Heavy Metal 101

Wherein Eric and John, following a vanishingly brief look at the early history and development of doom metal, investigate the fragmentation of doom into various sub-sub genres in the 1990s, including death doom (Paradise Lost, My Dying Bride, Anathema), gothic metal (Type O Negative), stoner metal (Sleep, Electric Wizard), and more.Click on the links below for all the music listening/video breaks in this episode:Listening Break #1: Pentagram- "The Ghoul" from Pentagram/Relentless (1985/93) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRIkfMSnED4⁠⁠Listening break #2: Paradise Lost- "Paradise Lost" from Lost Paradise (1990) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znqVVjOOMwA⁠Listening break #3: Paradise Lost- "Gothic" from Gothic (1991)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnqXkN1xpO8⁠⁠Video break #1: Type O Negative "Black No. 1 (Little Miss Scare-All" from Bloody Kisses (1993) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFwYJYl5GUQListening break #4: Sleep "Dragonaut" from Sleep's Holy Mountain (1992)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OWwgGYhsBsListening break #4: Lectric Wizard "Funeralopolis" from Dopethrone (2000)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdlEIlq9nZg⁠Please do consider joining us at our Patreon page! Not only will you gain access to exclusive content, but you'll also get that sense of pure joy that can only come from supporting the world's wackiest, most insightful heavy metal podcast. Link below:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ http://patreon.com/HeavyMetal101⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Contact us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Social media:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/heavy_101⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are always released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month!Underscore credits:Come, Sweet Death, BWV 478 by J.S. Bach (performed by E. Schwartz)Atmospheric Doom Metal - ROYALTY FREE [No copyright Music]poweredBYGDKThe Beatles - I Want You (She's So Heavy) [8-BIT]PlayToDieBlack Sabbath - Black Sabbath 8-BitMiles_Metal... 8-Bit Metal, Video Game and Film Covers[FREE] Doom Metal x Stoner Metal Instrumental - "THE LOST WITCH" - Electric WizardNo Copyright MetalAsh Nazg | War Chant of MordorSirRachaFREE] Doom Metal X Slow Heavy Metal - "Slow Burner"Mauricio Mirapalheta SoundMISTRESS OF FLYING | Doom Metal | No Copyright Music | ROYALTY FREE MUSICDark Burden[FREE] Stoner Metal X Doom Metal Instrumental - "Stoner Minimoe"Mauricio Mirapalheta SoundHorror Background Music(No Copyright)Scary Dark Mysterious Music/Horror Trailer Music[Royalty Free]Power Music FactoryParadise Lost - Gothic (8-Bit Version)Squskii[No Copyright Music] The Graveyard | Horror Music | Royalty Free MusicVIVEK ABHISHEKz3r0 - Haunted Mansion | Creepy/Horror background music - COPYRIGHT FREE MUSICz3r0 - Copyright Free MusicRetro Post Punk by Infraction [No Copyright Music] / After DutyInfraction - No Copyright MusicGothic Organ Intense Music | Royalty Free Musicgravitymusic[ROYALTY FREE] 90's Rave Type Early Techno | Acidic Techno | LxftBeat LabRoyalty Free Gothic Metal, PrecipiceIridium MusicFuneral Doom: Aethyr - Ave A - Royalty Free Stoner Doom MetalNon Solus [eklektik underground[FREE] SOUNDS OF SUICIDE 💀 DSBT type beat 💀 depressive suicidal black metal beat Elliot Skram(free) dystopia x sludge metal type instrumental | “mortify” (prod. sxzu x erik rottenburg)SXZU[ No Copyright ] The Forgotten Carousel | Horror Music | ROYALTY FREE MUSICVIVEK ABHISHEKFunny Song | Comedic Background Music | Silly ChickenFesliyanStudios Background MusicM87 - 70s Psychedelic Rock With Guitar Solo [Royalty Free Music]LonePeakMusic

