Brian and Israel chat with Sami Hinkka from the Finnish folk metal band Ensiferum! He talks making a concept album, recording an album during the pandemic, and future tour plans.Af Metal Swap Talk

Brian and Eric chat with Kam Lee, legendary death metal vocalist from Massacre, as well as Bone Gnawer, The Skeletal, and an original member of Mantas (pre-Death). Kam chats with us about his upcoming album Necrolution, out on November 8, 2024 on Agonia Records. He also talks about what it was like jamming with Chuck Schuldiner in the early days, i…

Brian, Juan, and half of Israel chat with Troy and Steve from the death metal band Cave Bastard. We have known these guys for a long time, and it was hilarious to catch up with them. Cave Bastard are celebrating 10 years of death metal! Troy chats about his past being in Cattle Decapitation, Dead Ghosts, as well as playing in death metal band Paras…

Brian and Juan chat with Rene from Pythoness Fox Creations, and organizer of the Rebel Noise Market at Black Plague Brewing. She organizes a punk, metal, emo market at Black Plague Brewing. Rene talks about the event that also includes the bands Acidia and Tina Fake. Big thanks to @blackplaguebrewing Full Metal Burgers, and Rene. https://www.python…

Arnold Barba is the artist behind all the Metal Swap Meet art. Arnold has been a friend for a long time, and is also a very talented chef. Please help us out by subscribing to this channel.We are trying to feature people local to San Diego, as well as international metal people like King Fowley of Deceased, Vinny Appice, and Derek Riggs. Follow us …

Our man Israel took a family trip to Europe including Scotland, England, and Wacken Open Air 2024! He talks about his experience being a Wacken Metal Battle juror, his favorite bands, and how he had to say sober for 12 hours. Have you been to Wacken Open Air? Let us know in the comments what your experience was like. What were your favorite bands?W…

Brian, Israel, and Juan chat with Joe Bursey about his monthly Metal Monday at The Tower Bar. He discusses the next one on Monday, August 12, 2024 with Shadowland, Ancient Rage and Kauterized. $10 at The Tower Bar. If you are into metal, and live in the San Diego area, Metal Monday is where you should be!Help this channel, and subscribe!https://sha…

Brian and Juan discuss their top metal releases of 2024 so far. We are a bit late for the first half, so this will have to do. Help us throw a party at Iron Maiden in San Diego and subscribe to this channel!Spotify playlisthttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/6YC0tgKGre1kV32gk9am5d?si=450471a0c37442eaBrian's top 10 metal albums of 2024 so far1. Travel…

Brian and Israel chat with King Fowley, singer, guitar player, drummer, and leader of the legendary death metal band Deceased. King talks about their upcoming album "Children of the Morgue" out on August 30, 2024 on Hell's Headbangers. He also talks about the status of his other band October 31, his love of metal music, and possible tour plans.…

We chat with Joey Vera from Armored Saint and Fates warning about the LA metal scene, playing in so many bands for so long, and their tour with Queensryche. Unfortunately, this interview was recorded March 12, 2024, and we are only able to get it uploaded recently. Sorry about that. If you like more content like this, please subscribe. Let us know …

Brian and Nocturnal Overlord (Vince) chat with legendary heavy metal drummer Vinny Appice. He talks about being asked to join Ozzy Osbourne, his experience with Black Sabbath and Ronnie James Dio, as well as being inspired by his brother Carmine Appice from the bands Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, and Rod Stewart. Big thanks to @SocieteBrewing for hosting …

Brian and Juan talk to black metal band Mythraeum about their new album "Oblivion Aeternam" out now on M-Theory Audio. They have also won the Wacken Metal Battle USA, and played Wacken Open Air in 2022. Big thanks to Mythraeum for coming by and chatting with us. Check out the Mythraeum links below:https://mythraeum.bandcamp.com/https://www.facebook…

We chat with the legendary Iron Maiden artist Derek Riggs. We meet him at Societe Brewing in San Diego. For context, watch our previous interview with Derek in 2019. Leave a comment with your favorite Derek Riggs album cover artwork. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JZywONu4LIPlease subscribe to stay informed on upcoming interviews. We will also be…

Brian and Israel chat with Dan (Moonsirrom) and Alonzo (Wraith) of the symphonic black metal band Gannondorf. They have been honing their craft for years, and finally release a new album on 4/20/2024. Check out the album on their Bandcamp page. Also check out @GannondorfMetalOffical on Youtube.https://www.facebook.com/Gannondorfmetalofficalhttps://…

Brian and Israel talk with Joseph Michael and Jake Dreyer of the progressive metal band Witherfall. They discuss their new album "Sounds of the Forgotten. Sorry the interview picks up in the middle. Be sure to subscribe to their YouTube channel @Witherfall Please support us by subscribing to our channel!https://www.witherfall.com/https://www.instag…

