Metal Nerdery Podcast

“DUDE! They’re like KISS, but next level, man!”  

(J/K. But seriously, NOW that we have your attention…)

Hidden deep behind the anonymity of their grotesque masks and monochromatic, prison-style ju…

Don’t deny the power of three. Whether it’s certain “anti-relaxers”, a brilliantly executed joke, or the divinely strange shades of psychedelic metal weirdness created by the “power threesome” known …

Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and inhale the enticing aroma of the “jam room bouquet” while basking in the brown wood paneled, wall-to-wall orange shag carpeted, STONER DOOM jam room aesthetic…

There’s no denying that the drummer in a band can radically impact (good or bad) the overall dimension, weight, and power of a band’s sonic palette. And when that drummer is DAVE LOMBARDO, and that b…

Since this is our initial excursion into unfamiliar territory (specifically bands covering songs by a specific artist), we figured what better way to kick things off than for us to pay homage to the …

It should come as no surprise that we’re releasing an episode celebrating one of the finest (and also, one of the youngest!) bands ever to emerge from the thrash metal mecca known as “The Bay Area” (…

Sometimes it’s imperative to “step away” in order to continue evolving. While it seemed that SACRED REICH had permanently stepped away and slipped into thrash limbo during their hiatus, the thrash qu…

…AND JUSTICE FOR ALL (or AJFA if you’re an acronym fan), the 4th album from METALLICA (and the last album before “The Black Album”) was a strange yet glorious time for fans because it marked the begi…

NWOBHM is the “New Wave of British Heavy Metal” that followed the “The Unholy Trinity of British Heavy Metal” (TUTOBHM? Wait, that can’t be right…) comprised of Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and Led Zep…

With the release of REINVENTING THE STEEL, the 9th (and final) PANTERA studio album (and 6th consisting of the “classic lineup” of Phil Anselmo, Rex Brown, and the brothers Abbott:  Dimebag Darrell a…

Letters are important. As children, we learned how letters combined together can form words. As adults, we unlearned all of that “logical absurdity” and broke words back down to individual letters be…

Love is a complex, multi-splendorious thing.  Especially our love for thrash, and MOST especially, our love for Bay Area Technical Thrash Wizards, FORBIDDEN. 

In fact, if FORBIDDEN doesn’t make you “…

Thanks to stylistic innovations such as the dawn of punk, the proliferation of shock rock, and the ever growing prominence of guitars in riff writing, the sound of 70’s rock music gradually morphed i…

“We’re gonna do a number now…which was the very first song I ever wrote in my life…”

After 2 successful solo albums with his solo band (Blizzard of Ozz), OZZY OSBOURNE was set to release a live alb…

Without RIFFS, we’d be without METAL, because “the riff” represents the foundation, the anchor, the “meat” if you will, of the song. Irregardless (and/or regardless) of the artist, whether it’s Sabba…

Time to tear open a sack of salt and vinegar “California Potato Chips”, get ready to “get bleached”, and prepare to become “more boned” whilst “choking it down” as you  JOIN US for a gratuitous abund…

May 25th, 1983.

After fronting Rainbow and Black Sabbath during the 70’s and early 80’s, it was time for RONNIE JAMES DIO to assemble his own band of genius musicians to forge and unleash upon the wo…

Not only was BRIAN JOHNSON charged with the extraordinary task of filling the void left behind by the passing of legendary AC/DC lead singer, BON SCOTT, but he also helped to propel the Aussie jugger…

Sometimes life just isn’t fair. (Actually, most times it’s not…but I digest.)

Sure, the vocalist and the guitarist get the lion’s share of groupies and love. And yeah, occasionally, even the drummer …

It’s been a minute since we’ve had any new EXODUS blasting in our CD and/or MP3 players. But thanks to the Bay Area Thrash Lords’ latest offering of sonic devastation, PERSONA NON GRATA, that problem…