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#357 Stone Temple Pilots — Core: The Album That Critics Hated and Fans Made Platinum
Jun 25, 2026
1h 07m 30s
#356 - 1980: The Beginning of Modern Metal
Jun 18, 2026
1h 34m 25s
#355 The Greatest Metal Anthems of All Time
Jun 11, 2026
1h 11m 45s
#354 Headbangers Ball: The Greatest Metal TV Show Ever Made
Jun 4, 2026
1h 40m 20s
#353- Death — Scream Bloody Gore: The Album That Created Death Metal
May 28, 2026
1h 22m 26s
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| 6/25/26 | ![]() #357 Stone Temple Pilots — Core: The Album That Critics Hated and Fans Made Platinum | “I mean it’s June, so…” Released September 29, 1992, CORE, the debut album from San Diego, California’s own STONE TEMPLE PILOTS (or STP for short) is one of those albums that doesn’t really fit into the “grunge” category, nor does it fit into the traditional “heavy metal” box either. It’s certainly not grunge but is definitely “more metal than Pearl Jam”, and while there may be some subtle similarities here and there, they are as different as apples and apple sauce. “It’s June, man. Knock yourself out…” Of the STP discography, CORE is certainly their heaviest and most metal sounding album, offering a refreshing change to the musical landscape of the early 90’s with an alternative brand of metal filled with enough grunt and power to appeal to metal heads while simultaneously providing enough melody & hook to achieve the widespread popularity and mainstream crossover success that would lead to its 8x platinum sales status. Produced by Brendan O’Brien, a legendary name in the alternative metal scene during the 1990’s, CORE is “the heavier side of the ‘grunge’ thing”. You might say that STP’s CORE was “the next wave of metal that wasn’t Pantera…or thrash”. “We’ve only got 2 more weeks of June though…after June, you can’t do it.” Understand that “if you’re into naked Sundays you can look at everybody’s wicked garden” and enjoy a nice “piece of pie” in the process. And if you’re still trying to do the math to figure out what a trillionaire is, just remember that “a billion is a thousand million…a trillion is a thousand billion…” and when you have that much cash laying around, “it’s gonna be like Caligula…” when you JOIN US as we eat the apple all the way down to the seeds of STONE TEMPLE PILOTS’ transformative alternative metal debut, CORE. Visit www.metalnerdery.com/podcast for more on this episode Help Support Metal Nerdery https://www.patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast Leave us a Voicemail to be played on a future episode: 980-666-8182 Metal Nerdery Tees and Hoodies – metalnerdery.com/merchand kindly leave us a review and/or rating on your favorite Podcast app Follow us on the Socials: Facebook - Instagram - TikTok Email: metalnerdery@gmail.com Can’t be LOUD Enough Playlist on Spotify Metal Nerdery Munchies on YouTube @metalnerderypodcast Show Notes: (00:01): “We’re stuck in…our lane…we’re not actively searching for it…” / #Psycroptic / “I did not realize that the #WorldCup is like 40 days…”/ “People are just livid about soccer…in the best way possible…”/ “You’ve gotta watch for the flops…”/ “Have you ever been to a college football game?” / #AtlantaUnited / “We’re not on the soccer map…”/ “The ball is 4 inches outside the box…”/ #markthetime / “They tap their helmet…and they show the ball…”/ “It’s not in the strike zone…it’s in the pooper…I mean, it’s June” … ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** (05:15): ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST LOCATED IN THE BUNKERPOON CENTER FOR METAL EXCELLENCE!!!*** / #keepitthrashy / “That’s why I’m such a big fan of June…”/ “When they sit in the sun…they cook…”/ #autostart / “I wish you could do that with boners…it’s called porn. And that button is on your phone…” / Dicklifter.com / ***PATREON US AT www.patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast *** / “What if it’s…the world’s first trillionaire?”/ “A billion is a thousand million…a trillion is a thousand billion…”/ “Cars and houses…or whores and drugs?”/ “Oh it’s gonna be like Caligula…”/ #nachosilos / “You could fix the fucking homeless problem!”/ #tacostands / “Clearly you can’t…”/ “What kinda parties do those guys go to?”/ “So it’d be like #TheShining but on the water?” (11:39): ***VOICEMAIL US AT 980-666-8182!!!*** / #AmericanDave / “He was sucking on chili dogs, dude…”/ “Alright…this is 3 minutes, AND there’s a part 2…”/ #patreonepisode / “Hard rock and heavy metal, as it ‘twere…”/ “Before we get into anything…hopefully I don’t get picked again…but I’ve got #juryduty coming up…” / / #lovetriangle #perj | 1h 07m 30s | ||||||
| 6/18/26 | ![]() #356 - 1980: The Beginning of Modern Metal | The year is 1980. The U.S. National Debt is a paltry $900 Billion, the word “yuppie” appears for the first time in print, the Pac-Man videogame is released in arcades everywhere, Mount St. Helens explodes in Washington state, and Cable News Network (also known as CNN) becomes a thing. In the world of metal, Iron Maiden release their self-titled debut album, Black Sabbath reinvent themselves with new frontman Ronnie James Dio on vocals and release Heaven and Hell, and AC/DC regroup after the tragic loss of Bon Scott and release Back In Black featuring new vocalist Brian Johnson, an album that would go on to sell more than 40 million copies and become one of the biggest selling albums of all time. Just as time and technology continued marching forward, the hard rock of the 70’s continued its evolution into a new direction with a