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  • #346 - Exodus GOLIATH Album Review
    Apr 9 2026
    Released March 20, 2026, GOLIATH, the newest behemoth to emerge from classic thrash masters EXODUS, feels a lot like 1989 but with some other added extras that are a bit different, experimental, and a little off the reservation relative to their earlier work. It also marks the return of Rob Dukes on vocals for the first time since 2010’s Exhibit B: The Human Condition. Loaded with scathing social commentary against the modern philistine monsters of our time, GOLIATH is sure to get the blood & adrenaline pumping and the fists & heads banging with revolutionary glee and righteous vengeance. Amidst all the thrashing, there are also a multitude of brutally heavy moments, shredding twin guitar harmonies, melodic riffs with power metal overtones, and even a string arrangement that, while a bit different than anything they’ve recorded previously, is still 100%, unapologetically EXODUS. Realize the “sad and/but true” fact that “people are getting dumber by the minute”, find out why you should NEVER go out on a boat drunk with a camera phone and talk to strangers, give some thought as to what might be “the most melodic Slayer song”, and prepare yourself for “The POONYs” when you JOIN US as we tackle GOLIATH, the latest metal monstrosity from EXODUS. 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 back…” / A word about the “Ozzy’s Song” video… / #BLS / “I don’t wanna cry on this show…”/ “I wanna hear it…but not on this show…”/ “Let’s get this party started…”/ ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** / “Nerdery withdrawal…”/ “We’ve got stuff…stuff to talk about, stuff to play…we’ve got stuff and things…things and stuff…”/ “We don’t need to do that anymore…”/ ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!*** / “I feel like people are getting dumber by the minute…”/ “Sad and/but true…butt true…”/ “If you’re homeless, just buy a house…”/ “Is that Geoff Tate?” / “The level of stupid…”/ “If you’re hungry, just eat…” (05:55): ***PATREON US at patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast *** / “That was just for you guys…”/ ***SOCIAL MEDIA US at #metalnerderypodcast ON #YouTube #Facebook #Instagram and #TikTok *** / #goingviral / ***GIVE US A CALL AND VOICEMAIL US AT 980-666-8182!!!*** / “It’s a different number…”/ “One of the highlights of my Thursday…”/ “Whoever your relaxer distributor is, that dude is on point…OR it could be a lady…”/ A potential ’86 death match that might shock some folks…/ #Shittah / “I’m the brunch guy…”/ “She didn’t mention they were on #NuclearBlast records…”/ “Kentucky is known for a lot of stuff…”/ #GatesToHell / NEXT TO BLEED (Death Comes To All – 2025) / “That was a good surprise…” (17:03): #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS: EXODUS – GOLIATH / #RobDukes / “There’s some differences between this and…the #Exodus of old…”/ “That (Persona Non Grata) came out in 2021!?”/ #seventhanniversary / “Where the fuck is time going, dude? Something is happening…”/ “What’s so funny? Share with the class…”/ #RussellsReflectionsBoatEdition / “I’m sorry…I’ve gotta tell the story…”/ “One of the drunks in my boat starts talking to him…”/ “I’m waiting for the payoff on this…”/ “Anyway, I’m sorry, that’s why I was tickled this whole time…” / #dickpix / “Talk about Goliath…”/ #markthetime “He had some good stripers on there…largemouth…”/ “Hard in the paint…” (24:10): 3111 / “Oh yeah, this has that Psycho Holiday riff in it…”/ “There’s some Spanish in there too…”/ “The next one looks like it’s Latin…can we find out what that means?”/ #EnemyOfMankind / “Your pennies which cost 4 cents to make now, btw that’s why they stopped making them…”/ #inflation / HOSTIS HUMANI GENERIS / “I couldn’t give a fuck about how I act…” / “Time to get swole…”/ “Didn’t we touch on this on the #EmberingEffigy episode?” (32:32): “Swedish…”/ THE CHANGING ME (feat. Peter Tagtgren) / #Hypocrisy #Pain / #TheAbyss / “Very Maiden-ish…”/ #powermetal / “That might be the most melodic thing they’ve ever done…”/ “What do you think would be the most melodic Slayer song?”/ “What do you mean by ‘melodic’?”/ PROMISE YOU THIS / “Do we have a cokeline inventory by chance?”...
