Metal Blade Records Podcasts

On this episode of the Metal Blade Podcast Ben Liepelt of Germany's Endseeker joins Vince Edwards and Ryan Williams of Metal Blade along with co-host Riley McShane, the guys discuss being creative during the lockdown, European festival culture, virtual events in Minecraft and Fortnite as well as deep dives into, video production, photography and more.

On this episode of the Metal Blade Podcast your hosts Riley, Vince and Ryan return with NES enthusiast and one of metal's finest lyricists/vocalists, Trevor Strnad of The Black Dahlia Murder! Listen to hear discussions on modern creative workflow, microtransactions in gaming, what it was like to release an album during lockdown, touring globally, Trevor's new Twitch channel, and much more.

On this episode of the Metal Blade Podcast your hosts Riley, Vince and Ryan return with the prognosticator of current events Travis Ryan vocalist of Cattle Decapitation as their guest. Travis discusses how the shut down has effected his band, his state of mind, and much more. In videogame news the guys talk 'No Man's Sky' the Final Fantasy 7 remake and more.

(NAMM Flashback EP2) On this episode of the Metal Blade Podcast, Vince and Riley deconstruct comparative social media, best practices for staying sane online and how to approach learning new skills. Riley catches up with our guest this episode; Fede Paulovich, drummer for Italy's Destrage and in video game news the guys talk about some of their favorite composers for game music.

(NAMM Flashback EP 1) In this episode of the Metal Blade Podcast Riley and Vince recap some of their favorite releases from 2019 and Riley catches up with Dave Davidson of Revocation at the NAMM convention. In video games news the guys talk about Dark Souls, Sekiro and more!

The Metal Blade Podcast returns for 2020 with new host Riley McShane of Allegaeon along with Vince Edwards and Ryan Williams of Metal Blade Records to talk about the current state of music during the shutdown with guest Jarvis Leatherby of Cirith Ungol and Night Demon. In video game news the guys talk about, Doom Eternal, Animal Crossing and more!

Ryan Williams and Vince Edwards return with their first episode of 2017 to talk to Rivers of Nihil on the Devastation on the Nation tour, plus a huge summer of festivals, including Psycho Las Vegas, and more. In science news, they discuss gravitational lensing and measuring the masses of stars.

Ryan Williams and Vince Edwards sit down with Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam D at Metal Blade HQ to talk Serpentine Dominion, his new band with George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher and Shannon Lucas. Science news features new study on iron-60 and magnetotactic bacteria on the ocean floor. Intro music: Allegaeon "Proponent III - The Extermination" - Outro: Serpentine Dominion "The Vengeance in Me."

Ryan Williams and Vince Edwards hang backstage and in Abnormality's van for this two part interview at the Whisky a Go Go in Hollywood, CA. Intro music from Poison Headache and outro is "Cymatic Hallucinations" from Abnormality.

Ryan Williams and Vince Edwards speak with Mem Von Stein from Exumer, who recently released their new album, "The Raging Tides". In science news, the guys discuss efforts to drill at 'ground zero' of the impact site of the meteor that killed the dinosaurs. Intro song is "Dark Reflections" by Exumer and the outro is "First Kill" by Amon Amarth.

Ryan Williams and Vince Edwards give an update on recent Metal Blade artist news and play an excerpt from the Metal Blade Hellfest 2015 video. The excerpt is a conversation between Don Jamieson, John Bush, and Colin Young. The full YouTube video includes more conversations with Ensiferum, Cannibal Corpse, and Armored Saint. In science news, the guys talk about gravitational waves. Intro music: Ketzer "Starless" - Outro music: Brimstone Coven "Black Magic".

Ryan Williams and Vince Edwards invaded the back of BTBAM's tour bus to Tommy, Paul, and Dan about "Coma Ecliptic", coffee, and just how those guys all stay so insanely active in music. In science news, the guys discuss a Scientific American article about the hunt for alien molecules. Intro music: Cannibal Corpse "The Murderers Pact" - Outro music: "Option Oblivion" by Between the Buried and Me.

Ryan Williams and Vince Edwards talk to Twitching Tongues vocalist Colin Young about their new album "Disharmony." In science news, the guys revisit Ceres and the Dawn probe, plus the potential of an "alien megastructure" around KIC 8462852, and they go off the rails a bit about nukes in modern war. Intro song is "Path of Reflection" by Culture Killer and the outro is "Insatiable Sin" by Twitching Tongues.

Ryan Williams and Vince Edwards sit down with MMA fighter Colleen Schneider to talk about her recent international fight successes, metal, and how combat sports has changed over the past few years. In science news, the guys discuss the discovery of ancient humanoid remains in Africa. The intro is The Black Dahlia Murder's "Threat Level No. 3" and the outro is Revocation's "Empire of the Obscene."

Ryan Williams and Vince Edwards sit down with guitarist Chris Broderick in the Metal Blade podcast studio for a conversation about his new band Act of Defiance, as well as the paleo diet, and a number of other topics. For the science update, the guys discuss NASA's Kepler mission and a proposed ban on autonomous weapons systems.

Vince Edwards and Ryan Williams welcome producer Mark Lewis from Audio Hammer Studios onto the show. They discuss what it takes to be a modern metal producer, and some of the best practices for getting into the business. Intro music is 'Manufactured Extinct' by Cattle Decapitation and the outro is Armored Saint's 'An Exercise in Debauchery'.

Ryan Williams and Vince Edwards welcome special guests all the way from Sweden: The Great Discord. They also discuss fan comments on youtube and instagram, and how Steven Hawking says we have 200 years to leave Earth. Musical outro: The Great Discord 'Eigengrau'.

Ryan Williams and Vince Edwards bring you episode 56 of the Metal Blade Records podcast! In this episode, they welcome special guests Secrets of the Sky, plus they discuss how to submit a demo, and more. Musical outro: Cancer Bats 'True Zero'.

Ryan Williams and Vince Edwards return in 2015 with episode 55 of the Metal Blade Records podcast. In this episode, they welcome guest John Matos from Abiotic to talk touring as an up-and-coming band and their new album, 'Casuistry'. Musical outro: Abiotic 'Cast into the Depths'.

Ryan Williams and Vince Edwards welcome guest Monte Pittman to talk about his plans for 2015. The guys also discuss recent shows, the Rosetta mission, and more. The musical outro features a new song from Primordial, 'Babel's Tower.'