Tauri Reacts joins METALBIRB, Drew Fortune, and Steve O'G to discuss their thoughts on the recent metal music scene and try to find some nuance through it all. This episode features chat about the crazy As I Lay Dying situation, potential contenders for 2024's Album Of The Year, and the latest metal music we’re excited about!

Checkout Tauri Reacts on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3mkgmRfLQz1MuM7VOVCpUw

@METALBIRB  ,  @DrewFortune97  ​⁠​⁠ and  @SteveOGRock ​⁠ discuss their thoughts on the recent metal music scene and try to find some nuance through it all. This episode features chat about Linkin Park’s new singer Emily Armstrong, cancel culture in the metal scene, Dave Grohl, and new bands we’re excited about!

METALBIRB, Drew Fortune & Steve O'G discuss their thoughts on the metal scene and try to find some nuance through it all. This episode features a discussion about El Estepario's way of handling identity theft, Rock Feed's recent clickbait video, and some up and coming bands we think are destined for greatness!

METALBIRB, Drew Fortune, and Steve O'G discuss their thoughts on the metal scene and try to find some nuance through it all. This episode features the lads' dream metal band lineups and a blind metal band rating game which was INCREDIBLY tricky to navigate.

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METALBIRB, Drew Fortune, and Steve O'G discuss the latest news in the metal scene and try to find some nuance through it all. This episode features discussion about the recent Sleep Token doxxing, MGK's controversial razor blade guitar, Alex Terrible accusations, and the progress being made between record labels and metal reaction channels.

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METALBIRB, Drew Fortune, and Steve O'G discuss their thoughts on the recent metal music scene and try to find some nuance through it all. This episode features chat about the Linkin Park teasing their new singer announcement, dynamic concert ticket pricing gets out of hand, and the latest and greatest music from the scene.

METALBIRB, Drew Fortune, and Steve O'G are joined by Hardcore Keem to discuss their thoughts on the recent metal music scene and try to find some nuance through it all. This episode features chat about the epic Olympic Opening Ceremony performance by Gojira which put metal on the world stage, the controversial music video packages from Ice Nine Kills, and our thoughts on the latest great music releases. Check out Hardcore Keem's channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLsC5VwfN0KxU_ACKCzpCQQ

METALBIRB, Drew Fortune and Steve O'G discuss their thoughts on the recent metal music scene and try to find some nuance through it all. This episode features discussions on Rick Beato's controversial take on technology making music worse, we explore the potential pros and cons of AI music, and highlight a few great new music discoveries that we're enjoying.

METALBIRB, Drew Fortune, and Steve O'G are joined by Runty to discuss their thoughts on the metal scene and try to find some nuance through it all. This episode features discussions on the latest beef between Ronnie Radke and Anthony Fantano, the bands boycotting Download Festival 2024 around the Barclayscard sponsorship, and we go down the rabbit holes of philosophy and religion. We're getting deep on this one folks!

Checkout Runty on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@RUNTY_OW

METALBIRB, Drew Fortune & Steve O'G once again join forces to discuss their thoughts on the metal scene and try to find some nuance through it all. This episode features discussions on the latest music from Falling In Reverse, Bring Me The Horizon, Electric Callboy x Babymetal and Darko US. We also discuss Craig Reynolds' strong take on the validity of reaction content.

Special guest Ohrion Reacts joins METALBIRB, Drew Fortune & Steve O'G to discuss their thoughts on the metal scene and try to find some nuance through it all. This episode features discussions about Ronnie Radke and Falling In Reverse's insane music videos, Slipknot's tease of new music, stories from our world of metal content creation and more!

METALBIRB, Drew Fortune, and Steve O'G discuss their thoughts on the latest metal scene happenings and try to find some nuance through it all. This episode features discussions about the Sleep Token taking Bilmuri on tour, popular bands changing their sound, Slipknot's new drummer + much more!

Special guest RoguenJosh joins METALBIRB, Drew Fortune & Steve O'G to discuss their thoughts on the metal scene and try to find some nuance through it all. This episode features discussions about the last albums, how to think about generic Metalcore, and our shared experiences as metal music reactors.

Checkout RoguenJosh's YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPlScwoZVNs0qpjSLnvJUhg

Anthony Diliberto from RESOLVE joins Steve O'G, Metalbirb, and Drew Fortune to discuss their thoughts on the recent metal music scene and try to find some nuance through it all. This episode features chat about the latest music from Architects, when high production in Metalcore is too much, and of course lots of chat about Resolve latest music and touring. Check out Resolve's YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@Resolveofficial and their Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/resolveofficial

Drew Fortune, Steve O'G and METALBIRB discuss their thoughts on the metal music scene in 2024 and try to find some nuance through it all. This episode features chat about the best songs, EPs, albums, and moments of this year in Metal along with a couple hot take disappointments of the year... Thank you so much to each and every person who tuned in to this podcast of our this year and all the awesome support we’ve received about it. See you all in 2025 for more!

