IoMP 154: What Is The Most Metal Guitar Hero Game? Part 9

Guitar Hero 5 has Iron Maiden, Rammstein, Dethklok and Children of Bodom… but somehow still only clocks in at around 10% metal. So where does it rank in the “Most Metal Guitar Hero Game” tournament?

IoMP 100: Our Top 10 Favourite Albums of ALL Time! (100th Episode Special)

Influencers of Metal hits 100 episodes with the most chaotic, emotional, and downright hilarious deep dive yet

IoMP 95: The Metal Seeds of Our Childhood: 6 Songs That Shaped Us

Before deathcore and double kicks, there was Drowning Pool, Ozzy, and Linkin Park

Influencers of Metal, PodcastTom McKayNovember 10, 2025Podcast, Influencers of Metal, Thrashers Paradise, Metal Robot, childhood songs, nostalgia, Avenged Sevenfold, Linkin Park, Ozzy Osbourne, Drowning Pool, Metallica, Skid Row, early 2000s rock, heavy metalComment

IoMP 80: 6 Metal Albums That Missed the Mark (... according to us)

IoMP 78: Avenged Sevenfold - Are They Rock or Metal?

Avenged Sevenfold: rock or metal? On the Influencers of Metal Podcast, Tom and Collin dive into A7X’s catalog from Waking the Fallen to The Stage to settle the debate.

Influencers of Metal, Podcast, Are They Rock or Metal?Tom McKaySeptember 5, 2025Podcast, Influencers of Metal, Thrashers Paradise, Metal Robot, Avenged Sevenfold, A7X, Rock or Metal, Are They Rock or Metal?Comment

IoMP 66: The Albums That Changed Our Metal Lives

In this episode of Influencers of Metal, Collin and Tom get real about the albums that changed everything for them as metalheads.

Influencers of Metal, PodcastTom McKayJuly 21, 2025Podcast, Influencers of Metal, Thrashers Paradise, Metal Robot, Avenged Sevenfold, City of Evil, Dream Theater, Octavarium, The Root of All Evil, The Wicked End, Watchmojo, Impactful AlbumsComment

IoMP 46: Our High School Metal Lives Unpacked

Remember your first metal dive? They do—and they’ve got the playlists to prove it.

Influencers of Metal, PodcastTom McKayMay 6, 2025Podcast, Influencers of Metal, Thrashers Paradise, Metal Robot, Disturbed, Three Days Grace, Avenged Sevenfold, Powerwolf, Devin Townsend, Dream Theater, High SchoolComment

IoMP 20: Pop Goes Metal: Metal Covers Part 2

Pop Goes Metal; when metal bands cover random songs outside of metal. Results may vary

Influencers of Metal, PodcastTom McKayJanuary 28, 2025Podcast, Influencers of Metal, Thrashers Paradise, Metal Robot, Children of Bodom, Exhumed, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Avenged Sevenfold, Arsis, A Day To Remember, Amigo the DevilComment

IoMP 10: Entering The Metal Gateway

Gateway songs, albums, bands. These are the ones we recommend to get your friends and family into the mosh pit with you.

Influencers of Metal, PodcastTom McKayDecember 20, 2024Podcast, Influencers of Metal, Thrashers Paradise, Metal Robot, Avenged Sevenfold, Trivium, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Ghost, Baby MetalComment