Debating Metal: The Podcast

Ep. 57 - Sepultura - Arise vs. Chaos A.D.

This week, another head-to-head battle with Sepultura - Arise vs. Chaos A.D.  We pit these 2 landmark albums against each other and see which one we like best.  We also have more Rusty Metal for you and a new Online Pick of the Week.  Make sure to listen to the end as we give you our Big 4 Sepultura songs. So sit back, relax, turn it up to 11 and let the debate begin.
Rusty Metal - Exciter - Long Live the Loud (1983)
Online Pick of the Week - The Charismatic Voice (Elizabeth Zharoff)

Ep. 56 - Bruce Dickinson - Accident of Birth vs. The Chemical Wedding

This week the guys go head-to-head with Bruce Dickinson - Accident of Birth vs. The Chemical Wedding.  Quite possible Bruce's 2 best albums.  But which one do the guys think is better?  Stick around to the end to see which songs made the guys Big 4 Bruce Dickinson Solo songs.  And as always, Kenneth Dean gives you his Rusty Metal pick and Chris offers his Freshly Forged pick.  So sit back, relax, turn it up to 11 and let the debate begin.
Rusty Metal - Keel - The Right to Rock (1985)
Freshly Forged - Bodom After Midnight - Paint the Sky with Blood (EP)
 

Ep. 55 - AC/DC Greatest Hits

We have returned! This episode, the guys debate AC/DC's Greatest Hits.  They each choose their 15 favorite AC/DC songs, whichever songs are duplicated, automatically make the list, the rest are debated to see which ones make the cut.  Then they put the songs together in a form of a setlist and there you have it - Debating Metal's AC/DC's Greatest Hits.  We also have a "new" Rusty Metal for you and another Freshly Forged.  And don't forget, at the end of the episode, AC/DC's Big 4 Albums.  So sit back, relax, turn it up to 11 and let the debate begin
Rusty Metal - Rainbow - Jealous Lover EP
Freshly Forged - Smith/Kotzen (Self Titled)

Ep. 54 - Ripper vs. Blaze

This week the guys have a little twist to their head-to-head.  It's frontman vs. frontman with Tim "Ripper" Owens vs. Blaze Bayley.  2 replacement singers for 2 iconic bands.  The guys will give their take on which singer had a better era, Ripper w/ Judas Priest or Blaze w/ Iron Maiden.  As always, Kenneth Dean has a Rusty Metal pick for you and Chris Kaye offers a new slab of Freshly Forged metal for you.  And don't forget to listen all the way to the end as the guys give their Big 4 Ripper era Priest songs AND their Big 4 Blaze era Maiden songs.  So sit back, relax, turn it up to 11 and let the debate begin
Rusty Metal - Twisted Sister - Ruff Cutts (1982)
Freshly Forged - Durbin - The Beast Awakens

Ep. 53 Queensryche - The Warning vs. Rage for Order

This week the guys get progressive as they go head-to-head with Queensryche - The Warning vs. Rage for Order.  It's the progressive metal act's first 2 albums and they are classics.  There's also more Rusty Metal and Freshly Forged picks for you. And wait until the end to hear the guys offer their Big 4 Queensryche songs.  So sit back, relax, turn it up to 11 and let the debate begin...
Rusty Metal - Queensryche - Queensryche EP - 1982
Freshly Forged - Todd La Torre - Rejoice in the Suffering

Ep 52 - Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time vs. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son

This week the guys are back with a new head-to-head battle and this week it's Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time vs. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son.  Listen as the guys discuss all the songs and decide which one they think is better.  There's also a new Rusty Metal and Freshly Forged this week.  And as always, stick around to the end to hear what the guys chose as there Big 4 Live Albums by Iron Maiden.  So sit back, relax, turn it up to 11 and let the debate begin.
Rusty Metal - Iron Maiden - Maiden Japan (EP) 1981
Freshly Forged - Accept - Too Mean to Die

Ep. 51 - Death Metal

This week, the guys head on over to the dark side and discuss the early days of Death Metal. From the influencers to those who started the genre, some of the bands the guys discuss are Possessed, Obituary, Morbid Angel and of course, Death. There's also a new Rusty Metal pick and another Online Pick of the Week.  So sit back, relax, turn it up to 11 and let the debate begin.
Rusty Metal - Slayer - Haunting the Chapel (EP) 1984
Online Pick of the Week - Herman Li - Twitch Channel

Ep. 50 - Reunion Albums

This week the guys discuss reunion albums and the bands that reunited.  From Deep Purple to Kiss to Iron Maiden to Anthrax, the guys offer up their take on the bands that reunited and the albums they released after the reunion.  Kenneth Dean offers up another Rusty Metal pick and Chris recommends a Freshly Forged pick for you.  So sit back, relax, turn it up to 11 and let the debate begin.
Rusty Metal - Ozzy Osbourne - Live EP (1981)
Freshly Forged - Jason Bieler & the Baron Von Bielski Orchestra - Songs for the Apocalypse