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Van Halen were unquestionnably the kings of metal in the late 70s/early 80s, filling concert halls throughout North America year after year, the buzz being big every time they came to town. Their first four records will forever be held in high esteem by metalheads around the world ... and justifiably so.
So, here The Mighty Decibel puts together its fave tracks from those first four releases for a blistering 40 minute listening session.
Light it up!!
Side One
Van Halen (1978)
(0:00) Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
(3:46) Atomic Punk
(6:45) On Fire
II (1979)
(9:41) Somebody Get Me A Doctor
(12:33) Light Up the Sky
(15:43) Bottom's Up!
Side 2
Women and Children First (1980)
(18:50) Everybody Wants Some!
(23:57) Loss of Control
(26:35) In A Simple Rhyme
Fair Warning (1981)
(31:12) Mean Street
(36:08) Sinner's Swing!
(38:32) Unchained -
This episode we focus solely on extreme metal releases issued in October and November 2024. Hear the best thrash, death and black metal releases issued over the past two months.
Let the mayhem begin!
(0:00) "Visceral Hatred"
MESSE NOIRE - Ceremonial Death
(2) Facebook
(4:49) "Nerdrage"
REFLEXOR - Frozen Imbeciles
Frozen Imbeciles | Reflexor
(7:23) "Faceless Death"
BASTARD PRIEST - single
Faceless Death | Bastard Priest | D-takt & Råpunk
(10:36) "Tod. Mort. Death."
GORGON - For Those Who Stay
For Those Who Stay | GORGON | Osmose Productions
(13:24) "Lethal Revenge"
OBNOXIOUS YOUTH - Burning Savage
Burning Savage | Obnoxious Youth
(15:02) "Blood Vultures"
JEWEL THRONE - Blood Vultures
Blood Vultures | Jewel Throne
(20:48) "Envy For the Lifeless"
BRUKA - Death's Promise
Death's Promise | BRÜKA | Brüka
(22:00) "Writhe In Pain"
DESTRUKTOR - Indomitable
Indomitable | DESTRUKTOR
(25:26) "War"
BREAKDOWN - Divide and Konquer
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1996 - a strange year in metal, as extreme metal took a back seat to other forms of heavy for the first time in the 90s. Lots of hard rock, trad metal, doom, and punk represented instead, making for an eclectic list this listening session.
Don't resist the power!!!
Side 1
(0:00) "Against Windows": AMORPHIS - Elegy
(4:03) "10 In 2010": BAD RELIGION - The Grey Race
(6:22) "Urko's Conquest": CATHEDRAL - Supernatural Birth Machine
(10:23) "Cascades: I'm Not Your Lover": DEEP PURPLE - Purpendicular
(15:03) "The Power": MANOWAR - Louder Than Hell
(19:12) "Gettin' Pretty Good At Barely Gettin' By": THE FOUR HORSEMEN - Gettin' Pretty Good At Barely Gettin' By
Side 2
(23:16) "Disintegration/Free Money": SLAYER - Undisputed Attitude
(24:57) "Wiseblood": COC - Wiseblood
(27:56) "Down From The Mountain": MOLLY HATCHET - Devil's Canyon
(32:35) "My Mommies Pot": TEENAGE HEAD - Head Disorder
(34:50) "Roots Bloody Roots": SEPULTURA - Roots
(38:21) "Don't": SACRED REICH - Heal -
Our Hard'N'Heavy series of podcasts focuses on new traditional metal and hard rock releases ... along with the odd hard rock'n'roll and melodic punk outing. Basically anything that doesn't fit on our Extreme Metal, Hardcore Punk or Doom series!
This edition we focus on October and November 2024 releases.
(00:00) "Cut Down By the Chainsaw"
STEEL INFERNO - Rush of Power
Rush Of Power | Steel Inferno
(03:49) "Sunraven"
GRAND MAGUS - Sunraven
Sunraven | Grand Magus
(7:39) "Prime Time Terror"
NITROGODS - Valley of the Gods
Nitrogods — Official Home
(11:21) "Riders of the Storm"
WAR DOGS - Only the Stars Left
Only The Stars Are Left | War Dogs
(17:23) "It All Comes Down Hard"
100 WATT VIPERS - Backed By Blood
Backed By Blood | 100 Watt Vipers
(20:53) "Ruler of the Waves"
BLADES OF STEEL - single
Ruler Of The Waves | Blades Of Steel
(24:59) "Mother Anarchy"
THE 351's - No Replacement For Displacement
No Replacement For Displacement (PILS-54) | The 351's | Pils Records / Pandemix Records
(27:27) "Under the Skin"
CHALLENGER - Force of Nature
Force of Nature | Challenger | Dying Victims Productions
(31:23) "Spears and Blades"
BRIDGE CITY SINNERS - In the Age of Doubt
In the Age of Doubt | Bridge City Sinners
Horns up! -
The beginning of the 2000's looked pretty bleak for legendary British trad metal unit Judas Priest with the issuance of the much maligned Demolition in 2001. However, the return of Halford to the mic proved the perfect tonic as the band continues to issue relevant metal records ever since into this current year. (Ahem - let's turn a blind eye to the Nostrodamus hiccup, shall we!)
