Talking Bollocks
265 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe Metal comedy podcast from Motörcast (@officialmotorhead) host, @acidreignuk frontman & stand-up comedian Howard 'H' Smith. You get opinions, revealing interviews & lots of laughs!🤘
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Episodes
Episode 246: Julie Weir Music For Nations Label Manager Part 2
March 15, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 52.7 MBSupport The Podcast Patreon Please welcome back to the podcast Julie Weir! In July last year had a chat and said at the end of it "we must do this again some time" so we did. A lot has happened since we last spoke so there's a lot to catch up on, music to talk about, bands to mention and podcasts too. There is also an abuse of news which includes a game of musical drum stools, people not wanting to write books, people wanting to write books, uncalled for videos and someone who thinks God ...
Talking Bollocks Patreon Special: Paul Waller No Longer Of OHHMS
March 08, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 44.2 MBSupport The Podcast In this special episode (even more special if you are one of our Patrons) I sit down with Paul for a deep dive into what made him want to quit his band, leave the music business and start the phenomenal podcast, A Year In Horror. This Is Paul's Bollocks. Video Interview
Episode 245: David Gregor From Morta Skuld
March 01, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBSign Up To Patreon Bastards! In this episode I get to talk to vocalist, guitarist & Morta Skuld founder David Gregor. We cover everything from how the new cracking album Creation Undone came together, Death Metal, comedy, Acid Reign and Kiss not being very good, YES! There's a look at the so called news with added understanding for some, boredom for others and total scorn for everyone else. This Is Whiskey Wale Bollocks. Video Interview
Old Bollocks Episode 20
February 26, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 52.5 MBSupport The Podcast We are back! Here we review some of our favourite or not so favourite albums of 2024 so far from: Exhorder, Cancer Christ, Dissimulator, Atrophy, Dipygus, J.Robbins, Morta Skuld and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. This Is Old Bollocks. Video Show *Recorded before Slayer announced their gigs.
Episode 244: Kyle From Exhorder
February 19, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBSupport The Podcast Kyle is back on the show to talk mainly about new killer album Defectum Omnium. I say mainly because this was Kyle's last interview of the day so there is a bit of an "end of term" vibe to this chat which covers everything from vocal warm downs to Black Sabbath cover bands. There is an extended look at the news as I get way too exercised about the non stories of the last two weeks. Ever heard of the band Idles? Thought not. This Is Lizard Bollocks. Video Interview
Episode 243: Zoltan From Ektomorf
January 31, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 89.5 MBSupport Podcast Patreon This episode's guest is Zoltan Farkas vocalist/guitarist, founder and creator of legendary Hungarian outfit Ektomorf. We start out talking about their great new album "Vivid Black" and what inspired it and that leads to a place that leaves you in no doubt what the underlying motivations were. Sometimes I am lucky enough to speak with people who are willing to go wherever the conversation takes us and this is one of those occasions. There is also the usual cursory ru...
Bumper Bastard Movie Bollocks
January 26, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 115 MBSupport The Podcast Patreon Nearly two hours of unplanned off the cuff reviews of twenty three movies and twelve TV Series! Movies: Locked In, Oppenheimer, The Killer, The Creator, The Baker, 20 Days In Mariupol, Bad CGI Gator, Saltburn, The Great Escaper, Trees And Other Entanglements, Killers Of The Flower Moon, Rebel Moon Part One - A Child Of Fire, The Royal Hotel, Dumb money, Amsterdam, Dream Scenario, The Holdovers, Leave The World Behind, The Lesson, Silent Night, Lost City Of Z, Me...
Episode 242: Best Albums Of 2023 & Heitham From Senser
January 15, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 90.1 MBSupport The Podcast For the tenth time in a row the year starts with my favourite albums of the last year but in a first it's a top ten (sort of) instead of a top five. Once all of that is out of the way Heitham of Senser and I have a chat prior to their awesome December show at the 100 club, Oxford Street. We talk music, pandemics and food as well as resolving to have a longer catch up soon. There is a cut down review of the news but boy does someone get some stuff off their chest. This ...
