1990.
30 YEARS AGO.
3 DECADES OF METAL!!!!!
On this episode we conclude our 3 part series on 1990: 30 Years of Metal, starting with the O’s.
We went down the rabbit hole on a few topics and reminisced about some old show stories and other assorted flashbackery that activated the METAL NERDERY TIME TUNNEL and sent us back to our high school dimension.
It’s been determined that for Generation X’ers, the 90’s was essentially OUR 70’s; especially as it relates to metal!!
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Each decade, metal continues to get bigger and more badass, growing in power and intensity and evolving forward into realms of darkness and heaviness the likes of which should shake the very foundations of this world! Dare I say it: BALLTASTICALLY metal!!!
Like with an extra infusion of balls: Super Scrotum Metal. (Okay, that’s kinda silly…).
And even new genres that, at the time, we didn’t really consider (e.g. #punmetal, #beachmetal), but all that to say, the 90’s showed a next level evolution of metal that our Almighty Riff God Tony Iommi and the host of Riff Lords who shred among us have blessed us with.
Don’t deny the power of…
So, JOIN US, prepare a bit of your favorite relaxer, settle into the METAL NERDERY TIME TUNNEL and come with us to 1990 for our final segment on 30 years in Metal.
Non-Fiction – Non-Fiction (EP)
Stone – Colours
Show Notes
00.00: Intro/#backshadowing a missed band from 1990-Part I: The Accused (Grinning Like an Undertaker) and show memories/NOTE: The Accused wasn’t on our original list, but Billiam felt compelled to include it as it IS in fact tangentionally related…and also fucking awesome!
05.52: Time to #powerthru The O’s: 1990-30 Years of Metal: Obituary/???/(and then…)/Pantera: Cowboys from Hell (#thrashmetalgamechanger #moneyriff)/(***BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE METAL NERDERY PANTERA ALBUM DIVE EPISODE***)Primal Concrete Sledge, Phil’s social smoothening power and the Moscow performance of P.C.S.
12.23: Paradise Lost/Poison (Flesh and Blood): when hair metal got “grungy”/Praying Mantis-Live at Last (Paul Di’anno and Dennis Stratton)/Primus was a platymingohuahuapusflachi (John The Fisherman)/Primus and the association with Possessed
16.16: Prong (Beg to Differ)/#dontbeabugger/Psychotic Loss/Pungent Stench (Archie’s new Autobiography)/ Queensryche (Empire): Honestly, where do you go after Operation Mindcrime?
22.35: Quicksand (Tool-ish? Or a grittier Helmet? Yay or Nay? Email us and TELL Us)/Quoirboys (A Bit of what you fancy)/Rage (Reflections of a Shadow)/Ratt (Detonator) Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
25.52: Realm (Suiciety) and Matt’s Curse (#backshadowing)/Recon/Reverend (Metal Church tangentionality)/Rhino Bucket (S/T)/Riot (Privilege of Power)/River Dogs/Sacred Reich (American Way)***TANGENTIONALLY RELATED SACRED REICH SIDE NOTE: METAL NERDERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDS ‘AWAKENING’)***
33.13: Sadus (Swallowed in Black)/Salty Dog (#thatsaspread) and Christopher Walking’s production history/Sanctuary (Into the Mirror Black): A heavier Darker Queensryche/Scatterbrain (#beachmetal #springbreakmetal) #futureepisode/ Scorpions (Crazy World)/Slaughter (After Laughter)
38.28: FUCKING SLAYER!! (Seasons in the Abyss): How can FUCKING SLAYER NOT make you fucking happy!?/ Sodom/Spread Eagle (Wait, WHAT!?)/Steelheart (and tangentionally related movie history) 41.46: Steve Vai (Passion and Warfare) #perfectart/ColoUrs/Stryper (Against the Law) and a local story/Suicidal Tendencies (Lights, Camera, Revolution) #killerintro #rockygeorge #badass
46.38: Sweet F.A. (?)/Talisman/Tankard/Tesla (Five Man Acoustical Jam)/Testament (Souls of Black): Testament’s Black album? (If you’d like to send us some hatemail (or lovemail), send it to metalnerdery@gmail.com )/Producers, Artists and Formulas
52.22: Trixter/Trouble (a tentacle in the Doom metal pond)/UDO/V2-Out to Launch (#punmetal)***METAL NERDERY GIVES A SHOUT OUT TO RIDICULOUS METAL!***/Vader/Vio-Lence (Oppressing the Masses), the International Ballroom WREKage Show (w/ Type-O-Negative) and Russ shares a story from that show.
56.46: Warrant (Cherry Pie) and Matt’s detest for shitty record executive #greedwhores/#trampstampofmetal/Warrior Soul/Winger (In the Heart of the Young)/WWIII and a tangentional connection with George Lynch/Xentrix (For Whose Advantage) #yeah/Y&T (Yesterday and Today) and Matt’s misunderstanding/Zebra (Live)/New Metal Nerdery Merch concepts/THANK YOU FOR LISTENING AND SUPPORTING METAL AND FOR CONTINUING TO SPREAD THE GLOBAL WORDERY ABOUT THE METAL NERDERY!!! #kudoscommendmentscondiments4all)
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