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Heavy records, louder tangents.

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Metal Nerdery Podcast treats heavy metal and thrash like both sacred text and barroom sport. Album-by-album talk on Black Sabbath, Exodus, Lamb of God, Rob Zombie, Wrathchild America, and Anthrax comes tangled with running jokes, food tangents, bunker banter, and loud loyalty to riffs.

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About Metal Nerdery Podcast

Metal Nerdery Podcast is built for metal fans who like their album talk loud, messy, and overcommitted. The show centers on heavy metal and thrash records, but it rarely stays in a straight line for long. A Black Sabbath debate can turn into a memory of discovering Ozzy Osbourne's versions before the original songs. An Exodus review can pause for time-warp disbelief about how fast years disappeared. A Lamb of God track discussion can become a riff-by-riff reaction to ugly bass tone and album sequencing. That is the engine. The speakers treat records as lived experience, not content slots. They remember when songs hit them, compare eras, argue over openers, and track how musicians moved through bands like Wrathchild America, Godsmack, Ugly Kid Joe, Candlebox, Anthrax, and White Zombie. The show has real nerd detail under the noise. It notices drum credits, guitar feel, mix weight, catalog context, and whether a new Rob Zombie record sounds closer to old White Zombie energy. It also has no interest in behaving. The room keeps swerving into barbecue, food trucks, drinks, road stories, movies, half-formed bits, and recurring outro chaos. Guests can appear in the bunker, as with Embering Effigy members Raph, JD, and Big Mac, but the tone stays informal and unpredictable. Short reactions matter as much as long arguments. A song can win the room with one riff. A side conversation can swallow half the oxygen. The result is not tidy criticism. It is fandom with calluses, jokes, memory, and a lot of momentum. Metal Nerdery Podcast suits listeners who want to hear records argued over by people who care enough to get sidetracked and still find their way back to the heaviness.

Made for: For metal and thrash fans who enjoy album reviews with barroom looseness, catalog memory, and blunt humor. Best suited to listeners comfortable with chaotic adult banter around serious music talk.

What sets it apart: Its edge comes from the collision of real metal knowledge and unruly hangout energy. The show can move from Black Sabbath arguments to barbecue, bunker jokes, and band-lineup trivia without sanding down the rough parts.

In their own words

A Heavy Metal and Thrash Podcast. Join Us as we Dive into all things Metal with an extra side of nonsense

As heard by us

Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026

Metal Nerdery makes heavy-metal criticism concrete through riff-level listening, catalog memory and rankings that stay open to argument.

Metal Nerdery Podcast turns album talk into a lively group argument among fans who remember where records landed in their own listening lives.

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Black Sabbath nostalgia meets food porn; your solemn album ranking can wait.

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  • to argue over Sabbath favorites with people who remember how those records first hit them
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#347 - The POONYs THE NUMBER 1 HEAVY METAL ALBUM OF THE 1970’SApr 16, 2026

A 1970s metal album debate follows one host's discovery of Black Sabbath.

The hosts take up a hard question: which heavy metal album of the 1970s deserves the top spot? For one of them, the answer runs through his own listening history.

#346 - Exodus GOLIATH Album ReviewApr 9, 2026

An emotional Ozzy song, metal memories and a boat story keep the conversation loose.

A song about Ozzy gives the hosts a moment to slow down. They call it sweet and emotional, and describe a video that follows Ozzy through the years.

#342 - Rob Zombie The Great Satan Album ReviewMar 12, 2026

Metal Nerdery hears a heavier Rob Zombie and traces the White Zombie echoes in The Great Satan.

The Metal Nerdery hosts hear a heavier, angrier Rob Zombie on The Great Satan. They measure it against White Zombie and the material they describe as poppier.

#341 WRATHCHILD AMERICA - Climbin' The WallsMar 5, 2026

"Climbing the Walls" prompts drummer connections, Candlebox memories and a lively listen.

