Radioactive Metal 754: Halloween Eve

It’s mid September. That means the October spooky season is creeping up. Around here we fully embrace Halloween and all that goes with it. So for the month leading up to the 31st we like to assault our senses with the appropriate stimuli. So before Oct. 1st hits we decided it would be an awesome time to give our recommends for movies, music and comic books. We share some standards…

Radioactive Metal 753: Science Eventuality

A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) seems to be all the rage right now. Love it or hate it, it seems to have invaded the entertainment world, music being no exception. We do a deep dive into this phenom, with all the techno mumbo jumbo. Who knew back then that the science fiction from The Jetsons would become science reality. In our “News, Views and Tunes”, we discuss our recent trip to Texas…

Radioactive Metal 752: Gone To The Movies?

Couple episodes back we discussed the various unique places we’ve attended a gig. Now we can add “movie theatre” to that list. This past weekend the two Arlington, TX dates from the Metallica M72 tour were simulcast to theatres the world over. We both caught the Sunday show. And decided to go the event with a fine studded wristband. We go over the setlist, our theatre experiences and veer off…

Radioactive Metal 750: Dad Rock?

Horns Up! Episode 750! Another milestone! We’ve all heard the expression “Classic Rock”. We have a fair idea what makes up said music. But can we put a fine pointed horn on it? Is it simply a generational thing? Or do subgenres play into it? And what this “Dad Rock” business? Does it exist? And what are the who’s, whats, wheres and whens behind it? It all makes for an…

Radioactive Metal 749: Anytime, Anyplace

If there was a penalty for exceeding a maximum amount of live gigs, we’d be doing hard time. We learned the good way that a gig can be enjoyed beyond the usual venues. Over the years we taken in shows in parking lots, sidewalks, parade floats a.o. That’s not even counting the myriad of basement shows. In our “News, Views and Tunes”, we reminisce about the “Airheads” flick. Musically, we…

Radioactive Metal 748: The Beat Of Our Own Drummer

As with most genres, the vocalist and axeman seem to be the ones that seem to garner the most attention and accolades. It’s the rhythm section that stirs the Metallic drink though. And drummers are the unsung heroes of our beloved genre. So taking a cue from the awesome “High Infidelity” flick, we present our “Top 5” of our favourite skinbeaters. We look at not only technical skill and reputation…

Radioactive Metal 747: Heavy Hobbies

We all love our Heavy Metal. But Metalheads are nothing if not diverse, with a wide variety of interests outside of our album collections. The creators of our beloved genre are no different. Some artists have excelled in their chosen hobbies. This week we discuss which artists and activities we’d love to join in their endeavours. How ’bout “football” with Steve Harris. Golfing with Alice Cooper. Or skating with Pushead…

Radioactive Metal 746: ’93 Is 30

Ready to feel old? Remember the early 90s? Well, as of this year, 1993 is 30 effin’ years old! Wow! Times flies when you’re rocking and rolling. So we figured we’d do a deep dive into three decades ago and discover it wasn’t all Seattle, flannel and “hard alternative”. The year had a number of amazing albums, band debuts and news stories that rocked Metaldom. Musically, we have a stack…

Radioactive Metal 745: Poser Exposer

We’re all too familiar with “that person”. That individual who insists they “know it all” regardless of the topic at hand. As Metalheads it’s particularly irritating when these posers try horning in on beloved genre. But’s there’s always a way to trip them up. Heavy Metal is ripe with trivia that is common knowledge to us but would expose any claims-to-be. Namely, a Sabbath vocalist not named Dio or Ozzy….

Radioactive Metal 744: Genre Defiling

As a follower of Heavy Metal, how many times have you heard from a non-believer “It all sounds the same to me.” Our response – “You must be tone deaf considering the amount of sub genres that makes up our beloved music.” But are there to many? And is it a positive or a negative? This week we dive right into it and sort it all out. In our “News,…

Radioactive Metal 743: Bringin’ The Mayhem

This episode is a Good News/ Bad News situation. The Good News – The “Muppet Mayhem” TV series is up on Disney+. Being veteran Gen Xers, we’ll always have a soft spot in our Metal Hearts for The Muppet Show. Dr. Teeth And The Electric Mayhem were the house band for said show. And this show sees our fave band of Muppets trying to cut their long overdue debut. We…

Radioactive Metal 742: Free The Fourth

The month of May kicks ass! The first couple weeks has a couple kick ass events that caters to the geek in us. Sure we’re a Heavy Metal radio show but we don’t shy away from discussing some of our there interests. Mat The Fourth is a special day dedicated to all things Star Wars and for fans to celebrate their fandom. Just a few days later was Free Comic…