METAL PODCAST -- Middle-Aged Metal-Heads

In honor of every bum kid we knew in high school, we're jumping on the bandwagon. World Cup of Metal, HERE WE COME! Middle-Aged Metal-Heads NOW with 100% more STYMIE!

For some this is a classic record that is still in heavy rotation. For others, they never knew this record existed. Which are YOU?

If you really want to get to know a band, invite one of them to a session and ask em some questions. Next thing you know, you have an internationally listened-to #metalpodcast. Get on that. Meet DAVE RUDE of TESLA! he's super cool and, if you can't get enough, he has solo albums too!

I don't know what the RUSH is about RUSHing into a discussion about RUSH. But if you RUSH to your fave podcast provider you can hear us RUSH to talk about RUSH and DT will RUSH to judgment about RUSH. RUSHRUSHRUSH.

What is the worst party format you can imagine? You might think a costume party. A key party. A gender reveal? NOPE. The White Elephant. Hands down. Everyone brings a gift. Nobody leaves happy. Even the food isnt very good. If you really wanna party with me Put all your hands where my eyes can see. Let's get some straight buck whilin' and spin some new tunes.

It's been a while. Since I could. . . nah screw that guy. IT's been a while since we talked 1986 so we're doing it superdraft style. WHo has the best 'team?' It's me, by the way. I have the best team.

Sure. Everyone knows the best songs. But which are the WORST songs? the total trainwrecks. The nothings. Filler. Garbage.

How often do we give Anthrax their propers? Not enough, that's for sure. A band that gets respect but not enough air time. Let's go.

He's off the reservation. Calling all metalheads! We gotta bring him in before he kills someone!

I mean. . . Ultimate? Like frisbee? C'mon now. What is the ultimate sin? Maybe it's listening to this record. Maybe something much worse. We shall see.

Twice a year, we go off-format. No riffs, no blast beats, no blast beats debates. This time, Hardin and Timony are transmitting from somewhere the FCC never sanctioned — a frequency so confrontational, so deliberately overwhelming, that it didn't just change music, it indicted a culture. This is the record that proved a wall of sound could be a weapon, that information overload was the point, and that the most dangerous thing you could put on wax was the truth turned up to eleven. Fight the power. We already did.

HEEEEEERE IT COMES! FOOTBALL. i mean. METALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

What happens when a great band sends a great member and you feel like old friends right away? You hang out and talk KISS and some other things too. If you're sleeping on Castle Rat, slumber no more

I don't know why we do it. Mike and Colin clearly cannot be trusted. Yet here we are. You guys wanna see a dead body? Wanna bring it back to life? We tried. John tried. I tried. Come beat this dead horse with us. Or beat whatever you can get your hands on. No, not like that.

The last year is stabbed and bleeding and in an alley. Time to move on. But first, let’s take a look back and piss and moan about it.

If you can believe it, just day before his 80th birthday, the Catman has released a new record. We’re gonna critique and discuss this new release and pray he takes this puppy on tour.

Colin is missing. Holiday Dan rears his head. The rest of us are equally confused. We take a short dip into the mire of tunes that could be GENIUS or could be GARBAGE. Whatchathink? who knows. it's chilly.

Get out your UNO cards and play along just don't get SLAPPED. Pick one band from each year 80 - 84 and add one complete CLUNKER for discussion and hilarity. Did we pick yours? Did you pick ours? WAZZZZAAAAAUUUPPP

We lost a legend. But he's been lost before. We'll find him again. Memories, music, experiences, and camaraderie as always. RIP to the Spaceman.

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