The Metal Mama Podcast
Welcome to the Metal Mama Podcast where melody, magic and might collide! I'm your host, Candace, and I'm here to take you on a journey through the world of power metal and its mesmerizing subgenres. On each episode, we embark on a quest through sweeping landscapes of sound, exploring the soaring vocals, lightning-fast guitar solos, and epic lyrical narratives that define power metal. But we're not just here to dissect the music – we're here to celebrate it! Joining me are a diverse array of guests, from power metal enthusiasts to musicians, critics, and even a few dragons (well, metaphorically speaking). Ou...
Episode 016: "My Friend Got In Trouble"
Mama is solo again this episode and we begin by talking about music! There's been some great new singles popping out in the last couple of weeks and Candace tells you what she thinks. Moves on to a mini review of Dance with the Dead and Beast in Black playing live in Denver, and then we go into some questions asked along with a rambling answer. Candace ends the show by revealing what metal band finally caught her mom's ear and that's the episode.
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Metal Mama's Instagram
Glyph "Honor, Power, Gl...
Episode 015: "Metal for the Family"
On this episode, Candace is joined by one of the most inspiring people she's had the chance to talk to. Shred Rogers, a multi-talented metal musician comes on the show to talk about his projects. We touch on horror elements and comics and how they inspire musicians/artists, then he explains why he's started a family friendly metal project. This was such a cool episode to record. Not just because of two metal heads sharing their love of music, but hearing such an inspiring story or five.
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A Dark Halo
Shred Rogers
...Episode 014: "One Hundred Degrees of Music Videos"
In this episode, Candace is joined by Charlotte, lead singer of Terminal Dusk. Charlotte gives us a behind the scenes tale of their newest music video, and then we move into talking about the amazing power of female metal singers. Then, we move into a serious discussion. Candace gives her own take on being a woman who is into metal, and Charlotte lays down her experience from the side of a performer. It is an eye-opening discussion where Candace just shuts up and lets the woman share her story. After that, it's a whole lot of talking about metal...
Episode 013: "How Music Saved Me"
In today's episode, Candace is flying solo. What do we talk about? LOTS OF STUFF!
* Induction's new EP, The Power of Power
* Temperance's new single, Daruma
* Serenity's new single, The Fall of Man
* Underrated bands
* The whole story of how Candace got into power metal and how music saved her. Warning: This part of the episode may contain content that some listeners might find disturbing.
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Inductions new EP The Power of Power
"Set You Free" by Induction
"A Call Beyond" b...
Episode 012: Technically, it's Metal.
Today, Candace is joined by Pete Rawcliffe from Crown Solace. We discuss the band's new EP, and take a dive into the technical side of vocals. After that, Pete talks a little about his inspirations and what pushed a sopranist into the metal side of things. As usual, there's never a topic and everything goes back to metal.
Apologies for the audio issues. We use a pretty piece of software, but Pete's internet didn't like it and we had to resort to Pete using his phone.
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Crown Solace on Spotify
...Episode 011: Metal Saved My Life
Today Candace is joined by Adrian Benegas! Of course, we get into some seriously shameless promotion of Adrian's newest album Arcanum, and then move into some more in depth discussions. Things get a little emotional toward the end when Adrian shares his outlook on music, then we decide to fight in the genre wars. Yet another episode you don't want to miss!
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Adrian's website
Adrian's YouTube
Find Arcanum on Spotify
Metal Mama's website
Episode 010: "Pink Bunnies and Unicorns"
In this episode, Candace is joined by on heck of an artist, Marius Danielsen. We begin by talking about music and influence, then move into exactly what you expect. A love of Tolkien and Star Wars is shared as well as some nerd rage, some discussions on metal in the US vs the EU, along with a solid bit of music education. This is a fantastic episode you should not miss.
Check out his album, releasing digitally on June 23rd, 2023!
You can find it here: https://mariusdanielsen.com/
And on all streaming services on...
Episode 009: "The Evils of Heavy Metal."
This episode kicks off with a review of Laser Shooting Dinosaur by Angus McSix. Rino and Gyo join in to prove this very silly high-energy song is already a nerdy staple. We then move on to talking about having fun with metal and being nerdy, and why it's totally OK to do so! Candace introduces Goblins and Guitars to everyone (it's a D&D thing you can be a part of). After devolving into nerdy topics, we talk for a moment about different genres of music. This leads to an in-depth discussion based on a deep dive Candace took...
