Metal Minutiae

Ray McGill and Phillip T. King
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Phil and Ray diving deeper and farther into the details of heavy metal minutiae, in a lighthearted but also deadly serious manner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 6D AGO

    1986, 40 years on. Part 1...

    Metal Minutiae is back for season 3. It is 2026, and Phil and Ray are looking back on 1986 and which albums are turning 40 this year. A year where quite a lot happened in the world of heavy metal. The conversation was a very long one, so the episode has been split into two parts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    40 min

  2. 12/22/2025

    The End of 2025

    Phil and Ray return after what has been a very busy second half of the year. Lots to catch up on, lots to talk about, lots of highlights from the year, but also far too much to fit in an hour or so. Please forgive us for the many things we skipped - send through your highlights if you are so inclined No playlist for this episode. Probably safest bet is for you to just put on some Black Sabbath Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 6m
  3. Guest Episode - Essence Festival 2025

    07/30/2025

    Guest Episode - Essence Festival 2025

    Ray chats with Dan Nahum, the organiser of Essence Festival in Canberra, set to be held October 3-5 at The Baso. We discuss what went well last year, what will be different this year, and what some of the highlights might be for the 2025 iteration. There is also a brief guest appearance from Dan from Irreparable who wandered by while we recorded in The Tote beer garden. Essence: In the traditions of Canberra's Metal for the Brain and SoundOut, as well as Dark Mofo, Essence is a diverse underground music festival, taking in various metal subgenres (death, black, doom, sludge, and more) as well as other genres: noise, post-punk and post-rock, experimental, industrial, ambient, improvised, and even dark and contemporary takes on traditional music. The bill is from across the Australia and features a mix of impressive live stalwarts, cult artists that perform only rarely, and new and exciting acts. Many have never performed in Canberra before. This year Essence is co-presented by NSW/Qld label Gutter Prince Cabal, and has also added an explicitly visual element in the form of NSW visual artist Greallach. Links: Tickets https://tickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/8e1e8ce6-2061-4037-8f12-285520dc45f4 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/essence_festival Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6AiuxATeB2UGdNkk16cL6g?si=2ed3ac3ba03847b1 Full band list Life Cult Pod People Diploid Contaminated Convulsing Tir Growth Teeth Dreams Golgothan Remains Mammon’s Throne raven ZCluster Nontinuum Bacchus Harsh Burden Man Živa Shay Doe and Jack Napier Josh Shipton Oar Lithik Bruxist Knife Marlēné Claudine Radice Fukno Canary Bones Atavus Infectum External Organ Futility Essentia Vermis Friday night pre-fest: Destruktor Aglo Hebephrenique Grotesque Bliss Leaker Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    27 min

  4. 07/07/2025

    Guest Episode - Aardvark with Ed Vaark

    Phil and Ray sit down with Ed from Aardvark to talk about what Aardvark have been up to and also discuss three classic albums important to Ed Aardvark's coming Sydney show with Bengal Tigers https://www.factorytheatre.com.au/event/bengal-tigers/ and Flitcraft with Bengal Tigers in Melbourne https://theleadbeaterhotel.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/c2ae7bdb-3062-410f-bd46-99bef5801c70?Event=219393 No playlist for this episode but be sure to listen to Accept - Metal Heart Thin Lizzy - Chinatown Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    58 min

  5. 06/23/2025

    EPICS

    Phil and Ray tackle one of their favourite song types - the heavy metal Epic. Whether it be 7 minutes, or 8 minutes as the cut off, there is nothing small and or lacking in these songs Episode Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1DBN0O41gq1MbpAnjZvhvM?si=d72c992502f94ed3 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 4m

  6. 05/28/2025

    The Secrets of Steel - Part 2!

    Phil and Ray are back after a bit of a break with even more Secrets of Steel. Finally actually creating a part 2 episode to go along with all those part 1s from last year. Strap yourself in for some classic heavy metal ingredients and be sure to let us know about any excellent examples we missed, because we always want more! The gigs Ray mentioned are: Spectral Wounds, with Pestilential Shadows and Golgothan Remains June 13 at Metro Social in Sydney tickets here The Veil, Lithik, Irreparable, Futility at The Tote July 26 in Melbourne tickets here Episode playlist here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 17m

  7. 02/11/2025

    Wondering what could have been, or having more than you'll ever want?

    Phil and Ray discuss a wide range of bands that either maybe should have stopped, or they are grateful only had a brief period of being productive and grapple with the question, does not wanting more of a band you like make any sense? No, of course not. But we aren't always rational beings. Upcoming gigs that were mentioned Hobart March 8 Pestilential Shadows, Permafog, Midnight Odyssey, Portcullis https://tickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/a3feb1c4-9aec-4f6c-a347-6c63fa52042c Melbourne Dethfest March 9 https://tickets.cornerhotel.com/outlet/event/3db93de4-eab1-4c18-84fc-6f7821922a84 Sydney April 12 Destruktor, Pestilential Shadows, AftermatH, Petrol https://allevents.in/marrickville/destruktor-%7C-factory-floor-sydney/200027790152024# Black Sabbath tickets on sale Feb 14 https://www.livenation.co.uk/show/1561056/back-to-the-beginning/birmingham/2025-07-05 Lots of other things mentioned, I'll try and get a playlist done when I can, but there is a lot covered in this one! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 7m

  8. 01/21/2025

    Guest Episode: Stu McGill from Silent Knight

    Phil and Ray are back in 2025 chatting with Stu from Silent Knight, while they are in town as the national support on Hammerfall's Australian tour. Stu was crashing on Ray's floor while he was in town, so we thought we might as well record an episode. This episode did require significant editing as Ray and Stu are brothers, and apparently like to bicker at each other, which is no fun to listen to - just ask Phil. We cover Iron Saviour, Atlantean Kodex, Dragonland and more. Playlist for the episode is here https://open.spotify.com/playlist/02yzXsb4c2M6DMSnG04WbD?si=b8e2b0d14fe24c81 Check out Silent Knight https://silentknightband.bandcamp.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    42 min
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Phil and Ray diving deeper and farther into the details of heavy metal minutiae, in a lighthearted but also deadly serious manner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Ray McGill and Phillip T. King
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    21
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Ray McGill and Phillip T. King
  • Show Website
    Metal Minutiae