This week Brian and Vargas are prepping for the final battle before the final four by talking about one man bands, tour news, and stage rushing.

The boys celebrate the funny numbered episode by talking about our favorite crush: Mike Portnoy. After the drama, its on to the battle featuring power metal trailblazers Helloween and death metal innovators Cryptopsy.

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This week Brian and Vargas are taking a listener suggestion and giving you some of the best tracks out there to get PUMPED for the Super Bowl.

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This week it's a battle of the genres with doom/prog masters Khemmis going against power metal stalwarts Orden Ogan. But before we get to that, Brian and Vargas bring you the best heavy metal news featuring a wedding proposal, tour news, and a discussion of Overkill's place in the thrash scene.

This week Brian and Vargas are talking the heavy metal news of the day including new band discoveries that may not actually be new, Marty Friedman MAYBE playing with Megadeth, and how getting older changes how you get angry.

We're back from the holidays nerds! And we're talking about one of our favorite bands, Godsmack. Also mentioned are Inferi and Brutus because they're kicking off round 3. Lets GO! 

In this special episode, Brian and Vargas talk about some of their favorite albums from 2022!

Round 2 comes to a close as Brian and Vargas talk about the biggest upsets and looking forward to the best matchups in Round 3.

Round two wraps up with two technical masters: Shadow of Intent vs Fleshgod Apocalypse.

The end of round 2 draws nearer! Brian and Vargas are talking about tour rumors, Ticketmaster, and finding bands via live shows before getting to the meat: The Absence vs Venom Prison.

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