The Metal Bar

02/08/2025

01/08/2025

On this week's show we celebrate John Bush's time in Anthrax with news he's touring that material, there's also News & Tunes from Soulfly Suicidal Tendencies Trivium & Iron Maiden
There's new from Greek titans InnerWish, G.I. Joe fanboys Cold Slither, German from Stillbirth and discover your new favourite act from Australia The Incantus - if you love early Paradise Lost you'll dig these guys.

29/07/2025

Box of Metal DVDs! Instant library of Metal.

A library of Metal videos! Over 120 discs, most from Record companies, DVDs for Radio/tv media.

26/07/2025

On the show this week we pay tribute to Osbourne with a selection of his finest solo songs plus a guest appearance from a Tony Iommi solo album.

There's also new metal from Amorphis, checkout Chicago villains Bloodletter, Swedish act CLAWFINGER & Sabaton latest from their new album 'Legends'.

There's news & tunes from Despised Icon & Slipknot plus King Ultramega (featuring members of in Chains ) cover

22/07/2025

RIP Ozzy Osbourne

In a statement, his family said: "It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love."

As he performed from a throne on stage at Villa Park less than three weeks ago, Osbourne told fans: "You've no idea how I feel - thank you from the bottom of my heart."

Black Sabbath

18/07/2025

On the show this week - new from Revocation w/- Jonny Davy from Job For A Cowboy, Viking overlords Amon Amarth deliver a new single as do Ukrainian outfit Katana & and In This Moment drop an style banger with Kim Dracula

We have news & tunes from Crowbar Malevolent Creation & Black Sabbath plus Kreator cover Maiden and we look at some of Joey Belladonna best performances with

20/06/2025

On this week new metal from Opeth Aversions Crown Fallujah & infamous G.I. Joe band and affiliates Cold Slither

There's also news & tunes from Morbid Angel Exodus Testament & Cryptopsy plus we'll spin some Deathnir and Revolting C***s BSL cover Rod Stewart?!

17/06/2025

Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 2 was one of my first "favourite" metal albums - amazing that Helloween are still doing it in 2025!

Taken from the album "Giants & Monsters" (August 29th, 2025)🎧 Stream, get it here: https://helloween.rpm.link/giantsmonstersYT“I've always wanted to write ...

13/06/2025

On the show this week new Paradise Lost - the UK legends deliver another killer track, there's also new from Swedish history buffs Sabaton, Finnish act Serpent God make their Metal Bar debuts and recruit Alice in Chains & Thousand Foot Krutch vocalists for a take on their track 'This Is Mongol'.

There's news & tunes from Cryptopsy & Cavalera Conspiracy plus we'll spin kiwi metal from Slave & 3000 A.D. Thrash Metal

The HU

12/06/2025

Cryptopsy - ALL SO VILE - NZ 2025 TOUR

Slamman Booking Asia and Valhalla Touring are proud to announce direct from Canada, one of the world's most brutal Death Metal bands, the mighty CRYPTOPSY headlining 2 shows to close out the year of 2025, on their ALL SO VILE tour!!!

Revered in extreme Metal circles for such groundbreaking classics as 1994’s “Blasphemy Made Flesh” and the 1996 magnum opus “None So Vile”, Cryptopsy find yet another gear on their soon to be release “An Insatiable Violence”, which further solidifies the band’s place in the upper echelon of Death Metal.

Cryptopsy will destroy December 2025 in Auckland/Tamaki Makaurau and Wellington/Te Whanganui-a-Tara

TICKETS ON SALE TUESDAY 17TH JUNE 10am - undertheradar.co.nz

TOUR DATES:
14 DEC - Auckland - Whammy Bar
15 DEC - Wellington - Valhalla

Direct Ticket Link
- https://www.undertheradar.co.nz/tour/29493/Cryptopsy.utr

11/06/2025

Are Metal Hammer trying to sabotage Sleep Token? Why would you put this band in the “for fans of” section??