Satan and Rainbows

This is it! The very first episode of Satan and Rainbows! In this episode, we introduce ourselves, talk a little bit about heavy metal, and review the first Judas Priest album, Rocka Rolla (1974)

This week we continue our history of Judas Priest with an in-depth look at their early gothic masterpiece, Sad Wings of Destiny (1976) New episodes every Friday! Find us on Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod

This week we discuss Judas Priest's major label debut, the eclectic and influential Sin After Sin (1977) New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com

The history of Judas Priest continues as we break down the band's darkest (and most controversial?) album of the 1970s, Stained Class (1978). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com

Should we call this album Killing Machine or Hell Bent for Leather? Either way, we're closing out the '70s with a bang! (1978/1979) New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com

We're roaring into the '80s with a look at Judas Priest's breakthrough album! Let's see if it deserves its legendary status... New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com    

In this household, we respect power pop. And Judas Priest never came closer to power pop than they did with the criminally underrated Point of Entry album (1981). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com

We hope you're ready to nerd out with us, because we REALLY like Screaming for Vengeance (1982). It's the breakthrough album for a reason, folks. New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com

We've reached the halfway point of our series on Judas Priest! Join us as we hear the band take some chances (and make some enemies) on Defenders of the Faith (1984). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com

There's some brilliant synthesizer work here, but is that enough to save Judas Priest's "sellout" album? Join us as we break down Turbo (1986). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com

Judas Priest's 11th album is one of the most disdained in their entire catalog. But there's also a lot to like, even love, about it if one looks close enough. And you know we will! Time to close out the 80s with Ram it Down (1988). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com

The 80s are over and so is the Golden Age of Heavy Metal. Can Judas Priest survive legal troubles and changing musical tastes at the dawn of a new decade? Let's find out as we dive into Painkiller (1990). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com      

Well...the dark years are upon us. Join us as we break down Rob Halford's exit from Judas Priest and what happened after that (1992-1997). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@SatanAndRainbows.com

Can you see a light at the end of the tunnel? Good! but, uh...we're not out of the tunnel yet. Join us as we close out the '90s and enter the new millennium with a look at some ambitious, nuanced Halford solo work and then also a Judas Priest album (1998-2001). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@SatanAndRainbows.com

After a rough decade, it's time for a Judas Priest reunion! But can the re-assembled Painkiller lineup give us another classic? let's find out as we trace the path from reconciliation...to Retribution (2002-2005). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@SatanAndRainbows.com

This week: Glenn releases some old recordings from the solo career that never was, and the band finally gets their double album! Join us as we break down Priest's foray into European symphonic metal with Nostradamus (2006-2009). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@SatanAndRainbows.com

After a period of inactivity, a major personnel change, and rumors of retirement, a stunningly invigorated Judas Priest return to the spotlight with the highest-charting album of their career! Join us as we break down the late-career triumph that is Redeemer of Souls (2009-2015). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@SatanAndRainbows.com

On this, our double-sized final (?) episode of Season 1, we break down Judas Priest's most recent album AND determine our official ranking of the band's discography. Don't miss it! New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@SatanAndRainbows.com

SEASON 2 IS HERE! Our first prog band is legendary cult act Gentle Giant! This week we explore the origins of this weird, wonderful group and go in-depth on their self-titled debut (1970). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@SatanAndRainbows.com

Apart from a poorly-chosen album cover (don't worry, we talk about it), we were pretty dazzled by Gentle Giant's much more eclectic and experimental second effort! Join us as we discuss Acquiring the Taste (1971). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@SatanAndRainbows.com

We're back with a new episode! This one is the first album Gentle Giant produced themselves, their first with a new drummer, and their first concept album. Do they pull it off? Join us as we check out Three Friends (1972). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@SatanAndRainbows.com

With a killer new drummer in tow, Gentle Giant return to the Medieval-tinged eclecticism of their earlier work on what may be their most well-known record, Octopus (1972). Join us as we break it down! New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@SatanAndRainbows.com

The band decides to continue after the resignation of a key member, and the album they make as a result is a transitional one that sounds a little more spontaneous and A LOT more frantic than anything we've heard from them so far. Is that a good thing? Let's listen to In a Glass House (1973) and find out. New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@SatanAndRainbows.com

Gentle Giant finally scores in the States with an ambitious, funky, concept album about corrupt politicians. Yeah, it's the mid-70s. This is The Power and the Glory (1974).  New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@SatanAndRainbows.com

