Butt Metal Blast Cast

The Booty Blazzting Boyez™ back with their first episode after a couple of months of hibernation! In this episode, those Bud Blazing Boys™ explore the trials and tribulations of applying Icy Hot to your testicles, they analyze the aesthetic intention behind Sacred Son's album covers, they envision a high school comedy about a living skeleton assigned to be an undead skeleton in a biology class (a tale as old as time), they relate the uberwealthy's support of the Dark Enlightenment to Road House, and they discuss whether the hypothetical wholesale car dealership Friendly Simon's business model is a scam or if it's driven by pure altruism. YOU DECIDE.

In this episode, The Booty Blood Boys™ are joined by a very special guest, fan, and friend of the show, The Shadowy One! The Bud Blasé Boyz™ learn how The Shadowy One became a fan of their silly lo-fi and low culture podcast. They discuss the New York City metal scene vibes and community and whether either has been affected by the closure of St. Vitus. They explore the generational divide between the sincerity of older metal fans and musicians versus the self-aware irony of younger metal fans and musicians. They also analyze the dark world of fascist cottagecore and tradwife cultures. All of this and much, much more!

In this episode, Judge Dredd and Wulf talk to returning guest Shelby Lermo. Shelby writes, records, and performs in a plethora of bands, including Ulthar, Human Corpse Abuse, Thanatotherion, and most recently: NAILS. During our talk, Shelby compares touring in the United States with touring in Europe. With Shelby, the Booty Blasting Boyz™ pontificate why small-town shows can be some of the best shows. They explore why cosmic and existential horror are the greatest horrors of all, and how they relate to the themes behind the newest Thanatotherion album. Finally, the Butte Blasters™ hear the story behind Shelby joining the newest incarnation of Nails as well as the big things that are happening in the world of Nails. Thanatotherion: https://thanatotherion.bandcamp.com/album/alienation-manifesto Nails: https://nailssl.bandcamp.com/ Ulthar: https://ulthar666.bandcamp.com/ Human Corpse Abuse: https://humancorpseabuse.bandcamp.com/album/xenoviscerum      

 In this episode, the Bud Blazting Boyz get to the bottom of the issues that really matter: what are their favorite soups, and what kind of metal do their favorite soups match most closely to? They investigate the Venn diagram showing the overlap of wooks, those who have sacred geometry tattoos, and those who sell the best weed. They discuss how sports are just a civil representation of war for societies' warrior castes. Finally, they critique the crypto (and sometimes not so crypto) fascism prevalent in war metal. Also, Judge Dredd gets more drunk in this episode than in any other Butt Blast episode, so that's fun!

In this episode, Wulf and Judge Dredd are coming hot off the heels of their interview with Garry Brents of Memorrhage (Ep. 34), so the Boyze™, joined by Professor Grindstein, delve into their ongoing obsession with the return of nu-metal. In addition, they analyze how genres generally evolve from underground rawness to mainstream gloss. They also explore the “Ship of Theseus” paradox as it relates to band membership: how many times can band members change and still remain the same band? Finally, they dive deep into their siqq piqqs for professional wrestlers. Ooo yea, brother! 

In this episode, the Butte Blazzst Boyezzz™ talk with a very special guest by the name of Garry Brents. Garry is the prolific solo artist behind projects such as Sallow Moth, Homesick, and Gonemage, as well as being one half of underground legends, the now-defunct Cara Neir. However, Garry is currently probably most well-known for Memorrhage, a project that incorporates a healthy dose of 90s nu-metal magic combined with metallic hardcore, grind, and industrial metal influences. Memorrhage has been covered by a wide array of underground metal publications as well as national news outlets, such as NPR. During the Buddt Bladd Beauz™ talk with Garry, they explore the reasons behind the confounding return of nu-metal and how Garry balances the pop-oriented aspects of nu-metal with the aggression of Garry's other influences. They examine the significance of 90s nostalgia for millennials and zoomers. Finally, they discuss the impact that role-playing games, and specifically Magic: The Gathering, have had on Garry's creative voice.    Links Garry's Bandcamp with all of his projects: https://lilangisla.bandcamp.com/ Garry's Twitter: https://x.com/gonemage Garry's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gonemage  