Wherein Eric briefly introduces the listener to the storied career of Bay Area thrash legends Testament before sitting down to chat with Testament frontman Chuck Billy about their fantastic 2025 album, Para Bellum, and their 2026 US tour, Thrash of the Titans, with Overkill and Destruction.For more information about Testament visit:⁠https://www.testamentlegions.com/site/Suggested Testament songs:"Over the Wall" from The Legacy (1987) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZkYB81FeDc"The Ballad" from Practice What You Preach (1989)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ9-xPIuGs0"Down for Life" from The Gathering (1999)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIu4yr5mYMc"More Than Meets the Eye" from The Foundation of Damnation (2008)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09rHDabBQfA"Brotherhood of the Snake" from Brotherhood of the Snake (2016) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeIgFsU0x4I"Night of the Witch" from Titans of Creation (2020)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cF2hIrXq2ssPara Bellum is available either via digital:https://testament.bandcamp.com/album/para-bellumor physical media:https://shop.nuclearblast.com/products/testament-para-bellum?srsltid=AfmBOopKN2P0S13Romq-IpQwncDIXZeWkawfzllbOlHLD-jn-zUbpRwQPlease do consider joining Heavy Metal 101 at our Patreon page for just $3/month! Not only will you gain access to exclusive content, but you'll also get that sense of pure joy that can only come from supporting the world's wackiest, most insightful heavy metal podcast. Link below:http://patreon.com/HeavyMetal101⁠⁠⁠Visit us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠(you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!)Contact us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/heavy_101⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are regularly released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month. Thanks for listening!Underscore credits:Electric Crown 8-bit, trooper8888888888881924 version: Al Jolson - California, Here I Come (Isham Jones Orch.)Testament - Over The Wall (8 Bit) pandoozlesTestament - The Ballad (8-bit) slantyrockDeath/Thrash Metal Riffs - Fight Like Hell // Royalty Free No Copyright MusicWhite Bat Audio"More Than Meets The Eye" - Testament (8-Bit) Manny Jimenez"Para Bellum" (excerpt) from Para Bellum (2025)Testament (used with permission courtesy of Testament/Nuclear Blast)"Meant to Be" (excerpt) from Para Bellum (2025)Testament (used with permission courtesy of Testament/Nuclear Blast)

Wherein Eric and John rekindle their friendship whilst exploring the radiant majest of the holiest of holies that was Slayer from 1988-2001.Click on the links below for all the music listening/video breaks in this episode:Listening Break #1: South of Heaven (1988) Choose Your Own Adventure!A) "South of Heaven" - ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74nTzbgDGWMB) "Behind the Crooked Cross- https://youtu.be/uuIAPU6Gpaw?si=LYjyulyZRllYiSYaVideo Break #1: "War Ensemble" from Seasons in the Abyss (1990)- ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqnC54vbUbUListening break #2: "Stain of Mind" from Diabolus in Musica (1998)- ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0dqYutGrXkListening break #3: "Disciple" from God Hates Us All (2001)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN8HgHoCuzIPlease do consider joining us at our Patreon page! Not only will you gain access to exclusive content, but you'll also get that sense of pure joy that can only come from supporting the world's wackiest, most insightful heavy metal podcast. Link below:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ http://patreon.com/HeavyMetal101⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠(you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!)Contact us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Social media:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/heavy_101⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are always released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month!Underscore credits:[Horror Music No Copyright]Horror Background Music No Copyright - Non Copyrighted Scary MusicPower Music FactoryAtmospheric Doom Metal - ROYALTY FREE [No copyright Music] poweredBYGDKSeasons In The Abyss [8 Bit Tribute to Slayer] - 8 Bit UniverseSlayer - South Of Heaven (8 bit) Chiptune Planet'It's In The Fog' by ‪@DarrenCurtisMusic‬ 🇺🇸 | Horror Music (No Copyright) BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free MusicDeath/Thrash Metal Riffs - Fight Like Hell // Royalty Free No Copyright MusicWhite Bat AudioSlayer - Dittohead 8 Bit Version cjs11227Late Night Talk Show MusicWaderman - Music for Content CreatorSuper Team - No Copyright music | NCS | copyright free music | music for youtubeNO COPYRIGHT MUSIC - NCSStain of Mind 8-Bit Arcade - TopicChristian Music (No Copyright) - "Gregorian Chant" by KevinMacLeod 🇺🇸BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free MusicSlayer - Disciple (8bit Version) fisketruten