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  • #345 LAMB OF GOD Into Oblivion Album Review
    Apr 2 2026
    “It’s like we’re missing someone…” Released Friday, March 13, 2026, INTO OBLIVION, the latest offering from Richmond, Virginia’s LAMB OF GOD, features a new logo and an album cover that hints at the darker atmosphere that dwells within. “It’d be wrong to do a clinky without Russ…” Chock full of enough sick grooves, primal screams, and disgustingly brutal riffs to give anyone who hears it a healthy case of “stank face”, INTO OBLIVION checks all of the prerequisite boxes necessary to maintain the interest of the most loyal fans while also offering enough sonic surprises to capture the curiosity of potentially new LAMB OF GOD fans. In short, it’s everything you’ve come to expect with a little extra texture thrown in for good measure. “This is so weird without Russ here…actually, it might be better without Russ here…” Get ready for a whole bunch of “hot takes”, because we’ve got Embering Effigy back in The Bunkerpoon with us, and we didn’t waste any time with the usual foreplay and got “right into the meat” with this episode. Find out which band “doesn’t belong in The Big Four” and remember JD’s sage words of wisdom “if you don’t want a gut” when you JOIN US (and special guests Embering Effigy) as we sprint INTO OBLIVION with LAMB OF GOD. 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): “Alright, let’s go bitches…”/ “It’s like we’re missing someone, who is that?”/ “I’ve got an idea for 2 Asian airlines…” (“Here we go…”) / “Pho gets pho’d…” / “It’d be wrong to do a clinky without Russ…”/ ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** / ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST AND ALSO WELCOME BACK TO OUR SPECIAL GUESTS: EMBERING EFFIGY!!!***/ “This is so weird without Russ here…actually, it might be better without Russ here…”/ “I am not subbing for him, that sounds weird…”/ “Let’s just get right into the meat…” (without lube and without delay). (4:00): #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PRESENTS: LAMB OF GOD – INTO OBLIVION / “How many cokelines would you give our album?”/ “Every band doesn’t have to have a tittlee…”/ #titletrack / “She’s like the female version of me…it’s like you with a vag…”/ “Everybody has one marriage that’s like a mulligan…”/ #LambOfGod #IntoOblivion / Released Friday, March 13, 2026 / “What do y’all think about the new logo?”/ “It looks like a D12…it’s a 12- sided die…last night we played D&D…in the AirBnB…”/ “Mmmm…hot dogs…”/ #BeardInterviews / “Are we making the same jokes as last time?”/ “We’re all about the hot takes here…” (09:50): INTO OBLIVION / “It’s like they blended their original sound with the modern metal sound…”/ “That’s my hot take…” (Resolution vs Into Oblivion) / “It might be a grower…”/ “The artwork is a smidge different…” / “You can’t do the same thing over and over…” (13:24): PARASOCIAL CHRIST / “That’s a busy drumline…”/ “That’s almost got an #Exodus feel to it…”/ “The first time I ever saw Lamb of God…”/ #WallOfDeath / “Chrissss?” / SEPSIS “That’s a fucking meaty bass sound…that’s just ugly…”/ #StankFaceRiff / “I think the Italian folks do this…chef’s kiss…”/ “If it looks like pasta, RUN…especially with marinara on it…”/ “If you don’t want a gut, put it in the butt…” (19:10): THE KILLING FLOOR / #usethoseheadphones / “That was off the boat…” / #deathburp / “It’s the whole moving up and down the fretboard…that’s how you know it’s old school (thrash)…”/ “You stimming over there?”/ “I found this new monster…”/ #markthetime / #RiffMonsterATL (on YouTube) #podcast / “Surge...you could taste the grit in it…the taste of Chernobyl…” (23:27): “The void…”/ “Void, empty, or vacuum…so also the butthole…”/ EL VACIO / “It sounds like something and I can’t place it…it almost sounds like ‘Floods’…that kinda sounds like #Mastodon vocally…Hushed And Grim style…”/ “The next one, if I recall, might be my favorite one…”/ “Is there a backstory to this at all?”/ “This has all the ingredients…it’s like Prego…it’s in there…” (26:25): ST. CATHERINE’S WHEEL / “Ohhh, it’s a torture method…”/ “The breaking wheel…”/ “THAT is the best Lamb of God album…” / #...
