Phil and Ray talk about the bands that they feel like they should probably like more or just don't quite get. It turns out that they don't like each others favourite bands. Will this spell the end of the podcast and Phil and Ray's friendship? Doesn't seem like it.

Have a listen to some of the things we've been listening to over the last few months https://open.spotify.com/playlist/51HX07ZcHeIsBpNy9vUJiw?si=db576ccee10c40de

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Foot Stompers, Bangers, Epics and Ballads. The four types of songs. In this episode Phil and Ray talk about the curious beast that is the heavy metal ballad. Why does such a thing exist when it seems like it is perhaps the antithesis of heavy metal? The answer, because sometimes they are quite good.

Also talked about:

New single from Tribulation, Queen as one of the top 10 non metal bands that heavy metal owes a great deal, and reporting in on a few gigs attended in Melbourne over the previous couple of weeks.

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Phil and Ray discuss when the best time to be a heavy metal fan has been throughout history. More is more, or more not more? It is hard to know.

Also talked about

Bands:

Satan, Rotting Christ, Alcest, Death, Iron Maiden (always), Tarot

Gigs:

• Ulcerate, Pestilential Shadows, Altars https://www.ulcerate-official.com/#tour
• Disentomb, Abramelin + more https://tickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/52409958-ac5e-4ccb-bc53-14686581414e
• Storm Rider Festival https://tickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/f5d1dff9-5e2f-48e1-bc91-54f163d7cbe3
• Essence Festival https://tickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/cd26dd51-5ece-45d3-83de-56023e28e2d0
• Steel Assassins Festival https://www.moshtix.com.au/v2/event/steel-assassins-2024-two-day-pass/168187

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Phil and Ray talk about why we like albums so much and playlists less, but there is a time and place for everything

Albums we mention that we've been listening to lately

Phil:

• Tarot - Glimpse of the Dawn https://hcrtarot.bandcamp.com/album/glimpse-of-the-dawn
• Freeways - Dark Sky Sanctuary https://dyingvictimsproductions.bandcamp.com/album/dark-sky-sanctuary
• Kontact - Full Contact https://dyingvictimsproductions.bandcamp.com/album/full-contact

Ray:

• Borknagar - Fall https://open.spotify.com/album/5nK2siMASeGKxTsX9GqY3v
• Bruce Dickinson - The Mandrake Project https://open.spotify.com/album/0tN7q7Xmt0qaoGElJ3Gvqy
• Woods of Ypres - Grey Skies and Electric Lights https://open.spotify.com/album/0Rap0bS5EZeaKFoma3tjGs

A whole bunch of other albums get talked about throughout the episode, given it is album focused. They should all be easy to find if you don't know them already. This is the clip of Rob Halford being the coolest guy on Earth that is mentioned though https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMVV_HsHcX0

And some really long playlists for your next long drive if you like exactly the same music as Ray does:

• rock songs for when people are over https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4tvJfTdxU3rNyb6hT6aDid?si=0f92ae15985a4258
• metal playlist for when I don't want to choose things https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Ona2ZJHnAoUQGuUR1pMsb?si=1223a54322ad4907

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Episode 1 of the Metal Minutiae Podcast where we talk the myth of the debut album being the best album from bands. There were a couple of teething issues on the audio recording, i.e. Ray messed up. Apologies.

Some key things from the episode for your reference:

Cirith Ungol show

• Your Mate Bookings https://www.yourmatebookings.com/
• Cirith Ungol https://www.metalblade.com/us/artists/cirith-ungol/
• Night Demon https://www.nightdemon.net/
• Aardvark https://aardvarkheavymetal.bandcamp.com/
• Tarot https://hcrtarot.bandcamp.com/album/glimpse-of-the-dawn

Upcoming Shows

• Enforcer Tour Tickets
• Hammerfall Tour Tickets
• Ulcerate and Pestilential Shadows Tour
• Agalloch Tour
• Bastardizer The Duke Hotel Enmore June 21 Performing Enforcers of Evil https://bastardizer.bandcamp.com/album/speed-armageddon

Metal Archives for the reviews stats Ray used

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