100 Songs that Define Heavy Metal

By Brian Slagel

100 Songs that Define Heavy Metal is the ultimate journey into the heart of heavy music, hosted by Metal Blade Records’ founder, Brian Slagel. Each week, Brian dives into one of his personally curated... more

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March 31, 2025 100 Songs That Define Heavy Metal - Alice Cooper : "I'm Eighteen"
Metal Blade Records CEO Brian Slagel welcomes to the show the first artist he ever signed, Betsy Bitch of the band Bitch, to discuss Alice Cooper's "I'm Eighteen". Jay Ruston also shares his thoughts on the production of the song while author Martin Popoff brings his usual encyclopedic knowledge of rock n roll.

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March 24, 2025 100 Songs That Define Heavy Metal - Slayer: "Raining Blood"
Metal Blade Records CEO Brian Slagel discusses Slayer's "Raining Blood" with that band's drummer Dave Lombardo, producer Jay Ruston and author Martin Popoff.

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March 17, 2025 100 Songs That Define Heavy Metal - Megadeth: "Peace Sells"
Metal Blade Records CEO Brian Slagel discusses Megadeth's "Peace Sells" with author Martin Popoff, producer Mark Lewis and Chris DeMakes from Less Than Jake,

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March 10, 2025 100 Songs That Define Heavy Metal - Dethklok : "Awaken"
Metal Blade Records CEO Brian Slagel talks about the song "Awaken" from the band Dethklok, who grew out of the Adult Swim series "Metalocalypse" with the creator and songwriter Brendon Small. Brian also talks about the song with producer Mark Lewis and rock and heavy metal author, "Doctor" Martin Popoff.

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March 02, 2025 100 Songs That Define Heavy Metal - Slayer : "Hell Awaits"
Metal Blade Records CEO Brian Slagel discusses Slayer's "Hell Awaits" with author Martin Popoff, producer Bill Metoyer (who produced the record) and guitarist Blasko (who has played with Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Zombie and Cryptic Slaugher.

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February 24, 2025 100 Songs That Define Heavy Metal - King Diamond: "The 7th Day of July 1777"
Metal Blade Records CEO Brian Slagel discusses the King Diamond classic "The 7th Day of July 1777" with author Martin Popoff, producer Marc Lewis and King Diamond guitarist Andy La Rocque, who played on this song.
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February 17, 2025 100 Songs That Define Heavy Metal - Van Halen: "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love"
Metal Blade Records CEO Brian Slagel discusses the Van Halen classic "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love". As always, he's joined by author Martin Popoff, producer Mark Lewis and musician Rob Caggiano, formerly of Volbeat and Anthrax.

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February 10, 2025 100 Songs That Define Heavy Metal - System of a Down: "Hypnotize"
Host and Metal Bade Records CEO Brian Slagel discusss System of a Down's "Hypnotize". As always, Brian checks in with author Martin Popoff. Then he talks about the production of the record with Dave Schiffman before visiting with comedian Craig Gass.

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February 03, 2025 100 Songs That Define Heavy Metal - Amon Amarth: "Twilight of the Thunder God"
Host and CEO of Metal Blade Records Brian Slagel discusses the great Amon Amarth song "Twilight of the Thunder God" with author Martin Popoff, producer Marc Lewis and Amon Amarth's Johan Hegg.
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January 27, 2025 100 Songs That Define Heavy Metal: Alice in Chains "Them Bones"
This week, Host and Metal Blade Records CEO Brian Slagel tackles a band that he absolutely considers to be a metal band, despite their characterization as part of the early 90's Seattle grunge scene: Alice in Chains and their song "Them Bones" which leads off their album "Dirt". To discuss the song with Brian are author and rock and metal historian Martin Popoff, producer Mark Lewis and the man who signed Alice in Chains to their record deal, the band's A & R manager Nick Terzo.

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FAQs about 100 Songs that Define Heavy Metal:

How many episodes does 100 Songs that Define Heavy Metal have?

The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.