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Monday, October 27, 2025 Ep. 288 - Helloween: The Time of the Oath (1996)

Our march of time through the Helloween discography continues… After an impressive renaissance with Master of the Rings, the band followed that up in ...

Thursday, October 23, 2025 Ep. 287 - A Conversation with Power Quest's Steve Williams & Steve Scott

Power Quest’s classic lineup will reunite next year at the Warriors of Steel Festival and we had Steve Williams and Steve Scott join us to talk all ab...

Monday, October 20, 2025 Ep. 286 - Stream of Passion: Embrace the Storm (2005)

What started as a side project for Arjen Lucassen, as well as a vehicle for a very talented but mostly unknown Marcela Bovio, would turn into a full f...

Monday, October 13, 2025 Ep. 285 - Green Day: Insomniac (1995) & Warning (2000)

This week marks the 30th and 25th anniversary respectively of Green Day’s Insomniac and Warning albums. Both of these records showed a different side ...

Monday, October 6, 2025 Ep. 284 - Rammstein: Mutter (2001)

Many thanks to our good friend Keith Nickell who requested we discuss Rammstein’s 2001 release, Mutter! This was both Justin and Chris’ first dive int...

Thursday, October 2, 2025 Ep. 283 - At the Gates: Slaughter of the Soul (1995)

In the wake of Tomas Lindberg’s tragic death, we are celebrating the 30th anniversary of At the Gates’ Slaughter of the Soul album a little earlier th...

Monday, September 22, 2025 Ep. 282 - Royal Hunt: Moving Target (1995)

Often overshadowed by Paradox, Royal Hunt’s third album, Moving Target, deserves just as much attention. We celebrate this record’s thirtieth annivers...

Monday, September 15, 2025 Ep. 281 - A Recap of ProgPower USA XXIV

The 24th edition of ProgPower USA has come to an end and Justin and Chris have all the details and highlights of promoter Glenn Harveston’s penultimat...

Sunday, September 7, 2025 Ep. 280 - ProgPower USA Memories Part 1

This week’s episode drops a day early so that our friends at this year’s ProgPower USA festival can listen to it on their way home Sunday. In this pre...

Monday, September 1, 2025 Ep. 279 - Scatterbrain: Here Comes Trouble (1990)

Justin and Chris are headed to ProgPower next week but before they go, there is one more order of business and that’s September’s request. This one co...

Monday, August 25, 2025 Ep. 278 - Helloween: Giants & Monsters (2025)

The latest album from power metal legends Helloween, Giants & Monsters will be released later this week and TME guys have you covered. We were generou...

Monday, August 18, 2025 Ep. 277 - A Conversation with Helloween's Michael Weikath

Helloween has a brand new album coming out next week and who better to discuss this release than one of the founding members of the band, guitarist Mi...

on 4/29/2024

This is the best heavy metal podcast in the world!
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on 4/11/2024

I should start by saying I am not an avid listener of the genre(s) covered on this podcast; in fact, I am not an avid listener of podcasts in general. I live in the alt-rock world most of the time, but my musical knowledge is expansive. I'm a total audiophile and I'm always open to new sounds. That's what The Metal Exchange gives me - exposure to new things. Now, sometimes exposure isn't enough, which is where Chris and Justin really shine. These two are so passionate and knowledgeable about what they do, it's infectious; they make me want to hear more, learn more. Sometimes, I end up really enjoying music I may not have otherwise taken to simply because of how much they enjoy it, or because of the context they give it through their discussions and their interviews. And, even when a band doesn't particularly strike me, I enjoy the podcast itself and appreciate the work they're doing. It's really fun to witness their enthusiasm and expertise, and their dynamic is fantastic; when you combine all that, you get a really great listener experience that makes the podcast itself entertaining no matter what they're listening to that week. Keep on keepin' on, guys. You quite literally rock. :)

on 8/16/2022

I’ve been listening to Chris & Justin for almost a year now and TME has become something that I thoroughly look forward to each week. They’re both passionate about the music we love, covering both current and classic releases. It’s fun to interact with them on the social media front as well, because you feel like you know them after listening to numerous episodes! Lol P.S. I’m looking forward to the annual Savatage episode in 2022, so let’s get to thinking about which masterpiece we’ll be hearing about gentlemen! ? ~Brian Clough~
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