Podcast
Heavy Metal 101
Your favorite podcast, wherein Dr. Eric, an expert, and Dr. John, a novice, explore, discuss, and argue about the history of heavy metal music. New episodes are available on the 3rd Monday of each month!
Visit us at: https://anchor.fm/heavymetal101podcast
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Theme Music: Valhalla by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
- Episodes
- 67
- Releases
- Monthly
- Typical length
- 1 hr 10 min
- On air since
- 2021
- Latest episode
- 2 weeks ago
Episodes
67 episodes, newest first
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1 hr 16 min
Do not go djentle into that good night…
Season 666, Episode 4
Show notes
Wherein Eric and very special guest co-host Schuyler refuse to accept their status as crusty, OLD metalheads and instead choose to dive deeply into the origins of the 21st century progressive modern metal phenomenon that is: djent.
This bonus episode would not have been possible without the support of beloved Heavy Metal 101 Patreon members like Schuyler, who requested this specific topic. Please do consider joining us on our Patreon page for just $3/month. Not only will you have the opportunity to request a bonus episode topic all your own and gain access to exclusive content, but you'll also get that sense of pure joy that can only come from supporting the world's wackiest, most insightful heavy metal podcast. Link below: http://patreon.com/HeavyMetal101
Click on the links below for all the music listening breaks in this episode:
Listening Break #1: "Future Breed Machine" by Meshuggah from Destroy Erase Improve (1995)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AP9412LFP0o
Listening break #2: “Bleed" by Meshuggah from Obzen (2008)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc98u-eGzlc
Listening break #3: “Bland Street Bloom” by Sikth from Death of a Death Day (2006)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-EJLG7sJD0
Listening break #4: "Icarus Lives!" by Periphery from Periphery (2010)-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScLf2HixuUg
Listening break #5: “Concealing Fate Pt. 1- Acceptance” by TesseracT from One (2011)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4n-JMbwgoo
Listening break #6: "CAFO" by Animals As Leaders from Animals As Leaders (2009)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0ZrF7taMHA
Listening break #7: "Awake" by Textures from the Silhouettes (2008)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD3HVYqiQJU
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New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month. Thanks for listening!
Underscore credits:
Ethereal - LivE [Another Generic Djent Music] [Royalty Free Djent]
LOTHUS
Nostalgic Music [Copyright Free Music] - "Brahe" by Punch Deck 🌎
BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free Music
Royalty Free Instrumental Djent/Thall Metal - "DARK WRATH" (No AI) #djent #thall
David J. Barrios
Sack Trick- Music From the Elder (Kiss Cover Version)
DavidBennettPiano
Polymeter vs. Polyrhythm
(polymeter example)
Prog Rock - Royalty Free Music
Vodovoz Music Productions
Meshuggah - Bleed ♬Chiptune Cover♬
Chiptune Planet
Meshuggah - Future Breed Machine (8 bit Remix) [CHIPTUNE]
8 bit! At The Disco
8-BIT ARCADE - New Millenium Cyanide Christ (8-Bit Meshuggah Emulation)
8-Bit Arcade - Official
Minimal at Liminal (2003) - Steve Reich, Pendulum Music
LiminalTube
Meshuggah - Stengah (8 bit)
Chiptune Planet
Video Game / Arcade Music (Royalty Free!)
Dar Golan - traaacks!
Royalty Free Metal: Ambient/Dreamy Djent Instrumental-"LUCIDITY"
False Reflection Recordings
Bland Street Bloom 8 Bit
Anthony Insyren Gonzales
Periphery - Icarus Lives 8-Bit
xTwilightxxPrincessx
Bulb - 8bit - Zyglrox
Mr8Bitshit
TesseracT Concealing Fate 8-bit
93gmike
Animals As Leaders - CAFO (8 bit Remix) [CHIPTUNE]
8 bit! At The Disco
Animals as Leaders - An Infinite Regression (8-Bit)
CJ Fripp
9 String Djent [Instrumental, Metal, Djent] [Free Copyright / Royalty Free Music]
Your Free Music
SoundVoid [Thall/Experimental] - Royalty Free Music | CC BY
Filippo Dusatti
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4 min
A Very Special Announcement Bonus
Show notes
Tune in for a very special announcement from Heavy Metal 101...
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Contact us at: heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com
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underscore credit
Green Day - Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) (8 bit)
Chiptune Planet
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1 hr
The Return of the Annual Halloween Spooktacular: King Diamond and Mercyful Fate after 1990! Bonus
Season 666, Episode 3
Show notes
Wherein Eric and special guest co-host Dr. Ross explore the terrifyingly extraordinary latter day careers of King Diamond and Mercyful Fate, beginning in 1990 and working their way all the way up to 2026.
Click on the links below for all the music listening/video breaks in this episode:
Listening break #1:
King Diamond "Eye of the Witch" from The Eye (1990)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_rmDu01KJg
Listening break #2:
Mercyful Fate- "Burn in Hell" from 9 (1999)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CwJPAemW9M
Listening break #3:
King Diamond- "Voodoo" from Voodoo (1998)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLn7Y1M32HE
Please do consider joining us at our Patreon page! Not only will you gain access to exclusive content, but you'll also get that sense of pure joy that can only come from supporting the world's wackiest, most insightful heavy metal podcast. Link below: http://patreon.com/HeavyMetal101
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Contact us at: heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com
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New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are always released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month!
