Sir Elton John Slums It With Ozzy

For all you listeners who ever wondered how to join a band, Slipknot's Sid Wilson has the answer...and it's violent! We discuss whether metal should stay "underground" and what that even means. And we pay tribute to Mick Mars for making it out of Motley Crue with his dignity intact and his wang unseen by the public! 

• How Sid Wilson Proved He Was Crazy Enough for Slipknot
• Arch Enemy's Michael Amott Explains Why He Wants Metal to Stay in the Underground
• Motley Crue Plays First Shows with Guitarist John 5

It's a bittersweet week for the Prince of Darkness as Ozzy Osbourne wins two Grammy awards but is forced to retire from touring due to health problems...and despite the use of actual cybernetics!

Plus...it's A Tale of Two Racists as Phil Anselmo finally pays the piper for his white supremacist outburst seven years ago, and TikTokers dredge up some ugly business from James Hetfield's past!

References:

• Ozzy Reacts to Winning Two Grammy Awards
• Ozzy Retires from Touring Due to Health Concerns
• Pantera Pulled from Festival Lineups
• TikTokers Try to Cancel Metallica
• Mad With Power Festival 2023 Lineup is STACKED! 

Nina and Josh discuss "Master of Puppets" in Stranger Things, metal gatekeeping, gateway bands, and more! 

• Watch Stranger Things Actor JOSEPH QUINN Practice "Master Of Puppets"
• DEE SNIDER Doesn't See Himself Recording Anymore
• NITA STRAUSS Exits ALICE COOPER's Band; Solo Festival Appearances Canceled
• Nina’s OnlyFans

Nina and Josh do a deep dive on the career and crimes of Paul Di'Anno, the singer from Iron Maiden's first two albums and the Danny Devito twin to Bruce Dickinson's Arnold Schwarzenegger!

Also this week, we check in on rock star's butts, and discuss the latest in the Judas Priest/KK Downing drama, Rob Halford's blues album, and how metal is chock full of disco!

Links:
Former HANOI ROCKS Guitarist NASTY SUICIDE Is Battling Prostate Cancer
Y&T Frontman DAVE MENIKETTI Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer
Judas Priest’s Rob Halford Shares Metal Horns Pics From Prostate Cancer Treatment: ‘Never Give Up. Never Give In’
Twisted Sister guitarist talks prostate cancer and taking it seriously
RICHIE FAULKNER Says '10 Years Of Weirdness' Between K.K. DOWNING And JUDAS PRIEST Has Been 'A Bit Unnecessary'
Avantasia - New Studio Album Completed
Paul Di'Anno Jailed For Benefit Fraud
Paul Di'Anno Says Sepsis "Almost Killed" Him in 2015
Paul Di'Anno Knee Surgery Benefit
Ex-ACCEPT Singer UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER Releases Cover Of QUEEN's 'We Will Rock You'

Blaze Bayley talks with Nina and Josh about his latest album The War Within Me, plus shares stories about his time in Iron Maiden, his Wolfsbane days, and that time he told Rick Rubin to sign one of the world's greatest bands...but Rick wouldn't listen!

Plus Jason Ashcraft stops by to talk about Planeswalker, Helion Prime, and Dire Peril, and why Magic the Gathering is totally f$%^ing metal!

Links:
Official Blaze Bayley Website (Order War Within Me here!)
Blaze Bayley "War Within Me" Official Lyric Video
Blaze "Motherfuckers R Us" (Iron Maiden Tour Story)
Planeswalker  "Oath of the Gatewatch" Official Video
Planeswalker Bandcamp (Order Tales of Magic here!)
Dire Peril Bandcamp
Helion Prime Bandcamp

Nina and Josh are back for a new season of Thunder-stuff!

The world's most influential twin guitar metal band would rather tour with one guitarist than bring back their missing original member. What's up with Priest and KK?! We lost one half of Meatloaf...but was he the meat, or the loaf? Why the Superbowl halftime show has never featured a metal band. And Nina and Josh talk upcoming releases and argue about Ghost!

Links:

• K.K. DOWNING: 'Why I'm Angry' About Not Being Allowed To Rejoin JUDAS PRIEST
• Meat Loaf’s song played at anti-mandate rally in Washington D.C. as his death becomes politicized
• 2022 Metal Release Calendar
• The Krimson Kult Music Film Trilogy + Shadowman Music Video
• Tickets to A Sound of Thunder Zen West show on March 26
• Tickets to A Sound of Thunder live stream concert on March 26

It's our first Metal History Mystery, as we tell the surprising tale of how Harry Levy went from old-time variety show entertainment to an important role behind-the-scenes in heavy metal history! There's a new kiddie diddler in metal for our Trashbag of the Week. And weigh the pros and cons of blowing Tony Iommi. This week's reviews are Aeternam by Nightmare, and Digital Dictator by Vicious Rumors.

Reference Links:

• Business Man or Mobster?
• Revealed: The Al Capone of Pop
• Mr. Big (Amazon Book Listing)
• Issues Frontman Tyler Carter Fired Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations
• Miss Fortune Singer Accuses Tyler Carter of Sexual Manipulation
• Nightmare "Aeternam" (Official Video)
• Nightmare Aeternam (AFM Records Pre-Order)
• Vicious Rumors Digital Dictator (Amazon.com) 

Why is it that some people have no problem with sex, horror and crime in movies, TV and novels, but as soon as those topics show up in songs they assume the artist is some kind of degenerate or serial killer? We explore that very question in this week's Trashbag of the Week segment! 2020 continues to plumb the depths with some high-profile deaths in the metal world. And this week's reviews are Celebration Decay by Vicious Rumors and The Woes of a Mortal Earth by Brimstone Coven.

Reference Links:

• A Sound of Thunder "Kill That B!tch" (Official Video)
• Quiet Riot: Well Now You're Here, There's No Way Back - Official Trailer
• Quiet Riot: Metal Health
• Remembering Power Trip’s Riley Gale, a Ferocious Frontman Who Made You Feel Like Family (Rolling Stone)
• Power Trip: Executioner’s Tax
• Shiley Acres music venue owner Greg Shiley dies after heart surgery
• Vicious Rumors “Pulse of the Dead” Official Video
• Vicious Rumors (Official Website) 
• Brimstone Coven "Secrets of the Earth"
• Brimstone Coven (Official Bandcamp) 

We upgrade the Trashbag of the Week segment to Trashbag of the Century with a look at Motor City Madman and one star-rated babysitter Ted Nugent. ("Wore loincloth, banged my daughter, would not hire again.") We explore the legend of how Uncle Ted sh-t his pants to dodge the Vietnam draft, and his attempts to change his story. All this and Nina considers upgrading her stage outfit with a butt-window!

This week's review is Metal Commando by Primal Fear.

Reference Links:

• Snopes.com: Ted Nugent Dodged the Draft?
• Ted Nugent: I Never Sh-t My Pants to Avoid the Draft
• Primal Fear: "Along Came the Devil" (Official Video)
• Order Primal Fear Metal Commando (Nuclear Blast Official)
• In Memory of Michael Tyler Tornillo (Son of Accept vocalist Mark Tornillo)
• Grinding Coffee Co.

We just can't stop talking about Jericho! After his war of words with Sebastian Bach, Chris Jericho unleashes a tuned-tastic version of "Aces High" with his new lockdown supergroup The Wheelblocks. That leads into a broader discussion on bands using backing tracks in their live performances. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek volunteers for the guillotine. This week's review is The Reality of Miracles by Lionheart.

Reference Links:

• The Wheelblocks (ft. Chris Jericho) - "Aces High"
• Vocal Tuning Demonstration
• Scott Ian Blasts Bands Who Rely Heavily On Backing Tracks
• Comments From Spotify CEO Anger Some Musicians
• Lionheart "Thine Is the Kingdom" (Official Lyric Video)
• Lionheart Official Website