Ranked #1
A Seventies Sabbath Season Finale Spectacular!
A Seventies Sabbath Season Finale Spectacular!
Wherein Eric, John, and very special guest author and Sabbath scholar Nolan Stolz pick up right where we left off on epi... Read more
22 Apr 2022
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1hr 12mins
Ranked #2
A Very Heavy Metal 101 Listener's Guide to the Heavy Metal of the 1970s
A Very Heavy Metal 101 Listener's Guide to the Heavy Metal of the 1970s
Wherein Eric and John get down to the business of creating a concrete list of essential heavy metal bands and albums fro... Read more
9 Mar 2022
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42mins
Ranked #3
The Roots of Heavy Metal #1: 18th and 19th Century Virtuosi/Composers (The Classical Roots of Metal)
The Roots of Heavy Metal #1: 18th and 19th Century Virtuosi/Composers (The Classical Roots of Metal)
Wherein Eric and John explore the surprising amount of interconnectivity and influence between arguably the least and mo... Read more
8 Feb 2022
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53mins
Ranked #4
Heavy metal’s first musical genius: The story of Van Halen 1
Heavy metal’s first musical genius: The story of Van Halen 1
Wherein Eric and John wax rhapsodic about the majestic debut album of Van Halen, arguably the single most important heav... Read more
11 Jan 2022
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45mins
Ranked #5
That's Not Heavy Metal!
That's Not Heavy Metal!
Wherein Eric and John establish a foolproof, highly scientific (ish) taxonomy of early heavy metal, tour the porous and ... Read more
11 Dec 2021
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33mins
Ranked #6
A Shock Rock Double Dose: The Image and Dark Theatricality of Heavy Metal
A Shock Rock Double Dose: The Image and Dark Theatricality of Heavy Metal
Wherein Eric and John explore the aesthetic look of heavy metal fans and artists, delve into the genre's darkly theatric... Read more
10 Nov 2021
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51mins
Ranked #7
Special Topics in Metalology #1: The Evolution of Death!
Special Topics in Metalology #1: The Evolution of Death!
Wherein Eric and John temporarily shed the strictures implied by the "101" course designation, and drink deep from the c... Read more
3 Nov 2021
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56mins
Ranked #8
When punk and metal collided (aka Lemmy is god!)
When punk and metal collided (aka Lemmy is god!)
Wherein Eric and John discuss the arrival of punk rock on the scene, its near-destruction of heavy metal, and how metal ... Read more
2 Nov 2021
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32mins
Ranked #9
What the hell is heavy metal?
What the hell is heavy metal?
Wherein Eric and John attempt to answer the age old question, "What the hell is heavy metal?", and also worship at the a... Read more
1 Nov 2021
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37mins
Ranked #10
February 13, 1970
February 13, 1970
Episode #1, wherein Eric and John discuss Black Sabbath, the song, from Black Sabbath, the album, by Black Sabbath, the ... Read more
25 Oct 2021
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29mins