The Metal Cell was delighted to host Nathanael/vox & guitars and Flow/drums of Damim before they went onstage and gave a blistering performance to a packed crowd in Cyprus Avenue. They gave a great insight into the workings of Damim, by talking through the recording of their terrifc album 'A Fine Game of Nil', the filming of 'Rising of the Lights' video, signing with Apocalyptic Witchcraft and future plans as well. It was a pleasure to be in such fine company and I'm really looking forward t...
Aug 08, 2019•30 min•Ep. 27
The Metal Cell sat down with these three purveyors of filthy chaotic death before they went on stage to heaving hordes of fist raising metallers. Pauric/vox, Matt/guitars and Tom/guitars talk about the loss Andy, laugh about it, change their mind and then talk about finding friends with benefits. A good chat about Invictus Productions follows, trying to write new songs, upcoming shows and Matt's pride of the Mayo jersey. Great craic and lovely chaps! Support The Metal Cell Podcast...
Aug 08, 2019•19 min•Ep. 26
So Ollie the drummer of Coroza, Colin singer/riffmaster of Zhora have formed a new band along with Leon bassist with Mendicant and called it Spirit Merchant. This was only their third gig and what a great performance they dished out to a large crowd. The Metal Cell was delighted to catch them, to hear them talk about the benefits of side projects, enjoying life as a three piece and future plans. Support The Metal Cell Podcast
Aug 08, 2019•25 min•Ep. 25
Wrestling, Miley Cyrus, Christian Brothers and decent tunes being wrote...It can only mean one thing, the final episode of The Metal Cell before the summer break. So join myself, Cian, Jake & Jack of God Alone as we talk a heap of mad stuff and find out what the lads have in store for us in the upcoming months. This episode contains laughter, strong language and serious musical talent. Enjoy, like, share and convert! Songs featured: DAGDA & DORDÁN (c) God Alone, 2019 all rights reserved....
Jul 12, 2019•57 min•Ep. 24
The Metal Cell was delighted to welcome bassist Dave and drummer Chris to spend a few hours chatting about their current E.P "Live at the Paranoid Pit", the benefits of being an instrumental band, song writing, operating on a small budget and the power of Photoshop. Some great stories and a lot of laughter feature as well. So enjoy, like, share and convert! Songs featured: Grandstander and Beserker (c) Aponym, 2019 all rights reserved. Support The Metal Cell Podcast...
Jul 05, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 23
The Metal Cell was delighted to welcome Con and Ralf to preview the upcoming Monolith Festival in August. We talk about the metal scene in both Ireland, Germany and Switzerland. Ralf having played with thrash Swiss legends Poltergeist, Death Metal band Requiem and Doom Metal band Wolf Counsel, had plenty of tales to tell from life on the road to be heard. It was conversation that could have went on all night with two great servants to the metal scene. Be sure to spread the word on Monolith 2019,...
Jun 27, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 22
The Metal Cell was set up in The Green Room of Cyprus Avenue to do a live Podcast for the Metal United gig thanks to Danny Fitz of Pethrophile Promotions. Elder Druid from Ballymena arrived after a long journey and being great lads agreed to do an interview with me as soon as the gear was dragged up the stairs. The chat was mainly about the bands they've toured with, trying to conquer Metal to the Masses and win a chance at a Bloodstock appearance, new songs and working with Mariusz Lewandowski....
Jun 22, 2019•35 min•Ep. 21
The Metal Cell was set up in The Green Room of Cyprus Avenue to do a live Podcast for the Metal United gig thanks to Danny Fitz of Pethrophile Promotions. Black Shuck from Galway were the second band to play for the worldwide celebration of metal and pummeled the growing crowd with slabs of raw face melting aggression. Soon a mosh pit started at the front of the stage with the band joining in. Brendan, Ian and Thomas joined me afterwards for one of the best laughs I had in along time, covering a...
Jun 22, 2019•34 min•Ep. 20
The Metal Cell set up in The Green Room of Cyprus Avenue to do a live Podcast for the Metal United gig in association with Danny Fitz of Pethrophile Promotions. Xero from Limerick were the first band to kick off the worldwide celebration of metal with a precision like fury which impressed us all and converted many more who were only seeing them for the first time. Afterwards Mike, Dave, Conny, Nick and Andrew chatted for a short time about collaborations, recording songs, archery, metal styles a...
