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Thunderdome Metal Reviews: The Church of Heavy Metal

Tracey is a sentient prog metal algorithm composed of chicken blood and spreadsheets (@KloakaMetal), Ben is an oldhead with a penchant for nihilism, sludge, and bourbon (@BenDangerously), Dr. David Pizzo (@pizzohistorian) is a world-traveling scholar who bleeds thrash, and Dr. Gabriel Cooper (@lividlunch) when not reveling in a metalcore breakdown brings a plethora of death from the cavernous depths of his murder basement. Together they are just four metalheads giving their thoughts on bands and

music music commentary

All Episodes

00:20:36

Helms Deep, "Chasing the Dragon," (6/20/25), Review

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2025/08/30

Metalheads!! Tracey's pick for an album released in June is cosmic in scope, does the execution match?

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00:59:15

Discography Blast:063 The Stooges

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2025/08/29

Metalheads!! As we careen towards Labor Day, Gabe serves us a heaping platter of Stooges.

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00:18:31

Blood Monolith, "The Calling of Fire," (5/16/2025),...

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2025/08/05

Metalheads!! Gabe answers the fire's call with his May pick.

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00:18:57

Rivers of Nihil, "Rivers of Nihil," (5/30/2025), Review

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2025/07/31

Metalheads!! Tracey is in full effect with his pick for May.

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00:16:04

Behemoth, "The Shit Ov God," (5/9/2025), Review

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2025/07/29

Metalheads!! David brings big Polish energy to his May pick.

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00:14:29

The Haunted, "Songs of Last Resort," (5/30/2025), Review

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2025/07/24

Metalheads!! Ben's pick for an album released in May is the latest by The Haunted.

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00:23:31

Farewell Ozzy, we love you.

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2025/07/23

Metalheads, tonight we gathered to discuss the recent passing of Ozzy Osbourne, reflecting on his profound impact on heavy metal music and our connections to his work. We explored Ozzy's legacy, including his influence on other artists, his role in shaping the music landscape, and his unique combination of being both intimidating and self-deprecating. The conversation concluded with our appreciation for Ozzy's dedication to performing until the end and his lasting influence on the music

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00:18:13

Allagaeon, "The Ossuary Lens," (4/4/2025), Review

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2025/07/17

Metalheads!! David once again pretends not to like tech death for his April pick.

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00:20:16

Messa ,"The Spin," (4/11/2025), Review

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2025/07/15

Metalheads!! Gabe dons his leather jacket, lights a filterless cigarette, and rides out on his motorcycle to bring us this Italian album.

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00:17:50

Conan, "Violence Dimension," (4/25/2025), Review

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2025/07/10

Metalheads!! Ben welcomes us to a Violence Dimension in his pick for an album released in April.

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00:21:39

Buried Realm, "The Dormant Darkness," (4/4/2025), Review

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2025/07/08

Metalheads!! Tracey's pick for an album released in April is a Colorado melodic tech death release.

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01:09:26

Grab Bag 047: Forever 80s

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2025/07/06

Metalheads!! It's time for a totally tubular romp through the '80s metal scene.

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00:56:21

Discography Blast 062: Oceans of Slumber

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2025/07/06

Metalheads!! Tracey wanted us to finish off the offerings for Oceans of Slumber that we hadn't reviewed. So here it is.

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01:07:11

Grab Bag 046: Not Your Pappy's Metal

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2025/07/05

Metalheads!! Another long play for your long weekend. This time, we are talking about proto-metal albums from before each of us was born.

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01:33:10

Discography Blast 061: King Gizzard the Lizard Wizard

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2025/07/05

Metalheads!! Things get weird, and we have a guest pick the band and the albums for this episode.

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01:05:57

Discography Blast 060: Pissing Razors

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2025/07/04

Metalheads!! Old head Ben is back at it (sadly, the it isn't editing or uploading on time) and has chosen more 1990s metal to inflict on the pod.

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00:18:10

Destruction, "Birth of Malice," (3/7/2025), Review

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2025/07/03

Metalheads!! Gabe's pick for an album released in March is the latest by Teutonic thrash legends Destruction!

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01:15:37

Grab Bag 045: Just For You

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2025/07/03

Metalheads!! It is a long weekend and Ben finally got off his ass to upload stuff. As you celebrate (or mourn, given what is going on), July 4th, here is another heaping helping of our nonsense. Tracey's concept for this bag is to pick something that the person after you will give an A.

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00:51:47

Discography Blast 059: Boris

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2025/07/02

Metalheads!! Ben has been slacking, and after a long hiatus, we return with a backlog of album reviews for your approval. First up is Gabe's pick for a discography blast, the Japanese experimentalists, Boris.

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00:19:06

Whitechapel, "Hymns in Dissonance," (3/7/2025), Review

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2025/05/01

Metalheads!! Tracey's prayers for a March album have been answered.

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