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PODCAST

Metal Nerdery Podcast

Metal Nerdery Podcast

A Heavy Metal and Thrash Podcast. From SABBATH to SLAYER, Join Us as we Dive into all things Metal with an extra side of nonsense

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01:04:18

#216 PIG DESTROYER’s HEAD CAGE Album Dive

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2023/10/12

September 7, 2018 One of the finest albums of the fall season that deserves space in your autumn playlist (right alongside everything Sabbath & Zeppelin) is PIG DESTROYER’s 2018 work of grindcore perfection, HEAD CAGE. While the Alexandria, Virginia based grind lords are one of the most recognized bands of the genre, HEAD CAGE has a more “mainstream” sound that could best be described as a convergence of 80’s & 90’s thrash with an infusion of hard core and doom textures as well as subtle

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01:11:16

#215 RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Album Dive

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2023/10/05

November 3, 1992: RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE’s self-titled debut injected some much-needed angst & social awareness into metal in the early 90’s with their own unique brand of vitriolic, sonic vengeance aimed at the corrupt power elite responsible for negatively impacting sociopolitical and corporate landscapes the world over with complete impunity. With powerfully simplistic riffing, a revolutionary lyrical message, and six-string pyrotechnics which transformed the guitar into a new way to DJ,

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01:02:44

#214 PANTERA LEGACY TOUR POST GAME WRAP-UP

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2023/09/28

Who: King Parrot, Lamb of God, & PANTERA What: One of the finest heavy metal concert experiences EVER When: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 Where: Ameris Bank Amphitheater - Alpharetta, Georgia Why: For the celebration of The Abbott Brothers history & legacy On this night, thousands of loyal Atlanta metal fans made the pilgrimage to behold the spectacle of King Parrot, Lamb of God, and PANTERA absolutely blowing everyone’s mind with one of the finest (and certainly one of the HEAVIEST) heavy

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01:32:20

#213 LAMB OF GOD - Inside The Metal - Pre-Game part 2

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2023/09/21

“That’s something you could remember to forget later…” One of the most profound things about heavy metal is its natural evolution over time. It’s never forced and somehow everything just flows together with perfection, like some intelligently designed, supernaturally endowed, cosmic jigsaw puzzle. Similar to the way Pantera picked up the baton for metal in the early 1990’s, LAMB OF GOD became the new “stop gap” for metal fans and the evolutionary “next wave” of extreme metal (a.k.a. the New Wave

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01:17:42

#212 PANTERA PRE-GAME

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2023/09/14

“Awww mannn…” As of the recording of this episode, we were hyping ourselves into a frenzy to get fired up and ready for the upcoming PANTERA show (with King Parrot and Lamb of God opening) at the Ameris Amphitheater in Alpharetta, Georgia on September 12th, 2023. And as of the publishing of this episode, we will have already borne witness to the awesome display of power which made PANTERA the quintessential metal band of the 90’s (more on that later…), and for that, we give “bigly tremendous”

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01:49:11

#211 IRON MAIDEN SOMEWHERE IN TIME - Album Dive

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2023/09/07

September 29, 1986: By this point in time, nearly 2 years had passed since the release of Powerslave and nearly a year had passed since Live After Death was released, commemorating the World Slavery Tour of 1984-1985 that cemented IRON MAIDEN as one of the most legendary bands in all of metal. And just like with any other advancements forward impacting time and technology, SOMEWHERE IN TIME, their 6th studio album (and the first to include, wait for it: guitar synths) proved to be a quantum leap

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01:52:09

#210 DANZIG - Inside The Metal

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2023/08/31

If you were to blend the dark, heavy riffs of Sabbath & Zeppelin with the straight-ahead power of AC/DC and then add the incredible vocal crooning style of The Doors’ frontman Jim Morrison, mixing everything with a generous infusion of punk rock angst and Halloween themed, gothic horror vibes to tie it all together, the end result would be DANZIG, the “modern classic” sounding “horror metal” band fronted by GLENN DANZIG (formerly of Misfits & Samhain). Prepare to enjoy yourself some

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01:26:15

#209 RUSH - Inside The Metal, 70’s Style

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2023/08/24

The 1970’s is one of the greatest decades in the history of the development of modern metal. Back in the 70’s, it was not at all uncommon to get 2 albums from the same artist within the same year! During the 70’s, you’d drop the needle on the record, turn on the lava lamps and the black lights, indulge in your preferred relaxer of choice, and be instantly transported to an alternate dimension of sonic bliss where, again, it was not at all uncommon to have the entire first side of an album consist of

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01:19:33

#208 METALLICA Garage Inc Album Dive

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2023/08/17

“Let it ring out…okay turn it off now…” Way back “during the late 1900’s” (1998 to be precise), METALLICA released an updated volume of various cover songs by various artists of their youth via GARAGE INC., a 2-disc set (that’s compact disc, btw: those were still pretty popular “during the late 1900’s”) including one disc of brand new cover tunes and one disc including the original $5.98 EP: Garage Days Re-Revisited, along with a various assortment of B-sides, one-offs, and previously unreleased

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01:17:09

#207 MASTODON Inside The Metal (ATL-Edition), Chapter...