faster, heavier, and more aggressive sound beginning in 1980 that would become even faster, heavier, and more aggressive throughout the 80’s. Get ready for a taste of “Something Haunted” from the “Necronomidonkeykongimicon” and find out why “you gotta watch for the flops” if you want to get in the spirit and enjoy the FIFA World Cup. Discover which dinosaur is “the biggest dinosaur”, understand the rules and regulations regarding “flip-flops”, find out which type of rooster has the best breasts, and be sure to “have a nice June” when you JOIN US as we dive headlong into the year that gave us the birth of modern metal with THE YEAR OF OUR RIFF LORD – 1980. Visit www.metalnerdery.com/podcast for more on this episode Help Support Metal Nerdery https://www.patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast Leave us a Voicemail to be played on a future episode: 980-666-8182 Metal Nerdery Tees and Hoodies – metalnerdery.com/merchand kindly leave us a review and/or rating on your favorite Podcast app Follow us on the Socials: Facebook - Instagram - TikTok Email: metalnerdery@gmail.com Can’t be LOUD Enough Playlist on Spotify Metal Nerdery Munchies on YouTube @metalnerderypodcast Show Notes: (00:01): “Welcome back to the red button section of the show…”/ “We’re gonna do an ITM of nothing but Goblin Cock…”/ “They might be on their way to the ATL…”/ The complete #GoblinCock collection / “Necronomidonkeykongimicon…”/ “The dongasaurus…that’s the biggest dinosaur by the way…”/ ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised ***/ #AI / #Juicebox / “That’s what I want…please send me a shape shifting sex doll…”/ “One night I might want a home cooked meal…”/ ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST DEEP DOWN IN THE BUNKERPOON CENTER FOR METAL EXCELLENCE!!!*** / “Consumption is old school tuberculosis…”/ “Okay, so you wanna hear the joke?”/ #cuntscum #scumcunt (6:55): “Now that we’ve offended everybody…”/ ***PATREON US at patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast *** / “Uh…you missed…”/ “Am I completely wrong or did you miss the Grandmaster Vag Destroyer?”/ “So the song…from Goblin Cock…SOMETHING HAUNTED (Necronomidonkeykongimicon – 2016) / “It’s like hooky doom metal…”/ “Button please…”/ “That was just on #Spotify …”/ ***SOCIAL MEDIA US at #metalnerderypodcast on #Facebook #YouTube #Instagram and #TikTok*** / *** EMAIL US at metalnerdery@gmail.com *** / #peachstarfish (13:13): “I will tell you…how to watch the game ‘soccer’ and be entertained…”/ #FIFA #WorldCupSoccer #WorldCup2026 / “You gotta watch for the flops…that’s the best part…”/ #markthetime / “A good 7 inches…”/ #OzzyManReviews / “These guys KNOW there’s replay…and the internet is forever…”/ “If you want to get in the spirit and watch the world cup, look for the flops…”/ Rules for wearing Flip Flops / #doublefuckyou (20:00): ***VOICEMAIL US AT 980-666-8182!!!*** / Ken from Connecticut… / #MiltonBerle and #UFO / The dispute regarding AC/DC’s country of origin relative to the band members’ respective countries of origin vs where the band was formed / “Is Scotland England?” / “The band was formed in Australia…”/ NOTE: only Phil Rudd was born in Australia. (26:08): #Th | 1h 34m 25s | ||||||
| 6/11/26 | ![]() #355 The Greatest Metal Anthems of All Time✨ | metal anthemsrock music+3 | — | RushAnthrax+1 | — | metal anthemsrock music+3 | — | 1h 11m 45s | |
| 6/4/26 | ![]() #354 Headbangers Ball: The Greatest Metal TV Show Ever Made✨ | heavy metalMTV+3 | — | MTV | — | heavy metalMTV+3 | — | 1h 40m 20s | |
| 5/28/26 | ![]() #353- Death — Scream Bloody Gore: The Album That Created Death Metal✨ | death metalhorror metal+3 | Xander Bonerman | DEATHScream Bloody Gore+1 | — | death metalScream Bloody Gore+3 | — | 1h 22m 26s | |
| 5/21/26 | ![]() #352-The Ultimate Metal Ego Check: Bands That Named Songs After Themselves✨ | metal musicself-titled songs+3 | — | — | MissourahKentuckah+1 | metal bandstitle tracks+3 | — | 1h 10m 01s | |
| 5/14/26 | ![]() #351 Metal Church 'Dead to Rights' Review - Metal Church Prove They're Not Dead Yet✨ | Metal Churchalbum review+4 | — | DEAD TO RIGHTSInto Oblivion+3 | — | Metal ChurchDead to Rights+6 | — | 1h 09m 48s | |
| 5/7/26 | ![]() #350 Was 1986 the Best Year in Metal? Master of Puppets, Reign in Blood, Peace Sells Turn 40✨ | 1986 in metalthrash metal+3 | — | Master of PuppetsReign in Blood+3 | — | 1986metal+6 | — | 1h 26m 31s | |
| 4/30/26 | ![]() #349 - The First and The Last✨ | music evolutionalbum progression+3 | — | — | — | musicalbums+5 | — | 1h 23m 30s | |
| 4/23/26 | ![]() #348 - Black Sabbath Heaven And Hell Album Review✨ | Black Sabbathalbum review+4 | — | BLACK SABBATHHEAVEN AND HELL | — | Black SabbathHeaven and Hell+4 | — | 1h 06m 31s | |
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| 4/16/26 | ![]() #347 - The POONYs THE NUMBER 1 HEAVY METAL ALBUM OF THE 1970’S✨ | heavy metalmusic awards+3 | — | GrammyEmmy+1 | — | heavy metalPOONYs+3 | — | 1h 03m 47s | |
| 4/9/26 | ![]() #346 - Exodus GOLIATH Album Review✨ | album reviewthrash metal+4 | — | EXODUSGOLIATH+1 | — | EXODUSGOLIATH+5 | — | 1h 08m 07s | |
| 4/2/26 | ![]() #345 LAMB OF GOD Into Oblivion Album Review✨ | album reviewmusic analysis+3 | Embering Effigy | LAMB OF GODEmbering Effigy+2 | Richmond, Virginia | LAMB OF GODINTO OBLIVION+3 | — | 48m 26s | |
| 3/26/26 | ![]() #344 - EMBERING EFFIGY - OUT OF THE WOODS Album Review✨ | album reviewthrash metal+3 | — | EMBERING EFFIGYOUT OF THE WOODS | Atlanta, GeorgiaSoutheast+1 | EMBERING EFFIGYOUT OF THE WOODS+5 | — | 1h 28m 13s | |
