Metalshop: A tribute to Kevin Diers
Tonight we celebrate the life of Kevin Diers. Thank you for listening.
May 14, 2025•1 hr 51 min
Metal Shop's Backstage Pass
Dredged from the swamps of unincorporated King County, Metal Shop is the
heaviest show on the airwaves! Get a dose of free mental therapy, and bang
your head with the Metal Tribe!
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Episodes
Metal Shop's Backstage Pass - Episode 390 : THE HU (Gala)
It was an honor to speak with the GALA from the badass Mongolian rock band THE HU who is on tour with Iron Maiden now!
Oct 19, 2024•8 min
Metal Shop's Backstage Pass - Episode 389 : ROB HALFORD
THE METAL GOD HIMSELF Rob F'n Halford joins me to chat about Seattle music, what keeps him loving metal and more! Judas Priest headlines Angel of the Winds Arena tomorrow night (October 9th) !
Oct 08, 2024•15 min•Ep. 389
Metal Shop's Backstage Pass - Episode 388 : BLIGHTED EYE
Seattle blackened melodic death metal band BLIGHTED EYE just released their new album "Agony's Bespoke" and are playing their record release show on Friday October 4th at the Substation with VOID DANCER and The Devils of Loudun !
Sep 30, 2024•25 min•Ep. 388
Metal Shop's Backstage Pass - Episode 387 : UNDEATH vocalist ALEXANDER JONES
UNDEATH is coming to town on October 2nd - they're playing EL CORAZON with Kruelty, Tribal Gaze and Gates To Hell !
Sep 26, 2024•23 min•Ep. 387
Metal Shop's Backstage Pass - Episode 386 : PROGENITOR
Progenitor is a BADASS Northwest based black metal band ! Stream their album "Eldritch Supremacy" here .
Sep 16, 2024•26 min•Ep. 386
Metal Shop's Backstage Pass - Episode 385 : BRIAN FERRELL JR (SEATTLE DECIMATION FEST)
SEATTLE DECIMATION FEST is coming up Labor Day weekend at the Substation in Seattle!
Aug 22, 2024•21 min•Ep. 385
Metal Shop's Backstage Pass - Episode 384 : SERPENT RIDER
SERPENT RIDER is an AWESOME Northwest heavy metal band that's heading out on tour with Canadian metal legends ANVIL. You can catch them at The Substation in Seattle with ANVIL on Thursday August 15th!
Aug 09, 2024•42 min•Ep. 384
Metal Shop's Backstage Pass - Episode 383 : SKELM
SKELM is an awesome hardcore influenced death metal band from up in Everett. Turn it up!
Jul 25, 2024•31 min•Ep. 383
Metal Shop's Backstage Pass - Episode 382 : PALLBEARER
I spoke with Brett Campbell from the Arkansas-based doom metal band PALLBEARER. Pallbearer is playing July 19th at the Substation in Seattle !
Jul 11, 2024•18 min•Ep. 382
Metal Shop's Backstage Pass - Episode 381 : GREYHAWK
I chatted with the mighty GREYHAWK about their new vocalist, new music, touring overseas and more! You can see GREYHAWK LIVE at Loud and Local Fest 2024 - JULY 12 / 13 at CLUB HEKTIC in Lynnwood. Tickets available at loudandlocalfest.net
Jul 04, 2024•30 min•Ep. 381
Metal Shop's Backstage Pass - Episode 380 : HIEROPHANT BOOKING
I chatted with Adam, Leah and Zach from Hierophant Booking about some of their awesome upcoming shows, how they got started collaborating on booking, their favorite Northwest bands and more.
Jun 27, 2024•44 min•Ep. 380
Metal Shop's Backstage Pass - Episode 379 : NOROTH
Seattle death metal band NOROTH stopped by the station to talk about their new album SACRIFICIAL SOLACE.
Jun 13, 2024•29 min•Ep. 379
Metal Shop's Backstage Pass - Episode 378 : END OF DAYZ
Bring the living room mosh with new music from Northwest hardcore band END OF DAYZ.
Jun 06, 2024•35 min•Ep. 378
Metal Shop's Backstage Pass - Episode 377 : XAVIER WAHLBERG (UPON STONE)
Xavier Wahlberg is the bassist and vocalist of the Southern California based melodic death metal band UPON STONE. They released the album "Dead Mother Moon" in early 2024. I chatted with Xavier about what got him into melodeath, how he manages his time between playing in Upon Stone alongside Xibalba and Vamachara + much more.
