Heavy Metal 101

41 - Everything Old is New Again: Early '90s Edition (Judas Priest, Megadeth, and Black Sabbath)

Wherein Eric and John rhapsodize over three of the greatest heavy metal albums ever made, Judas Priest's Painkiller, Megadeth's Rust in Peace, and Black Sabbath's Dehumanizer, in an episode so great that even John doesn't hate it. Click on the links below for all the music listening breaks in this episode: Music listening break #1- Judas Priest "Painkiller" from Painkiller (1990) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hadGUw2tpk Music listening break #2- Black Sabbath "TV Crimes" from Dehumanizer (1992) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUFREEJiGeQ Not a listening break, but, of course, if you don't know Megadeth's iconic Rust in Peace you'll need to remedy that as soon as is humanly possible: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lBLXRW43EViiE9xRRCR6l1Ghtj1Ko6Mhc&si=NBGcAmLSVkEs9GEz Please do consider joining us at our shiny, new Patreon page for just $3/month! Not only will you gain access to exclusive content, but you'll also get that sense of pure joy that can only come from supporting the world's wackiest, most insightful heavy metal podcast. Link below: http://patreon.com/HeavyMetal101 Visit us at: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast⁠ ⁠(you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!) Contact us at: ⁠⁠heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com⁠⁠ Social media: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast⁠ ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/heavy_101⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@heavymetal101podcast ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/⁠⁠ New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month. Thanks for listening! Underscore credits: Music: Valhalla by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Song: Cherry Metal License: Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 https://soundcloud.com/arthurvost Music powered by BreakingCopyright: https://breakingcopyright.com Funny Song | Comedic Background Music | Silly Chicken FesliyanStudios Background Music https://fesliyanstudios.com Death/Thrash Metal Riffs - Fight Like Hell // Royalty Free No Copyright Music White Bat Audio Atmospheric Doom Metal - ROYALTY FREE [No copyright Music] poweredBYGD ©Music provided by Nature Healing Society© Watch the original movie here: • 432Hz Meditation & Relaxing Music

Mon, 18 Nov 2024 - 1h 03min

40 - To the Extreme Pt. 1- The Early History of Death Metal and Grindcore

Wherein Eric and John deep dive into the moldering early history of American death metal and British grindcore, exploring the fetid formative tales of an assortment of bands including Death Possessed, Morbid Angel, Obituary, Deicide, Napalm Death, and Carcass.

Click on the links below for all the music listening breaks in this episode: Music listening break #1- Possessed "Death Metal" from Seven Churches(1985) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hadGUw2tpk

Music listening break #2- Morbid Angel "Chapel of Ghouls" from Altars of Madness(1989) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUFREEJiGeQ

Music listening break #3- Carcass "Exhume to Consume" from Symphonies of Sickness(1989) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGDTwit60xo

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Mon, 21 Oct 2024 - 1h 11min

39 - The 4th Annual Halloween Spooktacular Bonus Episode: Deathgasm and the Heavy Metal Horror Movie!

Wherein Eric and very special guest Patrick, of the Rewind of the Living Dead Podcast, celebrate the spooky season by exploring the intersection of heavy metal and horror movies and take a deep dive into the delightful 2016 heavy metal horror comedy Deathgasm and its accompanying metal soundtrack. Boo!

Here is a link to a YouTube playlist featuring the discussed bands/songs from the (truly excellent!) Deathgasm soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0_Sa0DpoV0wDrqbX1zmXDi4jOs2I910R

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Tue, 01 Oct 2024 - 1h 21min

38 - What’s the Alternative? (The Rise of Alt Metal)

Wherein Eric and John sip hot, black coffee and burn nag champa incense while exploring the diverse and wonderous "alt" branch of the metal family tree, discussing an assortment of bands including: Faith No More, Rage Against the Machine, Nine Inch Nails, White Zombie, The Melvins, Alice in Chains, Tool, and many more! Click on the link below for the episode video break:

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Mon, 16 Sep 2024 - 55min

37 - Iron Maiden, in the First Time of the Bruce Bruce (1981-93)

Wherein Eric and John return to the fray, exploring the extraordinary music making of Iron Maiden in their first Bruce Dickinson fronted period, 1981-93. Click on the links below for all the music listening breaks in this episode: Music listening break #1- "The Trooper" from Piece of Mind (1983) https://youtu.be/4VZbjrDwQ28?si=7rIZSnnsjQYHPH_Z

Video break #1: "Can I Play With Madness" (1988) https://youtu.be/Kvqr366Op3k?si=D5sXFYScBJNBAeMs

Video break #2: "Fear of the Dark" live from Rock in Rio (2001) https://youtu.be/epYKVcHrVr0?si=gznoMXr2u1UPyJwz

