Hard rock talk from inside the scene.
Talking Metal keeps close to the hard rock and metal circuit, with Mark Striegel interviewing players, organizers, and people from the scene. The tone is casual, direct, and fan-minded, moving from Patreon shout-outs to band history, festival bills, road stories, and new music.
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Talking Metal is a hard rock and metal interview show anchored by Mark Striegel, who identifies himself as host and producer since 2005. The show feels built from long memory, regular listeners, and a direct line to the musicians still carrying the scene forward. It is not slick in the corporate sense. Its charm comes from the room tone of fandom: Patreon thanks, T-shirt talk, late posting apologies, festival excitement, and interviews that start like conversations between people who already know the terrain. Recent episodes put working players and scene figures in the foreground. Jaron Gulino appears in connection with Lynch Mob and Heaven's Edge. Josh Todd brings Buckcherry into the orbit. Barry Goudreau prompts talk about Boston, Van Halen, and Ozzy Osbourne stories. Steve Brown discusses Trixter's return as a trio and the M3 Rock Festival. Beau Brent brings Ferret and the first New York City Glam Metal Fest into focus. Will Hunt talks through Evanescence, Killington Pit, Godsmack, and the practical chemistry of bands that stay together. The show is at its strongest when it lets rock history and current gig calendars occupy the same space. One minute may look backward at a classic album or a past lineup. The next is about who is playing Columbia, Maryland, who is headed to Brooklyn, or which new song should be streamed in full. Striegel's style is plainspoken, personal, and unvarnished without needing to posture. He gives supporters by name, acknowledges the business of keeping the show alive, and then gets back to the guest. That makes the archive feel less like a media product and more like a durable fan-and-musician network. The emphasis is on hard rock, glam metal, legacy metal, touring life, and musicians who have been through enough versions of bands to have useful stories. It suits listeners who care about the connective tissue between Boston, Trixter, Lynch Mob, Evanescence, Godsmack, Buckcherry, Armored Saint, Anthrax, and the festival bills that keep those worlds meeting. Talking Metal is conversational rather than academic. It is scene coverage from inside the room.
Made for: For hard rock and metal fans who follow legacy artists, festival lineups, band histories, and working musicians' current projects. It especially suits listeners who enjoy informal interviews with a strong fan-community feel.
What sets it apart: Talking Metal stands out through its long-running, listener-supported intimacy: supporter names, merch updates, festival chatter, and musician interviews all sit in the same feed. The result feels closer to a trusted scene check-in than a packaged celebrity interview show.
One of the longest running podcasts. We talk about hard rock and metal. Hosted and produced by Mark Strigl. Guests have included members of Motley Crue, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Slayer, Exodus, System Of A Down, Motorhead, Kiss, Megadeth, Korn and many more. Established in 2005 by Mark Strigl and John "Ostronomy" Ostrosky. Please visit MarkStrigl.net for more info. Bonus content by Mark Strigl is available on Patreon.
Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
Will Hunt talks road work, band chemistry, and the path through Godsmack, Killington Pit, and Evanescence.
The episode keeps Talking Metal centered on Will Hunt, and it works best when the conversation moves through the names that shaped his profile, from Tommy Lee and Godsmack to his current turns with Killington Pit and Evanescence.
A Boston-centered chat that moves from home-studio writing and Dreams to RTZ and other late-career threads.
This episode centers on Mark Striegel's talk with Barry Goudreau, framing Boston and the first album that turns 50 this year before Goudreau moves through the later path of his work.
Josh Todd connects Buckcherry's next record, his Marty partnership, and the overlooked history of Time Bomb.
Josh Todd gives Talking Metal a clear, grounded look at Buckcherry in motion, from the Roar Like Thunder cycle to the demos and ideas already forming for the next record.
Apple details, software habits, and everyday technical friction.
Records worth hearing, reasons worth arguing over.
Celebrity, clothes and chaos, talked through at full speed.
Mark Strigl interviews guitarist Barry Goudreau about his time in Boston as the band's first album turns 50.
Mark Strigl interviews Josh Todd, frontman of Buckcherry, ahead of their performance at the M3 Rock Festival on May 2nd.
Ian Haugland discusses Europe's new album Come This Madness, released September 25, including the Deep Purple-influenced song "Scandinavian Eyes." Mark Striegel and Haugland compare Tom Dalgety's pre-production process with Dave Cobb's more spontaneous studio method.
Talking Metal host Mark Striegel interviews Lorraine Lewis about Femme Fatale's new music, including a David Bowie cover recorded with Dee Snider and a forthcoming album targeted for October.
Talking Metal episode 998 features Mark Striegel interviewing Opus and Michael Modest of Dead by Wednesday about the new song “Flesh.” Michael explains that the band recorded “Flesh” live in a Connecticut studio and avoided extensive quantizing to preserve its aggressive stage sound.
Joshua Toomey describes Primer 55's return with Bobby Burns, which expanded from one planned show into seven shows in eight days.
This episode features an interview with Jaron Gulino, the bass player from Lynch Mob, discussing his career and connection with host Mark Striegel.
Mark Striegel introduces a delayed episode of Talking Metal, apologizing for the schedule change due to family commitments over Easter weekend, thanking patrons, and promoting Patreon support and t-shirt sales.
This episode of Talking Metal features an interview with guitarist Barry Goudreau about his time with the band Boston, including stories about Van Halen and Ozzy Osbourne, and promotes the M3 Rock Festival.
Mark Striegel interviews musician Steve Brown about Trixter's upcoming performance at the M3 Rock Festival and their evolution into a rock trio.
Mark Striegel interviews Bo Brent from the band Ferret about organizing the first New York City Glam Metal Fest happening on June 27th in Brooklyn.
Will Hunt says writing "Magic and Dust" after his father's death turned the song into "a coping mechanism."
This episode features an interview with Del James, discussing rock and metal music while jamming tunes and having drinks.
This episode features an interview with John Bush, former vocalist of Anthrax and current member of Armored Saint, discussing rock and metal music.
This episode marks the return of music to the Talking Metal Podcast, featuring an Iron Maiden track and an upcoming interview with bassist Billy Sheehan.
This episode of Talking Metal features an interview with Keri Kelli of Night Ranger and Greg Koch of Metal Warrior, discussing rock and metal music while reminiscing about meeting Ozzy Osbourne.
This episode of the Talking Metal podcast discusses the current situation with Paul Di'Anno, former Iron Maiden singer, while the host shares personal anecdotes about his vinyl collection and work at A&E Networks.