Dark Side Of Metal

22/02/2026

It's the Dark Side of Metal's 9th anniversary show tomorrow! For this one, I'm bringing back a theme that went down really well last time I did it. It'll be a "Singer's Showcase", featuring some of the awesome vocalists on the underground metal scene. You'll hear music from Primordial, Borknagar and ROOT, also songs from Lowen, Madder Mortem and Oceans of Slumber, plenty more as well, only on Sine FM.

https://www.sinefm.com/category/dsom/

Catch this tomorrow at 8pm UK time, on 102.6 FM in Doncaster, DAB in Doncaster, Rotherham, Sheffield and York, online via the link above, via the free TuneIn Radio mobile app or by asking your smart speaker to "Play Sine FM". Also don't forget the awesome Shipwrecked punk show at 7pm, always a great selection of music for all punk fans. Hope you can join us tomorrow anyway, enjoy!

16/02/2026

Thanks once again to everyone who tuned into the show this week, and of course to all who shared the info, spread the word or who has supported this show in any way in the near 9 years I've been doing this. It all helps and is all hugely appreciated. Also yep, next week will be the 9th anniversary show, 9 years at Sine FM, and I've got something a bit special lined up for that one. For now though, here's the playist for tonight's show....

Accept - Teutonic Terror
SIG:AR:TYR - From the Land of the North
Guano - Megalomaniac
Guano - Sick System
Witherscape - Astrid Falls
Cnoc An Tursa - Alba in my Heart
Wazzara - Her Ashes Down the River
Dead Demons - Where There’s a Will There’s a Way
Circular Ruin - Perisher
A Forest of Stars - A Prophet for a Pound of Flesh

15/02/2026

Tomorrow on the Dark Side of Metal on Sine FM we've got a brand new song from Scotland's Cnoc An Tursa, new music from Swiss band Wazzara, we've got the latest single from South Yorkshire's own Dead Demons, brand new music from crustcore band Guano, music from SIG:AR:TYR and A Forest Of Stars and plenty more.

https://www.sinefm.com/category/dsom/

Tune in on 102.6 FM in Doncaster, DAB across Yorkshire, online via the link above, via Sine FM on TuneIn Radio mobile apps or by asking your smart speaker to "Play Sine FM". Don't forget the excellent Shipwrecked punk show at 7pm too, a must listen for any punk fan. Hope you can join us tomorrow, enjoy!

09/02/2026

The Dark Side of Metal will be on Sine FM at 8pm this evening. with new music from UK black metal band SIDIOUS, death metal from Paganizer, new songs from Norwegian black metal bands The True Mayhem and TULUS, a song from Finnish industrial metal band Ruoska, epic heavy metal from Twisted Tower Dire and plenty more.

https://www.sinefm.com/category/dsom/

Tune in at 8pm tonight on Sine FM, 102.6 FM in Doncaster, DAB across Yorkshire, online via the link above, via Sine FM on the TuneIn Radio mobile app, or by asking your smart speaker to "Play Sine FM". Don't forget, as always, at 7pm we have the Shipwrecked punk show, essential listening for any punk fan. Hope you can join us this evening, enjoy!

02/02/2026

The Dark Side of Metal is back on Sine FM tonight with music from th excellent new album from The Ruins Of Beverast, UK black metal from the remastered album Wings of the Nightstorm by Thus Defiled, new music from Swedish band BULLET, songs from last year's collaborative album Feohland with Hemlokk & Hyrde, and plenty more.

https://www.sinefm.com/category/dsom/

Tune in tonight at 8pm on Sine FM, 102.6 FM across Doncaster, DAB across Yorkshire, online via the link above, via Sine FM on TuneIn Radio, or by asking your smart speaker to "Play Sine FM". Also don't forget, as always, the excellent Shipwrecked punk show at 7pm, a fantastic show playing all kinds of punk, don't miss that if you're a punk fan. Hope you can join us later anyway, cheers!

19/01/2026

Sorry everyone, had family health issues going on again so I'll be off this week and next, back on February 2nd now. Apologies but thanks for your understanding. Hope you're all good, back soon!

