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One of the biggest podcasts of the year every year as Hill & Beez welcome Download festival organiser Andy Copping to answer your hard hitting questions. Why weren't Guns N Roses part of this year's festival? How will Brexit effect the future of UK festivals? Has Download gotten stale? Will Biffy Clyro cut the mustard as headliners? We ask all of this and a whole lot more as you, the people, take no prisoners and, indeed, take no shit.That's Not Metal is powered by Marshall. Their killer MS-2 desktop amps offer a big sound for a small price of under £30 and offer you the chance to shred loud and proud wherever you go with minimum fuss. Get more details at shop.marshallamps.com. Marshall powers That's Not Metal. #liveformusic

Creeper frontman and all round lovely bloke Will Gould joins us to reveal the first of the band that will be opening every night on their upcoming TNM associated tour. We will also be joined by the singer from the announced band (think adolescent dog if you need a hint) to talk about the tour itself and reveal a pretty suspect hangover cure.That’s Not Metal is powered by Marshall. The world’s leading amps, effects pedals, headphones and more are available at shop.marshallamps.com

Here it is in all of it's glory. After a whole year of talking about what will make Hill & Beez's Top 20 albums of 2016, the answers are finally provided as everything from death metal to ska, from new bands giving rock a much needed jolt of excitement to the old guard rolling back the years with some sensational comebacks, this is everything you need from the world of rock and metal in 2016. Yeah, we're pumped too. (For the impatient amongst you, the AOTY countdown starts around the half hour mark).That's Not Metal is powered by Marshall. Marshall Mid Bluetooth headphones (with both wireless and cable options) are available now. Look for more exciting projects coming with Marshall in the next few weeks. You are going to be psyched. #liveformusic

That's Not Metal is proud to bring you Creeper's first headline tour for their new album, Eternity...In Your Arms. Will and Ian from the band join us for a chat and there's your first set of hints about the other bands that will be joining the tour! Dates are...March 25th - Manchester Academy 2March 26th - Glasgow GarageMarch 27th - Newcastle UniversityMarch 28th - Leeds StylusMarch 30th -London Electric BallroomMarch 31st - Southampton 18651st April - Birmingham Institute 22nd April - Cardiff TrashedThat's Not Metal is powered by Marshall. #liveformusic

Hill and Beez are joined by TNM extreme metal expert Tom Dare to run you through the Top 15 Extreme Metal Albums of 2016. There's also initial chat about Reading & Leeds festival's first announcement and we're probably going to owe Jannick Gers and his mum an apology.That's Not Metal is powered by Marshall. Check out the Marshall Book Of Loud at all good stockist and check out all things Marshall at MarshallAmps.com.

To celebrate our new sponsorship with Marshall, we bring you a very special chat with M. Shadows and Zacky Vengeance to chat about The Stage, it's release, the future of Avenged's live show and merch drops and, most excitingly, new material and cover songs coming from the band in the future.That's Not Metal is now powered by Marshall. #liveformusic

Hill and Beez discuss a very special night with Architects at Brixton Academy, there's chat on the new albums from Upon A Burning Body, Nervus and Vorvan, chat on the new tune from While She Sleeps, international festivals and our Album Club is on Ghost's Infestissumam. Our new shirt design and tote bags are available now at thatsnotmetal.net and you can get 20% off of a year's membership to TNM Premium or any membership bundle by using the code TNMBLK20 on the site. Get access to over 100 hours of the best podcasts we've ever recorded exclusively at thatsnotmetal.net.

It's here. Hill and Beez go in depth on the first new Metallica album in 8 whole years, Hardwired...To Self Destruct. Is it any good? We'll find out. Elsewhere, there's a look at the new albums from Testament and Ion Dissonance, who would be in a rock I'm A Celebrity, the pros and cons of rock biographies and our Album Club is on Placebo's self-titled debut album.

Hill and Beez discuss the impact of Donald Trump’s election on the world of rock & metal, new headliners announced for Bloodstock and Slam Dunk, the new Bullet For My valentine tune, the new album from in Flames plus a catch up on Balance & Composure and Frozen Gate and an in-depth Album Club on the debut album from The Mars Volta, Deloused In The Comatorium. All this and more from the best rock podcast on the planet!

Hill and Beez discuss the first bands announced for next year’s Download festival, there’s a look at the albums from Atilla, Waterparks, Destrage and the Killswitch Engage and Cannibal Corpse side-project Serpentine Dominion and they close out by giving praise to the beast that is Kyuss’s Welcome To Sky Valley on this week’s Album Club. PSYCHE!