In this special episode of the Bleeding Metal podcast, Pia introduces an engaging discussion led by Kiki with co-host Martha and returning guest Jenny (Joko). Together, we delve into our journeys of finding and forming bands.

Kiki shares her experience starting embercoal from scratch, while Joko talks about her new adventure with Invoke. Martha discusses her dual role in Horizis and NeuroTidal, highlighting both the struggles and triumphs of being part of the metal scene. They also touch upon utilizing professional skills within their bands, handling social media, and their upcoming music releases.

03:06 Joko's Journey with Invoke
03:56 Martha's Musical Career
08:19 Kiki's Band Formation Story
22:05 Band Member Roles and Responsibilities
29:12 Social Media and Marketing Strategies
33:39 Upcoming Releases and Final Thoughts

Episode recorded on September 26th, 2024.

Show notes:

• Our first episode with Joko about the struggles of finding a band as a woman in Metal
• Our first episode with Martha as a guest discussing intersectional Feminism
• Find Invoke online
• Check out Horizis' website
• And Neurotidal's website
• All of embercoal's links

Bleeding Metal was created and is hosted and produced by ⁠@kikigege87 and ⁠@power_pia⁠ with the support of new co-hosts ⁠@martha_wingen⁠ and ⁠@suzanavalenca. Episode edited by Kiki.

Subscribe now to the Bleeding Metal Podcast wherever you listen and watch some new video interviews on YouTube, all links are on our ⁠linktree. Intro music by ⁠Savvier Nelson⁠ with vocals from ⁠PERSONA-singer Jelena Dobric⁠.

Kiki interviews Charlie, a woman with over 20 years in the gaming industry, about the overlap between gaming and heavy metal communities and the underrepresentation of women in these spaces. Charlie shares her background transitioning from music journalism to roles in gaming localization, art, academia, and business development.

Her passion for music fueled her diverse career path. They discuss the importance of women supporting each other rather than competing, and Charlie's experiences as a young, "cheeky" music journalist trying to access bands she loved.

Charlie's research now focuses on using games to preserve cultural heritage, languages, and traditions in an engaging way. They emphasize the importance of preserving endangered languages and cultures.

00:07:13 - Preserving Cultural Heritage Through Game Design

00:12:04 - Losing Indigenous Languages: A Personal Perspective

00:25:55 - Overcoming Toxicity in Gaming Communities

00:30:13 - Overcoming Sexism in Gaming Through Empathy and Inclusivity

00:38:34 - The Diversity and Agility of the Indie Game Space

00:44:33 - Breaking Down Barriers in the Game Industry

Recorded on September 19th, 2024.

Bleeding Metal was created and is produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@kikigege87⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@power_pia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and is now co-hosted by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@suzanavalenca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@martha_wingen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Episode edited by Kiki & Pia.

We had a lovely interview with Stefan Keller from NEAERA about their new album “All Is Dust” and political messages in music. BUT the goddesses of technology are not on our side these days, so that the recording is gone. That’s why, Kiki and Martha sum up the talk from their memories and also discuss the album together with Pia.

Recorded on July 10th, 2024.

Show notes:

• Martha's review for "All Is Dust" on Time For Metal
• Pia's episode with Stefan for Pommesgabel (German)
• Serj Tankian about Music as Activism on Soul Boom with Rainn Wilson
  

Bleeding Metal was created and is hosted and produced by ⁠⁠@kikigege87⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠@power_pia⁠⁠ with the support of new co-hosts ⁠⁠@suzanavalenca⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠@martha_wingen⁠⁠. Episode edited by Pia.

Subscribe now to the Bleeding Metal Podcast wherever you listen and ⁠⁠find us on the internet⁠⁠.Intro music by ⁠⁠Savvier Nelson⁠⁠ with vocals from ⁠⁠PERSONA-singer Jelena Dobric⁠⁠.

