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Thursday Feb 25, 2021
Thursday Feb 25, 2021
“WE’RE GONNA DO A NUMBER NOW. . .”
For anyone who has ever heard OZZY OSBOURNE perform live in concert, you already KNOW! And in the unfortunate event you do NOT already know, let’s just say you’ve come to the right place. Welcome to the Metal Nerdery Concierge.
“DOES ANYONE REMEMBER THE OLD FILLMORE EAST???”
After leaving Sabbath in 1979, Ozzy embarked on a legendary solo career that would further expand the audience, fan base, and genre that the “Prince of Darkness” had helped to co-create and build during the 70’s with Black Sabbath.
“WHADDYA WANNA HEAR!?”
Ozzy’s solo career during the 1980’s marked the beginning of a NEW kind of Metal sound, one with a more mainstream appeal but with enough of Ozzy’s special brand of over-the-top, chemically infused lunacy, showmanship and metal madness; making him THE poster child for ALL of the excesses of the 80’s (doves…bats…ants…Wait, ANTS!?)
“ALL YOU PEOPLE…”
JOIN US as we tour through the 1980’s back catalogue of one of THE most iconic and critically pivotal artists in ALL of Metal, as Metal Nerdery celebrates the 1980’s solo career of one OZZY OSBOURNE.
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(00:00): The voice of Ron “The Seasonizer” from #TRL #TheRibLounge / #healing and #unity and #masks and #gfy / The polar “opposites” of various Metal Nerderer’s weekends / #hillbillyspots and the new & improved and up and coming updates to Metal Nerdery HQ (and Milly’s inquiry)/ 2222021: The anniversary of Ozzy’s “The Ultimate Sin” (#mandatory #blackalbumreference) / #POSTSABBATHOZZYCORE #newcore #manifest / #newcore #newgenre #genre (say it like that…it’s fun!) / a word from Obvious (80’s Ozzy) / Have YOU snorted #ants? / Ozzy & KISS and tangentionalness (albeit a reach) #crazy (He bit the head off a WTF did you just say!?) / Quick Gum Update / #hardreach / As you well know, we’re into the deeper cuts #onmicburp.
(09:16): Remember record stores in the 80’s? #noteven / The album cover of Blizzard of Ozz (#oldefaece #oldface) / The #AJFA treatment to the #drums (#weird) / ***CHECK OUT THE US FESTIVAL; 1983: Ozzy Osbourne w/ Jake E. Lee***/ I Don’t Know (#consult the #drugtracker schedule) / You Lookin at Me, Lookin at You #revelations (Wait! WTF is a #bonemovie? Is that a porn? I’m talking about No Bone Movies here…sorry. #postulant #BODGE and #bonemovies and a #tangentional shout out to #metallica #postblackalbum #NEWCORE #POSTBLACKALBUMCORE / #stangler / Mr Crowley (#readthoselyrics) / You Lookin at Me, Lookin at You (#previouslyunreleased) / The “Sabbath Feel” in some of Ozzy’s solo work (Like “Sabotage” era Sabbath texture with a more radio friendly bent). #the80s Do you know who the #discokiller was?
(21:15): Diary of Madman (#backshadowing #backalbumcover) / #blackvelvet #blacklight #yachtrock #manifestation #bonemovies / Intriguing facts about Ozzy Osbourne article (#sorryTexas) / #tinyiommi #tonyiommi #tinyoammi / Over The Mountain and Sharon vs Daddy #takenoshit / Upcoming Metal Nerdery Ozzy banter compilation (#foreshadowing Ozzy #stagebanter is #awesome!!) / Over The Mountain (Reprise) #textured and that #guitarsolo is sick af! #earlythrash sound #shredsorcery
(33:00): The meaning of S.A.T.O. (#satansanaltakeover? #sailacrosstheocean? #readthoselyrics #poundthebest) / ***Check out Matt’s new upcoming LIVE Comedy Album and Netflix Documentary***/ #dontdenythepowerof #SATO (Also, #readthosecredits for the album “Diary of a Madman” for the line-up). / ***DOES ANYONE REMEMBER LAUGHTER!?*** / Speak of the Devil (#louder) and the #scary #devil #runes / Matt’s only complaint regarding the tracking for “Speak of the Devil”: the banter should be included in the “beginning” of the track!! (Symptom of the Universe) / #tangentionalality is a word (and a #hashtag or #tag)
(43:49): Snowblind (dig the #stagebanter before Black Sabbath) “We’re gonna do a number naowwww…” (#russelspecial) / Ozzy Osbourne: The Originator of the Dad Bod / “All you people…” #loudah / Bark at the Moon (1st album with Jake E. Lee and Russell’s inappropriate Facebook comment) / John Sykes style vs Jake E. Lee’s style (#onmicburp) / So Tired (the reason “yes men” are awful people) / Waiting for Darkness (Bark at the Moon) #killercloser / Bark At The Moon (***check out the music video from the DAWN of #MTV***)
(58:33): Killer of Giants (The Ultimate Sin) #metalnerderyASMR #timetofrost / The evolution of Ozzy’s sound through the guitarists that worked with him over his solo career / Lightning Strikes & Fool Like You (#holditnow #waitwhat #recordscratch) / ***Does Ozzy get a “pass” for being classified as #hairmetal? Or did he help to make Hair Metal credible BEFORE Hair Metal was officially Hair Metal? The “Truck Driver in Drag” description is spot on (and #funnyaf!!) Frosted Tips or Frosted Flaps?*** / Ratt Sabbath?