After 10 minutes of Mega Man talk (seriously) we tackle Gentle Giant's most commercially successful album! We also try to make sense of another confusing album cover and talk about jazz!...Hey, get back here! This is Free Hand (1975). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@SatanAndRainbows.com

Gentle Giant release their final "classic" album and kiss their brief chart ascendancy goodbye. Join us as we try to make sense of a very complicated album and our very complicated feelings about it as we discuss Interview (1976). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@SatanAndRainbows.com

After a slight commercial rebound with an interesting live album, the boys in the band decide it's time to take the plunge into pop. Well, sort of. This is The Missing Piece (1977). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows  Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod  Email: Contact@SatanAndRainbows.com

Often considered their worst effort, Gentle Giant's penultimate album is a more ambitious attempt to go commercial....and a bit of a mess (don't worry, we still liked it). This is Giant for a Day! (1978). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@SatanAndRainbows.com

It's our Season 2 finale! This week we'll discuss Gentle Giant's final studio album, rank their discography, and recommend a few similar bands to check out. Not to be missed! New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@SatanAndRainbows.com

Season 3 is here and we're talkin' metal again! Our band this time around is the super-underrated Testament! Join us as we talk about the origins of thrash metal and listen to Testament's surprisingly complex and mature debut album The Legacy (1987). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@SatanAndRainbows.com

The story behind Testament's second LP proves that sometimes record label interference can be a good thing! It's time to dive into a complicated, creepy, and often eerily perceptive...concept album?? This is The New Order (1988). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@SatanAndRainbows.com

The production improves and the music gets more melodic. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Well...yes. Join us as we investigate Testament's first attempt to go mainstream with Practice What You Preach (1989). New Episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@SatanAndRainbows.com

Scenario: due to pressing tour obligations, a band rushes into the studio to record some hastily rewritten old demos and sends the resulting album off to the record label without a second thought. Normally this wouldn't be a good sign. But Testament isn't a normal band. This is Souls of Black (1990).   New episodes every Friday!   Facebook: @satanandrainbows   Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod   E-mail: Contact@SatanAndRainbows.com

To keep up with changing times, Testament release their most commercial effort yet. Does it deserve the hate? Listen to find out. But no it totally doesn't. This is The Ritual (1992). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com

We're back! This week we'll do a deep dive on the first TRUE "90s" Testament album, one that finds them experimenting with death, groove, and alternative metal. Oh, and we've got a lineup change. A BIG lineup change. This is Low (1994) New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com

During a then-unprecedented 3 year gap between albums, Testament got dropped by their label, lost more members, and came perilously close to breaking up for good. Instead, they rallied and came back with their most aggressive effort to date. Let's listen to Demonic (1997). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com

As the 90s come to a close, Testament assembles a killer new lineup and releases an all time classic! Let's check out The Gathering (1999). New episodes every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com

WE'RE BACK!!! We discuss our unplanned hiatus, as well as Testament's between The Gathering and The Formation of Damnation (2000-2008). New episodes (mostly) every Friday!  Facebook: @satanandrainbows  Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod  Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com  

The (almost) classic lineup of Testament takes their time to follow up their comeback album, but IT. WAS. WORTH. IT. This is Dark Roots of Earth (2012). New episodes (mostly) every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com

It's our season 3 finale! Join us as we talk about Testament's most recent album Brotherhood of the Snake (2016), rank their discography, and recommend a few similar bands. New episodes (mostly) every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com

SEASON 4 IS HERE! This time around we're tackling the beloved symphonic rock band Renaissance, and we've got A LOT of ground to cover! Join us as we discuss their unlikely genesis and self-titled debut (1969). New episodes (mostly) every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com

The original lineup of Renaissance stayed together just long enough to record a second album. Well, sort of. This is Illusion (1971). New episodes (mostly) every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com

With the founding members of Renaissance completely gone, a new lineup of the band releases a very different-sounding album. This is Prologue (1972). New episodes (mostly) every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com

Season 4 resumes and Renaissance's classic lineup has solidified. Join us as we break down the STUNNINGLY beautiful Ashes are Burning (1973). New episodes (mostly) every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com

Things get a little darker and moodier on the fifth Renaissance album, but it's still one of their best offerings. This week we break down Turn of the Cards (1974). New episodes (mostly) every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com

The most ambitious Renaissance album yet. And that's saying something! This is Scheherazade and Other Stories (1975). Oh, and also almost an hour of nonsense that has nothing to do with Renaissance. New episodes (mostly) every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com Announcer: Addison Peacock (addisonpeacock.com)

