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Jon Barbas discusses whether legendary bands should retire early or continue making music.

In episode 266 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas looks at examples of legendary bands who retired early like Bolt Thrower, Nirvana, and Spirit Adrift and wonders if other bands should do the same. Don't get it twisted though, some bands still got it and need to keep going. Is it Metallica? Found out who and let me know if you agree or disagree on this week's episode. Get 10% of Hear's Earplugs here: https://www.hears.com/HEAVYMETALPHILOSOPHY Get Heavy Metal Philosophy Merch! https://jonbarbas-shop.fourthwall.com/ Heavy Metal Philosophy Contact; https://heavymetalphilosophy.com/ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@heavymetalphilosophy https://www.spreaker.com/show/heavy-metal-philosophy JonBarbas@heavymetalphilosophy.com https://mobile.twitter.com/heaviestdoyen https://www.facebook.com/HeaviestDoyen https://www.instagram.com/heavy_metal_philosophy/ https://www.threads.net/@heavy_metal_philosophy https://bsky.app/profile/jonbarbas.bsky.social Substack Articles https://substack.com/@jonbarbas #metal #legends

People in this episode

Host: Jon Barbas

Topics covered

• music retirement
• band longevity
• heavy metal
• legendary bands
• music industry
• philosophy of music

Keywords

• heavy metal
• band retirement
• music philosophy
• legendary bands
• Metallica
• Nirvana
• Bolt Thrower

Sponsors

Hear's Earplugs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bolt Thrower, Nirvana, Spirit Adrift, Metallica

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