(1:10.13): Enter Zakk Wylde with “No Rest For The Wicked” (Demon Alcohol & Bloodbath in Paradise and Charlie and the Family… #readthoselyrics) / Can you imagine being 19 years old and working for Ozzy and trying to be EVERY #guitarist that Ozzy had ever worked with!?/ ***CHECK OUT OZZY’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY: “I AM OZZY” for #drugtracker #confirmation*** Napoleon was correct…
(1:18.53): LouderSound.com “Ozzy’s 10 Craziest Moments” / Throwing a TV out of a hotel room window, drivers licenses, the Alamo, and #politicking “This might have been a mistake”… Dove snacks and Bat Snacks / We’ll leave ‘er on “Believer” / Ozzy 2021: the next Ozzy album sounds like it’s gonna be tremendous because Ozzy #isablessin / ***THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO LISTEN TO AND SUPPORT METAL AND METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!***
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
“Look inside of yourself, you might see someone you don’t know…” – DIO.
Anytime someone utters the name “Ronnie James Dio”, almost immediately one is transported to another dimension ruled by magic and fantasy; a place where wizards conjure spells and help angels to protect the castle from the dragons of the realm with clean tigers and shiny diamonds.
“Ride the carousel and cast a magic spell…” – Rainbow.
Throughout his career, whether it was with Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath or his solo band, RONNIE JAMES DIO always supplied a generous dosage of magic, mysticism, and fantastical medieval imagery to Metal, describing (with sublimely, diametrically opposed metaphors) the mysteries and lessons of life that we must face, like dragons that must be slain and conquered in order for the kingdom to survive and thrive.
“So, bring an exorcist, a wizard and The Holy Ghost...” - Black Sabbath.
Call your D&D friend down at the Help Desk and order some more relaxer, crank up the black lights, grab your sword and a charm blessed by a virtuous witch and JOIN US as we sample the catalogue of one of the most powerful, distinctive, and legendary voices in the whole of the realm of the Kingdom of Metal.
HAIL to Ronnie James Dio!
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(00:00): – Ron’s doing the intro LIVE from the Rib Lounge / The most magically favorite Metal ICON in all of Metaldom: RJD (Ronnie James Dio was a #BLESSING!! #HAIL and #R.I.P. to one of the most powerful voices in all of Metaldom) / He brought #Mysticism #Wizards #Castles # Magic and #Dungeons & #Dragons to #Metal (#cleantigers and #shinydiamonds) #onmicburp / The gradual refinement of Ronnie’s sound from Elf through Rainbow, Black Sabbath and through to his solo career with Dio. / ***Check out Sam Dunn’s (#samdunn #tellyouwhat #psilocybin #rub “Metal Evolution” series and “Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey”)
(05:17): - #itllbethere / ELF – Hoochie Koochie Lady (with a #tangentional shoutout to #cheers and #women that are #handsome which means they used to jam with some dudes): can you hear all that early vocal potential? / Ronnie’s Roots (old school doo-wop style…very un-metal; albeit tangentionally related) / Don’t leave out James! / Dio’s age (that was always weird…why was it a mystery?) / 05/16/2010 (Relaxer sub bunker under the original Metal Nerdery Under Construction studios) / 07/10/1942 (You’ve gotta try “Padavona’s Pasta”; Milley HIGHLY recommends it!) / #dontdenythepowerof #RJD / Holy Diver (#perfectaccidents and #divineintervention)
(12:00): – Padavona’s granny was a forward-thinking woman / a quick plug from Milley regarding his new pasta line coming out this fall!! #diolini #postcovid #saladbar #tour #QreatorOwnPasta Mental Linquine Southeastern Tour / #R.I.P. #WKLS / Rainbow – Man on the Silver Mountain (#backwagon #backtracking not to be confused with #backshadowing): The “starting point” for many of us (and also a tangentional shoutout to #DeepPurple and #ritchieblackmore) / Stargazer (***RAINBOW RISING = Future Album Dive***): #bolth #dreamtheater and #metallica covered #stargazer It has a killer #stonervibe (NOBODY ELSE sounds like RJD) / Run with the Wolf (There’s a hole in the sky…#reverse #backshadowing #reverseshadowing) / From Rainbow to Black Sabbath: Children of the Sea (#liveevil edition. Get your #mistymorning #here from #thisguy) /*** HAIL to #tenaciousD for giving so much attention to the power of Ronnie James Dio! *** Neon Knights (#killeropener) / a moment of our best “Ozzy” impressions (Heaven and Hell? Or Mob Rules? ***YOU MAY CHOOSE ONE!! Not #bolth!!! TELL US ON FACEBOOK and IG***)
(23:36: Black Sabbath (Falling off the Edge of The World from “Mob Rules” #40yearsold #stillfuckingawesome #waitforit #DONOTturnitoffnow (It’s kinda pre-Reign in Blood Reign in Blood) / #grower #deepcut #vaginaboner) That’s a BUSY riff! / Heaven & Hell from Heaven & Hell (check out our 1980 episode as it’s tangentionally related…also listen to Rime of the Ancient Mariner… I can hear the #tangentionalality between #bolth) Wait, is #flatulence also #punishment? Or #flatdulation (aka being adored by farts)
(29:55): (If you listen to fools…) The Mob Rules (#ohcmon) / The Sign of the Southern Cross (also from Mob Rules…#1981 #ronniejameswilson) that Stoner vibe is more apparent to me now! (Thank you for that, Billy!) / #eightmileshigh / STAND UP AND SHOUT (Dio: Holy Diver) #readthoselyrics very #NWOBHM and kinda Thrashy even / Shame on The Night (#hellhound #softintro) Dig that fucking album cover (ESPECIALLY with headphones and #relaxers) / ***If you do NOT own Holy Diver, you should REALLY reconsider continuing to live your life without owning it. GO BUY IT!!*** #shitturdballs #blacklightposters #skyvapes.
