Hell Bent For Metal
"Holy Diver", or Holy Diva? Hell Bent For Metal analyses the Dio classic
The LGBT+ heavy metal podcast celebrates Ukrainian black metallers White Ward making their anti-homophobia stance completely clear, nominates Dio classic "Holy Diver" as a Camp Classic (with the emphasis on...
"Holy Diver", or Holy Diva? Hell Bent For Metal analyses the Dio classic
The LGBT+ heavy metal podcast celebrates Ukrainian black metallers White Ward making their anti-homophobia stance completely clear, nominates Dio classic "Holy Diver" as a Camp Classic (with the emphasis on the camp), and bickers about HCGB jukebox entries from Diablo Swing Orchestra and Møl.
Lowen on race and gender, Pupil Slicer on Ace Ventura, plus power metal boxer shorts, on the late...
This week on the LGBT+ heavy metal podcast, Nina from Lowen talks intersectionality, Katie from Pupil Slicer, plus Cradle Of Filth and Green Lung albums go in the HCGB jukebox,...
Lowen on race and gender, Pupil Slicer on Ace Ventura, plus power metal boxer shorts, on the late...
This week on the LGBT+ heavy metal podcast, Nina from Lowen talks intersectionality, Katie from Pupil Slicer, plus Cradle Of Filth and Green Lung albums go in the HCGB jukebox, and there's some revealing news about power metal underwear.
Hell Bent For Metal address the Bloodstock director's transphobic tweeting
Following transphobic social media posts from Bloodstock's director, Vicky Hungerford, the LGBT+ heavy metal podcast tries to explain why this was such a problem, with a lot of help from...
Hell Bent For Metal address the Bloodstock director's transphobic tweeting
Following transphobic social media posts from Bloodstock's director, Vicky Hungerford, the LGBT+ heavy metal podcast tries to explain why this was such a problem, with a lot of help from their audience.
Can Satanic death metal be like kicking back at homophobia? Hell Bent For Metal think Black Breat...
Matt returns, and finds there's a bumper crop of news (including talk of the the LGBT+ heavy metal podcast's first live event), a Camp Classic on how Black Breath's "Black...
Can Satanic death metal be like kicking back at homophobia? Hell Bent For Metal think Black Breat...
Matt returns, and finds there's a bumper crop of news (including talk of the the LGBT+ heavy metal podcast's first live event), a Camp Classic on how Black Breath's "Black Sin (Spit On The Cross)" feels like defiance to homophobes, plus a big week for the HCGB jukebox, with albums from Trivium, Four Stroke Baron and Frontierer.
Hell Bent for Metal's latest special reimagines Opeth's classic 'Watershed' as a queer concept album
The latest special episode from the LGBT+ heavy metal podcast is an extended version of the Camp Classic feature from the regular show. It explains why Opeth's album 'Watershed' could...
Hell Bent for Metal's latest special reimagines Opeth's classic 'Watershed' as a queer concept album
The latest special episode from the LGBT+ heavy metal podcast is an extended version of the Camp Classic feature from the regular show. It explains why Opeth's album 'Watershed' could be interpreted as a concept record about the life of one queer person.
Metallica's euphemisms and Clutch's queer anthem on the latest Hell Bent for Metal podcast
The feast of euphemisms that is Metallica's 'Spit Out The Bone' gives the LGBT+ heavy metal podcast a good chortle, Clutch's 'Earth Rocker' is revealed as a queer metal anthem,...
Metallica's euphemisms and Clutch's queer anthem on the latest Hell Bent for Metal podcast
The feast of euphemisms that is Metallica's 'Spit Out The Bone' gives the LGBT+ heavy metal podcast a good chortle, Clutch's 'Earth Rocker' is revealed as a queer metal anthem, and releases from Quicksand and Enslaved are welcomed into HCGBs' jukebox.
HBFM explain why it's especially important for the LGBT+ community to stand against racism in metal
The LGBT+ heavy metal podcast explains why it's so important for queer folk within metal to stand up against racism in our scene, and especially Nazi metal bands. Then to...
