Metal Asylum traditionally ran a half hour, typically on a nightly basis at 11pm ET, and deemphasized band interviews in favor of simply playing music videos, largely of the heavy metal genre.

Payton’s adoration for the original Arkham Asylum after an extensive history of working on Metal Gear Solid eventually led to him creating Arkham Shadow, an incredible Batman game in its own right.

Asylum seeker Kazem Kazemi says it was his love for heavy metal music and playing his electric guitar in a laundry room inside the Manus Island detention centre that helped him cope with the ...