Latest Riot act Podcast Episodes

Best of British

Damnation Vs Bloodstock - April 28, 2021 12:00 - 37 minutes
Memoriam, Venom Prison, Napalm Death, Onslaught, Party Cannon, Dvne, Paradise Lost, Raging Speedhorn, Svalbard, Conjurer, Evile, Wode, Orange Goblin, The Wildhearts... as the touring industry slowly tries to get back to its feet, UK bands have never been more in demand as Bloodstock and Damnatio...

The Vaccine Race

Damnation Vs Bloodstock - April 26, 2021 12:00 - 33 minutes
The vaccine rollout is in full swing and now it's a race against the clock for promoters, agents and ultimately the bands to see what plans for 2021 can be salvaged.  Bloodstock has dealt with a major reshuffle of American acts as European tours collapsed and Damnation's final announcement - fe...

Elitism Vs Realism

Damnation Vs Bloodstock - March 24, 2021 12:00 - 34 minutes
"Bryan from Leeds doesn't like Parkway Drive guys, we're going to need to have a look at this..." The difficulties of promoting successful events to fans who are determined to have their favourite old school death metal, or obscure power metal band headline. Why don't Immolation, Suffocation o...

How (Not) to Start a Metal Festival

Damnation Vs Bloodstock - March 24, 2021 12:00 - 39 minutes
Alt Fest, Ghost Fest, Temples, Northern Darkness, Heavy Scotland, Ritual... the bodies of fallen festivals are strewn across the UK and Damnation and Bloodstock could easily have joined them in the history books.  Gav and Vicky discuss some of the steep, harsh and very costly lessons learned ov...

Kreator for Mercyful Fate

Damnation Vs Bloodstock - March 24, 2021 12:00 - 27 minutes
BoJo has spoken and festivals WILL happen in 2021 but that's only hurdle one as Bloodstock soon found out with several bands, including headliner Mercyful Fate, being forced to postpone their performance again. All the smart money was on Vicky going British. Would it be Bring Me The Horizon, Ar...