The Metal Pit Podcast

Reload Festival Part 2: Kira Returns with the Post-Festival Recap
In this follow-up episode, the host chats with Kira from Germany after she returns from Reload Festival to recap how it went.
They start with quick personal and metal-themed questions (tea vs. coffee, beach vs. mountains, horror vs. comedy, front-row preference, Iron Maiden vs. Judas Priest, Slayer over Metallica, black metal vs. death metal, harsh vocals, small clubs, favorite non-metal music, and a dream show: Alice In Chains’ original lineup), and the host mentions his horror podcast “Someone’s in My Fruit Cellar,” where they build soundtracks for classic horror movies.
Kira describes Reload as sold-out with about 20,000 visitors, extreme heat and heavy dust, crowd surfing during Terror, and seeing bands like Judas Priest (including “Turbo Lover”), Gaerea, Deafheaven, Orbit Culture, Kittie, and Lamb of God, plus festival food, camping options, and early announcements for next year. She praises the Reload team for providing free face masks and managing dust with watering.

In this podcast episode, the host Blake talks with Kira from Germany, a Metal Pit writer and past Metal Maiden of the Month, about the upcoming three-day Reload Festival in Germany and plans to record a follow-up episode after it happens.
They plug TheMetalPit.org, the new Metal Maiden of the Month Jelena Rupic from Serbia, upcoming History of Metal and trivia pages, and invite female listeners and volunteer writers/photographers to get involved.
Kira describes Reload as a mid-sized festival (about 15–18,000 people) with two close stages that never run bands at the same time, plus camping. They discuss acts she’s excited for (Soulfly, Terror, Orbit Culture, Arch Enemy with new vocalist Lauren Hart, and Gaerea), her hope Judas Priest plays “Turbo Lover,” festival safety, staying hydrated during summer heat, and why Reload’s friendly atmosphere makes it appealing for people who dislike very large festivals.

Anthrax “Persistence of Time”
The host welcomes returning The Metal Pit writers George and Eric to discuss Anthrax’s 1990 album Persistence of Time,.
They share how they discovered Anthrax, touch on the band’s history as an East Coast thrash “Big Four” member, and describe Persistence of Time as darker and more crisply produced than State of Euphoria.
They end with their top 10 Anthrax songs.

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Metal Pit Podcast: Kira on Satyricon’s Volcano (2002) + Top Albums of 2002
Blake welcomes Kira, a recent Metal Maiden of the Month and writer of a Hellripper album review for The Metal Pit, to her first podcast episode. Kira, from Germany, explains how Satyricon’s 2002 album Volcano first drew her into extreme metal after hearing it via a German magazine compilation, and why it remains her favorite Satyricon release.
They discuss Satyricon’s black metal roots, the band’s shift toward rock influences, and go track-by-track through Volcano, including “Fuel for Hatred” as Kira’s first extreme metal song, plus the long closer “Black Lava.”
Kira recalls seeing Satyricon at Wacken at age 14, and shares her 2002 top albums list.

Diva Satanica (Bloodhunter) Interview: ‘Sons of the Abandoned’ Songwriting, Touring Reality, and New Singles
Blake interviews Diva Satanica of Spain’s melodic death metal band Bloodhunter about their new album, "Sons of the Abandoned" (out June 12 via Via Roar/Reigning Phoenix Music),
They discussed three released videos/singles including a cover of Annihilator’s “Human Insecticide.” Diva explains Bloodhunter’s evolving songwriting process, a shift toward more first-person, personal lyrics, and how recent life changes—her mother’s passing, leaving Nervosa, and the band’s renewed focus—shaped the record.
They talk about touring’s unseen exhaustion, staying outspoken amid judgment, and the anti-war themes and visuals in “Threshold of Hell”
Diva addresses appearance pressures for women in metal, the challenges of today’s music industry, hopes to tour the US/Canada.

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