With the exception of a few notable anomalies in metal history, a band’s second (i.e., follow-up) album is almost always more ambitious (and usually a ginormous quantum leap forward) than their debut album in nearly every way imaginable. And because we can’t help but “poke the bear” every now and again, we thought “Why not pick two of the most incredibly important follow-up albums in thrash metal history to duke it out in the coliseum?” 

From 1984, it’s METALLICA with RIDE THE LIGHTNING. 

From 1986, it’s MEGADETH with PEACE SELLS…BUT WHO’S BUYING? 

And just to complexicate this confusing conundrum even further: only one of the members of one of these bands has actually been in BOLTH bands AND has songwriting credits on BOLTH albums. 

(“To be fair”, ‘tis certainly a vexing quandary to say the least.)

Get ready to “work out your traps and use your sports words” because with these two beasts in the ring doing battle, it’s bound to get intense.  Time to “sacrifice some fruit loops” as things get “downright biblical” in the world of classic metal as we pit two of the finest sophomore albums in thrash metal history by two of the finest bands in thrash metal history (who actually share thrash metal history together) against each other!  Prepare to discover the most sensually appealing culinary wonder ever documented in the annals of breakfast food debauchery and JOIN US as we go head-to-head, Death Match style, with METALLICA’s 1984 release RIDE THE LIGHTNING vs MEGADETH’S 1986 release PEACE SELLS…BUT WHO’S BUYING? 

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Show Notes:

(00:01): “With something in her mouth…” / “Are they like the #blackalbum of #modernmetal?” / 

Find out who the Poison of modern metal is… / ***WARNING #listenerdiscretionisadvised***/ ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST FROM THE WARM CONFINES OF THE BUNKERPOON!!!*** #bonerASMR / #buttonbone / “That’s why he’s the producer and we are not…” / “He’s really the only funny guy…” / #cheers #thisepisodesclinkyoftheepisode #FireOnTheMountain / Another #bunkerpoonguesthostepisode #radiopipes / “Ass up?” / A fantastic #footballchampionshipjoke / “I work out my traps and I use sports words…” / “If you’ve heard one you’ve heard enough…”

(05:31): “Megaman?” / #thisepisodesbeeroftheepisode #ClownShoesBeer #SpaceCake #doubleindiapaleale #ninepercentabv / And now, a label reading by #DrEviler / #buttonrubASMR (“It almost sounds like it’s talkin’…”) / “That’s a loud beer…that tastes like Willie Nelson’s weed…” / WE’LL PLAY YOUR SHIT-TAH!!! #PastTheFall (Thanks Will!) / “You don’t pronounce it that way?” / “UK or USA?” / #killeropener DRAINER / “Grab one more…” / “If she’s alive or latex…” / POISON MIRRORS (#KingDiamond meets #SerjTankian meets #PeterSteele) / “Might as well…” / The angry pterodactyl sound of old school thrash vocals.  / #init #yeah “It’s always going south…” / The #EVH of #GuitarHero / MAURICE (this is still #PastTheFall) Definitely some prog influence…very technical. / “Thank you, Boris…” / “Doomy, proggy, thrashy…” (Doobieish?) / “Food porn is #myfavoriteporn” / WHAT!? That sounds delicious! / #shoutout to #breakfastporn at #Hardees / “I’m on the site now…” / “It sounds disgusting?” / “I’ll have a note ready…” / If you listen carefully enough, your arteries will harden just by listening to this segment… / “And it’s not small…” / #markallthetime / A personal #HardeesBreakfastExperience / “I like small ones…” / #sausagegravyASMR

(27:43): “You actually do the jingle for this kind of episode…” #TheDocket/ HEAD TO HEAD DEATH MATCH: METALLICA’S “RIDE THE LIGHTNING” VS MEGADETH’S “PEACE SELLS…BUT WHO’S BUYING? / / ***You can email us at [email protected] or LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL at 980-666-8182!!!*** / Quick overview… #Metallica vs #Megadeth #secondalbumASMR / “It’s the pre-Puppets Puppets…” / Album cover comparison / “Here’s a question…wouldn’t it be cool…?” / “Is it a lightning dildo?” / “Which had the better killer opener?”/ FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE #softintro / “He’s got the fastest wrist in metal…” / “You took the words right out of my mouth…” / WAKE UP DEAD #fallingdownthestairsASMR / “’86 vs ’84…” / “Just be loose…” / #lightandshadeASMR / A brief note regarding the #MetalNerderyPodcast #MetallicaConspiracyTheory / RIDE THE LIGHTNING (You can almost hear the Mustaine riffs if you listen very carefully) / #TwixConspiracy

(44:15): THE CONJURING (“This sounds very dark…”) / “Right there…that’s where this song wins.” / “Like Tom Sawyer meets Free Bird?” / “Headphones make a big difference…” / Track 3:  It’s bass to bass… #industrystandard FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS (see also Fairies Wear Boots) / Finger or pick? #whaddyamean PEACE SELLS / “If you had to pick…” / “Which one are you gonna hear on 96 rock during the daytime?” / “When I say it there’s nips involved…” / “You live alone…” / FADE TO BLACK #trackfourenergy #timelessriffs / “It’s sad but it’s beautiful…” / #guitarharmoniesASMR / DEVIL’S ISLAND #straightupthrash / “You’re a #deepcuts guy?” / At least now we have a working definition of what constitutes a “deep cut”

(1:08:38): Side 2 #killeropener TRAPPED UNDER ICE (and perhaps a new #HTeamConspiracy) / “That’s why I don’t do it for ya…” / GOOD MOURNING/BLACK FRIDAY (the essence of creepy) / “This one wins…” / Structured vs not so structured / “One of the best thrash songs ever…” / #hoccersockey / ESCAPE (“Dude, that’s totally 96 rock in the daytime…”)  #earlyvictorymetal / Ways NOT to mix an album… / BAD OMEN (“It’s already creepier…”) / “Sacrifice some fruit loops…” / “No, it’s right here…” / No comparison…and also no contest

(1:23:05): “This next one wins the entire competition…” / #tobefair CREEPING DEATH (“Iommi smiles every time that riff is played…”) / “50 thousand people at one time screaming…” / “That’s fucking #Biblical…” / “Stevie Ray Wonder?” / I AIN’T SUPERSTITIOUS (“It’s not even fair to compare the two songs…” / Potential tracking changes to make the comparisons more fair / THE CALL OF KTULU #creepyintro / “Hey Alex WTF is that noise!?” / Comparison of the intro riff from The Call of Ktulu vs Hangar 18 / MY LAST WORDS (“So he’s used it more than once?”) / “Listen to me, hold on, STFU…”/ #conspiracyASMR / Now it’s decision time…which album wins? / Totally ruined that last analogy using #sportswords / “Those first 3 #Metallica albums are like the first 6 #BlackSabbath albums” / Shoutout to #SterlingMoody / “Do you guys have any merch?” ***COME VISIT THE #BUNKERPOONGIFTSHOPPE at metalnerdery.com/merch TO PURCHANDISE SOME MERCHANDISE!!!*** / THANKS AGAIN TO EDDIE FOR JOINING US AND TO ALL OF YOU FOR JOINING US!!! / #thelastword #outroreel