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| Alter Bridge: Fortress | 04 Nov 2026 | 01:45:58 | |
Lewis and Alan are addicted to pain, too blind to see we’re lost in the shadows. Join us as we play ‘butt rock or not?’ with Alter Bridge’s Fortress. Content warning: contains discussion of Creed. | |||
| Kvelertak – Kvelertak | 06 May 2026 | 01:16:38 | |
Lewis and Alan enjoy the musical mjød refreshment of the band that's pronounced exactly like it's spelled – Kvelertak. | |||
| King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard: PetroDragonic Apocalypse | 04 Dec 2025 | 01:08:52 | |
or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation. Lewis and Alan are growing immensely and vastly in size, summoned from the wicca to their demise. Join us as we journey into the Gizzverse. Further Listening Alan
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| 35: Black Sabbath – Master of Reality | 01 Aug 2025 | 01:15:27 | |
All right now! Lewis and Alan explore the doomy, sludgy goodness of Black Sabbath’s 1971 album ‘Master of Reality’. Further Listening Lewis
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| Notes on Spotify | 16 Apr 2025 | 00:05:24 | |
Hello skillets, Alan here. We’re planning to get back in the studio soon, but in the meantime here’s an update on some issues with Spotify behind the scenes. If you’re not interested in a rant about digital platforms and copyright law, here’s the short version: if you listen to Cast Iron on Spotify, you should move to another app, because we won’t be able to publish there in future. If you want to hear the long version, there’s a little music recommendation at the end to make it worth your while. Take care and we’ll be back with you soon. Podcasting stats mentioned in the video: https://transistor.fm/global-stats/ | |||
| 34: Trivium – In the Court of the Dragon | 21 Oct 2024 | 01:11:58 | |
Lewis and Alan are here to destroy you, they’re here to avenge – in the court of the dragon they descend. Further Listening Alan
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| 33: Roadrunner United – The All-Star Sessions | 13 Feb 2024 | 01:51:54 | |
Lewis and Alan are the dagger, the enemy, the voice of the voiceless and much more. Which team captain is top of the Roadrunner league? Further Listening Lewis
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| 32: Soilwork – The Living Infinite | 22 Jan 2023 | 01:17:45 | |
Lewis and Alan experience more than a momentary bliss with possibly the only melodic death metal double album, The Living Infinite by Soilwork. Further Listening Alan
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| 31: Dio – Holy Diver | 22 Sep 2022 | 01:05:11 | |
Lewis and Alan have been down too long in the midnight sea – oh, what’s becoming of us? Further Listening Lewis and Alan
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| 30: Killswitch Engage – Disarm the Descent | 08 Aug 2022 | 01:24:24 | |
All in due time. Lewis and Alan take on Killswitch Engage’s ultimate metalcore comeback album, Disarm the Descent. Further Listening Lewis
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| 29: Mastodon – Crack the Skye | 13 May 2022 | 01:06:19 | |
Lewis and Alan are spiralling up through the crack in the sky, leaving the material world behind. It’s sludgy! It’s proggy! It’s Mastodon! Further Listening Lewis Boss Keloid – Melted on the Inch Astro Henge... | |||
| 28: Korn – Untouchables | 24 Feb 2022 | 01:11:13 | |
ARE YOU READY? Lewis and Alan touch base about weird nu metal pioneers Korn. Further Listening Lewis Rammstein – Mutter Maximum the Hormone – Bu-ikikaesu Alan In Flames – Reroute to Remain Disturbed – Believe | |||
| 27: Napalm Death – Harmony Corruption | 28 Dec 2021 | 01:01:22 | |
Just a noise, your shallow view, an opinion we find misconstrued – Lewis and Alan try something completely different, grindcore (or is it death metal?) Further Listening Alan Napalm Death – Throes of Joy in... | |||
| 26: Dream Theater – Metropolis, Pt. 2: Scenes From a Memory | 01 Sep 2021 | 01:40:39 | |
Lewis and Alan shut the door and travel to another home – it’s virtuoso prog metallers, Dream Theater. (You can try Alan’s introductory ‘DT4L’ playlist on Apple Music.) Further Listening Alan Queensryche – Operation: Mindcrime... | |||
| 25: Gojira – From Mars to Sirius | 30 Jul 2021 | 01:17:04 | |
