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Your favorite podcast, wherein Eric, an expert, and John, a novice, explore, discuss, and argue about the history of heavy metal music. New episodes are available on the 3rd Monday of each month!
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Wherein Eric and John deep dive into the moldering early history of American death metal and British grindcore, exploring the fetid formative tales of an assortment of bands including Death Possessed, Morbid Angel, Obituary, Deicide, Napalm Death, and Carcass.
Click on the links below for all the music listening breaks in this episode: Music listening break #1- Possessed "Death Metal" from Seven Churches (1985) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hadGUw2tpk
Music listening break #2- Morbid Angel "Chapel of Ghouls" from Altars of Madness (1989) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUFREEJiGeQ
Music listening break #3- Carcass "Exhume to Consume" from Symphonies of Sickness (1989) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGDTwit60xo
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"The Kill" Napalm Death- From Enslavement to Obliteration demo (1986)
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"Festerday" Carcass- Flesh Ripping Sonic Torment demo (1987)
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Power Music Factory
Wherein Eric and very special guest Patrick, of the Rewind of the Living Dead Podcast, celebrate the spooky season by exploring the intersection of heavy metal and horror movies and take a deep dive into the delightful 2016 heavy metal horror comedy Deathgasm and its accompanying metal soundtrack. Boo!
Here is a link to a YouTube playlist featuring the discussed bands/songs from the (truly excellent!) Deathgasm soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0_Sa0DpoV0wDrqbX1zmXDi4jOs2I910R
To learn more about Rewind of the Living Dead:
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Regular episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month. Thanks for listening!
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Monster Shredder - Metal/Halloween - Royalty Free Music
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Trick or Treat 🍁 (Halloween / Autumn Lofi No Copyright Playlist)
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HASTILY MADE CLEVELAND TOURISM VIDEO
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"Abyss" Free Song (Progressive black metal) Royalty Free
TurboSol
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Wherein Eric and John sip hot, black coffee and burn nag champa incense while exploring the diverse and wonderous "alt" branch of the metal family tree, discussing an assortment of bands including: Faith No More, Rage Against the Machine, Nine Inch Nails, White Zombie, The Melvins, Alice in Chains, Tool, and many more! Click on the link below for the episode video break:
Video break: Tool- "Sober" from Undertow (1993)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nspxAG12Cpc
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New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month. Thanks for listening!
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Copyright Free Rock Music - "Grunge Instrumental" by Wayne John Bradley 🇦🇺
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Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
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Everyone You Know by Letter Box
Basic Metal 21 - Grunge/Alternative - Royalty Free Music
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Wherein Eric and John return to the fray, exploring the extraordinary music making of Iron Maiden in their first Bruce Dickinson fronted period, 1981-93. Click on the links below for all the music listening breaks in this episode: Music listening break #1- "The Trooper" from Piece of Mind (1983) https://youtu.be/4VZbjrDwQ28?si=7rIZSnnsjQYHPH_Z
Video break #1: "Can I Play With Madness" (1988) https://youtu.be/Kvqr366Op3k?si=D5sXFYScBJNBAeMs
Video break #2: "Fear of the Dark" live from Rock in Rio (2001) https://youtu.be/epYKVcHrVr0?si=gznoMXr2u1UPyJwz
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New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month. Thanks for listening!
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Wherein Eric and John go to some truly dark places, exploring one of Eric's least favorite metal subgenres, progressive metal, but come out the other side stronger, wiser, and having talked about an assortment of amazing artists including the "big three": Fates Warning, Dream Theater, and Queensrÿche, as well as Eric's pick for THE SINGLE GREATEST HEAVY METAL ALBUM OF THE 1980s!
opening poem: Music by Walter De La Mare
Click on the links below for all the music listening breaks in this episode!