Rejoice all ye metalheads as we listen to the best material of the mighty Priest in the 2Ks.
Rising from the ruins into the halls of valhalla ...
Side One
Demolition (2001)
(0:00) Lost and Found
Angel of Retribution (2005)
(4:56) Deal With the Devil
(8:50) Judas Rising
Nostrodamus (2008)
Redeemer of Souls (2014)
(12:53) Halls of Valhalla
Side 2
Firepower (2018)
(18:54) Firepower
(22:21) Children of the Sun
(26:18) Rising From the Ruins
Invincible Shield (2024)
(31:37) Invincible Shield
(37:56) As God Is My Witness
(42:30) The Serpent and the King -
It's time to revel in the new hardcore punk, d-beat, metal punk and grindcore releases issued from October and November 2024.
Grind 'til death!!
(0:00) "Neon Bastard" + "Ragged Trousers"
REVIVAL - Revival
Revival | Revival
(3:45) "Sarin Attack" + "Cop Corpse"
ERASER - Harmony Dies
Harmony Dies | Eraser
(6:01) "Zaragoza fecal" + "Facta Non Verba"
VENGANZA - Damnatio Memoriae
Damnatio Memoriae | Venganza | venganzapunk
(10:33) "Wankers"
SUFFOCATING MADNESS - Unrelnting Forced Psychosis
Suffocating Madness – Unrelenting Forced Psychosis | Suffocating Madness | Toxic State Records
(13:14) "Massykos" + "Moder Jord"
MOB 47 - Tills Du Dor
Tills Du Dör | MOB 47
(15:55) "100 Degrees Celsius" + "Ask Me Again"
FRENZEE - What's Wrong With Me
What's Wrong With Me | FRENZEE
(18:20) "F.A.S."
BIG BOSS - Skinhead Revenge
LSC022 - Big Boss - Skinhead Revenge | LSC Records
(21:21) "Tu e il tuo ego" + "Q.V.A."
INFERNO PERSONALE - La scelta e tua
La scelta é tua | Inferno Personale
(24:34) "Depende de Vosl" + "Nada Se Puede Comparar"
DISTANTE - Nada Se Puede Comparar
Nada Se Puede Comparar | DISTANTE
(28:06) "You'll Always Lose" + "Death By Bureaucracy"
NEGATIVE PATH - Split w/MEXOFF
Split LP with MEXOFF | Negative Path
(30:12) "Delirium" + "Cost To Live"
S.O.H. - Cost To Live
S.O.H. - Cost To Live | No Norms Records
(35:25) "Killing Machine" + "Blinded Aggression" + "Times Up"
CORRUPT FAITH - Not My War
Not My War | Corrupt Faith -
Join The Mighty Decibel as we name our fave albums of October 2024 across four categorie
extreme metal, stoner doom, hardcore punk and hard'n'heavy.
Metal 'til death!!! -
Okay - I'll admit, I've never been a big Y&T fan ... especially during the mid to late 80's MTV era. However, between 1981 and 1983 the band issued three good trad metal/hard rock albums with the best material easily filling a 40 minute playlist.
Press play and let 'em knock you out!!!
Side One
Earthshaker (1981)
(0:00) Hungry For Rock
(3:42) Hurricane
(7:05) Knock You Out
Black Tiger (1982)
(10:02) From the Moon / Open Fire
(14:52) Forever
Side 2
(20:36) Black Tiger
Mean Streak (1983)
(24:44) Mean Streak
(28:48) Midnight in Tokyo
(34:26) Hang 'Em High -
It's Monday so it's time for another "New Release Monday" episode. This episode we spotlight new and upcoming releases from October and November 2024 in stoner metal, along with a smattering of death doom, psych and sludge, of course.
We're all doomed!
