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Kirk returns to the Mojave, and to QOTSA's groundbreaking 2002 album Songs For The Deaf. Written by: Josh Homme and Mark Lanegan Produced by: Josh Homme and Eric Valentine Album: Songs For The Deaf, 2002 Listen/Buy via Album.Link Episode photo by Kirk Hamilton @ Joshua Tree, 2026 ALSO REFERENCED/DISCUSSED: “Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zeppelin from Led Zeppelin IV, 1971 “Blood and Thunder” by Mastodon from Leviathan, 2004 “Micro Cuts” by Muse from Origin of Symmetry, 2001 “Barracuda” by Heart from Little Queen, 1977 “Paranoid Android” by Radiohead from OK Computer, 1997 “Holy Wars… The Punishment Due” by Megadeth from Rust in Peace, 1990 "... Millionaire," "No One Knows," "God Is In The Radio," "First It Giveth," by QOTSA from Songs For The Deaf “Thumb” by Kyuss from Blues for the Red Sun, 1992 “Ride” by T-Ride from T-Ride, 1992 “Destination” by Nickel Creek from A Dotted Line, 2014 “Blue 7” by Sonny Rollins feat. Max Roach from Saxophone Colossus, 1957 “Slip It In” by Black Flag from Slip It In, 1984 “Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band” from Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967 “Fast as You Can” by Fiona Apple from When The Pawn… ,1999 “Epistrophy” by Thelonious Monk from Genius Of Modern Music, 1951 Goldeneye 007 pause music by Grant Kirkhope, 1997 “Foxy Lady” by Jimi Hendrix from Are You Experienced?, 1967 “Hey Joe” as recorded by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, 1966 MTV interview with Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl, 1992 MusicRadar and Rick Beato interviews with Eric Valentine "Making Songs For The Deaf" mini-doc, archived on YouTube "Song For The Dead" live at Rock Werchter, 2002 AUGUST 2026 WHOLE NOTE PATRONS AccessViolation - Andy - Ben Barron - Brute Farce - Butch Vig - Catherine Warner - Cerise Gay - Cesar - Christopher McConnell - Christopher Miller - Corpus Frisky - Damon White - Daniel Hannon-Barry - Dave Florey - David Mascetti - Erica Smolinski - Greer Bevel - Greg - Greg - Jamie White - Jay Swartz - Jenness Gardner - Jeremy Dawson - Joe Laska - Julie Rowe - Ken Hirsh - Lisa Crotty - Matt R - Melanie Andrich - Melissa Lucas - Nigel - Pablo Castro - Paul Delaney - Rich Fish - Robyn Metcalfe - Sami Samhuri - Scott Lystig Fritchie - Wendy Moore AUGUST 2026 HALF NOTE PATRONS Aaron CainAaron Wade - Aaron Wilson - Abbie Berg - Achint Srivastava - Adam Clark - Adam Stofsky - Adam W - Ailie Fraser - AJ Schuster - Alan Kress - Alan Maass - Alan Wills - AlanB - Alex - Alexander - Alexander Polson - Alexis - Alison Dugan - Amanda Furlotti - Andrew Baker - Andrew Fair - Andrew Hofer - Andrew Knutson - Angela Livingstone - AnnaSahlee - Anthony Mentz - Arjun Sharma - Aron - Aruni Jayatilleke - Ashley - Bea - Ben Stein - Bernard Khoo - Bill Thornton - Bonnie Prinsen - Brad Callahan - Brett Douville - Brian Amoebas - Brian Rinckenberger - Brian John Peter - Bruno Gaeta - Cameron - Carlos Lerner - Caro Field - Catherine Clause - cbalmain - Charles McGee - Chris K - Chris Remo - Christian Hessmann - Clare H - Clint McElroy - Colin Hodo - Dallas Hockley - Dan Cutter - Daniel Kaberon - Daniel Markoff - Daniel Nervo - Dave Kolas - dave malloy - Dave Sharpe - David - David Boston - David Futter - David Joske - Deebs - Dent Earl - Dhu Wik - Diane Hughes - Diane Turner - Dick Morgan - Donald Mackie - Doreen Carlson - Doug - Doug Belew - Douglas H Frazer - Dr Arthur A Gray - E Margaret Warton - Edward Reisert - Emotional - A Basketball Podcast - Eoin de Burca - Eric Helm - Eric Prestemon - eric sp - Eric Stone - Erik - Ethan Bauman - Ethan Laser - Ferdinand von Seebach - frank - Freddy Freeman - Gabriel Hoffman - Gavin Doig - Geraldine Butler - Greg Henion - Heather J - Henry Mindlin - HiddenJester - Ian Pidd - Inmar Givoni - irritable - Jake Roberts - James - James - James Hicks - James Johnson - James McMurry - Jamie - Janice Berry - Jason Pratt - Jeff Stormer - Jeff Ulm - Jeffrey Bean - Jeffrey Olson - Jennifer Bush - Jim M - Jim Sellers - Joe Gallo - John Auer - john halpin - Jonathan Daniels - Jordan Gatenby - Josh Singer - Joshua Gailey - Joshua Hill - JRRJ - Julie Kellman - Justin McElroy - Karl Dube - Karma Jay - Kaya Woodall - Kellen Steffen - Kelli Brockington - keniareinadelmundo10 - KenIsWearingAHat - Kenneth Jung - Kevin Chris Marcelo - Kevin Davis - Kevin Potter - Kevin Stafford - Klaus - Klodrik - Kym Griffith - Lauren Knotts - Lauren Reay - Lawrence - Lee R. - Linda Lange - Lisa Turner - Lottie Aron - Louise Clarke - M - M Shane Borders - Margaret McReynolds - Mark MacIntosh - MARK PERNA - Martín Salías - Mathias Schmidt - Matt - Matt Baxter - Matt Betzel - Matthew Jones - Max - max barnes - Melanie Stivers - Melissa Kuhns - Melmaniac - Merv Adrian - Meryl Allison - Michael - Michael Adamski - Michael Casner - Michael Livingstone - Michael Martin - Michael Shain - Michael Singer - Michael Sumner - Mike McPherson - Mike! - mino capossela - Minoru Aoki - Misty Haisfield - Monica St. Angelo - Mordok's Vape Pen - Mr J Martin - MT - Naomi - Nathan Gouwens - Ned Rosen - Nell Morse - néa - Pascal Rueger - Paul Bigelman - Paul De Surra - Paul Wayper - Peter Harding - PhantomMare - Philip Kelly - PjandEthan - Portland Eye Care - Praline - R J Helow - Rand LeShay - Randy Souza - Rebecca - Richard Randall - Richard Sneddon - Richard Toller - Rishi Sahay - Rob Tsuk - Robert Granat - Robin Ling - rorey risdon - RsP - Ryan Rairigh - Sam Grogan - Sarah Vetters - Sean Murphy - SeattleTransAndNonbinary ChoralEnsemble - Simon Hellman - STEPHEN - Stephen Tsoneff - Stephen Wolkwitz - Steve B - Steve Martino - Steve Paquin - Stu Baker - Sue Burgess - Tanner Morton - TB - Thomas - Tim Sheehan - Todd Thomas - Tom Coleman - Tucker Ped - Wendy Gilchrist - Will King - Zach Putnam - Zak Remer ----LINKS-----
En este podcast Matías y Fer de Métrica entrevistan al vocalista de Difonia, Ricardo Méndez. Hablaremos de sus influencias musicales, por qué se muda al Perú en sus primeros años de vida, sus primeras bandas en el colegio, su paso por bandas como Anfo y Contracorriente, conocer a Ozzy Osbourne, Nelly, los Jackson 5, el problema de ser famoso, cómo conoce a Charlie Parra y su ingreso a Difonia, el tema más importante de la banda y cómo se hace vocalista, su opinión de mezclar música con política, el hate en los foros, por qué Charlie Parra sale de Difonia, el mejor pogo que ha vivido, el mejor guitarrista peruano y sus proyectos para este 2026
Earnest ‘EJ' Christian and music journalist/friend Edward Banchs celebrates the 35 year anniversary of the biggest selling album in heavy metal history, Metallica's self titled LP affectionately known as the ‘The Black Album'.The guys open the show highlighting some of the impressive stats and figures proving the success and the impact of the album.From there EJ and Eddie break down 10 major talking points such as: The Bob Rock EffectDeath of Thrash, Birth of Arena RockThe Vulnerability of "Nothing Else Matters""Enter Sandman" and the Evolution of the RiffJason Newsted's Bass Finally Gets HeardThe Perfect Timing of August 1991The Visual Rebrand: The Anti-80s VisualsThe "Sellout" Myth vs. RealityPlaying to 1.6 Million People in Moscow (1991)The Deep Cuts: Do They Hold Up?Finally the guys power rank all 12 tracks from least to favorite.
Jon and I go deep into 1985, the year of hair metal, thrash metal, black metal, Live Aid and Rock In Rio.1985 was the year of Misplaced Childhood and Mötley. Maiden and Megadeth. Jon in school short. Me in head-to-toe leather!Choose your own year and let me know. It could be yooooooouuuu. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Continuing our I Love the 90s series, we move on to 1992, when Batman Returns and Wayne's World ruled the multiplex and Bill Clinton got saxy on The Arsenio Hall Show. Don and Dude drop the needle on one gritty, G funk hip hop album and one crushing heavy metal release that show the evolution of both genres, connecting both records to a world of the Dream Team dominating the Olympics, Mortal Kombat draining quarters at the arcade and Johnny Carson signing off from The Tonight Show.The AlbumsDr. Dre – The Chronic (1992)After leaving Ruthless Records and co-founding Death Row Records with Suge Knight, Dr. Dre used his solo debut to introduce G-funk, building slow, heavy grooves from Parliament-Funkadelic samples, live keyboards and Moog synthesizer lines. The album opens with the mission-statement intro "The Chronic," moves through the diss track "Fuck wit Dre Day," the cruising anthem "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" that introduced Snoop Doggy Dogg, and the Grammy winning "Let Me Ride," before closing on the hidden bonus cut "Bitches Ain't Shit." Shaped by the tension of the 1992 Los Angeles riots and Dre's split from Ruthless, The Chronic plays as a genre defining record that launched Snoop's stardom and set the template for West Coast hip hop.Megadeth – Countdown to Extinction (1992)Formed by Dave Mustaine after leaving Metallica, Megadeth used its fifth album, produced by Max Norman and released July 14, 1992 on Capitol Records, to trade pure thrash speed for tighter song structures and broader themes of war, addiction and environmental destruction. The record opens with the aggressive "Skin o' My Teeth," moves through the signature single "Symphony of Destruction," the internally conflicted "Sweating Bullets," and the farm crisis ballad "Foreclosure of a Dream," before closing on the ambitious, thrash leaning "Ashes in Your Mouth." Recorded in Los Angeles the same week as the Rodney King riots, Countdown to Extinction hit No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and became Megadeth's commercial breakthrough, proving technical metal could thrive alongside grunge.Diggin AlbumsFinn Wolfhard – Fire From The Hip (2026):The Stranger Things actor's second solo album, co-written and co-produced with Clay Frankel, Cadien Lake James and Colin Croom, pairs bright, hook filled indie rock guitars with introspective songwriting about growing up and changing relationships.Jeffrey Gaines – Jeffrey Gaines (1992):The Harrisburg singer songwriter's self-titled debut, produced by David Kershenbaum, introduced his soulful blend of acoustic driven rock, heartfelt ballads and expressive vocals on standout tracks like "Hero in Me" and "Headmasters of Mine."Echo & the Bunnymen – Apples for Isaac (2026):The Liverpool post punk band's first collection of new songs since 2014's Meteorites, produced by Ian McCulloch, features drumming from Blondie's Clem Burke on ten of its eleven tracks, recorded before his death in 2025.Billy Strings – So Much for Goodbyes (2026):The flatpicking bluegrass guitarist's new album, produced alongside T Bone Burnett in their first collaboration together, is dedicated to his late mother Debra Apostol, whose own artwork appears on the cover.Follow & Support Follow the show on Instagram, Facebook, Threads and Bluesky @albumnerds, and support the podcast by subscribing, rating, reviewing and sharing it with another music obsessive who still loves hearing whole albums front to back."Are you crying? Are you crying? ARE YOU CRYING? There's no crying! THERE'S NO CRYING IN BASEBALL!" - Jimmy Dugan (Tom Hanks), A League of Their Own (1992).
