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Welcome to MetalāÆManiacs ā the unfiltered, noāBS metal podcast hosted by JayāÆIngersoll and Modd, where the riffs are heavy, the takes are raw, and the love for underground metal runs deep. In this Patreonāexclusive episode, we unleash our first MetalāÆAlbumāÆReviewāÆSessionāÆofāÆ2026, covering the wildest, most blistering records to drop in JanuaryāÆandāÆFebruaryāÆ2026.
This is where true metal lives ā from blackened death assaults and doomādrenched riffs to technical chaos and modern heaviness. If you crave album reviews, metal news, underground discoveries, and scene talk that never bends to trends, youāve found your home.
Each month, our Patreon supporters get early, uncut access to these sessions ā the ones too raw and too real for the public feed. We review whatās dominating our playlists, shout out upcoming artists, and invite YOU to join the conversation and help shape future episodes.
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