Wherein Eric battles John, at his very most Johnniest, in a doomed effort to convince him that nü metal can actually be pretty damn cool in the hands of practitioners including Korn, Limp Bizkit, Sevendust, System of a Down, Slipknot, and Deftones.Click on the links below for all the music listening/video breaks in this episode:Video Break #1: Comparing and contrasting nü metal with groove metal through two iterations of Machinehead-A) Nü: "From this Day" from The Burning Red (1999)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJzeJiHHQOY B) Groove: "Locust" from Unto the Locust (2011)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxjeqCd6Zm0Listening* Break #1: Korn "Blind" from Korn (1994)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGK00Q7xx-s*The official YouTube links for each of the "listening break" songs are music videos, so feel free to watch or just listen. Whatever floats your boat!Listening break #2: Limp Bizkit "Break Stuff" from Significant Other (1999)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpUYjpKg9KYListening break #3: Deftones "Change (In the House of Flies)" from White Pony (2000)- ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPpDyIJdasgPlease do consider joining us at our Patreon page! Not only will you gain access to exclusive content, but you'll also get that sense of pure joy that can only come from supporting the world's wackiest, most insightful heavy metal podcast. Link below:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ http://patreon.com/HeavyMetal101⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠(you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!)Contact us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Social media:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/heavy_101⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are always released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month!Underscore credits:Royalty Free Nu Metal Instrumental [ music no copyright ]The 8FloorsColonel Bogey March free music no copyrightFree MusicStryper - To Hell With The Devil (8-bit)Joseph Adan AngelKorn - Blind (8-Bit Version)WalrusUplifting & Tropical (Free Music) - "JOURNEY" by Roa 🇯🇵BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free MusicSacred Light - Choir Music Royalty FreeTalekeeper Music - Royalty Free Music for VideoFunk of Steel [Funk Metal Fusion Instrumental] [Royalty-Free]Guitar Soul Purification and Momirko8-BITS)KORN-ADIDAS(8-BITS)Scooby Doom 8-bit radio(8-BITS)KORN-FREAK ON A LEASH (8-BITS COVER)Scooby Doom 8-bit radioEmotional Sad Piano Music | Touch (Download and Royalty FREE)MATTIA CUPELLI(8-BITS)LIMP BIZKIT-NOOKIE(8-BITS)Scooby Doom 8-bit radio(No Copyright) Explainer Video Background Music | Medical Science Corporate Music Royalty FreeRealTunesStudioLimp Bizkit - Faith (8 bit)Chiptune PlanetLimp Bizkit - Break Stuff 8bit- 8Bit Albums By MegaTallica8-BIT ARCADE - Rumble Fish (8-Bit Sevendust Emulation)8-Bit Arcade - OfficialSugar [8 Bit Tribute to System of a Down] - 8 Bit Universe8 Bit UniverseWait And Bleed (8-bit) - Slipknot- 8bitQueen11(8-BITS)DEFTONES-ELITE(8-BITS)Scooby Doom 8-bit radio(8-BITS)DEFTONES-7 WORDS(8-BITS COVER)Scooby Doom 8-bit radio(8-BITS)DEFTONES-BACK TO SCHOOL(8-BITS)Scooby Doom 8-bit radioRoyalty Free Sober Sad Music (For Videos) - "Yearning" by Shane Ivers 🇬🇧BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free MusicRoyalty Free Music | Classical | Auld Lang Syne | Copyright Free MusicRoyalty Free Music for You

