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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

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#324 VENOM - INSIDE THE METAL - THE 80’s

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2025/10/30

“I had to watch it 3 or 4 times to finally get there…”Ahhh, the 80’s. A time when people could actually afford to live, back when Taco Bell was both super cheap and equally delicious, horror movies were genuinely scary and often boasted incredibly “special” special effects, and terrified parents everywhere were completely “freaking the motherfrickin’ frick out” over heavy metal and the ensuing “Satanic Panic” that followed. (Remember, we’re talking about the 80’s here…) “I kinda feel like Satan

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55:36

#323 CORONER DISSONANCE THEORY Album Review

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2025/10/23

“You can understand everything he says…he’s much more pronunced.”With Diego Rapacchietti, the “Swisstalian” timekeeper who replaced original drummer Marky “Marquis” Edelmann behind the kit, both Ron Broder (Ron Royce) and Tommy Vetterli (Tommy T. Baron), known collectively as Swiss thrash kings CORONER, have returned with DISSONANCE THEORY, the first new studio album featuring brand new material from the progressive thrash trio in over 30 years and the album which already has thrash fans

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66:57

#322 TYPE-O-NEGATIVE OCTOBER RUST Album Review

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2025/10/16

“That dude is Dracula, man…”The entire month of October is Halloween. And you can’t do October without TYPE-O-NEGATIVE, as they are the official soundtrack to the month of Halloween. Released August 20, 1996, OCTOBER RUST, their 4th studio album (or 3rd if you count “Origin of the Feces” as a “live” album, which we actually do, even though it’s technically not) is much more gothy, textured, and atmospheric than previous TYPE-O albums while still maintaining the same gothic, heavy, doom laden

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64:36

#321 CORONER: Inside The METAL

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2025/10/09

“I didn’t do stink finger until sophomore year…”Switzerland is known for a few things with holes in them, most notably their cheese (and quite possibly their chocolate). But the biggest hole Switzerland is known for (other than CERN) is the seemingly endless void between the last CORONER studio album (“Grin” in 1993) and their upcoming 2025 release “Dissonance Theory”, which makes the gap between Tool albums look like a couple of weeks by comparison. As one of the most technically progressive,

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77:27

#320 CORROSION OF CONFORMITY: WISEBLOOD Album Review

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2025/10/02

Released 10/15/1996, WISEBLOOD, the 5th studio album from CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, is the perfect soundtrack to October and everything that goes with it, including shag carpeting, wood paneling, and fresh greens.Filled with driving metal riffs and all of the sonic textures that made the 70’s the best decade for music, the “Skynyrd Fried Sabbath” infused 70’s jam band stylings of WISEBLOOD evokes a “super-heavy fuzzy 70’s” vibe that pairs well with the flower of your choosing. Go fix yourself a

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68:17

#319 CHRONICLES II pt 2: CHECK YOUR HEAD by BEASTIE BOYS

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2025/09/25

“Is that Richard Pryor?”Released 04/21/1992, the 3rd official BEASTIE BOYS studio album, CHECK YOUR HEAD, is a genius title because this album is “all up in here” and is the perfect psychedelic ASMR accompaniment to justify your luxury headphone purchase. While this episode is more than a little bit “off the reservation” we feel like with the right headphones and the right relaxers you’ll be in just the right mood to really enjoy it from beginning to end. Loaded up with a wide variety of

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55:08

#318 CHRONICLES II pt 1: KISS DESTROYER

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2025/09/18

“In fairness, I guess if they didn’t have the make-up, what would they have? A different career?”Released March 15, 1976, DESTROYER, the “iconic and mysterious” 4th studio album by KISS, was the first studio release after their breakthrough double live album ALIVE!, which chronicled their first 3 studio albums in a live concert setting and really brought the power and spectacle of the live KISS concert experience of the mid 1970’s to the masses. Getting winded from tying your shoelaces is “the

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67:49

#317 GUNS N’ ROSES: APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION Album...

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2025/09/11

“The look on his face is like a kid on Christmas morning getting everything that he never asked for from Santa…”July 21,1987 marked the beginning of the GUNS N’ ROSES era of L.A. metal with APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION, the scorching debut album chock full of enough sleaze, swagger, and excess to put the boys in Motley Crue to shame. If Slayer were the 80’s answer to 70’s Sabbath, then it’s not a stretch to say that G’N’R were the 80’s answer to 70’s Aerosmith, with a loudness that falls right in

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77:59

#316 2025 New Metal Releasal Showcase

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2025/09/04

“This might be my favorite moment in music in 2025…”Just when you think “all the riffs have been done”, 2025 gives us the gift of BRAND-NEW METAL, including new music from OLD SCHOOL THRASH BANDS, a feat many would call miraculous, considering how long it’s been since these bands have released any new material! Whether it has been a half decade, a decade and a half, or in the most extreme case, three decades or more, it’s truly glorious to see the classic thrash metal bands of yore regroup and

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57:23

#315 MASTODON CHAPTER II: 2010-2025

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2025/08/28

“That’s the thing about music…it’s time stamped…it’s the soundtrack of our lives…especially for metal heads…”The metal world mourns the tragic loss of another legend, and this one hit too close to home... BRENT HINDS of Atlanta metal pioneers MASTODON was killed on August 20, 2025, in a traffic accident, just months after he and the band parted ways. There is no other band on earth like MASTODON, and there will never be another guitar player like BRENT HINDS, and so with that, we give you

