#336 Part 2 - HEAVY METAL HIGH SCHOOL REUNION

“Flat earth is just a troll thing, right? People don’t really believe that…”   Picking up right where we left off on our previous HEAVY METAL HIGH SCHOOL REUNION episode with even more stories of metal nostalgia and teenage retardity as we reflect on the pressing issues of the day during our high school residency.    “The bathrooms are over there, Everest is over there, and you’ve gotta be this high to ride the ride…”   From the discovery journeys that led us to our favorite bands to the band that was considered “the next level of ‘Shout At The Devil’”, we go further down the rabbit hole and assess how the 70’s factored into our respective musical paths as well as uncover a potentially jarring shortlist of metal (and non-metal) bands that were hugely popular that we just didn’t (and/or couldn’t) connect with.   “…AKA The Flat Earth Emporium.”   Find out what it’s like to enjoy “a little Mr. Black with some Elijah Craig on top”, discover why having hellions for children means “they’re gonna be good prayerents when they get older”, understand that sometimes you’re just not “mature enough to appreciate Reign In Blood” (especially if you “didn’t have enough pubes to handle it”), and realize that flat earth people can be a great resource for discovering new music when you JOIN US for ROUND 2 of the HEAVY METAL HIGH SCHOOL REUNION BUNKERPOON BLOWOUT BONANZA!!! Visit www.metalnerdery.com/podcast for more on this episode Help Support Metal Nerdery https://www.patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast Leave us a Voicemail to be played on a future episode: 980-666-8182 Metal Nerdery Tees and Hoodies – metalnerdery.com/merch and kindly leave us a review and/or rating on your favorite Podcast app Follow us on the Socials: Facebook - Instagram - TikTok Email: [email protected] Can’t be LOUD Enough Playlist on Spotify Metal Nerdery Munchies on YouTube @metalnerderypodcast Show Notes: (00:01): “The answer is always yes…”/ #sovereigncitizen #dindunuffin / “I kinda wish there was a nation of Pig Latin…where the national language was Pig Latin…”/ #piglatin / “He’s gonna smash…”/ “A little more than that…don’t be greedy…”/ “Jeptha?” / ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised ***/ “Side cheese? You mean poon?”/ “Does that mean they’ll be good prarents when they get older?” / #prayerents / “If they’re Irish, they’re pink…”/ ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!*** / #ThankYou #Shalom #SpecialGuest / “Just enjoyed a little Mr. Black with some Elijah Craig on top…”/ “So, what you’re saying: you had a threesome…”/ “I had a threesome with some dudes…”/ #TheRighteousGemstones / “Do you guys like stuff that’s weird?”/ #CyclingFrog #THCSeltzer / #gigglyhigh #aftershocks #laughtershocks / “The old Roxy or the new Roxy?” / #TheOldRoxy vs #TheNewRoxy / #TheEastern / “I ran over and got some old dude with a mop…” / “Right before Blackie goes on…”/ #WASP #ArmoredSaint / “Reagan was the mean orange guy for the early 80’s…” (12:34): ***SOCIAL MEDIA US at #metalnerderypodcast on #Instagram #Facebook #TikTok and #YouTube / PATREON US at patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast ***/  “Some people are being weird about the name…”/ #PatreonShoutout / “It’s not one fill…it’s 3 fills in 1…”/ “It is the same drummer…it’s the same album…” (15:33):  #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS:  METAL REUNION – VOL. 2 /  “What’d y’all think when Garage Days came out?”/ #Metallica HELPLESS (The $5.98 EP - Garage Days Re-Revisited – 1987) / “I’d have been happy if #Justice sounded like that…” / “You realize that’s almost 40 fucking years old!?”/ “He pulled into my driveway…”/ “Pull up anything on Ride The Lightning…challenge accepted…”/ “Go back…and see how much you can hear #CliffBurton…”/ #BunkerpoonVengeance / RIDE THE LIGHTNING (Ride The Lightning – 1984) / “You can hear the noise of bass…”/ “I’m so sick of this argument…” (26:12): ***Check out our Rigor Mortis episode on our #Patreon page***/ “Two hard R’s…”/ #RigorMortis RE-ANIMATOR (Rigor Mortis – 1988) / FREAKS (Freaks – 1989) / “Back in the day…which band would you claim as YOUR band?”/ #RussellsReflections /  #TheHogStory / “Wait, how big was the band-aid?”/ “A certain #flatearther that we all know who shall not be named…” / “It sounded like Journey but more metal…”/ #Instrumental /  Produced by #TerryDate / “Our flat earth friend gave Adam a copy of this…”/ “Flat earth is just a troll thing, right? People don’t really believe that…”/ #DreamTheater YTSE JAM (When Dream And Day Unite – 1989) / “Can you imagine if Yngwie had this band?”/ “Okay…kill it there…”/ “I’m having such a brainfart…what’s the guitar player’s name?” / #JohnPetrucci / ‘He’s not even the best drummer in Metallica’ meme…  (43:00): “Metal Church…” / #MetalChurch TON OF BRICKS (The Dark – 1986) / “Before you leave…check out The Dark real quick…”/ “Greek? Like yogurt and gyros and stuff?” / #guyrose / “It’s just The Dark…are you guys scared of The Dark?”/ THE DARK “That sounds like Dio Plus…”/ “This is like the next level of ‘Shout At The Devil’…”/ “Clean tigers and shiny diamonds…that’s the name of our new podcast…” (48:54): “Did y’all find the modern stuff first and go backwards?” / “It was the #Thriller of #TheBlackAlbum of the black Michael Jackson…” / #BlackSabbath and #NeverSayDie memories / “I remember hearing the song on 96 Rock during the day…but I didn’t know that was #Dio …”/ “I got the first Rainbow tape…from that spinner…pirating music, analog style…”/ #Rainbow MAN ON THE SILVER MOUNTAIN (Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow – 1975) / “Is it metal?”/ “It’s like early dungeon metal…”/ “Rainbow’s darker, metal wise, than Deep Purple…”/ “Sometimes you just don’t connect…”/ “What is a band from the high school days that was huge but never connected (with you)?” / “I prefer Even Flow…when you’re in a girl’s snooch?”/ #SnoochAndGooch / #IronMaiden #Anthrax / “I’ve got a friend that absolutely hates ALL #PinkFloyd after Syd Barrett…”  / #TheDivisionBell tour stop at Georgia Tech / “I wish I would have gone…” (1:03:30): “I wanna go back to a day at my house…”/ #Slayer MANDATORY SUICIDE (South Of Heaven – 1988) / “Oh yeah, that brought me right out of prog rock…”/ “The first Slayer that I actually bought was…”/ “In fairness, I was 14 or 15, my balls hadn’t dropped yet, and I hadn’t even learned to masturbate right…”/ “I didn’t have enough pubes to handle it…”/  “I don’t think I was mature enough to appreciate Reign In Blood when it came out…”  (1:09:46): Favorite high school thrash bands and pick one song… / #SacredReich SURF NICARAGUA (Surf Nicaragua – 1988) / “Went from Trump to Cartman…”/ “When I first saw the video for ‘The Family Ghost’ by King Diamond…” / #KingDiamond THE FAMILY GHOST (Abigail – 1987) / “Is that a bad sandwich?”/ “Nostalgic…”/ #Exodus FABULOUS DISASTER (Fabulous Disaster – 1989) / “Back to our flat-earther friend…”/ “The way his riffs are…you almost don’t know where ‘1’ is…”/ “…AKA The Flat Earth Emporium.”/ #FlatEartherFriend / “The bathrooms are over there, #Everest is over there, and you’ve gotta be this high to ride the ride…” / #SuicidalTendencies YOU CAN’T BRING ME DOWN (Lights…Camera…Revolution! – 1990) / Remembering when S.T. opened for #Metallica at The Benz… / The proper setup and layout of P.A. speakers / “Was that the only time that you saw S.T. live?” / “Wait a minute…$15!?” / THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!!! / #untilthenext #outroreel #hereitcomes

