The Metal Roundup

Join  @SteveOGRock ,  @DrewFortune97 , and  @METALBIRB  for another episode of The Metal Roundup.
This week the lads discuss Spiritbox's live performance at The Grammy Awards 2026 along with some of the notable snubs and winners from the metal and rock scene. They also share their thoughts on some of the new releases in the scene, including the like of Motionless In White, ERRA and Poppy.

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This week Special Guest Dan Tompkins of Tesseract joins our regular crew of Steve O'G, Drew Fortune, and METALBIRB for another episode of The Metal Roundup.Listen in as Dan and the boys talk about where we are in Tesseract's release cycle and the War of Being game, his upcoming solo project 'The Prince of Failure', as well as some discussion around the rise of backing tracks and autotune in the live music scene.

Keep up with Dan Tompkins and Tesseract via their socials:
* YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DanielTompkins
* YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCzvBMFhS0gqjx1rA0bswiHg
* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tesseractband/
* Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/23ytwhG1pzX6DIVWRWvW1r?si=xmze5ATmTjm-IYRrIXWjlQ

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Join Steve O'G, Drew Fortune, and METALBIRB for another episode of The Metal Roundup. This week the lads discuss what elements would go into successfully launching a Metal band in 2026. What songwriting choices should you make? How do you market the band? Should you sign with a label?

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Join Steve O'G, Drew Fortune, and METALBIRB for another episode of The Metal Roundup.

This week the lads tackle the age old issue of Gatekeeping in Metal; is it toxic? Is it necessary? And where does it even come from? They also delve into the convoluted world of sub-genres and take a stab at figuring out what sub-genre modern metal should be defined by.

Let us know your own sub-genre name suggestions in the comments!

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Join Steve O'G, Drew Fortune, and METALBIRB for another episode of The Metal Roundup.

Catch up with the lads in their first episode of the year as they chat about what might be coming our way in the metal scene in 2026.

Will Bad Omens drop a new album? Will AI music flood the scene? What new releases do we want the most?Let us know in the comments what your most anticipated releases are for the year as well!

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