Every Album Ever with Mike Mansour

This week we're discussing Diner Coffee by Mamaleek. There is very little information about this band online, but they're made up of two anonymous brothers who are either from San Francisco, Beirut, or both. Black metal, jazz, and chaotic Jesus Lizard-esque noise rock. This album is insane and you've got to check it out. Closing track: "Diner Coffee" from Diner Coffee (2022) Diner Coffee by Mamale...

Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code EAE at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod This week we're discussing every album by The Doors. Or, more accurately, all the albums with Jim Morrison. This band needs no introduction—Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, and John Densmore completed the original lineup of one of the most famous bands of all time. Everyone knows the hits, but how well do th...

Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code EAE at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod This week we're discussing our top 5 favorite movie soundtracks. Out of the gate, we already screwed up by not discussing what we meant by "soundtrack" with each other. Because of this, Alex strictly picked his 5 favorite soundtracks while Mike included his all-time favorite movie scores. There is indeed...

Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code EAE at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod This week we're discussing every album by Shiner. For those who don't know, Shiner started out in the mid 90s as a straightforward but solid post-hardcore band. However, over the course of 4 albums and a recent reunion, they've evolved their sound into all kinds of unpredictable territories. Maybe not fo...

Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code EAE at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod This week we're tying up some loose ends by discussing The Mars Volta's new album. It's been 10 years since their last record, Noctourniquet, and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Cedric Bixler-Zavala are back with a vastly different sound than we're used to from them. We have some mixed feelings about it, but we...

Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code EAE at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod This week we're discussing every album by Television. Known primarily because of their debut album, Marquee Moon, Television is one of the most influential rock bands of all time. Seriously, Marquee Moon has perfect critical scores across the board. Go ahead and check. We do a deep, deep dive into their...

This week we're discussing the new album by …And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, XI: BLEED HERE NOW. This band has been around for a while, but this is Mike's first time actually hearing them. Alex, on the other hand, has been a fan for years but fell off at some point. BLEED HERE NOW is a huge album that was recorded in quadrophonic sound. So if your stereo has 4 speakers, crank this one u...

This week we're discussing every album by Gravediggaz. A short but incredible footnote in the RZA and Prince Paul's careers, Gravediggaz pioneered horrorcore, a horror-inspired sub-genre of hip hop. Accompanied by Frukwan and Too Poetic, Gravediggaz' debut album, 6 Feet Deep, is something you simply must hear. The rest… well, we discuss the rest. Closing track: "Diary of a Madman" from 6 Feet Deep...

This week we're discussing the new collab album between Danger Mouse and Black Thought (The Roots), Cheat Codes. Neither of these gentlemen need any introduction, and if you're a fan, you likely won't be disappointed with this record. Alex and Mike don't see eye-to-eye on this one, big shocker, but it's a solid album and worth a listen. Cheat Codes by Danger Mouse & Black Thought: https://open.spo...

This week we're discussing every album by The Ruins of Beverast. TROB is the brainchild of multi-instrumentalist Alexander Von Meilenwald, and if you haven't heard of them, the world of metal has done you a disservice. This band began as a punishing black metal/doom metal hybrid, but has since evolved into one of the smartest and most interesting extreme metal bands around. Be warned though, this...

This week we're discussing Ants From Up There by Black Country, New Road. If you haven't heard of these guys, they're spastic, unpredictable, and surprisingly emotional post-rock from the UK. This is a fascinating album on its own, but days before its release, singer/guitarist Isaac Wood left the band. While they are continuing without him, you have to hear this album to fully appreciate what that...

This week we're discussing every album by DRI, the Dirty Rotten Imbeciles. Led by singer Kurt Brecht and guitarist Spike Cassidy, DRI helped to pioneer crossover thrash (the hybrid of hardcore punk and thrash metal). They were the most explosive and speedy punk band in their formative years, but they quickly transitioned seamlessly into one of the best and most respected thrash bands. Play them lo...

This week we're taking a break from discographies to talk about the latest album by Russian Circles--Gnosis. For those who don't know, Russian Circles is an instrumental post-metal trio made up of Mike Sullivan (guitar), Dave Turncrantz (drums), and Brian Cook (bass). We're fans and we think you should be, too. If you like the band, chances are you'll like the new album, but it's probably safe to...

This week we're discussing every album by Swans from 1982-1986. Led by the unpredictable and immensely talented Michael Gira (and accompanied by long-time collaborators Norman Westberg and Jarboe), Swans is a band that can't possibly be described in a paragraph. Their musical range is unprecedented and continues to evolve today. However, this era of the band made some of the most punishing, brutal...

[ORIGINAL PATREON AIR DATE: 1/28/2022] This week we're tying up some loose ends by discussing White Zombie's God of Thunder EP. We really should've covered this on our White Zombie episode, but we didn't so here ya go. It's a solid EP that highlights the band's transition into the White Zombie we all know and love. Plus some hilariously entertaining vocals by Rob. We also talk endlessly about the...

This week we're discussing every album by Thrice. If you're a fan of this band, you'll have to wait in line if you want to stab us. To say we didn't enjoy our time with them might be an understatement. Thrice started out emo, then grew into a brutal post-metal band for about 5 minutes before maturing into standard alt rock. We go into excruciating detail. Closing track: "The Flame Deluge" from The...

This week we're discussing every album by Catherine Wheel. Credited as one of the pioneers of shoegaze (which is technically true), Catherine Wheel never stopped growing musically within their lifetime. However, they never lost the essence of the 90s. Seriously, they're one of the most 90s bands ever. Also, singer Rob Dickinson is Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson's cousin. Whoa. Closing track: "Broke...

This week we're discussing every album by Poison Idea. As brutal and crazy as the American hardcore scene was in the early 80s, Poison Idea stood above the rest in how devastatingly real they were. Gun violence, morbid obesity, drug dealing, homelessness, and death are just as much a part of this band as their music. Led by vocalist Jerry A. Lang and guitarist Tom "Pig Champion" Roberts until his...

This week we're discussing the one and only album by Dave Grohl's Probot. The band was a passion project by Grohl and was made to quench his thirst for metal. Every track has a different, legendary guest vocalist. Lemmy, King Diamond, Max Cavalera, Cronos, and Wino are only a few of the heavy hitters we have on this album. Even Jack Black makes an appearance. If you're a fan of metal, this one is...

[ORIGINAL PATREON AIR DATE: 1/14/22] This week we're tying up some loose ends by covering The Sun and the Moon. Formed by Mark Burgess and John Lever of The Chameleons, these guys are perfect if you're hankering for more Chameleons. Mike and Alex are less fond of this album than Burgess and Lever's previous work, but it's still worth a listen for fans of post-punk, new wave, and goth. Be sure to c...

This week we're discussing every album by The Virgins. Let's just address this up front—we hate this band. It wasn't our idea to cover them and we wish we weren't so easily bribed to do so. But we did our best to give this band a fair shot and came out nauseous. Led by sole consistent member, singer/model Donald Cumming, The Virgins were short-lived, but were part of The Strokes' era of indie in t...

This week we're discussing every album by System of a Down. If you've been alive for the past 20 years, you can stop reading this. If you haven't, then System of a Down was basically one of the last (maybe even THE last) massive, mainstream rock band in America. A fact that is doubly impressive when you hear how intricate and absolutely insane some of this music is. Extremely talented, unique, and...

This week, we're discussing every album by The Blood Brothers. They a hard band to condense into a single description, but let's just say they're wild and they're not for everyone. From Seattle, WA, The Blood Brothers can technically be called indie or post-hardcore, but they were far more mathy, chaotic, and unpredictable than the standard noisy rock band. There's a lot to love and hate here, tha...

[ORIGINAL PATREON AIR DATE: 12/31/2021] We deliberately didn't cover this album on our original ELO episode, but we're finally getting to it now. This record is the soundtrack to the box office flop of the same name, Xanadu. Aside from starring Olivia Newton-John, we don't know much about the movie, but the soundtrack isn't too bad! At least the ELO half isn't. The first half is pure Olivia Newton...

This week we're discussing every album by The Jesus Lizard. These guys are one of the wildest, most talented, and most beloved noise rock bands to ever exist. Made up of David Yow and David Wm. Sims (Scratch Acid), Duane Denison (later of Tomahawk), and Mac McNeilly, The Jesus Lizard were special, plain and simple. Tight and punishing rhythm section, strange and haunting guitar lines, and David Yo...