Underscore credits:
“Two Little Girls” by King Diamond and Roberto Falcao, cover by Eric Schwartz
Retro Horror Synth Theme - Sanity Unravels // Royalty Free No Copyright Background MusicWhite Bat Audio
Creepy Haunted House / Sound FX (NO Copyright)The Audio Horizon SFX
'It's In The Fog' by @DarrenCurtisMusic 🇺🇸 | Horror Music (No Copyright) ☠️BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free Music
Mercyful Fate - A Dangerous Meeting (8 bit)Chiptune Planet
Royalty Free Music - Aftermath - Horror - Kevin MacLeodFree Royalty Archive
King Diamond - Eye Of The Witch (8 bit)Chiptune Planet
Mercyful Fate - Curse Of The Pharaohs (8 bit)Chiptune Planet
MERCYFUL FATE - Is That You Melissa 8 BITLeonardo Messina
Cinematic Uplifting Orchestral Celebration - FanfarePenrose Audio
Frozen 2(겨울왕국2) OST - Into the Unknown / 8 bit Cover(8비트 커버)정훈남JHN STUDIO
No Copyright Music] The Graveyard | Horror Music | Royalty Free Music VIVEK ABHISHEK
Voodoo Mathematics - Percussion/Background - Royalty Free MusicTeknoAXE's Royalty Free Music
Ritual of the Underworld | Suspense Music | Black Magic Music | Cinematic | No Copyright | FreeMusic 2.0
Copyright Free Scary Music - "Ghost" by Tim Beek 🇳🇱BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free Music
King Diamond - Give Me Your Soul (8 bit)Chiptune Planet
King Diamond - Abigail (8 bit)Chiptune Planet
Little Drummer Boy 🎅 Christmas no copyright music 🎄Christmas No Copyright Music
Wagner - Bridal Chorus - Here Comes The Bride FREE Instrumental Classical - WEDDING CC Music ✔Creative Commons Music Free To Monetize
Der er et yndigt land – National Anthem Of Denmark | Copyright FreeMelotone Recordings
Happy Birthday Song / Happy, Background (No Copyright Music)No Copyright Music
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1 hr 10 min
Pop Metal at the Dawn of a New Millenium (2000-2004)
Season 666, Episode 2
Show notes
Wherein Eric and John explore the reemergence of heavy metal as a force in popular music/culture at the dawn of the 21st century, including such bands as Limp Bizkit, Korn, Linkin Park, Slipknot, System of a Down, Tool, Evanescence, Metallica, and many more, and John, amazingly, smiles just a couple of times in nostalgic reverie.
Click on the links below for all the music listening/video breaks in this episode:
Video break #1:
Slipknot- "Duality" from Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses) (2004)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fVE8kSM43I
Listening break #1:
Nightwish- "Nemo" from Once (2004)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDV9mfZ7B7A
Listening break #2:
Metallica- "St. Anger" from St. Anger (2003)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar9BaNN5J4E
Please do consider joining us at our Patreon page! Not only will you gain access to exclusive content, but you'll also get that sense of pure joy that can only come from supporting the world's wackiest, most insightful heavy metal podcast. Link below: http://patreon.com/HeavyMetal101
Visit us at: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast
Contact us at: heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com
Social media:
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New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are always released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month!
Underscore credits:
Free Radio Jingles Various Radio IDs FX, Sweepers, Ramps, Music Imager & Artist Drops
radiojinglesvip
Epic Metal Instrumental | No Copyright Heavy Metal Music | Free Background Music for CreatorsMusiclatest - No Copyright Music
Nostalgic Music [Copyright Free Music] - "Brahe" by Punch Deck 🌎BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free Music
Limp Bizkit - Rollin' (8 bit)
Chiptune Planet
Korn - Blind (8-Bit Version)Walrus
In The End [8 Bit Tribute to Chester Bennington (RIP) & Linkin Park] - 8 Bit Universe
Duality [8 Bit Tribute to Slipknot] - 8 Bit Universe
8 Bit Universe
Left Behind [8 Bit Tribute to Slipknot] - 8 Bit Universe
8 Bit Universe
Disturbed - Down With The Sickness (8 bit)
Chiptune Planet
Drowning Pool - Bodies | NES Remix
Meme Music
System Of A Down - Chop Suey (C64 Cover, SAM, Hokuto Force)
Noplan
Tool - Schism 8-Bit
xTwilightxxPrincessx
8-bit: Godsmack - I Stand Alone
8bitsbrothers
Royalty Free Music - Epic Inspiring Dramatic Cinematic Emotional Background | FREE DOWNLOAD
BlueTreeAudio
Evanescence - Bring Me To Life (8 bit) Chiptune Planet
Nemo - Nightwish - 8Bit
8BitUzz
Nightwish - Deep Silent Complete 8-BITTehNamota
[8 Bit] Phantom Of The Opera
8 Bit Songs
Metallica - Fuel (8-bit cover) [ 8biTune ]
8biTune
Metallica - Enter Sandman 8bit (NES style)
Bernieman82
Horror Background Music(No Copyright)Scary Dark Mysterious Music/Horror Trailer Music[Royalty Free]
Power Music Factory
storytelling background music no copyright | history music no copyright 1
Nextune
Metallica - Until it Sleeps 8-Bit
Miles_Metal... 8-Bit Metal, Video Game and Film Covers
8 bit Metallica Mercyful Fate
Superhawkgaming98
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) - Metallica [8 bit]
8-Bit Justice
Metallica - St. Anger 8-bit (werc85)
werc85
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1 hr 10 min
Hardcore, Crossover, The Emergence of Metalcore, and Jane (Fricking) Doe…
Season 666, Episode 1
Show notes
Wherein Eric and John return to the fray for season #6(66!) of the Heavy Metal 101 podcast, kicking things off in style with explorations of hardcore, crossover, and early metalcore, and culminating in a discussion of the band Converge and their seminal masterpiece Jane Doe.
Click on the links below for all the music listening/video breaks in this episode:
Suggested Listening:
Bad Brains- "Pay to Cum" (1980) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTRfvq7q1O8
Video Break #1:
Suicidal Tendencies- "Institutionalized" from Suicidal Tendencies (1983) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoF_a0-7xVQ
Listening break #1:
Killswitch Engage- "Temple from the Within" from Killswitch Engage (2000)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTVGPWMGK4g
Listening break #2:
Converge- "Concubine" from Jane Doe (2001)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrAxmXDSiuA
Please do consider joining us at our Patreon page! Not only will you gain access to exclusive content, but you'll also get that sense of pure joy that can only come from supporting the world's wackiest, most insightful heavy metal podcast. Link below: http://patreon.com/HeavyMetal101
Visit us at: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast
Contact us at: heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com
Social media:
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New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are always released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month!
Underscore credits:
(free) hardcore punk x metal x alternative rock type beat - "M.F.P.S" (prod. Capsized)Capsized
Thrash punk/ Crossover instrumentalCracker Punk (ig acc : punk_is_dad_-_2.0)
No Copyright Epic Intense Teaser Trailer Background Music / Infinite by @soundridemusic
Soundridemusic - No Copyright Music
[FREE] HARDCORE METAL INSTRUMENTAL [PROD. DRIFTAWAY]driftaway
Wild Flora - Documentary Background Music No CopyrightFree Tune Library
MELODIC METALCORE - ROYALTY FREEAMRPHIS
Ticking Tension Trailer NoCopyright Background Music / Ticking Tension by Soundridemusic
[FREE] HARDCORE METAL INSTRUMENTAL [PROD. DRIFTAWAY]driftaway
grave - grindcore/powerviolence/death metal instrumental [free]pekarot
Sad Piano Ambient Music (Copyright Free) - "Undertow" by @ScottBuckley 🇦🇺BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free Music
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1 hr 22 min
A Very Heavy Metal 101 Listener's Guide to the Heavy Metal of the 1990s with Quinn from ...And Vol. 4 All
Season 5, Episode 11
Show notes
Wherein Eric, John, and special guest Quinn, of the And Vol. 4 All podcast, chit-chat delightfully about many of the most important heavy metal albums of the 1990s.