Music listening break #1: Rush- "Anthem" from Fly By Night (1975) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9h2H5Sgzfw
Music listening break #2: Fates Warning- "Guardian" from Awaken the Guardian (1986) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmDgdDXH944
Music listening break #3: Queensrÿche- "I Don't Believe in Love" (the music video!) from Operation: Mindcrime (1988) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c3g6tTYoxM Visit us at: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast (you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!) Contact us at: [email protected] Social media: https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast https://twitter.com/heavy_101 https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/
New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month. See ya again soon!!!
Episode underscore credits:
"Labyrinth Of Lost Dreams" by Darren Curtis
"Disco Medusae" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"E Minor Power Metal Instrumental" (No Copyright Music)
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"Snowfall"
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Wherein Eric rings in the holiday season in the best way possible: By exploring the esoteric underworld of 1980s American independent heavy metal bands with author Alexandros Anesiadis.
Alex is the author of the fantastic new book Heroes of the Metal Underground: The Definitive Guide to 1980s American Independent Metal Bands. Purchase copies for yourself and 10 of your closest friends at: https://www.amazon.com/Heroes-Metal-Underground-Definitive-Independent/dp/1627311408
Assigned Listening #1: Street Child- "Street Child" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5P_Yuio2pc
Assigned Listening #2 : Ruffians- "Fight For Your Life" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVaocBQeu0s
Assigned Listening #3 : Decoy Paris- "Secrets of the Heart" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSVqXmgoPcw
If you are interested in hearing more from these bands as well as others in Alex's book, the following is a fabulous resource for audio: https://metal-samples.com/
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Wherein Eric and John conclude their epic diptych exploring the music and stories of women who rock, taking a look at an assortment of amazing female heavy metal artists and their extraordinary music making in the 1980s. Opening clip: Wendy O. Williams Assigned Listening #1: Rock Goddess- "My Angel" https://youtu.be/ezQ6jDaC6Tc?si=DrrizhtdjJXyggxl
Assigned Listening #2 : Wendy O. Williams- "It's My Life" https://youtu.be/J3AJq_a8ETc?si=-NEA49-pHqcc9zds Assigned Listening #3 : Warlock- "All We Are" https://youtu.be/SX-_-4yBFIg?si=Goqv9bSTHvx59yrt
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5) [FREE] KAWAII METAL TYPE BEAT (Babymetal, PassCode) | "FINAL BATTLE" INSTRUMENTAL (Deville Producer) 210bpm/105bpm
Wherein Eric and John embark on an epic diptych exploring the music and stories of women who rock, first by delving into the prehistory of women in heavy metal via a look at of some of the monumental contributions of women to the wider history of rock music from 1938 through the 1970s. Opening clip: Joan Jett Closing clip: Lzzy Hale Assigned Listening #1: Sister Rosetta Tharpe- "Strange Things Happening Every Day" (1944) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4-22b72muY Assigned Listening #2 (sort of): Big Mama Thornton- "Hound Dog" (1952) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pam1eUkWfFM
Assigned Listening #3: Janis Joplin with Big Brother and the Holding Company- "Ball and Chain" (1968)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrF_nM9pknU Assigned Listening #4: The Runaways- "Cherry Bomb" (1976)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EBvXpjudf8 Visit us at: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast (you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!) Contact us at: [email protected] Social media: https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast https://twitter.com/heavy_101 https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/ https://www.tiktok.com/@heavymetal101podcast?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc The Heavy Metal 101 blog: https://schwartzmuzak.wixsite.com/heavymetal101podcast/heavymetal101podcastblog New Heavy Metal 101 episodes are released monthly every 3rd Monday. See ya again soon!!!
