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underscore credit

Green Day - Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) (8 bit)

Chiptune Planet

Wherein Eric and very special guest co-host Schuyler refuse to accept their status as crusty, OLD metalheads and instead choose to dive deeply into the origins of the 21st century progressive modern metal phenomenon that is: djent.

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Listening Break #1: "Future Breed Machine" by Meshuggah from Destroy Erase Improve (1995)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AP9412LFP0o

Listening break #2: “Bleed" by Meshuggah from Obzen (2008)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc98u-eGzlc⁠

Listening break #3: “Bland Street Bloom” by Sikth from Death of a Death Day (2006)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-EJLG7sJD0

Listening break #4: "Icarus Lives!" by Periphery from Periphery (2010)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScLf2HixuUg

Listening break #5: “Concealing Fate Pt. 1- Acceptance” by TesseracT from One (2011)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4n-JMbwgoo

Listening break #6: "CAFO" by Animals As Leaders from Animals As Leaders (2009)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0ZrF7taMHA

Listening break #7: "Awake" by Textures from the Silhouettes (2008)- ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD3HVYqiQJU

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Underscore credits:

Ethereal - LivE [Another Generic Djent Music] [Royalty Free Djent]

LOTHUS

Nostalgic Music [Copyright Free Music] - "Brahe" by Punch Deck 🌎

BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free Music

Royalty Free Instrumental Djent/Thall Metal - "DARK WRATH" (No AI) #djent #thall

David J. Barrios

Sack Trick- Music From the Elder (Kiss Cover Version)

DavidBennettPiano

Polymeter vs. Polyrhythm

(polymeter example)

Prog Rock - Royalty Free Music

Vodovoz Music Productions

Meshuggah - Bleed ♬Chiptune Cover♬

Chiptune Planet

Meshuggah - Future Breed Machine (8 bit Remix) [CHIPTUNE]

8 bit! At The Disco

8-BIT ARCADE - New Millenium Cyanide Christ (8-Bit Meshuggah Emulation)

8-Bit Arcade - Official

Minimal at Liminal (2003) - Steve Reich, Pendulum Music

LiminalTube

Meshuggah - Stengah (8 bit)

Chiptune Planet

Video Game / Arcade Music (Royalty Free!)

Dar Golan - traaacks!

Royalty Free Metal: Ambient/Dreamy Djent Instrumental-"LUCIDITY"

False Reflection Recordings

Bland Street Bloom 8 Bit

Anthony Insyren Gonzales

Periphery - Icarus Lives 8-Bit

xTwilightxxPrincessx

Bulb - 8bit - Zyglrox

Mr8Bitshit

TesseracT Concealing Fate 8-bit

93gmike

Animals As Leaders - CAFO (8 bit Remix) [CHIPTUNE]

8 bit! At The Disco

Animals as Leaders - An Infinite Regression (8-Bit)

CJ Fripp

9 String Djent [Instrumental, Metal, Djent] [Free Copyright / Royalty Free Music]

Your Free Music

SoundVoid [Thall/Experimental] - Royalty Free Music | CC BY

Filippo Dusatti

Wherein Eric and special guest co-host Dr. Ross explore the terrifyingly extraordinary latter day careers of King Diamond and Mercyful Fate, beginning in 1990 and working their way all the way up to 2026.

Click on the links below for all the music listening/video breaks in this episode:

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Listening break #1:

King Diamond "Eye of the Witch" from The Eye (1990)

⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_rmDu01KJg

Listening break #2:

Mercyful Fate- "Burn in Hell" from 9 (1999)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CwJPAemW9M

Listening break #3:

King Diamond- "Voodoo" from Voodoo (1998)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLn7Y1M32HE

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Underscore credits:

“Two Little Girls” by King Diamond and Roberto Falcao, cover by Eric Schwartz

Retro Horror Synth Theme - Sanity Unravels // Royalty Free No Copyright Background MusicWhite Bat Audio

Creepy Haunted House / Sound FX (NO Copyright)The Audio Horizon SFX

'It's In The Fog' by ‪@DarrenCurtisMusic‬ 🇺🇸 | Horror Music (No Copyright) ☠️BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free Music

