Metal Express Radio

22/07/2024

📝🎙 Matt Zaniboni spoke with bassist DD Verni about his upcoming solo album, working with Jason Bittner and Charlie Benante, being a part of the Thrash Metal scene for over 40 years, and more 🤘

D.D. Verni, the longtime bassist for Thrash Metal legends Overkill is set to release his second album with his solo band (Verni), entitled Dreadful Company. Verni himself took the time to talk with Metal Express Radio about

21/07/2024

🎧 On next week's Daily Album Premiere Show you can hear music from new releases by Spektra, Ireful, Jupiter Cyclops, and Then Comes The Night 🤘
Be sure to tune in Monday - Friday at 6:00/18:00 CET & 12am/12pm EST! 📻

This is Metal Express Radio's Daily Album Premiere Show. Tune in every weekday to hear the best new Metal releases just hitting the streets!

20/07/2024

📀 Album review: Falcon Trails – Coming Home | Rating: 7.4/10
"'Coming Home' has a lot to offer Rock and Funk fans who dig groovy beats and soulful vocals," says reviewer Bryce Van Patten 🤘
Full review 👉 https://www.metalexpressradio.com/2024/07/15/falcon-trails-coming-home/

19/07/2024

📝🎙 Matt Zaniboni spoke with vocalist Wrex Horton from the up-and-coming metal band FLAT BLACK about their upcoming album, the formation of the band, working with Corey Taylor, and more 🤘

Up and coming Metal band Flat Black are set to release their debut album entitled Dark Side of The Brain on July 19th. The band’s vocalist Wrex Horton took the time to talk with Metal Express Radio

19/07/2024

🎥📝🎙 Bryce Van Patten spoke with singer, guitarist and founder Steve “Lips” Kudlow from the heavy metal veterans Anvil about the evolution of the band over the decades, Anvil as it is now, the new album, and lots of down and gritty details 🤘

One of the bands that set the stage for 80s metal, and keeps going strong is the one and only Anvil. 45+ years, and the band continues to evolve. With the release of their new

18/07/2024

🎸 "[...] this year again PLANE 'R FEST did not disappoint in any way," says reviewer Séverine Peraldino of this year's metal festival in France 🤘

Read the review of day 1: https://www.metalexpressradio.com/2024/07/14/planer-fest-2024-day-1/
Read the review of day 2: https://www.metalexpressradio.com/2024/07/14/planer-fest-2024-day-2/

After a sunny and festive first day, Plane’R Fest continued under heavy skies, like a promise of an impending apocalypse. Just the thing to make BÅKÜ‘s Post Metal even heavier. With three guitarists dedicated to

17/07/2024

🎧 This Friday's Guest DJ Show is an encore show from 2020 hosted by Dutch multi-instrumentalist Ron Coolen Music. This special event celebrated the release of his debut album 'Rise', which features a stellar lineup of world-class guest musicians. He will introduce ten of his most influential tracks before we play a handful of tracks from 'Rise'! 🤘

📻 The Friday Guest DJ Hour Show airs at the following times:
15:00 and 21:00 Central Europe
9:00 am and 3:00 pm US East Coast
6:00 am and 12:00 pm US West Coast

We’re exited to run an encore presentation of Dutch multi-instrumentalist Ron Coolen’s Guest DJ show, originally aired in 2020. This special event celebrated the release of his debut album Rise, which features a stellar lineup

14/07/2024

🎧 On next week's Daily Album Premiere Show you can hear music from new releases by Palace, Beasto Blanco, IRONFLAME, and SIRIUS 🤘
Be sure to tune in Monday - Friday at 6:00/18:00 CET & 12am/12pm EST! 📻

This is Metal Express Radio's Daily Album Premiere Show. Tune in every weekday to hear the best new Metal releases just hitting the streets!

12/07/2024

📝🎙 Matt Zaniboni spoke with singer/guitarist/songwriter Tim Montana about the upcoming album, his upcoming tour with Bush, his personal favorite guitar solos, and more 🤘

Rock singer/guitarist/songwriter Tim Montana is set to release his new album entitled Savage on July 12th. Montana himself took the time to talk with Metal Express Radio about the upcoming album, his upcoming tour with

11/07/2024

📝🎙 Matt Zaniboni spoke with guitarist Ben Nairne from the Australian Metalcore veterans In Hearts Wake about their upcoming album, their upcoming North American tour with Miss May I, the music scene in Australia, and more 🤘

Australian Metalcore veterans In Hearts Wake are set to release their sixth studio album entitled Incarnation on July 12th. The band’s guitarist Ben Nairne took the time to talk with Metal Express Radio about their upcoming album,

