A dedicated home for heavy metal on Dundalk FM 97.7, Metal Mania airs on the third Saturday of the month and celebrates a genre that demands to be played loud and taken seriously.
Metal Mania is a specialist heavy metal show on Dundalk FM 97.7, dedicated to one of the most passionate and devoted fanbases in all of music. Airing on the 3rd Saturday of the month at 11.00pm, the show is a celebration of a genre that has endured, evolved, and continued to grow for over five decades, and that has always found a particularly fierce and loyal following in Ireland.
Heavy metal is not just a genre. It is a culture, a community, and for millions of fans around the world, a way of life. From the foundational riffs of Black Sabbath and the energy of early Metallica to the sprawling subgenres that have grown up in the decades since, metal encompasses an extraordinary range of sounds, styles, and philosophies. What unites them all is intensity, ambition, and a refusal to do anything quietly. Metal Mania on Dundalk FM is a home for all of it.
Irish metal bands have made their mark on stages from small clubs to major festivals, and the appetite for the genre among Irish audiences has always been strong. Counties like Louth and the wider border region have produced and supported metal acts for decades, and Metal Mania gives that local passion a voice on the airwaves alongside the international heavyweights of the genre.
For metal fans in Dundalk and beyond, Metal Mania is that platform. It is a show made by someone who genuinely loves this music and wants to share that love with anyone willing to turn it up loud.
Metal Mania airs on the 3rd Saturday of the month at 11.00pm on
Dundalk FM 97.7.