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  • #344 - EMBERING EFFIGY - OUT OF THE WOODS Album Review
    Mar 26 2026
    “Let’s keep the dumb fuhqery to a minimum today…” EMBERING EFFIGY, the “Southern Fried Thrash Metal” threesome hailing from the outskirts of Atlanta, Georgia are making some noise in venues all across the Southeast with their blistering live shows and their recently released new album, OUT OF THE WOODS, featuring 8 tracks of old school thrash infused with a generous blend of blast beats, high energy punk, filthy breakdowns, and even some old school “mosh parts” for good measure. There’s enough fast stuff, heavy stuff, and sick stuff on this album to give anyone who hears it a complete stank face makeover. “We’ve never had this many inputs before…” We recently had a chance to hang out with EMBERING EFFIGY and do a full playthrough of OUT OF THE WOODS (deep within the insulated walls of Bunkerpoon Studios), including some track by track insights from the band as well as some Q&A about their history, their live shows, and of course the new album and everything that went into making it (along with some ultra hilarious vulgarity that’s too obscene to be mentioned here). “I want a juicy girl…” If you haven’t seen EMBERING EFFIGY live as of yet (or if you ‘blacked out’ only three songs into their set like ‘some people’…), they are definitely one of those bands you must experience extremely LOUD and LIVE, so if you need something to tide you over until you can catch one of their shows, pick up OUT OF THE WOODS and crank it up to 11! “Maybe we should be listening to THAT in the car…instead of KISS.” It’s time to “Make Thrash Dangerous Again” because we’re packed in so “tight and intimate” that whoever is in the middle is “going skiing”. Get your relaxers prepared and get ready to JOIN US for our BEHIND THE METAL local metal showcase with EMBERING EFFIGY as we crank it up a notch and get OUT OF THE WOODS. 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 EMBERING EFFIGY on the Interwebs: emberingeffigy.com Show Notes: (00:01): “The problem was autism…”/ We have #EmberingEffigy with us down in The Bunkerpoon… / “Is that Jager?” / ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised ***/ ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!*** / “Tight and intimate on this side…”/ “You guys just came from a gig, right? Where’d you guys play?” / #GroundZero /#ByWayOfFire #RisingRegime #RazorGrave / “You’d better get swole…”/ We got a copy of the latest EMBERING EFFIGY CD: Out Of The Woods…/ “It fuckin’ slaps…” / “Y’all have seen every one of those LIVE…”/ #SweetwaterBarAndGrill / “That’s when you got medium rare tenders…”/ “You gotta be a noob the first time…” (06:00): PATREON US at patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast / “We’ve never had this many inputs before…”/ #tentacleoverload / “That’s him sitting in front of our logo…that’s Darrell…”/ “Did you ever see the Dolly Parton Playboy issue?” / “It might feel like wet sandpaper a little bit…”/ #lifelesslife / “Where did y’all record (Out of the Woods)?”/ Ledbelly Sound Studio (Matt Washburn)/ #LedbellySoundStudio / ***GIVE US A CALL AND VOICEMAIL US at 980-666-8182!!!*** / “You’re almost as good as he is, dude…” / #diplomatic (10:20): #TheDocket / METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS: EMBERING EFFIGY – OUT OF THE WOODS / “I feel like that’s talking about dicks…” / #familytree / “Mountains…?”/ “He’s like Michael Jackson after Michael Jackson became Micheal Jackson…”/ “Are you selling some CDs at the shows?”/ “Speaking of a long time ago… (as of this recording) it’s Embering Effigy’s 3rd birthday…”/ “I haven’t murdered him yet…”/ “Pubes don’t count…I’ve got mine braided all the way down to my socks…”/ “How’d y’all come up with the writing on this? “Do y’all both do lyrics?”/ #collaboration / “I kinda thought it was the exact opposite…”/ “Randall…Jay…Silent Bob…”/ #Dante / “You can find their shit on #Bandcamp#Deezer #Grover #Spotify #YouTube …”/ “I found one of our old shirts on eBay…”/ “Buying your shit back at a loss…”/ #balls #wordofmouth / “Always mark the time…”/ “Thrash rules in Australia…”/ #SouthernFriedThrashMetal / “I have an idea for a t-shirt…” / #SFTM (19:30): #KillerOpener / SCARLET ROT / #NWOOSTM / “That’s the dinner bell…”/ “My grandfather has this CD in his truck…”/ ...
