#299 - PRODUCER SPOTLIGHT: TERRY DATE

“You’re not supposed to swallow it…but it’s fine to have it in your mouth.”

Whether it’s the debut from Metal Church or Dream Theater, or the swansong from Slayer or Pantera, TERRY DATE is undoubtedly one of the most prominent and prolific producers, engineers, and mixers of metal music to have blessed the ears of metal fans for more than 40 years.

Get ready for “a little origami”, remember that cross walks exist “for health reasons”, and discover why it’s better to not be “on the boat” during a thunderstorm if astraphobia is an issue.

Check out our accidental album dive that was riddled with “Dysfunction” and discover just how many outstanding albums got left out of our discussion thanks to the “different tastes” of some of us.

Behold the hilarity of “Dealer’s Choice”, realize that “Episode 300 will be ‘The One’ (it’s gonna be a mindblower)” and JOIN US as we go BEHIND THE BOARD with our METAL PRODUCERS SPOTLIGHT on TERRY DATE.

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Show Notes:

(00:01): “We both cried a little bit…it was fine…”/ #EasterPotluck / #fabulous / “Wait, are they Lebanese? From Lisbon?” / #markthetime #OreoBalls / “If you saw ‘em, you’d be impressed…”/ ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** / “Advised but not recommended…”/ “I act like I don’t hear it…you keep saying it…”/ ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!*** / “Here we go…”/ Crosswalks exist for a reason…use them as if your life depended on them. / “He probably would have rioted…”/ “Okie dokie…” / “Sorry, is that better?” / “Two girls walking together…probably no undies either…”

(07:50): #thisepisodesbeeroftheepisode / #TwoTidesBrewing #GardenOfEvil / “It looks like Opeth’s Still Life…”/ “Super day drinking…4%ABV…”/ #RussellsReflectionsBoatEdition / “You start small…”/ #Bowrider / #Astraphobia / “How long is the water electrified?”/ “Isn’t it great how they can be wrong all the time and still keep their jobs?”

(13:13): “If you wanna reach out and touch us you can EMAIL US at

metalnerdery@gmail.com or VOICEMAIL US at 980-666-8182 or hit us up on the socials at #metalnerderypodcast at #TikTok #InstaGram #FaceBook #YouTube / “This episode’s #SlayerOfTheEpisode…”/ #BumpOfSlayer / “A little #origami bump of Slayer…my precious…”/ MANDATORY SUICIDE (South Of Heaven – 1988) / “And just like that…”/ “If Reign In Blood had THAT production…”/ “It comes from the factory #preloud …”/ #origamiASMR / “We don’t need to do that anymore…” / “Maybe just a little…” / #RussellsReflections / #TheWhiteLotus / “Here’s the rules if you wanna make a show on #HBO…” / “They can’t be hard…”/ #TheRighteousGemstones / “I can put so much, right there…”/ “No, I’m talking about White Lotus…Righteous Gemstones is funny…”/ “It’s people you want bad things to happen to…”/ The joys of being wealthy and giving back

(23:55): #TheDocket / “You’re about to get re-railed…”/ “That’s gonna be the one, dude…”/ #nextweek / METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS: BEHIND THE BOARD – PRODUCER SPOTLIGHT: TERRY DATE / “We didn’t do the #Patreon…” / “Do you think it’s possible to make #PulpFiction chronological?” / #TenFilmRule / #PatreonShoutout / ***COME JOIN US ON THE PATREON AT patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast *** / “What is that noise?” / #MetalChurch METAL CHURCH (Metal Church – 1984) / “Here’s a trivial question for you…remember the #HowardSternTVShow on cable?” / #FifthAngel MIDNIGHT LOVE (Time Will Tell – 1989) / *** NOTE: This was actually produced by Terry Brown, NOT Terry Date, and was released in 1989, NOT 1986. The eponymous Fifth Angel debut was released in 1986 and was produced by Terry Date. *** / “Wait…that’s not racist either…”

