Heavy Metal History: The Podcast

Welcome to the first episode of the Heavy Metal History Podcast! In our first episode we talk about the band that started it all, Black Sabbath! We go in depth of the bands start of their career between the years 1970-1975, their recording process for each album as well as interesting and little known facts about the band. While maybe not the exact beginnings of Heavy Metal, Black Sabbath truly pushed the sonic boundaries of sound and shaped the way the genre would evolve and grow. Throughout the 70’s the band was an absolute power house in terms of writing, recording and touring. This cemented their legacy long before anyone in the band would realize it. Their output in the bands first 5 years see’s easily the some of the bands most well known and prolific work. I attempt to dissect and go behind the scenes of the making of each one of these albums, with various stories, audio clips and facts to tell the history of the Metal genres biggest fore fathers. Albums I discussed this week: Black Sabbath - "Black Sabbath" Black Sabbath - "Paranoid" Black Sabbath - "Master of Reality" Black Sabbath - "Vol.4" Black Sabbath - "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" Black Sabbath - "Sabotage" Like us on FACEBOOK - TWITTER - INSTAGRAM Download us on iTunes Download us on Google PLAY NOW ON SPOTIFY!  

Welcome to this weeks episode of Heavy Metal History. This week we pick up where we left off in the history of the progenitors of the genre. We go through the years 1976-1980 of Black Sabbath’s storied career discussing the drug fueled creations of Black Sabbath during a completely toxic and almost un inspired part of their career. A time that was mired by excessive drug use, lawsuits, divorce and a growing disolvement between original members of the band. This was during “Technical Ecstasy” and Never Say Die”. These albums are a fascinating tale of excess and the inevitable toll it takes on creativity. And we finish of the bands history with a massive shake up in its original long lasting line-up that lead to a resurgence and one of the best albums of their career with addition of the legendary Ronnie James Dio taking over lead vocal duties after the departure of Ozzy Osborne. Albums I discussed this week: Black Sabbath - "Technical Ecstasy" Black Sabbath - "Never Say Die!" Black Sabbath - "Heaven and Hell"   Like us on FACEBOOK - TWITTER - INSTAGRAM Download us on iTunes Download us on Google PLAY NOW ON SPOTIFY!

Welcome to this weeks episode of The Heavy Metal History Podcast we move ahead in the wake of Black Sabbath to January through March of 1980. The early days of metal, especially in 1980, the album releases weren’t as extensive as the later years would become. And the inclusion of punk rock and some of those early bands and releases are an equally imperative piece of the genre to talk about as it would later go on to fuse with metal and form Hardcore. With Punk rock coming to the forefront almost 5 years earlier, 1980 would see some of the most iconic and well known albums from the genre to be released. The Clash would go on to have massive success with “London Calling” and later in the year with “Sandanista” due to a late release date in the U.S. Between the months of January and March we also see the beginnings of the Blackened Thrash genre with Witchfynde who would also release 2 albums in the same year. The Ramones put out their most successful and highest selling album of their discography. German band Scorpions continue along their already broad path or Rock/Metal with Animal Magnetism and Van Halen continues to storm the scene with their 3rd album, that album has a song that possibly later inspired and heavily influenced Slayer’s “Seasons in the Abyss” The albums I discussed this week: The Clash - "London Calling" Girl - “Sheer Greed” Witchfynde - "Give Em' Hell" Ramones - "End of the Century" Scorpions - “Animal Magnetism” Van Halen - "Women and Children First"  

