Mandatory Music
Welcome to Mandatory Music! A podcast about the craft of music.
Join Mike and Sebastian as they unravel the depths of song writing, musicianship and great artists. Each season centres on one particular band, with a deep dive into specific songs that delve into their creation, sound and complexity. It is within song and harmony, melody and rhythm that our emotional heartbeat echos.
It has been said that "Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything. - Plato
So, come for the ride.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 71
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Jerry Cantrell - I Want Blood
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In this episode of Mandatory Music, we dive deep into the latest solo release from Jerry Cantrell, the iconic guitarist and co-founder of Alice in Chain…
Classic Album Revisited: Black Sabbath – Paranoid
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This week on the podcast, Mike and Sebastian dive deep into the iconic Paranoid album by Black Sabbath. This legendary record holds a special place in o…
Bonus Episode!! Hangman's Chair- 2 AM Thoughts
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In this episode of Mandatory Music, Mike and Sebastian dive deep into Hangman’s Chair’s hauntingly beautiful new single, "2 AM Thoughts." The duo explor…
Coldplay: Moon Music
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In this episode, Mike and Seb dive into Coldplay's latest album, Moon Music. Mike, with his sharp ear for detail, breaks down the album’s dreamy soundsc…
The Smashing Pumpkins - Aghori Mhori Mei album review.
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Today is the greatest day, to review an album. Mike and Seb discuss the somewhat throw back album to what resonated sonically with fans in the mid 90’s,…
Nightwish - Yesterwynde
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Join us this week as we dive deep into Nightwish's latest album, "Yesterwynde." We'll unravel the epic tales woven into each track, discuss how the ban…
Jimi Hendrix - Excuse me while I kiss the sky.
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The legend himself, arguably the greatest guitarist of all time. Number one on so many top guitarist list. Yes, lets talk about him. He had such a short…
David Gilmour - Luck and Strange.
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Now for something different. Mike and Sebastian unpack the new David Gilmour album released just a couple of days ago. This is proof we are not just met…
The Metallica Aftermath.
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We are back from our trip to Edmonton to watch the icons that are Metallica. Spoiler warning, we do talk about the set list quite a bit, so if you are p…
The Metallica Dream Setlist
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What would it be like if we could have control of Metallica’s set list? Well, Mike and Sebastian give you that very answer. We outline some bangers, som…
The Metallica Album Tier List.
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Join us as we rank the eleven Metallica studio albums from worst to best. Will we have the same list or will Mike and Seb bicker like toddlers fighting…
The Desert Island
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What if you could only bring 5 albums with you to an island and that is all the music you would listen to for the rest of your life? Well on this epis…
Sleep Token V: The Summoning
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We are back with the last of our Sleep Token tunes, The Summoning. This is definitely the most popular song by this band that we have done to date and w…
Sleep Token IV: Alkaline
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We are back with the fourth instalment of our Sleep Token series. This week we explore the captivating track "Alkaline" from their Sophomore album, This…
Sleep Token III: The Offering
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Welcome back to Mandatory Music as we continue our journey through the realm of Sleep Token. The Offering is the most listened to song off their first f…
Sleep Token II: Granite
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Mandatory Music has returned with another Sleep Token track, that may or may not be about rocks…Granite. Join us as we explore more of this the not-meta…
Sleep Token I: Take Me Back to Eden
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Michael and Sebastian are back after a little hiatus to bring you a real raw and blind reaction to a band that has haunted the reaction channels of ever…
Episode 13: Luck.Runs.Out.
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We are back with All Nightmare Long from Metallica’s super compressed album Death Magnetic. Do you like palm muting? Good, because this Lovecraft inspir…
Episode 12: Inamorata
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Mandatory Music is back with Metallica’s longest song from 72 seasons, Inamorata. A unique song that offers interesting and doom like flavors, this mast…
Episode 11: Hello Darkness
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This week on Mandatory Music, Mike and Seb are doing the longest song off of the Hardwired album, Halo on Fire. We all go through life, ripe with situat…