(note this originally was a live video stream)

John and Bailey count down their favorite albums of 2025!

Bailey's Runner-Ups:

John's Runner-Ups:

John's #5-20 in no particular order:

Bailey's Top 5:

John's Top 4:

More Than Metal: https://linktr.ee/morethanmetal

John Bultena: https://linktr.ee/onlyplaywizards

Bailey Crowe: https://www.instagram.com/bcrowevo/

Swapping albums, John assigns Billie Monolord's Empress Rising, a legendary big doom metal album. Billie puts John onto The Black Queen and their album Fever Daydream.

The Swap is where Billie and John give each other an album they've never heard to listen to. They then share a conversation about their thoughts on the respective music composition.

More Than Metal: https://linktr.ee/morethanmetal

John Bultena: https://linktr.ee/onlyplaywizards

Billie Crowe: https://www.instagram.com/bcrowevo/

LUXT, the legends of the Sacramento rock scene in the early 2000s just had their reunion show. We chat with them about how that came about, what goes into a reunion show, and what the future holds for the progenitors of Cyber Voodoo Rock.

LUXT: https://www.facebook.com/LUXTofficial/

More Than Metal: https://linktr.ee/morethanmetal

John Bultena: https://linktr.ee/onlyplaywizards

Billie Crowe: https://www.instagram.com/bcrowevo/

Concerts are events where people and artists converge to share an experience. But not all concert goes know that. We delve into common advice, that is often overlooked, to make your experience at a concert better, for noobs and oldheads alike.

More Than Metal: https://linktr.ee/morethanmetal

John Bultena: https://linktr.ee/onlyplaywizards

Billie Crowe: https://www.instagram.com/bcrowevo/

The Phantom AD, a presence beyond time but always up for a good time joins the pod to chat what it takes the haunt the nation, tell us what ghoulish rock n' roll is, and what we should expect from one of his performances. It is DIY from the other side in our first Halloween special episode!

The Phantom AD: https://thephantomad.com/

More Than Metal: https://linktr.ee/morethanmetal

John Bultena: https://linktr.ee/onlyplaywizards

Billie Crowe: https://www.instagram.com/bcrowevo/

Trying a new segment: Does It Hold Up? where we look at an album we remember fondly of decades past. On deck is Sacramento's own industrial rock legends, LUXT. Their 1998 album, Razing Eden, saw them breaking out in the scene, but the question remains: does it hold up?

More Than Metal: https://linktr.ee/morethanmetal

John Bultena: https://linktr.ee/onlyplaywizards

Billie Crowe: https://www.instagram.com/bcrowevo/

On deck today is the new album from Perturbator, Age of Aquarius. Does French synth wave superstar James Kent stand up in the year 2025, particularly in the context of contemporary electronic releases? And what about the extensive guests on this album? Find out what John and Billie think on More Than Metal

More Than Metal: https://linktr.ee/morethanmetal

John Bultena: https://linktr.ee/onlyplaywizards

Billie Crowe: https://www.instagram.com/bcrowevo/

Today's Swap has John listening to Mastodon's 2017 album Emperor of Sand with Billie taking the 1999 classic EBM/Industrial album Fun With Knives by Velvet Acid Christ to task with modern synthwave.

The Swap is where Billie and John give each other an album they've never heard to listen to. They then share a conversation about their thoughts on the respective music composition.

Bill and I listen to Castle Rat's brand new album: Bestiary. We chat this highly anticipated album, its strengths and where it may fall short of expectations. Enjoy this track by track break down on More Than Metal.

More Than Metal: https://linktr.ee/morethanmetal

John Bultena: https://linktr.ee/onlyplaywizards

Bill Crowe: https://www.instagram.com/billjcrowevo/

Adam Neal, co-founder and guitarist of Savage Master, joins to talk about stage theatrics, growing up with horror and heavy metal, and how do you prepare to tour with GWAR?

Savage Master: https://savagemasterofficial.bandcamp.com/