When a band as good as Renaissance puts out a substandard album, it's still a lot of fun to talk about. At least we hope so. This is Novella (1977). New episodes (mostly) every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com Announcer: Addison Peacock (addisonpeacock.com)

It's a long one this week! We're talking about Annie Haslam's first solo album, the Renaissance 1.0 spin-off Illusion, and finally the eight Renaissance album A Song for All Seasons (1978). New episodes (mostly) every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com Announcer: Addison Peacock (addisonpeacock.com)

Season 4 resumes as we find Renaissance continuing to modernize their sound. Can they make it work? Find out as we break down Azure d'Or (1979). New episodes (mostly) every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com Announcer: Addison Peacock (addisonpeacock.com)

The classic lineup is gone, but Renaissance hasn't given up yet. Should they have? Let's find out! This is Camera Camera (1981) New episodes (mostly) every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com Announcer: Addison Peacock (addisonpeacock.com)

We love a good synth-rock band, and it turns out Renaissance was one for a minute! This is Time-Line (1983). New episodes (mostly) every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com Announcer: Addison Peacock (addisonpeacock.com)

This week we discuss Annie Haslam's solo work, The Year of the Dueling Renaissances, and finally the reunion album Tuscany (2001). New episodes (mostly) every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com Announcer: Addison Peacock (addisonpeacock.com)

The season 4 finale is here! Join us as we discuss one last side project, break down the most recent Renaissance album, rank the band's discography, and recommend some similar bands. Whew! New episodes (mostly) every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com Announcer: Addison Peacock (addisonpeacock.com)

We have returned from our hiatus to examine the evolution of an entire musical subgenre: technical metal! This season should appeal to lovers of both prog AND metal, but it is going to get intense. First up is tech pioneers Watchtower and their 1985 debut Energetic Disassembly. New episodes (mostly) every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com Announcer: Addison Peacock (addisonpeacock.com)

Our history of technical metal continues as we check out Watchtower's second (and final?) studio album, 1989's Control and Resistance. New episodes (mostly) every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com Announcer: Addison Peacock (addisonpeacock.com)

Any journey through the history of technical metal MUST by law include a long visit in Tampa Bay. Join us as we talk about the Florida death metal scene and the debut album by one of its brightest lights, Atheist. New episodes (mostly) every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com Announcer: Addison Peacock (addisonpeacock.com)

This week we start exploring Europe's contribution to the development of technical metal. WARNING: things get a little grim on this album. New episodes (mostly) every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com Announcer: Addison Peacock (addisonpeacock.com) Subscribe on Stitcher or Apple Podcasts

We're staying in Europe this week to check out a seminal release by the Swiss tech metal masters Coroner! New episodes (mostly) every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com Announcer: Addison Peacock (addisonpeacock.com)

And just like that we're back in Florida to cover Atheist's second album.  New episodes (mostly) every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com Announcer: Addison Peacock (addisonpeacock.com)

Well...it was only a matter of time. This week we're breaking down one of the most important albums in metal history. New episodes (mostly) every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com Announcer: Addison Peacock (addisonpeacock.com)

Unless you've heard them, you probably have a certain expectation of how a Dutch death metal band named Pestilence will sound. And you're probably wrong. New episodes (mostly) every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com Announcer: Addison Peacock (addisonpeacock.com)

As promised, Death awaits you! Join us as we break down another hugely influential and beloved tech death album from the Florida legends. New episodes (mostly) every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com Announcer: Addison Peacock (addisonpeacock.com)

We'll be staying in Florida this week to discuss Atheist's bizarre technical/death/jazz/samba/prog album Elements.  New episodes (mostly) every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com Announcer: Addison Peacock (addisonpeacock.com)

Happy New Year! Start your decade off right by listening to us break down the mind-bending debut album of yet another Florida Tech Death band. New episodes (mostly) every Friday! Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com Announcer: Addison Peacock (addisonpeacock.com)

We're still in Florida this week, talking about Death's first TRUE "'90s" album. Join us for our discussion of Symbolic. Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com Announcer: Addison Peacock (addisonpeacock.com)

Our discussion of King Crimson continues with an in-depth look at the second album and the circumstances surrounding its recording. Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com

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Surely this time it will work out.... Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com

This week we're discussing the start of a bold new era for King Crimson, but after that we have to go join a monastery. Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com

