This one took a bit longer to put together than expected. Honestly, I wanted to get it together a couple of weeks ago, but just didn't have the spoons.

Anyway... As usual, The Wyrd Ways Rock Show is about new music and forcing a woke agenda down your throats. So a lot of the bands have women in them. With today, as I type this, being International Women's Day, I think that's kind of appropriate. So is the final track - the debut of Arch Enemy's new singer, Lauren Hart. By the way, before any knuckle-draggers demand to know, it's 23rd November, OK? If you know how to write or count, you can put it in your diaries.

We've also got an interview I did a few weeks ago with Dr Kate Quinn, dyed-in-the-wool Metalhead and one of the founders of Heavy Metal Therapy, an online resource and community of people who find Metal music helpful for mental well being (myself included). It is a place to find and share experiences of how Metal has helped us, the meaning we take from songs or lyrics, and play lists that we have found useful. It is for everyone, so we don’t judge each others metal preferences.

Here's the link: Heavy Metal Therapy.

As always, except for the three post-interview tracks, every song in this edition of The Wyrd Ways Rock Show is personally chosen by my good self and played because of all the music I get sent by various record companies and pluggers, these are the ones that caught my attention the most. Your choice or your band could be on a future show. If you want anything played, message me via the Contact Page or on Instagram. That includes if you want to tip me off about a band you've discovered.

I'm also trying to raise up marginalized voices in the Metal community, so if any women, POCs, sex workers or members of the LGBTQIA+ community fancy a chat about what they do (which also includes musicians, performers, artists and literally anything else), what got them into Rock and Metal and the music they love, get in touch and we'll figure something out either in person or via Zoom.

If you’re in a band and want your music played on a future show, get in touch at [email protected].

The same goes if there’s something you want to hear, or if you’re a fan with a story about how Metal changed your life, especially if you’re part of a marginalised community.

#sexworkiswork #blacklivesmatter #lgbtqia+ #transrightsarehumanrights #decrimnow

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