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Earnest ‘EJ' Christian is joined by friend Matthew Rodriguez for an open ended conversation about politics, Zohran Mamdani, John Fetterman and a game of THIS OR THAT: All Time Metal Bands.Follow EJ and/or the Earnestly Speaking Podcast on Social Media YOUTUBEhttp://youtube.com/earnspeakpodX (Formerly Twitter)http://x.com/@EJChristian7http://x.com/@EarnSpeakPod TIKTOKhttp://www.tiktok.com/@earnspeakpodINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/earnspeakpodhttp://instagram.com/earnest_christianRate and review the Earnestly Speaking Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or any podcast distributor
The boys (minus one) hang up the lab coats, put down the scalpels, and trade scientific inquiry for stand-up stories, metal nerdery, Megadeth fandom, and panel condescension with comedian and Disturbing the Priest host, Brandon Battick.
David Ellefson chats about Kings of Thrash, Metal Church, performing at Back to the Beginning and more in this exclusive interview.
Disciples!! Here we go – after a schedule shift, Nate and yours truly are back to another ‘A’ episode playing catch-up and talkin’ news. Oh – a ‘two-fer’ of bands from Sweden: Oxidize and Outshine! Enjoy! What’s Nate been listening to?Artist: Oranssi PazuzuAlbum: VarahtelijaSong: Vasemman Kaden HierarkiaLearn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oranssi_Pazuzu CURRENT EVENTS—————————————–G1:METAL HALL OF FAME LAUNCHES PODCAST WITH MEGADETH … Continue reading (399) DotW Featuring ‘Oxidize’ and ‘Outshine’ →
After a week of exasperating and confusing news we discuss the unconfirmed firing of Sid Wilson by Slipknot and Merauder's absolutely bizarre crashout, as well as big live announcements from Wacken, Megadeth, Mick Gordon, and the potential dungeon synth takeover of hardcore.Releases:Electric Callboy - TanzneidJohn Carpenter - CathedralCancer Bats - Give Me DirtCitizen - Halcyon BluesJamie Lenman - PukeCeremony - Tell Me Your DreamPublic Opinion - The Curse of Public OpinionNegative Frame - Break the IceWealthy Women - ChildrenHulder - VerbolgenDymna Lotva - VyrajHorrifier - Revelations of Gore
Four days on, and Slipknot still haven't said a word about Sid Wilson. Scott Penfold breaks down where the story actually stands: the single anonymous TMZ source it all rests on, Jim Root telling fans to stop and think — and the song he chose to play underneath it — Mick Thomson's wife Stacy openly mocking the rumour mill, Sid's only post being a merch ad, and the Los Angeles studio doorstep where he was asked point blank and said nothing. Plus Sharon Osbourne confirms a film of Back To The Beginning arrives this year featuring every band who played, and Ozzfest returns in 2027 at Villa Park in Birmingham — which quietly inverts what Ozzfest has been for thirty years. And Megadeth announce Breakout: Hibernation Of The Nations, a 24-date European arena farewell opening March 9, 2027 in Belfast and closing April 13 in Lisbon, with Black Label Society and Testament on the entire run. Off the back of the first number one album of their career — on the seventeenth and final record. Full write-ups on all three at LoadedRadio.com. Stream hard rock and metal 24/7 and get every episode on the free Loaded Radio app for Apple iOS and Google Play.
Welcome back!!! Jean returns from her family vacation to Boston and tells us all about her trip. Plus, Brian recaps his weekend…including the Megadeth show on Friday! In the news this morning, the latest on that deadly shooting at an In-N-Out Burger in Idaho over the weekend, a recall on certain Ford vehicles, a possible class-action lawsuit for anyone who got sick from the diarrhea lettuce, two of the ransom notes for Nancy Guthrie are released, Linda Blair's home is searched by animal control officers, Vincent Pastore died over the weekend, and a #FloridaWoman gets kicked off a plane for preaching about Jesus. In sports, the Brewers took two out of three from the Angels this weekend, the Packers welcome Tucker Kraft back to the practice field at training camp, Zach Tom is changing his name, the Packers also introduced a new sensory activation vehicle at Lambeau, Kelsey Plum gets traded, and Ricky Pearsall's season is over. We talked about what's on TV & streaming today/tonight. Jonah Hill's been training in jiu jitsu and is looking to kick some ass…and speaking of kicking ass, "Spider Man: Brand New Day" kicked ALL the ass at the box office this weekend. Plus, Charlie Hunnam reveals what he did to get his mind right after playing Ed Gein in that series on Netflix. Cool story about a bunch of book lovers who helped a local library move to it's new location by forming a human chain. And a man who lost a bunch of tools after his truck got struck by lightning got a kind gesture from his son. The MN, WI, and IA state fairs are coming up and they are the top three for fair food according to Yelp. Elsewhere in sports, the FIFA sell-off is not happening after all, Tony Romo is getting replaced by JJ Watt on CBS, Harrison Bader FA & FO'd, and Cam Skattebo is going to do less blackflips. We talked about average summer spending and how much time parents spend carting their kids around. And in today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a guy in Pennsylvania who was stealing thousands of dollars worth of Little Debbie snacks, rotting fish sauce in Canada, a hospital that hired a metal band to perform for a sick patient, & a guy who tried to smuggle a bunch of drugs under his toupee.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode, Pipeman welcomes Guillermo Miranda, guitarist, vocalist, and main songwriter of Dieth, to share his journey through the world of metal, from humble beginnings in Brazil to performing on legendary stages like Wacken and Rock in Rio. The conversation dives deep into the technicalities of death metal, the powerful energy of global festivals, and how academic experiences have shaped Guillermo Miranda's career and perspective as an artist.Main Topics CoveredGuillermo Miranda's musical journey and current projectsExperiences performing with iconic metal bands (Destruction, Dark Embrace, Metallica, Gojira)The technical complexity and artistry of death metalHow education and studying history have influenced Guillermo Miranda's musicianshipThe importance of embracing and being proud of cultural roots, especially the vibrancy of the Brazilian metal sceneUnique energies and experiences at famous festivals like Wacken and Rock in RioReflections on metal fandom and legendary bands like SlayerThe mindset behind career success and how to approach plans and contingenciesKey Discussions & StoriesStarting Out in MusicGuillermo Miranda never initially planned to be a professional musician. After studying history and teaching in Brazil, his musical career "just happened" without a defined plan 06:25.Formed Dieth with David Ellefson from Megadeth, marking a significant launch 00:49.Shares his experience filling in for the iconic thrash metal band Destruction, performing "Curse the Gods," a dream come true for his younger self 01:26.Musicianship and Death MetalDiscussion on the complexity and technical demands of death metal: "Playing death metal, it's like being a jazz musician" 04:03.Distinction between simply writing riffs versus constructing a full death metal song 04:44.Notable mention of Morbid Angel's "Altars of Madness" harmonies as a pinnacle of metal artistry 05:19.The Role of EducationGuillermo Miranda credits his college education and history studies for shaping his perspective and making him a more well-rounded musician and communicator 07:20.He notes that being able to articulate and present himself comes more from his educational background than technical guitar skill alone 07:59.Live Performances and Festival EnergyContrasts Wacken Open Air's unique "holy ground" energy with other major festivals, likening it to religious sacred sites 11:47.Describes playing Rock in Rio alongside Metallica and Gojira as an unforgettable experience 11:34.Emphasizes the global reputation and enthusiasm of Brazilian metal fans and the widespread dream among European bands to perform in Brazil 13:06.Personal Anecdotes and Metal FandomGuillermo Miranda and Pipeman share stories of their devotion to Slayer, including personal concert experiences and memorabilia 17:03.Guillermo Miranda recounts his first Slayer concert with Jeff Henneman and Dave Lombardo, fulfilling a lifelong dream 18:03.Mindset for SuccessGuillermo Miranda discusses the importance of not having a "Plan B"—his approach is to make "Plan A" work, with teaching history as a source of fulfillment should he ever step away from music 10:15.Pipeman relates this mindset to his own experience as a motivational speaker, emphasizing commitment for success 10:34.Notable Quotes"Playing death metal, it's like being a jazz musician." — Guillermo Miranda 04:03"No, the plan B is to make the plan A work." — Pipe Man 10:20"Wacken, there's an energy here that is different from anywhere in the world... there is a magnetic field for the metal that it's beautiful." — Guillermo Miranda 11:54"If I ever want to quit music or something... I'd go back to my country, to my hometown, and teach history, and I'll be super happy with that." — Guillermo Miranda 10:40"Slayer, man. Slayer." — Guillermo Miranda 17:55"What a pleasure, man. Thank you very much for having me." — Guillermo Miranda 19:16Resources & Links MentionedDieth: Find them on Instagram at "Typh Band"Guillermo Miranda: Instagram @GuilhermeMiranda.GuitarFestivals Discussed:Wacken Open AirRock in RioBangerz Open Air (Brazil)Bands Referenced:Megadeth, Destruction, Dark Embrace, Metallica, Gojira, Slayer, Morbid Angel, Possessed, The OffspringBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-adventures-of-pipeman--941822/support.Click Here to Subscribe for PERKS, BONUS Content & FREE GIVEWAYS!Follow @pipemanradio on all socials & Pipeman Radio Requests & Info at www.linktr.ee/pipemanradioStream The Adventures of Pipeman daily & live Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays at 1PM ET on W4CY Radio & Talk 4 TV. Download, Rate & Review the Podcast at The Adventures of Pipeman, Pipeman Radio, Talk 4 Media, iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, YouTube & All Podcast Apps.
