On This week's episode... Tregenza & Ant made the trip west to the 'Bristol Metal Quarter' and caught up with Ryan Waste from crossover thrash legends Municipal Waste... We talk touring, vinyl reissues, side projects, merch cuts an a whole load more! Instagram: @intheabyssmetal / @ant_dan / @joeytregenza / @ryanwaste Twitter: @Intheabyssuk Facebook: @intheabyssuk 10% off everything at Seventh Circle Artworks with the code ABYSS10, exclusively for our listeners! Get involved at https://www.se...
Oct 14, 2023•27 min•Ep. 70
On This week's episode... We have a quick catch up with contributor & close friend of the podcast Gav Evans after attending his first EVER metal show on the Municipal Waste tour... Welcome to the best club in the world Gav, you'll never leave! Instagram: @intheabyssmetal / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss / @joeytregenza Twitter: @Intheabyssuk Facebook: @intheabyssuk 10% off everything at Seventh Circle Artworks with the code ABYSS10, exclusively for our listeners! Get involved at https://www.sev...
Oct 12, 2023•19 min
On This week's episode... We look back on the mega metal month of September! Bangers from Nervosa, Moonlight Sorcery, Grove Street, Disguised Malignance and a whole load more! Instagram: @intheabyssmetal / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss / @joeytregenza Twitter: @Intheabyssuk Facebook: @intheabyssuk 10% off everything at Seventh Circle Artworks with the code ABYSS10, exclusively for our listeners! Get involved at https://www.seventhcircleartworks.com Intro music 'Grand Caravan' by The Grudge, check ...
Oct 08, 2023•54 min•Ep. 69
On This week's episode... We count down our favourite debut albums with just one rule... NO Appetite For Destruction! We drag up some absolute classics from years gone by... with a bit of controversy along the way. We also talk about developments surrounding a subject we are very passionate about... merch cuts! Instagram: @intheabyssmetal / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss / @joeytregenza Twitter: @Intheabyssuk Facebook: @intheabyssuk 10% off everything at Seventh Circle Artworks with the code ABYSS1...
Oct 01, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 68
On this week's episode... Tregenza & Voice Of Reason dig into the new Code Orange record 'The Above', their first since 2020's Underneath. Cue the Nu Metal talk... Instagram: @intheabyssmetal / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss / @joeytregenza Twitter: @Intheabyssuk Facebook: @intheabyssuk 10% off everything at Seventh Circle Artworks with the code ABYSS10, exclusively for our listeners! Get involved at https://www.seventhcircleartworks.com Intro music 'Grand Caravan' by The Grudge, check em out o...
Sep 26, 2023•22 min•Ep. 67
On This week's episode... We pay homage to the one thing that glues it all together... THE RIFF! The legendary, the favourites, the filthiest... Just grab a beer, warm up your neck and all hail... THE FUCKING RIFF! Oh, and we bet you always wanted to know which Michael Jackson song came closest to thrash... Padre reckons he's got you covered! Instagram: @intheabyssmetal / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss / @joeytregenza Twitter: @Intheabyssuk Facebook: @intheabyssuk 10% off everything at Seventh Circ...
Sep 17, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 66
Because we love you all so much, we have a bonus episode this week!! Tregenza, Voice Of Reason and once-a-regular-guest-now-part-of-the-furniture Beandog get into the energetic & charismatic new Corey Taylor solo album CMFT2... Listen in to see what we think... Is it a vinyl purchase? A 2022 top 20? Top 10 even? Instagram: @merchintheabyss / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss / @joeytregenza Twitter: @Intheabyssuk Facebook: @intheabyssuk 10% off everything at Seventh Circle Artworks with the code A...
Sep 12, 2023•26 min•Ep. 65
On this week's episode... We look back on some key metal releases in August including bangers from Urne, Orbit Culture, Spirit Adrift, Alice Cooper and many many more! We also celebrate what seems to be the return of the 'proper' UK tour, the importance of the battle jacket and... Can you order camels via mail order? Instagram: @merchintheabyss / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss / @joeytregenza Twitter: @Intheabyssuk Facebook: @intheabyssuk 10% off everything at Seventh Circle Artworks with the code ...
Sep 10, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 64
On this week's episode... Tregenza looks back on a banger of a show on the Obituary / Pest Control tour, we also go all 'grumpy old metalhead' on Deathcore and the current controversies surrounding this divisive sub genre, the formation of a 'heavy metal government' and most importantly... We have a bit of a love-in with our favourite underground metal label Dying Victims Productions. Oh, and the man from DelMonte comes up too... Instagram: @merchintheabyss / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss / @joeyt...
Sep 03, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 63
On this week's episode... After their headline performance at Bloodstock 2023, we decided to go back over the Megadeth back catalogue and rank the albums from the godawful to the genre defining classics... As ever, there's some questionable views on show.... Instagram: @merchintheabyss / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss / @joeytregenza Twitter: @Intheabyssuk Facebook: @intheabyssuk Black Coffee Worship: https://www.blackcoffeeworship.co.uk/ 10% off everything at Seventh Circle Artworks with the code ...