(40:38): The Last In Line (***go check out the music video***) / We’re off to #thewitch… / Parallels in Dio’s lyrics (#peanutbutter & #chocolate is like #pizza and #mexican ) / I speed at Night (feel the Priest/Motorhead vibe #highwaymetal ) #frozenated is a word #letitgo / Breathless (also from Last In Line) / The loss of momentum after Last In Line (from Sacred Heart through Dream Evil) #weall graduated and moved on to heavier shit (into the thrash…#thankyou #RJD for HELPING to build the bridge to good classic #medicalnerdery / Just Another Day (Sacred Heart) kinda #thrashish / Dio’s faster songs vs the slower songs (#softintro on Sunset Superman (Dream Evil)) Ronnie’s vocals were always very #theaterofthemind / ***DID ANYONE SEE THE DIO HOLOGRAM TOUR!?!? Tell us on the socials (FB & IG) and indicate which relaxer (if any) you enjoyed during attendance *** / The “technical” name for the #vagina (#doorsclosed) Clots in the Velvet Room: (Matt’s upcoming standup comedy album) ***PLEASE LEAVE US SOME POSITIVE 5-STAR RATINGS, KUDOS, KOMMENDMENTS AND KONDIMENTS IN THE MAIL SACK metalnerdery@gmail.com and or MESSAGE US on the FB and the IG *** The “various members” / Wait…whaddya mean!?
(55:34): More modern Dio: Killing The Dragon (The #Exciter reference #definitely #skynet) / ***CHECK OUT THAT ALBUM COVER TO “KILLING THE DRAGON” ***) #vivid #lyrical #imagery ***Check out the Video for “Push” with Tenacious D opening…*** #youreonalist / We hope you enjoyed the Dio Sampler; Big #HAIL to Ronnie James Dio #RJD #caprisuns and #nutterbutters and #metalnerderyASMR #shinydiamonds (#whoops)
Thursday Feb 11, 2021
Thursday Feb 11, 2021
Okay, lead guitar players, gun slingers, virtuosos, et al, LISTEN UP!!! This is YOUR episode!!
When you have a podcast about Metal Nerdery and 66% of the Metal Nerdery staff are guitar players (that’s 2/3 if you can Math good) and the guitarists decide to go down the rabbit hole regarding the art of shredding and overall lead guitar wizardry & sheer solo shreddery, you KNOW things are going to go off the rails in the most shred-tactical way possible.
You’re going to want to double your normal relaxer regimen as we went kinda long with this one (you’re welcome for that, btw). Turn off your workstation (“work” is subjective anyway), prepare your double bowl of relaxerole (with a lime) and JOIN US as we pay homage to guitarists who give us the gift of insane guitar shreddery. Metal Nerdery Presents: HAIL to SHRED!
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(00:00): – #bolth ear holes / #25 on Rolling Stone’s List should be moved up about 24 notches / #howyoudoin / Russell’s Rant, Part 2 re: Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time vs Metal Nerdery’s Lysticle of Metal Shredders (and any and all tangentionally related shredders with a degree of tangentionalality to Metal) / #superbowlritual / Russell’s microbrewery plug for #doctorrobot and #mondaynightbrewery / A word from Geezahhh…BUY OUR SHIT! www.metalnerdery.com/merch #dontdenythepowerof Reverb
(04:44): – Shout Outs and a word from Lars / Kirk Hammett and the wah-wah backlash (sorry, we had to get the #blackalbumreference out of the way early) #turnitoffnow / The origins of Shred (and some important names that YOU need to know about!!) / Guys that fucking ROCKED!
