A song-by-song look at the catalog of Megadeth, the Grammy Award winning heavy metal band. Each episode a rotating group of hosts discusses the music, the lyrics, the history, and the context behind that week's song selection. Symphony Of Discussion... The Songs Of Megadeth Season 1: Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good! starts January 2021. Twitter: @SymphonyPodcast
We close out our Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good! season, with Mechanix, the most infamous song on Megadeth's debut album. We dive deep into the history of the song, going back to Dave Mustaine's time in Metallica, as well as Metallica's own version of the song; The Four Horsemen. Join us for a visit to the sketchiest gas station ever. Follow us on Twitter @SymphonyPodcast or email us at symphonydiscussion AT gmail.com. Intro Song: Alexander Nakarada - One Destination, Two Journeys Outro Song by Soularflair
Peter Hallay and Liam Dunlop dive deep, as Megadeth gets Biblical on their epic song, Looking Down The Cross. This episode is Choronzon approved! Follow us on Twitter @SymphonyPodcast or email us at symphonydiscussion AT gmail.com. Intro Song: Alexander Nakarada - One Destination, Two Journeys Outro Song by Soularflair
Pete and Lorne get into a deep cut on Megadeth's debut album, with Chosen Ones. This song can't really be about a rabbit, can it? We also take some time to look at the infamous album art of Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good! Follow us on Twitter @SymphonyPodcast or email us at symphonydiscussion AT gmail.com. Intro Song: Alexander Nakarada - One Destination, Two Journeys Outro Song by Soularflair
In this episode Greg Persson and Liam Dunlop delve into Rattlehead, Megadeth's ode to headbanging. We also look back on what other music, metal or otherwise, was released at the same time in 1985, and whether it makes us rattle our #$#%#$# heads. Follow us on Twitter @SymphonyPodcast or email us at symphonydiscussion AT gmail.com. Intro Song: Alexander Nakarada - One Destination, Two Journeys Outro Song by Soularflair
It's the first of many Megadeth cover songs, and easily the most controversial. In this episode Peter, Olena, and Teresa go through the history of how Nancy Sinatra's feminist anthem These Boots Are Made For Walkin' became a reviled and eventually censored thrash metal song. Follow us on Twitter @SymphonyPodcast or email us at symphonydiscussion AT gmail.com. Intro Song: Alexander Nakarada - One Destination, Two Journeys Outro Song by Soularflair
In this episode, Peter Hallay and Paul Dayco delve into the origin of Megadeth's mascot Vic Rattlehead in the song The Skull Beneath The Skin. How does Vic compare to all of the other heavy metal mascots? How many different types of skeletons can there be? Follow us on Twitter @SymphonyPodcast Intro Song: Alexander Nakarada - One Destination, Two Journeys Outro Song by Soularflair
In this episode, Peter Hallay and Jamie Tennant (Get LIt) move onto the title track of Megadeth's debut album, Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good! Is this song about the comic book, The Punisher? We try to answer that question, but just end up raising many more. Follow us on Twitter @SymphonyPodcast Intro Song: Alexander Nakarada - One Destination, Two Journeys Outro Song by Soularflair
Welcome to the first episode of Symphony Of Discussion...The Songs Of Megadeth! In this episode, Peter Hallay and Greg Persson (The Hammer MMA Radio) start off with the very first Megadeth song ever, Last Rites / Loved To Deth, off of the very first Megadeth album, Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good! It's a twisted tale of boy meets girl, boy loses girl, and....you'll see. Follow us on Twitter @SymphonyPodcast Intro Song: Alexander Nakarada - One Destination, Two Journeys Outro Song by Soularflair