“Gimmicks” in the Metal World are nothing new. Some more recognizable examples are the KISS/King Diamond warpaint and Iron Maiden’s mascot Eddie. But there are a variety of bands that have their own ideas of trademarks that we may not even take notice. For instance, Kerry King’s arm spikes, Corpsegrinder’s neck and various guitarist’s signature designs. So we do a deep dive into all these. You’ll be surprised with what…

It’s that time again! The Juno Awards are fast approaching May 15th in Toronto. The Junos are Canada’s equivalent to the grammys in the US. Realistically, the only award Metalheads care aboot is the “HR/HM Album Of The Year” Award. Regardless of who brings home the gold though, the winners will be our listeners. As is tradition around here, we go over our picks and predictions with our “Will and…

On the surface, the question “What is Metal?” might seem a bit “Huh?” But the idea of exactly what Metal is can be as diverse as our beloved genre itself. Of course when thinking of Metal we think of the driving beats of the skins, the face melting riffs, the thunderous bass and the thought provoking (or just entertaining) lyrics. Metal (and punk/hardcore as well) is more than what you…

So America just had their big annual sportsball extravaganza – The Super Bowl. Did your team win? Do you care either way? The half time show seems to capture the attention of fans just as much as the big game. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem to cater to the Metalheads/Punks. But dare to dream. Now obviously the Dying Fetus’ and Pig Destroyers of the world won’t be playing the half time…

Traditionally we dedicate this episode to our annual Valentine’s Day Massacre. But being minus any female co-hostesses this year, we just weren’t feeling it this year. We still want to do something to celebrate this special day though. It’s safe to say that everyone in their youth goes through that whole “crush” phase. Those special artists that we had those special feelings for that go beyond just enjoying the tunes….

The Metal World recently lost two important figures named Johnny. Mr. Johnny “Z” Zuzula was the founder/owner of the mighty Megaforce Records. The upstart label released a number of excellent albums that helped shape us as fans of our beloved genre. We also lost actor Howard Hessemen. For our more mature listeners, Hessemen will be best known as “Doctor” Johnny Fever on the awesome “WKRP In Cincinnati” sitcom aired from…

By The Metal Godz how time flies. 2022 is off and running. Now that both your wonderful hosts have hit the Big Five – Oh, we came to the realization that there will be a variety of other significant stuff in the Metal World that will be sharing the same Bday this year. Namely, 1972. This week we take deep dive into ’72 going over some key events, band formations,…

F@#*k the Grammies!! For the past fifteen years now the only music awards ceremony worth it’s weight in Metal have been Radioactive Metal’s annual Rammy Awards. Veteran listeners already know the deal. For the listeners first tuning in this year, The Rammies are basically where we sit down and discuss our faves in the key categories most important to Metalheads. Fave Band/Artist, Album, Song, Live, etc. As well, we present…

3…2…1… Happy New Years!! Unfortunately with all that’s going on it the world, there’s not much going on in terms of NYE celebrations. But we didn’t want to left out in the cold, literally and figuratively. So we decided we’d make recording this special episode our own New Years bash. We invited our buddy Jack to join us in cracking a stack o’ wax and just kick back and shoot…

Ho! Ho! Holy Shit! It’s that time again. But before we wrap up this year and unwrap some of Satan’s…uhm…Santa’s gifts, we’re gonna start your hooligan holidaze with another banging episode. This particular discussion topic we have to squeeze into this year. 2021 marks the 40th (!) anniversary of 1981. Those 365 days provided the Metal World with some key album releases, band formations and news stories. We go over…

At our ripe old age, your RAM hosts have been on this planet for as long as Heavy Metal itself. So, with the exception of the formation of the genre itself, we’ve pretty much seen the birth of all the significant sub genres. We remember well those first important, ground breaking records. So this week we decided to share the whys and wherefores of our beginnings with a.o. Black, Thrash,…

Even the most Kvlt of Metalheads have at least one “guilty pleasure”. That certain song or artist that they may choose to keep to themselves. Either from fear of embarrassment or reprisal from their homies. But that’s just a reflection of the open mindedness Metalheads possess. Metal may be the Trve love, but we find that many different genres make up our music collections. Here at the RAM offices, a…