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370+ episodes, sorted so you can dig into exactly what you're craving — The Big Four, metal royalty, any decade from the 70s to now, your favorite subgenre, or a specific episode format.

The Big Four

Metallica Slayer Megadeth Anthrax

Metal Royalty

Black Sabbath Iron Maiden AC/DC Ozzy Osbourne Pantera Dio Led Zeppelin Megadeth Exodus

By Decade

70s Metal 80s Metal 90s Metal 2000s Metal 2010s Metal 2020s Metal

By Subgenre

Thrash Metal Death Metal Stoner Metal Hair Metal Metalcore Black Metal Doom Metal NWOOSTM

Episode Types

Album Reviews Death Matches Thrash Metal Metal Covers Metal Tributes Classic Metal Horror Metal Concert Reviews Metal Lists Metal Massacre Supergroups Can't Be Loud Enough
 

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Black Sabbath — Technical Ecstasy Album Review: 50 Years of the Most Divisive Sabbath Record
Black Sabbath, Album Review, 70s+Metal
Black Sabbath — Technical Ecstasy Album Review: 50 Years of the Most Divisive Sabbath Record
Black Sabbath, Album Review, 70s+Metal
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Black Sabbath, Album Review, 70s+Metal
Anthrax — Cursum Perficio Album Review: The Decade-Long Wait Is Over | Metal Nerdery
Anthrax, Thrash, 2026, Album Review
Anthrax — Cursum Perficio Album Review: The Decade-Long Wait Is Over | Metal Nerdery
Anthrax, Thrash, 2026, Album Review
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Anthrax, Thrash, 2026, Album Review
Pantera — Death Match: Vulgar Display of Power vs Far Beyond Driven
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Pantera — Death Match: Vulgar Display of Power vs Far Beyond Driven
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Pantera, Death+Match
Mastodon — Marrow Deep Album Review: Atlanta's Own Returns
Mastodon, Album Review, 2026
Mastodon — Marrow Deep Album Review: Atlanta's Own Returns
Mastodon, Album Review, 2026
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Mastodon, Album Review, 2026
S.O.D. — Speak English or Die: The Crossover Thrash Album That Started It All
SOD, Thrash, 1985, Album Review
S.O.D. — Speak English or Die: The Crossover Thrash Album That Started It All
SOD, Thrash, 1985, Album Review
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SOD, Thrash, 1985, Album Review
DOWN & Helmet — Strap It Down Tour: Atlanta Concert Review | Metal Nerdery
Down, Helmet, Concert+Review
DOWN & Helmet — Strap It Down Tour: Atlanta Concert Review | Metal Nerdery
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Down, Helmet, Concert+Review
Prong — Inside the 90s: Beg to Differ, The Cleansing & Rude Awakening | Metal Nerdery
Inside The Metal, Thrash, Album Review, Prong
Prong — Inside the 90s: Beg to Differ, The Cleansing & Rude Awakening | Metal Nerdery
Inside The Metal, Thrash, Album Review, Prong
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Inside The Metal, Thrash, Album Review, Prong
Down Helmet Pre-game
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Down Helmet Pre-game
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Primus — Pork Soda Album Review: Go Get You Some Weird | Metal Nerdery Podcast
Primus, Album Review
Primus — Pork Soda Album Review: Go Get You Some Weird | Metal Nerdery Podcast
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The Class of 1997
90s+Metal, 1997, Metal+Lists
The Class of 1997
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90s+Metal, 1997, Metal+Lists
Psycroptic — Inside the Metal: Complete Album Guide | Metal Nerdery Podcast
Inside The Metal, Death Metal
Psycroptic — Inside the Metal: Complete Album Guide | Metal Nerdery Podcast
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Nuclear Blast Records
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Nuclear Blast Records
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1989 Metal Albums
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1989 Metal Albums
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Metal Tributes: Where Were You When? Celebrating the Legends We've Lost
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Album Review, 90s+Metal
Stone Temple Pilots — Core: The Album That Critics Hated and Fans Made Platinum
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Album Review, 90s+Metal
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80s+Metal, Metal+Lists, Classic Metal
1980: The Beginning of Modern Metal
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The Greatest Metal Anthems of All Time
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Headbangers Ball: The Greatest Metal TV Show Ever Made
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Death Metal, Album Review, 80s Metal, 1987, 80s+Metal
Death — Scream Bloody Gore: The Album That Created Death Metal
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Death Metal, Album Review, 80s Metal, 1987, 80s+Metal
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Metal Bands That Named Songs After Themselves
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The Big Four
Metallica Slayer Megadeth Anthrax
Metal Royalty
Black Sabbath Iron Maiden AC/DC Ozzy Osbourne Pantera Dio Led Zeppelin Megadeth Exodus
By Decade
70s Metal 80s Metal 90s Metal 2000s Metal 2010s Metal 2020s Metal
By Subgenre
Thrash Metal Death Metal Stoner Metal Hair Metal Metalcore Black Metal Doom Metal NWOOSTM
Episode Types
Album Reviews Death Matches Thrash Metal Metal Covers Metal Tributes Classic Metal Horror Metal Concert Reviews Metal Lists Metal Massacre Supergroups Can't Be Loud Enough
More Bands
Testament Anthrax King Diamond Ozzy Deep Dive AC/DC Brian Johnson Era
 
 
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