Metal twins, John and Joe, from Cerebellion discuss all things The Black Album by Metallica on the 30th anniversary of the album (or close to, anyway). This conversation covers everything from their first experience hearing the Black Album to what it means into the culture of music and heavy metal today. It is laced with subtle banter and jabs that only twins can dish out to one another without one or the other being a little but-hurt, which makes for some hopefully funny moments.   

For all things Cerebellion, go to https://cerebellion1.com/  

To pre-order Cerebellion's forthcoming EP "Something You Can Say" on digital download, go to https://cerebellion1.com/product/something-you-can-say-digital-download/  

To stream the new single "Until I Can Breathe" on Spotify go to: https://open.spotify.com/track/69JFghZhFOi8RuVFJRji2f?si=187fab4d00b04aa0

On episode 20, Jen Taylor Warren (Subsurface Tension vocalist) & I discuss Iron Maiden’s 1982 classic album "The Number of the Beast." We rap about the impact of the debut album from “the air raid siren,” Jen’s favorite singer, Bruce Dickenson and the last for drummer Clive Burr. We also examine the “satanic panic,” discuss Jen’s first time seeing Maiden at Long Beach Arena, the time she met the band, and Maiden’s lasting impact on metal and this generation. This and much more on episode 20...

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Jen’s band: Subsurface Tension http://surfacetensionmetal.com/

WrathMom Radio: https://soundcloud.com/search?q=wrathmom%20radio

Facebook/Instagram: @jentaylorwarren

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Intro music: “Redemption” by Cerebellion (my band) https://cerebellion1.com/

Outro music: “Devil Pin-Up Girl” by Subsurface Tension (Jen’s band) https://www.facebook.com/surfacetensionmetal

On episode 19, Charlie Bodhi (writer) & I discuss Slipknot’s 1999 debut album "Slipknot." We reminisce about the insanity that was Slipknot’s rise to platinum selling success in less than one year of the release of their first album and argue about whether this would be possible today. We also share stories about shows we were at during this first year of touring, supporting the album, that included headlining shows at the Hollywood Palladium and headlining over Slayer on the Tattoo the Earth Tour and we examine why that was the right move for the festival in 2000. Charlie also shares his jaw dropping reaction after listening to the album that he could no longer ignore for the first time. This and much more on episode 19...

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Intro and Outro music: “No Space for Silence” by Cerebellion (my band) https://cerebellion1.com/

Lucky 17...nah, that's not a thing. On this episode, Matt Bustamante (Black Snak) & I discuss Megadeth's 1990 thrash masterpiece "Rust in Peace." We rap about Matt’s road from KIIS FM to Rust in Peace, warm beers in the parking lot of a Megadeth show at the Forum with Heaven and Hell, and the remaster debate. Matt tells me why he will always go see Megadeth live and how he holds out hope for the next great Megadeth record. We also discuss what RIP would have been like if Dimebag Darrell had been chosen to be Megadeth’s lead guitarist in 1989 (he was up for consideration) and we bow to Marty and Nick for filling out “the classic lineup” and praise the work that was born of insane hours put into live writing and rehearsal and recording the record live in the studio with no click track. This and much more on episode 17...

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Intro music: “No Space for Silence” by Cerebellion (my band) https://cerebellion1.com/

Outro music: “Jai-ya” by Black Snak (Matt’s band) blacksnak.com

Santos Camacho (former singer of Cheva and This Fiend Kills) and I discuss Korn’s game changing 1994 debut album “Korn.” Santos shares stories about when he saw Korn in 1995 with Deftones at a half-packed comedy club in downtown Fullerton CA; taking up for Jonathan Davis by yelling at a bartender in Long Beach to serve him before getting onstage; and how hearing this album for the first time was the first time he heard a metal singer be so vulnerable and reveal so much pain on a record. He also shares what the local Orange County metal scene was like in the mid to late nineties, how this album didn’t catch on for a while after its release, and how you could see Korn on almost any given weekend between the release of this record and their second record, “Life is Peachy” in 1996.  This and much more on Episode 16.

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Intro music: “Someone’s American Dream” by Cerebellion

Outro music: “Outnumbered” by Cheva

On this episode, Danny Mann (Sorizon guitarist) and I discuss Mutoid Man’s 2017 epic album “War Moans.” I learned about how this album was the soundtrack to Danny’s life during his single days and how a Mutoid Man concert (that we were both at, in Santa Ana ca) was the event in which Danny and his now wife made it known to one another that a true romance was brewing. We also rap about what we think Mutoid’s influences are, Saint Vitus Bar in Brooklyn - where they hashed out their pre-production work on this album, how we wished we knew more about this process, and Danny’s experience taking a bus to a show there from Boston. This and much more on Episode 15.

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http://www.drdannymann.com/

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Intro music: “Someone’s American Dream” by Cerebellion

Outro music: “Thanatos Rising” by Sorizon

Kory Anderson (Siva vocalist) and I discuss Gojira’s 2008 classic “The Way of all Flesh!” We rap about the sweet spot Gojira has found as a really heavy band that is catchy but not poppy, proggy but simple, and artsy but focused. We also discuss their songwriting and self-production, seeing them live with Mastodon in 2014 in LA vs. Boise, the other sweet spot they created as a “sort of” activist band who puts their message out in their music but is not “preachy” or oppositional, and the small club of bands Kory puts them in that have a certain vibe of artistry, branding or lack thereof, complex musicianship, evolvers as artists, and ability to reach crossover audiences. This and much more on Episode 14.

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Intro & Outro music: “Someone’s American Dream” by Cerebellion

Marc Battung (bassist of Cerebellion) and I discuss Sepultura’s 1993 classic album “Chaos AD!” We rap about how this album was very divisive for Sepultura fans as the band had grown into a new tribal and groove influenced sound (whilst still boasting thrash metal roots in moments). This was off-putting to many of its speed/thrash metal fans but ultimately the new generation of “groove metal” loving heavy music fans settled the argument at the record store, turning “Chaos AD” into a Gold album in several countries worldwide. Marc talks about how this record was at the center of his universe during his formative years as a metal fan and how the bass riff in the middle of “Manifest” is what made him decide to play bass. The world is thankful for that. We discuss how Andy Wallace’s production on this album was a game changer for the band and the genre, how there are “sing alongable” drum parts on this album, a Black Sabbath riff in “Slave New World,” and how Marc’s and my band unknowingly stole a “Biotech” riff. We also ran down a short history of “chaos ad” live covers which are testament to the staying power of this record today.  This and much, much more on Episode 13…

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Intro & Outro music: “Someone’s American Dream” by Cerebellion