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Heavy Metal 101

Your favorite podcast, wherein Eric, an expert, and John, a novice, explore, discuss, and argue about the history of heavy metal music. New episodes are available on the 3rd Monday of each month! Visit us at: https://anchor.fm/heavymetal101podcast Contact us at: heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com Social media: https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast https://twitter.com/heavy_101 https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/ Theme Music: Valhalla by Alexander Nakarada

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01:05:50

We Need To Talk About Prog Metal

Heavy Metal 101 ·

2024/02/19

Wherein Eric and John go to some truly dark places, exploring one of Eric's least favorite metal subgenres, progressive metal, but come out the other side stronger, wiser, and having talked about an assortment of amazing artists including the "big three": Fates Warning, Dream Theater, and Queensrÿche, as well as Eric's pick for THE SINGLE GREATEST HEAVY METAL ALBUM OF THE 1980s!opening poem: Music by Walter De La Mare Click on the links below for all the music listening breaks

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01:31:34

Special Topics in Metalology: You Wanted the Best,...

Heavy Metal 101 ·

2024/01/15

Wherein Eric torments John relentlessly, deep diving into the life and work of Kiss, the single most favorite band of Eric's misspent youth, in the 1980s. Throughout these "Special Topics in Metalology" episodes, we'll feature extended timeframes, more music, and even more verbal sparring, as we engage in deep dive explorations and analyses of challenging and esoteric subjects drawn from a wide swath of heavy metal history. Click on the links below for all the music listening breaks in this

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00:43:31

A 20th Century Curmudgeon’s Guide to 21st Century...

Heavy Metal 101 ·

2023/12/19

Wherein Eric, flying solo, takes a bit of a chronological detour, examining the heavy metal of the 21st century. On this edition, Eric surveys the very best albums of 2023, along with a pedagogical discussion of some of the many, many sub genres that comprise the metal of the 21st century, culminating in the official pick for HM101 Heavy Metal Album of the Year for 2023! Visit us at: ⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠ ⁠⁠(you can leave us a voicemail if you're so

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00:43:02

Heroes of the Metal Underground: 1980s American...

Heavy Metal 101 ·

2023/12/19

Wherein Eric rings in the holiday season in the best way possible: By exploring the esoteric underworld of 1980s American independent heavy metal bands with author Alexandros Anesiadis. Alex is the author of the fantastic new book Heroes of the Metal Underground: The Definitive Guide to 1980s American Independent Metal Bands. Purchase copies for yourself and 10 of your closest friends at: https://www.amazon.com/Heroes-Metal-Underground-Definitive-Independent/dp/1627311408 Assigned Listening #1:

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01:04:34

Women Who Rock Pt. 2: The Heavy Metal Ladies of the...

Heavy Metal 101 ·

2023/12/19

Wherein Eric and John conclude their epic diptych exploring the music and stories of women who rock, taking a look at an assortment of amazing female heavy metal artists and their extraordinary music making in the 1980s. Opening clip: Wendy O. Williams Assigned Listening #1: Rock Goddess- "My Angel" https://youtu.be/ezQ6jDaC6Tc?si=DrrizhtdjJXyggxl Assigned Listening #2 : Wendy O. Williams- "It's My Life" ⁠https://youtu.be/J3AJq_a8ETc?si=-NEA49-pHqcc9zds⁠ Assigned Listening

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01:02:38

Women Who Rock Pt. 1: A Prehistory of Women in Metal

Heavy Metal 101 ·

2023/10/16

Wherein Eric and John embark on an epic diptych exploring the music and stories of women who rock, first by delving into the prehistory of women in heavy metal via a look at of some of the monumental contributions of women to the wider history of rock music from 1938 through the 1970s. Opening clip: Joan Jett Closing clip: Lzzy Hale Assigned Listening #1: Sister Rosetta Tharpe- "Strange Things Happening Every Day" (1944) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4-22b72muY Assigned Listening #2

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01:00:47

The 3rd Annual Halloween Spooktacular: Long Live the...

