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Today on the podcast I am joined by Belfast Metal band, Shortest Straw!Formed in 2024, Shortest Straw are carving their name into the UK/Ireland music scene with ambitions of showing international audiences how aggression should truly sound on stage. Combining a brutal mix of thrash, death, beatdown, and 00's metalcore with deeply emotional and story rich lyrics into a punishing sonic onslaught which compels two stepping, circle pits, and walls of death from even the most reluctant of showgoers.For this episode the primary focus of the episode will be chatting about the band's debut EP, 'A New Normal', which is set to be released on August 11th. We'll be covering the themes the EP explores, the band's that inspired it's sound and how the EP was written, both lyrically and sonically.The band will also be going on tour in support of the EP in August! Joining them on the tour will be Birmingham Hardcore band, Dead Mob and local legends Carynx. Tickets for that tour are on sale now!Shortest Straw on LinktreeOutsound at Sin E!Uncultivates live at Lost LaneShortest Straw in Sin E!Spaced W/ Dry Socket live at Lost Lane

Today's episode is the Monthy Roundup, May 2026 edition with music journalist, Jack McBain!This is the monthly series were myself and Jack go through our favourite releases that came out over the previous month, our thoughts on all the gigs we went to and then recap all the music related news that happened over May 2026. Expect discussion on the new Gilla Band single, thoughts on the latest Jpegmafia album and his relationship with his 'fans', my time at BBNO$ and our thoughts on the Osbournes' plan to use Ozzy as some weird AI marketing ghost.

Today on the podcast I am joined by Darren and Kevin, who make up the Dublin Alt-Rock band, Alpine Skies!I'll be chatting with the lads about their debut album, Inspired Conflicts, which was released on the 176h of April and features such great songs like 'Walls', 'A Long Way' and 'By Your Side'.Across the album’s ten tracks, themes of conflict and inspiration carry throughout, shaped by both the internal and external struggles (conflicts) that help shape and guide (inspire) relationships and life.I have been thoroughly enjoying this album since I first heard it, and if you don't take my word for how great it is, the album was also praised by Duran Duran's very own Simon Le Brun as well as praise from Hot Press, Fresh on the Net, and Red FM who have championed the band's atmospheric, emotionally charged sound.Alpine Skies on LinktreeOutsound at Sin E!Uncultivates live at Lost LaneSpaced W/ Dry Socket live at Lost Lane

A very special episode today in that I am joined by two of my favourite podcasters on the show, Richie of the Metal Cell Podcast and Letty of the Smashing Skull Sessions!We are going to be chatting about their latest project, 'Look Who's Talking Metal', which is Ireland’s first-ever touring metal talk show and has Richie and Letty covering their love of the genre, alongside special guests and audience participation. We will be covering how this project started, how the first shows went, what the show is all about and of course, their next show which will take place in the Foggy Dew and be an afternoon dedicated to one of the all time greats, Metallica!Delighted to announce I'll be taking part in the Dublin show as a guest alongside Psykosis drummer, Tom Moylan!Look Who's Talking Metal websiteOutsound at Sin E!Uncultivates live at Lost LaneSpaced W/ Dry Socket live at Lost Lane

Today I am joined on the podcast by Voyd of the Enniskillen Death Metal band, Necromaton!Necromaton was formed in 2025 by brothers Voyd (bass/vocals) and Rony (guitar/vocals), both veterans of their old band Gargantuan. Necromaton have spent the last two years writing, rehearsing, and recording in the shadows. Completing the Necromaton lineup are Brian (guitar) and Shea (drums).They have already released a self-titled demo in January 2026 that I cannot recommend enough!Thematically, they explore their own satirical fictional concept, Necromaton: a totalitarian cyber-parasite empire engineered for self-perpetuation through subjugation and manipulation.I'll be chatting with Voyd about how this band started, the concepts that go into their lyrics, how their first ever gig was in Czech Republic and what the band has in store for the rest of 2026, which includes work on their debut album!Necromaton will be the headliner act for Templemore's Metalfest tomorrow so make sure to catch them at that unreal festival!Necromaton on BandcampOutsound at Sin E!Uncultivates live at Lost LaneSpaced W/ Dry Socket live at Lost Lane

Today on the podcast I am joined by all three members of the mighty Limerick based Metal band, TOOMS!Making their second appearance on the podcast, I'm am going to be chatting to the lads about their brilliant new album Karst, which is an album that really sees the band push themselves into the next level of their craft, offering blisteringly heavy music, creative blends of musical extremism and contains plenty of noteworthy surprises throughout it's runtime.We'll be going over the whole album track by track and all the stories that went into recording this album along the way.I have loved this band for years, always a pleasure to chat to them and listening to this new album is an absolute must!The album is out tomorrow and is available to order on Vinyl from the amazing record label that is Cursed Monk Records.Buy Karst on Vinyl!Outsound at Sin E!Uncultivates live at Lost LaneSpaced W/ Dry Socket live at Lost Lane

Today on the podcast I am joined by AJ and Rohan of the emo/shoegaze band from Dublin, Picture Postcard.The band have just released their awesome new EP, 'With Time', which will be the primary focus of this episode. I'll be chatting with the guys about this EP, going through it track-by-track and covering all the Iyrical content, the compositions, the inspirations behind the music and a few side stories along the way - I really did not think about I would be talking about the best Kebab in Dublin when I sat down to record this episode.In support of this release, the band will be embarking on an Irish tour starting this week. The dates are:May 21st - Dublin - Bello BarMay 22nd - Belfast - Union BarMay 24th - Galway - The Ol' 55June 5th - Cork - Fred Zeppelin'sPicture Postcard on Linktree

Today on the podcast I am delighted to say that I am going to be joined by two amazing artists, who are Drew of the Grindcore band See You Next Tuesday and the one man noisegrind act,CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP (aka Chop7Times, Chop7x, Chopx7) from New Haven, CT. Together these two artists have created one of my favourite releases of the year, a collaborative EP titled 'Brothers'.This collaborative release is based off of a book entitled The Brothers’ War, a 1998 fantasy novel by Jeff Grubb; it is the first book in the Magic: The Gathering: Artifacts Cycle, detailing the epic conflict between brothers Urza and Mishra on the world of Dominaria. The book explores the origins of Urza and the magical and technological arms race that leads to cataclysmic events. For the album, side A, See You Next Tuesday’s Chris wrote his lyrics based on the perspective of the Brother Urza, while Chop wrote his lyrics from Mishra's perspective for side B.We are going to be going through the entire EP, talking about how this collaboration began, why they choose 'The Brothers War' as the inspiration for the EP and how it was used to construct the music, Magic The Gathering and their awesome music video, 'Old Thoughts, and Regrets'. The EP is available for purchase now in two vinyl forms, digitally on Bandcamp and will be available for streaming on May 15th, this Friday!Purchase 'Brothers' on Vinyl

Lil bonus episode of the podcast out today with music journalist Jack McBain where myself and Jack cover all the new music we discovered over the month of April, all the shows we went to and all the news regarding music we were reading throughout this very busy month. This includes my time at Full of Hell in Opium and The Gathering in Sin E, Jack's time at the 3Arena seeing Gorillaz, Coachella, the Psy-Op against Jack's beloved band Geece, our thoughts on the EP lineup and Jack finally giving the UK version of Saturday Night Live at chance.Cover photo taken by dddenis_0