| 3/19/26 | ![]() #343 - SIDE TWO VERSUS SIDE ONE✨ | music consumptioncompact discs+4 | — | Reign In Blood | — | musiccompact discs+5 | — | 47m 50s | |
| 3/12/26 | ![]() #342 - Rob Zombie The Great Satan Album Review✨ | album reviewheavy metal+3 | — | Nuclear BlastTHE GREAT SATAN | — | Rob ZombieTHE GREAT SATAN+3 | — | 56m 46s | |
| 3/5/26 | ![]() #341 WRATHCHILD AMERICA - Climbin' The Walls✨ | thrash metalheavy metal+3 | — | WRATHCHILD AMERICATestament+1 | Martinsburg, West Virginia | Wrathchild AmericaClimbin' The Walls+3 | — | 1h 18m 28s | |
| 2/26/26 | ![]() #340 ANTHRAX featuring JOHN BUSH, aka BUSHTHRAX | “If I hadn’t have known that was Anthrax, I would have guessed it was Alice In Chains…” The early 90’s was a strange time for metal, most notably due to the change in the musical landscape with the emergence of the Seattle scene and Alice In Chains becoming one of the key crossover bands to bridge the transition from thrash to the next wave of darker, grungier sounding heavy metal. “Every time you do that, I have a less chance of getting laid…” While ANTHRAX began the 90’s with a much darker and angrier sound on Persistence of Time, the darkness and heaviness of their sound would become further amplified with the departure of Joey Belladonna and the addition of JOHN BUSH (formerly of Armored Saint) on vocals, resulting in a new era of Anthrax: BUSHTHRAX! With more grit and heft in the vocals than before, the JOHN BUSH ERA of ANTHRAX is definitely a different flavor than the band’s output throughout the 80’s with Joey Belladonna, and with the changing of the guard in the early 90’s due to the growing popularity of the Seattle sound, the time was right for a slight alteration to the thrashier sounds of 80’s era ThrashThrax, resulting in the darker, more aggressive BUSHTHRAX era that would follow for the next decade or so. “Alright, well it’s not like we’ve never done that for you before…” Always remember that “springtime LSD is the best time for LSD” and that “it’s not as fun for me when I push away”. Realize that “girls with Doc Martens are kinda cute (except for when they wear ‘patrouli’)” and imagine what it’d be like “if we bled out of our dicks for a week” when you JOIN US for some 90’s era ANTHRAX featuring JOHN BUSH, aka BUSHTHRAX!!! Visit www.metalnerdery.com/podcast for more on this episode Help Support Metal Nerdery https://www.patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast Leave us a Voicemail to be played on a future episode: 980-666-8182 Metal Nerdery Tees and Hoodies – metalnerdery.com/merchand kindly leave us a review and/or rating on your favorite Podcast app Follow us on the Socials: Facebook - Instagram - TikTok Email: metalnerdery@gmail.com Can’t be LOUD Enough Playlist on Spotify Metal Nerdery Munchies on YouTube @metalnerderypodcast Show Notes: (00:01): “Here we are…” / Jim Morrison #thelizardking / #schlongadoodledoo / “Dragon ass?” / Send Help & Fall (2 brief movie reviews…) / “When are they just gonna put those beds (Craftmatic adjustable beds) in the movie theater?”/ #acrophobia (5:11): ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** / ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!***/ “Freshly shaven and shorn…ready to be professional again…”/ Shoutout to (our former sponsor) Manscaped…/ #batterylife / #sausagewrapping / “Gotta keep moving…or you could take the shots…”/ “I think I went a little heavy on the last dose…so you get these rotten egg burps…where I can’t stand to be in the room with myself…” / #insertvomitnoisehere / #vomitnoiseASMR / “I can smell it…I can taste it…”/ “It’s like when someone says the word #Jager I can taste it…” (09:09): PATREON US at patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast / ***NEW PATREONS*** / Aussie Dave and Grandmaster V / “Is that 5? I think it’s ‘V’…”/ #onmicburp / “Hopefully they’re still listening…”/ VOICEMAIL US at 980-666-8182!!! / #Powertrip / ***GO TO METALNERDERY.COM/ARCHIVES TO TRACK DOWN OLDER EPISODES!!!*** / #NWOOSTM (“You can do it…”) / “Pot luck pickin’…”/ “Push it back!”/ “Every time you do that, I have a less chance of getting laid…”/ SOCIAL MEDIA US at #metalnerderypodcast on #YouTube #Instagram #Facebook and #TikTok (15:10): #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS: BUSHTHRAX – THE JOHN BUSH ERA OF ANTHRAX / “Almost sounds like spikey pubes, doesn’t it?” / #crickets / “Do YOUR thing and THEY will find you…”/ #fuckthealgorithm (19:30): Sound of White Noise (1993) / “I didn’t cup it that time…”/ “(‘Push away!’) It’s not as fun for me…” / “It took me a minute to figure out what the cover was…”/ POTTERS FIELD “That wasn’t as great an opener | 1h 18m 42s | ||||||
| 2/19/26 | ![]() #339 A TRILOGY OF PERFECT METAL ALBUMS | “That’s the buzz word: every time somebody says, ‘tipping point’, you must drink…” Whether it’s measured by a string of commercially successful albums or one’s own personal preference, almost every metal band has (at a minimum) produced a TRILOGY of albums that represent a three-album run of back-to-back-to-back awesomeness. “That’s the law, man…it’s gotta be three…rules is rules.” Granted, we’re all very well aware that some bands have far exceeded such a phenomenal feat THRICE in a row. But to keep things fair, we limited our parameters to the perfect TRIFECTA of albums representing a band’s turkey, hat trick, or as we refer to it here at Bunkerpoon Palace, “the power threesome of perfection”. “It’s a quadraplatic-ogy…” When in doubt, remember that “y’all should be more like Paul” and keep in mind that you “can’t say that word!” because “all therapists are gonna be upset”. Go ahead and