Introducing a new podcast from Diversion Podcasts & iHeartRadio. What if we could go back in time, before he became the icon, and ask him: how did you become Kobe Bryant? “I Am Kobe” tells the story of Kobe Bryant’s early life through his coach

Dio's Wild Ride From Hell To Heaven

Jul 22nd, 2021 1h 11m

Ronnie James Dio is metal music royalty. From his early days in New York playing the trumpet and singing in small bands to becoming a metal vocal powerhouse with Rainbow, the resurrected Black Sabbath and his own band, Dio experienced it all, r

Tour Mayhem

Jul 15th, 2021 50m 55s

Pointless. Spontaneous. Hazardous. Deadly. That’s what mayhem can be like for some metal musicians. Host Jon Wiederhorn dives into the daredevils of metal music’s outrageous pranks, destructive binges, violent outbursts and near-death experienc

Welcome To Their Nightmares

Jul 8th, 2021 47m 30s

Ever since Black Sabbath named themselves after a horror movie and started writing dark, foreboding songs that buzzed with menace and defiance, fans and creators of hair-raising films and metal made a run into the darkness. In this episode, we

Demon Drink

Jul 1st, 2021 50m 31s

The bottle has called to many metal musicians since the genre’s early days. Some artists found it as a way to push the boundaries of excess, and in some cases, numb out physical and psychological pain. The late Eddie Van Halen drank to write an

The Unflinching True Story of Judas Priest Vol. 2

Jun 24th, 2021 1h 10m

Judas Priest’s success skyrocketed in the early 1980’s. Along with their boom in fame, came a decline in Rob Halford’s emotional and physical health. In the second episode of the two episode arc, host Jon Wiederhorn delves into Halford’s inab

The Unflinching True Story of Judas Priest Vol. 1

Jun 17th, 2021 40m 43s

As one of the most eclectic and popular British metal bands and pioneers of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, Judas Priest and their vocal powerhouse frontman Rob Halford will forever be one of the greats. In this episode, the first of a tw

Heroin - Absolute Evil Vol. 2

Jun 10th, 2021 41m 20s

This episode further explores the impact heroin, a drug some called the angel of death, had on some metal musicians in the 80’s, 90’s and beyond. Host Jon Wiederhorn and many of metal’s biggest names share outrageous stories that include Minist

Heroin - Absolute Evil Vol. 1

Jun 3rd, 2021 39m 13s

In the 80’s and 90’s metal scene, musicians used heroin to push the limits of excess and chase away their demons. The drug took its toll on some of metal’s greatest artists. Many ended up spiraling into the hellish chaos of addiction, some not

Girls, Girls, Girls.

May 27th, 2021 50m 35s

Sex, drugs, and rock ‘n roll...and girls. All part of metal music’s culture. In the five decades of metal, there have been groupies and partying around the clock. The 1980's saw an avalanche of a culture of partying, sex, and overall debauch

Black Sabbath & The Root of All Evil

May 21st, 2021 41m 3s

It’s hard to argue that Black Sabbath and Tony Iommi didn’t lay the foundation of what metal music is today. In this episode, hear from Tony personally, in incredible detail, about the highs and lows of his journey to becoming a metal legend,

The Satanic Verses Vol. 2

May 14th, 2021 33m 3s

As metal music continued to grow in popularity, thrash bands turned up the inclusion of Satanic lyrics and sound in their music. Venom and King Diamond were among those to lead the way. Many metal bands became more extreme, musically and lyri

The Satanic Verses Vol. 1

May 14th, 2021 30m 12s

Metal became part of culture and music’s fabric more than fifty years ago. Host Jon Wiederhorn dives into the dark, outrageous and sometimes raw world at what some call “the devil’s music.” Through never-before-heard audio, Wiederhorn takes u

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Introducing Backstaged: The Devil in Metal

May 5th, 2021 1m 58s

Hear from the biggest names in metal. “Backstaged: The Devil in Metal” is a time machine through decades of metal that examines the origins of metal music, its connection to darkness and negativity, the lifestyle of many of its followers and ho

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