Like Heavy Metal 101, And Vol. 4 All can be found EVERYWHERE you listen to podcasts. Do check out Quinn's wonderful show! You can also reach Quinn at: https://x.com/AV4APod
Official Listening Break:
Megadeth - "Holy Wars...The Punishment Due" from Rust in Peace (1990) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5o8Daw1ZsY
Please do consider joining us at our Patreon page! Not only will you gain access to exclusive content, but you'll also get that sense of pure joy that can only come from supporting the world's wackiest, most insightful heavy metal podcast. Link below: http://patreon.com/HeavyMetal101
Visit us at: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast
Contact us at: heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com
Social media:
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https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/
New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are always released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month! We will be back for new episodes in August of 2026.
Underscore credits:
Epic Cinematic Dramatic Background Music NO COPYRIGHT | Royalty Free Dramatic Music For Videos • EMWEpic Music Waves
Free Dramatic Background Music No Copyright || Royalty Free Dramatic Background Music || EMWEpic Music Waves
Megadeth - Hangar 18 (16-bit Sega Cover)
Warrior Soul audio excerpt recorded live in Frankfurt, 3/28/10
Guns N' Roses - Estranged 8 BITS2mattosbr
Skid Row - Slave To The Grind (8 bit) Chiptune Planet
Death - Suicide Machine 8-Bit RequiemSic
Deep Theta Waves Meditation | Royalty Free Meditation Music 432 HzHealing Meditation Music
Alice In Chains - Would? (8 Bit) pandoozles
Black Sabbath - Computer God (Doom Soundfont)Jim's Music Dungeon
Ticking Tension Trailer NoCopyright Background Music / Ticking Tension by SoundridemusicSoundridemusic - No Copyright Music
COPYRIGHT FREE) Broadway Walk - Big Band Music No Copyright Music By AJ
Type O Negative - Black No 1 8 bit remixMonstercoreXFilms
Carcass - Heartwork [8-bit] Metal 8 BIT
Nine Inch Nails - Heresy (8-Bit Version) Walrus
Edward Elgar - Pomp and Circumstance - Royalty Free Music - DOWNLOAD Free Music Warehouse™
Copyright Free Inspirational Music - 'The Travelling Symphony' by @SavfkMusic 🇮🇹 BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free Music
Tool - Forty Six & 2 [8-Bit Cover] 8BitWaffle
At the Gates - Slaughter of the Soul 8-BitMiles_Metal... 8-Bit Metal, Video Game and Film Covers
The beautiful people - Marilyn Manson (8-Bit) 8 Bit Music
All Hail The New Flesh - Strapping Young Lad (8-bit) Barbed Wire Gardens
Alaska's Flag - Alaskan State Anthem (8 BIT) alaskagal
Death - Spirit Crusher (8-Bit Metal Cover) MrChiptune
Children Of Bodom - Downfall (8 Bit) pandoozles
Immortal - Withstand The Fall Of Time (8 bit) Chiptune Planet
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1 hr 16 min
Doomed for All Time: Doom Metal Fragmentation in the 1990s
Season 5, Episode 10
Show notes
Wherein Eric and John, following a vanishingly brief look at the early history and development of doom metal, investigate the fragmentation of doom into various sub-sub genres in the 1990s, including death doom (Paradise Lost, My Dying Bride, Anathema), gothic metal (Type O Negative), stoner metal (Sleep, Electric Wizard), and more.
Click on the links below for all the music listening/video breaks in this episode:
Listening Break #1:
Pentagram- "The Ghoul" from Pentagram/Relentless (1985/93) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRIkfMSnED4
Listening break #2:
Paradise Lost- "Paradise Lost" from Lost Paradise (1990)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znqVVjOOMwA
Listening break #3:
Paradise Lost- "Gothic" from Gothic (1991)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnqXkN1xpO8
Video break #1:
Type O Negative "Black No. 1 (Little Miss Scare-All" from Bloody Kisses (1993) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFwYJYl5GUQ
Listening break #4:
Sleep "Dragonaut" from Sleep's Holy Mountain (1992)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OWwgGYhsBs
Listening break #4:
Lectric Wizard "Funeralopolis" from Dopethrone (2000)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdlEIlq9nZg
Please do consider joining us at our Patreon page! Not only will you gain access to exclusive content, but you'll also get that sense of pure joy that can only come from supporting the world's wackiest, most insightful heavy metal podcast. Link below: http://patreon.com/HeavyMetal101
Visit us at: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast
Contact us at: heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com
Social media:
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New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are always released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month!
Underscore credits:
Come, Sweet Death, BWV 478 by J.S. Bach (performed by E. Schwartz)
Atmospheric Doom Metal - ROYALTY FREE [No copyright Music]poweredBYGDK
The Beatles - I Want You (She's So Heavy) [8-BIT]PlayToDie
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath 8-Bit
Miles_Metal... 8-Bit Metal, Video Game and Film Covers
[FREE] Doom Metal x Stoner Metal Instrumental - "THE LOST WITCH" - Electric WizardNo Copyright Metal
Ash Nazg | War Chant of MordorSirRacha
FREE] Doom Metal X Slow Heavy Metal - "Slow Burner"Mauricio Mirapalheta Sound
MISTRESS OF FLYING | Doom Metal | No Copyright Music | ROYALTY FREE MUSICDark Burden
[FREE] Stoner Metal X Doom Metal Instrumental - "Stoner Minimoe"Mauricio Mirapalheta Sound
Horror Background Music(No Copyright)Scary Dark Mysterious Music/Horror Trailer Music[Royalty Free]Power Music Factory
Paradise Lost - Gothic (8-Bit Version)Squskii
[No Copyright Music] The Graveyard | Horror Music | Royalty Free MusicVIVEK ABHISHEK
z3r0 - Haunted Mansion | Creepy/Horror background music - COPYRIGHT FREE MUSICz3r0 - Copyright Free Music
Retro Post Punk by Infraction [No Copyright Music] / After Duty
Infraction - No Copyright Music
Gothic Organ Intense Music | Royalty Free Musicgravitymusic
[ROYALTY FREE] 90's Rave Type Early Techno | Acidic Techno | LxftBeat Lab
Royalty Free Gothic Metal, PrecipiceIridium Music
Funeral Doom: Aethyr - Ave A - Royalty Free Stoner Doom Metal
Non Solus [eklektik underground
[FREE] SOUNDS OF SUICIDE 💀 DSBT type beat 💀 depressive suicidal black metal beat Elliot Skram
(free) dystopia x sludge metal type instrumental | “mortify” (prod. sxzu x erik rottenburg)SXZU
[ No Copyright ] The Forgotten Carousel | Horror Music | ROYALTY FREE MUSICVIVEK ABHISHEK
Funny Song | Comedic Background Music | Silly ChickenFesliyanStudios Background Music
M87 - 70s Psychedelic Rock With Guitar Solo [Royalty Free Music]LonePeakMusic
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1 hr 12 min
To the Extreme Pt. 3- Swedish Death Metal
Season 5, Episode 9
Show notes
Wherein Eric and John explore three significant, influential branches of Swedish death metal, the Stockholm scene, the Gothenburg scene, and progressive Swedish death metal, discussing bands including Entombed, Dismember, At the Gates, In Flames, Edge of Sanity, Opeth, and MANY more.