10/07/2024

🎧 This Friday's Guest DJ Show is hosted by vocalist/guitarist Frédéric Couture from the Canadian cinematographic sci-fi rock band Sons of Arrakis. He will introduce ten of the band's most influential tracks before we play a handful of tracks from their new album! 🤘

📻 The Friday Guest DJ Hour Show airs at the following times:
15:00 and 21:00 Central Europe
9:00 am and 3:00 pm US East Coast
6:00 am and 12:00 pm US West Coast

Get ready to embark on an interstellar journey with Sons Of Arrakis as they take over the DJ Show this Friday on Metal Express Radio! Hailing from Montreal, this band has been captivating audiences since

09/07/2024

📀 Album review: WALLOP – Hell on Wheels | Rating: 7/10
"Overall, Wallop’s 'Hell on Wheels' is a fine Heavy Metal album and it’s noticeable that the band have been working on their craft for years," says reviewer Lana Teramae 🤘
Full review 👉 https://www.metalexpressradio.com/2024/07/08/wallop-hell-on-wheels/

08/07/2024

🎙🎧 Finally our Exodus rockumentary with Gary Holt is available on YouTube! In 2008, Metal Express Radio’s Stig Gøran Nordahl conducted a lengthy interview with Gary Holt, the lead guitarist of Thrash Metal legends Exodus, discussing the group’s discography and their journey through the ups and downs of their career up to that point 🤘

In 2008, Metal Express Radio’s Stig Nordahl conducted a lengthy interview with Gary Holt, the lead guitarist of Thrash Metal legends Exodus, discussing the group’s discography and their journey through the ups and downs of

06/07/2024

📀 Album review: Sunbomb – Light Up The Sky | Rating: 7.7/10
"[It] is a solid album, that does in fact pay homage to the great Heavy Metal bands and songs that helped shape the genre," says reviewer Bryce Van Patten 🤘
Full review 👉 https://www.metalexpressradio.com/2024/07/03/sunbomb-light-up-the-sky/

05/07/2024

🎙🎧 From the archives: In 2006, Sepultura had just released their concept album 'Dante XXI'. Stig Gøran Nordahl caught up with frontman Derrick Green. Listen in as Derrick talks about the band’s creative process, the inspiration behind their unique take on Dante Alighieri’s 'The Divine Comedy', and much more 🤘

In 2006, Metal Express Radio’s Stig Nordahl had the pleasure of interviewing Sepultura’s frontman, Derrick Green. With the release of their concept album Dante XXI, Green shared insights into the band’s creative process and the

04/07/2024

📀 Album review: Crystal Viper – The Silver Key | Rating: 8.1/10
"Every track has something great to offer, making this one of those releases that you should make a point of adding a physical copy of to your music collection," says reviewer Bryce Van Patten 🤘
Full review 👉 https://www.metalexpressradio.com/2024/06/25/crystal-viper-the-silver-key/

03/07/2024

🎧 This Friday's Guest DJ Show is hosted by multi-instrumentalist Scott Mosher from the New York based progressive metal band Oceans of Night. He will introduce ten of his most influential rock and metal tracks before we play a handful of tracks from their new album! 🤘

📻 The Friday Guest DJ Hour Show airs at the following times:
15:00 and 21:00 Central Europe
9:00 am and 3:00 pm US East Coast
6:00 am and 12:00 pm US West Coast

Oceans of Night is a progressive metal band based in the New York area that has been active since 2007. The project is primarily the brainchild of multi-instrumentalist Scott Mosher, who handles guitars, bass, and

02/07/2024

🎸 "While some things about Hellfest ought to be questioned and perhaps rethought Hellfest remains in many ways a bubbling cauldron of Metal culture and allows novelty, discovery and bonding over common values, all thanks to the volunteers working there with an indefectible kindness," says reviewer Séverine Peraldino of this year's edition of Hellfest Open Air Festival 🤘
Read the review from day 2: https://www.metalexpressradio.com/2024/06/30/hellfest-2024-day-2/
Read the review from day 3: https://www.metalexpressradio.com/2024/07/01/hellfest-2024-day-3/

After two days at full speed under the heat and the wind, the third day of 2024 Hellfest did not begin under the most auspicious skies. And yet, for many Metal fans, it was the

02/07/2024

🎙🎧 Matt Zaniboni spoke with legendary vocalist Paul Di'Anno about the upcoming album, working through his health struggles, covering Depeche Mode, and more 🤘

Legendary vocalist Paul Di’Anno is back with Paul Di’Anno’s Warhorse, set to release their self titled album on July 19th. Di’Anno himself took the time to talk with Metal Express Radio about the upcoming album,

30/06/2024

🎧 On next week's Daily Album Premiere Show you can hear music from new releases by Sunbomb, HEAVY STAR, Kryptos, and WALLOP 🤘
Be sure to tune in Monday - Friday at 6:00/18:00 CET & 12am/12pm EST! 📻

This is Metal Express Radio's Daily Album Premiere Show. Tune in every weekday to hear the best new Metal releases just hitting the streets!

