Metal Box presents:
Interview with local RVA METAL GROOVE band ARTUSHA!!!
Tonight at 11pm on WRIR LP 97.3FM Richmond Independent Radio www.wrir.org “METAL BOX” presents RVA METAL GROOVE/METAL band ARTUSHA!!!I will be interviewing this POWER TRIO from Richmond, Va. Also I will be playing heavy metal music from the 80’s, 90’s and up to now!!! Thrash, black, doom, death, and groove METAL!!! Get ready to feel THE POWER OF METAL TONIGHT!!! This is another band part of the Rock For Recovery benefit at Another Round Bar . Join me for also… plenty of other dark Music!!!…
Yancy Lambert 214 February 13th, 2020
Posted In: Music Shows
Tags: #rvamusic #localmusic, #wrir #localmusic, 80's heavy metal, 90's heavy metal, Another round bar and grill, ARTUSHA, black metal, Dark music, death metal, Doom metal, goth, GOTHIC LIZARD, Groove Metal, hard rock, Heavy metal, Horror score, METAL BOX, Metal groove, Punk, Rockforrecoverybenefit, Thrash Metal
Metal Box presents:
Score from thriller/mystery movie “UNDERWATER” plus interview with SPIRAL FRACTURE and music of THE JOY THIEVES!!!
Tonight at 11pm eastern standard time on WRIR LP 97.3FM Richmond Independent Radio www.wrir.org “METAL BOX” presents score from thriller/mystery film “UNDERWATER”…Also special interview tonight with RVA EXTREME METAL BAND…”SPIRAL FRACTURE” and also showing industrial/goth rock power group “THE JOY THIEVES”…creatures of the deep rise to destroy a water world of electrical darkness… Heavy metal, death metal, industrial metal, black metal, thrash metal, power metal and 80’s heavy metal! Get ready for a night of dark underwater destruction.
Yancy Lambert 214 February 6th, 2020
Posted In: Music Shows
Tags: #wrir #localmusic, 80's heavy metal, black metal, Creature feature, Dark electronic, death metal, Extreme metal, goth, GOTHIC LIZARD, Heavy metal, Industrial metal, Industrialmusic, POWER METAL, SOUNDTRACKS, Spiral fracture, The joy thieves, Thrash Metal, Thriller drama movies, Underwater movie
Metal Box presents:
KONG: 💀 Skull Island score and Bananaslama
11pm eastern standard time tonight on WRIR LP 97.3FM Richmond Independent Radio www.wrir.org “METAL BOX” presents…score for KONG:SKULL ISLAND composed by Henry Jackman…also showcasing local Richmond, Va. Slam metal/monkey metal band BANANASLAMA!!! And Wisconsin Industrial/electronic artist AREA-715 new single!!! No Monkey business tonight!!!💀🏝️🦍🐵🦍🏝️💀 TIME TO SLAM HARD with brutal death metal, black metal, grindcore, industrial, goth rock and Doom metal!!! And also some 80’s HEAVY METAL!!!
Yancy Lambert 214 January 24th, 2020
Posted In: Music Shows
Tags: #wrir #localmusic, Area715, BANANASLAMA, black metal, Dark electronic, death metal, Goth rock, GOTHIC LIZARD, Grindcore, Henry Jackman, HORROR, Industrialmusic, Kongskullisland, METALBOX, Monkey metal, Slam metal, Thrash Metal
Metal Box presents:
DARKNESS COVERS OVER ME
Tonight I will be playing music that speaks of depression and despair. Goth, heavy metal, punk, industrial and dark electronic/rock.
Yancy Lambert 214 January 17th, 2020
Posted In: Music Shows
Tags: Dark electronic, Dark music, goth, GOTHIC LIZARD, Heavy metal, Horror punk, Industrialmusic, METAL BOX, Punk, WRIR
Rockin’ Modern Neon Sounds presents:
Going faster miles an hour
djannag 122 September 4th, 2019
Posted In: Music Shows
Tags: absurd, blues, esoteric, GOTHIC LIZARD, Heavy metal, music, obscure, variety, weirdo
Top 30 new albums for week ending May 24 presents:
Top 30 new albums for week ending May 24
The weekly chart reflects the diversity of programming on WRIR. In an average week, WRIR DJs play approximately 1,200 albums (and EPs and singles).
To make it on the list, an album must be released in the past year. Local bands and albums played by more than one DJ are given priority in the rankings.
