Best Metal Dissection Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 61: Korn's "Untouchables", or How To Spend 4 Million Dollars Without Really Trying 1:54:48

1h ago1:54:48

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One of the most expensive albums in history–#9 to be exact–Korn's fifth album that reportedly cost $4m to make was a sign of the changing times in nu-metal, a sounding of the death rattle for the genre. And given how much money Korn spent on this record, the death rattle actually sounds really, really good. Impeccably produced and with way more goo…

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TETSUO: THE IRON MAN & TITANE: Episode 146: Body Horror: Metallic 2:09:51

3h ago2:09:51

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WoHos! This week we looked at two classics of the Body Horror: Metallic subgenre: TETSUO: THE IRON MAN, a Japanese film from 1989, and TITANE, from 2021. I really enjoyed these conversations with Mac and I hope you do, too! Coming up next time on the main show are Cult Classics THE REANIMATOR from the US and BRAIN DEAD ? DEAD ALIVE from New Zealand…

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Episode 119 – The Fu*king Champs 1994-2007: Hot-Ass Majesty 1:11:59

1h ago1:11:59

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Operating outside of the metal infrastructure, but heralding its glory and complexity more so than most “true” metal bands, The Fucking Champs, in their 1994-2007 rampage, cobbled together elements of Trouble, Confessor, Don Caballero, and Kraftwerk and reshaped the geometric possibilities of math metal, all with the insouciance of its indie rock r…

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Episode 118.5 – Better Slit Than Never: Cryptopsy’s ‘None So Vile’ 28 Years Later 7:32

8d ago7:32

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Sometimes it takes a while to come around to an album. In our case, it took 28 years with Cryptopsy’s second album, None So Vile. Better late than never. We repent!!! Note I: The Radical Research Patreon page is now set up and ready for your patronage. We are offering tiered subscription levels for those who want a set-it-and-forget-it donation opt…

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X, PEARL, & MAXXXINE: Episode 145: F*ckin' Horror with Comfort Films Podcast 2:10:13

5d ago2:10:13

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WoHos! John and Georgia Macey from Comfort Films Podcast came by to discuss Ti West's X Trilogy. We all nerded out talking about the three films as well as televangelists, doppelgangers, pandemics, and acting. ***A warning to those who have not seen MAXXXINE, we do spoil a lot of it, along with X and PEARL*** Typical disclaimers for language which …

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Episode 118 – There’s Only One Good Song On These Albums! One-Song Metal Albums 1:39:14

20d ago1:39:14

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The one-long-song album is a rare event in the metal genre, and a tough assignment to tackle and get right. We hold up these five albums as the finest examples of the approach. While it’s difficult to convey their scope in snippet form, we tried our best and had a lot of fun doing so. (Incidentally, this also happens to be one of our longest-ever e…

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Episode 60: Staind's "Dysfunction", or Sometimes I Sing, But Mostly I Fish 2:04:18

7d ago2:04:18

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Aaron Lewis really, really likes fishing. While there's lots of interesting stuff to unpack with Staind's major label debut, from the probably made up story about Fred Durst discovering the band immediately after decrying their apparent Satanism to "Outside" breaking this thing to 2x platinum to the clear blueprint for "Break the Cycle" and what wo…

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Episode 117.5 – Ginn Loves Gadd 7:42

1M ago7:42

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Our man Ginn loves him some Gadd! In this brief episode, we extract three of Hunter’s favorite moments by his favorite drummer on the planet, Steve Gadd. It results in something we thought we’d never do on this podcast: play a snippet of a Paul Simon song. But you have to admit, Gadd is Badd…Badd Ass! Note I: The Radical Research Patreon page is no…

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RACE WITH THE DEVIL & JAWS 2: Episode 144: Blind Spots with Stefan MacDonald 1:14:27

1M ago1:14:27

1:14:27

WoHos! BSers! (Blind Spotters, Get it?) Stefan came by and we had a ramble about two films that were personal blind spots for us, RACE WITH THE DEVIL & JAWS 2. We also talked about car trouble, break-ins and other weird experiences that inspire movies, and the recent films, LONGLEGS & MAXXXINE (no spoilers). We enjoyed this episode and hope you did…

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Episode 117 – Steven Wilson’s Intrigue Compilation, Dissection Part 3 1:15:37

1M ago1:15:37

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Pull up a chair and get your ears out! We get giddy when we’re together in the same space, which we were for this episode. You’ll hopefully forgive our exuberance and all the talking over each other in excitement of brotherhood, music, pizza and other various inputs. All in the name of exalting the third of four CDs in the Steven Wilson-curated Int…

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Brujeria and Big Trouble in Little China 55:33

2M ago55:33

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Diego and Rubes join me to discuss new metal albums of late July, our tribute to Pinchi Peach of Brujeria, and of course we flashback to the cult classic John Carpenter film Big Trouble in Little China. Enjoy!By opeth1000

