The Metal comedy podcast from Motörcast (@officialmotorhead) host, @acidreignuk frontman & stand-up comedian Howard 'H' Smith. You get opinions, revealing interviews & lots of laughs!🤘
Episodes
Monday Jun 29, 2020
Monday Jun 29, 2020
This month I get to catch up with my new friend Derek Sykes. We met at Lords Of The Land in 2018 and at last get a chance to catch up properly. We cover a tonne of subjects including new music and what the future holds across a two part, three weeks apart interview. There is also the ever popular mix of news, reviews, complaints, observations, mental health warnings, almost great anecdotes, Babymetal and love for Randy Blythe. Yeah it is a weird one.
This Is Beatles Bukkake Bollocks.
Monday Jun 15, 2020
Monday Jun 15, 2020
In this episode I get to catch up with the drumming legend that is Jimmy Degrasso. In an extended interview we cover a massive range of subjects from touring to auditioning, from food to festivals, from movies to lockdown we cover everything including his times playing with Alice Cooper, Megadeth, and Suicidal Tendencies. Also includes recommendations, warnings, signs of mental fatigue, arguments, the great dickhead debate, frontier gibberish, genuine concern for Ted Nugent\'s well being and much more.
This Is Dickhead Bollocks
Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
I catch up with old friend, movie buff and Geordie guitar legend Ed Box. We go back to our youth and revisit a few moves before taking a wander through genres, directors, actors and movies that have made an impact on us. Also Ed gets to answer the podcast crucial questions at the end and then we carry on. Past the end.
This Is Balcony Pigeon Bollocks.
Thursday May 28, 2020
Thursday May 28, 2020
In your second helping of bollocks this month we have some classic metal for you. First I catch up with Ralf from Mekong Delta who are one of the very first progressive thrash bands. We talk legacy, line up and the new album. Then it\'s a chat with fellow vocalist Candlemasses returning singer Johan Langqvist. We discuss his love of metal, what happened first time around and what the future may hold. Included are the usual bits and pieces, some recommendations, music and film, some moaning, some overly revealing personal comments and a general sense that things could go wrong any minute. The usual. This Is Phantom Ice Cream Van Bollocks
Tuesday May 26, 2020
Tuesday May 26, 2020
In another packed Bollocast I chat to former Shadows Fall, Flotsam and Overkill drummer Jason Bittner. We discuss ways of keeping busy during lockdown, collaborations and the latest on that long awaited Shadows Fall return. Next up I\'m off to talk to my newest friend Dany Jones of The Heretic Order. We discuss her journey from Naples to London, the cultural differences she had to overcome and of course being a woman in metal.Added to that are a few useless ideas, inconsistent opinions, tangents and the usual corona chat.
This Is Get More Women On Bollocks.
Friday May 15, 2020
Friday May 15, 2020
In this episode I catch up with a new friend and tell you all about how we first met which sounds like a scene from a movie. We talk comedy, music, punk, vinyl and the differences between our mutual lovers comedy AND Bill Stevenson of Descendents makes a guest appearance. Added to this is an oversized, humongous rant about Corona Virus and peoples various attitudes to gigs in the future. The future in some peoples cases meaning July.
This Is Positive Bollocks.
Monday May 11, 2020
Monday May 11, 2020
In this episode I keep up the accidental theme of so far only having spoken to people called Paul on this podcast. In two very different interviews we cover a myriad of topics, movies, directors, genres and TV shows. There are of course some quality tangents included too, it wouldn't be a Bollocast otherwise!
This Is Pauls Bollocks.
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
In the first Bollocast of the new format you get an exclusive interview with the legendary VioLence vocalist Sean Killian. I had so much fun doing this, Sean was a great guest who I have been trying to get on the show for some time as I tell him. We cover all sorts of subjects like both being vocalists who have had our fair share of criticism over the years, new VioLence material, where it went wrong the first time around and how the reformation came about. You also get all the usual madness, maybe a little madder as lockdown starts to influence the show.
This Is Bleach Bollocks.
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Episode one with BAFTA Award winning Peaky Blinders editor Paul Knight. In a wide ranging conversation we get stuck into the knock on effects of Coronavirus on the industry, the rise of high quality TV, how he got his start in the business and we get a chance to do a bit of The Sopranos worship too.This Is Movie Bollocks.
Monday Apr 13, 2020
Monday Apr 13, 2020
With this special I wanted to talk to people from all different parts of the music business to see how the current situation is effecting them, how they have responded and what they think the future will look like. In four very different yet similar interviews you\'ll hear all about what\'s going on, how we\'re all coping and what comes next. The Record Shop - I speak to Scott, manager of Crash Records in Leeds, whilst he is in his store sorting mail order. We discuss what people are buying, live shows and when this is going to end. The Musician Neil Cooper joins me and gives some great insight into what has been happening to their tour which was planned for right now. Also how Covid19 paid him a visit.The Writer I chat to my old mate Malcolm Dome about how he is surviving the shutdown, what the long term effects on the music business could be and what he\'s up to right now.The Album Art Video Company - Catching up with Andy Pilkington to find out if his move out of London has proved to be a wise one, how the volumes and sources of work are currently fluctuating and what he thinks to the new Testament album.There is a little bit of ranting but this one is about the interviewees and what is going on with them. There are some laughs though DO NOT worry it is not all doom and gloom.
This Is Hand Washing Dentist Drill Coronavirus Bollocks.