Hysteria presents: the Hard Noise Podcast

Namaste, metalheads! It’s our unofficially official™ HALLOWEEN edition featuring guest host Rebecca Crowther, chief human pretzel at Crowbar Black’s Metal Yoga! (CJ, when will you come home to us?) From the frostbitten tundra of Finland, Jukka Koskinen of the epic Wintersun comes to talk about their upcoming Aussie tour. PLUS! Rizza takes aim at blokes who...what? I can’t print that! Look, it has something to do with urination, okay? Also Sam and Bec discuss power metal, spirituality, and AHHH! IT’S HALLOWEEN! (Well, it was.) Thanks to Rode Mics

Yeehaw! We’re gettin’ our BBQ on with Cory Judd of A Night In Texas in this episode of Hard Noise, co-hosted by Destroy All Lines and Greyscale Records big dawg Ash Hull! (CJ is out in Europe teaching kids to yell - but he’ll be back!) If you’re in a new band, this is an episode you can’t miss: Ash reveals all the secrets to getting noticed by labels, venues, and promoters! PLUS the venerable Rizza joins the party for a RAGE fuelled WSMM™ time, a preview of Invasion Fest, and new Polaris news! For more, tune into radio.hysteriamag.com! Thanks to Røde Mics

It’s a clash of the metal podcasts! In the best way possible! Mr. Oblivious Maximus Aaron Osbourne of I Exist & Mental Cavity joins Sam on Hard Noise this week, with CJ still yelling at kids in different countries and all… In this STEEL FORGED METAL show we have the MIGHTY Trevor Strnad of The Black Dahlia Murder talking iron-belted heaviness and new album Nightbringers. PLUS beard-stroking philosophy, that Harvey Weinstein asshole, plus the star of WSMM, Rizza puts Auspost on NOTICE. With thanks to Røde Mics

Time to get your tattoos reversed Hard Noise fans as we unleash the SPOOKY edition of Hard Noise! With CJ still devastating Europe, Josh Collard (PHD) of Earth Caller fame steps up to the mic! In this MACABRE episode, Sam talks to the Witchfinder General himself, Dani Filth! PLUS we get the lowdown on Sydney’s KILLER metal outfit Our Last Enemy on Sounds of the Underground! PLUS the boys take on the tragedy in Las Vegas, the ‘transrace’ phenomenon, and Mr. Rizza clears a path for complaint in this week’s WSMM!™ Plus all the latest Aussie metal and hardcore is ready for an aural attack after the show! For more Hard Noise, tune into Hysteria Radio - where if it’s too LOUD, GOOD! radio.hysteriamag.com Thanks to Røde Mics

Can you believe they’ve done 30 of these bad boys? Hard Noise returns with Adrian Fitipaldes joining Sam once more behind the desk! (CJ is sipping wine in Bruuuuges.) They wag chins with none other than Alex Agnew of up-and-comers Diablo Blvd! PLUS Rizza and his off-tap antics explode into your earholes, the boys serve up hot takes on cashless welfare, whacko laws, and Marilyn Manson, plus all the best rusty creeping METAL you can handle! Only on Hard Noise! Thanks to Rode Mics

It’s the episode of Hard Noise we thought was TOO HOT to broadcast...too SCANDALOUS to even contemplate...but then we thought f--k it, let’s give Rizza a crack! Filling in for old mate CJ, Rizza takes over Hard Noise for the WHOLE SHOW! In this episode, Sam & Riz interview the Teutonic Titan of Thrash, Schmier of Destruction & Panzer! Sonic devastation is what you will get, with the best in metal and the angriest takes on the NBN, internet-enabled brains, and getting the sack for having an opinion...guaranteed!