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Episode 116.5 – King Crimson’s Schizoid Man and the Metal in the Hot Middle 8:41

1M ago8:41

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In this brief episode, we spotlight the two metal bands brave enough to tackle the middle part of King Crimson's innovative and highly influential 1969 classic, "21st Century Schizoid Man." Note I: The Radical Research Patreon page is now set up and ready for your patronage. We are offering tiered subscription levels for those who want a set-it-and…

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WHEN EVIL LURKS: Episode 143: If Gluttony & Sloth Had a Baby: Grim AF Films, Part 2 1:27:23

2M ago1:27:23

1:27:23

WoHos! Here is our Grim AF Part 2 pick: WHEN EVIL LURKS from Argentina. Mom & Mac Chat: Mac goes to see Megan Thee Stallion We hate firecrackers and fireworks Mac's harrowing journey The nicest towing man doing it Go see Meg with your friends ...And always pay for premium parking 15:14: Mac talks WHEN EVIL LURKS Coming up on the podcast: A bonus ep…

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Albums That Deserve More Love 1:51:48

2M ago1:51:48

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Cary from MSRCast and myself discuss a variety of bands that we feel deserve more love or are possibly under the radar for some bangers. This is a true Texas episode that keeps coming back in full circle. Songs used in intro are listed below. Buy the ticket, take the ride! MSRCast Podcast Link: https://metalgeeks.podbean.com/ Songs in intro by appe…

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Mid-Year Best Albums of 2024 57:19

1M ago57:19

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We're back baby! Eli and I discuss a handful of our favorite releases from 2024 along with a few surprise selections! Grab a cold beverage and enjoy!By opeth1000

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I Come in Peace AKA Dark Angel 1990 42:29

1M ago42:29

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Diego and I talk about the sci-fi action hidden gem film I come in Peace. Effectively about a inter-dimensional drug dealer arriving on Earth to continue his illegal operations but he messed with the wrong cop! Hope you dig this episode, and please excuse any audio clicks and clicks on the podcast. Be kind, REWIND!…

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The Jesse Plemons Appreciation Society: Episode 142: The Plemisode with Quinn McLaughlin 1:05:43

2M ago1:05:43

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Q-Balls, Quinn is back to talk with me about a couple to things we enjoy Jesse Plemons in: GAME NIGHT, THE USS CALLISTER, and FARGO, Season 2. Quinn is in Michigan hanging out at the Senior Center now that she has found her new car. Christina has a new website you should check out and buy things from: gsoglassworks.com. She is enjoying making art a…

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Cult Status: The Miami Connection 38:43

2M ago38:43

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Ruben and I come back with another cult classic film in the Miami Connection. We dive into the wonderfully, ridiculously bad adventure about motorcycle riding ninja drug dealers and a rock band comprised of black belts. It's goofy, hilarious, but most importantly, it's 80's through and through. Enjoy the neon-soaked melodies by Dragon Sound, beers …

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Episode 116 — What is Psychedelic Music? The Radical Research Answer to a Vexing Question 1:26:45

2M ago1:26:45

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When it comes to a difficult-to-define concept like psychedelia in music, it's subjective. It’s not all hippies with sitars and lava lamps and bongs…but that’s not wrong either. With a little help from author Michael Hicks and his parameters for what makes music psychedelic, we pose the question: “What is Psychedelic Music?” and offer the Radical R…

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Episode 59: N.E.R.D.'s "In Search Of..." or Finding Meaning in Horniness 2:00:33

2M ago2:00:33

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An album that was seminal for John and one he had tried to get on the show forever, we take a long look at N.E.R.D.'s debut album "In Search Of...", an album that is as horny as it is confusing. The Neptunes were on an insane run in this time period, and so stepping away from that to make a nu-metal-adjacent rap-rock album with a high school friend…

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BRAZIL: Episode 141: In My Dreams I Love You: Grim AF Films, Part 1 1:29:09

2M ago1:29:09

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WoHos! This film is one of the ones who made me (Mom/Christina), but Mac really loves it, so this is a huge win for me. Hope you like our talk. We spoke so much, we decided to release this ep on its own so we could release out Part 2 with WHEN EVIL LURKS separately. Conversation detours include: Preference for audiobooks, Mom's making art (check ou…

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Episode 115.5 – Permeable Lines, Part 2 16:12

2M ago16:12

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Our second in the Permeable Lines series, and our first point-5 episode since 83.5 nearly two years ago! That enough numbers for you? Join us for a brief dust-up between inspiration and rip-off. You decide. (More numbers: “18 is actually 9…it stuck in his mind….”) Note I: The Radical Research Patreon page is now set up and ready for your patronage.…

