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
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
In this months Bollocast I get to catch up with a friend. It is many, many years since Tony and I first met and that was when he became the first photographer to do a session with Acid Reign way back in the day. Whilst this was a highlight for us it was business as usual for Tony as he had/has photographed anyone and everyone in the world of entertainment never mind rock and metal. So sit back and listen to one of the absolute greats of the industry tell it like it is.There are all the usual ingredients you would expect from a Bollocast, flights of fancy, realism, introspection, honesty, confusion, exasperation, criticism, positivity, negativity and contradictions.
This Is Work Email Bollocks.
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
This month I was able to catch up with my good friend, neighbour and fellow Leeds United fan Phil Jackson. You will probably know Phil as Chief Inspector Japp form Poirot or from Mike Bassett England Manger, Brassed Off, Little Voice, Raised By Wolves you name it! We get in depth on Mike Leigh and his unique directing style, chance meetings with Michael Caine, acting and it\'s processes AND meeting Pele. This was great fun to do I hope you have as much fun listening.
This Is Movie Bollocks.
Friday Jul 31, 2020
Friday Jul 31, 2020
This month I get to have a chat with a death metal legend. Terry Butler has played on some of the genres classic releases and we talk all about how they came about, band dynamics and what lies ahead. Next I get to catch up with Whitney Moore. I was interviewed by Whitney for Tower Records so I decided to turn the tables and find out more about her story as a woman in the metal and rock scene. We also talk movies and one she has just completed that I will let her explain as I will do a terrible job. Throw in a few news stories, reviews, recommendations, rants, reveals, renditions, realisations, revelations and any other words that begin with R.
This Is Mask Bollocks.
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
This month I catch up with old friend locked down Mordred vocalist Scott Holderby. New EP Volition has just dropped so we chat about releasing new music for the first time in years, the upcoming album, how life can get in the way and we also both share similar singing lesson stories. As always there is plenty of gibberish, recommendations, complaints, moans, observations, opinions and pure rubbish that make up a Bollocast.
This Is Beth Roars Bollocks.
Sunday Jul 12, 2020
Sunday Jul 12, 2020
This month the Geordie mafia returns in the shape of my very good friend Gary Foalle. A Bass player with Newcastle metal legends XLR8R and for one song only, Marillion! Gary also has a prog album about to come out, a project he\'s put together with people around the globe but we\'ll save that chat for Talking Bollocks. This is all about movies and we have lots to talk about.
This Is Alan Turing Bollocks.
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.