The Metal Pod is back?? Check out our reunion episode, and possibly more to come in the future. /m\ Follow us on socials! George: - Instagram (@pagansaint) - Twitter (@thepagansaint) Brendan: - Instagram (@brendan_flum) - Twitter (@Flumernation) Feel free to DM us with questions, comments, or criticisms, and we'll address them on the show! The Metal Pod is Impact’s first heavy metal music podcast. Tune in each Friday to hear Brendan and George talk about all things metal related. Metal news, top...
Apr 15, 2022•56 min•Ep. 21
Everyone, welcome to the 20th and final episode of The Metal Pod. Thank you to everyone who has tuned into the pod this past year. We appreciate each and every one of you and a special thank you to all the guests we’ve had on the show. Though this is the end of the Pod, evil never dies; Trent and myself will be taking up the mantle over at Thee Hourz O’ Power as the new hosts! And you better bet Flum will be our first guest on Hourz. Again, thank you everyone, listen to something heavy today. Fo...
Apr 23, 2021•58 min•Ep. 20
Welcome everyone to our 4/20 episode of The Metal Pod! Our second to last episode- yikes. Join us as we take you down the rabbit hole that is stoner, prog, sludge, and doom metal. We’ll be discussing some of our favorite bands to listen to on 4/20 and what 4/20 means to us as metal heads! Follow us on socials! George: - Instagram (@pagansaint) - Twitter (@thepagansaint) Brendan: - Instagram (@brendan_flum) - Twitter (@Flumernation) Feel free to DM us with questions, comments, or criticisms, and ...
Apr 16, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 19
On this episode we wanted to talk about everyone’s favorite metal band- Rage Against the Machine! With special guest Andrew Herner, tune in as we talk about his background in metal and all things RATM. Follow us on socials! George: - Instagram (@pagansaint) - Twitter (@thepagansaint) Brendan: - Instagram (@brendan_flum) - Twitter (@Flumernation) Feel free to DM us with questions, comments, or criticisms, and we'll address them on the show! The Metal Pod is Impact’s first heavy metal music podcas...
Apr 09, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 18
Glad to be back and better than ever after our two week hiatus on The Metal Pod! Today we’ll be talking with our special guest Liam Rogers about how he got into making music, some of his influences, and hopefully swaying him into listening to some heavy, heavy metal. Check him out on Spotify below! Follow us on socials! George: - Instagram (@pagansaint) - Twitter (@thepagansaint) Brendan: - Instagram (@brendan_flum) - Twitter (@Flumernation) Feel free to DM us with questions, comments, or critic...
Apr 02, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 17
Welcome to our March Metal Madness episode of The Metal Pod! We’ll be discussing all things drinking & metal, and we’ll also be filling out a heavy metal bracket filled with some of the best metal bands of all time. Tune in to see who will come out on top! Follow us on socials! George: - Instagram (@pagansaint) - Twitter (@thepagansaint) Brendan: - Instagram (@brendan_flum) - Twitter (@Flumernation) Feel free to DM us with questions, comments, or criticisms, and we'll address them on the sho...
Mar 12, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 16
On this episode of The Metal Pod we’ll be talking about a very special genre, you may know it as ‘underground’ you may know it as ‘horrorcore’ but basically, we’ll be talking about rap + metal. Specifically, artists like Ghostemane and $uicideboy$ that have cut their teeth on obscure streaming platforms and eventually moved into the “mainstream.” We have four guests on the show this time around, more than we’ve ever had, so this one will be a doozy! Follow us on socials! George: - Instagram (@pa...
Mar 05, 2021•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 15
We are deeply appreciative to invite the biggest fan of The Metal Pod onto our show this week; Brendan calls him dad, many know him as Old Skool! We wanted to bring it to grunge this week, and boy we said a lot. Tune in as we talk about all things grunge, and reminisce on the most miraculous music genre of the 90’s. Follow us on socials! George: - Instagram (@pagansaint) - Twitter (@thepagansaint) Brendan: - Instagram (@brendan_flum) - Twitter (@Flumernation) Feel free to DM us with questions, c...
Feb 26, 2021•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 14
We wanted to take it back to good old’ guts, gore, and grind, what better way to do that than to talk about death metal! Our special guest today is Nicholas Bobeldyk, whom George met while wearing a Ne Obliviscaris T-Shirt. The playlist for this one is brutal, don’t miss it! Follow us on socials! George: - Instagram (@pagansaint) - Twitter (@thepagansaint) Brendan: - Instagram (@brendan_flum) - Twitter (@Flumernation) Feel free to DM us with questions, comments, or criticisms, and we'll address ...
Feb 19, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 13
Welcome to our Metal Pod Valentines Day Special Episode! We’ll be touching on love in metal, what role it plays in metal, and some of or favorite metal ballads. Grab that special someone and tune in, because this one is a doozy. Follow us on socials! George: - Instagram (@pagansaint) - Twitter (@thepagansaint) Brendan: - Instagram (@brendan_flum) - Twitter (@Flumernation) Feel free to DM us with questions, comments, or criticisms, and we'll address them on the show! The Metal Pod is Impact’s fir...
Feb 12, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 12
Tune in as we air our first episode of The Metal Pod in the station! ...But then just like that our dreams are yet again dashed to pieces by an MSU sanctioned enhanced social distancing mandate, apparently perpetrated by some dorm dwellers in Brody Hall. If you live there, I promise you, dorm parties are not all that. Please stop touching each other. Anyways, we’ll be discussing “metal artists that AREN’T metal,” in other words, our favorite non heavy-metal artists that nonetheless represent the...