Click on the links below for all the music listening/video breaks in this episode:
Listening Break #1:
Entombed- "Left Hand Path" from Left Hand Path (1990)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weyYzWU-FNI
Listening break #2:
At the Gates- "Slaughter of the Soul" from Slaughter of the Soul (1995)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIqTfc0XIfg
Listening break #3:
Opeth "The Moor" from Still Life (1999)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ob2GdSUQKg
Please do consider joining us at our Patreon page! Not only will you gain access to exclusive content, but you'll also get that sense of pure joy that can only come from supporting the world's wackiest, most insightful heavy metal podcast. Link below: http://patreon.com/HeavyMetal101
Visit us at: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/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
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New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are always released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month!
Underscore credits:
Du gamla, du fria | Copyright Free | National Anthem Of SwedenFree Beta Records
Free SWEDISH DEATH METAL Music - Haunting of the Flesh // No Copyright
Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
free) hardcore punk x metal x alternative rock type beat - "M.F.P.S" (prod. Capsized)Capsized
(free) crust punk x hardcore punk x discharge x killtak type beat | “evacuate” (prod. sxzu)SXZU
Royalty Free // Epic Fantasy Music "Leaving for Valhalla" by Alexander NakaradaAlexander Nakarada - CreatorChords
Death/Thrash Metal Riffs - Fight Like Hell // Royalty Free No Copyright MusicWhite Bat Audio
Royalty Free Instrumental Death Metal Track-AMRPHIS
Free DEATH METAL Music - Cult of the Skull - // Copyright Free Music - White Bat Audio
Royalty free french musicDar Golan
Audio Assault Bulldozer: Boss Hm2 Swedish Death Metal Tone Made with Amp Sim VSTGoat Surgeon
D-Beat Backing Track (165 BPM) [Drum Loop]NoCombs_NoMasters
Horror Background Music(No Copyright)Scary Dark Mysterious Music/Horror Trailer Music[Royalty Free]Power Music Factory
Melodic Death Metal Type Instrumental "Dread" Prod. Beef DrewBeef Drew ♪
weeping - melodic death/black metal instrumental [free]pekarot
A Love Song (for Erin)
Eric Schwart
It's In The Fog' by @DarrenCurtisMusic 🇺🇸 | Horror Music (No Copyright) ☠️BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free Music
[ No Copyright ] The Devil Below | AMBIENT DARK MUSIC | ROYALTY FREE MUSICVIVEK ABHISHEK
Gates of Valhalla Viking Metal Royalty FreeDJ XU 666 WEB RADIO
Amon Amarth - Twilight of the Thunder god 8-bitDAWG BALLS
Royalty Free Instrumental Progressive Death Metal "DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES" (No AI)David J. Barrios | Royalty Free Metal Music
Royalty Free Instrumental Symphonic Metal - "BLOOD ASCENDANT" (NO AI) #royaltyfreemusicDavid J. Barrios | Royalty Free Metal Music
Creepy 80's Horror Theme - Bad Omen // Royalty Free No Copyright MusicWhite Bat Audio
EWQL Royalty Free Creepy Music "Come Out And Play"Darren Curtis Music
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29 min
A Very Special Bonus Episode: The Chuck Billy (Testament) Interview! Bonus
Season 5, Episode 8
Show notes
Wherein Eric briefly introduces the listener to the storied career of Bay Area thrash legends Testament before sitting down to chat with Testament frontman Chuck Billy about their fantastic 2025 album, Para Bellum, and their 2026 US tour, Thrash of the Titans, with Overkill and Destruction.
For more information about Testament visit:
https://www.testamentlegions.com/site/
Suggested Testament songs:
"Over the Wall" from The Legacy (1987) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZkYB81FeDc
"The Ballad" from Practice What You Preach (1989)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ9-xPIuGs0
"Down for Life" from The Gathering (1999)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIu4yr5mYMc
"More Than Meets the Eye" from The Foundation of Damnation (2008)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09rHDabBQfA
"Brotherhood of the Snake" from Brotherhood of the Snake (2016) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeIgFsU0x4I
"Night of the Witch" from Titans of Creation (2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cF2hIrXq2ss
Para Bellum is available either via digital:
https://testament.bandcamp.com/album/para-bellum
or physical media:
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Underscore credits:
Electric Crown 8-bit, trooper888888888888
1924 version: Al Jolson - California, Here I Come (Isham Jones Orch.)
Testament - Over The Wall (8 Bit) pandoozles
Testament - The Ballad (8-bit) slantyrock
Death/Thrash Metal Riffs - Fight Like Hell // Royalty Free No Copyright MusicWhite Bat Audio
"More Than Meets The Eye" - Testament (8-Bit) Manny Jimenez
"Para Bellum" (excerpt) from Para Bellum (2025)
Testament (used with permission courtesy of Testament/Nuclear Blast)
"Meant to Be" (excerpt) from Para Bellum (2025)
Testament (used with permission courtesy of Testament/Nuclear Blast)
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1 hr 24 min
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Power Metal* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)
Season 5, Episode 7
Show notes
Wherein Eric and John unleash their inner chaotic neutral bard and lawful evil cleric and explore the D&D-laced fantasy world of power metal through bands including: Manowar, Helloween, Hammerfall, Stratovarius, Rhapsody, Nightwish, and more!
