5 for 5 Rock & Metal Podcast

In this episode I'll talk about the history of Flyleaf & Lacey while ranking both, her Flyleaf albums along with her more current solo albums.

2023 gave us a huge quantity of new music and today we'll talk about all the best albums from bands like Sleep Token, Godsmack, Metallica, In This Moment, Taproot, Crown the Empire, Hollow Front, Devildriver, Sevendust, Currents, dope, Of Mice & Men, and more!

I discovered In This Moment in 2007 as the first song I heard from them was the brutal metal album opener - Prayers. Since that day I've been a big fan of this band, seeing them live 10 times over the course of their 8 albums. In this episode I will talk about the history of the band and rank my top 5 albums.

Of Mice & Men started out as a ferocious metalcore band in 2010 and since grown more melodic over the years with 8 studio albums. On this episode we'll discuss the history of the band while ranking my top 5 albums.

Mudvayne is back! Yes, Mudvayne has been back and playing live shows for the past 2 years and we'll hopefully have some new music from them in the near future. For now, we'll discuss the future and history of the band while ranking their top 5 albums.

The band Dope has been around since the late 90's and has created 7 studio albums during the span of 1999 - 2023. Their latest collection of music featuring Blood Money Part 1 and Part Zero has helped catapult this band back into the limelight. On this episode we'll talk about the history of the band while raking their top 5 albums.

On this episode we'll talk about the band Vast & it's creator Jon Crosby, while ranking the top 5 albums.

Talking about Tool throughout their career while ranking their 5 albums.

In Metallica part 2 we'll rank the top 5 albums

On this episode, we'll rank the back half of Metallica's catalog, albums 11 through 6.

Kittie is a band from Canada who exploded onto the rock and metal scene by creating the captivating album, Spit in the late 90's while they were young teenagers. This band endured multiple lineup changes throughout the years but maintained a strong status in the world of heavy metal creating 6 studio albums.

Finger Eleven was a group of guys who started a band in high school and made an incredible run through the rock music industry starting with their first album in 1995 all the way through album #7 in 2015. In this episode I'll discuss the history of the band while ranking their top 5 albums.

In this episode I'm going to talk about the 25 best rock and metal albums from 2003 while ranking my favorite 10. 

Talking the history of Thursday while ranking their top 5 albums. 

Taproot is back for a reunion show in 2023! In this episode we'll talk about the history of the band while ranking their top 5 albums. 

Many new albums made 2022 a great year for music. Established bands like Slipknot, Korn, Disturbed, Papa Roach, and Bush all released new music while other bands like Bad Omens, Hollow Front, and Motionless in White also created new albums to try to compete for album of the year. In this episode, we'll try to figure out the top 5! 

Disturbed exploded onto the rock scene with their debut album, The Sickness. This album was the beginning to what became 5 platinum albums, 1 gold album, and 5 straight albums to reach number 1 on the US Billboard Charts. In this episode I'll talk about discovering the band and ranking their top 5 albums. 

Stabbing Westward brought an industrial rock sound to the late 90's and early 2000's with big radio hits like Shame and Save Yourself before breaking up in 2002. After reuniting in 2015 the band signed with a new record label and created a brilliant new album which was released in 2022. This episode will talk about the history of the band and we'll rank their top 5 albums. 

Sevendust has been creating brutal guitar riffs and brutal songs for over 25 years, and after 13 albums the band is as strong as ever. In this episode, I'll rank the top 5 Sevendust albums while also discussing the past and future of the band. 

Continuing from Hollow Front Pt 1, We rank this band's top 5 songs. 

Hollow Front is a relatively new band consisting of 2 EPs from 2017 and 2018 and 2 full length studio albums from 2020 and 2022. In Part 1, my friend Sarah & I discuss discovering the band while we rank our favorite songs - songs 10 - 6. 

Ill Nino has gone through many transitions and lineup changes over the years and in this episode, we'll talk about the history of the band, the new lineup, and Cristian Machado's new band, Lions At The Gate. And of course, we'll rank the top 5 Ill Nino Albums. 

Ranking the top 5 Nonpoint albums. 

Nonpoint has created 10 explosive albums over the past 20+ years and with part 1, I'll try to do this band justice in ranking albums 10-6 in my first ever 2-part ranking. 

Talking my top 5 albums from 2021 including a wide variety of bands from Evanescence to Chevelle to Bullet For My Valentine.