Twin Terrors Macabre Manor of Mead Metal and Mayhem

Join the terrors as they embark on a journey to determine at what point do changes in the line up of a band cause it to become something else.  Many examples are given and none taken. (Pictured: the Terrors, who are the only ones that matter from all the band they were in.)

Finally we hit the songs of the first Led Zep album!  We hit the highlights and what we love and also compare from the songs they "borrowed" (ahem, nudge nudge, say no more). Our suggestion?  Pour a pint and get your Zep on. Picture from Atlantic promotion for the only single released (which hit 80 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1969).

Welcome back to Deep Purple, wherein you'll hear us discuss one of the all time greatest hard rock albums, Machine Head!  We'll also touch on the Rolling Stones Mobile Unit and we hail Lord Blackmore the Great, as well.  Snicker snicker. Album picture taken from the Terrors' collection.  

Our thoughts on the Tolkien biopic movie, which we found to be pretty good actually!  We only get snarky (about the movie) a couple of times.  I would paraphrase River Song again with "Spoilers, Sweeties," but seriously, the movie only goes up to where he begins writing the Hobbit, which was over 80 years ago.  How long do you want us to wait?   Image: Tolkien as a second lieutenant in the Lancash...

Our thoughts on the latest Marvel movie.  We waited a while to prevent spoilers, but seriously, it's been out a month, so if you listen to this and haven't seen it, that's on you.  As River Song would say: "Spoilers, Sweeties."

More Zeppelin goodness!  The band are enjoying the fruits of their labors, enjoying the fecundity of American touring!  They possibly toured other places, too.  Pretty sure we mention all that.  Venues! Groupies! Songs! Groupies!  Alcohol! Groupies!  (Okay, we do talk about groupies a bit, but not that much... we'll get deeper into groupies in later tours.)  

Hooray! More Deep Purple!  Jody goes into wonderful detail on the Fireball album, while James attempts humor.  One of them succeeded.  Picture: courtesy of Jody's vinyl collection

Hopefully you enjoyed the odd Celtic sports episode, because here's more!  This time, we're the Trio of Terrors, as we welcome our first full episode (whom we've mentioned repeatedly) guest Sam, to talk about his love of bicycling, both professional and amateur/recreational, and where we almost ruin it for him with our usual brand of intellectually stimulating jocularity.    

Just a bit of fun as we look forward to tonight's release of JRR's biopic movie.  We talk about beings from the books and a bit of background on philogoy and whats not.  Enjoy!

We're finally finishing the ToFS arc! Hooray!  Here, we discuss the last bit of the essay and a few other Tolkien things and generally have a good time doing so.  Might also have drank a fair bit by the time we got to this part.  We'll let you decide. Next... Tom Bombadil!  Just kidding, but we probably will do one on him eventually. Image: Goldberry... because I wanted to.

Join us in the Manor as we talk about our love of Helloween, one of the first (and in James' opinion the best) power metal bands.  This episode will cover their beginnings through the Kiske era, including musical snippets, history, and our own personal recollections.  Get your head banging on! Picture: Helloween promotional picture from James' archives.

Join the Terrors as James discusses his favorite Celtic sports!  We'll delve into Highland Games, Irish Road Bowling, and Hurling! For the videos on road bowling, go here:  https://www.facebook.com/IrishRoadBowlingIndiana/ Picture: James doing the caber toss!

The Diabolus in Musica (The Devil in Music).  The Devil’s Interval.  The Terrors discuss the sound that scared the pants of the Middle Ages Church!  We get into the musical theory, who used it, and it's uses in heavy metal.  As an added bonus, hear Jody's teen voice! Picture: Tartini's Dream (1824) by Louis-Leopold Boilly (1761-1845)

Welcome to the fourth of the five part trilogy!  Here, we talk about the last full section of ToFS (Recovery, Escape, and Consolation).  We really should smoke a pipe while doing these, to go with our pints.   Image: Tolkien's "Rivendell" taken from James' calendar.  

Welcome back to the Led Zeppelin fanboy podcast!  I mean... welcome back as the Terrors once again delve into Led Zeppelin.  This trilogy will hit on the era of their first album, with this episode focusing on the recording of Led Zeppelin I, a bit of touring before their first US tour, and label signing with Atlantic.  Sit back with a nice warm English brown ale and enjoy! Image: back cover of Ja...

Welcome to more on Deep Purple!  Herein is discussed the beginnings of what is perhaps their most famous line-up, the Mark II members.  Fun times ahead!   (Picture courtesy of Jody's vinyl collection.)

Welcome to the Ides of March!  On occasion, we will regale you with our own holiday celebrations (besides Halloween, which was fairly obvious back in October).  This time around we're discussing Saint Patrick's Day (March 17th) and Tolkien Reading Day (March 25th -- you'll find out why in the episode).  Pour a pint and enjoy! Musical clip at the end: "The Ides of March" by Iron Maiden (from the 19...

Just a bit more from our mead talks!  The third (up to now) of three.  Will the episode sound odd?  Probably, since it was one of our first and we're just now releasing it.  But hey, it's free! Plus, this one goes a bit more into detail on the making of this beautiful golden bevy. For more on mead, you can check these articles out, written by James.  Detailed instructions on making the meads are g...

Welcome to the third of four episodes where we discuss Professor Tolkien's essay "On Fairy Stories!"  Here, we get into section four of the essay, Fantasy.  Sit back with a pint and a pipe and ready yourself for some folklore and Middle Earth Hobbity goodness. 

Welcome back as we finish up the pre-Zep Zeppelin episode, after which we'll take a bit of a break from the band, until we come back in a few weeks with their history during the making of their first album and their touring at that time! 

Welcome to the first of two episodes on the history of Led Zeppelin before they were Led Zeppelin!  (Which will be an ongoing series of Zeppelin, as well, but that's for future James and Jody to worry.)  Here we discuss what the bandmates were doing up through the end of 1967, focusing on their professional lives starting around 1964, but we do hit on their childhood a wee bit, as well.

The Terrors discuss one of the most wonderfully delicious concoctions ever to be poured into a glass: Jeppson's Malort!  This wonderful Swedish style liquor is sure to be a hit at your next party.  MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! (Picture taken by James, while at Kuma's Corner)

Join the Terrors as they discuss the third section, Children, of Professor Tolkien's essay "On Fairy Stories."     

Of course we all know the distorted and fuzzy tones of Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, The Kinks, and more.  Did you know it started decades earlier and was helped made popular through western-swing and other musical genres?  You did?! Fantastic!  Join us anyway and get to know the context of distortion and enjoy some song clips.

Welcome to the first of what will assuredly be many Deep Purple episodes.  In this episode, the Terrors focus on the Mark 1 line-up, starting from their formation in 1968 (although the story starts in 1967), through three studio albums, and ending in 1969.  Enjoy!