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  • #343 - SIDE TWO VERSUS SIDE ONE
    Mar 19 2026
    Ever since compact discs came out in the mid-1980s, the concept of SIDE 1 and SIDE 2 on an album sort of fell by the wayside. And with this new quantum leap in technology, the entire process of consuming music began to transform. By the late 80’s and early 90’s, CD sales began outselling vinyl records and cassette tapes, due in large part to convenience and technological innovation, as vinyl records (albums) were limited to a maximum of 20 minutes or so per side and cassette tapes maxed out at around 30 minutes per side. But prior to compact discs, consuming music was (at a minimum) a two-step process which involved inserting the cassette into your tape deck and pressing play or placing the album on your turntable and dropping the needle to begin your music enjoyment experience. With the advent of compact discs, the maximum recording space jumped to 74 minutes, far exceeding the limitations of records and tapes, and bonus: you didn’t have to flip anything over and repeat the process as all of the album tracks were included on one side (so to speak) as one complete, seamless work that systematically eliminated the technologically imposed intermission which required ejecting the cassette or removing the stylus from the album and flipping it over to SIDE TWO, as a CD version of an album quickly became a singular entity devoid of one side or another and just became one complete work (think Reign In Blood on cassette, where both sides are repeated). In the case of a near perfect album, sides didn’t really matter, but what we’ve come to notice over the years is that SIDE TWO would sometimes be superior to SIDE ONE. Granted, this is not by any means an exact science nor is it always a guarantee, but many of the finest albums in metal history have a SIDE TWO that is much better than SIDE ONE. So, with that in mind, we invite you to JOIN US as we go through a few of our favorites to determine whether or not there is any validity to the claim that SIDE TWO IS BETTER THAN SIDE ONE. 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): “That’s how Indian people say ‘windows’…”/ #foodtruck / “Was it a chicken truck?”/ “The mac and cheese had kimchi in it…”/ #seoulman / ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** / #DirtyMonkeyBananaPeanutButterWhiskey / “I left my liquid up there…”/ ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!*** / “At this point it’s the Ides of March (roughly)…this might be after that…” (NOTE: The Ides of March falls on March 15) / #BewareTheIdesOfMarch / “It’s almost 311, y’all…”/ Beach Boat Rotation / #WuTang / “Did you have to say that?”/ “Gentleman Snatch…it’s all about the cockney…” / “Just curious…seeing what’s adjacent and what’s not…” (06:22): ***PATREON US AT patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast *** / “They’re gonna get laid and drained, thusly.”/ ***SOCIAL MEDIA US at #metalnerderypodcast on #YouTube #Instagram #Facebook #TikTok and EMAIL US at metalnerdery@gmail.com and VOICEMAIL US AT 980-666-8182!!!*** (“It’s very anticlimactic when there’s no voicemail…”) (09:10): “I say, I declare!” / #FoghornLeghornASMR / #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS: SIDE TWO VERSUS SIDE ONE – WHICH IS BETTER? “We’ve found several albums where side two was better than side one…this is for the vinyl and cassette folks out there, pre-compact disc and pre-streaming…”/ #VanHalen “Let’s look at Women and Children real quick…” / #WaitWhat? #markthetime / “Maybe when they’re doing the tracking…they’re warming up on side one…”/ “Make every album like a #Nike swoosh…”/ “That is one of the biggest arguments between producers and bands: tracking.”/ “One more Van Halen…” (13:53): #Metallica / #Phenomenomenomenal / “That’s an interesting idea…not only a remastering thing but what if they re-tracked?”/ “That makes it the better side…”/ The perfect 10/10 album / “Side 3 is where Side 2 started on the cassette…”/ “Notice how I didn’t shit on the mix at all…” (“But you still had to mention it…”) (17:52): #AC/DC / “Ooooh…now it’s gonna get ugly…”/ “I’m sorry, that’s how they sound, dude…”/ #wokeASMR / “It’s not Power Age, it’s Powerage…according to them…”/ #markthetime / “I always liked that cover…it’s very classic…” (22:14): #BlackSabbath / “Side 2 is more of a vibe and a feel…”/ ...
