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The History of Heavy Podcast

Michael Huntsman

A show that traces the chronology of extreme, loud and extremely loud music song by song. From The Kinks to Kiss, The Beatles to Black Sabbath, Miles Davis to Motörhead we dive deep into the circumstances, influences and popular culture that made each of these tracks seem so intense and groundbreaking when they were released. Your co-hosts Michael Huntsman and "Big Daddy" Dave Lieberman take you on a journey from the late 50"s to present day that promises to blow your hair back and piss off your

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31:22

EP40: Tarkus "El Pirata"

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2025/11/25

Formed in 1972 in Lima Peru, Tarkus released their self-titled debut LP that same year and then promptly broke up, lasting for less than 9 months before reforming for a second record in 2007 (Tarkus 2) and then promptly breaking up again, this time for good. They are one of thousands of bands that sprouted up in various pockets of the world making great and interesting heavy music that might have been lost to the sands of time if not for the glory of the internet. HHP Spotify Playlist

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EP39: Black Sabbath - Master of Reality

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2025/11/18

Their third studio LP is arguably Black Sabbath's masterpiece. Eight classic songs in less than thrity five minutes that would collectively spark not only the inspiration of hundreds of aspiring musicians but also launch a multitude of hard rock and heavy metal genres to come, including: stoner rock/metal, doom metal, sludge metal, grunge, progressive metal and groove/southern metal. From Tony Iommi's iconic cough that opens "Sweet Leaf" to the dark, heavy salvo of "Into the Void," the boys from

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EP38: Budgie "Guts"

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2025/11/11

Budgie has aptly been described as the love child of Black Sabbath and Rush. While many of their early 70's peers continued to comfortably play variations of the popular hard rock of the day, Budgie were are early example of a band that was definitively playing a new style of music now known as Heavy Metal. "Guts," the first track off of their 1971 debut album is a prime example. HHP Spotify Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2qkURdYib8hLz8s20D9yTC?si=1526168526854a62 HHP on

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EP37: Alice Coltrane “Journey In Satchidananda”

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2025/10/14

Alice Coltrane was a lot of things; she was a musician, a composer, an activist and a spiritual leader. She was also a genius who almost single handedly introduced the harp to jazz while making some of the most transcendent music of the late sixties and early seventies. Her influence can be felt across many heavy genres including drone, stoner metal, sludge, post rock and experimental metal. We cover it all from Sonic Youth to Sunn O))) and from Rush to Radiohead. Recommended Listening,

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EP36: Funkadelic "Maggot Brain"

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2025/09/30

There is no denying that there was a real heaviness to the 1970’s funk of Funkadelic but nothing compares to how heavy they would get when they stripped away George Clinton’s vocals, Bootsy’s bass, Tikii Fulwood’s drums and any ancillary horns to let Eddie Hazel solo for 10 minutes. "Maggot Brain” is pure, jaw dropping, brain melting, emotional heaviness and an important touch stone in our chronology of heavy. . Recommended Listening, Watching & Reading Monolithic Undertow by Harry Sword

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EP35: The Who "Won't Get Fooled Again"

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2025/09/23

The Who are one of rock’s most restless innovators. From spearheading the Mod youth explosion in Britain in the 60’s to turning smashed guitars and drums into an art form, they constantly redefined what a heavy rock band could be. They practically invented the rock opera with Tommy and Quadrophenia, set the gold standard for the live concert experience and wrote some of the greatest songs in rock history. We threw a dart at their superb catalog while down at our local pub to determine what song to

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EP34: Pink Floyd "One of These Days"

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2025/09/16

One could debate whether or not Pink Floyd belongs in the conversation about “heavy” music but their influence on such denizen’s of heavy as Black Sabbath, Sleep, My Bloody Valentine, Neurosis and Blood Incantation is undeniable. It is also hard to debate the sonic heaviness of some of their louder songs including this, the lead track from 1971’s Meddle. Recommended Listening, Watching & Reading Movie: Squaring the Circle: The Story of Hipgnosis https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10850264/ HHP

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EP33: Janis Joplin "Move Over"

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2025/09/09

We know why Black Sabbath and Deep Purple and the MC5 are heavy but how does Janis Joplin fit into our chronology? Dave explains during our latest conversation. Recommended Listening, Watching & Reading HHP Spotify Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2qkURdYib8hLz8s20D9yTC?si=1526168526854a62 HHP on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@the.history.of.hea?_t=ZP-8z7me40bcbu&_r=1

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EP32: Black Sabbath - Paranoid

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2025/09/02

Coming mere months after the release of their debut LP, Black Sabbath changed the future of music for the second time in less than a year with the release of their sophomore release, Paranoid in September of 1970. Our conversation covers all of its greatness and somehow we also somehow touch on Hip Hop, Billy Joel, and The Grateful Dead. #BlackSabbath #Paranoid Recommended Listening, Watching & Reading The Dickies “Paranoid”

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EP31: Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

