Radioactive Metal

We've never hidden our love of Decibel magazine. We've been monthly readers/subscribers for years now. We've chatted about it endlessly and have interviewed contributors. A fave regular feature has been the Metal Muthas column, where the mother of a prominent artist is interviewed. Well...we thought we'd give it a go ourselves. Our fandom of legendary deathmongers Nuclear Death goes back decades.  Our friendship with mainperson Lori Bravo has really blossomed over the past year. Thru that we've gotten to know Lori's mom Barbara Bravo, making her  the ideal candidate for our inaugural Metal Mothers feature. "The Mumster" shares with us a little bit about herself, what Lori was like as child and, of course, her first reaction to hearing the brutality that is Nuclear Death. In our "News, Views and Tunes", we share our Record Store Day booty and make our picks for July's RSD releases. Musically, we crank new stuff from Witch Cross, Lucifer's Hammer, General Surgery and Killing Addiction. Plus some classic stuff from Nuclear Assault, Slaughter and introduce Wyoming metallers Fell Harvest in our "Indie Spotlight". Horns Up and Stay Healthy!

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Unfortunately, this week Aaron was unable to join us. So with his blessing, your "Cool Uncle Snowy" set out and enlisted a suitable co host. Death Metal trailblazer (and good friend) Lori Bravo (ex-Nuclear Death) has dropped her amazing new solo album "Bare Bones". So it made for a perfect opportunity to get her back on the show again. We discuss the new album, her almost relationship with Autopsy's Chris Reifert and the impending ND Moribund reissues. Miss. Bravo was happy to share the spotlight with death noise rockers Yautja. The outfit just dropped their new record "The Lurch" via Relapse. We got drummer Tyler Coburn on the horn to give us the 411. Musically, we crank the aforementioned Yautja and Bravo records + some Nuclear Death, Autopsy, Graveripper, Debauchery, Impetigo and Mutilation Rites.  

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Last year we were blown away from Calif. crusties Destroyed In Seconds latest album "Divide And Devour". D.I.S. have a cool crossover sound that appeals to Metalheads and Punks alike. It took awhile but Deep Six Records came correct and released a sweet vinyl edition of said album. We were so stoked with the presentation we had to speak with vox Jon Tamala. He gave us the dis and dat on the new album plus sharing the stage with hardcore legends and putting over his bandmate's other outfits. In our "News, Views, and Tunes", we discuss censorship with regards to a Texas art teacher and make a hockey bet with a veteran Canadian Metal band. Musically, we crank the new D.I.S., Flotsam And Jetsam, Phobia, Victims, Entropy, Inhuman Condition, Children Of Technology and introduce San Diego's Nightshadow in our "Indie Spotlight". Horns Up and Stay Healthy!

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"I love it when that happens!" These were the enthusiastic words spilling out of our mouths when we found out we were going to be speaking with German thrash veterans Desaster. On the day of the release of the outfit's new album!!! "Churches Without Saints" is full lenghter #9 (!!) from these Teutonic Terrors. And while some of their fellow country brethren might get the lion share of the attention, Desaster has been making waves of their own. This is a perfect time to talk with string bender Infernal as he's been front and centre from the get-go. We chatted the new album and our mutual love of all things vinyl and Destruction. In our "News, Views, and Tunes", we discuss the Ellefson firing and say R.I.P. to "Spazzy McGee". Musically, we crank the new Desaster plus some Couch Slut, Grave Miasma, Empty Throne, Living Death, Exhumer, Adversity and feat. newly independent grinders Gadget in our "Indie Spotlight". Horns Up and Stay Healthy!

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Run! Run! 5-0! 5-0! No, "The Man" hasn't finally secured that long overdue arrest warrant. Your "Cool Uncle Snowy" has officially become "Old Man Snowy" as he hits the half century mark. So to commemorate this event we decide to forego most of our segments, pour some Lemmys and just rock out! To help celebrate we are joined by old friend and Pure Rock Radio head honcho Rich Embury. Between belts we discuss the loss of Tawny Kitaen and the rise of young punks The Linda Lindas. But we weren't totally off the clock. Joining us is axeman Stefan Castavet from Metal Blade recording artists Vulture. We discussed the wicked new record "Dealin' Death". Musically, we crank said Vulture album plus new Cirith Ungol, Solanum, Schismopathic, Minor Threat, Bitch, Witch Cross, Shit Happens and Cauldron Burial!  You don't stop listening to Metal because they got old. You got old because you stopped listening to Metal! Horns Up and Stay Healthy!

