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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

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All Episodes

00:23:08

Garden of Shadows, "Oracle Moon" (2000), Review

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2020/07/27

Metal Heads!! This episode, we look at the only studio album by the Maryland Death Metallers Garden of Shadows. This album is an overlooked gem by a band with a lot of potential.

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00:17:54

Soilwork, "Verkligheten." (2019), Review

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2020/07/23

Metal Heads!!! We conclude our journey with Dr. David Pizzo (@Pizzohistorian) through Swedish metal with the 11th studio album by Soilwork, Verkligheten! Both David and Tracey had more experience with this band than Ben so see what he thinks of this particular brand of melodic death and groove metal.

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00:17:25

Meshuggah, Destroy Erase Improve, (1995), Review

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2020/07/20

Metal Heads!! Our journey with Dr. David Pizzo (@pizzohistorian) through Swedish metal continues! This episode we enter the polyrhythmic pummeling machine that is Meshuggah's second album Destroy Erase Improve! Join the Church of Heavy Metal with another chapter of the gospel.

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00:21:36

Entombed, "Wolverine Blues," (1993), Review

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2020/07/16

Metal Heads!!! This episode we begin a three-episode tour of Swedish bands with our great friend Dr. David Pizzo (@Pizzohistorian). We begin the journey with the album that kicked off the Death N Roll sound, 1993's Wolverine Blues by Entombed! We talk about metal, comics, and ad campaigns. Join us!!

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00:34:04

Biohazard, "State of the World Address," (1994), Review

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2020/07/13

Metal Heads!! The Church of Heavy Metal returns to the mean streets of Brooklynn to spin the third studio album by Biohazard, State of the World Address. Old Head Ben bought this album new when it first came out, what will Kloaka Metal's Tracey think of it? Walk the Five Blocks to the Subway with us and find out.

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00:17:25

Traveler, "Termination Shock," (2020), Review

Thunderdome Metal Reviews: The Church of Heavy Metal ·

2020/07/09

Metal Heads!! This episode we take another trip through the cosmos with Canadian out Traveler, on their second studio album Termination Shock. Ben and Tracey had high expectations after their debut. Did this band of retro-Metal soar or did it crash and burn? Tune in and check it out!

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00:18:13

Bruce Dickinson, "Accident of Birth," (1997), Review

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2020/07/06

Metal Heads!! This episode we spin Iron Maiden's legendary frontman Bruce Dickinson's fourth studio solo album and his return to metal with 1997's Accident of Birth. The Reverend Dangerously has had this one in his collection for a long time, what will Kloaka Metal think of it? Tune in and see!!

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00:32:42

Corrosion of Conformity, "Deliverance" (1994) Review

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2020/07/02

Metal Heads! We go into the hills of North Carolina with our good friend and guide Dr. David Pizzo (@PizzoHistorian) to discuss the fourth studio album from Raliegh natives Corrosion of Conformity's 1994 effort Deliverance. This was Tracey's first time with this band, whereas Ben's first concert was headlined by them. See what they think of this album and keep your horns up \m/

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00:16:14

White Chapel, "The Valley," (2019), Review

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2020/06/29

Metal Heads!! This episode we head into the mountains around Knoxville, TN to get some of that Death Core special white lightening from White Chapel. However, the group's seventh album The Valley adds both very personal lyrics and progressive sensibilities to the formula. How smoothly will it go down? Take a sip and find out.

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00:21:36

Primal Fear, "Jaws of Death," (1999) Review

Thunderdome Metal Reviews: The Church of Heavy Metal ·

2020/06/25

Metal Heads!! This episode that Old Head, Ben takes us back to the late 90s and soars with the metallic eagle of the German band Primal Fear! There second release, Jaws of Death what will Tracey think of the Teutonic power of this outfit? Tune in and find out!

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00:16:35

Eternal Storm, "Come the Tide," (2019) Review

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2020/06/22

Metal Heads!! Tracey brings another album off of his Kloaka Metal best of lest from last year. With the 2019 debut album of Spanish act, Eternal Storm, Come the Tide. What will our heroes think of this particular fusion of melodic death and navel gaze prog? Tune in and find out!!

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01:42:00

Bonus Episode: Slayer Studio Albums, 2001-2015 Review

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2020/06/20

Metal Heads! We return to finish what we started, with special guest Dr. David Pizzo. We look at the last four studio albums for Slayer. God Hates Us All (2001), Christ Illusion (2006), World Painted Blood (2009), and Repentless (2015). The boys also discuss the impact of Slayer overall to the metal community & Ben and David talk about the differences in seeing the band live during the Jeff Hanneman and Gary Holt eras. Join us for this tribute to the Kings.

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00:16:44

Diabolical Masquerade, "Nightwork" (1998) Review

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2020/06/18

Metal Heads!! It is time to listen to the third studio album by one-man-band, Diabolical Masquerade's 1998 effort Nightwork. Blakkheim combines black metal with symphonic and theatrical elements that Ben and Tracey will discuss.

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00:13:45

Bolt Thrower, "The IVth Crusade" (1992) Review

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2020/06/15

Metal Heads! In the dim past and the dim future there is only war....and the British death metallers Bolt Thrower! Ben brings Tracey back to 1992 to listen to their fourth studio album, The IVth Crusade. Join us on the crusade.

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00:29:38

Sepultura, "Chaos AD" (1993) Review

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2020/06/11

Metal Heads! This episode we look at the legendary Brazilian outfit Sepultura's fifth studio album, Chaos AD. To do so, we are joined by Dr. David Pizzo, we discuss the influences on the band's songwriting and the impact of this album. For some reason, I (Ben) was having audio issues that I didn't notice until editing the episode. I apologize, but both Tracey and David come out fairly clean. In the DIY spirit, I've decided to go ahead and upload the episode. As always, you can contact me

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00:15:39

Borknagar, "True North" (2019) Review

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2020/06/08

Metal Heads!! We take a trip to the frigid fjords of Norway to listen to the eleventh studio album by Borknagar, 2019's North.True North. Ben hadn't listened to Borknagar since the 1990s, while Tracey had it on his Kloaka Metal Hammer best of 2019.

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00:25:44

Testament, "Titans of Creation" (2020) Review

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2020/06/04

Metal Heads!! Dr. David Pizzo (@PizzoHistorian) joins us to discuss Ben's pick for an album that came out in April of 2020. Testament's thirteenth studio album, Titan's of Creation. Do they still have it? Is there any doubt?

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00:21:24

Bewitcher, "Under the Witching Cross" (2019) Review

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2020/06/01

Metal Heads! We have another retro album that invokes early 80s speed and black metal for you. Bewitcher's second album Under the Witching Cross. Come listen to our heroes discuss and argue about this sound.

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00:20:24

Vader, "Welcome to the Morbid Reich" (2011) Review

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2020/05/28

Metal Heads! We travel to Poland for the ninth studio album by death metal legends Vader, Welcome to the Morbid Reich. What will Tracey think of this album? Tune in and see.

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00:19:32

Illyria, "The Carpathian Summit" (2019)

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2020/05/25

Metal Heads! We head to the hoary mountains of Carpathian for an album full of navel-gazing. Illyria, an Australian outfit's second album, The Carpathian Summit from 2019.

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