Wherein the Heavy Metal 101 podcast dresses up for Halloween as a true crime podcast, and Eric and guest host author Josh Putnam explore the fascinating history of Jack the Ripper, his horrifying crimes, and the heavy metal music they would eventually inspire.Josh Putnam's wonderful book A Heavy Metal History Lesson is available for purchase here: https://a.co/d/hOqyAT9Click here for the very special HM101 Jack the Ripper themed heavy metal playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Yjamda29lWD7WTn7Wg4Uv?si=ebee73ffa2fc4941Click on the links below for all the music listening/video breaks in this episode:Video Break #1: Screaming Lord Sutch & The Savages "Jack the Ripper" Scoptione film (1963) https://youtu.be/Ibx1wZoqQIY?si=QVTLPakuEQB7jf9BListening Break #1: Motorhead "Jack the Ripper" from March or Die (1992)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8ApAHemIjgListening break #2: Whitechapel “Articulo Mortis” from The Somatic Defilement (2007)- https://youtu.be/PykNOKHbmgU?si=idDofmA607qPnrOUListening break #3: Ghost “Respite on the Spitafields” from Impera (2022)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA21qOo2mWsListening break #4: Witchgrinder “Jack the Ripper" from The Demon Calling (2013)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIKapDgcMSQPlease do consider joining us at our Patreon page! Not only will you gain access to exclusive content, but you'll also get that sense of pure joy that can only come from supporting the world's wackiest, most insightful heavy metal podcast. Link below:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ http://patreon.com/HeavyMetal101⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠(you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!)Contact us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Social media:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/heavy_101⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are always released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month!Underscore credits:Monster Shredder - Metal/Halloween - Royalty Free MusicTeknoAXE's Royalty Free MusicRetro Horror Synth Theme - Sanity Unravels // Royalty Free No Copyright Background MusicWhite Bat AudioFree Horror Ambience (Dark Project)ESN ProductionsThe Ripper 8-BitFastEddie617Black Sabbath - Fairies Wear Boots 8-BitMiles_Metal... 8-Bit Metalz3r0 - Whispering Door | Victorian Dark/Horror - COPYRIGHT FREE MUSICROYALTY FREE METAL INSTRUMENTAL: Slam/Deathcore "Discordant" WITH DOWNLOADFalse Reflection Recordings[ Horror Music No Copyright ] Horror Background Music | Non Copyrighted Scary Music | Audio InstoreAudio Instore - No Copyright Music[Horror Music No Copyright]Horror Background Music No Copyright - Non Copyrighted Scary MusicPower Music FactoryBLACK METAL INSTRUMENTAL – DARK & Atmospheric Black Metal (NO VOCALS, ROYALTY FREE)Alec Koff Labelz3r0 - Haunted Mansion | Creepy/Horror background music - COPYRIGHT FREE MUSICz3r0 - Copyright Free MusicBroken Toys 2 - Industrial Metal/Halloween - Royalty Free MusicTeknoAXE's Royalty Free MusicLUMINIX - Ascension (Royalty-Free Metalcore for Gaming // Orchestral Cyberpunk)LUMINIXCopyright Free Witchy Halloween Video & Music. YouTube trailers.Teddy Nukes

Wherein Eric and John put on their big boy panties and finally discuss arguably the most important proto-metal band of all time: Led Zeppelin!Click on the links below for all the music listening/video breaks in this episode:(Optional) Listening Break #1: "Communication Breakdown" from Led Zeppelin I (1969)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2atkj_KWLl0or "Heartbreaker" from Led Zeppelin II (1969)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5O4073zCKAListening Break #2: "Immigrant Song" from Led Zeppelin III (1970)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3Y8OWkiUtsListening break #3: "In the Evening" from In Through the Out Door (1979)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJSJavz1AOMPlease do consider joining us at our Patreon page! Not only will you gain access to exclusive content, but you'll also get that sense of pure joy that can only come from supporting the world's wackiest, most insightful heavy metal podcast. Link below:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ http://patreon.com/HeavyMetal101⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠(you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!)Contact us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Social media:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/heavy_101⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are always released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month!Underscore credits:New Horizon - Classic Rock - Royalty Free Music by Danya VodovozVodovoz Music ProductionsForest of the Elves | Celtic Music | Royalty Free Music Jonathan SegevROCK AROUND THE BLOCK ! (Royalty Free vintage music) no copyright - 