fire up your “Grinder Tinder” account, discover the wonders of “self-service hibachi”, and get ready to “Ride the Puppets of Justice” when you JOIN US for A TRILOGY OF PERFECT METAL ALBUMS. Visit www.metalnerdery.com/podcast for more on this episode Help Support Metal Nerdery https://www.patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast Leave us a Voicemail to be played on a future episode: 980-666-8182 Metal Nerdery Tees and Hoodies – metalnerdery.com/merchand kindly leave us a review and/or rating on your favorite Podcast app Follow us on the Socials: Facebook - Instagram - TikTok Email: metalnerdery@gmail.com Can’t be LOUD Enough Playlist on Spotify Metal Nerdery Munchies on YouTube @metalnerderypodcast Show Notes: (00:01): “It’s a Quadraplaticogy…” / #tippingpoint / Russell’s Korean BBQ Reflections / “So it’s like self-service hibachi…”/ “You leave the place with meat sweats…”/ #hoggin / “If you want to fuck up the meat…”/ Old restaurants that have gone away: On The Border, Rio Bravo, and Barnacles / “That’s where I met my wife, bro…”/ “That will never not be hilarious to me…”/ “How’s that shouldra?” (4:55): ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** / ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST IN THE DIGITAL BUNKERPOON UNDERGROUND!!!*** / “Have you hit your tipping point yet?” / “We got a great, fantabulous email to read…”/ ***EMAIL US at metalnerdery@gmail.com *** / “No, there’s no blah…you can’t yada, yada, yada…”/ #FuckTheSuits / “Wait, what?” / (Thank you, Paul!) / “Y’all should be more like Paul…” / #BeLikePaul / “We also got an email from Justin…” / #Crumbsuckers #AgnosticFront #Leeway #Whiplash #Voivod / “He also had a lot to say about #WrathchildAmerica (he’s a big fan) …”/ #recordscratch / “Can’t say that word!” / #PDF / “All therapists are now gonna be upset…”/ #AgnosticFront HAPPENED YESTERDAY (Liberty And Justice For… - 1987) / “Dude, we’re like metal sommeliers…” (14:14): ***PATREON US at patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast *** / “I might join our own Patreon just to get laid…it’s better than Grinder Tinder…”/ “That’s the buzz word: every time somebody says ‘Tipping Point’, you must drink…”/ NOTE: the first Agnostic Front album, Victim In Pain, was released in 1984… / ***EMAIL US at metalnerdery@gmail.com & SOCIAL MEDIA US at #metalnerderypodcast on #YouTube #TikTok #Facebook or #Instagram & VOICEMAIL US 980-666-8182!!!*** / “Whether it’s 5 or 5,000, you do the same show…”/ “I’ve got you on camera, talking in black face…” / #TyroneTaintler / “I did the voice…”/ “He has thoughts…”/ “Follow through…execute.”/ “I leave here needing to take a shower…” (19:19): #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS: PERFECT TRILOGIES aka THREE ALBUM RUNS / TRIFECTAS / #era / “We got on this topic after talking about Flick of the Switch and the 3 albums that came before that…just back-to-back-to-back awesome.”/ #LedZeppelin (“You’re only picking 3?”) / “IV is #AtomicAcidBlues …” (24:32): “What about Maiden?” / #IronMaiden / “Number, Piece, and Power…”/ “We’re talking ‘in a row’…”/ “Somewhere In Time is the beginning | 1h 36m 32s | ||||||
| 2/12/26 | ![]() #338 MEGADETH Album Review | “You know what I’m hearing? This sounds like it could have been…the sidepiece…to The Black Album…” There’s almost a strange, sarcastic satisfaction in knowing that the new self-titled MEGADETH album will forever be known (at least in our neck of the woods anyway) as “The White Album”. “Every time you keep talking, I just see shapes and letters…” Released on January 23, 2026, MEGADETH is the 17th studio album from Dave Mustaine and Company and represents the final chapter in the 40+ year history of the angriest, snarliest, and most progressively technical thrash band of The Big Four. And oh yeah, it debuted at NUMBER ONE on Billboard and at the top of the charts all over the world!!! While MEGADETH represents the band’s epilogue, it contains all of the elements that have defined the band’s sound and the ethos of the genre that they co-created with the rest of The Big Four. All of the essentials are there: insanely technical riffs, face melting guitar solos, triumphant twin guitar harmonies, as well as some more straight ahead, laid back and accessible material that screams “radio friendly” without being dull or boring. If you’re a fan, you’ll dig it. And if you’re not a fan, who knows? You too may also dig it. “Maybe it’s not pronounced ‘Tey-Muu’…it’s pronounced ‘Steve’.” Always remember that “Rugby is a man’s sport that should be having grindcore bands playing the halftime show…” and that “You’re gonna paint secret little bushes like you paint secret little bushes… (and don’t you tell anybody). Get ready for an apology from us regarding the last “White Album” review that we did, prepare for a never before heard “triple record scratch” (because we’re trying to stay out of trouble) and JOIN US for Dave & Vic’s swan song with MEGADETH. Visit www.metalnerdery.com/podcast for more on this episode Help Support Metal Nerdery https://www.patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast Leave us a Voicemail to be played on a future episode: 980-666-8182 Metal Nerdery Tees and Hoodies – metalnerdery.com/merchand kindly leave us a review and/or rating on your favorite Podcast app Follow us on the Socials: Facebook - Instagram - TikTok Email: metalnerdery@gmail.com Can’t be LOUD Enough Playlist on Spotify Metal Nerdery Munchies on YouTube @metalnerderypodcast Show Notes: (00:01): ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** / #coffeewithdrawal / “That’s my drug of choice…”/ ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!