Week 25 (Sun. July 29): Dan Cleary of Striker!

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Agent Steel, Armed to the Teeth, beer, Canadian metal, Dan Cleary, Dokken, Edmonton scene, Eyes in the Night, Grim Reaper, Helstar, Napalm Records, podcast, Retro-traditional metal, speed metal, Striker, Third Eye Cinema

This week on Third Eye Cinema: our “summer of metal” continues with Dan Cleary of Canadian traditional metal band Striker!

From their inception in 2007 to date, they’ve been carrying the torch of classic 80’s style metal, delivering a surprising mix of old school styles from British heavy rock and NWOBHM to Los Angeles glam to head splitting speed, all tied up in one melodic, chameleonlike package!

Week 24 (3) (Sun. July 22): Chris Bennett of Widow (part 2)!

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Chris Bennett, Christof Bennett, Crimson Glory, Dokken, Leatherwolf, Life's Blood, Lizzy Borden, Midnight Strikes, Nightlife, On Fire, podcast, Raleigh scene, Retro-traditional metal, Third Eye Cinema, Widow

This week on Third Eye Cinema: prepare yourselves for a retro metal triple threat!

Finally, we present part 2 of our conversation with Chris Bennett of Widow, one of the earliest and still one of the best bands of the retro-traditional metal scene!

Starting way back in the late 90’s, Chris and John Wooten came out of the death metal scene with a then-unheard of passion for traditional 80’s metal, and over the course of four albums almost singlehandedly created a scene that is thriving to this day, out of their home base of Raleigh, NC!

Week 24 (2) (Sun. July 22): Jason Decay of Cauldron!

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Black N Blue, Canadian metal, Cauldron, Dokken, Jason Decay, Killer Dwarves, podcast, Retro-traditional metal, Skull Fist, Third Eye Cinema, Toronto scene, Widow

This week on Third Eye Cinema: prepare yourselves for a retro metal triple threat!

Next on the menu: Jason Decay of Toronto retro-traditional melodic metal band Cauldron!

One of the first bands of the style in existence, Cauldron arose from the ashes of Goat Horn, a doom metal act dating back to the late 90’s who gradually evolved into a more traditional melodic sound!

Week 24 (1) (Sun. July 22): Alex Gutierrez of Mortillery!

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Alex Gutierrez, bay area thrash, Canadian metal, Edmonton scene, Forbidden, Heathen, Mortillery, Murder Death Kill, Napalm Records, Overkill, podcast, Retro-traditional metal, retro-traditional thrash, Third Eye Cinema, Vio-Lence, Znowhite

This week on Third Eye Cinema: prepare yourselves for a retro metal triple threat!

First: we’ll be speaking with Alex Gutierrez of Mortillery, a brand new band exploding onto the retro-traditional thrash scene!

Formed just 3 years ago in 2009, Mortillery released only one EP before being picked up for their major label debut on Napalm Records!

With a background in punk and a clear and obvious love of classic 80’s San Francisco Bay Area thrash, Mortillery combines some seriously traditional stylings with some very modern touches (old school vets should be surprised to hear that half the band is female!) and is poised to take the metal scene by storm!

Week 23 (Sun. July 15): Chris Bennett of Widow!

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Chris Bennett, Christof Bennett, Crimson Glory, Dokken, Leatherwolf, Life's Blood, Lizzy Borden, Midnight Strikes, Nightlife, On Fire, podcast, Raleigh scene, Retro-traditional metal, Third Eye Cinema, Widow

This week on Third Eye Cinema: we’re talking music!

We’ll be speaking with Chris Bennett of Widow, one of the earliest and still one of the best bands of the retro-traditional metal scene!

Starting way back in the late 90’s, Chris and John Wooten came out of the death metal scene with a then-unheard of passion for traditional 80’s metal, and over the course of four albums almost singlehandedly created a scene that is thriving to this day, out of their home base of Raleigh, NC!

Week 13 (2) (Sun. Apr. 15): Jackie Slaughter of Skull Fist!

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Canadian metal, Head of the Pack, Heavier than Metal, Jackie Slaughter, Michael Angelo, Nitro, No False Metal, Paul Gilbert, podcast, Racer X, Retro-traditional metal, Shrapnel Records, shred, Skull Fist, Third Eye Cinema, TNT, Toronto scene, Yngwie

This week on Third Eye Cinema: we’re talking music!

Next up: we speak with wild man Jackie Slaughter of Skull Fist!  A former skatepunk who “saw the light” of fretboard worship, Jackie has come out of nowhere with a truly retro-traditional metal look and sound, all the more amazing for being produced in this day and age, by a band too young to have been there the first time around!

Fans of flashy guitar pyrotechnics ala TNT, Yngwie Malmsteen, Vinnie Vincent, Nitro, and Racer X must…and I mean MUST tune in for this one.