Episodes

  • #314 – MEGADETH: COUNTDOWN TO EXTINCTION
    Aug 21 2025
    “We can’t ever talk about this so let’s talk about not talking about it when we’re talking about it…” Released on July 14th, 1992, COUNTDOWN TO EXTINCTION, the 5th MEGADETH album (and the 2nd to feature “the classic lineup” of Dave Mustaine, David Ellefson, Marty Friedman, and Nick Menza) would become the follow up to “one of the most perfect thrash albums of all time”, featuring a more streamlined, simplified, straight forward approach which served as a sonic palette cleanser to the progressive thrash complexity of 1990’s masterpiece, Rust In Peace. Simply stated, COUNTDOWN TO EXTINCTION is complex in its simplicity. Even though this might be the most offensive episode we’ve ever made, we’d like to remind everyone that we’re still all about “rainbows and peaches” even though we’ve emphatically stated for the record that “we’re not gonna talk about it”. Remember proper cell phone etiquette to avoid being bothersome to others, prepare yourself for “The Average Double-Team”, head on down to Dangol County for some “High Speed Dirt”, and last but not least, find out “how to get out of offending anybody” when you “go pick up some honkies” and JOIN US as we start the clock and begin our analysis of MEGADETH’s COUNTDOWN TO EXTINCTION. 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/merch and 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 not gonna talk about it…but you always wanna talk about it…” / “We can’t ever talk about this so let’s talk about not talking about it when we’re talking about it…”/ “Rainbows and peaches, dude…”/ #buttstuff / “It’s more peach-like in flavor…”/ #KoolAidMan / “Is she a #Redskin?” / “Is it the Washington Nationals?” (NOTE: It’s the Commanders.) / #RacistReflections and using your phone in public (where EVERYONE can hear your music, your conversations, etc.) / “So is it racist…?” / “Do you know where #honky comes from?” / “Why don’t we have better slurs?” / #beeroftheepisode / “Let’s go pick up some honkies and go out and do some stuff…” / ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised (07:27): ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!*** / #DreamReflections / “Has anybody caught the new #KingOfTheHill…?” / #RussellsReflectionsNostalgiaEdition / “He LEANS into it…”/ #onmicburp / “King of Hill…”/ #InMemoriam / “There’s some conspiracy…”/ “They’re selling their #voicerights to AI…”/ #DangolCounty / “Dude…the Average Double-team…that’s our new podcast…that’s this side of the table…”/ #TheAverageDoubleteam (14:44): ***JOIN US on the Socials at #Facebook #Instagram #YouTube and #TikTok at #metalnerderypodcast and EMAIL US at metalnerdery@gmail.com and VOICEMAIL US at 980-666-8182!!!*** / ***PATREON US at patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast *** / #BunkerpoonRequestLine / #PatreonShoutOut / “We’ll do 3 solo episodes…kinda like the solo albums…” (17:11): #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS: MEGADETH – COUNTDOWN TO EXTINCTION / “Can you believe it’s been 33 years!?” / July 14th, 1992 / #wisdomteeth and #drysockets / “I remember I had these tea leaves…”/ “When they pulled it out…it was purple…”/ “Do you hear that? I hear a lot of gay…” / “This was the follow up to probably one of the most perfect thrash albums of all time…”/ SKIN O’ MY TEETH / “Slurps?” / #rrrrrollthoserrrrrs / “Let’s get to the meat…”/ “It’s very old school…” (26:26): SYMPHONY OF DESTRUCTION / “Watch him become a god…” / “Complex in its simplicity…”/ ARCHITECTURE OF AGGRESSION / “That’s a bazooka…”/ “Time to pay with your ass…” / “In 2004, they went back…and fucked up the drums…”/ FORECLOSURE OF A DREAM / “I’m not hungry dude, but thank you…”/ “It’s their #BlackAlbum…” (34:00): “This was the fun one…”/ SWEATING BULLETS / “It’s an extra 24 seconds long…”/ “Remember the video for this?” / #WAYUPFRONT / “Twenty Daves talking to Dave…”/ “Now I just jump out of airplanes and do kung fu…”/ THIS WAS MY LIFE / “Hey…”/ “That was the end of side 1…” / NOTE: CD’s do not include Side 1 and Side 2. Russell could not have been more wrong. / “Here’s how you can get out of offending anybody…”/ “I don’t identify with that unless it can get me free food…” / “Finish the story…Russell…”/ #WaylonSomething #WaylonJennings #...