50's ROCK N ROLL themurderjunkies24Uptown Nights (60's garage blues) Copyright Free Music© NADA - Copyright Free MusicFrog in the Well California Consolidated Drum BandLed Zeppelin - Communication breakdown 8-bit OmnigradLed Zeppelin - Whole lotta love 8-bit OmnigradW. A. Mozart, Symphony No.38 in D major | Copyright Free Music | No Copyright Music | Audio LibraryNational Anthem of Wales (No Copyright)Burhan ErdemirImmigrant Song (2020 Remaster) [8 Bit Tribute to Led Zeppelin] - 8 Bit UniverseVetur Frosti - Celtic Music by Alexander Nakarada - Royalty Free Music //Alexander NakaradaLed Zeppelin When The Levee Breaks Audio 8 Bit Remix Cover Version Ashes To8BitPaddy on the Handcar/Ed Kellogg's March California Consolidated Drum BandLed Zeppelin -The Ocean (8 bit) DAWG BALLSLed Zeppelin - Kashmir (8 bit) Chiptune Planet8-bit: Led Zeppelin - Wanton Song 8bitRockA Tragedy | Sad Ambient Music | D&D Fantasy Background Music | RPG Music (No Copyright) Death By Die8-bit: Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand 8bitsbrothersEerie & Scary Ambient (Royalty Free Music) - "CURSE" by Mehul Sharma 🇮🇳BreakingCopyright — Royalty FreeLed Zeppelin - In the Evening - Chiptune version PaulIsDeadMissHim Victory & Adventure (Free Music) - "CALL TO ADVENTURE" by Scott Buckley Breaking Copyright

Wherein Eric and John celebrate the 4th season finale by looking in on some of the most monumental heavy metal ever made, including ...And Justice for All and The Black Album (Metallica).Click on the links below for all the music listening/video breaks in this episode:Video Break #1: "One" from ...And Justice for All (1988)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM8bTdBs-cwListening Break #1: Choose your own adventure!a) “Sad But True" from The Black Album (1991)-https://youtu.be/TpohVYomw2o?si=1GSJIoaKZusJQMnhb) "So What" b side, originally by Anti-Nowhere League (1993)-⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaGrNq9VrCcListening break #2: “Wherever I May Roam" from The Black Albumhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-cEyiM9adEPlease do consider joining us at our shiny, new Patreon page! Not only will you gain access to exclusive content, but you'll also get that sense of pure joy that can only come from supporting the world's wackiest, most insightful heavy metal podcast. Link below:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ http://patreon.com/HeavyMetal101⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠(you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!)Contact us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Social media:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/heavy_101⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month. Keep a look out for the forthcoming summer bonus episode. Otherwise, we'll be back this fall. Thanks for listening!Underscore credits:"Thump" 90s Electro Dance InstrumentalNoCopyrightMusicHero's Redemption - Alternative Metal - Royalty Free MusicTeknoAXE's Royalty Free Music123K subscribers8 bit Metallica Helplesssuperhawkgaming98Royalty Free Thrash Metal - "Metalicious" by Alexander NakaradaAlexander NakaradaMetallica - One (SNES Version)Meme MusicMetallica - Enter Sandman 8bit (NES style)bernieman82Nostalgic Music [Copyright Free Music] - "Brahe" by Punch Deck 🌎BreakingCopyright Der er et yndigt land | Copyright Free | National Anthem Of DenmarkFree Beta Records Talk Show & Late Night Show Music (Royalty Free)Game & Talk Show MusicO Canada | Copyright Free | National Anthem Of CanadaFree Beta RecordsMetallica - Sad but True / 8-bit(-ish)Links Off NO COPYRIGHT Game Show Intro Music | TV Show Intro Music Free Copyright by MUSIC4VIDEOMusic for Video LibraryMetallica - Holier Than Thou 8bit (NES style)bernieman82Metallica - The Unforgiven 8bit (NES style)bernieman82Metallica - Wherever I May Roam (8-bit cover) [ 8biTune ]8biTune8 bit Metallica Don't Tread On Mesuperhawkgaming98lSad Dramatic Emotional Epic Music - My Spirit Is Free [Royalty Free]WhitesandMetallica - Through the Never 8bit (NES style)bernieman82Metallica - Nothing Else Matters (8 bit)Chiptune PlanetMetallica - Of Wolf and Man - 8 Bit VersionGersTheGodMetallica - The God That Failed 8 BitSailor UranusMetallica - My Friend of Misery 8bit (NES style)bernieman82metallica-the struggle within (8 bit)hjhkguvyujRomantic & Piano (Royalty Free Music) - "LOVE" by ‪@alexproductionsnocopyright‬ 🇮🇹BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free

