Shred Shack Podcast

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Ep. 072: In this installment, your three favorite heavy metal caballeros recap  the previous week in metal, though they unusually have no new releases  to discuss. General, recording and touring news for various artists are  reviewed. In the midst of the news, the following crowdfunding campaigns  are discussed:

Wintersun's studio creation and "The Forest Seasons" release

Dysfunctions full-length debut

Arakara's "Shadow of Violence" EP

Chris and Dan take some time to discuss their experiences at the following shows:

We  close out the show with a discussion on the recent changes made to the  Billboard subgenre charts and how they're affecting heavy metal artists.

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Ep. 070: In this installment, your three favorite heavy metal caballeros recap  the previous two weeks in metal, starting with the latest releases from  the following artists:

Mord’a Stigmata

General,  recording and touring news for various artists are reviewed before  looking at another sad week in charting news. In the midst of the news,  the following crowdfunding campaigns are discussed:

Dysfunction's full length debut

Steve Grimmett's medical recovery

Arakara's "Shadow of Violence" EP

Emily Hoffman's medical recovery

Adavant's "The Unyielding" album

Dillinger Escape Plan's recovery

Mike Scheidt's (YOB) medical recovery

Dan takes some time to discuss his experience at the following shows:

Monkeysoop at Jack's Patio Bar

*I  actually also caught Anchor Babies that evening as well but my  description during the podcast was such a stuttering mess, I decided to  cut it out. As such, I will state here that they had a great performance  that evening and I look forward to catching them again very soon.

We  close out the show by reacting to the winners of the Grammy Awards in  the Rock and Metal categories as well as the performance by Metallica  and Lady Gaga.

Ep. 069: In this installment, your three favorite heavy metal caballeros recap  the previous two weeks in metal, starting with old news regarding  Trivium and the latest releases from the following artists:

John Garcia

General,  recording and touring news for various artists are reviewed before  looking at the most headscratching week in charting news we've ever  experienced. Chris, Pete and Dan fill up the last third of the show  discussing the following shows:

UDO Dirkschneider, Byfist, Syrus and Jessikill at Alamo City Music Hall

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Ep. 067: In this installment, your favorite heavy metal caballeros discuss some  old business regarding Team Rock Ltd. before discussing the latest  releases from Black Anvil, Grave Digger and Sepultura.  General, recording, touring and charting news for Morbid Angel, Arch  Enemy, Soilwork, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, In Flames, Metallica, Stone  Sour, Six Feet Under, Alestorm, Obituary, Dimmu Borgir, Avatarium, Jag  Panzer, King Diamond, A Perfect Circle, Black Sabbath and more. Dan  gives the final update on Seven Kingdoms' "Decennium" campaign. Chris  and Dan discuss catching Parallax at Fitzgerald's Bar earlier in the week and Pete joins in for a collective review of performances by Rewired Band Page, Konvxtion and Seance at Jack's Patio Bar over the weekend. The show is closed out with an overdue discussion on the top releases of November 2016.

Ep. 066: In our first installment of 2017 and our first in nearly a month,  your favorite heavy metal caballeros discuss some old business regarding  Disturbed and Tony Iommi before discussing the latest from Revel in  Flesh, Broken Soul, Red I.V., Alluvial, Gone is Gone and Halestorm.  General, recording, touring and charting news for Metallica, Megadeth,  Saxon, Hammerfall, Trivium, Vektor, Judas Priest, Immolation, Darkest  Hour, Suicide Silence, Life of Agony and more. Chris discusses Orange  Goblin frontman Ben Ward's crowdfunding campaign to assist the families  affected by the recent employment cuts at Team Rock LTD before giving an  update on the YouCaring campaign for Mike Williams of EyeHateGod, which  Dan follows with an update on the campaign to fund the tenth  anniversary release from Seven Kingdoms. Chris and Dan discuss the  handful of shows they saw during the hiatus, including Sonata Arctica,  Leaves Eyes, Omnium Gatherum and Jessikill (at Alamo City Music Hall),  Killstorm, Target 7 and Broken Soul (at Fitzgerald's Bar), the Iron  Maiden Laser Concert Experience featuring Seventh Son, Jessikill and  Jose Shredderiffic (at Fitzgerald's Bar), Red I.V.'s New Years Eve EP  release show (at Tonic Bar) and Dirty Sponge and Broken Soul (at  Fitzgerald's Bar). Dan gives a heads-up regarding the forthcoming  interview video with local legends Seance before announcing the removal  of the Social Media Highlight segment from the podcast and the creation  of the Shred Shack Sound Sharing Show, abbreviated as The S5. The show  is closed out with a review of Rolling Stone's Top 20 Heavy Metal Albums  of 2016 list.

Here are the links to the crowdfunding pages mentioned earlier:

For those interested in the Rolling Stone article referenced above:

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Ep. 065: In this installment, your favorite heavy metal caballeros cut right to  general, recording, touring and charting news for Circle II Circle,  Ronnie James Dio, ELP, Disturbed, Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper,  Sepultura, Soundgarden, A Perfect Circle, Kreator, Testament, Guns N  Roses, Opeth, Superjoint, Metallica, Megadeth and more. Chris gives an  update on the YouCaring campaign for Mike Williams of EyeHateGod and Dan  discusses the already-funded-but-it-wouldn't-hurt-to-contribute  campaign for a tenth anniversary release from Seven Kingdoms. Chris and  Pete discuss their hardships trying to attend the Children of Bodom show  at the Aztec Theatre before Dan recounts his experience catching  Enceladus, Target 7, Zero the Hero and The Infamists that same night.  Pete discusses Violet Cold as his Social Media Highlight before the trio  review the Grammy nominations for Best Metal Performance, Best Rock  Performance, Best Rock Song and Best Rock Album.