Feb 05, 2021•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 11
On this episode of the Metal Pod, we invited our good friend Chance Robertson on the show to talk about his background in metal, and to dig deeper into his favorite metal band- Rammstein! Follow us on socials! George: - Instagram (@pagansaint) - Twitter (@thepagansaint) Brendan: - Instagram (@brendan_flum) - Twitter (@Flumernation) Feel free to DM us with questions, comments, or criticisms, and we'll address them on the show! The Metal Pod is Impact’s first heavy metal music podcast. Tune in eac...
Jan 29, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 10
The Metal Pod is coming to 2021 heavier, filthier, harsher, and more metal than ever! Join us on this episode dedicated to Antonio who suggested a while back that we talk about Slipknot, so we decided to come back on an entire Slipknot episode. As always, any suggestions for episode content is welcome! Follow us on socials! George: - Instagram (@pagansaint) - Twitter (@thepagansaint) Brendan: - Instagram (@brendan_flum) - Twitter (@Flumernation) Feel free to DM us with questions, comments, or cr...
Jan 22, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 9
Welp, a close to the year 2020, probably the most metal year of our lives by far. There was global plague that ravaged the entire world, forest fires that burned away the land, and concerts cancelled that we REALLY wanted to go to. Watch as Brendan and George do a recap on the year 2020 for metal, pay tribute to those in the metal community that passed way, and a recap of our favorite metal music throughout 2020! Follow us on socials! George: - Instagram (@pagansaint) - Twitter (@thepagansaint) ...
Dec 25, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 8
On this episode of the Metal Pod, we have our guest Evan Surace, the Audio Production Director at Impact! Tune in as discuss all things hardcore, and some of or favorite hardcore, metalcore, and deathcore sounds. Follow us on socials! George: - Instagram (@pagansaint) - Twitter (@thepagansaint) Brendan: - Instagram (@brendan_flum) - Twitter (@Flumernation) Feel free to DM us with questions, comments, or criticisms, and we'll address them on the show! The Metal Pod is Impact’s first heavy metal m...
Dec 11, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 7
On this episode of the Metal Pod, say hi to our next guest, Mr. Trent Balley! Listen along as we discuss the all-mighty hair metal genre, some of Trent’s favorite hair bands, and overall as we dissect the best party metal subgenre. Follow us on socials! George: - Instagram (@pagansaint) - Twitter (@thepagansaint) Brendan: - Instagram (@brendan_flum) - Twitter (@Flumernation) Feel free to DM us with questions, comments, or criticisms, and we'll address them on the show! The Metal Pod is Impact’s ...
Dec 04, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 6
On this episode of the Metal Pod, welcome our first guests on the show, the hosts of Thee Hourz O’ Power! The Impact’s only heavy metal specialty show, which airs on Thursdays from 10p.m-2a.m. Listen in as we get to know their backgrounds in metal, and the role of heavy metal in radio. Follow us on socials! George: - Instagram (@pagansaint) - Twitter (@thepagansaint) Brendan: - Instagram (@brendan_flum) - Twitter (@Flumernation) Feel free to DM us with questions, comments, or criticisms, and we'...
Nov 20, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 5
On this episode of the Metal Pod, we discuss the age old debate: Pantera Vs. Lamb of God. Which is the superior groove metal band? Does the student surpass the teacher? Decide for yourself. Follow us on socials! George: - Instagram (@pagansaint) - Twitter (@thepagansaint) Brendan: - Instagram (@brendan_flum) - Twitter (@Flumernation) Feel free to DM us with questions, comments, or criticisms, and we'll address them on the show! The Metal Pod is Impact’s first heavy metal music podcast. Tune in e...
Nov 13, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 4
On this episode of the Metal Pod, we decided to get into some politics in honor of Election Week! Listen as we discuss the role of social issues in metal, from anti-war ideals to police brutality and everything in-between. Follow us on socials! George: - Instagram (@pagansaint) - Twitter (@thepagansaint) Brendan: - Instagram (@brendan_flum) - Twitter (@Flumernation) Feel free to DM us with questions, comments, or criticisms, and we'll address them on the show! The Metal Pod is Impact’s first hea...
Nov 06, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 3
On this episode of the Metal Pod, we decided to get in the spirit of Halloween and talk about shock rock & black metal! Listen as we discuss the origins of shock rock leading ultimately into black metal and beyond. Links to all the music we discussed down below! Follow The Metal Pod on socials! George - Instagram (@pagansaint) - Twitter (@thepagansaint) Brendan - Instagram (@brendan_flum) - Twitter (@Flumernation) The Metal Pod is Impact’s first heavy metal music podcast. Tune in each Friday...
Oct 30, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 2
For our first episode we talked our backgrounds in heavy metal, how we got into it, what we like about it, and discussed what "heavy metal" is. In this pilot we wanted to give you our background so you know where we come from in terms of our sentiment regarding metal and what it means to us. Follow The Metal Pod on socials! George - Instagram (@pagansaint) - Twitter (@thepagansaint) Brendan - Instagram (@brendan_flum) - Twitter (@Flumernation) Feel free to DM us with questions, comments, critici...
Oct 27, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 1