Jun 22, 2019•35 min•Ep. 19
The Metal Cell Studio travelled up to Dublin to meet Darragh, Aaron and Mark of Black Metal act Horrenda to discuss the release of their new single Nerve Gas on the 18th of June, writing and recording for an album release later this year and what is means to be Black Metal band in Ireland. Of course no Metal Cell Podcast wouldn’t be complete without the usual array of funny stories to brighten any blackened hearts listening. Songs featured: Nerve Gas and Sluagh (c) Horrenda, 2019 all rights rese...
Jun 21, 2019•59 min•Ep. 18
Patrick Murphy of The Irish Flagbearers of Hellfest talks about going to his 9th Hellfest Festival in Clisson France. There are two Irish flags created, each decorated by the bands that are playing that year with the central motif usually a play on words in relation to a chosen favourite band and the festival itself i.e Down and Bury Me at Hellfest. One flag is kept aside for that band in question to be thrown up or presented to them after they finish their set and the other flag gets it's flagp...
Jun 14, 2019•32 min•Ep. 17
The Metal Cell Studio was delighted to spend an entertaining hour in the company of Evan Prendergast (drums) and new guitarist Alex Heinrich of Worn Out discussing an eventful few months which saw original guitarist Isaac leave and Alex joining, resulting in the creation of several new songs, the importance of band dynamics, gigging with various bands, working with artists Kate Rua & Kelvin Doran and the Irish Metal Scene. It's a jam packed hour with the two lads and there's plenty of laughs...
Jun 07, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 16
The Metal Cell Studio packed it's mics, laptop cans of Carlsberg and headed up to Galway following the trail of slime to track down Ten Ton Slug. Sean and Ronán sat down with me in Ronán's kitchen and instead of TV show Come Dine With Me we had our own Come Slime with Me chat about upcoming tours, recording singles, past members, future plans and of course the excellent merchandise from Ten Ton Slug. All in all it was a great chat with one of the leading bands of the Irish Metal Scene and plenty...
May 30, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 15
The Metal Cell Studio was delighted to catch up with the guitarist from Bailer, Chris Harte who came in to have a chat about the upcoming Bailer tour of the U.K, the new direction of the songwriting process, that tour of Russia, crowd killing, merchandise, press promo's and the success of their videos. There's a lot going on with Bailer at the moment so it was great to catch Chris before they crush all before them during a busy few months ahead. So grab a beer or a smoke, chill out and enjoy Epi...
May 22, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 14
The Metal Cell Studio is proud to announce that Coroza are back to bring the heaviness to bear on the Irish Metal Scene with an exclusive preview of two tracks off their yet to be released new album “Chaliceburner”. The first song to open the episode is the actual title track “Chaliceburner” Heaviness rests well in the arms of Coroza and this is a fine example of a band that deliver it in huge slabs. Closing the show is the instrumental track “Scaltheen” sure to level any audience and leave them...
May 16, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 13
The Metal Cell Studio was delighted to spend an entertaining few hours in the company of Howard, the hugely talented and accomplished vocalist & guitarist from Partholón. Howard has been involved in playing music in Cork with various bands for over 22 years, which allows him to share his perspective with me on the current status of the metal scene. He explains the responsibility he places upon himself as an musician and an artist, his hopes, frustrations and ambitions which drive him to comp...
May 05, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 12
I was delighted to finally sit down and chat with one of the soundest purveyors of Irish Death Metal, the legendary Mick Carey of Zealot Cult. We cracked open a few beers and the conversation flowed from Zealot Cult being invited to play Bloodstock, their upcoming tour of the USA and the story behind their brutally heavy and critically acclaimed album Spiritual Sickness. Shout outs to: Bad Reputation, Ciaran Culhane, Paulo Girardi, Mark Riddick, Ten Ton Slug, Invictus, Vomitor, Destroyer 666, Fe...
Apr 28, 2019•42 min•Ep. 10
Fresh off the Kasbah stage in Dolans where they levelled the crowd, I caught up with Matt and Steve for a cool beer and we talked about the huge reaction they got for their first ever Siege of Limerick. They talk about the countless gigs they've played over the last few months, their influences, the song writing process for "The Guide" E.P and of course the magnificent but missing “Gatt” their drummer who may be dead, on a bus or just on the lash as the Podcast was happening. Shout outs to Bad R...
