Heavy metal on the internet has a homophobia problem. An unpleasant set of examples in the past week force the LGBT+ metal podcast to confront this.
Matt and Tom discuss why the homophobic comments below stories involving gay musicians are such a problem, how it makes gay and bi people feel to see these kind of intolerance, and whether this accurately reflects metal culture in general.
There's also a dig back into the host's experiences of being visibly LGBT+ within metal, and what needs to be done to move the issue forward – and why all of this is a part of why Hell Bent For Metal exists.
There is just about time to sneak two more records into the Hate Crew Gaybar jukebox, in the form of Crawl Below's 9 Mile Square, and The Thule Grimoires by The Ruins Of Beverast.
Plus there's your standard bickering about Morrissey and The Beatles, and some chat about how an abyssal extreme metal sounds like the Sugababes. Naturally.
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