Metal festivals: we all hate them. From Psycho Las Vegas to Festum Carnis, these cursed gatherings serve as the bane of every true banger's existence. In this episode, the Dads sit down with Chad Gailey (Necrot, Mortuous, Palace of Worms, Scole

Episode 47 - Like Father Like Son (with Calvyn & Ezra)

Aug 3rd, 2018 1h 8m

The Dads convene for the very first time on DMD with their own offspring Calvyn and Ezra, resulting in a horrific mishmash of bad movies, bad jokes, dad jokes, Jar Jar Binks, Wilford Brimley, and Gigli Allin. Stereotypes are reinforced, iron is

Episode 46 - Killing On Dadrenaline

Jul 16th, 2018 1h 13m

Aesop and Shelby would like to speak to your manager. Music: Dying Fetus, "Killing On Adrenaline" Faun Fables, "Eyes Of A Bird"

Episode 45 - Rot To Dad (with Nick Katich)

Jul 2nd, 2018 1h 25m

In today's installment, Aesop and Shelby are joined by their pal Nick Katich (the morbid wizard behind the one-man black metal juggernaut Palace of Worms) to wax moronic about weird Finnish death metal, mispronunciations, selling out, cashing i

Episode 44 - Born Dad (with Harri Kuokkanen)

Jun 18th, 2018 1h 20m

Finland's own Harri Kuokkanen (Hooded Menace, Ride For Revenge, Horse Latitudes, Hail Conjurer) sits down with the Dads for an in-depth discussion on Danzig, weightlifting, Body Count, religion, and the delicate cultural intricacies of pissing

Episode 43 - You Have A Podcast

Jun 4th, 2018 1h 1m

Anal Cunt is a horrible fucking cunt of a band. Ivanka Trump is a fucking cunt. You're a fucking cunt, I'm a cunt, we're all fucking cunts. Who gives a shit? Music: Anal Cunt, "Unbelievable" Extremity, "Grave Mistake" PS Shelby got John Boorman

Episode 42 - Momitory (with Jeri Scardina)

May 19th, 2018 1h 11m

Good news, Parentheads! The Dads are back with their third annual Mother's Day episode, featuring very very special returning guest Jeri Scardina (Shelby's mom)! How monumental is the occasion? Well, let's just say there was A FUCKING EARTHQUAK

Episode 41 - Dad Millennium (There Shall Never Be Another Dawn) (with Justin Ennis)

May 6th, 2018 1h 15m

In today's episode, the Dads are joined by drum wizard and BFF Justin Ennis (Void Omnia, Vale, Ulthar, Cheap Gwar) for a lengthy discussion about Sweden's Oxiplegatz--the alien-fucking, lazer gun-toting, sexy cyborg-having intergalactic alter-e

Episode 40 - Dad Profundis

Apr 30th, 2018 1h 13m

Wherein the Dads regale you, the listener, with the tale of Wulkanaz--a Swedish black metal warrior who defeated his Facebook enemy by means of an axe. Also some talk about Poland's Vader, police brutality, hookers, and The Great Mosh Pit of Li

Episode 39 - Deep Cuts (From The Vault), Vol. 1: Book of Shadows

Apr 8th, 2018 1h 6m

An unconventional installment wherein the Dads comb through their vast and sprawling collection of mp3s to bring YOU, the listener, 16 forgotten bands that are not worthy of their own DMD episode. Thrilling fun, plus bonus content re: pubes! Mu

Episode 38 - And The Laughter Has Dad...

Mar 19th, 2018 1h 22m

Listen to two guys playing hot potato with a blowjob. Music: Unleashed, "The Dark One" The Flaming Lips, "Evil Will Prevail"

Episode 37 - Swedish Death Metal Dads (with Daniel Ekeroth)

Mar 5th, 2018 1h 21m

Shelby and Aesop sit down with accomplished author (Swedish Death Metal, Violent Italy, Swedish Sensationsfilms) and musician (Insision, Iron Lamb, Diskonto, Third Storm, Tyrant, Usurpress, Dellamorte, etc) Daniel Ekeroth to discuss his career

Episode 36 - Cephalotrips-He (with Tony Molina)

Feb 19th, 2018 1h 28m

In today's installment, Shelby and Aesop celebrate their two-year anniversary by meeting up with the Final Boss of Death Metal Dads, Mr. Tony "He" Molina (Tony Molina Band, Ovens, Healer, etc). Slam metal and the Hailz Distro Group Chat are dis