Apr 28, 2019•38 min•Ep. 11
Tommy Tighe and The Sound Cellar is an essential visit when travel to Dublin, in fact many metal fans and bands across the world have all frequented his downstairs shop including Metallica. Tommy is a walking encyclopedia when it comes to all genres of metal and you'll never leave his store empty handed. He is celebrating fifty years in business next year and I thought it was only fitting that I paid him a visit to thank him for his huge contribution to our Irish Metal Scene and enjoy having a b...
Apr 23, 2019•31 min•Ep. 9
Archaós released their brilliant sophomore e.p Liberation to the Irish Metal Community on March 22nd 2019. Aaron on bass and Luke frontman/guitarist visited The Metal Cell studios to talk about how they wrote, recorded and mixed the e.p themselves along with fellow band members Alessio on guitar/death vocals and Chris on drums. Cans of beer were cracked open to a discussion on Dantes "The Divine Comedy", attacking metal objects with axes for the opening track Dugga and what it means for a band l...
Apr 19, 2019•51 min•Ep. 8
The Metal Cell was delighted to have hosted Pat Clancy and Tony 'Toby' Boyle, two absolute legends of the Cork and Irish Metal Scene. They have gone to countless gigs, collected a huge array of priceless memorabilia with Pat in possession of over 9,000 vinyl records, original tapes and demos of all genres in metal and shared their passion for metal to thousands across the world. It really is a great example of how two guys from Ireland connected with and communicated with fellow metallers in an ...
Apr 12, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 7
Mossy's contribution to the Cork and Irish Metal Scene in one year has been nothing short of immense. Born and raised in Cork, his enthusiasm, vision and passion for metal is backed up by a professional approach which is second to none. The fact that he is 'sound' adds to the many ingredients needed to run successful metal shows in Cork. On this episode Mossy talks about the Irish and Cork metal scenes, the influence of stoner metal on him, the gigs he went to since he was a kid and his collecti...
Apr 06, 2019•59 min•Ep. 6
The Metal Cell was delighted to have the brilliant Shane Horan over to talk about his career so far in photographing music acts and working with numerous bands in the Irish metal scene. He explains about how important it is to build up a working relationship with a band from a photographers view point, the hazards of shooting bands at metal gigs and how working with digital photography suits his style of work. The whole area of photographic copyright is explained from Shanes viewpoint and it's a...
Mar 29, 2019•48 min•Ep. 5
The Metal Cell was delighted to welcome Danny Fitz of Pethrophile Promotions to the studio last week. Danny and his team have been vital in keeping the metal scene alive and healthy since 2015 in Cork, hosting gigs in venues like Fred Zeppelins and An Spailpin Fanach. In this episode he discusses the success of the Urban Assault Festivals and the effort it takes to organize them, the bands that he has worked with and upcoming gigs for Pethrophile Promotions like Dead Label on the 23rd of March A...
Mar 18, 2019•47 min•Ep. 4
The Metal Cell was delighted to have been joined in the studio by Deccie O'Shea. A top class singer and all round great guy. Deccie delves into the past to describe how Cyclefly signed to a major label, took on the big U.S acts and toured successfully stateside for a number of years winning fans over like Chester Bennington, Gavin Bush and top producers like Sylvia Massey (Tool, Peppers). He talks about the transition to Mako DC and having to build a new musical legacy again. Support The Metal C...
Mar 14, 2019•46 min•Ep. 3
I was pleased to have Donie and Martin in the studio to talk about being into metal for over 45 years and the changes to the Irish metal scene they've experienced over the years. The Old School Metal series will be a regular feature of the show. I recorded this episode using Audacity so it limited us to two mics instead of 3 so the pops and bumps are a result of the lads sharing the mic. All my other episodes are done in Reaper. Thanks for listening Richie Le Faux. Support The Metal Cell Podcast...
Mar 14, 2019•57 min•Ep. 1
The Metal Cell was delighted to have Colin of Zhora at the studio to talk about his passion for music and art. It was a terrific chat that covered his journey from a shy teenager picking up a guitar in Clonmel to a prowling frontman on the stages of Wacken and Bloodstock. Hope you enjoy it and thanks to Erica for coming along for the support. Richie Le Faux Support The Metal Cell Podcast
Mar 14, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 2