We got together to discuss the past year and our favorite music releases, concerts, etc. that happened in 2019. Spoiler alert: it wasn't a lot, but it was more than we realized. Jingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highheels.com Metal, Lifestyle & Entertainment

Light chat, heavy topic - Steffi and Pia talk about work-life balance, how to stay mentally healthy, what is important in life and when it is just necessary to listen to music. Jingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highheels.com Metal, Lifestyle & Entertainment

It's a new band special on the Metal & High Heels Podcast! This time, Pia and Kiki talk about the Dutch-Mexican band STREAM OF PASSION. As we do in all of our band specials, we talk through STREAM OF PASSION's history, discuss their discography and, in sad cases like this, their disbanding. Jingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highheels.com Metal, Lifestyle & Entertainment

Tune in to hear what we think about the new releases by LACUNA COIL and TARJA. We also mention which festivals we still want to attend, the countries we want to travel and other items off our bucket lists. Jingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highheels.com Metal, Lifestyle & Entertainment

Pia and Steffi talk about different types of cover songs by metal bands and also discuss people who release playthroughs on YouTube. Frog leap studios and Jingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highheels.com Metal, Lifestyle & Entertainment

It had been a long time since our last interview with Tim Tronckoe, and with his photography book "PORTRAITS" being released and exhibited in the coming weeks (September 28th through October 12th, 2019 in Gent, Belgium), there was no better time than the present to reach out and catch up with him. Jingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highheels.com Metal, Lifestyle & Entertainment

On a new episode of the Metal & High Heels Podcast, Steffi tells us all about Extinction Rebellion - a political movement socio-political movement protesting against the current destruction of our planet's ecosystems. Although it's a fairly young movement, XR - as it is commonly known - has already spread across Europe and the globe. Jingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highheels.com Metal, Lifestyle & Entertainment

Kiki and Steffi are both WITHIN TEMPTATION-fans and so it was only logical that we'd get together in our virtual studio to talk about the Dutch band for over an hour. We talk through all the band's albums and tell you our favorite songs and videos and how the development of WITHIN TEMPTATION's music has made Steffi like them better and Kiki not as much. Jingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highheels.com Metal, Lifestyle & Entertainment

Metaldays is a really special festival - the surrounding is unbelievably beautiful, you can do lots of sports and other activities and festival site and campground are really, really clean. Steffi and Pia had a great time, even though it was hot and they didn't see a lot of bands. But there is so much more you can do in Slovenia!

Kiki and Pia are both football fans and enjoy going to the stadium to see our respective teams play almost as much as going to Metal concerts. But although we are many, female football fans are perceived as a rarity - just like female Metal fans. On this episode of the Metal & High Heels Podcast, we talk to Kristell and Mara from the German podcast Frauen Reden Über Fußball (Women Talking Football) about how they became football fans, how they have experienced sexism as football journalists, and even intersectional feminism. Jingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highheels.com Metal, Lifestyle & Entertainment

Racism is a topic we talk about a lot on this podcast - and it has a lot in common with misogyny. We discuss this while talking about the BABYMETAL collaboration with ELECTRIC CALLBOY. After that, we have an experiment: Since we asked ourselves how men see feminism and misogyny, we tried to get as close as possible by interviewing our only white team member Pia about racism. Turns out: Yes, there are struggles, but also a lot you can do and be vocal about as an unconcerned person.

Before we dive into the topic, Suzana updates about the recent flood in Brazil.

02:16 flood in Brazil

08:42 Babymetal and Electric Callboy

18:33 racism

Recorded on May 22nd, 2024.

Bleeding Metal was created and is produced by ⁠⁠⁠@kikigege87⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠@power_pia⁠⁠⁠ and is now co-hosted by ⁠⁠⁠@suzanavalenca⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠@martha_wingen⁠⁠⁠. Bonus episode edited by Pia.