In this episode, the Butte Blazzter Beaus™ Wulf and Judge Dredd create a horrorcore/black metal crossover band generated completely by AI. The Boyezz™ ask AI for their backstory, the album title and cover of their debut, and the bands they have beef with. Much of this is generated in the style of Joe Pesci's character from Goodfellas with undertones of Lovecraftian horror, capeesh? The Boyst™ consider the various pronunciations of "gyro" and why Clevelanders might have a claim on having the correct pronunciation. Wulf and Judge Dredd also ask AI to predict how Mötley Crüe's new hip-hop and country-influenced album with John 5 will be received by burned-out rockers everywhere. Finally, the Boyzst™ share recent stories about drunk cougar moms being blackmailed and disappointing friends in dreams. Note: the album cover and band photo we refer to in the episode are included as part of the episode cover art

In this episode, the Bidet Blast Boys™ analyze a dream in which there is a meta movie called OSHA: The Movie starring Mel Gibson as a worker so dedicated to work that he was willing to work even while mortally wounded. The Boiz™ dive deep into the etymology of rizz and jizz only to realize that they are actually cognates (not really), and, as a result, the Boyz™ prepare themselves for the oncoming war between the Rizzers, the Jizzers, the Rizz Jizzers, and the Jizz Rizzers. The Boice™ explore the possibility of Egyptian nu-metal as well as other ethnic-inspired nu-metals through the song “The Evil Inherent in Us All” by Karl Sanders. FINALLY, the Boyez™ explore the possibilities and ethical quandaries presented by AI as applied in metal and beyond! 

(NOTE: this episode was recorded at the end of Summer 2021 and was lost to the annals (read: anals) of Butt Blast history as editing other, more timely episodes took priority. Enjoy!) The Buddhist Blatt Boizst™ pontificate over the influence of Kyuss, especially the butt rock vocal stylings of John Garcia. They play a true or false quiz game based on an absurd, but somewhat typical, self-serious black metal elitist interview with Satyr from Satyricon. They also touch upon the ethics of lucid dreaming of a fan fiction world in which fictional characters are murdered. Finally, they hypothesize that the counter-serve restaurant by the name of Twisted Fresh (aka Twiztid Fresh) is just a chaotic, Insane Clown Posse-inspired restaurant whose tagline is “We're REALLY fucked up”. WHOOP WHOOOOOP!!! How does Wulf actually eat his pizza? Will the Inverted Cross-Examiner puke by the end of the episode? Will Professor Grindstein finally watch the videos of David Ellefson masturbating? Find out on this previously LOST episode of the Butt Metal Blast Cast!  

Have you seen teenagers recently wear ball chain necklaces, black lipstick, baggy jeans, and Slipknot shirts? Have you wondered what's with all of the bounce rhythms infiltrating metalcore over the last few years? Oh, you haven't heard? NU-METAL IS BACK!  Are you just as confused as we are? Did you, like us, put all of your money on ska coming back whereas nu-metal wasn't even on the bingo card? In order to elucidate the resurgence of nu-metal, Judge Dredd talked with Holiday Kirk, the self-proclaimed CEO of nu-metal. Holiday is the editor-in-chief of the Nu Metal Agenda, the host of the Nu Metal Agenda podcast, and the man behind Twitter and Instagram's crazy ass moments in nu-metal history accounts. Why have the conditions been ripe for the current nu-metal resurgence? What are the challenges of promoting and marketing music in the age of social media under the dwindling influence of big record labels? Can the resurgence of nu-metal mark the return of metal and rock music's prominence to mainstream audiences? What can extreme metal musicians and bands learn from nu-metal? Why is Chat Pile nu-metal? These questions and more will be answered in this episode of the BUTT METAL BLAST CAST!   Holiday Kirk's Links Nu Metal Agenda website: https://numetalagenda.com/ Nu Metal Agenda podcast: wherever you stream podcasts Nu Metal Agenda on Twitter: https://twitter.com/numetal_agenda Nu Metal Agenda on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/numetal_agenda/ crazy ass moments in nu-metal history on Twitter: https://twitter.com/numetal_moment crazy ass moments in nu-metal history on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/numetal_moment/ Personal account on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HolidayKirk  