In this lively episode of Podcast, Pipeman sits down with Andreas and Andreas from the band Speak in Whispers, recorded on-site at Wacken. The episode takes listeners through festival antics, music industry insights, band dynamics, metal history, and hilarious personal stories—ranging from festival survival tips to the chemistry that drives Speak in Whispers. The conversation is full of laughs, reflections on metal culture, and practical advice for artists and fans.Main Topics CoveredWacken Festival experiences and comparisons to legendary festivalsThe origins and evolution of Speak in WhispersBand dynamics, friendship, and creative growthMetal history: Metallica, Megadeth, and the Big FourThe role of ego in music careersTattoos, piercings, and subculture traditionsThe benefits and lore of music festivals and mosh pitsThe value and impact of changing musical styleCultural differences—US vs. Europe in music and lifestyleHumorous stories about traveling, merchandise, and festival logisticsKey Discussions & StoriesWacken & Festival CultureMassive crowds and the excitement of festival gates opening, likened to the 1983 US Festival (01:12).Comparisons to other festivals like Bloodstock and Hellfest and the logistics of maneuvering these massive events.The history and legacy of Wacken, including the VIP veteran section and its growth over 35 years (06:01).On Band Dynamics and OriginsAndreas and Andreas have been close friends since childhood and started making music together at an early age (12:32).Reflection on working through challenges as a team and never needing “Metallica-style therapy” to keep creative harmony.Metal Talk: Growth & ExperimentationDebate on whether bands should stick to their classic sound or innovate (“Why do I have to write the same song over and over?” — Pipeman, 15:13).Discussion of iconic albums, creative risks, and evolving fan expectations using Metallica and punk as case studies.Tattoos & Piercings: Stories from the UndersidePipeman and both Andreas / Andreas trade stories about first piercings, tattoo regrets, and clever tricks to evade military restrictions on body modifications.Music as TherapyThe restorative power of mosh pits and festival culture is championed as a route to peace: “After moshing, everyone's hugging… it's the solution: Fuck the guns, fuck the wars, fuck the political leaders…” (51:02).Merch and PromotionSpeak in Whispers' new merch drop announced (Bandcamp page), with a promise of personalized messages (56:17).Upcoming live album in progress; fans encouraged to follow the official Wacken livestream and Wacken TV for their festival set (54:20).Metal Icons & AnecdotesInside stories from Pipeman about attending Metallica's earliest shows, early band names like "Alkoholika," and friendship with members from Anthrax.Digression into Dave Mustaine's history and the Metallica/Megadeth split, including unique takes on "Ride the Lightning" and "Mechanix"/"Four Horsemen" (35:10).Tales of lost shoes, battle vests, and festival survival strategies.Social & Political SatireJokes about American geography, wealth, politics, and the challenge of returning home as a citizen.Proposals for “Mosh for Peace” — a worldwide mosh pit as an alternative to war and conflict.Notable Quotes“You don't get to choose your stalkers, so this is what you get. You get us.” — Andreas (00:51)“If you're fake, the fans can tell.” — Andreas (15:54)“Instead of arguing, go in the pit, work your shit out, and then we could all hug each other.” — Pipeman (50:50)“Work hard. Let's hope at some point that we're big enough that we can have egos.” — Andreas (44:17)“Icons… are all about the music. They weren't about becoming a rock star.” — Pipeman (45:50)Resources & Links MentionedOfficial Speak in Whispers Bandcamp for merch and upcoming releases (merch restock within a week from airing)Official Wacken TV and livestream for their set (54:20)Festivals referenced: Wacken, Bloodstock, Hellfest, Grass Pop, Download, Riot Fest, Louder Than Life, Aftershock, RocklahomaBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-adventures-of-pipeman--941822/support.Click Here to Subscribe for PERKS, BONUS Content & FREE GIVEWAYS!Follow @pipemanradio on all socials & Pipeman Radio Requests & Info at www.linktr.ee/pipemanradioStream The Adventures of Pipeman daily & live Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays at 1PM ET on W4CY Radio & Talk 4 TV. Download, Rate & Review the Podcast at The Adventures of Pipeman, Pipeman Radio, Talk 4 Media, iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, YouTube & All Podcast Apps.
In this episode, Pipeman sits down with Val from The Hardkiss at Wacken Open Air to discuss the band's journey, their latest album "Greyhound," the challenges and uniqueness of making music during wartime in Ukraine, and their genre-blending sound. The conversation explores the evolution of The Hardkiss, the importance of originality in music, and the role that culture and adversity play in shaping artistic identity. The episode wraps with insights on resilience, creativity, and how fans can support the band.Main Topics CoveredDebut at Wacken Open AirThe Hardkiss performing their first full set at the festival (00:34).Reflections on playing an acoustic set in Wacken Church (00:44).The Creative Process & Musical EvolutionComparison between intimate acoustic performances and festival crowds (01:13).The evolution from commercial sounds to heavier, more experimental styles in the new album "Greyhound" (02:31).Blending Genres & InfluencesDifficulty in categorizing The Hardkiss into a single genre (03:02).The band as a blend of metal, jazz, soul, and rock influences (03:39).Discussion on modern music trends and the importance of finding a unique sound (04:21).Stories of Musical BeginningsHow both Val and the other band member started in music and formed The Hardkiss (11:07).Ukrainian Music Scene & Performing During WarThe impact of the conflict in Ukraine on daily life and the music scene (13:03).Perseverance and courage of Ukrainian artists continuing their craft despite adversity (14:23).Visual Identity & Stage PresenceThe importance of visuals, music videos, and onstage persona, especially the recurring "grey suit" from the "Greyhound" album (07:46).Fan Engagement & SupportThe significance of merchandise sales and how fans can support the band (16:01).Key Discussions & StoriesWacken ExperiencesMemories of intimate acoustic sets and the unique atmosphere of performing in a church (00:44).Enjoyment of both small, intimate performances and large festival settings (01:31).Unique SoundThe Hardkiss's refusal to be pigeonholed into a single music genre.Val discusses the heavier experimentation on "Greyhound" with more guitar and synth influence (02:31).The role of backgrounds: Val's metal influence and the other member's jazz & soul roots blending to form the band's distinct sound (03:39).Trivia & Music InfluencesFun trivia about Dave Mustaine of Megadeth and the jazz influences in classic metal guitar (05:35).Resilience Amid ConflictOngoing performances and creative projects in Ukraine despite frequent attacks (14:10).TV shows being filmed underground as a symbol of perseverance (14:10).Personal StoriesShared backgrounds, musical upbringings, and the spark that led to forming The Hardkiss (11:07).Navigating the European music scene after success in Ukraine (12:19).Notable Quotes"You cannot tell what genre is The Hardkiss actually... we're somewhere in the middle of genres, and this album shows that a lot." (03:02)"Life is going on somehow. It's horrible." (15:00)"Keep safe, enjoy your life, and listen to good music. And kiss from The Hardkiss." (17:13)"We are grateful to everyone who supports the right side." (15:50)Resources & Links MentionedOfficial Website:thehardkiss.com — for music, merch, tour information (16:20)Social Media & Streaming:Instagram, YouTube, TikTok (search "The Hardkiss") for music videos and updates (16:33)Upcoming Tours:European tour dates (November) and upcoming North American and Canadian dates—details on the website (16:46)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-adventures-of-pipeman--941822/support.Click Here to Subscribe for PERKS, BONUS Content & FREE GIVEWAYS!Follow @pipemanradio on all socials & Pipeman Radio Requests & Info at www.linktr.ee/pipemanradioStream The Adventures of Pipeman daily & live Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays at 1PM ET on W4CY Radio & Talk 4 TV. Download, Rate & Review the Podcast at The Adventures of Pipeman, Pipeman Radio, Talk 4 Media, iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, YouTube & All Podcast Apps.
Howdy Folks, This one is all about things we hate. Poor communication skills, Paper Bags, Cashless venues, Corporations and much more. So let the hate flow through you as you blast this episode. We might have to make more than one of these...Thanks for listening if you do. Haters of July, MATADOR Artist include: NOFX, Screeching weasel, Ken Yokoyama, Chapelle, Cube with too short, Exodus, Megadeth, Hatebreed, New Matador original with Mad ax singing and a lot of hip hop.
This week, a continuation of our series called “In The Shadow Of…”, where we compare bands to a well-established mainstream act. This is not about copycats, but about artists that have similar vibes, share a sonic soundscape, or whose songwriting and playing styles are sympatico. This is another band near and dear to both of you humble hosts. A band that sits atop the pedestal of all things “heavy”. A band that defined metal in the 80s and 90s while becoming somewhat polarizing in more recent years; the iconic METALLICA! Join us as we discover other bands who were influenced and inspired by this hella great band. What's this InObscuria thing? We're a podcast that exhumes obscure Rock n' Punk n' Metal and puts them in one of 3 categories: the Lost, the Forgotten, or the Should Have Beens. This is not a statement about bands trying to copy one another, but more that they have a shared sound and vision. It's been said that there is no originality left in rock n' roll and also been stated that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. As always, we hope we turn you onto something new! Songs this week include: Trivium – “Unrepentant” from The Crusade (2006) Bloodstain – “Black Swan” from I Am Death - EP(2024) Thrasherwolf – “Shameless Loser” from Inside The Sickened Mind (2024) Evile – “Head Of The Demon” from Skull (2013) Machine Head – “Slanderous” from The Blackening (2007) Tantara – “Human Mutation” from Based On Evil (2012) ThrashWall – “War Outside The Wall” from ThrashWall(2020) Visit us: https://inobscuria.com/ https://bonelesspodcasting.com/shows/in-obscuria https://www.facebook.com/InObscuria https://twitter.com/inobscuria https://www.instagram.com/inobscuria/ Buy cool stuff with our logo on it: InObscuria Store Check out Robert's amazing fire sculptures and metal workings here: http://flamewerx.com/ If you'd like to check out Kevin's band THE SWEAR, take a listen on all streaming services or pick up a digital copy of their latest release here: https://theswear.bandcamp.com/ If you want to hear Robert and Kevin's band from the late 90s – early 00s BIG JACK PNEUMATIC, check it out here: https://bigjackpnuematic.bandcamp.com/
It's Friday. It's Megadeth day. Let's f'ing GOOOOOOOO!!!! Yes, Megadeth & Obituary are at the La Crosse Center tonight and you can still get tickets at the door. Gates open at 5pm and music should start around 7pm. Don't miss Megadeth before they retire from touring FOREVER!!! On this show this morning, we played a bunch of Megadeth tunes to get pumped for the show tonight…and we gazed into the future at some things to look forward to in the month of August. Including movies, TV shows, sporting events, & holidays. Doc joined me just after 8am for this week's racing report thanks to County Materials in Holmen & Eau Claire. In the news this morning, a recall on rechargeable hand warmers, Mandela Barnes drops out of the WI Governor's race, a man gets 15 years in prison for supplying his son the gun used to kill two students & two teachers, the Army has been testing a new weapon with a badass name, In sports, the Brewers are in LA to take on the Angels tonight, more info on the Tony Romo DUI arrest, Deebo Samuel gets a contract extension, Lebron is going to be filming his entire season with the 76ers for an upcoming documentary, and UEFA is going to boycott all FIFA competitions. Let you know what's on TV & streaming this weekend along with what's new in theaters. Plus, Greg Brady joins the Smashing Pumpkins on-stage for a Brady Bunch classic. And a "Clueless" sequel is in the works with Alicia Silverstone on-board. Fantastic story about a postal worker who helped save a baby's life thanks to her years of medical training, and a young Leukemia patient is going viral for her unique decorations while in the hospital. Elsewhere in sports, Paige Bueckers & Angel Reese won't face any discipline from the WNBA over a friend wager made on video, one of the co-owners of the Seattle Storm gets in trouble with the league, the PGA is going to air an announcer-free stream of it's upcoming tournament, and a TOPPS Shohei Ohtani card just sold for a LOT of money. And in today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a three year-old kid who snuck out of his house & walked a half mile to grandma's, a naked man hiding in the ceiling of a plasma donation center, a kid who got suspended from school because he bit his sandwich into the shape of a gun, a #FloridaMan who admits it's him on video committing a crime, Aldi was trying to sell four ice cubes for $5, and a woman gets mad about her drive-thru wait at a KFC.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
