It’s episode two of Black History Month! This week, we dive into one of Metalcore’s most famous bands and their 2004 breakthrough album. 

Key talking points: Banshees and blast beats prevail, 00’s film soundtracks get the attention they deserve, Dallas Green makes an appearance (or does he?), Rich reveals his Radio DJ past then finally learns to count and talking about pinch harmonics turns us into giddy schoolgirls.

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Chew The Metal Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3K6MgPreHpBAXUz6MNcrEZ?si=P8uASJHhTiq5c1n9Cf1U2Q

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It’s Black History Month in the UK, so all month we’ll be listening to albums by black artists. First up is a hardcore punk classic and, in a fitting twist, the shortest album we’ve ever listened to has produced our shortest episode! Also, apologies for the audio issues on Rich’s channel this week. Turns out his headphones are so good, he didn’t notice his laptop was about to explode.

Key talking points: Pining for Waterstones, camping complaints, Brad Bains, a human dog whistle, more tremolo noises than is probably necessary, Rich gets insulted by Google predictions and Kyle gets lost in the void.

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Chew The Metal Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3K6MgPreHpBAXUz6MNcrEZ?si=P8uASJHhTiq5c1n9Cf1U2Q

Dance Of Days book - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/415505.Dance_of_Days

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We made it to episode 10! And what an episode, as Rich and Kyle listen to one of the most famous albums of all time. But do they like it? Yes, yes they do. 

Key talking points: Ducks take over the music industry, shots fired at Ed Sheeran, more “it’s great” than a Frosties ad campaign, solos that defy the laws of mathematics, we start putting bets on the fate of our own podcast and Kyle puts Rich on the spot regarding a novel he read several years ago.

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Chew The Metal Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3K6MgPreHpBAXUz6MNcrEZ?si=P8uASJHhTiq5c1n9Cf1U2Q

Support the artist by buying their music here - https://music.apple.com/us/album/nevermind/1440783617

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This week, Rich and Kyle return to Seattle for Alice In Chains’ critically acclaimed second album. 

Key talking points: A Siskel & Ebert takeover, Kyle goes to bat for Billy Ray, “San Diego?”, Mastodon’s doorbell, Rich Googles ‘Tooster’ to no avail and a Keyzer Sӧze-esque ‘fact of the week’.

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Chew The Metal Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3K6MgPreHpBAXUz6MNcrEZ?si=P8uASJHhTiq5c1n9Cf1U2Q

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In our 8th episode, we look at Avenged Sevenfold’s 2010 tribute to their drummer and friend, The Rev. 

Key talking points: An A-list director’s metal preferences are revealed, a pitch for a Breaking Bad spin-off’s spin-off, an awkward silence that threatens to end all things, a short laughter interlude, Rich reminisces his first festival experience with varying levels of accuracy and Kyle secures his title as “Britain’s Next Top Metal Impressionist”.

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Chew The Metal Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3K6MgPreHpBAXUz6MNcrEZ?si=P8uASJHhTiq5c1n9Cf1U2Q

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The prog metal never stops, as Rich and Kyle delve into their most technical discussion so far, looking at Tool’s 2019 comeback - ‘Fear Inoculum.’ 

Key talking points: Meryl Streep’s guaranteed Grammy, Rich lays a cunning trap for Kyle, the Klaxons make their Chew The Metal debut, two idiots give a history lesson, a prophecy is foretold and the boys take an ironically long segue.

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Chew The Metal Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3K6MgPreHpBAXUz6MNcrEZ?si=P8uASJHhTiq5c1n9Cf1U2Q

Spirit Machines album - https://spiritmachines.bandcamp.com/releases

Spirit Machines Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/SpiritMachines/videos

Spirit Machines Instagram - @spiritmachines

Danny Carey Polyrhythm Explanation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lYueg-s_7g

Fear Inoculum Breakdown - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYVc8l15myc&t=464s

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It seems fitting that our second longest, and most meandering, chat so far is about a complex prog metal concept album by the kings of the genre! 

Key talking points: How does ‘A Christmas Carol’ work?, Rich needs a Hero, Don Henley vocal solos, Kyle counts at the speed of light and makes a variety of strange noises, Jason Segel’s typecasting nightmare and one more Metallica reference for the pile.

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Chew The Metal Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3K6MgPreHpBAXUz6MNcrEZ?si=P8uASJHhTiq5c1n9Cf1U2Q

The Dance Of Eternity (Live) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ik9qECIWgc

Mike Portnoy counting the odd time signatures of The Dance Of Eternity - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwkcRTNMsWs

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One of our favourite musicians is the man in question this week, with his 2012 debut solo album. 

Key talking points: More guitar noises than a Bill & Ted convention, wild speculation on the state of an old friendship, wah-pedal woes, an embarrassing amount of Kyle-induced interludes, a public apology and another couple of Metallica references (of course!)

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Chew The Metal Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3K6MgPreHpBAXUz6MNcrEZ?si=P8uASJHhTiq5c1n9Cf1U2Q

Support the artist by buying their music here - https://music.apple.com/us/album/all-i-was/534089830

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This week, we delve into an album that was big for Rich in his teens but which Kyle had never listened to before! 

Key talking points: Some questionable pronunciations of names, a fishing boat origin story, Kyle doesn’t pull any punches, a plethora of beeps and boops, the chronicles of ‘Sewn Mouth Man’, Rich turns into ‘The Guv’nor’, an unexpected sex education segue and the boys find their true calling.

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Twitter/Instagram - @ChewTheMetal

Chew The Metal Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3K6MgPreHpBAXUz6MNcrEZ?si=P8uASJHhTiq5c1n9Cf1U2Q

Support the artist by buying their music here - https://music.apple.com/us/album/take-to-the-skies/1442904710

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It’s episode 3! This week we’re talking about Kyle’s favourite band and their final album before a long hiatus. 

Key talking points: Kyle sets a world record for saying “absolutely!”, a deep longing to be back in the 90’s, Ben Shepherd’s spine of steel, Rich’s spot-on James Hetfield impression and some thoughts on the term ‘Grunge’.

Email - [email protected]

Twitter/Instagram - @ChewTheMetal

Chew The Metal Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3K6MgPreHpBAXUz6MNcrEZ?si=P8uASJHhTiq5c1n9Cf1U2Q

Beyond The Wheel (live 2010) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSdWkN6bW5k

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