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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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All Episodes

01:29:23

098: 1988 Metal and Thrash Albums

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2021/07/08

Metal Prophecy states that TB4 (The Big 4) made a pact with TAI (The Almighty Iommi) to unite like some ginormous Voltronesque Thrash Beast for the furtherance and advancement of Thrash (and really, ALL Metal, but mostly, REALLY Thrash) to a new frontier (or perhaps even “a new level”, you might say…) of unheralded, unmatched power. The prophecy required that each of TB4 release an album of their latest and finest work during the same designated Gregorian based calendar year: 1988. 1988 was

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097: Zakk Sabbath

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2021/07/01

Purple and Orange. While it might sound like the name of some evolutionarily engineered super strain of relaxers, purple and orange perfectly describes the chromesthesia generated by the sound of "VERTIGO", the 50th anniversary tribute to Black Sabbath's crushing 1970 self-titled debut and also the first new album by ZAKK SABBATH. Fire up those black lights & lava lamps, roll another bowl of whatever relaxerole best suits your mood and JOIN US as we embrace the purple and orange sonic bliss

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01:31:34

096: Top 10 Thrash Albums of 1989

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2021/06/24

For the year that gave us dial-up internet, Global Positioning System satellites, and "Seinfeld", 1989 gave us an equally legendary year in Thrash (and that's including Metallica's absurd Grammy "loss" to Jethro Tull. Insert retroactively-effective kancel-kulture tantrum-sigh here.) JOIN US and behold the painstaking craftsmanship and delicately balanced relaxer levels required to manifest such a totally subjective, potentially speculative, and muchly suspective lysticle as METAL NERDERY PODCAST'S

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01:10:04

095: Exodus FABULOUS DISASTER Album Dive

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2021/06/17

The San Francisco Bay Area is a sacred place in thrash, birthplace to many legendary (and muchly important) thrash bands and equally lauded (which means muchly awesome) thrash albums. FABULOUS DISASTER, the 3rd release from Bay Area Thrash Lords EXODUS is, without question, very muchly one of those albums. And EXODUS is, also without question, also very muchly one of those bands. In fact, this may be one of THE MUCHLIEST thrash albums of 1989 (more on that later…muchly more). Go ahead and get

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094: Motorhead

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2021/06/10

“We’re MOTORHEAD and we play rock ‘n’ roll…” -Lemmy Kilmister. It has been said that if you go to the Rainbow Bar & Grill in West Hollywood, sit down at the bar, and order a Jack & Coke, the spirit of LEMMY KILMISTER will manifest as a cloud of cigarette smoke and tell you to get out of “his spot”. For over 4 decades, MOTORHEAD pummeled fans with their abrasive, uncompromising brand of metal fueled by speed, attitude, and vice, firmly securing their place at the base of the foundation that

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093: The Sword

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2021/06/03

THE SWORD is truly a blessing. Blending the crushing heaviness and urgency of their own cutting-edge brand of doom metal with the cosmic feel of classic 70’s style prog-rock, THE SWORD has carved out their own place in the pantheon of modern metal. Set your relaxer levels to “wormhole” (don’t make it weird), check out the name of The Rib Lounge’s new house band (it’s actually even weirder than “wormhole” if you can believe it, although you’re probably still stuck on “wormhole”) and JOIN US as we

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092: Machine Head Overview/Sampler

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2021/05/27

After grunge all but sucked the life out of thrash while at its zenith in the early 90’s (I mean, it “didn’t”, but it also kinda “did”, y’know?), the landscape had been forever altered and “thrash metal” as we previously knew it had been forever transformed, now with greater attention to groove, swagger, and swing (and let’s not forget those sublimely sick breakdowns! HFS!!!). While still employing the same rifftactical utility belt genius he used in his former band VIO-LENCE, thrash master ROBB

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01:04:32

091: Canadian Metal

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2021/05/20

Behold, the frosty arctic tundra that is The Great White North. Also known as Canada, or as geography enthusiasts sometimes call it: "Extremely Northern North America". If the endless snow packed landscapes and brutal arctic frigidity of The Great White North have taught our Canadian friends anything it's how to stay warm by utilizing the power of Metal. Seriously, don't deny the permafrost melting, aurora generating power of Canadian Metal. It's time to put on your tuque, phone in your

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090: DEATH and the multi splendored genius of CHUCK...

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2021/05/13

Certain names in Metal are uttered in hushed tones of reverence, as if belonging to godlike, super-advanced creatures from other dimensions. Such respect and reverence are deserving of genre defining prodigies and artists who are often light-years ahead of their own time. In this instance, we’re referring to The Riff Lord Wizard sent to further evolutionize Metal to yet another level of genius rifftactical badassery: Enter (and HAIL) CHUCK SCHULDINER. “The Godfather of Death Metal” helped spawn

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01:06:49

089: Pantera The Great Southern Trendkill Album Dive

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2021/05/06

PANTERA is one of the few bands to raise the bar consistently and continuously with each album. THE GREAT SOUTHERN TRENDKILL is the most “everything” Pantera album. It’s easily the angriest, heaviest, darkest Pantera album EVER and is, most indubitably, the “kick in the jimmy” that the Metal world was in dire need of in the mid 90’s after grunge and alternative music effectively “declawed” Metal and turned it (for the most part) into some watered down, tame, “domesticated” shadow of its former