Wherein Eric and John take Heavy Metal 101 to the next level, combining elements of classic horror radio plays, telling the narratives of four macabre King Diamond classics, alongside the story of the band and the man in the 1980s in classic HM101 style. Prologue- "The Call" The Story of Fatal Portait Eric and John do their thing, pt. 1 Assigned listening #1: "Halloween" (from Fatal Portrait)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ppu5BsqKck The Story of Abigail Eric and John do their thing, pt. 2 Bonus listening: "A Mansion in Darkness" (from Abigail)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kFDU04PA-o The Story of Them Eric and John do their thing, pt. 3 Bonus listening/viewing: "Welcome Home" (from Them)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJH0eBtnbcs Assigned listening/viewing #2: "Sleepless Nights" (from Conspiracy)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-yYG00Nr8I The Story of Conspiracy Visit us at: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast (you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined! Contact us at: [email protected] Social media: https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast https://twitter.com/heavy_101 https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/ https://www.tiktok.com/@heavymetal101podcast?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc The Heavy Metal 101 blog: https://schwartzmuzak.wixsite.com/heavymetal101podcast/heavymetal101podcastblog New Heavy Metal 101 episodes are released monthly every 3rd Monday. See ya again soon!!! Underscore credits: Dracula's Coming │ Dark Pipe Organ Music by Jakub Ondrias " The Music Box " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" Music link : • [No Copyright Music] The Music Box |... SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook: https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2ImU2JV "Broken Piano " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" Music link : • [No Copyright Music] Broken Piano | ... SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: • [No Copyright Music] Dark Horror Them... Follow on Facebook: https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2ImU2JV "Sequel", "A Love Song (for Erin)", and "Epilogue" by Eric Schwartz
Wherein Eric and John take a scenic tour through the cassette collection of a young Eric, and explore three of the biggest pop metal hit albums of the mid-1980s: Bon Jovi- Slippery When Wet, Whitesnake- Whitesnake (aka 1987), and Def Leppard- Hysteria.
Assigned Listening #1: Bon Jovi- "You Give Love a Bad Name" (the video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrZHPOeOxQQ
Assigned Listening #2: Whitesnake- "Here I Go Again" (1982 video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSlSaGcc0QM "Here I Go Again" (1987 video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyF8RHM1OCg
Assigned Listening #3: Def Leppard- "Pour Some Sugar on Me" (the video) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UIB9Y4OFPs
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New Heavy Metal 101 episodes are released monthly every 3rd Monday, though stay tuned for the forthcoming bonus annual Halloween Spooktacular available 10/2/23. See ya again soon!!!
Wherein Eric and John return for season three with a bang, exploring the seminal works of the "Big 4" of American thrash in 1986/7, Metallica's Master of Puppets, Megadeth's Peace Sells...But Who’s Buying?, Slayer's Reign in Blood, and Anthrax's Among the Living.
Assigned Listening #1: Metallica- "Battery" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvW4OQFA_UY
Megadeth: "Peace Sells" the video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdEupVsL07E
Assigned Listening #2: Slayer- "Angel of Death" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7cWi41XGCM
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New Heavy Metal 101 episodes are released monthly every 3rd Monday. See ya again soon!!!
Thrash underscore music credit: "Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio" Plague Rat
The season #2 finale, wherein Eric, John, and special guest Ben Apatoff (author of Metallica: The $24.95 Book) discuss the formative history of arguably metal's most culturally significant band, Metallica, from their prehistory and formation through the release of Ride the Lightning.
Assigned listening #1: "Hit the Lights" by Mettallica (sic) from the first pressing of the Metal Massacre #1 compilation (1982) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AA-mcfFQBE
Assigned listening #2: "Hit the Lights" from Kill 'Em All https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bW2DMOeDEM
Assigned listening #3: "For Whom the Bell Tolls" from Ride the Lightning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_HSa1dEL9s
The time is here for Eric and John to take a brief break to enjoy a bit of evil summer fun in the evil summer sun, however we will be back on August 21st for the start of season #3, wherein we will explore the heavy metal of the mid to late 1980s. Meanwhile, if you'd like to touch base before then:
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Most importantly, please do click the following link and check out Ben's wonderful book, Metallica: The $24.95 Book https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781493061341/Metallica-The-$24-95-Book
Wherein Eric and John continue to delve ever more deeply into the gritty, glitzy history of glam metal, focusing this time on the first wave of 1980's Sunset Strip bands including Mötley Crüe, Dokken, W.A.S.P., Great White, Stryper, and Ratt.