29/06/2024

🎥📝🎙 Bryce Van Patten spoke with Jason Bittner from the new supergroup Category7 about how the band came about, and what they have in store for metal fans 🤘

There’s a new band in town, and they just might be the Heavy Metal supergroup you’ve been waiting for. Featuring the all-star lineup of John Bush (Armored Saint, Anthrax), Mike Orlando (Adrenaline Mob, Sonic Universe,

28/06/2024

📝🎙 Matt Zaniboni spoke with vocalist Meek Guaitoli from the Symphonic Pirate Metal pioneers Visions of Atlantis about their upcoming album, their recent North American Tour with Korpiklaani, plans after the album release, and more 🤘

Symphonic Pirate Metal pioneers Visions Of Atlantis are set to release their ninth studio album entitled Pirates II – Armada on July 5th. The band’s (male) vocalist Meek Guaitoli took the time to talk with Metal

27/06/2024

🎧 This Friday's Guest DJ Show is hosted by guitarist Markus Pfeffer from the Melodic Hard Rock band Atlantis Drive. He will introduce ten of his most influential hard rock tracks before we play a handful of tracks from their new album! 🤘

📻 The Friday Guest DJ Hour Show airs at the following times:
15:00 and 21:00 Central Europe
9:00 am and 3:00 pm US East Coast
6:00 am and 12:00 pm US West Coast

Celebrating the Spirit of the 80’s, Reviving the Melodic Rock Sound! Since their formation, ATLANTIS DRIVE has been a force to be reckoned with in the Melodic Hard Rock scene. With a lineup that includes

24/06/2024

📀 Album review: Anvil – One and Only | Rating: 8/10
"[...] it’s a solid record and like any band that’s been around since the late ‘70s / early ‘80s, it’s a relief knowing that Anvil can still kick butt late in their career," says reviewer Lana Teramae 🤘
Full review 👉 https://www.metalexpressradio.com/2024/06/23/anvil-one-and-only/

23/06/2024

🎧 On next week's Daily Album Premiere Show you can hear music from new releases by Atlantis Drive, Maverick, Anvil, and Crystal Viper 🤘
Be sure to tune in Monday - Friday at 6:00/18:00 CET & 12am/12pm EST! 📻

This is Metal Express Radio's Daily Album Premiere Show. Tune in every weekday to hear the best new Metal releases just hitting the streets!

21/06/2024

📝🎙 Matt Zaniboni spoke with Mika Kankainen from the Finnish Melodic Death Metal band Shade Of Sorrow about their upcoming album, writing and recording the whole album himself, work with his previous bands, and more 🤘

Finnish Melodic Death Metal band Shade Of Sorrow are set to release their very first studio album entitled Upon The Fields Of Grief on June 28th. Mika Kankainen, the mastermind himself behind Shades Of Sorrow took the

20/06/2024

📀 Album review: New Horizon – Conquerors | Rating: 8/10
"With nine originals and a pretty damn cool cover of Iron Maiden’s “Alexander the Great”, Tee and Molin have given us an outstanding effort [...]," says reviewer Bryce Van Patten 🤘
Full review 👉 https://www.metalexpressradio.com/2024/06/18/new-horizon-conquerors/

19/06/2024

🎧 This Friday's Guest DJ Show is hosted by Conquestmetal’s founder and frontman, Derrick Brumley. He will introduce ten of his most influential heavy metal tracks before we play a handful of tracks from their brand new album! 🤘

📻 The Friday Guest DJ Hour Show airs at the following times:
15:00 and 21:00 Central Europe
9:00 am and 3:00 pm US East Coast
6:00 am and 12:00 pm US West Coast

Tune in this Friday as Conquest’s founder and frontman, Derrick Brumley, takes us on a sonic odyssey through their ten most influential heavy metal tracks! From the blistering riffs to the thunderous rhythms, this is

18/06/2024

📀 Album review: NIGHTMARE – Encrypted | Rating: 7.9/10
"With the release of 'Encrypted', Nightmare continue their legacy of producing top notch Heavy Metal," says reviewer Bryce Van Patten 🤘
Full review 👉 https://www.metalexpressradio.com/2024/06/16/nightmare-encrypted/

17/06/2024

📀 Album review: ISSA – Another World | Rating: 6/10
"[...] the most crucial drawback of the album is that it sounds generic," says reviewer Lana Teramae 🤘
Full review 👉 https://www.metalexpressradio.com/2024/06/10/issa-another-world/