Debating Metal: The Podcast

This guys the week go all the way back to 1984 and pit two of Glam Metals best selling bands from the 80's against each other with Ratt's Out of the Cellar vs. Dokken's Tooth and Nail. Out of the Cellar was Ratt's debut full length album while Tooth and Nail was Dokken's breakthrough album.  Which one did we think was better.  Listen to find out.  Also, it's double Big 4 with the Big 4 Ratt and Do...

Kenneth Dean, the Dean of Metal and Chris Kaye bring you a new head-to-head with Shadows Fall, The War Within vs. Retribution. The New Wave of American Heavy Metal veterans 2 biggest selling albums are debated song for song, riff for riff to see which classic metalcore album Kenneth and Chris prefer more.  And of course, at the end, we'll have the BIG 4 Shadows Fall songs. So sit back, relax, turn...

The guys are back this week with a new head-to-head.  It's Mercyful Fate's Don't Break the Oath vs. King Diamond's Fatal Portrait.  King Diamond is the vocalist for both bands and Oath is the last album before Fate's initial breakup and Portrait is King's first album after the demise of Mercyful fate.  Listen to see which album the guys thinks is the better one.  And of course, at the end, we'll h...

This week the guys give their take on Van Halen's Greatest Hits.  Kenneth and Chris will each give you their 15 favorite Van Halen songs. Whichever songs are duplicated automatically make the list. The ones that are not are debated to see which ones make the list.  Then the guys put them in a concert setlist order for the Ultimate Van Halen Greatest Hits.  And this week  they also give you their t...

This week the guys take on Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson's solo career as they rank his albums from Worst to First.  And for the BIG 4 the guys give you their BIG 4 Lead Guitar Duos.  So sit back, relax, and let the debate begin!!!

This week the guys go to the land of the Metal Gods and offer their take on Judas Priest's greatest hits.  They will each pick 20 songs and which ever ones are duplicated make the list. Those that don't, get debated to see which ones make the list. Then the guys put them into a concert setlist order to give you the Ultimate Judas Priest Greatest Hits.  Then stick around to the end to hear the guys...

This week, the guys discuss musicians who have been fired from their bands and where they went from there.  Some went on to have successful solo careers, some joined or formed other bands and some fell on hard times. We also have the BIG 4 Classic Lineup Reunions for you so stick around to the end to hear what Kenneth Dean and Chris came up with.  So sit back, relax and let the debate begin.

You put on your favorite record. You put in your favorite CD. Some of you even stream it. This week the guys discuss the albums that without question they can listen to front to back. From first song to the last, no skipping. The guys chose 5 albums each that they could listen to time and again top to bottom, front to back. At the end of the show they also offer their BIG 4 Live Albums. Listen all...

This week, the guys do something a little different.  It's old Testament vs. new Testament.  The guys will compare Testaments first 4 albums against their last 4 albums and see which era of the band is better. They picked 2 songs from each of the albums and discussed the good and the bad of each era and even through some shade about Testament's middle era. They end with the BIG 4 Testament albums....

The Dean of Metal, Kenneth Dean and Chris Kaye are back for a second round of Motorheadas they offer you their take on Motorhead's Greatest Hits Vol 2! This time they each chose 15 songs from Motorhead's latter day era (1992-2016). Whichever songs were duplicated make the list. Those that were not, are debated to see which songs make it. Then they're put in a concert setlist order for the ultimate...

The Dean of Metal, Kenneth Dean and Chris Kaye offer up their take on Motorhead's greatest hits.  They will each choose 15 songs.  Whichever songs are duplicated make the list. Those that are not, are debated to see which songs make it. Then they put them in a concert setlist order for the ultimate Motorhead Greatest Hits.  But this week, it's only Vol. 1.  Then they give you their BIG 4 Songs Cov...

It's the first episode of 2022! And to start off the New Year with a bang, the guys are ranking Metallica's albums, worst to first. Kenneth Dean and Chris offer their rankings and then they debate the rankings and re-rank them in a consensus worst to first.  And for the first BIG 4 of the year the guys give you their BIG 4 Metallica Moments.  So sit back, relax, and let the debate begin!!!

It's the final episode of 2021! And this week the guys introduce a new debate called worst to first where the guys rank from a band's discography from worst to first and this week it's AC/DC. Kenneth Dean and Chris offer their ranking and then they debate the rankings and re-rank them in a consensus worst to first.  And for the last BIG 4 of the year the guys give you their BIG 4 Albums of 2021. ...

