001: 80s Metal and Thrash

Metal Nerdery Podcast

Join us as we take a walk through NME.com’s 20 best 80’s metal albums and have a few laughs while we are at it.
Going through NME.com’s 20 best 80’s metal albums - we run our mouths about everything from Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and Carcass to The Cult, Ministry and Mudhoney with a few side tangents thrown in for good measure.

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BANDS DISCUSSED

  • Judas Priest
  • AC/DC 
  • MOTORHEAD 
  • KILLING JOKE
  • IRON MAIDEN
  • VENOM
  • METALLICA 
  • EXODUS 
  • CELTIC FROST (BATHROOM BREAK) 
  • MEGADETH 
  • SLAYER 
  • THE CULT 
  • BATHORY 
  • NAPALM DEATH
  • MUDHONEY
  • DEATH
  • MORBID ANGEL
  • GODFLESH
  • MINISTRY
  • CARCASS
  • Intro
  • :24: Shaman Drummer
  • :44: What are we talking about?
  • 1:11: an explanation
  • 1:31: The 20 best (?) Metal albums…
  • 1:54: Modern metal and the 80’s
  • 2:13: Priest!
  • 3:05: AC/DC and the debate
  • 4:18: Matt’s impression of Brian Johnson/Tom Keifer
  • 4:36: Motorhead
  • 5:16: Show memories
  • 6:21: …and the list takes a turn…”what is metal?”
  • 7:13: The Maiden’s Back in Black…(sort of)
  • 7:50: Nicko and Clive, Jake and Yngwie
  • 8:36: What’s that Jake?
  • 8:53: The True voice of Maiden
  • 10:26: Venom and production quality
  • 11:49: Lightning, Puppets and the Two-Fecta
  • 12:14: Exodus, the great grandfathers of Thrash Metal and The Little Four
  • 13:49: Adam has doubts…
  • 14:04: Texodus and Estament?
  • 15:08: Celtic Frost, breaktime
  • 16:00: Whaddya mean… there’s no drug tracker!?
  • 17:52: REIGN IN BLOOD!!!
  • 19:30: …and the follow up that can’t get loud enough!!
  • 21:12: The Cult ain’t metal, stop it!
  • 22:30: Bathory…or Blind Dog Quorthon
  • 23:13: Napalm Death and really LONG Progressive grindcore songs
  • 24:23: fun with song titles by Mudhoney
  • 25:00: Death: progressive death metal
  • 26:49: Trey Azogthoth and Morbid Angel
  • 27:33: Godflesh accidentally invented WHAT!?
  • 28:53: Carcass and Intellectual Inspiration
  • 30:10: Questionable list…double or nothing…20 Best Thrash Metal albums of all time?
  • 31:27: Overkill’s South of Heaven
  • 32:40: John Connelly’s Theory of Nuclear Assault
  • 34:10: Kreator and Mille Petrozza…
  • 35:21: …and Milley Patrohzahh from Qreator (NOT to be confused with Mille Petrozza from Kreator)
  • 35:48: The “Black Sabbath” of Thrash: Metallica and Kill ‘em All!!
  • 38:11: Call Alex Jones: It’s The Riff Conspiracy
  • 39:50: Voivod…and Piggy (and Milley…)
  • 40:49: Justice for Jason’s bass mix on “Justice”…remix redemption
  • 45:50: Good news for the future…kids who dig metal!
  • 46:41: Sepultura Beneath the Remains : The next wave of metal
  • 48:14: The Legacy and the fabled COTLOD:
  • 50:03: Milley Patrohzahh …and Louie Clamente…on 96:4!
  • 50:49: Louie and other Testament drummers
  • 53:13: Among…the Anthrax
  • 53:43: Bill was a fortunate child
  • 54:03: Matt burps in a way that would make Manowar proud, and Anthrax goes through changes
  • 56:19: Rob Caggiano and his strange departure from Anthrax
  • 57:50: Peace Sells:::
  • 59:49: Exodus and Rob Dukes…
  • 1:01:38: Dark Angel / Gene Hoglan
  • 1:02:29: Kre

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