Flex Your Head returns after a two-year hiatus for episode 20, featuring Poison Idea's Feel the Darkness. Host Jason Schreurs and special co-host Nelson from Nelson relive this absolute punk/hardcore/crossover/metal classic. Released in 1990, Feel the Darkness was a powerhouse of smooth, chunky riffs and punchy baritone screams about the tough and rough lives the band members lived.

https://poisonidea.bandcamp.com/album/feel-the-darkness-deluxe-reissue

Featured song clips:

Poison Idea - "Plastic Bomb" from Feel the Darkness (Vinyl Solution/American Leather Records, 1990)

Poison Idea - "Deep Sleep" from Feel the Darkness (Vinyl Solution/American Leather Records, 1990)

Poison Idea - "Alan's on Fire" from Feel the Darkness (Vinyl Solution/American Leather Records, 1990)

Poison Idea - "Feel the Darkness" from Feel the Darkness (Vinyl Solution/American Leather Records, 1990)

Nation of Ulysses - "A Kid Who Tells On Another Kid Is a Dead Kid" from 13-Point Program to Destroy America (Dischord Records, 1991)

Poison Idea - "Just to Get Away" from Pig's Last Stand (Richie Dagger Music, 2020)

Pantera - "The Badge" from The Crow Soundtrack (Atlantic Records, 1994)

Machine Head - "Alan's on Fire" from Burn My Eyes (bonus track) (Roadrunner Records, 1994)

Metallica - "Taken By Surprise" live from Moda Center, Portland, OR (2018)

Poison Idea - "Backstab Gospel" from Feel the Darkness (Vinyl Solution/American Leather Records, 1990)

About this podcast:

Flex Your Head is a spinoff of the Scream Therapy podcast where host Jason Schreurs welcomes a guest each episode to discuss a classic punk album.

The main Scream Therapy podcast explores the link between punk rock and mental health. My guests are members of the underground music scene who are living with mental health challenges, like myself.

THE SCREAM THERAPY BOOK is now available! Scream Therapy: A Punk Journey through Mental Health is a memoir-plus that has been heralded by New York Times best-selling authors. Like the podcast, it links the community-minded punk rock scene with the mental wellness of the punks who belong to it.

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Intro/background music clips:

Submission Hold - "Cranium Ache" from The Buzz of a Buzzless Situation

Minor Threat - "12XU" from Minor Threat (Dischord Records, 1984)

Contact host Jason Schreurs - [email protected]