Are you READY? Because Sydney’s fast rising metalcore stars Polaris take over Hard Noise in this SPECIAL LONG RANGE MISSILE edition! Jamie and Rick join Sam, filling in for CJ who’s eating weird French cakes (check his Insta!) Together they talk about some of the best new Aussie acts coming your way, the perils of remaking classic films, and what’s in store for Polaris! PLUS Rizz has a feast of complaint in WSMM™, the segment that gets upset so you don’t have to! PLUS bants, rants, and the best in metal—only on Hard Noise. Thanks to our sponsors Rode Mics

Hard Noise gets a spiritual makeover this week with Adrian Fitipaldes filling in for CJ while on European tour! On this edition, the boys interview J.B. Brubaker of the mighty August Burns Red and rise to the joyful strains of their Phantom Anthem! PLUS: as Sam says, “It wouldn’t be an episode of Hard Noise without Rizza,” so he’s back and upset as ever on WSMM™! Also banter around the burqa stunt, Bolzer’s “controversy”, the top TV of this year and a HUGE wrap on the Aussie heavy scene! It’s all PIPING HOT and poured straight into your earholes right now! With thanks to Rode Mics and Evil Soul Co.

WE’RE BACK! Did you miss the antics of a certain CJ & Sam on Hard Noise? Never fear, the Hard Noise patrol is HERE! On Ep 26 of Hard Noise: Silly ol’ mate YOUNGY of the you beaut no wokken forries boss metallers KING PARROT takes up the mighty Hard Noise throne! PLUS: We catch up with former Northlane singer and guru meditation ADRIAN FITIPALDES, RIZZA goes off tap in all caps on WSMM™, the boys tackle the SSM plebiscite, hackable internet toasters, black metal and MUCH MORE! With special thanks to Rode Mics & Evil Soul

Started from the bottom, but now we’re here - the SILVER JUBILEE edition of Hard Noise! What better way to inject ourselves with the most metallic metal ever than tackle Max(imum) Cavalera on his epic Return to Roots! On Sounds of the Underground, CJ & Sam take on solo metaller Burden Man and flirt with the fuzz-addled Devil Electric! PLUS Rizza brings some pet hates to the table on a hilarious WSMM™, going vego, and some rants with mustard on - It’s Hard Noise! Thanks to Rode Mics and Evil Soul Co.

Behold! The Mono(lith)! The Hard Noise boys cut their meat and lick the gravy with lupine metallers Alpha Wolf - do they emerge from the cult changed forever? PLUS the band that won’t be on Sounds of the Underground very long; Melb alt rockers Fever Speak! CJ & Sam also take on the Doomsday Clock; the Census (wat); and ROOTS, BLOODY ROOTS!!! ALSO: Rizzman Scoop gets the irrits at … everything on WSMM™! A bargain at twice the price! The best banter your internet connection can handle!* Thanks to Røde Microphones, the best mics that ever mic’d *If you live in Australia, it probably CAN’T handle it

Twoje zdrowie!* How do you pronounce that? We get a lesson in POLISH STEEL from riffwraith Vogg of Decapitated. CJ & Sam join the Anticult … which we are assured is a very good thing (OR ELSE!) PLUS! Sounds of the Underground floats alongside Balloons Kill Babies, da boiz discuss thin slivers of wood on metal, pull a cosmic trigger on conspiracy theories, and as always, Mr. Rizza goes to Complaint Town on WSMM. Bants, chinwags and epic discussions only on #HardNoise! Thanks to Rode Mics! *Just say ‘Cheers’

Yeah, we know. We’re going meta on y’all with this special episode! Sam & Rizza interview CJ McMahon, the poison pen behind the letter to none other than DESOLATION. Cos that’s the name of the album. He’s writing...Dear… never mind. Anyway, I hear CJ does some podcast somewhere, too. What’s that called again? Plus da boizz get a bit biblical with Sounds of the Underground, seeking audiences with In Ashes (brutal!) and Lavidius (Latin for brutal! Probably) All this, PLUS shards of metal news, tunes, and bants - Where? Where else! Only on Hard Noise. Thanks tø Røde Mics før being lørds

CJ + Sam return to their rightful Hard Noise throne—and boy do they have an all-conquering show for y’all! Your lieges go head to head with Scotty Mac from Toe To Toe, squaring up with a new album and new tour. We also de-escalate things with Alex Reade, vocalist for rockin’ up and comers Drown This City! PLUS: Nü choonz, we find out Mulder sings, facepalm at more terror, double facepalm at the worst boogie boarder in the world, and rope in His Gripeness himself, Mr. Rizz “Rizza” Rizzwright to kick off WSMM™. Thanks to Rode Mics for being legendary, also.

