116: Knotfest & Inside the Prog Metal

Think of this episode as Metal Nerdery Podcast’s “double-concept-EP-hidden-bonus-split-album” podcast, with “double the content” (kind of…) of any of our prior episodes (I mean, not really…but also, definitely kind of…).

Not only will you get the Metal Nerdery Concert Report featuring a review of the boys’ recent KNOTFEST experience in Atlanta, but you’ll also get, for a limited time* (again, kind of, but not really…but also again, …definitely kind of…) the latest installment of “Inside the Metal” as Metal Nerdery explores the deep layers of musical virtuosity, showmanship and complexity that fuels The PROG-METAL

Try some time-release, relaxer infused “horseradish ranch” with your “Wolf Steak Prog Salad,” tune up those pianos & keyboards, get ready for an incredibly orchestrated “treadmill solo” that will transcend time and dimension in the face of multiple degrees of tangentionalality and JOIN US for a smorgasbord of PROGRESSIVE METAL after a brief review of the Metal Nerdery KNOTFEST Experience.

*Limited time = however much time you have left before your battery runs out. Yeah…this one was a pretty long one.

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(00:01): #thatswhatitsoundslike ***WELCOME BACK!!!*** #metalnerderypodcastexperience (Here inside the #vulvular walls of 33rd Floor Inverted Underground Bunker Poon Studios #whazzup / Time for the #tradish #clinky #markthetime #nutrious / #thisepisodesbeeroftheepisode #dramaticpop the #tradesmanship and #artisanship behind every episode’s #beeroftheepisode ***#mastodon #threetaverns #teardrinker #hazypaleale (#pellell) epical #albumcover ***CHECK OUT #hushedandgrim*** #hailtoall

(03:24): Baseball #sportsball #worldseries celebration and the #MN33rdFlrIUBPSLounge (new add on for 2021, THANK YOU for your CONTINUED support!!! www.metalnerdery.com/merch) #settledownbeavis #squeezeitout #notready #thetimeismarked #thechristmasepisode

(05:22): ***METAL NERDERY CONCERT UPDATE: #SLIPKNOT & KNOTFEST Atlanta show and #ActusReus and #fam and #tangentionalalityismness #goodtimeswerehad #vipline vs #lawnline / #codeorange and a #phonecall and a #hugelysizable #upgrade (#notallconnected #settledownbeavis) / #fever333 #threepiece #punk #metal #thrash #markthetime #showenergy and the #guitarslinger #sinisterlaughter #ventriloquistnightmare #settledownspaz / #killswitchengage (#dadrock? I don’t agree; #KSE is #mostdefinitely #fuckingmetal) #constipatedburp #squealieburps #squealieASMR (and the story of the shuffling singers…see also #Seemless for #tangentionality) / ***Past #KSE shows #slipofthetongue #wrongword #threedayban for #hatespeech #anyway

(14:21): #slipknot #headliner #legendary (*Note: In case you weren’t already aware, apparently #Slipknot put on one of the best shows in #metal!!!*) / ***Check out Slipknot’s #livealbum*** / The “intro” music: #forthoseabouttorock #fire #ACDCisMetal #ACDCisMetalASMR #DanzigASMR / #luxuryaccomodations #vipbar #notrough / #CodeOrange and the #importance of #articulation in #production (and a moment of #tangentionalality to #DreamTheater and #MikePortnoy and #progressivemetal and #because).

(20:53): #tanks #noteven #waybetter #muchlybetter #treadmills #waitwhat #leadtreadmill #eerie #creepy #cool and the #centralmessage #shhhhhh / #highlights #readthoselyrics SURFACING #epbonusalbum #longasfuck #markthetime *and now** a definition of #progressivemetal #longasssongs #subgenre #pickitupbuttercup #nowwithextracaffeine #caffeineinfusedcocaine #core #waitwhat (***still SURFACING #slipknotASMR #glorious***) #readthoselyrics #tensionsiren (***go check out #Slipknot at #DownloadFestival 2018-2019 re #stageshow***) #heyguys #jazzlounge

(27:11): #letsdoit #halfhourin***METAL NERDERY PODCAST: KNOTFEST REVIEW & INSIDE THE PROG METAL: like a #doublealbum #podcast*** GIVE US A CALL AT 980-666-8182!!!*** #okayturnitoffnow / #Loudwire.com’s #lysticle (not #prague, but #progressive #prog, as in #prog #metal, glorious, majestic, #progmetal*** #AJFA had a big impact on #progressivemetal as did the old school #seventiesprogrock / #wolfsteakprogsalad #progressivesaladyeah / Iron Maiden (very prog) / Prog vs Power metal? And multiple #subgenres / #Periphery (“Periphery II”) ERISED #youtalkintomay #recordscratch #thatsnotmymetal #yougottawaitforit MAKE TOTAL DESTROY #moregooder #unsoftness #mathmetal