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01:03:24

#314 – MEGADETH: COUNTDOWN TO EXTINCTION

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2025/08/21

“We can’t ever talk about this so let’s talk about not talking about it when we’re talking about it…”Released on July 14th, 1992, COUNTDOWN TO EXTINCTION, the 5th MEGADETH album (and the 2nd to feature “the classic lineup” of Dave Mustaine, David Ellefson, Marty Friedman, and Nick Menza) would become the follow up to “one of the most perfect thrash albums of all time”, featuring a more streamlined, simplified, straight forward approach which served as a sonic palette cleanser to the progressive

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01:32:33

#313 MAKE-UP IN METAL

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2025/08/14

“I like feet, bro…”Whether it’s the “spooky kabuki KISS” face paint of the 70’s, the “ultra gloves of shame glam KISS” from the 80’s, or the black metal corpse paint of the modern day, MAKE-UP has been a part of rock and metal across a multitude of decades and genres that not only made for a superior stage show but also helped homely looking metal heads look and feel more attractive and confident. It’s time to take care of the “nut breath”, pretty up the “front gunt”, and manicure the “gash”

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01:05:58

#312 SLAYER CHRIST ILLUSION Album Review

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2025/08/07

“When you thought it was over…it did kind of a slide down…and then he slid back up and back down again…and then he does it again…”August 8, 2006, marks the first SLAYER album in 16 years featuring Dave Lombardo behind the drum kit with CHRIST ILLUSION, their 10th studio album and their first since the release of God Hates Us All on 09/11/2001. With the original classic lineup in place and artist Larry Carroll’s trademark macabre album art, CHRIST ILLUSION represents a true return to form for the

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01:00:18

#311 OZZY OSBOURNE – IN MEMORIAM

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2025/07/31

“It’s strange to think about a world without The Prince of Darkness…” It all started on February 13, 1970, with the ominous sounds of chapel bells, thunder, and pouring rain, and it all ended with an emotionally charged, worldwide downpour of tears from fans across the planet on July 22, 2025, the day that OZZY OSBOURNE, The Prince Of Darkness, bade this world farewell and passed into eternity. Ozzy, for many metal heads, represents “the “beginning” of the heavy metal journey. With a “creepy and

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01:09:04

#310 2nd Albums BETTER or WORSE than the 1st

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2025/07/24

“Careful back there…”Generally speaking, an artist’s DEBUT ALBUM will often be quite good, while their SOPHOMORE ALBUM, in contrast, will often be far more advanced, sophisticated, and light years better than the first, in terms of song writing and overall production. While this is more often than not the rule, there are some notable exceptions. As with asking a parent with 2 kids “which one do you love more?”, sometimes the answer is obvious, and other times it’s “not even close”. And in the

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01:06:19

#309 – Sabbath: BACK TO THE BEGINNING

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2025/07/17

“There were some heroes and there were some zeroes…”BACK TO THE BEGINNING, the final concert performance by the O.G. lineup of BLACK SABBATH featuring Bill Ward, Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, and Ozzy Osbourne (along with an all-star roster of top shelf rock & metal artists) was held at Villa Park in Aston, Birmingham, England on 05/07/2025 (that’s July 5th, 2025 for people in the United States) and raised nearly $200 Million for charity. While BACK TO THE BEGINNING will go down in heavy

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01:14:08

#308 GREAT METAL ALBUMS RUINED BY ONE SONG

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2025/07/10

“If you’ve got a whole room full of 10’s, that’s the 5…”We’ve all been there. Every one of us have experienced an album where it was “almost perfect” front to back, yet there was that one song that blemished its perfection and brought it down a notch. Granted, some songs may not fit relative to the context of an album and should have never been included to begin with, while others may have been played into the ground a quadrillion times to the point that even though it has become tiresome to

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01:43:53

#307 DEATH MATCH: THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST and...

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2025/07/03

“I thought it was gonna be tight…”1982 –Michael Jackson releases what would become the biggest selling album in music history with Thriller, Survivor and Olivia Newton John are locked in their own HEAD-TO-HEAD DEATH MATCH on the Billboard Charts with Eye of the Tiger & Let’s Get Physical, and IRON MAIDEN and JUDAS PRIEST, two of the greatest twin guitar attacks in all of metal, both release two of the most iconic albums in all of metal with THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST and SCREAMING FOR

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01:31:38

#306 GOD IN METAL

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2025/06/26

“I’ll take your ‘Lord of This World’ and raise you ‘After Forever’…”From “The Moses story” to “the shortest verse in The Good Book” to one of the creepiest spoken word intros in all of metal which references end time prophecy, the impact of GOD IN METAL can be found everywhere, no matter how subtle or obvious, positive or negative. Whether it’s an album cover, a band’s name, a song, or even direct Biblical scripture, there are endless references to GOD IN METAL across all genres of heavy metal,

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01:36:40

#305 SUNSET STRIP DEATH MATCH: METAL HEALTH vs OUT OF...

Metal Nerdery Podcast ·

2025/06/19

“If they’re not fat, they’re soft…”Think back to The Sunset Strip and the emerging metal scene of the early 80’s, full of sleaze, shred, and riffs, long before the emergence of the “serious glam” and “serious thrash” of the mid to late 80’s. METAL HEALTH and OUT OF THE CELLAR, released in 1983 and 1984, by QUIET RIOT and RATT (respectively) both preceded the hair metal movement of the late 80’s and ironically (to a great extent) helped to define it. While both METAL HEALTH and OUT OF THE CELLAR

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