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Upcoming Guests - April

Kevin Vonesper

The Koffin Kats

Kevin Vonesper

Kevin is an independent film maker, his latest project is a documentary on the awesome, slimy Dukey Flyswatter.  A B-Horror actor for many years, Dukey wanted to delve into the music that tied so many of his films together and formed "Haunted Garage".  Kevin is here to tell that story. 

 Dropping 4/1/22 

Beatallica

The Koffin Kats

Kevin Vonesper

What started as an April Fool's joke in 2001 has now turned 21 years old, so come join Jaymz Lennfield and Mark as we day drink and talk the bash-up that is: BEATALLICA!

 Dropping 4/8/22 

The Koffin Kats

The Koffin Kats

Hell's Heroes IV

Punk rock returns to The Metal Forge this week with VIc the lead vocalist and upright bassist of The Koffin Kats is here to talk about their illustrious psychobilly career.

 Dropping 4/15/22 

Hell's Heroes IV

Hell's Heroes IV

Hell's Heroes IV

This week I am stopping in to talk with Christian Larson (Night Cobra) as he is promoting one of the largest New Wave Metal shows on THAT side of the Mississippi.  With Classic acts such as Riot V and Candlemass to War Cloud and Haunt, this will be a banger and one to not miss!

 Dropping 4/22/22 

Nite

Hell's Heroes IV

Nite

Darkness descends this week on The Metal Forge, a black flame fuels the fire with NITE!

 Dropping 4/29/22 

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 ***Episode 100***


*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:

2021:

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

3/5/21 - Shadowland - NYC

3/12/21 - Seven Sisters - London, EN

3/19/21 - Bewitcher - Portland, OR

3/26/21 - Anvil - Toronto, CA

4/2/21 - Vometh - Stockholm, SW

4/9/21 - Midnight Spell - Miami, FL

4/16/21 - Blazon Rite - Philadelphia, PA

4/23/21 - Graveripper - Indianapolis, IN

4/30/21 - Iron Kingdom - Surrey, BC

5/7/21 - Sadistic Force - Austin, TX

5/14/21 - Nightfyre - Munster, GER

5/21/21 - Poisoned Speed - GER

5/28/21 - Time Rift - PDX

6/4/21 - Witchtrap - Medellin, CO

6/14/21 - Truck Flag - Coffeyville, OK

6/18/21 - Anahata - Vancouver, BC

6/25/21 - Ryghar - Austin, TX

7/2/21 - Hatriot - SF, CA

7/9/21 - White Crone - PDX

7/16/21 - THOR - Vancouver, BC

7/23/21 - Stolen Prayer - Louisville, KY

7/30/21 - Bloodrunner - Chicago, IL

8/6/21 - Stratuz - Venezuala

8/13/21 - Megaton Sword - Winterthur, SW

8/20/21 - The Breaklights - Louisville, KY

8/27/21 - The Histrionics - New Albany, IN

9/3/21 - Maniak Cop - LA, CA

9/10/21 - Becoming - San Jose, CA

9/17/21 - Hardrada - New Albany, IN

9/24/21 - Basher - Bloomington, IN

10/1/21 - Acid Cross - Ottawa, ON

10/8/21 - Casket Slime/Babes of Metal - Ottawa, ON/Louisville, KY

10/15/21 - Blackened Whiskey - San Rafael, CA

10/22/21 - Vexing Hex - Chicago, IL

10/29/21 - Hatemonger - Chicago, IL

10/31/21 - Vanik - Columbus, OH

11/5/21 - Sisters Memon - Eng/Pol

11/12/21 - Traveler - Calgary, AB

11/19/21 - Fallen Void - Leesburg, VA

11/26/21 - Black Tusk - Savannah, GA ***Episode 150***

12/3/21 - Immortal Rotting - NY/NJ

12/10/21 - Blood of Heroes - Danville, IL

12/17/21 - Lavaborne - Indy, IN

12/24/21 - Meurtrieres - Lyon, FRA

12/31/21 - Tyrant - Lansing, MI



2022:

2021:

2021:

1/7/22 - Tailgunner - UK

1/14/22 - Kontact - Calgary, AB

1/21/22 - Solar Haze - LA, CA 

1/28/22 - Metal Assault Records - LA, CA

2/4/22 - Temptations Wings - NC

2/11/22 - Old Blood - LA, CA

2/18/22 - XIL - San Antonio, TX

2/25/22 - SEAX - Wochester, MA

3/4/22 - Blind Scryer - Louisville, KY

3/11/22 - Andro Coulton's Witchfynde - UK

3/18/22 - Dave Caudell (Author) - Scottsburg, IN

3/25/22 - Toxic Ruin - Sheboygan, WI

4/1/22 - Kevin Vonesper (Film maker) - NYC, NY

4/8/22 - Beatallica - Milwaukie, WI





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