The Department of Metal Antiquities

Join us as we dissect the forgotten Black Sabbath Album The Headless Cross. In 1988, Tony Iommi's Black Sabbath had been dropped from two record labels following The Eternal Idol, but I.R.S. Records came calling to have Iommi record a new Black Sabbath album without any intrusion. As it had been with the previous four records, Black Sabbath again underwent significant lineup changes. Gone were Eric Singer on Drums and Bob Daisley on bass guitar to be replaced by Cozy Powell, late of Rainbow, Jeff

Duncan and Nik take a swipe at Kiss's attempted Magnum Opus, Music From The Elder, and they go straight down a rabbit hole of cocaine and poor choices. Picture this, you're Gene Simmons in 1981 and KISS looks like they're falling into obscurity after only 5 short years at the top. So, they choose to do what any worried rock star would do, they give themselves over to a wizened mentor. Enter Bob Ezrin. And The Elder are born. Find out more! DMA Podcast

Years ago, while at my friend's house, I saw his cassette copy of Black Sabbath Born Again and even though I considered myself quite the fan of Black Sabbath, I'd never heard of or anything off of this record, or so I thought. Zero The Hero was on a death metal Black Sabbath Tribute by Cannibal Corpse. But that was as close as I ever got to this album. Today, we go in deep on this album, the events surrounding the tour, the recording, the aftermath, and this beautiful record. A Goodly amount of time

In the days of his youth, Kevin told Randy what it means to be a man. Did you know that about 18 months before you ever heard The Blizzard of Ozzy, Randy Rhoads was releasing his second LP with the, later, Hair Metal band, Quiet Riot? Join your hosts Nik and Duncan as they look back at those heady days before Quiet Riot had found their way.

Today we take a trip down memory lane and listen to Ozzy Osbourne's "Speak of the Devil" which was released in November 1982. It fits into our world because this album features members of Black Sabbath, Quiet Riot, Night Ranger, and Black Oak Arkansas coming together to regroove a set of Black Sabbath classics. Listen in and you can find out if this is something you should remember or forget.

In our first full episode, Duncan and I jump right into a wholly forgotten moment in the world of Heavy Metal and Hard Rock. In late 1992 while Black Sabbath was touring behind their latest LP, Dehumanizer, they were offered a chance to open for Ozzy Osbourne on his No More Tours Tour, aka the first farewell tour. The God, Ronnie James Dio, said he'd never open for a clown. So when there's a war in heaven, what else could be done? Tony and Geez called in another god to sort it all out. The Mercurial

Thank you for joining us! Meet Nik Cameron and Duncan Evans, a journo and a musician respectively, who both work in the field of heavy metal. One day we were talking and it occurred to us how much cool stuff has happened in the world of heavy metal that people have forgotten about. Join us as we listen to these moments and reflect on them with modern eyes.