(09:50): – The 20 Greatest Shred Guitarists of All Time (per Guitar World which is #trustworthy) / ***REMEMBER CROSSROADS!? Eugene’s Bag of Tricks! *** / Steve Vai deserves an OSCAR for his amazing acting work as a shitty guitar player in #crossroads / The cutting heads duel in Crossroads is like porn for guitar players! #realtalk #metalasfuck
(15:25): – EVEN MORE Steve Vai: Liberty (if you are a guitar player, go purchase Steve Vai’s “Passion & Warfare”. You’re welcome) / So Happy (#hahaha #imgonnagetaballoon) We should ALL be #sohappy / Playin what she was Sayin / Yngwie J. Malmsteen (#nodonuts) ***Check out the guitar solo on Yngwie’s “Live in Leningrad”!!!*** Say what you want about Yngwie, but can YOU do that shit!? #noyoucant #dontdenythepowerof #yngwiemalmsteen / Questionable “axes” for “shredders”
(22:51): – Joe Satriani and a #WKLS 96 Rock flashback memory (Surfing With The Alien) / THAT is why Joe Satriani is fucking Joe Satriani! / Paul Gilbert (is ridiculous! HAIL!) ***Check out Paul Gilbert’s ridiculous guitar acrobatics!!*** / A half inch of reach…you can move your right hand faster… / You can check out more of Paul Gilbert’s #shreditude via Racer X / The most abbreviated John Petrucci guitar solo ever #johnpetrucci is a blessin (more to come in the future…)
(33:13): – #flabberflackle / Buckethead (and the urban legend that Paul Gilbert is actually Buckethead) / Guthrie Govan (#newschoolshredder) – The Aristrocrats (Bad Asteroid) ***Don’t be scared of #jazz*** / Jason Becker (#HFS) As Blitz tells us: He Came to #shred #jasonbecker #hail #yoyo #fuckingawesome and #ridiculous
(40:12): – Eric Johnson (Cliffs of Dover) and the very #symmetrical phrasing in his playing / Michael Angelo Batio (#nitro #freighttrain) / Skipping past the #excess to the #solo because it’s ALL #ridiculous
(46:40): – The Loss of a Shredder (Alexi Laiho, the Main Mustainer from Children of Bodom) / Top 10 List of Shredders (#ooooooh) Many of which we’ve already seen… Randy Rhoads Tribute version of Ozzy Osbourne’s “Suicide Solution” LIVE! (NOTE: The guitar solo starts at 4.44) #wegonnadoanumbahnow #sonicbliss #randyrhoads #shredgod #ozzy #princeofdarkness
(53:10): – Al DiMeola (***check out Race with the Devil on a Spanish Highway and also check out Mahivishnu Orchestra and also also check out Passion, Grace & Fire*** Please note that the Al DiMeola is tangentionally related to John Petrucci and therefore has a high tangentionalality to prog Metal). / DIME! #reinventingthemetal #domination #metalnerderyASMR / Progressive and Thrash bands have lots of shred! / Avenged Sevenfold (#A7X) / Hard Gack to Rewire Garage Loads
(01:03:00): – HAIL to John Petrucci and his #signaturemodel #guitar (and also HAIL to Less Paul) / ***#INNOVATION FOSTERS #GREATNESS!!!*** / Zakk Wylde (Farm Fiddlin’) from The Guitars that Rule the World compilation / Kirk “The Hamster” Hammett (#Metallica fans are #fickle and #petty) / #sizematters We Are #Blind / Richie Sambora = Shredding #noslouch PLEASE send the daughters of Bon Jovi pussy over to Metal Nerdery HQ…specifically for Matt because the other guys are married and off the market (#footloose)
(1:13:20): – Ritchie Blackmore (see also Deep Purple and Rainbow…see also see also coming soon #RJD) / Multiple shredders worthy of multiple accolades: Tony MacAlpine, Jeff Loomis, HAIL! / New Jukebox song naming conventions / Limping Literary / Tony MacAlpine (Hundreds of Thousands… (of notes)) / George Lynch (Mr. Scary) BONUS: the Beast from the East #guitarsolo #frightening #dokken #mrscary #shred (Is George Lynch’s solo style “violent”? Is it #violent enough for him to get into #slayer or #exodus ?) / More from RUSSELL’S RANT… regarding Rolling Stone aka “a great piece of paper”. Where is Robb Flynn and Machine Head? Where are Forbidden!? / Your spouse is #NOT #brucespringsteen or #theboss / THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO METAL NERDERY’S SHREDDERY NERDERY / Geezahh the Butlahh outtakes (on tons of relaxers) #easteregg
Thursday Feb 04, 2021
Thursday Feb 04, 2021
There’s a saying that “the best revenge is living well”.
Well, someone forgot to give Dave Mustaine that memo. Because as far as we can tell, Dave’s “best revenge” was to form Megadeth, a band assembled with a very specific mission: to be faster, darker, snarlier, and MORE technically proficient than his previous band from which he’d been unceremoniously sacked (that means “fired from Metallica without warning” in Americanese).
Megadeth’s sophomore slam PEACE SELLS…BUT WHO’S BUYING? is a razor-sharp refinement of the “revenge” originally presented on “KILLING IS MY BUSINESS…” only with greater vitriolic commentary and exponentially greater virtuosity and musicianship (that means “Dave Mustaine needs a cape!”)
Block out your afternoon (just tell the boss you’ve got a “client meeting”), roll another bowl of your favoritest relaxer and JOIN US as we dive into Megadeth’s PEACE SELLS…BUT WHO’S BUYING? and try to better understand what Dave was trying to convey with his specific rhetorical questioning (which translates to “Whaddya mean ‘Whaddya mean?’” in Mustainese).
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(00:00) – #whosnorted ? / Megadeth, their sound & their place in Thrash and among The Big 4 / Kudos, Kommendments and Kondiments (and also Kroutons) for improved production quality and the refinement of the Megadeth sound / Future episode idea #CBFE / ***Laryngitis wants you to BUY METAL NERDERY GEAR!!! (which you can do, HERE) and Geezahh wants you to LEAVE US SOME FEEDBACK AND RATINGS!!!***
(07:26) – Going back to our first exposure to Megadeth (see also MTV News theme) and extreme Viking lore (see also #scrotumgoblets) / Turtle’s Records & Tapes flashback / Smart Metal? High Brow Thrash? The Rush of Thrash? (Alex gives his interdimensional #ooooooh of approval) / Megadeth’s riff complexity and overall technical proficiency relative to other thrash bands.
