A Heavy Metal Podcast - The Mighty Decibel

The beginning of the 2000's looked pretty bleak for legendary British trad metal unit Judas Priest with the issuance of the much maligned Demolition in 2001. However, the return of Halford to the mic proved the perfect tonic as the band continues to issue relevant metal records ever since into this current year. (Ahem - let's turn a blind eye to the Nostrodamus hiccup, shall we!)

Rejoice all ye metalheads as we listen to the best material of the mighty Priest in the 2Ks.

Rising from the ruins into the halls of valhalla ...

Side One

Demolition (2001)

(0:00) Lost and Found

Angel of Retribution (2005)

(4:56) Deal With the Devil

(8:50) Judas Rising

Nostrodamus (2008)

Redeemer of Souls (2014)

(12:53) Halls of Valhalla

Side 2

Firepower (2018)

(18:54) Firepower

(22:21) Children of the Sun

(26:18) Rising From the Ruins

Invincible Shield (2024)

(31:37) Invincible Shield

(37:56) As God Is My Witness

(42:30) The Serpent and the King

It's time to revel in the new hardcore punk, d-beat, metal punk and grindcore releases issued from October and November 2024.

Grind 'til death!!

(0:00) "Neon Bastard" + "Ragged Trousers"

REVIVAL - Revival

Revival | Revival

(3:45) "Sarin Attack" + "Cop Corpse"

ERASER - Harmony Dies

Harmony Dies | Eraser

(6:01) "Zaragoza fecal" + "Facta Non Verba"

VENGANZA - Damnatio Memoriae

Damnatio Memoriae | Venganza | venganzapunk

(10:33) "Wankers"

SUFFOCATING MADNESS - Unrelnting Forced Psychosis

Suffocating Madness – Unrelenting Forced Psychosis | Suffocating Madness | Toxic State Records

(13:14) "Massykos" + "Moder Jord"

MOB 47 - Tills Du Dor

Tills Du Dör | MOB 47

(15:55) "100 Degrees Celsius" + "Ask Me Again"

FRENZEE - What's Wrong With Me

What's Wrong With Me | FRENZEE

(18:20) "F.A.S."

BIG BOSS - Skinhead Revenge

LSC022 - Big Boss - Skinhead Revenge | LSC Records

(21:21) "Tu e il tuo ego" + "Q.V.A."

INFERNO PERSONALE - La scelta e tua

La scelta é tua | Inferno Personale

(24:34) "Depende de Vosl" + "Nada Se Puede Comparar"

DISTANTE - Nada Se Puede Comparar

Nada Se Puede Comparar | DISTANTE

(28:06) "You'll Always Lose" + "Death By Bureaucracy"

NEGATIVE PATH - Split w/MEXOFF

Split LP with MEXOFF | Negative Path

(30:12) "Delirium" + "Cost To Live"

S.O.H. - Cost To Live

S.O.H. - Cost To Live | No Norms Records

(35:25) "Killing Machine" + "Blinded Aggression" + "Times Up"

CORRUPT FAITH - Not My War

Not My War | Corrupt Faith

Join The Mighty Decibel as we name our fave albums of October 2024 across four categorie

extreme metal, stoner doom, hardcore punk and hard'n'heavy.

Metal 'til death!!!

Okay - I'll admit, I've never been a big Y&T fan ... especially during the mid to late 80's MTV era. However, between 1981 and 1983 the band issued three good trad metal/hard rock albums with the best material easily filling a 40 minute playlist.

Press play and let 'em knock you out!!!

Side One

Earthshaker (1981)

(0:00) Hungry For Rock

(3:42) Hurricane

(7:05) Knock You Out

Black Tiger (1982)

(10:02) From the Moon / Open Fire

(14:52) Forever

Side 2

(20:36) Black Tiger

Mean Streak (1983)

(24:44) Mean Streak

(28:48) Midnight in Tokyo

(34:26) Hang 'Em High

It's Monday so it's time for another "New Release Monday" episode. This episode we spotlight new and upcoming releases from October and November 2024 in stoner metal, along with a smattering of death doom, psych and sludge, of course.

We're all doomed!

(0:00) "Dark Omens"

DOOMRAISER - Cold Grave Marble

Cold Grave Marble | Doomraiser

(5:10) "Gimme Danger (On My Stereo)"

CORTEZ - Theives and Charlatans

Thieves And Charlatans | Cortez

(10:58) "Inquisitor"

ODA - Bloodstained

Bloodstained | 𝖔𝖉𝖆

(16:44) "Absolute Zero"

MAMMOTH CARAVAN - Frostbitten Galaxy

Frostbitten Galaxy | Mammoth Caravan

(25:08) "Veins of the Earth"

SLUDGE TERROR - Echoes From the Abyss

Echoes from the Abyss | Sludge Terror

(29:32) "Sepulcher of Barbarians"

SKULL SERVANT - single

Sepulcher of Babarians | Skull Servant

Time to shine the spotlight on another underappreciated band, this time we focus on German thrash outfit Vendetta!

Specifically, this playlist picks the best tracks from the band's first two releases which you will hear are chock full of high octane thrash metal.

Adhere to the metal law!!!

Side One

Go And Live ... Stay And Die (1987)

(0:00) Revolution Command

(1:14) Drugs and Corruption

(9:15) On The Road

(14:39) Go and Live ... Stay and Die

Side 2

Brain Damage (1988)

(19:32) War

(25:23) Conversation

(29:10) Never Die

(31:28) Dominance of Violence

(34:57) Metal Law

This episode we focus solely on extreme metal releases issued in September and October 2024. Hear the best thrash, death and black metal releases issued over the past two months.

