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- 3 days ago1h 6m
#376 Slayer — World Painted Blood Album Review
Released on November 3, 2009, and produced by Greg Fidelman & executive produced by Rick Rubin, WORLD PAINTED BLOOD is the 11th studio album by SLAYER and would become the final album to feature the original lineup of the band prior to Dave Lombardo’s departure and Jeff Hanneman’s untimely death. In addition, WORLD PAINTED BLOOD represents the final collaboration between the band, Rick Rubin, and Rubin’s label, American Recordings, which began twenty-three years earlier in 1986 with Reign In Blood. As one would expect, all of the requisite components of classic SLAYER content are present and accounted for, with numerous tracks that would sound right at home on Reign In Blood, South Of Heaven, and Seasons In The Abyss. Get ready to learn which song from this album has allegedly (and mistakenly) been ranked as “the worst Slayer song ever”, find out where you never ever want to “get chafed”, and never forget that “he’s the color commentary and I’m the straight man” when you JOIN US as we celebrate seventeen years of WORLD PAINTED BLOOD. 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 & Time Stamps: : “Stop and get something else…” / “It’s Friday night…” “The King has the best #ASMR …”/ The joy and challenges of THC beverages. “She actually likes it better than booze…”/ “A lot of gas stations have them now…” “I don’t want it if it tastes like Guinness…”/ #THCNitro #FloatHouse #CyclingFrog #Wyld “I’m a social drinker…I’m an alcoholic…” : *WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised * #RussellsReflectionsEncoreEdition ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!*** *Go check out our High School Reunion episodes for a macro dose of the ‘Mas!* : *PATREON US at patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast * “If you get a shirt, most likely…you’re probably gonna make somebody come…” “I’ve never listened to the Hog Story…don’t ever get chaffed on your ding dong…” #markthetime ***SOCIAL MEDIA US at #metalnerderypodcast on #YouTube #Facebook #Instagram & #TikTok ***EMAIL US at metalnerdery@gmail.com : ***VOICEMAIL US at 980-666-8182!!! A voicemail from Jem regarding our 1976 & Technical Ecstasy episodes “His ’76 might have been like our ’86…or ’84 or ’83…” “We can deny it all we want…we would have been listening to it…” : “Before we begin…he’s the color commentary, I’m the straight man…” “I’m the black guy, apparently…” “Out of the 3 of us, by far, Bill is the funniest mother fucker in this room…” #comedytiming / “We’re absolutely NOT fisting…you can’t fist after something like that…” : #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS: SLAYER – WORLD PAINTED BLOOD!!! #Slayer #WorldPaintedBlood “It’s been since August 7, 2025, since we’ve done a Slayer episode (which was the Christ Illusion episode) …” The last official Slayer album featuring the original line-up prior to Jeff Hanneman’s passing. “A lot of people
- 1 weeks ago1h 21m
#375 FORBIDDEN – Forbidden Album Review (2026)
A lot can change in sixteen years… The last new FORBIDDEN album we were blessed with, Omega Wave, was released on October 22, 2010, which by any measure seems like an incredibly long time ago. But to give that span of time just a bit more perspective and weight, Omega Wave was released a mere sixteen days after Instagram was launched (which was on October 6, 2010). Fast forward sixteen years plus a day later to Friday, October 23, 2026, when FORBIDDEN unleashes their eponymous 6th album, FORBIDDEN, their first new album since 2010’s Omega Wave and also the first to feature new frontman Norman Skinner assuming vocal duties for original vocalist Russ Anderson. In short, FORBIDDEN has all of the elements that fans of the Bay Area progressive thrash masters have come to expect, including some mind-boggling surprises that we absolutely did not see coming. If you enjoy having your mind completely blown by one of, if not THE most, technically proficient thrash metal bands of all time, then you are absolutely going to love this album. Go ahead and slip into your “yoga pants” and JOIN US as we immerse ourselves into the multilayered complexity of the top contender for “thrash metal comeback album of the year” with the latest album from San Francisco technical thrash titans, FORBIDDEN. 