Episode 241: Talking Bollocks Tenth Anniversary Special
December 31, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 71 MBTen Years - Pay Your Debts Yes it's ten years of Talking Bollocks and to celebrate I drafted in my good friend Old Head to interview... Me! We had a blast and I'm sure you'll enjoy hearing all the behind the scenes stories. As always there is a blast through the news which includes: Dismay for Belladonna, distain for Ki$$, praise for Osborne, concern for Rush, honesty from Dickinson & respect for Sepultura. This Is Ten Years Of Bollocks. Video Interview
Old Bollocks Episode 19
December 22, 2023 11:00 - 56 minutes - 41.8 MBSupport The Podcast This Xmas H & Old Head are back and we bring you our views on new releases from Suffocation, Blink 182, Ektomorf & Alluvial. Plus we look ahead to who is, possibly & hopefully releasing new music in 2024. Video Version
Episode 240: Adam & Dylan Are Fermentor
November 30, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 62.3 MBPlease Support The Podcast In nearly ten years of this show I have the first instrumental band on the podcast. These guys play in a number of bands as you will hear, the most well known one of which is friends of the show Atheist. With a new Fermentor album about to drop the lads got in touch and I am so glad they did as the twisted metal landscapes these guys create are quite something to behold. The resulting interview is fun, informative and in depth as I ask the questions that need aski...
Episode 239: Pascal Davayat Cowboy Bootmaker To The Stars
November 15, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 59 MBSupport The Podcast I catch up with former Motörcast guest and bootmaker extraordinaire Pascal Davayat. He has made boots for so many famous rockers like Lemmy and Dee Snider but his own story is even more amazing. We touch on all sorts of topics from music to film from architectural brutalism to the Bullet Boys and don't forget nearly being run over by Warren Beatty and lots of 80s metal chat! There is also my latest run in with the news where an old friend comes back for the last time and...
Movie & TV Bollocks Review Special
November 06, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 80.9 MBSupport The Podcast It's that time again where I delve in to what I've been watching so you don't have to. Twenty movies and eleven TV series are coming your way in this episode. Movies: Kandahar, Blood And Gold, Blood And Money, The Forever Purge, Killer Book Club, Kajaki The True Story, Sympathy For The Devil, Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Bollocks, The Hired Gun, Tenet, Mom And Dad, Reptile, Nando Fordor & The Talking Mongoose, Master Gardener, Totally Killer, The Burial, Mission Impossi...
Episode 238: Igor Cavalera GO AHEAD AND DIE & Cavalera
November 01, 2023 11:30 - 1 hour - 50.1 MBFucking Patreon It's time for Igor and I to have a chat without Max. For their debut album it was all three of us but Igor has taken the reins of this album and made it his own and whilst traveling across the US on tour he tells me all about it. He reveals all about his many projects and also the "real" job he had to do whilst writing this album. Then there is the news (which includes a musical interlude) this is NOT work safe from the very beginning. This Is Staind Bollocks. Video Inter...
Jekyll Movie Premiere Special
October 27, 2023 10:00 - 47 minutes - 37.7 MBSupport Talking Bollocks Patreon A Year In Horror Podcast My friend Paul Waller of A Year In Horror asked me if I wanted to go to the relaunch of Hammer films and see the premiere of Jekyll starring Eddie Izzard. My answer was of course I do and this is what happened.
Old Bollocks Episode 18
October 20, 2023 10:00 - 59 minutes - 45.7 MBSupport Me (Howard NOT him!) It's time for your favourite reviewers to get stuck into some new releases and this month the targets in our sites are........ Cannibal Copse, Prong, Dying Fetus, Capra, Somnuri, Filth Is Eternal, Go Ahead & Die, AsInHell, Eradikated, & The Lion's Daughter. This Is Old Bollocks. Video - Old Head YouTube
Episode 462: Tommy Victor - Prong
October 16, 2023 10:00 - 47 minutes - 41.3 MBPodcast Patreon It's been a while but Tommy Victor is back on the show! In this chat we get down to talking about the new Prong album State Of Emergency pretty quickly which is with good reason. Firstly it is why Tommy is doing a ton of interviews and secondly I want to talk about an album that will almost certainly be in my top five of 2023. There is also a bit of a good vibes news section that is likely to astound and dumbfound in equal measure. This Is Good News Bollocks. Video Intervi...