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2023/08/10

It’s always a treat to talk about “hometown” metal, especially when it’s one of the heaviest, most modern, progressive metal bands in the entire genre. Actually, to call them “prog” might be a bit misleading, although “progressive” is certainly an apropos descriptor for the shared artistic odyssey which Brann Dailor, Brent Hinds, Bill Kelliher, and Troy Sanders (collectively known as MASTODON) had embarked upon more than 20 years ago and are still going strong with no sign of stopping any time

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01:11:16

#206 ODDBALL WEIRDNESS in Metal

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2023/08/03

With a little guidance from Loudwire’s Dumbest Best Metal Band Names listicle, we decided to take the offramp into the offbeat and investigate the most off-kilter, ODDBALL metal bands with the most outlandish names and over the top aesthetics ever to bless metal. Whether it’s the band’s look, their theme, or the simple hilarity of “what’s in a name” (including, but not limited to: band name, album name, and/or song name), there’s certainly some incredibly wonderful, warped weirdness which dwells

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01:24:37

#205 LED ZEPPELIN II - Album Dive

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2023/07/27

Less than a year after the release of the crushingly heavy & near flawless masterpiece known as their self-titled debut album, LED ZEPPELIN released their sophomore follow up, LED ZEPPELIN II, on the 22th and the 31th of October 1969 (in the US & UK, respectively). While something of a departure from the blues-centric focus of their debut, LED ZEPPELIN II included a significant refinement and enhancement of their overall sound, including new instrumental arrangements, song structures,

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01:27:48

#204 BLACK SABBATH - LIVE EVIL Album Dive

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2023/07/20

Given the recent release & fanfare surrounding the remixed and remasterized 40th anniversary edition of LIVE EVIL, the “first official” live album from metal founding fathers BLACK SABBATH and the last official album to feature RONNIE JAMES DIO on vocals (until 1992 anyway), we felt obliged to share our own personal experiences regarding LIVE EVIL, from our first listen until now. With a setlist including a balanced mix of classic Ozzy era tracks blended with the more recent Dio era tracks

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01:10:42

#203 QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2023/07/13

QOTSA, aka QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, began back in the late “Nineteen Hundreds” in Seattle, Washington following the breakup of Josh Homme’s former band, desert metal legends Kyuss. With a wide array of sonic textures, layers, and sound design sorcery ingrained within their music, as with Kyuss, QOTSA is another prime example of a band whose albums should be listened to and enjoyed via headphones (and if we’re being honest, since “this show is about honesty”, a healthy infusion of relaxers will help

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01:25:08

#202 EXODUS - Baloff’s BONDED BY BLOOD & Souza’s...

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2023/07/06

This episode is dedicated to one of a handful of times in thrash metal history where the first two albums have two totally different singers, giving the illusion of two totally different “first new albums”. And since this is an episode of firsts, we felt that diving into BONDED BY BLOOD (the first album with Paul Baloff on vocals) and PLEASURES OF THE FLESH (the first album with Steve “Zetro” Souza on vocals) together would be an excellent way to compare and contrast the mighty thrash power of Big

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01:16:25

#201 DJUNTS & FLAHNS - The SOUNDS of Metal - & OTHER...

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2023/06/29

If you’re gonna describe a riff to somebody…” There are a multitude of MOUTH SHAPES that exist all across the rock & metal landscape, many of which we’re pretty certain you’ve never heard of before in your life. Sure, there’s the typical FLAHNS & DJUNTS. (And thanks to Pantera, there are even super djunts!). But did you know about the muns, the buns, the duns, the luns, and the uns? What about the waows and the baows? The dans and the dons? The ban-nah-nahs, the dahn-nahs and the

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01:25:04

#200 AC/DC - HIGHWAY TO HELL - Album Dive

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2023/06/22

July 27, 1979 Perhaps one of the most brilliant & haunting albums of AC/DC’s 1970’s output, HIGHWAY TO HELL shows the band at their peak with the most polished production of their career thanks in no small part to the production genius of Robert John “Mutt” Lange. Not only is it the perfect finale to the Bon Scott era of the band, but it perfectly portrays everything the band had evolved to up to this point in their career, including some of the most vividly visual lyrics and darkest, heaviest riffs

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01:12:28

#199 JUDAS PRIEST VOL. II: The 80’s

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2023/06/15

Summary: Prepare to travel back in time and embrace the dayglo technicolor of the 1980’s, a time when Miami Vice impacted fashion, the PMRC became the best promoters of heavy metal in the world, and JUDAS PRIEST achieved mainstream success and popularity with a shift towards bigger, heavier, more modern metal soundscapes which has become their calling card (with the exception of that one keyboard & synth laden album from ’86 that always seems to draw flak, even from fans). Get ready to “drop the

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01:21:54

#198 Year of Our Riff Lord: 1987

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2023/06/08

“Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” 1987. That sounds like a very long time ago, but here’s a few events that will provide some perspective. 1987 marked the time of the Black Monday stock market crash, the FDA approval of Prozac, the first sighting of The Simpsons on television, WrestleMania III at the Pontiac Silverdome, and the release of Guns N’ Roses debut album, Appetite For Destruction. Additionally, many of us were deep in the throes of our own budding pubescence (and/or pube-essence) in

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01:15:19

#197 BLACK SABBATH SABOTAGE Album Dive

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2023/06/01

“You are Number 6…” There’s a t-shirt somewhere that perfectly sums up the philosophy of life, which is as follows: “You can only trust yourself and the first six Black Sabbath albums.” After 4 brutally brilliant albums of heavy metal doom & gloom, and one with a greater focus on more progressive music and experimental soundscapes, BLACK SABBATH finally managed to blend every facet of their sonic sorcery together into a single work that perfectly represents the epitome of their signature sound

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