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 & Time Stamps: : “In the middle of the night…” / “There is…a house…in New Orleans…” / #GhostManor “Skynet strikes again…” / “For those of you who can’t see the video…which is everybody…”/ “Wait wait…you can tell they’re girl skeletons?”/ #SkeletonTits #BoneInTits “That’s an Ozzy song, right?” / #RussellsReflectionsHalloweenEdition / #From #CrystalLake / “I always liked Velma…you know Velma’s doing the freaky shit…”/ #InTheMiddleOfTheNight / “That’s some ASMR right there, dude…” : *WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised * “If they hear it late on Thursday night, super late, it could be ... (in the middle of the night)” *WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!* *PATREON US at patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast * “We’ve got yoga pyuhnts…hode own…” / *Purchase your Metal Nerdery gear at metalnerdery.com/merch * *EMAIL US at metalnerdery@gmail.com * *SOCIAL MEDIA US at #metalnerderypodcast on #YouTube #Facebook #Instagram & #TikTok : *VOICEMAIL US at 980-666-8182!!!* #guitarslide / #TripSix / #MetalNerdist “I think I know the part he’s talking about, specifically, that he’s talking about in The Four Horsemen…”/ “Hold on, I’ve got it if you’re ready…” #Metallica THE FOUR HORSEMEN (Kill ‘Em All – 1983) “That’s a pick slide (pick scratch) …” “I never noticed…the bass is doing it too…” / #divebomb “There’s the slide…and the scrape…and then there’s the dive…” #Slayer WAR ENSEMBLE (Seasons In The Abyss – 1990) “The slide gives it that live feel…as a guitarist, that’s one of the first things we learn how to do…”/ “It’s kinda like a hand to the ass…I can’t slap my own ass while I’m jerking off…” #futureepisodeidea #pickscratch #pickscrape #neckslide #fretslide The joys of learning how t
- 2 weeks ago59 min
#374 Iron Maiden Brave New World Album Review
Released on May 29, 2000, BRAVE NEW WORLD is the first IRON MAIDEN album to feature the return of Adrian Smith & Bruce Dickinson since their respective exits from the band following No Prayer For The Dying and Fear Of The Dark and is also the first album to feature the band as a sextet (or sixsome, if you prefer). While the concept of three guitarists (Janick Gers, Dave Murray, & Adrian Smith) seems like a dream come true for fans obsessed with the legendary dual guitar harmonies of their 80’s output, BRAVE NEW WORLD features a more cinematic & progressive sound that is not so much a departure from their core sound as it is a bold step forward beyond the old school IRON MAIDEN palette into new sonic territory. Prepare your relaxers of choice, be “brave”, and brace yourself for the most controversial IRON MAIDEN opinion ever uttered on this podcast when you JOIN US as we dive into their twelfth studio album: BRAVE NEW WORLD. 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 & Time Stamps: : “It’s always good to be here…down here in Bunkerpoon Central…” “I don’t know if I’d use that as a mickey… #markthetime *WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised * WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!! “We’re on the outer cusps of Hurricane Isaias…” “Chimpanzees are in the hurricane…” : PATREON US at www.patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast “Apparently, it’s called ‘dead name’…we’ll save that for June…” **SOCIAL MEDIA US AT #metalnerderypodcast ON #YouTube #Facebook #Instagram & #TikTok EMAIL US at metalnerdery@gmail.com & VOICEMAIL US at 980-666-8182!!!** #ZZTop MESCALERO (Mescalero – 2003) “Didn’t Jack Beard just die?” (NOTE: That’s Frank, not Jack) / “(ZZ Top) were the longest running original band members…” “There’s a documentary about them…” (The Little Ol’ Band From Texas – 2019) #markthetime “I think they pronounce it Connec-ti-cut…” : #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS: IRON MAIDEN – BRAVE NEW WORLD (Released May 29, 2000) The Piece of Mind era lineup PLUS The No Prayer For The Dying era lineup “There can never be too many guitar players…” NOTE: Technically it’s BOLTH Megadeth & Anthrax supporting Maiden on the latest tour, depending on the show. : THE WICKER MAN “Sounds like old school Maiden…with modern production…” “You’ve gotta give them credit: coming out in 2000, it does not sound anything like what came out in 2000…it sounds like Maiden.” A different vocalist/singer determines which type of venues you can play… (Re: The Blaze Bayley vs Bruce Dickinson lineups of Iron Maiden) : GHOST OF THE NAVIGATOR “That’s what a lot of #IronMaiden is (triumph metal) …you have to be in the mood for it…” “That’s a live sound…that production.” “Very epic-y…this could have been the album after Somewhere In Time…this would have been perfect even after Seventh Son of a Seventh Son…” “What do you think about the cover…is it fitting (relative) to the other (Iron Maiden) covers?” “If you took the Eddie face out, would it look like an Iron Maiden cover?” #markthetime / “There’s just not enough Eddie in it…”
