Every Album Ever w/ Mike Mansour & Alex Volz

This week we’re tying up some loose ends by discussing Merciless, the latest album by Body Count. Led by the legendary Ice-T and high school friend Ernie C, Body Count is back with another intensely brutal thrash album. After winning a Grammy for 2020’s Carnivore, Merciless shows the band as heavy and charming as ever. Plus we got some guests on here, including Cannibal Corpse’s Corpsegrinder, Max Cavalera, and believe or not, David Gilmour. Check out our previous episodes on Carnivore and Body Count’s full discography (episode 9).

Closing track: “Psychopath”

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Merch
https://pandermonkey.creator-spring.com/

Mike’s EP:
Pander Monkey on Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple,

Instagram:
Mike @pandermonkey
Alex @everyalbumalex
Tom @tomosmansounds

History Tom’s stuff:
Music on Spotify, Apple
Podcast on Spotify, YouTube, Apple
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This week we’re discussing every album by Metallica from 1991-1998. This is such a strange era for the band. They dominated the world of rock music with 1991’s The Black Album, then returned 5 years later with short hair, eyeliner, and southern hard rock songs. Most people dismiss these mid-90s albums, but how do they really hold up all these years later?

Closing track: “Where the Wild Things Are” from Reload (1997)

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Merch
https://pandermonkey.creator-spring.com/

Mike’s EP:
Pander Monkey on Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple,

Instagram:
Mike @pandermonkey
Alex @everyalbumalex
Tom @tomosmansounds

History Tom’s stuff:
Music on Spotify, Apple
Podcast on Spotify, YouTube
Substack
Website

Mike’s Picks:
Metallica (aka The Black Album) (1991) — Best Album, Personal Favorite
Load (1996) — Worst Album, Least Favorite

Alex’s Picks:
Metallica (aka The Black Album) (1991) — Best Album, Personal Favorite
Reload (1997) — Worst Album, Least Favorite

Albums we discussed this episode…
Metallica (aka The Black Album) (1991)
Load (1996)
Reload (1997)
Garage, Inc. (1998)

This week we’re discussing Mansuetude, the latest album by genre-hopping noise rock maniacs Buñuel. Vocalist Eugene S. Robinson is most known from the now defunct Oxbow, whose recent breakup devastated us. But Mansuetude is an entirely different, but no less amazing trip into chaos. Eugene, Xabier, and Franz from the band also blessed us with an interview, which you can find starting at 43:46.

Closing track: “Drug Burn”

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Merch
https://pandermonkey.creator-spring.com/

Mike’s EP:
Pander Monkey on Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple,

Instagram:
Mike @pandermonkey
Alex @everyalbumalex
Tom @tomosmansounds

History Tom’s stuff:
Music on Spotify, Apple
Podcast on Spotify, YouTube, Apple
Substack
Website

This week we’re discussing every album by The Sisters of Mercy. Led by mastermind Andrew Eldritch, this band is paramount in the creation of goth music as we know it. Although they came a few years after pioneers like Siouxsie and the Banshees or The Cure, The Sisters of Mercy’s style was so distinct and memorable that most of what we recognize as goth can be traced back to them. Even if goth isn’t your thing, there’s a lot to be had here.

Closing track: “Temple of Love” from Some Girls Wander by Mistake (1992)

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Merch
https://pandermonkey.creator-spring.com/

Mike’s EP:
Pander Monkey on Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple,

Instagram:
Mike @pandermonkey
Alex @everyalbumalex
Tom @tomosmansounds

History Tom’s stuff:
Music on Spotify, Apple
Podcast on Spotify, YouTube
Substack
Website

Mike’s Picks:
First and Last and Always (1985) — Best Album, Personal Favorite
Vision Thing (1990) — Worst Album, Least Favorite

Alex’s Picks:
Floodland (1987) — Best Album, Personal Favorite
Vision Thing (1990) — Worst Album, Least Favorite

Albums we discussed this episode…
Some Girls Wander by Mistake (1992)
First and Last and Always (1985)
Floodland (1987)
Vision Thing (1990)

This week we’re tying up some loose ends by discussing the latest and self-titled album by Redd Kross. If you like Redd Kross, there’s a very good chance you’ll like this album. Jeff and Steve McDonald have never been shy about their love of the Beatles and 60s garage rock, so this album scratches that itch if you have it. Be sure to check out our full episode on Redd Kross’s discography, episode 164.

Closing track: “The Main Attraction”

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Merch
https://pandermonkey.creator-spring.com/

Mike’s EP:
Pander Monkey on Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple,

Instagram:
Mike @pandermonkey
Alex @everyalbumalex
Tom @tomosmansounds

History Tom’s stuff:
Music on Spotify, Apple
Podcast on Spotify, YouTube, Apple
Substack
Website

This week we're discussing every album by the Geto Boys. If you thought 2 Live Crew was too family friendly, then Geto Boys have just the right amount of smut and over the top violence to satisfy you. Made up of Willie D, Scarface, and the 3'8" Bushwick Bill, Geto Boys helped pioneer gangsta rap, in addition to their own brand of violent and cartoonish misogyny. But these days, most would probably recognize them from their tracks featured in Mike Judge's Office Space. Time to grab a baseball bat and your least favorite copy machine.

