Twin Terrors Macabre Manor of Mead Metal and Mayhem

Walpurgis Night is upon us!  From sundown on April 30th to sundown on May 1st, beware the witches! In honor of this august (the adjective, not the month) holiday, here's our discussions on the toad cults as written about by Robert E Howard (he of Conan the Barbarian fame). Enjoy! Image (public domain): we couldn't get the permission to use any cool toad/frog paintings, so here's a nasty looking Vi...

Welcome to part 2 of our 3 part series on Kiss' "Music from the Elder."  If you want to know more, go check out the first episode.  If you already have, then you're all set! Image: back of the album courtesy of Jody's music collection. Next week's episode: our first of two Walpurgis Night episodes -- Toad Cults! Get in touch with us at Podbean:  https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4pksr-a17e1a...

One of our first episodes was about dedicated listening and we discussed listening to Zeppelin songs at the same time as they popped up while reading a Zep biography.  This time, because of all the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (released last month) and the Monty Python (upcoming) overload, we thought we'd take on this same topic from another angle!  Although probably with the same level of into...

Welcome to the kitchen of the manor!  We both enjoy cooking with beer, so welcome to the first episode where we discuss just this!  Except for the first episode, keeping in mind the mayhem part, we're actually cooking with whiskey.  We give the history of the Indiana favorite Hoosier sugar cream pie with a few additions/alterations/things.  Plus, maybe a bit more about cooking with beer. Enjoy and...

Welcome to the manor!  Mind the tentacles, as we get into each of our favorite H.P. Lovecraft stories.  Best if listened to either at midnight or noon, depending on your disposition.   Next week's episode is on cooking with beer. Get in touch with us at Podbean:  https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4pksr-a17e1a Or on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/twinterrorsmacabremanormeadmetalmayhe/ Or...

Welcome to the manor!  Today we're getting into folk music.  Partially because of our love of folk metal and folk music, but also it'll be a nice way to lead into the Led Zeppelin third album era.  For part one we get into some aspects, such as modes and melodies, and also its origins and revivals and we stop just a wee bit before its cultural impact (context!) on the '60s, which will be part two...

Welcome back to the manor, as we sit once more along the side the pools, just outside the Megadodo Publications offices on Ursa Minor, nursing hangovers from too many Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters that were made by a fun-loving two headed man.  We didn't ask if he had two of anything else.     In the last part of our ever expanding trilogy, we geek out in general.  What did you expect? Sass you lat...

As part of our two or more week long festival of all things HHGTTG (primary phase era more or less -- usually more), we talk to HHGTTG fan Tracy!  Welcome to the show, Tracy, hopefully we haven't scared you off (although from our end, you more than held your own -- Ford would've been proud, especially if you'd joined him in a whiskey or three). Get in touch with us at Podbean:  https://www.podbean...

As part of our two or more week long festival of all things HHGTTG (primary phase era more or less -- usually more), welcome back to the show that most hoopiest of all froods, who always knows where his towel is and that you should all sass... Sam! Sam tells me about his love of HHGTTG at a local English pub over a couple of pints of bitter on a Thursday night (seriously, those are all true).  Thi...

Welcome back to the manor, as we sit along the side the pools, just outside the Megadodo Publications offices on Ursa Minor, sipping a Jynnan Tonnyx and eyeing the nearby Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster with both apprehension and longing.  Partially because of the assured headache, but mostly because of the two headed man mixing them with entirely too much glee.   In the second of our four part trilog...

42 years ago, a most notable and wonderful being came forth from the great radio drama producing planet of Aleric B and gave us the BBC radio series "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" (first episode was broadcast on Wednesday, March 8th, 1978, which is why we're book-ending that day with our episodes).  Over the next few episodes, we'll talk about HHGTTG and that human (?) being Douglas Adams....

Welcome back to the manor!  Today we're discussing prohibition, that failed attempt to make life suck.  Why did this come up?  Between Jody mentioning James' family's prohibition beer in a previously recorded episode (that hasn't come out yet, but will soon) and James having just read a book about bootleggers and brothels, it had to be done. In this episode, James shared true stories of Chicago du...

Welcome to the first of our episodes on cryptids!  Those gorgeous, yet shy, creatures that cryptozoologists go nuts over.  For our inaugural, we're talking about South Bay Bessie, that playful lake monster from Lake Erie (USA and Canada).  Why?  Because James thought of it while drinking a beer called Lake Erie Monster. James was so excited, he even made a map and put X markers at the locations wh...

