Heavy Metal 101

The season #2 finale, wherein Eric, John, and special guest Ben Apatoff (author of Metallica: The $24.95 Book) discuss the formative history of arguably metal's most culturally significant band, Metallica, from their prehistory and formation through the release of Ride the Lightning. Assigned listening #1: "Hit the Lights" by Mettallica (sic) from the first pressing of the Metal Massacre #1 compilation (1982) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AA-mcfFQBE Assigned listening #2: "Hit the Lights" from Kill 'Em All https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bW2DMOeDEM Assigned listening #3: "For Whom the Bell Tolls" from Ride the Lightning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_HSa1dEL9s The time is here for Eric and John to take a brief break to enjoy a bit of evil summer fun in the evil summer sun, however we will be back on August 21st for the start of season #3, wherein we will explore the heavy metal of the mid to late 1980s. Meanwhile, if you'd like to touch base before then: Visit us at: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/Dj4wi8XJIzb Contact us via email at: heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com Or on social media: https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast https://twitter.com/heavy_101 https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/ We'll see ya again real soon!  Most importantly, please do click the following link and check out Ben's wonderful book, Metallica: The $24.95 Book https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781493061341/Metallica-The-$24-95-Book --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast/message

Wherein Eric and John continue to delve ever more deeply into the gritty, glitzy history of glam metal, focusing this time on the first wave of 1980's Sunset Strip bands including Mötley Crüe, Dokken, W.A.S.P., Great White, Stryper, and Ratt. Assigned Listening #1- Mötley Crüe- "Live Wire" (version 1, Elektra Records) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6AiAKJDWCQ (version 2, Leathür Records original mix) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJjydoG5M9E Assigned Listening #2*: Ratt- "Lack of Communication" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8kFKMjTFBs *Just in case you aren't familiar, here's a link to the classic video for "Round and Round" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u8teXR8VE4 Visit us at: ⁠https://anchor.fm/heavymetal101podcast⁠ (you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!) Contact us at: ⁠heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com⁠ Social media: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast⁠ ⁠https://twitter.com/heavy_101⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/⁠ The Heavy Metal 101 blog: ⁠https://schwartzmuzak.wixsite.com/heavymetal101podcast/heavymetal101podcastblog⁠ New Heavy Metal 101 episodes are released monthly every 3rd Monday. Up next: The season #2 finale featuring a very special band and a very special guest. See ya again soon!!! Cold open underscore music credit: "Makai Symphony - Dragon Castle" is under a Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0).    / makai-symphony   Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: https://bit.ly/bc-dragon-castle-song --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast/message

Wherein Eric and John delve into the seedier side of the heavy metal multiverse, exploring the history of glam metal via both an examination of the earliest days of British glam rock and a look at the proto-glam metal scene found on the 1970's Sunset Strip. Assigned Listening #1: Montrose- "Rock Candy" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z25xrCoTdZI Assigned Listening #2: The Runaways- "Hollywood" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B3XhbwemuQ Visit us at: https://anchor.fm/heavymetal101podcast (you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!) Contact us at: heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com Social media: https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast https://twitter.com/heavy_101 https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/ The Heavy Metal 101 blog: https://schwartzmuzak.wixsite.com/heavymetal101podcast/heavymetal101podcastblog Keep an eye out! A Brief History of Glam Metal Part 2 will be available on Monday, 5/1. Otherwise, new Heavy Metal 101 episodes are released monthly every 3rd Monday. See ya again soon!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast/message

Wherein Eric and John excavate the most significant of heavy metal's musical roots, the blues, exploring the origins and histories of the genre as well as its more direct connections to the history of heavy metal. Throughout these "Roots of Heavy Metal" episodes, we'll dig deep into the many influences that made heavy metal music what it is, with longer episodes, more musical examples, and even more delightful verbal sparring as we uncover the wide array of musical styles that contribute to metal's vast musical family tree. Assigned Listening: Assigned Listening #1: "Down Hearted Blues" (Austin/Hunter) as performed by Bessie Smith- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ob_sW2_2Zw Assigned Listening #2: "Me and the Devil Blues" by Robert Johnson- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9CDKtc1Cno  Assigned Listening #3: "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man" (Dixon) as performed by Muddy Waters- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFxrLOVwsEE Assigned Listening #4: "In Ashes" from Devil is Fine by Zeal & Ardor- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xB9czfa6Zs Visit us at: https://anchor.fm/heavymetal101podcast (you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!) Contact us at: heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com  Social media: https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast https://twitter.com/heavy_101 https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/ New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month. See ya again soon!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast/message