(0:00) "Dark Omens"
DOOMRAISER - Cold Grave Marble
Cold Grave Marble | Doomraiser
(5:10) "Gimme Danger (On My Stereo)"
CORTEZ - Theives and Charlatans
Thieves And Charlatans | Cortez
(10:58) "Inquisitor"
ODA - Bloodstained
Bloodstained | 𝖔𝖉𝖆
(16:44) "Absolute Zero"
MAMMOTH CARAVAN - Frostbitten Galaxy
Frostbitten Galaxy | Mammoth Caravan
(25:08) "Veins of the Earth"
SLUDGE TERROR - Echoes From the Abyss
Echoes from the Abyss | Sludge Terror
(29:32) "Sepulcher of Barbarians"
SKULL SERVANT - single
Sepulcher of Babarians | Skull Servant -
Time to shine the spotlight on another underappreciated band, this time we focus on German thrash outfit Vendetta!
Specifically, this playlist picks the best tracks from the band's first two releases which you will hear are chock full of high octane thrash metal.
Adhere to the metal law!!!
Side One
Go And Live ... Stay And Die (1987)
(0:00) Revolution Command
(1:14) Drugs and Corruption
(9:15) On The Road
(14:39) Go and Live ... Stay and Die
Side 2
Brain Damage (1988)
(19:32) War
(25:23) Conversation
(29:10) Never Die
(31:28) Dominance of Violence
(34:57) Metal Law -
This episode we focus solely on extreme metal releases issued in September and October 2024. Hear the best thrash, death and black metal releases issued over the past two months.
Let the mayhem begin!
(0:00) "Thrash Compactor"
HOLLOW FLAG - Beware of Moshing
(5) Facebook
(2:13) "Force Fed"
RIPPED TO SHREDS - Sanshi
Sanshi | Ripped to Shreds
(5:14) "Ruins"
ABGLANZ - Dawn of Eternal Existence
Dawn Of Eternal Existence | Abglanz
(10:31) "Carnage Ritual"
TEMPLE OF DREAD - God of the Godless
God of the Godless | Temple Of Dread
(15:04) "Dead Behind Bars"
GHETTO GHOULS - Vigilante Crusaders
Vigilante Crusaders | Ghetto Ghouls
(17:41) "Anti-Imperial Black Metal"
ISELDER - Gogoniant
Gogoniant | Iselder | Marwolaeth Records
(20:48) "March of the Grotesque"
INFERN - Turn of the Tide
Turn Of The Tide | Infern
(24:12) "Wake Up Screaming"
PRIVATE HELL - Wake Up Screaming
Wake Up Screaming | Private Hell
(25:56) "Martyr Complex"
BLASPHEMOUS - To Lay Siege and Conquer
To Lay Siege and Conquer | Blasphemous -
Onward we move into the mid-90s as we continue our The Year In Heavy playlist series.
And what a great year for metal 1995 was in retrospect when you take a listen to this set of tracks from some absolutely timeless albums from that year. Yep, there's a ton of extreme metal (as you'd suspect), but there's also some doom, rock'n'roll, hard rock and even punk rock for you to savour.
Go ahead, press play ... you'll be pushed to the limit!!!
Side 1
(0:00) "Blinded By Fear": AT THE GATES - Slaughter of The Soul
(3:12) "Vampire Sun": CATHEDRAL - Carnival Bizarre
(7:19) "Progressive Proletarians": KREATOR - Cause For Conflict
(10:44) "The Crusher": RAMONES - Adios Amigos
(13:02) "Hostage To Heaven": GRIP INC. - Power Of Inner Strength
(17:00) "Long Shadows Fall": TROUBLE - Plastic Green Head
(19:43) "When Satan Rules The World": DEICIDE - Once Upon The Cross
Side 2
(22:34) "Born With A Tail": SUPERSUCKERS - The Sacrilicious Sounds of the Supersuckers
(25:49) "Grim and Frostbitten Kingdoms": IMMORTAL - Battles of the North
(28:37) "Pushed To The Limit": UFO - Walk On Water
(32:25) "Out of the Sun": MOTORHEAD - Sacrifice
(36:05) "Kiss My Ass": TED NUGENT - Spirit of the Wild
(39:31) "How I Won The War": COMECON - Fable Frolics
(42:47) "On Frozen Fields": DISMEMBER - Massive Killing Capacity
(45:22) "An Act of Darkness": VADER - De Profundis -
Our Hard'N'Heavy series of podcasts focuses on new traditional metal and hard rock releases ... along with the odd hard rock'n'roll and melodic punk outing. Basically anything that doesn't fit on our Extreme Metal, Hardcore Punk or Doom series!
This edition we focus on September and October 2024 releases.
Horns up!