Episode 008: "Don't Be Lawful Stupid"
This episode begins with a review of "Dangerous Eyes" by Crown Solace. Then, Umbruhh joins us for more stuff! Candace spends some time talking about a recent show featuring Seven Kingdoms, Windrose, and Rhapsody of Fire. Candace briefly talks about how metal helps her cope with obsessive compulsive disorder, Umbruhh introduces us to a genre-crossing melodic piece, and we talk about how much power metal is used in memes.
Candace attempts an actual flow into new topics and fails horribly. We attempt to talk about telling people to f*** off in games, and somehow ended up comparing t...
Episode 007: "Know Yourself..."
Warning: This podcast contains strong language, open discussion on cults and surviving cults, and epic music. Listener discretion is advised.
In this episode, Candace is solo! You get to listen to her ramble for a little while. The episode begins with a quick bit of info on some content and formatting changes. Then, we move right into a review of the Arcana album by Adrian Benegas. You can find out what Candace thinks of it about three minutes into the episode!
Then, the nerd stuff begins. Candace gets a little personal, diving into her background an...
Episode 006: "Lose My Time..."
Warning! This podcast contains strong language and plenty of talk about some epic metal.
This episode we are joined by metal YouTuber and music afficionado, Power Metal Ranger. A little less nerdy and a little more metal oriented, our special guest and Candace reminisce about what got them into power metal and the crazy shows we've got coming up this summer and fall.
After that, the two bond and make plans for an upcoming 70000 Tons of Metal Tour and yes, we are aware Candace kept saying seven thousand instead of seventy because she was probably hi...
Episode 005: "We Will Rise!"
Umbruhh joins us again and we talk about the song of the episode - "Ten Thousand Against One" by Unleash the Archers. Umbruhh didn't know who they were and he's been sufficiently punished for it. We go on to ask if Guild Wars 2 is worth playing these days. Then, we discuss gaming communities and that brings us to villains. It's really not a far stretch, is it?
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"Ten Thousand Against One" by Unleash the Archers:
Unleash the Archers on Spotify:
Guild Wars 2:
FFXIV:
SWtoR:
The Me...
Metal Mama Podcast 004: Higher! Oh, Higher!
Warning! This podcast contains strong language and epic metal.
In this episode, we're joined by Rino and Gyo. Things begin with a discussion of the song of the episode, an epic metal cover of FFXIV by Skar Productions. After that, we talk about the nerd portion of the show! We begin by talking to table top RPG players about improv and how it works, with a lot of encouragement for the newbies.
We have to apologize for the audio quality in the second half of the show. Technical issues forced us onto Discord, which is no...
Metal Mama Podcast 003: I Am the Whiplash...
Warning! This podcast contains strong language, internet opinions and epic metal. It also contains discussions of an adult nature.
This time Candace is joined by Umbruhh where we talk about a racy metal music video, some epic stuff and move into discussing games we are excited for. Of course, we change course and move into more serious topics that ends in a life lesson on how to properly impact change in the world around you.
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Umbruhh's YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@Umbruhh
Hardcore by Beast in Black - https://youtu.b...
Metal Mama Podcast 002: The Ale of Yesterday...
Warning: This podcast contains strong language, nerd opinions, and epic tons of metal. It also contains spoilers for the FFXIV main story.
In this episode we're discussing our song of the episode! "Yggdrasil" by Brothers of Metal.
Then, Umbruhh and Candace dive into how they feel about FFXIV's newest MSQ, poor writing in video games, and Umbruhh is a bit of a gaming pessimist. And that's OK with us!
Links!
"Yggdrasil" by Brothers of Metal: https://youtu.be/v5yYMjU8xDg
Umbruhh's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Umbruhh
FFX...
Metal Mama Podcast 001: Let People Enjoy Things AKA The Bikini Armor Debate
Warning: Someone on the internet has an opinion and you may be triggered by it. This podcast also contains strong language and sex positive feminism.
In the very first episode of the Metal Mama Podcast, Candace is joined by two semi-regular co-hosts Rino and Gyo. Our main topic of discussion is the bikini armor controversy. We begin by being total metalheads and talking about the quintessential artist Boris Vallejo, then we go into fantasy tropes, hate on sexist game companies (one in particular), and who needs to go touch grass.
The Metal Mama website: https...