Wherein Eric and John reflect upon the ascendency of heavy metal as an increasingly significant force in popular culture by looking at four massive albums released in 1983 and 1984, Def Leppard's Pyromania, Quiet Riot's Metal Health, Twisted Sister's Stay Hungry, and Van Halen's 1984.  Assigned Listening: Def Leppard option #1: video-"Photograph" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4dHr8evt6k Def Leppard option #2: audio-"Stagefright" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5DyQBu5yoU  Quiet Riot option #1: video-"Cum On Feel the Noize" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxgMGk9JPVA Quiet Riot option #2: audio- "Bang Your Head (Metal Health) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ror9erPzb4o  Twisted Sister option #1: video-"We're Not Gonna Take It" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xmckWVPRaI Twisted Sister option #2: audio- "Burn in Hell" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HWxFeqUxms  Van Halen option #1: video-"Hot for Teacher" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M4_Ommfvv0 Van Halen option #2: audio-"House of Pain" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg5zzivyOcA  Visit us at: https://anchor.fm/heavymetal101podcast (you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!)  Contact us at: heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com  Social media: https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast https://twitter.com/heavy_101 https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/   New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month. See ya again soon!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast/message

Wherein Eric and John explore the formative years and the 1980's output of possibly the most important band of all the bands, the glorious Mercyful Fate! Long live the King indeed. Throughout these "Special Topics in Metalology" episodes, we'll feature extended timeframes, more music, and even more verbal sparring, as we engage in deep dive explorations and analyses of challenging and esoteric subjects drawn from a wide swath of heavy metal history. Click on the links below for all the music listening breaks in this episode! Music listening break #1: Brats- "OY-905" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKsNfKRwLVM Music listening break #2: Black Rose- "Locked Up in the Snow" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwMa1pK_Nyg Music listening break #3: Mercyful Fate- "Return of the Vampire" (demo) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDlq2ZN2muI Music listening break #4: Mercyful Fate- "Doomed By the Living Dead" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18EvR5HnwVg Music listening break #5: Mercyful Fate- "Evil" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3Q5lH09GuM Music listening break #6: Mercyful Fate- "Come to the Sabbath" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvvsWC9HmqA Visit us at: https://anchor.fm/heavymetal101podcast (you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!) Contact us at: heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com Social media: https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast https://twitter.com/heavy_101 https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/ New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month. See ya again soon!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast/message

Wherein Eric, flying solo, takes a bit of a chronological detour, examining the heavy metal of the 21st century in smaller, bite-sized chunks. On the inaugural journey of this new bonus series of HM101 mini-episodes, Eric takes a look at some of the finest music of a brand new century, way back in 2000-2001.  These 20th Century Curmudgeon's Guide to 21st Century Heavy Metal bonus episodes will be periodic short, sweet, and particularly goofy discussions of more recent bands, trends, albums, and songs in heavy metal. assigned listening #1: Vader- "Wings" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQM4A41weqA assigned listening #2: Converge- "Distance and Meaning" https://youtu.be/H_Ida5HP714 suggested albums from this episode:  2000: Dio- Magica, Halford- Resurrection, King Diamond- House of God, Iron Maiden- Brave New World, Immolation- Close to a World Below, Nile- Black Seeds of Vengeance, Decapitated- Winds of Creation, Enslaved- Mardraum: Beyond the Within, , Nevermore- Dead Heart in a Dead World, Electric Wizard- Dopethrone, Deftones- White Pony, In Flames- Clayman, Children of Bodom- Follow the Reaper, Vader- Litany  2001: Ensiferum- Ensiferum, Windir- 1184, My Dying Bride- The Dreadful Hours, Devin Townsend- Terria, Kreator- Violent Revolution, Pig Destroyer- Prowler in the Yard, Neurosis-A Sun That Never Sets, Tool- Lateralus, Opeth- Blackwater Park, System of a Down- Toxicity, Converge- Jane Doe Visit us at: https://anchor.fm/heavymetal101podcast (you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!) Contact us at: heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com Social media: https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast https://twitter.com/heavy_101 https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/  Regular new episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month. See ya again soon!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast/message

Wherein Eric and John take a look at some of the earliest evidence of the genre fragmentation that would eventually define metal in the later 1980s and beyond via the NWOBHM of 1981, discussing the roots of pop metal, traditional metal, and extreme metal. Assigned Listening #1: Def Leppard- "High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkfJOrdc1AU Assigned Listening #2: Venom- "Witching Hour" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KopwsTJ7sLs Visit us at: https://anchor.fm/heavymetal101podcast (you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!) Contact us at: heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com Social media: https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast https://twitter.com/heavy_101 https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/ New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month. See ya again soon!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast/message

Wherein Eric and John explore the foundational moments of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal in 1980, featuring early works by Saxon, Def Leppard, Diamond Head, and Angel Witch.  Assigned Listening #1: Saxon- "To Hell and Back Again" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bM2wXFgO9g Assigned Listening #2: Def Leppard- "Wasted" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQzw1wJO8bY Assigned Listening #3: Diamond Head- "Am I Evil?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukeQeOwuEsU Assigned Listening #4: Angel Witch- "Angel Witch" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oZpW3wyiWI Visit us at: https://anchor.fm/heavymetal101podcast (you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!) Contact us at: heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com Social media: https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast https://twitter.com/heavy_101 https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/ New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month. See ya again soon!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast/message

