For an album that was originally going to be called “Cocaine” (yes, you read that correctly, but the suits chopped that idea. The band even tried for “Snowblind”, until the suits bumped that idea as well), BLACK SABBATH VOL. 4 is a landmark album and (somewhat ironically) a stoner metal masterpiece built on the stony, doomy, metal foundations crafted by the band over the course of their 3 previous “volumes”, resulting in one of the finest offerings from the legendary period known as “The First Six”.

It’s “time to hear what cocaine sounds like”.  Find out what sort of sonic gloriousness you can create when “the budget for blow is larger than the recording budget”, discover “the magic of marinara”, listen to “the most important riff of 1972” and pay heed to our “public service announcements” regarding “ride share rules” & “driver’s license requirements” before you break out your straw and JOIN US for a look back at 50 years of stoner metal excellence as we talk outside the lines and dive snout first into BLACK SABBATH, VOL. 4.

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(00:00):  #awhitechristmas #thebestchristmasever #colecovision #beerbone #thisepisodesclinkyoftheepisode #splashing ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!*** #cinnamonamonamon #fireball #sometal / #segue into #thisepisodesbeerofthepisode #episode150 #CherryStreetBrewing #chitty #IPA #JustAnotherIPAVol5 #9percentabv #sorry #giveitacrack #dontspillit #dryhoppeddoubleindiapaleale #lotsoffancyfancywords #anoteofsticky #flowers and #theverdict #verygreen (Perfect for “Quenching your inner Hetfield.”)  #yeah / #weedbeer #thenextwave #thepowerofthisvolume / #cuttingtothechase #shavingofftime #segmentskips #nojinglesthisweek #nojingles #mrnojingles ***HIT US UP ON THE SOCIALS:  THE #FACEBOOK AND #INSTAGRAM AND EMAIL US AT [email protected] and LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL AT 980-666-8182!!!*** And also feel free to check us out on #YouTube via #MetalNerderyMunchies

(06:20):  This docket’s clinky of the docket (Prepare for #popcornASMR) / #turkey #loafbread #assteeth #turdshapes / ***No fucking in public (to be confirmed) *** / #triggeralert #notreally #butforsomeofyouthough #justsayin and an #onslaught of #RussellsReflections***) #imminentsuckdom “Just enjoy the disappointment that you paid for.” / #whydiditsuck / #markthetime #heyoh #lovelycommerce and some #honestfeedback / #shoutout to #TheVortex (and #TheLaughingSkull) #foodbone #delicioushamburgers #getaloadofthis #listen #scorcher (NOW with an EXTRA side of #waterbutt!!!) / #waitwhat *Our new Stoner Metal band name!!! #AtomicWaterButt*) #RussellsReflectionsASMR #evenlonger / #digitalsalsa #wtfisthat / #overlytwanglified / #whatsthedill (Remember Judgement Night?) #andthen / #ilovethehelmet / #blastingMastodon #HailMastodon and #burgers / #tourupdates for #ATL / #djentrification vs. #twanglification / #grindhouse sounds delicious! / Old #Helmet #concertmemories #TheOldMasquerade ***#Meantime is thirty this year!!!*** / “Where the fireworks sound like gunshots…” / #thatsbig / #hereswhatithoughtabout #dontrecordscratchme #fairenough / “Make the MOST of your #rideshareexperience!!!” #Frontload at the house with some #relaxers and #enjoy the art of #pregaming

(21:56):  #anyfling (***go check out our #MasterOfReality #albumdive; #episode100***) #episode150 (Planned, but unplanned…like #parenthood) / “Not #cocaine and not #snowblind…” / #yeahbutno / #thecurseoffuckbaggery / #hugeonmicburp (but NOT as huge as the #cocainebudget for #Vol4) / #1972Prices (Pay attention to your #hyperinflation #stagflation #nation) / #popcornloafbreadASMR / “Budget carefully…someone consult the #drugtracker” / #inflationcalculator / #1972 #wrongmath / “I was going for something and I blew it…” / “That’s a LOT…” / #ifimbeingreal / Strange #backstory regarding the #JohnDuPontMansion where the album was recorded / “Speaker boxes FILLED with…” / #TheWarOnDrugs #psycho / #MatthewsMayhem #AngryMatt #MasturbatoryMayhem / ***Did they follow suit with Master Of Reality, having speaker boxes of #marijuana brought into the studio via a #secrettimeportal operated by #MattPike and the #TimeDruids ?***

(32:00):  “I wanna HEAR what #cocaine sounds like” / Volume 4 is most definitely one of the #finesthours of #thefirstsixalbums from #BlackSabbath (or #thesixfirstalbums) / WHEELS OF CONFUSION #cantbeloudenough #gimmethatvolume #readthoselyrics #waitforit #thebestpartiscomingup (*The Straightener is later…first, listen to this ridiculously #heavyriff!!!*) / #insertcreepinesshere #tambourine #preindustrialsabbathcore / ***“Reflecting back on purchasing Vol. 4 as a #FirstBlackSabbathPurchase” and then going back through the #backcatalog*** / NOTE:  I apologize for using a terrible #StarWarsAnalogy that didn’t work.  Thanks to Bill for making it make sense. / ***Reflecting back on old Black Sabbath albums and various “first purchases” back in the day.*** / #BlackAlbumReference / #eighttrackclick / Looking back on Black Sabbath during a time of being #immersedinThrash / “Don’t move it around, just open it back up…” / #animated and #twanglified / More #lookingback with #RussellsReflections and the “record buying experience” back in the day…and having that Sabbath ‘ah-ha!” moment… 

(47:45):  #thehitsingle TOMORROW’S DREAM #morecowbell and #moretambourine #readthoselyrics #stonermetalgenius / “A little bit personal, but here goes…” / #itsneverasgood #vulnerablemoment / #iknowwhatyouregonnasaydont / Is that sacrilege, or no? It’s a “reasonable” analogy… / Apologies for being #exhausting and #alsooffputting / CHANGES #aheartbreakingballad ***How many different versions of “Changes” have you heard? ***/ “The best song on the album…” FX #wtf #smellmybox #atotaljoke / #killercloser for #sideone SUPERNAUT #recordscratch #stfu (NOTE:  We are NOT a #RollingStones #podcast!)

(58:20):  The #killeropener for side 2 / SNOWBLIND (That middle section though…) / Imagine Black Sabbath with #JasonBonham on the kit / #PublicServiceAnnouncement #driverslicenses and #vasectomies / “Stairs are still out there…” CORNUCOPIA #heavyasballs #relaxeranthem #readthoselyrics #alright #peoplesayimheavy / #backandforth / A #softintro #instrumental (#justrelax) ***Has anyone ever seen the LAGUNA SUNRISE at #LagunaBeach ?*** / “Chemo #Fabio” / “Have you ever seen #Snatch ?  Because it’s got a lotta #cockney in it” / The magic of #marinarasauce and #ItalianJobs

(1:10:13):  ST. VITUS’ DANCE #thesummeroffun #frisbeefest (“It’s an intense two and a half minutes…”) / #youngdumbandfullofcome #yourenotsheltered / #killercloser #heavyasballs UNDER THE SUN #NeonRuss (NOTE:  “Max” meaning the cover of this that #Sepultura did on the #NativityInBlack #compilation) / #skycock / “Every Day Comes and Goes” / #backwardsguitarsolo / “I kept it inside” / Tracking changes needed for future versions of Vol. 4 / “We’re like #Tower7…” / THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!!!  #futureepisodeideas #backshadowingASMR #untilthenext #frisbeetime #rightround / #flossyouranus #ThankYou #waitforit #hehahuh