Subscribe now to the Bleeding Metal Podcast wherever you listen and ⁠⁠⁠find us on the internet⁠⁠⁠. Intro music by ⁠⁠⁠Savvier Nelson⁠⁠⁠ with vocals from ⁠⁠⁠PERSONA-singer Jelena Dobric⁠⁠⁠.

Moran Magal released an album with metal covers a while ago. Now she is about to release another full-length album which she crowdfunded. Steffi and Pia talked to her about her upcoming release "Under your bed", piano metal, Israel, (not) eating bacon and - surprise - women's rights. Jingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highheels.com Metal, Lifestyle & Entertainment

Kiki, Pia, and Steffi got together again virtually to celebrate the podcast's 50th episode and two-year anniversary. We discuss how we met each other and got together, how the idea of starting our own Metal magazine came to be and what we want for its future. Jingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highheels.com Metal, Lifestyle & Entertainment

DELAIN is a favorite band for all three of us. These are our thoughts and feelings about the releases. Jingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highheels.com Metal, Lifestyle & Entertainment

After talking about how we discovered Metal on the last episode of the Metal & High Heels Podcast, the three of us got together again to talk about the albums that shaped our taste in music or changed our lives somehow. Jingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highheels.com Metal, Lifestyle & Entertainment

There are only a few people who never listened to anything else but metal. In this episode, the three of us tell the stories of how we discovered Metal and how it became our favourite music genre. Especially this time, you should listen to our very diverse Spotify playlist with all the songs that made our way into Metal. By doing so, we accidentally ran through the technical development of how we listen to music.

Kiki, Pia, and Steffi got together online to talk about sustainable and greener ways to eat and drink. We go through several aspects of nutrition and food and how we behave environmentally friendly by choosing regional and seasonal foods with little packaging. Join the conversation on social media and tell us your tips for more sustainable lifestyles. Jingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highheels.com Metal, Lifestyle & Entertainment

Kiki and Pia both like THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE. While Pia plays their music at parties with non-metal fans, Kiki likes to prepare for a party with it. They talk about the album releases, the DVD and EPs and their experiences with the band members. The episode includes an interview with vocalist Chibi which Kiki recorded during their tour in 2017. Jingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highheels.com Metal, Lifestyle & Entertainment

On a new episode of the Metal & High Heels Podcast, Kiki and Steffi catch up, about Kiki's recent, short-term move to her hometown of Quito, Ecuador. We then discuss the recently released albums by CELLAR DARLING, BATTLE BEAST, and FOREVER STILL. The episode also includes an interview with FOREVER STILL-singer Maja Shining, who talks about the young band's second album "Breathe in Colors" and how it reflects on current events and even world politics. Jingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highheels.com Metal, Lifestyle & Entertainment

If you know us, have listened to our podcast and/or read our articles before, you'll probably know that the three of us are big fans of the planet and love to try sustainable alternatives to everyday products. Listen in and learn about the sustainable aspects of each of our lifestyles, such as bike-riding, slow fashion, and natural cosmetics. Jingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highheels.com Metal, Lifestyle & Entertainment

Ever since Kiki met Malik at Wacken in 2017, we've been wanting to do a podcast episode together. The time has finally come! On this episode of the Metal & High Heels Podcast, Kiki and Steffi talk to START A REVOLUTION-guitarist Malik Aziz about the importance of making political statements as a musician. Jingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highheels.com Metal, Lifestyle & Entertainment

Our festival summer starts soon with Tuska Festival in Helsinki, where Kiki will be hosting the Tuska Forum by Bleeding Metal for the second consecutive year, featuring interviews with artists and industry experts. Join Pia and Kiki in this dynamic conversation diving deep into the world of the Tuska Festival with CEO Eeka Mäkynen. Celebrating his 10th year of Tuska, Eeka shares insights about navigating festival planning during the pandemic, booking challenges, and the festival's commitment to safety, mental health, and the Metal community - including how newcomer bands can perform on the festival through the Tuska Kult program. 02:34 Challenges and Triumphs During the Pandemic 05:29 Weather and Safety Concerns at Tuska 07:58 Handling Last-Minute Cancellations 09:44 Booking and Lineup Planning 14:14 Diversity and Inclusion at Tuska 16:15 Exciting Announcements for Tuska Forum 20:06 Additional Activities at Tuska Festival

Recorded on June 6th, 2024.