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Swedish musical maestro Per Wiberg is a musician's musician. The multi instrumentalist has plied his trade for a number of legendary outfits over his storied career. Mostly known for his work in Opeth, Mr. Wiberg is a current member of Spiritual Beggars and has hit the road with Candlemass. Not one to rest on his laurels, he's just released his new solo EP "All Is Well In The Land Of The Living But The Rest Of Us...Lights Out", to which he was quick to speak about. Of course, we had to get his thoughts on working with his aforementioned outfits as well. In our "News, Views, and Tunes", we go over the Maiden snub at the HOF, Dave Ellefson's recent online activities and pay tribute to Warlord axeman William Tsamis (Rest In Power). Musically, we crank Mr. Wiberg's new work plus some Thundermother, Lori Bravo, Cliterati, Trauma, Candlemass and the aforementioned Warlord. Horns Up and Stay Healthy!

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Our beloved genre is fuelled by passion. Sometimes it's this passion that drives fans to do some crazy things. Case in point - "Rag'R" super fan Mitch. Banger TV YouTube series "Heavy Metal Hitchhiker" focus' on this good hearted gas attendant's race against time to return a guitar to his heroes and be given a roadie job in return. And of course, it's comedy of errors and hilarity ensues. We're always on the look out for cool interview subjects beyond the usual, so this time we sat down with the lovable Mitch, stand up comedian Mr. Garrett Jamieson. We get into the origin of the story, all that he brings to the role and the soundtrack of Mitch's life. A star is born! In our "News, Views, and Tunes", we go thru Mitch's record collection and grab some Capra, Deadwolff, KEN Mode, Hellripper, Spectral Wound, Shroud Of Vultures and play a cool split feat. Agent Mulder and Bad Acid Trip in our "Indie Spotlight". Horns Up and Stay Healthy!!

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Break out the heavy artillery! Legendary thrashers Artillery are back with another killer record! Appropriately entitled "X", this latest platter is the outfit's 10th (!) album. And these Dutch metallers are showing no signs of letting up. They preserved over personal adversity and Father Time himself. And sounding better than ever! We sat down with axeman/founder Micheal Stutzer and got the scoop on this momentous record. We discussed the writing process without his brother and bandmate Morten (RIP) and shared his current relationship with other Danish legends. "X" is fresh on the racks so...Run! Don't Walk! and grab a copy! In our "News, Views and Tunes",  we go over the Decibel 200th issue live stream. As well, we discuss the "We're Not Gonna Take It" lawsuit against an Australian politician and the Pat O'Brien (ex-Cannibal Corpse) verdict. Musically, we crank brand new Artillery and Midnight. Plus cool tunage from Tank, Whiplash, D.R.I., Incantation, Disaster Strikes, Crypts Of Despair and re-introduce DiGregorio (feat. our own Aaron) in our "Indie Spotlight". Horns Up and Stay Healthy!

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No "Creature Feature?" No pro-blem-o! Here at the RAM offices, we're veterans of the scene. A.K.A. we're old. Having gone heavy music full time in '84, we've seen a lot stuff about our beloved genre come and go. While we look back fondly on what was, there is a number of cool stuff from today we'd love to take back to those glory daze. On the flip side, there's a number of cool stuff from yesteryear that we'd love to see as a part of today's scene. So we put on our thinking helmets and share our thought on creating a "fully armed and operational" Metal World! In our "News, Views and Tunes", we crank new tunage from Artillery, Pestilence, CroMags, Bongzilla, Morbosidad and introduce Pennsylvania's Befell in our "Indie Spotlight". Horns Up and Stay Healthy!

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More and more the connection between our beloved genre and the world of professional wrestling is getting stronger and stronger. Ring entrance music, gimmicks and, most importantly, a lot of wrestler's themselves are real life Metalheads. One of the original crossovers is Nasty Savage maiman "Nasty" Ronnie.  In our youth, we started out as Nasty Savage fans. But then we really "marked" out when Mr. Ronnie took his outrageous stage antics to the squared circle in his home state of Florida. Ronnie was actually a "Bucket List' interview from the get go, and with it being Wrestlemania season, getting him on the horn was an easy match up. We discussed the early years of NS, his journey into the mat world, right up to his "Born To Ride" TV series. This being a special wrestling episode, we enlisted the talents of "Ducky" Dustin Maruca and Matt Copper from our sister show "Wrestling Night In Canada".  We discussed Ozzy going into the WWE Hall of Fame, the Misfits stint in WCW, and our picks for musicians that would make great wrasslers! If all this doesn't get us the Three Count then musically we crank some Savage, God's Hate, Hirax, Piledriver, Hallow's Eve, AntiSeen, Brody's Militia, and Eat The Turnbuckle! Horns Up and Stay Healthy!

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