BREWTAL

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By: Death Dealer Productions & Todd Bailey

Get in the pit, stock up the fridge, and listen. Join life long friends Arie Lombardozzi and Todd Bailey for weekly conversations about the latest in metal news and craft beer — a match made in hell. Turn it up to 11, crack open your beer — it’s about to get BREWTAL!

(E103) Best BEER and METAL of Q1 2024
#103
04/12/2024

Hopwolves, you know what time it is...

The bois dive into their favorites from the 1st quarter of 2024.

This week's Beverage Breakdowns include DRAUGHT STOUT (4.2%) from Guinness  (Todd's Pick) and HONDURAS, 18 RABBIT from Needmore Coffee Roasters (Arie's Pick).

After the episode make sure to jam our favorite tracks from our favorite Q1 albums/EPs HERE.

Turn it up to 11, crack open that beer, it's about to get BREWTAL!

Episode Breakdown:

Intro | 0:00 Beverage Breakdowns/Best Beer of Q1 | 5:37 Top 5 EPs of Q1 | 13:40 Top 5 Albums of Q4 | 30:18 Top Most BREWTAL EPs of...


(E102) Gabe Mangold of ENTERPRISE EARTH
03/22/2024

Hopwolves, you know what time it is...

The bois talk shop with Death Metal Gypsy GABE MANGOLD of ENTERPRISE EARTH. We discuss how EE wrote the majority of Death: An Anthology together as a band in Lake Tahoe, unintentionally championing early year releases, which classic 90s rap track had influences on the album, and that's just the tip of the pint glass!

This week's Beer Breakdowns are MAMA'S LITTLE YELLA PILS from Oskar Blues Brewery (4.7%) (Gabe's pick), TENDER ROBOT HAZY IPA (6.2%) from Meanwhile Brewing Company (Todd's pick) and BURNING PHOENIX JALAPENO PALE ALE (6.2%) from 11th H...


(E101) WRECKLESS LIFE and Drew Slavik of SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY
03/17/2024

Hopwolves, you know what time it is...

The bois talk shop with SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY's mastermind Drew Slavik and walking party WRECKLESS LIFE. We get into liking weird metal, perfect circle pit venues, tracks being too loud, how RELAPSES (out now via GOOD FIGHT MUSIC) came to fruition, relinquishing creative control, and trying to make Relapses Fest a fer real thing. Cheers, hopwolves!

The Demon and Me (Wreckless Life Edits) from SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY is featured at the end of the episode.

Turn it up to 11, crack open that beer, it's...


(E100) THE BIG ONE ZERO ZERO
#100
03/05/2024

Hopwolves, you know what time it is...

After a long journey, we finally make it to EPISODE 100! Such a surreal moment for us as we discuss how we're feeling about this milestone, the direction of the show moving forward, and, of course, beer and metal bayybbee. Cheers to E100, hopwolves! Thank you for coming on this journey with us.

This week's Beverage Breakdowns are BARISTA DOUBLE COFFEE PORTER (7.3%) from Burlington Beer Co (Todd's Pick) and TRIBUTE BLEND 2024 from Starbucks (Arie's Pick).

Turn it up to 11, crack open that beer, it's about to get BRE...


(E99) Trevor Dunlap of GHOST OF ELHR and CRIMSON VISONS
#99
01/22/2024

Hopwolves, you know what time it is...

The bois talk shop with the King Ov Flesh himself TREVOR DUNLAP of Rust Belt Blackened Death outfit GHOST OF ELHR and artist at CRIMSON VISIONS. We discuss dropping the new GoE EP Frayed At Every End (OUT NOW), what it means to be an artist with the rise of AI, Linkin Park affinity, ghost stories, and a hell of a lot more for Episode 99!

A Scarlet Oration (feat. Adam Mercer of A Wake in Providence) from GHOST OF ELHR is featured at the end of the episode.<...


(E98) Best BEER and METAL of 2023
#98
01/19/2024

Episode Breakdown:

Intro | 0:00 Beer Breakdowns | 2:51 Top Featured Beer | 14:31 Top 5 EPs | 25:11 Top Most BREWTAL EPs | 36:53 Top 5 Albums | 43:43 Top 5 Most BREWTAL Albums | 1:02:06 Most BREWTAL Song | 1:13:11 Most BREWTAL Artist | 1:20:11 Outro | 1:30:28

Hopwolves, you know what time it is...