(15:30) – 09/19/1986…capturing the “perfect sound” at different locations / THE TRACKS: Wake Up Dead (Listen to all of those frickin’ layers… #whaddyamean?) ONLY Dave Mustaine could be the voice of Megadeth / The Conjuring (someone Czech the #drugtracker), complete with flangey, snakey sounding vocals / #OBEY (hahahaha, #NO!) and the “Creepiness” of the riffs.
(23:17) – “Time for the News” …PEACE SELLS (#whaddyamean?) / chock full of #crunchyballriffs (and apparently our first #blackalbumreference for 2021) / #fakken is coming to Amerika in 2021 / Devil’s Island (thinking back to #rocknpod, looking forward to #RockNPod2021) / #sharks and #shittake
(30:40) – Good Mourning/Black Friday (Clean intro, track 1, side 2 if you’re following along on vinyl or cassette) / WTF is this? (It’s called ‘fasterness’…or ‘jazz’…or “megajazz”?) / Feel that swing in the rhythm section… / Bad Omens (#creepyintro but not a #softintro) / Sacrificing Froot Loops? (#readthoselyrics) / Ummmm….headphone mics?
(38:00) – Blind Dawg Mustaine (I Ain’t Superstitious) and Dave’s interesting cover tune choices / My Last Words (and Metal Nerdery’s latest installment of #waterbottleASMR) and Russell’s “brief rant” regarding Rolling Stone (“a great piece of paper to have”?) and the lack of tangentionally applicable guitarists (Super Dave specifically) that should have been on that list / GOOD NEWS on the Megadeth front (***NEW SHIT SOON!!!***) and Lars’ gum endorsements for the next Metallica album (that, for the record, will definitely NOT be anything remotely like the Black Album)
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Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
As you will recall, we wrapped up 2020 with a trip back to 1985. Of the MANY masterpieces that were released that year, Anthrax’s SPREADING THE DISEASE (or “S.T.D.” for short. Don’t deny the power of acronyms. L.O.L!) had a markedly different sound than the other 75% (that’s 3…) of the Big 4; full of hooky, memorable melodies and a gracious super-sized order of Crunchy Ball Riffs that far exceeds the “normal” Recommended Daily Allowance of Crunchy Ball Riffs that are ESSENTIAL for optimal Thrash Metal enjoyment and overall well-being.
Go ahead and put your “Out of Office” notification on (because nobody else is really working anyway), roll another bowl of your favorite relaxerole (because…do we really have to tell you!? NOT! C’mon man…) and JOIN US as we dive into Anthrax’s “S.T.D.”; an album that has proven to be essential listening for anyone and everyone wanting to understand how important this album and Anthrax as a band were to the developing sound of what we NOW refer to as the Original Wave of Old School Thrash Metal (OWOOSTM).
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(00:00) – Altered relaxer regimen for 2021 and a promotional message to “BUY OUR SHIT!” from our local Scotsman (which you can do at www.metalnerdery.com/merch) / Butts & Loins or Poppin Chubbies? Or #bolth? Russell talks about his meat prowess (which on some primal level, is tangentionally tangentional to metal… a #shotofbacon sounds delicious…Pre-Front-Load-BBQ party…#poppinchubbies #idigest
(06:50) – Revisiting the year of our Riff Lord 1985 to dive into the Sophomore SLAM that was Anthrax’s Spreading the Disease (S.T.D. hahaha how ironically fitting #blistertacular) / The power, melody and clarity of an 80’s pop singer singing over thrash: HAIL to Joey Belladonna #reoanthraxwagon / Fistful of WHAT!? Reinventing the WHAT!?
(12:21) – Released Halloween Eve, 1985 (shout out to Alex Paralysis, or Perialas) / Released through Megaforce Records (HAIL! R.I.P. and Cheers to Marsha Zazula and alsoTHANK YOU!!!) / The reason for shaving during COVID / The Tracks: A.I.R. #rightthere and our various experiences regarding Anthrax and their place in thrash relative to the other ¾ of The Big 4 / “Coming to the MAIN Stage…” #kissreference / #latebloomer with regard to enjoying concert #relaxers / The “Big 3” show with Anthrax, Megadeth, and Slayer in 2010 / “Not to bring it back to me but…” / Keep an eye out for our future “Influencers” episode.
(25:50) – Lone Justice (Frank Bello’s bass sound is still punchy and aggro but not Dan Lilker aggro) / Killer gang/backup vocals and Anthrax’s “Escape” #LOUDER / Madhouse (now with even MORE #crunchyballriffs ) / The accessibility of Joey’s singing style: #reospeedthrax
(31:00) - S.S.C./Stand or Fall (#hooky #hashbongs) and the power of #motormaiden / The “sound” of Spreading the Disease and S.O.D. Speak English or Die / Lars sends his love and urges you to BUY OUR SHIT!!! / The Enemy / Aftershock (The Monkey) / Armed & Dangerous (complete with patented acoustic-clean intro that was basically a requirement on ALL thrash albums back in the day / What’s a Harp Sea Cord? #ilovecaprisuns #slowdance #softintro / Channeling burp demons and loud ass plastic water bottles (thanks Steve!) #metalnerderyASMR
(43:17) – Medusa (Thanks Russell for now making everyone think of Loverboy whenever they hear Medusa…now everybody’s working for the weekend! #footloose #snakeface / Time to Rally…GUNG-HO! (check out the ending, it’s very #1776 and very #REVOLUTIONARY sounding) #cantbefastenough #fastaf #FaF #thatendingtho #NOT / a final word from the dumb nameless Frenchman and THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO LISTEN, SUPPORT AND SPREAD THE WORDERY ABOUT METAL NERDERY!! (and Goodnight!)
