Thunderdome Metal Reviews: The Church of Heavy Metal

Metal Heads!! Tracey brings another album off of his Kloaka Metal best of lest from last year. With the 2019 debut album of Spanish act, Eternal Storm, Come the Tide. What will our heroes think of this particular fusion of melodic death and navel gaze prog? Tune in and find out!!

Metal Heads! We return to finish what we started, with special guest Dr. David Pizzo. We look at the last four studio albums for Slayer. God Hates Us All (2001), Christ Illusion (2006), World Painted Blood (2009), and Repentless (2015). The boys also discuss the impact of Slayer overall to the metal community & Ben and David talk about the differences in seeing the band live during the Jeff Ha...

Metal Heads!! It is time to listen to the third studio album by one-man-band, Diabolical Masquerade's 1998 effort Nightwork. Blakkheim combines black metal with symphonic and theatrical elements that Ben and Tracey will discuss.

Metal Heads! In the dim past and the dim future there is only war....and the British death metallers Bolt Thrower! Ben brings Tracey back to 1992 to listen to their fourth studio album, The IVth Crusade. Join us on the crusade . 

Metal Heads! This episode we look at the legendary Brazilian outfit Sepultura's fifth studio album, Chaos AD. To do so, we are joined by Dr. David Pizzo,  we discuss the influences on the band's songwriting and the impact of this album. For some reason, I (Ben) was having audio issues that I didn't notice until editing the episode. I apologize, but both Tracey and David come out fairly clean....

Metal Heads!! We take a trip to the frigid fjords of Norway to listen to the eleventh studio album by Borknagar, 2019's North . True North.  Ben hadn't listened to Borknagar since the 1990s, while Tracey had it on his Kloaka Metal Hammer best of 2019. 

Metal Heads!! Dr. David Pizzo (@PizzoHistorian) joins us to discuss Ben's pick for an album that came out in April of 2020. Testament's thirteenth studio album, Titan's of Creation. Do they still have it? Is there any doubt?

Metal Heads! We have another retro album that invokes early 80s speed and black metal for you. Bewitcher's second album Under the Witching Cross. Come listen to our heroes discuss and argue about this sound. 

Metal Heads! We travel to Poland for the ninth studio album by death metal legends Vader, Welcome to the Morbid Reich.  What will Tracey think of this album? Tune in and see. 

Metal Heads! We head to the hoary mountains of Carpathian for an album full of navel-gazing. Illyria, an Australian outfit's second album, The Carpathian Summit from 2019. 

Metal Heads!! Dr. David Pizzo returns and as we blitz through a decade of studio releases from the legendary Slayer. We talk about our fandom of the band, and of course review 1988's South of Heaven; 1990's Season in the Abyss; 1994's Divine Intervention; before wrapping up the episode with 1998's Diabolus in Musica. Astute listeners will notice we skipped the double live album and the cover album...

Metalheads!! We put the masks back on and go back to 2003 for the fourth studio album by Mushroomhead, XIII put your Jnco jeans on and join us. 

Metal Heads! Dr. David Pizzo returns as we discuss the second outing of Fear Factory! This album, Demanufacture, combined the sleek sharp edge of thrash with the crushing rhythm of industrial to create a monster of an album. Tune in to hear us discuss this mid nineties machine. 

Metal Heads!! We are back with Dr. David Pizzo to discuss the albums and career of Max Cavalera in this special episode we review Sepultura, Roots (1996); Soulfly, Soulfly (1998); and Killer be Killed, Killer be Killed (2014). This is Tracey's first dive into Roots and Soulfly I while neither David or Ben have much experience with Killer be Killed. It is a thrashing good time. 

Metal Heads, we return with Tracey's pick for an album released in March of this year. The second studio album by the Canadian outfit Aeternam. What do we think? Get your horns up and join us!

Things take a turn to the dark and gothic this week Metal Heads. Ben pulls an album out of his collection and introduces Tracey to it. What will the mind behind @kloakametal think? Only one way to find out. 

Metal Heads!! This week we take a look at another retro metal outfit. Spirit Adrift.  On their third studio album,   Divided by Darkness from 2019. In many ways, this fits into the groove being forged by bands like Haunt and Khemmis. What do we think about it, check-in and see? 

Metal Heads!! We return with another look at Kloaka Metal's best albums of 2018. This week, the third studio release by Rivers of Nihil, Where Owls Know My Name. What will the Old head think of this alive of navel gaze metal? Tune in and find out. 

Metal Heads, we are back with Dr. David Pizzo, to look at the second album by Soulfly, Primitive . We discuss how Max's sound has evolved and discussed ideas for our next bonus episode.  Tune in!!

Metal Heads! We are back with Dr. David Pizzo discussing the album that made Ministry somewhat of a name amongst fans of heavy music. 1992's ΚΕΦΑΛΗΞΘ or as it is more commonly known Psalm 69.  Is this a metal album? What do our Heroes think, and will they get just one fix? 

Metal Heads! Dr. David Pizzo (@Pizzohistorian) joins us again to talk about the sixth studio album from Megadeth.  1995's Youthanasia. Those of you who listened to our top ten albums special episode know what one of our Heroes thinks of this. Tune in to this to see what the rest of the crew feels about this particular slice of Mustaine Metal. 

Metal Heads! It is the twen tieth d ay of the fourth month of 2020. A double 4/20 if you will. In celebration, we reviewed Tracey's favorite stoner rock album of 2018, Electric Messiah. The eighth studio album by Oakland, California group High on Fire. Dr. David Pizzo joins us to discuss this thick slice of stoner fuzz. 

Metal Heads! Dr. David Pitzzo (@PizzoHistorian) returns to look back at the thirteenth studio album by NuMetal pioneers Korn, The Nothing. Once again Johnathan Davis channels the pain and tragedies of his life into music. How will this compare with their early output? Will it capture the lapsed fandom of the resident oldhead? Tune in and find out. 

Metal Heads! We turn back the clock to 1994 to look at the fourth studio album Cleansing from New York outfit Prong. Along the way, we discuss how music was consumed and purchased back in the old days. What will our heroes think of this combination of New York Hardcore and Southern Sludge? Tune in and find out.  

Metal Heads! We go out to Oakland on this episode to check out the 1994 debut by Bay Area Bangers Machine Head, Burn My Eyes . Dr. David Pizzo is with us again on this episode to talk about the early 90s metal scene. You can find him on Twitter @PizzoHistorian. This band was the supporting act for the Old Head Ben's first metal concert, so will he sync with David & Tracey grade-wise? Tune in a...