Hard rock talk with radio-road history.
The Eddie Trunk Podcast collects interviews and call-in segments from Trunk Nation, with Eddie Trunk steering conversations around hard rock and metal. It favors old-school stories, road-tested opinions, and the kind of fan detail that turns albums, lineups, and concerts into shared history.
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The Eddie Trunk Podcast is a hard rock and metal interview show assembled from Eddie Trunk’s Trunk Nation radio work. It sounds like live radio because that is where the material comes from. The format is straightforward. Eddie Trunk introduces the episode, explains where the interviews came from, and then moves into conversations with artists, band members, and rock-world personalities. The strongest moments are relaxed but specific. A talk with Geoff Tate can drift from wine and Italy into local rock scenes. Vinny Appice can turn memories of Heaven and Hell into a discussion of Sabbath Nights and the pleasure of playing those songs again. Rich Robinson can use a question about studio work to think through band tension, producers, and why some reunited groups keep touring but avoid new writing. The show likes history with a pulse. It is interested in records, touring, set lists, festivals, reunion risks, side bands, cruises, and what happens when a young opening act is suddenly too powerful to follow. Fan calls matter too. The Top 5 Concerts episode with Dean Delray gives the audience room to tell stories about Metallica, Van Halen, Motley Crue, Def Leppard, and first metal shows that still feel loud years later. The tone is warm and practical. It does not chase distance or polish when a memory, aside, or bit of radio housekeeping can carry the moment. That looseness has tradeoffs. Some excerpts include ad reads, repeated Sirius XM promotion, and long setup before the featured conversation fully lands. Still, the identity is clear. This is a show for people who already care about hard rock and metal as living culture, not just nostalgia. It treats bands, venues, records, and road stories as pieces of one continuing conversation.
Made for: Built for hard rock and metal fans who care about interviews, set lists, touring stories, classic lineups, and the culture around live shows. It especially suits listeners who enjoy radio-style conversation with room for memory and digression.
What sets it apart: Its edge comes from direct access to Trunk Nation’s live radio orbit: artist interviews, fan calls, debates, and concert-memory segments all flowing through one familiar rock-radio frame.
Eddie Trunk, the most well-known name in hard rock and metal music, brings his insight, commentary, reviews, discussion, and in-depth interviews to the podcast world! Join Eddie and his famous friends in rock and entertainment every week for a rollicking good time.
Based on 4 episodes we listened to · September 2026
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A rock-world conversation whose best texture comes from Geoff Tate's vineyards, wine, and Italy.
Bret Michaels and Geoff Tate give this Eddie Trunk Podcast episode two clean lanes through rock-world talk. Michaels is bound for the Summer of 99 cruise, while Tate opens up about growing grapes, making wine, and the still-lively rock scene in Italy.
A warm Sabbath conversation about memory, legacy, and the pull of classic songs played live again.
This hard rock conversation centers on the long afterlife of Sabbath music, with the guest weighing Heaven and Hell's place in the set list, the confusion around the name, and the sadness of knowing Ronnie's songs will not be heard live again.
Rich Robinson explains why the studio can test a reunited band more sharply than the road.
Rich Robinson's conversation with Eddie Trunk turns on a clear, useful idea about reunited bands: the road can be easier to manage because the job is contained, while the studio can pull older tensions back into the room.
A caller's concert picks become a vivid look at opening slots, first-show memories, and bands fighting to own the room.
The episode uses a Top 5 concert prompt as a way into a sharper question: what happens when a young, hungry band lands on a bill with almost no space to ease in.
Heavy music conversations with lived-in scene memory.
Rock fandom, one deep cut at a time.
Aussie rock pride, backstage and loud.
Practical business talk for creative operators.
Three friends, one shelf of records, zero agreement
Eddie Trunk introduces his podcast, promoting his SiriusXM show Trunk Nation and teasing interviews with Ted Nugent and Ace Frehley.
Eddie Trunk promotes his Sirius XM show and upcoming Monsters of Rock cruise broadcast, then introduces an interview with Dorothy and Jizzy Pearl.
Eddie Trunk introduces his podcast, promoting his Sirius XM show and teasing an interview with John 5 and Yngwie Malmsteen.
Eddie Trunk hosts comedian and rock fan Dean Delray on his Trunk Nation SiriusXM podcast for a listener call-in session where fans share their top-5 all-time favorite concerts.
Eddie Trunk's podcast brings two interviews: Bret Michaels of Poison discusses performing at the NFL draft in Pittsburgh on April 24th — describing it as the convergence of his two greatest loves, rock and football — and teases a 2027 Poison reunion tour.
Eddie Trunk interviews Vinny Appice, drummer for Black Sabbath and Dio, about the new box set 'Breaking Out of Heaven: Heaven and Hell 07-09,' which packages two live recordings and The Devil You Know studio album.
Eddie Trunk interviews Rich Robinson of the Black Crowes about their new album A Pound of Feathers — recorded in eight days with Rich playing all guitars and bass alongside drummer Cully Symington — and then speaks with Band Feel guitarist Tyler Armstrong and singer Garrett Barkas about their origins and upcoming debut album.
Eddie Trunk interviews Taylor Momsen of The Pretty Reckless about their new album and touring with AC/DC, plus a double dip with Chuck Billy and Bobby Blitz Ellsworth.
Eddie Trunk introduces his podcast and Sirius XM radio show, Trunk Nation, featuring interviews with rock and metal musicians like Twisted Sister and Wolfgang Van Halen.
Eddie Trunk premieres "Dancing," the third Satch Vai single, on his SiriusXM show Trunk Nation with Joe Satriani and Steve Vai.
Eddie Trunk introduces his podcast and radio show, promoting upcoming interviews with rock and metal musicians Luke Spiller and Wes Scantlin.
Eddie Trunk introduces his podcast and promotes his SiriusXM radio show, then teases an interview with Chris Jericho.