Monday, June 15, 2026Ep. 327 - Drain STH: Horror Wrestling (1996)
This week, we check out a band neither one of us were super familiar with, Drain STH. Our friend Chris Willenbrock requested we listen to their 1996 d...
Thursday, June 11, 2026Ep. 326 - A Warriors of Steel Conversation with Power Quest's Steve Williams & Steve Scott
Continuing our coverage of the Warriors of Steel Festival, Steve Williams and Steve Scott of Power Quest return to the podcast to discuss their reunio...
Monday, June 8, 2026Ep. 325 - Warriors of Steel Festival 2026
The second edition of the Warriors of Steel Festival has come and gone and Chris was there for every joyful power metal filled moment. This week, he r...
Monday, June 1, 2026Ep. 324 - Shadows Fall: Of One Blood (2000)
This week we travel back to 2000 to chat about Shadows Fall and their Of One Blood album! This request came to us from our good friend Chris Calabrese...
Thursday, May 28, 2026Ep. 323 - A Conversation with Maggy Luyten
It was an absolute pleasure getting to chat with Maggy Luyten about Beautiful Sin, Ayreon, Beyond the Bridge and much more including what she’s up to ...
Monday, May 25, 2026Ep. 322 - The Gathering: Mandylion (2005)
In anticipation of their ProgPower USA appearance this year, Justin chose The Gathering’s Mandylion album to discuss this week. Released in August of ...
Thursday, May 21, 2026Ep. 321 - A Conversation with Marius Danielsen
The Metal Exchange Podcast guys present an exclusive conversation with Marius Danielsen. In this very special episode, Marius drops by The Metal Excha...
Monday, May 18, 2026Ep. 320 - Beautiful Sin: The Unexpected (2006)
Perhaps some of you missed this one! Twenty years ago, drummer Uli Kusch brought together the talents of vocalist Maggy Luyten, guitarist Jørn Viggo L...
Monday, May 11, 2026Ep. 319 - Armored Saint: Symbol of Salvation (1991)
Well, it took us long enough but we finally sit down and talk about heavy metal legends Armored Saint and Justin chose 1991’s Symbol of Salvation albu...
Monday, May 4, 2026Ep. 318 - Nightingale: The Closing Chronicles (1996)
Our good friend and Dan Swanö enthusiast Patrick Celsus requested we talk about Nightingale’s second album, The Closing Chronicles. Released in 1996, ...
Monday, April 27, 2026Ep. 317 - Pearl Jam: self-titled (2006)
20 years ago, Pearl Jam released their eighth studio album aptly named Pearl Jam. This record particularly made an impact on Chris at this time which ...
Tuesday, April 21, 2026Ep. 316 - Lost in Thought: Opus Arise (2011)
Fifteen years ago, Welsh prog metal outfit Lost In Thought released their debut album, Opus Arise, and it immediately became a favorite of Justin’s. T...