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Mon, 19 Aug 2024 - 1h 03min

36 - A Very Heavy Metal 101 Listener's Guide to the Heavy Metal of the 1980s

Wherein Eric and John create the most complex, elaborate, and delightful list possible of the most essential, awesome metal albums released during the genre's golden decade, the 1980s. Although we here at HM101 are more about the journey than the destination, if you want to skip to the "short list", it can be found starting at approximately 1:14:50. Click on the links below for all the music listening breaks in this episode: Music listening break #1- Choose your own adventure! Listen to either Choice A: Iron Maiden- "Aces High" from Powerslave (1984) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg9aQvjMS60 or Choice B: Warlock- "Without You" from Burning the Witches (1984) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8fZebVCjac Music listening break #2: Slayer - "Angel of Death" from Reign in Blood (1986) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7cWi41XGCM Music listening break #3: Manowar- "Battle Hymn" from Battle Hymns (1982) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtNqj9g8HJE Visit us at: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast⁠ ⁠(you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!) Contact us at: ⁠⁠heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com⁠⁠ Social media: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast⁠ ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/heavy_101⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@heavymetal101podcast New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month. We'll be back again this fall for season #4. Thanks for listening! Underscore credits: Epic Heroic Trailer by Infraction [No Copyright Music] / New Hero Infraction - No Copyright Music snowfall - atmospheric/melodic black metal instrumental [free] pekarot E Minor Power Metal Instrumental (No Copyright Music) No Copyright Library For Music Royalty Free Instrumental Death Metal Track AMRPHIS Song: Tigran Papazyan - Unbroken (No Copyright Music) Music provided by Tunetank. Free Download: https://bit.ly/3yZzpHU Epic Badass Metal Battle Music | UNBROKEN Song: Tigran Papazyan - Unbroken (No Copyright Music) Music provided by Tunetank. Free Download: https://bit.ly/3yZzpHU Song: Tigran Papazyan - Unbroken (No Copyright Music) Music provided by Tunetank. Free Download: https://bit.ly/3yZzpHU "Keys of Moon Music - Funny Bubbles - Happy Classical Music" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... / keysofmoonmusic Music promoted by BreakingCopyright 'Omega' by @ScottBuckley 🇦🇺 | Epic Progressive Music (No Copyright) ⛰️ BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free Music Cinematic Adventure Epic Podcast by Infraction [No Copyright Music] / Storyteller Infraction - No Copyright Music

Mon, 20 May 2024 - 1h 22min

35 - Ronnie. James. Dio.

Wherein Eric and John explore the magnificent oeuvre of perhaps the most metal man who ever lived, the late, great Ronnie James Dio, from his career as an early rock and roll crooner through his iconic stints with Rainbow, Black Sabbath, and Dio. Click on the links below for all the music listening breaks in this episode: Music listening break #1: Dio- "We Rock" from The Last in Line (1984) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8OapNNAuBI Music listening break #2: Ronnie Dio and the Red Caps - "An Angel is Missing" (1960) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew8MUT00aK0 Music listening break #3: Elf- "Never More" from Elf (1972) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXAUQWJuHa8 Music video break (x2!): Dio- "Holy Diver" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lvs2FzF64o and "Rainbow in the Dark" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrBUjXaRSUQ from Holy Diver (1983) Music listening break #4: Dio "The Last in Line" from The Last in Line (1984) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTbRsGRWZW0 Music video break #2: Hear 'n Aid "Stars" (1986) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZktrrqT1A0 Visit us at: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast⁠ ⁠(you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!) Contact us at: ⁠⁠heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com⁠⁠ Social media: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast⁠ ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/heavy_101⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@heavymetal101podcast New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month. See ya again soon!!! Episode underscore credits: "Final Battle of the Dark Wizards" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Adventure (Metal Version)| Royalty Free Medieval Fantasy Music Alexander Nakarada Music track: Herb by Piki Source: https://freetouse.com/music/ Royalty Free Background Music Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/yeti-music/casa-... Rock You (Eighties Classic Rock Instrumental) Music provided by RockSounds: / @rocksounds-nocophyrightmusic

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 - 1h 14min

34 - The 2nd Wave of American Glam Metal (Or, The One Where We Talk About Gn’F’nR!)

Wherein Eric and John return to some of Eric's most favorite historical stomping grounds, the epic history of that most maligned of heavy metal subgenres, glam metal, by delving into just what a vast assortment of bands, including Poison, Cinderella, the mighty Guns N' Roses, and many, many more, were up to in the late 1980s. Click on the links below for all the music listening breaks in this episode! Music listening break #1: Poison - "Look What the Cat Dragged In" from Look What the Cat Dragged In (1986) ⁠https://youtu.be/kPAlXQeaaKw?si=Talsl7SpldlWTdw4 Music listening break #2: Guns N' Roses- "Reckless Life" from Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide (1986) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_l-vk_FIII Visit us at: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast⁠ ⁠(you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!) Contact us at: ⁠⁠heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com⁠⁠ Social media: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast⁠ ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/heavy_101⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/⁠⁠ New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month. See ya again soon!!! Episode underscore credits: Music by Elysium Audio Labs Track: “Neon Sunsets” www.elysiumaudiolabs.com License: https://bit.ly/3O4LLqf • 80s Background Music For Videos No Co... Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3as7DLr Symphonic Metal "Home" (Inspirational, Epic) Royalty Free Song! https://turbotunes.bandcamp.com/track/home 🔻 Song: Ethan Meixsell - Thor's Hammer [Rock] Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: • [Non Copyrighted Music] Ethan Meixsel... "Alexander Nakarada - Berserker" is under a Royalty Free license. / serpentsoundstudios Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: • 🌅 Royalty Free Epic Metal Music - "Berserker"

