Heavy Metal History: The Podcast

Dustin Koetsch
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Heavy Metal History is a weekly podcast, created by Dustin “Wildcard” Koetsch, who takes you on and audible journey about the history of the Heavy Metal genre. With in depth research into how the bands made the records or by having guests from bands to discuss various influences, histories and the behind the scenes stories, struggles and triumphs of how their records were written and recorded. The ONLY podcast that goes through the chronological history of the Heavy Metal genre on a month by month album by album basis to see how it evolved and changed. His aim is to bring you one of the most comprehensive and in depth podcasts about the entire history of the genre.

  1. Ben Mason (Bound in Fear / Pintglass)

    5D AGO

    Ben Mason (Bound in Fear / Pintglass)

    Welcome to this installment of the podcast. In this episode my guest was Ben Mason, vocalist of Bound in Fear, Ben is also in 2 other bands, one being Pintglass and the other Hounds of War. Ben came on to talk about Bound in Fear's new album "A mind too sick to heal" but during the conversation, the revelations about real life illness definitely took a forefront of the conversation with insight into the strife the band has been through the past 5 years since their last album. We talk about all of that that and the fun of Pintglass. 0:00 Intro :36 Editors Note about the audio/video sync :41 Stella for tha geeza’s 1:52 Ben’s Heavy Metal History / Streaming Music 11:31 Ben’s other band Pintglass 18:41 Vocal Ranges 22:06 UK Metal Scene 23:53 Covid Affecting the bands trajectory 26:01 The 5 years since the last album and Ben’s Brain infection 31:49 Bens mental and psychical health after his near death experience 39:05 Writing for Bound in Fear 43:18 Pintglass recording / production 47:09 English slang words 52:20 Remembering Ozzy 57:00 Bound in Fear 2026/2027 1:00:00 Favorite part of the Music process 1:06:27 End of Interview 1:06:30 Follow Bound in Fear / Pintglass 1:06:59 End ⬇️⬇️Follow / Support Bound in Fear⬇️⬇️ 🤘 https://www.facebook.com/boundinfear/ 🤘 https://www.instagram.com/boundinfear/ 🤘 https://linktr.ee/pintglassgthc ⬇️⬇️Follow / Support Pintglass⬇️⬇️ 🤘 https://www.facebook.com/pintglassbd/ 🤘 https://www.instagram.com/pintglass_gthc/?hl=en 🤘 https://linktr.ee/pintglassgthc ⬇️⬇️Follow / Support the podcast⬇️⬇️ 🤘 www.instagram.com/heavymetalhistory 🤘 www.facebook.com/heavymetalhistorypodcast 🤘 https://buymeacoffee.com/heavymetalhistory

    1h 7m
  2. Kenny Hickey (Ex-Type O Negative)

    MAR 16

    Kenny Hickey (Ex-Type O Negative)

    Welcome to this episode of the podcast, my guest was Kenny Hickey, formerly of Type O Negative, back with a new band collaborating with Kirk Windstein called Sun Dont Shine. We discuss the band, its melodic elements and get into the 30th anniversary of "October Rust" 0:00 Intro 0:36 Start 0:58 Kenny’s Heavy Metal History 5:52 Musician Talent in the early days 7:53 Bands playing to backing tracks 8:57 Sun Don’t Shine Origins 15:22 Working with Kirk Windstein from Crowbar 17:38 Subverting Expectations 21:14 Guitar Tunings / Guitar Writing 24:41 Lyrical Content and Kenny’s Writing Style 26:41 Grieving Process, Mortality, Sobriety and Personal Growth 31:54 Record Release 37:04 30th Anniversary of October Rust and Type O Negative Talk 44:21 Kenny’s Favorite Horror Films 48:20 Closing Conversation about Sun Don’t Shine 49:38 End ⬇️⬇️Follow / Support Sun Don't Shine⬇️⬇️ 🤘 https://sundontshineband.com/ 🤘 https://www.facebook.com/sundontshineband1/ 🤘 https://www.instagram.com/sundontshineband/ ⬇️⬇️Follow / Support the podcast⬇️⬇️ 🤘 www.instagram.com/heavymetalhistory 🤘 www.facebook.com/heavymetalhistorypodcast 🤘 https://buymeacoffee.com/heavymetalhistory

    50 min
  3. Steven Blush (Author / Filmmaker of American Hardcore)

    FEB 9

    Steven Blush (Author / Filmmaker of American Hardcore)

    Welcome to this installment of Heavy Metal History. My guest was Steven Blush, Author and filmmaker most known for the book and documentary American Hardcore. Steven came on the podcast to discuss his new book "When Rock Met Hip-Hop" and to talk all about the history of those influences on the genre. ⬇️⬇️Follow / Support Steven Blush⬇️⬇️🤘 https://stevenblush.com/⬇️⬇️Follow / Support the podcast⬇️⬇️🤘 www.instagram.com/heavymetalhistory🤘 www.facebook.com/heavymetalhistorypodcast🤘 https://buymeacoffee.com/heavymetalhistory

    1 hr
  4. Ethan McCarthy Returns! (Primitive Man)

    11/03/2025

    Ethan McCarthy Returns! (Primitive Man)