Episode 461: Miles Hackett BMG & Noise Records
September 30, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBSupport The Fucking Podcast Miles is back and with lots to tell us all about upcoming Noise Records news. We have a great chat around all things music business, trends in the current climate, metal as a major label imprint and what a nice guy Nikki Sixx is! Plus the usual round up of news that isn't news and one particular band and booker who would appear to try to be recreating the late 90's. On purpose! This Is Cruise Ship Bollocks.
Episode: 149 Nige & Heather Of Chupacabra
September 15, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 72.4 MBGive Me Money! Burn The Clowns Chupacabra is a great track. Myself Nige & Heather discuss all things Chupacabra and their debut EP. From it's inception and writing through lockdown to eventual recording, release and how Nige got involved with D.X. Ferris and the Talkin' Slayer Podcast. There is the usual run through the news in an more unusual way. This Is Backwards Bollocks. Video Interview Chupacabra
Special Episode: Comedian, Podcaster & Metal Head Brandon Battick
September 08, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 77.8 MBSupport The Fucking Podcast! Brandon comes on my podcast after I guested on his excellent Disturbing The Priest Podcast. We both rattle away about metal, Mustaine, Metallica and lots, lots more hope you can keep up. This Is Brandon Battick's Bollocks. Video Interview Disturbing The Priest Podcast
Episode 148: Kelly Shaefer Till The Dirt & Atheist EXCLUSIVE
August 31, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 64.6 MBSupport Podcast Patreon It's been two years since Kelly and I last had a chance to catch up and a lot has happened. Till The Dirt, is Kelly's "other" band and have just put out their groundbreakingly brilliant debut album but as you will hear nothing is that straight forward. This is a real in depth conversation about every aspect of being in a band. From huge highs to catastrophic lows. Kelly also reveals exclusively for the first time why he had to cancel the Atheist European tour with ju...
Episode 147: Ol Drake - Evile
August 15, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 71.3 MBSupport Podcast Patreon Ol is back and if you have ever heard of the four Yorkshiremen sketch? Well this is the thrash metal hour long equivalent! Not really BUT we do cover a huge amount of topics during this free-range conversational wander. Of course we cover the new album but we also get to song writing process, singing lessons, hyper focus, ADHD, moaners, the past, the present and the future. There is a cursory review of the "news", some good, some bad, some devastating and some about...
Old Bollocks Episode 17
August 10, 2023 10:00 - 57 minutes - 45.7 MBSupport Podcast Patreon We are back and we have new music to talk about! So stand by for our pronouncements on Till The Dirt, Skindred, The Fierce And The Dead, Cavalera, The Idiots, In Flames and The Gorge. This Is Old Bollocks. Old Head YouTube
Movie Bollocks - Film & TV Reviews
August 07, 2023 10:00 - 53 minutes - 57.9 MBSupport Podcast Patreon It's that time again when I share what I think of what I have been watching since the last episode came out. As always I get through as many as possible in an effort to maybe help you decide what to watch one night. This episode contains reviews of 17 movies and 8 TV Series. This Is Movie Bollocks.
Episode 146: Kev & Matt From The Fierce & The Dead
July 31, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBSupport Podcast Patreon Everything is different as it's an album release episode! News From The Invisible World came out on July 28th and I got to chat all about it with Matt & Kev. We end up discussing a lot more besides as this is a band with a LONG and somewhat complex past hence this is their first album for a very long time and first with vocals! There is lots to talk about. There is a sort of review of the metal news but it's more an assault on the lack of real news than anything. ...
