Best METEORAS Podcasts (2024)

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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

1M ago1:49:52

1:49:52

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

2M ago1:40:36

1:40:36

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

3M ago2:04:30

2:04:30

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 55: Soulfly's "Soulfly", or the Plastic "Oh No!" Band 1:46:11

4M ago1:46:11

1:46:11

After being in SEVEN Polls, Soulfly finally get their day in the sun, and not a moment too soon as we dig into their weird and wonderful history, with Max desperately trying to duck Yoko Ono allegations about his wife's involvement with Sepultura. It's an album that meant a lot to Bryan and we go over in detail what the split from Sepultura meant i…

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Episode 54: Linkin Park's "Meteora", or How John Learned to Stop Worrying and Skipped School to Buy Linkin Park 1:40:41

5M ago1:40:41

1:40:41

It took exactly FIFTY episodes, but Linkin Park is back on the show and we are talking about their legendary, 16 million copy-selling, sophomore album "Meteora". It's an album that is the last effort of Linkin Park's that could be considered nu-metal and finds John and Bryan at two totally different places in their life upon its release: an album s…

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Episode 53: Saliva's "Every Six Seconds", or How To Make the Perfect Album (For Us) 2:07:32

6M ago2:07:32

2:07:32

It's one of the longest episodes of the show ever, and how could it not be when we're discussing an album that so perfectly captures the strange gap period between nu-metal's brief dominance and butt rock's eventual takeover, Saliva's "Every Six Seconds". It's clear this was a band that was unashamedly shooting for the rafters of stadiums, going so…

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Episode 52: Primus' "Frizzle Fry", or The Cult of Virtuosity 1:40:28

7M ago1:40:28

1:40:28

Who is a Primus Guy, exactly? We turn to Bryan's expertise on the subject (both Guys and Primus) to dig in on one of the 90s' most confounding top-selling bands, Primus. How is it that a band whose angular-yet-heavy take on rock music, centered on one man's virtuosic playing of the BASS (of all things) led to a multi-platinum-selling band? We try t…

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Pillow Talk Shorts #15 - The Marvels 7:40

8M ago7:40

7:40

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Episode 51: Chevelle's "Wonder What's Next", or Band of Brothers: Like the Miniseries, but Worse 1:38:06

8M ago1:38:06

1:38:06

After a little detour and something a little different on our last episode, we are back to covering a regular album this month, and what a regular album it is, as we take a peek at Chevelle's major label debut "Wonder What's Next", an album with two MASSIVE singles and a whole swath of drama. You see, Chevelle at this point in time consists of 3 br…

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Episode 50: Our Favorite Nu-Metal Songs w/ Raina Douris, Dan Ozzi, Ed Zitron, and Andy Anaya 2:30:51

9M ago2:30:51

2:30:51

We made it! Who knew that this podcast, birthed out of a random DM from John to Bryan after they effectively hijacked his episode of Blocked Party and made it the de facto first episode of POD Kast, would make it all the way to damn Episode 50! And we thought, what better way to celebrate than by bringing on some of our friends to talk about their …

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Pillow Talk Shorts #14 - Skittles Littles 3:17

9M ago3:17

3:17

In this short, Bill tries the new Skittles Littles so you don't have to.

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Pillow Talk Shorts #13 - Hijack 3:57

10M ago3:57

3:57

In this short, Bill gives a quick review of Hijack, starring Idris Elba on Apple TV+.

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Pillow Talk Shorts #12 - The Crowded Room 7:37

10M ago7:37

7:37

In this short, Shane talks about The Crowded Room on Apple TV+.

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Episode 49: Limp Bizkit's "Three Dollar Bill, Y'All$", or Some Days It's Wack 2:04:23

10M ago2:04:23

2:04:23

When Limp Bizkit gets in the studio, some days it's heavy, some days it's mellow, some days it's good, and some days...well, some days it is wack. Fred is honest with us and we are honest with Fred as we review Limp Bizkit's classic debut album, "Three Dollar Bill, Y'All$". Bryan remembers seeing Limp Bizkit very early on as we reminisce about some…

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Episode 48: P.O.D.'s "The Fundamental Elements of Southtown", or P.O.D. and the Works of Darkness 1:42:41

11M ago1:42:41

1:42:41

For just the second time in the show's history (and perhaps the last time), we are covering our namesake band, as we dive into the P.O.D. well once again to review their major-label debut, "The Fundamental Elements of Southtown". I'll say this: we like it a heck of a lot more than we did "Satellite". Doesn't stop us from finding lots to chew on her…

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Lord Shane 1:57:11

12M ago1:57:11

1:57:11

It's episode #150!! In honor of the achievement, it's a monster-sized episode! On this week's (month's? quarter's?) show, the boys pick up where they left off and talk way too much wrestling for everyone but Nick, Indiana Jones 5, U-Pick fruits, Canadian Geese (the bastards) and the Dungeons and Dragons movie. They also spend a little time just cat…

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Episode 47: Metallica's "St. Anger", or My Pod Style Determines My Death Style 1:54:29

