Episode 72: 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
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/wintersun-crowdfunding--3#/

Dysfunctions full-length debut
https://www.kickstarter.com/…/148178…/dysfunctions-new-album

Arakara's "Shadow of Violence" EP
https://www.kickstarter.com/…/9795207…/shadow-of-violence-ep

Chris and Dan take some time to discuss their experiences at the following shows:
Nile and Overkill at the Alamo City Music Hall
Lordi and Jessikill at Fitzgerald's

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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Episode 70: 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
Monkeysoop
Once Human
Battle Beast

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
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1481786092/dysfunctions-new-album

Steve Grimmett's medical recovery
https://www.youcaring.com/stephenmgrimmett-740370

Arakara's "Shadow of Violence" EP
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/979520769/shadow-of-violence-ep

Emily Hoffman's medical recovery
https://www.gofundme.com/3b5g5ew

Adavant's "The Unyielding" album
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2046494798/new-adavant-album-the-unyielding

Dillinger Escape Plan's recovery
https://www.gofundme.com/help-the-dillinger-escape-plan

Mike Scheidt's (YOB) medical recovery
https://www.gofundme.com/help-mike-scheidt-of-yob-recover

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

Monkeysoop at Jack's Patio Bar
Se7en and Seance at Fitzgerald's*

*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.

Episode 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
Xandria
T.S.O.L.
Curse of Denial
Iron Reagan
The O'Reilly's and the Paddyhats
Galactic Empire.

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
Jessikill at Boozehounds
Broken Soul and Broken Rail at Bonds
Target 7 and Violent Revenge at Fitzgeralds

Episode 68

Episode 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.
 

Episode 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:
Ben Ward's Team Rock YouGiving Page:
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/ukrockcommunity
Seven Kingdom's "Decennium":
https://www.kickstarter.com/…/seven-kingdoms-decennium-limi…
Mike Williams YouCaring page:
https://www.youcaring.com/mikeixwilliams-695413

For those interested in the Rolling Stone article referenced above:
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/20-best-metal-albums-of-2016-w454251

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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.

In this installment, your favorite heavy metal caballeros take a look at the latest albums from Ash Borer and Krullur. General, recording, touring and charting news is reviewed for several artists before Chris gives an update on the YouCaring campaign for Mike Williams of EyeHateGod. Pat and Reece offer up their list of Top Ten Univerally Panned Albums That Weren't That Bad. Chris reviews Napoleon for this week's Social Media Highlight segment before we close out the show with a response to our discussion last week, reviewing the things for which we are NOT thankful in heavy metal.

In this installment, your favorite heavy metal caballeros take a look at the latest albums from Oni, Sister and Martyrdod. General, recording, touring and charting news is reviewed for several artists. Chris gives the final word on Gwar's crowdfunding campaign for their comic book series and an update on the YouCaring campaign for Mike Williams of EyeHateGod. Chris and I discuss our experience seeing Queensryche, Armored Saint and Midnight Eternal at Alamo City Music Hall the previous week. Chris triples down on the Social Media Highlight segment to compensate for his lack of preparedness in the last few weeks, educating us on Blackwater Drowning, A Broken Frame and She Pulled the Trigger. We close out the show with a festive discussion about the things for which we are thankful in heavy metal.