When It Was Cool Dark

This week on DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern goes to Newspapers.com to search for murders that happened on Halloween! It's true crime meets Halloween with stories from the early 1900s when, apparently, Halloween could get pretty rough.  From the streets of Chicago to rural America, Halloween has seen it's share of killings. From the WhenItWasCool.com Podcast Network.

When you think of Halloween and dark themed music you think of Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Zombie, and you certainly should think of Dio. Dio was the frontman for Rainbow (Richie Blackmore's post Deep Purple band), Black Sabbath (replacing Ozzy Osbourne), and then on his own with an all star band - Dio. Ronnie James Dio was articulate, imaginative, and could sing in league with the best of all time. This is the When It Was Cool salute to Dio!

Have you caught the news lately? You know I advise against it but in this instance there has been a lot of talk about UFOs and aliens recently. Snake like UFOs, hints by NASA that something is up, and more. Are we being prepped for an announcement of alien life in the near future? On this episode of DragonKing Dark we take a look at all the aliens and UFO sightings in the news recently.

Today we continue our Halloween themed month by taking a look back at the originators of dark music - Black Sabbath. Originally fronted by Ozzy Osbourne with lyrics mostly written by Geezer Butler and the atmospheric dark chords of Tommy Iommi. Later Ozzy was replaced by Ronnie James Dio. The first part of this show is new content by Karl then included is the classic episode of the Thrash Metal Show where NoFriender talks about the influence of Black Sabbath on thrash metal music.

On this edition of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern helps get you prepared for Halloween season with a dark music playlist. These songs are especially chosen for those fans of paranormal and horror type shows and includes music recommendations by people like Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Dio, and more! It's music to make give you chills on this edition of DragonKing Dark.

This collected edition of the NoFriender Thrash Metal Show Podcast collects all three parts of his look back at thrash heavy metal music pioneers Nuclear Assault and the Game Over album. If you are a fan of hard rock, heavy metal, and thrash metal music like Metallica, Slayer, and Megadeth then check out the thrash metal show!

A return to an early classic DragonKing Dark podcast never before available for free - Old Timey Obituaries! This show was so popular that it spawned multiple follow-ups. Host Karl Stern takes a look at some colorful and bizarre obituaries from the Victorian age of newspapers into the early 1900s. Back then, newspapers didn't mind at all giving you all the gory details about the Angel of Death visiting the neighbor down the street.

Idaho is more than just potatoes! Yes, they even tout their famous potatoes on their car tags but I was pleasantly surprised they have quite a few interesting oddities, roadside attractions, and weird places too. Come on a road trip with Karl Stern to visit Idaho and the strange stops in this rural state!

This is a mega-mix of the Thrash Metal Show focusing on thrash metal greats Overkill. This episode collects three classic episodes of NoFriender Thrash Metal Show:

1- TMS 5 Overview of Overkill

2- TMS 13 Overkill

3- TMS 56 Long Form History Overkill

This week's episode of DragonKing Dark Podcast is another in our look at society and fear and might be our most frightening one yet. We are at war. You might not think so but we are. American society is being manipulate and shots both literal and figurative have already been fired. Don't be duped into believing what you see on the news is something it's not. We often talk about unfounded fears but the fears this time may be well founded.