I've heard of studio albums pretending to be live albums but NEVER the other way around! Oh also I think the band members all hate each other again?? Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com

We're back, baby! Just in time for the band we're covering to implode (Don't worry, they get back together soon). Facebook: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com Special thanks to our announcer Sasha Aleksandra! She is an associate producer and voice actor of the Night Shift Podcast, a queer-led urban fantasy docudrama. Check it out: www.NightShiftPod.com    

Time for a clean slate! We're exploring every album by heavy metal legends Black Sabbath...that they recorded without their most famous member. That's right, you'll never pin me down! (Sorry Crimson fans, I'll get back to it someday). Facebook/Instagram: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com Special thanks to our announcer Sasha Aleksandra! She is an associate producer and voice actor of the Night Shift Podcast, a queer-led urban fantasy docudrama. Check it out: www.NightShiftPod.com

After a successful reinvention and the loss of another original member, Black Sabbath attempt to recapture lightning in a bottle with their second album of the '80s, Mob Rules. Facebook/Instagram: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com Special thanks to our announcer Sasha Aleksandra! She is an associate producer and voice actor of the Night Shift Podcast, a queer-led urban fantasy docudrama. Check it out: www.NightShiftPod.com

We usher in a turbulent period in the history of Black Sabbath with a look at their divisive 1983 album Born Again. Facebook/Instagram: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com Special thanks to our announcer Sasha Aleksandra! She is an associate producer and voice actor of the Night Shift Podcast, a queer-led urban fantasy docudrama. Check it out: www.NightShiftPod.com

An album that some Black Sabbath purists (incorrectly) think shouldn't even BE a Sabbath album. It's going to start getting wacky from here on out, so I hope you've got the sand to listen as we break down Seventh Star (1986) Facebook/Instagram: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com Special thanks to our announcer Sasha Aleksandra! She is an associate producer and voice actor of the Night Shift Podcast, a queer-led urban fantasy docudrama. Check it out: www.NightShiftPod.com

After the most chaotic period of Sabbath's history, they manage to cobble together a very listenable album and emerge with a singer who will stick around for a while. It's The Eternal Idol (1987)! Facebook/Instagram: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com Financial Support: https://ko-fi.com/thenatezone Special thanks to our announcer Sasha Aleksandra! She is an associate producer and voice actor of the Night Shift Podcast, a queer-led urban fantasy docudrama. Check it out: www.NightShiftPod.com

A career-defining triumph for Tony Martin. A crushingly heavy yet somehow also refreshingly melodic musical statement from a band with nowhere to go but up. An episode I had to scrap and re-record at the last minute because I'm bad at this. Yes, you guessed it. We're talking the final Sabbath album of the '80s and the first of the Out-of-Print Era. Let's join all the witches and meet at the Headless Cross (1989). Facebook/Instagram: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com Financial Support: https://ko-fi.com/thenatezone Special thanks to our announcer Sasha Aleksandra! She is an associate producer and voice actor of the Night Shift Podcast, a queer-led urban fantasy docudrama. Check it out: www.NightShiftPod.com

Okay, hear me out...is this the most underrated Black Sabbath album ever? I think I make a pretty good case as a break down the Norse-ish concept-ish album TYR (1990). Facebook/Instagram: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com Financial Support: https://ko-fi.com/thenatezone Special thanks to our announcer Sasha Aleksandra! She is an associate producer and voice actor of the Night Shift Podcast, a queer-led urban fantasy docudrama. Check it out: www.NightShiftPod.com

Dio's back!....Yay? Wait, the album is HOW long?! Oh fine. Here's Dehumanizer (1992). Facebook/Instagram: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com Financial Support: https://ko-fi.com/thenatezone Special thanks to our announcer Sasha Aleksandra! She is an associate producer and voice actor of the Night Shift Podcast, a queer-led urban fantasy docudrama. Check it out: www.NightShiftPod.com

Geezer, Geoff, and Tony Iommi are still here, Dio's gone, Tony Martin is back, and then...wait, who's Bobby? How can a good Sabbath album get made with all this chaos? Well...pretty easily, actually. We're talking Cross Purposes (1994) Facebook/Instagram: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com Financial Support: https://ko-fi.com/thenatezone Special thanks to our announcer Sasha Aleksandra! She is an associate producer and voice actor of the Night Shift Podcast, a queer-led urban fantasy docudrama. Check it out: www.NightShiftPod.com

