Hell Bent For Metal host Tom has been back to Roadburn to host another panel about queerness in heavy music, and reports back on how the festival's efforts to make themselves a welcoming, inclusive place have clearly, visibly paid off.
The show's been on hiatus due to a bereavement, with Roadburn being the one bright light in the dark. And while the panel (which featured Body Void, Pupil Slicer, Backxwash, and OvO) was a great moment for queerness in heavy music – and Tom personally – it wasn't the only reason that was the case, as the hosts discuss.
There's also a rundown of the musical side of a unique festival, including unexpected joy found in Sangre de Muérdago and Oiseaux-Tempête (spelling FAO Matt), and the more expected highlights of the four days in Tilburg.
Plus this episode's visit to the Hate Crew Gaybar sees Heimdal by Enslaved and Deathless by Hellish Form added to the jukebox.
#84 – A Feminist Queercore View On Metal
#83 – Viking Horn
#82 – Kickstart My Heartstopper
#81 – Anathema's Perfect Gay Heartbreak Songs
#80 – The Black Dahlia Murder's Accidental Ode To Queer Joy
#79 – Metal's Tacit Homophobia Endorsement Problem
#78 – (Al)legaeons Of Hell (Bent For Leather)
#77 – Roadburn: The Heavy Festival Where You Can Celebrate Being Queer
#76 – "We Were Taught Gay People Aren't Going To Heaven"
#75 – Let There Be Cock
#74 – 2 Camp, 2 Fabulous
#73 – A Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell In The Metal Community
#72 – Diamond Head, Diamond Heart
#71 – Hell Bent On Wednesdays
#70 – Peace Sells… But Who's Bi-ing?
#69 – Village People In Camo Pants
#68 – "The Chance Of Me Getting Knocked Out Is Not Worth The Risk"
#67 – A Trans Fist In The Face Of Bigots In The Metal Scene
#66 – Is Being A Metalhead A Barrier To Queer Dating?
#65 – Rammstein? New German Hardness? Oh Matron…
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