#315 MASTODON CHAPTER II: 2010-2025
“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 ...
28 Aug 202557min
#314 – MEGADETH: COUNTDOWN TO EXTINCTION
“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 featu...
21 Aug 20251h 3min
#313 MAKE-UP IN METAL
“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 be...
14 Aug 20251h 32min
#312 SLAYER CHRIST ILLUSION Album Review
“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 Da...
7 Aug 20251h 5min
#311 OZZY OSBOURNE – IN MEMORIAM
“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...
31 Jul 20251h
#310 2nd Albums BETTER or WORSE than the 1st
“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 ...
24 Jul 20251h 9min
#309 – Sabbath: BACK TO THE BEGINNING
“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...
17 Jul 20251h 6min
#308 GREAT METAL ALBUMS RUINED BY ONE SONG
“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...
10 Jul 20251h 14min