Episode 145: Music For Nations Label Boss Julie Weir
July 15, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 62.7 MBSupport Podcast Patreon In this episode I get to catch up with all around Metal Label Legend Julie Weir. Not only is Julie responsible for signing the three biggest UK metal bands of the last 30 years but she also now runs the Sony Music imprint Music For Nations. In a free flowing chat we get to cover everything from how the business has evolved and what young bands need to do now through to comparing 80's/90's gig notes and experiences. There is the usual ransacking of recent "news" stor...
Episode 144: Talkin’ Slayer With D.X. Ferris.
June 30, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 84.7 MBSupport Podcast Patreon The most self explanatory episode title I think I've ever had, it's time for the return of everyone's favourite Slayer author to the podcast DX Ferris! Yes we cover the hell out of Slayer and the whole Talkin' Slayer Podcast concept, delivery and launch. As well as a bunch of other stuff that has nothing to do with Slayer more life in general. There is also a reduced but no less meaningful run through some of the weeks biggest stories in Metal. Stories that frankly ...
Old Bollocks Episode 16
June 21, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 50.4 MBSupport The Podcast Patreon This month we get stuck into new releases from: DevilDriver, Creeping Death, Nemesis, Vomitory, Avenged Sevenfold & we accidentally stumbled into covering the new Slipknot "EP" as well. There are also musings on: What happens when bands change direction and who it effects and how, Local Death Metal live shows, Pitbull's, Chips, Salt, Crisps and all the usual hands across the ocean cultural exchange pointless fucking tangents. This Is Piss And Vinegar Old Bolloc...
Episode 143: Jon Gallant - Billy Talent
June 15, 2023 10:00 - 56 minutes - 52.5 MBSupport Podcast Patreon In this episode I am able to catch up with friend of the show and all round top man Jon Gallant bass player with those legendary Canadians Billy Talent. We discuss the bands rise and rise throughout Europe where they have become firm favourites due to constant touring over the last twenty (!) years. This also takes place at the venue so a real throwback to old episodes for those old school bollockers out there. Then I run through what has been going on with Slipknot,...
Episode 142: Kim Hawes Legendary Tour Manager
May 31, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 89.5 MBSupport Podcast Patreon In this episode I welcome to the podcast one of the first ever female tour managers, Kim Hawes. We discuss her career working with Motorhead, Rush, Elvis Costello and Black Sabbath to name a few and we also get into the business of touring, how you break into the industry and of course her fantastic book that has just come out "Lipstick And Leather". Plus the usual news features which in this episode takes a slightly different direction to those of past episodes. ...
Movie Bollocks Reviews
May 25, 2023 10:00 - 42 minutes - 45.6 MBSupport Podcast Patreon I review these movies so you don't have to: Operation Fortune, Kill Chain, John Wick 1,2,3&4, Cocaine Bear, 65, Tetris, The Volcano- Rescue From Whakarri, The Strays, All Nighter, Renfield, Rim Of The World, Air, The Rise /The wasteland. TV shows reviewed: The Mandolorian Season 3, The Night Agent, Succession Season 4 and finally The Diplomat. Hopefully you get something good to watch out of this lot, or you get to agree/disagree with me and shout at your device an...
Episode 141: Craig Locicero - Forbidden
May 16, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBSupport Podcast Patreon After a nine year break my good friend Craig Locicero returns to the podcast! Initially I got in touch and then the Forbidden news broke and we had even more reason to talk and talk is what Craig and I can do. About everything from how this new line up happened to old war stories from our times out on the road. This was extra fun. Of course no podcast would be complete without my inane rantings over certain metal news stories that have caught my eye over the last f...
Old Bollocks Episode 15
May 12, 2023 10:00 - 53 minutes - 39.9 MBSupport Podcast Patreon In this episode we stumble into a new feature, accidentally revive an old one and suggest another one. There is also lots of chat about new music from Metallica, Enforced, 200 Stab Wounds, Frenzal Rhomb, Void Ceremony and old music from Fear Factory. This Is Out Of Touch Old Bollocks. Video Podcast Here
Episode 140: Knox Colby - Enforced
May 03, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 76.3 MBSupport Podcast Patreon In this episode I get to catch up with my old mate Knox Colby of Enforced. It has been a while since he was on the show and so there is much to discuss. From recording of new album War Remains to playing Hellfest and EVERYTHING in between. This is an in depth chat between two people who know each other pretty well by now. This is accompanied as always by a sideways look at the major news stories in metal from the last fortnight including an exclusive revelation ab...
