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Irelands Premier Metal Music Podcast. The Metal Cell Podcast sets out to promote the Irish Metal Scene by talking to the bands, promoters, artists and fans of this musical genre. I hope to interview as many generations as possible involved in the Irish Metal community from those who create the music, design the artwork, promote the gigs or simply fans of the music itself. It's one of the most exciting times ever to be a Metal fan in Ireland with so many home grown and international metal bands touring our cities and releasing incredible music. This Podcast has become a solid link in communicating our voices throughout the world wide Metal community. The bonds forged in the Metal Scene are strong, loyal and lasting. Friendships created that traverse oceans and continents linking us to Europe, the America's, The Far East and even into the Eastern Block. Thank you all for listening and for your support, Richie. #supportyourlocalmetalscene
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It was a pleasure to have John O'Reilly (Vocals) & John Foley (Guitars) of Dublin Nu-Metal band Broken Habit on the show for the first time. The five piece with Rob (Guitars), Conor (Bass) and Andrew (Drums) started off life as a Linkin Park tribute band called Breaking the Habit in 2019. A name change, writing their own material and self producing saw them release their debut ep S.E.D.A.T.E. in August 17, 2024. We chat about the development of the band up to the release of S.E.D.A.T.E. and it wouldn't surprise me if Broken Habit shed more of their skin to encompass a far more welcoming heavier sound with their next release which they're currently working on. The band are keen to play plenty of gigs so hopefully we'll see them hit a few counties outside of Dublin in the next few months.
Band link: https://linktr.ee/brokenhabit.
Song played: Endings © Broken Habit, all rights reserved.
Martina and the Moons is an all-female four-piece band based in Dublin. They were one of the 32 acts selected by Ex Oh Promotions to play Mainroom at “The Next Big Thing” in Workman’s last January. They have recently supported the band ‘Thumper’ in a sold out Workmans mainroom, and they will take part in the female-fronted festival ‘We’ve Only Just Begun’, in Whelans. Furthermore, they filmed an acoustic set with Lips to Ears for their “Car Boot Sale” series, which can be found on Youtube.
The band consists of Martina Moon (vocals, songwriting), Sarah Morgan (guitar), Aisling Stephens McGowan (bass), and Zahira Ellis (drums). Their debut single, Emigrate, has accumulated over 6000 streams on Spotify, and has been featured on publications such as GCN Magazine or The Going Out Out Guide. Their most recent single, Omnibus Boners, is on its way to 5000 streams and has been described by Strephen Byrne (Golden Plec) as ‘the latest example of Irish ladies delivering the goods’.
Their influences vary from the singer songwriters of the 60s and 70s such as Paul Simon, Carole King or Joni Mitchell, to the BritPop and rock bands of the 90s, such as Elastica, Catatonia, Radiohead or Blur. Their lyrics talk about alienation and about yearning for connection, complemented by crunchy guitars, loud drums and catchy vocal melodies.
Band link: martinaandthemoons.com
Song played: Omnibus Boners © Martina and the Moons, all rights reserved.
Grave Sermon, known for their aggressive, chaotic, and blasting Death Metal, are set to release their new EP Liturgical Perversions on September 1, 2024. The band’s lineup includes current and former members from notable acts such as Legion of Wolves, Abaddon Incarnate, Thy Sinister Bloom, Aeternum Vale, Aesect, Twisted Element, and Ground of Ruin.
It was a pleasure to welcome back on the show Cory (Bass) & Jason (Drums) of Death Metal band Grave Sermon. We talk through the preparation, recording and themes of their soon to be released ep 'Liturgical Perversions'. The lads fill me in on the build up to their ep launch gig in Sin E, Sept 14th, featuring Stranglewire, Fraught and Blood Soaked and recent appearance at Siege of Limerick.
Liturgical Perversions, comprises four tracks of finely honed, pummeling death metal, marking a significant step up from previous releases in both ambition and execution. This EP delves into themes of penance and perdition, exposing the rank hypocrisy and ultimate ruination of zealots consumed by their own decadence, depravity, and inequity.
Lauuch night tickets are now available through Eventbrite.
Cost: €8 + booking fee.
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/strangle-wire-grave-sermon-fraught-blood-soaked-live-sin-e-tickets-1001401337357?aff=oddtdtcreator
Band Link:
https://gravesermon.bandcamp.com
Songs played:
This Mortal Disease © Grave Sermon, all rights reserved.
Vial Of Wrath © Grave Sermon, all rights reserved.
