Unknown territory this week, as we delve all the way back to Architects' debut album. But will it leave us wondering why all our Gods have abandoned us?

Key talking points - Kyle pleases his fans, Rich orders some strawberries, we listen to an 'extremely metal album', a quick Jeb update, a recording studio that never existed and five men fall down a flight of stairs.

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Warning - this episode contains the C-bomb (blame Kyle).

It's the big 9-0! This week, we have the return of Welsh heroes Funeral For A Friend. Kyle knew the last album we listened to and Rich didn't like it. Rich knew this album - will history repeat itself?

Key talking points - Endless sniffles, Watergate 2: Scandal Harder, Terry Date - the man that produced that one Handsome album, John Mitchell strikes again, Rich takes us on a quick Robbie Williams detour, a mystery party line, the interesting recording of a boring song, Kyle gets Rich to check he hasn't gone mad and a disclaimer for the next few months.

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This week, we finally learn the real reason why the Foo Fighters frontman looks so similar to the drummer from Nirvana, as we dive into the Foo's classic 1999 album 'There Is Nothing Left To Lose'.

Key talking points - A relaxed recording process, we meet the master of surround sound, some Grammy admin, a brand new supergroup, Metallica shaves their heads, Kyle has strong opinions on hardback books and Rich still won't let last week slide.

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This week, we're filling an 'early 2000's metal bands' shaped hole in our knowledge. 

Key talking points - Ben Wheatley: 50% auteur/50% rubbish, a waste of memory, everyone is French, the old 'your career is a tent' analogy, Rich zones out, we devote 10 minutes to the first song and less that 2 minutes to the second, Kyle plays the Uno reverse card, a boring melody, we do some learning in real-time and Stockholm Syndrome sets in.

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This week, we go back to everyone's favourite wacky and political Armenian-American Nu-Metal band (if you know of any others, please let us know!).

Key talking points - Some bad spelling, a very elite group of bands, some silent shredding, is Judd Nelson secretly an Armenian guitarist called Daron?, a surprising number of metal band/children's films crossover, Rich mishears a movie and Kyle gets so excited about a video game that he might just leave mid-episode.

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I think we can all agree that it's about time we talked about Busted on this podcast. 

Key talking points - Transformers is literally too hot to handle, a poppy pop boy band, the perils of having a more famous brother, Kyle shoehorns The Fray into the podcast again, Colin Richardson potentially imparts some wisdom, 'frilly bits' and Rich is going to hell.

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Question: What do you get if you mix members from 4 well established metal bands? Answer: A supergroup with a slightly confusing name.

Key talking points - We turn the tables on tradition straight out of the gate, Rich starts living in a shrinking room, a better offer from Miley, a labourer becomes a criminal, the plot thickens more than expected, a baffling pronunciation and Kyle becomes a sound effects machine.

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This week, we're revisiting a band that caused a mild upset the last time they were on the show. Will it be redemption this time, or will Kyle disappoint Rich once again?

Key talking points - Unexpectigly, 24/7 Muppets songs, AC/DC get political, all the bends, Rich and Kyle finally consider which guitar solos they would be, we make fun of Tool for being good musicians, a Puddle Of Mudd revelation and Elton John makes his podcast debut.

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Just as we find ourselves talking about early thrash, we get to discover the band how maybe, possibly, potentially started the whole thing. 

Key talking points - An arrest goes wrong via a technicality, when it comes to guitarists - two's a crowd, the Wild West of north London, Lemmy might have cooked the books on sales, a man too delicate to punch, Kyle gives us some real time reactions and Rich gets a ghostly visitor.

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This week, we've got our first three-peat artist and who else could it be but the Gods of metal themselves. They played their first show almost 40 years ago to the day, so we're celebrating that with their debut album!

Key talking points - S&M causes some strife on the podcast (no, not like that), an album produced by Paaaaaaul, another bus of nuns, we're perhaps too critical of some teenagers, Kyle takes a Mormon detour, Rich brings back a segment and causes some outrage, a helpful poltergeist, orchestral advocation and the random number generator is definitely sentient.

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Chew The Metal Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0vedrYyJ3GrLsjINczQfcc?si=25da4f62745b4592

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