The bois dive into their favorites from 2023!

This week's Beer Breakdowns include VAPORWAVE TRIPLE IPA (10.5%)  from Burlington Beer Company (Todd's Pick) and JUICY TRUTH HAZY IPA (6.5%) from Rhinegeist Brewery (Arie's Pick).

Turn it up to 11, crack open that beer, it's about to get BREWTAL!

Artwork by megabeast Kevin Burfield

Intro track by absolute legend ZaKrahe...


(E97) Best BEER and METAL Q4 2023
#97
01/15/2024

Episode Breakdown:

Intro | 0:00 Beer Breakdowns | 2:45 Top Featured Beer of Q4 | 17:49 Top 5 EPs of Q4 | 22:40 Top Most BREWTAL EPs of Q4 | 35:49 Top 5 Albums of Q4 | 45:04 Top 5 Most BREWTAL Albums of Q4 | 1:03:09 Most BREWTAL Song of Q4 | 1:13:50 Most BREWTAL Artist of Q4 | 1:18:39 Outro | 1:21:51

Hopwolves, you know what time it is...

The bois dive into their favorites from the 4th quarter of 2023.

This week's Beer Breakdowns include WYTCHMAKER RYE IPA (6.8%)  from Jester King Brewery (Todd's Pick) and KENTUCKY BOURBON BARREL COCOA PORTER (8%) from Lexington Brewing and Distilling (Arie's Pick).

Turn it up to 11, crack open t...


(E96) Mark Costa of ENDER and VARITAGE BREW WORKS // Beer Breakdowns and New Heavy Music
#96
12/31/2023

Episode Breakdown:

Intro | 0:00 Beverage Breakdowns | 4:00 Album Releases | 19:46 Certified BREWTAL Bangers | 26:34 Guest Interview | 31:51 Outro/Featured Track | 53:34

Hopwolves, you know what time it is...

The bois talk shop with new friend of the show MARK COSTA, bassist of New Jersery Myspace Deathcore outfit ENDER and Founder/Head Brewery of VARITAGE BEER WORKS. We discuss the similarities of brewing beer and writing music, what it took to open Varitage Beer Works, Ender fans sticking with the band over the years, and a hell of a lot more for Episode 96! 

This week's Beer Breakdowns are WATESSING OATMEAL STOUT...


(E95) Christopher Rabideau of THE BREATHING PROCESS // Beer Breakdowns and New Heavy Releases
#95
12/26/2023

Episode Breakdown:

Intro | 0:00 Beverage Breakdowns | 8:32 Album Releases | 21:27 Certified BREWTAL Bangers | 27:17 Guest Interview | 40:46 Outro | 1:05:22

Hopwolves, you know what time it is...

The bois talk shop with friend of the show CHRISTOPHER RABIDEAU of black death symphonic metal outfit THE BREATHING PROCESS. We discuss what the EP title Todeskrone (OUT NOW via Unique Leader Records) means, folklore, moving away from their deathcore roots, the supernatural, and a hell of a lot more for Episode 95!

This week's Beer Breakdowns are OLD FEZZIWIG ALE (4.2%) from The Boston Beer Company (Todd's pick) and DONNIE BARKO DDH IPA (7.2%) from Kings...


(E94) THE WAR WITHIN 20th Anniversary Show // WINDCHIMES // Beer Breakdowns and New Heavy Releases
#94
12/01/2023

Episode Breakdown:

Intro | 0:00 Beer Breakdowns | 9:57 Metal News | 21:14 Album Releases | 29:06 Certified BREWTAL Bangers | 35:04 Featured Band | 43:53 Outro Song | 1:02:06

Hopwolves, you know what time it is...

This week's Beer Breakdowns are VIOLET BLUEBERRY BLONDE (5.1%) from Hi Sign Brewing (Todd's Pick) and THE FEAR IMPERIAL PUMPKIN ALE (9%) from Flying Dog Brewery (Arie's Pick).

The bois open up the metal floodgates to discuss Shadows Fall announcing a 20th Anniversary Show for s tier album The War Within for the Metal News of the Week.

New Music includes bangers from DYING WISH, SPIRITBOX, SILENT PLANET, REFLECTIONS, GLOOMBRINGER, and VITRI...