METALLICAST - THE Metallica Podcast

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Episode 102: Our Metal Health Jul 24, 2026

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Brandon and Kristen S. He discuss their own personal mental health struggles, and how mental health plays a role in metal music and Metallica specifically.

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Episode 101: Back From Deth Mar 04, 2026

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Brandon is back and is once again joined by Kristen S. He to talk about Metallica at The Sphere, the passing of Ozzy Osbourne, the new Megadeth album and more!

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Metallicast-Mini: A Very Important Announcement Mar 03, 2026

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A super quick announcement about the future of Metallicast

Episode 100: Top 100 Metallica Songs Oct 31, 2023

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Brandon is joined by Kristen S. He with their list of the Top 100 Metallica songs. Both share their list, ramble on with their usual nonsense and discuss the future of Metallicast.

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Episode 99: Brando Of Appetite For Distortion Aug 29, 2023

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Brandon is joined by Brando to talk about the recent Metallica and GNR shows at MetLife Stadium in NJ, the current state of both bands, podcasting and more!

NOTE: Apologies for the drop in sound quality for the last part of our conversation but there were some technical difficulties.

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Episode 98: Ben Apatoff Jul 20, 2023

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On this episode Brandon is joined by Ben Apatoff, author of Metallica: The $24.95 Book to talk about how he discovered the band, how he approached writing the book, 72 Seasons and even Lulu.

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Episode 97: 72 Seasons- The Review May 04, 2023

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Brandon is back! And so are Metallica, with their new album 72 Seasons. Music journalist Kristen S. He joins Brandon to review and talk all about it.

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Kristen S. He reviews 72 Seasons

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Episode 96: Screaming... Lux Æterna Jan 26, 2023

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Brandon is back from his unexpected hiatus with an explanation and a guest- Kristen S. He! The two talk about 72 Seasons, the first two singles from the album, the upcoming tour and give their long promised review of the latest Megadeth album, "The Sick, The Dying... The Dead!"

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Episode 95: My Lifestyle Determines My Trans Style Sep 26, 2022

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Brandon is joined by music journalist Kristen S. He to talk about the effect music and Metallica have had on their lives including her coming out as trans. Follow @kristenisshe on Twitter and Instagram Metallicast Intro Music by Bison: Twitter: https://twitter.com/bisonmusicuk Instagram: http://instagram.com/bisonmusicuk/ SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/bisonmusicuk Bison T-shirts: https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/bisonmusicuk Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/40yidBirnH2jhF21ipV825 Bandcamp: https://bisonmusicuk.bandcamp.com Follow @MetallicastPod on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

Episode 94: Ride The Lightning Part 4 w/ Scott Haskins Aug 10, 2022

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Brandon was invited to join podcast host Scott Haskins on HaskinCast to do a deep dive for Ride The Lightning. The end result was about a 3 hour conversation, divided into four parts. This is Part Four where we talk about "Creeping Death" and "The Call of Kthulu".

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