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Heavy Metal 101

Eric Schwartz

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Frequency: 1 episode/29d. Total Eps: 63

Your favorite podcast, wherein Dr. Eric, an expert, and Dr. John, a novice, explore, discuss, and argue about the history of heavy metal music. New episodes are available on the 3rd Monday of each month! Visit us at: https://anchor.fm/heavymetal101podcast Contact us at: heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com Social media: https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast https://twitter.com/heavy_101 https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/ Theme Music: Valhalla by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License

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Iron Maiden, in the First Time of the Bruce Bruce (1981-93)

Season 4 · Episode 1

Monday, August 19, 2024 • Duration 01:03:59

Wherein Eric and John return to the fray, exploring the extraordinary music making of Iron Maiden in their first Bruce Dickinson fronted period, 1981-93. Click on the links below for all the music listening breaks in this episode: Music listening break #1- "The Trooper" from Piece of Mind (1983) https://youtu.be/4VZbjrDwQ28?si=7rIZSnnsjQYHPH_Z

Video break #1: "Can I Play With Madness" (1988) https://youtu.be/Kvqr366Op3k?si=D5sXFYScBJNBAeMs

Video break #2: "Fear of the Dark" live from Rock in Rio (2001) https://youtu.be/epYKVcHrVr0?si=gznoMXr2u1UPyJwz

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New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month. Thanks for listening!

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A Very Heavy Metal 101 Listener's Guide to the Heavy Metal of the 1980s

Season 3 · Episode 12

Monday, May 20, 2024 • Duration 01:22:22

Wherein Eric and John create the most complex, elaborate, and delightful list possible of the most essential, awesome metal albums released during the genre's golden decade, the 1980s. Although we here at HM101 are more about the journey than the destination, if you want to skip to the "short list", it can be found starting at approximately 1:14:50. Click on the links below for all the music listening breaks in this episode: Music listening break #1- Choose your own adventure! Listen to either Choice A: Iron Maiden- "Aces High" from Powerslave (1984) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg9aQvjMS60 or Choice B: Warlock- "Without You" from Burning the Witches (1984) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8fZebVCjac Music listening break #2: Slayer - "Angel of Death" from Reign in Blood (1986) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7cWi41XGCM Music listening break #3: Manowar- "Battle Hymn" from Battle Hymns (1982) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtNqj9g8HJE Visit us at: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast⁠ ⁠(you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!) Contact us at: ⁠⁠heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com⁠⁠ Social media: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast⁠ ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/heavy_101⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@heavymetal101podcast New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month. We'll be back again this fall for season #4. Thanks for listening! Underscore credits: Epic Heroic Trailer by Infraction [No Copyright Music] / New Hero Infraction - No Copyright Music snowfall - atmospheric/melodic black metal instrumental [free] pekarot E Minor Power Metal Instrumental (No Copyright Music) No Copyright Library For Music Royalty Free Instrumental Death Metal Track AMRPHIS Song: Tigran Papazyan - Unbroken (No Copyright Music) Music provided by Tunetank. Free Download: https://bit.ly/3yZzpHU Epic Badass Metal Battle Music | UNBROKEN Song: Tigran Papazyan - Unbroken (No Copyright Music) Music provided by Tunetank. Free Download: https://bit.ly/3yZzpHU Song: Tigran Papazyan - Unbroken (No Copyright Music) Music provided by Tunetank. Free Download: https://bit.ly/3yZzpHU "Keys of Moon Music - Funny Bubbles - Happy Classical Music" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... / keysofmoonmusic Music promoted by BreakingCopyright 'Omega' by @ScottBuckley 🇦🇺 | Epic Progressive Music (No Copyright) ⛰️ BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free Music Cinematic Adventure Epic Podcast by Infraction [No Copyright Music] / Storyteller Infraction - No Copyright Music

The 3rd Annual Halloween Spooktacular: Long Live the King Pt. 2 (King Diamond in the 1980s)