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • #313 MAKE-UP IN METAL
    Aug 14 2025
    “I like feet, bro…” Whether it’s the “spooky kabuki KISS” face paint of the 70’s, the “ultra gloves of shame glam KISS” from the 80’s, or the black metal corpse paint of the modern day, MAKE-UP has been a part of rock and metal across a multitude of decades and genres that not only made for a superior stage show but also helped homely looking metal heads look and feel more attractive and confident. It’s time to take care of the “nut breath”, pretty up the “front gunt”, and manicure the “gash” before you slip on those “acid washed jeans” and head out the door. Discover who was NOT “an official KISS character”, learn how to streamline your vacuuming schedule, and prepare to JOIN US on the most double entendre laden podcast in metal “where dreams can come true” with MAKE-UP IN METAL. 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/merch and 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 had a dream the other night…”/ “Can you stop talking for a minute?”/ “You and my wife should get together and just tell each other about all your fucking dreams…”/ ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** / ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!*** / “So…back to the dream thing…”/ “Wait I thought dreams meant nothing…” / “That’s a warning, dude…even though they don’t mean anything…”/ “I always dreamed I’d be in middle management…” / #dreamscancometrue (08:45): ***JOIN US on #YouTube #Facebook #Instagram #TikTok at #metalnerderypodcast and EMAIL US at metalnerdery@gmail.com and VOICEMAIL US at 980-666-8182!!!*** / #pissingpostASMR / “You know what I hear? It’s the #glovesofshame…” / “It tastes like fruit juice for adults…with drugs in it…”/ ***PATREON SHOUTOUT!!!*** JOIN US on the Patreon at patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast *** / “Sorry, my dreams of #misogyny were coming true…”/ #drumphil / “I almost wonder if we should up the ante…” / “He’s still alive, dude…”/ “I’m gonna mention it…”/ #RussellsReflectionsKillTonyEdition / “So he’s the Greta Van Fleet of Mitch Hedberg…”/ #RussellsReflectionsStillGoingEdition (21:47): #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS: MAKE-UP IN METAL / “Is there a #transmetal possibly?” / #Kimdracula or #KimDracula / “It sounds like every other 60’s song…”/ “Remember when he was getting his butt eaten in that movie?” / “He’s got the bone…he’s got a bone on his face…”/ “Makeup, with any artist, has always evolved…”/ #SpookyKabuki / “Dildo man…the golden dildo…”/ “He was like #Zorro…he wasn’t #Starman…”/ #AliceCooper UNDER MY WHEELS (Killer – 1971) / “He’s got #nutbreath now, I can smell it…” / #TheDeclineOfWesternCivilization #TheMetalYears (32:32): “It’s kinda like the hot chick you knew in high school…”/ #frontgunt / “If I were to play a #KISS song…”/ “I feel like Destroyer is more like KISS’s Load era…”/ “Zero coke lines…shocking…”/ SHE & PARASITE (Alive! – 1975) / “I don’t like that song…”/ “I feel like you’re just relieved this part is over…” / “What about bands like The Sweet?”/ NOTE: The Sweet and Sweet are the same band / “All the guys that are banging super-hot women…”/ #gash / “Of all the crazy shit we’ve said…dude, you just made my dreams come true…” / “Is that the only KISS song you like?” / “I don’t think #dildoman was an official KISS character…” (44:56): “They wore the jorts…”/ #TwistedSister UNDER THE BLADE (Under The Blade – 1982) / “Let’s go with #Misfits…chronologically they would be next…” / SKULLS (Walk Among Us – 1982) & LAST CARESS (Beware – 1980) / “I never really heard of them before #Metallica…” / #RussellsReflectionsOffTopicASMR / “I would say this guy’s next…it’s Temu #KingDiamond…” / ***Check out our #MercyfulFate #DeathMatch *** / NUNS HAVE NO FUN (Mercyful Fate – 1982) (56:30): “I heard a wheeze…”/ “They went from scary makeup to glam makeup…that was the beginning of #Poison…”/ “He walks out there with a big turkey leg…” / #MotleyCrue PIECE OF YOUR ACTION (Too Fast For Love – 1981) / “Can we skip to the guitar solo?” / “So after Crue…” / #Cinderella SHAKE ME (Night Songs – 1986) / #TomKeiferASMR / “They had some eyeliner…they weren’t all Poison’d out…”/ #SpookyBukkake #BukkakeKabuki #SpookyKabukiBukkake / NOTE: Other than ...
