The Metal Roundup

Join Steve O'G, METALBIRB, and Drew Fortune as they catch up with each other for another episode of The Metal Roundup discussing the biggest recent releases in the scene.On the menu this week we have a surprising new single from Bad Omens, the huge collab between Amy Lee, Courtney LaPlante and Poppy, as well as Vianova's stunning debut album.Access the special bonus episodes as a Member of this channel or on Patreon with additional backstage access! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundup

Johnny Famiglietti from HEALTH joins Steve O'G, METALBIRB, and Drew Frotune to discuss the recent metal music scene and try to find some nuance through it all. This unhinged episode features chat about HEALTH's support tour of Sleep Token back in 2023, the crazy Berlin night clubs, and avante garde music recommendationsCheck out HEALTH's social platforms here: Intagram:- https://www.instagram.com/_health_- https://www.instagram.com/_johnny_health_Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6FfjnGXMhxSsJTuGLWBDth

Steve O'G, METALBIRB, and Drew Fortune unite to answer once and for all: which Sleep Token songs are the best and which are the "worst"? This episode also features a short chat about what we thought of the recent Architects album but mostly: this is ALL about the Sleep Token discography!Wanna play along with your own rankings? 👉🏻 Make a copy of THIS sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nY20EkHcgO07coAVaS89TyRa-RHsNHwpwfqhbwMAMpo

Drew Fortune, Steve O'G and METALBIRB discuss their thoughts on the metal music scene in 2024 and try to find some nuance through it all. This episode features chat about the best songs, EPs, albums, and moments of this year in Metal along with a couple hot take disappointments of the year... Thank you so much to each and every person who tuned in to this podcast of our this year and all the awesome support we’ve received about it. See you all in 2025 for more!

Join Steve O'G, METALBIRB, and Drew Fortune for another episode of The Metal Roundup. This week the boys put their lip reading skills to the test! Can they guess famous lyrics from metal songs without sound? And will they resort to their usual chaos of making the rules up as they go?Come see The Metal Roundup podcast live in person at Download Festival 2026 in District X on Thursday June 11th 🤘Watch The Metal Roundup chaos live on Twitch tomorrow and help the lads get to Download Festival 2026!The First ever livestream of The Metal Roundup is currently scheduled for March 26th at /21:00 GMT/16:00 EST on all of the lads' Twitch channels below:* https://www.twitch.tv/steveogrock* https://www.twitch.tv/drewfortune1* https://www.twitch.tv/metalbirbAccess the special bonus episodes as a Spotify subscriber - https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/the-metal-roundup/subscribeJoin our Patreon with Discord access: https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundup

Join  @SteveOGRock  ,  @METALBIRB  and  @DrewFortune97  for another episode of The Metal Roundup. This week, after a quick catch up on new music from The Scratch, Revnoir and Cenobia the lads are reacting to, and debating the second batch of Hot Takes that you, The Metal Roundup Community, have sent in! Will they be spicy, lukewarm or ice cold?Want to submit your own Hot Take for a future episode? Upload the audio file of your hot take here: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1SiD5xsKgEFH_p24Xz8xm5FxCSVyDqKYKAccess the special bonus episodes as a Subscriber right here on Spotify or on Patreon with additional backstage access! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundup

Join Steve O'G, Metalbirb and Drew Fortune for another episode of The Metal Roundup. This week the lads debate which trends in Modern Metal need to go away! There is also discussion of ERRA's newly released album, a couple of live shows they've checked out recently, as well as reopening the can of worms that is AI...Watch The Metal Roundup chaos live on Twitch later this month and help the lads get to Download Festival 2026!The First ever livestream of The Metal Roundup is currently scheduled for March 26th at /21:00 GMT/16:00 EST on all of the lads' Twitch channels below* https://www.twitch.tv/steveogrock* https://www.twitch.tv/drewfortune1* https://www.twitch.tv/metalbirbAccess the special bonus episodes by subscribing to this podcast here on Spotify or on Patreon with additional backstage access! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundup

Steve O'G, Drew Fortune, and METALBIRB play a game in this episode of The Metal Roundup as they listen to random 1 second clips of Bring Me The Horizon songs and try to guess the song title correctly. Failures abound.Access the special bonus episodes as a Member of the YouTube channel, a Spotify Subscriber, or on Patreon with additional backstage access! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundupThe video we’re using to play the game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRgRtWHr28c

Join Steve O'G, Drew Fortune, and METALBIRB for another episode of The Metal Roundup. This week the lads make their nominations for which Modern Metal Albums will stand the test of time and become Future Classics! Let us know in the comments what they got right and what’s been glaringly missed off the list!There’s also some discussion of MAPHRA going viral for her vocal covers, as well as Arcane Roots’ return from hiatusAccess the special bonus episodes by Subscribing right here on Spotify or by joining our Patreon with additional backstage access! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundup

Join Steve O'G, Drew Fortune, and METALBIRB for another episode of The Metal Roundup. This week the lads discuss the Metal Collaborations that are raining down on us in 2026 including massive collabs involving Nickelback, Don Broco and Knocked Loose.There’s also discussion of recent new releases from PRESIDENT, Above, Below and Karnivool, plus Drew takes some heat after dropping his Hot Take in the Previous Episode…Access the special bonus episodes on Patreon with additional backstage access! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundupOr Subscribe right here on Spotify!