It was great to welcome back Alex & Junior of Belfast band Lock Horns to the podcast to talk about their new release 'Red Room'. Lock Horns have gone out and recorded one of the heaviest albums of the year, there simply is no room for sentimental acoustical passages or long self indulgent solos. This is pulsing, nerve shredding hatred and rage confined within the twenty eight minutes that make up 'Red Room'. We talk through all the tracks, get some brilliant insights from Alex & Junior and try to figure out where this will take them as a band. Another serious contender for album of the year for me and do not miss Lock Horns launch show on the 13th of September in Voodoo Belfast with support from Nihilanth! Please 'SUBSCRIBE' to The Metal Cell YouTube channel!
Band Link:
https://lockhornsni.bandcamp.com/album/red-room
Songs played on this episode © Lock Horns, all rights reserved.
Partholón, known for their ability to seamlessly blend lingering melodies with crushing riffs, has been a driving force in the Post-Metal/Sludge scene since their inception. Hailing from Cork, Daniel Howard (Vocals/Guitars) & Alan Setter (Drums/Backing Vocals) have seen numerous changes to their band, musician wise yet their collective musical prowess has earned them acclaim for pushing the boundaries of the genre while maintaining a distinct identity and sound.
Their debut release “Follow Me Through Body” (2016) laid down a foundation of extremely heavy music with a heightened emotional charge. A split 7″ release with Soothsayer (IRL) followed titled: “All We Are.”
In summer 2024, Partholón released “The Ocean Pours In”. It is a cathartic journey of life imitating art. From the Mary Russell seafaring tragedy to the death of an ancient tradition, five songs, spanning 37 mins, explore the hearts and minds of those that have come and gone. Married with the legend of Partholón, the tracks explore local history, mythology, tragedy and truth.
I met up with Daniel, Alan & Kirk Kelly (album photographer) over two days to talk about the creation of the album and to record the stories behind it.
Band link:
https://partholonian.bandcamp.com
All songs © Partholón, all rights reserved.
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Thanks to everyone involved in helping make this documentary happen! Richie.
Letty catches up with Aaron (Vocals/Bass), Sean (Guitars/B.Vocals) & Jake (Drums) of Dublin Thrash/Groove Metal band Unmaker in this pre-recorded interview before they played a sold out show at the Academy supporting Cavalera Conspiracy. The band chat about the prep for recording their second album, producers, influences and a few other topics before they hit the stage! (Audio only)
Unmaker links:
https://www.facebook.com/Unmakermetal
https://unmaker1.bandcamp.com/
Song played:
Status Zero © Unmaker, all rights reserved.
It was a pleasure to welcome a brand new band to the podcast, the Laois based Chiral Labs. The band experiment with all forms of punk, metal, rock and dance to create their own hyrid form of alternative metal. Formed by guitarist, producer and sound engineer, Gary Duncan from Portlaoise, a producer at Red Lake Sound locally, and vocalist Adam Brewer, originally from Dublin, the lads were joined by Spooky’ Chris Craig on guitars, and bassist Al ‘Buster Bhoy’ Tierney. I talk to Adam, Gary and Al about their approach to song writing, videos and future gig plans. The lads certainly fall under the 'ones to watch' category as they offer an exciting approach to their music visually and creatively. Check out their link below and dive into the sonic underworld with Chiral Labs.
https://chirallabs.ie/
Song played:
In The Company of Wolves © Chiral Labs, all rights reserved.
It was a pleasure to welcome Willow (Vocals/Bass) and Luke (Drums) of Tech Death/Thrash band Aesect onto the show. The band have released three absolutely face melting singles so far with Willow stepping forward to take over vocal duties. I was really looking forward to discussing that brilliant transformation as a front man with Willow along with the thought process that went into the videos to match up with the singles. One of which has already been flagged by YouTube as being too extreme. We cover plenty of topics on this great catch-up with Aesect as the lads prep for the release of a new album and a look to book a series of gigs around the country. They are certainly one of my favorite bands out there at the moment and I cannot wait to see them live once again.
Band links:
https://heylink.me/aesect
https://www.facebook.com/AeSect
Songs played:
Revolutionary Suicide © Aesect, all rights reserved.
Simulacra © Aesect, all rights reserved.
It was great to welcome brothers Sean and Tomás Hynes of the relatively new band, Adversary on the show. Word has travelled quickly in the Irish Scene about the three piece following blistering sets at The Siege of Limerick and Metal to the Masses. Formed by Sean Hynes as a one man project, Adversary starting releasing demos in 2022 before announcing they were a three-piece in 2023, consisting of the talents of brother Tomás (No Hassle, Foroasi gan Iniuchadh) and their well known uncle Shane (Death the Leveller, Mael Mordha).