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 - 1h 16min

33 - We Need To Talk About Prog Metal

Wherein Eric and John go to some truly dark places, exploring one of Eric's least favorite metal subgenres, progressive metal, but come out the other side stronger, wiser, and having talked about an assortment of amazing artists including the "big three": Fates Warning, Dream Theater, and Queensrÿche, as well as Eric's pick for THE SINGLE GREATEST HEAVY METAL ALBUM OF THE 1980s!

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Click on the links below for all the music listening breaks in this episode!

Music listening break #1: Rush- "Anthem" from Fly By Night(1975) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9h2H5Sgzfw

Music listening break #2: Fates Warning- "Guardian" from Awaken the Guardian (1986) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmDgdDXH944

Music listening break #3: Queensrÿche- "I Don't Believe in Love" (the music video!) from Operation: Mindcrime(1988) ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c3g6tTYoxM Visit us at: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast⁠(you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!) Contact us at: ⁠heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com⁠ Social media: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast⁠⁠https://twitter.com/heavy_101⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/⁠

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Mon, 19 Feb 2024 - 1h 05min

32 - Special Topics in Metalology: You Wanted the Best, You Got the 1980s Kisscography…

Wherein Eric torments John relentlessly, deep diving into the life and work of Kiss, the single most favorite band of Eric's misspent youth, in the 1980s. Throughout these "Special Topics in Metalology" episodes, we'll feature extended timeframes, more music, and even more verbal sparring, as we engage in deep dive explorations and analyses of challenging and esoteric subjects drawn from a wide swath of heavy metal history. Click on the links below for all the music listening breaks in this episode! Music listening break #1: "Creatures of the Night" from Creatures of the Night (1982)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSqKw32B320 Music listening break #2: "Hide Your Heart" (the music video!) from Hot in the Shade (1989)-⁠ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9EU4l2OHgU Feeling frisky!? Here is a playlist including every Kiss single in the 1980s: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3UdBKgLQaLsrkpCFtwfLuH?si=98bad53fdea84764 ⁠ Visit us at: ⁠https://anchor.fm/heavymetal101podcast⁠ (you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!) Contact us at: ⁠heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com⁠ Social media: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast⁠ ⁠https://twitter.com/heavy_101⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/⁠ New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month. See ya again soon!!! 70's Kiss narration underscore credit: "Scott Buckley - Legacy" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0) license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... https://www.scottbuckley.com.au Music powered by BreakingCopyright:

Mon, 15 Jan 2024 - 1h 31min

31 - A 20th Century Curmudgeon’s Guide to 21st Century Heavy Metal: AOTY 2023, Baby!

Wherein Eric, flying solo, takes a bit of a chronological detour, examining the heavy metal of the 21st century. On this edition, Eric surveys the very best albums of 2023, along with a pedagogical discussion of some of the many, many sub genres that comprise the metal of the 21st century, culminating in the official pick for HM101 Heavy Metal Album of the Year for 2023! Visit us at: ⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠ ⁠⁠(you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!) Contact us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https:/⁠⁠/twitter.com/heavy_101⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@heavymetal101podcast?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc⁠⁠ The Heavy Metal 101 blog: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://schwartzmuzak.wixsite.com/heavymetal101podcast/heavymetal101podcastblog⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ New Heavy Metal 101 episodes are released monthly every 3rd Monday. See ya again soon!!! Episode band links: Frozen Soul - Glacial Domination Autopsy: Ashes, Organs, Blood and Crypts Horrendous -Ontological Mysterium Tomb Mold- The Enduring Spirit Gorod- The Orb Cattle Decapitation- Terrasite Cryptopsy- As Gomorrah Burns Crypta - Shades Of Sorrow Ulthar - Anthronomicon / Helionomicon Fires in the Distance- Air Not Meant for Us Insomnium- Anno 1696 Godthrymm-Distortions Saturnus-The Storm Within Bell Witch- Future’s Shadow Part 1- The Clandestine Gate Marthe- Further in Evil Green Lung-This Heathen Land Urne-A Feast on Sorrow Cirith Ungol- Dark Parade Night Demon- Outlaw Kvelertak- Endling Nita Strauss- The Call of the Void Within Temptation- Bleed Out Haken- Fauna Thy Catafalque- Alfold Overkill- Scorched Enforced- War Remains Hellripper- Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags Angra- Cycles of Pain Blackbraid- II Lamp of Murmuur-Saturnian Bloodstorm Leiþa- Reúe Panopticon- The Rime of Memory Wayfarer- American Gothic Blut Aus Nord- Disharmonium – Nahab Thantifaxath- Hive Mind Necrosis Dødheimsgard – Black Medium Current …And Oceans: As in Gardens, So in Tombs Gridlink- Coronet Juniper underscore music credits: opening: Music provided by Stock Music Links (stockmusiclinks.com) Licensed under CC BY 4.0: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ death metal: Cult of the Skull, Haunting of the Flesh- Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio, Final Battle- Credits: Uefa Euro 2020, Bulgari, Emergency, Canesecco (Veleno 8, Veleno 9, Voldemort, Fame Chimica, etc). doom: Atmospheric Doom Metal - ROYALTY FREE [No copyright Music] poweredBYGDK stoner: dazewitch' - A mon rha trad metal:"Trailblazer" by Omni Slim / @omnislim5381 pop metal:MELODIC METALCORE - ROYALTY FREE AMRPHIS prog/power metal: Havoc by PeriTune | http://peritune.comhttp://commons.nicovideo.jp/material/... Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... thrash: Thrash Metal Instrumental - Death Sentence // Royalty Free Copyright Safe Music White Bat Audio black metal: "Impact" Free Song (Symphonic Black Metal) TurboSol https://turbotunes.bandcamp.com/track/impact, snowfall - atmospheric/melodic black metal instrumental [free] pekarot, darkness - atmospheric/melodic black metal instrumental [free] pekarot grindcore: Gridlink- Ocean Vertigo (Karaoke Version) end music: Gridlink- Silk Ash Cascade

