Love it or hate it, “Hair” Metal is always an interesting topic. Often the subject of ridicule from more modern fans, the impact the subgenre has had on music as a whole cannot be denied. So when Paramount+ dropped the new docuseries “Nothin’ But A Good Time: The Uncensored Story of 80s Hair Metal”, we jumped right on it. We go over all three episodes. But not with a fine…

Halloween isn’t just about collecting candy and cringy Wednesday costumes. Music plays a big part of the spooky season. Whether it’s awesome horror film soundtracks or horror related guitar rock n roll, music provides the perfect atmosphere sounds for your October. But over the years we’ve noticed some people’s idea of “Halloween” music doesn’t quite cut a drunken teenager at Summer camp. So this week we compiled some songs that…

Dec. 31, 1973, in the wilds of Australia, the legendary AC/DC played their very first gig. Effectively making 2024 their 50th (!!) anniversary. So obviously this is a big f’n deal. So we decided to give Angus and the Boys some time in our “Spotlight” episode. We go over some of our fave songs and albums, how we discovered the band and the (non) controversies. And of course the age…

The legendary Iron Maiden are one of the greatest musical artists of all time. And the 80s is where they reigned supreme. Not just on the live front where they still do. But on the record racks as well. “Powerslave” was the epitome of 80s Maiden. And it recently celebrated its 40th anniversary! So it’s a great time to feature this awesome album in our ongoing 1984 Albums Deep Dive….

We just lost one of the greats in one James Earl Jones. It’s true doing a deep dive about a legendary actor is a bit out of our format. But we figured “Why not? Let’s embrace our geekhood and pay tribute to a man that has a large following in Metaldom.” Unfortunately, Aaron could not join us this week. So we brought in a couple ringers. Matt Copper is no…

Break out your poison of choice! Welcome to Episode 8 fn hundred! It’s time to celebrate!! When we first went “on the air”, nobody really knew what a podcast was. And now we remain one of the longest podcasts, Metal or otherwise. So this time we decided to sit back and relax and shoot the shite’. And of course, crank a fistful of Metal. We discuss Jason Newstead’s reverb shop,…

Our series on those amazing albums celebrating their 40th anniversary continues. Legendary hardcore/punks Black Flag had a productive ’84, releasing three full lengthers. Probably the most renowned is “Slip It In”. So we tapped this classic album for a deep dive. We go track by track and share as much info and opinions as possible. Particularly, “the bars” and tattoos. We learn that one of our cohosts REALLY knows a…

As music connoisseurs, we all have those past gigs we wish we would’ve caught. We were either to young or the venue was on the other side of the globe. Either way we’d all like to jump into Doc Brown’s DeLorean and live those magical moments. How ’bout the Ramones at CBGBs? Or KISS in the 70s? Or how about a little band called Mantas during the demo days? Musical…

Our coverage of amazing albums celebrating their 40th anniversary continues. 70s glam rockers Slade were over big in the UK/Europe, but it wasn’t until the “Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply” album that Noddy and the Boyz breakthrough on the side of the pond. It’s been a favorite of ours since the get go.To celebrate we’re giving the record a track -by-track going over, and throwing in a bit…

Canadian legends Rush are obviously huge around the RAM offices. And our own Aaron is a badass bassist as well. So of course we both got sucked right into the Paramount + mini series “Geddy Lee Asks ‘Are Bass Players People Too’ “. The bassist extraordinaire spends time with four major music movers and shakers that strum the four strings. The program sent our imaginations into overdrive. This week we…

Pop culture figures venturing into the Music World is hit and miss. Legendary actor Christopher Lee hit it out of the park. While Bruce Willis and Eddie Murphy – not so much. Once again a casual point in conversation inspired this week’s discussion. And we came up with our own athletes, actors, etc that we’d like to see take a shot at Metaldom. Elvira doing a Goth project? Or even…

It’s no secret that we love music related documentaries. It’s always interesting when the talking heads get their brains picked on an equally interesting subject. One particular doc that has gotten attention is the “Records Collecting Dust” and it’s sequel. Being vinyl fanatics, it’s so cool diving into some our fave artists record collections with them. These amazing docs have inspired us to do our own audio version. We share…