Join Steve O'G, Drew Fortune and METALBIRB for another episode of The Metal Roundup. This week, after a quick catch up, the lads are reacting to, and debating the first batch of Hot Takes that you, The Metal Roundup Community, have sent in! Will they be spicy, lukewarm or ice cold?Want to submit your own Hot Take for a future episode? Upload the audio file of your hot take here: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1SiD5xsKgEFH_p24Xz8xm5FxCSVyDqKYKAccess the special bonus episodes on Patreon with additional backstage access! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundup

Join  @SteveOGRock ,  @DrewFortune97 , and  @METALBIRB  for another episode of The Metal Roundup. This week the lads discuss Spiritbox's live performance at The Grammy Awards 2026 along with some of the notable snubs and winners from the metal and rock scene. They also share their thoughts on some of the new releases in the scene, including the like of Motionless In White, ERRA and Poppy.Access the special bonus episodes on Patreon with additional backstage access! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundup

This week Special Guest Dan Tompkins of Tesseract joins our regular crew of Steve O'G, Drew Fortune, and METALBIRB for another episode of The Metal Roundup.Listen in as Dan and the boys talk about where we are in Tesseract's release cycle and the War of Being game, his upcoming solo project 'The Prince of Failure', as well as some discussion around the rise of backing tracks and autotune in the live music scene.Keep up with Dan Tompkins and Tesseract via their socials:* YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DanielTompkins* YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCzvBMFhS0gqjx1rA0bswiHg * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tesseractband/* Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/23ytwhG1pzX6DIVWRWvW1r?si=xmze5ATmTjm-IYRrIXWjlQ Access the special bonus episodes on Patreon with additional backstage access! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundup

Join Steve O'G, Drew Fortune, and METALBIRB for another episode of The Metal Roundup. This week the lads discuss what elements would go into successfully launching a Metal band in 2026. What songwriting choices should you make? How do you market the band? Should you sign with a label?Access the special bonus episodes as a Member of this channel or on Patreon with additional backstage access! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundup

Join Steve O'G, Drew Fortune, and METALBIRB for another episode of The Metal Roundup. This week the lads tackle the age old issue of Gatekeeping in Metal; is it toxic? Is it necessary? And where does it even come from? They also delve into the convoluted world of sub-genres and take a stab at figuring out what sub-genre modern metal should be defined by.Let us know your own sub-genre name suggestions in the comments!Access the special bonus episodes as a Member of this channel or on Patreon with additional backstage access! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundup

Join Steve O'G, Drew Fortune, and METALBIRB for another episode of The Metal Roundup. Catch up with the lads in their first episode of the year as they chat about what might be coming our way in the metal scene in 2026. Will Bad Omens drop a new album? Will AI music flood the scene? What new releases do we want the most?Let us know in the comments what your most anticipated releases are for the year as well!Access the special bonus episodes on Patreon with additional backstage access! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundup

Join Steve O'G, Drew Fortune, and METALBIRB for The Metal Roundup's Christmas party! Enjoy this week's bumper episode of festive chaos as the lads rank and discuss The Metal Roundup's Top 20 albums of 2025.Afterwards, the boys reflect on another year of The Metal Roundup and chat about their favourite moments from 2025.Over 2 hours and 20 minutes of chaos, dodgy jokes, wholesome moments, and the occasional discussion about music... enjoy folks!Access the special bonus episodes on Patreon with additional backstage access! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundup

Join Steve O'G, Drew Fortune, and METALBIRB for another episode of The Metal Roundup. This week the lads come up with their lists of the top songs of the year and compare them to find out what The Metal Roundup's Top 50 Songs of 2025 will be, while navigating the trademark TMR chaos! Which song will come out on top?Access the special bonus episodes on Patreon with additional backstage access! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundupView our individual Top 50 rankings here 👇* Steve's Top 50: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Eish9mymQY_sk8PafgZfsYKXHylZFnTjjE5VEoyIPcQ/edit?gid=0#gid=0* Drew's Top 50: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aFszQGonPUEnoV9zdWXAIE6P8HyBAd3sucLQVtOb5Gg/edit?gid=0#gid=0* Metalbirb's Top 50: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sTvl4_rBAk6axrkWiKoDVei6g08IDr7jl22p2_NWKSg/edit?gid=0#gid=0

Join Steve O'G, Drew Fortune, and METALBIRB for another episode of The Metal Roundup. This week the lads reveal and roast each other's Spotify Wrapped results as well as taking a look at surprising Creator Wrapped for The Metal Roundup!They also discuss Spotify's problem with AI music uploads, as well as touching on Bad Omen's current tour and Nik Nocturnal's Award Show. Access the special bonus episodes on Patreon with additional backstage access! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundup

Join Steve O'G, Drew Fortune and METALBIRB for another episode of The Metal Roundup.This week the lads discuss Rick Beato's recent opinion that Metal is dying, as well as addressing recent changes in the scene and speculating about which artists might grow to headline arenas in the future!Access the special bonus episodes on Patreon with additional backstage access! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundup