Every Album Ever with Mike Mansour

This week we're discussing Nothingface, the fifth album by prog, experimental metal band Voivod. Nothingface was Voivod's major label debut and marked a departure from thrash metal to more avant garde metal, leading to it becoming one of their most beloved albums.   Intro 00:00 How They Formed 1:42 Their Influences 3:23 The Voivod Concept 5:04 The Band's Early Years 6:46 Nothingface Review 8:47 Po...

I listened to every album by Laughing Hyenas. Formed in Ann Arbor, Michigan by John Brannon (of hardcore punk band Negative Approach) and Larissa Strickland (of L-Seven) in 1984, Laughing Hyenas were a noise rock band who fused elements of garage rock, punk, blues, and Birthday Party insanity. Their struggles with heroin led to chaos as the years went on, including Brannon vomiting on Drew Barrymo...

We interviewed Paul Leary, guitarist and founding member of the Butthole Surfers, and he walked us through each of their albums, one-by-one. Made up of core members Paul Leary, Gibby Haynes, and King Coffey, the Butthole Surfers are one of the most beloved and extraordinarily weird bands in history. But after some major-label drama in the early 00s, they are finally releasing the original version...

I listened to the self-titled debut album by feedtime. Originally formed in 1979, feedtime was a noise rock band from Sydney, Australia who is credited with helping to create grunge music. Kurt Cobain, as well as Mark Arm and Steve Turner of Mudhoney have each cited feedtime as being influences to their sound.   Intro 00:00 feedtime Review 1:31   ---------------------------------------------------...

I listened to every album by mathcore band Botch. Made up of musicians who would go on to form Minus the Bear, Russian Circles, and Sumac, Botch was a brutal and excitingly technical band. A must listen for fans of Dillinger Escape Plan, Coalesce, or just rad heavy music in general.   Intro 00:00 How They Formed 3:26 Unifying Themes Redux 5:25 Matt Bayles 12:39 American Nervoso 14:43 We Are the Ro...

I listened to Bubblegum by Mark Lanegan. Released in 2004, Bubblegum is Lanegan's sixth solo album, and was released well after his primary band, Screaming Trees had disbanded. The dizzying number of collaborators on Bubblegum include PJ Harvey, Josh Homme, as well as Duff McKagan and Izzy Stradlin of Guns 'N' Roses.   Intro 00:00 Lanegan's Origins 00:21 When He Discovered Punk 1:43 Relationship w...

I interviewed Jeff Shneider (aka "Mr. Clinical Depression"), guitarist of Arab on Radar, and he walked me through each of their albums, one-by-one. Arab on Radar was a noise rock band from the 90s and early 00s who was so abrasive and offensive that concert attendees literally physically attacked them for their music.   Intro 00:00 The Pseudonyms 2:42 How the Band Formed 4:54 The Stolen Singles 10...

I listened to every album by Deep Turtle and you should, too. Deep Turtle was an insane and unpredictable experimental prog band from Pori, Finland in the 90s and early 00s. And that's about all I know. Mysterious, hilarious, and too good to be forgotten once you've heard them.   Who Are Deep Turtle? 00:00 Searching For Info Online 2:38 Rip-Off Dokumento 5:15 There's a Vomitsprinkler in My Liverri...

Today we're discussing every album by the mighty Godflesh. Made up of core members Justin Broadrick and GC Green, Godflesh are pioneers of industrial metal and one of the heaviest bands of all time. Hugely influential and beloved by so many, Godflesh's career is roller coaster of unexpected turns, while still retaining a consistent brutality throughout. Some of these albums are the best metal albu...

Today we're discussing the one and only album by Palms, the supergroup made up of Chino Moreno of Deftones, and Aaron Harris, Jeff Caxide, and Bryant Clifford Meyer of Isis. Despite Deftones and Isis both being relatively heavy bands, Palms, on the other hand, is an entirely different animal. This project is distinctly unique and probably not what you're expecting.   Intro 00:00 How Did They Form?...

Today we're discussing Of Natural History by Sleepytime Gorilla Museum. This band is nuts. Like really nuts. You can generally categorize them as prog music, but the result is so much more theatrical, textural, and downright terrifying. Made up of core members and multi-instrumentalists Nils Frykdahl, Carla Kihlstedt, and Dan Rathbun, SGM is nothing short of amazing and completely unique.   Intro...

Today we're discussing Relentless, the debut album by Pentagram. Most people are familiar with this band because of the viral video of singer Bobby Liebling staring at what we can only imagine is God. But Pentagram formed in the early 70s and is credited with pioneering doom metal. Bobby Liebling, on the other hand, has a backstory to match his face. But how well does the album actually hold up?  ...

Today we're interviewing Mitsuru Tabata and he's walking us through every album by Japanese noise metal band Zeni Geva. Formed by KK Null in 1987, Zeni Geva was a metal band like no other, blending sludge, doom, prog, and noise to create a spectacularly brutal sound. And now Tabata is here to give us all the insight into this amazing band.   Who Is Zeni Geva? 00:00 Relationship with Steve Albini 1...

Today we're discussing every album by Amebix. Credited with almost single-handedly pioneering crust punk, Amebix were a band like no other. They began as bitter punk before evolving into brutal metal, influencing bands like Neurosis, Sepultura, and Faith No More in the process. Led by Rob "the Baron" Miller (who is now a world-renowned swordsmith) and his brother, Chris "Stig" Miller, Amebix were...

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Today we're discussing An Undying Love for a Burning World, the latest album by Neurosis. It's been 4 years since the band publicly parted ways with founding member Scott Kelly over his admitted abuse toward his family. Since then, the future of Neurosis has been a mystery. But without warning they dropped this album, which features Kelly's full-time replacement, Aaron Turner (Isis, Sumac). Get re...

Today we're discussing Ocean Machine: Biomech by the great Devin Townsend. Ocean Machine was Townsend's first solo record, but its origins go all the way back, even before Strapping Young Lad. More importantly though, the making of this beloved record was bonkers. It's a miracle we even have it. Some of these stories sound made up, but I assure you, it's all real.   Intro 00:00 Some Devy Context 1...

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Today we're discussing the legendary Forever Changes by Love. We're also doing a deep dive into the tragic story of singer and main songwriter Arthur Lee. Forever Changes is widely considered one of the best albums ever made, but it was a massive failure when it released. Later in life, Lee had many run-ins with the law, culminating in his wrongful imprisonment in 1996. He then died at the age of...

This week we're discussing every album by Squirrel Bait. Formed in Louisville in the early 80s, Squirrel Bait was a huge influence on what would eventually become emo. While their sound is far closer to Washington DC emo-core bands like Rites of Spring and Embrace, they made a significant impact within their short existence. Members of Squirrel Bait later went on to form Slint, Bastro, and Gastr D...

This week we're discussing This Nation's Saving Grace by The Fall. More than that, we're doing a deep dive into singer Mark E. Smith's most unbelievable stories. The man was a miserable, mean, abusive wrecking ball of a person, but his stories are funnier than anything you've ever heard. This Nation's Saving Grace is one of The Fall's most beloved albums, so we're digging into all of it here.   In...

Today we're interviewing drummer Erik Tunison and author Sahan Jayasuriya to discuss every album by Die Kreuzen. While the band began as ferocious hardcore punk in the early 80s, they quickly evolved. With every subsequent record, they were always a few years ahead of their time, pioneering genres like noise rock, alt rock, and grunge. Now, Erik and Sahan (author of Don't Say Please: The Oral Hist...

Today we're discussing Tender Prey by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. This is one of Nick Cave's most legendary albums for the simple fact that it contains "The Mercy Seat," his most famous song (also covered by Johnny Cash). But there's so much more to it. The substance abuse and subsequence chaos behind the scenes, the strange production style, and the eclectic songwriting make this one of Nick Cav...

This week we're discussing every album by Suburban Lawns. Formed in 1978 in Long Beach, CA, the story of Suburban Lawns is definitely a weird one. A surreal Saturday Night Live appearance, an unlikely friendship with the director of Silence of the Lambs, and the sudden disappearance of their singer, Su Tissue--it's all real. Their history is as strange and unpredictable as their music, and we're d...

Today we're discussing Entertainment!, the debut album by English post-punk band Gang of Four. This is a legendary and beloved album, influencing countless musicians since its release in 1979. But how does it hold up?   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Join the Patreon, it rules: https://www.patreon.com/everyalbumever   Mi...