“Forbidden and Death Angel at the Center Stage was my 2nd thrash show…”   Imagine learning about all of the latest and greatest metal bands without the help of Spotify or the internet. Back in THE METAL DAYS OF YORE, it was all about social networking (sans social media) and getting dubbed cassettes from your friends (or forming your own metal band with those friends) that helped you on your way towards finding the greatest and most obscure thrash and metal that you were looking for.   “I almost got my ass kicked by a bunch of guys in make-up…”   It’s time for a HEAVY METAL HIGH SCHOOL REUNION in The Bunkerpoon because we’ve got a very special guest with us and we’re talking all about the glory days of our metal youth. From our first thrash and arena rock shows to our first band experiences, to all of the bands we got into back in the late 80’s and early 90’s, this episode will feel like a trip back in time.   “The only one of us that should have their tits out is probably Bill…”   To everyone who attended (or skipped) high school during 1987 to 1992 (or thereabouts), and anyone who wonders what that experience must have been like, we invite you to JOIN US in The Bunkerpoon Lounge as we wax nostalgic about “the good old days” of ancient metal venues, early concerts, and our favorite bands and albums from our teen years with our very own HEAVY METAL HIGH SCHOOL REUNION. Visit www.metalnerdery.com/podcast for more on this episode Help Support Metal Nerdery https://www.patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast Leave us a Voicemail to be played on a future episode: 980-666-8182 Metal Nerdery Tees and Hoodies – metalnerdery.com/merch and kindly leave us a review and/or rating on your favorite Podcast app Follow us on the Socials: Facebook - Instagram - TikTok Email: [email protected] Can’t be LOUD Enough Playlist on Spotify Metal Nerdery Munchies on YouTube @metalnerderypodcast Show Notes: (00:01): ALERT: special #Bunkerpoon Guest Visitor… / “I’m in every episode…smacking the skins…”/ #shalom / “Wait, you wiped with that hand, didn’t you?” / ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised ***/ ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY BUNKERPOON PODCAST ADVENTURE!!!!*** / “That might be one of the new names, we’re not real sure yet…”/ #specialguest / #sixseven / “I had no legitimate expectations…we don’t either…” (03:21): SOCIAL MEDIA US at #metalnerderypodcast on #TikTok #Instagram #YouTube and #Facebook / #viral #drysockets #wisdomteeth #vegancows / EMAIL US at [email protected] / VOICEMAIL US at 980-666-8182 or even PATREON US at patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast / “The only one of us that should have their tits out is probably Bill…” / “I’ve got a solid A-Plus cup, dude…”/ “I’m doing the Turd Zeppetide…”/ #PatreonShoutout / “I like that one the best…it has a ring to it…”/ #MandatoryMetalPodcast (07:08): Time for the inside scoop regarding the origin story behind the Decimation lore of yore, including our early days as young musicians and how we chose our respective instruments… / #doommetalbassplayer / “They came next to a highway?”/ “That’s worth calling the cops over…”/ The days of ruffling feathers and pissing people off and getting notoriety for being young, loud, and obnoxious young metal heads…/ #LilburnDaze /  “Adjusted for inflation, that’s like $28,000 today…”/ “You still sound like…you.” (13:13): “Speaking of being whores for metal…” / #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS:  THE METAL DAYS OF YORE – HEAVY METAL HIGH SCHOOL REUNION / #freestyle / “Did you find out about the thrash stuff before high school or after you got into high school?” / #memorex / #TheMetroplex / The old suitcase attaché cases of metal cassettes…Possessed AND Obsessed… / “We’d buy metal albums just based off the cover…” / Imagine learning about metal WITHOUT the internet…the people that you knew WERE your internet, and THAT was how you found out about new and obscure metal music… / “Was The Accused one of those bands all of y’all were into?”/ “Do you think, for the day, that was their #metalcore in a way?” (21:33): #TheAccused PSYCHOMANIA (The Return of Martha Splatterhead – 1986) / “How about a little D.R.I.?” #TheYellowAlbum / “It didn’t age with you…”/ #cokelines / “That’s what we’ve unofficially called their official rating system…”/ “Is it Thrash Tard?” (“The T is silent…”) / #DRI #DirtyRottenImbeciles BENEATH THE WHEEL (Thrash Zone – 1989) / “Where were they from?” / #HoustonThrash / “My speakers just blew…it’s because it’s the best part of the show…”/ “Here’s the thing I’ll always remember about high school forevermore…”/ #HelloSteve or #HallowsEve / “That’s the difference between early 80’s and late 80’s…” (32:26): #Overkill SHRED (Under The Influence – 1988) / “I’m gettin’ it…”/ “If you put Joey on this song and put it on Among The Living…it’s close…”/ “Show Me Mercy…”/ “Is there a band that you should have been into them at that time but you got diverted…like late to the party?” / “They’re scared of melody, I guess…”/ “It’s the same with death metal…and Dream Theater…”/ “Dude, the lyrics don’t even start until like 7 minutes in…”/ The thrash crowd vs the heavy metal crowd / “It was very tribal…”/ “I almost got my ass kicked by a bunch of guys in make-up…” (40:10): “First arena rock/metal show and/or first thrash show…” / #ThePit / #WoeToYou / “Testament was here it seemed like every 2 months…”/ “For people that don’t know, that was Uber before Uber was Uber…”/ #Testament INTO THE PIT (The New Order – 1988) /  “I tell you when I saw them…it was them, Megadeth, and Judas Priest…the Painkiller Tour at The Omni…”/ “He let me call him ‘Daddy’…”/ #JudasPriest PAINKILLER (Painkiller – 1990) /  “This gets me hard every time I hear it…”/ “I would say that’s thrash…”/ “Watch this…hold my beer…”/ “The biggest disappointment…for me…with metal…in high school…”/ #96RockInTheDaytime / “He always wants to fist…it’s what we do in The Bunkerpoon, dude…we fist.”/ “I didn’t get that until high school when I started shoplifting…that’s when I got Live After Death…”/ “This is why (good) parenting is important…”/ “Surely weed is much worse than shoplifting…NOPE!”/ #mixedsignals (55:15): “We were talking about thrash and high school…”/ “Matt was always into the more technical stuff…”/ #Exhorder and #Pantera / #Poonwagon / “This is like the heaviest power ballad…”/ “That’s a great name for a glam band actually…”/ “Can’t do it anymore can you, fuckface?”/ “Forbidden and Death Angel at the Center Stage was my 2nd thrash show…”/  #Forbidden CHALICE OF BLOOD (Forbidden Evil – 1988) / “They’re almost too good…” (1:04:02): The transition from thrash to death metal and thrash to groove metal that we didn’t even notice…/ “Save it…organic, vegan, homemade lube that you made…” / #mucuslube / “How long is he gonna hold that note?”/ #Death PULL THE PLUG (Leprosy – 1988) / “You can say it…because Trump’s back in office…”/ “We made that man scream…”/ #guitarclass / The Berkmar Talent Show / “That was kind of Ascension’s first show…”/ “Here’s one for Mixon…”/ #Bloodfeast KILL FOR PLEASURE (Kill For Pleasure – 1987) /  “That sounds like #WREKage …”/ #WrathchildAmerica WHAT’S YOUR PLEASURE? (3-D – 1991) / NOTE: It was rumored that they were working on a new album a while back…not sure what the latest is on this…/ “That’s just ‘fuck you’ music…I can do this, you can’t…”/  NOTE: Opiate, the EP by #TooL, came out in 1992…Undertow came out in 1993. Everybody (but Russ) was already out of high school by then…/ THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!!! /  #untilthenext #outroreel #LOL  

“Is it metal? Or is it NOT metal?”   As metalheads, we’ve all heard some variation of this argument at least once in our lives, and the further down the rabbit hole we go, the more we truly reflect on what makes something obviously metal or obviously NOT metal.    “Fish teeth is metal as fuck…”   What’s the lyrical content like? The darker the subject matter, the more metal it is. Lyrics about love and happiness might be considered less metal than lyrics about drugs and wizards, or other more doom and gloom topics.   “If it was distorted as fuck, then it would be metal. But it’s not, so it’s rock and roll…”   How about production? How does it sound? Is it distorted and heavy? Is it really fast or extremely aggressive? More distortion and more speed in the sound equals more metal.    “He’s getting high with a wizard, dude…that’s pretty metal…”   Many of us who grew up with the likes of Ozzy, Dio, and Motley Crue in the early 80’s could easily tell when the boundaries started to shift between rock and metal. And of course, those are the easiest artists to reference as they each capture the majority of the traits that inherently make them metal artists: intensity and attitude, darkness and speed, distortion and heaviness.   “When I think of metal, I think of…Metal Church…”   There are some instances where it’s obvious whether or not something is metal (or not), and there are some where it’s not quite as cut and dry. So, if you’d like to get our take, be sure to JOIN US (along with our special guest for this episode, Mr. Bonerman) deep in The Bunkerpoon as we attempt to settle the great debate of METAL? OR NOT METAL? (because THAT is the question).  Visit www.metalnerdery.com/podcast for more on this episode Help Support Metal Nerdery https://www.patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast Leave us a Voicemail to be played on a future episode: 980-666-8182 Metal Nerdery Tees and Hoodies – metalnerdery.com/merch and kindly leave us a review and/or rating on your favorite Podcast app Follow us on the Socials: Facebook - Instagram - TikTok Email: [email protected] Can’t be LOUD Enough Playlist on Spotify Metal Nerdery Munchies on YouTube @metalnerderypodcast Show Notes: (00:01): “I think that’s definitely metal…” / #Krokus / “I said come…you said back…”/ #onetake / Some Christmas movie leftovers…/ #ChristmasVacation #HomeAlone / “He was beating on your Ethan?” / “You’re about to be cross trained, dude…”/ ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** / ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!*** / “Possibly soon to be something else maybe…”/ #Bunkerpoon2026 / “The only thing useful that I’ve learned in 53 years…”/ #OneLineADay / #simulation / “I’ve got a lot to look forward to…”   (06:36): SOCIAL MEDIA US at #metalnerderypodcast on #Instagram #Facebook #YouTube and #TikTok / PATREON US at patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast / “We don’t show our tits or anything…(yet)”/ “Oh…The Metal Nerdery calendar…” / #ThrashOfTheTitans / “It’s the old Roxy…” / “Alright…you’re fired.”/ “Hell to the naw, naw, naw…”/ “That fits perfectly…”/ “It’s a Tuesday night…”/ “It’s Mr. Bonerman…”   (12:49): “Metal, or NOT Metal!? THAT is the question!!!” / #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PRESENTS:  METAL? OR NOT METAL? / “Is it on the edge? Is it metal? Is it not metal? Is rock metal? Is light beer ‘beer’? Is nonalcoholic beer ‘beer’? / “Rock seems kinda like the lite beer of metal…”/ “Metal is heavier…and angrier…” / “If you dial it all the way back, it’s all blues, right?”/ “Think of songs you’re not sure of…like we don’t know their pronouns…”/ #BeavisASMR / “This song is definitely gonna get us flagged…”/ #MetalOrNotMetal / #DeepPurple SMOKE ON THE WATER (Machine Head – 1972) / “When I think of metal, I think of #MetalChurch …”/ #BlackSabbath DIRTY WOMEN (Technical Ecstasy – 1976) / “That’s more metal than what we just listened to…”   (22:49): #NIN TERRIBLE LIE (Pretty Hate Machine – 1989) / “If we’re using heaviness, and intensity, and darkness…”/ “It’s like Bob Ross coloring only in neons…”/ #FaceDownAssUp / #SugarRay MEAN MACHINE (Lemonade And Brownies – 1995) / #sixseven / “#Motorhead IS metal…”/ #Mountain MISSISSIPPI QUEEN (Climbing! – 1970) / “It’s gonna sound great in post…”/ #RamJam BLACK BETTY (Ram Jam – 1977) / NOTE: Black Betty was originally written by Huddie Lead Belly Ledbetter / “This is a little bit…just a touch heavier than rock ‘n’ roll…”/ “If you stroke broadly…”   (33:22): “I’m gonna go more modern…me and the wife argue about this…”/ #FallingInReverse POPULAR MONSTER (Popular Monster – 2024) “Alright, play God is a Weapon…they got shit that is metal…” / #FallingInReverse GOD IS A WEAPON / “I saw the eyebrow raise…”/ “Hold on, play Bad Girls Club…”/ BAD GIRLS CLUB  “That was not even close…” (37:16): #UriahHeep THE WIZARD (Demons and Wizards – 1972) / NOTE:  Long Haired Country Boy by The Charlie Daniels Band came out in 1974 / “He’s getting high with a wizard, dude…that’s pretty metal…”/ “Hair metal bands…are those bands metal?”/ “Wait a minute…you just did 3 Falling in Reverse songs that were NOT metal…”/ “Fish teeth is metal as fuck…”/ #LedZeppelin ACHILLES LAST STAND (Presence – 1976) / “If it was distorted as fuck, then it would be metal. But it’s not, so it’s rock and roll…”/ “I’m sorry, what was that?”/  “Is it a monkey…or a chimpanzee?”/ “That and the breakdancer…”/ #AldoNova MONKEY ON YOUR BACK (Subject…Aldo Nova – 1983) / “You think THAT is more metal than Fantasy?”/ “Metal? Or NOT Metal?”/ #Weezer HASH PIPE (The Green Album – 2001) /  “I got more thoughts now…” / “You’ve gotta have attitude…extremes is what we’re talking about…”/ #TheKinks YOU REALLY GOT ME (Kinks – 1964) / “They were shooting coke and heroin…and ropes…”/ #BlueCheer SUMMERTIME BLUES (Vincebus Eruptum – 1968) / “You add more distortion to that and they’re opening for #Sleep …”/ “Is Bon Jovi metal? You throw his voice on that, and that’s Bon Jovi…”   (54:44): #Heart BARRACUDA (Little Queen – 1977) / “It’s almost Achilles Last Stand…”/  “More metal than #KISS?”/ “You know Nancy was in Fast Times At Ridgemont High…”/  “That’s gotta be Joe Walsh in the background…”/ “OMG, her sweater reminds me of a great joke…what’s the difference between pink and purple?”/ “We’re gonna have to do a few episodes of this…”/ “It’s kinda like how death metal was…it wasn’t really thrash but it was something beyond thrash…”/ #BlueOysterCult GODZILLA (Spectres – 1977) / #Cream SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE (Disraeli Gears – 1967) / “He must have done all the acid…”/ “This is Vol. I…”/ #DefLeppard STAGEFRIGHT (Pyromania – 1983) / “Let’s pick the least metal Slayer song…”/ EMAIL US at [email protected] VOICEMAIL US at 980-666-8182!!! / #untilthenext #outroreel

“I wonder if we’ll get a cease and desist on this episode…”   Generally speaking, whenever someone says “Slayer” or “Metallica”, you think of two veteran thrash bands which both formed in 1981 and both released their debut albums in 1983. This is common knowledge among most fans of both of these bands.    Ironically, there’s another band who follows this exact same timeline of forming in 1981 and releasing their debut album in 1983, yet at the time, they were NOT at all thrashy…not even close.    Most of us know of PANTERA as the brutally heavy, groove metal masters from Arlington, Texas who lit a proverbial fire under the ass of the thrash and heavy music scene in 1990 with their “major label” debut album (with the emphasis, in this case, on the words “major label”) as CFH was actually their FIFTH studio album.    Fifth? Wait a minute…what about THE FIRST FOUR studio albums!? And why are those albums not talked about and celebrated just like all things PANTERA!?    Well, there’s a reason that THE FIRST FOUR aren’t really talked about or acknowledged. Actually, there are probably a multitude of reasons, but the most glaring one is the stylistic difference between their early glam and power metal days and the heavier, grittier era when they truly became the “Cowboys From Hell”.    Remember those awkward Olan Mills pictures you used to take with the family, or better yet, the pictures of you in high school with that absurd, dorky hairstyle that people always like to bring up in conversation? That’s kinda what THE FIRST FOUR ALBUMS by PANTERA were like.   Always remember that “Dokken is better than KISS” and you absolutely have to “pill up before PT”. Find out why “concubine” is a much cooler term than girlfriend, why the stress of having multiple families can be fatal, and realize that most doctors’ definition of “prescription pain medication” is painfully incorrect and a complete waste of a prescription pad.    Get ready to find out which Pantera album came out on Rex’s 20th birthday, which song features Dime on lead vocals, and understand that while we absolutely did not plan for this to be episode 333, it just so happened to turn out that way.    Brace yourselves and get your relaxers ready before you JOIN US as we go back to the 80’s to get a better idea of why one of the greatest metal bands of all time tried to bury their earliest work (and original “not as metal” logo) with THE FIRST FOUR from the mighty PANTERA. Visit www.metalnerdery.com/podcast for more on this episode Help Support Metal Nerdery https://www.patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast Leave us a Voicemail to be played on a future episode: 980-666-8182 Metal Nerdery Tees and Hoodies – metalnerdery.com/merch and kindly leave us a review and/or rating on your favorite Podcast app Follow us on the Socials: Facebook - Instagram - TikTok Email: [email protected] Can’t be LOUD Enough Playlist on Spotify Metal Nerdery Munchies on YouTube @metalnerderypodcast Show Notes: (00:01): “Welcome back to the Megadeth, Dave Mustaine, Wisdom Teeth, Dry Socket Podcast…”/ “I am an adult children who refuses to move out…of my own house…”/ Double sided blade…or dildo? / ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** / “Well I’ve got my Masters in Bation…” / ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST (for now…)*** / “I can’t jerk right now…there’s no tugging…” / “Pill up before you do PT…”/ #painkillers    (05:43): ***SOCIAL MEDIA US at #Facebook #YouTube #Instagram #TikTok - EMAIL US at [email protected] and VOICEMAIL US at 980-666-8182!!!