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01:07:24

088: Favorite Obscure Thrash

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2021/04/29

“Among their own kind they live, a life that’s so obscure…” – DEATH. The thought of anything obscure with regard to Thrash immediately provokes thoughts of the Mall Days of Yore; a time before the existence of internet search engines, music streaming services or even social media bots to recommend bands or albums based on prior purchases. A time when word of mouth within the Thrash community held sway over a metalhead’s purchasing power. “Blurred visions, sanity obscure…” - BELIEVER So many

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01:05:12

087: Stoner Metal Vol III

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2021/04/22

Tony Iommi’s opening cough solo on Black Sabbath’s “Master of Reality” was the clarion call for a new KINE of Metal. The KINE of Metal that smells like Sleep’s jam room. The KINE of Metal that is overflowing with stony, doomy, fuzzy goodness. Yeah, man…we’re talking about Stoner Metal…dude. Take whatever leftover relaxers you have from your 4/20 festivities, roll them into a ginormous bowl and set it ablaze while praying to Matt Pike for an abundant (and ultra-heavy) harvest of KINE riffs and

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086: Iron Maiden’s Self-titled Debut Album

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2021/04/15

With the advent of the NWOBHM and the IRON MAIDEN (aka: the genre definers; they’re bassically the Black Sabbath of NWOBHM), the Metal landscape was starting to take on a different dimension; with increased aggression, speed, and heaviness (musically and lyrically) while simultaneously weaving in twin guitar harmonies, a greater sense of melody, prog-rock style orchestration and arrangement to create what can only be described thusly: IRON MAIDEN! Get your time-traveling shoes on and dial in

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01:09:40

085: The power of the RIFF.. Metal Riffs that RULE...

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2021/04/08

“The power of the RIFF compels me. . .” DOWN. Ever since The Almighty Iommi first blessed the world with his glorious presence vis-à-vis Black Sabbath in 1970 (and through the incredibly prudent use of the tritone), RIFFS have been continuously evolving throughout Metal, becoming ever more ambitious, grandiose and complexicated with ever increasing precision, evilocity, and gravity punishing heaviness. RIFFS are the essence. RIFFS are the hook. RIFFS are the core (ha-ha) fundamental building

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01:33:27

084: Do You Know Your Metal Genres and Metal Cores

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2021/04/01

In our quest for all things Metal, we decided (perhaps somewhat extremely erroneously) to delve deeper into the myriad of potentially possible genres, subgenres and “cores” that exist in the realm of Metal. Since there are just too many to mention and account for (with perhaps even MORE “cores” being generated as we speak), it’s WAY easier to just call this EXACTLY what it is: MEME CORE!! Time to double-up on your relaxer regimen, call that conspiracy theory “friend” you met at Wacken (he’s

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01:15:33

083: Covers Vol. II - Metal and Thrash Cover Songs...

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2021/03/25

It feels like being back in the basement, rehearsing a set for an upcoming gig. For anyone who’s ever been in a band, one of the first things you learn is how to play someone else’s songs. Covers. There is not a Metal band in existence that has NEVER played cover songs by their favorite artists at some point in their careers. The awesome thing about covers is the “interpretation”, much in the same way a chef may “interpret” a particular dish (let’s say fried chicken; wow that actually sounds

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01:32:10

082: Metallica Master of Puppets Album Dive

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2021/03/18

We’ve all been there. We all remember our first-time. Metallica’s haunting, 1986 thrash metal magnum opus MASTER OF PUPPETS (or “MOP” for the acronym lovers) was, is and will continue to be (evermore) “one of those albums” that will forever affect you to your core. It doesn’t matter if it was yesterday or 35 years ago, EVERYONE has a MOP story! It’s “one of those albums”: exquisitely (and brutally) transcendental in every facet of its creation, construction, and production. It’s “one of those

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01:17:45

081: Overkill The Years of Decay Album Dive

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2021/03/11

“Terminal, what disease?…” Anytime Overkill’s 1989 Thrash masterpiece “The Years of Decay” comes on (henceforth also to be known in the realm of Metal Nerdery as “The YOD”, pronounced like nod, not like yode), IMMEDIATELY you can hear neon green and visualize an omnipresent, crazy, winged, bat-skull (or is it skull-bat?) flying through the entirety of the sonic landscape, like Overkill’s own quality control. “I’ve learned to deal with the absurd…” “The YOD” was the pinnacle of Overkill’s sound

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080: NWOTHM - New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2021/03/04

“Sooner or later, everything old is new again…” – Stephen King While we here at Metal Nerdery feel that ALL Metal is important and plays a part in the grand design of the Metal Multiverse, our favorite is Thrash, and many of the favorite bands of many of our favorite bands were all part of The Movement In Metal That Became The New Wave of British Heavy Metal (or NWOBHM for short. Or “technically” TMIMTBTNWOBHM for long). “Well see what happened was…” - Laryngitis Oldritch So, let’s break it

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01:28:25

079: Ozzy Vol. 1: 1980’s solo career of OZZY OSBOURNE

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2021/02/25

“WE’RE GONNA DO A NUMBER NOW. . .” For anyone who has ever heard OZZY OSBOURNE perform live in concert, you already KNOW! And in the unfortunate event you do NOT already know, let’s just say you’ve come to the right place. Welcome to the Metal Nerdery Concierge. “DOES ANYONE REMEMBER THE OLD FILLMORE EAST???” After leaving Sabbath in 1979, Ozzy embarked on a legendary solo career that would further expand the audience, fan base, and genre that the “Prince of Darkness” had helped to co-create

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