A little touch upon what's been going on, and a discussion of this week's new arrivals:Drawn into Descent S/T: terrific atmospheric black metal with tinges of depressive and even a little doom and gloom. Bonebranches - Bloodbark: one of the m

Episode 15: The pros and cons of marijuana use.

Oct 31st, 2020 37m 34s

Apparently one of the pros is that you can talk for long periods of time. This is really more of a reflection on my relationship with the sweetest of cibas, but I wonder whom else feels the same.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.

Top 5 records in your collection according to Discogs median value

Oct 12th, 2020 20m 57s

It's been awhile since I've looked at my "top" records in terms of value. On a whim I did and a surprise or two, especially if I get out of the top five I did here. If anything, it shows that I'm certainly all over the map with my tastes! I sus

Band follow ups I slept on then later loved.

Oct 10th, 2020 7m 46s

There's gotta be people that have had a debut they loved, slept on the follow up, then years later rediscovered. No? Uhh, yeah uhhh me neither.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/middle-aged-and-metal/support

My metalcore trip over 2+ decades, featuring a bout of hiccups. Perfect for a podcast.

Oct 1st, 2020 20m 48s

First metal and hardcore hybrid I heard was local in '96. I've waded through that genre since then, through it's good and bad, and have landed back at chasing the dragon of the original approach.Some of the bands mentioned:It Dies Today - For

I give the nu-metal revival 20 minutes.

Sep 29th, 2020 20m

Nothing conjures up more passionate and pleasant debates within the metal community like putting "nu" before it. I enjoyed and still enjoy A BIT of music from that period (Nothingface and 36 Crazyfists will never get old to me), but the full "n

My physical fitness journey and current struggles at 44.

Sep 28th, 2020 29m 58s

I honestly don't think I mentioned music at all. Obviously a huge part of my workouts, but I was more focused on critiquing what I have become. From a chubby kid to a great physique to severely over weight to the best shape in my life at 38 to.

Where have all the concerts gone?

Sep 27th, 2020 20m

I discuss my with myself how much I miss live shows, why I always have to poop when I go to my office. Really just riffing a bit while sipping some cannacoffee. Happy Sunday!--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/

Records my kids pulled: Episode 2

Sep 24th, 2020 10m 52s

This is a very short one. There's not truth to the rumor that's it's because I had to poop. One day my kids pulled an old favorite that is in my top 10 of all time, and a new favorite that has been spun to death since I grabbed it:Darkest Hou

A story about the positives of divorce and my music collection.

Sep 20th, 2020 18m 31s

How you handle yourself in tough circumstances has an impact on future events, without a doubt. Staying amicable with my ex-wife led to the recent return of some very old and meaningful pieces of my music collection. I mostly discussed local ba

Records my kids pulled: Episode 1

Sep 17th, 2020 19m 34s

Got a pair of twin toddlers. They come to my office to pull a record or two to play later at night. It's honestly one of the things I had thought about as we were preparing to move, and they really love coming to visit. As noted in the podcast,

Loss of direction and motivation, then finding some direction and motivation.

Sep 16th, 2020 23m 6s

My mid-life crisis continues, but it's an evolution I'm enjoying. Maybe record shows are my salvation?--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/middle-aged-and-metal/support

Prostate exams, an Om concert, interstitial cystitus, marijuana to the rescue

Sep 2nd, 2020 15m 10s

Not much in terms of metal in this one, but an Om concert I attended while nursing a kidney stone makes gets touched on. This is the dad side of tings. Prostates, prescription medications, bladder disorders. Oh my!--- Support this podcast:

Madball - Set it Off... Sets me off towards a lifetime of heavy music

Sep 1st, 2020 28m 28s

So I only lost my train of thought once, if you don't count the second time at the end. I also only had one technical difficulty. The record that got me into heavy music still rips to this very day. I was getting progressively higher throughou

Episode 1.5... Why am I doing this?

Aug 31st, 2020 27m 36s

Aging hipster? Possibly, but I was never hip to start with. Mid-life crisis. Probably. Work ain't workin' out? Bingo. This is a complaint episode.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/middle-aged-and-metal/suppor