*** / “We’re pondering changing the name…”/ #namechange / “Hookers and Metal…Metal Dildos…”/ NOTE:  Steely Dan is not a vibrator, it’s actually a slang term for a metal dildo…/ #multiplefamilies / “Even having multiple significant others at once…King Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines…”/ “That’s what we should start calling girlfriends now: concubines…”/ “Snooch, gooch, or hot pocket?”   (12:43): ***PATREON US at patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast *** / “What happens if we change the name? Do they get a new shirt…everybody?”/ “Tragesty…that’s a tragedy and a travesty…” / #freshstart / “I don’t think it’s Norveen…”/ “It’s always been Waggis…”   (16:22): #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS:  PANTERA – THE FIRST FOUR ALBUMS / Pre #CFH #Pantera / #TheFirstFour / Metal Magic (1983) / “It’s like a He-Man Thundercat…”/ “They’re on the same timeline as Metallica and Slayer…they didn’t really break until 9 years later when CFH came out…”/ “I wonder if Rex Rocker is related to John Rocker?”/ RIDE MY ROCKET / “It sounds like KISS…I’ve been listening to nothing but KISS…”/ WIDOWMAKER / “His name’s gotta be Jerry…that’s a dude who lives in the South…” / METAL MAGIC / “I wonder if we’ll get a cease and desist on this episode…”/ “They didn’t change their name, they changed their logo…”   (35:00): Projects In The Jungle (1984) / “They’re like Texas’s #DeathAngel …”/ “It came out on Rex’s 20th birthday…”/ #albumcover / ALL OVER TONIGHT / “That’s High ‘N’ Dry, all day…” / “That sounds more like OUR Dime…”/ OUT FOR BLOOD / “He stepped into a whole other dimension of bad ass…”/ BLUE LIGHT TURNIN’ RED / “This is his Eruption…”/ #getchapull / “It’s like Eddie and Randy combined…Randy Van Halen…Eddie Van Rhoads…”/ PROJECTS IN THE JUNGLE / “The drums have been to the gym…the whole production has been to the gym…”/ “So far everything on here sounds less #KISS than the first album”/ HEAVY METAL RULES! / Bang Your Head (Like A Hurricane) / “What if they played this on 96 Rock back in the day and we just totally missed it?”/ “Dude, Dokken is better than KISS…” (48:34): I Am The Night (1985) / “At this point, Dime is 19…”/ HOT AND HEAVY / I AM THE NIGHT / D*G*T*T*M (Darrell Goes To The Movies) / “What kind of movies is he watching?”/ “Let’s bring ALL the sound effects in…”/ “It’s the most serious song title we’ve seen…” / VALHALLA / “You can definitely tell he’s got an 80’s honk, for sure…”/ #killercloser  FOREVER TONIGHT / “This sounds like right before the sex scene from #Footloose that they cut out…” / “This is so weird…I kinda feel dirty now…”/ “Dude, you missed the ballad…”   (1:00:16): Power Metal (1988) / “Three years after I Am The Night…no more Glaze…” / Enter Phil Anselmo / “Phil started when he was 13…what were we doing at 13? I didn’t even know how to use Jergens yet…”/ #killeropener / Geoff Tate meets Rob Halford / ROCK THE WORLD / “I wonder how many bands tried to steal him?” / POWER METAL / “I think the first time I actually heard this…”/ DEATH TRAP / “It’s definitely heavier…the riffs…”/ “This is definitely…the turning point….”/ OVER AND OUT / “Much more metal…”/ P*S*T* 88 (with Dime on vocals) / “Pussy tight…tonight!” / “That was fun…that was definitely different…”/  THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!!! / #untilthenext #outroreel #HappyNewYear

“I’m not Peter North shooting ropes across the room…”   Released on September 12th (and in the U.S. on the 13th), 2011, WORSHIP MUSIC is the first ANTHRAX album featuring Joey Belladonna on vocals since 1990’s Persistence of Time and is truly a return to their thrash roots, with a nice blend of classic 80’s era Thrash Thrax and the more groove laden heaviness of 90’s era Bush Thrax. This was definitely a comeback album for them and kicks off the 2010’s era with loudness, fastness, and awesomeness. Discover “the most Christmasy sounding porn name”, find out what it really means when “the handy dude” comes over and starts “cleaning the gutters”, and be sure to enjoy Boxing Day Eve when you JOIN US as we dive into the revival of Joey era Thrash Thrax with WORSHIP MUSIC.   Visit www.metalnerdery.com/podcast for more on this episode Help Support Metal Nerdery https://www.patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast Leave us a Voicemail to be played on a future episode: 980-666-8182 Metal Nerdery Tees and Hoodies – metalnerdery.com/merch and kindly leave us a review and/or rating on your favorite Podcast app Follow us on the Socials: Facebook - Instagram - TikTok Email: [email protected] Can’t be LOUD Enough Playlist on Spotify Metal Nerdery Munchies on YouTube @metalnerderypodcast Show Notes: (00:01): “Merry Christmas, everybody…you can say that in America, right…again?” / “We were shamed for saying it…”/ “At some point you can’t say anything…”/ “Is it root or route? Genre or genre?” / “You know why? It’s because we’re Reinventing the Metal…” / ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** / “Welcome back AND Merry Christmas to you from Metal Nerdery Podcast!!!” / “Ooooh, the TRANS podcast…”/  “Uh, it’s Christmas magic…”/ “I think he spent most of his time there…there’s nothing but kids there…”/ “Not 4…it’s probably 5…”/ “Oh boy, you went to the donkey show…”   (04:39): ***Check us out on the SOCIAL MEDIA at #metalnerderypodcast at #Facebook and #TikTok and #Instagram and #YouTube and Head on over to the PATREON at patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast / #PatreonShoutOut / EMAIL US at [email protected] and VOICEMAIL US at 980-666-8182!!!*** / “It’s…it’s rough…if it’s anything, it’s rough…”/ “I don’t know why he talks like that…”/ “When you get winded / going down an escalator…” / “There’s 2 reasons to stay fit…” / “I’m not Peter North shooting ropes across the room…” / #PeterNorth / “Maybe he made adult toys at the north pole…”/  A shoutout to the people across the globe…we just saw our #SpotifyWrapped / “Per month…”/ “Lead streams…as opposed to a rhythm stream?” / .003 cents per stream / #RussellsMetallicaReflections / “You saw him cup the microphone!”/ “He can do the old windshield wiper pretty quick…”   (15:48): #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS:  ANTHRAX – WORSHIP MUSIC / Released September 12th  (and/or 13th), 2011, the first album with Joey Belladonna since 1990 / “He left them for #Volbeat…”/ “It sounded modern, and it still sounded thrashy, and it still sounded like #Anthrax…”/ “It’s not in the cards…”/ #vices / “You mean I gotta shoot ropes again…right now!?” (18:52): WORSHIP / “You can tell this is intro music…”/ EARTH ON HELL / “Starting tonight, people will die…” / “#ThrashThrax vs #BushThrax - totally different ‘Thraxes…” / “It sounds like classic Anthrax…”/ THE DEVIL YOU KNOW / “It fits everywhere…” / FIGHT ‘EM ‘TIL YOU CAN’T / #zombies / “It sounds like it could have come out…in ’90 or ’91…”/ I’M ALIVE / (NOTE: “Blending” in this case refers to the layering of the clean guitars over the crunchy guitars) / “I know, it’s got melody…whatever…” / #ThrashThrax   (29:20): “In between-ies…”/ HYMN 1 / IN THE END / “That kinda sounds like John Bush era Anthrax a little bit…” / “His honk didn’t get too out of shape…”/ #JourneyTribute (he played drums AND sang!?) / THE GIANT / #usethoseheadphones / “There’s more and more of the John Bush era in there…the element of that period…” / HYMN 2 / JUDAS PRIEST / “Let it ring out…”/ “Yeah, that’s kinda 2000’s-y…” / “I am become Death, destroyer of worlds…”/  “You and the handy dude?”/ “That’s what you call it? ‘Cleaning the gutters’?”    (39:13):  CRAWL / “Legs spread out before me…”/ “It sounds like the time…” / “Curly Taylor…”/ THE CONSTANT / “It does have that (Five Minutes Alone) vibe to it…”/ “It’s like pop punk meets Anthrax…the 2000’s…” / #PopPunkThrax / “This sounds like a nice blend of Thrash Thrax and Bush Thrax…all the Thraxes mixed into one…” / REVOLUTION SCREAMS/NEW NOISE/ #Refused / “Oh you’re on the #Metallica recording schedule? Nah brah, #TooL recording schedule…we go decades between our albums…”/ #MerryChristmas #untilthenextyear #outroreel #sixseven  