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2025/08/26

The album that started it all. #metal #doom #sabbath #ozzy #iommi #geezer #billward #historyofheavy Recommended Listening, Watching & Reading Live in Paris 1970 https://www.invisibleoranges.com/black-sabbath-live-in-paris-1970-dvd/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPJXuTK8j5k HHP Spotify Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2qkURdYib8hLz8s20D9yTC?si=1526168526854a62 HHP on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@the.history.of.hea?_t=ZP-8z7me40bcbu&_r=1

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EP30: Deep Purple "Bloodsucker"

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2025/08/12

One third of the British Unholy Trinity of hard rock that also includes Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, Deep Purple started establishing themselves as a heavy force to be reckoned with in 1970 with the release of their fourth album, In Rock. The album introduced Ian Gillan as the band’s singer and his value to their sound is immediately obvious on this banger of a track 2, an under appreciated song that is among the bands most badass. HHP Spotify Playlist

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EP29: The Blizzard of a Madman

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2025/07/29

In April 1979 Ozzy Osbourne was fired from Black Sabbath for behavior so disruptive to the group that even his notoriously hard partying bandmates could no longer deal with him. Upon his dismissal, the rock world had assumed that they had heard the last of the then 32 year old singer but less than a year a half later he would release his soon to be classic debut solo LP that featured a young musical prodigy named Randy Rhodes on guitar. A second solo record would follow a year later and his legacy

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EP28: Remembering Ozzy Osbourne

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2025/07/23

Mike and Dave reminisce about the impact that Ozzy had on their lives and pay respect to his one of a kind greatness. Rest in Peace John Michael Osbourne. Recommended Listening, Watching & Reading The Best of Black Sabbath Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5ryh2ySiuiaCm5KuLlcuxL?si=00f9d9c618644c91 Sabbath Covers Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4SUoDnhqhG9QtE815aAxCk?si=da863e05ebf74b2f Spotify Playlist

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EP27: Sir Lord Baltimore "Kingdom Come”

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2025/07/22

The Brooklyn power trio never found success in their early ’70’s heyday but in recent decades have been often referenced by hard rock and heavy metal nerds as one of the great overlooked bands. Their influence can clearly be heard in the stoner rock riffage of Kyuss and in the thick fuzziness of Melvins. Sir Lord Baltimore may have missed their shot at glory but their music continues to age extremely well. Spotify Playlist

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EP26: The Best of Black Sabbath

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2025/07/15

In honor of Sabbath’s last ever "Back to the Beginning" show at Villa Park in Birmingham we discuss our all-time favorite songs by the band that started it all! Recommended Listening, Watching & Reading HHP EP21: “The Wizard” https://open.spotify.com/episode/1CpoXNMCcSByHMvLZ7lBIp?si=29b384a7906644c4 Brown Sabbath “Fairies Wear Boots” https://open.spotify.com/track/24w0AeGooUIswDDJl5uA3c?si=5a93ae49ea314919 Sepultura “Symptom of the Universe”

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EP25: Atomic Rooster "Death Walks Behind You"

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2025/06/24

We’ve discussed iron butterflies and we'll get to hawk winds and swans but tonight it’s all about nuclear cocks as we take a step deeper into the heaviness that was beginning to emerge in early 1970’s London. Recommended Listening, Watching & Reading Movies Sly Lives https://www.hulu.com/movie/sly-lives-98d14eec-caa7-4974-ba2e-ad34a17d6f8f Summer of Soul https://www.searchlightpictures.com/summerofsoul/ Love and Mercy

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EP24: Uriah Heep "Gypsy"

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2025/06/17

Uriah Heep were undoubtedly heavy for their time and they were also incredibly self-serious and goofy, which begs the question; were they a key inspiration for the mighty Spinal Tap? Recommended Listening, Watching & Reading Randy Holden Population II https://open.spotify.com/album/1qg23tCQNP6MmO50d6rEfG?si=6ecydc_2QPSCEkPO2dYGSQ Spotify Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2qkURdYib8hLz8s20D9yTC?si=1526168526854a62

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EP23: Stray "All in Your Mind"

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2025/06/10

Stray were largely ignored throughout their career in the 1970s and have been all but forgotten since. However, their lack of any commercial or critical success is due to no fault of their own. They were good players that wrote some great songs. Chalk their irrelevance up to bad timing in a highly competitive market that included the likes of Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. Regardless of their cultural and financial fate, this song from their debut LP is an absolute jam and slots nicely into our

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EP22: The Stooges "Loose"

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2025/06/03

The Stooges are to punk what Black Sabbath is to metal. That is, they effectively invented the genre and all of its splinter subgenres which would all sound completely different without them. Like Sabbath, The Stooges don’t get enough credit for how multi-dimensional their music was. Elements of Free Jazz, psychedelia and even art rock are as prominent as their acclaimed shambolic electrical blues approach to garage rock was. All of these influences come together with beautiful chaos on their second

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EP21: Black Sabbath "The Wizard"

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2025/05/27

We’re always talking about Sabbath but now we’re really talking about Sabbath. Recommended Listening, Watching & Reading Black Sabbath: Symptom of the Universe by Mick Wall

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