Episode 139: Dan ”Cancerless” James Re-Animator, XIII And Mastiff
April 15, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBSupport Podcast Patreon In a very special episode I get to have a catch up with one time regular contributor to the show Dan James. Dan and I toured together in 2017 when he was playing in Re-Animator and not long after that he received his second cancer diagnosis at just 26 years of age. He made it through and has just finished a tour as stand in guitarist for UK Death Legends Mastiff. So I just had to find out how it went. Also there is a sombre, informative and downright crazy run throu...
Old Bollocks Episode 14
April 03, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 49.1 MBSupport The Podcast Patreon Old Head and I are back with four brand new releases and a pre release to discuss. There's a gig review of Haken and a small amount of excitement about Metallica's upcoming release. This Is Old Bollocks. Video Here
Episode 138: Bobby Blitz Overkill
April 01, 2023 10:00 - 48 minutes - 52.4 MBSupport Podcast Patreon Friend of the show Bobby Blitz returns for his fourth appearance on the podcast. We chat about the new Overkill album Scorched, keeping things fresh, song writing, singing and the value of the live experience. There is also a different take on the news with a lot of positivity for a change. However that does not last long and I end up tying myself in knots with the English language and reaching some important conclusions. This Is Kick Ass Bollocks. Video Interview
Episode 137: George Miller One Half Of 601
March 15, 2023 11:00 - 54 minutes - 56.7 MBSupport Podcast Patreon In this episode I meet up with George Miller one half of drum and bass/dubstep act 601 and founder/presenter of YouTube food and music show Foodinati . Before you tune out he is a HUGE metal fan and friend of mine who is currently working on an Acid Reign remix. He has many albums under his belt and a true passion for metal. As always I skim through the metal news which this time was surprisingly depressing and that doesn't even include Dave Mustaine! This Is ...
Movie Bollocks Bumper Review Edition
March 10, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBSupport Podcast Patreon Including all my Xmas viewing this is a real bumper review edition where I review 33 movies and nine TV shows. The movies are: Violent Night, The Fablemans, The Apology, Pinocchio, Glass Onion, A Wounded Fawn, The Banshees of Inisherin, Mrs Harris Goes To Paris, She Said, White Noise, Avatar 2, Wildcat, Mad Heidi, The Pale Blue Eye, Prometheus, Alien Covenant, Ian Cognito A life And Death On Stage, Sick, Repo Men, Blood Relatives, The Last Castle, M3gan, The Menu, L...
Episode 136: Legendary Promoter John Keenan
February 28, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 89.9 MBSupport Podcast Patreon In this episode I was able to catch up with a well known figure from my formative years in music. John Keenan was the promoter of now legendary and sadly demolished The Duchess Of York venue in Leeds. I went to countless gigs there and played many times and John was always the promoter and still is incredibly well known across the industry. So sit back and listen as we roll back the years. As always I skim through the news, from a different source this month which...
Episode 135: Laurent Gisonna - Deficiency
February 17, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 54.8 MBSupport Podcast Patreon In this episode I catch up with guitarist & vocalist Laurent Gisonna of French thrashers Deficiency. Their stunning album Warenta made it into my top five albums of 2022 and so I had a lot of questions which Laurent was kind enough to answer, some tangents are visited and more! There is also a wander through some old, new and out of date metal news as well as one of the major questions in metal is asked. Will Dave Mustaine ever be happy............? This Is No Big...