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    1 hr and 33 mins
  • #312 SLAYER CHRIST ILLUSION Album Review
    Aug 7 2025
    “When you thought it was over…it did kind of a slide down…and then he slid back up and back down again…and then he does it again…” August 8, 2006, marks the first SLAYER album in 16 years featuring Dave Lombardo behind the drum kit with CHRIST ILLUSION, their 10th studio album and their first since the release of God Hates Us All on 09/11/2001. With the original classic lineup in place and artist Larry Carroll’s trademark macabre album art, CHRIST ILLUSION represents a true return to form for the thrash veterans, effectively picking up where 1990’s Seasons In The Abyss left off. Prepare to understand why the concept of “Uncanny Valley” has become exponentially creepier with the rise of artificial intelligence, discover which track is officially “the title track” and which one sounds like “a Taco Bell combo meal” for Slayer fans, realize that “Nickelback’s not that bad…they’re right up there with Creed” and get ready to enjoy some “sex noodles” when you JOIN US as we try to overcome our “Slayer Arrested Development (which is S.A.D.)” with CHRIST ILLUSION. 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/merch and 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): “Me Grok, me know what things are!” / “Destroyer is like their Black Album…you should know all of this…”/ ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** / #tritoon / “We went to a tie up…”/ “Sounds like…sex noodles…”/ ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST IN 5D DIMENSIONS!!!*** / #poonboat / “Why not call the boat a #trypoon…?” / “You think that’s like the monster truck of the water?” / #ponpoon / #RussellsReflectionsBoatEdition / “That’s a LOT money, man!” (06:26): PATREON SHOUT OUT!!! / ***Come JOIN US over on the #Patreon at patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast *** / “The mighty hail…”/ #JustInCaseASMR / #Shittah / #ActusReus RABID DOGS #localmetal #metalcore #deathcore / “Those aren’t Grok Dogs…”/ #EmberingEffigy will be playing at #Yonderways at #TheBlackStrap in Gainesville (11:23): ***JOIN US on the social media at #Instagram #Facebook #YouTube and #TikTok, EMAIL US at metalnerdery@gmail.com and VOICEMAIL US at 980-666-8182!!!*** / “I have a little quick thing I wanted to show you…” / “I would say it but I can’t pronounce it…”/ “Hot little Angus…”/ “Apparently when girls talk about size, they’re more into the girth…” (14:44): #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST Presents: SLAYER – CHRIST ILLUSION / The first album featuring the original #Slayer lineup since Seasons In The Abyss / Released August 8, 2006 / #LarryCarroll / “That dude is a DUDE, man…”/ “Interestingly enough…” / “OMG that’s amazing…when you have that spot that you can’t get to…”/ “Then we just gotta go back…we’ve changed over the past 6 years…”/ FLESH STORM / “…and we’re back!” / “When I delete it in post…”/ CATALYST / “When you thought it was over…it did kind of a slide down…and then he slid back up and back down again…” (25:35): SKELETON CHRIST / “Thrashy and groovy…”/ “Slayer were one of the first…breakdown bands…”/ #GrammyWinner #BestMetalPerformance / EYES OF THE INSANE / #UncannyValley / “Isn’t it like A.I., where it’s almost human but you can tell it is not…?” / The definition of Uncanny Valley / “I am SO fucking tired…let’s just get this out there…”/ “Maybe it was an A.I. generated article…” (35:00): JIHAD / #CBLE / “There’s an outro part that’s really creepy…”/ “Every time…I get so much boner…”/ “That was mainly written about the 2 towers…but not WTC7…”/ “It’s right over there…on a map, it’s like 6 inches that way…”/ “She frew on a big prane…”/ “That might be one of the few times in life where it’s okay to do acid…”/ CONSFEARACY / “It’s like Dittohead…but opposite…”/ #RussellsReflections regarding #Ozzfest back in ’99 / “That’s a sign of aging…Nickelback’s not that bad…they’re right up there with Creed.” (47:27): CATATONIC / “It’s kinda nice to hear Slayer do the heavy…”/ “Okay this is gonna sound weird…I feel like every band kinda does this a little bit…they try too hard to be themselves…”/ BLACK SERENADE / “This isn’t me being argumentative…I promise…”/ “You’ve got…Slayer Arrested Development, which is S.A.D.” / “I feel like they’ve got a file on me…check out his shit from ...