A discussion of "Climbing the Walls" wanders into a drummer's connections to Godsmack, Ugly Kid Joe and Candlebox. Candlebox brings up memories of seeing the band live, along with an attempt to piece together a concert lineup.

#340 ANTHRAX featuring JOHN BUSH, aka BUSHTHRAXFeb 26, 2026

A loose debate over "Potter's Field" as an opener, with attention to guitar tone, forward vocals and which songs sound heavier.

"Potter's Field" opens the debate: one speaker hears it building, while another finds that its first impression falls short and would have started with "Only." The disagreement gives them something concrete to listen for.

#339 A TRILOGY OF PERFECT METAL ALBUMSFeb 19, 2026

A three-album challenge leads to Tool, Ozzy and an argument over what counts as metal.

What earns a band a run of three great albums? The hosts put that question to Tool's long gaps between records and to Ozzy's albums after Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman.

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Episodes

  1. 1

    #308 GREAT METAL ALBUMS RUINED BY ONE SONG

    ·1h 14m
  2. 2

    #344 - EMBERING EFFIGY - OUT OF THE WOODS Album Review

    ·1h 28m
  3. 3

    #343 - SIDE TWO VERSUS SIDE ONE

    ·48m
  4. 4

    #342 - Rob Zombie The Great Satan Album Review

    ·57m
  5. 5

    #341 WRATHCHILD AMERICA - Climbin' The Walls

    ·1h 18m
  6. 6

    #340 ANTHRAX featuring JOHN BUSH, aka BUSHTHRAX

    ·1h 19m
  7. 7

    #339 A TRILOGY OF PERFECT METAL ALBUMS

    ·1h 37m
  8. 8

    #338 MEGADETH Album Review

    ·1h 10m
  9. 9

    #337 AC/DC FLICK OF THE SWITCH Album Review

    ·58m
  10. 10

    #336 Part 2 - HEAVY METAL HIGH SCHOOL REUNION

    ·1h 35m
  11. 11

    #335 HEAVY METAL HIGH SCHOOL REUNION

    ·1h 19m
  12. 12

    #334 METAL? or NOT METAL?

