This week, the grind of everyday life has forced the shadows to open once more. While I wrestle with a heavy workload, we return to a chapter buried deep in the Heavy Metal Tones archives — Episode 131:This Haunted Life. Recorded in 2023, this episode drags up the ghosts that have stalked the edges of my world for as long as I can remember. Flickering shapes in the dark, whispers that never fade, and the invisible weight that follows me still.

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This week on Heavy Metal Tones, we dive headfirst into a crushing wall of riffs and raw aggression with Aarran Tucker — the bass-thumping, throat-shredding vocalist of UK thrash newcomers Struck A Nerve. Their self-titled debut album has just landed, and it hits hard: fast, furious, and unrelenting. We’ll explore the driving force behind the record — from the grit of recording, the anger fuelling the lyrics, to the horror-infused riffs that make tracks like “Nocturnal Terror,” “Inside the Torture Fortress” and “Raining Death” surge with venom.

Expect stories about what pushed Aarran and the band to create some of the most savage thrash this side of the Atlantic — as well as an inside look at how they plan to take this debut from the studio to the stage. If you’re hungry for head-banging catharsis and brutal honesty, this is one conversation you don’t want to miss.

• Watch the official video for “Struck A Nerve” — the album’s title track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4lgSR8Tlxo YouTube
• Watch the video for “Raining Death”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XFQ5jbdhoE YouTube
• Stream or grab the full debut album on Bandcamp: https://listenable-records.bandcamp.com/album/struck-a-nerve

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This week on Heavy Metal Tones, we crack open the vault once again for another dive into the legendary Metal Roos Tapes—this time it’s Volume 7. Pulled from the archives of the iconic Australian metal webzine Metal Roos, this episode brings you two powerhouse interviews: Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons, serving up raw rock ’n’ roll energy, and Richard Jobson of The Skids, offering insight, attitude, and stories from a life steeped in punk and steel.

Join me as we revisit these rare conversations, packed with grit, history, and the spirit of heavy music in its purest form.

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