Wherein Eric and John take a look at what some of the classic metal bands discussed in season #1 were up to in the year 1980. Part 2 focuses on Judas Priest (British Steel) and Motorhead (Ace of Spades), as well as a look in on what all the other season #1 bands discussed were up to in and around the year of our lord 1980.   Assigned Listening #1: option A Judas Priest- "Breaking the Law" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr3hflUHuog option B Judas Priest- "Rapid Fire" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoA8OxjxSrw  "Breaking the Law" the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L397TWLwrUU   Assigned Listening #2: option A Motorhead- "Ace of Spades" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKWIgeEjIgs option B Motorhead- "Fire Fire" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhJHhlm1F3g   Visit us at: https://anchor.fm/heavymetal101podcast (you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!) Contact us at: heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com Social media: https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast https://twitter.com/heavy_101 https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/ New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month. See ya again soon!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast/message

Wherein Eric braves both the end of the world and John's horrifying, disembodied groans and shrieks in order to bring you the haunting tale of three of the foundational bands of extreme metal: Hellhammer, Bathory, and Mantas (with just a touch of Venom thrown in for good measure)! Assigned listening #1: Venom- Welcome to Hell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e0VvHZMaTs Assigned listening #2: Hellhammer- Triumph of Death https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_ETxRA4RjU Assigned listening #3: Bathory- Sacrifice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZvD4CV4QDM Assigned listening #4: Mantas- Evil Dead https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO-vFpSyS6E Visit us at: https://anchor.fm/heavymetal101podcast (you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!) Contact us at: heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com Social media: https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast https://twitter.com/heavy_101 https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/ New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are regularly released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month. See ya again soon!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast/message

Wherein Eric and John take a look at what the mighty Black Sabbath (Heaven and Hell) and the newly musically single Ozzy Osbourne (Blizzard of Ozz) were up to as a new decade dawned. Assigned Listening #1: Black Sabbath- "Heaven and Hell" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FRA7UXlGu8  Assigned Listening #2: Ozzy Osbourne- "Mr. Crowley" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0RE230PlX4  Visit us at: https://anchor.fm/heavymetal101podcast (you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!)  Contact us at: heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com  Social media: https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast https://twitter.com/heavy_101 https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/  New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month*. See ya again soon!!!  *LOOK OUT FOR OUR SPECIAL HALLOWEEN BONUS EPISODE, AVAILABLE at midnight on 10/1! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast/message

Wherein Eric and John return to the fray for season #2, and explore the rise and debut album of one of the greatest heavy metal bands of all time, the mighty Iron Maiden! Assigned Listening #1: "Prowler" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnCHrQqmN0Q Assigned Listening #2: "Running Free" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbK9vqF8EOc Assigned Listening #3: "Iron Maiden" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXuD3cZUpm8 Visit us at: https://anchor.fm/heavymetal101podcast (you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!) Contact us at: heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com Social media: https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast https://twitter.com/heavy_101 https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/ New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month. See ya again soon!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast/message

Wherein Eric, John, and very special guest author and Sabbath scholar Nolan Stolz pick up right where we left off on episode #1, exploring 1970's Black Sabbath from the release of the seminal Paranoid through Never Say Die! and Ozzy's departure at the end of the decade.  Music listening break #1: "Children of the Grave" from Master of Reality https://youtu.be/X01Envh1kSA  Music listening break #2: "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" from Sabbath Bloody Sabbath https://youtu.be/yuVmjv22Nqc  Music listening break #3: "Air Dance" from Never Say Die! https://youtu.be/vh7cGW_elQ0  Never fear! We shall return after just a short break for season #2, wherein we will explore the heavy metal of the 1980s. For updates on the next season you can: Visit us at: https://anchor.fm/heavymetal101podcast (you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!) Contact us at: heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com Social media: https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast https://twitter.com/heavy_101 https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/ We'll see ya again real soon!  Please do click the following link and check out Nolan's fabulous, indispensable book, Experiencing Black Sabbath: A Listener's Companion https://rowman.com/isbn/9781442256910/experiencing-black-sabbath-a-listener's-companion --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast/message

Wherein Eric and John get down to the business of creating a concrete list of essential heavy metal bands and albums from the 1970s for a listener's "starter pack" of music from metal's first decade. We're more about the journey than the destination, but a short form of the list is available from 39:31-40:54. Visit us at: https://anchor.fm/heavymetal101podcast (you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!) Contact us at: heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com Social media: https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast https://twitter.com/heavy_101 https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/ See ya again soon!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast/message