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 - Rich finally lives that Kevin McCallister life, that feeling when your music podcast stops you listening to new music, a new take on the interlude song, Limp Bizkit Still Sucks, King Buzzo learns to riff, Kyle takes a decidedly un-metal detour through his Spotify Wrapped and does some PR for James Acaster and we lay out some very tentative top fives.

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

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It's Christmas again (somehow), which can only mean one thing... Rich and Kyle are back with another ridiculous collection of Christmas songs to tell you about!

Key talking points - A Christmas misunderstanding, 2 divebombers, a deceptive front man, a band who did not understand the assignment, Reddit almost comes to the rescue, Rich has no time for the Avengers if they're not being festive and Kyle wants potatoes for Christmas.

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Chew The Tinsel 2 Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5fMo7yatZrRQBqqJtTgWek?si=1c223876630e4596Any links

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70 episodes! How did we ever get here. This week, we're listening to a band that we both had some (very wrong) preconceptions about. Don't tell anyone, but it turns out they're from England!

Key talking points - Kyle rags on Twin Atlantic, a 0 on the charts, Joni Mitchell helps out Gandalf's Fist, we mention A Day To Remember once or twice, a song about how hard it is to write songs, a weird word sandwich, choppy chunky bass, a quick drum lesson, Rich is one of the cool kids and the BBC don't hold back.

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

Support the artist by buying their music here - https://music.apple.com/ie/album/changing-tune-deluxe-edition/1442614576

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This week, we go back for a generous second helping of Deftones. But will Rich make the same mistakes as last time?

Key talking points - Rich gets secretive, Deftones go time travelling, sound like Pantera without sounding like Pantera, a star-studded back of house staff, a whole lot of name confusion and Kyle wants to just listen to some drums. 

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Twitter/Instagram - @ChewTheMetal

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

Support the artist by buying their music here - https://music.apple.com/us/album/around-the-fur/1099843198

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This week, in honour of the death of Dimebag Darrell, we're listening to the follow up to one of Rich's favourite albums of season 1. It's also probably the heaviest No.1 album of all time!

Key talking points - A Halloween fail, a Bake Off shoutout, East West have a change of heart, Phil Anselmo drops the ball, a drumming pioneer, Rich tries to skip a song, various cat noises, Kyle gets tired of hearing about Phil's penis and Busta Rhymes surprises everyone.

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

Support the artist by buying their music here - https://music.apple.com/us/album/far-beyond-driven-20th-anniversary-deluxe-edition/838351582

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Ticking off another Nu-Metal titan, this week we're talking Papa Roach's debut album.

Key talking points - A repetitive music channel, a surprise pop in from a thesp and an orchestra, the Grammys continue to baffle us, Fight Club becomes a Nu-Metal touchstone, Kyle proves he's a good pick for your pub quiz team and Rich makes a good attempt at blowing his speakers.

Warning: This episode contains discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling, you can find help here - 

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/crisis-services/helplines-listening-services/

https://www.samaritans.org/

Email - [email protected]

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

Support the artist by buying their music here - https://music.apple.com/us/album/infest-bonus-track-version/1450006102

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We've mentioned it almost every week, but now we're officially talking about Ashes Of The Wake. NO PRESSURE!

Key talking points - A tactical name change, a really good drum studio, very tight album deadlines, a guitarist rips off his favourite band, we almost get lost in a list, Kyle mentions he's a guitar player once or twice and Rich's ears might never be the same again.

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

Support the artist by buying their music here - https://music.apple.com/us/album/ashes-of-the-wake/278827401

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Well, what have we got here? That's right, it's our first guest episode of season 2! This week, we're joined by Alex to talk about Machine Head's magnum opus.

Disclaimer - Rich and Alex were in the same room during this recording, though using separate mics, and we didn't realise until afterwards that they had actually bled into each others audio. Apologies for the occasional voice doubling or any sudden cuts!

Key talking points - Some trouble pronouncing Davidian, Alex misses a good gig, a prickly band leader, Rich gets all his facts wrong, Metallica level lyrics, 'underdub', an inaccurate Nickelback comparison, Kyle finally understands Rolling Stone and we make a little time for 'food for thought'. 

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

Support the artist by buying their music here - https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-blackening/1530511730

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It's Halloween time, and you know what that means? We're listening to a spoooooky album by a spoooooky band. Last year, Halloween was absolutely ruined for us by Lordi, so this year we played it safe and picked another band that neither of us had heard before. Oh, wait.....

Key talking points - Rich almost wears lederhosen, some very vague album credits, Lee Dorian is the nicest man in the world, 'a ghoul writer', Kyle will probably be a Satanist soon, our first bit of folklore, that feeling when you've never heard Master Of Puppets before, meat triangles make an unwelcome return and we have a quick gossip about a feud. 

Email - [email protected]

Twitter/Instagram - @ChewTheMetal

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

Support the artist by buying their music here - https://music.apple.com/us/album/opus-eponymous/965388191

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Our Black History Month episodes come to a close as we listen to the second album by a band who are bringing back Nu-Metal. Yes, you read that right. We couldn't quite believe it either.

Key talking points - A quick meeting of the film club, Groundhog Year, lots of hotel background noises, a question of age, 'Newer Metal', Kyle almost loses faith, a discussion around the use of mental health as an edgy song topic, a reason to miss the support act, 'the Nickelback flip-flop' and Rich gets interrupted while trying to actually talk about a song.

Email - [email protected]

Twitter/Instagram - @ChewTheMetal

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

Support the artist by buying their music here - https://music.apple.com/gb/album/unstable/1547665896

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