“How many people do you think go into a bar and say: ‘I'd like an Everclear on the rocks, please…'?” Looking back, 1997 seems utterly surreal… To put things in perspective, 1997 marked the debut of South Park on Comedy Central, the release of Radiohead's breakthrough, third album, OK Computer, the beginning of the final season of Seinfeld, and (of course) the arrival of Metallica's conclusion to The Loads with Reload. Perhaps one of the most surreal (and tragic) parts of 1997 was the time a bunch of children in a band called Hanson went viral with a song called MMMBop while a lesser known, criminally underrated, and FAR SUPERIOR band (with an extremely similar sounding name, consisting of former members of Helmet & Quicksand) called Handsome released their one (and only) album, Handsome, earlier that same year. Sometimes life is just too weird and utterly unfair… It's time to discover the power of “a better magical piece of paper” that is not a college degree and understand that whenever someone uses the term ‘dating' that “we know exactly what they're talking about”. Find out who “stayed metal the whole time”, who was “chuggin' the D”, and who wasn't going to metal shows “unless it was Metallica” when you JOIN US as we go back in time almost 30 years with THE CLASS OF 1997. Visit www.metalnerdery.com/podcast for more on this episode Help Support Metal Nerdery https://www.patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast Leave us a Voicemail to be played on a future episode: 980-666-8182 Metal Nerdery Tees and Hoodies – metalnerdery.com/merch and kindly leave us a review and/or rating on your favorite Podcast app Follow us on the Socials: Facebook - Instagram - TikTok Email: metalnerdery@gmail.com Can't be LOUD Enough Playlist on Spotify Metal Nerdery Munchies on YouTube @metalnerderypodcast Show Notes & Time Stamps: (00:01): “Now we're about the same height…”/ “Alright, let's see ‘em…”/ “Has anybody had any weird diarrhea lettuce issues?” / “You had it before it was cool?”/ #BastieBoys / “I got so freaking sick…out of both ends…also, every 5 minutes, I was having contractions…”/ “Doctor, he's dilated…”/ #cyclospora / “So it was the exact same thing?”/ (NOTE: “Cyclospora stays dormant in your body for up to 2 weeks…) / #nightsoil / “Reason #2 I don't eat greens…”/ “Email Russ at RussWages@diarrhealettuce.com...” / ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** / “And frankly…tiresome.” (05:50): “You wanna say the hellos and the welcomes?” / ***WELCOME BACK TO THE BUNKERPOON CENTER FOR METAL EXCELLENCE AND THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!*** / #rainylanta / “Because of the gudatron? The front gunt?” / “I've been having to find all my fat clothes…”/ “What, was it 121/81?” / #RussellsHealthReflections (09:19): ***PATREON US at patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast *** / #Doomsicle #SmogMountain #SabbathFuzzySabbath / “I like floral cunt, I'm gonna keep using it…” / “We speak your names…”/ “I'm just gonna go ahead and make this statement…”/ ***EMAIL US at metalnerdery@gmail.com ***/ ***SOCIAL MEDIA US at #metalnerderypodcast on #YouTube #Facebook #Instagram #TikTok *** / “Are we gonna have to hire somebody to go through our emails now?” / “CD Samplers…?”/ ***VOICEMAIL US AT 980-666-8182!!!*** / #doowop (NOTE: It's Padavona, NOT Padanova) / #RJD (14:19): #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PRESENTS: THE CLASS OF 1997 / “The year I graduated from college and got that magical piece of paper…”/ “You know what a better magical piece of paper is?” / “It makes for a much better life…”/ “And by ‘dating'…we know EXACTLY what they're talking about…”/ “That dude's a Dude, man…”/ “Spittin' Crickets is such a 90's band name…”/ “I gotta ask the question…where did y'all get that name?” / #hawktuah / #RussellsReflectionsNostalgiaEdition / “That's some red neck shit; that's not frat boy shit…” (19:02): “I will say…in 1997…we were big followers of a local heavy metal band…who released their breakthrough album…” / #RussellsSevendustReflections / #Sevendust BLACK (Sevendust – 1997) / “That's a good opener…like a show opener…” (23:38): #StrappingYoungLad ALL HAIL THE NEW FLESH (City – 1997) / #CanadianMetal / “Get ready…”/ “It's like a super charged Filter…”/ “If I was still working out, that would be in the playlist for sure…” (27:00): “Hold on, so it's a different singer?”/ NOTE: This is the first Priest album with Tim “Ripper” Owens on vocals, and also the first Priest album since 1990's Painkiller / #IcedEarth / #JudasPriest JUGULATOR (Jugulator – 1997) / “You pulling up the Jugulator?” / #moonshine / “How many people do you think go into a bar and say ‘I'd like an Everclear on the rocks, please…'”/ NOTE: Everclear is the active ingredient in Hunch Punch / “Chuggin' the D…” / “That does not sound like Judas Priest…”/ “That's a very different vibe…that's a different band!” (33:30): “How about some…Overkill?”/ “In 1997, were you looking for Overkill albums?” / “(The Hodges) stayed metal the whole time…” / #WFO #TheKillingKind / #NostalgicReflections / “I wasn't going to metal shows…unless it was Metallica…”/ “There were a lot of used CD stores back then (in the mid to late 90's) …” / #Overkill IT LIVES (From the Underground and Below – 1997) / “I love panning…” (39:56): “Alright, Matt…look at the inventory of cokelines…”/ “Track 5…I know it doesn't have as many cokelines…trust me…”/ “Is it more of the Forbidden Evil?” / “Imagine Forbidden doing groove stuff but it still sounds like Forbidden…”/ #Forbidden FACE DOWN HEROES (Green – 1997) / “This was in the Can't Be Loud Enough…”/ OVER THE MIDDLE / “This sounds nothing like Forbidden Evil…”/ “That sounds like…Slayer.” (43:20): “Did y'all ever hear that one (Demonic)?”/ “That's where the power comes from, dude…”/ #Testament DEMONIC REFUSAL (Demonic – 1997) / “This is where (Chuck Billy) changed his voice…that's death metal…”/ “Looks like I need a bigger rug…”/ “That's definitely different Testament…” (46:28): “Mark the time, please…”/ #Kreator PHOBIA (Outcast – 1997) / “Like Slayer, you always know what you're gonna get (with Kreator) …”/ #industrialsound / “That's different than normal Kreator…”/ “It's almost like industrial punk…it's almost like a Kreator side project…” (48:52): “We've got to pay tribute to The Loads…”/ “I think that's probably the best song on the album…but it takes forever to get there…” (Fixxxer) / “It might be worse than Sandman…” (Fuel) / #Metallica DEVIL'S DANCE (Reload – 1997) / “That's a meaty bass sound…”/ “It's like a weird, Metallica, stoner metal…”/ “Yeah, it needs a laugh right there…”/ “Under a different name, they're good rock and roll records…” ***Go check out our Building the Perfect Load episode…*** / “Watch him pull up Queensryche…big fan from way back…more than KISS…” (53:47): #Misfits DIG UP HER BONES (American Psycho – 1997) / “It's like Peter Steele with a higher voice…”/ “He sounds like Peter Steele PLUS the singer from Life of Agony…”/ #Caputo / “They came back, dude…”/ “It's like Optimus Prime can be a robot, and then he can be a truck, and then he can be a robot again..." (56:26): “This sounds like a lovely title…I guarantee you it sounds like WASP…”/ #powerballads / “Let us know if we should do a whole episode of power ballads…” / “We might need some extra special relaxers for that episode (power ballads) …” / “No microdosing…we gotta go full tilt…bring sleeping bags…”/ #TheChronicles / “Have you ever heard anybody talking in their sleep?”/ #sleeptalking #gibberish / “He would call in air strikes…while he was at home in bed, years after the war…”/ “We got new chairs down here in The Bunkerpoon…I look a lot more slender because I'm hiding my gunt underneath the table…” / #WASP KILL FUCK DIE (Kill Fuck Die – 1997) / “Oh listen, it's industrial…when L.A. Metal goes Industrial, that's kind of a weird sign…”/ “What is it? What'd you say?” / “That was not at all what I was expecting…” (1:01:24): “Look at that album cover…that just screams 1976…he looks like the homeless hatchet guy…there's a documentary about this dude…”/ “But he looked just like that dude…” / “Turn up the fuzzmeter…”/ #FuManchu EVIL EYE (The Action is Go – 1997) / “Kinda sounds like ‘I Disappear' a little bit…”/ “It's good rock and roll with a lot of fuzz on it…” (1:04:39): “On that note, how about a little Karma to Burn…”/ “Hold on, that was wet and you didn't cup…you SHOULD have cupped…”/ #instrumental / “I'm going in with an open mind…and a pink shirt…”/ “I don't care…” / “Where are we on the whole ‘how do snakes fuck?'…” / “It IS whittled…”/ #debutalbum / #KarmaToBurn EIGHT (Karma To Burn – 1997) / “This sounds like some good pre-show music…very good background music…” (1:07:54): “Annihilator had an album out that year…”/ #recordscratch #mouthsounds / “That sounded almost like a record scratch…I can't do it again…make it a button…”/ “All the cokelines…”/ #Annihilator MURDER (Remains – 1997) / “That's gated…there's your '97 vibe…”/ “He's gonna yell in a minute…he yelled…I heard him…”/ “Let's pick another one…” / SEXECUTION / “Sexecution…that's got to be good…” (1:12:45): “We've got to cleanse…”/ “What did (Annihilator) do there?” / “I'm hoping, for the sake of all that is evil…that Venom will sound like Venom…”/ “Metallica's the ONLY band that changed in the 90's…whatever…”/ #Venom THE EVIL ONE (Cast in Stone – 1997) / “That's what heavy metal sounds like…” (1:15:41): “You know, THAT guy from THAT band…”/ “Who sings on this, him (Geezer Butler)?” / NOTE: This was NOT Burton C. Bell on vocals, it was Clark Brown on vocals…/ #GZR MAN IN A SUITCASE (Black Science – 1997) / “Strangely industrial? Or weirdly industrial?” (1:17:27): “How about a little Grip Inc.? That was Dave Lombardo's band after Slayer…”/ #GripInc PATHETIC LIAR (Nemesis – 1997) / “That has the Slayer sound to it…if you're playing with Dave, I'm sure it's going to sound like Slayer at some point…” (1:19:44): “I was just looking up some In Flames…”/ “Let's cup so they get the full effect…”/ #InFlames JOTUN (Whoracle – 1997) / “I think that's what they call melodeath metal…”/ “It suits this kind of day…the gray and cloudy…” / “Nothing's gonna impress me anymore after Psycroptic…” / “It's the first thing we've heard in forever that's really a mindblower…you keep getting away from the novelty effect…and then you hear that (Psycroptic)…” (1:23:34): “Billiam never picks trash…”/ “We should do the most underrated bands and talk about nothing but Poison and Nickelback the whole time…”/ “You don't shit on Nickelback and you don't shit on Creed…”/ “It's just fun to talk like that…” / NOTE: This was NOT Bruce Dickinson's first solo album…it was his fourth / #BruceDickinson ROAD TO HELL (Accident of Birth – 1997) (1:26:38): “My only thing about that…remember when (Dave) did the thing (remixed the entire Megadeth catalog in 2004…) with the drums?”/ #Megadeth TRUST (Cryptic Writings – 1997) / “I think he got mostly cleaned up in the early 90's…”/ “Would you call that rock or metal?” / “If you could take 5% (of that bass mix) and drop it in AJFA…” / “2002 was (allegedly) when (Mr. Mustaine) fully gained sobriety…” (1:30:18): “I think Billiam finally found what he was looking for…”/ #MachineHead TEN TON HAMMER (The More Things Change – 1997) / “It's weird that harmonics could be so heavy…”/ “It's like harmonics with a cape…” (1:32:10): “Awwwwwww mannnnnnn…” / #Pantera WHERE YOU COME FROM (Official Live: 101 Proof – 1997) / “Wait for it…”/ “They recorded (the 2 new songs) in 12 days…”/ “Should we call it Class of '97?” / THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!!! / #untilthenext #outroreel