We chat with David Vincent about the upcoming Vltimas album "Epic" coming out March 15 on Season of Mist Records.David Vincent talks about Morbid Angel, playing bass in Terrorizer, and why he didn't play bass in Vltimas. He talks about working with Rune "Blasphemer" Eriksen (Mayhem, Aura Noir) and Flo Mounier (Cryptopsy). He also mentions his short…

We chat with Don Van Stavern, bass player and longest member of the metal band Riot. Don talks about the upcoming Mean Streets album, his love of tequila, and moving on with the band after the death of Mark Reale. Thank you to Don, Atomic Fire Records, and Earsplit PR for the interview.Af Metal Swap Talk

Brian and Israel talk to Tony Kakko from the Finnish power metal band Sonata Arctica. Tony talks about the new album Clear Cold Beyond, coming out March 8, 2024 on Atomic Fire Records. He also talks about writing songs in Mexico, and what it's like to lose a band member.Please subscribe to this channel and let us know in the comments what you think…

Brian, Vince, and Eric all submitted their top live metal albums and they have combined to an overall list. Who are your top metal live albums of all time? Also, we really appreciate everyone for subscribing to this channel. We have reached 1,000 subscribers, and that is a milestone we did not expect to ever achieve. If you are in the San Diego are…

Brian, Israel, Vince, and Eric all discuss their top metal albums of 2023. Please subscribe if you enjoyed this video. It will encourage us to do more videos. Brian's list:Cattle Decapitation - TerrasiteTwilight Force - At The Heart of WinervaleSpirit Possession - …Of the Sign Cirith Ungol - Black ParadeXoth - ExogalacticNight Demon - Outsider Drai…

WOW! We did not expect such an amazing turnout! We chat about Metal Swap Meet, which was on October 21, 2023. Big shout out to Protector Brewery, all the sponsors and vendors, all who attended, and the bands Night Demon, Medieval Steel, Coven 6669, and Alchemy. Please subscribe to this channel. We are closing in on 1,000 subscribers!For more inform…

Brian and Vince talk about talk about summer concert ticket giveaways. Also Metal Swap Meet vendor info, and the San Diego Pantera Ultimate Tailgate. Concert giveaways include Behemoth, Godsmack, Yngwie Malmsteen, Glenn Hughes, Wolfmother, Avenged Sevenfold, Cannibal Corpse, TesseracT, Meshuggah, Cattle Decapitation, and Tangerine Dream.…

Brian and Israel talk with the legendary Udo Dirkschneider on the upcoming U.D.O. album "Touchdown," getting fired from Accept, playing with his son, the Russian / Ukraine war, and staying inspired at age 71. Big thanks to Udo, as well as @AtomicFireRecords and @EarsplitCompound for arranging the interview. Check out Udo's videos at @UDOtubetv Pre-…

Brian and Vince chat with Kristin from Coffee & Metal. For those unfamiliar, Coffee & Metal are metal fans that do interviews and reviews here in the San Diego area. Kristin is also a talented clothing designer that is working on stage-ware and metal related jewelry. Check out their coverage of the Wacken Metal Battle. Please help us out, and subsc…

We chat with Nino, owner of The Firm Clothing, and organizer of many hardcore punk shows including a huge hardcore festival in San Diego called Summer Slam.Af Metal Swap Talk

We chat with our friend Travis Ryan, lead singer of the death metal band Cattle Decapitation. He talks about touring, the new album Terrasite, writing with members that are all over the world, lyric inspiration, hardship. Check out Terrasite on Metal Blade Records on May 12, 2023.Af Metal Swap Talk

Israel and Vince interview Krisiun drummer Max Kolesne. They were on tour with Vader and Decrepit Birth, and played Brick by Brick in San Diego.Af Metal Swap Talk

Israel and Vince interview Matt Sotelo from Decrepit Birth at Brick by Brick. They are a death metal band on tour with Krisiun and Vader.Af Metal Swap Talk

Brian, Israel, and Vince talk about a new band announcement.Af Metal Swap Talk

Brian went out to Houston for Hell's Heroes V. It was a badass time seeing Visigoth, Celtic Frost, Hellhammer, Possessed, Night Demon, and many more. Big thanks to Christian and the White Oak Music Hall for the event. If you would like to see my photos from the fest, visit the link below.https://heavymetalphoto.com/hells-heroes-v-2023Keep an eye on…

We chat with Helloween drummer Daniel Löble about their US tour with HammerFall, playing in a larger band with Kai Hansen, and Michael Kiske, and playing with 4 bass drums.Af Metal Swap Talk