Mercyful Fate - A Dangerous Meeting (8 bit)Chiptune Planet

Royalty Free Music - Aftermath - Horror - Kevin MacLeodFree Royalty Archive

King Diamond - Eye Of The Witch (8 bit)Chiptune Planet

Mercyful Fate - Curse Of The Pharaohs (8 bit)Chiptune Planet

MERCYFUL FATE - Is That You Melissa 8 BITLeonardo Messina

Cinematic Uplifting Orchestral Celebration - FanfarePenrose Audio

Frozen 2(겨울왕국2) OST - Into the Unknown / 8 bit Cover(8비트 커버)정훈남JHN STUDIO

No Copyright Music] The Graveyard | Horror Music | Royalty Free Music VIVEK ABHISHEK

Voodoo Mathematics - Percussion/Background - Royalty Free MusicTeknoAXE's Royalty Free Music

Ritual of the Underworld | Suspense Music | Black Magic Music | Cinematic | No Copyright | FreeMusic 2.0

Copyright Free Scary Music - "Ghost" by Tim Beek 🇳🇱BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free Music

King Diamond - Give Me Your Soul (8 bit)Chiptune Planet

King Diamond - Abigail (8 bit)Chiptune Planet

Little Drummer Boy 🎅 Christmas no copyright music 🎄Christmas No Copyright Music

Wagner - Bridal Chorus - Here Comes The Bride FREE Instrumental Classical - WEDDING CC Music ✔Creative Commons Music Free To Monetize

Der er et yndigt land – National Anthem Of Denmark | Copyright FreeMelotone Recordings

Happy Birthday Song / Happy, Background (No Copyright Music)No Copyright Music

Wherein Eric and John explore the reemergence of heavy metal as a force in popular music/culture at the dawn of the 21st century, including such bands as Limp Bizkit, Korn, Linkin Park, Slipknot, System of a Down, Tool, Evanescence, Metallica, and many more, and John, amazingly, smiles just a couple of times in nostalgic reverie.

Click on the links below for all the music listening/video breaks in this episode:

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Video break #1:

Slipknot- "Duality" from Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses) (2004)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fVE8kSM43I

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Listening break #1:

Nightwish- "Nemo" from Once (2004)

⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDV9mfZ7B7A

Listening break #2:

Metallica- "St. Anger" from St. Anger (2003)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar9BaNN5J4E

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Underscore credits:

Free Radio Jingles Various Radio IDs FX, Sweepers, Ramps, Music Imager & Artist Drops

radiojinglesvip

Epic Metal Instrumental | No Copyright Heavy Metal Music | Free Background Music for CreatorsMusiclatest - No Copyright Music

Nostalgic Music [Copyright Free Music] - "Brahe" by Punch Deck 🌎BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free Music

Limp Bizkit - Rollin' (8 bit)

Chiptune Planet

Korn - Blind (8-Bit Version)Walrus

In The End [8 Bit Tribute to Chester Bennington (RIP) & Linkin Park] - 8 Bit Universe

Duality [8 Bit Tribute to Slipknot] - 8 Bit Universe

8 Bit Universe

Left Behind [8 Bit Tribute to Slipknot] - 8 Bit Universe

8 Bit Universe

Disturbed - Down With The Sickness (8 bit)

Chiptune Planet

Drowning Pool - Bodies | NES Remix

Meme Music

System Of A Down - Chop Suey (C64 Cover, SAM, Hokuto Force)

Noplan

Tool - Schism 8-Bit

xTwilightxxPrincessx

8-bit: Godsmack - I Stand Alone

8bitsbrothers

Royalty Free Music - Epic Inspiring Dramatic Cinematic Emotional Background | FREE DOWNLOAD

BlueTreeAudio

Evanescence - Bring Me To Life (8 bit) Chiptune Planet

Nemo - Nightwish - 8Bit

8BitUzz

Nightwish - Deep Silent Complete 8-BITTehNamota

[8 Bit] Phantom Of The Opera

8 Bit Songs

Metallica - Fuel (8-bit cover) [ 8biTune ]

8biTune

Metallica - Enter Sandman 8bit (NES style)