Thursday Jan 21, 2021
Thursday Jan 21, 2021
There’s an old proverb that says: “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery”.
No matter which realm of Metal it refers to, that’s music to our ears! Because (supposably), to quote David Lee Roth: you can’t get that stuff (“that stuff” in this case, being Old School Thrash Metal) no more. But thankfully, DLR was WRONG! Because you CAN get that stuff yes more, thanks to an acronym that your humble Nerderers stumbled upon in our quest for greater Metal knowledge:
The New Wave of Old School Thrash Metal (Or NWOOSTM for short. And YES, it is just as awesome as it sounds!).
New Thrash bands playing Old School Thrash Metal with modern day production quality.
Put your meeting on mute, roll a big, delicious bowl of relaxerole and JOIN US as we sample some of the offerings of this brand-new genre of glorious Thrash Metal that we’ve recently discovered.
Happy NWOOSTM’ing Everybody!
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(00:00): NWOBHM-uh…(STFU!) / What’s happening in Thrash Metal these days? / Previously: NWOBHM. Now, NWOOSTM (New Wave of Old School Thrash Metal): New Bands playing music that sounds like what WE listened to back in the 80’s & 90’s (www.heavymetalculture.com) ***See also NWOTHM (New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal)***/ An anonymous Midwesterner gives some honest feedback on the NWOOSTM.
(04:44): Task Force Toxicator (Reborn in Thrash) #1986remastered #brandspank (#nwoostmstock) / Sadic (Blood Splattered Bride), Nice old school thrash harmony styles (and guitar solos) that even your canines will love (and some sage advice).
(08:44): Quantum Void (Out of the Void) / Comander (yep, just 1 “M”) – Sway of the Hatred (co-starring Lars’ St. Anger snare) / Listen to that crispy crunchy goodness!! We love THRESH (and THRASH ass well) metal! / Storm Siege (Techno World Wars)
(15:13): Voltaic (Frail Existence) – That’s gonna be a solid YES from us, dawg! (Chock full of more and more #crunchyballriffs for maximum enjoyment) Please COME… on our page! www.metalnerdery.com / Faust (with the Umlaut aka “Motorhead dots”) – No Sleep ‘til 007 / Madsher (Devil’s Alley) / Even the album cover has that old school 80’s thrash feel.
(22:02): Biowarfare (Human Waste) #cantbefastenough (a beautiful Thrash Metal Behbeh) / Have you heard of A Serbian Film? Kobold (Masterpace) / Old School Arcade Games and Sadistic Messiah (High Voltage Demons) with the nice reverse harmony guitar intros (and the quintessential 1988 thrash guitar tone)
(28:00): Swine of Dissent (An Uprising) / Trying to “translate” how the NWOOSTM bands fit in with the ACTUAL Old School Thrash from back in the day / Ascendor (Circle of Violence) #malta Sounds like old school WREKage / Extended Plays yet Pretty Short / Verbal Razors (By Thunder and Lightning) In the crossover-skatethrash-D.R.I. space / #snotnostrils
(33:48): Torment (The War They Feed) / Does Powertrip fall into the NWOOSTM category? (***For a good time, Check out our Tribute to Riley Gale episode***) / Thrashletics (Ravager) – BEHOLD that album cover!! #rifflicious (definitely #CBFE) / ***GO CHECK OUT ALL THE NEW NWOOSTM BANDS*** WE ENJOYED the #NWOOSTM!!
Thursday Jan 14, 2021
Thursday Jan 14, 2021
1986. The Highlander. The Challenger. Reign in Blood. One of THE most critically important years in Thrash history (and honestly, I would argue that for ALL Metal, but as Russell would say: I digest). Thanks to the glorious excess of the mid-1980’s (Thanks Reaganomics and cocaine!), metal fans were treated to some of the finest, most incomparably superb moments in metal history that would likely NEVER be bested. Period.
You know what time it is! It’s 2021: time to leave the polished turdity of 2020 behind you, assemble a various and sundry cornucopia of your favorite relaxers to be consumed however you feel most comfortable and JOIN US as we stroll through The Year of Our Riff Lord 1986.
