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How open and vulnerable do artists have to be nowadays? How do musicians like the members of BLIND CHANNEL take care of their Mental Health? Joel and Niko, the vocalists of the self-proclaimed "Backstreet Boys of Metal", join Kiki and Suzana on an interesting talk about the origin story of BLIND CHANNEL with their "Violent Pop" branding, making mus…
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Kiki, Martha, and Suzana set out to analyze what exactly is BimboCore and how it can help us reclaim femininity as the valuable and badass trait it has always been - and dismantle the patriarchy while we're at it. We discuss: Bimbocore article on Loudersound We Are The Pit writes about CINNAMMON BABE LLORONA-estrogen-drama on Loudwire Recorded on M…
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The Metal community is the most welcoming of all musical subcultures - or are we? We have been posing this question for some years now. On this episode, Kiki and Pia are joined by Sera, who works with a feminist and anti-racist organization in Finland and is part of the Heavy music community. Together, we evaluate where we really are at in matters …
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We're growing! Kiki and Pia have been joined by two new #WomenInMetal to make the upcoming episodes of the Bleeding Metal Podcast even more diverse and interesting. You might remember Martha from our episode with her about Intersectional Feminism, but this time you'll get to know her as a co-host of the show. Together with Suzana, who joins us dire…
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We’re switching streaming platforms! We will soon be listening to music on the ROKK app. Will you join the streaming platform revolution? On this episode, Kiki is joined by Alex Landenburg, better known as the drummer of KAMELOT and now the creator of the ROKK app. We had a long but lovely conversation, starting with Alex's career as a musician and…
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We’re still trying something new! This episode was edited by Kiki again with the help of Artificial Intelligence. If you think the sound is worse in comparison to our usual audio quality, let us know - thank you! As every year, Kiki and Pia begin the new cycle by summarizing their heavy musical highlights of the last twelve months as well as other …
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We’re trying something new! This episode was edited by Kiki with the help of Artificial Intelligence - gasp! Help us out by reaching out in case you think the sound is worse in comparison to our usual audio quality - thank you! On this new episode, Kiki and Pia talk to Simon McMurdo, the author of Nightwish on Track - a book that discusses every si…
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On a new short episode of Bleeding Metal, Kiki and Pia discuss some new music that just came out later this year. We also celebrate the revival of Nu Metal! Recorded on September 19th, 2023. Show notes: Find out more about La Vero's project on HEAVENQUEEN's website Check out everything about "Human" on RESOLVE's website ALPHAWHORES' linktree will d…
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We're back from our short break with a new season and to start it we're catching you all up on what we've been doing these past few months. Recorded on November 3rd, 2023. Show notes: Check out Kiki's Twitch channel - the next Heavy Friday Metal stream is on November 24th at 19:00 CET. Kiki also streams on the Women In Games channel The mentioned m…
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The last session of the TUSKA FORUM by BLEEDING METAL at this year's Tuska Festival in Helsinki was a moving interview with Marko Hietala hosted by Kiki. What was initially supposed to be a talk about his experience in the music business turned out to be an intimate conversation about the artist's personal growth throughout his life - including rec…
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The official language of this episode is Finglish - a gift from Bleeding Metal with love to our Finnish-speaking audience. It's a very entertaining episode and we hope you all enjoy it. The second day of the TUSKA FORUM by BLEEDING METAL at this year's Tuska Festival in Helsinki started with Kiki showing off her Finnish skills - which didn't take h…
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The opening event of the TUSKA FORUM by BLEEDING METAL, which was hosted by Kiki at this year's Tuska Festival in Helsinki, was this interactive workshop about Artificial Intelligence and music. The goal of the session was to implement the technology live and let generative AI create a song with all the necessary elements: music, lyrics, and cover …
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TRIGGER WARNING: the topic of suicide comes up during this episode several times. If you or someone you know is struggling, reach out for help around suicidal thoughts. During this year's Tuska Festival in Helsinki, Kiki hosted the TUSKA FORUM by BLEEDING METAL and started moving conversations with some of the performing artists. LOST SOCIETY-vocal…
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During this year's Tuska Festival in Helsinki, Kiki hosted a forum and had captivating conversations with some of the performing artists. On this episode of the podcast, we present to you the recording of Kiki's interview with animal rights activist and ARCH ENEMY-vocalist Alissa White-Gluz. Pia and Kiki then comment on the conversation and how eac…
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Since Pia was not able to attend Tuska Festival 2023, she asks Kiki all about the festival weekend, including but not limited to the Tuska Forum by Bleeding Metal, which Kiki hosted at the event in Helsinki. Tune in for an in-house interview and a preview of the upcoming episodes that were recorded live at Tuska 2023! Episode recorded on July 6th, …
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In an extraordinary episode, Kiki and Pia recount their experiences at different music festivals, especially in the ten years of working together on Metal & High Heels turned the Bleeding Metal Podcast. But before we go down memory lane, we must address two pieces of news from the Metal scene that are important to us. We also have a special announc…