Can you believe we’re in the … roaring twenties? Episode 20 of Hard Noise with CJ and Sam is a DOUBLE FEATURE! This week the boys go Earthwalking, Skydancing and Ark-building with Jake Taylor of In Hearts Wake, talking all things Waterborne! Then they slip into something more deep fried ‘n’ plaid with Schuylar Croom, frontman of Naw’ Caralina metallers He Is Legend. PLUS the boys talk tours, terror, and new tracks! Oh, and duh, RIZZA is on board for WSMM™ and he’s 100% OFF TAP. Thanks to our sponsors Røde Mics for being absolute legends! radio.hysteriamag.com

Hey kid, do you like DEATH METAL? Prepare to engorge yourself on the somnambulant cadavers of the blood-soaked limbless!* CJ & Sam serve up the jellied brains of Derek Boyer from legendary Lawng Island death metal band Suffocation! In a double punch, we ponder why love isn’t enough with UK rockers Casey! ALSO: We dig into the Sounds of the Underground featuring Newcastle’s The Weight of Silence and Melbourne’s Figures; get tough on crime with some disturbing cases; pay tribute to the sorely missed Chris Cornell; and of course, the man who’s angrier than a metalhead being told the beer’s all gone - RIZZA! - on WSMM! All this and more banto-mime action at 7PM tonight on the wireless (or ethernet, we don’t mind!) Hysteria Radio! Thanks to our sponsor, Rode Microphones! *Yes, we know that sentence makes no sense...TO POSERS!!!!

CJ’S BACK! CJ McMahon is FRESH from his Euro tour reading from his very own Diary of a Madman! Prepare for some mental road doggin’ stories and a special on location interview with Trojan (Troy, Ohio, natch) metalcore warriors Miss May I! Sam also goes toe to toe with OG death ‘n’ roller L.G. Petrov of reborn force Entombed A.D. PLUS Sounds of the Underground with prog comeback kings Branch Arterial and Tassie nutcrunchers Taberah; Lord High Viscount of Complaints RIZZA; and we’re helped with more BANTS than is legally prescribed in most states. OOFT! Thanks to our sponsor Rode Microphones

The Hardest Noise Yet! Nikki fills in for CJ once again with Sam as they go toe-to-toe with actor, activist and Body Count OG Ice-T! Ice goes in for no holds barred, one-in-the-chamber, 100% real talk on metal, hip-hop and ‘No Lives Matter.’ A MUST HEAR PODCAST! PLUS! Simone Dow and Scott Kay of Perth prog legends Voyager ahead of their new tour in support of brand spankin’ new LP Ghost Mile. Plus, Rizza goes OFF TAP once more on WSMM™, the segment that makes the world a better place. Mostly for you. News, views and hot buttered takes a plenty - get on it!

With CJ still off screaming bloody (Thy Art Is) Murder at Euro-types, Sam welcomes back guest host Nikki Brumen on to the show! In this edition, Rizza cements his place in WSMM™, unleashing the first official™ rant as Complaint Master-General. PLUS Sounds of the Underground with The Stranger & These Four Walls, Sam & Nikki tackle the parlous state of world politics, take a stand on ANZAC Day, and the importance of humour in a contentious, constantly offended culture. Of course, all the bants and metal-bladed tracks you can handle!

2,000 years ago a cute chocolate bunny died and came back to life, only to give you four days off in a row! Settle in for Hard Noise radio...that you can control! Filling in for CJ as he’s wandering the wilds of Europe, we introduce new guest host, Nikki Brumen, vocalist of Melbourne's Giallo metal cult Pagan. On this ep of Hard Noise, Sam & Nikki tackle Gerre, vocalist of OG Chermann trash meddal superstars Tankard—was ist los, Doktor Gerre? ALSO PACKED IN: Sounds of the Underground with Kodiak Empire and Kings, a discussion on women in hard rock, and the Complaints and Grievances alliance, abbreviated to … WSMM™ Special thanks to our sponsor Rode Microphones.