Metal Nerdery Podcast

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#351 Metal Church 'Dead to Rights' Review - Metal...

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2026/05/14

“It took me like a hard 16 seconds…but I got it down…I swallowed all of it…”Released April 10, 2026, DEAD TO RIGHTS, the 14th studio album in 40+ years from the mighty METAL CHURCH, features a new line up and a return to the power metal infused thrash style that made them a force to be reckoned with back in the 80’s, during the heyday of the (then relatively new) thrash scene. “I was proud of myself…that I finished that much…in so little time…” Featuring David Ellefson (formerly of Megadeth)

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86:31

#350 Was 1986 the Best Year in Metal? Master of...

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2026/05/07

“If you were gonna be a stripper…what would your stage name be?”When you think about 1986, it’s almost hard to fathom that we are 40 years away from it. Four decades away from perhaps THE biggest year in metal, and we’re not just saying that because we were still young and impressionable, but because it was quite literally THAT epic of a year! March, September, and October of 1986 gave us Master of Puppets, Peace Sells… (But Who’s Buying?), and Reign In Blood (respectively), and that’s only 3

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83:30

#349 - The First and The Last

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2026/04/30

“You like to hear how they have progressed or digressed…or either…or gressed…”This episode is a lot like looking at pictures of family when everyone is much younger and then looking at recent pictures of family and realizing that after enough time, a LOT changes. Just as people grow and age and (hopefully) evolve over time, no artist should currently be EXACTLY as they were when they first started, as there should be an obvious evolution and progression of their style and sound over multiple

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66:31

#348 - Black Sabbath Heaven And Hell Album Review

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2026/04/23

“This is the 80’s before the 80’s was the 80’s…”Released April 18, 1980, HEAVEN AND HELL, the 9th studio album by BLACK SABBATH (and the first to feature Ronnie James Dio on vocals), marks a simultaneous sonic departure and rebirth for the Godfathers of Metal. While some would argue that it sounds more like RJD’s solo output and NOTHING like the Sabbath of the 70’s, HEAVEN AND HELL is more than just “the next Sabbath album”. Featuring fantastical & medieval lyrical themes coupled with a

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63:47

#347 - The POONYs THE NUMBER 1 HEAVY METAL ALBUM OF...

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2026/04/16

“If you’re gonna pick an album that’s supposed to be the album of the decade…”The Grammy’s have proven over and over to metal fans over the years that their decisions are (more often than not) completely arbitrary and have absolutely zero basis in honor, truth, or reality whatsoever. And if you need to be reminded of this irrefutable fact, just remember who won the Grammy for “Best Metal Performance” in 1989. “This was a little difficult and it was the first time…and there was no science

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68:07

#346 - Exodus GOLIATH Album Review

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2026/04/09

Released March 20, 2026, GOLIATH, the newest behemoth to emerge from classic thrash masters EXODUS, feels a lot like 1989 but with some other added extras that are a bit different, experimental, and a little off the reservation relative to their earlier work. It also marks the return of Rob Dukes on vocals for the first time since 2010’s Exhibit B: The Human Condition.Loaded with scathing social commentary against the modern philistine monsters of our time, GOLIATH is sure to get the blood &

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48:26

#345 LAMB OF GOD Into Oblivion Album Review

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2026/04/02

“It’s like we’re missing someone…”Released Friday, March 13, 2026, INTO OBLIVION, the latest offering from Richmond, Virginia’s LAMB OF GOD, features a new logo and an album cover that hints at the darker atmosphere that dwells within. “It’d be wrong to do a clinky without Russ…” Chock full of enough sick grooves, primal screams, and disgustingly brutal riffs to give anyone who hears it a healthy case of “stank face”, INTO OBLIVION checks all of the prerequisite boxes necessary to maintain

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88:13

#344 - EMBERING EFFIGY - OUT OF THE WOODS Album Review

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2026/03/26

“Let’s keep the dumb fuhqery to a minimum today…”EMBERING EFFIGY, the “Southern Fried Thrash Metal” threesome hailing from the outskirts of Atlanta, Georgia are making some noise in venues all across the Southeast with their blistering live shows and their recently released new album, OUT OF THE WOODS, featuring 8 tracks of old school thrash infused with a generous blend of blast beats, high energy punk, filthy breakdowns, and even some old school “mosh parts” for good measure. There’s enough

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47:50

#343 - SIDE TWO VERSUS SIDE ONE

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2026/03/19

Ever since compact discs came out in the mid-1980s, the concept of SIDE 1 and SIDE 2 on an album sort of fell by the wayside. And with this new quantum leap in technology, the entire process of consuming music began to transform. By the late 80’s and early 90’s, CD sales began outselling vinyl records and cassette tapes, due in large part to convenience and technological innovation, as vinyl records (albums) were limited to a maximum of 20 minutes or so per side and cassette tapes maxed out at

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56:46

#342 - Rob Zombie The Great Satan Album Review

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2026/03/12

“Wait a minute, is she your hall pass? Can we confirm that?”Many folks in certain parts of the world have been calling the United States “The Great Satan” for decades, long before ROB ZOMBIE’s eighth studio album, THE GREAT SATAN, was called that. “…and the first words out of her mouth when she pulls up: ‘Can I inspect your meat?’” Released on 02/27/2026 on Nuclear Blast, the newest studio offering from ROB ZOMBIE, THE GREAT SATAN, has a much heavier, darker, and more aggro feel than past