Heavy Metal 101 ·

2023/10/02

Wherein Eric and John take Heavy Metal 101 to the next level, combining elements of classic horror radio plays, telling the narratives of four macabre King Diamond classics, alongside the story of the band and the man in the 1980s in classic HM101 style. Prologue- "The Call" The Story of Fatal Portait Eric and John do their thing, pt. 1 Assigned listening #1: "Halloween" (from Fatal Portrait)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ppu5BsqKck The Story of Abigail Eric and John do

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00:55:55

Metal Gets HUGE (Three Pop Metal Masterpieces from...

Heavy Metal 101 ·

2023/09/18

Wherein Eric and John take a scenic tour through the cassette collection of a young Eric, and explore three of the biggest pop metal hit albums of the mid-1980s: Bon Jovi- Slippery When Wet, Whitesnake- Whitesnake (aka 1987), and Def Leppard- Hysteria. Assigned Listening #1: Bon Jovi- "You Give Love a Bad Name" (the video) ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrZHPOeOxQQ Assigned Listening #2: Whitesnake- "Here I Go Again" (1982 video):

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01:05:40

The Thrash Metal Masterpieces of the "Big 4": 1986/7

Heavy Metal 101 ·

2023/08/21

Wherein Eric and John return for season three with a bang, exploring the seminal works of the "Big 4" of American thrash in 1986/7, Metallica's Master of Puppets, Megadeth's Peace Sells...But Who’s Buying?, Slayer's Reign in Blood, and Anthrax's Among the Living. Assigned Listening #1: Metallica- "Battery" ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvW4OQFA_UY Megadeth: "Peace Sells" the video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdEupVsL07E Assigned Listening #2:

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01:11:58

Enter Metallica (1981-84) with special guest, author...

Heavy Metal 101 ·

2023/05/15

The season #2 finale, wherein Eric, John, and special guest Ben Apatoff (author of Metallica: The $24.95 Book) discuss the formative history of arguably metal's most culturally significant band, Metallica, from their prehistory and formation through the release of Ride the Lightning. Assigned listening #1: "Hit the Lights" by Mettallica (sic) from the first pressing of the Metal Massacre #1 compilation (1982) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AA-mcfFQBE Assigned listening #2:

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01:07:29

A Brief History of Glam Metal Part 2: The First Wave...

Heavy Metal 101 ·

2023/05/01

Wherein Eric and John continue to delve ever more deeply into the gritty, glitzy history of glam metal, focusing this time on the first wave of 1980's Sunset Strip bands including Mötley Crüe, Dokken, W.A.S.P., Great White, Stryper, and Ratt. Assigned Listening #1- Mötley Crüe- "Live Wire" (version 1, Elektra Records) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6AiAKJDWCQ (version 2, Leathür Records original mix) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJjydoG5M9E Assigned Listening #2*: Ratt-

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00:48:26

A Brief History of Glam Metal Part 1: Foundations of...

Heavy Metal 101 ·

2023/04/17

Wherein Eric and John delve into the seedier side of the heavy metal multiverse, exploring the history of glam metal via both an examination of the earliest days of British glam rock and a look at the proto-glam metal scene found on the 1970's Sunset Strip. Assigned Listening #1: Montrose- "Rock Candy" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z25xrCoTdZI Assigned Listening #2: The Runaways- "Hollywood" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B3XhbwemuQ Visit us at:

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00:57:18

The Roots of Heavy Metal #2: The Blues

Heavy Metal 101 ·

2023/03/20

Wherein Eric and John excavate the most significant of heavy metal's musical roots, the blues, exploring the origins and histories of the genre as well as its more direct connections to the history of heavy metal. Throughout these "Roots of Heavy Metal" episodes, we'll dig deep into the many influences that made heavy metal music what it is, with longer episodes, more musical examples, and even more delightful verbal sparring as we uncover the wide array of musical styles that contribute to metal's

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00:55:58

When Metal Ruled the World: MTV and the First Pop...

