The Metal Nerd Podcast

11. The Sound of White Noise (Anthrax) Episode

Alex Chaves and I discuss 1993’s game-changing “Sound of White Noise” via internet connection (clean as whistle BTW, thanks to Zencastr). This was Anthrax’s first album with singer John Bush after canning Joey Belladonna and Alex and I hail Bush as the better Anthrax singer...by far. We also talked about how this album forged a new sound for the band that was darker, heavier, and more serious. Also, Alex does a hilarious George Bush I impersonation and we discuss seeing Anthrax together at The Big Four show in Indio CA in 2011, how New York influenced their sound, and reminisced about our friend falling asleep at an Armored Saint show (John Bush’s current and former band). This and much much more on Episode 11…

Also, you can check out Alex’s band, Beyond The Cube here...

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And here...

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Intro and Outro music: “Now or Never” by Cerebellion

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In episode 10, I sat down with shredder Paul Wilcox and discussed Rush’s “2112” and the greatness of Neil Peart. We attempted to put 2112 in its place among great Rush records. Paul tried to convince me to listen to the last 14 minutes of the song “2112” and broke down how the ancillary assistance of certain herbal remedies might help in this endeavor. We compared Neil Peart to Kobe Bryant in their commitment to excellence in their respective crafts and mourned both losses. Paul tells me the story about how a female coworker at the mall turned him onto Rush back in the day and details his respect for Neil Peart as a songwriter, lyric writer, and book author. We also document how Rush did actually enjoy themselves a little bit on the road. This and much much more on episode 10…

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In episode 9, I sat down with my twin brother and bandmate John Arnold, the guitarist of Cerebellion and Society1, and discussed “Holy Hell” by Architects. We talked about the separation of twin brothers/bandmates Tom and Dan Searle due to the untimely death of Tom to cancer at the age of 28 in 2016. His death was the inspiration for “Holy Hell.” We also discussed the “new New Wave of British Heavy Metal,” the state of metal in general, how recent UK metal compares to recent US metal, the Architects live show at The House of Blues Anaheim in 2019 (which John and I attended), what separates this album from other extreme metal albums, and how John and I didn’t fight once during this conversation. This and much more on Episode 9…

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In episode 8, I sat down with Jimmy Schultz, the drummer of Cerebellion (which is also my band), and discussed “Home” by Sevendust. We laughed about hilarious frosted tips and button-up flame shirts sported by the band at the end of the 20th century. We also talked about what was great about nu-metal, Sevendust’s ability and willingness to consistently push the envelope with their sound, elbow cymbal catches, and how Jimmy and I met but didn’t actually meet the year “Home” came out at a show we both played (in different bands). This and much more on Episode 8…

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In this episode I sit down with Your Favorite Color/Black Snak drummer, Johnny Arnold, to discuss “Master of Reality” by Black Sabbath! We talk about which substances were consumed before the iconic cough that leads off the album and takes us into the classic “Sweet Leaf;” the album’s influence on today’s stoner rock, and doom and sludge metal bands; how Sabbath was one of the only bands from the 70s to tune down their guitars and how this gave them such a unique sound; how Johnny used to check out Sabbath albums from the Huntington Beach Library for a dollar a week; the reignition of Sabbath’s career in the late nineties and aughts (2000-2010) due to Ozzfest and the Nativity in Black covers albums; and the current budding of an explosive edgy rock scene in Orange County CA among Johnny’s generation of bands and where that might lead! This and much more on Episode 7…

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In this episode, I sat down with my friend and musician, Paul Wilcox, to nerd out about Iron Maiden’s Somewhere In Time. We discussed the band’s first lengthy break after making albums and touring for over 5 straight years and how there was a disagreement between Bruce Dickinsen and the rest of the band on the direction of the album; recording in the Bahamas; the sound engineering feat Somewhere in Time was; and we compared how albums were recorded in the 1980s with how albums are recorded today. I also learned about how Paul discovered Iron Maiden from a school friend in Huntington Beach in the 1990s and how he tried to emulate guitarist Dave Murray in his own guitar playing. This and much more on Episode 6...

On this episode, Joe sits down with The Even Order's Justin Schulze and his deadly right hand and discusses Slayer's epic album "South of Heaven." The two nerd out on Dave Lombardo's drumming, dirty guitar tones, how we think this album influenced bands of today, the raw production style of Rick Rubin, and whether or not Slayer will be back after their farewell tour. This and much more on Episode 4...

On this episode, Joe sits down with Matt Bustamante from Black Snak and discusses, as he puts, “the best”...Mastodon’s Crack the Skye. Joe learns from Matt that the songwriting on this album was largely prompted by an unfortunate fight between Brent and Shavo from System of a Down. Matt also explains that he has now seen Mastodon 18 times and owns 5 different copies/re-packagings of Crack the Skye...and they rename Mastodon Mastodozz after jokingly comparing all 3 singers of Mastodon to Ozzy for slightly different reasons.

In this episode Joe sits down with former radio DJ, Buzz Steve, to discuss 1992's Vulgar Display of Power by Pantera! We talk about how Phil gave up his voice for the sake of heavy metal; the incredible songwriting and virtuosic skill of brothers Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul; how Steve and Joe discovered Pantera; and the ability of KNAC, a Long Beach-based metal FM radio station, to break bands during the Vulgar era. We also ponder an alternate universe in which Pantera stayed together and still were around today and whether or not they'd be as big as Iron Maiden?