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 - 43min

30 - Heroes of the Metal Underground: 1980s American Independent Metal Bands with author Alexandros Anesiadis

Wherein Eric rings in the holiday season in the best way possible: By exploring the esoteric underworld of 1980s American independent heavy metal bands with author Alexandros Anesiadis.

Alex is the author of the fantastic new book Heroes of the Metal Underground: The Definitive Guide to 1980s American Independent Metal Bands.Purchase copies for yourself and 10 of your closest friends at: https://www.amazon.com/Heroes-Metal-Underground-Definitive-Independent/dp/1627311408

Assigned Listening #1: Street Child- "Street Child" ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5P_Yuio2pc

Assigned Listening #2 : Ruffians- "Fight For Your Life" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVaocBQeu0s

Assigned Listening #3 : Decoy Paris- "Secrets of the Heart" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSVqXmgoPcw

If you are interested in hearing more from these bands as well as others in Alex's book, the following is a fabulous resource for audio: https://metal-samples.com/

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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 - 43min

29 - Women Who Rock Pt. 2: The Heavy Metal Ladies of the 1980s!

Wherein Eric and John conclude their epic diptych exploring the music and stories of women who rock, taking a look at an assortment of amazing female heavy metal artists and their extraordinary music making in the 1980s. Opening clip: Wendy O. Williams Assigned Listening #1: Rock Goddess- "My Angel" https://youtu.be/ezQ6jDaC6Tc?si=DrrizhtdjJXyggxl

Assigned Listening #2 : Wendy O. Williams- "It's My Life" ⁠https://youtu.be/J3AJq_a8ETc?si=-NEA49-pHqcc9zds⁠ Assigned Listening #3 : Warlock- "All We Are" https://youtu.be/SX-_-4yBFIg?si=Goqv9bSTHvx59yrt

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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 - 1h 04min

28 - Women Who Rock Pt. 1: A Prehistory of Women in Metal

Wherein Eric and John embark on an epic diptych exploring the music and stories of women who rock, first by delving into the prehistory of women in heavy metal via a look at of some of the monumental contributions of women to the wider history of rock music from 1938 through the 1970s. Opening clip: Joan Jett Closing clip: Lzzy Hale Assigned Listening #1: Sister Rosetta Tharpe- "Strange Things Happening Every Day" (1944) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4-22b72muY Assigned Listening #2 (sort of): Big Mama Thornton- "Hound Dog" (1952) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pam1eUkWfFM

Assigned Listening #3: Janis Joplin with Big Brother and the Holding Company- "Ball and Chain" (1968)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrF_nM9pknU Assigned Listening #4: The Runaways- "Cherry Bomb" (1976)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EBvXpjudf8 Visit us at: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠ (you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!) Contact us at: ⁠⁠heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com⁠⁠ Social media: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/heavy_101⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@heavymetal101podcast?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc The Heavy Metal 101 blog: ⁠⁠https://schwartzmuzak.wixsite.com/heavymetal101podcast/heavymetal101podcastblog⁠⁠ New Heavy Metal 101 episodes are released monthly every 3rd Monday. See ya again soon!!!