Brian and Israel talk with Seregor (Dennis) of Carach Angren about his inspirations their albums, touring, a creating a concept album.Af Metal Swap Talk

We talk with Gaerea who are on tour with Rotting Christ, Carach Angren, and Uada. We are at Brick by Brick, in San Diego, CA. He discusses the visuals, reception in Brazil, and their tour.Please subscribe for more interviews.Af Metal Swap Talk

We talk with Metal Swap Meet alumni Mark Briody, the guitarist of Jag Panzer. If you are not familiar with Jag Panzer, they are a classic heavy metal band from the USA. We were fortunate enough to have them play in San Diego in 2017. Mark Discusses their upcoming album titled "The Hallowed" as well as their European tour.…

Our short tribute to an amazing person. Justin Bartlett was not only an artist who made art for many metal bands like Hooded Menace, Trap Them, and John Carpenter's The Thing. His art has been seen worldwide in the metal world. I was fortunate enough to know Justin personally. We often ran into each other at metal shows, and eventually, we hung out…

Brian, Israel and Vince chat with Raymond and Terry of BeerAlien.com about beers in San Diego, Las Vegas, as well as heavy metal beers.Af Metal Swap Talk

We finally get to reflect on the Metal Swap Meet from October 2022. We discuss how things went, the bands, the vendors, and the amazing crowd. Thank you for an amazing year!Af Metal Swap Talk

Brian, Israel, and Vince discuss their top metal albums of 2022.Af Metal Swap Talk

We talk about the upcoming metal trivia, Iron Maiden tailgate in San Diego, Psycho Las Vegas, and giveaways.Af Metal Swap Talk

VIP and general admission ticket options are now out. Go to MetalSwapMeet.com to find them. We chat about Mythraeum winning the Wacken Metal Battle, and some sponsor updates.Af Metal Swap Talk

We have had our event at Setting Sun Sake for over 3 years, and now they need our help. We talk with Josh and Kim about the past, present, and future of Setting Sun Sake and the Metal Swap Meet in San Diego.Af Metal Swap Talk

We talk about the bands playing Metal Swap Meet, including Evildead, The Lord Weird Slough Feg, The Gene Hoglan Experience, Stygian Crown, and Nightshadow. We also talk about the Wacken Metal Battle in San Diego at Brick by Brick. Help for Setting Sun Sake, and officially announce DJ Katon and Derek Riggs will be at Metal Swap Meet 2022.…

Brian and Israel get a new video light (yay!), go over new metal albums and releases expected in Q1 2022, and have news about Metal Swap Meet 2022. Don't forget to subscribe to this channel to stay up to date on Metal Swap Meet and other metal ramblings.Af Metal Swap Talk

Brian, Israel and Vince are joined by our friend Eric to talk about our top metal albums of the year. Did you check out albums by Carcass, Hypocrisy, Helloween and Iron Maiden? We go over our best pecks of the year. We would love to hear about what we missed, and what you think were the best metal albums of 2021.…

We review the new self-titled Helloween album. We also give an update at the Metal Swap Meet, which will be held on October 16, 2021 from 11am to 5pm, at Setting Sun Sake.Af Metal Swap Talk

We visit with Guillermo Nasser, owner and brewer at Align Brewing in the Miralani Makers District in the Miramar area of San Diego. We talk about favorite beer styles, hazy IPAs, and the Metal Swap Meet. Be sure to save the date for October 16, 2021 for the next Metal Swap Meet!Check out Align Brewinghttps://www.facebook.com/alignbrewing/https://ww…

Brian and Israel interview progressive metal band Witherfall at Charlie & Echo Natural Craft Wine. We talk wine, touring, 70,000 Tons of Metal, We try their red blend wine called Tempest, which is only available from Charlie & Echo. Be sure to subscribe to our channel for more metal stuff.Buy the 2020 vintage Tempest Redhttps://charlieandecho.com/p…

Brian and Israel from Metal Swap Meet chat with San Diego metal band MALISON at Align Brewing. MALISON are a traditional/thrash metal band 4 piece currently signed to Metal Assault Records. We talk San Diego craft beer, touring, and Combat Records.Malison is:Mario Lovio - Lead guitarSteven C. Rondina - Vocals/bassNick Mafi - DrumsEddie Spade - Lead…

Israel and Brian interview Beekeeper members Ally, Wally, and Dylan. We discuss what it's like to have a 3-piece thrash band, hobbies, and memories of the San Diego Metal Swap Meet.Af Metal Swap Talk

Check out the music video on our YouTube channel!L.Imperator from death metal band DEFIXION created this amazing Metal Swap Meet theme song with a very power metal feel. For those metalheads who have attended the Metal Swap Meet in San Diego over the past 10 years, we hope the lyrics are meaningful. Thank you Katon W. De Pena from the thrash metal …