Influencers of Metal Podcast

From the shores of the Thrashers Paradise, all the way to the Metal Robot satellites!

The Influencers of Metal Podcast brings together Collin Sterling and Tom McKay for a show with laughter, crying, more laughter, and the occasional intellectual discussion.

The most fun podcast in metal. Join the fun!

Tom McKay 6/30/26 Tom McKay 6/30/26

IoMP 159: What Have You Been Listening To? - June 2026

Collin, Tom and the Pumpkin Queen break down their June listens, listener recommendations, and the albums dominating their playlists — featuring everything from doom metal and hardcore to metalcore madness

Tom McKay 6/2/26 Tom McKay 6/2/26

IoMP 150: What Have You Been Listening To? - May 2026

Frozen Soul, Jungle Rot, Faith No More, Cryptosis, Venom, Castle Rat, and more take center stage in the May 2026 edition of “What Have You Been Listening To?”

Tom McKay 4/30/26 Tom McKay 4/30/26

IoMP 141: What Have You Been Listening To? - April 2026

Collin wins a beer league championship and immediately derails the episode—then somehow they still manage to deliver one of the most stacked WHYBLT breakdowns of the year.

Tom McKay 3/31/26 Tom McKay 3/31/26

IoMP 133: What Have You Been Listening To? - March 2026 (feat. The Blyzzrd)

Collin, Tom and TheBlyzzrd break down the metal dominating their playlists, from Exodus and Monstrosity to atmospheric heaviness from Gaerea and Temple of Void.

Tom McKay 2/27/26 Tom McKay 2/27/26

IoMP 125: What Have You Been Listening To? - February 2026 (Month of Love Edition)

The February WHYBLT episode descends into Valentine’s chaos while delivering one of the most diverse metal playlists we’ve had yet.

Tom McKay 1/30/26 Tom McKay 1/30/26

IoMP 117: What Have You Been Listening To? (January 2026)

The first 2026 edition of What Have You Been Listening To? is loaded with bangers, laughs, and early Album of the Year contenders.

Tom McKay 1/2/26 Tom McKay 1/2/26

IoMP 109: What Have You Been Listening To? - BEST of 2025

The final WHYBLT of 2025 is here as the duo count down their Top 5 metal picks of the year—using completely different rules and zero chill.

Tom McKay 10/31/25 Tom McKay 10/31/25

IoMP 93: What Have You Been Listening To? - October 2025

Spooky season’s over, but the riffs live on!

Tom McKay 9/30/25 Tom McKay 9/30/25

IoMP 85: What Have You Been Listening To? - September 2025

Noise requests, Jimmy Buffett, Nicolas Cage Fighter at Denny’s, and a Renaissance Fair bard covering metal classics—It’s September’s What Have You Been Listening To?

Tom McKay 7/28/25 Tom McKay 7/28/25

IoMP 68: WHYBLT - 2025 so far (w/ Lindsay Schoolcraft + The Pumpkin Queen)

What happens when a Juno-nominated symphonic goth icon, a metal podcast duo, and the Pumpkin Queen walk into a playlist? Over two hours of pure genre-hopping chaos.

Tom McKay 6/27/25 Tom McKay 6/27/25

IoMP 60: WHYBLT - June 2025

Things get wild on this month’s WHYBLT as Collin, Tom, and the Pumpkin Queen dive into their favorite musical discoveries from June 2025.

Tom McKay 6/4/25 Tom McKay 6/4/25

IoMP 53: WHYBLT - May 2025

Black metal binges, Triumph tributes, and Strapping Young Lad—this playlist-packed episode hits hard and dives deep.

Tom McKay 4/30/25 Tom McKay 4/30/25

IoMP 44: WHYBLT - April

Power metal surprises? Check. Polish death metal obsession? Double check. Collin and Tom break down their heaviest, weirdest April album picks in another chaotic installment of “What Have You Been Listening To?”