HBFM explain why it's especially important for the LGBT+ community to stand against racism in metal
The LGBT+ heavy metal podcast explains why it's so important for queer folk within metal to stand up against racism in our scene, and especially Nazi metal bands. Then to cheer themselves up, they explain why Ensiferum's 'Two Of Spades' is a Camp Classic, and put albums from Rivers Of Nihil, Unto Others, and The Answer Lies In The Black Void in the HCGB jukebox.
Amon Amarth's massive… weapons get the HBFM view
On the latest episode of the LGBT+ heavy metal podcast, Amon Amarth's habit of handling weaponry in photo shoots gets a gay eye cast over it. Rina Sawayama's "STFU!" is...
Amon Amarth's massive… weapons get the HBFM view
On the latest episode of the LGBT+ heavy metal podcast, Amon Amarth's habit of handling weaponry in photo shoots gets a gay eye cast over it. Rina Sawayama's "STFU!" is looked at from a queer perspective. Plus albums from Employed To Serve, Spiritbox and Hellish Form go in the HCGB jukebox.
Metalhead comedian Andrew O'Neill, plus the queerness of Lamb Of God's lyrics, on the new HBFM
The LGBT+ heavy metal podcast hears from Andrew O'Neill, the comedian behind The History Of Heavy Metal, about their experience of their gender in the metal world. Lamb Of God's...
Metalhead comedian Andrew O'Neill, plus the queerness of Lamb Of God's lyrics, on the new HBFM
The LGBT+ heavy metal podcast hears from Andrew O'Neill, the comedian behind The History Of Heavy Metal, about their experience of their gender in the metal world. Lamb Of God's 'Walk With Me In Hell' is discussed from a queer point of view. Aborted and Wormwitch albums go in the HCGB jukebox.
The Night Flight Orchestra discuss the joys of a big gay chorus, on the new HBFM
David Andersson of The Night Flight Orchestra (and also Soilwork) talks to the LGBT+ metal podcast about playing camp music and making LGBT-supporting music videos. The queer relevance of Vallenfyre's...
The Night Flight Orchestra discuss the joys of a big gay chorus, on the new HBFM
David Andersson of The Night Flight Orchestra (and also Soilwork) talks to the LGBT+ metal podcast about playing camp music and making LGBT-supporting music videos. The queer relevance of Vallenfyre's 'Desecration' gets discussed. Plus the HCGB jukebox gets additions from White Ward and Trna.
What links Brendon Urie, Dimmu Borgir, and Blondie? It's the new Hell Bent For Metal special
A special from the LGBT+ heavy metal podcast that's the inverse of the main show. Matt explains why Brendon Urie is a queer hero, 'Atomic' by Blondie is a non-metal...
What links Brendon Urie, Dimmu Borgir, and Blondie? It's the new Hell Bent For Metal special
A special from the LGBT+ heavy metal podcast that's the inverse of the main show. Matt explains why Brendon Urie is a queer hero, 'Atomic' by Blondie is a non-metal Camp Classic, and Dimmu Borgir's Death Cult Armageddon is revealed as one of the HCGB jukebox's classic selection.
Rammstein's kiss and the gay side of "Roots Bloody Roots", on the new HBFM
The LGBT+ metal podcast celebrates that time Rammstein kissed on stage in Russia, discovers that "Roots Bloody Roots" by Sepultura is actually very gay, and puts new albums from Leprous...
Rammstein's kiss and the gay side of "Roots Bloody Roots", on the new HBFM
The LGBT+ metal podcast celebrates that time Rammstein kissed on stage in Russia, discovers that "Roots Bloody Roots" by Sepultura is actually very gay, and puts new albums from Leprous and Moon Unit in the HCGB jukebox.
Bedazzle nails with Mastodon, and muddled bears, on the latest Hell Bent for Metal
On the latest episode of Hell Bent For Metal, they reveal the fabulous reason a Mastodon track spoke to their queer side, why Iwrestledabearonce made them titter because of a...
