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A Brief History of Glam Metal Part 2: The First Wave of Los Angeles Glam Metal (1981-85)
Season 2 Episode 12
Wherein Eric and John continue to delve ever more deeply into the gritty, glitzy history of glam metal, focusing this time on the first wave of 1980'…
3 years, 3 months ago
A Brief History of Glam Metal Part 1: Foundations of Glam and the Sunset Strip in the 1970s
Season 2 Episode 11
Wherein Eric and John delve into the seedier side of the heavy metal multiverse, exploring the history of glam metal via both an examination of the e…
3 years, 4 months ago
The Roots of Heavy Metal #2: The Blues
Season 2 Episode 10
Wherein Eric and John excavate the most significant of heavy metal's musical roots, the blues, exploring the origins and histories of the genre as we…
3 years, 4 months ago
When Metal Ruled the World: MTV and the First Pop Metal Explosion
Season 2 Episode 9
Wherein Eric and John reflect upon the ascendency of heavy metal as an increasingly significant force in popular culture by looking at four massive a…
3 years, 5 months ago
Special Topics in Metalology #2: Long Live the King Pt. 1- Mercyful Fate in the 1980s
Season 2 Episode 8
Wherein Eric and John explore the formative years and the 1980's output of possibly the most important band of all the bands, the glorious Mercyful F…
3 years, 7 months ago
A 20th Century Curmudgeon’s Guide to 21st Century Heavy Metal, Part 1: 2000-2001
Season 2 Episode 7
Wherein Eric, flying solo, takes a bit of a chronological detour, examining the heavy metal of the 21st century in smaller, bite-sized chunks. On the…
3 years, 7 months ago
Subgenres Arise!: The NWOBHM in 1981
Season 2 Episode 6
Wherein Eric and John take a look at some of the earliest evidence of the genre fragmentation that would eventually define metal in the later 1980s a…
3 years, 7 months ago
That NWOBHM Episode...
Season 2 Episode 5
Wherein Eric and John explore the foundational moments of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal in 1980, featuring early works by Saxon, Def Leppard, D…
3 years, 8 months ago
Everything Old is New Again Part 2: Judas Priest, Motorhead, and more in 1980!
Season 2 Episode 4
Wherein Eric and John take a look at what some of the classic metal bands discussed in season #1 were up to in the year 1980. Part 2 focuses on Judas…
3 years, 10 months ago
Our 2nd Annual Halloween Spooktacular Bonus Episode: The Extreme Metal Project
Season 2 Episode 3
Wherein Eric braves both the end of the world and John's horrifying, disembodied groans and shrieks in order to bring you the haunting tale of three …
3 years, 10 months ago