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On September 13, 2026, HammerFall brought the Freedom World Crusade Tour to Leesburg, Virginia's Tally Ho Theater, a bizarrely small market for a band this massive, but apparently the best night of the whole tour. 🔨 Visa drama killed the Elvening co-headlining dream, but the show still delivered. Mostly. #concert #concertreview #hammerfall #heavymetal #livemusic #metal #metalpodcast #pctd #podcastthemdown #tour PODCAST THEM DOWNLinks: https://linktr.ee/pctdPatreon: https://patreon.com/podcastthemdownMerch: https://steelresolve.com/podcast-them-down

Mike crossed an ocean to watch Green Carnation perform "A Dark Poem" in its entirety in Kristiansand, Norway — front row: row #2. 🎶 Tim held down the fort stateside while Mike navigated Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Norwegian exchange rates, and a deeply awkward prog fan pre-party. One trilogy, one night, one very expensive plate of spaghetti. 🤘 #concertreview #greencarnation #livemusic #metal #metalpodcast #norway #pctd #podcastthemdown #progressive #travel PODCAST THEM DOWNLinks: https://linktr.ee/pctdPatreon: https://patreon.com/podcastthemdownMerch: https://steelresolve.com/podcast-them-down

Judas Priest's second live album gets the full PCTD treatment as Tim, Doug, and Matt tear through Priest...Live! - the Turbo-era encapsulation of one of metal's greatest live acts! 🤘 Two arenas, one killer setlist, and more behind-the-scenes production drama than you'd expect from a straightforward concert record.Note: Technical difficulties hit us early, so you're hearing the 6th or 7th attempt at the intro. Additionally, the Patreon-exclusive *Heavy Metal Parking Lot* watch-along was also generously dropped on YouTube, so nobody misses out. 🎥 #albumreview #classicmetal #discographyreview #heavymetal #judaspriest #livealbum #metal #metalpodcast #pctd #podcastthemdown PODCAST THEM DOWNLinks: https://linktr.ee/pctdPatreon: https://patreon.com/podcastthemdownMerch: https://steelresolve.com/podcast-them-down

Four bands under the knife this week 🔪 Australian black metal newcomers Lumen Ad Mortem, Iceland's folk metal outfit Hrafnablót, Portugal's Shadowmare bringing melodic death/thrash heat, and UK prog/power merchants The Spectre Beneath. Tim and the crew tear through the promos, debate Latin grammar, and discover that ghost gums are actually trees. 🌲LUMEN AD MORTEM [Black Metal; Australia] - https://lumenadmortem.bandcamp.com/HRAFNABLÓT [Folk Metal; Iceland] - https://hrafnablot.bandcamp.com/SHADOWMARE [Melodic Death/Thrash Metal; Portugal] - https://shadowmare.bandcamp.com/THE SPECTRE BENEATH [Progressive/Power Metal; UK] - https://thespectrebeneath.bandcamp.com/ #blackmetal #folkmetal #hrafnablt #lumenadmortem #melodicdeath #metalpodcast #metalpromo #metalreview #newmetal #pctd #podcastthemdown #powermetal #progressive #shadowmare #thespectrebeneath #thrashmetal PODCAST THEM DOWNLinks: https://linktr.ee/pctdPatreon: https://patreon.com/podcastthemdownMerch: https://steelresolve.com/podcast-them-down

Sergeant TJ Hooker himself started a "metal band" for some reason and has some odd demands for the punk festival he's playing. We get to the bottom of it. #metal #metalpodcast #pctd #podcast #podcastthemdown #williamshatner #startrek #riotfest PODCAST THEM DOWNLinks: https://linktr.ee/pctdPatreon: https://patreon.com/podcastthemdownMerch: https://steelresolve.com/podcast-them-down

Episode 400 and we're getting hijacked by a tape deck with abs. 🖖 Doug's all-time favorite Trek episode "I, Mudd" gets the full metal rewatch treatment as Norman the android takes the Enterprise on a four-day joyride while Kirk broods in a deep v-neck. This one's as gloriously unhinged as it sounds. 🤘 #android #metal #metalpodcast #pctd #podcast #podcastthemdown #sciencefiction #scifi #startrek #startrektos #tvrewatch PODCAST THEM DOWNLinks: https://linktr.ee/pctdPatreon: https://patreon.com/podcastthemdownMerch: https://steelresolve.com/podcast-them-down

