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Classic Metal Show

The Classic Metal Show: Hail and Kill!

Since 1996, THE CLASSIC METAL SHOW has been the ultimate destination for honest, no-holds-barred talk about hard rock, heavy metal, and everything in between. This isn"t just another channel. It"s an uncensored community. On our paid tier, you get commercial-free access to all of our daily episodes, plus bonus content, behind-the-scenes insights, and the opportunity to interact with us directly. If you"re tired of corporate music media and you want the truth from two guys who have been doing this

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48:59

We Changed Our Minds About The New Asia Album!

Classic Metal Show ·

2026/09/08

We’re back after a week off, and apparently we managed to save up enough bullshit to fill an entire show.This one covers everything from a brutal Florida road trip and one of the strangest airport experiences imaginable to a pretty damn big shout-out from Jim Florentine. And somehow, we also ended up changing our minds about the new Asia album.GET ASIA’S NEW RELEASE INDIGO ON VINYL HERE! https://amzn.to/3UM1BhUThere’s plenty of real-life chaos in this episode, too. We get into a difficult true-crime

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13:35

Why Couldn't Bob Nalbandian Hear Anybody? (2012 Archive)

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2026/09/07

Bob Nalbandian calls into the show, but the technology immediately starts fighting back.First there’s the connection. Then there’s Skype. Then Bob can’t hear Chris. Then Toby can’t hear either. Meanwhile, Neeley and Chris can hear Bob perfectly well.What follows is an increasingly hilarious attempt to make a simple conversation actually work, complete with repeated requests to speak louder, confused exchanges and Neeley eventually screaming questions at the pair.GET THE BEST CMS MERCH HERE:

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14:25

Can Carl Sentance Finally Step Out Of Krokus' Shadow?...

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2026/09/07

Carl Sentance has played with some serious names — Krokus, Geezer Butler, Don Airey and others — but getting people to know Carl Sentance instead of the bands on his résumé is another story.GET ALL THE BEST CMS MERCHANDISE HERE: https://classicmetalshow.creator-spring.com/In this interview with Neeley and Chris Akin, Sentance talks about finally making the kind of straightforward rock record he’s always wanted to make with Mind Doctor, working with Don Airey and members of Thunder, his time with

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206:09

CMS LIVE 8/29/26: Did Sebastian Bach REALLY Just...

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2026/09/07

Twisted Sister without Dee Snider? Sebastian Bach grabbing the mic? Yeah, there’s a story there.GET TWISTED SISTER’S STAY HUNGRY (40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) ON VINYL HERE: https://amzn.to/4hWZWzKJaime St. James also checks in to talk about his new THAYER ST. JAMES release with Tommy Thayer, the Black N’ Blue song that came out last year, and what the hell he’s been up to lately.GET KISS’ CREATURES OF THE NIGHT 40TH ANNIVERSARY BOX SET HERE: https://amzn.to/4hYF1fLThen things get even weirder. David

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72:33

Is Skid Row’s Rum Actually Worth Drinking? Plus a...

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2026/09/05

A mystery guest is coming, Skid Row rum finally gets cracked open, and things go downhill from there. Then the conversation takes some seriously unexpected turns involving cheating, old Korea stories, dating disasters, questionable spending decisions and a Netflix fight that apparently pissed off an entire building.GET ALL THE BEST CMS MERCH HERE: https://classicmetalshow.creator-spring.com/This is one of those episodes where the conversation starts somewhere normal and ends up absolutely nowhere

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12:13

Did A Rocker Really Use Charcoal Grills To End It...

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2026/09/04

Taking over a morning radio show on a holiday sounds simple enough, until you start picking apart how rock stars actually died and why the regular hosts left behind a completely unhinged theme song. Neeley and Chris Akin step in to fill the void, immediately trashing the morning routine, mocking local radio gigs, and diving straight into the bizarre circumstances surrounding a famous frontman’s death. Plus, how did a Stryper singer end up fronting one of the biggest classic rock bands in history?GET

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16:52

Is Heavy Metal's Queen Finally Planning A Secret...