*** / “It’s a ‘long cold’ now…”/ “Let’s be real…can we have a metal band play the #SuperBowl?”/ “You want me to use the word…can I use the word?” / “They pander…”/ “Rugby is a man’s sport. #Rugby should have #grindcore bands play their halftime show…”/ #FuckYouNFL / #AmericanIdiot / “The shitty overhyped football show…”/ #FuckYouGrammys for leaving out #BrentHinds from the #InMemoriam / “Give them the minivan…2 in the front and 5 in the back…”/ “Some people need a pat on the back…” (07:52): #FairUse / “If anything, we are helping people find out about these bands and these albums and this music…”/ “So you know what? #FuckYouRecordIndustry …today is #FuckYouDay …”/ Worst roller coaster ride ever / “Not only our sexy voices but our shitty faces too…”/ ***PATREON US at patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast *** / “Whooooooooo….” / #NewShittah #AtomicFreak TWO FACED WOMAN / “This is #ACDC from the 1970’s…”/ “One more…/ LIGHT THE FUSE / “Are we doing an album dive here?” / NUCLEAR MELTDOWN / “What if AC/DC kept recording with Bon Scott?” / #BonFest / “In the same vein…since we’re doing this…”/ #Airbourne TOO MUCH, TOO YOUNG, TOO FAST / “My CD player ate my #DreamTheater CD…”/ “Every time you keep talking, I just see shapes and letters…math equations…” (22:13): #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS: MEGADETH (by MEGADETH) / 17th album by #Megadeth (and their first #1 album on #Billboard) / “It wasn’t you it was the door…”/ Released January 23, 2026 / “Yes…math and triangles…”/ “How’d you do that?”/ #vocalbu | 1h 09m 41s | ||||||
| 2/5/26 | ![]() #337 AC/DC FLICK OF THE SWITCH Album Review | Once you reach a certain level, there is no ‘better’…it’s different.” Released on August 19, 1983, FLICK OF THE SWITCH (the 9th studio album by AC/DC and the 3rd featuring Brian Johnson on the mic) is what some fans might call their “White Album” (arriving after their “Black Album” and “Bronze Album”, respectively), showing a black and white grayscale drawing of a lone Angus pulling down some massive power, so to speak. “That’s literally ‘Bad To The Bone’ and ‘In My Time Of Dying’…” While self-produced by the band and containing a much rawer production and drier mix than the ultra-produced Mutt Lange masterpieces which came before it, FLICK OF THE SWITCH is a back-to-basics approach showing the band embracing more of their earlier blues based sound while still remaining faithful to the signature, high-energy, up-tempo jams which have become their calling card. It’s loud, straight ahead, and powerful, and while perhaps not as uber popular as the 3 albums that preceded it, FLICK is still very much an important album in the AC/DC catalog and one that would serve as a “connector” between where they had been and where they were headed. “We could have a rated R show…it doesn’t have to be X…” We’re finally back on track after getting derailed by the weather. Always remember to “wait ‘til it has some viscosity to it…” and then JOIN US for a “night time” dive into the album that would serve as the bridge into the next era of AC/DC with “The White Album” known as FLICK OF THE SWITCH. Visit www.metalnerdery.com/podcast for more on this episode Help Support Metal Nerdery https://www.patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast Leave us a Voicemail to be played on a future episode: 980-666-8182 Metal Nerdery Tees and Hoodies – metalnerdery.com/merchand kindly leave us a review and/or rating on your favorite Podcast app Follow us on the Socials: Facebook - Instagram - TikTok Email: metalnerdery@gmail.com Can’t be LOUD Enough Playlist on Spotify Metal Nerdery Munchies on YouTube @metalnerderypodcast More ACDC Episodes: https://www.metalnerdery.com/acdc Show Notes: (00:01): #selfconsciousness / “Hold on…you don’t know what you’re asking for…”/ #darkcomedy / “It’s kinda like…being in a cover band and having you guys show up when we play #POISON…”/ #carriesunderwear / “I need a rage truck…”/ “I like doing it…it’s fun…”/ “A little bit…only if you push back…”/ ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised ***/ “Synching up…locking in…”/ ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST (NIGHT TIME EDITION) ***/ #coveryourmouth / “I’m building up my immunity system…”/ “It could have been me…”/ #AIDSFlu / “It takes a flu nap is what you’re saying…”/ #homemadelube / “Wait til it has some viscosity to it…” (05:55): EMAIL US at metalnerdery@gmail.com & PATREON US at patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast / #HailToTheBenton / “Dude, the Hog Story is worth the price of admission…”/ “Oh yeah…when we get done…I need to show you guys something…”/ “It’s like zazz and zhuzh…”/ #NWOOSTM / “Here’s what I hate about Marshalls…”/ #Traitor REACTOR IV (Venomizer – 2016) / #1986 / #incomplete / “You know what dude, that’s the best #BackstreetBoys song…”/ #Enmy – LEDGE / #melody / “It’s the hard stop…and then super soft…”/ #markthetime / “I wasn’t expecting to like that…”/ “No Slayer of the Episode?”/ #anush #penish / #SlayerOfTheEpisode / #Slayer HALLOWED POINT (Seasons In The Abyss – 1990) / “And just like that…all is right in the world…”/ “It’s all 7’s…” (22:47): #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS: AC/DC – FLICK OF THE SWITCH / #ACDC #TheWhiteAlbum / “I don’t remember being 10 and listening to AC/DC…” “It’s black and white in grayscale…”/ Released August 19, 1983 / “Doing AC/DC always takes me back to childhood…”/ “In the For…Flick…Fly category, Flick is in the middle there…” / “It’s 3-D and you can feel the texture…”/ Recorded in Nassau, The Bahamas with Robert John “Mutt” Lange / “He’s the Bob Rock of the 80’s…”/ “Their sound is menopause…”/ RISING | 57m 46s | ||||||