Mon, 16 Oct 2023 - 1h 02min

27 - The 3rd Annual Halloween Spooktacular: Long Live the King Pt. 2 (King Diamond in the 1980s)

Wherein Eric and John take Heavy Metal 101 to the next level, combining elements of classic horror radio plays, telling the narratives of four macabre King Diamond classics, alongside the story of the band and the man in the 1980s in classic HM101 style. Prologue- "The Call" The Story of Fatal Portait Eric and John do their thing, pt. 1 Assigned listening #1: "Halloween" (from Fatal Portrait)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ppu5BsqKck The Story of Abigail Eric and John do their thing, pt. 2 Bonus listening: "A Mansion in Darkness" (from Abigail)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kFDU04PA-o The Story of Them Eric and John do their thing, pt. 3 Bonus listening/viewing: "Welcome Home" (from Them)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJH0eBtnbcs Assigned listening/viewing #2: "Sleepless Nights" (from Conspiracy)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-yYG00Nr8I The Story of Conspiracy Visit us at: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠ (you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined! Contact us at: ⁠⁠heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com⁠⁠ Social media: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/heavy_101⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@heavymetal101podcast?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc The Heavy Metal 101 blog: ⁠⁠https://schwartzmuzak.wixsite.com/heavymetal101podcast/heavymetal101podcastblog ⁠⁠New Heavy Metal 101 episodes are released monthly every 3rd Monday. See ya again soon!!! Underscore credits: Dracula's Coming │ Dark Pipe Organ Music by Jakub Ondrias " The Music Box " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" Music link : • [No Copyright Music] The Music Box |... SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook: https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2ImU2JV "Broken Piano " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" Music link : • [No Copyright Music] Broken Piano | ... SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: • [No Copyright Music] Dark Horror Them... Follow on Facebook: https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2ImU2JV "Sequel", "A Love Song (for Erin)", and "Epilogue" by Eric Schwartz

Mon, 02 Oct 2023 - 1h 00min

26 - Metal Gets HUGE (Three Pop Metal Masterpieces from 1986/7)

Wherein Eric and John take a scenic tour through the cassette collection of a young Eric, and explore three of the biggest pop metal hit albums of the mid-1980s: Bon Jovi- Slippery When Wet, Whitesnake- Whitesnake (aka1987), and Def Leppard- Hysteria.

Assigned Listening #1: Bon Jovi- "You Give Love a Bad Name" (the video) ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrZHPOeOxQQ

Assigned Listening #2: Whitesnake- "Here I Go Again" (1982 video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSlSaGcc0QM "Here I Go Again" (1987 video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyF8RHM1OCg

Assigned Listening #3: Def Leppard- "Pour Some Sugar on Me" (the video) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UIB9Y4OFPs
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Mon, 18 Sep 2023 - 55min

25 - The Thrash Metal Masterpieces of the "Big 4": 1986/7

Wherein Eric and John return for season three with a bang, exploring the seminal works of the "Big 4" of American thrash in 1986/7, Metallica's Master of Puppets, Megadeth's Peace Sells...But Who’s Buying?, Slayer's Reign in Blood, and Anthrax's Among the Living.

Assigned Listening #1: Metallica- "Battery" ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvW4OQFA_UY
Megadeth: "Peace Sells" the video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdEupVsL07E
Assigned Listening #2: Slayer- "Angel of Death" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7cWi41XGCM

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Mon, 21 Aug 2023 - 1h 05min

24 - Enter Metallica (1981-84) with special guest, author Ben Apatoff

The season #2 finale, wherein Eric, John, and special guest Ben Apatoff (author of Metallica: The $24.95 Book) discuss the formative history of arguably metal's most culturally significant band, Metallica, from their prehistory and formation through the release of Ride the Lightning.

Assigned listening #1: "Hit the Lights" by Mettallica (sic) from the first pressing of the Metal Massacre #1 compilation (1982) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AA-mcfFQBE

Assigned listening #2: "Hit the Lights" from Kill 'Em Allhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bW2DMOeDEM

Assigned listening #3: "For Whom the Bell Tolls" from Ride the Lightninghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_HSa1dEL9s

The time is here for Eric and John to take a brief break to enjoy a bit of evil summer fun in the evil summer sun, however we will be back on August 21st for the start of season #3, wherein we will explore the heavy metal of the mid to late 1980s. Meanwhile, if you'd like to touch base before then:

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Mon, 15 May 2023 - 1h 11min

23 - A Brief History of Glam Metal Part 2: The First Wave of Los Angeles Glam Metal (1981-85)

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's Sunset Strip bands including Mötley Crüe, Dokken, W.A.S.P., Great White, Stryper, and Ratt.

Assigned Listening #1- Mötley Crüe- "Live Wire" (version 1, Elektra Records) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6AiAKJDWCQ

(version 2, Leathür Records original mix) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJjydoG5M9E Assigned Listening #2*: Ratt- "Lack of Communication" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8kFKMjTFBs

*Just in case you aren't familiar, here's a link to the classic video for "Round and Round" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u8teXR8VE4

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Mon, 01 May 2023 - 1h 07min

22 - A Brief History of Glam Metal Part 1: Foundations of Glam and the Sunset Strip in the 1970s

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 earliest days of British glam rock and a look at the proto-glam metal scene found on the 1970's Sunset Strip.

Assigned Listening #1: Montrose- "Rock Candy" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z25xrCoTdZI

Assigned Listening #2: The Runaways- "Hollywood" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B3XhbwemuQ

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Keep an eye out! A Brief History of Glam Metal Part 2 will be available on Monday, 5/1. Otherwise, new Heavy Metal 101 episodes are released monthly every 3rd Monday. See ya again soon!!!

Mon, 17 Apr 2023 - 48min

21 - The Roots of Heavy Metal #2: The Blues

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 well as its more direct connections to the history of heavy metal.