    ·1h 10m
  13. 13

    #333 – THE FIRST FOUR from the mighty PANTERA

    ·1h 17m
  14. 14

    #332 ANTHRAX WORSHIP MUSIC Album Review

    ·50m
  15. 15

    #331 THE YEAR IN METAL – 1996

    ·1h 18m
  16. 16

    #330 THE ULTIMATE SIN Album Review

    ·1h 4m
  17. 17

    #329 Opeth THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT Album Review

    ·54m
  18. 18

    #328 – Thanksgiving Vacation Tapes

    ·1h 34m
  19. 19

    #327 DEATH MATCH: Puppets vs Justice Side 2

    ·1h 28m
  20. 20

    #326 DEATH MATCH: Puppets vs Justice Side 1

    ·1h 17m
  21. 21

    #325 NATIVITY IN BLACK: A TRIBUTE TO BLACK SABBATH

    ·1h 7m
  22. 22

    #324 VENOM - INSIDE THE METAL - THE 80’s

    ·1h 14m
  23. 23

    #323 CORONER DISSONANCE THEORY Album Review

    ·56m
  24. 24

    #322 TYPE-O-NEGATIVE OCTOBER RUST Album Review

    ·1h 7m
  25. 25

    #321 CORONER: Inside The METAL

    ·1h 5m
  26. 26

    #320 CORROSION OF CONFORMITY: WISEBLOOD Album Review

    ·1h 17m
  27. 27

    #319 CHRONICLES II pt 2: CHECK YOUR HEAD by BEASTIE BOYS

    ·1h 8m
  28. 28

    #318 CHRONICLES II pt 1: KISS DESTROYER

    ·55m
  29. 29

    #316 2025 New Metal Releasal Showcase

    ·1h 18m
  30. 30

    #315 MASTODON CHAPTER II: 2010-2025

    ·57m
  31. 31

    #314 – MEGADETH: COUNTDOWN TO EXTINCTION

    ·1h 3m
  32. 32

    #313 MAKE-UP IN METAL

    ·1h 33m
  33. 33

    #312 SLAYER CHRIST ILLUSION Album Review

    ·1h 6m
  34. 34

    #311 OZZY OSBOURNE – IN MEMORIAM

    ·1h
  35. 35

    #310 2nd Albums BETTER or WORSE than the 1st

    ·1h 9m
  36. 36

    #309 – Sabbath: BACK TO THE BEGINNING

    ·1h 6m
  37. 37

    #345 LAMB OF GOD Into Oblivion Album Review

    ·48m
  38. 38

    #307 DEATH MATCH: THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST and SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE

    ·1h 44m
  39. 39

    #306 GOD IN METAL

    ·1h 32m
  40. 40

    #305 SUNSET STRIP DEATH MATCH: METAL HEALTH vs OUT OF THE CELLAR

    ·1h 37m
  41. 41

    #304 METALLICA M72 TOUR CONCERT REVIEW

    ·1h 5m
  42. 42

    #303 MACHINE HEAD: BURN MY EYES Album Review

    ·1h 20m
  43. 43

    #302 STEEL PANTHER: INSIDE THE METAL

    ·1h 20m
  44. 44

    #301 THE METAL DAYS OF YORE: OUR FORMATIVE METAL YEARS

    ·1h 28m
  45. 45

    #301 THE METAL DAYS OF YORE: OUR FORMATIVE METAL YEARS

    ·1h 28m
  46. 46

    #300 THE INSTRUMENTAL.... CHRONICLES

    ·1h 16m
  47. 47

    #299 - PRODUCER SPOTLIGHT: TERRY DATE

    ·1h 33m
  48. 48

    #298 Angel of Death - BREAKDOWN

    ·54m
  49. 49

    #297 Metal News and Happenings for April 2025

    ·1h 12m
  50. 50

    #296 DOWN III: OVER THE UNDER Album Review

    ·1h 16m
  51. 51

    #295 - METALCORE

    ·1h 17m
  52. 52

    #294 WE SOLD OUR SOUL FOR BON SCOTT

    ·1h 28m
  53. 53

    #293 METALLICA Death Magnetic Album Review

    ·1h 25m
  54. 54

    #292 1995 Year in METAL

    ·1h 3m
  55. 55

    #291 PENTAGRAM Lightning In A Bottle Album Dive

    ·1h 19m
  56. 56

    #290 DARK ANGEL - Inside The Metal

    ·1h 29m
  57. 57

    #288 SLIPKNOT Album Review

    ·1h 21m
  58. 58

    #287 WTF Moments in METAL

    ·1h 20m
  59. 59

    #286 FLOTSAM & JETSAM - DOOMSDAY FOR THE DECEIVER Album Review

    ·1h 20m
  60. 60

    #285 Women In Metal

    ·1h 13m
  61. 61

    #283 TOP 20 METAL ALBUMS OF 1985

    ·1h 51m
  62. 62

    #282 - Deep Cuts of the First Four from The Big Four Part 1

    ·1h 16m
  63. 63

    #281 - Ozzy Diary of a Madman Album Review

    ·1h 26m
  64. 64

    #280 - 2024 YEAR END WRAP-UP

    ·1h 17m
  65. 65

    #279 - HAIR METAL

    ·1h 40m
  66. 66

    #278 DIO Last In Line Album Review

    ·1h 23m
  67. 67

    #277 WE SOLD OUR SOUL FOR THRASH

    ·1h 33m
  68. 68

    #276 TOOL Ænima Album Review

    ·1h 51m
  69. 69

    #275 - 1992 THE YEAR OF OUR RIFF LORD

    ·1h 48m
  70. 70

    #274 - CORROSION OF CONFORMITY’s 1994 masterpiece, DELIVERANCE

    ·1h 34m
  71. 71

    #273 CONCERT REVIEW - KING DIAMOND & OVERKILL

    ·1h 9m
  72. 72

    #272 TYPE-O-NEGATIVE: INSIDE THE METAL

    ·2h 4m
  73. 73

    #271 - KING DIAMOND Metal Master of the Macabre

    ·2h 4m
  74. 74

    #270 GHOST - INSIDE THE METAL

    ·1h 36m
  75. 75

    #269 - HALLOWEEN 2024 SUPER SPECIAL

    ·2h 2m
  76. 76

    #268 STONER DOOM METAL VOL. 7: THE SEARCH FOR DOOM

    ·1h 36m
  77. 77

    #267 - Alice Cooper Rob Zombie and Shock Rock

    ·1h 23m
  78. 78

    #266 - CAN’T BE LOUD ENOUGH VOL. III

    ·1h 47m
  79. 79

    #265 SLAYER GOD HATES US ALL Album Review

    ·1h 36m
  80. 80

    #264 TITLE TRACKS

    ·1h 40m
  81. 81

    #263 NWOOSTM Vol. IV: THRASHING LIKE A MANIAC

    ·1h 24m
  82. 82

    #262 IRON MAIDEN SEVENTH SON OF A SEVENTH SON - Album Dive

    ·1h 11m
  83. 83

    #261 - JUST TALKIN SHITTAH: Vol. IV

    ·50m
  84. 84

    #260 EXODUS - The KILLER Openers

    ·1h 27m
  85. 85

    #259 SLAYER Diabolus In Musica Album Dive

    ·1h 21m
  86. 86

    #258 LED ZEPPELIN IV - Album Dive

    ·1h 26m
  87. 87

    #257 - TESTAMENT Souls of Black: Album Dive

    ·1h 14m
  88. 88

    #256 1991 METAL and THRASH Albums

    ·1h 38m
  89. 89

    #255 KERRY KING - FROM HELL I RISE Album Dive

    ·1h 23m
  90. 90

    #254 - M.O.D. (METHOD OF DESTRUCTION) INSIDE THE METAL

    ·1h 22m
  91. 91

    #253 QUEENSRYCHE OPERATION: MINDCRIME - Album Dive

    ·1h 17m
  92. 92

    #252 AC/DC FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK - Album Dive

    ·1h 24m
  93. 93

    #251 Side 2 - DEATH MATCH - MASTER OF PUPPETS vs REIGN IN BLOOD

    ·1h 28m
  94. 94

    #250 DEATH MATCH - MASTER OF PUPPETS vs REIGN IN BLOOD

    ·1h 52m
  95. 95

    #249 - NEW YORK HARDCORE

    ·1h 34m
  96. 96

    #248 SABBATH MOB RULES - Album Dive

    ·1h 23m
  97. 97

    #247 OUR DEFINING METAL MOMENTS

    ·43m
  98. 98

    #284 - Part 2 - Deep Cuts of the First Four from The Big Four

    ·1h 14m
  99. 99

    #289 PRIMUS - SAILING THE SEAS OF CHEESE Album Review

    The hosts of the Mountain Rider podcast review Primus's album 'Sailing the Seas of Cheese' with humorous banter.

    ·1h 20m
  100. 100

    #317 GUNS N’ ROSES: APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION Album Review

    A casual conversation about barbecue and a food truck before reviewing Guns N' Roses' album Appetite for Destruction.

    ·1h 8m
  101. 101

    #347 - The POONYs THE NUMBER 1 HEAVY METAL ALBUM OF THE 1970’S

    Hidden gem

    Metal Nerdery Podcast #347 turns the "POONYs" into a ranking of the best heavy metal album of the 1970s, with the hosts calling it the inaugural bunker-poon award show.

    Apr 16, 2026·1h 4m·5 clips
  102. 102

    #346 - Exodus GOLIATH Album Review

    Metal Nerdery Podcast #346 centers on Exodus's Goliath, with Billiam, Russell, and Wheeler hearing Slayer-style riffs, Rob Dukes' vocals, and a few new twists.