Bernieman82

Horror Background Music(No Copyright)Scary Dark Mysterious Music/Horror Trailer Music[Royalty Free]

Power Music Factory

storytelling background music no copyright | history music no copyright 1

Nextune

Metallica - Until it Sleeps 8-Bit

Miles_Metal... 8-Bit Metal, Video Game and Film Covers

8 bit Metallica Mercyful Fate

Superhawkgaming98

Welcome Home (Sanitarium) - Metallica [8 bit]

8-Bit Justice

Metallica - St. Anger 8-bit (werc85)

werc85

Wherein Eric and John return to the fray for season #6(66!) of the Heavy Metal 101 podcast, kicking things off in style with explorations of hardcore, crossover, and early metalcore, and culminating in a discussion of the band Converge and their seminal masterpiece Jane Doe.

Click on the links below for all the music listening/video breaks in this episode:

Suggested Listening:

Bad Brains- "Pay to Cum" (1980) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTRfvq7q1O8

Video Break #1:

Suicidal Tendencies- "Institutionalized" from Suicidal Tendencies (1983) ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoF_a0-7xVQ

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Listening break #1:

Killswitch Engage- "Temple from the Within" from Killswitch Engage (2000)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTVGPWMGK4g

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Listening break #2:

Converge- "Concubine" from Jane Doe (2001)

⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrAxmXDSiuA

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Underscore credits:

(free) hardcore punk x metal x alternative rock type beat - "M.F.P.S" (prod. Capsized)Capsized

Thrash punk/ Crossover instrumentalCracker Punk (ig acc : punk_is_dad_-_2.0)

No Copyright Epic Intense Teaser Trailer Background Music / Infinite by ‪@soundridemusic‬

Soundridemusic - No Copyright Music

[FREE] HARDCORE METAL INSTRUMENTAL [PROD. DRIFTAWAY]driftaway

Wild Flora - Documentary Background Music No CopyrightFree Tune Library

MELODIC METALCORE - ROYALTY FREEAMRPHIS

Ticking Tension Trailer NoCopyright Background Music / Ticking Tension by Soundridemusic

[FREE] HARDCORE METAL INSTRUMENTAL [PROD. DRIFTAWAY]driftaway

grave - grindcore/powerviolence/death metal instrumental [free]pekarot

Sad Piano Ambient Music (Copyright Free) - "Undertow" by ‪@ScottBuckley‬ 🇦🇺BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free Music

Wherein Eric, John, and special guest Quinn, of the And Vol. 4 All podcast, chit-chat delightfully about many of the most important heavy metal albums of the 1990s.

Like Heavy Metal 101, And Vol. 4 All can be found EVERYWHERE you listen to podcasts. Do check out Quinn's wonderful show! You can also reach Quinn at: https://x.com/AV4APod

For a written version of Eric and Quinn's lists, as well as links to John's selected "Most Hated Metal Songs" from the episode click here.

Official Listening Break:

Megadeth - "Holy Wars...The Punishment Due" from Rust in Peace (1990) ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5o8Daw1ZsY

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Underscore credits:

Epic Cinematic Dramatic Background Music NO COPYRIGHT | Royalty Free Dramatic Music For Videos • EMWEpic Music Waves

Free Dramatic Background Music No Copyright || Royalty Free Dramatic Background Music || EMWEpic Music Waves

Megadeth - Hangar 18 (16-bit Sega Cover)

Warrior Soul audio excerpt recorded live in Frankfurt, 3/28/10

Guns N' Roses - Estranged 8 BITS2mattosbr

Skid Row - Slave To The Grind (8 bit) Chiptune Planet

Death - Suicide Machine 8-Bit RequiemSic

Deep Theta Waves Meditation | Royalty Free Meditation Music 432 HzHealing Meditation Music

Alice In Chains - Would? (8 Bit) pandoozles

Black Sabbath - Computer God (Doom Soundfont)Jim's Music Dungeon

Ticking Tension Trailer NoCopyright Background Music / Ticking Tension by SoundridemusicSoundridemusic - No Copyright Music