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  • #342 - Rob Zombie The Great Satan Album Review
    Mar 12 2026
    “Wait a minute, is she your hall pass? Can we confirm that?” Many folks in certain parts of the world have been calling the United States “The Great Satan” for decades, long before ROB ZOMBIE’s eighth studio album, THE GREAT SATAN, was called that. “…and the first words out of her mouth when she pulls up: ‘Can I inspect your meat?’” Released on 02/27/2026 on Nuclear Blast, the newest studio offering from ROB ZOMBIE, THE GREAT SATAN, has a much heavier, darker, and more aggro feel than past albums, and the album art, the album title, and the album sound all fit perfectly within the “haunted house motif” that has become part of his signature style and sound. “There’s this thing called ‘consent’…” Prepare for an accidental ADHD moment that took us down a rabbit hole into Mr. Zombie’s back catalog of albums and movies, always remember that “a rare steak is not cooked”, get ready for a big shoutout to Yelp, and find out what “PTO” actually stands for (and why you NEVER want to use it for that) when you JOIN US for a dive into the depths of hellbilly infused heavy metal brutality with ROB ZOMBIE and THE GREAT SATAN. 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 Rob Zombie on the Interwebs: https://www.robzombie.com/ Show Notes: (00:01): “Why can’t we bring back quaaludes, man?”/ “It sounds almost like maybe they were GHB before GHB was GHB…”/ “You wanna do a stacker?”/ “Which one you want on the bottom?” / “It’s The Bunkerpoon Mixology Lounge (big Friday night energy) …”/ Butterscotch moonshine (?) / “Don’t make this a video…”/ “And the first words out of her mouth when she pulls up: Can I inspect your meat?” / ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised / ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!*** / “Pondering the mysteries of the universe…going on a month now…off of coffee.”/ #cornholioASMR / “You don’t wanna shit yourself going to work…”/ “Turn around…the day is over…”/ PTO = poop time off (04:52): SOCIAL MEDIA US at #metalnerderypodcast on #YouTube #Instagram #TikTok and #Facebook / PATREON US at patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast (and you’ll get an AWESOME shirt!!!) / “Cheers…and balls…not balls, maybe…”/ #Death documentary / “Nobody can have standards because everybody’s got to be different…”/ Death By Metal (2016) / “It’s on #Hulu / “It’s probably a 10…but there’s always the one ‘1’ that fucks everything up…”/ “Just don’t go back…Don’t be a cunt about it…”/ #RussellsReflections / Big shoutout to #YELP / “It’s only $500 per month…”/ “Call our customer service number at 1-900-GO-FCKURSLF…”/ “I hope you get diarrhea with crabs in it…” (11:50): #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS – ROB ZOMBIE: THE GREAT SATAN / #RobZombie / Released 02/27/2026 on #NuclearBlast (NOTE: That should have been March Eve…) / ***GO CHECK OUT OUR COMBAT RECORDS EPISODE…*** / “I’ve had a couple of ginger fish in my day…”/ “I’m trying to unburn that image…” (14:48): #dickfirst or #titsfirst / “This is ’84 thunder…”/ F.T.W. 84 / “He’s got his own haunted house, spooky vibe…”/ TARANTULA / “The mix went to the gym…”/ “It’s definitely got #Slipknot vibes…”/ “It’s got a Halloween thing to it…if you take that out, it’s not Rob Zombie…”/ “There’s a haunted house motif in the background…”/ “It’d be like if him or James stopped going ‘YEAH!’