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Welcome back! Class is in session. This week in the Department of Metal Antiquities, we are joined by associate professors from Masonique, the punk band from Portland, OR who just dropped their first record on sweet vinyl.This week, we are dis
What happens when members of Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, White Snake, Deep Purple, and Budgie get together in order record a concept album for an upcoming horror thriller movie?Probably not what you expect, but join Nik, Duncan, and Gino as
Back in 1999, when Carcass was just a memory, Bill Steer lined up a blues rock power trio that he hoped was strong enough to take on the world.Not long after that, they'd recorded two records and Bill and some new kids started touring.Join Ni
It's been described as both the best album Duran Duran never made and the most pretentious record of all time.What do Simon LeBon, Roger Taylor (the other one), Nick Rhodes, David Gilmour, Grace Jones, Herbie Hancock, and Sting all have in com
Did you know there was a time in the world when GWAR did not exist? Thankfully, we have been able to shorten that horrible time by finding out about Death Piggy!This was the Hardcore Punk Band that Dave Brockie (Later Oderus Urungus of GWAR) h
This week, Nik and Duncan are lucky enough to be joined by, dare we call him, Nerdcore Death Metal bandleader, Justin Pierrot, of Stormland.He writes technical death metal about Gundam. Seriously. That's great.This week our trio adjudicates o
Put yourselves in the Way Back Machine and let's return to the heady days of 1987 when all that was old was new again!This week Nik and Duncan return to a time when the 60's were cool.The Monkees returned from whence they came during a reviva
In 1996, Bruce Dickinson, yes THE Bruce Dickinson, created a new band and released a record. Originally, the band was to be called Skunkworks, but the record company would not take it.What we have here is a post grunge laced album by Dickinson
In the late 80's, a band named Bang Tango burst onto the scene and made some hay. Unfortunately, they arrived as the party was ending.After some ins and outs and stops and starts, Bang Tango gave way to Beautiful Creatures.That's what Nik and
Today, Nik and Duncan took on the last album by Black Sabbath proper that they'll be doing on this podcast.Of course the wellspring that is Heavy Metal sprouts at all things Black Sabbath.This is the third album featuring the seventh vocalist
At the turn of the 1970's, the man who'd become Peter Criss was involved with the future co-writers of Beth.This band of course was Chelsea.Join Nik and Duncan as they dig in.
Nik and Duncan get into this album by former Iron Maiden vocalist, Paul Di'Anno.10 years after his ouster from Iron Maiden, he returns with his most Iron Maiden-y album yet.Find out if we spin it or bin it!
This week the Department takes on the 50th greatest concept album of all time according to Rolling Stone Magazine in 2022.Nik and Duncan are joined by the one and only, Steve Scavuzzo of Clouds Taste Satanic.https://cloudstastesatanic.bandcam
One of the greatest American musical success stories, Billy Joel, has a seedy past that's been largely lost to the sands of time!Did you know that he was once in a psychedelic metal band featuring shades of Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, and Dee
This week Nik and Duncan, the Dunking, unearth some Iron Maiden content.Years ago, Adrian Smith was in a band called Urchin. They apparently recorded three albums' worth of material.Join us as we try to unmuddy the waters.https://facebook.co
As the Guns n Roses car was slowly crashing into fame and stardom, pieces started being tossed aside.Number two was Izzy Stradlin.Join us as we delve into his first solo record.
When the vast tidal waves of reunion were happening, the craving, crawling, and desiring public nearly got that Led Zeppelin reunion we were desiring and requiring.Instead, we got the two voices of Led Zeppelin making a brand new record.Nik
In 2001, John Paul Jones, late of Led Zeppelin, came back out of hiding and dropped this record on our laps.Do you remember it? Nik had never even heard of this one before.Join him and Duncan as they dig deeply into its grooves.
Special New Year's Eve Festivus Episodus!This week Nik and Duncan tackle the Return of Spinal Tap. It was the heady year of 1992 and our favorite costumed crusaders of the metal faith have returned with their first album since the seminal "Sme
Set phasers to punk...or was that hip hop?This week, we're taking another trip over to NYC to check in with the world's greatest band, The Beastie Boys.Back in 1995, they dropped a hardcore punk EP, ever heard it?Join Nik and Duncan as they
Here's where things get a little bit strange. Back in the late 90's, there apparently was a meeting that very nearly created a revival, not reunion, of what was once considered to be Public Image Ltd, but Johnny Lydon wouldn't do it.So, instea
It was 1989 Anno Doimini and the merger of some of Black Oak Arkansas and Pantera was joining and perhaps ganing steam.Terry Glaze, the voice of Pantera on their first three independent albums meets with Chris Craig and Barney Wolfe, both form
In the greatest heavy metal cartoon of all time, Murderface referred to himself as the Lead Songwriter for Dethklok. Honestly, how often is that kind of thing really true?Well, today's album is what happens when the bassist of a band fully tak
After leaving the sanitarium, Alice started a brand new journey. It took a weird turn to New Wave to find out where we're going.Join us!
Anyone listening to this kind of music who's around my age has got to remember "Joe Elliott" coming up to "Phil Collen" in the VH1 made for TV movie about Def Leppard.Right?Well anyway. That was the scene where Collen is recruited to replac
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