The Department of Metal Antiquities

The Department of Metal Antiquities

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The Department of Metal Antiquities episodes

  • DMA 219: Kill Devil Hill Self Titled

    Could you imagine how great it would be if we had a monster of 80's metal drums joining a classic bass player from groove metal?

    Then we add in some new blood, and surely Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath, Dio,and more) and Rex Brown (Pantera, Down) can bring this home.

    Join Nik and Duncan to find out!

    51 min
  • DMA #215: "A Life Within A Day" by Squackett

    Back in the after times of the before times of the prog times, two member of the two most prolific prog bands teamed up to write and record a record full of prog.

    Chris Squire of Yes and Steve Hackett of Genesis decided it was time to return to the goodness of back in the day.

    So, they dropped this album.

    Join Nik and Duncan to see if they spin it or bin it.

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    55 min
  • DMA 214: "Dio At Dominos" by Ronnie Dio and The Prophets

    When I think of Ronnie James Dio, it's those epic pipes I heard on Heaven and Hell from Live Evil back when I was only 12 years old.

    I don't even really think of Elf, but those albums exist. But there was even a before time before Elf, and I don't mean The Electric Elves.

    Join Nik and Duncan as we dig into Ronnie Dio and The Prophets. It's Dio like you've never heard him!

    1 hr 7 min
  • DMA 213: "Audiodog" by Bruce Kulick

    In the aftermath of being dismissed from Kiss and Union fizzling out, Bruce Kulick finally wrote and recorded a solo record.

    Join Nik and Duncan as they decide whether to spin it or bin it!

    Ever heard this one? What's your favorite track?

    49 min
  • DMA 211: "W.O.W." by Wendy O. Williams Featuring....

    Ace Frehley, Vinnie Vincent, Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, and Eric Carr.

    Along with the Plasmatics from the neighborhood.

    This one features almost everybody who'd ever been in Kiss up to this point and nearly everybody who'd ever been in the Plasmatics up to this point.

    This is weird.

    Join us!

    48 min
  • DMA 210: "34.788%... Complete" by My Dying Bride

    Stop me if you've heard this before, but in 1998, metal was changing and many legacy acts were looking to change with the times.

    My Dying Bride was NOT immune to this and they were ready to find a modern sound.

    Join Nik and Duncan to see if it worked.

    56 min

About The Department of Metal Antiquities

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As a musical genre, heavy metal (and all it's sub-genres) has only existed for 50 years, but in that time there have been a great many happenings that we have collectively forgotten.