- 3 weeks ago1h 1m
#373 Venom Into Oblivion Album Review: A Fitting Farewell to Cronos
“It sucks that he’s gone, but what a legacy!” The recent passing of VENOM bassist & frontman Conrad “Cronos” Lant came as an unexpected shock, especially given the recent release of INTO OBLIVION, the 16th and final album from the godfathers of extreme metal and undoubtedly the most well produced and best sounding album in the band’s discography. Released May 1, 2026, and featuring all of the signature elements that VENOM fans would expect, INTO OBLIVION sounds modern without sounding dated and maintains the themes & imagery of darkness and evil that have been the band’s calling card for nearly half a century. Prepare to hear us butcher the name of Hurricane Isaias, get ready to brush up on your Latin skills, and find out why your VENOM friends were always scarier (and much cooler) than your other friends when you JOIN US as we celebrate the legacy of Cronos and dive deep INTO OBLIVION. 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 & Time Stamps: : “In the middle of the night…” “It is a windy rainy Saturday…it’s very gloomy & doomy & Halloweeny…” “Remnants of Hurricane Isaias…” “That ain’t right…that ain’t what they said on The Weather Channel…” (NOTE: Isaias means “Yahweh is salvation…God saves…” #BibleStudyASMR) “We were blessed by not getting blown…away…” “A lot of high-pitched talking around here…” / #markthetime “Riff Lifter might be my new favorite band concept / band name…” “Can’t we just start the Sabbath Fuzzy Sabbath?” #SabbathFuzzySabbath #SmaugMountain #RiffLifters #AndAssociates ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised*** “Did you just crack your knuckles?” ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST*** “Very excited that we have a new button…” / #NewButtonAlert : ***PATREON US at www.patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast *** “Wait a minute…he said ‘we’ve got Phil’…we’ve got a new Phil…that’s not even Phil, that’s Phillip…man…” / “Speaking of Norvyn, I’ve got a good video that he sent…” ***EMAIL US at metalnerdery@gmail.com *** #InhumanCondition GODZILLA (Panic Prayer – 2023) #musicvideo #BlueOysterCult / “What is that, a T-Rex? It’s GODZILLA…with a mustache.” ***VOICEMAIL US at 980-666-8182!!!*** “Unless you’ve got Saudi money…” “It’s gonna get to the point that we’re gonna have to do a whole voicemail episode…” : #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS: VENOM – INTO OBLIVION “Russ didn’t know that Cronos (recently) passed away…” #Venom #Cronos #ConradCronosLant #RestInPeace #RestInPower #RIP (NOTE: The Venom - Inside the Metal episode was released in October 2025) Into Oblivion is Venom’s 16th album and was released May 1, 2026. “The Venom friends were always scarier…and they can smoke in their room, too.” #RussellsReflectionsVenomEdition #TheGate “I’m hoping that this is like the latest Pentagram record (in terms of the songs and the production) …” : INTO OBLIVION “That’s some good produced double bass…that’s what Witching Hour needs…” “That’s actually a perfect mix…its good, and it sounds like Venom…” “Imagine giving Black Metal this (production) treatment…” “It sounds modern, it doesn’t sound dated…” NOTE: It’s NOT 2023…it’s 2026! (“Why did I say 2023?”) : LAY DOWN YOU
- Oct 8, 202657 min
#372 1976: Year in Metal (50 Years Later) — AC/DC, Rush, KISS, Judas Priest & More