Bedazzle nails with Mastodon, and muddled bears, on the latest Hell Bent for Metal
On the latest episode of Hell Bent For Metal, they reveal the fabulous reason a Mastodon track spoke to their queer side, why Iwrestledabearonce made them titter because of a gay terminology misunderstanding, and albums by Wolves In The Throne Room and Between The Buried And Me go into the HCGB jukebox.
What's it like to come out as trans to your fans? The latest Hell Bent For Metal finds out
Shelby Logan Warne, the Kyros singer who recently came out as trans, talks to the LGBT+ heavy metal podcast, about that experience, and answers listeners' question. Plus Agrypnie and Unreqvited...
What's it like to come out as trans to your fans? The latest Hell Bent For Metal finds out
Shelby Logan Warne, the Kyros singer who recently came out as trans, talks to the LGBT+ heavy metal podcast, about that experience, and answers listeners' question. Plus Agrypnie and Unreqvited provide this week's albums for the HCGB jukebox.
Is Homophobia in metal unique, and other questions, on the latest Hell Bent for Metal
The LGBT+ heavy metal podcast takes your questions, including answering whether metal's homophobia problem is unique to it, and what the queer view on hair metal is. Rhapsody Of Fire's...
Is Homophobia in metal unique, and other questions, on the latest Hell Bent for Metal
The LGBT+ heavy metal podcast takes your questions, including answering whether metal's homophobia problem is unique to it, and what the queer view on hair metal is. Rhapsody Of Fire's 'The Mighty Ride Of The Firelord' is the Camp Classic, prompting a discussion on cultural differences that affect what's viewed as gay or not. Plus the HCGB stars Fulci and Insurgent. It's a very Italian show.
Meet the metalhead comedian who's act is too gay for upstate New York, on the latest Hell Bent Fo...
On the new episode of the LGBT+ heavy metal podcast, Abi Vasquez, the singer in UKBM band Underdark, and Peter Angelo, metalhead comedian, give very different perspectives on being out...
Meet the metalhead comedian who's act is too gay for upstate New York, on the latest Hell Bent Fo...
On the new episode of the LGBT+ heavy metal podcast, Abi Vasquez, the singer in UKBM band Underdark, and Peter Angelo, metalhead comedian, give very different perspectives on being out as LGBT+ in metal, plus Dödsrit provide the unanimous entry to the HCGB jukebox.
Witch Fever on creating the representation they want to see, on the new Hell Bent For Metal
The LGBT+ heavy metal podcast talks to two of Witch Fever, a majority-LGBT+ band who are all women or non-binary people. Matt explains why 'Shock Me' by Baroness speaks to...
Witch Fever on creating the representation they want to see, on the new Hell Bent For Metal
The LGBT+ heavy metal podcast talks to two of Witch Fever, a majority-LGBT+ band who are all women or non-binary people. Matt explains why 'Shock Me' by Baroness speaks to him as a bi man. And Ætheria Conscientia and Epiphanic Truth have albums put in the HCGB jukebox.
The joy of… euphemisms in metal, on Hell Bent For Metal this week
The LGBT+ heavy metal podcast delves into the joy of metal's frequently suggestive lyrics, starting with 'Like The Oar Strikes The Water' by Grand Magus. The queer relevance of TesseracT's...
The joy of… euphemisms in metal, on Hell Bent For Metal this week
The LGBT+ heavy metal podcast delves into the joy of metal's frequently suggestive lyrics, starting with 'Like The Oar Strikes The Water' by Grand Magus. The queer relevance of TesseracT's 'Altered State – Of Matter – iii. Resist' is discussed. And albums by Majestic Downfall and Ophidian I go in the HCGB jukebox.
Is this black metal record an accidental gay concept album? Hell Bent For Metal finds out
The LGBT+ heavy metal podcast's first Knotfest Special is an in-depth look at Anaal Nathrakh's album 'Endarkenment', and an explanation as to why the hosts interpret it as a queer...
Is this black metal record an accidental gay concept album? Hell Bent For Metal finds out
The LGBT+ heavy metal podcast's first Knotfest Special is an in-depth look at Anaal Nathrakh's album 'Endarkenment', and an explanation as to why the hosts interpret it as a queer concept album.
