More Than Metal

Over the half way point of 2025, so Bill and John want to share what has really been musical highlights for the year. 2025 may be a rough year, but a fantastic one for music. More Than Metal:  https://linktr.ee/morethanmetal John Bultena:  https://linktr.ee/onlyplaywizards Bill Crowe:  https://www.instagram.com/billjcrowevo/

The Swap is where Bill and John give each other an album they've never heard to listen to. They then share a conversation about their thoughts on the respective music composition. Bill has John listen to the 2016 album All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us by seminal metalcore band, Architects. John prescribes Bill a health dose of Motherblood from 2017 by Grave Pleasures. What thoughts and insight might...

What an artist wears can sometimes say as much as their music. We talk with Sam Franco, seamstress, and musician about her project, Bara Hari, along with discussing what costuming can do for promo, album covers, and performances. Sam offers some great insights behind her process for her own project and working with other artists. Sam Franco: https://www.instagram.com/samfranco__/ Bara Hari: https:...

Justin Gautreau is an author and instructor at the University of California, Merced. He is the author of  The Last Word: The Hollywood Novel and the Studio and contributes to  The Los Angeles Review of Books . We chat his approach to writing about music and studio culture in Los Angeles. Justin Gautreau: https://www.instagram.com/justingotro/   More Than Metal:  https://linktr.ee/morethanmetal Joh...

The Swap is where Bill and John give each other an album they've never heard to listen to. They then share a conversation about their thoughts on the respective music composition. This week Bill listens to Shark Move's 1973 album Ghede Chokra's while John is assigned Sleep Token's 2025 album, Even In Arcadia. More Than Metal:  https://linktr.ee/morethanmetal John Bultena:  https://linktr.ee/onlypl...

Telling the tale of how we got into Iron Maiden and how those that are "Maiden Curious" might make the delve into one of the greatest heavy metal bands of all time!   More Than Metal: https://linktr.ee/morethanmetal John Bultena: https://linktr.ee/onlyplaywizards Bill Crowe: https://www.instagram.com/billjcrowevo/

Comparing notes on shows they have attended, John and Bill come to some conclusions about what makes a good concert experience and professionalism from live performers. More Than Metal: https://linktr.ee/morethanmetal John Bultena: https://linktr.ee/onlyplaywizards Bill Crowe: https://www.instagram.com/billjcrowevo/