Recorded in November of 2023, it's the final episode of our Black Sabbath season. We cover Forbidden (1995), give final thoughts about this "lost" era of the band, and close out with one of our patented discography rankings. Enjoy! Facebook/Instagram: @satanandrainbows Twitter: @SatanRainbowPod Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com Financial Support: https://ko-fi.com/thenatezone Special thanks to our announcer Sasha Aleksandra! She is an associate producer and voice actor of the Night Shift Podcast, a queer-led urban fantasy docudrama. Check it out: www.NightShiftPod.com

We're back! I'll be joined this season by my good friend Dalton to talk in-depth about the career of the utterly inimitable Blue Öyster Cult! For our premiere episode we discuss our connection to the band before diving into their origins, early history, and (eventually) their self-titled debut album. We're on the pod but we ain't no pea!  Facebook/Instagram: @satanandrainbows Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com Financial Support: https://ko-fi.com/thenatezone Special thanks to our announcer Sasha Aleksandra! She is an associate producer and voice actor of the Night Shift Podcast, a queer-led urban fantasy docudrama. Check it out: www.NightShiftPod.com

Our series continues with an in-depth look at the Cult's sophomore release. Informed by the band's energetic live act at the time, Tyranny and Mutation certainly strengthens their credentials as early heavy metal legends, but is it as artistically successful as their debut? Let's find out! Facebook/Instagram: @satanandrainbows Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com Financial Support: https://ko-fi.com/thenatezone Special thanks to our announcer Sasha Aleksandra! She is an associate producer and voice actor of the Night Shift Podcast, a queer-led urban fantasy docudrama. Check it out: www.NightShiftPod.com

We're back to discuss BÖC's third album Secret Treaties (1974). It's a lot of things: definitely their first gold LP, probably their weirdest, and possibly their most thematically consistent. Inarguably it is a creative triumph for Eric Bloom (while ironically also serving as a creative low point for Buck Dharma). This is a big one, folks. Let's get into it!    Facebook/Instagram: @satanandrainbows Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com Financial Support: https://ko-fi.com/thenatezone Special thanks to our announcer Sasha Aleksandra! She is an associate producer and voice actor of the Night Shift Podcast, a queer-led urban fantasy docudrama. Check it out: www.NightShiftPod.com

After briefly discussing the first (and somewhat premature in our opinion) live album from BÖC, we discuss their platinum breakthrough smash Agents of Fortune. Yes, it's the album with "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" on it but there's a lot more going on here. But don't worry, we're going to definitively and correctly break the whole thing down and you are going to agree with it all! Facebook/Instagram: @satanandrainbows Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com Financial Support: https://ko-fi.com/thenatezone Special thanks to our announcer Sasha Aleksandra! She is an associate producer and voice actor of the Night Shift Podcast, a queer-led urban fantasy docudrama. Check it out: www.NightShiftPod.com

How do you follow up a platinum commercial breakthrough? Do you sell out and go even more commercial? Or do you double-down on the eccentricism that attracted fans in the first place? Well...yes. Join us as we break down Blue Öyster Cult's oft-overlooked fifth album Spectres! Facebook/Instagram: @satanandrainbows Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com Financial Support: https://ko-fi.com/thenatezone Special thanks to our announcer Sasha Aleksandra! She is an associate producer and voice actor of the Night Shift Podcast, a queer-led urban fantasy docudrama. Check it out: www.NightShiftPod.com

Last album of the '70s. First album with a new producer. Last chance to capitalize on the momentum from their hit single before it disappeared completely? Well, it's a little more complicated than that, but perhaps the band thought so at the time. It would certainly explain a lot about Mirrors. Also we talk about the band's second live album and their Marvel comics cameo! Join us! Facebook/Instagram: @satanandrainbows Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com Financial Support: https://ko-fi.com/thenatezone Special thanks to our announcer Sasha Aleksandra! She is an associate producer and voice actor of the Night Shift Podcast, a queer-led urban fantasy docudrama. Check it out: www.NightShiftPod.com

A new decade, a new producer, and a new direction (sort of). Join us as we examine the start of a very dramatic decade for the Blue Öyster Cult and their dark, hard-rocking seventh album. Facebook/Instagram: @satanandrainbows Email: Contact@satanandrainbows.com Financial Support: https://ko-fi.com/thenatezone Special thanks to our announcer Sasha Aleksandra! She is an associate producer and voice actor of the Night Shift Podcast, a queer-led urban fantasy docudrama. Check it out: www.NightShiftPod.com