| 1/22/26 | ![]() #336 Part 2 - HEAVY METAL HIGH SCHOOL REUNION | “Flat earth is just a troll thing, right? People don’t really believe that…” Picking up right where we left off on our previous HEAVY METAL HIGH SCHOOL REUNION episode with even more stories of metal nostalgia and teenage retardity as we reflect on the pressing issues of the day during our high school residency. “The bathrooms are over there, Everest is over there, and you’ve gotta be this high to ride the ride…” From the discovery journeys that led us to our favorite bands to the band that was considered “the next level of ‘Shout At The Devil’”, we go further down the rabbit hole and assess how the 70’s factored into our respective musical paths as well as uncover a potentially jarring shortlist of metal (and non-metal) bands that were hugely popular that we just didn’t (and/or couldn’t) connect with. “…AKA The Flat Earth Emporium.” Find out what it’s like to enjoy “a little Mr. Black with some Elijah Craig on top”, discover why having hellions for children means “they’re gonna be good prayerents when they get older”, understand that sometimes you’re just not “mature enough to appreciate Reign In Blood” (especially if you “didn’t have enough pubes to handle it”), and realize that flat earth people can be a great resource for discovering new music when you JOIN US for ROUND 2 of the HEAVY METAL HIGH SCHOOL REUNION BUNKERPOON BLOWOUT BONANZA!!! Visit www.metalnerdery.com/podcast for more on this episode Help Support Metal Nerdery https://www.patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast Leave us a Voicemail to be played on a future episode: 980-666-8182 Metal Nerdery Tees and Hoodies – metalnerdery.com/merchand kindly leave us a review and/or rating on your favorite Podcast app Follow us on the Socials: Facebook - Instagram - TikTok Email: metalnerdery@gmail.com Can’t be LOUD Enough Playlist on Spotify Metal Nerdery Munchies on YouTube @metalnerderypodcast Show Notes: (00:01): “The answer is always yes…”/ #sovereigncitizen #dindunuffin / “I kinda wish there was a nation of Pig Latin…where the national language was Pig Latin…”/ #piglatin / “He’s gonna smash…”/ “A little more than that…don’t be greedy…”/ “Jeptha?” / ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised ***/ “Side cheese? You mean poon?”/ “Does that mean they’ll be good prarents when they get older?” / #prayerents / “If they’re Irish, they’re pink…”/ ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!*** / #ThankYou #Shalom #SpecialGuest / “Just enjoyed a little Mr. Black with some Elijah Craig on top…”/ “So, what you’re saying: you had a threesome…”/ “I had a threesome with some dudes…”/ #TheRighteousGemstones / “Do you guys like stuff that’s weird?”/ #CyclingFrog #THCSeltzer / #gigglyhigh #aftershocks #laughtershocks / “The old Roxy or the new Roxy?” / #TheOldRoxy vs #TheNewRoxy / #TheEastern / “I ran over and got some old dude with a mop…” / “Right before Blackie goes on…”/ #WASP #ArmoredSaint / “Reagan was the mean orange guy for the early 80’s…” (12:34): ***SOCIAL MEDIA US at #metalnerderypodcast on #Instagram #Facebook #TikTok and #YouTube / PATREON US at patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast ***/ “Some people are being weird about the name…”/ #PatreonShoutout / “It’s not one fill…it’s 3 fills in 1…”/ “It is the same drummer…it’s the same album…” (15:33): #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS: METAL REUNION – VOL. 2 / “What’d y’all think when Garage Days came out?”/ #Metallica HELPLESS (The $5.98 EP - Garage Days Re-Revisited – 1987) / “I’d have been happy if #Justice sounded like that…” / “You realize that’s almost 40 fucking years old!?”/ “He pulled into my driveway…”/ “Pull up anything on Ride The Lightning…challenge accepted…”/ “Go back…and see how much you can hear #CliffBurton…”/ #BunkerpoonVengeance / RIDE THE LIGHTNING (Ride The Lightning – 1984) / “You can hear the noise of bass…”/ “I’m so sick of this argument…” (26:12): ***Check out our Rigor Mortis episode on our #Patreon page***/ “Two hard R’s…”/ #RigorMortis RE-ANIMATOR (Rigor Mortis – 1988) / FRE | 1h 35m 05s | ||||||
| 1/15/26 | ![]() #335 HEAVY METAL HIGH SCHOOL REUNION | “Forbidden and Death Angel at the Center Stage was my 2nd thrash show…” Imagine learning about all of the latest and greatest metal bands without the help of Spotify or the internet. Back in THE METAL DAYS OF YORE, it was all about social networking (sans social media) and getting dubbed cassettes from your friends (or forming your own metal band with those friends) that helped you on your way towards finding the greatest and most obscure thrash and metal that you were looking for. “I almost got my ass kicked by a bunch of guys in make-up…” It’s time for a HEAVY METAL HIGH SCHOOL REUNION in The Bunkerpoon because we’ve got a very special guest with us and we’re talking all about the glory days of our metal youth. From our first thrash and arena rock shows to our first band experiences, to all of the bands we got into back in the late 80’s and early 90’s, this episode will feel like a trip back in time. “The only one of us that should have their tits out is probably Bill…” To everyone who attended (or skipped) high school during 1987 to 1992 (or thereabouts), and anyone who wonders what that experience must have been like, we invite you to JOIN US in The Bunkerpoon