The Butt Blasters™ have not one, not two, but THREE special guests by the names of CJ, BC, and Mark of the Beast. CJ is a longtime friend of the show and, together with BC, plays in the atmospheric post-black metal band Marsh of Swans. Mark of the Beast is also a longtime friend of the show and is both our resident bad lyrics analyst as well as our kvlt credibility maintainer.  In this episode, the Budd Bladd Boi™ dive deep into Heartwood, Marsh of Swans' debut full-length. We explore the process of the album's creation, the conceptual framework behind the album, and why the band's next album will be lo-fi psychedelic black metal with a horn accompaniment recorded in a missile silo in Wamego, Kansas. The Butte Blazzterz™ and special guests also analyze bad lyrics from across the metal spectrum as well as the kvlt credibility of different aspects of human culture. Is fast food black metal? Is weed black metal? There is only one way to find out: by listening to the newest episode of the BUTT METAL BLAST CAST. Marsh of Swans links: Marsh of Swans Bandcamp: marshofswans.bandcamp.com Marsh of Swans Facebook and Instagram: @marshofswans Marsh of Swans Twitter: @marsh_of_swans

Have you come across a map on social media showing the ratio of female to male metal musicians by country? Or have you seen a bar graph showing what months the most metal albums are released annually? If you have, there is a good chance that you have come across data visualizations created by Metal Stats. In this episode, the Boo Boo Butt Boys™ Judge Dredd and Wulf interview Metal Stats about his process for scraping and shaping data from Metal Archives while controlling for variables. They discuss the eternal questions regarding regionalism in metal, such as the infamous Denmark Paradox (a.k.a. in light of having produced Mercyful Fate, why did Denmark never produce black metal to the same degree that the rest of their Scandinavian brethren did?). We also explore the relationship between a country's GDP and metal produced by that country. Finally, we investigate why both creators and viewers of data visualization need to think critically about data that is being presented.  We make references to many maps and graphs, mostly created by Metal Stats, throughout the episode. Check out the links below to see them for yourselves! Episode References: Map of countries by metal bands per capita Metal bands in Finland per capita by municipality Comparison of metal bands per country per 1 million people and country average happiness score European metal vs. non-metal albums statistics Deep dive and analysis of the trifecta Ratio of female to male metal musicians by country (1 female:100 male ratio) Metal databases beyond Metal Archives Metal release counts over time by release type (LP, EP, video, box set, etc.) Metal release type breakdown by percentage of all releases by subgenre Metal band name length distribution How many albums have metal bands typically released? How many bands have metal musicians typically been in? (does not include live members) How many members do metal bands typically have? Metal album release count by day of the year Number of bands compared to how long it takes them to release their debut How much time do metal bands typically take between albums? Network of similar artists with "technical" genre tag Metal Stats' Socials: Flourish (data visualizations website): app.flourish.studio/@metalstats Twitter: https://twitter.com/Metalplots Wordpress: https://metalstats.wordpress.com/

In this episode, the Bud Bladt Bloi™ Judge Dredd, Wulf, and the Inverted Cross-Examiner take on guest Ian Chainey's Metal Archives-based game Tic Tac Dio. You will hear the Bust Blatt Beauze™ utter unforgivable blasphemies as they excavate the deepest recesses of their minds to unearth the most obscure metal trivia and knowledge of six degrees of metal separation necessary to play the game. Which Butt Blaster will have the fastest Tic Tac Dio run? Which Butt Blast will end up in the rare recursive Brazilian loop? Which Butt Blaster will have a break from reality and, instead of Tic Tac Dio, choose to play with madness?  In this game of Tic Tac Dio, three Butt Blasters enter, ONE BUTT BLASTER LEAVES! Links:  Tic Tac Dio Boards from the Episode: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1R_Il-cN4QLep_W_ieHUpp0_SrZXHbeHX?usp=sharing Tic Tac Dio explanation and directions: https://www.stereogum.com/2231511/shall-we-play-a-game-tic-tac-dio/columns/the-black-market/ Ian's Black Market Column on Stereogum: https://www.stereogum.com/category/columns/the-black-market/ Ian's Substack: https://plaguerages.substack.com/ Ian's Podcast Plague Rages: https://open.spotify.com/show/3kBzFYGqxCa0zuZHu6kiCT Ian's Podcast Runout Grooves: https://open.spotify.com/show/4wCrs5NDnT9ykW94AUr05R  Nu-Metal Agenda: https://open.spotify.com/show/4jLSnvzewSFPWciJV0VBA4      

