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Upcoming Guests - february

Night Demon

Night Demon

Night Demon

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Darkness covers the land in shadow starting the first week of March 2021...From NYC, The Metal Forge welcomes SHADOWLAND.  Don't miss it, you're sure to have fun in the Lost City!

 Dropping 3/5/21 

TBA

Night Demon

Night Demon

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Awaiting confirmation sucks, but sometime it has to be done...Keep checking back daily, you never know when the guest will confirm!

 Dropping 3/12/21 

TBA

Midnight Dice

Midnight Dice

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What would you figure, 2 weeks in a row waiting on confirmations...You wont want to miss any episode that's for damn sure.  Also, head to www.patreon.com/metalforgeradio and drop a tip in the bucket.  Thanks for listening!

 Dropping 3/19/21 

Midnight Dice

Midnight Dice

Midnight Dice

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A rumble is going to take place in Chi-town.  You don't want to miss it.  Don't roll snake eyes on this episode.  Midnight Dice from Chicago will be hammering out some metal in March!

 Dropping 3/26/21 

The archives:

2019:

2019:

2019:

1/3/19 - Rifle (Acoustic) - Louisville

1/8/19 - Jrad Spicer (Artist) - Louisville

1/17/19 - Gubbey Records (Indie Label) - Louisville

1/24/19 - Jeff Gaither (Artist) - Louisville

1/31/19 - Jayson William Allen (Acoustic) - Louisville

2/7/19 - Straight Laced (Acoustic) - Louisville

2/14/19 - Wasted Planet (Acoustic) - Henryville, IN

2/21/19 - Samuel St. Samuel (Acoustic) - Louisville

2/28/19 - Ryan Case (Artist) - Louisville

3/7/19 - Brian Desper (Acoustic) - Louisville

3/14/19 - Eastwood Records (Indie Label) - Louisville

3/21/19 - Belushi Speed Ball - Louisville

3/28/19 - Eulogy in Blood - Louisville

4/4/19 - Hot Prowlers - Louisville

4/11/19 - Push Start - Louisville

4/18/19 - Scrooge Mandela/Dyer Keathley - Louisville

4/25/19 - White Knight - Louisville

5/2/19 - Godawfuls - Louisville

5/9/19 - Viken/Va Va Vixens - Columbus, IN/Louisville

5/16/19 - Day of Ruin - Scottsburg, IN

5/23/19 - Dyer Keathley - Louisville

5/30/19 - Overload/KY Hot Brown PB. - Louisville

6/6/19 - Dustin Swaggert - Louisville

6/13/19 - Rifle (Electric) - Louisville

6/20/19 - Poetry of the Dead - Louisville

6/27/19 - Silent Nevermore - Austin, IN

7/4/19 - BEST OF THE METAL FORGE - Happy 4th of July!

7/11/19 - A Well Regulated Militia - Louisville

7/18/19 - The Happy Yew - Louisville

7/25/19 - Artwork for the Blind - Louisville

8/1/19 - Geurilla Red - Louisville

8/8/19 - Gravel & Spiders - Louisville

8/15/19 - SxWxP - Louisville

8/22/19 - Star Guided Vessel - Louisville

8/29/19 - Throwback Thursday (Interview) - Louisville

9/5/19 - Andrea Estes (Chef) - Louisville

9/12/19 - Julius/Give For Good Louisville

9/19/19 - Piranhasauras - Louisville

9/26/19 - Kill The Crown - Louisville

10/3/19 - Dump Button (Fake band/Interview) - Louisville

10/10/19 - BAND CANCELLED - Play List (No Archive)

10/17/19 - A Locus Tide/Savage Master - Louisville

10/24/19 - The Coomers - Louisville

10/31/19 - Various Guests Halloween 5 Hour Special (2 parts)

11/7/19 - The Promise of Plague - Louisville

11/14/19 - Deacons of Doom - Louisville

11/21/19 - Goodnight Carnage/VilleTV - North Vernon, IN/Louisville

11/28/19 - No Show Due to Holiday, (No Archive)

12/5/19 - Creeps, INC. - Louisville

12/12/19 - BAND CANCELLED - Play List (No Archive)

12/19/19 - Manic Methed - Louisville

12/26/19 - Last Blast of 2019 - Merry Christmas

Mothrog - Ashley Vega - J-Riff Catlet - 

Jet Piston - Samuel St. Samuel - Zak Becher

Ed Black (2 Parts)


*all artists had to be based in the local area due to 100.9 FM-LP guidelines and bylaws. (That's why there are so man Louisville bands).