COPYRIGHT FREE) Broadway Walk - Big Band Music No Copyright Music By AJ

Type O Negative - Black No 1 8 bit remixMonstercoreXFilms

Carcass - Heartwork [8-bit] Metal 8 BIT

Nine Inch Nails - Heresy (8-Bit Version) Walrus

Edward Elgar - Pomp and Circumstance - Royalty Free Music - DOWNLOAD Free Music Warehouse™

 Copyright Free Inspirational Music - 'The Travelling Symphony' by ‪@SavfkMusic‬ 🇮🇹 BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free Music

Tool - Forty Six & 2 [8-Bit Cover] 8BitWaffle

At the Gates - Slaughter of the Soul 8-BitMiles_Metal... 8-Bit Metal, Video Game and Film Covers

The beautiful people - Marilyn Manson (8-Bit) 8 Bit Music

All Hail The New Flesh - Strapping Young Lad (8-bit) Barbed Wire Gardens

Alaska's Flag - Alaskan State Anthem (8 BIT) alaskagal

Death - Spirit Crusher (8-Bit Metal Cover) MrChiptune

Children Of Bodom - Downfall (8 Bit) pandoozles

Immortal - Withstand The Fall Of Time (8 bit) Chiptune Planet

Wherein Eric and John, following a vanishingly brief look at the early history and development of doom metal, investigate the fragmentation of doom into various sub-sub genres in the 1990s, including death doom (Paradise Lost, My Dying Bride, Anathema), gothic metal (Type O Negative), stoner metal (Sleep, Electric Wizard), and more.

Click on the links below for all the music listening/video breaks in this episode:

Listening Break #1:

Pentagram- "The Ghoul" from Pentagram/Relentless (1985/93) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRIkfMSnED4

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Listening break #2:

Paradise Lost- "Paradise Lost" from Lost Paradise (1990)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znqVVjOOMwA

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Listening break #3:

Paradise Lost- "Gothic" from Gothic (1991)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnqXkN1xpO8

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Video break #1:

Type O Negative "Black No. 1 (Little Miss Scare-All" from Bloody Kisses (1993) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFwYJYl5GUQ

Listening break #4:

Sleep "Dragonaut" from Sleep's Holy Mountain (1992)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OWwgGYhsBs

Listening break #4:

Lectric Wizard "Funeralopolis" from Dopethrone (2000)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdlEIlq9nZg

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Come, Sweet Death, BWV 478 by J.S. Bach (performed by E. Schwartz)

Atmospheric Doom Metal - ROYALTY FREE [No copyright Music]poweredBYGDK

The Beatles - I Want You (She's So Heavy) [8-BIT]PlayToDie

Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath 8-Bit

Miles_Metal... 8-Bit Metal, Video Game and Film Covers

[FREE] Doom Metal x Stoner Metal Instrumental - "THE LOST WITCH" - Electric WizardNo Copyright Metal

Ash Nazg | War Chant of MordorSirRacha

FREE] Doom Metal X Slow Heavy Metal - "Slow Burner"Mauricio Mirapalheta Sound

MISTRESS OF FLYING | Doom Metal | No Copyright Music | ROYALTY FREE MUSICDark Burden

[FREE] Stoner Metal X Doom Metal Instrumental - "Stoner Minimoe"Mauricio Mirapalheta Sound

Horror Background Music(No Copyright)Scary Dark Mysterious Music/Horror Trailer Music[Royalty Free]Power Music Factory

Paradise Lost - Gothic (8-Bit Version)Squskii

[No Copyright Music] The Graveyard | Horror Music | Royalty Free MusicVIVEK ABHISHEK

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Retro Post Punk by Infraction [No Copyright Music] / After Duty

Infraction - No Copyright Music

Gothic Organ Intense Music | Royalty Free Musicgravitymusic

[ROYALTY FREE] 90's Rave Type Early Techno | Acidic Techno | LxftBeat Lab

Royalty Free Gothic Metal, PrecipiceIridium Music

Funeral Doom: Aethyr - Ave A - Royalty Free Stoner Doom Metal

Non Solus [eklektik underground

[FREE] SOUNDS OF SUICIDE 💀 DSBT type beat 💀 depressive suicidal black metal beat Elliot Skram