Season 3 · Episode 3

Monday, October 2, 2023 • Duration 01:00:47

Wherein Eric and John take Heavy Metal 101 to the next level, combining elements of classic horror radio plays, telling the narratives of four macabre King Diamond classics, alongside the story of the band and the man in the 1980s in classic HM101 style. Prologue- "The Call" The Story of Fatal Portait Eric and John do their thing, pt. 1 Assigned listening #1: "Halloween" (from Fatal Portrait)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ppu5BsqKck The Story of Abigail Eric and John do their thing, pt. 2 Bonus listening: "A Mansion in Darkness" (from Abigail)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kFDU04PA-o The Story of Them Eric and John do their thing, pt. 3 Bonus listening/viewing: "Welcome Home" (from Them)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJH0eBtnbcs Assigned listening/viewing #2: "Sleepless Nights" (from Conspiracy)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-yYG00Nr8I The Story of Conspiracy Visit us at: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠ (you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined! Contact us at: ⁠⁠heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com⁠⁠ Social media: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/heavy_101⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@heavymetal101podcast?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc The Heavy Metal 101 blog: ⁠⁠https://schwartzmuzak.wixsite.com/heavymetal101podcast/heavymetal101podcastblog ⁠⁠New Heavy Metal 101 episodes are released monthly every 3rd Monday. See ya again soon!!! Underscore credits: Dracula's Coming │ Dark Pipe Organ Music by Jakub Ondrias " The Music Box " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" Music link : • [No Copyright Music] The Music Box |... SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook: https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2ImU2JV "Broken Piano " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" Music link : • [No Copyright Music] Broken Piano | ... SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: • [No Copyright Music] Dark Horror Them... Follow on Facebook: https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2ImU2JV "Sequel", "A Love Song (for Erin)", and "Epilogue" by Eric Schwartz

Metal Gets HUGE (Three Pop Metal Masterpieces from 1986/7)

Season 3 · Episode 2

Monday, September 18, 2023 • Duration 55:55

Wherein Eric and John take a scenic tour through the cassette collection of a young Eric, and explore three of the biggest pop metal hit albums of the mid-1980s: Bon Jovi- Slippery When Wet, Whitesnake- Whitesnake (aka 1987), and Def Leppard- Hysteria.

Assigned Listening #1: Bon Jovi- "You Give Love a Bad Name" (the video) ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrZHPOeOxQQ

Assigned Listening #2: Whitesnake- "Here I Go Again" (1982 video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSlSaGcc0QM "Here I Go Again" (1987 video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyF8RHM1OCg

Assigned Listening #3: Def Leppard- "Pour Some Sugar on Me" (the video) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UIB9Y4OFPs
Visit us at: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠⁠ (you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!)
Contact us at: ⁠⁠⁠heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠
Social media: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/heavy_101⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@heavymetal101podcast?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc⁠

⁠New Heavy Metal 101 episodes are released monthly every 3rd Monday, though stay tuned for the forthcoming bonus annual Halloween Spooktacular available 10/2/23. See ya again soon!!!

The Thrash Metal Masterpieces of the "Big 4": 1986/7

Season 3 · Episode 1

Monday, August 21, 2023 • Duration 01:05:40

Wherein Eric and John return for season three with a bang, exploring the seminal works of the "Big 4" of American thrash in 1986/7, Metallica's Master of Puppets, Megadeth's Peace Sells...But Who’s Buying?, Slayer's Reign in Blood, and Anthrax's Among the Living.

Assigned Listening #1: Metallica- "Battery" ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvW4OQFA_UY
Megadeth: "Peace Sells" the video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdEupVsL07E
Assigned Listening #2: Slayer- "Angel of Death" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7cWi41XGCM

Visit us at: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠ (you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!)

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The Heavy Metal 101 blog: ⁠⁠https://schwartzmuzak.wixsite.com/heavymetal101podcast/heavymetal101podcastblog⁠⁠

New Heavy Metal 101 episodes are released monthly every 3rd Monday. See ya again soon!!!

Thrash underscore music credit: "Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio" Plague Rat

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Enter Metallica (1981-84) with special guest, author Ben Apatoff

Season 2 · Episode 13

Monday, May 15, 2023 • Duration 01:11:58

The season #2 finale, wherein Eric, John, and special guest Ben Apatoff (author of Metallica: The $24.95 Book) discuss the formative history of arguably metal's most culturally significant band, Metallica, from their prehistory and formation through the release of Ride the Lightning.

Assigned listening #1: "Hit the Lights" by Mettallica (sic) from the first pressing of the Metal Massacre #1 compilation (1982) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AA-mcfFQBE

Assigned listening #2: "Hit the Lights" from Kill 'Em All https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bW2DMOeDEM

Assigned listening #3: "For Whom the Bell Tolls" from Ride the Lightning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_HSa1dEL9s

The time is here for Eric and John to take a brief break to enjoy a bit of evil summer fun in the evil summer sun, however we will be back on August 21st for the start of season #3, wherein we will explore the heavy metal of the mid to late 1980s. Meanwhile, if you'd like to touch base before then:

Visit us at: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/Dj4wi8XJIzb

Or on social media: https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast https://twitter.com/heavy_101 https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/

A Brief History of Glam Metal Part 2: The First Wave of Los Angeles Glam Metal (1981-85)

Season 2 · Episode 12

Monday, May 1, 2023 • Duration 01:07:29

Wherein Eric and John continue to delve ever more deeply into the gritty, glitzy history of glam metal, focusing this time on the first wave of 1980's Sunset Strip bands including Mötley Crüe, Dokken, W.A.S.P., Great White, Stryper, and Ratt.

