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Earnest ‘EJ’ Christian and music journalist/friend Edward Banchs celebrates the 35 year anniversary of the biggest selling album in heavy metal history, Metallica’s self titled LP affectionately known as the ‘The Black Album’.

The guys open the show highlighting some of the impressive stats and figures proving the success and the impact of the album.

From there EJ and Eddie break down 10 major talking points such as: 

• The Bob Rock Effect
• Death of Thrash, Birth of Arena Rock
• The Vulnerability of "Nothing Else Matters"
• "Enter Sandman" and the Evolution of the Riff
• Jason Newsted's Bass Finally Gets Heard
• The Perfect Timing of August 1991
• The Visual Rebrand: The Anti-80s Visuals
• The "Sellout" Myth vs. Reality
• Playing to 1.6 Million People in Moscow (1991)
• The Deep Cuts: Do They Hold Up?

Finally the guys power rank all 12 tracks from least to favorite. 


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Earnest ‘EJ’ Christian and his eldest son Eli discuss Michael Jackson songs in a game of Keep 4/Cut 6.

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Earnest ‘EJ’ Christian and Rob The Genius is joined by DJ Minter (Mindless Wrestling, 30 Mindless Minutes podcasts) to discuss the following topics:

• Are we into a babyface Solo Sikoa run?
• Who benefits most from the Oba Femi/Bro Brekker feud?
• Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson believe Roman Reigns is the most overrated top guy in WWE history
• Who should be given the honor of inducting Brock Lesnar into the WWE Hall Of Fame?
• One Must Go: 1986 Edition
• 5 Year Anniversary Of Summer Slam 2021

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Earnest ‘EJ’ Christian is joined by friend and blogger Joshua Jacobs to discuss intermittent fasting, Israel, the Kawhi Leonard/Aspiration scandal, 2026 summer reading list, wrestling documentaries, Zohran Mamdani, LeBron to Philly, and Spider Man: Brand New Day.

Joshua Jacobs is the editor in chief of the Substack ‘Josh Off The Press’

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Earnest ‘EJ’ Christian rants on his kids returning to school and how he is considering starting a 30 day health and wellness challenge.

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Earnest ‘EJ’ Christian and America’s favorite degenerate Zack ‘The Degenerate’ discuss the following topics:

• Is Carson Beck on the way to becoming the Cardinals starting quarterback?
• Baker Mayfield contract stand off
• Is the running back position becoming a top priority again?
• Kyler Murray vs. JJ McCarthy
• Ranking the Top 5 Head Coaches Entering The 2026 Season

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Earnest ‘EJ’ Christian is joined by friend Matthew Rodriguez for an open ended conversation about politics, Zohran Mamdani, John Fetterman and a game of THIS OR THAT: All Time Metal Bands.

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Earnest ‘EJ’ Christian and his wife Lauren discuss the following topics

• Keep 4/Cut 6: 90’s Sitcoms
• Keep/Cut 6: 80’s Sitcoms
• GeminiAI Presents: August Trivia
• Describe your social media algorithm in five words

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Earnest ‘EJ’ Christian and his youngest son Logan discuss video games in a game of Keep 4/Cut 6.

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Earnest ‘EJ’ Christian and Rob The Genius discuss the following topics:

• Brock Lesnar confirms retirement on the Pat McAfee show
• Summer Slam: Minnesota fallout
• Keep 4/Cut 6: All-Time Summer Slam Main Events
• 10 Year Anniversary Of Summer Slam 2016

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