Below the chart is a list of new albums added to the music library once that information has been compiled. Check back later if it’s not there yet.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Felice Brothers | Undress | Yep Roc |
| 2 | Big Thief | U.F.O.F. | 4AD |
| 3 | Illiterate Light | Sweet Beast – EP | self-released |
| 4 | Southern Avenue | Keep On | Concord |
| 5 | Gothic Lizard | Creeping Out of the Dark | Cold Vision Inc. |
| 6 | Durand Jones & The Indications | American Love Call | Dead Oceans |
| 7 | Carlton Jumel Smith | 1634 Lexington Avenue (feat. Cold Diamond & Mink) | Timmion |
| 8 | Balkan Taksim | Zalina – Single | self-released |
| 9 | Haybaby | They Get There | Tiny Engines |
| 10 | Minor Poet | The Good News – EP | Sub Pop |
| 11 | Benjamin Shepherd | Hold the Line | self-released |
| 12 | FRENSHIP | Vacation | Counter |
| 13 | Alex Lahey | The Best of Luck Club | Dead Oceans |
| 14 | Cate Le Bon | Reward | Mexican Summer |
| 15 | Model Zero | Model Zero | Slovenly |
| 16 | Johnathan Rice | The Long Game | Mano Walker |
| 17 | POW! | Shift | Castle Face |
| 18 | Pottery | No.1 | Pod / Inertia |
| 19 | Jamila Woods | LEGACY! LEGACY! | Jagjaguwar |
| 20 | Nots | 3 | Goner |
| 21 | Drahla | Useless Coordinates | Captured Tracks |
| 22 | Ona | Full Moon, Heavy Light | Hickman Holler |
| 23 | Tacocat | This Mess Is a Place | Sub Pop |
| 24 | Aldous Harding | Designer | 4AD |
| 25 | The Yawpers | Human Question | Bloodshot |
| 26 | PUP | Morbid Stuff | Rise |
| 27 | Damien Jurado | In the Shape of a Storm | Loose |
| 28 | Patio | Essentials | Fire Talk |
| 29 | Lee Fields & the Expressions | It Rains Love | Big Crown |
| 30 | Orville Peck | Pony | Sub Pop |
Anna C. 7 May 25th, 2019
Posted In: Charts
Tags: Big Thief, GOTHIC LIZARD, Illiterate Light, Southern Avenue, The Felice Brothers
Metal Box presents:
Tonight!!! Score from fantasy/sci-fi movie AEON FLUX!!!
“METAL BOX” presents score from fantasy/sci-fi movie “AEON FLUX”…plus showcasing brand new albums by ANGEL METRO (VA) dark synth-pop/synth-wave/witch house artist and THE GASPING (NC) electronic/experimental darkwave/post industrial. Also… showcasing VELVET VEGA (Italy) a darkwave/post-punk group, SINE (TX) alternative rock/electronic band…and MOTHERMARY (NY) darkwave/electro-pop group. It’s going to be a electric thriller night of killer women singers and synthy circuits on 🔥 fire!!! Friday morning 1am to 3am eastern standard time…The future is NOW!!! Or just a memory…
Yancy Lambert 214 January 18th, 2019
Posted In: Music Shows
Tags: Aeonflux, Alovesine, Alternative music, Angel Metro, Dark music, Dark synthpop, Darkwave, Electronic, Electrorock, GOTHIC LIZARD, gothiclizard, industrial rock, Industrialmusic, Mothermarymusic, post-punk, RVA, Sine, synthpop, Synthwave, The gasping, Velvet vega, WRIR
Metal Box presents:
Happy HOLIDAYS FROM “METAL BOX”…
Tonight I will be playing 80’s and 90’s heavy metal music tonight!!! It’s going to be a killer wicked night of old school metal!!! HELLRAISER AND THE THING score music!!! Happy holidays!!!
Yancy Lambert 214 November 23rd, 2018
Posted In: Music Shows
Tags: 80's heavy metal, 90's heavy metal, GOTHIC LIZARD, hard rock, Heavy metal, METAL BOX, music, Radioshow, RVA, SOUNDTRACKS, WRIR
Metal Box presents:
Happy early Halloween from “METAL BOX”…
I’ll be playing a ton of Horror movie scores and lots of heavy metal, industrial, and goth music tonight!!!
Yancy Lambert 214 October 26th, 2018
Posted In: Music Shows
Tags: 80's metal, goth, GOTHIC LIZARD, halloween, Heavy metal, HORROR, Horror movie scores, INDUSTRIAL, METALBOX, Music show, Punk, spooky, WRIR, Wrir rva
Metal Box presents:
Horror Movie Theme Song Night and 80’s + 90’s HEAVYMETAL!!!
TONIGHT I will be playing a bunch of Horror movie theme scores from different movies. I will also be playing a bunch of 80’s and 90’s heavy metal music!!! Let’s get spooky together and make it a fun night!!! 
Yancy Lambert 214 October 19th, 2018
Posted In: Music Shows
Tags: 80's heavy metal, 90's heavy metal, Classic horror, fall fund drive, GOTHIC LIZARD, Halloween movie, Heavy metal, Hellraiser, Horror movie scores, John carpenter, METALBOX, SOUNDTRACKS, WRIR