We know, we know.  KISS' "Music from the Elder" has been lambasted by fans and critics alike, as well as by the band and their team.  Is it really that bad?  Take a trip with us as we get into the ups and downs of the background (context!) and the actual music.  There's almost definitely going to be something on which everyone agrees and disagrees with us. And after you listen to this, go enjoy Va...

We're finally finishing up Led Zeppelin's LZ II era with information, background, trivia, and our takes on the songs.  Is there much more to be said here?  Probably, but we'll let the audio do the talking.  Get in touch with us at Podbean:  https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4pksr-a17e1a Or on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/twinterrorsmacabremanormeadmetalmayhe/ Or on twitter: @Terrors_Ma...

Back at the dawn of time, specifically last fall as we were starting the podcast, we recorded a very long episode on our favorite beers and beer styles.  It ended up being long enough to break down into four episodes!  Between that and then recording what we thought were more worthy episodes, it's just taken a while to produce these.  We now have them all ready to go, but are leaking them out a bi...

James took a trip to Nova Scotia a few months ago and loved it so much that he wanted to talk about it.  Jody was definitely good with the idea, considering the number of listeners we have in this wonderful province.  If you've ever thought about taking a trip, maybe James will convince you to go to New Scotland, Canada! Questions, comments, scathing remarks?  Get in touch with us at Podbean:  htt...

Welcome to another holiday special from the Terrors!  We talk about what we do on Burns Night, which is January 25th of every year (this year it's a Saturday!) to celebrate Scotland's wonderful poet Robert Burns.  We know, we could've released this the day before, but we wanted to give you a week's notice so you could do your own planning.  Aren't we swell? Recorded live together, so there may be...

Welcome back to the Manor!  We left the old year with a Maiden beer review and we're welcoming the new with a Maiden beer review (almost).  Beer and metal, what a great way to leave and enter.  This time, you should all be able to easily join us in a pint, as we get into Iron Maiden's beer series with Sun and Steel.  We talk about the beer inspired by the song, the song itself, and who inspired th...

Welcome back to the Led Zeppelin fanboy podcast! We're still on the Brown Bomber album (II) and we're actually talking about the album: production, engineering, locations, and more!  (We'll get into the actual songs next time.) A special wish for John Paul Jones to have a happy birthday!  He turns 74 today (January 3rd, 1946). Also, Jimmy Page will be 76 in less than a week (January 9th, 1944).  H...

Welcome back to the Manor and our continuation of that awesome congruence of metal and beer!  This time we talk about Iron Maiden's Red 'N' Black porter and the song from which the name is taken.  What a great way to end the year!  Hopefully you've all found a bottle to enjoy while you listen. Image courtesy of James' beer collection.

Welcome to the first of probably many Wild Hunt episodes!  The Hunt is especially active this time of year, as we discussed in one of last year's Yule time episodes.  Here, we regale you with true stories of the Hunt from recent folk tales, to keep in the spirit of ghost stories around Christmas time.  Plus, our usual jocularity. Episode Image: "The Wild Hunt" by IrenHorrors (Deviant Art) -- used...

Continuing our annual Christmas ghost story theme!  We hope you enjoy M.R. James (it's the 100th anniversary of his story "The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance) and Neil Gaiman (it's the 30th anniversary of "Nicholas Was..." We certainly did.  Plus, you get some context.  Context!  Context of the era in which M.R. James was writing.  Plus some more expounding on Jerome K Jerome's work th...

Welcome to the Led Zeppelin fan boy podcast!  Now on episode 482 (it feels like according to some of our listeners evidently -- too bad -- suck it!).  Here we talk about those wonderful women who kept the boys in the band semi-sane.  In this episode, it's a lot of Jimmy and Miss Pamela (pictured), but there is more than that.  

Welcome to the Terrors' first album review episode.  We discuss Lacuna Coil's latest album "Black Anima" (released October 11th, 2019), Helloween's latest, their live album "United Alive in Madrid" (released October 4th, 2019 -- we know, James is obsessed with them), and Nita Strauss' solo album "Controlled Chaos" (released last year, November 16th, 2018 -- this one is pretty much Jody, speaking o...