Chase Carneson joins Steve O'G, Metalbirb, and Drew Fortune to discuss their thoughts on the recent metal music scene and try to find some nuance through it all. This episode features chat about the music reaction world, the challenges of content creation involving copyright material, Sleep Token being called a hard rock band, and how bands need to avoid burn out. Check out Chase Carneson’s YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@UCJyO_KzeKhpW4gWNWjPdogw

Gore.'s Haley Roughton joins METALBIRB, Drew Fortune and Steve O'G to discuss their thoughts on the recent metal music scene and try to find some nuance through it all. This episode features chat about the Download Festival 2025 lineup featuring Sleep Token headliner, new albums from Linkin Park and Poppy, and other notable news stories in the scene! Checkout Gore. on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-XsnFMO7YlI6HgbPAgwk2g

Eddie Berg from Imminence joins Steve O'G, METALBIRB, and Drew Fortune to discuss their thoughts on the recent metal music scene and try to find some nuance through it all. This episode features chat about an unreleased Imminence single called 'Death Shall Have No Dominion', their latest album 'The Black', Bring Me The Horizon's cover of Oasis' Wonderwall, Sweden's influence on metal throughout the years and much more! Check out Imminence's YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@imminenceswe

Steve O'G, METALBIRB, and Drew Fortune unite to discuss their thoughts on the recent metal music scene and try to find some nuance through it all. This episode features chat about upcoming albums from Spiritbox, Architects, and those scintillating teasers from Sleep Token about their next move!

Manuel Gardner Fernandez from Unprocessed joins Steve O'G, METALBIRB, and Drew Fortune to discuss their thoughts on the recent metal music scene and try to find some nuance through it all. This episode features chat about Unprocessed's latest singles, potential collaborations in future, the recent 2025 GRAMMYs and much more! Check out Unprocessed's social platforms here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR213I8IGeNXdLiYRGWXlOQ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unprocessedband TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unprocessedband Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Unprocessedofficial

Steve O'G, METALBIRB, and Drew Fortune unite to answer once and for all: which Sleep Token songs are the best and which are the "worst"? This episode also features a short chat about what we thought of the recent Architects album but mostly: this is ALL about the Sleep Token discography!Wanna play along with your own rankings? 👉🏻 Make a copy of THIS sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nY20EkHcgO07coAVaS89TyRa-RHsNHwpwfqhbwMAMpo

Johnny Famiglietti from HEALTH joins Steve O'G, METALBIRB, and Drew Frotune to discuss the recent metal music scene and try to find some nuance through it all. This unhinged episode features chat about HEALTH's support tour of Sleep Token back in 2023, the crazy Berlin night clubs, and avante garde music recommendationsCheck out HEALTH's social platforms here: Intagram:- https://www.instagram.com/_health_- https://www.instagram.com/_johnny_health_Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6FfjnGXMhxSsJTuGLWBDth

Steve O'G, METALBIRB, and Drew Fortune join forces to discuss the recent metal music scene and try to find some nuance through it all. In this episode they discuss how the release of Sleep Token's latest song "Emergence" went and whether they still enjoy the song many listens later. There is also chat about the new Disembodied Tyrant track "8.6 Blackout", and Drew shares an unbelieveable story about received a leaked Sleep Token track?!

Marcus Vik from Invent Animate joins The Metal Roundup alongside Steve O'G, Metalbirb, and Drew Fortune to discuss the recent metal music scene including the special collab EP from Invent Animate and Silent Planet called "Bloom In Heaven" which is out now! In this episode there is also some discussion about Mirar, Architects, Sleep Token, and House Of Protection.

​ @SteveOGRock ,  @METALBIRB , and  @DrewFortune97  join forces to discuss the newest Sleep Token song "Caramel" and just how significant this song is musically and lyrically. We talk lore, songwriting, and the importance of this moment for the band.