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  • #311 OZZY OSBOURNE – IN MEMORIAM
    Jul 31 2025
    “It’s strange to think about a world without The Prince of Darkness…” It all started on February 13, 1970, with the ominous sounds of chapel bells, thunder, and pouring rain, and it all ended with an emotionally charged, worldwide downpour of tears from fans across the planet on July 22, 2025, the day that OZZY OSBOURNE, The Prince Of Darkness, bade this world farewell and passed into eternity. Ozzy, for many metal heads, represents “the “beginning” of the heavy metal journey. With a “creepy and unsettling” voice that sounded like no one else before or after him, he was, for all intents and purposes, “the first and the last” of his kind in metal, helping to lay the foundations for the countless heavy metal subgenres that would follow and spawning legions of metal heads that would loyally follow him across multiple generations. Get ready to “quit dick-docking around” for a little bit because it’s time to JOIN US as we “bless that man & bless that band” and pay tribute to the man who helped birth “the most powerful genre of music in the world” as we salute and bid a fond farewell to The Prince Of Darkness with OZZY OSBOURNE – IN MEMORIAM. 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/merch and 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): “She hangs out…but she doesn’t run off…I said ‘Hey lady’…”/ #markthetime / #Dice / ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** / ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST, NOW (SADLY) IN A #POSTOZZYWORLD *** / #shizirt / “I know but “just do it already…quit dick docking around…” (03:11): #PatreonShoutOut ***JOIN US ON THE PATREON AT patreon.com/metalnerdery.com ***/ #TomDick / ***JOIN US on the Social Media at #metalnerderypodcast on #Instagram #Facebook #YouTube and #TikTok ***/ #drumfill / “That was not gay…” / ***LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL AT 980-666-8182!!!*** / “I have missed that sound…so much…”/ #PissingPost / “We all knew it was coming…”/ “It’s almost like if suddenly oceans didn’t have water anymore…”/ “Since we’re already in this space…” (07:56): #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS: OZZY OSBOURNE – IN MEMORIAM / A #eulogy for #ThePrinceOfDarkness #OzzyOsbourne / Our earliest memories of Ozzy / “His voice as a solo artist was different to me than his voice in Sabbath…”/ “It was a little creepy and unsettling…”/ “He doesn’t sound like anyone else…”/ “I never had any friends that had parents with cool record collections…”/ “Married his 14 year old…cousin…”/ “All our heroes were doing this in the 70’s…”/ “You didn’t realize how mainstream Ozzy was until Tuesday…”/ “He had to do the vocal words…”/ “After you heard the news…what was the first Ozzy song you heard?” (19:44): “It’s gonna be #OzzyDay from now on…”/ July 22, 2025 #RIP #OzzyOsbourne / “From here on out…”/ “He’s ALWAYS been there…”/ MAMA I’M COMING HOME (No More Tears – 1990) from #JacobDavisGuitar / “The window’s open, the breeze flowing…your balls are out…”/ “Like old #MichaelHedges style…”/ #acousticguitarplayers / “He’s kind of The God of Heavy Metal…”/ “I feel like #TheOsbournes made him more relatable…”/ “She kept that man alive…him and his career…”/ “Think about your parents…Ozzy has always looked like Ozzy…” / #BackToTheBeginning is being proposed to be an annual event/ “The most powerful genre of music in the world…there’s no #PopNerdery podcast, how about that?” (29:52): “Here’s a thought…”/ #TheFirstAndTheLast #BlackSabbath and #OzzyOsbourne / “Bless that man and bless that band…”/ BLACK SABBATH (Black Sabbath – 1970) / “Get to the fast part…”/ “Vita-macta…facta-mica…”/ PARIAH (13 – 2013) / NOTE: It’s Dear Father / “Sounds like #RATM …”/ “I would trade this for Technical Ecstasy…”/ DEAR FATHER / #TheEnd / “It’s all the same…only the names have changed (41:41): “In terms of an opener…not only an album opener but your (solo) career opener…” / I DON’T KNOW (Blizzard Of Ozz – 1980) / “Perfect…”/ “Chainsaw metal…”/ “The last song on Never Say Die! was…” / SWINGING THE CHAIN (Never Say Die! – 1978) / “Wait, is that Ozzy!?” / OVER TO YOU / “This album is still infinitely better than Technical Ecstasy…”/ “Those 2 albums became southern rock…you’d listen to this on #DazedAndConfused…”/ “That’d be weird if...