12/01/2026

Just a quick one to let you know I'll be back on Sine FM next Monday, January 19th. Was hoping to be back this week after the holidays but something cropped up, but all being well I'll be here next Monday. Cheers everyone, hope you all have a great 2026 as well!

22/12/2025

Thank you to everybody who's tuned in tonight, and also to everyone who's supported the show this year and always, really do appreciate you all. Don't forget we now have a Dark Side of Metal Discord server, invite link is here....

https://discord.gg/X9eP2gywTn

If you're on Discord you can join that and talk to myself and other listeners and discuss music and anything else. That's my last show for this year as well, I'll be taking a break over Xmas and the new year but I will be back in January. Here's the playlist for tonight....

Emperor - Towards the Pantheon
Borknagar - Cold Runs the River
Odium - Winterpath
Arcturus - Icebound Streams and Vapours Gray
Winterfylleth - To The Edge of Tyranny
Hecate Enthroned - Thy Sorrow Bequeathed
Winter’s Breath - Eine Dustre Winternacht
Haimad - When Night Rode Across the North
Paysage D’hiver - Der Kristall ist Eis
Limbonic Art - Moon In The Scorpio

21/12/2025

Tomorrow on the Dark Side of Metal show on Sine FM we're doing Christmas in our usual style, offering an alternative to the usual festive music you get on the radio. It'll be a "Black Christmas" black metal special, with a focus on music with a wintery theme or feel. Expect some great music from UK legends Hecate Enthroned and Winterfylleth, a new song from Austrian band Winter's Breath, also music from Limbonic Art, Odium, Paysage D'hiver, Arcturus and plenty more.

https://www.sinefm.com/category/dsom/

Tune in at 8pm UK time tomorrow to hear this, on 102.6 FM in Doncaster, DAB across Yorkshire, online via the link above, via TuneIn Radio on mobiles or by asking your smart speaker to "Play Sine FM". Don't forget also, the Shipwrecked punk show is on at 7pm, great show for punk fans, hope you can join us tomorrow anyway, and you won't get sent to Whamhalla here!

09/12/2025

Thank you as always to everybody who listened to the show earlier, really hope you enjoyed it and all being well I will be back next Monday at the same time. Hope you can join me then, and for now here's tonight's playlist...

Pyramaze - Year of the Phoenix
De Profundis - II Deception
Cold in Berlin - Messiah Crawling
Harifa - Free The Nameless
Opera IX - The Oak
Sviatibor - Le Havre Du Seigneur Celeste
Ancient Rites - Rise and Fall (Anno Satana)
Arstidir Lifsins - Naud greyprs elreka
Ground Sweat - Void
Blut Aus Nord - The Fall Opens the Sky

07/12/2025

Tomorrow at 8pm on Sine FM the Dark Side of Metal is back on air, with music from the new album from Blut Aus Nord, also music from De Profundis and their recent EP The Gospel of Rot. There's music from the new album Wounds by London's Cold in Berlin, a new song from one woman atmospheric black metal project Harifa , music from New York's Ground Sweat , a song from French band Sviatibor and plenty more.

https://www.sinefm.com/category/dsom/

Catch all this and more tomorrow at 8pm UK time on Sine FM, 102.6 FM across Doncaster, DAB across Yorkshire, online via the link above, via Sine FM on the free TuneIn Radio app on mobiles, or by asking your smart speaker to "Play Sine FM". Don't forget also, the Shipwrecked punk show is on at 7pm, essential listening for any punk fan playing a wide range of punk old and new. There's also The Layover at 6pm playing all kinds of stuff, you never know what you'll get there but it's a great show, all part of our fantastic Monday evening lineup on Doncaster's community radio statoin Sine FM. Come join us tomorrow!

03/12/2025

My good friend Steve over at Smorg Magazine has recently relaunched his metal show Welcome to the Asylum, focusing mostly on extreme metal and featuring great music as well as a couple of guest presenters, one of which is me this week! If you want to hear this you can check this out here....

https://hearthis.at/smorg-radio/wtta3/

While you're there be sure to check out Smorg Magazine itself, it's a free digital zine covering a wide range of genres including metal, punk, insdustrial and others. Enjoy!

by Smorg Radio on hearthis.at | Extreme Metal, Death Metal, Black Metal, death metal