Assigned Listening #1- Mötley Crüe- "Live Wire" (version 1, Elektra Records) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6AiAKJDWCQ
(version 2, Leathür Records original mix) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJjydoG5M9E Assigned Listening #2*: Ratt- "Lack of Communication" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8kFKMjTFBs
*Just in case you aren't familiar, here's a link to the classic video for "Round and Round" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u8teXR8VE4
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New Heavy Metal 101 episodes are released monthly every 3rd Monday. Up next: The season #2 finale featuring a very special band and a very special guest. See ya again soon!!!
Cold open underscore music credit:
"Makai Symphony - Dragon Castle" is under a Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0). / makai-symphony Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: https://bit.ly/bc-dragon-castle-song
Wherein Eric and John delve into the seedier side of the heavy metal multiverse, exploring the history of glam metal via both an examination of the earliest days of British glam rock and a look at the proto-glam metal scene found on the 1970's Sunset Strip.
Assigned Listening #1: Montrose- "Rock Candy" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z25xrCoTdZI
Assigned Listening #2: The Runaways- "Hollywood" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B3XhbwemuQ
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Keep an eye out! A Brief History of Glam Metal Part 2 will be available on Monday, 5/1. Otherwise, new Heavy Metal 101 episodes are released monthly every 3rd Monday. See ya again soon!!!
Wherein Eric and John excavate the most significant of heavy metal's musical roots, the blues, exploring the origins and histories of the genre as well as its more direct connections to the history of heavy metal.
Throughout these "Roots of Heavy Metal" episodes, we'll dig deep into the many influences that made heavy metal music what it is, with longer episodes, more musical examples, and even more delightful verbal sparring as we uncover the wide array of musical styles that contribute to metal's vast musical family tree.
Assigned Listening:
Assigned Listening #1: "Down Hearted Blues" (Austin/Hunter) as performed by Bessie Smith- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ob_sW2_2Zw
Assigned Listening #2: "Me and the Devil Blues" by Robert Johnson- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9CDKtc1Cno
Assigned Listening #3: "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man" (Dixon) as performed by Muddy Waters- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFxrLOVwsEE
Assigned Listening #4: "In Ashes" from Devil is Fine by Zeal & Ardor- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xB9czfa6Zs
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Wherein Eric and John reflect upon the ascendency of heavy metal as an increasingly significant force in popular culture by looking at four massive albums released in 1983 and 1984, Def Leppard's Pyromania, Quiet Riot's Metal Health, Twisted Sister's Stay Hungry, and Van Halen's 1984.
Assigned Listening: Def Leppard option #1: video-"Photograph" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4dHr8evt6k Def Leppard option #2: audio-"Stagefright" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5DyQBu5yoU
Quiet Riot option #1: video-"Cum On Feel the Noize" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxgMGk9JPVA Quiet Riot option #2: audio- "Bang Your Head (Metal Health) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ror9erPzb4o
Twisted Sister option #1: video-"We're Not Gonna Take It" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xmckWVPRaI Twisted Sister option #2: audio- "Burn in Hell" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HWxFeqUxms
Van Halen option #1: video-"Hot for Teacher" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M4_Ommfvv0 Van Halen option #2: audio-"House of Pain" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg5zzivyOcA
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Wherein Eric and John explore the formative years and the 1980's output of possibly the most important band of all the bands, the glorious Mercyful Fate! Long live the King indeed.
Throughout these "Special Topics in Metalology" episodes, we'll feature extended timeframes, more music, and even more verbal sparring, as we engage in deep dive explorations and analyses of challenging and esoteric subjects drawn from a wide swath of heavy metal history.