I talk with Sean & Tomás in this pre-recorded interview on the back of that triumphant Siege appearance. We cover their formation, song writing, gigs and many more interesting topics as I try to get behind the veil of mystic that this Blackened Doom metal band have conjured up in such a short space of time.
Band link:
https://adversary0.bandcamp.com
Song played:
Alas, a Peaceful Death © Adversary, all rights reserved.
It was a pleasure to catch up with Ciaran Coghlan (Guitars/Vocals), Ollie Cunningham (Drums) & Tomás O'Brein (Bass) of Coroza, in the historic setting of Rostellan Woods, Aghada in East Cork. An area well known to myself and Ciaran, and home to the Rostellan Dolmen amongst many other unique sites. The dolmen sits in the sea and is unique in that it opens to the east, rather than facing the setting sun, as does the normal, land-locked portal tomb.
Pat O'Regan, in his review of 'As Within' described Coroza as having harnessed all that is monolithic and monumental within the extreme music spectrum and crafted an album that is both fearless and formidable. The four piece comprising of Ciaran, Ollie, Tomás and Jack O'Neill (Guitars/Vocals) have joined with Cursed Monk Records to release the album. This interview was pre-recorded before the release date so the lads were unaware of the massive swell of critical acclaim it has since achieved both here and further abroad. Thanks to Ciaran, Ollie & Tomás for sharing their insights into the making and recording of 'As Within'. Buy it now!
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Album Link:
https://cursedmonk.bandcamp.com/album/as-within
Coroza are appearing on Monkfest 6th ofJuly Pharmacia, Limerick and will play the whole album:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/monk-fest-2024-tickets-765729105367
Songs played:
MYRRH © COROZA, all rights reserved.
We were delighted to welcome Alex of Tooms, Eoghan of Slung from a Tree and Emmet of From The Depths Podcast on the show to talk about the upcoming eight band Doom/Sludge & Metal festival Monkfest. The lads along with Roger of Cursed Monk records are gearing up for the third year of Monkfest in Pharmacia, Limerick. Bands playing are Blut (UK), Geist (UK) and Irish acts, Luxury Mollusc, Soothsayer, Coroza, Tooms, True Home & Slung from a Tree. All money raised will be donated to Temple St. Children's Hospital and will be split between the Neurology Department and the Play Therapy Department to honour the memory of Rogers niece Ash who was so well looked after by Temple St. in her final months. Tickets are €20 each and will allow access to the live performances upstairs in the venue beginning at 6pm with doors at 5.30pm.
The From The Depths Lane Party will begin at 3pm and will be free to attend.
Ticket Link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/monk-fest-2024-tickets-765729105367
Cursed Monk Link:
https://www.cursedmonk.com
All music played courtesy of Cursed Monk Records © and all rights reserved.
Formed in Dublin, Ireland, in 2007, Hero In Error was founded by drummer Stephen Reilly and guitarist Gary Regan, the band’s inception was fueled by the desire to blend the diverse styles of Mastodon, Deftones, Smashing Pumpkins, and Sikth. The five piece which are completed by Rob Powderly (Guitars), Jay Doyle (Bass) and UK based vocalist Kaan Tasan have just released their incredible self titled EP and are now ready to tour a blistering live set consisting of all your favourite past Hero in Error songs alongside the three new ones, 'Enemy Within, 'Moths to a Flame' and 'Left In Your Absence'. I talk to Gary and Confey in this pre-recorded episode about how these songs came to fruition, future plans and some other interesting topics on this exciting new phase of Hero In Error.
Band link:
https://hero-in-error.bandcamp.com/album/hero-in-error
Songs played:
Enemy Within © Hero In Error, all rights reserved.
Moths to a Flame © Hero In Error, all rights reserved.
It was terrific to host Rónán (Vocals), Sean (Guitars) & Pavol (Bass) of the legendary sludge merchants Ten Ton Slug at The Metal Cell Studios. As you can imagine, cans were cracked open, riffs were talked about, stories of the making of 'Colossal Oppressor' were shared and craic was had. The lads have crafted one of the most important releases in the Irish Metal Scene in years, so join us as we herald the arrival of Ten Ton Slugs first album release 'Colossal Oppressor', the slime is real!
Band link and buy stuff here:
https://tentonslug.bandcamp.com/album/colossal-oppressor
All songs played © Ten Ton Slug, all rights reserved.