In case you missed it, the Megadeth show at the Southside Oktoberfest grounds tomorrow night is moving down the street a bit & is now happening inside the La Crosse Center. Find all the info here. Obviously, the threat of rain with some possible lightning and heavy winds can seriously affect any outdoor event, so moving the show to the Center makes a ton of sense. Also in the news this morning, a nationwide recall on eyedrops, accusations by multiple women against Jared Leto, the Mayor of St. Paul is being investigated, Dr. Fauci pleads the fifth, Afroman is suing, and a ban on Roomba vacuums. In sports, the Brewers got shellacked by the Giants last night, an update on yesterday's training camp injuries, the latest on Mia Bieniemy, and Ahman Green announces that he's got Parkinson's. Talked about what's on TV & streaming today/tonight, and discussed Ben Affleck's big win on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" last night. If you're looking for something cool to do this coming Halloween, you might want to go to Universal Studios. Three women in a car flew off an overpass and ended up landing upside-down & trapped in the vehicle until a bunch of strangers came to their rescue. And a young lifeguard is a hero after saving a young boy from drowning. It's Hypothetical Thursday and with Jean in Boston, I asked you the question this morning: "If the Purge was real, would you participate or lock down with your family/friends/neighbors?" Office Cora also joined me just after 8am to talk about what she's up to in the 715 this weekend…and her hypothetical question for me was: " " Elsewhere in sports, Macklin Celebrini signs a massive contract, Plaxico Burress compares his time in prison to playing with the Jets, and a professional golfer ends up in the wrong country after looking for some Korean BBQ. And in today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a woman who Googled "Does God Forgive Murderers" before actually killing someone, Fireball's new sneakers, the robot that was supposed to help teachers at a school in NY isn't happening afterall, a man accuses his partner of cheating on him with a very specific sex toySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In episode 281 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas analyzes the retirement of several legendary metal bands to see why they all keep coming back. From Ozzy, Slayer, Megadeth, Ministry, Mötley Crüe, and Sepultura they always come back. But what are the factors? Let's discuss it!Get 10% off Hear's Earplugs here:https://www.hears.com/HEAVYMETALPHILOSOPHYGet Heavy Metal Philosophy Merch!https://jonbarbas-shop.fourthwall.com/Heavy Metal Philosophy Contact;https://heavymetalphilosophy.com/YouTube: https://youtube.com/@heavymetalphilosophyhttps://www.spreaker.com/show/heavy-metal-philosophyJonBarbas@heavymetalphilosophy.comhttps://mobile.twitter.com/heaviestdoyenhttps://www.facebook.com/HeaviestDoyenhttps://www.instagram.com/heavy_metal_philosophy/https://www.threads.net/@heavy_metal_philosophyhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonbarbas.bsky.social Substack Articleshttps://substack.com/@jonbarbas#metal #retirement #comeback
This heat is the WORST! I guess you could say it's going to cool off tomorrow with a high of just 87°, but I'm done with Summer. Let's get those crispy nights & chilly mornings going already. Jean's on vacation this week in Boston with her family, but I've got plenty of stuff to do this week with a big show on Friday at the Oktoberfest grounds…and a major concert announcement tomorrow morning. Speaking of this Friday's Megadeth & Obituary show at the Festgrounds, we talked to the legendary Dave Mustaine on Friday and ran that interview this morning. In the news today, a deadly shooting at a food festival in Seattle, a recall on a fabric dresser sold at Walmart, a deadly attack on a Pride celebration in Berlin, the latest on the shooting in Madison last week, and an update on the bio-hacker dude. The Brew Crew got a stellar start from the Miz yesterday and crushed the Rockies, Todd Gilliland may have won the $1 million in-season NASCAR tournament…but Corey Heim won the race yesterday, Tony Romo got popped for DUI over the weekend, and Lebron is heading to Philly to join the 76ers. Talked about what's on TV & streaming today/tonight…and recapped some of the highlights from this past weekend's Comic-Con in San Diego. Punch the Monkey just celebrated his first birthday and appears to be doing much better…and a dog that went missing over the 4th of July has been found & returned to his owners. A recent survey asked Americans if "flirting" with an A.I. program counts as cheating on your significant other…and about 1/4 of people think it does. Elsewhere in sports, the baseball HOF got some new inductees this weekend, Jacoby Brissett gets a nice contract extension, the 49ers head coach was involved in a pretty serious accident recently, John Tortarella is looking to coach again, and the NFLPA is investigating the Panthers after a player got seriously injured on the very first day of training camp! And in today's edition of "Bad News with Happy Music", we had stories about a #FloridaMan who broke into a neighbor's house and made himself a margarita, a #FloridaWoman who stabbed her friend with a pair of scissors, a guy who got stuck inside of a gas station sign for several hours, a couple of guys who parachuted off the space needle in Seattle, and a woman on a Carnival cruise ship that was scratching her feet with a fork.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Join Ben Jekyll for a slight change of pace This week we are stepping back into the 90s with the aid of a younger generation of rock fans as half the show is picked by me, the other half is chosen by one of my kids with help from one of his rock friends. We have songs from Iron Maiden - fear of the dark Ministry - n.w.o. Pantera - walk Faith No More - everything`s ruined Nirvana - smells like teen spirit The Wildhearts - I wanna go where the people go Soundgarden - rusty cage KoRn - blind Metallica - fuel White Zombie - more human than human Megadeth - symphony of destruction The Offspring - come out and play Green Day - basket case Nine Inch Nails - march of the pigs AC/DC - thunderstruck Lit - my own worst enemy Limp Bizkit - break stuff System of A Down - war? Rage Against The Machine - killing in the name Therapy? - screamager Alice In Chains - man in the box Machine Head - Davidian Join Ben Jekyll every Friday night for two hours of the best new music we can find. Rock, metal, punk, indie, industrial and more mmhradio.co.uk from 10pm UK time every Friday night. Any suggestions/submissions/requests drop a mail to benjekyll@mmhradio.co.uk
Megadeth. We need to see Doug in a mosh pit. Audio of friend of the show, Michael McGreevy, talking about his performance yesterday in the loss. Fun with guessing games with Doug. Boston Red Sox win streak finally snapped. Could Cam pull off a speedo? Jackson's bone spurs and flat feet. Best crossover since Christopher Columbus. Cam's making the room smell like meat. E-Mail of the Day. Food talk.Power Ranking Cam's favorite holidays. Cam believes in aliens but not sure about ghosts. Horror movies. Video games.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
It never gets any easier. How'd Cam feel about doing 5 hours yesterday? Wrinkled men can't jump. Cam's office is under construction. Disappointing Cardinal game yesterday. Audio of Walker's standing ovation in his first at-bat back at Busch since the HR derby. The issue is compounding issues. That bullpen. The last player to not wear a batting helmet in MLB. CTE in sports. Cam's career as an auctioneer. Moosejaw, Saskatchewan.A little heavy metal for Cam. Mosh pits. Scrapping with the locals. Sean Avery. Cam going to the ball game on Sunday with Blues alumni. Jaromir Jagr shirtless. Would you rather be Ovi or Crosby? Ruptured testicles. Do pitchers wear cups?Why'd Doug request this? Have confidence in your takes. What band has Cam seen live the most? Oli marmol talking about the loss against the Diamondbacks yesterday. Marmol talking about the shift in the fan base over his time as manager. Where would be the place to live as a young, rich, STL athlete. Religious bulls. Cyclists on the road.How about this fall time weather today. Audio of Nick Saban when asked about the Big 10 winning three straight championships and not necessarily meaning it's the best conference. Audio of Drink on with Jim Rome talking about the possibility of the SEC breaking away from the NCAA. The Protect College Sports Act. Baggy pants in baseball and pants above the knee.Moontower. YouTube monetization. Michael is on the phone lines and wants to talk about the SEC breaking away from the NCAA. A hypothetical super league. People aren't loving the call. Drops of the Week. Detroit style pizza. Peanut butter mayonnaise pizza.Age limitations on college athletics. Jackson's having internet issues but he's back. Market Moves. Who's on the Mt. Rushmore of QBs in college who never panned out in the pros. Is Tom Brady going to fight Logan Paul in WWE?Megadeth. We need to see Doug in a mosh pit. Audio of friend of the show, Michael McGreevy, talking about his performance yesterday in the loss. Fun with guessing games with Doug. Boston Red Sox win streak finally snapped. Could Cam pull off a speedo? Jackson's bone spurs and flat feet. Best crossover since Christopher Columbus.Cam's making the room smell like meat. E-Mail of the Day. Food talk.Power Ranking Cam's favorite holidays. Cam believes in aliens but not sure about ghosts. Horror movies. Video games.Eli Drinkwitz sound. He's got more Kansas jokes. Cam showering with Yogi Berra. Athletes going off to war.Cam's favorite interview. Hockey players as golfers.EMOTD winnerSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Welcome to the opening episode of Season 9 of The Insanely Dangerous Retropodshow!Dangerous Dave kicks off a brand-new season by taking a deep dive into one of the most influential heavy metal albums ever recorded—Metallica's ...And Justice for All.We rewind to 1988 with What Happened Way Back When?, revisiting five unforgettable songs, five blockbuster movies and five classic TV shows that defined an incredible year. Then it's over to Retro Headlines, where we relive the biggest stories from both the UK and the United States.In this episode's Dangerous Deep Dive, Dave explores the heartbreaking loss of Cliff Burton, Jason Newsted's arrival in the band, the making of ...And Justice for All, the controversial production, and why the album became a landmark release in heavy metal history. Every track is reviewed and scored before Dave gives his overall verdict.New Season 9 feature Dangerous Detour investigates one of rock's biggest mysteries—the missing bass on the album—and looks at how the band's first music video for "One" changed Metallica forever.There's another trip Back in the Ads as Dave revisits a memorable British television advert from 1988 and explains why it became part of British popular culture.It's time for Retro Rumble as Metallica go head-to-head with Megadeth to decide who truly ruled the thrash metal scene.In Dangerously Underrated, the spotlight falls on Operation: Mindcrime by Queensrÿche, while One Album Wonder celebrates Vivid by Living Colour.We also travel back to 1988 in the Toybox Time Machine, remembering the innovative Sky Commanders toy line.New for Season 9, Gaz returns with Gaz's Retro Records, sharing four fantastic album recommendations from 1988 that deserve a place in every retro music collection:Seventh Son of a Seventh Son – Iron MaidenKick - INXSMoney for Nothing - Dire Straits Look Sharp - RoxetteThese albums helped make 1988 one of the greatest years in heavy metal, alongside landmark releases across rock and pop.Finally, Dave enters The Danger Zone to explain why ...And Justice for All is a masterpiece—but not quite Metallica's greatest album—before inducting it as the very first member of the Hall of Danger.Plus, don't miss a preview of the next episode as the show swaps thrash metal for the unforgettable sounds of Music from 1983.