    Apr 9, 2026·1h 8m·4 clips
  103. 103

    #345 LAMB OF GOD Into Oblivion Album Review

    A group of friends review Lamb of God's album 'Into Oblivion' with humorous banter and tangents.

    Apr 2, 2026·48m·2 clips
  104. 104

    #344 - EMBERING EFFIGY - OUT OF THE WOODS Album Review

    A casual interview and album review with the band Embering Effigy, discussing their new album 'Out of the Woods'.

    Mar 26, 2026·1h 28m
  105. 105

    #343 - SIDE TWO VERSUS SIDE ONE

    Two friends discuss a Korean-Mexican fusion food truck experience and an upcoming barbecue competition and party.

    Mar 19, 2026·48m
  106. 106

    #342 - Rob Zombie The Great Satan Album Review

    Hidden gem

    Metal Nerdery Podcast reviews Rob Zombie's 2024 album "The Great Satan," released on Nuclear Blast and discussed track by track across 40 minutes.

    Mar 12, 2026·57m·2 clips
  107. 107

    #341 WRATHCHILD AMERICA - Climbin' The Walls

    Hidden gem

    Metal Nerdery Podcast turns to Rathchild America’s "Climbing the Walls," released August 22nd, 1989, and frames it as a thrash record with a different production feel.

    Mar 5, 2026·1h 18m·2 clips
  108. 108

    #340 ANTHRAX featuring JOHN BUSH, aka BUSHTHRAX

    Hidden gem

    ["Metal Nerdery Podcast turns to Anthrax's John Bush era, naming Sound of White Noise, Stomp 442, Volume 8, The Greater of Two Evils, and We've Come for You All as the core records.", "The hosts say Sound of White Noise felt time-specific when they first heard it, with one comparing the mix and songwriting to Alice in Chains' Dirt and another calling Only a radio-style song.", "They break down the Bush lineup as four albums across roughly a decade, then point out guest turns from Dimebag Darrell and Roger Daltrey on later Anthrax material.", "The episode stays loose and joke-heavy, but it turns into a direct argument about whether Anthrax adapted to the 1990s or chased trends, with Slayer and Metallica used as contrasts."]

    Feb 26, 2026·1h 19m·5 clips
  109. 109

    #339 A TRILOGY OF PERFECT METAL ALBUMS

    Hidden gem

    Metal Nerdery Podcast #339 asks which artists produced three consecutive perfect metal albums, beginning with AC/DC's Highway to Hell, Back in Black, and For Those About to Rock.

    Feb 19, 2026·1h 37m·5 clips
  110. 110

    #338 MEGADETH Album Review

    Feb 12, 2026·1h 10m
  111. 111

    #337 AC/DC FLICK OF THE SWITCH Album Review

    Feb 5, 2026·58m
  112. 112

    #336 Part 2 - HEAVY METAL HIGH SCHOOL REUNION

    Jan 22, 2026·1h 35m
  113. 113

    #335 HEAVY METAL HIGH SCHOOL REUNION

    Jan 15, 2026·1h 19m
  114. 114

    #334 METAL? or NOT METAL?

