The Slamfest Podcast brings the premier rock concert pregaming experience from the parking lot to the podcasting airwaves. 

Episode 226 - Brad saw a 2000's Hard Rock band for the 2nd and final time at St. Andrews Hall in Detroit, MI - he recaps the Hinder and My Darkest Days show he saw on 7/29/11.  For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, he creates a sixteen (seventeen with a bonus track) "best of" comprising of songs from Hinders' first four studio albums, Extreme Behavior, from 2005, through Welcome to the Freakshow, from 2012.  After a Slamfest Tip of the Week, he is faced with a variation of the "Which Side are you On?" segment, which section of Hinder's Put that Record On lyric video does he prefer?

Music in this episode by:

My Darkest Days

Hinder

Bon Jovi

Motorhead

Black Sabbath

Kiss

Ozzy

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Episode 225 - Brad's 14th show of 2024...this time he was back at the Machine Shop in Flint MI - he saw Dirty Honey on 9/24/24.  He also reviews the Dirty Honey show he saw on 5/16/24 at the same venue. He covers the tour dates that make up the entire Can't Find the Brakes Tour.   For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, he creates setlists for the upcoming shows at the Whisky a Go Go and The Troubadour in November.   After a Slamfest Tip of the Week, he is faced with a "Which Side are you On?, side 1 or side 2 from Dirty Honey's self-titled EP, from 2019.

Music in this episode by:

Dirty Honey

Bon Jovi

Motorhead

Black Sabbath

Kiss

Ozzy

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Episode 9 - Anniversary Songs Matchups from 1974, 1984 and 1994.

Music in this episode by:

Tenacious D

Aerosmith

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Episode 224 - It's the end of the 3rd quarter and time for another concert regret episode.  This time Brad goes back to the mid-80's and discusses a tour by a big 1980's metal band - Dio's Sacred Heart Tour at Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, NE on 10/14/85.  He saw this band three times but regrets not seeing the original lineup.  Brad welcomes Slamfest crew members Andy and Brad C. back to the podcast to help recap this tour - Brad C. saw this tour on 8/23/85 at Sandstone Amphitheatre in Bonner Springs, KS.   For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, they go through Dio's first two studio albums, Holy Diver, from 1983 and The Last in Line from 1984 and put "like" songs up against each other.  After a Slamfest Tip of the Week, they are faced with a "Which Side are you On?" - Side 1 or 2 from Dio's first live album, Intermission, from 1986.

Music in this episode by:

Dio

Rainbow

Black Sabbath

Kiss

Ozzy

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Episode 223 - Back to another Slamfest gathering...this was #7.  Brad saw the Hell on Earth Tour featuring Rob Zombie and Slayer on 7/22/11 at the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkson, MI with three other Slamfest Crew members.  He invites Andy and Mike back to the show to recap this concert and talk about Rob Zombie and Slayer.  For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, they rank Slayer's title cuts from 8 to 1.  After a Slamfest Tip of the Week, they are faced with a "Which Side are you On?", side 1 or side 2 from Rob Zombie's fourth solo studio album, Hellbilly Deluxe 2, from 2010.

Music in this episode by:

Slayer

Rob Zombie

Bon Jovi

Motorhead

Black Sabbath

Kiss

Ozzy

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Episode 222 - Brad's 13th show of 2024...this time he was in a baseball stadium and of the two main bands  on the bill, he was seeing one of them for the first time.  He saw The Saviors Tour featuring Green Day, The Smashing Pumpkins and Rancid at Comerica Park in Detroit, MI on 9/3/24. He covers his background with The Smashing Pumpkins and Rancid and recaps the show including the incident that happened during Green Day's set.  For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, he debates which band was bigger in the 1990's - Green Day or The Smashing Pumpkins?  After a Slamfest Tip of the Week, he is faced with a variation of the "Which Side are you On?" segment, which Green Day album from 2012 does he prefer - Uno, Dos or Tre?

Music in this episode by:

Rancid

The Smashing Pumpkins

Green Day

Bon Jovi

Motorhead

Black Sabbath

Kiss

Ozzy

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Episode 221 -  Brad covers the last show he saw at the 2011 Common Ground Music Festival show - Tonic for the first and only time on 7/16/11.   For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, he matches up singles/hits from Tonics first four studio albums, Lemon Parade, Sugar, Head on Straight and the self-titled and chooses his favorite.  After a Slamfest Tip of the Week, he is faced with a "Which Side are you On?" - Side 1 or 2 from Tonic's compilation, A Casual Affair: The Best of Tonic, from 2009.

Music in this episode by:

Tonic

Bon Jovi

Motorhead

Black Sabbath

Kiss

Ozzy

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Episode 220 - Back to another 2011 Common Ground Music Festival show.  Brad saw Theory of a Deadman for the very first time and Black Stone Cherry for the 2nd and last time on 7/15/11.   For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, he creates a 15-song compilation album consisting of songs from Theory of a Deadman's first four studio albums - the Self-titled through The Truth Is....  After a Slamfest Tip of the Week, he is faced with a variation of the "Which Side are you On?" segment, which single from Between the Devil & the Deep Blue Sea do you like best, White Trash Millionaire, Blame it on the Boom Boom, In My Blood and Like I Roll?

Music in this episode by:

Theory of a Deadman

Black Stone Cherry

Bon Jovi

Motorhead

Black Sabbath

Kiss

Ozzy

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Episode 8 - Mount Rushmore of Live Albums - All genres and all years are in play.  Only one rule - no unplugged albums .

Music in this episode by:

Tenacious D

Aerosmith

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Episode 219 - The 3rd of three shows for Brad over a week's time...this time he saw The Struts for the first time - at Royal Oak Music Theatre in Royal Oak, MI on 8/9/24. He covers his background with The Struts and recaps the show.  For the Band on the Bill Spotlight, he creates a 17-song compilation album consisting of songs from The Struts four studio albums - Everybody Wants through Pretty Vicious.  After a Slamfest Tip of the Week, he is faced with a "Which Side are you On?" - Side 1 or 2 from The Struts EP, Have You Heard, from 2015.

Music in this episode by:

The Struts

Bon Jovi

Motorhead

Black Sabbath

Kiss

Ozzy

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