Welcome to this weeks episode of Heavy Metal History. We move into April of 1980 to discuss the rise of the NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) scene with two of the most now well known bands putting out records in the same month on the same day. The timing of those two records couldn’t have been at a better time as the souring and dueling leads of both those band would begin to change and shape the sound of bands to come for years. While Iron Maiden was releasing their maiden (pun intended) record, the flip side of that is that Judas Priest was on their 6th album by this time and had already been a band for almost 6 years. And yet the two bands are synonymous with each other as are the release of these records respectively. I touch on the Ronnie James Dio era Black Sabbath album that was ALSO released in the same month, but I have already covered the making of that album in our part 2 episode of Black Sabbath. The Los Angeles based punk rock band X also puts out one of the genres most well known and memorable records during this time. The albums we discussed on this episode were: X- “Los Angeles” Iron Maiden - "Iron Maiden" Judas Priest - "British Steel" Black Sabbath - “Heaven and Hell” (Also released but previously talked about on our Black Sabbath episode)  

This is just a mini episode to hold you over until we can record with our guest this week. We thought it would be a good idea to introduce ourselves and let you know all the exciting things we have planned for this podcast!

In this weeks episode of the Heavy Metal History Podcast we have our first guest! But alas, Matt also could not join this episode due to scheduling conflicts. Our guest this week was legacy act Derek Kerswill from many many bands such as Unearth, Seemless, Kingdom of Sorrow, The Ghost Inside and Shadows Fall. Derek takes us on his journey of discovering metal and what influenced him into his style of playing. This episode is full of funny stories from Derek and many anecdotes about touring and how music impacts us all. The albums we somewhat discussed this week were: Anthrax - Im the Man Anthrax - Among the Living Metallica - And Justice For All... Testament - Practice What You Preach And 24/7 Spyz - Gumbo Millenium Hope you enjoy this episode and as always follow us on social media!

Welcome to this weeks episode of the Heavy Metal History Podcast. This week we move ahead to May through July of 1980. In this 3 month span of history we see the rise of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal scene completely dominate everything in its path, with bands like Saxon, Accept, Krokus and Samson putting out albums. Samson is the band that introduced the world to Bruce Dickinson who would eventually become the lead singer for Iron Maiden. In Australia, AC/DC rises like a phoenix from the ashes after the loss of Bon Scott and puts out one of the highest selling records of all time with “Back in Black” while not an out right metal album, its place in the genre has some merit and thats why I felt it should be mentioned in this episode. Thanks for listening! The albums we discussed on this episode were: Saxon - "Wheels of Steel" Girlschool - “Demolition” Accept - "I'm a Rebel" Krokus – “Metal Rendez-Vous” Samson - "Head On" AC/DC - "Back in Black"  

Welcome to this weeks episode of The Heavy Metal History Podcast! Our guest for this episode was Mike Hill from the band Tombs. Mike is also the host of the Everything Went Black and Necromaniacs podcasts. We were honored to have Mike on this episode to talk about 3 albums that influenced him as an artist and person while taking us through his journey of discovering metal through his local record and book store. And as always the many many stories involved with finding new music and playing in a band. The albums he chose were: Iron Maiden - Killers Metallica - Ride the Lightning Godlfesh - Streetcleaner Follow us on Facebook @Heavy Metal History Podcast Istagram @heavymetalhistory Email us with questions @ heavymetalhistorypodcast@gmail.com and www.heavymetalhistorypodcast.com for all links and show notes.

Welcome to this weeks episode of The Heavy Metal History Podcast. We move forward to the months of August through September in 1980. I once again cover a few punk rock records to show its importance of crossover within the metal genre. We see Black Flag’s first EP that was marred with line-up changes which the band would deal with for years to come and Dead Kennedy’s thrust the Bay Area punk scene into the world with the release of their biggest and most well known album that would prove to be quite as outspoken as their leading man Jello Biafra. Saxon keeps their output going with their 2nd release of 1980. Finally we close out with the once leading man of Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osborne, crossover to even more success with is solo career and unleashing Randy Rhodes into the world with “Blizzard of Ozz” The albums we discussed this week were: Black Flag - "Jealous Again" Dead Kennedy's - "Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables" Saxon - "Strong Arm of the Law" Ozzy Osbourne - "Blizzard of Ozz" Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/heavymetalhistorypodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Heavymetalpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heavymetalhistory/

