Today I am very excited to say that I am joined on the podcast by Richard Duhig, the host of The Metal Cell Podcast and most recently, an award winning filmmaker.

For this episode, I'll be chatting to Richard about his film, 'We Swallow the Ocean', which is a documentary about the creation of Partholon's incredible album 'The Ocean Pours In'. We'll be discussing how the idea came about for creating this documentary, how it was shot and complexities, highs and lows that go into shooting a film. All the location's featured in the documentary are all relevant to the stories explored in the band's album.

'We Swallow the Ocean' went on to win Underground Film Festival 'Best Documentary Winner' in November, 2024 with the The Underground Cinema Film Festival being an IFTA (Irish Film & Television Academy) Affiliated International Film Festival located in Dublin in Ireland.

Of course we'll also be chatting about Richard's incredible podcast, The Metal Cell, which has been a massive influence and inspiration on my own podcast. What Richard has built with that show is nothing short of incredible, drawing in the best and biggest names of the Irish Metal scene and beyond, with impeccable research and just fantastically insightful and often hilarious conversations in every episode. I literally look forward to every new episode each week.

We Swallow the Ocean on YouTube

The Metal Cell Podcast website

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We are starting the week off in style in that I have the amazing talent that is Singer, songwriter and mental health advocate, Luke Clerkin, making his return on the podcast!

For this episode, I'll be chatting to Luke about his much-anticipated debut album, 'Orpheus', which will be released on the 31st of January. We'll be covering the Greek myth that inspired the album's title, the life stories and inspirations that went into creating the album and of course covering the amazing mental health advocacy and workshop that Luke does around the country.

A really inspirational individual, it was absolutely fantastic to have Luke on in person for this episode to talk about this album in his career, which he himself described as having a 10 year journey that led to it's recording.

In support of this album, Luke will be performing in Whelan's Main room on the 6th of February, which is set to be a truly amazing night. Tickets are available now!

Pre-save Orpheus

Luke Clerkin at Whelans

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Today on the podcast I am joined by Emma and Fionn on the band Shayatin!

Shayatin formed from the discontinued alt-rock band Late Night Pharmacy, who previously were awarded funding as part of the Department of Culture’s Music Industry Stimulus Package. It is the first band to feature local singer-songwriter Emma Lohan, whose strident, powerful lead vocals lend palpable emotion to the instrumentals.

In this episode I’ll be chatting to Fionn and Emma about the band’s  brilliant debut EP, ‘Yakub’s Ladder’, which was released in November and is an incredible trio of songs that is sure, which to captivate audiences with its fierce post-hardcore sound, thought-provoking lyrics and all-encompassing atmosphere.

Shaytain on Bandcamp

Shayatin on Instagram

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The first episode of 2025 is out now and the fantastic band that is silverglass will be making their return on the podcast!

I'll be chatting to Tadgh and Eoin about the band's brilliant debut EP, 'CELL COLLAPSE', which was released last October and has such awesome songs like 'Seraph' and 'Anhedonia'.

We'll be discussing how this EP was made, the conceptual and visual ideas behind it and favorite tracks, as well as chatting about what the band has in store for us in 2025, which includes a little bit of insight into the band's next EP.

For anyone who listens to the show, you'll know I absolutely love this band so to have them on the podcast again was a real treat.

Make sure to catch one of their stunning live performances, which you can today at Whelan's Ones to Watch 2025 on the main stage at 21:15 as well as at The Next Big Thing Festival in Workman's, which will be running from the 22nd to the 24th of January.

silverglass on Instagram

silverglass on Spotify

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The final episode of the year!

For this episode, I'll be going through my favorite Metal albums of the year and I'll be joined by a few awesome lads of the Irish Metal scene - Conor of LaVein, Steve of Grey Stag and Jason of Uragh!

We'll each get two picks that we will be doing a deep dive on as well as going through all the other albums we loved as well.

Try and count how many times I say the word 'dissonant' to describe an album in this episode.

LaVein on Bandcamp

Grey Stag on Bandcamp

Uragh on Bandcamp

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Today I am joined on the podcast by James Foy of Bedroom Bop Rock band from Belfast, Mucksavage!

I'll be chatting with James about the beginnings of his interest in music, how this band was formed and the band's debut single, 'Dirty Chin', which was released in October of this year.

Written by James as a subconscious way to process the grief of losing his uncle, he was careful to keep the song from being drenched in sadness, instead aiming for a hopeful tone. This is all woven into a rich sonic tapestry, featuring gnarly fuzz bass, torn-speaker guitars juxtaposed with delicate acoustic picking, and driven by Albini-esque drums. The song also has an accompanying music video, which was actually shot in James' uncle's home.