May 23, 2024•25 min•Ep. 377
Metal Shop's Backstage Pass - Episode 376 : LACABRA
Seattle based metal band LACABRA is gearing up for a tour down the West Coast and will be kicking things off with a gig at the Funhouse! I chatted with Richie and Lance from Lacabra + premiered two brand new songs. Turn it up!
May 08, 2024•45 min•Ep. 376
Metal Shop's Backstage Pass - Episode 375 : ETERNAL CHAMPION vocalist Jason Tarpey
Eternal Champion will be playing Northwest Terror Fest 2024 at the Neumos stage on Friday May 10th! You can get info about NWTF 2024 (including a link to purchase tickets) here. Jason is a legend! Enjoy this chat with the heavy metal / hardcore fantasy novel writing blacksmith himself.
Apr 25, 2024•28 min•Ep. 375
Metal Shop's Backstage Pass - Episode 374 : REPLICANT guitarist Pete Lloyd
"Infinite Mortality" is my MOST ANTICIPATED album of 2024 ....and it comes out this Friday (April 12th) I spoke to the man behind the riffs - Replicant guitarist Pete Lloyd about his love of Nevermore, skronky guitar riffs, how his identical twin sons are huge fans of Edge of Sanity....and of course we chatted about the album! This interview features TWO new songs from Replicant. Turn it up!
Apr 07, 2024•39 min•Ep. 374
Metal Shop's Backstage Pass - Episode 373 : ULI JON ROTH
Legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth is coming to the Tractor Tavern on Friday April 12th! I chatted with Uli about his 9 cats, his 3 hour live show and much more.
Apr 03, 2024•21 min•Ep. 373
Metal Shop's Backstage Pass - Episode 372 : ARMORED SAINT (Joey Vera & John Bush)
I spoke with metal legends Joey Vera and John Bush from ARMORED SAINT about their upcoming show THIS SUNDAY - March 31st at the Neptune !
Mar 28, 2024•27 min•Ep. 372
Metal Shop's Backstage Pass - Episode 371 : MIKE SCHLEIBAUM (DARKEST HOUR)
MIKE SCHLEIBAUM is the master shredder for the metalcore heavyweights DARKEST HOUR who are coming back to town this Tuesday (March 19th) at El Corazon!
Mar 14, 2024•24 min•Ep. 371
Metal Shop's Backstage Pass - Episode 370 : MAX CAVALERA
Seattle! Max Cavalera's new band GO AHEAD AND DIE is coming to town THIS FRIDAY - March 8th. Tickets are available now to see them at the Substation.
Mar 05, 2024•20 min•Ep. 370
Metal Shop's Backstage Pass - Episode 369 : OYSTEIN BRUN (Borknagar)
Borknagar recently released their eighth studio album, so I chatted with mastermind Oystein Brun about the behind the scenes with it, inspiration and much more. Enjoy!
Feb 29, 2024•28 min•Ep. 369
Metal Shop's Backstage Pass - Episode 368 : ED MEJIA
Meet Yakima-based shredder Ed Mejia!
Feb 15, 2024•30 min•Ep. 368
Metal Shop's Backstage Pass - Episode 367 : APEX PREDATOR
Earn your respect and learn about the "Federal Way of Life" with Northwest hardcore band APEX PREDATOR
Feb 02, 2024•46 min•Ep. 367
Metal Shop's Backstage Pass - Episode 366 : VULTURES ABOVE US
Badass Northwest metal band Vultures Above Us stopped by the studio to debut a brand new song and talk about their upcoming show at the Substation on January 14th with Draemora.
Jan 12, 2024•36 min•Ep. 366
Metal Shop's Backstage Pass - Episode 365 : EXCRESCENCE
EXCRESCENCE is blasting their way out of Tacoma with intense, high energy brutal death metal. Get to know your new favorite Northwest metal band.
Jan 04, 2024•40 min•Ep. 365
Metal Shop's Backstage Pass - Episode 364 : RAT KING
RAT KING has returned with a killer new album ! Go see them rage at Hail Santa 13 this coming weekend :)
Dec 14, 2023•38 min•Ep. 364
Metal Shop's Backstage Pass - Episode 363 : XOTH
Just in time for HAIL SANTA 13, Xoth dropped by the station to jam some songs from their incredible new album "Exogalactic!"
Dec 07, 2023•41 min•Ep. 363
Metal Shop's Backstage Pass - Episode 362 : COVEN 6669
Northwest legends COVEN 6669 came up to the studio to chat about an upcoming rarities release, some badass shows coming up, the history of the band and much more !
Dec 01, 2023•40 min•Ep. 362
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