In this episode we sat down with guitarist and founding member of seminal blackened death/thrash act Goatwhore, Sammy Pierre Duet. Sammy’s list is full of cult classics and give a listen as he also gives info on how one horror classic directly influenced a track from the new Goatwhore album. Make sure you check out … More The Fiendish Five Podcast – Episode 9
We may have been dormant in posting over the last few months but we weren’t dormant in listening to new music. Below is a round-up of some recent heavy releases that are worthy of your time and dollars. Lament Cityscape – A Darker DischargeOne of my favorite projects to revisit in recent years is the … More More (Metal) Guitar in the Monitor – July 2022
March was chock full o’ horror as I spent the month catching up on recent films and also revisiting a ton of classics I hadn’t seen in forever (thanks to HBOMax who I just recently realized has a fairly robust selection of horror movies). While I won’t go down the road of spelling out why … More More Horror in the Monitor – March 2022
2022 is off to a ripping start with a ton of new releases worthy of your time. Below are a smattering we highly recommend. Eight Bells – Legacy of RuinI’ve been a massive fan of Portland’s Eight Bells since they dropped their debut EP back in 2013. It’s been six long years since their last … More More (Metal) Guitar in the Monitor – March 2022
After a couple rough months where just as many disappointing films were consumed as instant classics, February proved to be quite the month-long watch party. From recent releases to long, lost classics if this month’s list shows one thing, it’s that horror films are truly a global phenomenon. (As if you didn’t know that already.) … More More Horror in the Monitor – February 2022
It’s time once again to take look at some of the recent metal releases that are in high rotation at The Metal Dad household. 2022 is off to a great start in the metal world an these three releases are three of the best out so far (in our humble opinion). Maule – MauleMuch like … More More (Metal) Guitar In The Monitor – February 2022
It might be the most festive time of the year, but that doesn’t mean you need to stop watching horror movies. Welcome back to our (pseudo) monthly look at some of the horror and horror-adjacent films and series we’ve recently partaken in. Because we have about two months worth of films to cover with this … More More Horror In The Monitor – December 2021
Every year in this space we post our favorite metal albums of the year. This Top 40 list is accompanied by a two-part episode of The Metal Dad Radio Show where we play tracks from our personal Top 20. Unfortunately, depending on which one posts first it renders the other a little anticlimactic. So this … More The Metal Dad’s Top Metal Albums of 2021
Welcome to our monthly look at the horror and horror-adjacent films and shows we consumed the previous month. Bloodride (2020 – Netflix)Bloodride is a Norwegian horror anthology that runs the gamut from grim thrillers to dark comedies. Like most anthologies of this ilk Bloodride suffers from a severe case of inconsistency. There are a handful … More More Horror In The Monitor – September 2021
It’s time once again for our monthly look at the metal albums that have been in constant rotation in recent days. This month’s selections seemed particularly dark as the days continue to grow shorter and the nights colder… Wolves In The Throne Room – Primordial ArcanaYou simply cannot have a discussion about US Black Metal … More More (Metal) Guitar In The Monitor – September 2021
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