Heavy Metal 101 Eric Schwartz

Wherein Eric and John explore the magnificent oeuvre of perhaps the most metal man who ever lived, the late, great Ronnie James Dio, from his career as an early rock and roll crooner through his iconic stints with Rainbow, Black Sabbath, and Dio.

Click on the links below for all the music listening breaks in this episode:
Music listening break #1: Dio- "We Rock" from The Last in Line (1984) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8OapNNAuBI
Music listening break #2: Ronnie Dio and the Red Caps - "An Angel is Missing" (1960) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew8MUT00aK0
Music listening break #3: Elf- "Never More" from
Elf (1972) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXAUQWJuHa8
Music video break (x2!): Dio- "Holy Diver" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lvs2FzF64o
and "Rainbow in the Dark" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrBUjXaRSUQ
from Holy Diver (1983)
Music listening break #4: Dio "The Last in Line" from The Last in Line (1984) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTbRsGRWZW0
Music video break #2: Hear 'n Aid "Stars" (1986) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZktrrqT1A0

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Episode underscore credits:

"Final Battle of the Dark Wizards" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Wherein Eric and John return to some of Eric's most favorite historical stomping grounds, the epic history of that most maligned of heavy metal subgenres, glam metal, by delving into just what a vast assortment of bands, including Poison, Cinderella, the mighty Guns N' Roses, and many, many more, were up to in the late 1980s.

Click on the links below for all the music listening breaks in this episode!

Music listening break #1: Poison - "Look What the Cat Dragged In" from Look What the Cat Dragged In (1986) ⁠https://youtu.be/kPAlXQeaaKw?si=Talsl7SpldlWTdw4

Music listening break #2: Guns N' Roses- "Reckless Life" from
Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide (1986) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_l-vk_FIII

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Wherein Eric and John go to some truly dark places, exploring one of Eric's least favorite metal subgenres, progressive metal, but come out the other side stronger, wiser, and having talked about an assortment of amazing artists including the "big three": Fates Warning, Dream Theater, and Queensrÿche, as well as Eric's pick for THE SINGLE GREATEST HEAVY METAL ALBUM OF THE 1980s!


opening poem: Music by Walter De La Mare


Click on the links below for all the music listening breaks in this episode!


Music listening break #1: Rush- "Anthem" from Fly By Night (1975) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9h2H5Sgzfw


Music listening break #2: Fates Warning- "Guardian" from Awaken the Guardian (1986) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmDgdDXH944


Music listening break #3: Queensrÿche- "I Don't Believe in Love" (the music video!) from Operation: Mindcrime (1988) ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c3g6tTYoxM

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Episode underscore credits:

"Labyrinth Of Lost Dreams" by Darren Curtis

"Disco Medusae" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Wherein Eric torments John relentlessly, deep diving into the life and work of Kiss, the single most favorite band of Eric's misspent youth, in the 1980s.
Throughout these "Special Topics in Metalology" episodes, we'll feature extended timeframes, more music, and even more verbal sparring, as we engage in deep dive explorations and analyses of challenging and esoteric subjects drawn from a wide swath of heavy metal history.
Click on the links below for all the music listening breaks in this episode!
Music listening break #1: "Creatures of the Night" from Creatures of the Night (1982)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSqKw32B320
Music listening break #2: "Hide Your Heart" (the music video!) from Hot in the Shade (1989)-⁠ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9EU4l2OHgU

Feeling frisky!? Here is a playlist including every Kiss single in the 1980s: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3UdBKgLQaLsrkpCFtwfLuH?si=98bad53fdea84764
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Wherein Eric, flying solo, takes a bit of a chronological detour, examining the heavy metal of the 21st century. On this edition, Eric surveys the very best albums of 2023, along with a pedagogical discussion of some of the many, many sub genres that comprise the metal of the 21st century, culminating in the official pick for HM101 Heavy Metal Album of the Year for 2023!

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Episode band links:
Frozen Soul - Glacial Domination
Autopsy: Ashes, Organs, Blood and Crypts
Horrendous -Ontological Mysterium
Tomb Mold- The Enduring Spirit
Gorod- The Orb
Cattle Decapitation- Terrasite
Cryptopsy- As Gomorrah Burns
Crypta - Shades Of Sorrow
Ulthar - Anthronomicon / Helionomicon
Fires in the Distance- Air Not Meant for Us
Insomnium- Anno 1696
Godthrymm-Distortions
Saturnus-The Storm Within
Bell Witch- Future’s Shadow Part 1- The Clandestine Gate
Marthe- Further in Evil
Green Lung-This Heathen Land 
Urne-A Feast on Sorrow
Cirith Ungol- Dark Parade
Night Demon- Outlaw
Kvelertak- Endling
Nita Strauss- The Call of the Void
Within Temptation- Bleed Out
Haken- Fauna
Thy Catafalque- Alfold
Overkill- Scorched
Enforced- War Remains
Hellripper- Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags
Angra- Cycles of Pain
Blackbraid- II
Lamp of Murmuur-Saturnian Bloodstorm
Leiþa- Reúe
Panopticon- The Rime of Memory
Wayfarer- American Gothic
Blut Aus Nord- Disharmonium – Nahab
Thantifaxath- Hive Mind Necrosis
Dødheimsgard – Black Medium Current
…And Oceans: As in Gardens, So in Tombs
Gridlink- Coronet Juniper

underscore music credits:
opening: Music provided by Stock Music Links (stockmusiclinks.com)
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death metal: Cult of the Skull, Haunting of the Flesh- Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio, Final Battle- Credits: Uefa Euro 2020, Bulgari, Emergency, Canesecco (Veleno 8, Veleno 9, Voldemort, Fame Chimica, etc).
doom: Atmospheric Doom Metal - ROYALTY FREE [No copyright Music] poweredBYGDK
stoner: dazewitch' - A mon rha
trad metal:"Trailblazer" by Omni Slim / @omnislim5381
pop metal:MELODIC METALCORE - ROYALTY FREE AMRPHIS
prog/power metal: Havoc by PeriTune | http://peritune.comhttp://commons.nicovideo.jp/material/...
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thrash: Thrash Metal Instrumental - Death Sentence // Royalty Free Copyright Safe Music White Bat Audio
black metal: "Impact" Free Song (Symphonic Black Metal)
TurboSol https://turbotunes.bandcamp.com/track/impact, snowfall - atmospheric/melodic black metal instrumental [free]
pekarot, darkness - atmospheric/melodic black metal instrumental [free] pekarot
grindcore: Gridlink- Ocean Vertigo (Karaoke Version)
end music: Gridlink- Silk Ash Cascade




















































































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Wherein Eric rings in the holiday season in the best way possible: By exploring the esoteric underworld of 1980s American independent heavy metal bands with author Alexandros Anesiadis.

Alex is the author of the fantastic new book Heroes of the Metal Underground: The Definitive Guide to 1980s American Independent Metal Bands. Purchase copies for yourself and 10 of your closest friends at: https://www.amazon.com/Heroes-Metal-Underground-Definitive-Independent/dp/1627311408

Assigned Listening #1: Street Child- "Street Child" ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5P_Yuio2pc

Assigned Listening #2 : Ruffians- "Fight For Your Life" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVaocBQeu0s

Assigned Listening #3 : Decoy Paris- "Secrets of the Heart" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSVqXmgoPcw



If you are interested in hearing more from these bands as well as others in Alex's book, the following is a fabulous resource for audio: https://metal-samples.com/


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