Mountain Caller discuss affirmation and misogyny as a majority-queer band on the new Hell Bent Fo...
The LGBT+ heavy metal podcast talks to El and Claire from Mountain Caller and explain how Rob Zombie's "Dragula" is revealed to be a source of panic to a closeted...
Mountain Caller discuss affirmation and misogyny as a majority-queer band on the new Hell Bent Fo...
The LGBT+ heavy metal podcast talks to El and Claire from Mountain Caller and explain how Rob Zombie's "Dragula" is revealed to be a source of panic to a closeted teenager. And it's an all-German Hate Crew Gaybar, with Harpyie and Powerwolf as the stars.
Lord Of The Lost talk allyship, gender conformity, and queer experimentation, on the latest Hell ...
On this week's show, "#35 – Wake Up Gay", Chris Harms from Lord Of The Lost is the LGBT+ heavy metal podcast's first straight cis male guest, and 'Wake Up...
Lord Of The Lost talk allyship, gender conformity, and queer experimentation, on the latest Hell ...
On this week's show, "#35 – Wake Up Gay", Chris Harms from Lord Of The Lost is the LGBT+ heavy metal podcast's first straight cis male guest, and 'Wake Up Dead' by Megadeth's risqué homosexual interpretation is revealed. Plus At The Gates and Year Of No Light albums go in the jukebox.
Kvelertak's homoerotic horror video, on the latest Hell Bent For Metal
The LGBT+ heavy metal podcast takes a look at Kvelertak's breakout video, which turns out to look very gay. Meanwhile a Rotting Christ song's queer relevance is revealed, plus there's...
Kvelertak's homoerotic horror video, on the latest Hell Bent For Metal
The LGBT+ heavy metal podcast takes a look at Kvelertak's breakout video, which turns out to look very gay. Meanwhile a Rotting Christ song's queer relevance is revealed, plus there's discussion of Enslaved's latest live releases, and albums from Urne and Amenra.
A suggestive gaze into Deftones' 'Diamond Eyes', on the latest Hell Bent For Metal
The LGBT+ metal podcast this week celebrates the time Icelandic post-metal cowboys Sólstafir helped queer representation in metal with one of their videos, and 'Diamond Eyes' by Deftones also gets...
A suggestive gaze into Deftones' 'Diamond Eyes', on the latest Hell Bent For Metal
The LGBT+ metal podcast this week celebrates the time Icelandic post-metal cowboys Sólstafir helped queer representation in metal with one of their videos, and 'Diamond Eyes' by Deftones also gets analysed from a gay perspective.
The queer view on Black Sabbath, and bad Grindr hook-ups, on the latest Hell Bent For Metal
The LGBT+ heavy metal podcast hears from the man behind a project mixing queer music, heavy music, and unambiguous lyrics about the life of a gay man, and a joke...
The queer view on Black Sabbath, and bad Grindr hook-ups, on the latest Hell Bent For Metal
The LGBT+ heavy metal podcast hears from the man behind a project mixing queer music, heavy music, and unambiguous lyrics about the life of a gay man, and a joke on a sports podcast helps the hosts change their interpretation on a Black Sabbath classic – from one sad queer interpretation, to a much more positive one.
Hell Bent For Metal podcast partners with Knotfest
Hell Bent For Metal, the LGBT+ heavy metal podcast, and Knotfest have joined in partnership.
Hell Bent For Metal podcast partners with Knotfest
Hell Bent For Metal, the LGBT+ heavy metal podcast, and Knotfest have joined in partnership.
HBFM explain how a Napalm Death classic is super relatable to LGBTQ+ folk
Metal's LGBTQ+ podcast explains why "Suffer The Children" by grindcore gods Napalm Death is super relatable to queer ears, and there's a ramble through the reasons why stoner metal rifflord...
HBFM explain how a Napalm Death classic is super relatable to LGBTQ+ folk
Metal's LGBTQ+ podcast explains why "Suffer The Children" by grindcore gods Napalm Death is super relatable to queer ears, and there's a ramble through the reasons why stoner metal rifflord Matt Pike's wardrobe did not compute with Tom's gaydar.
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