Welcome to this weeks episode of The Heavy Metal History Podcast. This year on the podcast we decided to change things up with the content and move far ahead to albums celebrating 30, 20 and 10 year anniversaries respectively. So with that, we move ahead to February 1987 (No metal releases in January of 1987 somehow). Our Guest this week was Matt Solis who plays in the band Cormorant and writer for Decibel magazine. We discussed 3 albums and did a VERY special dramatic reading of King Diamond's "Abigail" record, spooky ambient music included! Even for the beginning of 1987 the releases that were put out are already a sign of the evolution of the genre in a very short amount of time, the speed, ferocity and technicality in which a lot of these albums were written is a good indicator of where the genre would end up in present day. We hope you enjoy this episode and get a kick out of what we did.   Albums we discussed this week: Racer X - "Second Heat" Manowar - "Fighting the World" King Diamond - "Abigail"  

On this weeks episode of The Heavy Metal History Podcast, we talk with Beneath the Massacre guitar player Chris Bradley about their album "Mechanics of Dysfunction" turning 10 years old. Mechanics was a massive follow up to their EP and Chris tells the behind the scenes about making the album as well as other stories about touring and the rest of their discography. Also we have EXCLUSIVE news about the bands future and the inevitability of a forthcoming record. So enjoy!   Follow us on Facebook Email us: heavymetalhistorypodcast@gmail.com

Welcome to this weeks episode of The Heavy Metal History Podcast. We move forward to March in 1987. The Thrash Metal movement continues to shred its way across the decade of the 80’s where Anthrax would produce one of their finest works with their 3rd album “Among the Living” (which we briefly discussed, but not as in depth with Derek Kerswill on episode 5) Overkill would drop their 2nd album that would prove to the world that the band would be a force to be reckoned with for years to come. And the band Pentagram furthers the “Doom Metal” sound pioneered by Black Sabbath on their release “Day of Reckoning”.   The albums we discussed: Overkill - "Taking Over" Pentagram - "Day of Reckoning" Anthrax - "Among the Living"  

Welcome to this weeks episode of The Heavy Metal History Podcast! This week I sat down "live" with friends and former tour mates of mine in Carnifex. I joined them after they have been on the road for two months embarking on their massive 2017 headline tour. We talked about Dead in My Arms turning 10 years old and their massive evolution in sound from that album. Look forward to all the members coming on solo over the next few weeks!

Welcome to this weeks episode of The Heavy Metal History Podcast. We move ahead to April in 1987. in which we see the explosion of Bay Area Thrash with Testament and Death Angel, both bands releasing their first records, but with a massive difference in their ages. The Members of Death Angel at the time of the release of their album were all still under 20 years of age and had been writing since they were teenagers and the ferocity that they unleashed into the world with their album “The Ultra Violence” still holds up even 30 years later with its technical proficiency and relentless speed. From the frigid north in Canada, Voivod put out their 3rd record where they finally begin to reign in and refine their unique brand of chaos driven music. And also hailing from the Bay Area, Faith No More Introduce themselves (yes, pun intended) to the world with their unique brand of rap infused, skate punk heavy metal, on what many consider to be their true first album “Introduce Yourself”. Lead singer Chuck Mosley never gets as much credit as Mike Patton does, but his vocal delivery along with the songs put out on this record are easily some of the bands best from possibly the most overlooked record in their discography. Albums we discussed this week were: Death Angel - "The Ultra Violence" Testament - "The Legacy" Voivod - "Killing Technology" Faith No More - "Introduce Yourself" Like us on FACEBOOK - TWITTER - INSTAGRAM Download us on iTunes Download us on Google PLAY NOW ON SPOTIFY!