Click on the links below for all the music listening/video breaks in this episode:
Listening Break #1:
Manowar- "Hail and Kill" from Kings of Metal (1988)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6zOT3IZ90U
Listening break #2: A Helloween choose your own adventure!
A) "Twilight of the Gods" from Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt. 1 (1987)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk-FNnMzVAY
B) "I Want Out" from Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt. 2 (1988)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMhL9NZ0Kdw
Listening break #3: Blind Guardian "Mirror Mirror" from Nightfall in Middle-Earth (1998)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNGCvI9dpZY
Listening break #4: Rhapsody "Emerald Sword" from Symphony of Enchanted Lands (1998)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5kLxQGbRYg
Listening break #5: Nightwish "Sacrament of Wilderness" from Oceanborn (1998)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGEQ-MEOTQs
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Underscore credits:
Free Fantasy Epic Music (For Videos) - "Short But Strong!" by Savfk 🇮🇹 🇬🇧BreakingCopyright
Dragonforce - Through The Fire And Flames (8 Bit)pandoozles
[Free Music] Dark Fantasy "Prepare Thyself" Royalty Free Music Darren Curtis
Adventure | Alexander Nakarada - CreatorChords
Adventure BeyondAlexander Nakarada - CreatorChords
Shinsei Dawn 🎸 Anime Rock | No Copyright Twitch MusicPanda Beats -
Fast POWER METAL-Walls Around You -(Vlog Free Music)Юрій Голобородько
Europe - The Final Countdown - Virtual Marimba CoverMarimbaLab
Rock The Night - Europe - 8Bit8BitUzz
Pacman Melody | Neoclassical Metal | No Copyright Music By WildebasterXWildebasterX
Very emotional classical guitar song by Fernando Sor | Copyright free
Optimistic & Positive (Free Music) - "ABILITY TO REJOY" by Numall Fix 🇷🇺BreakingCopyright
Viking Music - Ivar the BonelessPawl D Beats
Royalty Free // Epic Fantasy Music "Leaving for Valhalla" by Alexander Nakarada
Germany National Anthem (Olympic Version 2012/2016) | Free Copyright for Youtube
Royalty Free Music || Fantasy Tavern Bard D&D Background Music || Drakenhart - Bard TroupeBlackbirdBard Music
Unyielding Flame – Royalty Free Power Metal | Epic, Melodic, Heroic Instrumental MusicRoyalty Free Audio Vault
Epic Neoclassical Metal Instrumental | Shredding Guitar Symphony
Copyright Free Background Music - Neoclassical Metal Instrumental 🎸Anti Vocal
[Free Music] Dark Fantasy "Prepare Thyself" Royalty Free MusicDarren Curtis Music
Symphonic metal royalty free musicAlec Koff Label
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Potentiality - E Minor Power Metal Instrumental (NO COPYRIGHT MUSIC)Jared Elejorde
The Star-Spangled Banner (In a minor key)David Knighten
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1 hr 10 min
Slayer!!!!!! (1988-2001)
Season 5, Episode 6
Show notes
Wherein Eric and John rekindle their friendship whilst exploring the radiant majest of the holiest of holies that was Slayer from 1988-2001.
Click on the links below for all the music listening/video breaks in this episode:
Listening Break #1:
South of Heaven (1988) Choose Your Own Adventure!
A) "South of Heaven" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74nTzbgDGWM
B) "Behind the Crooked Cross- https://youtu.be/uuIAPU6Gpaw?si=LYjyulyZRllYiSYa
Video Break #1: "War Ensemble" from Seasons in the Abyss (1990)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqnC54vbUbU
Listening break #2: "Stain of Mind" from Diabolus in Musica (1998)-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0dqYutGrXk
Listening break #3: "Disciple" from God Hates Us All (2001)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN8HgHoCuzI
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[Horror Music No Copyright]Horror Background Music No Copyright - Non Copyrighted Scary MusicPower Music Factory
Atmospheric Doom Metal - ROYALTY FREE [No copyright Music] poweredBYGDK
Seasons In The Abyss [8 Bit Tribute to Slayer] - 8 Bit Universe
Slayer - South Of Heaven (8 bit) Chiptune Planet
'It's In The Fog' by @DarrenCurtisMusic 🇺🇸 | Horror Music (No Copyright) BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free Music
Death/Thrash Metal Riffs - Fight Like Hell // Royalty Free No Copyright MusicWhite Bat Audio
Slayer - Dittohead 8 Bit Version cjs11227
Late Night Talk Show MusicWaderman - Music for Content Creator
Super Team - No Copyright music | NCS | copyright free music | music for youtubeNO COPYRIGHT MUSIC - NCS
Stain of Mind 8-Bit Arcade - Topic
Christian Music (No Copyright) - "Gregorian Chant" by KevinMacLeod 🇺🇸BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free Music
Slayer - Disciple (8bit Version) fisketruten
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39 min
Patreon Sneak Peek: Heavy Metal Books! Bonus
Show notes
Wherein Eric celebrates the holiday season by presenting an informal fireside chat discussing some of the best books ever written about heavy metal in a variety of different categories! This episode is being offered on the main podcast feed as a "Patreon Sneak Peek" for non-members. Please consider signing up to the Heavy Metal 101 Patreon page for just $3/month. Members get access to exclusive content (like this!), as well as the satisfaction of supporting our scrappy little podcast.
patreon.com/HeavyMetal101
(note: a list of all discussed books is available on our Patreon page!)
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1 hr 15 min
Are You Ready (For Something Nü)!?
Season 5, Episode 5
Show notes
Wherein Eric battles John, at his very most Johnniest, in a doomed effort to convince him that nü metal can actually be pretty damn cool in the hands of practitioners including Korn, Limp Bizkit, Sevendust, System of a Down, Slipknot, and Deftones.
Click on the links below for all the music listening/video breaks in this episode:
Video Break #1: Comparing and contrasting nü metal with groove metal through two iterations of Machinehead-
A) Nü: "From this Day" from The Burning Red (1999)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJzeJiHHQOY
B) Groove: "Locust" from Unto the Locust (2011)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxjeqCd6Zm0
Listening* Break #1: Korn "Blind" from Korn (1994)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGK00Q7xx-s
*The official YouTube links for each of the "listening break" songs are music videos, so feel free to watch or just listen. Whatever floats your boat!
