Bleeding Metal Podcast Kiki and Pia

Our festival summer starts soon with Tuska Festival in Helsinki, where Kiki will be hosting the Tuska Forum by Bleeding Metal for the second consecutive year,
featuring interviews with artists and industry experts.

Join Pia and Kiki in this dynamic conversation diving deep into the world of the Tuska Festival with CEO Eeka Mäkynen. Celebrating his 10th year of Tuska, Eeka shares insights about navigating festival planning during the pandemic, booking challenges, and the festival's commitment to safety, mental health, and the Metal community - including how newcomer bands can perform on the festival through the Tuska Kult program.

02:34 Challenges and Triumphs During the Pandemic
05:29 Weather and Safety Concerns at Tuska
07:58 Handling Last-Minute Cancellations
09:44 Booking and Lineup Planning
14:14 Diversity and Inclusion at Tuska
16:15 Exciting Announcements for Tuska Forum
20:06 Additional Activities at Tuska Festival


Recorded on June 6th, 2024.

Show notes:


Check out the ⁠Tuska website and the Tuska Forum by Bleeding Metal 2024 schedule
Our very first interview with Eeka in 2017
Our episode about Tuska Utopia in 2020
Lastyear's Metal and ⁠Mental Health session with Samy Elbanna at Tuska Forum by Bleeding Metal 2023⁠



Bleeding Metal was created and is hosted and produced by ⁠@kikigege87⁠ and ⁠@power_pia⁠ with the support of new co-hosts ⁠@suzanavalenca⁠ and ⁠@martha_horizis⁠.
Episode edited by Kiki.


Subscribe now to the Bleeding Metal Podcast wherever you listen and ⁠find us on the internet⁠.Intro music by ⁠Savvier Nelson⁠ with vocals from ⁠PERSONA-singer Jelena Dobric⁠.


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We love to think that the international metalheads all over the world would stick together in a united community - but is that reality?

Martha, Pia, and Suzana come together to discuss the topic in an episode that becomes a love letter to the scene.



Recorded on April 3rd, 2024.



Bleeding Metal was created and is produced by ⁠⁠@kikigege87⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠@power_pia⁠⁠ and is now co-hosted by ⁠⁠@suzanavalenca⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠@martha_horizis⁠⁠.
Bonus episode edited by Pia.


Subscribe now to the Bleeding Metal Podcast wherever you listen and ⁠⁠find us on the internet⁠⁠.
Intro music by ⁠⁠Savvier Nelson⁠⁠ with vocals from ⁠⁠PERSONA-singer Jelena Dobric⁠⁠.


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AI is what everyone talks about nowadays. UNLEASH THE ARCHERS used it on their new album "Phantoma", out on May 10th. Kiki and Martha talked to vocalist Brittney Slayes about the background and reactions, but also about social media in general.



Recorded on April 30th, 2024.

Show notes:


⁠Music video: UNLEASH THE ARCHERS - Green & Glass
Band homepage

Bleeding Metal was created and is hosted and produced by ⁠@kikigege87⁠ and ⁠@power_pia⁠ with the support of new co-hosts ⁠@suzanavalenca⁠ and ⁠@martha_wingen⁠.
Episode edited by Pia.
Subscribe now to the Bleeding Metal Podcast wherever you listen and ⁠find us on the internet⁠.Intro music by ⁠Savvier Nelson⁠ with vocals from ⁠PERSONA-singer Jelena Dobric⁠.


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Martha went on a journey and met the King on a Castle! She got the opportunity to listen to the upcoming Kerry King album "From Hell I Rise", which will be out on May 17th, and also had an interview with Kerry King himself. In this episode, she tells Pia everything about the trip.



Recorded on April 30th, 2024.



Bleeding Metal was created and is produced by ⁠⁠@kikigege87⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠@power_pia⁠⁠ and is now co-hosted by ⁠⁠@suzanavalenca⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠@martha_wingen.
Bonus episode edited by Pia.
Subscribe now to the Bleeding Metal Podcast wherever you listen and ⁠⁠find us on the internet⁠⁠.
Intro music by ⁠⁠Savvier Nelson⁠⁠ with vocals from ⁠⁠PERSONA-singer Jelena Dobric⁠⁠.


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On another time capsule of an episode recorded in 2023, Kiki and Pia come together to discuss violence in the Metal scene as well as in heavy music.

Inspired by the incident at a WE CAME AS ROMANS-show, we show our appreciation for kind security guards working the Metal industry. We also learn about Pia's rebellious nature and her love of gore.



Recorded on November 14th, 2023.

Show notes:


Tank The Tech's first video about venue security
More about the venue security drama on Tank's YouTube channel

Bleeding Metal was created and is hosted and produced by @kikigege87 and @power_pia with the support of new co-hosts @suzanavalenca and @martha_horizis.
Episode edited by Kiki.
Subscribe now to the Bleeding Metal Podcast wherever you listen and find us on the internet.Intro music by Savvier Nelson with vocals from PERSONA-singer Jelena Dobric.


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Pia is back! After a short update and her thoughts about Bimbocore, she, Martha and Suzanna discuss the Trailblaze boardgame (crowdfunding campaign is running until April 20th). The three also talk about their favorite releases of the year so far.

We discuss:


⁠Trailblaze Game



Recorded on April 3rd, 2024.

00:40 Pia's update
03:47 Bimbocore discussion round 2
15:24 Trailblaze board game
23:38 2024 releases



Bleeding Metal was created and is produced by ⁠@kikigege87⁠ and ⁠@power_pia⁠ and is now co-hosted by ⁠@suzanavalenca⁠ and ⁠@martha_horizis⁠.
Bonus episode edited by Pia.
Subscribe now to the Bleeding Metal Podcast wherever you listen and ⁠find us on the internet⁠.
Intro music by ⁠Savvier Nelson⁠ with vocals from ⁠PERSONA-singer Jelena Dobric⁠.


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