Show notes:

• Check out the ⁠Tuska website and the Tuska Forum by Bleeding Metal 2024 schedule
• Our very first interview with Eeka in 2017
• Our episode about Tuska Utopia in 2020
• Lastyear's Metal and ⁠Mental Health session with Samy Elbanna at Tuska Forum by Bleeding Metal 2023⁠

Bleeding Metal was created and is hosted and produced by ⁠@kikigege87⁠ and ⁠@power_pia⁠ with the support of new co-hosts ⁠@suzanavalenca⁠ and ⁠@martha_horizis⁠. Episode edited by Kiki.

Subscribe now to the Bleeding Metal Podcast wherever you listen and ⁠find us on the internet⁠.Intro music by ⁠Savvier Nelson⁠ with vocals from ⁠PERSONA-singer Jelena Dobric⁠.

Our 41st episode is hosted by Kiki only but do not despair, Pia and Steffi will be back soon. As a special guest, CELLAR DARLING's singer, multi-instrumentalist and now also audiobook-narrator, Anna Murphy, joins the podcast to talk about the Swiss band's upcoming album "The Spell". CELLAR DARLING's second full-length release is a concept album, illustrated by Costin Chioreanu with an accompanying audiobook read by Anna herself. On this episode, she tells us about the challenges of this undertaking, the development of the story of a girl falling in love with death and how that related to her mental health. We also talked about her singing, some music business topics and even about politics. Jingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highheels.com Metal, Lifestyle & Entertainment

On this new episode of the Metal & High Heels Podcast, we get back to talking about Metal and start with a fun game of Metal Categories - try it at home! The main topic of this episode, however, is music videos. Pia, Kiki, and Steffi discuss the different styles of videos, the recurring elements (like forests and ruins) and also some videos that just don't make sense to us. Jingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highheels.com Metal, Lifestyle & Entertainment

Feminism is a topic we have discussed several times in different contexts, but for this episode of the Metal & High Heels Podcast, Pia wanted to take a look at the aspects of sexism that discriminate against men. Jingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highheels.com Metal, Lifestyle & Entertainment

Pia had an interview with bassist and frontwoman Anna from Hungarian band ANN MY GUARD. She also reviews their album "Moira", which was released in October 2018. It's the first solo episode we ever did! So she took the chance to spread news about bands like CHILDREN OF BODOM, IN FLAMES and a band she just discovered: CURRENTS. For this is the last episode of 2018: Merry Christmas to all of you and a happy new year!

The team came together at Kiki's place in Dortmund to discuss our favorite releases of 2018 on a new episode of the Metal & High Heels Podcast. Spoiler alert: this year didn't bring many highlights but we still managed to discuss the expectations we set at the beginning of the year. Jingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highheels.com Metal, Lifestyle & Entertainment

After our special episodes about NIGHTWISH and LEAVES EYES, this time we talk about EPICA! Proud EPICA-fans Kiki and Steffi discuss the Dutch band's history and share memories and stories related to the band on our third Band Special of the Metal & High Heels Podcast.  Jingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highheels.com Metal, Lifestyle & Entertainment

Pia, Kiki, and Steffi got together on the night before Halloween to record a brand new episode of the Metal & High Heels Podcast live on Facebook. We talk about Party Metal and spooky Metal for a party like this special occasion. Armed with our Halloween makeup, we take on the task of discussing our joint playlist - which you can find below - and what we'd like to hear at our dream, spooky party.  Jingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highheels.com Metal, Lifestyle & Entertainment