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  • #310 2nd Albums BETTER or WORSE than the 1st
    Jul 24 2025
    “Careful back there…” Generally speaking, an artist’s DEBUT ALBUM will often be quite good, while their SOPHOMORE ALBUM, in contrast, will often be far more advanced, sophisticated, and light years better than the first, in terms of song writing and overall production. While this is more often than not the rule, there are some notable exceptions. As with asking a parent with 2 kids “which one do you love more?”, sometimes the answer is obvious, and other times it’s “not even close”. And in the instances where dissenting opinions clashed, the resulting debate may have impacted the feelings of others “forevermore”. It's time to “go get your mom” and bear witness to some “Gonz Bozonders” as we discuss the blockbuster movie magic behind “Shark Week” and prepare to “show no Morrissey” with regard to “butt scissoring” when you JOIN US as we try to determine whether various metal artist’s second albums are BETTER OR WORSE than their first. 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/merch and 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): “23 lbs down, son…”/ “That’s a heart healthy #origami diet…”/ #semiglutide / “Every time I come, you’re like ‘that’s fine’…” / ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** / #RussellsTwanglifiedVocals / ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY FENG SHUI UNDERGROUND BUNKERPOON PODCAST!!!*** / “I’m getting feng shui’d with my Wang Chung…”/ #thisepisodesbeeroftheepisode / #ObiOneCanObi / “Oh it smells like green pee…”/ “The cover model on the upstairs magazine…”/ #starcrunch / #uhhhhkay (06:00): ***PATREON SHOUT OUT!!!*** / ***COME AND JOIN US ON THE PATREON AT patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast *** / “It’s like two dudes butthole fucking each other…”/ #buttscissoring / ***EMAIL US AT metalnerdery@gmail.com and VOICEMAIL US AT 980-666-8182!!!*** / “It’ll probably be out before this episode…the LAST episode…”/ “Don’t choke on those nuts, bro…”/ “I’m fuckin’ trippin’ balls…”/ “You might wanna swallow first…” (10:30): #RussellsReflectionsMovieEdition #Jaws / “That’s not Snowflake…”/ #sharkweek / “Every month is shark week for women…”/ “Oh, you mean like the #moonlanding…”/ “BTW, who owned #MarthasVinyard?”/ “Without men, women would never be mothers…”/ #Duel #StevenSpielberg / #BJAndTheBear #EveryWhichWayButLoose #AnyWhichWayYouCan / “I’m telling you…go get your mom…” / “These guys are assholes…”/ #spoiler / “So anyway, that was Steven Spielberg’s first attempt…”/ “So it’s like #TheShining vs The Shining…”/ “That was his 4th movie (Jaws)…”/ “Sorry, had a couple of beers…(too many)”/ #swallowit / “I know this sounds weird, but…”/ #GonzBozonders / “I might have felt a little weird down there…” (23:23): “I forget what we’re doing…/ #TheDocket / METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS: 2ND ALBUMS THAT ARE BETTER (OR WORSE) THAN THE DEBUT ALBUMS / “They’re not all gonna be equal…is it better or is it worse?” / “Okay, I’m gonna make this real easy to start…”/ “What?” / Hell Awaits vs Show No Mercy / “How about Shout At The Devil vs Too Fast For Love?” / “I am so lost…exactly…” (29:43): “Kreator…how about Kreator?” / “Violent…what is it?” / “It’s not that different…it’s not as memorable…”/ “Put on your 1983 hat…Ride The Lightning (was not even out yet) …”/ “I was gonna say DirtBox…”/ Black Sabbath vs Paranoid / “If we’re doing a #DeathMatch…”/ Van Halen or Van Halen II? / “This is effectively a Death Match between first and second albums…”/ #VanHalen YOU’RE NO GOOD (Van Halen II – 1979) / “Maybe Kerry King played bass on all the Van Halen albums…” (38:28): “I do wanna go back to the #Slayer thing…”/ #titillation / “You like Show No Morrissey…”/ “Progressive? Maybe…”/ “I didn’t fart in your face, I didn’t dishonor your family by farting in your face…”/ The Legacy or The New Order? / “That’s very easy…”/ “It’s like asking a parent with 2 kids ‘which one do you love more?’…”/ Holy Diver or The Last In Line?/ “Careful back there…”/ “No I don’t! OMG, I’m not trying to be difficult!”/ “Let’s make an album real quick…”/ #heshammered / “What are we doing now? He’s lost the argument…you’re doing what women do…because you lost…”/ “That’s the next...