Listening break #2: Limp Bizkit "Break Stuff" from Significant Other (1999)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpUYjpKg9KY
Listening break #3: Deftones "Change (In the House of Flies)" from White Pony (2000)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPpDyIJdasg
Please do consider joining us at our Patreon page! Not only will you gain access to exclusive content, but you'll also get that sense of pure joy that can only come from supporting the world's wackiest, most insightful heavy metal podcast. Link below: http://patreon.com/HeavyMetal101
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New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are always released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month!
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Royalty Free Nu Metal Instrumental [ music no copyright ]The 8Floors
Colonel Bogey March free music no copyrightFree Music
Stryper - To Hell With The Devil (8-bit)Joseph Adan Angel
Korn - Blind (8-Bit Version)Walrus
Uplifting & Tropical (Free Music) - "JOURNEY" by Roa 🇯🇵BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free Music
Sacred Light - Choir Music Royalty FreeTalekeeper Music - Royalty Free Music for Video
Funk of Steel [Funk Metal Fusion Instrumental] [Royalty-Free]Guitar Soul Purification and Momirko
8-BITS)KORN-ADIDAS(8-BITS)Scooby Doom 8-bit radio
(8-BITS)KORN-FREAK ON A LEASH (8-BITS COVER)Scooby Doom 8-bit radio
Emotional Sad Piano Music | Touch (Download and Royalty FREE)MATTIA CUPELLI
(8-BITS)LIMP BIZKIT-NOOKIE(8-BITS)Scooby Doom 8-bit radio
(No Copyright) Explainer Video Background Music | Medical Science Corporate Music Royalty FreeRealTunesStudio
Limp Bizkit - Faith (8 bit)Chiptune Planet
Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff 8bit- 8Bit Albums By MegaTallica
8-BIT ARCADE - Rumble Fish (8-Bit Sevendust Emulation)8-Bit Arcade - Official
Sugar [8 Bit Tribute to System of a Down] - 8 Bit Universe8 Bit Universe
Wait And Bleed (8-bit) - Slipknot- 8bitQueen11
(8-BITS)DEFTONES-ELITE(8-BITS)Scooby Doom 8-bit radio
(8-BITS)DEFTONES-7 WORDS(8-BITS COVER)Scooby Doom 8-bit radio
(8-BITS)DEFTONES-BACK TO SCHOOL(8-BITS)Scooby Doom 8-bit radio
Royalty Free Sober Sad Music (For Videos) - "Yearning" by Shane Ivers 🇬🇧BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free Music
Royalty Free Music | Classical | Auld Lang Syne | Copyright Free MusicRoyalty Free Music for You
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1 hr 18 min
Good Night Sweet Prince (of Darkness)- The Life, Times, and Music of John Michael “Ozzy” Osbourne
Season 5, Episode 4
Show notes
Wherein Eric and John pay tribute to our beloved, dearly departed Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne.
Click on the links below for all the music listening/video breaks in this episode:
Listening Break #1: Earth "Blue Suede Shoes" (by Carl Perkins) early demo (1969)- https://youtu.be/IYxkYHqOjLY?si=YNkxQ-5fIrOehY31&t=576
Listening Break #2: "You Said It All (Live)" from Ozzy Osbourne Live EP (1980)- https://youtu.be/49GY60BkQB4?si=oW3JQvte6cyopvpF
Listening break #3: "Crazy Train (Live 1981)" from Tribute (1987)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eq4x9Ek66es
Video break #1: "Bark at the Moon" from Bark at the Moon (1983)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LplPi2CxNHI
Video break #2: excerpt from Decline of the Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojQUYq21G-o
Listening break #4: "Patient Number 9" from Patient Number 9 (2022)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkiniZBRt3s
Please do consider joining us at our Patreon page! Not only will you gain access to exclusive content, but you'll also get that sense of pure joy that can only come from supporting the world's wackiest, most insightful heavy metal podcast. Link below: http://patreon.com/HeavyMetal101
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Underscore credits:
“Crazy Train” arranged and performed by Eric Schwartz
I Want To Hold Your Hand [8 Bit Tribute to The Beatles] - 8 Bit Universe8 Bit Universe
Free Rock Metal Music (For Videos) - "Cherry Metal" by Arthur Vyncke 🇧🇪BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free Music
Iron Man [8 Bit Tribute to Black Sabbath] - 8 Bit Universe8 Bit Universe
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath 8-BitMiles_Metal... 8-Bit Metal, Video Game and Film Covers
Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 8-bitOmnigrad
Noire #1 - Free Royalty-Free MusicMusic By Pedro
Epic Superhero Theme - Royalty Free MusicLuis Humanoide 2
Crazy Train (8 Bit Remix Cover Version) [Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne] - 8 Bit Universe8 Bit Universe
Ozzy Osbourne - Diary Of A Madman 16-bit SNES version (no console limitation) werc85werc85
A Love Song (for Erin) by Eric Schwartz
Power Metal Themes - "Wedding March" (Mendelssohn)Serraphas3
Nostalgic Music [Copyright Free Music] - "Brahe" by Punch Deck 🌎BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free Music
[FREE] 80s Glam Metal x Glam Rock Type Beat "Fire Inside"LIVING PUFF
Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon (8-Bits)Rock Bit
Ozzy Osbourne - Shot In The Dark (8 bit)Chiptune Planet
Ozzy Osbourne - Suicide Solution (Live) 8 BitsCharly Navarrete
Ozzy Osbourne - Miracle Man 8-bitMi 28
Black Sabbath - War Pigs 8-bitOmnigrad
OZZY OSBOURNE - No More Tears 8 BITLeonardo Messina
Ozzy Osbourne - I Just Want You (8 bit)Chiptune Planet
Royalty Free Nu Metal Instrumental [ music no copyright ]The 8Floors
Take What You Want [8 Bit Tribute to Post Malone feat. Ozzy Osbourne & Travis Scott]8 Bit Universe
8-BIT ARCADE - Ordinary Man (8-Bit Ozzy Osbourne & Elton John Emulation)8-Bit Arcade - Official
Piano ONLY Version - Changes (Black Sabbath)RemyRocks
Ozzy Osbourne - Patient Number 9 - piano karaoke instrumental cover, lyricsHotMelody
Black Sabbath - Changes, Australia 1973RareSabbath
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59 min
True Crime and Heavy Metal: Jack the Ripper….
Season 5, Episode 3
Show notes
Wherein the Heavy Metal 101 podcast dresses up for Halloween as a true crime podcast, and Eric and guest host author Josh Putnam explore the fascinating history of Jack the Ripper, his horrifying crimes, and the heavy metal music they would eventually inspire.