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(00:00): Cheers! HAPPY 2021! And Happy New Year in Metal / #pestilence and #recollection of #nothing (no wads & negative) / Hot Wings contest winner!! Feeling #weird and #drugged / fallen #sarsrevenge wishes
(05:26): The Year in Metal 1986 (Where were YOU in 1986? ***Hit us up on the Socials on FB & IG***) #keepingitloose #gently / Iron Maiden – Somewhere in Time (Wasted Years) / #MOP & #RIB / #ilikethetool #ilovethehelmet
(11:20): Megadeth- Peace Sells… (But Who’s Buying?) / #fakken and a message from Milley’s backline tour support for #fakken2021 / Flotsam & Jetsam (Doomsday for the Deceiver) (#preblackalbum #blackalbumreference) / Sepultura (Morbid Visions) / Metal Church – The Dark/ Fates Warning – Awaken the Guardian / Motorhead – Orgasmatron (Mean Machine, NOT the Green Machine) / a word from Geeoff Taint and his 2021 ad for #screamfromtheballs : Scream From the Balls 2 (NOW showing in all theaters with the Patented “DualScrote Taintnology” label) / Limited number of tentacles available / #slipperywhenwet #lmao #jazz / #backforewardaftshadowing Ozzy Osbourne – The Ultimate Sin #ozzyrules (Truck Driver in Drag hahaha) /#waitwhat #CBLE
(23:21): A different name for Yngwie J. Malmsteen’s Trilogy / Manilla Road (how many tentacles does THAT drummer have!?) #ehhhhhhhhhh / Cirith Ungol – One Foot in Hell / Black Sabbath – Seventh Star (#deepsabbath or #blackpurple ?) and MAYBE…a “haunting” / Nuclear ASS(ault) – Game Over / The “Beyond the Gates” Possessed album cover / W.A.S.P. (between KISS and DIO) / Cinderella – Night Songs (Somebody Save Me) – NOTE: we almost made Billiam recycle his lunch at the mere mention of Bon Jovi, Slippery When Wet and/or/bolthreee his favorite band, the hottest band in the world: KISS!!); this was a compromise. #blackdog
(33:33): Judas Priest – Turbo (and the “keyboard” backlash of the mid 80’s) / Van Halen-5150 (check out our Tribute to EVH!) / DLR – Eat ‘Em & Smile / Cro-Mags – The Age of Quarrel (Hard Times) and the night Russell almost got #shaved / Sodom – Obsessed by Cruelty (Death Like Silence) / Warlock / Angel Dust / Tesla – Mechanical Resonance (#itsnotkiss #justkidding) / Onslaught (The Force – check out our 1985 episode)
(41:22): King Diamond – Fatal Portrait (Haunted) NOTE: it was Timi Hansen, NOT Hal Patino on bass / Angel Dust (Into the Dark Past) #creepyintro (it was worth it) / Tankard (Zombie Attack) and the Teutonic 4 / The Accused: The Return of Martha Splatterhead and the tangentionalality with GnR / A quick word from Ron and a HAIL to #Doro
(51:10): Venom – Eine Kleine Nachtmuzik (WTF!?) and then War Pigs (#ultimateintro) / #noteven / Hallows Eve (Georgia) / St. Vitus (Born too Late) / Newly formed bands in 1986 / #akkadakka Who Made Who / Angel Witch (and The Gum confessions) / Tony MacAlpine – Edge of Insanity (#supershredder) / Exciter – Unveiling the Wicked / Guns N Roses – Live (Like a Suicide) / NOT #sacredreich, #sacredrite / Vinnie Vincent Invasion (Boyz R Gonna Rock…just the #softintro part) ***WATCH THE VIDEO***
(1:01:52): Satan (Into the Future) sounds like #motormaiden but not “satanish” enough for the monicker / Do you think the Tygers of Pan Tang had other plans for their name? /Bill’s closer for 1986: Slayer – Raining Blood #SlayerASMR and Tom with the forecast / THANK YOU for beginning 2021 with us! KEEP SUPPORTING METAL, KEEP SUPPORTING US, GIVE US SOME FEEDBACK AND RATINGS AND CONTINUE TO SPREAD THE GLOBAL WORDERY ABOUT THE METAL NERDERY SORRY FOR SCREAMING OH YEAH, LARS SAID TO MAKE SURE AND BUY OUR SHIT WHICH YOU CAN FIND AT WWW.METALNERDERY.COM/MERCH. OKAY I’LL TURN IT OFF NOW.
Thursday Dec 31, 2020
Thursday Dec 31, 2020
JOIN US for a look back at 2020 as we discuss some of the more memorable moments in Metal that are actually worth remembering and otherwise bid a (NOT) fond farewell to the year that can only be described as a diarrhea filled dumpster fire built like Mike Tyson that will not stop constantly hammering you right in the tenders.
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(00:00) – seemingly tangentionally metal moments in cinema / #hasselhoff and impressions and #whatthefuck #michaelmcdonald #metalmcdonald / Gifted Child Musicians and Them Crooked Vultures / 2 minutes to late night and various #colloberrating opportunities during #lockdown / “Jumper cables to the tits of Metal”
(10:46) – New Years Eve 2021 #2020holdmyrelaxer / Dashed show plans in 2020 #ball2ball #tampans / NOW he does the business (sigh)…fucking Lars…BUY OUR SHIT: www.metalnerdery.com/merch
(14:00) – 2020: The Dumpster Fire of a Year in Review (NOT such a bad year for Metal though!!) / The Star Wars Metallica Fan Conundrum / S.O.D. & Mr. Bungle / Entertainment’s evolution (?) during “Lockdown” / The various live Metallica Shows and the return of the “Drive-In” shows
(21:37) – the year of “finding our voice” and discovering new (uncharted) facets of metal / Ozzy Osbourne (Under the Graveyard) / Pre or Post Malone Grunge Thrash Core? / No love for #Ohms
(28:37) – Testament (Titans of Creation) #tittens of creation (Children of the Next Level) / Cirith Ungol (Forever Black – The Call/Legions Arise) / Butcher & 666 Goats Carry My Chariot (#woe2you) and Iron Bitch #ironhalen / #nwoostm (New Wave Of Old School Thrash Metal) #oooohhh #Alexapproved
(37:49) – Mr. Bungle (Raping Your Mind) ***WATCH THIS VIDEO!!!*** / Anvil (Legal at Last) / Always on My Mind (Danzig doing Elvis) / Marilyn Manson and the rules of Absinthe / Pig Destroyer (The Octagonal Stairway) and #redemption for #jennifer as well as your daily dose of #crunchyballriffs
(48:00) – The impact of Celtic Frost(ing) and Tom G. Warrior(ing) on 2020(ing) / Stoner Doom Goodness in 2020, brought to you by Metal Nerdery ASMR / #thickerisbetter Orchid (Capricorn) and the proliferation of “Mini-Me” bands that are reflecting the power of their metal forefathers
(55:12) – Some R.I.P.’s in 2020 and the theory regarding “undisclosed reasons” / Albums RELEASED in 2020 / Code Orange (Underneath and Swallowing The Rabbit Whole) – INTERMISSION
(1:05:00) – AC/DC (#akkadakka Demon Fire from #PWRUP) / Other not so great things about 2020 that we shan’t discuss / #iliketool / The normalization of the #shitstorm that has been #2020 / Metallica’s cover of Alice In Chain’s “Would?”
