The Department of Metal Antiquities

In what's hopefully a very rare occurrence, we are dropping a classic episode as we don't have a new one for you this week.

Check out what we thought about Rob Halford leading the way for Black Sabbath back in the day.

Catch ya next week!

Welp, what do you do if you've become an overnight sensation?

Join Duncan and Nik as they go back to see what Quiet Riot did after just that.

Back in 1998, there was a glorious album written and recorded by a couple gents who were in some famous bands.

You might have heard of Kiss and Motley Crue?

Well, here's what was made with their X-Men

Back in the late 80's, Soundgarden was a recording band before anyone in the wider world had ever heard of them. Join our intrepid hosts as Duncan pulls Nik into that Seattle Sound of the 90's.

Theme Music provided by Finns Motel

As a young pup of 30, Ronnie James Dio dropped his first ablum, ELF!

Have you ever heard it?

Check it out with us won't you?

In the year of our lord, 1982, Peter Criss teamed up with Casablanca Recrods along with apparently Gene Simmons and Vinnie Vincent, to drop an album so amazing, so indescribable, so kashmir, that it wasn't released in the USA until nearly 2 decades later.

Come with us as Duncan and Nik listen to it.

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In 1978, Richard Wright of Pink Floyd released his first solo record, Wet Dream, and stated it will make his creative juices really get going for the next Pink Floyd Project.

In 1984, David Gilmour released his second solo record and went on his first solo tour.

Join Duncan and Nik as they check out these forgotten LPs.

In 1970 Roger Waters and in 1985 Nick Mason both put out avant garde solo records.

In both cases, there was a collaborator with the principals.

Join us as Duncan and Nik, both Pink Floyd stans, do our first ever albums shootout.

Who's gonna be your number one? 

Roger Waters or Nick Mason?

Good god. How can there be an Aerosmith record without both Joe Perry and Brad Whitford?

Now, should we spin it or bin it?

Find out with us.

In 1984, an album by a short lived group comes out called Initium, which was Latin for The Beginning.

Glenn Danzing had split from The Misfits and created a new thing which bands like Faith No More and Metallica took notice of. Come with us as we look back at 1984 and the Satanization of America.