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Music listening break #1: Brats- "OY-905"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKsNfKRwLVM
Music listening break #2: Black Rose- "Locked Up in the Snow"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwMa1pK_Nyg
Music listening break #3: Mercyful Fate- "Return of the Vampire" (demo)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDlq2ZN2muI
Music listening break #4: Mercyful Fate- "Doomed By the Living Dead"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18EvR5HnwVg
Music listening break #5: Mercyful Fate- "Evil"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3Q5lH09GuM
Music listening break #6: Mercyful Fate- "Come to the Sabbath"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvvsWC9HmqA
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Wherein Eric and John explore the foundational moments of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal in 1980, featuring early works by Saxon, Def Leppard, Diamond Head, and Angel Witch. Assigned Listening #1: Saxon- "To Hell and Back Again" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bM2wXFgO9g Assigned Listening #2: Def Leppard- "Wasted" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQzw1wJO8bY Assigned Listening #3: Diamond Head- "Am I Evil?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukeQeOwuEsU Assigned Listening #4: Angel Witch- "Angel Witch" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oZpW3wyiWI Visit us at: https://anchor.fm/heavymetal101podcast (you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!) Contact us at: [email protected] Social media: https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast https://twitter.com/heavy_101 https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/ New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month. See ya again soon!!!
Wherein Eric and John take a look at what some of the classic metal bands discussed in season #1 were up to in the year 1980. Part 2 focuses on Judas Priest (British Steel) and Motorhead (Ace of Spades), as well as a look in on what all the other season #1 bands discussed were up to in and around the year of our lord 1980.
Assigned Listening #1: option A Judas Priest- "Breaking the Law" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr3hflUHuog option B Judas Priest- "Rapid Fire" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoA8OxjxSrw "Breaking the Law" the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L397TWLwrUU
Assigned Listening #2: option A Motorhead- "Ace of Spades" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKWIgeEjIgs option B Motorhead- "Fire Fire" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhJHhlm1F3g
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Wherein Eric and John take a look at what the mighty Black Sabbath (Heaven and Hell) and the newly musically single Ozzy Osbourne (Blizzard of Ozz) were up to as a new decade dawned.
Assigned Listening #1: Black Sabbath- "Heaven and Hell" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FRA7UXlGu8
Assigned Listening #2: Ozzy Osbourne- "Mr. Crowley" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0RE230PlX4
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*LOOK OUT FOR OUR SPECIAL HALLOWEEN BONUS EPISODE, AVAILABLE at midnight on 10/1!
Wherein Eric and John return to the fray for season #2, and explore the rise and debut album of one of the greatest heavy metal bands of all time, the mighty Iron Maiden!
Assigned Listening #1: "Prowler" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnCHrQqmN0Q
Assigned Listening #2: "Running Free" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbK9vqF8EOc
Assigned Listening #3: "Iron Maiden" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXuD3cZUpm8
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Wherein Eric, John, and very special guest author and Sabbath scholar Nolan Stolz pick up right where we left off on episode #1, exploring 1970's Black Sabbath from the release of the seminal Paranoid through Never Say Die! and Ozzy's departure at the end of the decade.
Music listening break #1: "Children of the Grave" from Master of Reality https://youtu.be/X01Envh1kSA
Music listening break #2: "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" from Sabbath Bloody Sabbath https://youtu.be/yuVmjv22Nqc
Music listening break #3: "Air Dance" from Never Say Die! https://youtu.be/vh7cGW_elQ0
Never fear! We shall return after just a short break for season #2, wherein we will explore the heavy metal of the 1980s. For updates on the next season you can:
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Wherein Eric and John get down to the business of creating a concrete list of essential heavy metal bands and albums from the 1970s for a listener's "starter pack" of music from metal's first decade. We're more about the journey than the destination, but a short form of the list is available from 39:31-40:54.
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Wherein Eric and John explore the surprising amount of interconnectivity and influence between arguably the least and most prestigious of musical genres, heavy metal and classical music, via comparisons of Deep Purple with Antonio Vivaldi and Eddie Van Halen with Niccolò Paganini.
Throughout these "Roots of Heavy Metal" episodes, we'll dig deep into the many influences that made heavy metal music what it is, with longer episodes, more musical examples, and even more delightful verbal sparring as we uncover the wide array of musical styles that contribute to metal's vast musical family tree.