Continuing our review of JUDAS PRIEST's entire discography with one of the major tragedies of 1986: Turbo!#judaspriest #turbo #classicmetal #heavymetal #robhalford #kkdowning #glenntipton #ianhill #metalpodcastPODCAST THEM DOWNLinks: https://linktr.ee/pctdPatreon: https://patreon.com/podcastthemdownMerch: https://steelresolve.com/podcast-them-down

SANCTUM PYRE [Heavy/Power Metal; Greece & Sweden] - https://sanctumpyre.bandcamp.com/DRAKKAR [Power/Speed Metal; Belgium] - https://drakkar-belgium.bandcamp.com/ART|EST [Technical Deathcore; Germany] - https://artestofficial.bandcamp.com/LIVA [Symphonic Metal; Québéc, Canada] - https://livametalband.bandcamp.com/#sanctumpyre #powermetal#drakkar #speedmetal #artest #technicaldeathmetal #liva #symphonicmetal #heavymetal #metalpodcastPODCAST THEM DOWNLinks: https://linktr.ee/pctdPatreon: https://patreon.com/podcastthemdownMerch: https://steelresolve.com/podcast-them-down

We attended a portion of Maryland Death Fest this year! ☠#mdf #deathfest #marylanddeathfest #deathmetal #oldmanschild #goddethroned #thecrown #rottingchrist #grave #sarcófago #metalpodcast PODCAST THEM DOWNLinks: https://linktr.ee/pctdPatreon: https://patreon.com/podcastthemdownMerch: https://steelresolve.com/podcast-them-down

Continuing our review of JUDAS PRIEST's entire discography with the oft underappreciated DEFENDERS OF THE FAITH!#judaspriest #defendersofthefaith #classicmetal #heavymetal #robhalford #kkdowning #glenntipton #ianhill #metalpodcastPODCAST THEM DOWNLinks: https://linktr.ee/pctdPatreon: https://patreon.com/podcastthemdownMerch: https://steelresolve.com/podcast-them-down

AETHERIAN [Melodic Death Metal; Athens, Greece] - https://aetherianband.bandcamp.com/VIRODH [Progressive Death Metal; Bangalore, India] - https://virodh.bandcamp.com/MORBID DEATH [Melodic Death Metal; São Miguel, Azores] - https://museuhmazores.bandcamp.com/album/morbid-death-veil-of-ashes #[email protected] #aetherian #melodicdeathmetal #greekmetal@virodh_india #virodh #progressivedeathmetal #technicaldeathmetal #techdeath #deathmetal #[email protected] #morbiddeath #azoreanmetal #portuguesemetalPODCAST THEM DOWNLinks: https://linktr.ee/pctdPatreon: https://patreon.com/podcastthemdownMerch: https://steelresolve.com/podcast-them-down

Suspiciously, Tim dominates the game he claims he didn't design.#metalpodcast #metal #wheeloffortunePODCAST THEM DOWNLinks: https://linktr.ee/pctdPatreon: https://patreon.com/podcastthemdownMerch: https://steelresolve.com/podcast-them-down

Part of our ongoing Star Trek Metal Rewatch series! The crew of PodCast Them Down boldly goes to planet Pyris VII, where haunted castles, black cats, and zombie crewmates await. 🏰🕷️ Written by Psycho mastermind and Lovecraft's protégé Robert Bloch and first broadcast on October 27, 1967, Catspaw is Trek's only true Halloween special — and it's got the witches and dark atmosphere to prove it. 🎃 But does the camp outweigh the darkness? Does the writer of Psycho actually deliver the horror goods? We weigh the spooky vibes against the cheesy execution and put it to the ultimate metal test. 🤘🎙️🖖🎃#RobertBloch #StarTrekTOS #catspaw #startrek #metalpodcast #metalPODCAST THEM DOWNLinks: https://linktr.ee/pctdPatreon: https://patreon.com/podcastthemdownMerch: https://steelresolve.com/podcast-them-down

Which South American flag is the most metal? We find out.#vexillology #metal #metalpodcast #southamerica PODCAST THEM DOWNLinks: https://linktr.ee/pctdPatreon: https://patreon.com/podcastthemdownMerch: https://steelresolve.com/podcast-them-down

Continuing our review of JUDAS PRIEST's entire discography with their apology for Point of Entry, SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE!#judaspriest #screamingforvengeance #electriceye #youvegotanotherthingcomin #classicmetal #heavymetal #robhalford #kkdowning #glenntipton #ianhill #metalpodcastPODCAST THEM DOWNLinks: https://linktr.ee/pctdPatreon: https://patreon.com/podcastthemdownMerch: https://steelresolve.com/podcast-them-down