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The Sons of Metal Podcast

Every month, CHR and Doug discuss six heavy metal albums: two newer releases, one indie/small label band, and one classic album. Their different ages, backgrounds, and tastes make for some interesting takes on a wide variety of music.

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Episode #103: Evoke the Dark God of Aggression from 2020-11-28T21:54:45

It's the final episode of The Sons of Metal. CHR embarks on one last solo flight with new albums from Anaal Nathrakh and Aldious, checks out some indie grindcore from Anthropic, and prepares to en...

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The B-Side #26: Warmonger from 2020-10-28T07:30:12

It's Doug's last show ever and the final B-Side. CHR opens the show with the blackened folk of Finland's Havukruunu and Doug closes things out with the tech-death onslaught of Canada's Beneath The...

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Episode #102: Fields of Reveries on the Theodicy of Nija from 2020-10-12T07:30:16

It's Doug's last main episode, so CHR gifts him the ursine onslaught of Chicago's Bear Mace, while Doug opts for the heavy groove of Sweden's Orbit Culture. CHR picks a conceptually unusual indie ...

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The B-Side #25: Regeneration Rex from 2020-09-22T13:50:35

Doug opens the show with a semi-posthumous release from Static-X while CHR keeps it simple with some death/thrash from Sweden's Vampire.

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Episode #101: Consequence of Death In An Orange Medium from 2020-08-31T19:00:14

The show opens with Doug dropping two bombshells, and follows it up with some slammy Russian death metal from Katalepsy. CHR slows some things down with some"jammy"doom metal from Pale Divine. In ...

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The B-Side #24: Curse Of The Fates from 2020-08-17T14:24:54

CHR opens the show with female-fronted blackened thrash from France while Doug indulges his drunken, stupid side with some Scottish pirate metal

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Episode #100: Deliverance From A Closed God Is Only Beginning from 2020-07-29T20:06

IT'S EPISODE ONE HUNDRED! This turns out to be a non-event (Thanks, COVID!), but still manages to be a fun show. CHR opens with some crossover/hardcore from the Cro-Mags while Doug indulges his"c...

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The B-Side #23: A Rattle in Valhalla from 2020-07-17T20:47:17

Doug opens the show with some mythological doom metal from Indiana with Wolftooth's sophomore album, while CHR goes a more metal-adjacent route with Wailin Storms's third release.

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Episode #99: The Party’s Volume Underneath the Rubicon from 2020-06-30T19:00:33

Still apart, but united in metal, CHR and Doug close out the double-digit episodes with some nü-hardcore from Code Orange and tech-death from Killitorous. In the indie segment, Doug introduces us ...

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The B-Side #22: Viper Genesis from 2020-06-15T21:00:37

CHR opens the show with some blackened death metal from Vredehammer while Doug throws some groove in his death metal with Abysmal Dawn.

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Episode #98: Stare Downward at the Rising Vermin from 2020-06-03T16:27:26

As the hosts practice social distancing, CHR opens the show with the densely-produced death metal of New Zealand's Ulcerate while Doug opts for some Michigan melodeath from The Black Dahlia Murder....

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The B-Side #21: Slaves of Orion from 2020-05-22T16:02:34

Doug opens the show with the throwback classic power/speed onslaught of Germany's Stallion, while CHR drags him back to the U.K. to listen to My Dying Bride's newest death/doom outing.

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Episode #97: A Carnivore’s Rumination on the Creation Controversy from 2020-04-28T16:03:42

As the hosts practice social distancing, Doug vents his frustrations through the new Body Count album, while CHR busts some stuff up to Testament's newest LP. Feeling everyone could use some guidan...

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The B-Side #20: Rock Chapel from 2020-04-08T15:15:54

CHR opens the show with some"psychedelic doomcore"from Germany's Warped Cross, and Doug checks out the latest release from industrial shock-rocker Davey Suicide.