1976. The year of the American Bicentennial. The year that brought us “The Tale of Two Steves” (Jobs & Wozniak) who created the Apple Computer Company, Evel Knievel who successfully jumped 7 Greyhound Buses at the Kingdome in Seattle, and Bruce Jenner who took home the gold in the men’s decathlon at the Summer Olympics in Montreal. 1976 was all about being “on the train to Bangkok” and getting “super Asian” (so to speak) in your buddy’s Trans Am before catching The Song Remains The Same at the Midnight Movies. It was the year that brought us Kansas’ progressive “pre-metal” breakthrough masterpiece, Leftoverture, the year of not one but two (count ‘em, TWO!) KISS releases in the same year, and also the year that brought us perhaps the strangest and most misunderstood Black Sabbath album of the 1970’s. Fast forward fifty years to 2026. America is now a quarter of a millennium old, and since 1976, we’ve gone from albums to 8-tracks…to cassettes…to compact discs…to streaming…and now BACK to albums, cassettes, and CD’s again, with music consumers and die-hard music fans enjoying a bit of a renaissance as they rediscover the joy of purchasing physical media and reading the lyric sheet & taking in the vibe of the album art all while listening to the music and being simultaneously transported to a completely different time and dimension…specifically, 1976. Get ready for the weirdest question EVER from the world’s biggest KISS fan, understand why front AND back album art is so important, find out who James Hetfield’s long lost uncle probably might be, discover the endless joy of finding a “project band” (regardless if you’re from “Lebanon…Libya…or Lisbon”), and prepare for the most gloriously orchestrated “palette cleanser” you’ve ever experienced when you JOIN US as we go back to the 70’s and revisit the hard rock and pre-metal glory days of the CLASS OF 1976. 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 & Time Stamps : “And we’re back…the biggest bailout in all of Metal Nerdery history…”/ “So, we just found out a neat little bit of history here…” The mystery regarding the back album cover of AC/DC’s Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (Basically, the people are redacted on the back album cover but the eyeball redaction black bars from the front album cover are still in the same place as the people were on the front.) NOTE: Technical Ecstasy is the 7th Black Sabbath album, NOT their 6th album…their sixth album is Sabotage. ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** “Everything is different than everything…” ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST LOCATED IN THE BUNKERPOON CENTER FOR METAL EXCELLENCE!!!*** ***PATREON US at patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast “Who’s Lee?” : METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS: 1976 – YEAR IN METAL “It’s ½ a century of metal…and rock (pre-metal) …metal wasn’t really a thing in 1976…not like it was in the 80’s…” / “During the year of America’s bicentennial…now we’re a quarter of a millennium years old…” “It’s kind of a rewind episode…” / “I’m googling I’m not looking at porn on my phone…” “If you put your ’76 hat on, what’s the top Billboard (song)…the Billboard Top 100?” #Billboard “Wait…did you say Eric Cartman?”/ #allbymyself / “You’ve gotta admit, Slow Ride is a bad ass song!”/ “That’s kinda pretty close to what I said…” (14:25
- Oct 1, 20261h 0m
#371 Black Sabbath — Technical Ecstasy Album Review: 50 Years of the Most Divisive Sabbath Record
“Was it as good as The First Six? No…” Released on September 25, 1976 (exactly 4 years to the day after the release of Vol. 4), TECHNICAL ECSTASY, the 7th album by the mighty BLACK SABBATH, is one of the most mysterious, polarizing, and perhaps confusing albums from the legendary Ozzy Osbourne era of the band. First of all, the album cover depicts two robots having a fling and exchanging “lubricants” with each other on an escalator; a pretty massive departure from the darker album art featured on any of The First Six albums. And then there’s the track listing, which is almost as bizarre and mysterious as the album art. Depending on which version of the album you have, Side 2 might actually be Side 1…or it might not be. So, if this feels like a Mandela Effect moment to you, then you’re not wrong. “Does it need to be part of the Sabbath canon? Yes.” Sonically, TECHNICAL ECSTASY is a far more experimental and rock and roll version of Sabbath than any other album in their discography, and yet somehow seems strangely out of sequence relative to The First Six. In fact, the more experimental, progressive sound found on Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (which, in and of itself, is quite a departure from the darker, heavier sound of The First Four) almost seems like a more natural predecessor to TECHNICAL ECSTASY than Sabotage. Either way, it IS part of Black Sabbath & Ozzy Osbourne history and given the 50th anniversary of its release (and, ironically, the 5th anniversary of the Steven Wilson Remix which was released on October 1, 2021), we felt it necessary to give this album another spin and see if we could figure out what we’ve been missing all these years. “That’s a perfect name for that song…they could have called it “It’s Not Bad” …” Get ready for a spicy “hot take” that we did not see coming, understand what’s about to happen whenever you hear the “kung fu flute” from out of nowhere, remember to “write it down, so it’s in writing”, and just know that “when he says ‘I mean, come on’…you know” it’s time to JOIN US as we revisit BLACK SABBATH’s enigmatic 7th album: TECHNICAL ECSTASY. 