Set and Setting are super important. Especially when it comes to “setting the tone” for an entire album.

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(04:20): Black Sabbath 1st Album (#dontdenythepowerofintros): 50 years later: STILL the EVILEST riff in all of Metal/Neon Knights (Live Evil version and Heaven and Hell Version: #bolth)/Really The First 6 Songs on the First 6 Sabbath Albums should ALL be included!!! #futureshowidea/EMAIL US: [email protected] or ping us on the Gram or the Book with your favorite Opening Tracks.

(13:35): 1985/Thrasher’s Abattoir (Carcass)/C.O.C.: Heaven’s Not Overflowing (Break out the Suicide Paneling and Shag Carpet) and King of the Rotten (#setandsetting)/Dio: Stand up and Shout (YES! HAIL to Ronnie James Dio (R.I.P.))/Killing the Dragon (#DioImagery)

(21:10): Down: Temptations Wings (The NOLA Dive is Metal Nerdery Episode 26)/Down II: Lysergik Funeral Procession (That riff!)/A Tangentionally related moment: Phil performing “Would?” with Alice In Chains/Exodus: Deranged (BEST intro EVAH!) #batshitcrazy The Last Act of Defiance and The “H” Team (and #thisfuckingriff) GO!

(29:42): Fear Factory: Demanufacture/Forbidden (*A METAL NERDERY FAVORITE*): Chalice of Blood (#fountainofyouth) / Distortion/ Forsaken at The Gates (GO BUY THIS AND ALL FORBIDDEN ALBUMS!!!!)/#cantbefastenough

(36:07): Iron Maiden: Aces High (Live After Death version)/ See Also Favorite Live Metal Albums: Episode 14/Where Eagles Dare (Piece of Mind)/#harmonyburps/Prowler (tangentionally tangentional item: also check out Prowler ’88 w/ Bruce singing)/Leatherwolf: Stand or Fall (#guitarboners) The “all in one” late 80’s Intro

(46:37): Mastodon: Crusher Destroyer (Remission): #atlmetal: No Post, No Core, Just METAL/ Blood and Thunder (Leviathan) Remembering the Thanksgiving show w/ Mastodon, Killswitch Engage and Slayer/Megadeth: Wake Up Dead (#nowarning #thebestmetal) and Holy Wars…The Punishment Due / Metallica: the 2 most important openers in Metal during the 80’s/Fight Fire with Fire (how the fuck do they play THAT fast!?!?)/The Underratedness of Ride the Lightning / Battery (#thegoodness of #juicenewtons) Wait, WHAT?/10 guitars!/Helpless (Garage Days)

(1:03:45): Motley Crue: Live Wire (Too Fast for Love): #audiocoke/ In the Beginning and Shout at the Devil (YES, they used to play BOLTH of these on the radio!!!)/#eviler/#riffswagger

(1:09:20): Motorhead: Ace of Spades (and Russ’s “Final Wishes”) #lemmywithnochaser/Ozzy: I Don’t Know (#isntitobvious)/Over the Mountain (#thedrums)/#postmalonecore/#partofthedill/*A MESSAGE OF METAL NERDERY POSITIVITY*/Ultimate Sin (Did Jake E. Lee get the Newsted treatment?)

(1:18:37): Pantera: Strength Beyond Strength (and “special” effects)/Riffs and The Laughter Test/The Great Southern Trendkill (#vomitingmetal)/#letmemakesureitsup/Hellbound (KILLER fucking opener LIVE!!)/Some relatively tangentionally tangentional tangentials #panteratribute

(1:25:38): Sacred Reich: Surf Nicaragua (#GO!)/Blue Suit, Brown Shirt (Heal)/Sabbat: The Beginning of the End (#waitWHAT!?) (Definitely Late 80’s thrash). From the Dreamweaver album/FUCKING SLAYER: Angel of Death #bestopeningtrackEVER /#cantbeLOUDenough): the clarity of the vocals on Reign in Blood vs Hell Awaits (#filetofslayer)/ Killing Fields (and the Tower Records in Store visit story).

(1:35:38): ALL FUCKING SLAYER Opening tracks are Awesome (see also Sabbath Opening Tracks comment referenced above): Darkness of Christ/Disciple (#dontdenythepowerofSLAYER)/*RE-UP ON YOUR RELAXER IF NEEDEDEDED*/Testament: Practice What You Preach and their glorious eerie rifftacular goodness/D.N.R. (feat. Dave Lombardo on drums) #waitforit (you’re smiling now aren’t you!?): GO PURCHASE TESTAMENT ‘THE GATHERING’ and ‘TITANS OF CREATION’/Tool: Stinkfist and Vicarious (and the PROPER way to listen to Tool).

(1:45:10): Van Halen: Mean Street (and the incredible wonderment of everything Eddie Van Halen)/*Check out Van Halen at the US Festival from 1983*/Korn: Blind (A “good” left turn in Metal; Episode 12 Album Dive)/The Sword (Celestial Crown): Russ has homework to do (and if you’re not familiar with The Sword, so do you!)/#metalsmoothie/Helmet: In the Meantime (check out Episode 37: Meantime Album Dive)

(1:53:00): Death: Living Monstrosity (Matt has homework to do, too)/HAIL to Chuck Schuldiner!!/S.O.D.: March of the S.O.D. (Episode 41 Album Dive)/Sepultura: Roots Bloody Roots and Isolation (#takeagetreadypill) (*Check out the video for Isolation….GO BUY QUADRA*)/#futurevolumes