The Butte Blazzt Beauz™ reflect on their existential anxieties (or lack thereof) over aliens in light of the recent congressional hearings and two VERY, VERY credible posts from Reddit and 4Chan. In order to waylay their alien anxiety, they discuss their capacity to eat chicken wings followed by a lively game testing their knowledge of both band and weed strain names. Finally, they explore the sordid history of the Jackoff Kings, the greatest fictional rap group that has ever lived.

The Butt Blast Boyez™ explore the Headless Horseman-themed metal of Sleepy Hollow and neighboring Tarrytown while trying to figure out what the hell is up with Northeastern United States geography. They also provide their beef jerky siqq piqqs and discuss the different tiers of weed that drug dealers named Snake and Sorgen can sell you.

The Butt Blastin' Boyz™ dive deep into the discography one of the most legendary and influential death metal bands of all time: the Ancient Ones themselves...MORBID ANGEL.  Is Illud Divinum Insanus redeemable? Is it ACTUALLY the worst Morbid Angel album? Why must there be so many interludes? Is Trey Azagthoth ok? AND...what is THE BEST Morbid Angel album? These questions may not be answered by any mere mortals...but they MUST be answered by the Butt Blasters™!!!

In this episode, the Butt Blast Beauz™ Judge Dredd and Wulf talk with Gene Meyer of Bandit. Gene is not only the vocalist of one of the best grindcore bands around today but he is also a therapist (specializing in helping metal/hardcore musicians and fans) and a stand-up comedian (specializing in exploring the absurdities of dating metal and hardcore fans)! The Butt Blasters™ interrogate Gene about Bandit's excellent new debut full-length, Siege of Self, and the process that the band goes through to write new music. But the Boyz™ and Gene also discuss the potential benefits of psychedelic therapy, the Theater of Cruelty as a foundational concept for the metaphysics of live performances, and constructing and analyzing the narratives we tell about ourselves.

The Butt Blastin' Boiz™ explore whether psychics are just magic therapists, they ponder if Dying Fetus album covers could be mistaken for red-state death metal, and they speculate how much weed Bongzilla can smoke before not being able to perform their music. Plus, the Butt Beaus™ get their fortunes read by their in-house Level 1 Tarot Mage! This and more in Episode 22 of the Butt Metal Blast Cast!

The Butt Blast Boize™ (along with returning guest and friend of the show Gorn) explore the dark underbelly of drug use and drug laws (and drug-fueled competitive eating), hypothetical impossible genres, and what happens when you vomit in the pit at an Amon Amarth show.  

In this episode, we have a very special guest by the name of Ian Chainey (a.k.a. Wolf Rambatz). Ian has been writing about metal for approximately 20 years with publications such as Stereogum and Invisible Oranges, as well as with his own Plague Rages substack containing the Booster and VaccZine newsletters. He is also a co-host of no fewer than THREE podcasts: Plague Rages, Nu Metal Agenda, and Runout Grooves.    We put Ian through the BUTT BLAST GAUNTLET with a series of impossibly difficult questions to answer. What does regionalism look like in metal today? What does the future of metal journalism look like? Why did Danish black metal never take off in the wake of Mercyful Fate's success and wide-ranging influence? Who are the musicians behind metal's longest-enduring mystery, the Lords of the Crimson Alliance? These questions and more WILL BE answered on this episode of the Butt Metal Blast Cast. Stereogum's Black Market monthly column: https://www.stereogum.com/category/columns/the-black-market/ Plague Rages Substack: https://plaguerages.substack.com/ Plague Rages Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3kBzFYGqxCa0zuZHu6kiCT?si=9745afcdbe274e50 Runout Grooves podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4wCrs5NDnT9ykW94AUr05R?si=72e7feeb187d436a Nu Metal Agenda podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4jLSnvzewSFPWciJV0VBA4?si=9c49920e44d7470f  