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  • #309 – Sabbath: BACK TO THE BEGINNING
    Jul 17 2025
    “There were some heroes and there were some zeroes…” BACK TO THE BEGINNING, the final concert performance by the O.G. lineup of BLACK SABBATH featuring Bill Ward, Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, and Ozzy Osbourne (along with an all-star roster of top shelf rock & metal artists) was held at Villa Park in Aston, Birmingham, England on 05/07/2025 (that’s July 5th, 2025 for people in the United States) and raised nearly $200 Million for charity. While BACK TO THE BEGINNING will go down in heavy metal history as “The Live Aid of Metal”, it also represents a significant turning point and an emotional marker for metal fans from all over the world who came to pay homage and bid a celebratory yet poignant farewell to the Founding Fathers of Heavy Metal and The Prince Of Darkness. Ladies, prepare to comprehend why Pantera playing Sabbath songs at a Zeppelin tribute is as much a faux pas as “showing up to a funeral wearing a bridal gown”, gentlemen, understand how Slipknot’s Sid Wilson is an absolute genius when it comes to remembering landmark dates with that special someone, and as for everybody else, break out your assortment of relaxers and various modalities of twanglification and JOIN US as we celebrate Sabbath, Ozzy, and all things metal with our take on BACK TO THE BEGINNING. 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/merch and 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): “Mr. Black or Mr. Monkey?” / NOTE: that was actually #CoalChamber with #OzzyOsbourne / “Going forward, I need you to know…”/ ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** / #christmaspeanutbutterballs / ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST IN FENG SHUI BUNKERPOON PARADISE!!!***/ #ragefulreflections #freeair #gasstations / “Dude, that’s a thing…”/ #DiscountTire #DriveUp #FreeService / “Now you go to 2 or 3 and they’re all fucked…”/ “Is it some kind of conspiracy?” / “If anybody sees somebody doing that…” (05:55): “We have a little #shittah…”/ ***EMAIL US at metalnerdery@gmail.com or VOICEMAIL US at 980-666-8182 or PATREON US at patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast*** / “Maybe knuckle deep…”/ #PatreonShoutout / “Apparently…I dropped the whole sack today…”/ #wellplayyourshittah WE’LL PLAY YOUR SHIT-TAH!!! / #Kalmo from #Finland #BlackenedDoomMetal THY CHOSEN ONE / “Oh that made all the difference…”/ #spokenwordASMR / “The release month is the 16th month and the 7th day…”/ “Smallest to biggest…no, y’all go big, small, big again…” / #ThankYou (12:00): #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS: BLACK SABBATH & OZZY OSBOURNE – BACK TO THE BEGINNING POST-SHOW WRAP-UP / “We now live in a #PostSabbathWorld…”/ “I had a really, really, REALLY, bad 4th of July…it was awesome!”/ “Luckily, for some strange reason…”/ “The first thing I saw was this…”/ #BackToTheBeginning #MetalLiveAid #MetalCharity / #JackBlack MR. CROWLEY (Blizzard Of Ozz – 1980) / “Things move fast in the metal community…” / “The only things that I had questions about...WHY?” / NOTE: #LedZeppelin is NOT from #Birmingham / #NunoBettencourt / #onmicburp / “There were some heroes, and there were some zeroes…”/ “Apparently he’s got a really thick Rolodex…”/ #SabbathBloodyAnthrax / #RussellsReflectionsASMR (22:22): “She sang amazing dude…she hit a note…the whole band quit playing…” / #LzzyHale #Halestorm PERRY MASON (Ozzmosis – 1995) / “I’m gonna gush…”/ “Bark at the Boon?” / BARK AT THE MOON (Bark At The Moon – 1983) / “Hit it Vernon…” / “All-righty-then…” / #NunoSolo / #onmicburp / “That’s helpful…”/ #rotatingstage / “Oh…play it…trainwreck…”/ #AliceInChains FAIRIES WEAR BOOTS (Paranoid – 1970) / “That’s not a ‘train wreck’…”/ “It’s meaty…and thick…and full…”/ “To be fair…the bigger fuck up was at the very end on the #livefeed where they cut off…” (33:00): “They actually released that as a single…”/ “Here we go…with the negativity…”/ “Why the fuck did they have Steven Tyler come out and not even sing a Sabbath song?” / “It’s kinda like showing up to a funeral wearing a bridal gown…”/ “Let’s see #Pantera play some #BlackSabbath at a #LedZeppelin tribute…” / #RussellsLaughterASMR / “Slayer absolutely destroyed the show…the Slayer set was…what are we doin’?” / #Slayer WICKED WORLD (Black Sabbath – 1970) (39:00): “I understand the criticism…but #...
