Episode 121.5 – Previous Episode Updates (Hail Spirit Noir, Hammers of Misfortune, Manes, Diskord, Xysma, Kayo Dot)
In this .5 episode (the longest point-5 we’ve done to date), we offer up 6 subjects of previous Radical Research episodes and take a look at their activities since we last put our spotlight on them. (...
10 Okt 202430min
Episode 121 – The CORONER Episode!!!
Switzerland’s deadliest export, Coroner, which sliced and sawed its way through the metal landscape of the ‘80s and early ‘90s, has finally found its way under the Radical Research microscope. From th...
1 Okt 20241h 25min
Episode 120.5 – Jeff Scott Soto and Queen’s “The Prophet’s Song”
A quick look at Queen’s “The Prophet’s Song,” its a cappella middle section, and the treatment it was given by one Jeff Scott Soto in various live performances. It’ll all make a little more sense when...
19 Sep 202417min
Episode 120 – DBC’s ‘Universe’: Black Hole Spelunking
Is there an album more representative of this podcast's main focus? Not outside of Norway, there isn’t. Montréal’s DBC (Dead Brain Cells) released ‘Universe’ in 1989, a tech-y cosmic opus of 37:26 tha...
10 Sep 202456min
Episode 119.5 – Death, DiGiorgio, and the Bass on ‘Human’
This is a “careful for what you wish for” kind of thing. For years and years, we hoped that we could hear the mighty Steve DiGiorgio’s bass work with more clarity on Death’s 1991 masterpiece, Human. O...
3 Sep 202410min
Episode 119 – The Fu*king Champs 1994-2007: Hot-Ass Majesty
Operating outside of the metal infrastructure, but heralding its glory and complexity more so than most “true” metal bands, The Fucking Champs, in their 1994-2007 rampage, cobbled together elements of...
27 Aug 20241h 11min
Episode 118.5 – Better Slit Than Never: Cryptopsy’s ‘None So Vile’ 28 Years Later
Sometimes it takes a while to come around to an album. In our case, it took 28 years with Cryptopsy’s second album, None So Vile. Better late than never. We repent!!! Note I: The Radical Res...
19 Aug 20247min
Episode 118 – There’s Only One Good Song On These Albums! One-Song Metal Albums
The one-long-song album is a rare event in the metal genre, and a tough assignment to tackle and get right. We hold up these five albums as the finest examples of the approach. While it’s difficult to...
7 Aug 20241h 39min