Click on the links below for all the music listening breaks in this episode!
Music listening break #1: "Highway Star" from Deep Purple's Machine Head- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2BO3UTOhZ8
Music listening break #2: "Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, 'Summer': III. Presto" performed by Apollo's Fire with soloist Francisco Fullana- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp1rvw-NUfs
Music listening break #3: "Niccolò Paganini: 24 Caprices, No. 5 in A minor" performed by Itzhak Perlman- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yuh0umnwDsw
Music listening break #4: "Eruption" from Van Halen's self-titled debut- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4Czx8EWXb0
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Wherein Eric and John wax rhapsodic about the majestic debut album of Van Halen, arguably the single most important heavy metal release of the 1970s by a band not named Black Sabbath.
Here is a link to a recording of this episode's discussed track, "I'm the One" from the self-titled Van Halen debut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzkXGIRaxcI
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Wherein Eric and John establish a foolproof, highly scientific (ish) taxonomy of early heavy metal, tour the porous and contentious borderlands separating "heavy metal" from "hard rock", and delve into the metal side of Boston's most favorite musical sons, Aerosmith, and their masterpiece "Toys in the Attic".
Here is a handy link to a recording of this episode's discussed track, "Round and Round" from the album Toys in the Attic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEXoSyNRRhM
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Wherein Eric and John explore the aesthetic look of heavy metal fans and artists, delve into the genre's darkly theatrical onstage sensibilities, and take a peak at the work of two of the most influential shock rock acts of the 1970s: Alice Cooper and Kiss.
Here is a link to the excellent live montage video of "Deuce" from Alive! that Eric and John watched: https://youtu.be/YDr8gys2SnU?t=43
These are links to the short Alice Cooper and Kiss videos we watch during this episode:
Alice Cooper- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3OkEcdOtb0
Kiss- https://youtu.be/LmoC8a4eHJI?t=3
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Wherein Eric and John temporarily shed the strictures implied by the "101" course designation, and drink deep from the cup of Death, arguably the greatest single metal band of all time.
Throughout these "Special Topics in Metalology" episodes, we'll feature extended timeframes, more music, and even more verbal sparring, as we engage in deep dive explorations and analyses of challenging and esoteric subjects drawn from a wide swath of heavy metal history.
Click on the links below for all the music listening breaks in this episode!
Music listening break #1: "Pull the Plug" from Leprosy- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg2SiFqQw8Q
Music listening break #2: "Lack of Comprehension" from Human- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go64Oauc8-8
Music listening break #3: "Spirit Crusher" from The Sound of Persistence- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9AMFf5Ih7Y
Closing music: "Voice of the Soul" from The Sound of Persistence- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2EJ1AqPIPg
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Wherein Eric and John discuss the arrival of punk rock on the scene, its near-destruction of heavy metal, and how metal would soon rise like a phoenix from the ashes via the high velocity proto-thrash of the late, great Motorhead.
Here is a handy link to a recording of this episode's discussed track, "Overkill" from the album of the same name: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VNUyjRRjxM
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Wherein Eric and John attempt to answer the age old question, "What the hell is heavy metal?", and also worship at the altar of the one, true metal god Rob Halford while discussing the formative Judas Priest classic, "Sad Wings of Destiny".
Here is a handy link to a recording of this episode's discussed track, "The Ripper" from the album Sad Wings of Destiny: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCdWJHOROb4
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Episode #1, wherein Eric and John discuss Black Sabbath, the song, from Black Sabbath, the album, by Black Sabbath, the band. Happy birthday heavy metal!
Here is a handy link to a recording of this episode's discussed track, "Black Sabbath" from the album Black Sabbath: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISXnYu-Or4w
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Welcome to heavy metal 101, the podcast wherein Eric, an expert, and John, a novice, explore the history and repertoire of some of the coolest, scariest music in all the land, heavy f'n metal!
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En liten tjänst av I'm With Friends. Finns även på engelska.