Metal Robot Podcast

Tom McKay
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The podcast about all things metal, and everything in between! Hosted by Tom McKay and features the world of metal in all its glory! Since 2016 he's been giving it all to the world of metal music and gone through the many sub-genres of metal to hear the best (and worst) of the bunch. Now since 2020, he's been taking this love of metal to the audio world, and bringing his unique spin on the heaviest, filthiest, and even most unique metal you've ever heard. From reviews of the latest in metal music, to engaging interviews with metal's rising stars, you can find it all on the show. And if that's not enough, Tom also dives into the week's biggest and funniest metal news you may have missed. The show is a mix of all that and so much more. Hit subscribe, and let's jump into the pit. This is the Metal Robot Podcast!

  1. FEB 9

    THE YEAR OF THRASH! 2026 Predictions for Thrash Metal, Canadian Tech Death, New Music & More | MRP #069

    The Metal Robot Podcast (2026-02-09) In this*nice* episode of the Metal Robot Podcast, we talk about the Year of Thrash with our Influencers of Metal Podcast co-host. We spin the magical wheel of Metal Archives Roulette. But first, we check out the latest releases including a requested album to place under the knife. Check out the Metal Robot Hub for MORE of the metal you crave ► https://themetalrobot.com/ Want your music featured on the show? Send me an email! ► https://themetalrobot.com/contact Check out Thrashers Paradise (Collin Sterling)! https://indi1015.ca/shows/thrashers-paradise/ https://www.youtube.com/@thrashersparadise4132 https://www.instagram.com/thrashers_paradise/ https://www.facebook.com/Thrashers.Paradise.666/ Check out Widow’s Peak! https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Widow%27s_Peak/3540440189 https://wpdm.bandcamp.com https://www.instagram.com/widowspeakyyc Here are all the links referenced in this episode! Check out the Influencers of Metal Podcast with Collin Sterling! ►https://themetalrobot.com/influencers-of-metal Support the show on Patreon! ►https://patreon.com/themetalrobot HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT UKRAINE ►https://ukrainewar.carrd.co/ #ThrashMetal #TechDeath #Podcast -------------------------------- Timestamps: 00:00 – INTRO 01:05 – REVIEWS 08:29 – Metal Archives Roulette 16:27 – Year of Thrash 39:50 – EXTRO -------------------------------- MUSIC Lily Löwe "Haunted House" Sleeping Giant “Mobilizer of Evil” Deathmarch “Experience My Hate” Jacob Lizotte “Into The Dark” Widow’s Peak “The Worming Hour” Widow’s Peak “Monochrome” Widow’s Peak “Charlatans Of Industry” Alex Yarmak “Thrash Metal Instrumental” -------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: Copyright Exceptions under the Copyright Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-42), allowance is made for "fair dealing" for the purposes of criticism or review.

    41 min

  2. JAN 12

    IN VIRTUE: Age of Legends, Concept Albums Without the Homework, and Rolling the Damn Boulder | MRP #068

    The Metal Robot Podcast (2026-01-12) Tonight we sit down with progressive power metal band In Virtue, fronted by fellow metal YouTuber Trey Xavier (who might sound familiar if you were watching his channel when it was Gear Gods). Their sound is described as power metal without the cheesy bits. So if you’re a little Gamma-ray intolerant, or get the runs after listening to Gloryhammer, then this is right up your alley. The band just dropped their long awaited third studio album “Age of Legends” November 21st. Trust me, it’s so worth the wait. Check out the Metal Robot Hub for MORE of the metal you crave ► https://themetalrobot.com/ Want your music featured on the show? Send me an email! ► https://themetalrobot.com/contact Check out In Virtue! https://invirtue.band/ https://www.facebook.com/invirtue/ https://www.instagram.com/invirtue/ https://www.youtube.com/user/invirtueofficial Check out Trey Xavier! https://www.youtube.com/@treyxaviermusic https://geargods.net https://www.instagram.com/geargodsnet https://www.facebook.com/geargods https://x.com/geargods Here are all the links referenced in this episode! Check out the Influencers of Metal Podcast with Collin Sterling! ►https://themetalrobot.com/influencers-of-metal Support the show on Patreon! ►https://patreon.com/themetalrobot HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT UKRAINE ►https://ukrainewar.carrd.co/ #InVirtue #AgeOfLegends #MRP -------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: Copyright Exceptions under the Copyright Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-42), allowance is made for "fair dealing" for the purposes of criticism or review.

