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The RigRundown

The podcast that plugs into Northern Ireland's heavy scene, sitting down with local metal bands and touring acts to talk about the gear, the graft and the noise behind the noise.

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Latest episodeThe Rig Rundown - Episode 46 - Mortal Backlash

Guests & collaborations

  • Trivium
  • Biohazard
  • Dave EllefsonMegadeth

And bands playing their first support slot the same week. Same questions, same respect, either way.

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What it is

Every band has a
story in their rig

The Rig Rundown is a Belfast podcast about the machinery of heavy music. Not specs for the sake of specs: the £40 pedal that survived three tours, the borrowed head that made the record, the reason a band tunes where they tune. Local bands first, touring acts whenever they roll through.

More about the show
Pete Renshaw, host of The Rig Rundown, at Bloodstock Festival.

Your host

Pete Renshaw

25 years on the Belfast scene. Singer with Nihilanth, Delusional Silence and Ketos. Booker and promoter at Voodoo Belfast.

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the show

The Rig Rundown is small, loud and pointed straight at people who care about heavy music and the gear that makes it. If that's your audience too, there's room on the bill.

  1. 01

    Brands & gear

    Put your kit in front of players who actually buy it

    Amp builders, pedal makers, string brands, retailers: episode sponsorship, honest demos and social cut-downs made for feeds, not for TV.

  2. 02

    Bands & labels

    Get your rig (and your record) heard

    Album cycle, tour announcement or first EP: come on, talk gear, and walk away with a full episode plus clips you can post for months.

  3. 03

    Venues & promoters

    Cover the shows that keep the scene alive

    On-site rig rundowns, backstage interviews and festival coverage that sells tickets and documents the Belfast scene properly.

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