Music City Metal

Music City Metal

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Music City Metal episodes

  • Thom Hazaert & the state of Metal's mental health
    The conversation continues with Thom Hazaert, acclaimed musician, author and writer as we explore the state and stigma of mental health in the metal community. Breaking the stigma of talking about our own mental health in the rock and roll scene still remains a challenge. While Thom and Larry differ from the view of their own personal experiences, they each agree that although 'spending time with a broken man' takes effort, it's worth it if it means one less brother or sister is lost to suicide. Metalheads and mental health are a topic held close to our battle vests and we explore ways to keep each other supported and ready to mosh.
    Order your copy of Thom and David Ellefson's book, 'More Life with Deth' and check out an upcoming bonus episode where Mary reads a few lines in the hopes of landing the book-on-tape deal.
    Check out the previous episode when Thom shares more about Taproot's new record, SC\SSRS. They plan to do the Festival circuit this year, be sure to follow their socials to find a show in your city. Get your official Taproot merch here.Check out Volatale Skateboards for the only place to find licensed rock n roll and metal band decks.
    50 min
  • Mental Health Metal Minute

    Larry shares a metal moment with the late, great Ian Punnet, talkshow host on Coast to Coast AM from February 2023. Ian is reminiscent about the Nashville rock scene back in the days of Club 328 and Larry shares his take on Prog Rock and our mini-tour to Tampa.


    Mary wraps up the episode with some thoughts on chronic illness, its effects on your mental health, and that reaching out for help shouldn't be as difficult as it can sometimes be for metalheads in America.

    17 min
  • Welcome Back with Thom Hazaert
    Join us in the Electric Fishbowl for the first episode of 2024 with our guest Thom Hazaert, acclaimed musician, author/writer, and music executive. He was co-founder and president of Corporate Punishment Records and currently runs THC: MUSIC, a management firm and label. With David Ellefson, he relaunched legendary metal label Combat Records, as part of EMP Label Group.[1][2][3] Hazaert's work was also influential in the early advent of lifestyle street and viral marketing among rock acts,[4] as an independent consultant for record labels including Flip Records, Interscope Records, Warner Bros. Records, Hollywood Records, Jive Records, and as co-founder of Total Assault Street Teams.
    Coupled with Thom's big personality and opinions we talk all things rock and metal, then and now including Dave Mustaine's controversial comment about ticket prices. We reflect a bit on FishFest Iv in 2023 and look on to overcoming the stigma of mental health challenges in the music industry.
    We introduce two new band on the Nashville metal scene - Glasswalker, Weapon of Choice and Dead Runes Iron Song.
    1 hr 6 min
  • Meet Mountain Tomb
    Meet the minds behind the genre bending sounds of Mountain Tomb. Hear their most recent single, 'God Has A Gun' and how they got the proverbial band back together after almost 20 years. Pre-save their upcoming single 'Ghost in the Machine' released on June 30, 2023. The members of the band share how metal is good for your Mental Health and how music is an over all community experience. Visit www.mountaintomb.com to support local rock n roll music, links to hear tunes and more.
    1 hr 20 min
  • Metal & Mental Health part duex
    Join us for part two of a candid conversation with James Cole IV about mental health in the metal community. Check out a Ted Talk that discussed metal music as healing and the Loudwire video discussing metal and mental health. What songs give you a pick up and who inspires you to do better every day? Listen on as we finally get Jordan to share his professional thoughts on how H.P. Lovecraft contributed to the art of the underground scene. Tunes from Framing Hanley (Lollipop) and Dystopian (Hope). The Grunge article on surprising effects of metal.
    1 hr 14 min
  • Metal & Mental Health pt 1

    Join us for a candid conversation with James Cole IV about mental health in the metal community and what it means to support each other in the scene especially when the good times get down. Mary shares about the state of mental health and the stigma that remains in corporate finance. Don't forget to subscribe & follow and catch some eye candy in a collaborative video remix of Knuck if you Buck  and Genetic Curse. Then watch the Loudwire video and Ted Talk for reference.

    1 hr 16 min
  • Florida Residency Recap
    Hang out with Larry & Mary as we wrap up with the final segment from our recent conversation with John Warren of Moonshine Zombies musing about how music brings us together across a vast array of genres. “Music is the great uniter. An incredible force. Something that people who differ on everything and anything else can have in common.”
    We'll recap the SWFL January Brass Mug Residency with Crusade, Lines in the Sky, Rising Up Angry and newcomers on the prog-rock scene Apeiron Bound. You'll get to meet our new friend, Yani. and hear all about her love of music and drawing. And rounding out the episode is an unexpected phone call with Lane Spicer vocalist for hardcore band Scorched Vatika.
    47 min
  • Introducing Moonshine Zombies

    Larry and Mary have a bootleg conversation with John Warren, lead vocalist for Moonshine Zombies. Hear tracks from their latest 2022 album, She's Gone, Slideshow and Meeting at the Crossroads, thenwatch the videos here on Youtube. Find links to follow their socials, watch for summer tour dates, and browse cool merch at www.moonshinezombies.com.

    50 min
  • Gig life, prog rock and another trip to Florida
    Larry and Mary reminisce on the last few months of work and gig life in Nashville. Looking ahead to the next Residency at the Brass Mug in Tampa FL starting on January 5, 2023. Music from Prog-metal bands Lines in the Sky and Crusade. Thanks to Chris from Rising up Angry for putting together four upcoming FL shows.
    38 min
  • Labor Day Metal Fest
    We take the Fishbowl mobile to the TN state fair and reminisce about FishFest III, with tunes from Dystopian and Oblivion Myth. Then we have a conversation with George Ochoa (Deliverance/guitar) and Terry 'the animal' Russell (drums) members of Human Code. See them live at Immortal Fest September 2nd at BMI Event Center in Ohio, then a free show Sunday, September 4 at Bowie’s in Nashville.
    1 hr 23 min

About Music City Metal

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Join Larry and Mary Fish as we dive into the 'Electric Fishbowl'. We'll showcase bands in the local rock and metal scene from Nashville and across Middle TN. Get your O'fishal concert calendar here…