I was joined by Craig Murphy, Marcelo Varge, Jason Hodgkins and Sebastian Sparr of Uragh for this much awaited track by track overview of their incredible progressive metal/metalcore debut album 'Maelstrom'. It's no secret how much I admire this band and the lads were in top form as they joined me to talk through this very important release for the Irish Metal Scene. It was great to dig deep into the tracks to find out how the dynamics, emotions, rhythms and music were crafted and balanced along with the stories that formed 'Maelstrom'. I hope you enjoy the episode and show some love to Uragh by clicking on their bandcamp page below!
Band Link:
https://uragh.bandcamp.com/album/maelstrom
All songs played © Uragh, all rights reserved.
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The Donnys are an exciting vibrant five piece rock and roll experience born and bred in Kilkenny. Ranging in age from 18 to 19, their combined musical talent and aspirational drive leaves no doubt that they are a force to be reckoned with. Since forming in late 2021, The Donnys have proven themselves as an ambitious and ever growing force securing support slots with Irish legends such as Kerbdog, The Undertones and The Stunning as well as frequently packing out numerous home town bars with their high-octane performances. They have just released their debut album featuring twelve songs called 'Get Active' on April 5th.
Oisín (Vocals/Guitars), Ethan (Bass), Adam (Keyboards), Niall (Lead Guitars) & Eoghan (Drums) chatted with Letty who met them outside Hacketts in Kilkenny on the first night of their Get Active Tour.
Song featured:
Active! © The Donnys, all rights reserved.
Band link:
https://www.instagram.com/thedonnysband
It was a pleasure to welcome Pete Craig guitarist and one of the founding members of the brilliant Deathcore band Nihilanth to the show. We discuss a lot of topics on the show, I asked Pete about his time with his previous band Death of a Salesman, how he met Aidan Thompson, who now is the current singer of Nihilanth after hanging up his bass playing duties, the creation of their excellent debut EP 'Destroyer of Worlds', recording with JSR Studios and many more interesting stories that cropped up during the chat. I hope you enjoy the show and please hit that 'SUBSCRIBE' button on The Metal Cell YouTube channel! Thanks.
Band link:
https://nihilanthriff.bandcamp.com/album/destroyer-of-worlds
Songs played:
Traitors of the State © Nihilanth, all rights reserved.
A Stranger Called Death © Nihilanth, all rights reserved.
THE METAL CELL FORUMS ARE BACK!
Danielle, Evan, Howard & Letty join me for a live stream on The Metal Cell YouTube channel in yet another great excuse to chat about our favorite subject 'METAL'. The topics covered were the Siege of Limerick - Earrach MMXXIV at Dolans, Limerick, we debate 'what is the perfect setlist time for established bands playing live.....30mins, 45mins, 60mins.....or who wants shorter sets? There was plenty of people commenting on all of the above along with some hilarious stories that came to light as the show continued to it's conclusion. I hope you enjoy it and thanks again for all your support! Once again please 'SUBSCRIBE' to The Metal Cell YouTube Channel if you haven't already! Thanks!
Cherym is a 3-piece band from Derry. They take influence from Charly Bliss, Bikini Kill, PUP and Pixies. The band members Hannah (she/they) Alannagh (she/they) and Emer (she/her) all met in college and formed the band over a love for pop punk and garage music. The bands debut album, “Take it or Leave It”, came out the 16th of February, 2024.
Letty got to sit down and chat with them in The Academy before their gig opening for Enter Shikari.
Band link:
https://cherym.bandcamp.com
Song played:
ALPHA BETA SIGMA © Cherym, all rights reserved.
It was a pleasure to welcome Dan (Vocals), Mike (Guitars) & Eoin (Bass) of legendary Limerick Death Metal band Trenchknife on to the show! The lads were in top form as we settled down to talk about the new music that will be coming out in 2024, some of their upcoming gigs and we take a look back at the bands history in some of the many of the topics we covered on this episode. Please 'SUBSCRIBE' to The Metal Cell YouTube channel if you haven't already and check out Trenchknife on the link below!
Band Link:
https://www.instagram.com/trenchknifeband
Song played:
The Absent Dead © Trenchknife, all rights reserved.
Recoil are a rising 5 piece Alt/Rock band from Wexford.
Here's the official blurb about the band:
Recoil are an explosive teenage Punk/Rock Band, high energy with rocking original music. They have been featured on BEAT 102 103 with their single, 'RIP YOU OUT', which had over 42,000 plays on Spotify.
Letty has a chat with the lads about their singles, influences, gigs and future plans of the Wexford band.
Band link:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091964864990
Song played:
Rip you out: © Recoil, all rights reserved.
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