“You can’t be funny if you’re happy all the time…”   1996 marked the time that The Super Bowl went Triple X, when Atlanta hosted the Summer Olympics, the United States national debt was a measly $5 Trillion, and the world of heavy metal continued its march forward, trudging past the brief grunge fad into darker, sludgier, and heavier waters.    “Is this KISS?”   The thrash period of the early 90’s had already faded away as the grunge period came and went, and the overall vibe of metal was shifting to something even angrier and darker, with a veritable orgy of new metal subgenres popping up and coming online faster than OnlyFans accounts during the lockdowns of 2020, back when we were all just trying to “flatten the herd”.   “Now it’s just me and Wristina…she’s been by my side forever…she knows all the moves…”   Discover why having a “fistful of Jergens” is essential and why shampoo bottles should really come with a warning label. Get your holiday prime rib dinner properly roasted, get your state of consciousness properly toasted, and JOIN US as we look forward to 2026, a mere 30 years since THE YEAR IN METAL – 1996. Visit www.metalnerdery.com/podcast for more on this episode Help Support Metal Nerdery https://www.patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast Leave us a Voicemail to be played on a future episode: 980-666-8182 Metal Nerdery Tees and Hoodies – metalnerdery.com/merch and kindly leave us a review and/or rating on your favorite Podcast app Follow us on the Socials: Facebook - Instagram - TikTok Email: [email protected] Can’t be LOUD Enough Playlist on Spotify Metal Nerdery Munchies on YouTube @metalnerderypodcast   Show Notes:   (00:01): “Hey…nice shot.” / Richard Patrick…Dick Pat…/ “It’s the holiday season…”/ “Squeege?” / “Dennis Leary…the comedian formerly known as Bill Hicks?” / “It’s the basis of what ended their friendship…”/ “You can’t be funny if you’re happy all the time…” / “Other R-worded (you can say it, Trump’s president)…” / “All the words that are offensive, we’ll just pick a letter…to be 100% politically correct…”/ #politicallycorrect / “You don’t have to say ‘W-word’…” / ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** / “It’d be like a trans-metal song…” / ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!*** / “We’re all W words down here, man…”/ “But now it’s just me and Wristina…she’s been by my side forever…she knows all the moves…”/ “This hand…looks like it could use a fistful of Jergens…” / #shampoowarning   (07:57): ***SOCIAL MEDIA US at #metalnerderypodcast on #TikTok #YouTube #Instagram and #Facebook & EMAIL US at [email protected] (including your #Shittah!) & PATREON US at patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast *** / Patreon shoutout…/ “Thank you Trip6 for joining us…he’s the inspiration for the Angry Matt podcast…”/ YOU CAN GIVE US A CALL AND LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL US AT 980-666-8182!!! / #RussellsWeddingReflections / “Is he a big #MAGMA person?”/ #ChateauElan / “Open bar is scary, dude…”/ #fivecoursemeal / “Fuck the food, dude…we’re getting’ hammered!”/ “How do you get your filet, sir?” / #primerib / “WTF is prime rib? I could never tell if it’s a roast, a steak, a steak-roast, or a roast-steak?” / “It’s generally not smoked, it’s roasted…”   (19:34): #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS:  1996 – YEAR IN METAL /  “The Year of Tool, Pantera…the Loads…”/ “Everytime I wanna hear a deep cut, Russell wants to go with the hit, and now, it’s the exact opposite…”/ #onmicburp / “I don’t know if you do that when you stroke…not like that…”/ #Overkill COLD HARD FACT / BATTLE (The Killing Kind) / “We’ve gotta do a dive on this at some point…”/ #Annihilator REFRESH THE DEMON (Refresh The Demon)    (29:43): “That’s like their #GarageDays …”/ #Slayer GEMINI (Undisputed Attitude) /  “Just don’t do that again…”/ “Have we ever played #IcedEarth on this podcast?”/ #IcedEarth I’D DIE FOR YOU (The Dark Saga) / “Is this KISS?”/ “That felt like a gloves of shame moment right there…”/ #Pantera DRAG THE WATERS (The Great Southern Trendkill) / “It’s just noise…that’s my least favorite…”/ “I don’t think we’ve ever played The Exploited on this show…”/ #TheExploited BEAT THE BASTARDS (Beat The Bastards)   (40:30): “I already pulled it up…how about…this one?”/ #Tool HOOKER WITH A PENIS (Ænima) / “Remember the two different album dives we did of this?”/ #Sepultura ROOTS BLOODY ROOTS (Roots) / “Is this like their Lick It Up?” / “How about some Life Is Peachy?”/ “We need to do a noise episode…” / #KoRn MR. ROGERS (Life Is Peachy) / “If it comes on sounding like #Queensryche I’m gonna laugh…”/ #Neurosis LOCUST STAR (Through Silver In Blood) / “Definitely atmospheric…” / #Assmopheric / #buttexhaust /  “Technically if we eat cows, we’re also vegan, right?    (50:55): “In terms of the album cover, relative to the first one…FAIL!”/ #RATM YEAR OF THA BOOMERANG (Evil Empire) / “Let’s play Burzum…I’m kidding…remember what that is?”/  “Saffonic noise…” / “I do sling my flagen dugen…”/ #Burzum (Filosofem) / “You gotta work a little harder to kill somebody with a hammer…”/ “He’s so shitty that R.E.M. must write all his songs for him…”/ A moment of #STP during Russell’s brief absence…/ #StoneTemplePilots AND SO I KNOW (Tiny Music…Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop) / #STPASMR / #markthetime / “How about some Acid Bath, actually?” / “And then…”/ #AcidBath PAEGAN LOVE SONG (Paegan Terrorism Tactics)    (1:03:40): “How about a little Cannibal Corpse?” The first album featuring George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher on vocals… / “How about the #killeropener?” / #CannibalCorpse DEVOURED BY VERMIN (Vile) / “That’s good stuff…”/ “I feel like children smell like sadness…”/ “How about a little EyeHateGod?”/ #AI / “What an album cover that is?” / #EyeHateGod  DIXIE WHISKEY (Dopesick) / “That’s album number 3 for them, btw…”/  “What was the number 1 #Billboard hit song in 1996?”/ “You know…NOPE!”/ “Let’s end the show this way…”/ “You know what they’re doing? Reinventing the Metal…”/ THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!!! / #untilthenext #outroreel #likesharesubscribe #happyholidays

“There were 2 years of my life that I was dead certain I was gonna be a breakdancer…”   The release of THE ULTIMATE SIN on January 24, 1986, the 4th studio album from OZZY OSBOURNE (and the 2nd & final album to feature Jake E. Lee on guitar) is definitely one of the heaviest albums of Ozzy’s 80’s output.    “I’ve got the magic!”   With heavier riffs, crazier guitar pyrotechnics, and darker lyrical themes like nuclear annihilation, THE ULTIMATE SIN blends in just the right amount of glam while still maintaining the essential heaviness that is a prerequisite for any classic OZZY album. While perhaps a bit “more Blizzard than Diary”, it’s a dramatic improvement from Bark At The Moon and is overall heavier and more focused.   “Oh yeah, the ‘dunniguhh’? Yeah…I remember that one.”   Get ready for some metal news and current events, understand that “most people, if they have a mustache” can only look like one of three different people (or a combination of all three), and accept the fact that “the bur-duh-dur is what got ‘em”.    