Ranked #1
#103 – Deafheaven As Transmasculine Role Models
#103 – Deafheaven As Transmasculine Role Models
The LGBTQ+ heavy metal podcast welcomes Tom's friend (and former guest) Benjamin into the co-host chair for one week onl... Read more
20 Jun 2023
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1hr 3mins
Ranked #2
#102 – In Hot Pursuit Of Vikings
#102 – In Hot Pursuit Of Vikings
Hell Bent For Metal favourites Amon Amarth are back under discussion again, this time explaining why breakthrough song '... Read more
6 Jun 2023
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1hr 2mins
Ranked #3
#101 – Hellish Form: "They want trans and gay people to be dead"
#101 – Hellish Form: "They want trans and gay people to be dead"
Hell Bent For Metal speculated in episode #99 that Hellish Form's new album Deathless may be heavily talking about LGBTQ... Read more
30 May 2023
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48mins
Ranked #4
#100 – St. Peter Won't You Let Me In (Your Bum)
#100 – St. Peter Won't You Let Me In (Your Bum)
Hell Bent For Metal seldom needs much reason to see something metal as hella gay, actually, but even by those standards,... Read more
23 May 2023
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53mins
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#99 – On The Road(burn) Again
#99 – On The Road(burn) Again
Hell Bent For Metal host Tom has been back to Roadburn to host another panel about queerness in heavy music, and reports... Read more
9 May 2023
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1hr 7mins
Ranked #6
#98 – Inter Arma's Randy Bumgardner
#98 – Inter Arma's Randy Bumgardner
The vast expanse and crushing weight of 'Stillness' by post-metal/everything band Inter Arma seems an unlikely Camp Clas... Read more
7 Mar 2023
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54mins
Ranked #7
#97 – Carbon Based
#97 – Carbon Based
Hell Bent For Metal give 'Carbon Based Anatomy' by queer metal royalty Cynic the Camp Classic treatment, and explains wh... Read more
21 Feb 2023
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52mins
Ranked #8
#96 – Split Bi Tongue
#96 – Split Bi Tongue
Hell Bent For Metal returns from a health-imposed break, and begins by explaining what they've been up to in the interim... Read more
7 Feb 2023
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52mins
Ranked #9
#95 – Known To Sample The Occasional Rosé
#95 – Known To Sample The Occasional Rosé
When two-thirds of Mountain Caller were on the Hell Bent For Metal, Tom described them as a majority queer band. Max Max... Read more
20 Oct 2022
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1hr 5mins
Ranked #10
#94 – All In The Family Shall Perish
#94 – All In The Family Shall Perish
The gayest straight man in metal, Abhi Ahluwahlia, returns to Hell Bent For Metal. Matt's unwell (get well soon), so the... Read more
29 Sep 2022
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1hr 20mins