Lounge as we wax nostalgic about “the good old days” of ancient metal venues, early concerts, and our favorite bands and albums from our teen years with our very own HEAVY METAL HIGH SCHOOL REUNION. Visit www.metalnerdery.com/podcast for more on this episode Help Support Metal Nerdery https://www.patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast Leave us a Voicemail to be played on a future episode: 980-666-8182 Metal Nerdery Tees and Hoodies – metalnerdery.com/merchand kindly leave us a review and/or rating on your favorite Podcast app Follow us on the Socials: Facebook - Instagram - TikTok Email: metalnerdery@gmail.com Can’t be LOUD Enough Playlist on Spotify Metal Nerdery Munchies on YouTube @metalnerderypodcast Show Notes: (00:01): ALERT: special #Bunkerpoon Guest Visitor… / “I’m in every episode…smacking the skins…”/ #shalom / “Wait, you wiped with that hand, didn’t you?” / ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised ***/ ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY BUNKERPOON PODCAST ADVENTURE!!!!*** / “That might be one of the new names, we’re not real sure yet…”/ #specialguest / #sixseven / “I had no legitimate expectations…we don’t either…” (03:21): SOCIAL MEDIA US at #metalnerderypodcast on #TikTok #Instagram #YouTube and #Facebook / #viral #drysockets #wisdomteeth #vegancows / EMAIL US at metalnerdery@gmail.com / VOICEMAIL US at 980-666-8182 or even PATREON US at patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast / “The only one of us that should have their tits out is probably Bill…” / “I’ve got a solid A-Plus cup, dude…”/ “I’m doing the Turd Zeppetide…”/ #PatreonShoutout / “I like that one the best…it has a ring to it…”/ #MandatoryMetalPodcast (07:08): Time for the inside scoop regarding the origin story behind the Decimation lore of yore, including our early days as young musicians and how we chose our respective instruments… / #doommetalbassplayer / “They came next to a highway?”/ “That’s worth calling the cops over…”/ The days of ruffling feathers and pissing people off and getting notoriety for being young, loud, and obnoxious young metal heads…/ #LilburnDaze / “Adjusted for inflation, that’s like $28,000 today…”/ “You still sound like…you.” (13:13): “Speaking of being whores for metal…” / #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS: THE METAL DAYS OF YORE – HEAVY METAL HIGH SCHOOL REUNION / #freestyle / “Did you find out about the thrash stuff before high school or after you got into high school?” / #memorex / #TheMetroplex / The old suitcase attaché cases of metal cassettes…Possessed AND Obsessed… / “We’d buy metal albums just based off the cover…” / Imagine learning about metal WITHOUT the internet…the people that you knew WERE your internet, and THAT was how you found out about new and obscure metal music… / “Was The Accused one of those bands all of y’all were into?”/ | 1h 18m 58s | ||||||
| 1/8/26 | ![]() #334 METAL? or NOT METAL? | “Is it metal? Or is it NOT metal?” As metalheads, we’ve all heard some variation of this argument at least once in our lives, and the further down the rabbit hole we go, the more we truly reflect on what makes something obviously metal or obviously NOT metal. “Fish teeth is metal as fuck…” What’s the lyrical content like? The darker the subject matter, the more metal it is. Lyrics about love and happiness might be considered less metal than lyrics about drugs and wizards, or other more doom and gloom topics. “If it was distorted as fuck, then it would be metal. But it’s not, so it’s rock and roll…” How about production? How does it sound? Is it distorted and heavy? Is it really fast or extremely aggressive? More distortion and more speed in the sound equals more metal. “He’s getting high with a wizard, dude…that’s pretty metal…” Many of us who grew up with the likes of Ozzy, Dio, and Motley Crue in the early 80’s could easily tell when the boundaries started to shift between rock and metal. And of course, those are the easiest artists to reference as they each capture the majority of the traits that inherently make them metal artists: intensity and attitude, darkness and speed, distortion and heaviness. “When I think of metal, I think of…Metal Church…” There are some instances where it’s obvious whether or not something is metal (or not), and there are some where it’s not quite as cut and dry. So, if you’d like to get our take, be sure to JOIN US (along with our special guest for this episode, Mr. Bonerman) deep in The Bunkerpoon as we attempt to settle the great debate of METAL? OR NOT METAL? (because THAT is the question). Visit www.metalnerdery.com/podcast for more on this episode Help Support Metal Nerdery https://www.patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast Leave us a Voicemail to be played on a future episode: 980-666-8182 Metal Nerdery Tees and Hoodies – metalnerdery.com/merchand kindly leave us a review and/or rating on your favorite Podcast app Follow us on the Socials: Facebook - Instagram - TikTok Email: metalnerdery@gmail.com Can’t be LOUD Enough Playlist on Spotify Metal Nerdery Munchies on YouTube @metalnerderypodcast Show Notes: (00:01): “I think that’s definitely metal…” / #Krokus / “I said come…you said back…”/ #onetake / Some Christmas movie leftovers…/ #ChristmasVacation #HomeAlone / “He was beating on your Ethan?” / “You’re about to be cross trained, dude…”/ ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** / ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!