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Episode #96: Deep Origins of an Aeromatic Hunter from 2020-03-25T16:00:03

CHR opens the show with the throwback sounds of The Night Flight Orchestra while Doug opts for some deathcore from Suicide Silence. In the indie segment, CHR checks out some experimental gothic met...

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The B-Side #19: Death Saga from 2020-03-01T23:00:28

Doug opens the show with some environmentally-themed extreme metal from California's Cattle Decapitation while CHR takes the dairy theme to extremes with some glorious cheese from Sweden's Brothers...

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Episode #95: Anthems of Blasphemy Sealed the Spectre’s Fate from 2020-02-18T15:18:15

It's Black Metal History Month, so CHR and Doug are serving up an episode full of blackened goodness. In the new album segment, Doug serves up some blackened melodeath from Machinations of Fate an...

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The B-Side #18: Deserted Rabbits from 2020-01-31T19:01:20

CHR opens the show with some slow, female-fronted doom from California's Brume while Doug picks up the pace with the old-school death-and-roll of Arizona's Gatecreeper.

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Episode #94: Diary of an Impure Norseman’s Sickness from 2020-01-21T21:24:59

CHR opens the show in Germany with the speed metal assault of StormWarrior while Doug brings us back to the states for some crossover thrash from Red Death. In the indie segment, CHR introduces som...

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The B-Side #17: Light Diluvium from 2020-01-05T17:00:17

Doug opens the show with some progressive German tech-death from Obscura, while CHR indulges some avant-garde black metal from Schammasch.

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Episode #93: Manufacturing A Vile Purgatory Is Loud from 2019-12-22T16:32:53

Doug and CHR open the show in NYC with the newest albums from hardcore stalwarts Agnostic Front and Japanese power metallers Galneryus. In the indie segment, Doug suggests some marijuana-laced deat...

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The B-Side #16: Carnal Existence from 2019-12-06T22:30:01

CHR opens the show with some German epic doom metal from the questionably-named Fvneral Fvkk, while Doug checks out the debut album from a Type O Negative spin-off band called Silvertomb.

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Episode #92: The Serpent Heart of a Northern Tyrant from 2019-11-24T22:30:40

CHR and Doug open the show in Scandinavia with new albums from Norway's Borknagar and Finland's Insomnium. In the back half of the show, they return to the USA with Texan death metal from Cleric an...

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The B-Side #15: Superior Fear from 2019-11-11T16:03:46

Doug opens the show with the proggy post-metal/grunge of Tool's newest album, while CHR opts for some instrumental industrial with the latest release from Tyrant Of Death.

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Episode #91: Come the Awakening of a Different Wolf from 2019-10-29T16:00:53

CHR and Doug open the show with Kentucky'core act Knocked Loose and new material from classic thrashers Sacred Reich. In the indie segment, they look at some intricate melodeath from Spain with Ete...

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The B-Side #14: War Replay from 2019-10-07T17:55

CHR opens the show on the lighter side of things with Volbeat's newest release, while Doug opts for some slammy deathcore with the newest Carnifex album.

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Episode #90: The Leviathan’s Pain Caused Absolute Decay from 2019-09-25T16:29:13

CHR and Doug open the show with the epic folk of Finsterforst and the thrashy Zombie Apocalypse. In the indie segment, they look at some blackened crossover thrash from Indiana. In Heavy Metal Val...

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The B-Side #13: Zero Reality from 2019-09-04T14:11:40

Doug treads the boundary between melodeath and metalcore with Soilwork's newest album, while CHR goes for bombastic power metal with the newest Rhapsody offering.

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Episode #89: The Rising Cost of Admission for the Great Summoning from 2019-08-21T15:00:48

CHR and Doug open the show with the goth-doom Bloody Hammers and more WWI concepts from Sabaton. In the"indie"segment, they look at some sludgy prog from Torche. In Heavy Metal Valhalla, CHR featu...

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The B-Side #12: Hexed Nature from 2019-08-05T14:48:47

CHR indulges his love of the weird with Italian band Embrace Of Disharmony while Doug reverts back to his melodeath tendencies with the newest album from Children Of Bodom.