Be sure to check out our 2 brand-new embedded podcasts within this one and realize “I’ve lost my magic…ever since you moved me over here…” when you JOIN US as we head back to the mid-80’s with OZZY OSBOURNE and THE ULTIMATE SIN. Visit www.metalnerdery.com/podcast for more on this episode Help Support Metal Nerdery https://www.patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast Leave us a Voicemail to be played on a future episode: 980-666-8182 Metal Nerdery Tees and Hoodies – metalnerdery.com/merch and kindly leave us a review and/or rating on your favorite Podcast app Follow us on the Socials: Facebook - Instagram - TikTok Email: [email protected] Can’t be LOUD Enough Playlist on Spotify Metal Nerdery Munchies on YouTube @metalnerderypodcast   Show Notes: (00:01): “Date night sausage…isn’t EVERY sausage a date night sausage?” / “We’re keeping with the ‘O’ themes…” / “I’ve lost my magic…ever since you moved me over here…”/ #markthetime / “This is great radio…”/ “This is why we have 6 listeners…”/ “Let’s hold ‘em high and suck ‘em down…”/ ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised ***/ “It’s delicious and sticky…here in Bunkerpoon, Georgia…”/ ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!*** / “That’s 2 in a row…”   (04:04): “I think the government is actually changing the time…and that shit the airplanes are spitting out…”/ #MetalNews and #MetalHappenings / #pictorial (“A spread?”) / #ArchEnemy / #GunsNRosesWorldTour / “How much are tickets gonna be?”/ #CastleRat and #HighOnFire / “Could be #ThunderAtlanta if it was raining and it was the 80’s…”/ #EmberingEffigy / #Slayer #HellAwaits / “If they did remix it…”/ #RIBMix / “R.I.B’d for our pleasure…” / #Megadeth and the final tour   (9:47): ***SOCIAL MEDIA US AT #TikTok #YouTube #InstaGram and #Facebook at #metalnerderypodcast, EMAIL US at [email protected] , VOICEMAIL US at 980-666-8182, and/or PATREON US at patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast *** / ***Check out our wide variety of merchandise options for the holidays at metalnerdery.com/merch *** /  “We’re working through some things right now…” / “We’re all gonna look just like Bill…”/ “We could do…an embedded podcast within a podcast…” / #AngryMattPodcast and #RussellsLoveTips   (13:39): “WHADDYA WANNA HEAR!?” / #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS: OZZY OSBOURNE – THE ULTIMATE SIN / “Have you guys seen the documentary?” / #OzzyNoEscapeFromNow #OzzyOsbourne / “This will be the #conspiracytheorypodcast …”/ “45 or 50?” / 4th studio album / Released January 24, 1986 / “Wait a minute…what was that?” / “There were 2 years of my life that I was dead certain I was gonna be a breakdancer…”/ “Dude, I did it!”/ “Mega 80’s” / “I know what your breakdancer name would be…WAGE WAX…” / “It’s gonna be better than Bark At The Moon…fingers crossed…”/ “Remember the video for The Ultimate Sin?” / Produced by  Ron Nevison / THE ULTIMATE SIN / Go check out the #musicvideo for this!!! / “Oh yeah, where he looks like Boss Hogg?”/ “I bet she does backdoor stuff, man…look at her eyes.”   (28:00): SECRET LOSER / “That sounds like the 80’s, for sure…”/ “It’s a better mix than #BarkAtTheMoon for sure…”/ “I’ve got the magic!”/ NEVER KNOW WHY / “You can’t say that! That’s Dio’s song…” / #WeRock #IWannaRock / “That’s an #IronMaiden tune…the drums…what song is it?” Women in Uniform?”/ “Oh yeah, the ‘dunniguhh’? Yeah…I remember that one.”   (35:40): THANK GOD FOR THE BOMB / “This is not the one I was thinking of…I was thinking of ‘Killer of Giants’…” / “Nuke you, nuke you…” / NEVER / “You can definitely feel the 80’s in this…”/ “It’s way riffier than Bark At The Moon…”/ #placekeyboardnoiserighthere / “That song is so good but the rest of the album…”   (41:26): Side 2 / LIGHTNING STRIKES / “There’s your hook, Russ…” / #veryhooky / “This is so much more Blizzard than Diary…” / “Let’s be honest…most of Ozzy’s stuff is pop…He’s the pop of metal…”/ “The 2nd (and also last) album with Jake E. Lee…” / KILLER OF GIANTS / “No Kerslake?” / #Sailing / #RoyClark and #JerryReed / “It was another Burt Reynolds movie…”/ “Most people, if they have a mustache, they look like either a fireman, a gay porn star, a pedophile, or a combination of all three…” (50:43): FOOL LIKE YOU / “Awww, listen to that!” / “That’s gotta be harmonics…”/ “It’s my thing now…”/ “He’s got some tasty riffs and tasty licks…hey, that should be the name of the podcast…”/ #metallicks / “Do you think the beginning of Fool Like You is like the beginning of Surfacing?” / “It reminded us of that…”/ “Dude, we should do a #Nickelback Inside The Metal…maybe a #Chronicles (episode)…”/ “Which is worse: Nickelback or #KISS?” / “Not 3, but three…”/ #IlluminatiThree / “I guess you do gotta do more finger acrobatics…”/ SHOT IN THE DARK / #thekillercloser #thebighitsingle / “That’s a terrible closer…” / “Records? Who am I kidding…the more I listen to streams I really like…”/ “Remember the 80’s pants?”/ #momjeans / “This is our front butt gunt…” / #frontbutt #frontgunt #frontbuttgunt / “You know who she reminds me of a whole lot!?” / “She had that ‘why’…”/ “That’s 2 things she’ll never forget…or always remember…”/ “It’s the first album cover to feature artwork…”/  “The bur-duh-dur is what got ‘em…” / THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!!! / #untilthenext #outroreel

“I don’t think I’m smart enough to listen to this…”   As with the many legendary concept albums that have come before, masterpieces such as King Diamond’s Abigail, Queensryche’s Operation: Mindcrime, and Dream Theater’s Scenes From A Memory, THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT, the latest offering from OPETH, is one of the finest examples of storytelling ever captured in audio form and is their first proper “concept album” to date.    “They cram so much into such a small space…”   Chronicling the reading of the will of a wealthy patriarch (and featuring Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull as the patriarch in question), THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT perfectly represents the culmination of the various components that have established OPETH as a progressive metal force to be reckoned with for more than 30 years.    “I realize this is not y’all’s favorite flavor of the month…”   With a seamless blending of their early progressive and melodic death metal period through their more eclectic, 70’s prog rock infused progressive metal period of the 2010’s, OPETH is akin to a “haunted house version of Dream Theater”, loaded with a wide  variety of sonic textures, top tier instrumental prowess, and vivid lyrical imagery, all of which are covered in a thin drapery of darkness.    “Have they ever done anything ‘hooky’?”   JOIN US as we take on what is arguably one of the finest progressive metal concept albums in existence (and most certainly a top contender for “Album Of The Year”) and quite possibly the greatest OPETH album of all time, THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT.   Visit www.metalnerdery.com/podcast for more on this episode Help Support Metal Nerdery https://www.patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast Leave us a Voicemail to be played on a future episode: 980-666-8182 Metal Nerdery Tees and Hoodies – metalnerdery.com/merch and kindly leave us a review and/or rating on your favorite Podcast app Follow us on the Socials: Facebook - Instagram - TikTok Email: [email protected] Can’t be LOUD Enough Playlist on Spotify Metal Nerdery Munchies on YouTube @metalnerderypodcast Show Notes: (00:01): “I would like to take this moment to say…AND…” / #GeorgiaBulldogs / “Dangole sports ball dawgs…” / #Natty / “Speaking of Athens…my only thought was…R.E.M. must have written this song…”/ #WeBuiltThisCityASMR / “That’s when they dropped the Jefferson…”/ “As long as there’s a bend in the wrist, you’re fine…”/ #markthetime / ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** / #waitforit #markthetime / “And I screamed like a little girl…not one footstep did I hear…”/ ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!*** / #strangerinthetub #jackoffhand / “Like a chimpanzee?”    (06:06): PATREON US at www.patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast  / “Who knows? Santa might bring a shirt…” / MERCH US at www.metalnerdery.com/merch / SOCIAL MEDIA US at #FaceBook #InstaGram #YouTube #TikTok at #metalnerderypodcast / EMAIL US at [email protected] / VOICEMAIL US AT 980-666-8182!!! / CASTLE RAT –WIZARD (The Bestiary – 2025) / “It’s like Pat Benatar in a stoner band…she’s got swords dude!” / “That dude’s hard to look at…his mouth is weird…”/ #markthetime / “That’ll be the shittah not that other shittah…”   (12:50): #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS: OPETH – THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT / “It’s an oopsie that’s a fun oopsie…”/ #educationalpodcast / #Opeth #TheLastWillAndTestament / “It’s their very first concept album…” / “I like to think of them like haunted house #DreamTheater …”/ “The first album with the return of the death growl vocals (aka ‘screams’) in 13 years…”/ “I’ve got room now, dude…”/ Released November 22, 2024 / “This is cool because it’s new and it’s old at the same time…”/ Featuring Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull / “Subsection…not SS…in case you’re wondering…”   (17:00): §1 / “Is this good with relaxers?” / “Draped in death…the howl of lore…” / “Let’s do backroads…maybe some dirt roads…” / §2 / “Isn’t that a creepy, haunted sound?”