On this episode of the Metal & High Heels Podcast, Kiki and Pia welcome Steffi back to the show! She tells us stories from her University trip to Chile and we all catch up on the current events in each other's lives.  Jingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highheels.com Metal, Lifestyle & Entertainment

Listen to Kiki and Pia talk about the band LEAVES' EYES on this episode of the Metal & High Heels Podcast. After dedicating a whole episode to NIGHTWISH, we take on the next band that we have followed throughout the years and decided to discuss the band founded in 2003 by former singer Liv Kristine Espenæs and the members of ATROCITY. We go through the band's entire history and discography, discuss every release and try to choose a favorite song per album - which is not easy, especially with the first five. You'll learn fun facts and, of course, our personal stories and opinions about the (ex-Norwegian/German) Finnish/German band that evolved from Gothic to Viking-themed Symphonic-Folk Metal. Jingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highheels.com Metal, Lifestyle & Entertainment

Pia went to Tokyo and back and tells us everything about it on this episode of the Metal & High Heels Podcast. Listen to Kiki and Pia talk aboutabout Pia's adventures in the City Of Lights that include Pokémon, karaoke, and an interesting interview with THE NUMBER ZERO-singer Inger Gossamer. Inger aka. Hoshifune told Pia about her experiences living in Japan, what the upcoming THE NUMBER ZERO-album is going to sound like, and that she might write Japanese lyrics for the band's music someday. Furthermore they talked about the different musical subcultures in Japan and how singing and performing with autotune and playback are an everyday thing there. Sexism is apparently still very prevalent, as Inger said, which is an important topic to us at Metal & High Heels - as you can see we still need Feminism in the world. Jingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highheels.com Metal, Lifestyle & Entertainment

We love to think that the international metalheads all over the world would stick together in a united community - but is that reality?

Martha, Pia, and Suzana come together to discuss the topic in an episode that becomes a love letter to the scene.

Recorded on April 3rd, 2024.

Bleeding Metal was created and is produced by ⁠⁠@kikigege87⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠@power_pia⁠⁠ and is now co-hosted by ⁠⁠@suzanavalenca⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠@martha_horizis⁠⁠. Bonus episode edited by Pia.

Subscribe now to the Bleeding Metal Podcast wherever you listen and ⁠⁠find us on the internet⁠⁠. Intro music by ⁠⁠Savvier Nelson⁠⁠ with vocals from ⁠⁠PERSONA-singer Jelena Dobric⁠⁠.

On this episode of the Metal & High Heels Podcast, your hosts Kiki and Steffi are back with a special episode about Metal DJanes. After years of interviewing singers and frontwomen, we decided to start paying more attention to the Women in Metal, who are working behind the scenes. On this podcast episode, we had DJane Dani from Aachen and as a written interview guest we had Metal DJane Kris Walker from the famous Blackout! party in Dortmund -  check out the full written interview with DJane Kris, as well.  Jingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highheels.com Metal, Lifestyle & Entertainment

On this episode of the Metal & High Heels Podcast, Kiki and Steffi welcome VISIONS OF ATLANTIS- and DRAGONY-singer Siegfried Samer, who also works as a lawyer at AKM - Autoren, Komponisten und Musikverleger, the Austrian copyright collection society. Siegfried shares his vast knowledge of copyright and other laws related to music and clears up many misconceptions, as well as explains how licensing works if you want to record a cover of your favorite song, for example. Jingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highheels.com Metal, Lifestyle & Entertainment

On a new episode of the Metal & High Heels Podcast, Pia and Kiki talk to Sophia Aslanides and Zombie Sam from Electro-Metal band SEASON OF GHOSTS. We had a long and relaxed conversation about their upcoming second album "A Leap Of Faith", coming out in September 2018. Jingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highheels.com Metal, Lifestyle & Entertainment

