Cave In has one of the most interesting musical arcs we have explored on this show so far.  How does a band go from being a garage hardcore band to be...View Details

Egyptian themed death metal might not sound like a great idea on paper.  Nile is one of the most celebrated death metal bands of all time, and on this...View Details

Cynic may have a short discography, but they were and continue to be one of the most influential bands in “weird” extreme metal.  On this episode Dan,...View Details

Malevolent Creation has been a staple in the American death metal scene since the early 90s. Dan, Joe, and Geoff talk about the band’s inception as a ...View Details

Geoff picks a great week to rejoin the podcast as we dig into the albums of Nevermore.  Nevermore is hard to describe, and impossible to pigeon hole. ...View Details

Point of Recognition is a very important band to the west coast Christian hardcore scene and possibly the hardcore scene at large.  With their own bra...View Details

Most of the time a super group is not the sum of its different parts.  Is it possible that Bloodbath is an exception to this rule?  Swedish death meta...View Details

Scott Mellinger of Zao joins the podcast this week to discuss Morbid Angel, one of the most influential death metal bands of the 90s.  We figure out h...View Details

We dug deep this week in order to bring you another band that can only be described as a “sure thing.”  Suffocation rewrote the book on technical deat...View Details

Filmmaker David Lipke sits down with Dan this week to talk about his recently completed film 30 Years of Sacrifice the History of Living Sacrifice.  D...View Details

Cephalic Carnage is a band ahead of their time.  Are they simply a grindcore band with technical death metal skills?  Dan, Joe, and Geoff will answer ...View Details

Vito Marchese of Novembers Doom joins Dan this week as they talk about his introduction into Novembers Doom as well as all things nerd with topics ran...View Details

It took us almost 4 years to do it, but now we present to you our album by album review of Testament?  Should Testament be part of the Big 4 of Thrash...View Details

Just forget everything you think you know about Cattle Decapitation.  You think they are a bunch of grindcore playing vegans?  Well, you are partially...View Details

This week we decided to revisit one of Dan’s favorite bands of all time, Death!  In order to do this right, we needed an expert in all things metal!  ...View Details

This week we head over to Sweden to talk about some classic Entombed records, and, you know, those other Entombed records...  Entombed helped pave the...View Details

Godflesh is one of the heaviest bands you’ll ever hear.  As one of the bands largely credited with inventing industrial metal, it is interesting to he...View Details

Do you folks like Vikings?  Hopefully you do because this week we grabbed our swords and axes in order to get in the mindset to truly enjoy Amon Amart...View Details

Parkway Drive was the premier Australian metalcore band in the mid 2000’s and have had worldwide success.  Is this another “sure thing” band?  Geoff i...View Details

On this episode of Discography Discussion, Dan and Joe have found yet another band that is a sure thing from beginning to end.  August Burns Red has b...View Details

This week on the podcast we dig into Gothenburg death metal titans Dark Tranquility!  We try to figure out what Dark Tranquility was doing so right th...View Details

Buddy "Doomhammer" Reno joins the podcast this week to discuss the mighty Chimaira.  Chimaira was a band who had an uncompromised vision of heavy musi...View Details

We have heard your calls for Mastodon, and the time has finally come. What does this band do that sets them apart from all of their contemporaries? Ho...View Details

When you hear the name Gorguts you may not be expecting much. However, if you look closer, you will find a Canadian progressive tech death band under ...View Details

Klank Diolosa joins the podcast this week to talk about the almighty Believer. Klank shares his experiences in hearing the band since their first demo...View Details

This week Dan and Joe tackle one of the main pillars of the American metalcore scene, Unearth! We discuss their early days of mixing hardcore rhythms ...View Details

Have you ever listened to a band who gave you anxiety? Strapping Young Lad might be that band. In this episode Dan, Joe, and Goeff sit down to try and...View Details

Do you people like ice and winter? No? Well you might change your mind after hearing Immortal Souls. David Van Zandt joins us on this episode of Disco...View Details

Have you been pressured into believing a band’s catalog is “classic?” That is the question that presents itself on this episode talking about death me...View Details

Are chaotic metal bands compatible with progressive metal? That is the main question going into a discussion about Car Bomb. They do everything they c...View Details