*** / “Possibly soon to be something else maybe…”/ #Bunkerpoon2026 / “The only thing useful that I’ve learned in 53 years…”/ #OneLineADay / #simulation / “I’ve got a lot to look forward to…” (06:36): SOCIAL MEDIA US at #metalnerderypodcast on #Instagram #Facebook #YouTube and #TikTok / PATREON US at patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast / “We don’t show our tits or anything…(yet)”/ “Oh…The Metal Nerdery calendar…” / #ThrashOfTheTitans / “It’s the old Roxy…” / “Alright…you’re fired.”/ “Hell to the naw, naw, naw…”/ “That fits perfectly…”/ “It’s a Tuesday night…”/ “It’s Mr. Bonerman…” (12:49): “Metal, or NOT Metal!? THAT is the question!!!” / #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PRESENTS: METAL? OR NOT METAL? / “Is it on the edge? Is it metal? Is it not metal? Is rock metal? Is light beer ‘beer’? Is nonalcoholic beer ‘beer’? / “Rock seems kinda like the lite beer of metal…”/ “Metal is heavier…and angrier…” / “If you dial it all the way back, it’s all blues, right?”/ “Think of songs you’re not sure of…like we don’t know their pronouns…”/ #BeavisASMR / “This song is definitely gonna get us flagged…”/ #MetalOrNotMetal / #DeepPurple SMOKE ON THE WATER (Machine Head – 1972) / “When I think of metal, I think of #MetalChurch …”/ #BlackSabbath DIRTY WOMEN (Technical Ecstasy – 1976) / “That’s more metal than what we just listened to…” (22:49): #NIN TERRIBLE LIE (Pretty Hate Machine – 1989) / “If we’re using heaviness, and intensity, and darkness…”/ “It’s like | 1h 09m 40s | ||||||
| 1/1/26 | ![]() #333 – THE FIRST FOUR from the mighty PANTERA | “I wonder if we’ll get a cease and desist on this episode…” Generally speaking, whenever someone says “Slayer” or “Metallica”, you think of two veteran thrash bands which both formed in 1981 and both released their debut albums in 1983. This is common knowledge among most fans of both of these bands. Ironically, there’s another band who follows this exact same timeline of forming in 1981 and releasing their debut album in 1983, yet at the time, they were NOT at all thrashy…not even close. Most of us know of PANTERA as the brutally heavy, groove metal masters from Arlington, Texas who lit a proverbial fire under the ass of the thrash and heavy music scene in 1990 with their “major label” debut album (with the emphasis, in this case, on the words “major label”) as CFH was actually their FIFTH studio album. Fifth? Wait a minute…what about THE FIRST FOUR studio albums!? And why are those albums not talked about and celebrated just like all things PANTERA!? Well, there’s a reason that THE FIRST FOUR aren’t really talked about or acknowledged. Actually, there are probably a multitude of reasons, but the most glaring one is the stylistic difference between their early glam and power metal days and the heavier, grittier era when they truly became the “Cowboys From Hell”. Remember those awkward Olan Mills pictures you used to take with the family, or better yet, the pictures of you in high school with that absurd, dorky hairstyle that people always like to bring up in conversation? That’s kinda what THE FIRST FOUR ALBUMS by PANTERA were like. Always remember that “Dokken is better than KISS” and you absolutely have to “pill up before PT”. Find out why “concubine” is a much cooler term than girlfriend, why the stress of having multiple families can be fatal, and realize that most doctors’ definition of “prescription pain medication” is painfully incorrect and a complete waste of a prescription pad. Get ready to find out which Pantera album came out on Rex’s 20th birthday, which song features Dime on lead vocals, and understand that while we absolutely did not plan for this to be episode 333, it just so happened to turn out that way. Brace yourselves and get your relaxers ready before you JOIN US as we go back to the 80’s to get a better idea of why one of the greatest metal bands of all time tried to bury their earliest work (and original “not as metal” logo) with THE FIRST FOUR from the mighty PANTERA. Visit www.metalnerdery.com/podcast for more on this episode Help Support Metal Nerdery https://www.patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast Leave us a Voicemail to be played on a future episode: 980-666-8182 Metal Nerdery Tees and Hoodies – metalnerdery.com/merchand kindly leave us a review and/or rating on your favorite Podcast app Follow us on the Socials: Facebook - Instagram - TikTok Email: metalnerdery@gmail.com Can’t be LOUD Enough Playlist on Spotify Metal Nerdery Munchies on YouTube @metalnerderypodcast Show Notes: (00:01): “Welcome back to the Megadeth, Dave Mustaine, Wisdom Teeth, Dry Socket Podcast…”/ “I am an adult children who refuses to move out…of my own house…”/ Double sided blade…or dildo? / ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** / “Well I’ve got my Masters in Bation…” / ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST (for now…)*** / “I can’t jerk right now…there’s no tugging…” / “Pill up before you do PT…”/ #painkillers (05:43): ***SOCIAL MEDIA US at #Facebook #YouTube #Instagram #TikTok - EMAIL US at metalnerdery@gmail.com and VOICEMAIL US at 980-666-8182!!!*** / “We’re pondering changing the name…”/ #namechange / “Hookers and Metal…Metal Dildos…”/ NOTE: Steely Dan is not a vibrator, it’s actually a slang term for a metal dildo…/ #multiplefamilies / “Even having multiple significant others at once…King Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines…”/ “That’s what we should start calling girlfriends now: concubines…”/ “Snooch, gooch, or hot pocket?” (12:43): ***PATREON US at patreon.com/m | 1h 16m 31s | ||||||
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