    Jan 8, 2026·1h 10m
  115. 115

    #333 – THE FIRST FOUR from the mighty PANTERA

    Jan 1, 2026·1h 17m
  116. 116

    #332 ANTHRAX WORSHIP MUSIC Album Review

    Dec 25, 2025·50m
  117. 117

    #331 THE YEAR IN METAL – 1996

    Dec 18, 2025·1h 18m
  118. 118

    #330 THE ULTIMATE SIN Album Review

    Dec 11, 2025·1h 4m
  119. 119

    #329 Opeth THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT Album Review

    Dec 4, 2025·54m
  120. 120

    #328 – Thanksgiving Vacation Tapes

    Nov 27, 2025·1h 34m
  121. 121

    #327 DEATH MATCH: Puppets vs Justice Side 2

    Nov 20, 2025·1h 28m
  122. 122

    #326 DEATH MATCH: Puppets vs Justice Side 1

    Nov 13, 2025·1h 17m
  123. 123

    #325 NATIVITY IN BLACK: A TRIBUTE TO BLACK SABBATH

    Nov 6, 2025·1h 7m
  124. 124

    #324 VENOM - INSIDE THE METAL - THE 80’s

    Oct 30, 2025·1h 14m
  125. 125

    #323 CORONER DISSONANCE THEORY Album Review

    Oct 23, 2025·56m
  126. 126

    #322 TYPE-O-NEGATIVE OCTOBER RUST Album Review

    Oct 16, 2025·1h 7m
  127. 127

    #321 CORONER: Inside The METAL

    Oct 9, 2025·1h 5m
  128. 128

    #320 CORROSION OF CONFORMITY: WISEBLOOD Album Review

    Oct 2, 2025·1h 17m
  129. 129

    #319 CHRONICLES II pt 2: CHECK YOUR HEAD by BEASTIE BOYS

    Sep 25, 2025·1h 8m
  130. 130

    #318 CHRONICLES II pt 1: KISS DESTROYER

    Sep 18, 2025·55m
  131. 131

    #317 GUNS N’ ROSES: APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION Album Review

    Sep 11, 2025·1h 8m
  132. 132

    #316 2025 New Metal Releasal Showcase

    Sep 4, 2025·1h 18m
  133. 133

    #315 MASTODON CHAPTER II: 2010-2025

    Aug 28, 2025·57m
  134. 134

    #314 – MEGADETH: COUNTDOWN TO EXTINCTION

    Aug 21, 2025·1h 3m
  135. 135

    #313 MAKE-UP IN METAL

    Aug 14, 2025·1h 33m
  136. 136

    #312 SLAYER CHRIST ILLUSION Album Review

    A discussion about the Slayer album Christ Illusion, with tangents about Kiss's Destroyer and Black Album comparisons.

    Aug 7, 2025·1h 6m
  137. 137

    #311 OZZY OSBOURNE – IN MEMORIAM

    Jul 31, 2025·1h
  138. 138

    #310 2nd Albums BETTER or WORSE than the 1st

    Jul 24, 2025·1h 9m
  139. 139

    #309 – Sabbath: BACK TO THE BEGINNING

    Jul 17, 2025·1h 6m
  140. 140

    #308 GREAT METAL ALBUMS RUINED BY ONE SONG

    Jul 10, 2025·1h 14m
  141. 141

    #307 DEATH MATCH: THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST and SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE

    Jul 3, 2025·1h 44m
  142. 142

    #306 GOD IN METAL

    Jun 26, 2025·1h 32m
  143. 143

    #305 SUNSET STRIP DEATH MATCH: METAL HEALTH vs OUT OF THE CELLAR

    Jun 19, 2025·1h 37m
  144. 144

    #304 METALLICA M72 TOUR CONCERT REVIEW

    A casual conversation about upcoming concerts and bands, with a focus on Metallica's M72 tour and random music trivia.

    Jun 12, 2025·1h 5m
  145. 145

    #303 MACHINE HEAD: BURN MY EYES Album Review

    A podcast episode reviewing Machine Head's album 'Burn My Eyes' with off-topic banter about Instagram body paint trends.

    Jun 5, 2025·1h 20m
  146. 146

    #302 STEEL PANTHER: INSIDE THE METAL

    May 29, 2025·1h 20m
  147. 147

    #301 THE METAL DAYS OF YORE: OUR FORMATIVE METAL YEARS

    May 22, 2025·1h 28m
  148. 148

    #301 THE METAL DAYS OF YORE: OUR FORMATIVE METAL YEARS

    May 22, 2025·1h 28m
  149. 149

    #300 THE INSTRUMENTAL.... CHRONICLES

    May 15, 2025·1h 16m
  150. 150

    #299 - PRODUCER SPOTLIGHT: TERRY DATE

    May 8, 2025·1h 33m