(free) dystopia x sludge metal type instrumental | “mortify” (prod. sxzu x erik rottenburg)SXZU

[ No Copyright ] The Forgotten Carousel | Horror Music | ROYALTY FREE MUSICVIVEK ABHISHEK

Funny Song | Comedic Background Music | Silly ChickenFesliyanStudios Background Music

M87 - 70s Psychedelic Rock With Guitar Solo [Royalty Free Music]LonePeakMusic

Wherein Eric and John explore three significant, influential branches of Swedish death metal, the Stockholm scene, the Gothenburg scene, and progressive Swedish death metal, discussing bands including Entombed, Dismember, At the Gates, In Flames, Edge of Sanity, Opeth, and MANY more.

Click on the links below for all the music listening/video breaks in this episode:

Listening Break #1:

Entombed- "Left Hand Path" from Left Hand Path (1990)

⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weyYzWU-FNI

Listening break #2:

At the Gates- "Slaughter of the Soul" from Slaughter of the Soul (1995)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIqTfc0XIfg

Listening break #3:

Opeth "The Moor" from Still Life (1999)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ob2GdSUQKg

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Free SWEDISH DEATH METAL Music - Haunting of the Flesh // No Copyright 

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free) hardcore punk x metal x alternative rock type beat - "M.F.P.S" (prod. Capsized)Capsized

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Royalty Free // Epic Fantasy Music "Leaving for Valhalla" by Alexander NakaradaAlexander Nakarada - CreatorChords

Death/Thrash Metal Riffs - Fight Like Hell // Royalty Free No Copyright MusicWhite Bat Audio

Royalty Free Instrumental Death Metal Track-AMRPHIS

Free DEATH METAL Music - Cult of the Skull - // Copyright Free Music - White Bat Audio

Royalty free french musicDar Golan

Audio Assault Bulldozer: Boss Hm2 Swedish Death Metal Tone Made with Amp Sim VSTGoat Surgeon

D-Beat Backing Track (165 BPM) [Drum Loop]NoCombs_NoMasters

Horror Background Music(No Copyright)Scary Dark Mysterious Music/Horror Trailer Music[Royalty Free]Power Music Factory

Melodic Death Metal Type Instrumental "Dread" Prod. Beef DrewBeef Drew ♪

weeping - melodic death/black metal instrumental [free]pekarot

A Love Song (for Erin)

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It's In The Fog' by ‪@DarrenCurtisMusic‬ 🇺🇸 | Horror Music (No Copyright) ☠️BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free Music

[ No Copyright ] The Devil Below | AMBIENT DARK MUSIC | ROYALTY FREE MUSICVIVEK ABHISHEK

Gates of Valhalla Viking Metal Royalty FreeDJ XU 666 WEB RADIO

Amon Amarth - Twilight of the Thunder god 8-bitDAWG BALLS

Royalty Free Instrumental Progressive Death Metal "DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES" (No AI)David J. Barrios | Royalty Free Metal Music

Royalty Free Instrumental Symphonic Metal - "BLOOD ASCENDANT" (NO AI) #royaltyfreemusicDavid J. Barrios | Royalty Free Metal Music

Creepy 80's Horror Theme - Bad Omen // Royalty Free No Copyright MusicWhite Bat Audio

EWQL Royalty Free Creepy Music "Come Out And Play"Darren Curtis Music

Wherein Eric briefly introduces the listener to the storied career of Bay Area thrash legends Testament before sitting down to chat with Testament frontman Chuck Billy about their fantastic 2025 album, Para Bellum, and their 2026 US tour, Thrash of the Titans, with Overkill and Destruction.

For more information about Testament visit:

⁠https://www.testamentlegions.com/site/

Suggested Testament songs:

"Over the Wall" from The Legacy (1987) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZkYB81FeDc

"The Ballad" from Practice What You Preach (1989)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ9-xPIuGs0

"Down for Life" from The Gathering (1999)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIu4yr5mYMc

"More Than Meets the Eye" from The Foundation of Damnation (2008)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09rHDabBQfA

"Brotherhood of the Snake" from Brotherhood of the Snake (2016) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeIgFsU0x4I

"Night of the Witch" from Titans of Creation (2020)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cF2hIrXq2ss

Para Bellum is available either via digital:

https://testament.bandcamp.com/album/para-bellum

or physical media:

https://shop.nuclearblast.com/products/testament-para-bellum?srsltid=AfmBOopKN2P0S13Romq-IpQwncDIXZeWkawfzllbOlHLD-jn-zUbpRwQ

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New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are regularly released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month. Thanks for listening!