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 & Time Stamps: : “You know what time of year it is, right? It’s my horror movie season…” #RussellsReflections #moviereview #HouseOf1000Corpses #RobZombie (“Doctor Satan?”) / ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** “Gotta case of the shaky leg over there?” “I would love to have Elvis Presley on this podcast…” ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST AND THE BUNKERPOON CENTER FOR METAL EXCELLENCE!!!*** “Fun fact: I saw some crazy story where a guy…coughed up a blood clot from his lungs that was intact…it looked like the innards of his lungs, and he just coughed it up…”/ “There’s a serial killer in Austin…they call him ‘The Riverside’…something…” (“The Riverside Grinder…?”) “I wonder if Grindr got the idea from Judas Priest’s “Grinder” …” / #right #tobefair : ***PATREON US at patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast *** “They’re both unisex names…or are they polyamorous names? Or trans names?” #onmicburp / “There’s gonna be a burp master remix…a club mix…”/ ***VOICEMAIL US at 980-666-8182 ***EMAIL US at metalnerdery@gmail.com ***SOCIAL MEDIA US at #metalnerderypodcast on #YouTube #Facebook #Instagram & #TikTok *** “I remember that from Henry Rollin
- Sep 24, 20261h 3m
#370 Anthrax — Cursum Perficio Album Review: The Decade-Long Wait Is Over
A lot can happen in a decade… If you go back to 2016 and mention the terms “TikTok” or “AI Slop” in casual conversation, nobody will have any idea what you’re talking about, mainly because TikTok had just launched and the AI Slop that we’ve all come to know and loathe was still a few years away from becoming a nightmarish reality. Released September 18, 2026, CURSUM PERFICIO, the 12th studio album by New York thrash veterans ANTHRAX, represents the band’s first new music since 2016’s For All Kings and a return to the world of metal with easily the most unusual album title and bizarre album artwork of their entire catalog. To be fair, one shan’t judge an album by its name or its artwork alone. CURSUM PERFICIO has a nice variety of old school “ThrashThrax” moments mixed in with darker, heavier tracks that would sound right at home on Persistence of Time or Among The Living. And just to make your brain numb with wonder, there’s one track with such complex time signature changes that it literally sounds as mind boggling as imagining “if math was a color”. Overall, it’s a grower, and while it does contain elements from their entire back catalog in terms of sound, there is a unique sonic quality present that properly defines ANTHRAX here and now, in the mid 2020’s. The songs have a deceptively streamlined flow to them that are lean on riffs yet potent in their arrangement and delivery. Basically, if you’re an Anthrax fan, you’re going to enjoy this album. And if CURSUM PERFICIO is your very first Anthrax experience, then you have a long, enjoyable journey ahead of you to go back through their entire discography to see how everything fits into the content and context of this album. Hear one of the most appreciated listener appreciation voicemails we’ve ever received, discover our pick for “album of the decade”, find out how “gray haired loads” can instantly transform any casual conversation into something altogether disgusting, discover our new “Patreon After Dark” that’s exclusively available “in the middle of the night”, and just know that Mike Tyson’s pronunciation of this album is the proper way to say it when you JOIN US in the Bunkerpoon Center For Metal Excellence as we give a listen to CURSUM PERFICIO. 