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Episode #88: Neon Fur Causing Galactic Apoptosis from 2019-07-24T14:12:30

CHR and Doug open the show with the bombastic Gloryhammer and the technical and melodic Allegaeon. In the indie segment, they look at some crusty death metal with Goregäng. In Heavy Metal Valhalla...

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The B-Side #11: Blind Eradication from 2019-07-12T14:40:45

CHR and Doug walk in each other's shoes as Doug opens the show with the Ukrainian death/doom band 1914 and CHR going for straight thrash with Ohio's War Curse.

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Episode #87: Rituals Ruined the Berserker’s Victory from 2019-06-25T19:30:34

CHR and Doug open the show with two different takes on death metal — the hardcore-influenced Misery Index and the melodic Viking tales of Amon Amarth. Doug introduces some complexity into the indie...

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The B-Side #10: Frost Game from 2019-06-02T17:02:30

CHR picks up the pace from last month with Italian power metallers Frozen Crown while Doug gets slammy with the hardcore/thrash stylings of Sworn Enemy.

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Episode #86: Metal Guns in the Night Lands from 2019-05-21T23:01:28

CHR and Doug open the show with new albums from Belzebubs and Truth Corroded. In the indie segment, CHR features an Italian death/thrash band, NecrUterO, and in Heavy Metal Valhalla, Doug indulges...

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The B-Side #9: Hour of Antiquation from 2019-05-07T04:57:57

CHR opens the show with one of the saddest doom albums ever made in Trees of Eternity's solitary release, while Doug showcases some melodeath experimentation with the symphonic stylings of Meadows ...

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Episode #85: Slide in to the Valley of Hel’s Legacy from 2019-04-24T10:03:49

CHR and Doug open the show with new albums from Whitechapel and Týr. In the indie segment, Doug features a Russian thrash outfit, Mental Slavery, and in Heavy Metal Valhalla, CHR takes us back to ...

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The B-Side #8: Deviate From Experiments from 2019-04-08T20:45:34

Doug opens the episode with progressive tech-death from Replacire, while CHR features a French death metal hybrid, Ad Patres.

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Episode #84: The Anesthetic Opened The Door To A Frozen World from 2019-04-02T11:00:57

CHR and Doug open the show with new albums from Candlemass and Lamb of God's guitarist, Mark Morton. In the indie segment, CHR features a one-man, multi-subgere project called Dying Embers, and Do...

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The B-Side #7: Angernomicon from 2019-03-10T13:22:45

Doug opens the episode with a different take on stoner doom featuring the Canadian band Dopethrone, while CHR goes off the rails with the progressive grindcore (that's a thing?) of Norway's Beaten ...

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Episode #83: Relics in the Mountain Frost Were Merely a Simulation from 2019-02-24T20:13:07

CHR and Doug go progressive in this month's new albums with the metalcore stylings of Born of Osiris and the death/doom of Nailed To Obscurity. Doug grounds the episode with the straightforward th...

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The B-Side #6: Immortal Wolf from 2019-02-03T17:34:22

CHR and Doug revert to their guilty pleasures with CHR picking the Japanese all-female power metal band, Lovebites, and Doug picking stoner doom with the Indiana-based Wolftooth.

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Episode #82: The Raven’s Face Was Drawn In Error from 2019-01-20T22:15:20

It's a new year, so CHR and Doug start out with their best and worst albums of 2018. After that is the normal episode format featuring the old-school death metal of Bloodbath, the nu-hardcore band...

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The B-Side #5: Northward Meditations from 2019-01-06T16:32:05

It's a new year, but CHR and Doug are pulling a pair of albums from last year. First up is the classic melodic death metal band Kataklysm, and the episode winds down with the hard rock side projec...

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Episode #81: Warlords Controlled the Kingdom’s Swans from 2018-12-23T22:08:45

Your Christmas present from CHR and Doug is a new episode featuring the technical death stylings of Psycroptic, the instrumental guitar shredding of Nita Strauss, the Southern-fried stoner doom of ...

