The 2026 seal shatters with an aerodynamic new episode of the Metalheads Podcast! We start with a discussion about New Releases, highlighted by some long and lively takes on the new Kreator and Megadeth albums, then we share What We’re Listening To and Picks from the Crypt. After the sarcophagus closes, John reveals the top 2025 honors based on stats from our big year-end show. Find out who took home the Frenemies Award, the Get a Room Award, the Clairvoyant Award, The America Fuck Yeah Award, the World Traveler Award, the Jay Award and the coveted Wilson Award. Plus, George makes a promise of podcast changes to come...

Here come Metalheads, here come Metalheads, right down Metalheads Lane
We got a bag that's filled with toys for boys and girls again
Hear those slay bells jingle jangle, oh what a beautiful sight
So jump in bed and cover your head, cause Metalheads come tonight!

In the penultimate 2025 episode, our friend Justin Riley joins us to discuss metal news and evaluate a mighty list of new releases, including albums from Coroner, Evoken, An Abstract Illusion, Hooded Menace, Tombs, Wode, Testament and more. Plus, What We're Listening To, Picks From the Crypt, epic homework failures and an elemental monster battle of final albums, as Celtic Frost "Monotheist" locks horns with Bolt Thrower "Those Once Loyal" in a Thunderdome clash for the ages.