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  • #308 GREAT METAL ALBUMS RUINED BY ONE SONG
    Jul 10 2025
    “If you’ve got a whole room full of 10’s, that’s the 5…” We’ve all been there. Every one of us have experienced an album where it was “almost perfect” front to back, yet there was that one song that blemished its perfection and brought it down a notch. Granted, some songs may not fit relative to the context of an album and should have never been included to begin with, while others may have been played into the ground a quadrillion times to the point that even though it has become tiresome to listen to, “it’s not like it doesn’t belong” on the album. Basically, the most pressing points to ponder when evaluating whether a song is “skippable” or simply should not exist are: “If you take this song off the album, does it make it a better album?” “If it’s 1980 and you’re wearing your jorts and your tank top and you’re at a Boone’s farm bonfire…is it a bad song?” “Is this the song that made this album worse…?” Discover the most “prostate meltingly hot” thing a woman can wear, hear Beaker’s favorite song to do at karaoke after a long day on set at The Muppet Show, and prepare to get “T.B.R” when you JOIN US for the “hysteria” surrounding THE SONG THAT SHOULD NOT BE as things get heated and hostile regarding GREAT METAL ALBUMS RUINED BY ONE SONG. 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/merch and 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): “…just the tip…” / “No panties, no undies…like Donald Duck” / #dreams / “Maybe Mick Jagger liked it black…” / “So you’re a #Beatles guy, huh?” / “Dude you are TBR: Twanglified Beyond Recognition…”/ ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** / “After 2 doses of peanut butter, the black’s kinda weird…” / “Our latest Patreon was definitely irresponsible…we talked some real shit…that was just too much reality…”/ ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST IN THE FENG SHUI’D SUMMER SOLSTICE BUNKERPOON PLACE!!!*** / “Somewhere in the ether…”/ “I think we got rid of all the internal demons…” / ***”If you wanna hear what he’s referring to, JOIN US over on #Patreon at patreon.com/metalnerdery.com to find out!!!*** / “Don’t choke on those nuts, dude…” (06:51): #nextlevel #SlayerOfTheEpisode / #mentalist / “Fingers in the butthole…the whole thing…”/ POSTMORTEM (Reign In Blood – 1986) / “She’s not old, dude…she’s our age…”/ #JenniferAnniston / “Funny makes a chick super-hot!” / “Here’s a hot look for the ladies…” / #prostatemeltinglyhot / (12:18): #TheDocket / METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS: GREAT METAL ALBUMS RUINED BY 1 SONG (AKA: The Song That Should Not Be) / “We’ve gotta exorcise the demons, dude…”/ “Maybe it’s radio’s fault…” / #ACDC YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG (Back In Black – 1980) / “If it’s 1980 and you’re wearing your jorts and your tank top and you’re at a Boone’s farm bonfire…is it a bad song?” / #ICantGoBack / “Now it’s country…” (17:52): “This is the first one I purchased with my own money…”/ “Your shutter speed’s a little slow…”/ #BlackSabbath CHANGES (Vol. 4 – 1972) /“You skip it because you feel unhappy and you feel so sad…”/ “You listen to as much of that as is appropriate to listen to before skipping…”/ “To stay on the Sabbath…”/ AM I GOING INSANE? (RADIO) (Sabotage – 1975) – NOTE: ‘Radio’ in this context means ‘mental’, NOT radio edit. (24:57): #LedZeppelin HATS OFF (TO ROY HARPER) (Led Zeppelin III – 1970) / “The soundtrack to Beaker…” / #TheMuppetShow / “Weirdly…it’s gonna sound like I’m pulling a Russell here but I’m not…”/ #Metallica ESCAPE (Ride The Lightning – 1984) / “Maybe I like it more than I should…”/ “It’s the least favorite song on the album…” / “I’m not trying to say that your opinions are ‘malleable’…” (31:54): “We’ve recently touched it…It’s all 7’s…”/ “I’d be happy to hear that in public, but if I’m listening to the album…”/ #IronMaiden INVADERS (The Number Of The Beast – 1982) / “It’s too happy…” / “If Technical Ecstasy comes on at a bar, I’m gonna listen to it…I’m not gonna be happy about it…(but at least it’s Sabbath)…” / NOTE: Russell was WAY off on this one…it’s NOT a Rainbow song. ‘Turn To Stone’ is from the album Magica… / “Like he’s smiling through his pain…”/ #TheSongThatShouldNotBe / ...