Classic Metal Show ·

2026/09/04

Heavy metal royalty stops by to blow the lid off the music industry. From recording secret tracks with Lemmy Kilmister to navigating strict censorship laws in foreign countries, this candid interview exposes what really goes on behind the scenes on global tours.Get Doro’s Book: A Life Forged in Steel, Music, and Unbreakable Determination on hardback here: https://amzn.to/4hdoSBdWe press for answers on the persistent rumors surrounding a classic band reunion, while diving deep into how vocal stamina

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30:44

Steelheart's Miljenko Matijevic: Why Did Steelheart...

Classic Metal Show ·

2026/09/04

A massive four-octave vocal range, a 50-piece orchestra, and a classic ballad sitting in a vault for three decades. What made a legendary frontman keep one of his absolute best vocal performances buried while a pop megastar dominated the airwaves with the exact same track? From dodging industry politics to randomly tracking duets with grunge and metal heavyweights on a whim, this sit-down pulls back the curtain on pure vocal power, studio chaos, and why streaming pennies are killing the music

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67:36

Did Black Sabbath Really Need a Ballet?

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2026/09/04

Black Sabbath was supposed to scare your parents, not send you to the ballet.GET ALL THE BEST CMS MERCH HERE: https://classicmetalshow.creator-spring.com/This episode goes straight into the bizarre world of AI-generated rock graphics, a Black Sabbath ballet that has the guys wondering whether metal has officially been dragged into the cultural blender, and one absolutely insane trip down memory lane involving Herb Alpert, General Hospital, and the song “Rise.”Somewhere along the way, the

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67:51

Is This the Worst “Comfortably Numb” Cover Ever?

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2026/09/03

Body Count gets David Gilmour. David Gilmour gets involved with “Comfortably Numb.” Sounds like a monster collaboration, right?Get Black Adult Men X-Large Band Tour T-Shirt - Body Count Band Shirt https://amzn.to/3SnZmR3Well... maybe not.The new cover gets absolutely dissected, Ice-T’s explanation gets put under the microscope, and the question becomes pretty damn simple: why did these guys bother? Then the show takes a hard left into a former Mr. Bungle musician’s murder conviction and the

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26:56

IATT's Alec Pezzano: Did This Band Just Revolutionize...

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2026/09/02

Extreme metal is usually about raw power and fast riffs, but one group is throwing out the traditional playbook entirely. Blending black metal, orchestral arrangements, progressive jazz, and full-length feature filmmaking, they’ve created an experience that forces listeners to sit down for an entire hour just to process what happened. But is taking a risk this massive going to alienate traditional metalheads, or is it the exact jolt of innovation the underground scene desperately needs? We dive deep

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86:33

Is Van Halen’s Sammy Hagar Era Really Worth Fighting...

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2026/09/02

Van Halen fans are still fighting the same damn war, Sammy Hagar is still getting blamed for everything, and somehow a T-shirt has become a matter of personal loyalty.Get Sammy Hagar & The Best Of All Worlds Band - The Residency Amplified Lime/Reverb Blue Here: https://amzn.to/4zv5F69Then the conversation gets even more ridiculous: why do classic bands refuse to walk away, why are artists destroying their own legacies, and why does the show need multiple backup homes just to stay uncensored?Add in

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8:52

Did Greed Just Ruin the Sweetest Deal in Fan History?...

Classic Metal Show ·

2026/09/01

Peter Cetera spent decades getting hit with pure hatred for turning Chicago into a ballad-heavy pop machine. But once you dig past the classic rock grudges, the guy was running one of the most ridiculously generous fan-interaction setups in the music business. He was writing personal posts, updating his own site, and literally signing mail-in memorabilia for free—until entitled morons ruined it for everybody.GET CHICAGO THE STUDIO ALBUMS 1969-1978 HERE: https://amzn.to/461uHfLNeeley and Chris Akin

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38:28

Is “The Real” Geoff Tate About To Lose It Over This...