2020:

2019:

2019:

 1/24/20 - High Spirits (Chris Black) - Chicago, IL

1/31/20 - Lurker at the Threshold (Tyler Hill) - Louisville

2/7/20 - Palewalker (Mike Watkins) - Lexington, KY

2/14/20 - Provoke the Punishment - Louisville

2/21/20 - Zephaniah (Justin Zych) - Ft. Wayne, IN

2/28/20 - Flip the Switch - Louisville

3/6/20 - Stonecutters (Brian Omer) - Louisville

3/13/20 - Majutsu - Louisville

3/20/20 - Wyld Ryde - Louisville

3/27/20 - Lady Beast (Deb Levine) - Pittsburgh, PA

4/3/20 - Her Worst Nightmare (Jason Caruana) - Chicago, IL

4/10/20 - Emerald Rage (Jacob Wherley) - Akron, OH

4/17/20 - EchoSoul (Guy Hinton) - Ft. Wayne, IN

4/24/20 - WiiRMZ (Chad Castetter) - Louisville

5/1/20 - Spell (Cam Mesmer) - Vancouver, BC, CA

5/8/20 - Underking - Nottingham, UK

5/15/20 - War Cloud (Nick Burks) - Austin, TX

5/22/20 - Vanik/Midnight/Vandallus - Ohio

5/29/20 - Black Knife - Lexington, KY

6/5/20 - Fatal Curse (Michael Bowen) - Morovia, NY

6/12/20 - Idle Hands (Gabe Franco) - PDX

6/12/20 - Metal Fest 9 (Allen Ashbaugh) - Shepherdsville, KY

6/19/20 - Torment of Giants - Paramus, NJ

6/26/20 - Silver Talon (Bryce VanHoosen) - PDX

7/3/20 - Bastard Sons of a Judas Goat - Mt. Sterling, KY

7/10/20 - e-Flat (Rod Mac) - Pendleton, KY

7/17/20 - Fudgeknuckle - Louisville, KY

7/24/20 - Wraith - Hammond, IN

7/31/20 - The Hell You Say (Beenee & Josh) - Louisville, KY

8/7/20 - Throne of Iron (Tucker Thomasson) - Bloomington, IN

8/14/20 - Germ Bomb - Gothenburg, SW

8/21/20 - KUR - Lexington, KY

8/28/20 - Misanthropik Records (Erick Draven) - Lexington, KY

9/4/20 - Night Cobra (Christian Larson) - Houston, TX

9/11/20 - Haunt/Beastmaker - (Trevor Church) - Fresno, CA

9/18/20 - Overthrust (Vulture Thrust) - Ghanzi, Botswana

9/25/20 - Ryghar (Ryghar Highwind) - San Antonio, TX

10/2/20 - Evildead (Rob Alaniz) - Los Angeles, CA

10/9/20 - SHI - Louisville, KY

10/16/20 - Villain - Toronto, CA

10/21/20 - Steve Gatrost (Tattoo Artist) - Louisville, KY (Bonus)

10/23/20 - Legendry (Vidarr The Silent) - Pittsburgh, PA

10/30/20 - Goat Bong (Dirty Mike Alcala) - San Antonio, TX

10/31/20 - Venom, Inc (Demolition Man) - Newcastle, UK (Bonus)

11/7/20 - Created to Kill (Steve Forbes) - Lexington, KY

11/13/20 - BAT/Municipal Waste (Ryan Waste) - Richmond, VA

11/20/20 - Oath (Steven Waddell) - Edinburgh, SC

11/27/20 -  Lüger - Montreal, QC

12/4/20 - Spellbook - York, PA

12/11/20 - Morgul Blade - Philadelphia, PA

12/18/20 - HROM - Calgary, Alberta, CA

12/25/20 - SABER - Los Angeles, CA


*Upon closing of 100.9 WCHQ FM-LP, First 3 weeks of 2020 were taken off as a reboot of The Metal Forge®  into Podcast form.  Shows resumed on 1/24/20.

2021:

2019:

2021:

1/1/21 - Hellripper - Scotland

1/8/21 - Soul Grinder - Portland, OR

1/15/21 - Deadwolff - Toronto, CA

1/22/21 - Possessed Steel - Toronto, CA

1/29/21 - SkyRyder - Newcastle, EN

2/5/21 - Night Demon - Ventura, CA

2/12/21 - Ritual Moon - LA, CA

2/19/21 - Tantivy - Wasa, WI

2/26/21 - Blood Feast - Bayonne, NJ



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The Metal Forge®  will be a sponsor this year at Metal Fest 9, featuing over 30 bands from, Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee, Ohio, Illinois, and Wisconsin. We will play our Metal all through the night and raise money once again for The V Foundation and all of our friends and loved ones affected by the evil bitch that is cancer.


