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Since 2005, The Governor's Ball: The "Mighty" Metal and Comedy Show, has brought laughter and headbanging fury to the metal community. Beginning in the bowels of Toronto community radio and led by the enigmatic character simply known as The Governor, this hilariously violent program has attracted a dedicated and somewhat homicidal fanbase who revel in The Governor's words and the powerful metal he would spin in every episode.
In early 2008 The Governor escaped the oppressive clutches of futuristic game show hosts and even his own clone and headed to cyberspace. The Governor's Ball now the mighty podcast it is today, attracts hundreds of listeners with each episode. Each show is a mighty adventure, featuring headbanging metal tracks, words of wisdom from The Governor and his good friend Sly, along with interviews from the biggest metal stars in the world to local
acts bursting on to the Canadian scene. The Governor also has a film currently in production entitled "The Governor of Metal" documenting his metal adventures around the world with the some of metals most mighty players.
The Governor's Ball Wacken Preview Featuring Immortal and More
On a very special episode The Governor’s Ball presents a preview of the Wacken Open Air festival for 2010 featuring interviews with Immortal, Arch Enemy, and Holy Grail!
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Six Feet Under interviewed on The Governor's Ball
It’s time for anther bulging, mighty episode of The Governor’s Ball! Tune in to hear The Governor’s brand new interview with his friend vocalist Chris Barnes of Six Feet Under as they discuss their new covers album Graveyard Classics 3, as well as future touring plans and other manly banter.
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Children of Bodom & Age of Evil interviewed on The Governor's Ball
On a brand new episode of The Governor’s Ball, the mighty one brings you two powerful interviews. Tune in to hear The Governor go one-on-one with drummer and founding member Jaska Raatikainen of the Finnish metal superstars Children of Bodom, plus rhythm guitarist and vocalist Jeremy Goldberg of the young bangers in Age of Evil.
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Goatwhore co-hosts, Cynic interviewed on The Governor's Ball
On a brand new episode of The Governor’s Ball, The Governor is joined for the entire program by his good friends Ben Falgoust and Sammy Duet from New Orleans’ black thrashers Goatwhore! Also The Governor presents his interview with frontman Paul Masvidal of prog-metal legends Cynic.
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The Governor's Ball Canadian Music Week Special 2010
The Governor’s Ball presents their very first Canadian Music Week Special! This past March The Governor decided to take in some of the heavier features of CMW to bring this hilariously mighty edition of the show. Tune in to hear The Governor’s featured interviews with Orphaned Land, Aeternam, Starring Janet Leigh, Harvey Milk, and iwrestledabearonce.
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Alestorm & TYR Interviewed on The Governor's Ball
Once again it’s time for you to hold your sword to the sky and consume mass amounts of mead in tribute to another installment of metal hilarity from The Governor’s Ball! On this episode The Governor brings you two rambunctious and manly interviews about the drinking and fornications featuring members of the Scottish metal pirates Alestorm and the Faroese vocal folk-metallers TYR.
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Eluveitie & Jason Rouse Co-Hosts
While you may be stranded by volcanic ash, you can always rely on The Governor’s Ball to continue regular service and deliver skull-crushing metal hilarity all over your face! On this episode The Governor brings you an interview with frontman Chrigel Glanzmann of Swiss folk-metallers Eluveitie. Also, The Governor is joined for the program by metalhead comedian Jason Rouse.
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Vader Interviewed on The Governor's Ball
On this episode The Governor presents his brand new interview with Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek, frontman for the Polish death metal masters Vader! Tune in to hear these two mighty men banter about the dead, blasphemy, and religious worship. Also, The Governor is joined for the program by DJ Matt Hades of The Great Black North radio program.
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Unearth & The Red Chord Interviewed on The Governor's Ball
Quit stuffing your face with chocolate! This year your Easter treat is a delicious dose of metal with a brand new episode of The Governor’s Ball! On this episode The Governor brings you a two mighty interviews with Boston-area metallers.
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Cauldron & White Wizzard Interviewed on The Governor's Ball
Lock up your beef-steaks because it’s time for another dose of metal hilarity from The Governor’s Ball! On this episode The Governor brings you a two mighty metal interviews featuring vocalist/bassist Jason Decay of Toronto’s Cauldron and bassist Jon Leon of LA’s White Wizzard.
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