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  • #307 DEATH MATCH: THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST and SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE
    Jul 3 2025
    “I thought it was gonna be tight…” 1982 –Michael Jackson releases what would become the biggest selling album in music history with Thriller, Survivor and Olivia Newton John are locked in their own HEAD-TO-HEAD DEATH MATCH on the Billboard Charts with Eye of the Tiger & Let’s Get Physical, and IRON MAIDEN and JUDAS PRIEST, two of the greatest twin guitar attacks in all of metal, both release two of the most iconic albums in all of metal with THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST and SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE. Go ahead and put on your ’82 hat and be resigned to the fact that with regard to getting through this, “it’s gonna be tough!”. Get ready to discover the proper (and most savage) way to “enjoy” fried chicken and realize that “nudity now” doesn’t mean what it meant back in the day. Always remember that “if you’re looking for a good time, it’s in the bottom” and just know that “the banana helps it go down” when you JOIN US for some “Bunkerpoon Feng Shui” on this 1982 HEAD-TO-HEAD DEATH MATCH with THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST and SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE battling it out to the death. 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/merch and 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 everybody to #Bunkerpoon #FengShui…”/ “What’s the official name?” / #DirtyMonkeysBananaPeanutButter / “I love fucking fried chicken…”/ “What’s your #deathrow meal?” / #QueenCheeseIcing / “Their boat’s about 3 times the size of my dock…”/ #edibles #gummies / “They’re legit…like this…”/ “As long as there are college kids creating ways to get high, they will always be in front of the government…”/ #LosingTheWarOnDrugs / “Everything’s big in Texas…”/ “Have you ever wondered how many houses you drive by that are drug houses?” / “They’re responsible…” (07:11): ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** / “The banana helps it go down…”/ ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST IN THE FENG SHUI BUNKERPOON!!!*** / “I knew it was gonna fuck with you…”/ #thisepisodesbeeroftheepisode #SnafuBrewingCompany #KeepingItTeal #Sour / “Micro booze?” / #CyclingFrog / “THC gives me extreme anxiety…” / #RussellsReflectionsTHCASMR / “The gateway drug…the one you start off with…THAT’s the one I’m terrified by…”/ “It could be #heartdisease too…I get winded coming down the stairs…” / #gout (14:32): #PatreonShoutOuts / ***YOU CAN JOIN US ON THE PATREON AT patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast *** / #Patreon #MetalNerderyPatreon #HogStory / “She’s the one that wore it out…”/ “It’s gonna be like #frisbeegolf…”/ #RussellsReflectionsChatGPTEdition / “I got…what’s the word? I got tricked…hoodwinked…hornswoggled…bamboozled…”/ “I kept getting led on and on and on…”/ #Skynet / ***VOICEMAIL US AT 980-666-8182!!! EMAIL US AT metalnerdery@gmail.com or SOCIAL MEDIA US at #metalnerderypodcast on #Instagram #YouTube #Facebook #TikTok *** / “Do you have TP?” / “It sounds like Smoke On The Water…it was #Jackyl…”/ I STAND ALONE / “That sounds pretty close…you can only write so many riffs…” (23:35): “You wanna do psychic tentacle choice?” / #SlayerOfTheEpisode / #Slayer DISCIPLE (God Hates Us All – 2001) / “Every time I hear that it’s 9/11/01 all over again…”/ #nineelevenreflections / “Oh it’s #WorldWarIII …I was waiting for the #mushroomclouds …”/ “I can’t believe no planes flew into #TowerSeven …” / “I’ve got a reflection…”/ #RussellsReflectionsNetflixEdition / “When it says #NudityNow it means…it’s always a guy…”/ “They show shows on TV…”/ #Netflix #series #BadThoughts #TomSegura / “Used to be you only got tits, femme cheeks, and occasionally a bush…” (34:00): #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS: 1982 HEAD-TO-HEAD DEATH MATCH – IRON MAIDEN VS JUDAS PRIEST (THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST VS SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE) / “I think there is probrem…”/ #ESO / “#Skynet before Skynet…”/ “We need to see how many tracks we’ve got…” / “How about we, on the coin toss, give it to whoever released their album first…Mar. 22, 1982 vs Jul. 1, 1982” / “There’s a logistical reason for the #fengshui …”/ #IronMaiden INVADERS / “To me, this is one of their worst openers…”/ “Going back to that other topic we were talking about…this one…bye.”/ #JudasPriest THE HELLION/ELECTRIC EYE / “I think we already know…” / “You’ve ...
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    1 hr and 44 mins