October 15, 2025

Episode 135 – Course Corrections…

1 hour 9 minutes

Listener and friend Paul Stolp prompted this conversation/episode, mentioning how he thought a “course correction” episode would be fun. What is a course correction? Paul offered the example of Judas Priest’s Ram it Down being the wipeout and Painkiller being the glorious correction. Naturally, this got our gears turning, and this is the conversation that resulted. As Hunter notes in this episode, “a course correction is not necessarily an achievement, but more that you got back on your path.” (Driving mishap analogies abound in this episode.) And we want to hear from you: what are YOUR favorite examples of the Course Correction?

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Music cited in order of appearance:

Celtic Frost, “Dance Sleazy” (Cold Lake, 1988)

Celtic Frost, “Nemesis” (Vanity/Nemesis, 1990)

Leviathan, “True Whorror” (True Traitor, True Whore, 2011)

Leviathan, “Dawn Vibration” (Scar Sighted, 2015)

Savatage, “Lady in Disguise” (Fight for the Rock, 1986)

Savatage, “24 Hrs. Ago” (Hall of the Mountain King, 1987)

Deadboy and the Elephantmen, “Misadventures of Dope” (We Are Night Sky, 2006)

Dax Riggs, “Didn’t Know Yet What I’d Know When I Was Bleedin’” (We Sing of Only Blood or Love, 2007)

episode 136 preview: Dark Millennium, “Mechanismeffects” (Diana Read Peace, 1993)

Radical Research is a conversation about the inner- and outer-reaches of rock and metal music. This podcast is conceived and conducted by Jeff Wagner and Hunter Ginn. Though we consume music in a variety of ways, we give particular privilege to the immersive, full-album listening experience. Likewise, we believe that tangible music formats help provide the richest, most rewarding immersions and that music, artwork, and song titles cooperate to produce a singular effect on the listener. Great music is worth more than we ever pay for it.

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