Heavy Metal 101 ·

2023/02/20

Wherein Eric and John reflect upon the ascendency of heavy metal as an increasingly significant force in popular culture by looking at four massive albums released in 1983 and 1984, Def Leppard's Pyromania, Quiet Riot's Metal Health, Twisted Sister's Stay Hungry, and Van Halen's 1984. Assigned Listening: Def Leppard option #1: video-"Photograph" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4dHr8evt6k Def Leppard option #2: audio-"Stagefright" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5DyQBu5yoU Quiet Riot option #1:

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01:03:44

Special Topics in Metalology #2: Long Live the King...

Heavy Metal 101 ·

2023/01/16

Wherein Eric and John explore the formative years and the 1980's output of possibly the most important band of all the bands, the glorious Mercyful Fate! Long live the King indeed. Throughout these "Special Topics in Metalology" episodes, we'll feature extended timeframes, more music, and even more verbal sparring, as we engage in deep dive explorations and analyses of challenging and esoteric subjects drawn from a wide swath of heavy metal history. Click on the links below for all the music

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00:19:33

A 20th Century Curmudgeon’s Guide to 21st Century...

Heavy Metal 101 ·

2023/01/02

Wherein Eric, flying solo, takes a bit of a chronological detour, examining the heavy metal of the 21st century in smaller, bite-sized chunks. On the inaugural journey of this new bonus series of HM101 mini-episodes, Eric takes a look at some of the finest music of a brand new century, way back in 2000-2001. These 20th Century Curmudgeon's Guide to 21st Century Heavy Metal bonus episodes will be periodic short, sweet, and particularly goofy discussions of more recent bands, trends, albums, and

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00:54:14

Subgenres Arise!: The NWOBHM in 1981

Heavy Metal 101 ·

2022/12/19

Wherein Eric and John take a look at some of the earliest evidence of the genre fragmentation that would eventually define metal in the later 1980s and beyond via the NWOBHM of 1981, discussing the roots of pop metal, traditional metal, and extreme metal. Assigned Listening #1: Def Leppard- "High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkfJOrdc1AU Assigned Listening #2: Venom- "Witching Hour" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KopwsTJ7sLs Visit us at:

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00:48:41

That NWOBHM Episode...

Heavy Metal 101 ·

2022/11/21

Wherein Eric and John explore the foundational moments of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal in 1980, featuring early works by Saxon, Def Leppard, Diamond Head, and Angel Witch. Assigned Listening #1: Saxon- "To Hell and Back Again" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bM2wXFgO9g Assigned Listening #2: Def Leppard- "Wasted" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQzw1wJO8bY Assigned Listening #3: Diamond Head- "Am I Evil?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukeQeOwuEsU Assigned Listening #4: Angel Witch- "Angel

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00:47:14

Everything Old is New Again Part 2: Judas Priest,...

Heavy Metal 101 ·

2022/10/17

Wherein Eric and John take a look at what some of the classic metal bands discussed in season #1 were up to in the year 1980. Part 2 focuses on Judas Priest (British Steel) and Motorhead (Ace of Spades), as well as a look in on what all the other season #1 bands discussed were up to in and around the year of our lord 1980. Assigned Listening #1: option A Judas Priest- "Breaking the Law" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr3hflUHuog option B Judas Priest- "Rapid Fire"

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00:27:55

Our 2nd Annual Halloween Spooktacular Bonus Episode:...

Heavy Metal 101 ·

2022/10/01

Wherein Eric braves both the end of the world and John's horrifying, disembodied groans and shrieks in order to bring you the haunting tale of three of the foundational bands of extreme metal: Hellhammer, Bathory, and Mantas (with just a touch of Venom thrown in for good measure)! Assigned listening #1: Venom- Welcome to Hell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e0VvHZMaTs Assigned listening #2: Hellhammer- Triumph of Death https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_ETxRA4RjU Assigned listening #3: Bathory-

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