David Ellefson and co-host Joshua Toomey welcome guitarist and vocalist Ira Black to the show to discuss his explosive new project, APOCÆLYPSE. Known for his incredible versatility and years as one of metal's most dependable fill-in guitarists, Ira opens up about stepping into the spotlight as the frontman of his own band and embracing the challenge of becoming a singer. The conversation dives into Ira's impressive career, from shredding with Dokken to I Am Morbid, and how he built a reputation as the guitarist bands call when they need someone to step in and deliver. The guys also explore how APOCÆLYPSE came together, the creative vision behind the project, and the process of writing and recording new music. Ira discusses the band's early momentum, shooting videos, and what fans can expect from this exciting new chapter in his career.Join the Substack for David's Megadeth stories, Metal Church updates and substack only questions for the guests at DavidEllefson.substack.com Join the Patreon for early access to episodes and Q and A's with the hosts www.patreon.com/tdesFor David Ellefson Stage Played Basses and Merch www.ellefsonemporium.comFollow David on Social Medialinktr.ee/davidellefsonFollow Joshua on Social Medialinktr.ee/talktoomeypodcast #megadeth #bassplayer #thrash #bigfour
ENMY joins Pipeman at the historic Shawshank prison for the Inkcarceration Festival. The conversation is a wild ride through metalhead banter, festival war stories, haunted prison tales, and the band's excitement about playing such an iconic venue. The group reflects on drawing inspiration from legendary bands, the camaraderie of close-knit festivals, and share a few ghostly laughs about performing for an audience of spirits.Main Topics CoveredENMY's Dream Tour Collaborations and Metal InfluencesBackstage Stories: Band Logos, Peachy Folders & Metal CultureHaunted Prisons, Ghost Stories, and Metalhead FearsThe Unique Atmosphere of Inkcarceration FestivalComparing Festival Experiences: Louder Than Life vs. InkcarcerationUpcoming Releases and Where to Find ENMYThe “Code Red” Festival Weather CurseKey Discussions & StoriesENMY's Musical Influences and Dream CollaborationsThe band excitedly chooses Metallica as their dream tour partner, with nods to other metal legends like Slayer, Megadeth, and Suicidal Tendencies 00:47, 01:05.Pipeman jokes about his '80s battle vest adorned with classic patches, sparking nostalgia about drawing band logos on folders and school notebooks 01:24, 01:33.Metalheads and Ghost StoriesThe crew laughs about rumors of “horny jail” and haunted prison experiences, with stories of Waylon Reavis emerging from the torture room with unexplained scratches 03:16.Jokes fly about not wanting to enter haunted spaces, with metalheads admitting their own superstitions 03:40.The Prison Festival ExperienceThe uniqueness of having the Shawshank prison as a concert backdrop is highlighted, with Brady and Trevor expressing their surprise and excitement 04:33.The band discusses the atmosphere of performing for “inmates”—both real and ghostly—and the idea of doing a set for an audience of spirits in the basement 05:15, 05:43.Louder Than Life vs. InkcarcerationMike notes the sprawling scale of Louder Than Life compared to the intimate, community-driven atmosphere of Incarceration 06:42.Brady and Trevor share their appreciation for the closer-knit festival layout and camaraderie at Incarkceration 07:04.ENMY AnnouncementsThe band announces their third full-length album is coming soon and encourages listeners to follow them on all social media and streaming platforms 08:04.Notable Quotes“You're my fucking enemies, man. Why are you here? You're my enmy.” — Pipeman 00:28“There's a lot of people that need to go to horny jail...just looking to have a good time.” — Mike 02:48“People think metalheads are so scary and every metalhead I know are like, fuck that, I'm not going in there.” — Pipeman 03:40“How cool is it to fucking have Shawshank as the backdrop of your set?” — Pipeman 04:33“You could have like a ghost circle pit.” — Pipe Man 05:56“Let's do ghosts instead. Like, listen, don't do a Ronnie James Dio hologram. Just bring his ghost.” — Pipeman 06:02“The camaraderie here, everybody's just real tight in here, and everything's closer together, so it just brings everybody naturally together.” — Trevor 07:27Resources & Links MentionedENMY:Social media & streaming: Search “ENMY” or “E-N-M-Y” on all platforms 08:04Waylon Reavis & A Killer's Confession: Mentioned in ghost story context 03:19Inkcarceration Festival & Shawshank Prison: Setting for the interview and performanceConnect with the ShowStay tuned for more behind-the-scenes interviews from the festival circuit!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-adventures-of-pipeman--941822/support.Click Here to Subscribe for PERKS, BONUS Content & FREE GIVEWAYS!Follow @pipemanradio on all socials & Pipeman Radio Requests & Info at www.linktr.ee/pipemanradioStream The Adventures of Pipeman daily & live Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays at 1PM ET on W4CY Radio & Talk 4 TV. Download, Rate & Review the Podcast at The Adventures of Pipeman, Pipeman Radio, Talk 4 Media, iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, YouTube & All Podcast Apps.
No new Best Show this week. In lieu of a new show, we are previewing an episode of our newest Patreon exclusive show: THE MIKE & JOEL VANITY PROJECT! This episode, Mike introduces Joel to the Robert Altman Classic MCCABE & MRS. MILLER! While Joel introduces Mike to the heavy metal band MEGADETH!BEST SHOW GARAGE SALE - NOW ONLINE!Shop classic Best Show merch including shirts, vinyl, CDs & DVDs, posters, stickers, and more!https://bestshowstore.comSUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES!https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShowWATCH THE BEST SHOW LIVE EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 6PM PT ON TWITCHhttps://www.twitch.tv/bestshow4lifeFOLLOW THE BEST SHOW:https://twitter.com/bestshow4lifehttps://instagram.com/bestshow4lifehttps://tiktok.com/@bestshow4lifehttps://www.youtube.com/bestshow4lifeTHE BEST SHOW IS A FOREVER DOG PODCASThttps://thebestshow.nethttps://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/the-best-showHEARD IT ON THE BEST SHOW PLAYLISThttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/2XIpICdeecaBIC2kBLUpKL?si=07ccc339d9d84267See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
We went to our local theater last week to catch thecareer-spanning Megadeth documentary Behind The Mask and get our first listen to the band's new self-titled record! Jon was underwhelmed by the first three songs that were released while Brian enjoyed them – what's the verdict now that we've heard the album in its entirety? Is it a worthy sendoff for one of metal's most legendary and influential bands – or is it just confirmation that it really is time for Dave Mustaine to hang it up?#johnpetrucci #mikeportnoy #jordanrudess #johnmyung#jameslabrie #dreamtheater #podcast #talkingintoinfinity #megadeth #behindthemask #vicrattlehead #davemustaine
Rich Embury is back again with another flashback to the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s rock and metal scene! Rock History, and Classics from Megadeth / Quiet Riot / Y&T / Suicidal Tendencies / Nazareth x2 / Cinderella / Helix (doubleshot) / Faster Pussycat / David Lee Roth / Ratt / The Sweet! This edition of Rich Embury's Power Hour aired initially LIVE on The Blitz 100.1 FM, KRFK Radio, Metal Crash Radio, Bulldogs Radio, Tripl3 Troubl3 Radio, Veckans Band Metal Radio, Rock On The Rise Radio, MetalRadioGR, NAR-Metal, Radio Infernale, Bloodstream Radio, Rock Nation, RockStar-Radio Underground, Earth Rock Radio, Whatever 68 Radio, KDUB Radio, CIA-Rock Radio, Rogue Rock Radio, Vibe Tunes Radio, Morning Wood Radio, Pirate Radio, Radio X (AU), Dark Haven Radio, Coming Home Well Radio (United By Service), Doc Rock's Metal Shop 101 Radio, CGCM Rock Radio, Stay Vintage Radio, RetroRock Radio, Northland Radio, Hard Rock Radio and Insane Realm Radio, Wednesday, July 8th, 2026. Secondary airings on Heavy Metal Radio, Digital Revolution Radio, Freekshow Radio, Ragebreed Radio, Metal World Web Radio, Radio Heavy Metal and more throughout the rest of the week. Megadeth – Symphony Of Destruction Quiet Riot – The Wild And The Young Y&T – Lipstick & Leather Suicidal Tendencies – Institutionalized Nazareth – Sunshine Cinderella – Coming Home Helix – You Keep Me Rockin’ Helix – Gimme Gimme Good Lovin’ Faster Pussycat – Bathroom Wall David Lee Roth – Yankee Rose Ratt – Over The Edge The Sweet – Action Nazareth – Turn On Your Receiver (Podcast Bonus Only) ——————————————————————————— SPONSORED BY FCK.FM MAGAZINE. A FREE online magazine! Features rock & heavy metal, FCKgirls, gaming, horror, interviews, artist spotlights, and much more! Visit and share now: https://fck.fm/magazine ——————————————————————————— Also available to subscribe, download, and listen at the following major podcast sites & apps (and more):Apple Podcasts / Amazon Music / Audible / Mixcloud / iHeart Radio / TuneIn Radio / Player FM / Podchaser / Jiosaavn / Deezer / Podbean / Castbox / Radio Public / Pocket Cast / Podcast Addict / Castro / Overcast / Getme.radio / PodcastRepublic / Podcast.app / PodcastGuru / Pandora / Podcast Index Please leave a review on your favourite podcast site above.
This week's Geekwire is packed with rock news, controversy, tour trouble, and some genuinely cool developments. We discuss the cancellation of an Australian Ace Frehley tribute tour amid mounting issues surrounding Silverback Touring and promoter Danny Bazzi. We also cover stolen Accept gear, Megadeth's last-minute Lisbon cancellation, and the fan reaction that followed. In KISS news, a classic 1976 Anaheim concert is finally getting an official live release. We also congratulate past guest and friend of the show Andrew Sgambati on being hired by KISS for video work. Elsewhere, the first official Black Sabbath book is on the way, Mötley Crüe bring some deep cuts back to the stage, and Nikki Sixx fires back at Shannon Larkin. Scott Ian and Gary Holt defend Yungblud, while Rudy Sarzo addresses the use of AI on a new song. We also cover big updates from Def Leppard, Ugly Kid Joe, and much more. It's the week in rock and metal news—filtered through the Decibel Geek lens. We hope you enjoy Geekwire and SHARE with a friend! Decibel Geek is a proud member of the Pantheon Podcasts family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week's Geekwire is packed with rock news, controversy, tour trouble, and some genuinely cool developments. We discuss the cancellation of an Australian Ace Frehley tribute tour amid mounting issues surrounding Silverback Touring and promoter Danny Bazzi. We also cover stolen Accept gear, Megadeth's last-minute Lisbon cancellation, and the fan reaction that followed. In KISS news, a classic 1976 Anaheim concert is finally getting an official live release. We also congratulate past guest and friend of the show Andrew Sgambati on being hired by KISS for video work. Elsewhere, the first official Black Sabbath book is on the way, Mötley Crüe bring some deep cuts back to the stage, and Nikki Sixx fires back at Shannon Larkin. Scott Ian and Gary Holt defend Yungblud, while Rudy Sarzo addresses the use of AI on a new song. We also cover big updates from Def Leppard, Ugly Kid Joe, and much more. It's the week in rock and metal news—filtered through the Decibel Geek lens. We hope you enjoy Geekwire and SHARE with a friend! Decibel Geek is a proud member of the Pantheon Podcasts family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Disciples! Wow – July already?! Hopefully you have some cool shows coming your way. Well, you know the drill – Nate and I banging out the chat and banging out the…. bangers… for your listening enjoyment. We’ve got Scar Chamber and Fyrdsman here for your listening pleasure as well. Enjoy! ——————————————————-What’s Nate been listening to?Artist: WormAlbum: NecroplaceSong: Witchmoon: … Continue reading (398) DotW Featuring ‘Scar Chamber’ and ‘Fyrdsman’ →
On today's episode of The Metal Breakdown Daily, host Scott Penfold unpacks a massive weekend of rock and heavy metal news, starting with a patriotic firestorm surrounding the Red Rocker himself. Sammy Hagar is aggressively defending his involvement in the "Freedom 250" 4th of July celebration in Washington, D.C.. After severe thunderstorms completely washed out the musical portion of the event, fans flooded social media with outrage over Hagar's connection to an event featuring President Donald Trump. Hagar fired back, insisting the show was entirely non-political, and shared the handwritten unity speech he was practicing to deliver right before launching into Van Halen's "Right Now". Plus, we look at the historic "Back To The Beginning" photography exhibition that just launched in Birmingham. Celebrating the one-year anniversary of Black Sabbath's final homecoming set, the massive display features legendary shots of the band alongside Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Slayer, and Pantera, following Ozzy Osbourne's passing in July 2025. Finally, Megadeth mastermind Dave Mustaine drops cryptic breadcrumbs about an "out of this world" July announcement. Mustaine opens up about his upcoming Peace Sails Megacruise, the brutal lasting side effects of his throat cancer treatment, his new memoir In My Darkest Hour, and his ultimate goal to play a final farewell concert in actual outer space. STAY LOUD: Subscribe now so you never miss a daily briefing, and catch our 24/7 digital stream at LoadedRadio.com or on the free Loaded Radio App.
