Kyle celebrates a very Brucey Birthday by bending (or maybe just throwing away) the rules of the podcast.

Key talking points - The best named cleaning company ever, a very exclusive VIP club, a lost sense of irony, a pair of rose tinted glasses, Kyle doesn't keep tabs on Rich and Rich asks more questions that Jeremy Paxman.

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It's International Women's Week, which means we're celebrating women in rock and metal (not that we need an excuse). This week, we're listening to perhaps the most famous female-fronted rock band of the last 20 years and their 2021 release. 

Key talking points - A quick Sing 2 review (with spoilers), Wind-Up Records are quickly becoming the villains of season 2, Morgan Wallen just won't leave us alone, some swift breakdowns, Kyle has another theory, Rich has some big plans for Disney, more backup singers than is strictly necessary. and we inadvertently pitch a new TV show about a Sheriff-Laywer.

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As tradition calls for, Rich picks the album this week for his Birthday treat. And, would you know it, he's managed to pick a band we've possibly never mentioned in our 78 episodes so far. How's that going to go.......?

Key talking points - An unknown rivalry of metal, being too big for Roadrunner, the weirdest recording process ever, why would the bassist actually record the bass?, Rich isn't ready for the screams and Kyle can't get through a track listing.

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This week, we're talking about the side project of a singer whose main band we've yet to fully embrace. But will Maynard fare any better without the trappings of Tool?

Key talking points - World record pace, an apt album title, Maynard butts in, there's always time to be mean about GNR, our mate Tom pops in, a building building building journey, Kyle has fun with an intro, Rich questions his sequencing instincts, Aaron Lewis ft. Staind and some non-existent drums.

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Going back 40 years (nearly to the day!), we listen to one of the most revered metal albums ever, by one of the most revered metal bands ever. Unsurprisingly, neither of us had listened to it before.

Key talking points - A singer gets stage fright, a story gets heavily edited to sound way better than it was, leather has properties which change your psyche, 5 syllable song titles are a winner, Kyle is surprisingly bad at Guitar Hero and Rich hosts a short lived game show.

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This week, it's Kyle's turn to wax lyrical about an album he absolutely loves. It's a good job Rich is here to, you know, actually objectively talk about the songs.

Key talking points - Some Spiderman: No Way Home spoilers (sorry!), Kyle goes to see Reading, Rich briefly turns into 'that guy', some 'show and tell' on a podcast, Andrew Groves is repeatedly impressive, some honest ripping off and a riff that falls down some stairs.

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For the second week in a row, we discuss a band name after a fictional character. This week, it's all about that mid 00's metalcore as we look at Atreyu's third album.

Key talking points - A man goes from the back of stage to front and centre, a random Ryan, a get well soon message, a very of-its-time way of naming songs, Kyle defies science and Rich forgets to do his fantasy research.

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Well, what have we got here? After our bonus recap episode in late December, we figured it was probably worth talking about Rich's favourite album of 2021. So guess what? We did! 

Key talking points - When your ex-bassist understands copyright law, the UK charts surprise us again, NME needs an editor, 'having talken', Kyle sets a new record for saying the word 'like', some confusion over delay, a knee drum kit and Rich likes the album so much that he only picks one song.

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It's our first episode of 2022 and our first ever album chosen by you, the listeners! And in a turn of events that will shock absolutely no one, we're in way over our heads again....

Key talking points - Rich chooses safety over fun, Kyle loses his memory, Kerrang gets a bit too hyperbolic for our liking, we deal with an international sales mystery, a self congratulating studio and we talk first impression for the first time!

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It's the end of the year! And instead of a boring regular episode, we figured we'd have some fun with two, back-to-back bonus episodes. Enjoy!

Key talking points - Some occasional interference, it turns out Rich wants to end the podcast, Kyle instantly changes the rules, Danny Carey and his love for toms, a Teen Sprit sellout, three nil (no, not that one), a high five through time, a three-second Metallica song, Temple Of The Dog are reaching in at least one direction and BABYMETAL are still causing confusion.

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