Aug 27, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 62
On this week's episode... It's a bumper one so grab a beer and strap yourselves in! We look back on an exhausting yet triumphant weekend at Bloodstock 2023... The riffs, the pits, the people, the questionable t-shirts and everything in between. Roll on 2024!! This episode is dedicated to the young metalhead who tragically lost his life at the festival after falling ill. One of our own, rest in peace! Instagram: @merchintheabyss / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss / @joeytregenza / @originalbeandog / @...
Aug 19, 2023•2 hr 18 min•Ep. 61
On this week's episode... Tregenza & The Voice Of Reason are once again joined by Beandog (he can't keep away) for a deep dive into one of this year's most anticipated albums, A Feast On Sorrow from the awesome Urne. Instagram: @merchintheabyss / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss / @joeytregenza / @originalbeandog Twitter: @Intheabyssuk Facebook: @intheabyssuk Black Coffee Worship: https://www.blackcoffeeworship.co.uk/ 10% off everything at Seventh Circle Artworks with the code ABYSS10, exclusivel...
Aug 03, 2023•37 min•Ep. 60
On this week's episode... We rope in 3/5 of The Grudge (Kieran, Lee & Beandog) to preview the UK's biggest heavy metal party, Bloodstock 2023! We give our views on the lineup, expectations, the bands we are looking forward to, food / beer and of course... the weather!! Oh, and for those of you who have been attending Bloodstock for a few years, Tregenza remembers the epic games of Forky Forky! See you there! Instagram: @intheabyssmetal / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss / @joeytregenza Twitter: @...
Jul 30, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 59
On this week's episode... We finally get around to looking back at some of the metal bangers released in June... Plus pick some of our favourites from 2023 so far and also a bit too much cricket talk... Thrash metal cricket? Yep! Instagram: @merchintheabyss / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss / @joeytregenza / Twitter: @Intheabyssuk Facebook: @intheabyssuk Black Coffee Worship: https://www.blackcoffeeworship.co.uk/ 10% off everything at Seventh Circle Artworks with the code ABYSS10, exclusively for ou...
Jul 23, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 58
On this week's episode... It's a full house as Tregenza, Padre & Voice Of Reason are joined by Dave from Black City Records in Bristol & record-hoarding fiend Original Beandog to answer the question that's on everyone's lips... What 8 metal albums would you have if stranded on a desert island? From soft furnishings to a shout out for Black Coffee Worship via our own personal London Astoria, nothing is off limits! Instagram: @merchintheabyss / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss / @joeytregenza /...
Jul 16, 2023•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 57
On this week's episode... Tregenza is joined by Wallowing... one of the UK's most fascinating and exciting bands to talk about their recent (and utterly awesome) new album 'Earth Reaper', anonymity as a band, shows in unusual places (#bookmosh) and where the future lies for such a unique package! Instagram: @merchintheabyss / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss / @joeytregenza / @officialchupacabrametal Twitter: @Intheabyssuk Facebook: @intheabyssuk 10% off everything at Seventh Circle Artworks with the...
Jul 10, 2023•56 min•Ep. 56
On this week's episode... We are joined by Nige & Heather from new UK Thrash project Chupacabra to talk... about their awesome debut EP, the Bristol metal scene, miming rock stars and performing naked on stage covered in blue paint!! Check out 'Burn The Clowns' now: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6T1tsER0oA4kAGFgFNCrsc Instagram: @merchintheabyss / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss / @joeytregenza / @officialchupacabrametal Twitter: @Intheabyssuk Facebook: @intheabyssuk 10% off everything at Seve...
Jul 04, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 55
On this episode... Something a little different as Tregenza & The Voice Of Reason dig into the new album from Nita Strauss, The Call Of The Wild and give it an honest review. Keep your eyes peeled for more album review shorts coming soon! Instagram: @merchintheabyss / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss / @joeytregenza / Twitter: @Intheabyssuk Facebook: @intheabyssuk 10% off everything at Seventh Circle Artworks with the code ABYSS10, exclusively for our listeners! Get involved at https://www.sevent...
Jul 01, 2023•19 min•Ep. 54
n this week's episode... We are joined by Bones & Zach from true defenders of the metal faith & soon to be huge Tailgunner to take a deep dive into their forthcoming debut album Guns For Hire plus a bit of an update on the great guitarist search! Pre-order Guns For Hire: https://www.atomicfire-records.com/brand/3394 Instagram: @merchintheabyss / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss / @joeytregenza / Twitter: @Intheabyssuk Facebook: @intheabyssuk 10% off everything at Seventh Circle Artworks with ...
Jun 27, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 53
On this week's episode... Tregenza & The Voice Of Reason discuss a few albums that could be considered 'obscure gems'... Those albums that just didn't catch on to the wider world but hold their own as absolute bangers! We also reminisce about those free CDs that came with Kerrang in the 90s plus our webzine days in the early 2000s... Instagram: @merchintheabyss / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss / @joeytregenza / Twitter: @Intheabyssuk Facebook: @intheabyssuk 10% off everything at Seventh Circle ...