Assigned Listening #1- Mötley Crüe- "Live Wire" (version 1, Elektra Records) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6AiAKJDWCQ

(version 2, Leathür Records original mix) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJjydoG5M9EAssigned Listening #2*: Ratt- "Lack of Communication" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8kFKMjTFBs

*Just in case you aren't familiar, here's a link to the classic video for "Round and Round" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u8teXR8VE4

Visit us at: ⁠https://anchor.fm/heavymetal101podcast⁠ (you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!)

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The Heavy Metal 101 blog: ⁠https://schwartzmuzak.wixsite.com/heavymetal101podcast/heavymetal101podcastblog⁠

A Brief History of Glam Metal Part 1: Foundations of Glam and the Sunset Strip in the 1970s

Season 2 · Episode 11

Monday, April 17, 2023 • Duration 48:26

Wherein Eric and John delve into the seedier side of the heavy metal multiverse, exploring the history of glam metal via both an examination of the earliest days of British glam rock and a look at the proto-glam metal scene found on the 1970's Sunset Strip.

Assigned Listening #1: Montrose- "Rock Candy" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z25xrCoTdZI

Assigned Listening #2: The Runaways- "Hollywood" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B3XhbwemuQ

Visit us at: https://anchor.fm/heavymetal101podcast (you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!)

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The Heavy Metal 101 blog: https://schwartzmuzak.wixsite.com/heavymetal101podcast/heavymetal101podcastblog

Keep an eye out! A Brief History of Glam Metal Part 2 will be available on Monday, 5/1. Otherwise, new Heavy Metal 101 episodes are released monthly every 3rd Monday. See ya again soon!!!#heavymetalpodcast #heavymetal #hardrock #glammetal #montrose #therunaways

The Roots of Heavy Metal #2: The Blues

Season 2 · Episode 10

Monday, March 20, 2023 • Duration 57:18

Wherein Eric and John excavate the most significant of heavy metal's musical roots, the blues, exploring the origins and histories of the genre as well as its more direct connections to the history of heavy metal.

Throughout these "Roots of Heavy Metal" episodes, we'll dig deep into the many influences that made heavy metal music what it is, with longer episodes, more musical examples, and even more delightful verbal sparring as we uncover the wide array of musical styles that contribute to metal's vast musical family tree.

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Assigned Listening #1: "Down Hearted Blues" (Austin/Hunter) as performed by Bessie Smith- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ob_sW2_2Zw

Assigned Listening #2: "Me and the Devil Blues" by Robert Johnson- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9CDKtc1Cno

Assigned Listening #3: "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man" (Dixon) as performed by Muddy Waters- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFxrLOVwsEE

Assigned Listening #4: "In Ashes" from Devil is Fine by Zeal & Ardor- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xB9czfa6Zs

Visit us at: https://anchor.fm/heavymetal101podcast (you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!)

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When Metal Ruled the World: MTV and the First Pop Metal Explosion

Season 2 · Episode 9

Monday, February 20, 2023 • Duration 55:58

Wherein Eric and John reflect upon the ascendency of heavy metal as an increasingly significant force in popular culture by looking at four massive albums released in 1983 and 1984, Def Leppard's Pyromania, Quiet Riot's Metal Health, Twisted Sister's Stay Hungry, and Van Halen's 1984.

Assigned Listening: Def Leppard option #1: video-"Photograph" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4dHr8evt6k Def Leppard option #2: audio-"Stagefright" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5DyQBu5yoU

Quiet Riot option #1: video-"Cum On Feel the Noize" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxgMGk9JPVA Quiet Riot option #2: audio- "Bang Your Head (Metal Health) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ror9erPzb4o

Twisted Sister option #1: video-"We're Not Gonna Take It" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xmckWVPRaI Twisted Sister option #2: audio- "Burn in Hell" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HWxFeqUxms

Van Halen option #1: video-"Hot for Teacher" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M4_Ommfvv0 Van Halen option #2: audio-"House of Pain" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg5zzivyOcA

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Contact us at: heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com Social media: https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast https://twitter.com/heavy_101 https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/

New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month. See ya again soon!!!

#heavymetalpodcast #heavymetal #hardrock #defleppard #quietriot #twistedsister #vanhalen

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