Episode 35 - In The Shrines Of The Kingly Dad (with Sara Murphy)

Feb 5th, 2018 1h 21m

In today's episode, the Dads sit down formally in the austere and labyrinthine lobbies of Radio Valencia HQ with friend, aunt, co-conspirator, and Illogical Contraption Radio host Sara Murphy to discuss furries, Bay Area life, music, feminism,

Episode 34 - Dadspondent Souls

Jan 22nd, 2018 1h 10m

The enemies of Robb Flynn are the enemies of America. Music: Immolation: "Despondent Souls" Parliament Funkadelic (with Buckethead, maybe?): "Hideous Mutant Freekz"

Episode 33 - Slumber of Swollen Guys (with Ezra Lux)

Jan 10th, 2018 1h 10m

In DMD’s first episode of 2018, the Fathers convene on a cold, rainy night in East Oakland with nepotistic third-time guest Ezra Lux to discuss a generation-spanning selection of topics ranging from racism to Taco Bell, soda pop brands to film

Episode 32 - Soon To Be Dad (with Garzo)

Dec 18th, 2017 1h 13m

Shelby and Aesop are joined by Peruvian maniac Garzo (Los Huaycos) to smash the language barrier sans phone service or microphones and uncover the truth about foreign Santas, time-travelling prog rock bands, future pyramids, and hairless dogs.

Episode 31 - Mithradadtic (with Paul Ryan)

Dec 4th, 2017 1h 11m

In today's installment, the Dads convene upstairs at The DNA Lounge in scenic San Francisco with one-man wrecking crew Paul Ryan (Origin) to discuss licks, riffs, shreds, dicks, and donuts. It's a veritable buffet of off-color topics, ending in

Episode 30 - Sonoran Dadpravation (with Chase Mason and Nate Garrett)

Nov 20th, 2017 1h 2m

In this week's scandalous sequence, the Dads venture into the basement-level dressing rooms of Slim's in San Francisco for a mid-evening tryst with Chase Mason and Nate Garrett (Gatecreeper, Spirit Adrift). The fetid foursome find favor, and fl

Episode 29 - Dad Silence (The Return of Eugene Robinson)

Nov 13th, 2017 1h 41m

Writer, fighter, singer, strangler, poet, and all-around badass Eugene Robinson (Oxbow, Whipping Boy, Bunuel, Ozy.com) welcomes the Dads back into his fortress of solitude for a spirited discussion about art, violence, sex, philosophy, and stay

Episode 28 - Evil Dad

Oct 30th, 2017 1h 8m

The Dads are back after a long absence, and dive into a veritable treasure trove of Floridian folklore, spanning the dirty basements that spawned Death to the cocaine-crusted speedboats fearlessly captained by Jimmy Buffett. Also more Sweatpant

Episode 27 - To The Cory End (with Cory Sklar)

Sep 18th, 2017 1h 21m

Join The 27 Club with The Dads as they welcome their best friend (and father of modern podcasting) Cory Sklar (Chaki, the internationally-renowned Illogical Contraption Radio) to the show, in a dark and subtly nuanced conversation about fucking

Episode 26 - A Pale Dadbilitating Autumn (with Scott Vermeire)

Sep 4th, 2017 1h 21m

In today's exhaustive expulsion of erratic estimations, the Dads are joined in the loud and stinky bowels of the Oakland Music Complex by comedian, weirdo, vocalist, and fellow dad Scott Vermeire (Sad Vicious, Talkies). After a couple shots of

Episode 25 - Who Will Not Be Dad (with Greg Wilkinson)

Aug 21st, 2017 1h 20m

Join the Dads as they celebrate their quarter-century episode deep in the dank dungeons of Earhammer Studios, with none other than its proprietor and sole beneficiary Greg Wilkinson (Brainoil, DeathgraVe). Things get weird fast and everyone inv

Episode 24 - Chaos D.A.D. (with Pranjal Tiwari)

Aug 14th, 2017 1h 27m

In today’s salacious and enthralling installment, the Dads are joined by ultra-homie Pranjal Tiwari (Cardinal Wyrm) for a jocular journey full of tantalizing tales, disingenuous diatribes, and superlative stories. It’s a outre odyssey of proli