Debating Metal: The Podcast
Hosts Kenneth Dean, the Dean of Metal and Chris Kaye discuss and debate everything about your favorite hard rock and heavy metal bands. So sit back, relax, turn it up to 11 and let the debate begin. debatingmetal@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/debatingmetalpodcast https://www.instagram.com/debatingmetal/ https://twitter.com/debatingmtlpod
Episodes

Friday Jun 19, 2020
Ep. 18 - KISS Masked vs. Unmasked
Friday Jun 19, 2020
Friday Jun 19, 2020
This week the guys tackle the age old question of which version of KISS do you like, masked or unmasked? They go beyond the greasepaint and breakdown what they like and don't like about each era. They also give you their Big 4 KISS Songs and offer up another What Should You Be Listening To. So sit back, relax, crack open a cold one and let the debate begin...
Big 4 KISS Songs:Chris Kaye4. Detroit Rock City3. Strutter2. Love Gun1. Creatures of the Night
Kenneth Dean4. Unholy3. Creatures of the Night2. Calling Dr. Love1. Detroit Rock City
What Should You Be Listening To:Chris Kaye - Death - Non-Analog Series Cont...Kenneth Dean - Alestorm - Curse of the Crystal Coconut

Friday Jun 12, 2020
Ep. 17 - Van Halen - David Lee Roth vs. Sammy Hagar
Friday Jun 12, 2020
Friday Jun 12, 2020
This week, the guys settle once and for all which was the better version of Van Halen, Dave or Sammy. It's a battle that has raged for 30+ years and they finally settle it once and for all. Or do they? Listen and find out. The guys also give you their Big 4 Van Halen songs and tell you What Should You Be Listening To.
Hosted by Kenneth Dean and Chris Kaye.
What Should You Be Listening To:Kenneth Dean - Armored Saint - Symbol of SalvationChris Kaye - Christian Muenzner - Path of the Hero
So sit back, relax, crack open a cold one and let the debate begin...

Friday Jun 05, 2020
Ep. 16 - Metal in the New Millennium
Friday Jun 05, 2020
Friday Jun 05, 2020
This week, the guys talk about Metal in the New Millennium and its affects on legacy bands as well as the new bands that emerged at the turn of the millennium.
This Week's Big 4 - Mount Rushmore - Listen to hear who we chose!
What Should You Be Listening To:Kenneth Dean's Pick - Night Demon - "Empires Fall"Chris Kaye's Pick - Kreator - "666 - World Divided"

Friday May 29, 2020
Ep. 15 - Iron Maiden
Friday May 29, 2020
Friday May 29, 2020
This week, the guys take a look back at the History of Iron Maiden through their eyes as they talk about how they got into Iron Maiden and what Iron Maiden has meant to them over the years. Also, this week, the Big 4 Iron Maiden Moments in History. And another what should you be listening to...
Hosted by Kenneth Dean, the "Dean" of Metal and Chris Kaye.
What Should You Be Listening To:Kenneth Dean - Iron Maiden - Rock In Rio 2019 (Legacy of the Beast Tour)Chris Kaye - Anthem "Immortal Bind" - Japanese Band
Big 4 Iron Maiden Moments:Kenneth Dean:4. The Legacy of the Beast Tour 2018-2019 3. The World Slavery Tour 1984-19852. Bruce Dickinson Joins Iron Maiden in 19821. The 1999 Reunion
Chris Kaye:4. Bruce Dickinson Replaces Paul Di'Anno3. The 1999 Reunion2. "Fear of the Dark" from Rock in Rio 20011. Bruce completing his vocals of Book of Souls while discovering he has cancer

Saturday May 16, 2020
Ep. 14 - Albums Turning 30 in 2020
Saturday May 16, 2020
Saturday May 16, 2020
This episode Kenneth Dean and Chris Kaye talk about albums turning 30 years old in the year 2020. They talk about the emergence of grunge that made entering this decade a challenge for a lot of metal bands while some bands evolved and rose to a higher level. This week's Big 4 is Fantasy Lineups and "What Should You Be Listening To" is a must hear!
What Should You Be Listening To:Kenneth Dean's Pick - S.O.D. - "March of the S.O.D. (Quarantine Version)Chris Kaye's Pick - Insidious Disease - "Enforcers of the Plague"
BIG 4 Fantasy LineupsKenneth Dean4) Phil Anselmo, Rex Brown, Zakk Wylde, Mike Portnoy (Pantera Tribute Band)3) Original Lineup of W.A.S.P.2) Rainbow (Straight Between the Eyes Lineup)1) Metallica w/ John Bush on Vocals
Chris Kaye4) Van Halen w/ Sammy Hagar & Michael Anthony3) Megadeth w/ Marty Freidman2) Black Sabbath w/ Bill Ward1) Scorpions (Loverdrive Lineup)

Saturday Apr 25, 2020
Ep. 13 - Cover Albums and Songs
Saturday Apr 25, 2020
Saturday Apr 25, 2020
With Kenneth Dean in the "Office" and Chris in his home, the guys offer their take on Cover Albums and Songs. They discuss This Is Your Life, the all-star Tribute to Ronnie James Dio, Metallica's Garage, Inc., Nativity In Black I & II, the tributes to Black Sabbath and Skeletons in the Closet, the Children of Bodom cover album. They also talk about Anthrax and Iron Maiden's careers doing cover songs. The cover treatment continues with this week's Big 4 Cover Songs and another "What Should You Be Listening To". So sit back, relax, crack open a cold one, stay 6' away and let the debate begin...

Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Ep. 12 - Legacy Bands - Nostalgia or Relevant?
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
This week the guys debate whether or not legacy bands are nostalgia acts or are they relevant. Kenneth Dean, the Dean of Metal and Chris Kaye talk about Guns N Roses, Judas Priest, Anthrax, Testament, Overkill, Queensryche, Iron Maiden, Metallica and more...Also this week, another "What Should You Be Listening To" and this weeks Big 4 Legacy Bands Best Albums of the 2010's. So sit back, relax, keep your social distance, crack open a cold one and let the debate begin!!!

Monday Apr 06, 2020
Ep. 11 - Album Cover Breakdown - Metallica
Monday Apr 06, 2020
Monday Apr 06, 2020
This week, in a new ongoing topic, the guys breakdown Metallica's album cover history. They discuss and dissect what they like and don't like about all of Metallica's studio albums artwork. We also have another "What should you be listening to" and the Big 4 Concept Albums...So while we all still shelter-in-place, sit back, relax, keep your distance, crack open a cold one and let the debate begin...

Debating Metal: The Podcast
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