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Appearing at 21st Amendment Tavern in Louisville, KY on the 2nd Saturday of each month.  Mark Jackson Presents The Metal Forge® Live Concert Series, Shows starting at 10 PM and feature 3 performers who have been or plan to be featured on The Metal Forge® Podcast.  Most of the time its is only a $5 cover.  So. come on out, have a cold one, and enjoy some Metal, Rock and even Punk!  It's really what keeps us all young and  on top of the world!


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Tattoo Charlie's

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Better Days Records

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Since 1973, Tattoo Charlie's has been an established  body modification studio in Kentucky. Featuring World renowned artists and piercers, currently with locations in Louisville and Lexington.  A staple point in the tattoo community, stop in at 7904 Preston Hwy or visit Tattoocharlies.com to set up your appoiontment. Our Tattoos are "Done-While-u-wait"

Better Days Records

Better Days Records

Better Days Records

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Starting in 2021, Mark Jackson (The Metal Forge® Host) will be curating an INDEPENDENT METAL section in the Better Days East location, ranging from all of the new metal up and comers and guests on The Metal Forge® .  Here is some info about the business:  A locally-owned brick-and-mortar record store, serving the Highlands and all of Kentuckiana, since 1979, making it one of the oldest black-owned record stores in the country.  

From the first shop off Frankfort Ave. through the current incarnation at 921 Barret Ave. (i.e., Better Days East) and Lyle's Mall (Better Days West), Better Days Records have survived the changes to continue to provide you with the best costumer service and top-quality vinyl records and compact discs (new and used).

This page focuses on the ends and outs of our Better Days East location. As always, we work hard to be the best brick-and-mortar record store that we can be through our clean, organized selection, knowledgeable staff and continued guidance of Ben Jones. 

Mom's Music

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Maxwell's House of Music

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 In 1979, Marvin and Beverly Maxwell opened Mom’s Music on Frankfort Avenue. Marvin knew that music was an important and untapped market in this area. Mom’s started as a small retail store and sound contracting business with an emphasis on helping musicians and churches with their musical needs.  Still a family owned business, Mom’s continues to be involved with many community organizations and events from feeding kids to MERF (Musicians Emergency Resource Foundation) to animal rights, cancer awareness and many others. Mom’s has also been involved in the creation of other benefits to the community from “Louisville Live” TV show, “Live at Mom’s” “Louisville’s Lost and Found” radio shows, as well as “B Real Music Program” and “Takin’ It to the Street” religious programs. Mom’s Music truly is “Where Louisville Does Music”. 

Maxwell's House of Music

Kentucky Hot Brown Pedal Boards

Maxwell's House of Music

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 Maxwell's House of Music is Southern Indiana's premier music retail and education facility. With 12,500 sq ft, two full performance halls, fourteen teaching studios, and a showroom full of the best equipment available, you're sure to find what you need. You will be drawn in by the personality of the store itself and its unique designs as well as the knowledge and friendliness of the world's best staff.

Sale, Service, Installations, and Education are just a part of the Maxwell's story. Community outreach through local school systems is just one way for us to give the gift of music back to our community. Providing service by donating to local school music and theater programs. We are also involved in numerous local and national charities and we are always looking for ways we can help. Our commitment is to our customer, and our goal is to create the most positive experience for musicians of any skill level.

At Maxwell's House of Music WE CREATE MUSICIANS! What are you waiting for?

Come play, be happy!

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Kentucky Hot Brown Pedal Boards

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Listen to The Wrestling Steve Show for your UNFILTERED, UNBIASED reviews and thoughts on Professional Wrestling.  Short weekly episodes are published  with talking points from the 80's to Present day wrestling.

Kentucky Hot Brown Pedal Boards

Kentucky Hot Brown Pedal Boards

Kentucky Hot Brown Pedal Boards

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 Kentucky Hot Brown Pedalboards was started in 2013 by owner and musician Kenny Marine and his Wife, Toni Marine. Kenny had been making his own pedalboards for years and after a vacation trip to Nashville, Tn interest was sparked to build them for other people. Kenny had seen a handmade pedalboard in a suitcase and thought “I can make that better and more affordable”. The idea was to make pedalboards for other guitar players with that handmade, rustic feel that were affordable, looked great, and were very functional.

“The Brown” which was a medium size pedalboard was born in 2013. We started selling our boards in December 2013. All pedalboards that followed would be modeled in some way from “The Brown” original model. 

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