Josh Putnam's wonderful book A Heavy Metal History Lesson is available for purchase here: https://a.co/d/hOqyAT9
Click here for the very special HM101 Jack the Ripper themed heavy metal playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Yjamda29lWD7WTn7Wg4Uv?si=ebee73ffa2fc4941
Click on the links below for all the music listening/video breaks in this episode:
Video Break #1: Screaming Lord Sutch & The Savages "Jack the Ripper" Scoptione film (1963) https://youtu.be/Ibx1wZoqQIY?si=QVTLPakuEQB7jf9B
Listening Break #1: Motorhead "Jack the Ripper" from March or Die (1992)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8ApAHemIjg
Listening break #2: Whitechapel “Articulo Mortis” from The Somatic Defilement (2007)- https://youtu.be/PykNOKHbmgU?si=idDofmA607qPnrOU
Listening break #3: Ghost “Respite on the Spitafields” from Impera (2022)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA21qOo2mWs
Listening break #4: Witchgrinder “Jack the Ripper" from The Demon Calling (2013)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIKapDgcMSQ
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Monster Shredder - Metal/Halloween - Royalty Free Music
TeknoAXE's Royalty Free Music
Retro Horror Synth Theme - Sanity Unravels // Royalty Free No Copyright Background MusicWhite Bat Audio
Free Horror Ambience (Dark Project)ESN Productions
The Ripper 8-BitFastEddie617
Black Sabbath - Fairies Wear Boots 8-BitMiles_Metal... 8-Bit Metal
z3r0 - Whispering Door | Victorian Dark/Horror - COPYRIGHT FREE MUSIC
ROYALTY FREE METAL INSTRUMENTAL: Slam/Deathcore "Discordant" WITH DOWNLOADFalse Reflection Recordings
[ Horror Music No Copyright ] Horror Background Music | Non Copyrighted Scary Music | Audio InstoreAudio Instore - No Copyright Music
[Horror Music No Copyright]Horror Background Music No Copyright - Non Copyrighted Scary MusicPower Music Factory
BLACK METAL INSTRUMENTAL – DARK & Atmospheric Black Metal (NO VOCALS, ROYALTY FREE)Alec Koff Label
z3r0 - Haunted Mansion | Creepy/Horror background music - COPYRIGHT FREE MUSICz3r0 - Copyright Free Music
Broken Toys 2 - Industrial Metal/Halloween - Royalty Free MusicTeknoAXE's Royalty Free Music
LUMINIX - Ascension (Royalty-Free Metalcore for Gaming // Orchestral Cyberpunk)LUMINIX
Copyright Free Witchy Halloween Video & Music. YouTube trailers.Teddy Nukes
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1 hr 8 min
How Metal Got Its Groove Back: Pantera, Sepultura, and a 90's Heavy Metal Revolution
Season 2, Episode 2
Show notes
Wherein Eric struggles mightily in his efforts to convince John of the many virtues found in the music of early groove metal masters including Pantera, Machine Head, Fear Factory, Sepultura, and more.
Click on the links below for all the music listening/video breaks in this episode:
Listening Break #1: Bad Brains "Voyage Into Infinity" from Quickness (1989)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfYAifi_9-s
Listening Break #2: Pantera "Cowboys from Hell" from Cowboy from Hell (1990)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYfljBCpmE4
Listening break #3: Pantera "Walk" from Vulgar Display of Power (1992)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNjKN0_wx3s and/or "I'm Broken" from Far Beyond Driven (1994) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYErFMmDBb8
Listening break #4: Pantera "Suicide Note Pt. 1" and "Suicide Note Pt. 2" from The Great Southern Trendkill (1996)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X5iHWpb5uI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OomnLiLXqY
Listening break #5: Sepultura "Ratamahatta" from Roots (1996)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeWICOwGkkU
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Underscore credits:
Fashion Saxophone Hip-Hop by Infraction [No Copyright Music] / Do ItInfraction - No Copyright Music
☢️NO COPYRIGHT FREE MUSIC | GROOVE METAL | View To The Bay - Salvation🤘🏻FEM - Free Extreme Music ¡ NO Copyright
☢️NO COPYRIGHT FREE MUSIC | GROOVE METAL INSTRUMENTAL | Ethan Meixsell - March On
Groove Metal [royalty-free music] Lite Saturation
[FREE] 80s Glam Metal x Glam Rock Type Beat "Fire Inside"LIVING PUFF
Southern Rock ( Royalty Free Music )Rojo Cabaza
Pantera - Cowboys from Hell 8-bit Unerly
🎵 [FREE] Heavy Metal Guitar shred solo 🎸- WhitePython (NO COPYRIGHT MUSIC) 🎼SV Sounds
Pantera - A New Level (8 Bit)pandoozles
1000 SUBS SPECIAL * z3r0 - Tubular Bells (The Exorcist Theme) | Syntesizer Coverz3r0 - Copyright Free Music
8-Bit Pantera - I'm Broken8 Bit Bear
Pantera - Floods (8-Bit Version)Walrus
[FREE] BRUTAL DEATHCORE Type Instrumental "GODHEAD" Hardcore x Deathcore Type BeatJakeygotit
White Zombie - Thunder Kiss '65 (8-Bit)EightBitBeats
Machine Head - Davidian ♬Chiptune Cover♬Chiptune Planet
Fear Factory - Replica (8 bit)Chiptune Planet
Bossa For The Boss royalty free bossa novaFreesound Music
Sepultura - Beneath the Remains 8-BitMiles_Metal... 8-Bit Metal
Sepultura - Beneath the Remains 8-BitMiles_Metal... 8-Bit Metal
Sepultura - Morbid Visions 8-BitMiles_Metal... 8-Bit Metal
Sepultura - From The Past Comes The Storms 8 Bitslantyrock
Sepultura - Stronger than Hate 8-BitMiles_Metal... 8-Bit Metal
Sepultura - Dead Embryonic Cells (8 bit)Chiptune Planet
Xavante | Música na Serra | A’uwē Uptabi | Projeto Histórias da TradiçãoTrip Aldeias | Helio Nobre
[FREE] Alternative Rock x Metalcore x Metal Type Beat - "Nightmare" | Metalcore Instrumental52Blu
'Filaments' by @ScottBuckley 🇦🇺 | Sad Ambiental Music (No Copyright) 😔BreakingCopyright
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1 hr 12 min
The One Where They (Finally) Talk About Led Zeppelin!