1y ago1:54:29

1:54:29

It was perhaps an inevitability that we got around to covering one of the most maligned albums in the "nu-metal" genre, when the biggest metal band of all-time dips their toe into the nu-metal waters about 3 years too late. It's Metallica's "St. Anger", the one that wrought the most cursed snare tone of all-time and the documentary "Some Kind of Mo…

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Episode 46: Adema's "Adema", or a Nu-Metal Cinderella Story 1:49:37

1y ago1:49:37

1:49:37

After a Poll of bands we thought may never get a chance to win, Adema's "Adema" emerged as the clear victor and how could it not: an album we loved a single from, featuring Jonathan Davis' half-brother and a bunch of listeners telling us it's good. Well, folks...it's good. So good, in fact, that Bryan teases the P-word. Does it reach Perfecto statu…

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Pillow Talk Shorts #11 - Black Mirror 11:09

1y ago11:09

11:09

In this short, Bill talks about Black Mirror (what's wrong with this guy?) and gives his top five episodes for you to watch before the new season drops in a couple of weeks.

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Episode 45: Rage Against the Machine's "Evil Empire", or Answering Nu-Metal's Toughest Question 1:49:32

1y ago1:49:32

1:49:32

It took 45 episodes, but we finally answer the question of whether or not Rage Against the Machine counts as nu-metal. It's a question that has rocked the message boards and Twitter threads since the dawn of time, and finally, two dumb guys from opposite sides of the continent put the debate to bed. We also dive into a deep and honest discussion ab…

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Pillow Talk Shorts #10 - Linkin Park's Meteora 7:38

1y ago7:38

7:38

On this Pillow Talk Short, Bill talks about the 20th Anniversary re-release of Linkin Park's second studio album, Meteora and about the new music that's included. If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, PLEASE call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 988, that's it, 988.

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Episode 44: Disturbed's "Believe", or You Can Lead The Guy to Water, But You Can't Make Him Rock 1:56:31

1+ y ago1:56:31

1:56:31

He's baaaaaack! We are covering our favorite nu-metal Capital-G Guy for the third time on this show (including bonuses), as David Draiman and Disturbed make their triumphant return to the podcast in our review of "Believe", the band's second studio album. It turns out that we end up spending a LOT of time talking about THEIR Capital-G Guy, their lo…

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Pillow Talk Shorts #9 - Quantumania 13:05

1+ y ago13:05

13:05

Have you been patiently waiting to see what we thought of Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania? Well, wait no more!

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Pillow Talk Shorts #8 - The Consultant 7:58

1+ y ago7:58

7:58

Check out our latest short when Bill gives a (spoiler free) review of The Consultant on Prime Video.

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Episode 43: Sevendust's "Home", or the Dickpick Papers 1:59:00

1+ y ago1:59:00

1:59:00

An episode nearly 4 years in the making, John finally gets Sevendust to win a Poll and tries to help Bryan realize that they're good, actually. It's an uphill battle after the Kast's first exposure to the band was their hideous "Southside Double Wide" acoustic album on a bonus episode, but John tries his best to convince Bryan that Sevendust are a …

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Episode 42: Deftones' "Deftones", or We Are Definitely Not a Ska Band 2:04:54

1+ y ago2:04:54

2:04:54

It's been nearly two years since we've covered Deftones on the podcast, and not a moment too soon, as we go over 2 hours talking about our favorite boys from Sacramento. An album that was great at the time and perhaps has aged even better, we both ponder this being a true turning point in Deftones' career, both from a musical standpoint and conside…

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Pillow Talk Shorts #7 - The Banshees of Inisherin 3:51

1+ y ago3:51

3:51

In this short, Shane reviews the Oscar-nominated movie, The Banshees of Inisherin.

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Pillow Talk Shorts #6 - The Menu 4:53

1+ y ago4:53

4:53

In this short, Bill gives a spoiler-free review on the new movie, The Menu.

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Pillow Talk Shorts #5 - Avatar 2:29

1+ y ago2:29

2:29

In this short, Nick talks about Avatar (the one with the blue people, not the one who bends air).

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Episode 149 - Dungeons & Dragons - Zero Hour 57:42

1+ y ago57:42

57:42

This week, the boys (finally) start their long-awaited Dungeons & Dragons campaign. Give this episode a listen to hear what they've created for characters and prepare for the next piece of their journey as they head to The Cobweb Inn. There's also some general tomfoolery at the end of this week's show that no one really kept notes on. Nick was talk…

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The Podcast Workshop 24:05

1+ y ago24:05

24:05

In this episode, the boys chat about Pillow Talk in schools (or at least in one school) and give an intro on their new Dungeons & Dragons campaign.

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Episode 41: Avril Lavigne's "Let Go", or Take Me Somewhere New, I'm With Nu 1:57:34

1+ y ago1:57:34

1:57:34

We are with you this month, listeners, as we calm things down a bit and review the seminal sorta-pop-punk, sorta-pop, sorta-country, barely-nu-metal "Let Go" by Avril Lavigne, an album that sold an absurd number of copies and turned John into a loyal fan of a pop artist for one of the first times in his young life. We both remember our flirtations …

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