Debating Metal: The Podcast

Ep. 73 - Bands/Albums You Should Be Listening To

This week, the guys take a look at some bands and their albums that you may have overlooked but should give a listen to.  Bands like Dublin Death Patrol, Beast in Black and Saigon Kick to name a few and their debut albums that may or may not have gone under your radar.  There's no Rusty Metal this week, but Chris has a Freshly Forged pick you need to check out. And as always, stick around to the end to hear who the guys picked as their BIG 4 Heavy Metal Bassists. So sit back, relax, turn it up to 11 and let the debate begin.
Freshly Forged - Carcass - Torn Arteries

Ep. 72 - Iron Maiden - Senjutsu Reviewed!

Kenneth Dean, the Dean of Metal and Chris Kaye have listened to and offer their review on the brand new Iron Maiden album, Senjutsu. Maiden's first album of new music in 6 years.  What do the guys have to say? Listen in and find out.  So sit back, relax, turn it up to 11 and let the debate begin!

Ep. 71 - Heaven and Hell vs. Blizzard of Ozz

This week, the guys change up the head-to-head format and now it's artist vs. artist, album vs. album.  And this week we pit Black Sabbath's comeback album Heaven and Hell against Ozzy Osbourne's debut solo album Blizzard of Ozz.  Both albums came on in 1980 a mere 5 months apart.  But which one had a bigger impact?  Which one was the better album?  
We also have more Rusty Metal and Freshly Forged for you along with the BIG 4 Ronnie James Dio Black Sabbath Songs. So sit back, relax, turn it up to 11 and let the debate begin...
Rusty Metal -  Quiet Riot - Metal Health (1983)
Freshly Forged -  Megadeth - Unplugged in Boston

Ep. 70 - Children of Bodom Hatebreeder vs Follow the Reaper

This week the guys go head-to-head with Finnish band Children of Bodom, Hatebreeder vs. Follow the Reaper, two of Bodom's earliest albums that helped establish the band as one of the premier melodic death metal bands. We also have a new set of headlines to give you our opinion on and of course more doses of Rusty Metal and Freshly Forged recommendations as well as the BIG 4 Children of Bodom songs. So sit back, relax, turn it up to 11 and let the debate begin...
Rusty Metal - TNT - Tell No Tales (1987)
Freshly Forged - Iron Maiden - "Stratego" - single
 

Ep. 69 Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon vs. The Ultimate Sin

This week the guys take a deep look into the Prince of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne's 2 Jake E. Lee albums as we go head-to-head with Bark at the Moon vs. The Ultimate Sin.  The guys debate the merits of each song and the album as a whole and then determine which album is better.  We also have another Rusty Metal and Freshly Forged for you guys as well as the BIG 4 Ozzy solo songs. So sit back, relax, turn it up to 11 and let the debate begin...
Rusty Metal - Dokken - Back for the Attack (1987)
Freshly Forged - Inferi - "Vile Genesis" single

Ep. 68- Iron Maiden‘s Greatest Hits

This week the guys give their take on Eddie and the boys with Iron Maiden's Greatest Hits.  Kenneth and Chris will each give you their 20 favorite Maiden songs.  Whichever songs are duplicated automatically make the list.  The ones that are not are debated to see which ones make the list.  Then they put them in a concert setlist order for the Ultimate Iron Maiden Greatest Hits.  And this week they also serve up their take on the BIG 4 Iron Maiden albums.  And recently, Mike Howe, lead singer of Metal Church, Joey Jordison, ex-Slipknot drummer and Dusty Hill, bassist for ZZ Top, all passed away in the same week.  They passed away on the heels of Jeff Labar, Cinderella's guitar player and Gary Corbett, keyboard player for Cinderella and KISS also passing away.  It was a rough July for hard rock/metal musician's, so the guys offer a little tribute to Mike, Joey and Dusty. So sit back, relax, turn it up to 11 and let the debate begin...

Ep. 67 Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic vs. Rocks

This week the guys go head-to-head  with Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic vs. Rocks, two of the band's biggest albums of the 70's. We're going song for song to see which one stacks up as the better album.  We also have "new" Rusty Metal" and Freshly Forged picks for you as well as our BIG 4 Aerosmith songs.  So sit back, relax and turn it up to 11 and let the debate begin...
Rusty Metal - Anthrax - The Greater of Two Evils
Freshly Forged - Iron Maiden - "The Writing on the Wall" single
 

Ep. 66 KISS Greatest Hits

On this week's episode the guys put on the greasepaint and give you their take on KISS' Greatest Hits. Kenneth Dean, the Dean of Metal and Chris Kaye each will give you their 15 favorite KISS songs.  Whichever songs are duplicated make the list and the ones that don't will be debated to see which ones make the final list.  Then the guys put the songs in order of what they think would be an awesome concert setlist for the ultimate KISS Greatest Hits. They also offer their BIG 4 KISS Albums and they share more Rusty Metal and a new Freshly Forged. So sit back, relax, turn it up to 11 and let the debate begin...
Rusty Metal - Ace Frehley - Trouble Walkin'
Freshly Forged - Ophidian 1 - Desolate