(00:00) "Won't Do It Again"
AMETHYST - Throw Down the Gauntlet
Facebook
(04:39) "The Mermaid Tavern"
THEIGNS & THRALLS - The Keep & the Spire
Facebook
(8:14) "Tower 42"
MECHANIC TYRANTS - St. Diemen Riots
St. Diemen Riots | Mechanic Tyrants (bandcamp.com)
(12:18) "Sunny Side of Heaven"
PHIL MOGG - Mogg's Motel
Mogg's Motel | Phil Mogg | UFO (bandcamp.com)
(16:33) "Demolition Boy"
GLORIOUS BANKROBBERS - Rock'N'Roll Church
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(19:35) "Speed Metal Samurai"
BUTCHER - On Fowl of Tyrant Wing
On Fowl Of Tyrant Wing | BÜTCHER | Osmose Productions (bandcamp.com)
(24:40) "Danger Rules"
THE MOTHERCROW - Foraneo
Foráneo | The Mothercrow (bandcamp.com)
(28:33) "Circle Gets the Square" + "Heaps"
CATHEDRAL CEILINGS - La La La ... Whatever
La La La...Whatever | Cathedral Ceilings | Dromedary Records (bandcamp.com)
(31:33) "Lavish Desecration"
BEWITCHER - Spell Shock
Spell Shock (24-bit HD audio) | Bewitcher (bandcamp.com) -
Nicke Anderson certainly has made an impact on the metal/hard rock scene with his forays into death metal with Entombed and heavy ass rock'n'roll with The Hellacopters, so it wasn't a surprise when he decided to dip his toes into doom metal (along with his wife) for the Lucifer outfit. Here The Mighty Decibel shines the light on the band's best tracks over its five release discography (to date) as it has evolved into a trad doom outfit.
Catch the coffin fever!
Side One
Lucifer I (2015)
(0:00) Abracadabra
Lucifer II (2018)
(5:52) California Son
Lucifer III (2020)
(9:17) Lucifer
(13:12) Flanked By Snakes
Lucifer IV (2021)
(16:45) Bring Me His Head
Side 2
(21:07) Phobos
Lucifer V (2024)
(25:23) Fallen Angel (3:09)
(28:31) A Coffin Has No Silver Lining
(32:54) At the Mortuary -
It's time to revel in the new hardcore punk, d-beat, metal punk and grindcore releases issued from September and October 2024.
Grind 'til death!!
(0:00) "Pray" + "Testify"
DISCIPLE B.C. - Blood, Power, Scrifice
AG140 // DISCIPLE B.C. "Blood, Power, Sacrifice" | Agipunk Records (bandcamp.com)
(5:01) "Mind Scabbed Over"
YELLOWCAKE - A Fragmented Truth
A Fragmented Truth | Yellowcake | Total Peace (bandcamp.com)
(8:24) "Compulsion" + "Building"
COMPULSION - Split w/WRONG WAR
Split LP | Wrong War // Compulsion | Wrong War (bandcamp.com)
(13:02) "When Ex-Members Attack" + "Eshay Wednesdays"
DISPARO! - Split w/DOG SHOT
DISPARO! Split | DOG SHOT (bandcamp.com)
(14:16) "Once A Body, Now A Corpse" + "Plebs In Despair"
VILE SPECIES - Disqualified As A Human
Disqualified As a Human | Vile Species (bandcamp.com)
(17:05) "Y2H8" + "Rock'n'Roll Toilet""
SHIT TAX - Rock'N'Roll Toilet
Rock 'n' Roll Toilet | Shit Tax (bandcamp.com)
(20:16) "Falseness"
KRAYAT - За закуска параноя За вечеря каквo ?
За закуска параноя За вечеря каквo ? | Krayat (bandcamp.com)
(22:47) "Masquerade" + "Face Your Fate"
MYSTIQUE - Face Your Fate
Face Your Fate | Mystique | Quality Control HQ (bandcamp.com)
(26:58) "Beyond Good & Evil" + "Carousel of Alliction"
KILLING YIELD - Volatile Future
Volatile Future | Killing Yield (bandcamp.com)
(29:47) "Floricide" + "Charge of the Wolf"
WOLFCHARGE - Invasive Species
Invasive Species | Wolfcharge (bandcamp.com)
(32:19) "Store Bought Bombs" + "Playground"
WATCHLIST - Watchlist
Watchlist – Cassette | Watchlist | Toxic State Records (bandcamp.com)
(35:25) "Lights Go Out"
BERTHOLD CITY - Where Di We Go Wrong?
Where Did We Go Wrong? | BERTHOLD CITY (bandcamp.com) -
Time to celebrate the early years of speed metal innovators, athletic rockers and NWOBHM outfit Raven with a 40 minute playlist of their best stuff from the 80s.
