THE METAL CELL FORUMS ARE BACK! Danielle, Evan, Howard & Letty join me for a live stream on The Metal Cell YouTube channel in yet another great excuse to chat about our favorite subject 'METAL'. The topics covered were the Siege of Limerick -

Cherym: Hannah (Vocals/Guitar), Alannagh (Drums) & Emer (Bass) of the Derry pop punk/garage band.

9 days ago 22m 7s

Cherym is a 3-piece band from Derry. They take influence from Charly Bliss, Bikini Kill, PUP and Pixies. The band members Hannah (she/they) Alannagh (she/they) and Emer (she/her) all met in college and formed the band over a love for pop punk a

Trenchknife: One of Irelands finest Death Metal bands from Limerick, talk to me about new music coming out in 2024, the bands history and upcoming gigs.

14 days ago 47m 13s

It was a pleasure to welcome Dan (Vocals), Mike (Guitars) & Eoin (Bass) of legendary Limerick Death Metal band Trenchknife on to the show! The lads were in top form as we settled down to talk about the new music that will be coming out in 2024,

Recoil: Jack (Vocals), AJ (Organs) Evan(Lead Guitar) Conor (Bass) & Andrew (Drums) of the Alt/Rock band from Wexford chat to Letty.

16 days ago 14m 47s

Recoil are a rising 5 piece Alt/Rock band from Wexford. Here's the official blurb about the band:Recoil are an explosive teenage Punk/Rock Band, high energy with rocking original music. They have been featured on BEAT 102 103 with their singl

Gravity Well: Fionnuala, Tom, Mike & Ciaran chat about their new psych/doom album 'Negative Space' and we take a look at the bands history.

28 days ago 44m 29s

Belfast band Gravity Well, have released their stunning new album 'Negative Space' which is a psych-infused doom odyssey, heaving with dense grooves and hypnotic rhythms to inspire severe bouts of head nodding. I talk to singer/synths, Fionnual

Psykosis: Thrashers Grant, Tom, Liam & Aidan chat with Letty about their upcoming new album MindGames, influences and the history of their thrash band.

29 days ago 17m 47s

Psykosis are an Irish Thrash Metal Band that started up in late November 2008 in Ballybrack. The band honed their sound, playing shows and supporting big international acts such as D.R.I., Evile, Nuclear Assault and more. They have one full len

Jet Fuel Chemistry: Dan, Steve & Emmet chat to Letty.

Mar 20th, 2024 28m 50s

Forming in 2010 and re-establishing in 2020, Dublin's own Jet Fuel Chemistry are becoming one of the most talked about bands on the Irish music scene, with each release getting more and more traction. Their debut EP, ‘Sign of the Times’, got ma

Uncultivates: The greatest wild rodeo story never told with Boot, Dr.Eli, The Prospector & Goon of the hard hitting cowboycore band.

Mar 15th, 2024 38m 58s

DJ Tricky Dicky from the Lone Star State of Texas came on as a guest host to interview one of the most exciting, hard drinking, guitar slingin', and plumb crazy rodeo band in the world, Uncultivates for a special on The Metal Cell Podcast. Boot

Idle Discourse: Craig, Donal, Rob & Leigh of the Dublin based band chat with Letty.

Mar 13th, 2024 20m 30s

Forming in 2021, Idle Discourse are a heavy hitting, genre-hopping five piece that are challenging the norms of contemporary music. With a wide range of influences spanning multiple genres, this five piece band has created a diverse sound full

PaRtY-CaNnOn: Chris, Martin & Mike of the Scottish Slam/Brutal Death Metal band talk to Letty Sharp before they hit the stage at The Grand Social, Dublin.

Mar 6th, 2024 22m 9s

Letty Sharp caught up with Chris Ryan (Bass), Martin Gazur (Drums) & Mike McLaughlin (Guitars) of PaRtY-CaNnOn before they hit the stage at The Grand Social, Dublin. The Scottish Slam/Brutal Death Metal band were on a killer tour around Ireland

Fraught: Dave & Podge of the experimental death/sludge Dublin metal band, talk about their current release “Transfixed on Dying Light”.

Mar 1st, 2024 35m

It was great to welcome back Fraught back onto the podcast. Fans of the band will remember that they were previously named 'Drought'. I was joined by Dave (Guitars) & Podge (Drums) of the experimental death/sludge Dublin metal band. “Transfixed

Fulvetta are a shoegaze/alt rock band from Dublin consisting of AJ, Dylan, Grace & Sam. Letty has a chat with them before they supported U.S band post hardcore band Drug Church.

Feb 21st, 2024 38m 20s

Letty caught up with Dublin shoegaze/alt rock band Fulvetta before they went on stage at The Grand Social supporting U.S band post hardcore band Drug Church. The four piece consisting of AJ (Guitars/Vocals), Dylan (Drums), Grace (Bass) & Sam (G

Urban Assault 2024 Special: Steve Maher (Vocals/Guitars) of Abaddon Incarnate, Frank Brennan (Vocals/Guitars) of Mourning Beloveth and festival organizers Danny Fitz & John O'Brein.

