Didn't Go Platinum

Who wants to take a good look at my jars? Didn't Go Platinum takes a trip into a serial killer's basement to discuss Nightbringers, the fantastic eighth album by The Black Dahlia Murder.

Regular host Tim Bolitho-Jones is joined by Jimi of the Bangers & Mosh podcast to talk about a mutual favourite. Nightbringers might be a later addition to The Black Dahlia's canon, but it's arguably their best work. Yes, even better than the one that you like best.

So join us as we find out the difference between Orc and Goblin vocalists and consider our favourite zombie-themed metal songs. We are the Kings of the Nightworld.

Well, we're not, but the band is.

You can find Jimi and his excellent podcast on Spotify, Instagram, and numerous other places.

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And of course, you can find Nightbringers by The Black Dahlia Murder on Spotify.

All hail the new flesh! Didn't Go Platinum explores the world of heavy metal's favourite mad scientist, the one and only Devin Townsend. Regular host Tim Bolitho-Jones is joined by artist and the unofficial fourth member of the Bangers & Mosh team, Mr. Dan Goldsworthy, to discuss Strapping Young Lad's City.

Once, this band could have been considered Hevy Devy's "main band." But as his solo career and other projects have exploded in popularity, Strapping Young Lad have faded from the conversation. And that's a damn shame, because City is freaking brilliant, and among the heaviest albums we've covered so far.

Enjoy this deep dive into a fiendish slice of audio extremity, and try to ignore the bit where Tim gets the Ghost and Ki albums mixed up.

You can find Dan and his artwork on Instagram and Linktree.

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And be sure to check out City by Strapping Young Lad on Spotify.

We Say Hello To Sunshine in the latest episode of Didn't Go Platinum. Regular host Tim Bolitho-Jones is joined by Dave Stewart of the Noise Cartel to discuss the excellent but frequently misunderstood second album by Finch.

This remarkable slice of mid-2000's post-hardcore has become something of a cult favourite, but a sizeable chunk of Finch's early fanbase positively hated it. And that's not surprising; from the artwork that initially seems nice but gets weirder the longer you look at it, to the odd time signatures and disturbing lyrics, it's a very challenging album.

But it's also very good. Here, Dave makes the case for why it deserves a reappraisal. Don't go in expecting another 'Letters To You,' this is an entirely different Finch.

You can find out more about Dave's work with The Noise Cartel at their website.

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Big shout out to the Pop Punk & Emo True Stories YouTube channel, whose Finch documentary was a major resource for this episode.

And of course, check out Say Hello To Sunshine by Finch on Spotify.

Didn't Go Platinum goes into space, as we follow A Pathway To The Moon. Lindsay from the Heavy Metal Journal returns to discuss her love of this excellent album by one-man Canadian black metal genius Unreqvited.

It's a dense and enthralling trip into the void, defined by lengthy passages of exquisite beauty and some throat-ripping, soul-crushing extremity. But Unreqvited's first non-instrumental album is also an overlooked gem, and we're going to try and figure out why.

You can find Lindsay on Instagram and be sure to check out her excellent YouTube Channel, The Heavy Metal Journal.

You can follow Didn't Go Platinum on Instagram and Threads at @dngplatinum, or email Tim at [email protected] and follow his Substack account.

And of course, you can listen to A Pathway To The Moon by Unreqvited on Spotify.

So...is there wind on the moon?

Is it metalcore or is it melodic death metal? Either way, it's Deliver Us, the fifth album by the eternally underrated Darkest Hour.

Regular host Tim Bolitho-Jones is joined by Brother John of the Menn Metal Mayhem podcast for a deep dive into this high-velocity slice of angry, but also kinda sad, American metal. This mid-2000's gem was excellent, but never got the credit it deserved. Let's find out (or at least, theorise) why.

You can find Brother John and the rest of the Menn Metal Mayhem podcast online on Spotify and Instagram.

You can follow Didn't Go Platinum on Instagram and Threads at @dngplatinum, email the show at [email protected], or visit Tim's Substack.

And be sure to check out Deliver Us by Darkest Hour on Spotify.

It's a special festival review episode of the Didn't Go Platinum podcast. Regular host Tim Bolitho-Jones is joined by hardcore scholars Chris Earl and Ellis Heasley to discuss this year's Outbreak festival in depth.