Throughout these "Roots of Heavy Metal" episodes, we'll dig deep into the many influences that made heavy metal music what it is, with longer episodes, more musical examples, and even more delightful verbal sparring as we uncover the wide array of musical styles that contribute to metal's vast musical family tree.

Assigned Listening:

Assigned Listening #1: "Down Hearted Blues" (Austin/Hunter) as performed by Bessie Smith- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ob_sW2_2Zw

Assigned Listening #2: "Me and the Devil Blues" by Robert Johnson- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9CDKtc1Cno

Assigned Listening #3: "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man" (Dixon) as performed by Muddy Waters- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFxrLOVwsEE

Assigned Listening #4: "In Ashes" from Devil is Fineby Zeal & Ardor- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xB9czfa6Zs

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Mon, 20 Mar 2023 - 57min

20 - When Metal Ruled the World: MTV and the First Pop Metal Explosion

Wherein Eric and John reflect upon the ascendency of heavy metal as an increasingly significant force in popular culture by looking at four massive albums released in 1983 and 1984, Def Leppard's Pyromania, Quiet Riot's Metal Health, Twisted Sister's Stay Hungry, and Van Halen's 1984.

Assigned Listening: Def Leppard option #1: video-"Photograph" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4dHr8evt6k Def Leppard option #2: audio-"Stagefright" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5DyQBu5yoU

Quiet Riot option #1: video-"Cum On Feel the Noize" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxgMGk9JPVA Quiet Riot option #2: audio- "Bang Your Head (Metal Health) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ror9erPzb4o

Twisted Sister option #1: video-"We're Not Gonna Take It" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xmckWVPRaI Twisted Sister option #2: audio- "Burn in Hell" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HWxFeqUxms

Van Halen option #1: video-"Hot for Teacher" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M4_Ommfvv0 Van Halen option #2: audio-"House of Pain" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg5zzivyOcA

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Mon, 20 Feb 2023 - 55min

19 - Special Topics in Metalology #2: Long Live the King Pt. 1- Mercyful Fate in the 1980s

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 Fate! Long live the King indeed.

Throughout these "Special Topics in Metalology" episodes, we'll feature extended timeframes, more music, and even more verbal sparring, as we engage in deep dive explorations and analyses of challenging and esoteric subjects drawn from a wide swath of heavy metal history.

Click on the links below for all the music listening breaks in this episode!

Music listening break #1: Brats- "OY-905"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKsNfKRwLVM

Music listening break #2: Black Rose- "Locked Up in the Snow"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwMa1pK_Nyg

Music listening break #3: Mercyful Fate- "Return of the Vampire" (demo)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDlq2ZN2muI

Music listening break #4: Mercyful Fate- "Doomed By the Living Dead"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18EvR5HnwVg

Music listening break #5: Mercyful Fate- "Evil"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3Q5lH09GuM

Music listening break #6: Mercyful Fate- "Come to the Sabbath"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvvsWC9HmqA

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Mon, 16 Jan 2023 - 1h 03min

18 - A 20th Century Curmudgeon’s Guide to 21st Century Heavy Metal, Part 1: 2000-2001

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 inaugural journey of this new bonus series of HM101 mini-episodes, Eric takes a look at some of the finest music of a brand new century, way back in 2000-2001. These 20th Century Curmudgeon's Guide to 21st Century Heavy Metal bonus episodes will be periodic short, sweet, and particularly goofy discussions of more recent bands, trends, albums, and songs in heavy metal. assigned listening #1: Vader- "Wings" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQM4A41weqA assigned listening #2: Converge- "Distance and Meaning" https://youtu.be/H_Ida5HP714 suggested albums from this episode: 2000: Dio- Magica, Halford- Resurrection, King Diamond- House of God, Iron Maiden- Brave New World, Immolation- Close to a World Below, Nile- Black Seeds of Vengeance, Decapitated- Winds of Creation, Enslaved- Mardraum: Beyond the Within, , Nevermore- Dead Heart in a Dead World, Electric Wizard- Dopethrone, Deftones- White Pony, In Flames- Clayman, Children of Bodom- Follow the Reaper, Vader- Litany 2001: Ensiferum- Ensiferum, Windir- 1184, My Dying Bride- The Dreadful Hours, Devin Townsend- Terria, Kreator- Violent Revolution, Pig Destroyer- Prowler in the Yard, Neurosis-A Sun That Never Sets, Tool- Lateralus, Opeth- Blackwater Park, System of a Down- Toxicity, Converge- Jane Doe Visit us at: https://anchor.fm/heavymetal101podcast (you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!) Contact us at: heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com Social media: https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast https://twitter.com/heavy_101 https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/ Regular new episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month. See ya again soon!!!

Mon, 02 Jan 2023 - 19min

17 - Subgenres Arise!: The NWOBHM in 1981

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 and beyond via the NWOBHM of 1981, discussing the roots of pop metal, traditional metal, and extreme metal. Assigned Listening #1: Def Leppard- "High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkfJOrdc1AU Assigned Listening #2: Venom- "Witching Hour" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KopwsTJ7sLs Visit us at: https://anchor.fm/heavymetal101podcast (you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!) Contact us at: heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com Social media: https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast https://twitter.com/heavy_101 https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/ New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month. See ya again soon!!!

