Heavy Metal 101, Part 2 (with Eric Schwartz) | Ep25

This is the 2nd of an epic 2-episode look at the genre of heavy metal, both in terms of music history and theory.  This 2nd episode takes more of a look at the history of heavy metal since 1980 through the lens of subgenres.  Leading us on this journey is Eric Schwartz, a classical musician and lifelong metal fan who is a co-host of the podcast Heavy Metal 101.  For the final segment of this episode, Eric and I each offer up 5 of our all-time favorite heavy metal albums.  Be sure to play this episode loud!

If you missed part 1, we talked more about the origins of heavy metal and got more into the music theory side.  You can find that episode hereL https://www.davidlanemusic.com/toolkit/episode/7e14ef9d/heavy-metal-101-part-1-with-eric-schwartz

Eric's podcast, Heavy Metal 101, can be best enjoyed here: https://open.spotify.com/show/1tjsy3NgM063tlvMOv9PQR?si=4cba8bafc3f84dd4

The top 10 albums that we discussed, and 10 more we considered, can be heard in their entirety here: 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0zrwEkboZKE5eLcikCdxdg?si=84415f3fa70a4d77&pt=e95433e2fc7ed6227c31035d7374dd5a

These are the musical examples played in this episode:

04:39 Iron Maiden: The Prisoner

05:51 Van Halen: Runnin' with the Devil

06:34 Motorhead: Overkill

06:57 Metallica: Master of Puppets

08:31 Death: Scream Bloody Gore

09:51 Emperor: Toward the Pantheon

10:24 Helloween: I'm Alive

11:02 Pantera: Walk

12:02 At the Gates: Cold

12:44 Dream Theater: Pull Me Under

13:51 Black Sabbath: Supertsar

16:41 Mastadon: Crack the Skye

18:12 Zeal & Ardor: Children's Summons

20:13 The Prodigy: Firestarter

22:16 Nine Inch Nails: Heresy

24:47 Def Leppard: Rocket

27:01 Queensrÿche: Speak

27:18 Queensrÿche: Spreading the Disease

27:51 Queensrÿche: Suite Sister Mary

29:18 Black Sabbath: Symptom of the Universe

29:58 Black Sabbath: Megalomania

30:43 Black Sabbath: The Writ

32:07 Megadeth: Sweating Bullets

32:32 Megadeth: Foreclosure of a Dream

33:39 Beetlejuice the Musical: The Whole Being Dead Thing

36:23 Slayer: Angel of Death

36:42 Slayer: Raining Blood

38:23 Anthrax: NFB

39:01 Anthrax: Got the Time

39:20 Anthrax: In My World

41:47 King Diamond: A Mansion in Darkness

42:15 King Diamond: 7th Day of July 1977

44:42 Avenged Sevenfold: Unbound (Wild Ride)

45:21 Avenged Sevenfold: Dear God

48:07 Judas Priest: Painkiller

48:40 Judas Priest: Hell Patrol

49:02 Judas Priest: A Touch of Evil

50:22 Nightwish: The Poet and the Pendulum

51:03 Nightwish: The Islander

51:22 Nightwish: 7 Days to the Wolves

54:40 Death: Spirit Crusher

55:08 Death: Voice of the Soul

56:09 Death Painkiller

 

What's your favorite heavy metal band or album, and why that choice?  Let me know your thoughts on this episode at https://www.speakpipe.com/MusicianToolkit or you can send me a written message at https://www.davidlanemusic.com/contact 

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