Closing track: "Gangster of Love" from Grip It! On That Other Level (1989)

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Merch
https://pandermonkey.creator-spring.com/

Mike’s EP:
Pander Monkey on Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple,

Instagram:
Mike @pandermonkey
Alex @everyalbumalex
Tom @tomosmansounds

History Tom’s stuff:
Music on Spotify, Apple
Podcast on Spotify, YouTube
Substack
Website

Mike's Picks:
Grip It! On That Other Level (1989) -- Best Album, Personal Favorite
Da Good da Bad & da Ugly (1998) -- Worst Album, Least Favorite

Alex's Picks:
We Can't Be Stopped (1991) -- Best Album, Personal Favorite
The Foundation (2005) -- Worst Album, Least Favorite

Albums we discussed this episode...
Making Trouble (1988)
Grip It! On That Other Level (1989)
We Can't Be Stopped (1991)
Till Death Do Us Part (1993)
The Resurrection (1996)
Da Good da Bad & da Ugly (1998)
The Foundation (2005)

This week we're discussing Cool World, the latest album by noise rock band Chat Pile. Although simply labeling an album this brilliant, engaging, and endlessly original "noise rock" is doing it a disservice. Cool World is the follow up to 2022's God's Country and it expands upon it in every way. This is a juggernaut of an album and one of the best this year. We're joined this episode by Tom Osman, our history guy, interviewer, and host of Whatever Comes Next with Tom Osman.

Closing track: "Masc"

Patreon
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Merch
https://pandermonkey.creator-spring.com/

Mike’s EP:
Pander Monkey on Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple,

Instagram:
Mike @pandermonkey
Alex @everyalbumalex
Tom @tomosmansounds

History Tom’s stuff:
Music on Spotify, Apple
Podcast on Spotify, YouTube, Apple
Substack
Website

This week we're discussing Hiraeth, the latest album by Canadian "post-everything" band Respire. If you've ever wished Godspeed You! Black Emperor had more black metal elements, then this is the band and album for you. Respire even adds touches of screamo here--a genre we typically have little interest in--to give this record quite an original style. There's some real good stuff here.

Closing track: "Voiceless; Nameless"

Patreon
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Merch
https://pandermonkey.creator-spring.com/

Mike’s EP:
Pander Monkey on Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple,

Instagram:
Mike @pandermonkey
Alex @everyalbumalex
Tom @tomosmansounds

History Tom’s stuff:
Music on Spotify, Apple
Podcast on Spotify, YouTube, Apple
Substack
Website

This week we're discussing every album by Flipper. While known to many as a huge influence to bands like Nirvana and the Melvins, Flipper are a punk band unlike any other. They're as amazing as they are terrible, but completely unique and bizarrely innovative. After founding member and bassist/vocalist Will Shatter died in 1987, they've gone through various breakups and reunions, even as far as recruiting Nirvana's Krist Novoselic and the Jesus Lizard's David Yow. These days they tour with the legendary Mike Watt.

Closing track: "Hard Cold World" from Public Flipper Limited (1986)

Patreon
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Merch
https://pandermonkey.creator-spring.com/

Mike’s EP:
Pander Monkey on Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple,

Instagram:
Mike @pandermonkey
Alex @everyalbumalex
Robert @hoodpass.wic
Tom @tomosmansounds

History Tom’s stuff:
Music on Spotify, Apple
Podcast on Spotify, YouTube
Substack
Website

Robert's show on NTS Radio: https://www.nts.live/shows/yayayi
Robert's album: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6y9HtgqNCUTgnemSjTdpO4?autoplay=true

Mike's Picks:
Sex Bomb Baby (1988) -- Best Album
Album - Generic Flipper (1982) -- Personal Favorite
American Grafishy (1993) -- Worst Album, Least Favorite

Alex's Picks:
Album - Generic Flipper (1982) -- Best Album
Gone Fishin' (1984) -- Personal Favorite
Public Flipper Limited (1986) -- Worst Album, Least Favorite

Robert's Picks:
Album - Generic Flipper (1982) -- Best Album
Sex Bomb Baby (1988) -- Personal Favorite
American Grafishy (1993) -- Worst Album, Least Favorite

Albums we discussed this episode...
Album - Generic Flipper (1982)
Blow'n Chunks (1984)
Gone Fishin' (1984)
Public Flipper Limited (1986)
Sex Bomb Baby (1988)
American Grafishy (1993)
Love (2009)

This week we're discussing Glossolalia, the latest solo album by Melvins drummer Dale Crover. Not only that, but he was kind enough to do an interview with us talking all about it, as well as tons of other great insights. While known primarily as a drummer, Crover is actually quite the songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He's also joined by some notable guests on Glossolalia, including Kim Thayil, Ty Segal, and even a brief appearance by Tom Waits. Dig it.
Interview starts at 34:48

Closing track: "Doug Yuletide"

Patreon
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Merch
https://pandermonkey.creator-spring.com/

Mike’s EP:
Pander Monkey on Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple,

Instagram:
Mike @pandermonkey
Alex @everyalbumalex
Tom @tomosmansounds

History Tom’s stuff:
Music on Spotify, Apple
Podcast on Spotify, YouTube, Apple
Substack
Website