Lewis and Alan can see the whales, looming out of the dark – they can’t believe their eyes, but it’s true! Join us on a trip from Mars to Sirius with the unique death metal... | |||
| 24: Amon Amarth – The Pursuit of Vikings | 16 Jun 2021 | 01:33:53 | |
Lewis and Alan welcome you to our viking feast and remember the good old days of live music with an epic Amon Amarth double album. | |||
| 23: System of a Down – Mezmerize, Hypnotize | 03 Apr 2021 | 01:37:20 | |
Hey man, look at us rocking out! We're on the radio! Lewis and Alan are mezmerized and hypnotized by a System of a Down double bill. | |||
| 22: Metallica – St. Anger | 04 Feb 2021 | 02:10:06 | |
Alan and Lewis are joined by very special guest Craig Wilson (Split Screen, Five out of Ten) for A Very Special Episode on the Metallica album that never gets respect. We’re judge and we’re jury - are we executioner too? | |||
| 21: Van Halen – 1984 | 26 Nov 2020 | 01:03:34 | |
Lewis and Alan travel back to before either of them were born to pay tribute to the musical genius of Eddie Van Halen. | |||
| 20: Emperor – Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk | 23 Oct 2020 | 01:12:48 | |
Deathbear and Hellyoda slap on some corpse paint and immerse themselves in symphonic black metal. | |||
| 19: Blind Guardian – A Night At The Opera | 06 May 2020 | 01:04:40 | |
Lewis and Alan take a trip to the opera with Blind Guardian. Under the ice, we will believe! | |||
| 18: Tool – Ænima | 10 Apr 2020 | 01:13:45 | |
Lewis and Alan swim to Arizona Bay to pry open each other’s third eye. | |||
| 17: Megadeth – Rust in Peace | 09 May 2019 | 01:09:06 | |
Lewis and Alan take no prisoners as they listen to Megadeth’s thrashterpiece, Rust in Peace. | |||
| 16: Every Time I Die – Hot Damn! | 02 Nov 2018 | 00:48:24 | |
Lewis and Alan Been Gone A Long Time, but we’re back with some metalcore mayhem. | |||
| 15: Linkin Park – Meteora | 03 Mar 2018 | 01:26:28 | |
Breaking the Habit of a long podcasting break, Lewis and Alan revisit this nu-metal classic. | |||
| 14: Be’lakor – Vessels | 25 Oct 2017 | 00:53:48 | |
Lewis and Alan get down (under) with an Aussie melodeath masterpiece. | |||
| 13: In Flames – The Jester Race | 17 Jul 2017 | 01:02:28 | |
Lewis and Alan dance with a melodic death metal classic. | |||
| Bonus: Lewis’ Last.fm Legacy | 24 Feb 2017 | 00:55:02 | |
Lewis has been using last.fm for 5 years; he discusses his most listened tracks. | |||
| 12: HIM – Razorblade Romance | 14 Feb 2017 | 01:18:26 | |
Join Us in Death – Lewis and Alan declare their love for HIM's Razorblade Romance. | |||
| 11: Carcass – Heartwork | 29 Nov 2016 | 00:59:12 | |
Lewis and Alan dissect a masterpiece of melodic death metal: Heartwork by Carcass. | |||
| 10: Slipknot – Iowa (with Jess Turner) | 16 Oct 2016 | 01:11:01 | |
If you're 555, then we're 666 - Lewis and Alan are joined by special guest Jess Turner for Slipknot's Iowa. | |||
| 9: Strapping Young Lad – City | 11 Jul 2016 | 00:53:17 | |
All hail the new flesh! Lewis and Alan take a trip to the City with Strapping Young Lad. | |||
| 8: Michael Jackson – Bad | 01 Apr 2016 | 01:05:06 | |
Who's bad? Lewis and Alan get hit by a smooth criminal and listen to Michael Jackson's pop-metal masterpiece, Bad. | |||
| 7: Machine Head – The Blackening | 15 Feb 2016 | 00:55:25 | |
Lewis and Alan thrash around with Machine Head's The Blackening, producing an episode that is somehow both timeless and topical with a bonus intro on the recent Phil Anselmo / Robb Flynn controversy. | |||
| 6: Rammstein – Mutter | 14 Dec 2015 | 01:01:14 | |
Hör gut zu! Lewis und Alan reden über Rammsteins 'Mutter'. | |||
| 5: Helloween – Keeper of the Seven Keys, Parts 1 & 2 | 29 Oct 2015 | 00:46:36 | |
Trick or treat? A spooky special with a double helping of German power metallers Helloween. | |||
| 4: Bullet For My Valentine – The Poison | 22 Sep 2015 | 00:57:36 | |
It's been ten years since Bullet For My Valentine released 'The Poison'. | |||
| 3: Dir En Grey – Uroboros | 27 Aug 2015 | 00:41:58 | |
Not even catastrophic data loss could stop Lewis and Alan from talking about Dir En Grey's 2008 album Uroboros. | |||
| 2: SikTh – The Trees are Dead and Dried Out… | 25 May 2015 | 01:14:24 | |
Join us on a trip to the wilder side of metal. | |||
| 1: Iron Maiden – Powerslave | 02 May 2015 | 01:01:47 | |
Will Alan turn Lewis into a Maiden fan? Will they fall out before Episode 2? | |||