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The B-Side #4: Children’s Cognition from 2018-12-09T13:36:07

Doug and CHR decide to revisit two albums that didn't make the cut on the main episode for various reasons. First up is the Finnish blackened thrash/punk band Bonehunter with their third album. Af...

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Episode #80: Outer Revolution Against the Messiah’s Perseverance from 2018-11-24T22:07:18

CHR and Doug mix things up this month with new albums from the multi-subgenre High On Fire and the technical death metal stalwarts, Revocation. CHR showcases the extremely talented power/prog band ...

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The B-Side #3: Black Beast from 2018-11-03T22:10

Doug and CHR decide to revisit two albums that didn't make the cut on the main episode for various reasons. First up is the classic Floridian death metal onslaught of Cannibal Corpse followed by t...

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Episode #79: The Passage of Years in the Morbid Chamber from 2018-10-21T20:31:02

CHR and Doug feature the punk remake album from Suicidal Tendencies and the post-eleven-year hiatus album from Monstrosity. In the indie segment, Doug pulls in the German death metal band Supreme ...

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The B-Side #2: Obey Fire from 2018-10-07T14:10:36

Doug and CHR decide to revisit two albums that didn't make the cut on the main episode for various reasons. First up is the death metal/crust punk collaboration of Dave Ingram and Rogga Johansson,...

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Episode #78: Deep Revulsion for the Wisconsin Man from 2018-09-23T20:59:57

CHR and Doug indulge their misanthropy with a pair of similarly-named albums from Swedish grindcore band Axis of Despair and international supergroup Sinsaenum. In the indie segment, CHR treads in...

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The B-Side #1: Bloodlust Is A Sin from 2018-09-05T14:30:04

Doug and CHR decide to revisit two albums that didn't make the cut on the main episode for various reasons. First up is the rap/hardcore hybrid project of Ice-T and friends, Body Count. CHR also s...

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Episode #77: Hunting The Metal Legacy of Lucifer from 2018-08-24T13:43:39

CHR and Doug go old school (sort of) with this month's new albums. Doug picks the Jamey Jasta-produced solo album from Dee Snider, while CHR opts for some throwback metal in Lucifer's second album....

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Episode #76: A Legion of Automata Caused Issues With Reality from 2018-07-28T16:57:03

CHR and Doug keep things a little simpler this month with a look at new albums from NYC hardcore legends Madball and Lamb of God's covers album under their old Burn The Priest moniker. Things get s...

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Episode #75: Foggy Aftermath of the Forgotten Revenant from 2018-06-30T17:34:19

Doug continues his exploration of the varieties of melodic death metal with the technical prowess of Inferi and the proggier stylings of Orbit Culture. CHR, on the other hand, goes from one extrem...

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Episode #74: The Triumphant Revenant Achieved Equilibrium in Hell from 2018-05-20T18:14:16

CHR and Doug have a showdown of East vs. West this time around. CHR champions Asian power metal with Mary's Blood from Japan and DreamSpirit from China. Doug, on the other hand, chooses to stay i...

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Episode #73: Power By the Name of a Relentless Slave from 2018-04-22T15:32:15

CHR and Doug kick off Year Seven of the show with a look at the previous year. After that, it's business as usual with new albums from Rivers of Nihil and the legendary Judas Priest. Doug brings ...

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Episode #72: All Follow the Evil Conqueror from 2018-03-24T19:48:05

CHR and Doug bring you a varied set of picks this month, starting out with the newest album from Salt Lake City's Visigoth and following up with the final album from Germany's Cripper. In the indi...

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Episode #71: The Satanic Arms Battle Uncovered from 2018-02-25T19:42:25

CHR and Doug mix up a subgenre cocktail this month, starting out with the hardcore/crossover leanings of Bloodclot followed by Mystic Prophecy's metal interpretations of various radio classics. In...

