On this episode, we take a look at what’s coming in Metal in 2020 in terms of upcoming albums, tours and other metal events which require your attention and support.
00:00: Intro/This is (still, sorta, kinda, mostly…) Metal Nerdery
03:23: New Metal up and coming for 2020/Apocolyptica/Behemoth/Rage (technical progginess?)/British Lion (Steve Harris’ side project)
07:11: Mark Morton (Lamb of God) acoustic project/Sons of Apollo/Victorious (Space Ninjas from Hell)/Annihilator (wasn’t Randy Rampage the Slim Jim wrestling dude?)
09:34: re-releases: Blue Oyster Cult/Kirk Windstein solo record/Clint Lowery (Sevendust) solo record/Heathen re-releasing The Evolution of Chaos/Paul D’ianno (Prowler)
12:05: Theory of a Deadman/Sepultura: Isolation (from “Quadra”…it hit all of Adam’s “boxes”)
14:12: Ye Banished Privateers/Anvil (early 80’s style): lyrical topic mismatch
17:00: Diabolus in Musica (they MUST dig Slayer!)/Kreator: London Apocolypticon (live album)/Necrowretch
19:22: Dio Studio album collection (1996-2004)/Intronaut/5FDP/Body Count/Devin Townsend Box Set
21:45: Blayze Bailey/Accept/Ace Frehley/Anthrax/Arch Enemy/Armored Saint (should have been bigger!)/Athiest (#abacusmetal)/Cannibal Corpse & Carcass/Cradle of Filth/D.R.I.
24:00: Danzig sings Elvis (hmmm…)/Dark Angel/Deep Purple/The final, actual, really it’s the last one KISS Farewell tour/Enslaved/Exodus/Faith No More
27:00: Fates Warning (!)/Firewind/Flotsam & Jetsam (shout out to Decibel Geek Podcast)/Fozzy (ATL Shout out: Rich Ward)/Great White/Hatebreed (HAIL to Jamey Josta!)/Helloween/NEW IRON MAIDEN(!?!?)
29:13: James Labrie solo record/Killer Be Killed/King Diamond/L:A: Guns/Lamb of God/Last In Line/Lita Ford/MASTODON (YES!!!!!!)/Megadeth (whaddya mean!?)
30:57: Meshuggah (Hell yes!)/Metal Allegiance/Metal Church (w/ Mike Howe)/Metallica/Mick Mars solo record
32:18: Napalm Death/Mushroomhead/Overkill (workhorses of metal: the AC/DC of Thrash)/Ratt/Rob Zombie/Sanctuary
34:26: Scorpions (now with Mikkey Dee)/Sevendust/Skid Row/Sodom/Stryper/TESTAMENT/12 Foot Ninja
36:59: Vixen/Wino (from St: Vitus & The Obsessed)
37:59: Tours in 2020: Metallica/Aerosmith(#getyourwings)/KISS (no really, this is the last tour)/Guns N Roses/Rammstein/Iron Maiden/Def Leppard, Poison, Motley Crue, Joan Jett/Slipknot/Scorpions/System of a Down (are they back!?) and the Incubus show back in the 90’s in ATL
40:13: Korn still on tour for their latest/Ozzy/Whitesnake/Foreigner/The Who (they’re not dead yet!)/Lynyrd Skynyrd/Alice Cooper/Judas Priest/Ted Nugent (The NUGE!)
42:30: Tesla/In Flames/Anthrax/Cheap Trick/Queensryche/Killswitch Engage/Accept/Testament/OPETH (we WILL see Opeth on tour!!!)/Sepultura/Soulfly
44:26: Tenacious D on tour!!!/Iggy Pop (can’t believe he’s not dead yet either!)/Resurgence of Hair Metal bands/Hatebreed/Faith No More/Blackstone Cherry
46:10: The Iron Maidens (all female Maiden cover band)/KREATOR/Airborne/C:O:C: still on tour/Graveyard/Exodus
48:09: Flotsam & Jetsam/Truckfighters (Kyuss-like)
48:58: Metal Hall of Fame (hosted by Eddie Trunk; coming out on Amazon Prime): Metal for a great cause!! Not enough money and not enough hours in the day for all of the metal coming in 2020!!