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Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky 53:48

2M ago53:48

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Metal friends, fret not! I am still working on TMP material, it is just taking some time. In the mean time, join Ruben and I as we discuss the awesome martial arts splatter film from Hong Kong. We dive into the plot, observations, and revel in this cult classic favorite! Beers and Reels baby!By opeth1000

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THE HILLS HAVE EYES (1977) & 100 BLOODY ACRES: Episode 140: Exploitation Films 1:57:09

2M ago1:57:09

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WoHos! What a fun discussion this was! We looked at Wes Craven's Hill People cannibal fest, THE HILLS HAVE EYES from 1977 and the truly hilarious modern Aussie horror comedy, 100 BLOODY ACRES. Sidebars include: What a pretty color combo orange and blue are Intrusive thoughts and number OCD Do men not know how women's biology work? The ridiculous st…

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First Feature: Movies That Got us Into Cinema 1:36:14

2M ago1:36:14

1:36:14

Wulfman Dave and Ruben discuss some of the movies that got them into cinema. Genres range from the 40's to the 90's including horror, sci-fi, sword and sorcery, Hong Kong cinema, and film-noir. Beers and Reels!By opeth1000

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Episode 115 – Hexx Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself 55:45

3M ago55:45

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We celebrate musicians and bands that rapidly evolve and challenge their audience with newness each endeavor. But the abrupt left-turn San Francisco metal band Hexx took between 1986 and 1987 is beyond fascinating, and beyond the norm. It culminates in one of our favorite albums of the early ‘90s, the mighty, seething, adrenaline-injected Morbid Re…

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eXistenZ: Episode 139: Squishy Body Horror Part 2: God, the Mechanic 1:14:28

3M ago1:14:28

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WoHos! We go on quite a ramble on a number of subjects. Definitely check out the Chapter Markers for this one, if you are just here for the film talk. I make a number of references to the first conversation we had about eXistenZ. By way of explanation, awhile back, we had paired eXistenZ with TETSUO: THE IRON MAN, but the episode was lost. We are s…

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SOCIETY: Episode 138: Squishy Body Horror Part 1 1:01:52

3M ago1:01:52

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WoHos! What with summer schedules being what they are, we were only able to record the first of our Squishy Body Horror flicks, SOCIETY. We will release eXistenZ next week. We hope you enjoy! Support the Show. Interstitial Music Works is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. https://creativecommons.org/li…

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Episode 58: System of a Down's "System of a Down", or SUGAHHHHHH, Doot Doo, Da Doo Doo, Doot Doot 1:49:52

3M ago1:49:52

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It took over 4 years, but we are finally reviewing System of a Down again on this program and doing what a lot of people did after hearing "Toxicity": looking backwards at this odd album that follows SOAD's usual formula of a few clear hits and a lot of strange, strange songs. Toxicity having the success it did was strange, but this album going dou…

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Episode 114 – Mourning Sign 1992-1996: Triangulation 1:27:13

3M ago1:27:13

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Radical Research can’t stay away from Scandinavia for more than a brief spell. To that end, your hosts find themselves in Sweden, digging through the short but robust initial run by Mourning Sign. Over the course of a demo, an EP, and two full-lengths, Mourning Sign twisted and bent metal into a wide variety of shapes. Neither exclusively brutal, p…

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21 Albums That Turn 21 In 2024 1:22:38

3M ago1:22:38

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Metal friends! Josh, Robbie and I discuss metal albums that came out in 2003. We also discuss our "mid life crisis" and wonderful memories. Don't forget to check up on your friends and see how they are doing. Grab your favorite beverage and enjoy!By opeth1000

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THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS: Bonus Episode 137 with Quinn McLaughlin 1:16:57

3M ago1:16:57

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WoHos! Q-Balls! Ms. Q is back to talk with me about how her Introduction to Film students reacted to this film. It was nice to revisit this classic and we had a nice ramble about their perceptive insights. We also are such fans of Brooke Smith and Ted Levine as well as Jonathan Demme's direction and Tak Fujimoto's cinematography. We also talk about…

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CHOPPING MALL: Bonus Episode 136 with Chrissy Champagne from Residue: A True Crime Podcast 47:49

3M ago47:49

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WoHos! We had a blast talking to our new friend, Chrissy Champagne from Residue: A True Crime Podcast (go subscribe!) She brought a banger of a film that Means the World of Horror™ to her! We discussed the very strange and very 80's SciFi Mall Slasher (Yes, we're classing it as a slasher! Fight us!) Horny Comedy: CHOPPING MALL. If you haven't watch…

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Episode 113 – Thief’s ‘Bleed, Memory’: What Was Your Original Face Before You Were Born? 58:07