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Steve O'G, METALBIRB, and Drew Fortune join forces to discuss the newest Sleep Token song "Damocles" and just how significant this song is musically and lyrically. We talk lore, songwriting, and the importance of this moment for the band.Come be a special part of The Metal Roundup on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundup

Camille Contreras from ‪ @Novelists  joins The Metal Roundup alongside ‪@SteveOGRock‬, ‪@METALBIRB‬ , and ‪@DrewFortune97‬ to discuss the recent metal music scene including Novelists upcoming album out May 16th 2025.In this episode there is also some discussion about this summers festival circuit, Ghost's live tour and Camille's experiences in Novelists.Keep up to date with Camille's band Novelists on their socials:- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZMcPenUFQoBg56eoiAZ3Fg- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6o8sDniHcZPM1SixvjKiYS?si=-UUYk75gRomUe56hWnPtgA- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/novelists

Steve O'G, METALBIRB, and Drew Fortune join forces to discuss the latest metal music interests to us in this VERY late night recording for a delirious Steve and Drew. We chat about Linkin Park needing to downgrade their arena gig in the US as well as new music from Thornhill, Ghost, Callous Daoboys and... TOKN? Come be a special part of The Metal Roundup on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundup

Special guest Tank The Tech joins The Metal Roundup alongside METALBIRB, Steve O'G, and Drew Fortune to discuss the recent metal scene including Tank working for Electric Callboy fulltime.This episode also features discussions about the music reaction scene, the harsh realities of touring and avoiding burnout.Come be a special part of The Metal Roundup on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundupKeep up to date with Tank The Tech on his socials:* YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCvSGePWjMWirFn_YEeeoiYA * Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/tankthetech* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tankthetech/You can also find Electic Callboy's YouTube channel here:* YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAR30oDTNbJE-Zd2NDg1mTQ

Steve O'G, METALBIRB, and Drew Fortune join forces to analyse the tracklist for Sleep Token's Even in Arcadia ahead of the highly anticipated album release this Friday, May 9th.They also discuss Steve and Metalbirb seeing the Bloom in Heaven tour in Toronto, as well as Johnny Booth and Loathe's new singles.

Special guest George Lever joins The Metal Roundup alongside Steve O'G, METALBIRB, and Drew Fortune to discuss the modern music scene from a Producer and Sound Engineer standpoint. He also goes into rare detail about the Sleep Token records he produced and shares his thoughts on the albums they went on to create afterwards in "Take Me Back To Eden" and "Even In Arcadia".Come be a special part of The Metal Roundup on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundupKeep up to date with George Lever on his socials:- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GeorgeLeverG1- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgelever_g1

Steve O'G, METALBIRB, and Drew Fortune reflect on whether their thoughts about Sleep Token's "Even In Arcadia" album may have changed after giving it more listens and chat about some great new releases recently!Come be a special part of The Metal Roundup on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundup

Alexander Kerski from  @vianova.berlin  joins The Metal Roundup alongside ‪ @SteveOGRock  ,  @METALBIRB  and  @DrewFortune97  to discuss the recent metal music scene and Vianova's newest banger of a single.In this episode there is also some discussion about the ups and downs of content creation, approaching music criticism with respect, and Nik Nocturnal going on hiatus.Keep up to date with Alexander's band Vianova on their socials:* YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vianova.berlin* Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/01DWiz55UPC4lQOGIo4z5n?si=00m6XhNjS1GdribCmrNDCw* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vianova.band/Access the special bonus episodes on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundup

Steve O'G, METALBIRB, and Drew Fortune unite to try and agree on who are the BEST Modern Metal Bands in the scene today? We put together a list of 100 great metal bands, ranked them individually and then compared notes to see where it all ended up. The results were hilarious.Wanna play along with your own rankings? 👉🏻 Make a copy of THIS sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FMve6xWKubjeDdqMbEV1hoiyhbbpszVTn0jgP_vtWkgAccess the special bonus episodes on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundup

Join Steve O'G and METALBIRB for a quick chat as they take a moment in Download's press area to quickly recap their experiences of the Friday at Download Festival 2025.Topics include METALBIRB's initial impressions of his first major festival, Green Day's headline set, other notable sets they caught and bumping into The Metal Roundup viewers in the wild! Come be a special part of The Metal Roundup on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundup#greenday #downloadfestival

Join Steve O'G and METALBIRB for a quick chat as they take a moment in Download's press area to quickly recap their experiences of the Saturday at Download Festival 2025. The lads discuss Sleep Token's banger headline set, the other bands they managed to check out, and bumping into a couple of band members during the day.Come be a special part of The Metal Roundup on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundup

Join Steve O'G and METALBIRB for a recap of their experiences of the Sunday at Download Festival 2025 a few days later from the comfort of their home studios. The lads discuss the stacked lineup of bands that the Sunday had in particular, spending time with Mike Stringer of Spiritbox, and summarising the entire festival experience.Come be a special part of The Metal Roundup on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundup

In the wake of Download Festival 2025, special guest Andy Copping joins ‪@SteveOGRock‬ , ‪@METALBIRB‬ and ‪@DrewFortune97‬ to discuss this year's festival and Download history as he hands over the reins of Download Festival. The lads discuss this year's festival highlights, some of Andy's most memorable moments over the years, future headliners and what makes Download such a special place.Follow Andy Copping on his official Instagram account:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andycopping...