Feb 16th, 2024 46m 30s

Urban Assault Special 2024. I was delighted to be joined by Steve Maher (Vocals/Guitars) of Abaddon Incarnate, Frank Brennan (Vocals/Guitars) of Mourning Beloveth and festival organizers Danny Fitz & John O'Brein for a great chat about the upco

The Metal Cell Forums Live YouTube Stream for February 2024.

Feb 12th, 2024 1h 51m

Welcome everyone to The Metal Cell Live YouTube Stream for February. Joining me was Danielle, Evan, Howard, Letty and our special guest was Pat O'Regan ex-host of The Smashing Skull Sessions. We talk to Pat about his incredible two years as hos

Death Can Wait: Thea, Dave, Sam & Patryk discuss their upcoming EP release 'Slowly Sinking' and future plans for this exciting metal band from Wexford.

Feb 2nd, 2024 37m 29s

It was a pleasure to welcome Thea (Vocals), Dave (Guitars), Sam (bass) & Patryk (Drums) of Wexford Metal band Death Can Wait to the podcast. The lads were on the show to promote their upcoming EP release 'Slowly Sinking' and I got to talk to Th

Beithíoch: a solo death/black metal artist from Derry, who released his 'Beowolf' ep in 2023 to much critical acclaim.

Jan 26th, 2024 51m 46s

Beithíoch is a death/black metal solo project from the northwest of Ireland with a name that, translated from Irish, means ‘Beast’. Beithíoch's music, spanning several releases, is as unsettling as it is captivating, marked by unusual old Irish

Acid Age: Jude McIlwaine (Guitars/Vocals) of the Antrim based thrash band talks about preparations for the two new Acid Age releases.

Jan 19th, 2024 1h 15m

It was a pleasure to welcome back Jude McIlwaine (guitarist/vocals) of three piece thrash inferno Acid Age to the podcast. The band have had a busy 2023 gig wise with the culmination of recording a live concert in Belfast in December 2023, alon

Rough Justice: James (Vocals) & Elliot (Guitar) talk to Letty about their new debut LP 'Faith In Vain' and about the Hardcore scene in Sheffield.

Jan 16th, 2024 22m 54s

James Tippett (Vocals) & Elliot Reynolds (Guitar) of Sheffield Hardcore band Rough Justice talk to Letty about their debut full length 'Faith In Vain' released on January the 12th this year. A semi-discography, the record is interwoven with vio

Chemical Addiction: Dan (Lead Vocals/Guitar), Ben (Vocals/Guitar) & Moe (Bass) of the alt rock/grunge band talk us through their brilliant EP 'Backburner'.

Jan 12th, 2024 1h

It was a pleasure to welcome Dan Pearson (Lead Vocals/Guitar), Ben Keating (Vocals/Guitar) & Moe Curtain (Bass) of Chemical Addiction to the podcast. The Kilkenny four-piece with Daire Nolan on Drums released an incredible EP called 'Backburner

Crossfire: Conor (Bassist), Dan (Drums)& Matt (Guitarist) of the Dublin Thrash band talk about their long awaited riff loaded debut LP 'Switch to Reset'.

Jan 5th, 2024 1h 1m

It was a pleasure to welcome Conor Jordan (Bassist), Dan O'Connor (Drums)& Matt O'Brien (Guitarist) of Dublin Thrashers Crossfire on to the show. The band along with Kevin O’Connor-Conroy (Vocals/Guitars) formed in 2012, and have established th

Have Mercy: Andrew (Guitars) & Nick (Bass)of the four-piece indie rock band from Baltimore, Maryland chat about the history of their band & their new album 'Numb'.

Jan 3rd, 2024 37m 27s

Have Mercy are a four-piece indie rock band from Baltimore, Maryland. Influenced by a variety of post-hardcore and emo acts, singer/guitarist Brian Swindle, guitarist Andrew Johnson, bassist Nick Woolford, and drummer Todd Wallace released thei

Crimson Butchery. John Roche (Guitars/Bass/Music) & Red Corcoran (Vocals) of the Death Metal band talk about their latest killer release 'Repulsive Exhibition'.

Dec 29th, 2023 56m 43s

It was a pleasure to welcome John Roche ( (Guitars/Bass/Music) & Red Corcoran (Vocals) of Death Metal band Crimson Butchery on the show. They have released absolute killer death metal infused album 'Repulsive Exhibition' in Sept 2023, which mad

As December Falls: Ande Hunter & Timmy Francis talk to Letty about their band, tours & latest album.

Dec 22nd, 2023 22m 14s

As December Falls are a four piece, female-fronted band from Nottingham, UK. The line up consists of Bethany Curtis (Vocals), Ande Hunter (Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals), Timmy Francis (Rhythm Guitar) and Lukas James (drums). Their self-titled deb

The Metal Cell Forums 'Best of Irish Metal 2023' Part 2.

Dec 16th, 2023 45m 11s

Myself, Danielle, Evan, Joe, Howard and Letty picked out all our favorite highlights of yet another amazing year in the Irish Metal Scene! This episode was pre-recorded on the 11.12.23 as a Live Facebook Stream on The Metal Cell Facebook page.