That's Not Metal

Divisive picks and party tricks lead April's reviews on TNM of new Meshuggah, PUP, Watain, Carpenter Brut, Undeath, Devil Master, Cancer Bats, and The Good, The Bad and the Zugly, as well as a first trip to Ghost's Imperatour.Meshuggah 24:27PUP 57:13Watain 1:15:40Carpenter Brut 1:43:26Undeath 1:58:31Devil Master 2:10:36Cancer Bats 2:22:40The Good, The Bad and the Zugly 2:34:43

The yearly Grammys sigh comes from bizarre decision of metal winner, Clutch hit us with the first taste of their next album (mystic), and Rammstein get misshapen in the Zick Zack video.Releases:Papa Roach - Ego TripThe Good, The Bad and the Zugly - Research and DestroyHealth - Disco 4: Part IIDestruction - DiabolicalHällas - Isle of WisdomMors Principium Est - Liberate the Unborn InhumanityTome of the Unreplenished - EarthboundTerzij de Horde - In One of These, I am Your EnemySignals Midwest - DentOceanator - Nothing's Ever FineHeart to Gold - Tom

Returning by popular demand after last week's launch, our new news and questions show takes a moment to celebrate the life of Taylor Hawkins, before turning to The Gaslight Anthem returning as an active band and the potential of a remixed The Blackest Beautiful edition. Alec hears of Pen Pineapple Apple Pen for the first time.Releases:Meshuggah - ImmutablePUP - THE UNRAVELING OF PUPTHEBANDRed Hot Chili Peppers - Unlimited LoveCarpenter Brut - Leather TerrorThe Hellacopters - Eyes of OblivionSatan - Earth InfernalGGGOLDDD - This Shame Should Not Be MineBlack Death Cult - DiasporaBlood Countess - Occulta TenebraisKublai Khan - The Lowest Form of AnimalDevon Kay & the Solutions - Grieving ExpectationEvil Invaders - Shattering ReflectionNite - Voices of the Kronian MoonIgnite - Ignite

We debut our much-requested weekly news and questions show, dissecting Ghost's chart performance for Impera, the bands who've done best and worst during the pandemic, and lay out our first release calendar.RELEASES:Soul Glo - Diaspora ProblemsCamp Cope - Running With the HurricaneHelpless - Caged In GoldDream Widow - Dream WidowPlacebo - Never Let Me GoAbbath - Dread ReaverSakis Tolis - Among the Fires of HellAbsent In Body - Plague GodEmma Ruth Rundle - Orpheus Looking BackKilling Joke - Lord of ChaosAnimals As Leaders - ParrhesiaPort Noir - CutsArchitects - For Those That Wish to Exist At Abbey RoadBâ'a - EgrégoreFalls of Rauros - Keys to a Vanishing FutureDesolate Shrine - Fires of the Dying WorldFather Befouled - Crowned In VeneficumKanonenfieber - Yankee Division / Stop the WarMWWB - The HarvestReckless Love - Turborider

We lead with a huge look at Ghost's Impera in our March reviews as Papa guns for the bigtime, with Vein.fm, some right jokes with Sabaton, Midnight, Camp Cope, Soul Glo, Helpless, and Véhémence, as well as Rammstein's return.Ghost 29:05Vein.fm 1:05:17Sabaton 1:27:02Midnight 1:50:45Camp Cope 2:01:24Soul Glo 2:12:17Helpless 2:24:39Véhémence 2:33:01

TNM Does Horror turns a year old, so we're throwing a birthday bash for all listeners with the new Scream & Texas Chainsaw Massacre movies. It's a face-off of the re-quels, both spinning commentary on the idea, with some surprise disagreements on what's really going on in them.

An enormous month for expansive albums demands a big episode, as our February reviews hit huge records from Venom Prison, Zeal & Ardor, Korn, Cult of Luna, Rolo Tomassi, Gregor Barnett, Tuskar, and Immolation, and tries to turn over every bit of rock beef these weeks have thrown at us.

TNM returns with a new look as we lay out our new reviews schedule, and debut the format with Enterprise Earth, Shadow of Intent, Billy Talent, Wiegedood, Celeste, Slowbleed, Comeback Kid, and 40 Watt Sun.This episode features some lower than usual microphone quality, which we will be looking to remedy for the next show. Cheers for sticking with us and we hope you enjoy the new show format.

Perran, Sam & Alec return to the TNM Awards for 2021 with:Most Improved BandSong of the YearWorst Song of the YearHero of the YearVillain of the YearBest New BandBiggest DisappointmentGig of the YearEP of the YearArtwork of the YearMovie of the YearComeback of the YearSurprise of the YearOutstanding AchievementWorst Band of the YearUnsung HeroesStory of the YearBand of the Year

It's the album of the year show for 2021, with Perran, Alec & Sam presenting their top 20 albums of the year, along with TNM Listener Album of the Year results.

It's the last reviews episode of 2021 with records from Static Dress, Volbeat, and Voices dissected, and an Album Club on Bury Tomorrow's breakthrough medieval hit factory The Union of Crowns.

The fallout of Code Orange's new single and Brass Against's unexpected passion for public watersports are the big stories of the week, and reviews hit Khemmis, Der Weg Einer Freiheit, Me and That Man, and at last Converge's almighty Bloodmoon.

There's a deluge of new singles from Slipknot, Korn, PUP & more, our last catch-up reviews for 2021 from tech death and swing to Gilbert Gottfried's favourite band, and we answer the big question: mask or cape?

Limp Bizkit break their ten year absence with Still Sucks, Bullet for My Valentine and MØL also reviewed, Porcupine Tree surprise with a sudden return, discussion of Behemoth's XXX Years ov Blasphemy stream, and Album Club is PUP's self-titled debut.

It's the day of rockening: Mastodon's new double album, Jerry Cantrell & Whitechapel are reviewed, there's talk of the fallacy of the "Black Album" ideal", and Lordi get an Album Club on their historic The Arockalypse.

A bumper reviews bag hits records from Biffy Clyro, Every Time I Die, Can't Swim & Green Lung, there are questions on bad encores and Corpsegrinder cameos, Unto Others put out a Halloween single and we talk through the recent Bloodstock pronouns issue and why it's important.

Knocked Loose hit us with a surprise EP, album reviews turn to Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes, Ice Nine Kills, and Cradle of Filth, and Album Club looks at the role that Thy Art is Murder's Hate played in opening up a new era in deathcore.

Trivium return with their second album in two years In the Court of the Dragon King along with reviews of Blood Youth and Lamp of Murmuur, Album Club is Alkaline Trio's big rock record Crimson, plus the great Jane Doe controversy.

One of TNM's noisiest weeks sees album reviews of Dying Wish, Full of Hell, & Frontierer, news starts with music from Converge's Bloodmoon album, Ghost's Halloween Kills track, Guns N' Roses, & Limp Bizkit before getting to the ridiculous with Psychosexual - sorry, Synner - and Hollywood Gods N' Monsters, and Album Club is on emotional hardcore's most divisive band with La Dispute's Wildlife.

Machine Gun Kelly picks a fight with Slipknot, we cover an album of the year push from Unto Others, Sleep Token and Rivers of Nihil, take questions on band specials, awards show clunkers, and the oldest records we love, and Album Club is a big peek at our Meshuggah special with the iconic obZen.