Unshuffled

Join two of the world's leading experts on The Atomic Bitchwax as we break down their most recent album, Scorpio, released in 2020 in the midst of the COVID pandemic. This is new guitarist Garrett Sweeny's first Bitchwax album - join us to hear how he performs! Buy the album and give it a listen first, then give us a listen as we break it down track by track. For show notes, credits, and previous...

Actual singing!! Shorter songs!! Catchy choruses!! Was 2016's Magma just another natural step in Gojira's evolution, or a shameless grab for mainstream success and fame? Scotty D and Matt put on the party hats for this one, so come and celebrate with us as we reach the end of our journey with this band (so far...). Buy the album and give it a listen first, then give us a listen as we break it down...

After a four year break, Gojira's 2012 album L'Enfant Sauvage marks their major label debut and a stepwise evolution in their musical approach. Hell, this album even has a ballad! But has their commercial success helped or hindered their artistic vision? Buy the album and give it a listen first, then give us a listen as we break it down track by track. For show notes, credits, and previous episode...

Pandemics, monoliths in the desert, zombie minks... if this is the apocalypse, Gojira have the perfect soundtrack for you - 2008's The Way Of All Flesh. The dark album artwork and photography hint at the 75 minute exploration of death and dying that lie within. This ain't Burt Bacharach! Buy it and give it a listen first, then give us a listen as we break it down track by track. For show notes, cr...

As Douglas Adams once noted, space is “not a naturally tenable position for a whale”, but that didn't stop Gojira basing an album around the concept. Widely recognised as a landmark album in modern metal music, does From Mars To Sirius live up to the hype? Buy it and give it a listen first, then give us a listen as we break it down track by track. For show notes, credits, and previous episodes, pl...

We're systematic and proud of it, and that means it's time to discuss the second album by our current band, French metal giants Gojira. This one seems to be viewed by many as a mere stepping stone on the path to the greatness of the later albums, but how does it stand on its own merits? Buy it and give it a listen first, then give us a listen as we break it down track by track. For show notes, cre...

We've got a new band to listen to, with French heavy metal giants Gojira the next band to be examined under the Unshuffled microscope. As always, we kick off with the debut album. Largely overlooked at the time of release, Terra Incognita seems to have been overshadowed by their later albums. Has it been unfairly treated? Buy it and give it a listen first, then give us a listen as we break it down...

It's an ever changing world in which we live in, but don't let that make you give in and cry - just listen to psychedelic doom instead. In this episode we discuss Eschatology , the second album from Pale Grey Lore, and their first on the amazing Small Stone label. Give it a listen first, then give us a listen as we break it down track by track. For show notes, credits, and previous episodes, pleas...

Be a part of history as we move onto our second band - the psychedelic doom of Pale Grey Lore. In this episode we discuss their self-titled debut, which you should first check out on Bandcamp , then join us as we break it down track-by-track here. Is it really psychedelic? Is it really doom? Is it any good? Listen and find out...  For show notes, credits, and previous episodes, please visit  www.u...

With the Atomic Bitchwax now behind us, we move on to pick the second band to get the album-by-album, track-by-track Unshuffled treatment. We ended up succeeding not only in choosing a great next band, but also the one after that! Tune in and see who we chose and why, and also to hear about the also-rans. For show notes, credits, and previous episodes, please visit  www.unshuffledpod.com . Contact...

We predicted that Force Field would be a sequel to Gravitron, and we were right. The question is, is it more like 'The Godfather II' or 'Speed 2'? Seven full-length albums in, are we still digging this band, or has Bitchwax Fatigue got the better of us? Listen and find out. For show notes, credits, and previous episodes, please visit  www.unshuffledpod.com . Contact us via Twitter ( @unshuffledpod...

We've got a faster, heavier Bitchwax album to contend with here, as the band flex their muscle and bring a new level of focus and intensity to their songs. Has this shift been a success, or left us yearning for a return to their retro roots? All the answers lie within... For show notes, credits, and previous episodes, please visit www.unshuffledpod.com . Contact us via Twitter ( @unshuffledpod ) o...

"Fifty riffs in forty minutes" is the pitch for this audacious, one track, vocal-free slab of fuzz rock madness. The Atomic Bitchwax attempted something remarkable on 2011's The Local Fuzz. Listen to this episode to hear Scott and Matt discuss whether they managed to pull it off. For show notes, credits, and previous episodes, please visit  www.unshuffledpod.com . Contact us via Twitter ( @unshuff...

Chris Kosnik's got a mellotron, and he's not afraid to use it. Join Scott and Matt as we discuss the fourth Atomic Bitchwax album in depth. Another album, another lineup change, as they welcome a new drummer into the fold. The band continues to evolve in new directions - has it been a success, or have they forgotten who they really are? For show notes, credits, and previous episodes, please visit ...

Unshuffled goes intercontinental. In this episode Scott and Matt discuss the change in artistic direction that comes with a new band lineup, as Finn Ryan steps in to fill the big shoes of departed lead guitarist Ed Mundell. We're not in Kansas any more! For show notes, credits, and previous episodes, please visit  www.unshuffledpod.com . Contact us via Twitter ( @unshuffledpod ) or email ( unshuff...

In this edition we run through Atomic Bitchwax II. You, the listener, get to enjoy tension between us early on as we discuss Track 2. The gloves come off and the tough love is dished out in heavy doses. Bunker down, make sure the shuffle button is off, and settle in for the ride. Keep your masks on for this one!

The COVID episode: sanitize after listening. Scott unsuccessfully tries to cover up his cold. In the meantime, Matt & Scott give The Atomic Bitchwax I its proper due. We debate the genre of the album and break it down track by track. We are the new lords of your podcast app. Now... we will begin.

Finally, the day has come. Matt & Scott sit down together and choose the first band to get the Unshuffled treatment. We'll be listening to this band's entire catalogue in coming weeks, so it's a big decision. We've made a list of five bands each. Five bands we KNOW we should have listened to by now but just never got around to it. We have no idea who we're going to choose, so let's just see what h...

We're just getting warmed up... This is a precursor to our zeroeth episode. In this episode Matt & Scott try to find good bands that each other hasn't heard of. You'll get the idea as we move further into it, but this is just a taste of things to come.