(1:16:40) – The Assley Paradox (#crickets) / #heavyhasselhoff David Hasselhoff (Through The Night) / A great porn name / Shortest Straw (#turnitoffnow) / Napalm Death (Backlash Just Because) #pallettecleanser / HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF OUR FELLOW METAL NERDERY METAL NERDERERS
Saturday Dec 26, 2020
Saturday Dec 26, 2020
Please enjoy some Metal Nerdery Outtakes and Nonsense from prior shows.
This wont be the last one of these as we have accumulated many snippets of gold over the last 70 shows.
We have a ton of fun with this Podcast and thank you all for coming along on this ride with us.
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Thursday Dec 24, 2020
Thursday Dec 24, 2020
There’s something downright mysterious about DOWN II. Something about the vibe of the album sounds like it was recorded and produced by Roger Bain in some haunted, abandoned church in an alternate dimension during the early 1970’s and then teleported back to 2002 for a boost in production value and loudness thanks to the generous spell of a wizard who loves Metal.
But that’s not what happened.
No, there was something else that amplified and enhancified the mystique presented on DOWN’s sophomore effort DOWN II: A Bustle In Your Hedgerow. Something more organic, more natural, and even more mystical and powerful than interdimensional teleportation and wizards:
The swamplands of Louisiana, home to NODFERATU’S LAIR!
JOIN US (in an alternate dimension. Yeah, you’re gonna need a LOT of relaxers…) as we dive into the 2nd DOWN album and marvel at their uncanny ability to create the most delicious Skynyrd Fried Sabbath Crunch Casserole (with Riff Gravy) platter you’ve EVER experienced in your life.
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(00:00) – A spring release with an autumn vibe: DOWN II: A Bustle In Your Hedgerow (#paradise & #gold) / #blackalbumreference / BUY OUR SHIT: www.metalnerdery.com/merch / Check out our shit: world.wide.web.metalnerdery.com / Come find us on the socials / #stretchmarks / Production credits / The producer’s role and the artist’s role / #relaxers in abundance (most probably, yes!) #itsDOWN
(06:21) – DOWN II: The “flow” and feel of this one vs NOLA / What were YOU into in 2002?/#riffcasseroll (with an extra crispy DOWN crust) / #broadstroke / Jamming with some dudes and getting hammered…for 28 days! #goodtimes #redcirclemagic
(13:48) – The personnel of DOWN / The “Roxy” and a shameless #blackalbumreference / The Tracks: Lysergik Funeral Procession (#alberthofmann) and the sound of a modernized Black Sabbath / There’s Something On My Side (it’s called Stoner Skynyrd gravy to go with your Southern Fried Sabbath) / www.metalnerdery.com/podcast for a little “something extra” to tickle your brain / #relaxers
(21:54) – The Man that Follows Hell (is probably out of relaxers) / Stained Glass Cross (Southern Fried Sabbath with a side of Hammond organ #70sVibe / Ghosts Along The Mississippi (#readthoselyrics) DOWN (Now with a full ½ of Pantera) / Learn From This Mistake #nightnighttime
(29:16) – The Beautifully Depressed #iwillsaythis / Where I’m going (check out the Interview with Phil Anselmo at Loyola University in NOLA for context #justsayno #dontdenythepowerof ) #rollanotherbowl with Ron and head on DOWN to the Doobinterlude (and HAIL to Jimmy Bower! Master of VIBE!)
(35:53) – New Orleans is a Dying Whore (#crunchyballriffs now with extra #balls) / ***THE POWER OF THE RIFF COMPELLS ME!!!*** The Seed #rollanotherbowl / The “style” of a left turn in Canahhdahh / #cancerboogers / Lies, I don’t know what they say but… (#idiot #welldeserved) DOWN II is definitely a “relaxer” album / Did DOWN Time Travel back to the 70’s to record DOWN II? / Flambeaux’s jamming with St. Aug (#ridiculous consumption of multiple #relaxers) and theories as to the song’s title / Dog Tired
(46:11) – Landing on the Mountains of Meggido (***check out also En Minor, which is tangentionally related***) #metalnerderyASMR and Careless Whispering and that Black Dog / Coming to the Main Stage, it’s Tympani!! / What’s in the future realm for DOWN? / #butbutbut / DOWN IV: Parts 3&4? / ***MERRY CHRIST MASS*** #dontdenythepowerof #Christmas #krampus and French Satan #nuts #neverforget