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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 Inside the Metal 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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Forbidden Self-Titled Album Review (2026) — Bay Area Thrash Returns After 16 Years
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Forbidden Self-Titled Album Review (2026) — Bay Area Thrash Returns After 16 Years
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Iron Maiden Brave New World Album Review
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Iron Maiden Brave New World Album Review
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Venom Into Oblivion Album Review: A Fitting Farewell to Cronos
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Venom Into Oblivion Album Review: A Fitting Farewell to Cronos
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Venom, Black Metal, 2026, 2020s+Metal
1976: Year in Metal (50 Years Later) — AC/DC, Rush, KISS, Judas Priest & More
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1976: Year in Metal (50 Years Later) — AC/DC, Rush, KISS, Judas Priest & More
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Black Sabbath — Technical Ecstasy Album Review: 50 Years of the Most Divisive Sabbath Record
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Black Sabbath — Technical Ecstasy Album Review: 50 Years of the Most Divisive Sabbath Record
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Anthrax — Cursum Perficio Album Review: The Decade-Long Wait Is Over | Metal Nerdery
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Anthrax — Cursum Perficio Album Review: The Decade-Long Wait Is Over | Metal Nerdery
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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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Mastodon — Marrow Deep Album Review: Atlanta's Own Returns
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Mastodon — Marrow Deep Album Review: Atlanta's Own Returns
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S.O.D. — Speak English or Die: The Crossover Thrash Album That Started It All
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S.O.D. — Speak English or Die: The Crossover Thrash Album That Started It All
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DOWN & Helmet — Strap It Down Tour: Atlanta Concert Review | Metal Nerdery
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DOWN & Helmet — Strap It Down Tour: Atlanta Concert Review | Metal Nerdery
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Prong — Inside the 90s: Beg to Differ, The Cleansing & Rude Awakening | Metal Nerdery
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Prong — Inside the 90s: Beg to Differ, The Cleansing & Rude Awakening | Metal Nerdery
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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
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Primus — Pork Soda Album Review: Go Get You Some Weird | Metal Nerdery Podcast
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The Class of 1997
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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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Stone Temple Pilots — Core: The Album That Critics Hated and Fans Made Platinum
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1980: The Beginning of Modern Metal
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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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