Deep cuts, loud opinions, no polish.
InObscuria Podcast sorts neglected rock, punk, and metal into the lost, the forgotten, and the should-have-beens. Kevin Williams and Robert Harrison mix record-collector knowledge with garage-level stories, running bits, and sharp little arguments over which songs actually hold up.
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InObscuria Podcast is a rock-discovery show with a garage full of records and a low tolerance for clean mythology. Kevin Williams and Robert Harrison keep returning to overlooked rock, punk, and metal, especially the bands that were lost, forgotten, or plainly deserved a bigger swing. The format sounds simple. Pick a theme, play the evidence, argue the verdict. The route there is rarely straight. A glam metal face-off turns into a discussion of leather pants, drum fills, recording polish, documentaries, and why no band in the room really loses. A David Bowie covers episode balances jokes about Chris L. with plain-spoken context on Suffragette City, Ziggy Stardust, sales, influence, and the strange gap between cultural weight and chart math. The Henry Rollins episode pulls threads through Tony Iommi, Black Flag, Dio-era Sabbath, and other collaborators, and the awkward sound of a legend trying to meet the moment halfway. It gets nerdy. It never gets precious. The show’s best moments often come when a personal memory unlocks the music: late-night MTV at a grandparents’ house, a song that opened the door to The Mission, or a touring story someone still needs to come in and tell properly. There is a strong sense of unfinished rock history here. Not academic history, exactly. More like two longtime listeners trying to rescue the good stuff from bad timing, weak promotion, regional obscurity, or the wrong production choice. Episodes on Edguy, 90s time capsules, grunge strays, supergroups, offshoots, and covers all share that same instinct. The hosts want to know why something landed, why it missed, and whether the chorus still works after the jokes are done. The banter is blunt and messy in a deliberate way. Running gags, mock irritation, guest shout-outs, dog business, and ritual sign-offs make the show feel like an ongoing friendship with a record collection attached. The musical range is wider than the taxonomy suggests, but the center remains hard rock and its louder relatives. InObscuria Podcast suits listeners who enjoy deep cuts without museum glass. It is funny, opinionated, and weirdly sincere about giving neglected songs another chance.
Made for: For rock, punk, and metal fans who already know the famous records and want the weird branches, failed launches, cult favorites, and almost-classics. It especially suits listeners who enjoy music talk with jokes, tangents, and personal memory baked in.
What sets it apart: The show pairs deep-cut curation with a loose buddy dynamic, so the obscure-song analysis arrives through arguments, stories, callbacks, and lived-in fandom. It is less a lecture than a weekly salvage mission for bands history did not quite file correctly.
An Exhumation of Obscure ROCK n' PUNK n' METAL! A Podcast where we discuss the Forgotten, the Lost, & the Should Have Beens. If it's left-of-center and it rocks; we cover it!
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Kevin Williams and Robert Harrison recover overlooked heavy music through record history, musicianly listening, candid judgments, and a healthy supply of jokes.
InObscuria Podcast turns overlooked rock, punk, and metal into an informed argument between Kevin Williams and Robert Harrison. They play recordings, compare what they hear, and supply the chart history, lineup changes, stylistic shifts, and personal memories that help explain…
A glam-metal drummer's triplets are on trial, and you get a seat beside Kevin and Robert.
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A hair metal matchup comes down to a busy drummer and Tough's recording.
Kevin Williams and Robert Harrison put obscure hair metal songs head to head, then get specific about why one wins them over. A bridge lands well, but the drummer's repeated triplet figure feels too busy to them.
A lively Bowie covers discussion that finds punk force inside Ziggy Stardust's long cultural shadow.
David Bowie is treated as something more slippery than a fixed icon in this brisk look at cover versions, with Kevin E. Williams and Robert Harrison using reinterpretation to ask what remains when a song's glam-rock charge is pushed closer to punk rock.
Henry Rollins's Iommi appearance brings Sabbath expectations into contact with a 2000 new-metal swerve.
Henry Rollins's appearance on Tony Iommi's 2000 self-titled solo album turns into a compact lesson in expectation. The hosts trace the connection through Rollins's Black Flag link to Greg Ginn and a shared fondness for Dio-era Black Sabbath, then sit with the possibility that…
A loose 90s music detour where The Mission, exploding beer, and an unfinished verdict share the same room.
InObscuria Podcast treats 90s rock, punk, and metal as a messy act of music memory, moving through obscure bands under its lost, forgotten, or should-have-beens frame while Miller Lite, Ronnie James, and DOG keep pulling the room sideways.
Edguy's Superheroes era makes the case for wider recognition feel concrete and earned.
Edguy's bid for a bigger audience finds a persuasive anchor in the 2005 Superheroes EP. The band is shown easing some of its power-metal seriousness toward glam metal and hard rock while still holding onto the epic scale that defines it.
A loose, funny cover-song detour from Fishbone's Lollapalooza mishap to Alice in Chains' staying power.
The episode uses cover songs as a doorway into band lore, live-show chaos, and the memories that keep older tracks moving through new circles.
Kevin and Robert Harrison revisit Green River, hair bands, and one host's memories of listening in northwest Florida in 1987.
What did Green River sound like before grunge had a name? Kevin and guest Robert Harrison take up that question on In Obscuria, placing the band alongside the rise of hair bands and playing "Swallow My Pride" from Rehab Doll.
Heavy music conversations with lived-in scene memory.
Aussie rock pride, backstage and loud.
Rock fandom, one deep cut at a time.
Hard rock talk with radio-road history.
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InObscuria Podcast episode 329 centers on Bowie tributes, starting with Kevin E.
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The hosts discuss supergroups and offshoots in music, with a humorous intro and banter.
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Kevin and guest Robert Harrison introduce the 'In Obscuria' podcast, which explores obscure rock, punk, and metal music, categorizing them as lost, forgotten, or should have been.
Kevin Williams and Robert Harrison introduce the In Obscuria Podcast, which explores obscure rock, punk, and metal music, categorizing tracks as lost, forgotten, or should-have-beens.