…I’d be disappointed…” (23:44): (I’M A) ROCK ‘N’ ROLLER / “That’s definitely got a 70’s thing going on…”/ “I feel like it’s going somewhere…”/ “I can wait 30 more miles to pee…”/ HEATHEN DAYS / #NotOnTheBoat / “I don’t know why I said ‘tinklies’…”/ WHO AM I? / BLACK RAT COFFIN / “Don’t take your tits off…” / #DoubleGs (30:53): SIR LORD ACID WOLFMAN / “Definitely a stripper song…can you see it?”/ “Some scrumpin’ music…”/ PUNKS AND DEMONS / The Metal Sommeliers (“If we were gonna change our name…”) / “I know it sounds too high brow and snoody (it does…)”/ “His full name if you’d like to hear it…in a Scottish voice…” / THE DEVILMAN (***NOTE: we totally skipped this one and went on an accidental ADHD moment that derailed The Devilman and took us down a rabbit hole of the Rob Zombie back catalog (including his movies) / “Did we do The Devilman?...
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  • #341 WRATHCHILD AMERICA - Climbin' The Walls
    Mar 5 2026
    “He’s looking at me…” Released on August 22, 1989, CLIMBIN’ THE WALLS, the major label debut album from Martinsburg, West Virginia thrash metal savants WRATHCHILD AMERICA, is undoubtedly one of the most uniquely profound thrash metal albums in all of heavy metal history to be crafted by one of the most extraordinarily talented (and criminally underrated) bands in the entire genre. And to think, for many metalheads back in the day, their very first experience with this album was in a LIVE concert setting, opening for Testament. Just imagine how blessed one would be to see a band as unbelievable as WRATHCHILD AMERICA (for the very first time) opening for an established act like Testament and being completely blown away after just one show, having NEVER heard the album before getting to see them LIVE! “He’s making eye contact…” With a stylistic palette that blends thrash, heavy metal, and 70’s classic rock, there is absolutely NO ONE else in metal who sounds ANYTHING like them. And if you’re jonesing to purchase a copy of CLIMBIN’ THE WALLS, not to worry, because it was recently re-released (along with their second and final album, 3-D) as part of a two-CD package with a couple of bonus tracks. “Is he still lookin’ at you?” Get ready for a trip back through time to the days of yore, when thrash was still riding high and the opening band for Testament absolutely blew the minds of everyone in attendance when you JOIN US for one of the greatest and most underrated metal albums of all time with WRATHCHILD AMERICA: CLIMBIN’ THE WALLS. (Also, just in case you might be wondering, there’s an early (we’re talking “6 years ago, during the Hodges Era” early: 02/20/2020) episode appropriately dubbed WRATHSAZ, which is a combo episode featuring both WRATHCHILD AMERICA and the darker, groovier, heavier incarnation that followed, Souls At Zero.) 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): “See? That’s how much Bill loves #KISS…let the record show…”/ Gene Simmons vs King Diamond makeup confusion lawsuit / “Dwarf butt shot…it’s the gnome butt shot…”/ ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised ***/ “Nothing that can’t be fixed with a razor…that was the tipping point of that episode…”/ ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!***/ “Just like the thunder, (weather) used to be real in the 80’s…”/ “I was on my boat Friday, enjoying the beautiful weather…and today, I’m wearing a hoodie…”/ “Y’all are here for the metal…Metal Bitchery that’ll be our side podcast where it’s just me being angry…about everything…”/ #lifecoaching / “It could be the lack of poon…” (“Me and Wristina were still hanging out…”) (05:12): Check out our new “pop punk” side project: Bad Shoulder / #SmogMountain / ***PATREON US at patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast *** / ***EMAIL US (your #shittah) at metalnerdery@gmail.com and WE’LL PLAY YOUR SHITTAH!!!