/ “Until his return…” / #useyourheadphones / “It’s kinda not necessarily all over the place but it’s all over the place…”/ “It’s got a weird, haunted 70’s feel to it for the modern age…”/ “Every album is different but they’re all uniquely different…”/ #Oldpeth / “Have they ever done anything ‘hooky’?”   (26:47): §3 / “Reminds me of #Rush …”/ #onmicburp / “He’s looking for the big hit single…” / “He’s talking about…the hook…”/ §4 / “No! No! No!” / #harpsolo / “This is music nerd music…” / §5 / “He does that one vocal part that sounds like #Forbidden to me…”/ “It’s all head…”/ #markthetime / “Where’d that come from?”/  Death growls vs Screams / “I realize this is probably not y’all’s favorite flavor of the month…this is right up there with #Coroner for #AOTY …”/ “They cram so much into such a small space…” / “There’s tons of coke lines…”   (39:17): §6 / “He’s an octopus genius…” / #drumvirtuoso / “This is like #Rainbow on steroids…70’s prog…” / “It’s almost comical it’s so awesome…”/ “Is this one all in 7’s?” / #towardsthelater / §7 / “I like the flute, I do…I never thought I’d say that…”/ “They should get the guy who made #HeavyMetal (the movie) …animate this album…like a concept album movie…but with a lot of tits” / “It’s hereditary ropes, bruh…”/ A STORY NEVER TOLD / “This is the most consistent…”/ “Bless y’all for at least giving it a shot…”/ #urgent / #moodmusic / “I got into them when the #Damnation album came out (2003)…you might like that…it’s more like #PinkFloyd …”/ THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!!! / #untilthenext #outroreel 

It’s that time of year…time for some big tasty turkels, delicious side dishes, and a nice tryptophan induced nod after feasting yourself into fullness and naptime. It’s THANKSGIVING, and while most folks are gearing up for the coming holiday season (which will start promptly in the pre-dawn hours of Black Friday), we realize that we’ve NEVER taken any time off during the holidays and that perhaps it’s time we enjoy a little holiday breather.    With that in mind, we’ve put together a veritable cornucopia of clips from our 2025 collection that we hope you enjoy. Our only real cautionary advisory would be that you listen to this prior to enjoying your Turkey Day feast in order to avoid the very real possibility of laughing until you vomit.   Happy Thanksgiving to all!!! Enjoy your Thanksgiving Day feast, prep carefully if you’re deep frying a turkey, be thankful and gracious for the lack of giblets in your gravy, and enjoy an abundance of relaxers before dinner with the family when you JOIN US for the most off-putting, irresponsible, and exhausting VACATION TAPES you’ve ever heard. Help Support Metal Nerdery https://www.patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast Leave us a Voicemail to be played on a future episode: 980-666-8182 Metal Nerdery Tees and Hoodies – metalnerdery.com/merch and kindly leave us a review and/or rating on your favorite Podcast app Follow us on the Socials: Facebook - Instagram - TikTok Email: [email protected] Can’t be LOUD Enough Playlist on Spotify Metal Nerdery Munchies on YouTube @metalnerderypodcast Show Notes:   (00:01): SHARON!!! / #oldefaece / “He came in for the tur…”/ #whatsitcalled / “Whatever happened to #JuiceNewton …? / #juicebox / #DownTime / “Let’s not make it gross…”/ “She sounds like #PeterSteele…”    (02:43): #AI / “She stopped sucking me today…”/ #ConwayTwitty / “The power was in his hair…”/ “Ladies and gentlemen…Conway Twitty…”/ #BramStroker / “…slash handjob…”/ “What am I saying? I’m fixed…”/ #vasectomyawareness    (07:02): “I just don’t give a shit anymore…I’m not gonna bring the A game…”/ “Nobody ever wants to go first…I set the bar ultra-low…”/ #mealprep / “Sometimes Dracula likes to go camping…”/ #vampirejerky / “I thought you were gonna go the frozen tampon route…”/ “If it looks like #liquidsneeze / #GospelBand / “This is extraordinary news…”/ #carnivore    (11:05): “The #fuckbag review!?” / #redemption / “I was having a bad day…I changed the review to 5 stars…”/ “Okay let’s not do that…”/ #shittalkuh / “Yours is by far one of my FAVORITE podcasts…”/ #offputting and #exhausting / “The #superfuckbag review is still out there…”/ “Could have been a ‘Them’…”/ #TransAms    (14:56): “That’s a fantastic band name!” / #coathangerabortion / “Our house is haunted, btw…”/ #maryreilly / #GhostStoryASMR / “The original owners died in that house…”/ “The headphones, man…”/ #Megatron / #Transformers  (17:58): “This is from the mighty Mixon…since we’re on the way…”/ “Conan…the Barbarian Destroyer?” / “I would have done it from the balls…from my balls to you…”/ #OMG / #DJTASMR / #vagmetal / “Really? You’re gonna go there…”/ #DOGEASMR / #batvagina / “Nutrition is a lie…”/ #saltwater / “Butter is good for you…”/ #nutritionadvice / “Does Santa Claus come up from the septic tank now!?” / #markallthetimes  (22:16): “Tattered and torn…or shaven and shorn?”/ #footfetishporn / “There was a moment when we needed money…”/ “I’m always looking right at the snooch…”/ #toethumbs / “Apparently people think she’s a dude…wait, don’t women have Adam’s Apples though?” / “Which do you think would be more risky?”/ “I got a kiss on the cheek from my first stripper…”/ “I usually put it in the G-string…”/ #manintheboat  (27:39): “Every time I see sports highlights…in slow motion…” / #slowmotionporn / “What was that voice you just did?” / “It was #KattWilliams…”/ #KingOfComedy / “That’s a better Katt Williams impression…”/ “Not since Tuesday…”/ “I sit back and wait…”/ #shockvalue / “It was odd…”/ “I don’t want to no more…”/ “How does it reattach?” / “That sounded almost like #RichardPryor a little bit…” (32:20): “And the verdict…”/ “I gotta back snooch…you wanna see my balloon knot?” / “It was in the dark…if I do it in the dark my dick will seem bigger…”/ “The yurt, as it ‘twere…”/ “That’s the pre-hole, right?” / “I think ‘fuck off’ is a full sentence…”/ “I’ll fix that in post…”/ “Y’all know what snails look like, right?” / “No, no, no, these were slugs…”/ #whatareyouwatching / #sexualdeviance / #snoochguard / “I like that word, dude…” / “It’s the snooch & gooch…”/ “Paws…” (38:19): “Sooooo…last week…” / “Wait a minute…this is #Sleep…this is #Dopesmoker…”/ #bestfridayever / “For those 35 minutes…it was the best Friday ever…”/ #MAGMA / “Is that one of them Trump supporters?” / #guitarclass / “That was his fuck-off hour…”/ “We came up with this song…”/ “I left it in there just for you…”   (43:11): “You should have got the burger…”/ #mediumrarechickentenders / “You get into that Gran Ma…”/ “You could stop drinking…”/ “If you’re doing a ride share…you owe it to yourself to be hammered at least on one end of the journey…”/ #shitfaced / “It was awesome…”/ “You know that pre-hangover hangover that you get?” / #markthetime / #UberEats / “So you paid $38 for $8 Chinese food…” (48:14): “That’s one of the things I did like about #TheBlackAlbum…”/ “Bill needs a segment…”/ #tonechasing / “In my non-guitarist ears…he’s a singer, he hears things differently…”/ “What about #Pantera?” / “The mix is completely different…” (52:41): “It’s not overbearing, but it’s definitely there…”/ “I’m gonna be that guy…”/ “But you didn’t have ‘Stairway To Heaven 2’…”/ “I forgot the after twang that Jager’s got…”/ #snoochsmooching / “Snooch smooching alright!” / “There IS no metal without #ACDC…”/ #Era / “Australasia…where is New Zealand?” / “I got some quality handies…”/ “Lube is a different game, bro…”/ #RussellsPornShopReflections / #markthetime / #ReverseOreo / “It was a toy of some form…”/ “I’m not gonna do it the way she said it…”/ “You think they get paid by