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Episode #70: Wake From the Seven Nightmares of 1755 from 2018-01-20T22:59

CHR and Doug mix things up this time around with new albums from gothic pioneers Moonspell, retro-thrashers Power Trip, and the black/power metal hybrid of The Lightbringer. Finally, Doug tries to ...

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Episode #69: Faith in the King Brings Us to Battle from 2017-12-21T00:10:51

CHR and Doug present an episode of two halves: It's melodic death metal vs. epic doom metal with new albums from The Black Dahlia Murder and Sorcerer. Doug showcases Spanish female-fronted melodea...

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Episode #68: Die Burning With Zero Idiosyncrasies from 2017-11-18T20:03:32

CHR welcomes Doug to the show with an episode sure to trip everyone's"Is this really metal?"alarms. We start with new albums from the Southern/occult rock inspired Diablo Blvd and then see what ho...

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Episode #67: Bitter at Those Fallen After Me from 2017-10-28T23:21:03

SonOfOdin goes it solo for October and picks two newer releases of bands rising from the ashes of others: Memoriam (from Bolt Thrower) and Liv Sin (from Sister Sin). Then he attempts to get into t...

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Episode #66: Black Storm of Dead Gods from 2017-09-27T22:46:07

Thrashbrowns returns to the show this month to discuss new albums from Brendon Small's Galaktikon project and supergroup Dead Cross. We take a look at Brazilian thrashers Corpsia in the indie segm...

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Episode #65: Atonement for a Hell of a Forest Phobia from 2017-09-01T21:00:22

SonOfOdin flies solo this time around for a schedule catch-up episode featuring new albums from Wintersun, Immolation, and Fear Is Dead. Then he entertains some serious 1980s flashbacks with Grim ...

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Episode #64: Prevail Over Grief at the Rebellion’s Apex from 2017-08-19T19:22:52

It's all about the ladies this month with new releases from Canadian bands Unleash the Archers and Kobra and the Lotus. SonOfOdin toys with your emotions in the second half of the show with steamp...

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Episode #63: The Keys to Fucking With a Savage Colossus from 2017-07-23T17:20:06

SonOfOdin is joined this month by ex-Decaturite, Murf, to talk about new albums from Dying Fetus and Igorrr. The podcast is invaded by an ursine kaiju in the form of Bear Mace, and Murf shares his...

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Episode #62: The Ecliptic Infinity After the Hallowed Grave from 2017-06-25T16:31:44

SonOfOdin lets Rock-Lobster Johnson program most of this episode with new albums from DragonForce and Alestorm. SonOfOdin indulges some'80s metal flashbacks with Chicago's Satan's Hallow, while Ro...

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Episode #61: Prelude to a Thousand Heartless Wars from 2017-05-20T17:29:46

Again, the show is temporarily retitled"The Siblings of Metal"this month as SonOfOdin is joined by the Mighty English Valkyrie, Explodey Jo! We talk new albums from Ex Deo and Pallbearer, along wi...

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Five Years of The Sons of Metal! from 2017-04-02T10:06:59

Five years ago today, your eardrums were blessed violated by the voices of El Goro and SonOfOdin. 1,826 days and sixy episodes later, the show is still going on, albeit different in various ways. ...

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Episode #60: Pain and Violence Beyond the Slave’s Boundaries from 2017-03-19T16:15:37

SonOfOdin and Rock-Lob close out SoMP Year Five with a diverse selection of metal cuts. First, can Germany's Kreator continue the thrash revolution from 2016? Finland tests your lactose tolerance ...

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Episode #59: Occult Tales of the Funeral Guardians from 2017-02-18T18:57:42

SonOfOdin goes"all in"for Black Metal History Month with four albums comprising the various subsections of the black metal genre. In the epic blackened folk section, it's the Scottish band Saor. ...

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Episode #58: Together By the Power of Snake Ashes from 2017-01-26T05:38:54

SonOfOdin flies solo this month, opting for new albums chosen by the folks in the Facebook Group. To that end, he looks at the newest albums from American thrashers Testament and Swedish melodeath...