    1h 33m

  3. 11/17/2025

    SADISTIC FORCE, Epic Death, Brass Metal & MORE | MRP #067

    The Metal Robot Podcast (2025-11-17) We’re diving headfirst into three wildly different corners of the metal universe — from the epic death metal of Mytherine’s “Lord of Mountains” to the brass-clashing disaster of Fallstaf’s “Ode to the Dead.” Then, chaos reigns in a new round of Metal Archives Roulette, where we end up in Montenegro with thrash metal band KK Street Bangers Finally, things get sinister as Sadistic Force joins the show to talk about their latest record Morbid Odyssey — a whirlwind of blackened speed, chaos, and pure unholy fun. Check out the Metal Robot Hub for MORE of the metal content you crave ► https://themetalrobot.com/ Want your music featured on the show? Send me an email! ► https://themetalrobot.com/contact Check out Sadistic Force! https://sadisticforce.com https://www.facebook.com/people/Sadistic-Force/100064130731403 https://www.instagram.com/sadisticforceofficial/ https://www.youtube.com/@sadisticforce Here are all the links referenced in this episode! Check out the Influencers of Metal Podcast with Collin Sterling! ►https://themetalrobot.com/influencers-of-metal Get Call To The Dæmon Sultan! ►https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/tommckay/call-to-the-dmon-sultan-4 Call To The Dæmon Sultan MERCH ►https://metal-robot-reviews.creator-spring.com/ Check out Homoiousios ►https://hyperfollow.com/homoiousios HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT UKRAINE ►https://ukrainewar.carrd.co/ #SpeedMetal #SadisticForce #MRP -------------------------------- Timestamps: 00:00 – INTRO 01:05 – REVIEWS 11:47 – Metal Archives Roulette 20:44 – Commercial break 21:44 – Sadistic Force 41:29 – EXTRO -------------------------------- MUSIC Mytherine “Lord of Mountains” https://youtu.be/5BW6w_VNP88?si=-4FqeYFue4D2sVK0 Fallstaf “Sunless Friday” https://youtu.be/3PPV6LE73cs?si=RDE3B_fXLmRrQ1ol The Reticent “The Concealment (Those Who Don’t Want To Wake)” https://youtu.be/1cIKQcJLKtc?si=iVJJIX8FHbSAFsnL Omni Slim “Night Terror” https://youtu.be/OqkcT0o-dM4?si=jih454Rurw0QH2Wl KK Street Bangers “Rotten Town” https://youtu.be/nIMiNGa4Ujw?si=FzQC6QjQNcvTXOqn KK Street Bangers “Street Metal” https://youtu.be/D0u9m_zE0ck?si=S8GMsZ_3vibfRtf9 KK Street Bangers “War Zombie” https://youtu.be/AE6jnXyaA7w?si=QFDU6gZi59CXRkRK Sadistic Force “Strike After Strike” https://youtu.be/ZEbzUN6pX7s?si=MJPMBmu8e7LiLR2i -------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: Copyright Exceptions under the Copyright Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-42), allowance is made for "fair dealing" for the purposes of criticism or review.

    43 min
  4. BONUS: Burned In Effigy on their next album "Tyrannus Aeternum"

    09/01/2025

    BONUS: Burned In Effigy on their next album "Tyrannus Aeternum"

    The Metal Robot Podcast (2025-09-01) What happens when neoclassical shred meets face-melting death metal? You get Chicago’s own Burned In Effigy. Their 2022 debut Rex Mortem earned them stages with Obscura, Orbit Culture, and Revocation. Now, they’re back with their sophomore release Tyrannus Aeternum—dropping Halloween 2025, because apparently your nightmares needed a soundtrack. Check out the Metal Robot Hub for MORE of the metal content you crave ► https://themetalrobot.com/ Want your music featured on the show? Send me an email! ► https://themetalrobot.com/contact Check out Burned in Effigy! Bandcamp Facebook Instagram Spotify YouTube #BurnedInEffigy #MelodicDeathMetal #MRP -------------------------------- MUSIC Burned In Effigy “Befouled Benefaction” https://youtu.be/8GjaFLZNEAk -------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: Copyright Exceptions under the Copyright Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-42), allowance is made for "fair dealing" for the purposes of criticism or review.