    Welcome to this installment of Heavy Metal History. Ethan McCarthy, vocalist and guitarist of  @PrimitiveMan  returns to the podcast to discuss what hima and the band have been up to over the past 5 years since he was last on.We talk about the new album "Observance" out now on  @relapserecords  mental health, AI, live sound, politics and so much more. 0:40 5 Years since being on the podcast 3:48 Working on other musical projects 7:00 Spiritual Poison Live show 10:00 Mental Health, Mortality and Social Media 20:00 Writing longer songs and attention spans 27:53 Ai bands, AI art and Anti-AI sentiments 40:56 Writing the new album 49:11 Backing tracks vs Live sound 56:00 Live Sound and using a sound person 58:34 Political themes of the record and the state of the country 1:14:00 End ⬇️⬇️Follow / Support Primitive Man⬇️⬇️ 🤘 https://www.primitivemandoom.com/ 🤘 https://www.facebook.com/primitivemandoom 🤘 https://primitivemandoom.bandcamp.com/album/observance ⬇️⬇️Follow / Support the podcast⬇️⬇️ 🤘 www.instagram.com/heavymetalhistory 🤘 www.facebook.com/heavymetalhistorypodcast 🤘 https://buymeacoffee.com/heavymetalhistory

    1h 15m
  5. Mike Hill (Tombs)

    10/13/2025

    Mike Hill (Tombs)

    Mike Hill from Tombs returns to the podcast for his 3rd appearance. Mike has been a long time supporter of the podcast and his band has a new record coming out after 5 years called "Feral Darkness" Mike and I discuss this time frame of writing and recording and the collaborative nature of this record. We also talk a little about horror films and Halloween.

    57 min
  6. Johnny Ciardullo (Carcosa)

    10/06/2025

    Johnny Ciardullo (Carcosa)

    Welcome to this installment of Heavy Metal History. My guest was Johnny Ciardullo vocalist of Carcosa (Also writes guitar for Carcosa and plays in Angelmaker)Johnny came on the podcast where we had an in depth conversation about the themes of the bands new album and a lengthy conversation about trauma and the importance of mental health. 0:20 Johnny’s Heavy Metal History 5:35 Playing different live vs on a record 7:00 Backing track discourse 16:00 Starting the band during Covid 24:20 Recording albums to perfection vs more “raw” 26:27 Writing for “The Axe forgets the tree remembers” and the concept of the album 32:58 Societal pressures of trauma and being more open 37:08 Trying new stuff on the new album 38:44 The album title and its meaning and the cover art 43:12 Andor and Star Wars talk 48:26 The writing process for Carcosa 51:26 Writing in Angelmaker 54:33 Guitar talk 56:35 Funny social media interactions 1:03:40 Supporting Carcosa and buying the new album ⬇️⬇️Follow / Support Carcosa⬇️⬇️ 🤘 https://carcosabc.com/ 🤘 https://www.instagram.com/carcosabc/?hl=en 🤘 https://carcosabc.bandcamp.com/ ⬇️⬇️Follow / Support the podcast⬇️⬇️ 🤘 www.instagram.com/heavymetalhistory 🤘 www.facebook.com/heavymetalhistorypodcast 🤘 https://buymeacoffee.com/heavymetalhistory

    1h 5m
  7. Into the Void with Evan Husney and Jason Eisener

    09/29/2025

    Into the Void with Evan Husney and Jason Eisener

    Joining me on this installment of Heavy Metal History is Evan Husney and Jason Eisener, Writer's and Executive Producer's of the new Hulu show about the history of the metal genre "Into the Void" the show delves into 8 stories of various metal moments and shows the raw humanity and emotion derived in each of them. Evan and Jason have also worked together on the long running docu series Dark Side of the Ring. Jason has also written and directing classic's cult films such as Hobo with a Shotgun a segment on V/H/S 2 and Kids vs Aliens. 0:00 Intro 1:06 Jason and Evan’s Heavy Metal History 7:30 Into the Void 13:44 Telling emotional stories and Documentaries 17:56 Pantera 28:27 Chuck Schuldiner / Death 36:34 Plasmatics 40:28 Choosing the 8 stories for the show 44:40 Hellion and NME 53:24 Importance of Mental Health 56:02 Black Metal 57:26 End

    58 min
  8. Sergio Soto (Imperialist)

    09/01/2025

    Sergio Soto (Imperialist)

    Welcome to this weeks episode of the podcast. My guest was Sergio Soto, guitarist and vocalist for Californian Black Metal band Imperialist. Sergio was on the podcast before but it is one of the rare "lost" episodes of the podcast. We stayed in touch over the years and with the release of their upcoming album "Prime" I had Sergio back on to talk about the album and its Sci-Fi setting. Prime is out in September on Transcending Obscurity records.

    1h 9m
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Heavy Metal History is a weekly podcast, created by Dustin “Wildcard” Koetsch, who takes you on and audible journey about the history of the Heavy Metal genre. With in depth research into how the bands made the records or by having guests from bands to discuss various influences, histories and the behind the scenes stories, struggles and triumphs of how their records were written and recorded. The ONLY podcast that goes through the chronological history of the Heavy Metal genre on a month by month album by album basis to see how it evolved and changed. His aim is to bring you one of the most comprehensive and in depth podcasts about the entire history of the genre.

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