(35:00): “You were so into the shred though…the super technical…”/ “I like it when he does this…”/ #TheAccused PSYCHOMANIA (Martha Splatterhead's Maddest Stories Ever Told – 1988) / “How many riffs can we put in there?” / “That was like comparing dick sizes…”/ “It sounds nothing at all like the rest of their catalog…”/ #debutalbum / “What’s up with the cover?” / #DreamTheater A FORTUNE IN LIES (When Dream And Day Unite – 1989) / “Does it sound like Queensryche?” / “They’ve got Paul Stanley naked on the cover…”/ “It’s like a nasal hallucination…”/ #Soundgarden LOUD LOVE (Louder Than Love – 1989)

(44:04): “We did a dive on it…you were here…if they got their sound from that, let’s play something off of that…”/ “Every now and then we’ll throw a hit out there…”/ #Overkill ELIMINATION (Years Of Decay – 1989) / “Even the riff is shaped similarly…”/ #Pantera THE ART OF SHREDDING (Cowboys From Hell – 1990) / #MetalYoga / “It’s the French one…”/ #Overkill HORRORSCOPE (Horrorscope – 1991) / “Very #djenty…”/ “It’s doomy…”/ “It’s the chair…”/ “Now wait a minute, why is that funny?” / “Just for funsies…you’re not gonna like it…”/ “I gotchu…when someone says that, they’re gonna hook you up…”/ #Pantera FUCKING HOSTILE (Vulgar Display Of Power – 1992) / “Fun fact about this that I learned the other day…”

(54:22): “I thought we have…maybe it was on our #BlackMetal episode…”/ #whyareyousuchadick? / “Last night…Satan came into my room…and he had his way with my forehead…”/ “It’s okay to have it in your mouth, just don’t swallow it…” / #247Spyz BREAK THE CHAINS (Strength In Numbers – 1992) / “Do you have to put the mic IN your mouth?” / “How about some Prong?” / ***INTERJECTION: THESE ARE ALL #TERRYDATEPRODUCED ALBUMS!!!*** / #Prong (NOTE: slight misunderstanding…This was NOT “Cleansing” but “Rude Awakening”) / RUDE AWAKENING (Rude Awakening – 1996) / “We don’t have to, but we kinda have to…”/ #DoobInterludeExtendedMix / “Dealer’s choice?” / #LMAO / #Pantera SHEDDING SKIN (Far Beyond Driven – 1994)

(1:03:55): “We’ve skipped a lot…we don’t have to play every band…”/ #WhiteZombie ELECTRIC HEAD PT. 1 (THE AGONY) (ASTRO-CREEP: 2000 – 1995) / “This is where he went from White Zombie to Rob Zombie…”/ “That brings back fond memories…”/ “You can’t skip over that…”/ #Pantera (REPRISE) SANDBLASTED SKIN (The Great Southern Trendkill – 1996) / “That is fucking ugly as homemade fuck…”/ “I met him at Redneck Fest…” / “You’ve gotta go with some #Helmet, right?” / “We’re filling a hole…”/ #Helmet PURE (Aftertaste – 1997) – Mixing / “What about that one?” / “It’s actually my favorite KISS album…”/ #Staind MUDSHOVEL & HOME (“I’m surprised you like this…there’s a lot of melody…”) / “It’s not Planet Caravan…”/ SUFFOCATE (Dysfunction – 1999)

(1:17:43): “This is what you wanna hear?” / “This was a huge album…let me see the #setlist…” / #LimpBizkit NOOKIE (Significant Other – 1999) / “You know what that sounds like? / #Soulfly PROPHECY (Prophecy – 2004) / #KoRn TWISTED TRANSISTOR (See You On The Other Side – 2005) – Mixing / “Whatever dude, it’s the same thing…”/ “I know there’s some good stuff near the bottom…” / “That was THEIR last album ever…”/ “Where did this come from? And you’re still doing it!” / #Slayer TAKE CONTROL (Repentless – 2015) & PIANO WIRE / “Sounds like a mess, right?” / THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!!! / “Here’s what makes a lot of noise…it sounds like a woman screaming through the woods…”/ “Fuuuuuuuuck…”/ #untilthenext #outroreel