Classic Metal Show ·

2026/09/01

The Geoff Tate “I Hate Frequency Unknown” rant contest gets underway, and then “The Real” Geoff Tate decides it’s time to address a serious injustice: Neeley’s apparent lack of appreciation. Things get even weirder when the conversation turns to Susan and Miranda’s newly discovered typing abilities. Yeah, this one goes exactly where you think it does—and somehow gets stranger.GET QUEENSRYCHE’S FREQUENCY UNKNOWN HERE: https://amzn.to/4zNA53FWatch commercial free and without delayed publishing by

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69:42

Did StreamYard Just Screw Every Creator With an 88%...

Classic Metal Show ·

2026/09/01

THIS IS AN ARCHIVE CLIP FROM 2024. StreamYard just dropped an 88% price increase, Rumble is getting blocked in multiple countries, YouTube keeps hammering the show with copyright flags, and suddenly the entire streaming setup is getting turned upside down.But that’s only half the mess.GET ALL YOUR CMS MERCHANDISE HERE: https://classicmetalshow.creator-spring.com/Dunkin’ doesn’t want to advertise on Rumble. Rumble’s CEO fires back. Customers start talking with their wallets. And then we get into the

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49:28

Did Rose Tattoo's Frontman Settle a Decades-Long...

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2026/08/31

When Angry Anderson from Rose Tattoo steps up to the mic, filter settings don’t exist. From raw, unfiltered stories about surviving the wild Aussie pub rock scene to the brutal realities of losing founding bandmates and battling major label politics, this chat dives headfirst into absolute chaos. What happens when a frontman decides to bypass the suits entirely, throw sixty grand of his own cash into a label, and knight a radio host with an outlaw title? Plus, an insane, never-before-told memory

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364:13

CMS 8/22/26: Why Is Everything Getting More Expensive...

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2026/08/31

An 88% price hike, Rumble getting blocked in other countries, YouTube getting told to piss off, and the question nobody wants to answer: how much are you willing to pay before you finally walk away?GET THE BEST CMS MERCH HERE: https://classicmetalshow.creator-spring.com/Then things get considerably more ridiculous.Van Halen fans get dragged into another Roth-vs-Hagar argument, Black Sabbath gets turned into ballet, Skid Row rum gets put under the microscope, AI gets used to create some truly bizarre

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27:14

Did These 90s Metal Album Completely Ruin Everything?...

Classic Metal Show ·

2026/08/29

When a legendary frontman calls out the biggest metal act on the planet for soft radio tracks and selling out to grunge, you know the gloves are coming off. We dive headfirst into the endless debate over mid-90s album pivots, inflated egos, and whether long-running bands can ever actually sound hungry again after making millions. Plus, live callers jump in to break down what happens when your favorite artists start playing it safe just to survive on corporate tour packages.GET METALLICA’S LOAD ON

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32:41

Why Is Nikki Sixx Comparing Motley Crue to Queen?

Classic Metal Show ·

2026/08/28

Backing tracks, aging rock stars, AI, and the slow-motion disappearance of the classic rock era — this episode has plenty to chew on. Asia has a new song that sounds suspiciously unlike Asia, Glenn Hughes is stepping away from live performances, Brian May declares war on AI, and Nikki Sixx has a very convenient explanation for Motley Crue’s backing tracks.GET MOTLEY CRUE’S CRUCIAL CRUE ON VINYL HERE: https://amzn.to/4bShRnmAnd somehow, Queen gets dragged into all of it.The bigger question is whether

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36:21

Was Richie Blackmore’s Deep Purple Return a Final...

Classic Metal Show ·

2026/08/28

Richie Blackmore suddenly walks onto a Deep Purple stage after 33 years, and the whole thing happened with almost no warning. Was this just a spontaneous jam, a long-overdue reunion, or something a lot more significant?GET DEEP PURPLE’S SPLAT ON LIMITED EDITION VINYL: https://amzn.to/4ids5m5Then things get even stranger when Foghat rolls out yet another live release, complete with a new single, while the guys start digging into the absolutely insane number of musicians who have passed through bands

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