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Episode #57: Destruction of Decayed Serpent Food from 2016-12-10T23:30:07

SonOfOdin is joined by Thrashbrowns to discuss the newest Metallica album and the debut from supergroup Serpentine Dominion. With our appetites whetted, it's time to dive into the delectable offer...

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Episode #56: Commanding The Catacomb Monsters At Yggdrasil from 2016-11-19T04:42:44

The Fat Kid returns to the show, only to have SonOfOdin bludgeon him with Skálmöld's newest release. The conversation takes a nerdy bent with Lordi's monster antics and indie artist Unearthed Elf'...

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Episode #55: A Silent Decision Made by Your Delirious Self from 2016-10-02T16:11:30

The show is temporarily retitled"The Siblings of Metal"this month as SonOfOdin is joined by the Mighty English Valkyrie, Explodey Jo! We talk new albums from Sodom and Tarja Turunen, along with an...

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Episode #54: Last Four Loads From the Realms of Darkness from 2016-09-10T18:09:11

Rock-Lobster Johnson pinch-hits this month to discuss new albums from Sabaton, Darkher, and the Vivaldi Metal Project. SonOfOdin takes things into the gutter with deathgrind act Full Frontal Face ...

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Episode #53: Stolen Vessels for the Miserable Demimonde from 2016-08-10T02:18:48

Life throws a wrench into the episode's format, but nothing can stop the metal! The show features discussion on new albums from Oracles and Be'lakor, two very different takes on the melodic death ...

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Episode #52: The Maestro Scourged His Chained Slave from 2016-07-09T15:50:07

SonOfOdin sits down with Rock-Lobster Johnson to discuss new albums from Bat and Winterhorde. The indie segment showcases some Grecian power metal with The Silent Rage, and Rock-Lob inducts a seco...

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Episode #51: Dark Kingdom of the Rock Titans from 2016-06-16T12:19:37

El Goro has ridden off to the land of TWORP, so SonOfOdin enlists The Fat Kid to review new albums from Iron Savior and Texas Hippie Coalition. SonOfOdin challenges TFK with indie act Slugdge, and...

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Quick Shots #21: Magic Vision from 2016-06-01T07:00:36

SonOfOdin is in a female-fronted doom metal mood this month with new fuzzed-out trippiness from Purson and Psychedelic Witchcraft followed by more traditional doom metal from Worship of Keres.

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Episode #50: The Meth Dispenser Creates A Bloody Euphony from 2016-05-05T09:05:18

El Goro and SonOfOdin check out a pair of new industrial releases this month with Al Jourgensen's new project, Surgical Meth Machine, and Rob Zombie. The back half of the show goes more metal with...

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Quick Shots #20: Eternal Gods from 2016-04-29T12:40:59

SonOfOdin is in a blackened folk mood this month with new albums from Finland's Moonsorrow and Austria's Bifröst. The bonus track shifts the ancestry from Scandinavian to Celtic with Spain's Briargh.

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Episode #49: The Viking Kicked the Profane Juranoid’s Balls Until It Was Dead from 2016-04-16T15:22:18

El Goro and SonOfOdin start off Year Five with a mega-sized episode featuring new albums from Amon Amarth, Entombed A.D., and Hammer Fight. El Goro indulges his childlike mindset with Hevisaurus w...

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Quick Shots #19: Lä Fire from 2016-03-30T00:38:07

SonOfOdin closes out SoMP Year 4 with a pair of releases from blackened thrashers Deströyer 666 and the experimental duet Zā Lä Thü, along with a bonus track from the technical deathcore band Withi...

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Episode #48: Extremely Drunk and Fearless During the Rituals from 2016-03-15T03:35:44

El Goro and SonOfOdin check out new releases from the resurrected street metal Swedes in Gehennah and grandiose black metal from Greece's Rotting Christ. They also check out some experimental death...