Pia and Kiki tell the story of their trip to Helsinki for Tuska Open Air Festival 2018 on this episode of the Metal & High Heels Podcast. We had a lovely time doing some sightseeing on city bikes, attendig the panel discussion at Tuska, doing our usual interviews, and rocking out at the after-parties.  Jingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highheels.com Metal, Lifestyle & Entertainment

Episode number 20 of the Metal & High Heels Podcast dealt with the subject of female voices in Metal, so this episode is its counterpart. Pia, Steffi, and Kiki talk about different vocal styles in Metal done by male singers and how varied they are. And while each of us listens to different kinds of Metal, we can all agree that the more variety of vocal styles in general, the better.  Jingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highheels.com Metal, Lifestyle & Entertainment

While Pia enjoys her honeymoon, Steffi and Kiki talk about streaming services on a new episode of the Metal & High Heels Podcast. We take a look at the business model of these services and to provide some perspective we include the opinions of some artists we've asked about the topic. We also talk about an alternative payout model that's getting more and more attention and that seems to be a better solution to the royalty controversy.  Jingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highheels.com Metal, Lifestyle & Entertainment

25 (!) episodes of the Metal & High Heels Podcast in a year! So for the anniversary episode, Steffi, Pia, and Kiki streamed the recording live on our Facebook Page and talked about NIGHTWISH, a band all of us love - and apparently, know a lot about. Jingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highheels.com Metal, Lifestyle & Entertainment

We talk about the different topics Metal bands talk about in their lyrics - next time someone gives you that "why do you even like metal?!"-look, tell them about all the philosophy and social critique that's in Metal lyrics.  Jingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highheels.com Metal, Lifestyle & Entertainment

Kiki had a fun interview with Dutch guitarist Merel Bechtold, just before DELAIN left for their North American tour. Merel tells us about her musical upbringing, the Indiegogo campaign that helped release her band's album and the things she teaches her students besides guitar (see quote). Jingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highheels.com Metal, Lifestyle & Entertainment

After visiting Ecuador for three weeks, Kiki returns with fun memories to talk about. Pia tells us about her plans to go to Tokio and both of them talk about their festival plans for the summer. Jingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highheels.com Metal, Lifestyle & Entertainment

AI is what everyone talks about nowadays. UNLEASH THE ARCHERS used it on their new album "Phantoma", out on May 10th. Kiki and Martha talked to vocalist Brittney Slayes about the background and reactions, but also about social media in general.

Recorded on April 30th, 2024.

Show notes:

• ⁠Music video: UNLEASH THE ARCHERS - Green & Glass
• Band homepage

Bleeding Metal was created and is hosted and produced by ⁠@kikigege87⁠ and ⁠@power_pia⁠ with the support of new co-hosts ⁠@suzanavalenca⁠ and ⁠@martha_wingen⁠. Episode edited by Pia. Subscribe now to the Bleeding Metal Podcast wherever you listen and ⁠find us on the internet⁠.Intro music by ⁠Savvier Nelson⁠ with vocals from ⁠PERSONA-singer Jelena Dobric⁠.

Steffi and Pia share their love for Death Metal. In 30 minutes, they discuss genre borders, expressed emotions, bands and situations in which they like to listen to Death Metal. Jingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highheels.com Metal, Lifestyle & Entertainment

On this episode of the Metal & High Heels Podcast, Pia, Steffi, and Kiki talk about different vocal styles in Metal and why operatic singing in Symphonic Metal is getting boring. Each of us listens to different music, but we all agree that the genre needs to change things up. Or are we just over exposed to it? Jingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highheels.com Metal, Lifestyle & Entertainment

While Pia travels, Steffi and Kiki discuss several bands that have made their way into record labels and media that are better known for covering heavier Metal bands. Have they just jumped on the wagon of Women In Metal to promote this softer bands? Or is Blues Rock a legitimate Metal sub-genre? Listen to us talk about the subject and join the conversation through our social media channels.  Jingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highheels.com Metal, Lifestyle & Entertainment