Crash, bang, wallop ... it goes on and on!!!
Side One
Rock Until You Drop (1981)
(0:00) Don't Need Your Money
Crash Bang Wallop (1982)
(03:14) Crash Bang Wallop
Wiped Out (1982)
(06:13) Live At the Inferno
All For One (1983)
(10:04) Take Control
(13:24) Run Silent, Run Dee
Side 2
(18:59) Athletic Rock
Stay Hard (1985)
(23:36) Extract the Action
(26:38) On and On
Life's A Bitch (1987)
(30:29) Pick Your Window
Nothing Exceeds Like Excess (1988)
(33:57) Lay Down the Law -
It's Monday so it's time for another "New Release Monday" episode. This episode we spotlight new and upcoming releases from September and October 2024 in stoner metal, along with a smattering of death doom, psych and sludge, of course.
We're all doomed!
(0:00) "Black Spell"
CASTLE - Evil Remains
Evil Remains | Castle (bandcamp.com)
(4:49) "Lightning in the Realms"
BOTTOMLESS - Graveyard Thunder
Graveyard Thunder | Bottomless/Witching Altar | Bottomless (bandcamp.com)
(11:23) "Hammer To Fall"
COKUS - An HOur of Lies
An Hour of Lies | çöküş (bandcamp.com)
(14:52) "The Sadness"
WITCHING ALTAR - Graveyard Thunder
Graveyard Thunder | Witching Altar/Bottomless | Witching Altar (bandcamp.com)
(19:44) "Jasmine"
PSYCHLONA - Warped Vision
Warped Vision | Psychlona (bandcamp.com)
(25:03) "Insecticide"
LEGIONS OF DOOM - The Skull 3
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Join The Mighty Decibel as we list our fave extreme metal, stoner doom, hardcore punk and hard'n'heavy releases for September 2024.
Hail! -
Be prepared to meet your death!
It's finally time for The Mighty Decibel to focus its attention on one of death metal's godfathers ... Obituary. Here we put together an amazing 40 minute playlist of the band's very best material for you, our fearless listeners.
Any final thoughts before the killing time?!
Side One
Slowly We Rot (1989)
(0:00) Godly Beings
(1:55) Words of Evil
Cause of Death (1990)
(3:48) Chopped In Half
The End Complete (1992)
(7:31) Killing Time
(11:26) The End Complete
(15:28) Back To One
Side 2
World Demise (1994)
(19:07) Final Thoughts
Back From the Dead (1997)
(23:15) Threatening Skies
Frozen In Time (2005)
(25:33) Redneck Stomp
Xecutioner's Return (2007)
(29:05) Face Your God
Darkest Day (2009)
(31:58) Violent Dreams
Inked In Blood (2014)
(33:56) Inked In Blood
Obituary (2017)
(38:02) Brave
Dying of Everything (2023)
(40:16) Barely Alive -
This episode we focus solely on extreme metal releases issued in August and September 2024. Hear the best thrash, death and black metal releases issued over the past two months.
Let the mayhem begin!
(0:00) "Attack of the Zombie Cans"
CULT OF ORPIST - Attack of the Zombie Cans
Attack of the Zombie Cans | Cult of Orpist | Brutal Records (bandcamp.com
(4:13) "Hymni iii"
HORNA - Nyx (Hymneja Yolle)
(20+) Facebook
(10:33) "Life of Decay"
PAGANIZER - Flesh Requiem
Flesh Requiem | PAGANIZER | Paganizer (bandcamp.com)
(13:39) "Rest In Pain"
SADISTIK WARFARE - Seeds of Hate
Seeds Of Hate (demo) | Sadistik Warfare (bandcamp.com)
(16:26) "O.S.A. - Obavjestajno sigurnosna agencija"
KRV - Sin
Music | Death Prayer Records (bandcamp.com)
(20:28) "Nine Entities of Doom"
MAUSOLEUM - Defiling the Decayed
Curse Of The Tomb | Mausoleum (bandcamp.com)
(24:45) "The Horn Marauding"
SPECTRAL WOUND - Songs of Blood and Mire
Songs of Blood and Mire | SPECTRAL WOUND (bandcamp.com)
(30:44) "This Time It's War"
MECHANIX - Architects of Chaos
Architects Of Chaos | MECHANIX | WITCHES BREW (bandcamp.com)
(32:45) "Anti-Imperial Black Metal"
ISELDER - Gogoniant
Gogoniant | Iselder | Marwolaeth Records (bandcamp.com) - Montre plus
