Heavy Metal History: The Podcast

Ben Mason (Bound in Fear / Pintglass)

Welcome to this installment of the podcast. In this episode my guest was Ben Mason, vocalist of Bound in Fear, Ben is also in 2 other bands, one being Pintglass and the other Hounds of War. Ben came on to talk about Bound in Fear's new album "A mind too sick to heal" but during the conversation, the revelations about real life illness definitely took a forefront of the conversation with insight into the strife the band has been through the past 5 years since their last album. We talk about all of that that and the fun of Pintglass. 0:00 Intro :36 Editors Note about the audio/video sync :41 Stella for tha geeza’s 1:52 Ben’s Heavy Metal History / Streaming Music 11:31 Ben’s other band Pintglass 18:41 Vocal Ranges 22:06 UK Metal Scene 23:53 Covid Affecting the bands trajectory 26:01 The 5 years since the last album and Ben’s Brain infection 31:49 Bens mental and psychical health after his near death experience 39:05 Writing for Bound in Fear 43:18 Pintglass recording / production 47:09 English slang words 52:20 Remembering Ozzy 57:00 Bound in Fear 2026/2027 1:00:00 Favorite part of the Music process 1:06:27 End of Interview 1:06:30 Follow Bound in Fear / Pintglass 1:06:59 End ⬇️⬇️Follow / Support Bound in Fear⬇️⬇️ 🤘 https://www.facebook.com/boundinfear/ 🤘 https://www.instagram.com/boundinfear/ 🤘 https://linktr.ee/pintglassgthc ⬇️⬇️Follow / Support Pintglass⬇️⬇️ 🤘 https://www.facebook.com/pintglassbd/ 🤘 https://www.instagram.com/pintglass_gthc/?hl=en 🤘 https://linktr.ee/pintglassgthc ⬇️⬇️Follow / Support the podcast⬇️⬇️ 🤘 www.instagram.com/heavymetalhistory 🤘 www.facebook.com/heavymetalhistorypodcast 🤘 https://buymeacoffee.com/heavymetalhistory

Kenny Hickey (Ex-Type O Negative)

Welcome to this episode of the podcast, my guest was Kenny Hickey, formerly of Type O Negative, back with a new band collaborating with Kirk Windstein called Sun Dont Shine. We discuss the band, its melodic elements and get into the 30th anniversary of "October Rust" 0:00 Intro 0:36 Start 0:58 Kenny’s Heavy Metal History 5:52 Musician Talent in the early days 7:53 Bands playing to backing tracks 8:57 Sun Don’t Shine Origins 15:22 Working with Kirk Windstein from Crowbar 17:38 Subverting Expectations 21:14 Guitar Tunings / Guitar Writing 24:41 Lyrical Content and Kenny’s Writing Style 26:41 Grieving Process, Mortality, Sobriety and Personal Growth 31:54 Record Release 37:04 30th Anniversary of October Rust and Type O Negative Talk 44:21 Kenny’s Favorite Horror Films 48:20 Closing Conversation about Sun Don’t Shine 49:38 End ⬇️⬇️Follow / Support Sun Don't Shine⬇️⬇️ 🤘 https://sundontshineband.com/ 🤘 https://www.facebook.com/sundontshineband1/ 🤘 https://www.instagram.com/sundontshineband/ ⬇️⬇️Follow / Support the podcast⬇️⬇️ 🤘 www.instagram.com/heavymetalhistory 🤘 www.facebook.com/heavymetalhistorypodcast 🤘 https://buymeacoffee.com/heavymetalhistory

Steven Blush (Author / Filmmaker of American Hardcore)

Welcome to this installment of Heavy Metal History. My guest was Steven Blush, Author and filmmaker most known for the book and documentary American Hardcore. Steven came on the podcast to discuss his new book "When Rock Met Hip-Hop" and to talk all about the history of those influences on the genre. ⬇️⬇️Follow / Support Steven Blush⬇️⬇️🤘 https://stevenblush.com/⬇️⬇️Follow / Support the podcast⬇️⬇️🤘 www.instagram.com/heavymetalhistory🤘 www.facebook.com/heavymetalhistorypodcast🤘 https://buymeacoffee.com/heavymetalhistory

Ethan McCarthy Returns! (Primitive Man)

Welcome to this installment of Heavy Metal History. Ethan McCarthy, vocalist and guitarist of  @PrimitiveMan  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC4_fTVmkuYlzcV8OY24UeRg] returns to the podcast to discuss what hima and the band have been up to over the past 5 years since he was last on.We talk about the new album "Observance" out now on  @relapserecords  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC_E54fzF2BPsy7Ig4aDygWA] mental health, AI, live sound, politics and so much more. 0:40 5 Years since being on the podcast 3:48 Working on other musical projects 7:00 Spiritual Poison Live show 10:00 Mental Health, Mortality and Social Media 20:00 Writing longer songs and attention spans 27:53 Ai bands, AI art and Anti-AI sentiments 40:56 Writing the new album 49:11 Backing tracks vs Live sound 56:00 Live Sound and using a sound person 58:34 Political themes of the record and the state of the country 1:14:00 End ⬇️⬇️Follow / Support Primitive Man⬇️⬇️ 🤘 https://www.primitivemandoom.com/ 🤘 https://www.facebook.com/primitivemandoom 🤘 https://primitivemandoom.bandcamp.com/album/observance ⬇️⬇️Follow / Support the podcast⬇️⬇️ 🤘 www.instagram.com/heavymetalhistory 🤘 www.facebook.com/heavymetalhistorypodcast 🤘 https://buymeacoffee.com/heavymetalhistory

Mike Hill (Tombs)

Mike Hill from Tombs returns to the podcast for his 3rd appearance. Mike has been a long time supporter of the podcast and his band has a new record coming out after 5 years called "Feral Darkness" Mike and I discuss this time frame of writing and recording and the collaborative nature of this record. We also talk a little about horror films and Halloween.