Plague Rages Podcast

About Plague Rages Podcast

Metal writers Wolf Rambatz and Stephen David Stevenson-Davison talk about heavy metal music. Wolf is the dumb one, Steve is the smart one. plaguerages.substack.com (https://plaguerages.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher

Wolf Rambatz

Category

music · music

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

15 Mar 2021

Latest episode

4 Feb 2025

Latest episodes

11 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   4 Feb 2025

   Plague Rages Podcast #10: Nite Interview

   Wolf Rambatz interviews Avinash Mittur and Patrick Crawford of the band Nite, exploring their newest album, Cult of the Serpent Sun, and revealing the band's history.

2. 

   7 Oct 2022

   Plague Rages Podcast Bonus #2: Ancient Enemy Record Release Special

   Heavy metal writers Wolf Rambatz and Stephen David Stevenson-Davison interview Ancient Enemy guitarist Dave Fonseca about Ancient Enemy's new EP, The Plague Ship, discussing the album's tracks and Ancient Enemy's origins.

3. 

   22 Aug 2022

   Plague Rages Podcast #9: The Stream Court

   Heavy metal writers Wolf Rambatz and Stephen David Stevenson-Davison review new metal releases from Megadeth, In Flames, and Blind Guardian, and discuss the "artists with material in production" section of Wikipedia in this episode.

4. 

   16 Aug 2022

   Plague Rages Podcast #8: Celtic Frost's 'Cold Lake'

   Heavy metal writers Wolf Rambatz and Stephen David Stevenson-Davison analyze Celtic Frost's album *Cold Lake*, exploring its controversial status and impact on the band's trajectory in this interview episode.

5. 

   11 Jan 2022

   Plague Rages Podcast #6: Mayhem's 'Grand Declaration of War'

   Heavy metal writers Wolf Rambatz and Stephen David Stevenson-Davison analyze Mayhem's 'Grand Declaration of War,' exploring its historical context and musical merits in this interview episode.

6. 

   10 Dec 2021

   Plague Rages Podcast Bonus EP #1: The Game of Metal Explainer

   Heavy metal writer Wolf Rambatz explains the rules of the Game of Metal, which was featured on Stereogum's The Black Market, in this episode.

7. 

   22 Oct 2021

   Plague Rages Podcast #5: RIP Eric Wagner

   Heavy metal writers Wolf Rambatz and Stephen David Stevenson-Davison discuss the music of Eric Wagner from Trouble, The Skull, and Blackfinger in this retrospective episode, highlighting his impact on metal.

8. 

   11 Aug 2021

   Plague Rages Podcast #4: At the Gates, Iron Maiden, ALC: Jorn's 'The Duke'

   Heavy metal writers Wolf Rambatz and Stephen David Stevenson-Davison discuss the passing of metal icons, new album releases from At the Gates and Iron Maiden, and Jorn Lande's album *The Duke* in this interview episode.

9. 

   1 Jul 2021

   Plague Rages Podcast #3: Interview w/ Seputus

   Heavy metal writers Wolf Rambatz and Stephen David Stevenson-Davison interview Stephen Schwegler and Doug Moore of Seputus, discussing their new album *Phantom Indigo* and their creative process.

10. 

    21 May 2021

    Plague Rages Podcast #2: Big 4 Draft

    Heavy metal writers Wolf Rambatz and Stephen David Stevenson-Davison draft albums from Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax, and Slayer, known as the Big 4 of Thrash, and discuss the bands' careers in this episode.

11. 

    15 Mar 2021

    Plague Rages Podcast #1: Interview w/ Jenn B, the Queen of Dating

    Dating expert Jenn B, the Queen of Dating, discusses dating strategies and experiences with hosts Wolf Rambatz and Stephen David Stevenson-Davison in this interview episode.

Who has been a guest on Plague Rages Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Avinash Mittur
• Patrick Crawford
• Dave Fonseca
• Stephen Schwegler
• Doug Moore

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 15 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

16

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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