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Can you guess the most streamed songs from these metal bands? ‪@SteveOGRock‬ goes against ‪@METALBIRB‬ with ‪@DrewFortune97‬ moderating as we guess what we think are the top 3 most streamed songs on Spotify from metal bands such as Spiritbox, Sleep Token, Metallica, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Falling In Reverse, Slipknot and more on this fun episode of The Metal Roundup.

Join Steve O'G, METALBIRB, and Drew Fortune as they catch up with each other for another episode of The Metal Roundup.This week the boys chat about what they’ve been up to recently, share their thoughts on some new releases and what it’s like dealing with some of the scene’s more annoying fan bases…Access the special bonus episodes on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundup#iceninekills #dayseeker #erra #ghostband

Johnny from  @nathandjohnny  joins  @SteveOGRock  ,  @METALBIRB  and  @DrewFortune97  as they catch up with each other for another episode of The Metal Roundup.This week the lads chat about the impact of Ozzy Osbourne, the struggles to come to grips with PRESIDENT and their fanbase, and some notable new metal music. Access the special bonus episodes on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundup

Steve O'G, METALBIRB, and Drew Fortune play a game in this episode of The Metal Roundup as they listen to random 1 second clips of Sleep Token songs and try to guess the song title correctly. Naively we thought we'd be pretty good at this but it was an actual ridiculous shambles.Access the special bonus episodes on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundup

This week Steve O'G, METALBIRB and Drew Fortune discuss notable new music releases from Bad Omens, Falling In Reverse, BABYMETAL, Deftones and more! We also discuss how Bad Omens' Noah Sebastian stacks up against Sleep Token's Vessel as a vocalist.Become a Member and get bonus episodes! - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC442R1_TcsS4TLNfbq7G7oA/joinConnect with us more closely on our Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundup

Poppy + Spiritbox + Evanescence are collabing? We get together in excitement over this massive win for women in metal and try to guess what this new collab will sound like. Plus we go over the new Deftones album, Bring Me The Horizon discography, and we give our honest thoughts on TankTheTech's video "The BIG Lie That Music Reactors Keep Pushing On You".  @DrewFortune97   @METALBIRB   @SteveOGRock 

‪@SteveOGRock‬, ‪@METALBIRB‬ and ‪@DrewFortune97‬ unite to try (and likely fail?) to rank the Top 100 Old School Metal Bands. Our Discord put together a list of 100 Old School Metal bands, then we ranked them individually and compared notes to see where it all ended up. Chaos and hilarity ensues.Wanna play along with your own rankings? 👉🏻 Make a copy of THIS sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lmtOPDXDrvvjGrxL7Syci-Scke3cPg_vPEEyh7hsBgsAccess the special bonus episodes as a Member of this channel or on Patreon with additional backstage access! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundup

Join Steve O'G, METALBIRB, and Drew Fortune as they catch up with each other for another episode of The Metal Roundup discussing the biggest recent releases in the scene.On the menu this week we have a surprising new single from Bad Omens, the huge collab between Amy Lee, Courtney LaPlante and Poppy, as well as Vianova's stunning debut album.Access the special bonus episodes as a Member of this channel or on Patreon with additional backstage access! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundup

Join Steve O'G, METALBIRB, and Drew Fortune for another episode of The Metal Roundup. This week the lads revisit the Sleep Token discography for another attempt to guess Sleep Token songs from just 1 second of audio. Can they improve on the shambles of their last attempt?Access the special bonus episodes as a Member of this channel or on Patreon with additional backstage access! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundupThe video we’re using to play the game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kLDkWHVG4Y

Join Steve O'G, Drew Fortune, and METALBIRB for another episode of The Metal Roundup. This week the lads compete to see who can craft the best lineup of artists for their own Metal Roundup Festival Stages! We also see a taste test of PRESIDENT'S official beer made by Ossett Brewery in the UK, as well as a healthy dose of the usual chaos...Access the special bonus episodes on Patreon with additional backstage access! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundup

Join Steve O'G, METALBIRB, and Drew Fortune for another episode of The Metal Roundup. This week the lads explore their feelings on PRESIDENT after the debut EP 'King of Terrors' dropped, as well as debating the rapid rise of anonymous bands, and discussing some of the other notable music releases they've checked out recently.Access the special bonus episodes as a Member of the YouTube channel or on Patreon with additional backstage access! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundup

Join Steve O'G, METALBIRB and Drew Fortune for another episode of The Metal Roundup. This week the lads take on the world of AI generated music; can they tell the difference between what's real and what's AI? Access the special bonus episodes as a Member of this channel or on Patreon with additional backstage access! - https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundupOriginal video by Jordan Roy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-np2D9Mvfw