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78:28

#341 WRATHCHILD AMERICA - Climbin' The Walls

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2026/03/05

“He’s looking at me…” Released on August 22, 1989, CLIMBIN’ THE WALLS, the major label debut album from Martinsburg, West Virginia thrash metal savants WRATHCHILD AMERICA, is undoubtedly one of the most uniquely profound thrash metal albums in all of heavy metal history to be crafted by one of the most extraordinarily talented (and criminally underrated) bands in the entire genre. And to think, for many metalheads back in the day, their very first experience with this album was in a LIVE

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#340 ANTHRAX featuring JOHN BUSH, aka BUSHTHRAX

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2026/02/26

“If I hadn’t have known that was Anthrax, I would have guessed it was Alice In Chains…”The early 90’s was a strange time for metal, most notably due to the change in the musical landscape with the emergence of the Seattle scene and Alice In Chains becoming one of the key crossover bands to bridge the transition from thrash to the next wave of darker, grungier sounding heavy metal. “Every time you do that, I have a less chance of getting laid…” While ANTHRAX began the 90’s with a much darker

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#339 A TRILOGY OF PERFECT METAL ALBUMS

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2026/02/19

“That’s the buzz word: every time somebody says, ‘tipping point’, you must drink…”Whether it’s measured by a string of commercially successful albums or one’s own personal preference, almost every metal band has (at a minimum) produced a TRILOGY of albums that represent a three-album run of back-to-back-to-back awesomeness. “That’s the law, man…it’s gotta be three…rules is rules.” Granted, we’re all very well aware that some bands have far exceeded such a phenomenal feat THRICE in a row. But

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69:41

#338 MEGADETH Album Review

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2026/02/12

“You know what I’m hearing? This sounds like it could have been…the sidepiece…to The Black Album…”There’s almost a strange, sarcastic satisfaction in knowing that the new self-titled MEGADETH album will forever be known (at least in our neck of the woods anyway) as “The White Album”. “Every time you keep talking, I just see shapes and letters…” Released on January 23, 2026, MEGADETH is the 17th studio album from Dave Mustaine and Company and represents the final chapter in the 40+ year

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57:46

#337 AC/DC FLICK OF THE SWITCH Album Review

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2026/02/05

Once you reach a certain level, there is no ‘better’…it’s different.”Released on August 19, 1983, FLICK OF THE SWITCH (the 9th studio album by AC/DC and the 3rd featuring Brian Johnson on the mic) is what some fans might call their “White Album” (arriving after their “Black Album” and “Bronze Album”, respectively), showing a black and white grayscale drawing of a lone Angus pulling down some massive power, so to speak. “That’s literally ‘Bad To The Bone’ and ‘In My Time Of Dying’…” While

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95:05

#336 Part 2 - HEAVY METAL HIGH SCHOOL REUNION

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2026/01/22

“Flat earth is just a troll thing, right? People don’t really believe that…”Picking up right where we left off on our previous HEAVY METAL HIGH SCHOOL REUNION episode with even more stories of metal nostalgia and teenage retardity as we reflect on the pressing issues of the day during our high school residency. “The bathrooms are over there, Everest is over there, and you’ve gotta be this high to ride the ride…” From the discovery journeys that led us to our favorite bands to the band that

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#335 HEAVY METAL HIGH SCHOOL REUNION

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2026/01/15

“Forbidden and Death Angel at the Center Stage was my 2nd thrash show…”Imagine learning about all of the latest and greatest metal bands without the help of Spotify or the internet. Back in THE METAL DAYS OF YORE, it was all about social networking (sans social media) and getting dubbed cassettes from your friends (or forming your own metal band with those friends) that helped you on your way towards finding the greatest and most obscure thrash and metal that you were looking for. “I almost got

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69:40

#334 METAL? or NOT METAL?

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2026/01/08

“Is it metal? Or is it NOT metal?”As metalheads, we’ve all heard some variation of this argument at least once in our lives, and the further down the rabbit hole we go, the more we truly reflect on what makes something obviously metal or obviously NOT metal. “Fish teeth is metal as fuck…” What’s the lyrical content like? The darker the subject matter, the more metal it is. Lyrics about love and happiness might be considered less metal than lyrics about drugs and wizards, or other more doom

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76:31

#333 – THE FIRST FOUR from the mighty PANTERA

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2026/01/01

“I wonder if we’ll get a cease and desist on this episode…”Generally speaking, whenever someone says “Slayer” or “Metallica”, you think of two veteran thrash bands which both formed in 1981 and both released their debut albums in 1983. This is common knowledge among most fans of both of these bands. Ironically, there’s another band who follows this exact same timeline of forming in 1981 and releasing their debut album in 1983, yet at the time, they were NOT at all thrashy…not even

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50:22

#332 ANTHRAX WORSHIP MUSIC Album Review

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2025/12/25

“I’m not Peter North shooting ropes across the room…”Released on September 12th (and in the U.S. on the 13th), 2011, WORSHIP MUSIC is the first ANTHRAX album featuring Joey Belladonna on vocals since 1990’s Persistence of Time and is truly a return to their thrash roots, with a nice blend of classic 80’s era Thrash Thrax and the more groove laden heaviness of 90’s era Bush Thrax. This was definitely a comeback album for them and kicks off the 2010’s era with loudness, fastness, and

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