Episodes
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Good morning! Welcome back to another trip into the Department of Metal Antiquities.
This week Nik and Duncan dive into the first proper solo album from Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones.
Find out if it's a spin it or a bin it.
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Check this out. Tom Morello was on tour playing songs by The Coup on acoustic guitar and Boots Riley joins him on stage.
A new band is born! They were sadly lost to the sands of time as Riley forms The Coup and once again, Rage Against the Machine reunites.
Join Nik and Duncan as they dig into this lost rap metal record.
Check out Duncan's Music:
https://duncan-evans.bandcamp.com/
Help Nik Declutter his records, CDs, and Video Games!
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Fresh off of the basically aborted Black Sabbath Reunion, Ronnie James Dio and Vinnie Appice get a band back together and release their first album of the official grunge era.
Join Nik and Duncan as they dig deep into this one.
Like Records? Nik is selling some!
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Like Music? Duncan makes it!
https://duncan-evans.bandcamp.com/
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Did you ever expect there to be an album recorded by members of Def Leppard and the Sex Pistols?
Seriously, in what universe does that even make sense?
Join Nik and Duncan as they decide whether to spin it or bin it.
Check out Duncan's music: https://duncan-evans.bandcamp.com/
Check out Nik's records for sale: https://www.discogs.com/seller/battra13/profile
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Fresh off of his time in Rainbow, Graham Bonnet started a new band with Yngwie Malmsteen called Alcatrazz, but when that didn't go over as well as hoped, they fired him and brought in Steve Vai.
In this day and age, Vai wasn't the name he is now. Come with us and dig into this record.
Check out Nik's Review on GWAR: https://ghostcultmag.com/concert-review-gwar-brat-the-native-howl-live-at-the-pageant/
Check out Duncan's music:
https://duncan-evans.bandcamp.com/
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When Living Colour was on a break, Vernon Reid started performing with Jack Bruce, formerly of Cream.
What we were given was a collaboration that would end until the death of Jack Bruce in 2014.
This week we discuss their jazz fusion record.
Check it out with us!
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In 1977, Alice Cooper decided to eschew his standard black eyes and scary self to reinvent himself as a Private Dick named Maurice Escargot.
This experiment is precisely what his fans were clamoring for.
This is also the tour that spawned "The Alice Cooper Show" recorded live in Las Vegas,, though featuring none of the songs from the album.
This is a wild one.
Should we spin it or bin it?
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Here we go once again we are back and ready to attack!
Back in the early aughts, Iommi and Hughes figured they needed on more record to complete the set and they released FUSED into the world.
You may have heard this is out for preorder on vinyl and you should check it out with us if it's a spin it or a bin it!
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In the wild days of Grunge, Jane's Addiction self immolated and cut themselves in twain.
On one side, we had Perry Farrell's Porno For Pyros and on the other we had Deconstruction featuring Dave Navarro and Eric Avery.
One of them went on to success on MTV and even started a new touring rock festival and the other one, Deconstruction, is whom we're discussing today!
Find out if we should spin it or bin it.
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In the middle 80's Blaze Bayley starts a band after seeing the Ronnie James Dio Holy Diver Tour.
Their first album is released on Def American Recordings and produced by Rick Rubin.
Should we spin it or bin it?
Join Nik and Duncan as they find out.
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HELLO! In 1987, X, minus Billy Zoom, went on an extended hiatus.
In 1993, they reformed with the last lineup and released their album, Hey Zeus, to little fanfare.
Join Nik and Duncan as they discuss this forgotten punk record and see if you should spin it or bin it.
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As we all know, artists gonna art and when the Beastie Boys took an 8 year break between albums, Adam "AdRock" Horowitz still had some songs to sing.
He was joined by the Beasties's touring drummer, former Suicidal Tendencies man, Amery "AWOL" Smith.
This is their second album.
Check it out with Nik and Duncan who'll tell you if you should spin it or bin it!
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Welcome back! Class is in session. This week in the Department of Metal Antiquities, we are joined by associate professors from Masonique, the punk band from Portland, OR who just dropped their first record on sweet vinyl.
This week, we are discussing the late punk legend, James Chance and The Contortions. Rest In Power, James who died on 6/18/24.
This was already planned....
Check out Masonique:
But the vinyl: https://masonique.bandcamp.com
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What happens when members of Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, White Snake, Deep Purple, and Budgie get together in order record a concept album for an upcoming horror thriller movie?
Probably not what you expect, but join Nik, Duncan, and Gino as they delve deep into what happens when Glenn Hughes, Neil Murray, Cozy Powell, Mel and Tom Galley, John Thomas, and Don Airey in the studio.
Gino is Gino LaPosta from Montreal, QC. He's the mastermind of World on Alert and also a member of CroMagnum and Void Within.
World on Alert has released their first single and you can see that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JAhRc5O8XE
Preorder their EP on Bandcamp https://worldonalert.bandcamp.com/album/world-on-alert
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Back in 1999, when Carcass was just a memory, Bill Steer lined up a blues rock power trio that he hoped was strong enough to take on the world.
Not long after that, they'd recorded two records and Bill and some new kids started touring.
Join Nik and Duncan and see if it's a spin it or bin it!
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It's been described as both the best album Duran Duran never made and the most pretentious record of all time.
What do Simon LeBon, Roger Taylor (the other one), Nick Rhodes, David Gilmour, Grace Jones, Herbie Hancock, and Sting all have in common?
They got together and helped birth this album into the world.
Join Nik and Duncan as they bring the whole thing to you in the most pointless of detail!
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Did you know there was a time in the world when GWAR did not exist? Thankfully, we have been able to shorten that horrible time by finding out about Death Piggy!
This was the Hardcore Punk Band that Dave Brockie (Later Oderus Urungus of GWAR) had that directly led into the forming of the the great crossover thrash band.
Join Nik and Duncan as they determine if you should ever hear it!
Also, check out friend of the show, Jamey Morris's show: Fistful of Doom: https://www.mixcloud.com/jameymorris/
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This week, Nik and Duncan are lucky enough to be joined by, dare we call him, Nerdcore Death Metal bandleader, Justin Pierrot, of Stormland.
He writes technical death metal about Gundam. Seriously. That's great.
This week our trio adjudicates on the forgotten soundtrack album, Scream For Help, by John Paul Jones Late of Led Zeppelin. It's his first post Zeppelin album and we're here for it.
Is it a spin it or bin it? Dig in!
https://stormland.bandcamp.com/album/the-altar-of-war
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Put yourselves in the Way Back Machine and let's return to the heady days of 1987 when all that was old was new again!
This week Nik and Duncan return to a time when the 60's were cool.
The Monkees returned from whence they came during a revival and dropped a new record.
Should you be thankful? Listen to find out!
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