Wherein Eric and special guest co-host Ross explore the decline and fall of the most beloved musical genre of their shared misspent youth, glam metal, looking in on the life, times, and repertoire of bands including Slaughter, Poison, Ratt, Warrant, Skid Row, Kiss, Mötley Crüe and many, many more as the 90's death-marched all of them slowly but surely towards (a temporary!) cultural irrelevance. Opening poem excerpted from "A Dream Within a Dream" by Edgar Allan Poe (1849)Click on the links below for all the music listening/video breaks in this episode:Listening break #1: “Apple PIe” by White Trash from White Trash (1991)⁠ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMxJFs38QQkVideo break #1: “Cherry Pie” by Warrant from Cherry Pie (1990)⁠ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjyZKfdwlngListening break #2: “Slave to the Grind” by Skid Row from Slave to the Grind (1991)⁠ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9SHMeUhTpsVideo break #2: “Machine Gun” by Warrant from Dog Eat Dog (1992)⁠ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUi0cqBBm9cVideo break #3: “Family Picnic” by Warrant from Ultraphobic (1995)⁠ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI-tmJo5wMcPlease do consider joining us at our shiny, new Patreon page! Not only will you gain access to exclusive content, but you'll also get that sense of pure joy that can only come from supporting the world's wackiest, most insightful heavy metal podcast. Link below:⁠⁠⁠ http://patreon.com/HeavyMetal101⁠⁠⁠Visit us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠(you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!)Contact us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Social media:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/heavy_101⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/⁠⁠⁠New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month. Thanks for listening!Underscore credits:Cassette TapeBlue MoonRoyalty Free Music - Epic Inspiring Dramatic Cinematic Emotional Background | FREE DOWNLOADBlueTreeAudio / Background MusicGlam Rock (Copyright-Free)Ever Free SoundsHard Rock Instrumental ROYALTY FREE Music Bustin LooseAwesomegamerfulSpy vs Jam - Funk/Metal - Royalty Free MusicTeknoAXE's Royalty Free MusicDark Knight - Hard Rock - Royalty Free Music by Danya VodovozVodovoz Music ProductionsBasic Metal 8 - Heavy Metal - Royalty Free MusicTeknoAXE's Royalty Free MusicEpic Battle Music - No Copyright Background MusicMusic Heist

Wherein Eric takes John on a scenic tour through some of the darkest and lowest circles of Hell via an exploration of the tragic tale of Mayhem and the music of many of Norwegian black metal’s founding fathers, including Darkthrone, Burzum, Immortal, and Emperor.Click on the links below for all the music listening breaks in this episode:Listening break #1: “Black Metal” by Venom from Black Metal (1982) https://youtu.be/rYg5c_LrsRk?si=o25A4BV2QvRBAm1cListening break #2: “Chainsaw Gutsfuck” by Mayhem from Deathcrush (1987) https://youtu.be/OuZhNN9KRV8?si=BYXSD0tzrlGbm1_YListening break #3: “Transilvanian Hunger” by Darkthrone from Transilvanian Hunger (1994) https://youtu.be/KphlVeJX6fE?si=dhBTxDuxDuKTaaGxListening break #4: “Freezing Moon” by Mayhem from De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas (1994) https://youtu.be/9emO9qo4FwE?si=UTqZ_AmZBVMCXNEHVideo break #1: “The Call of the Wintermoon” by Immortal from Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism (1992) https://youtu.be/wxqssTZRZGM?si=CUiBNhSxV-RbAglK Listening break #5: “I Am the Black Wizards” by Emperor from In the Nightside Eclipse (1994) https://youtu.be/yac_JCY55po?si=JAJOed_0mICMBEAbPlease do consider joining us at our shiny, new Patreon page! Not only will you gain access to exclusive content, but you'll also get that sense of pure joy that can only come from supporting the world's wackiest, most insightful heavy metal podcast. Link below:⁠⁠ http://patreon.com/HeavyMetal101⁠⁠Visit us at: ⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠⁠ ⁠(you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!)Contact us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠Social media:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/heavy_101⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/⁠⁠New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month. Thanks for listening!Hey! Did you know that Heavy Metal 101 is one of the top ranked heavy metal podcasts in the world? It's true: https://podcast.feedspot.com/metal_music_podcasts/Much and many thanks to the good people at FeedSpot for the acknowledgement!Underscore credits:Background Music - we cannot defend youCO.AG Musicarise - atmospheric black metal instrumental [free for non-profit] pekarotBreaking News Sound Effect - NO COPYRIGHTMusic4meInspiring Cinematic Motivational by Infraction [No Copyright Music] / PatienceInfraction - No Copyright Music"Abyss" Free Song (Progressive black metal) Royalty Free!TurboSolAtmospheric Black metal (ROYALTY FREE PSYCHEDELIC BLACK METAL)Metal TherapyFree Music Track: Samba Walking in BrazilPond5Copyright Free Music | Happy Happy Game Show | Kevin MacLeodFree Music - music for content creators'It's In The Fog' by ‪@DarrenCurtisMusic‬ 🇺🇸 | Horror Music (No Copyright) ☠️BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free Happy Music [Copyright Free Music] - "Lights" by ‪@RoaMusic‬ 🇯🇵BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free[Horror Music No Copyright]Horror Background Music No Copyright - Non Copyrighted Scary Music[2020]Power Music Factorydevastated - melodic black metal/blackened crust instrumental [free] pekarot

Wherein Eric and John once again examine some of the gnarled roots underneath the heavy metal family tree, exploring the development and formative influence of golden age 1950s rock 'n roll, and, just maybe, find the very first heavy metal song ever all the way back in 1956! Click on the links below for all the music listening breaks in this episode: Listening break #1- "Rocket 88" by Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats (1951) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=260hXID0Yo0 Unofficial listening break- "Roll 'Em Pete" by Big Joe Turner and Pete Johnson (1938)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cNW2dZMyWE Unofficial listening break- "Train Kept A-Rollin'" by Tiny Bradshaw (1951)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiScL3wIUwI Listening break #2- "Rock Around the Clock" (Max C. Freedman and James E. Myers) by Bill Haley & His Comets (1954) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud_JZcC0tHI Listening break #3- "Johnny B. Goode" by Chuck Berry (1958) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKCt8ssC7cs Listening break #4- "Tutti Frutti" by Little Richard (and Dorothy LaBostrie) (1955) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnIIvWnpaBU Video break- Elvis live on Ed Sullivan: “Ready Teddy/Hound Dog” (September 9, 1956)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6vTdPWUJRg Listening break #5- "Train Kept A Rollin'" by Johnny Burnette and the Rock and Roll Trio (1956) https://youtu.be/hbw_jI4S924?si=WZgmBkTdALESm0t9 Listening break #6- "Rumble" by Link Wray & His Wray Men https://youtu.be/ucTg6rZJCu4?si=DWyyYNcaX69_LoK4 Listening break #7- “That’ll Be the Day” by Buddy Holly and the Crickets (1957) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4TfFTmITLo Please do consider joining us at our shiny, new Patreon page for just $3/month! Not only will you gain access to exclusive content, but you'll also get that sense of pure joy that can only come from supporting the world's wackiest, most insightful heavy metal podcast. Link below: ⁠http://patreon.com/HeavyMetal101⁠ Visit us at: ⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠ ⁠(you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!) Contact us at: ⁠⁠⁠heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ Social media: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/heavy_101⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@heavymetal101podcast⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/⁠⁠ ⁠ New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month. Thanks for listening! Underscore credits: Stephen Foster Melodies - Nat Shilkret and the Victor Salon Group - 1928 "When Summer is Gone" (Harrison & Whittle) performed by Jack Hylton and his Orchestra 50s Style Old School ROCK N ROLL Free Download LIBRE KOPYA No Copyright Funk Bass Guitar Royalty Free nathanolson Swing Jazz Drums in style of Gene Krupa | Royalty Free Music For Videos Links Included KL Production Rock The Roll - no copyright vintage rock n roll, royalty free (gemafrei) Freesound Music Boogie Woogie (1944) — Meade Lux Lewis Epic Pirate (Music For Videos) - "Seven Seas" by Alexander Nakarada 🇳🇴 BreakingCopyright Gee - Slow Giant | royalty free music Kammertone Almost Heaven - no copyright country music Freesound Music Rhythm And Blues, a Royalty-Free Instrumental Track Caister Music Tuition Melancholic Cinematic (Free Music) - "A KIND OF HOPE" by Scott Buckley 🇸🇪 🇦🇺 BreakingCopyright