On today's episode of The Metal Breakdown Daily, host Scott Penfold breaks down a massive day of rock history, last-minute festival chaos, and a poignant heavy metal tribute. We start with the highly anticipated announcement of 'The Masters Of Reality', a massive 500-page officially backed Black Sabbath book arriving this October through Rufus Publishing. Overseen by legendary rock photographer Ross Halfin, the project chronicles the band's iconic Ozzy Osbourne-fronted eras up to their historic 'Back To The Beginning' farewell concert. Halfin reveals that production began two years ago with the full blessing and signed participation of the late heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne before his sudden passing in 2025. Plus, absolute chaos erupted in Lisbon, Portugal, over the weekend after Megadeth was forced to pull the plug on their headlining appearance at the EvilLive festival due to catastrophic "technical issues." We look at eyewitness accounts of frantic road crews running through the crowd with flashlights, leading to a near-riot as furious fans chanted for refunds and pelted the stage with projectiles. Finally, we head to Atlanta, Georgia, where a brand-new street memorial has been officially unveiled at the intersection of Memorial Drive and Boulevard SE. Erected at the site of late Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds' tragic 2025 motorcycle crash, the moving tribute serves a dual purpose as a critical road safety warning urging drivers to look twice for motorcyclists. STAY LOUD: Subscribe now to never miss a daily briefing, and catch our 24/7 digital stream at LoadedRadio.com or on the free Loaded Radio App.
David Ellefson and co-host Joshua Toomey welcome Savatage and Trans-Siberian Orchestra guitarist Chris Caffery to the show for a deep dive into the newly released live album, Madness Reigns From The Gutter. Chris shares the incredible story behind the 1990 recording, why it remained in the vault for decades, and what finally brought it to fans. He also reflects on joining Savatage at just 19 years old, hitting the road with Megadeth early in his career, spending time with Chuck Schuldiner at Morrisound Studios in Tampa, landing his first gig in Heaven at only 17, and the humorous story of becoming the first "Chris Caffery" in Savatage. It's a conversation packed with metal history, unforgettable tour stories, and a look back at one of heavy metal's most influential eras.Join the Patreon for early access to episodes and Q and A's with the hosts www.patreon.com/tdesFor David Ellefson Stage Played Basses and Merch www.ellefsonemporium.comFollow David on Social Medialinktr.ee/davidellefsonFollow Joshua on Social Medialinktr.ee/talktoomeypodcast #megadeth #bassplayer #thrash #bigfour
On daytime MTV, Bon Jovi was becoming the biggest pop-rock act on the planet. Poison was setting the blueprint for everything pop culture now calls hair metal. At the same time, Metallica, Slayer, and Megadeth: were building massive and devoted audiences. These two worlds shared MTV, shared tour bills, and shared fans who were being asked to pick a side. That tension is what makes 1986 unlike any other year in metal history.The Glam Explosion That Broke Daytime MTVHere's what happened between 1984 and 1986: metal expanded beyond just being scary.After Quiet Riot became the first hard rock band to score a number-one album in 1984, the genre broke into mainstream consciousness. Then the PMRC Senate hearings of 1985 gave the music a problem: it needed to stop being threatening. By 1986, the solution was in the videos. Make them colorful. Make them fun. Start somewhere relatable: a bedroom, a garage, a studio. Then escalate into an idealized fantasy of concert performance. Replace leather and skulls with neon and teased hair. What had been relegated to late-night Headbangers Ball slots now fit the 3 PM MTV daypart. The music and the medium found each other.Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet is the commercial monument to that shift. Released August 18, 1986, it rolled out singles for nearly a full year after release: “You Give Love a Bad Name” in July, “Livin' on a Prayer” in October, “Wanted Dead or Alive” the following March, “Never Say Goodbye” in June of 1987. Each one was bigger than the last. The year before, Bon Jovi had been opening for Billy Squier. The key differentiator from their earlier work: the arrival of Desmond Child as co-writer on the two biggest singles, bringing professional hit-making infrastructure to what was already a committed band.Poison's Look What the Cat Dragged In was doing the same thing with less money. Their starting address was Enigma Records, home to They Might Be Giants, The Cramps, Dead Milkmen, and Devo. An underground punk label, not a hair metal machine. Capitol entered the picture later, which explains why “Cry Tough” barely moved and “Talk Dirty to Me” became an MTV staple. Poison didn't just succeed with this blueprint; they franchised it.Van Halen's 5150 added keyboards and landed the best Sammy Hagar-era album in the process. David Lee Roth's Eat ‘Em and Smile amplified the campy fun of his Van Halen years into a career highlight. Cinderella's Night Songs made the sharpest glam debut of the year: darker and more concise than anything they'd produce later, before the bluesy detours took over. Jon Bon Jovi helped them record it. That's how fast the food chain was moving in 1986.The Thrash Revolution Running in ParallelHere's the thing about thrash in 1986: it wasn't hidden. Headbangers Ball existed. The magazines covered it. Metallica opened for Ozzy on the Ultimate Sin arena tour. But in the daytime MTV ecosystem, thrash was not the default. If you wanted it, you had to find itMaster of Puppets is eight songs long, 54 minutes, and sounded like nothing on daytime MTV or rock radio. It is heavy and precise and expansive in equal measure: a record where the title track alone runs over eight minutes and earns every second. It was Metallica's third album, the last one with Cliff Burton, and it was recorded without a single thought given to MTV rotation or radio airplay. No videos. No singles. Just the record, and the word that spread through tape trading, zines, college radio metal shows, and the underground networks that thrash metal relied on before the internet existed.What makes 1986 extraordinary is that Metallica wasn't alone. Slayer's Reign in Blood came out the same year: 29 minutes of something faster and more extreme than Master of Puppets, an album that even people who don't follow Slayer know by reputation. Megadeth's Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? completed what might be the single most concentrated year of output from the Big Four of thrash metal: three of the four bands releasing arguably their best records in a twelve-month span. Anthrax didn't have an album in 1986. If they had, it would have been a clean sweep.From the German side of the Atlantic, Kreator's Pleasure to Kill was happening simultaneously: the Teutonic thrash scene developing its own parallel lineage that would eventually be recognized as a pioneer of death and black metal. These weren't crossover acts. They weren't on MTV. But they were building the foundation that would outlast nearly everything in the charts.The thrash revolution of 1986 wasn't a secret, but it was a deliberate choice. Headbangers Ball ran late. Daytime belonged to Poison and Bon Jovi. You could be into both, but at school you were expected to pick a jersey. Admitting you preferred Master of Puppets over Slippery When Wet was a statement, and not everyone in 1986 was ready to make it out loud.Legacy Bands: Update or Resist?Every established metal act in 1986 faced the same question: how much do you change?Judas Priest's Turbo is the case study in what too much looks like. Their tenth album added synthesizer guitars and chased the MTV aesthetic in ways that have remained controversial ever since. Some decent songs are buried in there, but Turbo is the canonical example of a decade-spanning band trying on a new identity because the culture demanded it, and not quite threading the needle.Ozzy Osbourne's The Ultimate Sin represents a different calculation. The image got teased and colorful. The videos fit the 3 PM slot. But the album had Jake E. Lee playing with a flashy intensity that gave it a musical spine the presentation didn't undercut. Ozzy reportedly hated it. Others call it his best solo record: a bridge between his 1970s legacy and the glam-era present that actually holds together. When Metallica opened for Ozzy on the Ultimate Sin arena tour, the lineup said everything about where the genre stood. The scariest band in the underground, opening for a legacy act who'd made himself MTV-friendly. The irony runs deep.Black Sabbath's Seventh Star was never supposed to be a Black Sabbath album. Tony Iommi assembled it as a solo project with Glenn Hughes on vocals, Eric Singer on drums, and Dave Spitz on bass. The label insisted the Sabbath name go on it. The video for “No Stranger to Love” is keyboard-driven and barely resembles Sabbath because, structurally, it isn't. What it is, divorced from its title and backstory, is a genuinely interesting record with a remarkable cast. It has been submitted to multiple DMO polls. It has not yet won. It keeps getting submitted.Iron Maiden's Somewhere in Time added keyboards lightly and reads today as the last album before the tinkering accelerated. Europe's The Final Countdown produced one of the most inescapable songs of the decade and an album none of us heard past the singles. The legacy-band class of 1986 is full of acts choosing between integrity and relevance. The ones who chose wrong are instructive.The Deep Cuts That Shaped Everything (and Nobody Witnessed)Here's the version of 1986 that doesn't show up on year-end lists.In June of that year, a Swedish doom metal band called Candlemass released their debut album, Epicus Doomicus Metallicus, on a label called Black Dragon Records. It did not sell. It did not chart. It was not played on the radio or shown on MTV. It was, by most measurable standards, invisible. What it was doing, quietly and without witnesses, was inventing doom metal as a genre. Every band that has worked in that sonic territory for the past forty years carries a Candlemass debt, whether they know it or not.Guns N' Roses' Live ?!@ Like a Suicide is a different kind of deep cut: a 1986 self-released EP on GN'R's own Uzi Suicide label, predating Appetite for Destruction by a full year. Some people had it. They read about the band in Hit Parader and Circus, bought the cassette, and wrote the band's name on their textbook covers. Then they came home from college and the cassette was gone, lost in a couch cushion somewhere, probably worth a lot of money now. That cassette is a small but perfect metaphor for 1986: the thing you knew about first, the object you can no longer find.The Transformers: The Movie soundtrack connects 1986 to something else entirely: the year metal started showing up in animated children's films, delivered by Stan Bush, Lion, and members of Kick Axe performing as Spectre General. For kids who saw the movie it was a first exposure to the genre. Our Picks, Three Different ArgumentsEvery roundtable eventually comes down to someone having to choose.Poison's Look What the Cat Dragged In. The blueprint for hair metal as a cultural phenomenon. The DIY machine that started on a punk indie label and franchised itself across the next four years. It is not the deepest record of 1986. But it is the one that most completely captures what the year felt like at 3 PM on a Tuesday when MTV was on. That counts for something.Metallica's Master of Puppets is the credibility anchor. The last Cliff Burton record. The document of everything Metallica was before the first video and the commercial pivot. Every move they have made since gets measured against this one, and most of them come up short. The underground case, closed.Ozzy Osbourne's The Ultimate Sin is the legacy act threading the needle correctly, or at least fascinatingly. Jake E. Lee at full power. Ozzy navigating from his 1970s origin into 1986 accessibility in a way that doesn't fully betray either. An album Ozzy reportedly hated. A pick none of us saw coming.That's 1986.Episode Highlights* 0:00: Intro. Why we went back to 1986: the year we were all buying cassettes and picking sides.* 1:52: The Transformers: The Movie soundtrack as a metal gateway. Stan Bush, Lion, and a very upsetting death for 11-year-olds.* 4:07: Cassette-buying memories. Where we each were, financially and musically, in 1986.* 8:08: The PMRC timeline and how hair metal broke onto daytime MTV in 1986, colorful videos replacing darker imagery.* 11:36: Judas Priest's Turbo as the prime example of a legacy band adding keyboards and chasing the MTV moment.* 14:08: 1986 as the greatest single year in thrash metal history. Master of Puppets, Reign in Blood, and Peace Sells all released within months of each other.* 15:02: Walking into Richfield Coliseum for the last 30 seconds of Metallica opening for Ozzy, and genuinely not caring at the time.* 16:04: Listening to Master of Puppets in secret on the school bus while claiming to listen to Bon Jovi or Night Ranger.* 17:28: Why Cinderella's Night Songs holds up: darker and tighter than later work, no big ballad epics, Jon Bon Jovi's behind-the-scenes role.* 20:03: Bon Jovi's rocket-ship year. The full single timeline from You Give Love a Bad Name through Never Say Goodbye, and Desmond Child's co-writing role.* 22:49: Seeing Poison open for Quiet Riot at the Cleveland Agora reopening. Studying the Look What the Cat Dragged In album cover beforehand. Expecting at least one woman in the band.* 25:22: Poison's DIY punk ethic and their unlikely starting home on Enigma Records alongside They Might Be Giants and The Minutemen.* 27:56: Candlemass's Epicus Doomicus Metallicus: doom metal's invisible ground zero, released June 1986, heard by almost nobody.* 30:07: The Guns N' Roses Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide EP story. Buying it before anyone knew who they were, writing GN'R on textbooks, and losing the cassette after college.* 32:11: Queensryche's Rage for Order as a musicians' landmark, more influential among players than general audiences.* 34:43: Black Sabbath's Seventh Star. The Tony Iommi solo album the label forced into being a Sabbath record, and the DMO poll it keeps losing.* 37:44: Vinnie Vincent Invasion: Poison taken to its extreme. Pink guitars, pop DNA at maximum volume, and a singer switcheroo from Robert Fleischman to Mark Slaughter.* 45:08: Buying King Diamond's Fatal Portrait out of sheer fear, based only on a magazine photo with no MTV and no internet.* 52:30: AC/DC's Who Made Who: three new songs, six repackaged tracks, Maximum Overdrive tie-in, and the question of whether it needed to be a full album.* 56:13: The connections bands bucket. Hurricane, London, M.A.R.S., White Tiger, Rough Cutt, Black ‘N Blue: albums bought for who was in them, not what was on them.* 1:03:36: Rough Cutt's “Take a Chance” as an all-time genre standout hiding inside a mediocre album.* 1:07:29: We each name the one album that defines 1986. Three picks, no overlap.* 1:21:07: Chip's poll plug for CJSS's Praise the Loud. Cincinnati power metal. David T. Chastain. Still waiting for its DMO moment.* 1:24:07: Outro. Have a lost or forgotten album that deserves the spotlight? Suggest it here. This is a public episode. 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Markus and Ray welcome Jon Wiederhorn back to discuss, Dreaming Japanese, the story of Marty Friedman of Megadeth and so much more, which he co-wrote! We discuss Marty's life, told amazingly in the book, and his bold career moves, as well as his long-time associations! Jon informs on Marty's first person telling of his life story! Out now, get it for yourself or the Mega-fan in your life!!! Support your local book store!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Markus and Ray welcome Jon Wiederhorn back to discuss, Dreaming Japanese, the story of Marty Friedman of Megadeth and so much more, which he co-wrote! We discuss Marty's life, told amazingly in the book, and his bold career moves, as well as his long-time associations! Jon informs on Marty's first person telling of his life story! Out now, get it for yourself or the Mega-fan in your life!!! Support your local book store!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Disciples!! Here we go, the final chapter of the 1983 saga. Wow. That sounds dramatic. Anyhew, I’ve dug deep into the bowels of the internet to find some of the coolest, yet mostly-unknown for your listening pleasure AND Heavy Metal education. Enjoy! ➡️Time – Artist – Song – Album Set One:0:00:03 Intro Commercial – Remington … Continue reading (397) Time Travel Radio Vol23: 1984.4 →
We all gotta start somewhere. For underground Metal bands in the 80s, the Metal Forces magazine “Demolition” section was a great place to start. It exposed artists demo tapes to their readers and got them going in the tape trading dept. And a number of then unknown artists appearing would go onto become known. Namely legends like Slayer and Megadeth. But that's just the tip of the Metalberg. This week... The post Radioactive Metal 882: DEMOlition appeared first on Shining Wizards Network.
