Each month in our Guestlist podcast, Stubru presenter Rik De Bruycker explores what goes on behind the scenes at AB. This time he speaks with his guests about Belgian metal.

Vincent Loozen wrote a book entitled "Crash! Bang! Wallop!" about metal pioneers in the Low Lands. We fine out why Metallica has a soft spot for our country and what the importance of Belgium is in the history of European metal. Rik talks to Vincent and Franky De Smet-Van Damme (Channel Zero) about local hard rock, cultivating puberty, graveyard desecration, Lemmy in a hot air balloon and ... Dani Klein. 

And how are things in Belgian metal in the year 2022, according to Iris Goessens (in one of her last interviews as singer of Spoil Engine) and Thomas Michiels (Psychonaut, presentator Bruut)? A chat about the emo revival, touring in China, foreign labels as a seal of approval, Electric Callboy and female fronted metal. 

We also ask the following people whether moshpits are over- or underrated:

• Chibi Ichigo
• Brent Vanneste (Stake, Klakmatrak)
• Willem Vandesande (All Eyes On Hip Hop, Busker)

The musical tip comes from AB Ticketing & Customer Service Representative Wati Koesharto.