{"podcast":{"title":"The Metal Roundup","slug":"the-metal-roundup-6854362","podcast_index_feed_id":6854362,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/f40765bc/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-metal-roundup","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/40841255/40841255-1778770772205-93a3531dc4cc3.jpg","author":"Steve O'G, Drew Fortune, and METALBIRB","episode_count":88,"summary":"Your one-stop shop to catch up on the latest happenings in the Metal music scene with YouTubers METALBIRB, Drew Fortune, and Steve O'G.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T06:19:19.830725+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-metal-roundup-6854362"},"episode":{"title":"Are These Metal Bands Getting BETTER In 2026?","slug":"are-these-metal-bands-getting-better-in-2026","published_at":"2026-04-28T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-metal-roundup-6854362/are-these-metal-bands-getting-better-in-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-metal-roundup-6854362","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-metal-roundup/episodes/Are-These-Metal-Bands-Getting-BETTER-In-2026-e3iitii","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/f40765bc/podcast/play/119157778/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-28%2F423019969-44100-2-d80b768e79383.mp3","summary":"Join Steve O'G, METALBIRB and Drew Fortune for another episode of The Metal Roundup. This week the lads wade their way through the absolute deluge of new releases in the scene from the likes Saosin, Periphery, Invent Animate, Don Broco, Northlane and plenty more!Amusingly, they also discuss whether Loathe might finally be about to drop new music.... (this episode was recorded just hours before Loathe drop a new single and announce an album release...) Access the special bonus episodes as a Spotify subscriber - https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/the-metal-roundup/subscribe Join our Patreon with Discord access: https://www.patreon.com/TheMetalRoundup Have you got a 5 day camping ticket for this year's Download Festival? Come see The Metal Roundup's first ever live show @ Download Festival in District X on Thursday 11th June!","meta_description":"Join Steve O'G, METALBIRB and Drew Fortune for another episode of The Metal Roundup. This week the lads wade their way through the absolute deluge of new…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4454,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-metal-roundup-6854362/episodes/are-these-metal-bands-getting-better-in-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-metal-roundup-6854362/are-these-metal-bands-getting-better-in-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}