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 & Time Stamps: : “I’ll try one more Elvis…” / “Why does my side always look…like I’ve pee’d in formation?” / “It’s like fingerpainting…”/ ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** This Episode’s Clinky of the Episode, brought to us by Elvis Midnight Snack: peanut, banana, bacon flavored whiskey ***PATREON US at www.patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast *** “That’s extra…that’s the Patreon After Dark…that’s $20 a month AND a happy ending…” “For $20 a month I meet even show my butthole…in the middle of the night…”/ “We’ve gotten so much mileage out of that…”/ “There will be a button next time…” : ***EMAIL US at metalnerdery@gmail.com *** ***SOCIAL MEDIA US at #metalnerderypodcast on #YouTube #Facebook #Instagram #TikTok *** ***CALL US & VOICEMAIL US at 980-666-8182!!!*** #AppreciationCall #ThankYou #BlessYou #CanadianJason / “To be fair…”/ “This is why the Bunkerpoon Center for Metal Excellence is the place to be…it lifts the spirits…” “He lives right in the middle of Letterkennyville…are the women THAT hot!? Is that real or is that fabricated?” / #StrangeBrew #SCTV #TakeOff NOTE: Hoser means “a foolish or uncultivated person” : METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS: ANTHRAX – CURSUM PERFICIO Latin for “I complete the course” or “I finish the j
- Sep 17, 20261h 39m
#369 Pantera — Death Match: Vulgar Display of Power vs Far Beyond Driven
It’s DEATH MATCH season again, and it’s time to take two of the very best PANTERA albums and make them battle it out in the Bunkerpoon Octagon, featuring 1992’s multi-platinum VULGAR DISPLAY OF POWER against the 1994 Billboard Number 1 follow-up, FAR BEYOND DRIVEN. VULGAR was under construction throughout the band’s relentless tour for Cowboys From Hell in the states and following their legendary performance at the Monsters of Rock show in Moscow at Tushino airfield in 1991 in front of more than a million people after the fall of the Soviet Union. Possessing a far heavier, angrier, and potent sound than its predecessor, VULGAR had just raised the bar for metal and perfected the power groove metal sound that began on Cowboys. DRIVEN, much like VULGAR, progressed forward in the same fashion, with a much more aggressive production quality and a sound that is effectively the hairier, darker, and uglier follow up to Vulgar with just as much of a beautifully brutal assault on the senses, not to mention an exponentially more intense album cover (NO, not THAT one! The OTHER one…but also…definitely THAT one, for sure!) It’s time to throw down the gauntlet and unleash hell in the Bunkerpoon Octagon, because the time has come to pass judgment and “there can be only one” to reign victorious. So “take your shoes off if you need to” and “get your Book of Sevens out” before you JOIN US to find out THE WINNER of this PANTERA HEAD-TO-HEAD DEATH MATCH, featuring two of the finest back-to-back Terry Date produced albums in metal history: VULGAR DISPLAY OF POWER & FAR BEYOND DRIVEN. 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 & Time Stamps: : “That’s the noise I make…” / “Have y’all seen the Chick-Fil-A Chicken & Waffle thing?” / “I love The Lord’s chicken…but their biscuits aren’t good… / #ChickFilA “As long as we’re talking shit about fast food…”/ #BK #chickennuggets “Cats, Rats, & Bats Value Menu…” / ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** “That was Bill…about 35 years ago…” ***WELCOME BACK TO THE BUNKERPOON CENTER FOR METAL EXCELLENCE AND THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!*** / “I did get the spicy (sandwich)…that’s the move…” : ***PATREON US at www.patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast *** “This episode is gonna feature some SHITTAH sent to us by the band…this band is called Maidenhead…” #EPK #bandcamp “I saw that name and immediately thought of an Iron Maiden cover band…” “Matthew promised he’d be totally respectful…maybe not ‘totally’ respectful…” #Maidenhead KILL OR BE KILLED - feat. Chris Poland (Maximum Clonage – 2026) “It’s gotta be after the breakdown…solos kinda go after a breakdown…” “(Chris Poland’s) sound is very distinct…”/ “All of our followers in Bangladesh are gonna love this…it’s like our 2nd biggest market…” “Australia likes eccentric stuff…eccentric is a fancier way of saying stupid and sophomoric…” : ***SOCIAL MEDIA US at #metalnerderypodcast on #YouTube #Facebook #Instagram #TikTok ***EMAIL US at metalnerdery@gmail.com ***GIVE US A CALL AND VOICEMAIL US AT 980-666-8182!!!*** “Dude, that’s fistworthy…let’s do it.” / “Sorry, 4th wall, dude…” NOTE: Big Hairy Elephant (aka Mastodon) actually played a surprise “secret show” at The Earl in Atlanta, Georgia on 09/11/2026
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