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
Episode 117.5 – Ginn Loves Gadd
Our man Ginn loves him some Gadd! In this brief episode, we extract three of Hunter’s favorite moments by his favorite drummer on the planet, Steve Gadd. It results in something we thought we’d never ...
30 Jul 20247min
Episode 117 – Steven Wilson’s Intrigue Compilation, Dissection Part 3
Pull up a chair and get your ears out! We get giddy when we’re together in the same space, which we were for this episode. You’ll hopefully forgive our exuberance and all the talking over each other i...
25 Jul 20241h 15min
Episode 116.5 – King Crimson’s Schizoid Man and the Metal in the Hot Middle
In this brief episode, we spotlight the two metal bands brave enough to tackle the middle part of King Crimson's innovative and highly influential 1969 classic, "21st Century Schizoid Man." No...
19 Jul 20248min
Episode 116 — What is Psychedelic Music? The Radical Research Answer to a Vexing Question
When it comes to a difficult-to-define concept like psychedelia in music, it's subjective. It’s not all hippies with sitars and lava lamps and bongs…but that’s not wrong either. With a little help fro...
8 Jul 20241h 26min
Episode 115.5 – Permeable Lines, Part 2
Our second in the Permeable Lines series, and our first point-5 episode since 83.5 nearly two years ago! That enough numbers for you? Join us for a brief dust-up between inspiration and rip-off. You d...
4 Jul 202416min
