Metal Nerdery Podcast

“Those were the days…”

1983. A time when “Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi” was number one at the box office,  the national debt was a meager $195 BILLION (compared to the $31,000 BILLION…

“So I told him about my pain and the life I’ve been through, he just smiled and the laughter came

Then I told him that I love you…and the devil cried.”

The early 80’s saw a changing of the guard in…

The NEW WAVE OF OLD SCHOOL THRASH METAL (NWOOSTM) is the sonic equivalent of getting in a time machine and travelling back to when thrash was still relatively new (throughout the 80’s and the early 9…

“YURRNOTUHRRRROTATONTATROTATATANBUMBUMBLAKAEAUHHTAHHHEAUBLAHUUURRRRAHHHH!”

After blowing everyone’s mind with their revolutionary, self-titled debut, KORN returned with their follow up album, LIFE …

“I want you to listen!  I’m talking to you…”

One could easily argue that SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH, the fifth studio release from Birmingham’s own BLACK SABBATH, is their “Black Album” moment, in that t…

Ahhh, the Holiday season. Christmastime in the city. Filled with “tidings of comfort and joy” that includes leaving out some special “Christmas tree” infused cookies for Santa in the hope that you wi…

“What’s the biggest metal boner you think you ever got in your life?”

As much as it pains us to say it, it has only been extremely recently that we finally got some insight into the ROB DUKES ERA o…

“The perfect is the enemy of the good” - Voltaire

In a world infested and subjugated by the tediously mediocre, all we can ever strive for in this life is to do the BEST we possibly can (even if our …

“Why don’t you think for yourself?”

NUCLEAR ASSAULT, the crossover thrash titans hailing from NYC featuring the aggro bass thunder of Dan Lilker (formerly of Anthrax and S.O.D.) alongside the punishi…

“What do you wanna do with your life?”

For everyone still trying to recover from “the prior episode” we understand you’ve endured a lot and assure you that it’s about to get even more surreal. Think …

“We’ve got a little surprise for you tonight…”

We’ve been talking about doing this for so long now that many of you (ourselves included) had almost given up thinking it was ever going to happen, li…

“In the beginning…back in 1955…”

While it’s the first album sporting the trademark lightning bolt logo (and the last album with Mark Evans on bass), AC/DC’s 1977 masterpiece LET THERE BE ROCK remains…

“Step inside, walk this way…”

The world just wouldn’t be the same without Dave Mustaine and MEGADETH. No one else in metal embodies the same snarling, vengeful angst against the psychopathic “powers …

“How could The Exorcist be your LEAST favorite scary movie?”

Gratuitous thunderclaps, ominous church bells ringing in the chapel, creepy haunted castles, ghosts & poltergeists, witches & werewolves, …

“First I drink, then I smoke…”

Everyone already knows that when you mix heavy blues, rock, and jazz, the result is Black Sabbath. 

Now, if you mix some Sabbath with a hardcore foundation, a liberal s…

“Hey, hey, have you read the news?”

For over 30 years, the mighty minstrels from Maryland known collectively as CLUTCH have been synthesizing sonic goodness that defies categorization, capturing al…

“Yeah, yeah…”

For SLAYER fans, their merciless 1983 debut SHOW NO MERCY and their even darker, more progressive 1985 follow up HELL AWAITS both possess a somewhat more sinister sound and atmosphere r…

“You really like…my limousine…you like the way…the wheels roll…you like my seven-inch…leather heels…and going to…all of the shows…BUT…”

Exactly ONE year, ONE month, and ONE day before the rain, thund…

A house is supposed to be a safe, sane sanctuary from the evil and insanity relentlessly lurking around every corner of the outside world. However, hearing eerily unnatural sounds and witnessing unca…

Depending on which side of the pond you’re on, PIECE OF MIND, the fourth offering from NWOBHM legends IRON MAIDEN, was released on May 16 and/or May 28, 1983, and irregardless of which side of the po…