That's Not Metal

In one of 2021's best weeks, we finally delve inside and evaluate Spiritbox's debut album Eternal Blue, Employed to Serve's victorious Conquering, and Miss Vincent, questions gage onomatopoeias, title tracks & Rick Astley, and Album Club is a monstrous 2000s death metal springboard from Tobias Forge in Repugnant's Epitome of Darkness.

There's new Biffy Clyro (you're welcome), new Corey Taylor mask, and news of Gulch's split, questions on Halsey's Reznor & Ross produced album and festival horror stories, reviews are Andrew WK, Carcass and Mastiff, and Album Club finally takes to task a wild claim of Gold Cobra being Limp Bizkit's secret best work.

TNM goes in deep on appraising Iron Maiden's new double album Senjutsu, backed by Bokassa, Press to MECO, & Leprous, questions include the most unlikely 10/10 albums, there's Download & Damnation fest news, and the mystery of the Turnstile pit pooper.

Turnstile finally return with Glow On alongside Jinjer & The Bronx, Album Club surveys rock's relationship with industrial hip-hop band Death Grips and their brutal Exmilitary tape, and news bids farewell to Charlie Watts and Eric Wagner while assessing the week's developments with Gloryhammer.

Three sweeping captivating records fill reviews with Deafheaven's pivot to indie rock, Wolves in the Throne Room, and Between the Buried and Me's Colors II, and Album Club is The Sisters of Mercy's 1987 Steinman-assisted goth pop bombast Floodland.

Perran is back from Bloodstock with a review of the UK's most heavy metal festival's big return and birthday celebrations, with massive headlining sets and a bill put together under constantly trying circumstances bringing celebration-worthy successes.

The possible future of Babymetal is pondered, Bloodstock tips given, Lingua Ignota's puritan nightmare album Sinner Get Ready tops an eclectic reviews batch with Gost and Lantlôs, and Album Club is Britrock heroes Funeral for a Friend's underrated hardcore turn Conduit.

A reflection on a sombre week with the passing of Joey Jordison, ZZ Top's Dusty Hill, and the news of Black Peaks splitting. We also review new Creeper, Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! and King Woman, and Album Club toasts Joey and Wednesday 13's Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls.

There's discussion of Iron Maiden's Senjutsu being another double album, the success of Eurovision rock winners Måneskin, and Josh Todd's mad Minor Threat fantasy, reviews of new Descendents, Alexis Marshall, and Erdve, and Album Club toasts half a century of Black Sabbath's monolithic Master of Reality.

The week is made massive by new tracks from Trivium, Ice Nine Kills, and actual Iron Maiden, questions include the worst self-titled albums, reviews follow up on our Killswitch Engage special with Times of Grace and Light the Torch alongside Powerwolf, and Album Club is on Blood Command's 2010s cult hit Funeral Beach.There are some issues with microphone quality in this episode that clear up around 45 mins in, so heads up there. Tech has not been on our side this week but cheers for supporting.