    30 min

  5. 08/25/2025

    Ivy Garden Just Buried the Don Valley, Icelandic Black Metal, & MORE | MRP #066

    The Metal Robot Podcast (2025-08-25) On this episode of The Metal Robot Podcast, We sit down with Sebastian of Ivy Gardens to talk about the band’s origins, their upcoming album Death of Don Valley, and their various live and video shenanigans. We spin the roulette wheel and land in Iceland’s frostbitten black metal scene. Plus three of the latest metal albums of varying degrees of heaviness to take a dive into (and possibly wack with a weed wacker). Check out the Metal Robot Hub for MORE of the metal content you crave ► https://themetalrobot.com/ Want your music featured on the show? Send me an email! ► https://themetalrobot.com/contact Check out Ivy Gardens! https://ivygardens.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ivygardensband https://www.instagram.com/ivygardensofficial https://open.spotify.com/artist/1TBuI2vFSltCNhiHdHnz01 https://www.youtube.com/@ivygardens420 Check out Zhrine! https://zhrine.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/zhrineofficial/ https://www.instagram.com/zhrineofficial https://open.spotify.com/artist/1pbBYjEha7Imflp991yDzG Here are all the links referenced in this episode! Check out the Influencers of Metal Podcast with Collin Sterling! ►https://themetalrobot.com/influencers-of-metal Support the show on Patreon! ►https://patreon.com/themetalrobot Don’t miss Woodhawk’s “Love Finds A Way Tour!” ►https://www.woodhawk.ca/ HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT UKRAINE ►https://ukrainewar.carrd.co/ #IvyGardens #SludgeMetal #MRP -------------------------------- Timestamps: 00:00 – INTRO 01:05 – REVIEWS 10:38 – Metal Archives Roulette 18:08 – Commercial break 19:23 – Ivy Gardens 46:14 – EXTRO -------------------------------- MUSIC Kratornas “Ravaged by Hurakaan” Vindicator “Thirst for Violence” Monoliyth “Excised Unborn” Zhrine “Utopian Warfare” Zhrine “The Syringe Dance” Zhrine “The Earth Inhaled” Woodhawk “Love Finds A Way” Woodhawk “Grave Shaker” Woodhawk “White Crosses” Ivy Gardens “Eye Witness” -------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: Copyright Exceptions under the Copyright Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-42), allowance is made for "fair dealing" for the purposes of criticism or review.

    47 min

  6. 08/11/2025

    The Proggy Boy Makes An RPG Audiodrama?? (w/ TDW) | MRP #065

    The Metal Robot Podcast (2025-08-11) What happens when a prog metal nerd never lets go of his dream to make a JRPG? You get Bane of the Talebearer—a colossal multimedia passion project years in the making from composer, producer, and Dreamwalkers Inc frontman Tom de Wit (TDW). This isn’t just an album. It’s a 74-track soundtrack, a voice-acted audio drama, and maybe—just maybe—a full-fledged video game someday. In this episode, Tom joins The Metal Robot Podcast to break down the story, the world, the characters, and the insane amount of work going into Rezalah’s biggest adventure. Check out the Metal Robot Hub for MORE of the metal content you crave ► https://themetalrobot.com/ Want your music featured on the show? Send me an email! ► https://themetalrobot.com/contact Check out TDW! https://tdwprog.com/ https://www.instagram.com/tdwprog https://tdwprog.bandcamp.com/ https://www.youtube.com/tdwprog Check out Bane of the Talebearer! https://www.talebearer.net/ https://www.facebook.com/baneofthetalebearer https://www.instagram.com/baneofthetalebearer/ https://www.youtube.com/@baneofthetalebearer HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT UKRAINE ►https://ukrainewar.carrd.co/ #TDW #RPG #Prog -------------------------------- MUSIC TDW “The Ghost Writer - Leo's theme (Single Mix) (Bane Of The Talebearer OST)” https://youtu.be/BqXlaOo5ahk -------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: Copyright Exceptions under the Copyright Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-42), allowance is made for "fair dealing" for the purposes of criticism or review.