We look at all the important questions surrounding Britain's biggest hardcore fest: were the vegan brownies good? What's the best way to smuggle mini cheddars into a festival? And what's with all the Wu-Tang Clan being played on the PA?

Oh, and we discuss the veritable mountain of bands that we saw and enjoyed. From Fiddlehead to Alexisonfire to Trapped Under Ice to Static Dress, Hatebreed, Converge, Ingrown, Trash Talk, I Promise The World, and a bunch of others.

Join us for a stage-diving, crowd-killing, circle-pitting extravaganza. And if anyone did get video of Ellis doing a cartwheel, please send it in.

You can follow Didn't Go Platinum on Instagram and Threads at @dngplatinum or email the show at [email protected]

Be sure to check out Outbreak Festival too, it's bloody great.

Didn't Go Platinum unearths a real gem in this latest episode. Regular host Tim Bolitho-Jones is joined by Judicator guitarist and Transgressive genius Alicia Cordisco to discuss Act Of God by Znowhite, a thrash metal band that even hardcore genre fans rarely mention.

Act Of God was the only full-length this Chicago-based group ever recorded, which is a damn shame because it's bloody great. It's a vibrant and energetic slice of melodic thrash packed with choruses and riffs, not to mention a standout vocal performance from singer Nicole Lee.

Join us as we take a deep dive into this forgotten classic and explore why it was overlooked. Spoiler: because of the artwork. The dreadful, dreadful artwork.

You can follow Alicia online by visiting her Linktree and exploring her various musical projects.

You can also follow Didn't Go Platinum on Instagram and Threads at @dngplatinum, or email us at [email protected]

And be sure to check out Act Of God on Spotify.

Bad Religion's controversial Into The Unknown is widely detested, including by the band themselves, but on the latest episode of Didn't Go Platinum, we make the case that it's way better than you might think.

Regular host Tim Bolitho-Jones is joined once again by Matt Hudson of Battle Born to discuss the album that nearly led to a premature end to Bad Religion. The punk icons added keyboards and sunshine pop melodies and wrote a miniature prog gem that has more in common with Jethro Tull than anything you'd find on the Warped Tour. Join us for a freewheeling defence of one of punk's most despised records.

You can follow Didn't Go Platinum on Threads and Instagram at @dngplatinum or email us at [email protected]

Find Matt and the rest of the Battle Born lads on Instagram and Bandcamp.

And be sure to listen to Into The Unknown on YouTube, which remains the only place we could find it.

Didn't Go Platinum revisits a terrific thrash album while exploring the origins of the podcast itself! Regular host Tim Bolitho-Jones is joined by Philly Byrne and Joe McGuigan of Gama Bomb to discuss the making of 2013's The Terror Tapes.

This was the band's fourth full-length album and first for AFM, and it tends to get overshadowed by their previous ones, but it's a banger. It's a delightful thrash metal journey into a world of violent movies, anti-fascism, and the joy of shouting 'balls' in a gang.

It also served as the inspiration for Didn't Go Platinum itself. Tim got the idea for the show while writing this retrospective for Distorted Sound magazine, and the podcast wouldn't exist without it.

Join us for a deep dive into an overlooked gem, before the sticky buns get possessed and run off.

You can follow Didn't Go Platinum on Threads and Instagram at @dngplatinum or email us at [email protected]

You can find all things Gama Bomb on Bandcamp, Instagram, and Facebook.

And listen to The Terror Tapes on Spotify. Thrash 'til death.

Didn't Go Platinum is off to Orange County, California. Regular host Tim Bolitho-Jones is joined by Jordan Gaw, singer for rising American metallers Against The Grave, to dress up like Spartans and discuss Declaration by Bleeding Through.

Upon its release, the band was engaged in a very public feud with their record label. However, this controversy appears to have overshadowed the music itself. Declaration is really bloody good.

The lads do a deep dive into this oft-overlooked metalcore album and explain why it deserves to be rediscovered. Plus, Tim makes an absolutely massive factual error about Corrosion Of Conformity, which we're all going to politely ignore. We shan't be telling Metal Hammer about that now, shall we?

You can check out Against The Grave on Instagram and listen to their music on Spotify.

You can also follow Didn't Go Platinum on Instagram and Threads at @dngplatinum or check out Tim's Substack.

And of course, check out Declaration by Bleeding Through on Spotify.

Stay positive, stay metal.