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They’ve been called “the band with the wildest story ever told”.

Considered founding fathers of the Norwegian Black Metal scene, their 1994 album, De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas is considered one of the most influential black metal albums of all time.

Today, with all of that history behind them, founding bassist, Necrobutcher, drummer Hellhammer, singer Attila and guitarists Ghul and Teloch continue the bands musical legacy with their 2019 release, Daemon, the band’s 6th full length album.

One of the things I love about hosting The Fuzzy Mic is finding out what people are really like and comparing it with my impression of how I think they are.

I’ve gone on record that throughout my 30-year radio career, my favorite interviews have been with Henry Winkler (The Fonz), Keith Urban and boxing promoter Don King. I now add Mayhem guitarist Teloch to my list.

I hope you find this chat as fun as both Teloch and I did.

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We’ve been home bound for the better part of a month with social distancing and isolation predicted to last the remainder of this month, at least.

Now more than ever we need to be MENTALLY TOUGH to keep depression, negativity and despair away.

How do we cope? How do we stay positive when everything around us is so negative? How will we survive?

My guest is Steve Siebold, one of the world’s foremost experts in the field of critical thinking and mental toughness training.

He is the author of eight books, two of which are international bestsellers and have been called the gold standard in the field of psychological performance training.

 After his professional tennis days were over, he continued studying mental toughness and for the past 20 years has worked with Fortune 500 sales and management teams, professional athletes, entrepreneurs and other super achiever to improve performance.

Steve has been featured on NBC’s Today Show, Good Morning America, Fox Business, BBC Television, CBS News, and hundreds of other television, radio, newspapers, magazine and online sites around the globe.

 Now he can add The Fuzzy Mic to his dossier.

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Big time fanboy moment.

I chose to go to Oklahoma State University for baseball based on the success of this player and one other Cowboys immortal.

He's been called the greatest college baseball player in the history of the game, posting records at Oklahoma State University, that will likely never be broken.

He was named College Baseball PLAYER OF THE CENTURY in 1999.

In his pro career, as a member of the Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, Houston Astros, New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles, he faced or played with some of the legends of the game.

Now managing the Sugar Land Skeeters, here is my conversation with Pete Incaviglia as he shares stories about Nolan Ryan, Roger Clemens, Cal Ripken, Jr., Craig Biggio, Jeff Bagwell and many others.

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German black metal band, Dark Fortress released their latest studio album in February, 2020. "Spectres From The Old World" was to bring them to the US for some shows but with COVID-19, those plans were scrapped.

My very casual conversation with guitarist V Santura touched upon the disappointment of the cancellation. We also talked about the video making process for Dark Fortress, other bands that V has played and toured with and the money that comes with being a black metal musician.

V couldn't have been kinder. After this, I'm even more excited to see them in 2021 than I was to see them this year.

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COVID-19 has jurisdictions throughout the country debating how to handle the incarceration of individuals. Some states have begun releasing individuals already serving time, as well as those waiting trial.

Those who advocate for this feel it is inhumane to lock up individuals and place them in a situation where social distancing will not be possible or practical. It would also address jail overcrowding at a time when the courts have ground to a halt.

There is an argument that keeping people in jail or prison increases their risk of contracting and spreading the COVID-19 virus to one another because of sheer proximity. On the other hand, does the proposed solution -- simply releasing them into society -- increase the possibility of an uncontrolled spread of the coronavirus, while simultaneously causing an increase in crime?

Texas bail attorney and board member of the Professional Bondsmen of Texas, Ken W. Good shares his thoughts in this controversial episode of The Fuzzy Mic.

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Who needs a good laugh or chuckle? Yeah, we do too.

This episode of The Fuzzy Mic is about poop. Ahhh, caught you grinning.

Meet Abby Ross, author of “The Poop Diaries”…on the job stories from plumbers.

After the conversation, go download the ebook for something to read during this period of social distancing. It’s a quick and very funny read.

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Col. (ret) Michael D. Lewis, MD graduated from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY, and served as an intelligence officer in Infantry Divisions for five years prior to attending medical school at Tulane University in New Orleans. Following internship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Dr. Lewis served at The Pentagon where he routinely cared for the highest levels of leadership in the Department of Defense, U.S. Congress, and U.S. Supreme Court. He was rated as a Senior Flight Surgeon and a graduate of the U.S. Army's Airborne and Ranger schools. Dr. Lewis is board‐certified in General Preventive Medicine and Public Health. He developed the ESSENCE program, the nation’s first and largest Syndrome‐based Disease Outbreak Recognition System.

Learn how to mentally cope with the stress of COVID-19 and learn the simple things you can do to keep yourself healthy. ​

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With COVID-19 taking lives and changing the way we live, daily, we went to an expert to learn how to keep ourselves and others safe from the virus.

World renown toxicology expert, The Tox Doc, Noreen Khan-Mayberry, PhD, answers the questions you're asking and explains:

Why this virus is so dangerous
The best way to keep from getting the virus and the one spot we always seem to miss when doing this
Why antibacterial soap is unnecessary and actually not a good option
How useful those surgical masks are for us
How effective sanitizing lotion alone is for keeping us clean
The best way to greet someone when a handshake and hug aren't options
How soon we'll have a vaccine for COVID-19
And many other important, life-saving questions

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Since their debut release in 1986, Swedish metal band, Candlemass have been at the forefront of doom metal. In 2019, after 34 years as a band, they received a Swedish Grammy and were nominated for a Grammy in the US. Lead singer, Johan Langquist joined us to chat about his career, in and out of the band, their sudden rise in recognition and their upcoming show on April 18, 2020 at White Oak Music Hall in Houston at Hell's Heroes 3. 

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Russ Velazquez is a Class A studio musician, a 3x Emmy Award nominee, touring musician who is part of the supergroup The Hit Men. He has performed with Sting, Carole King, LL Cool J, The Ramones, KORN and many other big names in music.

Russ tells us what it's like to be "20 Feet From Stardom" as a legendary "Sideman", he gives us behind the scenes tales about his time on the set of Sesame Street and you'll hear how one simple, almost accidental line from Russ became a national commercial sensation.

The conversation promotes the upcoming The Hit Men show at Dosey Doe in The Woodlands on Sunday, March 15, 2020.