Old Bollocks Episode 13: Tempashot Album Release Special
January 27, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 68 MBSupport The Podcast Patreon Welcome to our first podcast of the year and a special one it is too. Luke Alexander vocalist from UK Urban Thrash Metal Pioneers joins us to discuss the release of their debut album "Certified Dangerous" released January 27th 2023. We cover the whole history of the band, the album and the upcoming tour with Acid Reign. As always Old Head and myself chat about a couple of releases and then disappear down a big old metal rabbit hole at the end. This Is Special...
Old Bollocks Episode 134: Tempashot Album Release Special
January 27, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 68 MBSupport The Podcast Patreon Welcome to our first podcast of the year and a special one it is too. Luke Alexander vocalist from UK Urban Thrash Metal Pioneers joins us to discuss the release of their debut album "Certified Dangerous" released January 27th 2023. We cover the whole history of the band, the album and the upcoming tour with Acid Reign. As always Old Head and myself chat about a couple of releases and then disappear down a big old metal rabbit hole at the end. This Is Special...
Movie Bollocks Best Movies Of 2022
January 15, 2023 11:00 - 36 minutes - 42.2 MBSupport The Podcast Patreon As is required by podcast Law it's an annual recap episode. Twenty one all new reviews that includes my favourite 13, no make that 11 or 10 Movies. Also my fave Documentary's & TV Shows from the last year. This Is Movie Dog Bollocks.
Episode 133: Luke Alexander - Tempashot
January 13, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 81.1 MBSupport Podcast Patreon In this episode I got to catch up with my old mate Luke from urban metal pioneers Tempashot. This was a fascinating conversation as Luke and I go all the way back to the very first days of the band which initially started out as a side project but quickly gained momentum, through to the imminent release of their debut album "Certified Dangerous". As always there is a slapdash smash through the most stupid news stories in metal including house flipping, piss throwin...
Episode 132: My Favourite Albums Of 2022
January 01, 2023 12:00 - 30 minutes - 36.2 MBSupport Podcast Patreon In the first episode of 2023 I catch up with my six favourite albums of 2022. There has to be a review of the previous year that's podcast law! There is also a miniature run through the news where a medal for bravery is awarded. This Is Nine Years Of Bollocks. Dio Dreamers Never Die Documentary
Movie B******s December 2022
December 22, 2022 11:00 - 39 minutes - 44.3 MBSupport Podcast Patreon Just in time for Xmas I give you the low down on fifteen movies and seven TV series. Movies reviewed: All Is True, Monster, Army Of One, The One I Love, See How They Run, The Lost King, The Wonder, Smile, God Forbid, X, Troll, Terrifier 2, Terrifier, My Name Is Vendetta & Avatar. TV shows reviewed: The Old Man, SAS Rouge Heroes, 1899, The Watcher, The Terminal List, The Devils Hour, & Gangs Of London. This Is Festive Movie Bollocks.
Episode 131: Tom Angelripper Sodom
December 16, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 70 MBSupport Podcast Patreon In this episode I got to catch up with the thrash metal legend and Sodom founder Tom Angelripper. We talk new album Genisis XIX, new members, old members, touring and ultimately retirement and even death! As always there is a discombobulated stumble through the news with criticism and praise heaped out in equal measure whilst a particular word comes in for some abuse. This Is Burglar Bollocks.
Xmas B******s Episode 12
December 10, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 69.6 MBSupport Podcast Patreon Ho, ho, fucking ho here is our review of 2022 including Pantera, Metallica and the very concept of Xmas. We also have a brief chat about new (ish) releases from Grid Iron, He Is Legend, NOFX, Xentrix and there's even a bonus track! This Is Happy Holidays Bollocks 🎅🎅 Video Podcast
Episode 130: Stan & Jay Xentrix
December 02, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 69.6 MBSupport The Podcast Patreon This episode is all about catching up with my old mates and we get straight down to discussing their new album Seven Words, how it came about, who did what and their touring plans involving Artillery, Whiplash & Vio-Lence. As always I have a sprint through the news and pick out a few articles that catch my eye. There is news on Metallica but not the news Dave Mustaine was hoping for. There's news from a singer no one cares about and his one album of fame, news ...