We chat with Arnold Barba

Brian, Israel, and Juan announce the headlining band for Metal Swap Meet 2025! Also discussed is the location of the event as well as the date. Spoiler, it's on October 11, 2025, in San Diego. Check out our website: https://www.sdmetal.org/msm/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sdmetalswapmeet/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sdmetalswapmeet/ Fall Brewing Miramar https://fallbrewingcompany.com/miramar-location/

Brian, Eric, Israel, and Juan talk about their top metal albums of 2024. What are your top albums of 2024? Let us know in the comments. Help us out by subscribing! Eric's top metal albums of 2024 (in order of release date) Ihsahn - Ihsahn Stygian Crown - Funeral for a King Necrophobic - In The Twilight Grey Attic - Return of the Witchfinder Morgul Blade - Heavy Metal Wraiths Warlord - Free Spirit Soar Obscene - Agony and Wounds Arkona - Stella Pandora Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere (his album of the year) Yoth Ira - Blazing Inferno Brian's top metal albums of 2024 (ranking by most liked) 1. Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere 2. Borknagar - Fall 3. Bütcher – On Fowl of Tyrant Wing Review 4. Gatecreeper - Dark Superstition 5. Traveler - Prequel to Madness 6. Deceased... - Children of the Morgue 7. Massacre - Necrolution 8. Ulcerate - Cutting the Throat of God 9. Wintersun - Time II 10. Kanonenfieber - Die Urkatastrophe Israel's top metal albums of 2024 (in no particular order) Vltimas - Epic Bewitcher - Spell Shock Witherfall - Sounds of the Forgotten Ulcerate - Cutting the Throat of God Fleshgod Apocalypse - Opera Kanonenfiber - Die Urkatastrophe Borknagar - Fall Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere Grand Magus - Sunraven Ensiferum - Winter Storm Juan's top metal albums of 2024 (ranking by most liked) 1.Blood Incantation- Absolute Elsewhere 2.Ulcerate - Cutting The Throat Of GodSpectral Voice - Sparagmos 3.Mitochondrion - Vitriseptome 4.Concrete Winds - Concrete Winds 5.Drowned - Procul His 6.Horna - Nyx - Hymnejä Yölle 7.Adversarial - Solitude with the eternal 8.Intranced - Muerte y Metal 9.Invocation - The Archaic Sanctuary 10.Tribulation - Sub Rosa In Æternum (SWE) Related: Ensiferum interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnEMYKnoDqo Deceased... interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKjrz7XPGAs David Vincent of Vltimas/Morbid Angel interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pxed7UzPeJw Massacre interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRzwfVK2cEo Stygian Crown - Funeral for a King review https://www.sdmetal.org/msm/stygian-crown-a-funeral-for-a-king/

Brian and Israel chat with Sami Hinkka from the Finnish folk metal band Ensiferum! He talks making a concept album, recording an album during the pandemic, and future tour plans.

Brian and Eric chat with Kam Lee, legendary death metal vocalist from Massacre, as well as Bone Gnawer, The Skeletal, and an original member of Mantas (pre-Death). Kam chats with us about his upcoming album Necrolution, out on November 8, 2024 on Agonia Records. He also talks about what it was like jamming with Chuck Schuldiner in the early days, if he though death metal would ever be this big, and what he listens to now. It was a real honor to interview Kam Lee, who is considered the godfather of growl.

Brian, Juan, and half of Israel chat with Troy and Steve from the death metal band Cave Bastard. We have known these guys for a long time, and it was hilarious to catch up with them. Cave Bastard are celebrating 10 years of death metal! Troy chats about his past being in Cattle Decapitation, Dead Ghosts, as well as playing in death metal band Parasitic. Steve chats about his years with Cave Bastard, as well as playing in death metal bands Gutrot, and Ritual Torture. Support this channel by subscribing. http://cavebastard.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/cavebastard/ https://www.instagram.com/CAVEBASTARD/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/1AIPPBwxrlGFQBfylw7DBI

Brian and Juan chat with Rene from Pythoness Fox Creations, and organizer of the Rebel Noise Market at Black Plague Brewing. She organizes a punk, metal, emo market at Black Plague Brewing. Rene talks about the event that also includes the bands Acidia and Tina Fake. Big thanks to @blackplaguebrewing Full Metal Burgers, and Rene. https://www.pythonessfox.com/ https://www.tiktok.com/@pythonessfox https://www.instagram.com/pythonessfox_creations Please subscribe to this channel! https://www.sdmetal.org/msm/ https://www.facebook.com/sdmetalswapmeet/ https://www.instagram.com/sdmetalswapmeet/?hl=en Coming soon: Best metal albums of August you might have missed, Amorphis interview, Iron Maiden tailgate.

Arnold Barba is the artist behind all the Metal Swap Meet art. Arnold has been a friend for a long time, and is also a very talented chef. Please help us out by subscribing to this channel. We are trying to feature people local to San Diego, as well as international metal people like King Fowley of Deceased, Vinny Appice, and Derek Riggs. Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sdmetalswapmeet/