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Episode #47: Looking Thrice at the Circle of Revenge from 2016-02-21T21:37

El Goro and SonOfOdin check out new releases from the blackened progressive metal Norwegians in Borknagar and the pounding doom metal onslaught from England's Conan. They also check out some eclec...

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Quick Shots #18: Final Karma from 2016-02-01T13:31:24

SonOfOdin keeps it all closer to home this Quick Shots with some thrash goodness from Cincinnati's War Curse and some Southern groove from Atlanta's MuckRaker. Albums:War Curse : Final Days (2015...

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Episode #46: Purple Rot on Noah’s Mother from 2016-01-18T04:03:09

Under the dual specters of Lemmy's death and the Odinson's computer issues, El Goro and SonOfOdin welcome in 2016 with new music from Japanese guitar virtuoso Rie a.k.a. Suzaku and progressive slud...

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Side Stage January 4, 2016: A Tribute to Lemmy from 2016-01-05T00:19:46

The Side Stage contains infrequent music-centric podcasts to hold you over between regular episodes. On December 28, 2015, the world lost a veritable legend in Ian"Lemmy"Kilmister, the bassist and...

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Quick Shots #17: Holiday Snow from 2015-12-19T19:47:57

SonOfOdin gets into the holiday spirit with a pair of Christmas-themed metal albums from Corners of Sanctuary and Krampus Parade. Albums:Corners Of Sanctuary : Driven Snow - A Merry Metal Xmas II...

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Episode #45: Death and the Art of Raven Skeletons from 2015-12-15T00:06:27

El Goro and SonOfOdin check out a cover album from Danzig and Avatarium's second full-length. In the indie segment, El Goro entertains some Finnish melodeath with an EP by Enthring. Finally, SonO...

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Quick Shots #16: Never Want Static from 2015-11-22T23:06:16

SonOfOdin shows some love to the ladies this time around with an all-female selection of albums from Huntress, Diemonds, and a bonus track by Mary's Blood. Albums:Huntress : Static (2015) Huntres...

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Episode #44: Mutilated Without Principles At Golgotha from 2015-11-16T23:59:09

El Goro and SonOfOdin check out new albums from bands of their pasts, W.A.S.P. and Vehemence. SonOfOdin takes them down to Brazil for some genre-defying music from Lothlöryen, and El Goro brings s...

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Episode #43: Doom of the Repentless Prussian Wizards from 2015-10-10T16:13:34

El Goro and SonOfOdin check out new releases from the thrash legends Slayer and power metal side project Gloryhammer. El Goro takes us to Latvia for some blackened folk metal with Skyforger while ...

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Quick Shots #15: A King’s Misery from 2015-09-30T23:28:36

September 2015 was"Take SonOfOdin's money"month, and he features two of these albums with the newest symphonic/folk release from Leaves'Eyes and the doom/death legends My Dying Bride. Crust/d-beat ...

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Episode #42: The Highlight of a Class M Supernova from 2015-09-18T03:30:06

El Goro and SonOfOdin are all over the map this month with new releases from Myrkur (Denmark) and The Sword (USA), indie death metal goodness from Sarpentra (Russia), and more black metal enters th...

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Quick Shots #14: Curious Pursuit from 2015-08-27T23:12:50

SonOfOdin is in a throwback mood this month as he checks out the newest album from the legendary Pentagram and then glorifies the Unholy One with some new occult goodness from Ghost. Albums:Penta...

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Episode #41: A Blessed Coma After the Chaos Orgy from 2015-08-13T03:51:35

El Goro and SonOfOdin start out with some high-concept progressive metal from Between the Buried and Me. Then things go less highbrow but more bombastic with Powerwolf's newest album. If that was...

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Quick Shots #13: The Chosen Time from 2015-07-23T23:38:28

SonOfOdin listens to the third full-length from Canadian five-piece Unleash the Archers and the debut album from Colorado's Ancient Wind. Bonus material this time provided by the multi-national Ed...

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