Mon, 19 Dec 2022 - 54min

16 - That NWOBHM Episode...

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, Diamond Head, and Angel Witch. Assigned Listening #1: Saxon- "To Hell and Back Again" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bM2wXFgO9g Assigned Listening #2: Def Leppard- "Wasted" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQzw1wJO8bY Assigned Listening #3: Diamond Head- "Am I Evil?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukeQeOwuEsU Assigned Listening #4: Angel Witch- "Angel Witch" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oZpW3wyiWI Visit us at: https://anchor.fm/heavymetal101podcast (you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!) Contact us at: heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com Social media: https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast https://twitter.com/heavy_101 https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/ New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month. See ya again soon!!!

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 - 48min

15 - Everything Old is New Again Part 2: Judas Priest, Motorhead, and more in 1980!

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 Priest (British Steel) and Motorhead (Ace of Spades), as well as a look in on what all the other season #1 bands discussed were up to in and around the year of our lord 1980.

Assigned Listening #1: option A Judas Priest- "Breaking the Law" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr3hflUHuog option B Judas Priest- "Rapid Fire" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoA8OxjxSrw "Breaking the Law" the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L397TWLwrUU

Assigned Listening #2: option A Motorhead- "Ace of Spades" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKWIgeEjIgs option B Motorhead- "Fire Fire" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhJHhlm1F3g

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Mon, 17 Oct 2022 - 47min

14 - Our 2nd Annual Halloween Spooktacular Bonus Episode: The Extreme Metal Project

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 of the foundational bands of extreme metal: Hellhammer, Bathory, and Mantas (with just a touch of Venom thrown in for good measure)! Assigned listening #1: Venom- Welcome to Hell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e0VvHZMaTs Assigned listening #2: Hellhammer- Triumph of Death https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_ETxRA4RjU Assigned listening #3: Bathory- Sacrifice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZvD4CV4QDM Assigned listening #4: Mantas- Evil Dead https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO-vFpSyS6E Visit us at: https://anchor.fm/heavymetal101podcast (you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!) Contact us at: heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com Social media: https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast https://twitter.com/heavy_101 https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/ New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are regularly released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month. See ya again soon!!!

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 - 27min

13 - Everything Old is New Again Part 1: Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne in 1980!

Wherein Eric and John take a look at what the mighty Black Sabbath (Heaven and Hell) and the newly musically single Ozzy Osbourne (Blizzard of Ozz) were up to as a new decade dawned.

Assigned Listening #1: Black Sabbath- "Heaven and Hell" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FRA7UXlGu8

Assigned Listening #2: Ozzy Osbourne- "Mr. Crowley" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0RE230PlX4

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Mon, 19 Sep 2022 - 52min

12 - Iron Maiden’s Gonna Get You!

Wherein Eric and John return to the fray for season #2, and explore the rise and debut album of one of the greatest heavy metal bands of all time, the mighty Iron Maiden!

Assigned Listening #1: "Prowler" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnCHrQqmN0Q

Assigned Listening #2: "Running Free" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbK9vqF8EOc

Assigned Listening #3: "Iron Maiden" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXuD3cZUpm8

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Mon, 15 Aug 2022 - 54min

11 - A Seventies Sabbath Season Finale Spectacular!

Wherein Eric, John, and very special guest author and Sabbath scholar Nolan Stolz pick up right where we left off on episode #1, exploring 1970's Black Sabbath from the release of the seminal Paranoid through Never Say Die! and Ozzy's departure at the end of the decade.

Music listening break #1: "Children of the Grave" from Master of Reality https://youtu.be/X01Envh1kSA

Music listening break #2: "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" from Sabbath Bloody Sabbath https://youtu.be/yuVmjv22Nqc

Music listening break #3: "Air Dance" from Never Say Die! https://youtu.be/vh7cGW_elQ0

Never fear! We shall return after just a short break for season #2, wherein we will explore the heavy metal of the 1980s. For updates on the next season you can:

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Please do click the following link and check out Nolan's fabulous, indispensable book, Experiencing Black Sabbath: A Listener's Companion https://rowman.com/isbn/9781442256910/experiencing-black-sabbath-a-listener's-companion

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 - 1h 12min

10 - A Very Heavy Metal 101 Listener's Guide to the Heavy Metal of the 1970s

Wherein Eric and John get down to the business of creating a concrete list of essential heavy metal bands and albums from the 1970s for a listener's "starter pack" of music from metal's first decade. We're more about the journey than the destination, but a short form of the list is available from 39:31-40:54.

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Wed, 09 Mar 2022 - 42min

9 - The Roots of Heavy Metal #1: 18th and 19th Century Virtuosi/Composers (The Classical Roots of Metal)

Wherein Eric and John explore the surprising amount of interconnectivity and influence between arguably the least and most prestigious of musical genres, heavy metal and classical music, via comparisons of Deep Purple with Antonio Vivaldi and Eddie Van Halen with Niccolò Paganini.