In this episode, the Butt Blast Boiz™ dive deep into a formative band for the whole gang: the legendary ithyphallic pharaohs of death metal brutality and technicality themselves: NILE. With the foundational question "What does 'brutal' mean to us within the context of metal?", the Butt Blast Beaus™ determine ONCE AND FOR ALL what the most brutal Nile of ALL-TIME is. The Butt Blasters also discuss the ins and outs of being an amateur Egyptologist, the Egyptian dungeon synth of Karl Sanders' solo material, and why ling cod and motion sickness don't mix well. To put it plainly: the Butt Blasters are ithyphallic for Nile

Shelby Lermo (currently of Vastum, Ulthar, Human Corpse Abuse, Naughtskeid, AND A SECRET BAND HE'S LEGALLY NOT ALLOWED TO TALK ABOUT) joins the Butt Blast Boyz™ as they discuss his move to Washington D.C. from the Bay Area, his musical projects past and present, and his recovery from throat cancer. Vastum: https://vastum.bandcamp.com/ Ulthar: https://ulthar666.bandcamp.com/ Human Corpse Abuse: https://humancorpseabuse.bandcamp.com/album/xenoviscerum Naughtskeid: https://naughtskeid.bandcamp.com/releases    

The Butt Blast Boiz™ discuss the impact that Metal Archives has had on them as well as on the larger world of metal, they determine whether Deeds of Flesh is the ultimate run-of-the-mill death metal band, and they analyze lyrical trends in black and death metal

In this episode, the Butt Blast Boyz™ talk about the potential for Slipknot to exploit fan labor, analyze the ethics of the Pantera reunion, and deconstruct the dad outfit preferred by reunited thrash from around the world. They also dive into the sick new releases from Ancient Enemy and Old Grey Horror. Check out the links below! Ancient Enemy Bandcamp: https://ancientenemy.bandcamp.com/ Instagram: @ancientenemy.rise YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCar6lPP__AvmAwhS5W4UqDA Old Grey Horror Bandcamp: oldgreyhorror.bandcamp.com/  Official: https://www.oldgreyhorror.com/ Instagram: @oldgreyhorror Twitter: @oldgreyhorror

Listen as the Butt Blast Boyz speculate whether Rule 34 applies to pornogrind, hypothesize that pop-punk is just proto-Depressive Suicidal Black Metal, and analyze the internet's most confounding band: Etienne Sin

Join the boys as they explore the intricate differences between Disgorge (Mex) and Disgorge (USA) via an ill-fated quiz. They also compare and contrast the taco-eating habits of Disgorge (Mex) with those of Disgorge (USA) and discuss the inevitability of the Disgorge meme wars 

In this episode we FINALLY get to the bottom of who is the HOTTEST MAN IN METAL!

In this episode, we talk about the tropical black metal lifestyle, the absurd meanings behind ambiguously-titled metal songs, and what kind of metal different Marvel superheroes are 

SPECIAL GUEST GORN TALKS WITH US ABOUT THE BEST OF 2021

Listen as THE BOYS™ talk about why you have to be a band of methheads to be trü powerviolence, what food you have to consume in order to get the most out of your flatulence, and how ridiculous metal band names sound if they are taken literally

Join the boys as they talk Christmas, leather daddy Santa, snow, and of course, acid trips.

The boys talk tryptophan, tryophobia, and trips on LSD (again) in this THANKSGIVING edition of the BLAST.

The boys take on Halloween candy, Dungeon Synth siqq piqqs, and how to have a good acid trip on Halloween in this episode of the Blast!

Join the boys as they talk about the dangers of Big Chip, gluten free Oreos, if Slipknot fans are anti mask, and Glen Benton's carb free diet. Follow us on twitter! @buttblastcast

Hear the boys discuss who the Jackson Pollock of Subway Sandwich Artists is and which of us is late to join the Take and Bake Revolution.  Also is the movie Cube good?  What's it's deal?

The boys bullshit about common sayings, shitty food, shitty festivals, and bullshit.

Join Judge Dredd, Wulf, The Inverted Cross-Examiner, and Professor Grindstein as they bullshit about the health consequences of listening to metal, Kashi, and Uncle Sam.

Today we talk Rallys, Rap Snacks, fast food and metal pairings, Charles Bronson, COVID concerts, and more!

Four guys bullshit about metal news, metal music, and shitty food.