    2h 3m

  7. 07/14/2025

    Metal Archives Roulette Strikes Again! Plus the Latest In Metal, Mindistry, & MORE! | MRP #064

    The Metal Robot Podcast (2025-07-14) In this episode of the Metal Robot Podcast, we jump into a weird variety of metal albums, from a thrash metal request that slapped, to the crustiest of crust/death/punk, to some good power/heavy/death metal from the U.S.A. Then, it’s another spin on Metal Archives Roulette—this time landing on Mexico and finding some goregrind gremlins. Finally, we wrap things up with an interview with Gustaf of industrial power-thrash project Mindistry, digging into the making of their new single Militaire Sans Frontières. It’s a ride—from groove to grind to cyber-metal madness. Check out the Metal Robot Hub for MORE of the metal content you crave ► https://themetalrobot.com/ Want your music featured on the show? Send me an email! ► https://themetalrobot.com/contact Check out Mindistry! https://linktr.ee/Mindistry Check out Putrid Fetus! https://putridfetus.bandcamp.com/album/human-acid-worms-melted https://www.facebook.com/putridfetusmx Here are all the links referenced in this episode! Check out Homoiousios ►https://hyperfollow.com/homoiousios HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT UKRAINE ►https://ukrainewar.carrd.co/ #Mindistry #IndustrialMetal #MRP -------------------------------- Timestamps: 00:00 – INTRO 01:05 – REVIEWS 09:35 – Feature 16:53 – Commercial break 17:53 – Guest 46:33 – EXTRO -------------------------------- MUSIC Reptilian “Non-Human” Küntsquäd “Satans C**k” Celestial Wizard “She Is The Blade” Jacob Lizotte “Gates of Hell” Putrid Fetus “Putrid Fetus Slaughter” Putrid Fetus “Worm Handed Man Kamikaze” Putrid Fetus “Torrance Blood Rush!” Mindistry “Militaire sans Frontiere” -------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: Copyright Exceptions under the Copyright Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-42), allowance is made for "fair dealing" for the purposes of criticism or review.

    48 min

  8. 05/12/2025

    Sleep Token Fans Might Kill Me For This! Black Metal, Employed To Serve, & MORE | MRP #063

    The Metal Robot Podcast (2025-05-12) In tonight’s episode, we get into the latest releases in metal, including Sleep Token’s “Even In Arcadia”. Plus, we spin the Metal Archives Roulette wheel and get sent to the Dominican Republic for some atmospheric black metal. And, Justine Jones of Employed To Serve joins the show to talk Fallen Star, dream collabs, Church Road Records, touring North America, and so much more. Check out the Metal Robot Hub for MORE of the metal content you crave ► https://themetalrobot.com/ Want your music featured on the show? Send me an email! ► https://themetalrobot.com/contact Check out Employed To Serve! https://www.instagram.com/employedtoserve https://www.facebook.com/employedtoserve https://www.tiktok.com/@employedtoserve https://x.com/employedtoserve Check out Church Road Records! https://churchroadrecords.com/ https://www.facebook.com/churchroadrecords/ https://www.instagram.com/churchroadrecords Check out Evalir! https://evalir.bandcamp.com/album/the-awakening https://www.facebook.com/evalir/ https://www.instagram.com/evalirofficial/ Here are all the links referenced in this episode! Check out the Influencers of Metal Podcast with Collin Sterling! ►https://themetalrobot.com/influencers-of-metal HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT UKRAINE ►https://ukrainewar.carrd.co/ -------------------------------- Timestamps: 00:00 – INTRO 01:05 – REVIEWS 10:02 – Metal Archives Roulette 17:37 – Commercial break 18:37 – Employed To Serve 44:31 – EXTRO -------------------------------- MUSIC Sleep Token “Caramel” RawMoor “Frostglade” Mors Silens “Nine Circles of Hell” Evalir “The Awakening” Employed To Serve “Fallen Star” -------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: Copyright Exceptions under the Copyright Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-42), allowance is made for "fair dealing" for the purposes of criticism or review.

    46 min
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The podcast about all things metal, and everything in between! Hosted by Tom McKay and features the world of metal in all its glory! Since 2016 he's been giving it all to the world of metal music and gone through the many sub-genres of metal to hear the best (and worst) of the bunch. Now since 2020, he's been taking this love of metal to the audio world, and bringing his unique spin on the heaviest, filthiest, and even most unique metal you've ever heard. From reviews of the latest in metal music, to engaging interviews with metal's rising stars, you can find it all on the show. And if that's not enough, Tom also dives into the week's biggest and funniest metal news you may have missed. The show is a mix of all that and so much more. Hit subscribe, and let's jump into the pit. This is the Metal Robot Podcast!

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  • Creator
    Tom McKay
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    82
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2020 Metal Robot
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