Alexis is away in Tinseltown this week, so Michael Hann is in the chair, hosting a heavy Music Weekly. Dom Lawson, our metal maven, is on hand to help us with the difference between powerviolence and grindcore, and the pod is also joined by Adam Boult, community co-ordinator for Guardian Music.
Elsewhere in this week's thunderous episode … Stevie Chick joins Mastodon drummer Brann Dailor backstage at Brixton Academy. What's the best scream in heavy metal? The heaviest riff? The most profound lyrics? He gives us his votes.
On the operating table in this week's Singles Club are tracks from Orange Goblin, Cracbooms and Wild Belle.
Azari and III, meanwhile, are the latest band to bring back the sound of 80s house. But in their own words they're offering something more than the standard "boom boom boom". As they get ready for a gig at Heaven, who better to quiz them than our club connoisseur Emma Warren?
Chip in with your thoughts at guardian.co.uk/music. And join us again next Wednesday when we'll have the music team's thoughts on the Brits.