the hour or by the load?” (1:01:38): “Wouldn’t it be interesting…if #Spiderman was more scientifically accurate?” / #EmberingEffigy and #comedy at #SweetwaterLive / “So on the way home…”/ #blindedbythelight / #spotlight / “The light still works…it was just really, really dim…”/ Tag Light Visible – 50 ft / “I have no idea what he looked like…if you get pulled over, pull into a populated place…” / #DivineIntervention / “Wear your sunglasses at night…” (1:08:12): “Incubus and succubus…what’s the difference?” / “Sleepfucker alright!” / “You know what’s almost equally offensive?” / “It’s fun if a 10 year old says cunt…”/ #recordscratch #IrishCarBombs / “Starts with an N, ends with an R…”/ “I had a dream that we were hanging out with the #Metallica guys…”/ #TridentChallenge / #PlanetCaravan / “I don’t know where they could have put it where I would have liked it…”/ #LMAO / “I’m laughing at him…” (1:14:24): “Every time I listen to that song I think about the first time I finger blasted a girl…”/ “I know who you’re talking about…”/ “That’s a triple…you got slimy fingers…”/ “Third base is windshield wiper…”/ “Dude, I just scored…”/ #HotPocket / “It’s that from now on…”/ “It’s MG Approved…from the heart…”/ “Occasionally Matt comes up with some shit that fucking works…”  (1:18:52): “Here’s the rules…if you wanna make a show on #HBO…”/ #flacciddicks / “I could put so much…right there…”/ “Why are you such a dick?” / “Last night while I was in slumber…Satan came into my room…and he had his way with my forehead…”/ “You’re not supposed to swallow it…”/ #LOL / #onmicburp / “You know what that sounds like?”  (1:22:40): “We’ve got coyotes…”/ “Here’s what makes a lot of noise…”/ “Fuuuuuuck…”/ “Is it gay…?” / #fleshlight / “Yep!” / “Okay…follow up question…”/ #RequiemForADream #GAF #AssScissoring / #TheFourthHole / “I’m tripping balls by the way…”/ “This is not a microdose…”/ “This is what you sent me!?” / “What does that even mean?” / “When you said you were sending him a file…”/ “If anything, it’s three 7’s, and one of them has a line in the middle…”/ “Hold on…don’t tell me…”/ “Arnold by Enwuego…”/ “There’s Moby Dick…there’s um ‘I’m thinking’…”/ #HappyThanksgiving from all of us at #MetalNerderyPodcast and #BunkerpoonInternational

“Those guys are parents to 2 babies…and we’re fighting over which baby is cuter…”   With SIDE 2 of our PUPPETS VS JUSTICE HEAD-TO-HEAD DEATH MATCH, things are a bit trickier, because the math doesn’t sync up perfectly track for track. But not to worry, because we worked out all the math to try and keep things as “Even Steven” as possible.   “You go to the peak of your ability…that’s what Justice was…it was their Hemispheres…”   As we noted previously on the SIDE 1 episode, PUPPETS represents the end of the Cliff Burton era, and JUSTICE represents the beginning of the Jason Newsted era. On SIDE 2, we got deeper into the weeds, particularly with regard to the lyrical subject matter, the style and structure of the songs, and the personal impact and perspective of the instrumentals. We’re not saying that this was a complete blowout, and we’re not saying that the outcome was predictable by any means, but what we ARE saying is that the final verdict was actually a bit more shocking than we originally anticipated.   “What are they saying, dude?”   Stick around until the very end of the episode to discover the power of “frontmasking” after you JOIN US for the nail-biting conclusion to our PUPPETS VS JUSTICE HEAD-TO-HEAD DEATH MATCH as we take on SIDE 2. Visit www.metalnerdery.com/podcast for more on this episode Help Support Metal Nerdery https://www.patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast Leave us a Voicemail to be played on a future episode: 980-666-8182 Metal Nerdery Tees and Hoodies – metalnerdery.com/merch and kindly leave us a review and/or rating on your favorite Podcast app Follow us on the Socials: Facebook - Instagram - TikTok Email: [email protected] Can’t be LOUD Enough Playlist on Spotify Metal Nerdery Munchies on YouTube @metalnerderypodcast   More METALLICA Episodes https://www.metalnerdery.com/metallica CHECK OUT METALLICA ON THE INTERWEBS https://www.metallica.com/tour/   Show Notes:   (00:01): “Kiss my FIRE…” / The pointlessness of DST…we can just stop, right? / “We’re never gonna win this argument…”/ “Why do you gotta bitch about it?”/ “That was for you, Phil…”/ “You just fingered me, I wanted to be fisted…”/ ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!*** / “We left y’all on a cliffhanger…”/ “I mean…I mean…I mean…”/ PATREON US AT patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast / #PatreonShoutout / ***SOCIAL MEDIA US at #metalnerderypodcast on #YouTube #TikTok #InstaGram #FaceBook / ***EMAIL US at [email protected] ***/ Some early concert memories…/ ***VOICEMAIL US AT 980-666-8182!!!*** / Our sincerest apologies to #EmberingEffigy for the mistaken identity… / New Embering Effigy album OUT NOW… / #BehindTheMetal / ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised ***/    (08:23):  #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS: SIDE 2 OF THE MOP VS AJFA HEAD-TO-HEAD DEATH MATCH!!! / “Side 2 is gonna be harder than when I was 15…”/  “Those are the good times…I could cut a mirror with this thing…”/ “My move is…I grab the butt…”/ “You’re not Little Bo Peep and I’m not Zorro…”/    (11:27): DISPOSABLE HEROES (Master Of Puppets – 1986) / “I was born for dying…”/  “Dismount, perfect…10/10…”/ The differences between #MOP and #AJFA / THE SHORTEST STRAW (…And Justice For All – 1988) / “I’m sorry…it already wins…”/ “You can kinda hear the bass on this part too…a little bit…”/ “By far, Lars’ best album…”/ “I wonder if that was a mistake…”/ #happyaccidents / #TheVerdict / “It’s kinda almost like when she jams a finger up your butt and you’re kinda like ‘I don’t know what I think about it…I kinda like it’…”   (24:42): HARVESTER OF SORROW / “Creamy…that’s the word of the episode…again…twice…”/ #MesaBoogie / “Lars is chewing gum and playing drums at the same time…”/ “I had to do that, because he does that live…”/ LEPER MESSIAH / “I always thought that was James saying that…”/ “It’s more heavy metal than thrash…”/ “This is where it changes…now it’s a different song…”/ “If you blend Harvester and Frayed together…”/ “Do you think Harvester would have fit on The Black Album?”/ “If you were gonna yank one right off The Black Album and replace it with Harvester…”/ “Maybe…the traveling song…”/  THE FRAYED ENDS OF SANITY / “And the China boy…the China boy makes it…”/ #China /  “I come almost every time when I hear that part…even now…”/ “You can just listen in, Bill, if you want to…”/ “Young, angry…and unhinged…”/ “The Justice album is what made them huge…”/ “What did #Rush do after Hemispheres? They did Permanent Waves…Hemispheres was their most progressive album…”/ “You max out…” / “The Black Album is closer to Puppets than AJFA…”/ “You go to the peak of your ability…that’s what Justice was…it was their Hemispheres…”/ #Rushtallica / #TheVerdict / “That’s a clear blowout…”   (51:23): “It’s the James solo part…that’s what you’ve gotta do for both…”/ TO LIVE IS TO DIE / “We gotta hear the James solo…because that’s what makes it…”/ “The drums get frustrated…you can hear it…”/ “I think we’ve gotta hear the spoken word part…It’s right here, so we may as well grab it…”/ “Really? Why!?”/ ORION / “That riff…is nothing but sack…” / “That’s heavy metal, dude…”/ #TheVerdict / #NoDraws   (1:09:44): DAMAGE INC. / “It’s about to get thrashy up in here…”/ “I never understood when my parents did that when I was younger…now I get it…”/ #CarnivalCruise / “I think Kerry King said this was his favorite #Metallica song…”/ DYERS EVE / “Surgical…precise…clinical…”/ “That one is personal…VERY personal…”/ “Those guys are parents to 2 babies…and we’re fighting over which baby’s cuter…” / #TheVerdict / “So here’s the tally…for #bolth Side 1 and Side 2…” / “It was kind of a draw…in a way…”/ “For the future, we should do a Side 2 better than Side 1 podcast…” / ***What do YOU think!? EMAIL US at [email protected] and let us know!!!*** / #outroreel / #untilthenext / #backmaskingASMR / “…and then play it backwards…the whole thing…”/ “It’d be like reverse backmasking…front masking…foremasking…” / “What are they saying, dude?” / “Edud, gniyas yeht era tahw?”