(34:34): #Enslaved (“Below the Lights”) HAVENLESS #progressivevikingblackmetalcore #crunchyballriff #fortifiedbreakfast #whatsitgonnado / #ProtestTheHero #killeropener #notasdjenty BLOODMEAT #usethoseheadphones #holymoly #alottoswallow #alittlebiggerthanyouthink #markthetime / ***check out #AnimalsAsLeaders*** / #Evergrey (“In Search of Truth”) THE MASTER PLAN #virtuososhredding #shinydiamonds and #cleantigers / #experimental / #SymphonyX #whaddyawannahear #thathadasmell #killeropener OF SINS AND SHADOWS #squealies #nintendokeyboards #thefable

(45:38): #BetweenTheBuriedAndMe (and a word from #SweetIcedTea) COMA MACHINE (“Coma Ecliptic”) #heavyBeatles #kingsX #vibe #markthetime #itsweirdbutikindalikeit #howgoodimnot #wellworded / #DreamTheater #andawaywego (“A View from The Top of The World”) AWAKEN THE MASTER #eightstring #holymoly #lotsgoinon

(51:09): #bodymap #topography #crickets / #IronMaiden (“Seventh Son of a Seventh Son”) #deepcut MOONCHILD #ithadtohappen #screamforme #didyougo #numberone #letsbackup / ***Bruce Dickinson’s Spoken Word tour. Check out his website: www.screamforme.com *** #screamformelongbeach / #Meshuggah (“Chaosphere”) NEW MILLENIUM CYANIDE CHRIST #doyoumath #definitelynot / #Mastodon (“Crack the Skye”) DIVINATIONS #thisone (see also #banjo) #harmonizedchords are #nextlevel #ATL #AtlantaMetal

(1:02:08): #Tool (and the #unpopularopinion) “10,000 Days” JAMBI and those #deliciousholes #tupperwareASMR (and a dumb side note regarding #FearInnoculum and #compactdiscs) “R’s and N’s” PNEUMA (#heavypinkfloyd #artmetal #newgenre) #thatwasnotontheboat #dingy #minimalmental #layers (***be sure to check out our Tool Aenima Album Dive!!!*** Especially with the #relaxers and the #funguys )

(1:09:43): #FatesWarning (“Awaken the Guardian”) THE SORCERESS with #JohnArch and (“No Exit”) ANARCHY DIVINE with #RayAlder and #thecommonbond between #progmetal and #deathmetal and #vocals #oppositehelium #yoadrian / ***Show memory re: Queensryche & Metallica at The Omni*** #Queensryche (“Operation: Mindcrime”) SPREADING THE DISEASE (and the upcoming release of Geeoff Taint’s unauthorized authorized autobiographical biography, “Scream from the Balls: The Legacy”) #mynotsoloalbum (***Concept albums are generally a very strong indication of prog-metal***) / #hairmetal #whatever

(1:18:29): “Give ‘em a little pat on the bottom…” / #healthfood #healthhelmet #Opeth (“Blackwater Park”) BLEAK (Opeth’s #Puppets) and the evolution of Opeth’s sound and a return to old school 70’s style prog rock with #extrahuevos and #cleanvocals and #darklyrics / #strollandscroll / a list from #Kerrang.com’s 13 essential progressive metal albums (and a definition of the term “Kerrang”) #onomatopoeia #melbums #yeah / The results of another list…very comparable. #yeah #alsoyeah #stillyeah #alottayeah

(1:24:56): #Watchtower (the #progmetalband, NOT the religious publication of the #JehovasWitnesses) / #Savatage and #TransSiberianOrchestra #nobigdill…still on Watchtower (“Control and Resistance”) CONTROL AND RESISTANCE #againwiththemath #kindabusy (similar to #Cynic) #heyman #wrapthisoneup THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!!! ***GIVE US A CALL AT 980-666-8182*** BUY OUR SHIT metalnerdery.com/merch #metallicablackalbumdenmarkian54321 on the #newgumapp and check out #TheMetalNerderyFallCollection for some excellent #holidaygiftideas and please purchase a #tentaclemassage #giftcard for your loved ones this holiday season. #untilthenext #noneofthatwasontheboat #cuttingroomfloormegamix #iabstnm #myballsfellasleep