Jun 19, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 52
On this week's episode... We look back at some of the metal releases from the month of May featuring the likes of Enforcer, Unearth, Cattle Decapitation, Vomitory & a whole load more! Things also get a bit 'ranty' towards the end when the subject of artist tour income arises... Instagram: @merchintheabyss / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss / @joeytregenza / Twitter: @Intheabyssuk Facebook: @intheabyssuk 10% off everything at Seventh Circle Artworks with the code ABYSS10, exclusively for our liste...
Jun 12, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 51
On this week's episode... We celebrate 50 episodes with a look back on the past 5 decades of metal and pick apart Voice Of Reason's selection of the 10 most important metal albums from the 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s, 2010s... A whole host of classic metal albums drooled over plus some questionable choices and glaring omissions... Instagram: @merchintheabyss / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss / @joeytregenza / Twitter: @Intheabyssuk Facebook: @intheabyssuk 10% off everything at Seventh Circle Artworks with th...
Jun 05, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 50
On this week's episode... Tregenza caught up with Urne bassist / vocalist Joe Nally to talk about the sure-to-be-a-killer upcoming album 'A Feast On Sorrow', the upcoming tour with Gojira, recording with Joe Duplantier in New York and trying to avoid getting stuck in Europe for 5 years! Preorder 'A Feast On Sorrow' here: https://www.impericon.com/uk/urne.html?utm_source=band&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=merch_referral_metal_en_urne Instagram: @merchintheabyss / @ant_dan / @padreinthe...
May 27, 2023•50 min•Ep. 49
On this week's episode... We are joined by David Savage, owner of Bristol's heavy metal record shop Black City Records. We talk all things vinyl, the highs and lows of starting and running a record shop, favourite records and making cups of tea for Municipal Waste and Lamb Of God! https://www.blackcityrecords.co.uk/ Instagram: @merchintheabyss / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss / @joeytregenza / @blackcitymetal Twitter: @Intheabyssuk Facebook: @intheabyssuk Intro music 'Grand Caravan' by The Grudge, ...
May 22, 2023•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 48
On this week's episode... We have a bit of a catch up on a great night with the legendary Therapy?, the Coronation of the man with the shiny hat, Eurovision, post-gig grub and the forthcoming Iron Maiden tour setlist... our hopes, dreams and quite possibly disappointments! Instagram: @merchintheabyss / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss / @joeytregenza Twitter: @Intheabyssuk Facebook: @intheabyssuk Intro music 'Grand Caravan' by The Grudge, check em out on facebook, Instagram, Bandcamp etc @thegrudgeuk...
May 15, 2023•55 min•Ep. 47
On this week's episode... Padre finally returns after a few weeks away with a frank and up front view on 72 Seasons... We also look back at some of our favourite metal releases in April... From thrash legends to Scottish sword wielding power metal and everything in between. We also catch up on Ant's metal journey as it's been a while plus Tregenza looks back on a banger of a show from Warbringer & Hellripper in London. Instagram: @merchintheabyss / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss / @joeytregenza...
May 08, 2023•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 46
On this week's episode... We catch up with Allfather vocalist Tom Ballard to talk all things Allfather, ethical merchandise, the UK metal scene and even obscure grocery shopping on a Kent high street!! We also look at moshpit etiquette, the potential closure of a legendary London venue and of course, give more opinion on 72 Seasons. New release 'A Violent Truth' available now: https://allfather1.bandcamp.com/album/a-violent-truth Instagram: @merchintheabyss / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss / @joeyt...
May 01, 2023•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 45
On this week's episode... Tregenza caught up with Alex Palmer, owner of the rather awesome and VERY metal Seventh Circle Artworks to talk about his awesome work, the cool collaborations and what inspires him to create such unique pieces. We'll also look back on Metallica's 72 Seasons plus a dark week for metal festivals in the UK... Not to mention a few rants n' grumbles! https://www.seventhcircleartworks.com/ Instagram: @merchintheabyss / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss / @joeytregenza / @seventhci...
Apr 24, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 44
On this week's episode... We look back on another outstanding month of metal with March's releases. Waxing lyrical over epics from the likes of Enslaved, Foretoken, Dawn Ray'd & Majesties plus a few surprising gems like Hellcrash, The Banishment, Allfather and a shed load more! Welcoming back once again, The Grudge tubthumper, uber metalhead and all round gent, Beandog! Instagram: @merchintheabyss / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss / @joeytregenza / @originalbeandog Twitter: @Intheabyssuk Faceboo...
Apr 15, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 43
An impromptu bonus episode! On Thursday April 13th, Tregenza & Bean spent a couple of hours at Hackney Picturehouse to preview Metallica's 72 Seasons album... We decided to have a bit of a debrief and discuss what we really thought after the first full listen... This may or may not have been alcohol fuelled* *It really was! Instagram: @merchintheabyss / @ant_dan / @padreintheabyss / @joeytregenza Twitter: @Intheabyssuk Facebook: @intheabyssuk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...
Apr 14, 2023•19 min