We all gotta start somewhere. For underground Metal bands in the 80s, the Metal Forces magazine "Demolition" section was a great place to start. It exposed artists demo tapes to their readers and got them going in the tape trading dept. And a number of then unknown artists appearing would go onto become known. Namely legends like Slayer and Megadeth. But that's just the tip of the Metalberg. This week we're going thru the first ten issues of that essential British rag and sharing all those "names" that appeared. Prepare to say "Wow!" In our "News, Views and Tunes", we attend a record release gig and Snowy takes a liking to a country (!!) artist. Musically, we crank new and used from The Accused, Agent Steel, Hirax, Necronomicon (Ger.), Cripple Bastards, Solanum, Evil, Shaved Ape and some Xecutioner (pre Obituary '85 demo). Horns Up!!
On this week's premium edition of the Loaded Radio Podcast, host Scott Penfold strips away the standard Q&A format and goes full 25-year rock radio personality to bring you a massive hour of heavy music culture. First up in our front-loaded content block, we break down the absolute madness from Hellfest Open Air 2026 in Clisson, France! From over 240,000 metalheads to Alice Cooper's 78-year-old theatrical masterclass, Megadeth's bittersweet farewell cycle, and Bring Me The Horizon dragging Lorna Shore's Will Ramos on stage—we are unpacking the biggest highlights of the weekend. Then, we dive straight into our headline feature interview with Juno-nominated solo artist, producer, and former Cradle of Filth keyboardist/vocalist Lindsay Schoolcraft. Lindsay sits down in-studio to unpack her brilliant new album, 'Harrowing' (co-produced by Justin deBlieck). She opens up completely about how the record chronicles her survival from narcissistic abuse, her public defense of former bandmate Ashok after his abrupt exit from Cradle of Filth, why she almost became a politician to fight for the unheard, and her balanced perspective on her time with the symphonic metal giants despite their current, ongoing litigation. Finally, stick around for our post-interview deconstruction as Scott tracks the biggest metal news stories breaking across the globe over the last 48 hours, including Helloween's 40th anniversary set and the live return of Acid Bath. Stream the heavy music noise now! Get the absolute best 24/7 commercial-free heavy metal soundtrack on the planet! Download the Free Loaded Radio App right now wherever you get your apps! Visit the mothership for daily rock and metal news updates: https://www.loadedradio.com Episode Highlights & Timestamps: • 00:00 - The Mucha Historical Hook & Intro • 03:30 - Hellfest 2026 Comprehensive Review & Standout Moments • 15:00 - Native App Network Call-to-Action • 16:30 - FEATURE INTERVIEW: Lindsay Schoolcraft Unpacks 'Harrowing' • 28:15 - Addressing the Ashok & Cradle of Filth Split • 36:40 - The Reality of Ongoing Band Litigation & Good Memories • 45:00 - Post-Interview Breakdown & Breaking 48-Hour Metal News If you love the show, please hit that 5-STAR REVIEW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Amazon Music! Stay heavy, stay wild, and STAY LOUD.
Today's topic is Metal Moonlighting: Slayer team captain Kerry King signs on to play in the very first lineup of Megadeth, briefly apprenticing under one of his heavy metal heroes, Dave Mustaine. Is Kerry on the way out of his own band? Was it influential for Megadeth? Was it influential for Slayer? The answers are no, no, no, and “Yes, but…”This week is the final episode that is free for all. After episode 9, only Patreon supporters get every weekly episode and bonus shows & content. Free listeners will only get an episode every OTHER week, and they'll miss half the story. Learn more at Patreon.com/SlayerBook. Packages start around $1 an episode. You can do that, right?BONUS SLAYAGE TALK: NoFriender & The Thrash Metal Show are back — for now — and talkin' the Hell Awaits reissue. Click here to hear it.DEEZ NOTES: Things referenced in this episode...Killer video of a near-complete Megadeth set featuring Kerry King — thevideo says it's the first Megadeth show, though it is not: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2XTzxgX3c0From the killer documentary Get Thrashed, ex-Megadeth bassist DaveEllefson bassist's take on Kerry's time in the band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rLw_Ro1IUoTrailer for Murder in the Front Row, the thrash documentary you NEED: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiEQF2aXoY4Trailer for Born in the Basement, Rat Skates' Overkill early days /thrash documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twLdbDKnqGYUnless otherwise noted, all sick-arsed riffage and/or music is by in-house rifflord Nige Savage, of UK metal band Chupacabra.TALKIN' SLAYER & Ferris on the Instagram: Instagram.com/SlayerbooksFerris' TWO books about Slayer here... the other one is about Reign in Blood: SlayerBooks.comFor the next year or so, every week, TALKIN' SLAYER subscribers will get a chapter or two of "Slayer 66 2/3: A Metal Band Biography... Or, How F*kin' Slayer Kicked Fkin' @ss," REBORN: The Updated, Revised& Massively Expanded 4th EditionTalkin' Slayer Season IV presents the chronological history of Slayer, as seen / heard in the book.The previous edition of the book ran around 350 pages. The new REBORN Edition runs 639. We added a lot. And you can hear it all here, one week at a time, piece by piece.You've never heard it like this before... unless you have the audiobook. The run time is 1.4 DAYS. That's a lot. It's available CHEAP atSlayerBook.Bandcamp.com.Mostly, in Season 4, what you will get every week or so is a chapter from the book... plus some cool bonus stuff, like original interviews with people you WILL want to hear from.The book was updated after the reunion, massively expanded, thoroughly overhauled, and rewritten so it's easier to read — both in format and writing style. Check it out at...SlayerBooks.comand / orThe Ajna OffensiveTALKIN' SLAYER & Ferris on the Instagram: Instagram.com/SlayerbooksFerris' TWO books about Slayer here... the other one is about Reign in Blood: SlayerBooks.comMASSIVE GRATITUDE for listening.
Welcome to the Nothing Shocking Podcast episode 337 with our guest Jeff Young of Kings of Thrash and the Jeff Young Group (Formerly of Megadeth). We discuss King's of Thrash new single "Bullets Ready, Video, and plans for a full album. We also discuss the Jeff Young Group collaborations with other artists for a new album, and more! King's of Thrash features David Ellefson (former co-founder and bassist of Megadeth); Jeff Young ex-Megadeth guitarist; vocalist Chaz Leon; and Fred Aching on Drums. For more information: https://www.lightningrising.com https://ko-fi.com/jygtr https://www.kingsofthrash.com/ Please like our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/nothingshockingpodcast/ Follow us on X at https://twitter.com/hashtag/noshockpod. Libsyn website: https://nothingshocking.libsyn.com For more info on the Hong Kong Sleepover: https://thehongkongsleepover.bandcamp.com Help support the podcast and record stores by shopping local at Big Stricks Vinyl Records and Sports Cards - https://www.facebook.com/p/Big-Stricks-LLC-61560351678007/
LC Picks is a Cobras & Fire sidecast. This ep we are reviewing Megadeth's 2026 self-titled album and discussing the last decade including their last album "The Sick, The Dying, and The Dead" and the fallout with Ellefson. This is an update of sorts from our 3 part series covering the entire Megadeth Discography back in 2016! Yes, it has been 10 years! Hosted by LC and special guest Joey Haynie from Rock Strikes Ten. Want more Megadeth with Bakko, LC and Joey? Era 1: 83-90 - MegaDrugs Era 2: 91-99 - MegaFame Era 3: 2000-2016 - MegaDave Links to the Official Cobras & Fire Playlist! All formats. (2000+ songs, 10+ years of shows) Tidal YouTube MusicAmazon MusicAppleSpotify Rate, review, and subscribe at Apple Podcasts: Cobras & Fire: Comedy / Rock Talk Show on Apple Podcasts Join our fanpage on Facebook: (2) Cobras ON Fire: Private Group | Facebook Click like and follow on Facebook: (2) Cobras & Fire: Rock Podcast | Chicago IL | Facebook Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Threads: @cobrasandfirepodcast • Threads, Say more Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Cobras & Fire Rock Podcast - YouTube Follow us on Bluesky: Cobras & Fire Podcast (@cobrasfirepodcast.bsky.social) — Bluesky Email us: Buy a shirt!:"Cobras and Fire Podcast" T-shirt for Sale by CobrasandFire | Redbubble | cobras and fire t-shirts - cobras fire t-shirts Spreaker: Cobras & Fire: Comedy / Rock Talk Show | Listen to Podcasts On Demand Free | TuneIn Find it all here: Cobras and Fire Podcast - Comedy Rock Talk Show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
En este episodio Jota y Chris reseñan canción por canción el nuevo álbum homónimo de Megadeth. Subscríbete a Patreon:patreon.com/acordesyrimas