*** / “Here’s the fuzz…” #Erosions HOME GROWN / #AwwwMannnn / “I was gonna use the R word…(retarded?)”/ “In the spirit of this…I thought they were Hong Bong…”/ “You’ve gotta watch the video…”/ #BongKong WEIRDMAGEDDON / “The bass player is trippin’ balls!” / “They’re from Portugal…I’ll bet they probably fly one of two airlines…” (14:54): ***SOCIAL MEDIA US at #metalnerderypodcast on #YouTube #Instagram #TikTok and #Facebook / ***EMAIL US at metalnerdery@gmail.com / ***GIVE US A CALL AND VOICEMAIL US AT 980-666-8182!!!*** / Johnny O… / “I like my coffee like I like my Sabbath…Black.” / “They weren’t pieces of Shittah…they were portraits of Shittah (“It’s very #OlanMills - ish…”) / “So natural and uncomfortable…”/ “Sorry, I blew in your ear…my sticker pecked out…”/ “Hold on, let’s play some new Metal Church…”/ “I was listening to Metal Church by Metal Church on Metal Church yesterday…in fairness, THAT should have been the opener…for the album.”/ #MetalChurch BRAINWASH GAME / F.A.F.O. (Dead To Rights – April 10, 2026) / “Fuck anus, find orgasm…” / #ThrashFamilyTree / “I’m glad they’re remembering the fun…”/ “It sounds like Metal Church…go check out the #InsideTheMetal of that…” / #KeepItThrashy (23:55): #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS: WRATHCHILD AMERICA – CLIMBIN’ THE WALLS / ***Check out our #WrathSAZ episode from way, WAY ...
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  • #340 ANTHRAX featuring JOHN BUSH, aka BUSHTHRAX
    Feb 26 2026
    “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/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): “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 as I thought…I think ‘Only’ would have been a better opener…”/ ONLY / “If I hadn’t have known that was Anthrax, I would have guessed it was Alice In Chains…”/ HY PRO GLO / “I, aye, eye, hi…” / “It has a weird, opening, Twin Peaks-y vibe…”/ BLACK LODGE / “Howdy, partner…”/ “Anthrax In Chains…Alice In Anthrax…”/ “Every band adapts to any new kinda thing…” (31:21): Stomp 442 (1995) / RANDOM ACTS OF SENSELESS VIOLENCE / “Puto!” / “It’s more Pantera…”/ “That was the first year…that I ever did L.S.D….”/ “Springtime LSD…it’s the best time for LSD…”/ “Everything’s funny…”/ “She looked like a seagull, in a way…”/ KING SIZE (includes a solo from Dime) / “It doesn’t sound ...
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  • #339 A TRILOGY OF PERFECT METAL ALBUMS
    Feb 19 2026
    “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/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): “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 of the next wave…”/ “There’s a line…”/ “Everybody’s got a magic window…” (26:39): #BlackSabbath / “To not include the first 6 is terrible…”/ #TheFirstSix / “Technically…I think Sabbath Bloody Sabbath is the line where they started to change…”/ “I’m hitting my tipping point just talking about it…” (28:32): “What about #Megadeth ?”/ “Talking about favorite 3 in a row…”/ ***EMAIL US at metalnerdery@gmail.com and TELL US YOUR FAVE 3 IN A ROW!!!*** / #DIO / “I think that’s fair…” / “That’s a great song…”/ “What about Pantera?” /#PanterA / “Now this one’s hard…” / “From #CFH forward, not a bad ...
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