Wherein Eric and John rhapsodize over three of the greatest heavy metal albums ever made, Judas Priest's Painkiller, Megadeth's Rust in Peace, and Black Sabbath's Dehumanizer, in an episode so great that even John doesn't hate it. Click on the links below for all the music listening breaks in this episode: Music listening break #1- Judas Priest "Painkiller" from Painkiller (1990) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hadGUw2tpk Music listening break #2- Black Sabbath "TV Crimes" from Dehumanizer (1992) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUFREEJiGeQ Not a listening break, but, of course, if you don't know Megadeth's iconic Rust in Peace you'll need to remedy that as soon as is humanly possible: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lBLXRW43EViiE9xRRCR6l1Ghtj1Ko6Mhc&si=NBGcAmLSVkEs9GEz Please do consider joining us at our shiny, new Patreon page for just $3/month! Not only will you gain access to exclusive content, but you'll also get that sense of pure joy that can only come from supporting the world's wackiest, most insightful heavy metal podcast. Link below: http://patreon.com/HeavyMetal101 Visit us at: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast⁠ ⁠(you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!) Contact us at: ⁠⁠heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com⁠⁠ Social media: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast⁠ ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/heavy_101⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@heavymetal101podcast ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/⁠⁠ New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month. Thanks for listening! Underscore credits: Music: Valhalla by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Song: Cherry Metal License: Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 https://soundcloud.com/arthurvost Music powered by BreakingCopyright: https://breakingcopyright.com Funny Song | Comedic Background Music | Silly Chicken FesliyanStudios Background Music https://fesliyanstudios.com Death/Thrash Metal Riffs - Fight Like Hell // Royalty Free No Copyright Music White Bat Audio Atmospheric Doom Metal - ROYALTY FREE [No copyright Music] poweredBYGD ©Music provided by Nature Healing Society© Watch the original movie here: • 432Hz Meditation & Relaxing Music

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: https://www.rewindofthelivingdead.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/rewindofdead Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rewindoflivingdead Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rewindoflivingdead/ Please do consider joining Heavy Metal 101 at our shiny, new Patreon page! Not only will you gain access to exclusive content, but you'll also get that sense of pure joy that can only come from supporting the world's wackiest, most insightful heavy metal podcast. Link below: ⁠⁠http://patreon.com/HeavyMetal101⁠⁠ Visit us at: ⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠⁠ ⁠(you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!) Contact us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/heavy_101⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/⁠⁠ Regular episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month. Thanks for listening! Underscore credits: Monster Shredder - Metal/Halloween - Royalty Free Music TeknoAXE's Royalty Free Music Trick or Treat 🍁 (Halloween / Autumn Lofi No Copyright Playlist) Panda Beats - No Copyright HASTILY MADE CLEVELAND TOURISM VIDEO bishopvids "Abyss" Free Song (Progressive black metal) Royalty Free TurboSol Artist: Matty M. Song: Gateways All Links: https://linktr.ee/mattyma