On top of all this we'll be chatting about what the band has planned for 2025, including some news about the band's next single and other stories such as Peter Steele of Type O Negative on Jerry Springer and how great 'Stop Making sense' is.

Mucksavage - Dirty Chin (Spotify)

Dirty Chin Official Video

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Today I'm joined on the podcast by Brasko and Alex of The Last Vinci for a very special episode of the podcast.

I'll be interviewing the lads about two significant milestones, 10 years as a band and 30 years of amazing friendship and how it's shaped the band and their sound and what the band has in store for us in 2025.

We'll also of course be covering the band's latest single 'Sonova Beach', which has an accompanying music video featuring many familiar faces of the incredible Cork music scene including a starring role of Worn Out's own, Evan Prendergast!

And finally we'll be going over Narrow Door Records, it's impact on the Cork music scene and the future plans which include the incredible studio space that's been recently built for it.

And with this studio space, Alex was very kind to invite me down to his house and spend the weekend with himself and his lovely family, eating incredible Italian food (the rumours are true, his cooking is impeccable) and then record the first ever live version of the podcast on video, recorded entirely by the incredibly talented Dylan Scully.

To celebrate all of this, The Last Vinci will be playing a show this Friday at the KINO, their biggest home headline gig to date and will have SingleMenInTheirTwenties and OtherMother - Tickets are available for that show now!

So there's a lot going on in this episode to say the least!

The Last Vinci - Sonova Beach (Music Video)

Narrow Door Records

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Cell Games make their grand return to the podcast!

I'm joined on the podcast by Tristan to talk about the band's brand new single, 'Witches X Bitches', which will be released this Thursday on the 12th of December, a much scarier day than Friday the 13th.

I've seen this song performed so many times, for me it's always a highlight of the band's set so to finally have it released and to chat about it was tremendous fun.

The single will also be released alongside a fantastic music video which I cannot wait to see people's reactions to it.

Cell Games will also be playing alongside amazing bands such as Cob the Dude, Whitethorrn and Idle Discourse as part of Outkastz Christmas party which is set to be an amazing night of music to send off the holiday season!

We'll also of course be chatting about how great Sum 41 are, genre-specific attire, why you shouldn't put hairspray on your eyes and how many members are in Alkaline Trio.

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Today I am joined on the podcast by brothers James and Brian Edwards of the two-piece Rock band HUNTINGS

I'll be chatting with the guys about their brilliant debut album, 'Songs of Last Resort', which was released on October 24th and features such electrifying singles as 'Turn On', 'Doom' and 'Sparks'

Over the course of 9 songs, they explore themes of love and loss, relationship dynamics, dealing with the human condition as well as despair and despondency at the world around them. These are the songs of retaliation, as the brothers try and make sense of the modern world. If there’s a soundtrack to the of the world, this is it.

Thematically the record is dark and heavy, not afraid to go the recesses of one’s psyche or explore the darker side of human existence always with one eye on annihilation, of the self, others, or the world. The gargantuan noise that the two brothers create should take two or three times their number. Guitars move from surfy reverb to buzzsaw distortion drenched destruction. Brian's drums provide purpose and drive to parts, accentuating guitar lines and vocal patterns, almost goading James into pushing harder and further than before. A stunning debut that far exceeds the sum of its parts

We'll also be chatting about our favorite shows of the year, how great Portishead and Massive Attack are and what the band has in store for 2025.

HUNTINGS on Instagram

Songs of Last Resort on Spotify

Old Crow Promotions

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Welcome to a new episode of the 'Who Art Thou?' podcast!

On this episode I am joined on the show by Rob Moore of the 3 piece experimental Punk band, Fierce Shook, from Tullamore. We're going to primarily be chatting about the band's second EP, 'Something Sophisticated', which was released this year on the 11th of October and was produced by Shauny Cads in Last Light Studios, Dublin. The 4 track EP is absolutely fantastic, featuring awesome, heavy-as-hell, high energy punk that I can't recommend enough.

I'll be going through the EP with Rob and chatting about it's inception and the recording process, the inspiration and themes explored in the music, the brilliant artwork and logo created by Paul Duffy and what the band has in store for us in the future as well as chatting about the Irish punk scene and all the amazing bands the country has to offer at the moment.

The EP is available now to stream and can be purchased through the band's bandcamp.

Keep an eye on the band as they announced recently that they have new music to come!

Fierce Shook on Bandcamp

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