Welcome to this weeks (late) episode of The Heavy Metal History Podcast. This week I sit down with my old friend Mark and we talk about the behind the scenes of the metal industry. We also delve into the touring life style, what its like for bands on the road and the over all business that most people never hear or think about, its very introspective and informative. Look for Mark to be on again soon to talk about bands that influenced him as a musician. Follow us on Facebook and dont for get to rate and subscribe to us on iTunes! Also if you follow us on Instagram and Facebook check out the contest we are running to win an AUTOGRAPHED Devil Driver CD!! Details and Links at our website www.heavymetalhistorypodcast.com Buy Mark's bands music here: Blood of our Enemies

Welcome to this weeks episode of The Heavy Metal History Podcast. May of 1987 saw such a plethora of legendary releases that we had to split this episode into two parts in order to cover everything properly. We talk about Anvil, a band that was largely forgotten and mostly considered a “generic” band up until the release of their 2008 documentary “Anvil: The Story of Anvil” saw the band receive a 2nd wind in their career, but nearly 20 years prior to that documentary the band put out their 4th album “Strength of Steel”, their only charting album in their entire discography. Helloween released their 2nd album which begins a 2 part concept album and even showcases the beginnings of what would become Power Metal. And the almighty birth of Death Metal with Chuck Shuldiner’s band Death putting out an album that would be far ahead of its time with “Scream Bloody Gore”, the album epitomized everything that would become so prevalent in the formation of the Death Metal genre, which even the bands name rooted in the genre itself. The albums we discussed this week were: Anvil - "Strength of Steel" Helloween - " Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt.1" Death - "Scream Bloody Gore" Like us on FACEBOOK - TWITTER - INSTAGRAM Download us on iTunes Download us on Google PLAY NOW ON SPOTIFY!

Welcome to this weeks episode of The Heavy Metal History Podcast. This week we continue where we left off in May of 1987. A classic and somewhat unknown Thrash Metal band Heathen released their album in a time when Thrash is dominating the scene and yet somehow never managed to take off like their peers around them. Bathory puts out one of the most game changing records that would eventually evolve and influence the Black Metal genre. Meanwhile the war of Thrash and Glam Metal rings out with Motley Crue continuing to put out another massive album with so many hits. During this time the band is on the verge of a level of success that many bands wouldnt reach and even then we regale the listener with so many storied of their antics in the L.A. scene.   Albums we discussed this week: Heathen - "Breaking the Silence" Bathory - "Under the Sign of the Black Mark" Motley Crue - "Girls! Girls! Girls!" Like us on FACEBOOK - TWITTER - INSTAGRAM Download us on iTunes Download us on Google PLAY NOW ON SPOTIFY!

Welcome to this weeks episode of The Heavy Metal History Podcast. This week we sat down with Jeremy Wagner, founding member and guitar player of the band Broken Hope. Jeremy takes us through his history of what music influenced him as a guitar player and how that led to forming Broken Hope. He then talks about recording the new album "Mutilated and Assimilated" and all the meticulous work and effort that went into writing and recording this album. We hope you enjoy and that you pre-order the album before it comes out in June!   Follow Broken Hope on Facebook/Twitter and Instagram All links to the band can be found at www.heavymetalhistorypodcast.com Contact us at: Heavymetalhistorypodcast@gmail.com

Welcome to this weeks episode of the heavy metal history podcast. Joining us this week is Chris Fox, the singer of the band See You Next Tuesday. Fox came on to talk about some of the recording for Parasite and what the band has been up to since the Hiatus and the struggles that led to the Hiatus. Fox also recounted what the scene was like during 07/08 and they managed to carve a path for them selves in the wake of over saturation.   Fox currently is still currently in See You Next Tuesday as well as a couple other projects which you should check out. BOHR: https://bohrtheband.bandcamp.com/   DEAD CHURCH: https://deadchurch.bandcamp.com/

Welcome to this weeks episode of the Heavy Metal History Podcast. Joining me this week is Stavros Giannopoulos (Guitar Player/Vocalist) of The Atlas Moth. Stavros came on this week to talk about his influences as a musician/guitar player and then we get into the work that has begun on the new record which goes into a myriad of topics that you absolutely cant miss! Follow The Atlas Moth on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theatlasmothband/