @ Download Festival in District X on Thursday 11th June!

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

This week the lads are dipping back into your Hot Takes after asking for a little more heat at the end of the last Hot Takes episode... Will we get some spicier takes this time around?

Want to submit your own Hot Take for a future episode? Upload the audio file of your hot take here: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1SiD5xsKgEFH_p24Xz8xm5FxCSVyDqKYK

Have you got a 5 day camping ticket for this year's Download Festival? Come see The Metal Roundup's first ever live show @ Download Festival in District X on Thursday 11th June!

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This week the lads are joined by The Plot In You's Landon Tewers to chat about their latest banger "You Get One", the viral cover of "Silence" done by MAPHRA, and other interesting goings on in the modern metal music scene.

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Keep up with The Plot In You via these platforms:

* Website: https://theplotinyou.com

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

* Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1oWz7x1Jx2WQK2iN5G5hF3

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

Videos referenced in our discussion today:

* The Plot In You "You Get One" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVg4uLaJoSc

* MAPHRA "Silence" Vocal Cover - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1IZdScIFew

* Angine De Poitrine - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7OIc-DBRXM

* Clown Core - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsomnZWYXu8

* BILMURI "KINDA HARD" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FncfMa-Umcs

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

This week the lads discuss the absolute avalanche of new releases that dropped over the last week or so from powerhouses such as Bilmuri, Periphery and The Plot In You, as well as new offerings from smaller artists popping up on their radars.

Have you got a 5 day camping ticket for this year's Download Festival? Come see The Metal Roundup's first ever live show @ Download Festival in District X on Thursday 11th June!

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