In late 2008 Metalheadz founder Pete Bailey started hosting his own rock & metal radio show on Calon 105FM, playing mostly mainstream metal such as Iron Maiden, Guns N' Roses, Metallica, Rammstein, Trivium, Emperor and more.

Soon after Pete was joined by local promoter Ian Shaw, who wanted to use the show as a platform to help boost the local metal scene in Wrexham and thus the "Metalheadz" show was born in January 2009. Pete and Ian co-hosted the show together for roughly 6 months focusing on promoting the best new heavy metal bands whilst throwing in a few classics as well. They also interviewed bands such as: Hammerfall, In This Moment, God Forbid, Evile as well as many others.

Ian left the show to concentrate on his booking agency and has brought to Wrexham the likes of Evile, Paradise Lost, Decapitated, Finntroll and Alestorm as well as bringing the Metal Hammer & Scuzz sponsored club night Redeemer to Wrexham's Central Station club.

After Ian's departure Pete still really enjoyed running the show and carried on solo, interviewing bands at: Download Festival, Sonisphere, Bloodstock, Metal Hammer Awards, Kerrang Awards and more. Artists interviewed have included: Iron Maiden, Slipknot, Linkin Park, Lamb of God, Machine Head, Opeth, Dragonforce, Killswitch Engage, Cradle of Filth, Steel Panther as well as many more!

At the end of 2009 The Metalheadz launched their official website, as designed and maintained by Tom Fownes, as a platform to offer fans even more than just the radio show, thus themetalheadz.com was born. The site has since undergone several style changes, with the latest version launching on January 1st 2011.

The Metalheadz aims for the New Year include carrying on with all the good work done during the last two years, whilst striving to bring the fans even closer to the music. We will be looking to add new contributors to the Metalheadz fold and bring more content to our readers.

Well that pretty much brings us up to date, so make sure you tune into Metalheadz every Tuesday 10PM-12AM at www.calonfm.com and remember to come back to www.themetalheadz.com for regular updates!

Keep it heavy, Metalheadz!