Metal Shop's Backstage Pass

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!

Episodes

May 14, 2025 110 mins
Tonight we celebrate the life of Kevin Diers. Thank you for listening.
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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!
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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) ! 

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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 ! 

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UNDEATH is coming to town on October 2nd - they're playing EL CORAZON with Kruelty, Tribal Gaze and Gates To Hell ! 

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Progenitor is a BADASS Northwest based black metal band !

Stream their album "Eldritch Supremacy" here

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SEATTLE DECIMATION FEST is coming up Labor Day weekend at the Substation in Seattle! 

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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! 

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SKELM is an awesome hardcore influenced death metal band from up in Everett. Turn it up! 

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I spoke with Brett Campbell from the Arkansas-based doom metal band PALLBEARER. 

Pallbearer is playing July 19th at the Substation in Seattle ! 

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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

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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. 

 

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Seattle death metal band NOROTH stopped by the station to talk about their new album SACRIFICIAL SOLACE. 

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Bring the living room mosh with new music from Northwest hardcore band END OF DAYZ. 

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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. 

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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! 

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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. 

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"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! 

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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. 

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I spoke with metal legends Joey Vera and John Bush from ARMORED SAINT about their upcoming show THIS SUNDAY - March 31st at the Neptune ! 

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