Let the mayhem begin!

(0:00) "Thrash Compactor"

HOLLOW FLAG - Beware of Moshing

(5) Facebook

(2:13) "Force Fed"

RIPPED TO SHREDS - Sanshi

Sanshi | Ripped to Shreds

(5:14) "Ruins"

ABGLANZ - Dawn of Eternal Existence

Dawn Of Eternal Existence | Abglanz

(10:31) "Carnage Ritual"

TEMPLE OF DREAD - God of the Godless

God of the Godless | Temple Of Dread

(15:04) "Dead Behind Bars"

GHETTO GHOULS - Vigilante Crusaders

Vigilante Crusaders | Ghetto Ghouls

(17:41) "Anti-Imperial Black Metal"

ISELDER - Gogoniant

Gogoniant | Iselder | Marwolaeth Records

(20:48) "March of the Grotesque"

INFERN - Turn of the Tide

Turn Of The Tide | Infern

(24:12) "Wake Up Screaming"

PRIVATE HELL - Wake Up Screaming

Wake Up Screaming | Private Hell

(25:56) "Martyr Complex"

BLASPHEMOUS - To Lay Siege and Conquer

To Lay Siege and Conquer | Blasphemous

Onward we move into the mid-90s as we continue our The Year In Heavy playlist series.

And what a great year for metal 1995 was in retrospect when you take a listen to this set of tracks from some absolutely timeless albums from that year. Yep, there's a ton of extreme metal (as you'd suspect), but there's also some doom, rock'n'roll, hard rock and even punk rock for you to savour.

Go ahead, press play ... you'll be pushed to the limit!!!

Side 1

(0:00) "Blinded By Fear": AT THE GATES - Slaughter of The Soul

(3:12) "Vampire Sun": CATHEDRAL - Carnival Bizarre

(7:19) "Progressive Proletarians": KREATOR - Cause For Conflict

(10:44) "The Crusher": RAMONES - Adios Amigos

(13:02) "Hostage To Heaven": GRIP INC. - Power Of Inner Strength

(17:00) "Long Shadows Fall": TROUBLE - Plastic Green Head

(19:43) "When Satan Rules The World": DEICIDE - Once Upon The Cross

Side 2

(22:34) "Born With A Tail": SUPERSUCKERS - The Sacrilicious Sounds of the Supersuckers

(25:49) "Grim and Frostbitten Kingdoms": IMMORTAL - Battles of the North

(28:37) "Pushed To The Limit": UFO - Walk On Water

(32:25) "Out of the Sun": MOTORHEAD - Sacrifice

(36:05) "Kiss My Ass": TED NUGENT - Spirit of the Wild

(39:31) "How I Won The War": COMECON - Fable Frolics

(42:47) "On Frozen Fields": DISMEMBER - Massive Killing Capacity

(45:22) "An Act of Darkness": VADER - De Profundis

Our Hard'N'Heavy series of podcasts focuses on new traditional metal and hard rock releases ... along with the odd hard rock'n'roll and melodic punk outing. Basically anything that doesn't fit on our Extreme Metal, Hardcore Punk or Doom series!

This edition we focus on September and October 2024 releases.

Horns up!

(00:00) "Won't Do It Again"

AMETHYST - Throw Down the Gauntlet

Facebook

(04:39) "The Mermaid Tavern"

THEIGNS & THRALLS - The Keep & the Spire

Facebook

(8:14) "Tower 42"

MECHANIC TYRANTS - St. Diemen Riots

St. Diemen Riots | Mechanic Tyrants (bandcamp.com)

(12:18) "Sunny Side of Heaven"

PHIL MOGG - Mogg's Motel

Mogg's Motel | Phil Mogg | UFO (bandcamp.com)

(16:33) "Demolition Boy"

GLORIOUS BANKROBBERS - Rock'N'Roll Church

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(19:35) "Speed Metal Samurai"

BUTCHER - On Fowl of Tyrant Wing

On Fowl Of Tyrant Wing | BÜTCHER | Osmose Productions (bandcamp.com)

(24:40) "Danger Rules"

THE MOTHERCROW - Foraneo

Foráneo | The Mothercrow (bandcamp.com)

(28:33) "Circle Gets the Square" + "Heaps"

CATHEDRAL CEILINGS - La La La ... Whatever

La La La...Whatever | Cathedral Ceilings | Dromedary Records (bandcamp.com)

(31:33) "Lavish Desecration"

BEWITCHER - Spell Shock

Spell Shock (24-bit HD audio) | Bewitcher (bandcamp.com)

Nicke Anderson certainly has made an impact on the metal/hard rock scene with his forays into death metal with Entombed and heavy ass rock'n'roll with The Hellacopters, so it wasn't a surprise when he decided to dip his toes into doom metal (along with his wife) for the Lucifer outfit. Here The Mighty Decibel shines the light on the band's best tracks over its five release discography (to date) as it has evolved into a trad doom outfit.

Catch the coffin fever!

Side One

Lucifer I (2015)

(0:00) Abracadabra

Lucifer II (2018)

(5:52) California Son

Lucifer III (2020)

(9:17) Lucifer

(13:12) Flanked By Snakes

Lucifer IV (2021)

(16:45) Bring Me His Head

Side 2

(21:07) Phobos

Lucifer V (2024)

(25:23) Fallen Angel (3:09)

(28:31) A Coffin Has No Silver Lining

(32:54) At the Mortuary