For our twenty first episode, we decided to talk about the most influential metal albums throughout history. This is only part one of a three part podcast, where we cover everything we consider important from metal’s origins throughout 1995. We’ll cover 1995 through 2005 on the second part! Obviously we can’t discuss every possible album, so if there’s any you feel like we missed, please let us know! We’d also be interested to hear what albums you think are influential post-1995!

Of course, we also discuss each of our top three albums from the past two weeks as well as several honorable mentions. We close out the show with an “Extreme Submission” from a Progressive Doom/Death Metal band called Negative Bliss!

Check out their Bandcamp here: https://negativebliss.bandcamp.com/
Check out their Ampwall here: https://ampwall.com/a/negativebliss

If you have a band and would like us to promote one of your songs in this segment, please reach out!

We had some technical difficulties at the beginning of the show, so please forgive the oddly edited intro. It only affected about 30 second, so hopefully you’ll still enjoy the show! If you do, please leave us a review on your preferred Podcast app! Reviews help us build our audience and help us promote underground music!

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On this special episode, we had the opportunity to interview Kyle Chapman – The guitarist, vocalist, and one of the songwriters behind progressive death metal band “Blighted Eye”. We talk about Blighted Eye’s creative process, influences, future, and more! Of course we also ask some deep dive questions about their debut album – Agony’s Bespoke. As it stands, This incredible album is one of our favorite albums of 2024 and is very likely to make our top10 list for the year. It was an absolute blast to get to know Kyle, and hopefully we’ll get the chance to see him and the rest of the band on tour next year! Listen at the end of the podcast to hear our favorite track from the album “A Reverent Stillness”

Order a copy of Agony’s Bespoke from their label here:

https://www.beyondthetoprecords.com/category/blighted-eye

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For our twentieth episode, we decided to talk about how we discover new music. We go into detail about all the resources that we use to help us build our weekly playlists, as well as how we find worthwhile older music that we might have missed. We may have different methods, but we also both have a lot of great suggestions!

Check out our resources here:
Encyclopedia Metallum – https://www.metal-archives.com/
KmanRiffs – https://www.instagram.com/kmanriffs/
Metal Releases – https://metalreleases.com
Metal Collision YT- https://www.youtube.com/@MetalCollision
Heavy Debriefings – https://heavydebriefings.weebly.com/written-material

Of course, we also discuss each of our top three albums from the past two weeks as well as a huge amount of honorable mentions. We close out the show with an “Extreme Submission” from a Melodic Death Metal band called Embers Ignite!

If you have a band and would like us to promote one of your songs in this segment, please reach out!

Despite Justin’s voice still not being 100 percent, we hope you’ll enjoy the episode! If you do, please leave us a review on your preferred Podcast app! Reviews help us build our audience and help us promote underground music!

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For our nineteenth episode, we decided to talk about Religion in Metal. As an atheist, is there any real difference between Christian metal and Satanic metal? How important is religion as it relates to the music? Should metal musicians be subject to scrutiny for their beliefs? We discuss it all at length.

Of course, we also discuss each of our top three albums from the past two weeks as well as some outstanding honorable mentions. To close out the show, we’ve done away with the blast from the past segment, and are now using the closing song to highlight a band who has sent us a submission! The new segment is called “Extreme Submissions”, and if you have a band and would like us to promote one of your songs, please reach out!

Despite Justin being a bit sick, we did have a lot of fun recording this episode. Hopefully you’ll enjoy it! If so, please leave us a review on your preferred Podcast app! Reviews help us build our audience and help us promote underground music!

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For our eighteenth episode, we decided to talk about Imagery in Metal. How important is the look of a band? How important is the art that is used for album covers? Does one approach give a band more or less credibility? How does that same imagery apply to the listeners? We discuss it all at length.

Of course, we also discuss each of our top three albums from the past two weeks as well as some outstanding honorable mentions. To close out the show, Justin has chosen the song Petrichor from Karg and Ellende, off of his favorite Karg album – Dornenvogal! As usual, we had a lot of fun recording this episode and hope you enjoy it! If so, please leave us a review on your preferred Podcast app! Reviews help us build our audience and help us promote underground music!

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For our seventeenth episode, we decided to talk about Stereotypes in Metal. We discuss the few positive stereotypes, as well as the predominant negative ones. We even speak about our personal least favorites, and some surprising situations we’ve encountered recently that involved stereotypes.

Of course, we also discuss each of our top three albums from the past two weeks as well as some outstanding honorable mentions. To close out the show, Christian has chosen a blast from the past – Sacred Reich’s “Ignorance” off their 1987 album of the same name! As usual, we had a lot of fun recording this episode and hope you enjoy it! If so, please leave us a review on your preferred Podcast app! Reviews help us build our audience and help us promote underground music!

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On this special episode, we had the opportunity to interview Jim Benson and Todd Farnham – The guitarist, vocalist, and bassist behind progressive black metal band “Amiensus”. We talk about Amiensus’ creative process, influences, collaborations and growth. Of course we also ask some deep dive questions about their latest opus – Raclamation Pt 1 and Pt 2. As it stands, Reclamation is one of our favorite albums of 2024 and it was a blast to get to know the guys behind it. Stick around at the end of the podcast to hear their latest single – Decaying God Child!

Reclamation Pt1 is available now, and Reclamation Pt2 will release on Friday, August 30th! Make sure to pick up a copy on their bandcamp:

https://amiensus.bandcamp.com

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For our sixteenth episode, we decided to talk about Metal in Pop Culture. We discuss our favorite representations of metal in Movies, TV shows, and Video Games, as well as displays of metal on a global stage. Of course we also touch on Gojira’s amazing performance to open the 2024 Olympic games.

We also discuss each of our top three albums from the past two weeks as well as some outstanding honorable mentions. To close out the show, Justin has chosen a (sort-of) blast from the past – Amorphis’ “Into Hiding”, off their recently recorded live album Tales From the Thousand Lakes (Live at Tavastia). It’s an old song but a new recording, so we’re counting it! As usual, we had a blast recording this episode and hope you enjoy it! If so, please leave us a review on your preferred Podcast app! Reviews help us build our audience and help us promote underground music!

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For our fifteenth episode, we are joined by a special guest and longtime friend – Cary Gordon from MSRcast and Metal Geeks podcasts. We discuss what makes a band underrated, our favorite underrated albums, and deep dive into what sort of vocal stylings do and don’t work for certain bands.

Of course, we also discuss each of our top three tracks from the past two weeks as well as some outstanding honorable mentions. To close out the show, our guest Cary chose a blast from the past – Dead Horse’s “Scottish Hell/Subhumanity”, off their album Horsecore: An Unrelated Story That’s Time Connsuming. We had a lot of fun with this episode and hope you do too! If so, please leave us a review on your preferred Podcast app! Reviews help us build our audience and help us promote underground music!

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If you’d like to check out MSRcast/Metal Geeks (Justin and Christian were guests on the latest episode!), you can do so here: https://metalgeeks.podbean.com/

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If you’d like to check out any of the underrated albums we discussed, the lists are below.

Justin:

Christian:

Cary:

On this special episode, we had the opportunity to interview P.G. – The Songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist behind Atmospheric black metal band “Groza”. We talk about Groza’s creative process, influences, and touring . It was a lot of fun to discuss not only their upcoming album Nadir but also one of our favorites of 2021, The Redemptive End. Stick around at the end of the podcast to hear their latest single – Dysthymian Dreams!

Nadir will be out this September 20th, 2024! Make sure to pick up a copy off their label, AOP Records:

https://artofpropaganda.bandcamp.com

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