Benjamin Linzy

Thunderdome Metal Reviews: The Church of Heavy Metal

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Tracey is a sentient prog metal algorithm composed of chicken blood and spreadsheets (@KloakaMetal), Ben is an oldhead with a penchant for nihilism, sludge, and bourbon (@BenDangerously), Dr. David Pizzo (@pizzohistorian) is a world-traveling scholar who bleeds thrash, and Dr. Gabriel Cooper (@lividlunch) when not reveling in a metalcore breakdown brings a plethora of death from the cavernous depths of his murder basement. Together they are just four metalheads giving their thoughts on bands and albums across the metallic spectrum.

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Benjamin Linzy

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Machine Head, "The More Things Change . . .," (3/25/1997), Review 30.05.2022 19:32

Metalheads!! David brings some Oakland thunder with his selection of Machine Head's second studio album for us to review. 

My Dying Bride, "Turn Loose the Swans," (10/11/1993), Review 30.05.2022 21:21

Metalheads!! It is Memorial day and we missed a release last Thursday so today you get double the reviews! First, we start with the second album by My Dying Bride, "Turn Loose the Swans."

Grab Bag 009: Progressive Metal 29.05.2022 52:06

Metalheads!! Tracey asked us to pick some progressive metal albums for this month's grab bag, so here you go: Ben picked "Ascension Codes" by Cynic (2021), David chose "Ænima" by Tool (1996), Tracey championed Dream Theater's "Images and Words" (1993), and Gabe unleashed Watchtower's "Control & Resistance" (1989). 

Sentient Horror, "Rites of Gore," (4/22/2022), Review 23.05.2022 22:29

Metalheads!! Gabe continues to bring forth interesting slabs of death for his monthly new release picks. This month, it is the third release from Sentient Horror, "Rites of Gore."

Vanum, "Legend," (4/22/2022), Review 19.05.2022 18:12

Metalheads!! Tracey's pick for an album released in April is the third effort from American Black Metallers Vanum. 

Discography Blast 024: Opeth 18.05.2022 55:11

Metalheads!! It is time for a discography blast of a band that many consider to have released some of the best metal of the early 2000s. Tracey has selected for us, Blackwater Park (2001) , Deliverance (2002) , Damnation (2003) , & Ghost Reveries (2005) . 

Rammstein, "Zeit," (4/29/2022), Review 16.05.2022 29:26

Metalheads!! Come on, you think we weren't going to review this?

Meshuggah, "Immutable," (4/1/2022), Review 12.05.2022 21:09

Metalheads!! David has found an album that he believes speaks to the 2022 experience. That album is the latest from Meshuggah. 

Grab Bag 008: Death Metal 11.05.2022 55:15

Metalheads!! As the official ambassador of Death Metal David asked us to each bring an example of this genre to this month's grabbag. We spin Deicide's Once Upon the Cross, Morbid Angel's Blessed Are the Sick, Gorod's Aethra, & Hyperdontia's Hideous Entity.

Destruction, "Diabolical," (4/8/2022), Review 09.05.2022 19:24

Metalheads!! For his pick of an album released in April Ben has selected the latest release from German thrash legends "Destruction."

Dismember, "Like an Everflowing Stream," (5/28/1991), Review 05.05.2022 15:02

Metalheads!! Gabe brings us some Swedish death (perhaps even death n roll) for your enjoyment. 

Downfall of Gaia, "Ethic of Radical Finitude," (2/18/2019), Review 02.05.2022 15:24

Metalheads!! Tracey's love of post-metal spins around to the latest from Downfall of Gaia. 

Werewolves, "What a Time to be Alive," (1/29/2021), Review 28.04.2022 18:03

Metalheads!! By the light of the metal moon, David brings us the Werewolves! 

Guns n' Roses, "Appetite for Destruction," (7/21/1987), Review 27.04.2022 31:15

Metalheads!! We look at one of the best-selling debut albums ever and we couldn't even get it on stage on time. Hop on the night train with us and listen to a classic. 

Animals as Leaders, "Parrhesia," (3/25/2022), Review 21.04.2022 22:21

Metalheads! Gabe introduces us to Djent instrumentalists Animals as Leaders in his pick for an album released in March. 

Sleep, "The Sciences," (4/20/2018), Review 20.04.2022 12:27

Metalheads!! The high holy day is once again upon us, and Tracey lights the signal for the Marijuanauts. So we present to you, The Sciences by Sleep.

Michael Romeo, "War of the Worlds // pt. 2," (3/25/2022), Review 18.04.2022 16:50

Metalheads!! Tracey's pick has been made and it is the second album of Michael Romeo's love letter to 50s Sci-Fi. 

Discography Blast 023: Amenra 15.04.2022 59:17

Metalheads!! Gabe completes the ritual and summons forth Belgian post-hardcore doom metallers Amenra. We spin Mass III (2005), Mass IIII (2008), Mass V (2012), and Mass VI (2017). 

Claustrofobia, "Unleeched," (3/11/2022), Review 14.04.2022 12:33

Metalheads!! It is time for more Brazillian thrash brought to you by Claustrofobia, David's pick for an album released in March. 

Grab Bag 007: Debut Albums 13.04.2022 1:04:37

Metalheads!! In this grab bag, we decide to look at a few debut albums, including Soulcrusher by White Zombie, Soul of a New Machine by Fear Factory, Kill 'em All by Metallica, and Guilty as Charged by Culprit. 

Crowbar, "Zero and Below," (3/4/2022), Review 11.04.2022 13:48

Metalheads!! As soon as this album was announced you knew Ben was going to select it to review. A heaping slathering of American Sludge. 

My Dying Bride, "The Dreadful Hours," (11/13/2001), Review 07.04.2022 23:59

Metalheads!! Gabe brings forth the album where My Dying Bride began to heavily incorporate gothic elements into their doom-death sound, The Dreadful Hours. What will our heroes think?

Body Count, "Carnivore," (3/6/2020), Review 04.04.2022 20:04

Metalheads!! It is time to crank up the intensity with Body Count's 2020 album Carnivore.

Sepultura, "Arise," (3/25/1991), Review 31.03.2022 19:31

Metalheads!! David brings back some old memories with his selection of this early 90s rager from Brazil.

Discography Blast 022: Nothingface 30.03.2022 46:29

Metalheads!! David serves up a blast of Nu Metal for our listening pleasure, bringing Pacifier (1997), An Audio Guide to Everyday Atrocity (1998), Violence (2000), and Skeletons (2003) to the table. 