Hell Bent For Metal

Jun 20 2023 106 ep. 62 mins 207
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The LGBTQ+ heavy metal podcast. Looking at metal from a queer perspective, and a platform for the LGBTQ+ community within metal. Tom & Matt lead the discussion, opinions, insights, and interviews, and chat about good music. Every Tuesday.

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#103 – Deafheaven As Transmasculine Role Models

Jun 20 2023 63 mins  
Tom is joined by guest host Benjamin to discuss how Deafheaven and Cult Of Luna provided role models that helped them come to terms with their gender identity, plus albums from Polymoon and Allfather go into HCGBs.

#102 – In Hot Pursuit Of Vikings

Jun 05 2023 62 mins  
The LGBTQ+ heavy metal podcast discusses a variety of ways an Amon Amarth banger makes them think about gay stuff (and Vikings), and puts albums from Grave Pleasures and Lamp Of Murmuur into HCGBs' jukebox

#101 – Hellish Form: "They want trans and gay people to be dead"

May 30 2023 48 mins  
The LGBTQ+ heavy metal podcast welcomes back Willow Ryan from Hellish Form, to discuss the extensive trans themes they sing about on new album 'Deathless'.

#100 – St. Peter Won't You Let Me In (Your Bum)

May 22 2023 53 mins  
A singalong stoner anthem from Black Spiders is in the sights of the LGBTQ+ heavy metal podcast this week, as it proves to have multiple accidental gay applications. Plus HCGBs this week features albums from Shores Of Null, and Kamelot.

#99 – On The Road(burn) Again

May 08 2023 67 mins  
The LGBTQ+ heavy metal podcast discusses how Roadburn's efforts for inclusivity have massively paid off, plus puts albums from Enslaved and Hellish Form into HCGBs' jukebox

#98 – Inter Arma's Randy Bumgardner

Mar 06 2023 54 mins  
Inter Arma's song "Stillness" turns out to have some unexpectedly gay resonance for the LGBTQ+ heavy metal podcast, plus releases from Primitive Man/Full Of Hell, Host, and Brymir go into HCGBs.

#97 – Carbon Based

Feb 20 2023 52 mins  
The LGBTQ+ heavy metal podcast explains why a Cynic song spoke to their queer sides, and puts albums from Bizarrekult, Ultar, Ulthar, and Ultha into HCGBs' jukebox. Plus Matt drools over Leprous. Again.

#96 – Split Bi Tongue

Feb 06 2023 52 mins  
Back from a health break, the LGBTQ+ heavy metal podcast returns to talk Clutch live, explain why "Split My Tongue" by Schammasch speaks to their queer side, and put albums from An Abstract Illusion, Ahab, and Katatonia into HCGBs' jukebox, with a little help from Phil Collins.

#95 – Known To Sample The Occasional Rosé

Oct 20 2022 65 mins  
Mountain Caller drummer Max Maxwell talks to the LGBTQ+ heavy metal podcast about being recently out and all that comes with that, and Kerrang! journalist Emma Wilkes joins Tom for a varied HCGBs of The Callous Daoboys, Autopsy, Stake, and Hexed.

#94 – All In The Family Shall Perish

Sep 29 2022 80 mins  
With Matt sick, Abhi Ahluwahlia returns to talk about a moment Korn regret that impacted metal's LGBTQ+ fanbase, a deathcore banger that spoke to Tom's queer side, and put albums from Ozzy Osbourne, The Algorithm, and Spite into HCGBs' jukebox.