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We like our topics deep and our episodes dark. Initially, Kiki and Pia planned to talk to Sue from THE HELLFREAKS about mixing styles and genres, because that happens on the Hungarian band's new album "Pitch Black Sunset". Ultimately, our whole episode became a mix of topics and we didn't skip a deep one: War, death, COVID, politics, fears, money, …
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Kiki and Pia welcome Charlie from AS EVERYTHING UNFOLDS back on the podcast! We catch up about how much the vocalist has personally grown with the band in the past few years and how her writing shifted focus from more private, Mental Health-related topics to more abstract, creative themes in the band's new album "Ultraviolet". Personal growth and c…
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Hungarian band THE HELLFREAKS has just caught our attention with their fifth and latest album "Pitch Black Sunset", which has been out since April 14th, 2023. It's quite the short album, which makes this bonus episode even shorter. Recorded on May 8th, 2023. Show notes: Check out THE HELLFREAKS' website. Bleeding Metal was created and is hosted and…
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Have you ever wondered why certain genres are more widespread in certain countries? Or why they are more successful there? Well, we have a brainstorming session for you! This is what happens when not one but two artist interviews get postponed - Pia and Kiki get to talk about topics that have been on their minds without researching about them befor…
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"Ultraviolet", the new album from AS EVERYTHING UNFOLDS resembles a photograph - the capture of a moment in time. The young British band work with the concept of photography in this album, which they describe as "an open work on the thoughts and feelings surrounding us at the time. The anger, the frustration, the progress - everything is on show an…
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As a musician, finding a band to join can become very difficult. There are not always friends around who share the same vision as you. To start a band, different things have to fit: characters, skill levels, music style choices, availabilities, and ambitions. In this episode, Pia asks Kiki about her journey as a musician and Joko comes back to tell…
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The new IN FLAMES album "Foregone" has both of us, Pia and Kiki, hyped and impressed. In this episode, we discuss the history of the band, the role of the pandemic on "Foregone", and the lyrics on the album and how they relate to current topics in the world. Recorded on February 22nd, 2023. Show notes: Pia's Interview with IN FLAMES-vocalist Anders…
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German Symphonic Metal band XANDRIA starts a new era with their album "The Wonders Still Awaiting" giving us an opportunity to talk to them and reflect on moments when we have reinvented ourselves, including this podcast. XANDRIA-founder Marco Heubaum and the band's new vocalist Ambre Vourvahis join Kiki and Pia to catch up on what was happening wi…
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After around five years of complete silence, the German Symphonic Metal band XANDRIA returns with a new line-up and a new album. In this short bonus episode, Pia and Kiki discuss their opinions and interpretations of the full-length release that the band has optimistically titled "The Wonders Still Awaiting". Recorded on January 27th, 2023. Show no…
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Gina Lucia runs a Youtube channel with the related #bookstagram and discord community around books and reading. However, unlike most resources about reading, she doesn't strictly encourage doing it more and more. Instead, her videos are analytical about the psychology of reading and can even be critical of a society that puts people who read more b…
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Another year comes to a close and we're reminiscing about it. Kiki and Pia discuss their favorite albums of the year, what bands they have discovered, and what video games they have been playing. We also take a look at what's coming up in 2023 with excitement and hope. Listen in and tell us your favorites of this eventful year. Recorded on December…
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Finding out what makes us different from other people is essential while getting to know ourselves. However, "othering" can lead to discrimination if we don't keep these observations neutral. In this episode, Kiki and Pia discuss their views on "othering" and "defensive othering" and their experiences with these concepts. Join us in analyzing these…
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This episode had more than its share of technical issues (maybe there were some patriarchal demons messing with us?). Still, it was a meaningful conversation that we hope will empower you all to take charge of your reproductive life, to get informed, and to weigh your options consciously. WE AWAKE's guitarist Marnie joins us to talk about her exper…
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In this sequel to our episode with Tobias Duncan from TRASH BOAT, we discuss other aspects and intersections of our identities - including music subcultures, hobbies, and other parts of ourselves that make us who we are. It's an emotional and personal episode but like identity itself, it has a strong socio-political significance. We want to encoura…
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When Kiki saw TRASH BOAT on stage at High 5ive Summer Fest in Stockholm, singer Tobias Duncan introduced one of their songs by saying that he doesn't identify with any gender and sexuality label. So we invited him to join the podcast and explore more deeply what it means to identify as a specific gender, the use of labels, and why we specify our pr…
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Summer festivals are back this year and we welcome a familiar voice to talk about our experience at High 5ive Summer Fest 2022. Our former co-host Steffi joins us for this bonus episode to talk about the trip Kiki and she made to Stockholm for this Metalcore festival and the travels they each planned around it. Tune in to find out about the perform…
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The practice of yoga while listening to heavy music, called Metal Yoga, is not a new concept. More and more yoga studios, as well as festivals, offer it nowadays. It shouldn't surprise anybody anymore, since it seems yoga can be combined with anything and everything - there's even such a thing as beer yoga! Berlin-based yoga instructor and metalhea…