3M ago58:07

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For our 113th episode, we dispense with the usual exhalations of the past in favor of the thrills of the tense present-future. Thief, the Los Angeles-based brainchild of visionary producer, Dylan Neal, has released one of 2024’s most extraordinary albums, Bleed, Memory, a harrowing journey through the late stages of the human mind and spirit. Witho…

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ALLIGATOR & THE EDGE: BONUS Episode 135 It Means the World of Horror ™ to Me with Stefan MacDonald 1:06:53

4M ago1:06:53

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WoHos! Stefan is back to share two of his favorite childhood watches: ALLIGATOR & THE EDGE!! Stefan is a filmmaker and podcaster located in Hamilton, Ontario. Although we are split on CRAWL, ROGUE, and BLACKWATER, I encourage you all to check these movies out if you are interested in Alligator or Crocodile-attack movies. And of course, LAKE PLACID.…

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Episode 57: Trapt's "Trapt", or Feeling Trapt in a Glass Case of Soft Music 1:40:36

4M ago1:40:36

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It was always going to come down to this. A band that got absolutely massive off of their early single "Headstrong" and has since begun a long, downward spiral into being a band that plays 100-cap venues in towns you've never heard of and exclusively advertises tours on Truth Social, Trapt is here on the POD Kast for the first time. We go over the …

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MEN: Episode 134: Scrumping! 1:38:58

4M ago1:38:58

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Hi, WoHos! This week we looked at Alex Garland's MEN. Yep. We did that. Mom was at first more sympathetic to Garland's jazzy style of filmmaking, but that didn't last long when we dove deeper into it. There is a lot to recommend this, but there is a lot that suggests that you may want to run far, far away from this one and watch CIVIL WAR instead. …

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PAN'S LABYRINTH: Episode 133: Where There are No Lies or Pain 1:06:41

4M ago1:06:41

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WoHos!! We talked so much about MEN that we had to break the pods into two parts. Although we make some passing references to MEN, this podcast is about Guillermo del Toro's 2006 classic, PAN'S LABYRINTH. Shout out to https://www.theotherfolk.blog/dissections/pans-labyrinth I will have the podcast about MEN out soon. Stay tuned, also, for my chat w…

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Episode 112 – We Mean You Harm: Hail Spirit Noir 2012-2021 1:05:49

4M ago1:05:49

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For its 112th episode, Radical Research travels to balmy Greece to investigate the cryptic evildoing of Hail Spirit Noir, whose hellbroth of black metal, prog, psychedelia, and witchery strikes a special chord with your hosts. We take a deep look at the band’s first four albums and find ourselves more spellbound than ever before. There is no wardin…

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THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE (1982) & ANATOMIE/ANATOMY: Episode 132: Kim in the Fridge: Slashers! 1:54:54

5M ago1:54:54

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WoHos!! We return to slashers and look at THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE from 1982 and ANATOMIE/ANATOMY from Germany. One of these might be called feminist and one of these...would not. Mac and I had a great ol' ramble about springtime, the myth of expertise, sleepovers, pretty privilege, and wasted opportunities. We hope you enjoy the show! If so, ple…

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From Headbanging to Handcuffs: True Crime in Metal 1:46:50

5M ago1:46:50

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On this episode Diego and I "gloss" over some true crimes that have been committed by various members of the metal community. We discuss cases such as The Beasts of Satan, black metal crimes, Jean Pascal Founier, and MANY more. Additionally, I have linked below the ultra interesting interview of a French black-metaler grave robber from the Bardo Me…

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FARGO: Episode 131: Prowler Needs a Jump: Bonus Quinniside with Quinn McLaughlin 56:49

5M ago56:49

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Hey there, Q-Balls and WoHos! Quinn was nice enough to join me for a ramble about one of my favorite movies of all time: FARGO. Our conversation assumes a knowledge of the film. If you haven't seen it, please do yourself a favor and watch it or rewatch it!! From Wikipedia: Fargo is a 1996 black comedy crime film written, directed and produced by Jo…

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Episode 56: Stone Sour's "Stone Sour", or How Corey Taylor Became the Omega Dog 2:04:30

5M ago2:04:30

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It's one of our longest episodes ever, but we simply had to do it, as there's too much here to process, even with a 2-hour running time. A complicated departure from their work in Slipknot, Corey Taylor and Jim Root set out to have their own thing that doesn't sound all that different from Slipknot and we still aren't quite sure why it happened. Bu…

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Episode 111 – Immortal’s Blizzard Beasts: Convoking Nebular Dimensions 45:57

5M ago45:57

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For episode 111, Radical Research returns to its spiritual homeland of Norway. But on this trip, RR steers clear of the usual avant suspects and instead climbs the Mountains of Might to take a closer look at Immortal’s twisted and divisive fourth album, 1997’s Blizzard Beasts. Though optically outside of RR’s usual territory, the hosts make a compe…

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