Fearghal Traynor, co-host of The Feckin’ Check-In, presents a podcast from Dublin, Ireland which celebrates hard rock and heavy metal, both old and new. Enjoy interviews, reviews, informal chats, and special series arcs spanning multiple episodes.
Episodes
Monday Mar 15, 2021
Monday Mar 15, 2021
Finally, the Black Sabbath arc is here. Sort of. This week, I tell my own Black Sabbath story and introduce some of the characters you'll be meeting over the next few weeks. In this episode, you'll hear from Philipp, Ry, Melissa, and Alejandra, who are all Black Sabbath fans, but with very different backgrounds! Over the next few weeks, they'll be sharing their experiences of the band, through a series of interviews I've conducted over the last several weeks! It's heavy riffs and zany characters from here on out, in #ArcSabbath!
Friday Mar 05, 2021
Friday Mar 05, 2021
This week, I play some heavy metal earworms, and give you a bit of insight into my fandom of the bands featured. I also speak earnestly about my love for heavy metal! There's a bit of Neil young in here too, but not too much, don't worry. Oh, and there are some interruptions by the postman!
Saturday Feb 27, 2021
Saturday Feb 27, 2021
Cooler than a fridge wearing in a denim jacket, it's Episode 22 of Feckin' Metal! I discuss Austin Powers, Ms Kensington, and some heavy metal news. I then treat the listener to an education in Irish hard rock and heavy metal, featuring: Primordial, Thin Lizzy, Dio, Seven Sisters, and more! Tiochaidh ár lá!
Saturday Feb 20, 2021
Saturday Feb 20, 2021
This week, I catch up with some heavy metal newz (z for you 2000s kidz, when "z" made everything 10% cooler), then, in anticipation for my Black Sabbath arc, I play a couple of clips of Black Sabbath deep cuts, followed by some 90s Motorhead. I finish off with some NWOTHM favourites, but you'll have to listen to find out what they are!
Friday Feb 12, 2021
Friday Feb 12, 2021
This week, I talk about my love of power metal. Not before discussing Iron Maiden's recent nomination for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2021 ballot, and the small matter of Ronnie James Dio vs. Rob Halford in the battle for the best heavy metal vocalist in all of Eternia, or something like that. After these matters are cleared up, I delve deep into power metal of the 80s, 90s, 00s, and present day. Featuring: Rainbow, Helloween, Riot, Primal Fear, Powerwolf, Sabaton, and more!
Friday Feb 05, 2021
Friday Feb 05, 2021
This week, my guest is the curator of the hugely-popular NWOTHM Full Albums YouTube channel, and the unsung hero of the New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal movement, Anderson Tiago! Anderson talks about how the channel got started, permission required and legalities involved in posting full albums, researching bands to promote, his criteria for what makes the channel, expectations of fans and sometimes feeling like a fraud, Michael Schenker, branded t-shirts, and more! This week I also discuss news stories related to Marilyn Manson, and Jon Schaffer from Iced Earth. Enjoy!
Friday Jan 29, 2021
Friday Jan 29, 2021
This week, I speak to none other than the living legend, Blaze Bayley! Blaze holds nothing back here, and discusses: ordinary heroes, mental health, positivity, the Higgs Boson, Nikola Tesla, Stephen Hawking, heavy metal fan culture, meet & greets, the concept of "identity", Pointless Celebrities, and touring as a heavy metal musician. This is one not to be missed!
Monday Jan 25, 2021
Monday Jan 25, 2021
A little later than usual, it's Episode 17 of Feckin' Metal. This week, I take a sneak peek at the upcoming Haunt album, "Beautiful Distraction", review the recently-released album from Saber, "Without Warning", and also take a look at some recent releases from Accept and Dread Sovereign.
Friday Jan 15, 2021
Friday Jan 15, 2021
After a four week break, Feckin' Metal returns! On this episode, I talk about some hard rock and heavy metal albums celebrating significant anniversaries in 2021, examine Jon Schaffer from Iced Earth's recent actions and try to make sense of it all, and look eagerly towards some upcoming releases this year. It's great to be back!
Saturday Dec 19, 2020
Saturday Dec 19, 2020
This week, I speak to my long-time personal friend, Kevin Daly, about the Sabaton Open Air Festival. We turn the clock back five years, and set the scene to explain how we became Sabaton fans in the first place, and how we ended up attending the Sabaton Open Air festival for five consecutive years. We attended this festival from 2015 to 2019, and have a plethora of stories and memories to share. Hear about Swedish off-licences, sleeping in prisons, night trains, sneaking in Jägermeister in our shoes, falling asleep at UFO gigs, and much much more, in this no-holds-barred account of our concert-attending activities from 2015!