This week the guys give their take on Pantera's Greatest Hits.  Kenneth and Chris will each give you their 15 favorite Pantera songs. Whichever songs are duplicated automatically make the list. The ones that are not are debated to see which ones make the list.  Then the guys put them in a concert setlist order for the Ultimate Pantera Greatest Hits.  And this week on this special Christmas episode...

This week the guys go head-to-head with a lesser known band out of Miami, Saigon Kick with their first two releases Saigon Kick vs. The Lizard.  A band ahead of their time, they basically fizzled out within 5 years of their debut release but have reformed several times throughout the years.  The guys battle it out to see which one they like better.  And of course, if you stick around until the end...

This week the guys give their take on Alter Bridge's Greatest Hits.  Kenneth and Chris will each give you their 15 favorite Alter Bridge songs.  Whichever songs are duplicated automatically make the list.  The ones that are not are debated to see which ones make the list.  Then they put them in a concert setlist order for the Ultimate Alter Bridge Greatest Hits.  And this week they also serve up t...

This week the guys take a deep look into one of L.A.'s most notorious bands from the 80's, W.A.S.P. as we go head-to-head with their first two albums W.A.S.P. vs. The Last Command.  The guys debate the merits of each song and the albums as a whole and then determine which album is better.  We also have a new Rusty Metal  for you guys as well as the BIG 4 W.A.S.P. songs. So sit back, relax, turn it...

This week the guys go head-to-head with Rob Halford's two solo bands and their debut albums, Fight's War of Words vs. Halford's Resurrection. The guys will go songs for song to see which album is the better one.  Also, this week's BIG 4 is the BIG 4 Judas Priest albums.  So sit back, relax, turn it up to 11 and let the debate begin...

This week its part 2 of One Hit Wonders of Heavy Metal.  The guys finish up the discussion started on the previous episode.  This episode they talk about Dream Theater, Static-X, Loudness, BulletBoys and Vinnie Vincent Invasion. And of course, stick around to the end to hear what the guys choose as their BIG 4 Heavy Metal One Hit Wonder Bands. So sit back, relax, turn it up to 11 and let the debat...

This week the guys discuss One Hit Wonders of Heavy Metal.  Some of these bands were popular back in the day and some still remain popular to this day.  It's a 2 part episode that breaks down 10 bands that we think are Heavy Metal One Hit Wonders. This week the guys discuss Grim Reaper, Dangerous Toys, Keel, Living Colour and Tora Tora.  The other half will be next episode.  And of course, stick a...

The guys are back with another album head-to-head as they pit Van Halen's 5150 vs. David Lee Roth's Eat 'Em and Smile.  It's Sammy Hagar's first album with Eddie and the boys against DLR's debut solo album. They came out within months of each other back in the day.  So which one is the better album?  Listen to find out what Kenneth Dean and Chris have to say. Kenneth offers another Rusty Metal as...

This week, the guys take a look at some bands and their albums that you may have overlooked but should give a listen to.  Bands like Dublin Death Patrol, Beast in Black and Saigon Kick to name a few and their debut albums that may or may not have gone under your radar.  There's no Rusty Metal this week, but Chris has a Freshly Forged pick you need to check out. And as always, stick around to the e...

Kenneth Dean, the Dean of Metal and Chris Kaye have listened to and offer their review on the brand new Iron Maiden album, Senjutsu. Maiden's first album of new music in 6 years.  What do the guys have to say? Listen in and find out.  So sit back, relax, turn it up to 11 and let the debate begin!

This week, the guys change up the head-to-head format and now it's artist vs. artist, album vs. album.  And this week we pit Black Sabbath's comeback album Heaven and Hell against Ozzy Osbourne's debut solo album Blizzard of Ozz.  Both albums came on in 1980 a mere 5 months apart.  But which one had a bigger impact?  Which one was the better album?   We also have more Rusty Metal and Freshly Forge...

This week the guys go head-to-head with Finnish band Children of Bodom, Hatebreeder vs. Follow the Reaper, two of Bodom's earliest albums that helped establish the band as one of the premier melodic death metal bands. We also have a new set of headlines to give you our opinion on and of course more doses of Rusty Metal and Freshly Forged recommendations as well as the BIG 4 Children of Bodom songs...