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00.00 - Intro/1980: An important year for Metal and the “heavy change”/Exodus, Overkill, Metal Church, Manowar (Black Sabbath is responsible for Manowar)

03.31 – Sacred RITE (Huh?)/Who’s the Anthrax of Norway?/Whiteout/Matt’s Rocktapuss fantasy

07.43 – The Legend of John Bonham (RIP)/Reformed Bands: Steppenwolf/Black Sabbath and the unstoppable power of Ronnie James Dio/Live at Last (Bad at math, good at words)

11.38 - albums: Iron Maiden, Back in Black, Heaven and Hell, British Steel/KISS Unmasked/Switzerland’s ACDC

12.49 – Motorhead: Ace of Spades/Southern rock, part of Metal’s extended family/Budgie/Diamond Head (Lightning to the Nations)/Saxon/Triumph and Dream Theater’s definition of doing “covers”

16.27 – Blue Oyster Cult (Cultosaurus Erectus)/Rush (Permanent Waves)/Blizzard of Ozz/Van Halen/White Snake and White Spirit/Danzig opening for…himself?

20.49 – Whitesnake (before their “metalmorphosis”)/Rock and Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution

22.57 - Matt’s earliest RJD memory/96 Rock (RIP) and Devil Stuff/The Spirit of Radio/Mr. Crowley sounds like a nice man/Thin Lizzy (Pre Maiden)-Emerald and cover versions/UFO (Young Blood)

27.59 – Events of 1980: Bon Scott (RIP)/ John Bonham (RIP)/Enjoy BOLTH Excesses!!/Metal for Muthas (NWOBHM)/Raven/Memory degradation (keep your mind young; its more funner that way!)/A Metal Nerdery Salute

33.29 –Donnington Festival: Rainbow/April Wine/Priest/Scorpions/Riot/Brian Johnson joins ACDC and “the change” with Back in Black

38.03 – Founding of Shrapnel for Shredders (Mike Varney)/Adrian Smith joins Maiden/Snowy Floyd

40.56 – Shows-Concerts in the 70’s vs the 80’s/Back in Black Tour (Whacking big bells in the Fox)/Ace Frehley, Rock Soldiers and opening for Maiden/Blizzard of Ozz tour w/ Motorhead/(SWORD!)

45.03 – Priest (British Steel tour with Maiden and a ton of other killer bands opening, including Molly Hatchet!!)/Def Leppard (On Through the Night Tour)/Blackfoot Strikes!/Black Sabbath tour mishaps and their responsibility for The Loincloths of Metal (Black Sabbath with Blue Oyster Cult opening)/Seeing

53.10 – Iron Maiden on the KISS Unmasked Tour/Metal for Muthas tour – Motorhead, Samson and Saxon headlining

55.25 – Led Zeppelin’s final tour and albums (don’t be too provodkative)/KISS’s “Oddball Tour”, Eric Carr replaced Peter Criss and Ace Frehley’s departure) and the Ankh Warrior/Van Halen World Invasion Tour (Party til you die Tour); first tour with keyboards (Vantera with special guests PanHalen)/Album covers and record stores