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Do metalheads listen only to Metal? Even when they want to party? Spoiler alert: the answer is no. To lighten up the mood and prepare for the summer, Pia and Kiki reminisce about their very first party experiences and what kinds of music they listen to nowadays when they want to get in a celebratory mood. In these scary times especially, it's good …
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Sebastian aka. sarcastic_fingers (he/him) is a singer, musician, music teacher, and Twitch streamer, who joined Kiki to talk about the lack of inclusivity in music throughout history. We talk about our experiences with (higher) musical education and teaching, and how it could be better. We also discuss the historical development of the piano and ho…
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On a new episode of Bleeding Metal, Kiki and Pia are joined by German vocalist Jenny (@cthulhus13) to talk about wether we can separate the art we love from a problematic, controversial or even criminal artist. We talk through some cases of allegations of abuse, what we find can be forgiven as a fan, and how we have personally gone through the deci…
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On a new episode of Bleeding Metal, Kiki and Pia open up about their feelings on the invasion of Russia in the Ukraine. It's one of the most emotional episodes we've ever recorded and it means in no way to take away the attention of the people, who are directly affected by this war. Nevertheless, we think it is important to talk about the topics th…
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On a new episode of Bleeding Metal, Kiki and Pia talk to German gamer, Twitch streamer and tea expert OddNina. We talked about representation in Gaming, how some video games can bring up important topics to the table, and we of course compared the Metal and the Gaming communities. Recorded on February 10th, 2022. 00:11:42 Gaming 01:01:39 gaming and…
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Will we ever grow tired of talking about Feminism and how it relates to the Metal scene? The answer is nope! On a new episode of Bleeding Metal, Kiki and Pia are joined by Dr. Anna S. Rogers, sociologist and lecturer at the University of Georgia, who just released a book about Heavy Metal Feminism. Listen in to learn about concepts like "defensive …
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Kiki and Pia connect through the timezones to chat about what music they've been listening to this year. We discuss our favourite albums, favourite songs, music videos but also the video games we have played throughout the second year of the pandemic - yes, someone had to say it. Recorded on October 14th, 2021. 00:00:00 Greetings and personal news …
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What is "mental load"? And how does it affect the romantic, creative, and other types of partnerships? And how can we share it so that the tasks are in fact shared equally? Kiki and Pia discuss their experiences with unequal mental loads and how we can all try to be better. Recorded on October 21st, 2021. 00:00:00 Definition of "mental load" and th…
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What is intersectionality and how does it relate to white feminism? And what are our experiences as intersectional feminists in the Metal scene? Kiki and Pia welcome HORIZIS-singer Martha to the podcast to talk about their experiences and views around the topic of feminism and the intersections each of them fall into, including being metalheads. Re…
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Our podcast has a new name with which we begin a new chapter of the podcast and our lives. With Bleeding Metal, we want to approach the more important topics, such as politics, mental health, feminism, LGBTQIA+ rights, among many others and be more vocal with our opinions around them. In this episode we talk about ourselves and how we came to be wh…
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We all miss festivals, but have you ever thought about how we experience them as women? Should all festivals have women-only camping areas? And are there even enough female musicians good enough to be on festival billings? In this episode, Kiki, Pia, and Steffi discuss their experiences at festivals, how important it is to have more and more women …
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Many games have included metal music in their soundtrack and their concept. Of Bird & Cage started the other way around. Composer Arnold Nesis tells Kiki and Pia about how he and his metal band wrote an album and decided to turn it into a story-driven video game. After discussing the game and the music, we discuss important subjects from the overla…
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Leoni is Head of Media Relations and Tiffany is Head of Marketing in one of the biggest record labels in heavy music, Nuclear Blast. We had the pleasure of talking to them about their work, sexism in Metal, and marketing strategies for newcomer bands. The fact that women have always been a part of the heavy music scene and belong in Metal is appare…
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It had been too long since the last time we had Marcela Bovio on the podcast, so there was A LOT to catch up on. So many things have happened in her life and with her music and although not all of them have been positive, Marcela is stronger than ever and back with a new band and their first release!Tune in for a very personal and intimate chat, wh…
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On our 6th minisode, Kiki, Pia, and Steffi talk about their favorite releases of the first three months of 2021. We mention PHANTOM ELITE, EPICA, SIRENIA, ARCHITECTS, TO KILL ACHILLES, LANDMVRKS, AS EVERYTHING UNFOLDS, ANNISOKAY, ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN, DREAMSHADE, and SOEN.Guest sound editor: Savvier NelsonJingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highh…
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AS EVERYTHING UNFOLDS impressed us with the singles they released until now. Pia already listened to the album "Within Each Lies The Other" - which will be out on March 26th, 2021 - and asked a lot of questions!Kiki asked about the musical background, feminism in metal, and marketing strategies.Jingle by MERCY ISLE. www.metal-and-highheels.comMetal…
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