Season 5, Episode 1
Show notes
Wherein Eric and John put on their big boy panties and finally discuss arguably the most important proto-metal band of all time: Led Zeppelin!
Click on the links below for all the music listening/video breaks in this episode:
(Optional) Listening Break #1: "Communication Breakdown" from Led Zeppelin I (1969)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2atkj_KWLl0
or "Heartbreaker" from Led Zeppelin II (1969)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5O4073zCKA
Listening Break #2: "Immigrant Song" from Led Zeppelin III (1970)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3Y8OWkiUts
Listening break #3: "In the Evening" from In Through the Out Door (1979)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJSJavz1AOM
Please do consider joining us at our Patreon page! Not only will you gain access to exclusive content, but you'll also get that sense of pure joy that can only come from supporting the world's wackiest, most insightful heavy metal podcast. Link below: http://patreon.com/HeavyMetal101
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New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are always released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month!
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New Horizon - Classic Rock - Royalty Free Music by Danya VodovozVodovoz Music Productions
Forest of the Elves | Celtic Music | Royalty Free Music Jonathan Segev
ROCK AROUND THE BLOCK ! (Royalty Free vintage music) no copyright - 50's ROCK N ROLL themurderjunkies24
Uptown Nights (60's garage blues) Copyright Free Music© NADA - Copyright Free Music
Frog in the Well California Consolidated Drum Band
Led Zeppelin - Communication breakdown 8-bit Omnigrad
Led Zeppelin - Whole lotta love 8-bit Omnigrad
W. A. Mozart, Symphony No.38 in D major | Copyright Free Music | No Copyright Music | Audio Library
National Anthem of Wales (No Copyright)Burhan Erdemir
Immigrant Song (2020 Remaster) [8 Bit Tribute to Led Zeppelin] - 8 Bit Universe
Vetur Frosti - Celtic Music by Alexander Nakarada - Royalty Free Music //Alexander Nakarada
Led Zeppelin When The Levee Breaks Audio 8 Bit Remix Cover Version Ashes To8Bit
Paddy on the Handcar/Ed Kellogg's March California Consolidated Drum Band
Led Zeppelin -The Ocean (8 bit) DAWG BALLS
Led Zeppelin - Kashmir (8 bit) Chiptune Planet
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1 hr 16 min
Bonus Midsommar Madness: The Saga of Quorthon and Bathory...
Season 4, Episode 13
Show notes
Wherein Eric and John surprise the world with a midsummer bonus episode dedicated to the life and times of one of the most important metal artists of all time, Quorthon, and his legendary black metal/Viking metal band Bathory.
This bonus episode would not have been possible without the support of beloved Heavy Metal 101 Patreon members like Quorthon100, who requested this specific topic. Please do consider joining us on our Patreon page for just $3/month. Not only will you have the opportunity to request a bonus episode topic all your own and gain access to exclusive content, but you'll also get that sense of pure joy that can only come from supporting the world's wackiest, most insightful heavy metal podcast. Link below: http://patreon.com/HeavyMetal101
Click on the links below for all the music listening/video breaks in this episode:
Listening Break #1: "Sacrifice" early version from the Scandinavian Metal Attack compilation (1984)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J5w-DrR1po
Bonus listening: Want to compare the earlier version of "Sacrifice" directly with the classic version from the self-titled debut (1984)? Here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZvD4CV4QDM
Listening break #2: “The Return of Darkness and Evil" from The Return...of the Darkness and Evil (1985)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0wzwQgvpoA
Listening break #3: “Woman of Dark Desires" from Under the Sign of the Black Mark (1987)-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uryRdqFdvhw
Listening break #4: "A Fine Day to Die" from Blood Fire Death (1988)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ghJQzNDihA
Video Break #1: "One Rode to Asa Bay" from Hammerheart (1990)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE-UIbpag3I
Twilight of the Gods (1991) rules. You really should check out "Under the Ruins": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfsXRtbK48I
Listening break #5: "Oh No No" by Quorthon from Album (1994) -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejiDqpaZVnk
Listening break #6: "Nordland" from Nordland I (2002)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4Dr3HZltLg
Listening break #7: "Song to Hall Up High" by Jennie Tebler (w/Quorthon) from the Silverwing single (2005)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWBEdtG0-OY
RIP Quorthon (1966-2004). Gone but never forgotten.
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The Elephants in the Room Pt. 2: Metal Up Your Ass (Metallica 1987-92)
Season 4, Episode 12
Show notes
Wherein Eric and John celebrate the 4th season finale by looking in on some of the most monumental heavy metal ever made, including ...And Justice for All and The Black Album (Metallica).
Click on the links below for all the music listening/video breaks in this episode:
Video Break #1: "One" from ...And Justice for All (1988)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM8bTdBs-cw
Listening Break #1: Choose your own adventure!
a) “Sad But True" from The Black Album (1991)-
https://youtu.be/TpohVYomw2o?si=1GSJIoaKZusJQMnh
b) "So What" b side, originally by Anti-Nowhere League (1993)-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaGrNq9VrCc
Listening break #2: “Wherever I May Roam" from The Black Album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-cEyiM9adE
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The Elephants in the Room Pt. 1: Guns N’ ?!★꩜ing Roses (1989-92)
Season 4, Episode 11
Show notes
Wherein Eric and John gird their loins, say their prayers, and set forth on an exploration of two of the most frightening, awe-inspiring, and odd monuments in the history of rock music: Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II, while also peaking in on some of the bad behavior that was so deeply interwoven into the legend of Guns N' Roses.
Click on the links below for all the music listening/video breaks in this episode:
Video break #1: “You Could Be Mine”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXx9S2nDouY
Special thanks to beloved friend of the show Jon Barbas for helping to sponsor this episode! Check out Jon's fantastic podcast, Heavy Metal Philosophy, available on YouTube, everywhere you listen to podcasts, or at https://heavymetalphilosophy.com/
Listening Break #1: Choose your own adventure!
a) “November Rain" (ok, it's actually the video: I couldn't resist)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SbUC-UaAxE
b) "Don't Damn Me"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EOrZ5JMgfk
Listening break #2: “Coma"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyV6Lw6t-O4
Listening break #3: “My World”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRQpnJ37Iw8
Please do consider joining us at our shiny, new Patreon page! Not only will you gain access to exclusive content, but you'll also get that sense of pure joy that can only come from supporting the world's wackiest, most insightful heavy metal podcast. Link below: http://patreon.com/HeavyMetal101
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