Throughout these "Roots of Heavy Metal" episodes, we'll dig deep into the many influences that made heavy metal music what it is, with longer episodes, more musical examples, and even more delightful verbal sparring as we uncover the wide array of musical styles that contribute to metal's vast musical family tree.

Click on the links below for all the music listening breaks in this episode!

Music listening break #1: "Highway Star" from Deep Purple's Machine Head- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2BO3UTOhZ8

Music listening break #2: "Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, 'Summer': III. Presto" performed by Apollo's Fire with soloist Francisco Fullana- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp1rvw-NUfs

Music listening break #3: "Niccolò Paganini: 24 Caprices, No. 5 in A minor" performed by Itzhak Perlman- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yuh0umnwDsw

Music listening break #4: "Eruption" from Van Halen's self-titled debut- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4Czx8EWXb0

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Tue, 08 Feb 2022 - 53min

8 - Heavy metal’s first musical genius: The story of Van Halen 1

Wherein Eric and John wax rhapsodic about the majestic debut album of Van Halen, arguably the single most important heavy metal release of the 1970s by a band not named Black Sabbath.

Here is a link to a recording of this episode's discussed track, "I'm the One" from the self-titled Van Halen debut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzkXGIRaxcI

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Tue, 11 Jan 2022 - 45min

7 - That's Not Heavy Metal!

Wherein Eric and John establish a foolproof, highly scientific (ish) taxonomy of early heavy metal, tour the porous and contentious borderlands separating "heavy metal" from "hard rock", and delve into the metal side of Boston's most favorite musical sons, Aerosmith, and their masterpiece "Toys in the Attic".

Here is a handy link to a recording of this episode's discussed track, "Round and Round" from the album Toys in the Attic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEXoSyNRRhM

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Sat, 11 Dec 2021 - 33min

6 - A Shock Rock Double Dose: The Image and Dark Theatricality of Heavy Metal

Wherein Eric and John explore the aesthetic look of heavy metal fans and artists, delve into the genre's darkly theatrical onstage sensibilities, and take a peak at the work of two of the most influential shock rock acts of the 1970s: Alice Cooper and Kiss.

Here is a link to the excellent live montage video of "Deuce" from Alive! that Eric and John watched: https://youtu.be/YDr8gys2SnU?t=43

These are links to the short Alice Cooper and Kiss videos we watch during this episode:
Alice Cooper- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3OkEcdOtb0
Kiss- https://youtu.be/LmoC8a4eHJI?t=3

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Wed, 10 Nov 2021 - 51min

5 - Special Topics in Metalology #1: The Evolution of Death!

Wherein Eric and John temporarily shed the strictures implied by the "101" course designation, and drink deep from the cup of Death, arguably the greatest single metal band of all time.

Throughout these "Special Topics in Metalology" episodes, we'll feature extended timeframes, more music, and even more verbal sparring, as we engage in deep dive explorations and analyses of challenging and esoteric subjects drawn from a wide swath of heavy metal history.

Click on the links below for all the music listening breaks in this episode!

Music listening break #1: "Pull the Plug" from Leprosy-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg2SiFqQw8Q

Music listening break #2: "Lack of Comprehension" from Human- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go64Oauc8-8

Music listening break #3: "Spirit Crusher" from The Sound of Persistence- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9AMFf5Ih7Y

Closing music: "Voice of the Soul" from The Sound of Persistence- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2EJ1AqPIPg

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Wed, 03 Nov 2021 - 56min

4 - When punk and metal collided (aka Lemmy is god!)

Wherein Eric and John discuss the arrival of punk rock on the scene, its near-destruction of heavy metal, and how metal would soon rise like a phoenix from the ashes via the high velocity proto-thrash of the late, great Motorhead.

Here is a handy link to a recording of this episode's discussed track, "Overkill" from the album of the same name: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VNUyjRRjxM

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Tue, 02 Nov 2021 - 32min

3 - What the hell is heavy metal?

Wherein Eric and John attempt to answer the age old question, "What the hell is heavy metal?", and also worship at the altar of the one, true metal god Rob Halford while discussing the formative Judas Priest classic, "Sad Wings of Destiny".

Here is a handy link to a recording of this episode's discussed track, "The Ripper" from the album Sad Wings of Destiny: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCdWJHOROb4

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Mon, 01 Nov 2021 - 37min

2 - February 13, 1970

Episode #1, wherein Eric and John discuss Black Sabbath, the song, from Black Sabbath, the album, by Black Sabbath, the band. Happy birthday heavy metal!

Here is a handy link to a recording of this episode's discussed track, "Black Sabbath" from the albumBlack Sabbath: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISXnYu-Or4w

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Mon, 25 Oct 2021 - 29min

1 - Heavy Metal 101: The trailer!

Welcome to heavy metal 101, the podcast wherein Eric, an expert, and John, a novice, explore the history and repertoire of some of the coolest, scariest music in all the land, heavy f'n metal!

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Sun, 03 Oct 2021 - 01min