It’s the last Blackdiamond’s Metal Mayhem of 2020! The show on Tuesday 29th December was as always on air from 6PM GMT for two hours on http://www.totalrock.com!
Listeners on mobile devices can choose to listen via the TotalRock player, or the TuneIn Radio app can be downloaded. The show is also repeated from 9AM every Friday and of course can be listened to on demand any time at the website Podcast page.
The show revealed my choices for the Top 10 Albums of 2020 – with tracks from those albums being the focus of the first half of the show, as well as the latest from FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, PROMETHIUM, PAGANDOM, JUPITERIUM, ABSENSE and MIND DRILLER, along with some favourites!
Also featuring a little tribute to Lemmy Kilmister, five years on – always remembered!
You can see the Top 10 below, along with with the full show Play List, which will be available to listen to again here.
10. DEPRAVITY “GRAND MALEVOLENCE”
9. KATAKLYSM “UNCONQUERED”
8. FULL HOUSE BREW CREW “BARE KNUCKLE”
7. VERMOCRACY “VERMOCRACY”
6. WARD XVI “METAMORPHOSIS”
5. ONSLAUGHT “GENERATION ANTICHRIST”
4. INSIDIOUS DISEASE “AFTER DEATH”
3. RAIDER “GUARDIAN OF THE FIRE”
2. AC/DC “POWER UP” (PWR/UP)
*NUMBER 1 ALBUM OF THE YEAR*! WOLF “FEEDING THE MACHINE”
Full Play List:
FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE – No
PROMETHIUM – Visions
PAGANDOM – Don’t
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DEPRAVITY – Cantankerous Butcher
KATAKLYSM – Cut Me Down
FULL HOUSE BREW CREW – Unforgiving Land
VERMOCRACY – I’m Not Your Messiah
WARD XVI – Broken Toys
ONSLAUGHT – Religiousuicide
INSIDIOUS DISEASE – Divine Fire
RAIDER – Guardian Of The Fire
AC/DC – Through The Mists Of Time
WOLF – The Raven
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ABSENSE – Bleed To Death
MIND DRILLER – Prophecy
SAXON – Stand Your Ground
JUPITERIUM – King Of Spades
MOTÖRHEAD – Doctor Rock
MOTÖRHEAD – I’m So Bad (Baby I Don’t Care)
MOTÖRHEAD – Overnight Sensation (Live)
DORO – You’re My Family
POWER QUEST – Coming Home
SABATON – Devil Dogs
ACCEPT – The Rise Of Chaos
VAN HALEN – Atomic Punk
JUDAS PRIEST – Lightning Strike
HELL – The Quest
Many thanks to all the brilliant bands for the music and the record company and PR staff who provide me with a constant stream of new material to present on the show, plus all the artists who have contacted me with their music! And massive thanks to all the listeners – wishing you all a very Happy Metal New Year and hopefully a better 2021!