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Electric Crown 8-bit, trooper888888888888

1924 version: Al Jolson - California, Here I Come (Isham Jones Orch.)

Testament - Over The Wall (8 Bit) pandoozles

Testament - The Ballad (8-bit) slantyrock

Death/Thrash Metal Riffs - Fight Like Hell // Royalty Free No Copyright MusicWhite Bat Audio

"More Than Meets The Eye" - Testament (8-Bit) Manny Jimenez

"Para Bellum" (excerpt) from Para Bellum (2025)

Testament (used with permission courtesy of Testament/Nuclear Blast)

"Meant to Be" (excerpt) from Para Bellum (2025)

Testament (used with permission courtesy of Testament/Nuclear Blast)

Wherein Eric and John unleash their inner chaotic neutral bard and lawful evil cleric and explore the D&D-laced fantasy world of power metal through bands including: Manowar, Helloween, Hammerfall, Stratovarius, Rhapsody, Nightwish, and more!

Click on the links below for all the music listening/video breaks in this episode:

Listening Break #1:

Manowar- "Hail and Kill" from Kings of Metal (1988)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6zOT3IZ90U

Listening break #2: A Helloween choose your own adventure!

A) "Twilight of the Gods" from Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt. 1 (1987)-⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk-FNnMzVAY

B) "I Want Out" from Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt. 2 (1988)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMhL9NZ0Kdw

Listening break #3: Blind Guardian "Mirror Mirror" from Nightfall in Middle-Earth (1998)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNGCvI9dpZY

Listening break #4: Rhapsody "Emerald Sword" from Symphony of Enchanted Lands (1998)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5kLxQGbRYg

Listening break #5: Nightwish "Sacrament of Wilderness" from Oceanborn (1998)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGEQ-MEOTQs

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Dragonforce - Through The Fire And Flames (8 Bit)pandoozles

[Free Music] Dark Fantasy "Prepare Thyself" Royalty Free Music Darren Curtis

Adventure | Alexander Nakarada - CreatorChords

Adventure BeyondAlexander Nakarada - CreatorChords

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Fast POWER METAL-Walls Around You -(Vlog Free Music)Юрій Голобородько

Europe - The Final Countdown - Virtual Marimba CoverMarimbaLab

Rock The Night - Europe - 8Bit8BitUzz

Pacman Melody | Neoclassical Metal | No Copyright Music By WildebasterXWildebasterX

Very emotional classical guitar song by Fernando Sor | Copyright free

Optimistic & Positive (Free Music) - "ABILITY TO REJOY" by Numall Fix 🇷🇺BreakingCopyright

Viking Music - Ivar the BonelessPawl D Beats

Royalty Free // Epic Fantasy Music "Leaving for Valhalla" by Alexander Nakarada

Germany National Anthem (Olympic Version 2012/2016) | Free Copyright for Youtube

Royalty Free Music || Fantasy Tavern Bard D&D Background Music || Drakenhart - Bard TroupeBlackbirdBard Music

Unyielding Flame – Royalty Free Power Metal | Epic, Melodic, Heroic Instrumental MusicRoyalty Free Audio Vault

Epic Neoclassical Metal Instrumental | Shredding Guitar Symphony

Copyright Free Background Music - Neoclassical Metal Instrumental 🎸Anti Vocal

[Free Music] Dark Fantasy "Prepare Thyself" Royalty Free MusicDarren Curtis Music

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Potentiality - E Minor Power Metal Instrumental (NO COPYRIGHT MUSIC)Jared Elejorde

The Star-Spangled Banner (In a minor key)David Knighten

The Fire Within (Power Metal Instrumental) No Copyright : Free MusicWildebasterX

Adventurous Metal Pirates by Alexander Nakarada [Free Music – Metal No Copyright]FM Free Music -