Heavy Metal History

Dustin K.
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Heavy Metal History is a 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 genre to see how it evolved and changed.

  1. Blake Judd (Nachtmystium)

    May 31

    Blake Judd (Nachtmystium)

    Welcome to this installment of Heavy Metal History. My guest was Blake Judd, guitarist and vocalist of Nachtmystium. Blake came on the podcast to discuss the history, writing and recording for the 20th anniversary of "Instinct Decay" Nachtmystium is playing an anniversary set for "Instinct Decay" at this years Milwaukee Metal Fest. Follow the Podcast! ⁠Facebook ⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠YouTube⁠

    1h 22m
  2. Drew, Fox and Chop (See You Next Tuesday and Chopx7)

    May 4

    Drew, Fox and Chop (See You Next Tuesday and Chopx7)

    Welcome to this installment of the podcast. My guests returning once again were Drew and Fox from See You Next Tuesday and new guest Chop from Chop Chop Chop Chop Chop Chop Chop aka Chopx7. The two groups made a collab 7" based on the Magic the Gathering story "The Brothers War" called "Brothers" we basically nerd out about magic and everything about the collaboration. Links to support the bands and the podcast in the show notes below. 0:00 Intro 0:16 Start / Magic the Gathering Playing History 2:23 Brothers Split idea 7:09 Fox’s Urza Card 10:34 Brother’s War Story Recap 18:41 Drew Writing with Chopx7 21:12 Chops Formula for writing 22:31 Writing with 3 bass guitars 27:01 Choosing to do a split EP 31:12 The lyrics subject matter matching the mechanical sound of the music 34:08 Fox’s Vocal and Lyrical patterns 37:23 Writing on a bass and the challenges of that 42:32 Drew’s Passion for production 43:10 The Music Video for Old Thoughts and Regrets 46:03 Getting into Chopx7 55:38 Listen to / Buy “Brothers” 58:32 Links 59:03 END ⬇️⬇️Follow / Support See You Next Tuesday⬇️⬇️ 🤘https://www.instagram.com/cunexttuesdaygrind/ 🤘https://www.facebook.com/cunexttuesdaygrind/ 🤘https://cunexttuesdaygrind.bandcamp.com/album/brothers🤘https://goodfightmusic.com/collections/see-you-next-tuesday?srsltid=AfmBOopxhV9khVSRMh0VOrDnFleohzZTI3sH6l3cxcgCllZryE6TOwdL ⬇️⬇️Follow / Support Chopx7⬇️⬇️ 🤘https://www.facebook.com/Chop7times/ 🤘https://www.instagram.com/chop7times/ 🤘https://chop7times.bandcamp.com/album/cyberviolence ⬇️⬇️Follow / Support the podcast⬇️⬇️ 🤘 www.instagram.com/heavymetalhistory 🤘 www.facebook.com/heavymetalhistorypodcast 🤘 https://buymeacoffee.com/heavymetalhistory

    59 min
  3. Cayle Hunter & Nate Burman (Armed for Apocalypse)

    Apr 20

    Cayle Hunter & Nate Burman (Armed for Apocalypse)

    Welcome to this installment of the podcast. My guests were Cayle Hunter and Nate Burman of Armed for Apocalypse. We discuss the bands crushing new album "The Earth is Breathing Beneath Me" out on Church Road Records on April 24th! 0:00 intro 0:16 Start 0:51 Nate’s Heavy Metal History 6:37 Cayle’s Heavy Metal History 10:28 Discovering new music in the modern era vs growing up 19:07 Nate Joining the band and the “hiatus” 27:36 Armed for apocalypse drummer discussion 30:26 Recording with Kurt Ballou 33:08 Writing for the new record “The Earth is Breathing Beneath Me” 35:40 Working in the studio 41:25 Cayles Guitars 48:11 The final 2 songs on the album 52:05 Lyrical Content 57:38 Album art 1:05:42 End ⬇️⬇️Follow / Support Armed for Apocalypse⬇️⬇️ 🤘 https://www.armedforapocalypse.com/ 🤘 https://www.facebook.com/armedforapocalypse/ 🤘 https://armedforapocalypse.bandcamp.com/music ⬇️⬇️Follow / Support the podcast⬇️⬇️ 🤘 www.instagram.com/heavymetalhistory 🤘 www.facebook.com/heavymetalhistorypodcast 🤘 https://buymeacoffee.com/heavymetalhistory

    1h 6m

  4. Apr 6

    The History of Black Sabbath's "Black Sabbath" (2026 Version)

    Welcome to this installment of the podcast. In honor of the 10th anniversary of the podcast i wanted to revisit what started everything, the history of the genre and what better way than to go back to the first episode and update it. Expect more of these episodes over the year. Next up will be the story of "Paranoid"

    28 min
  5. Ben Mason (Bound in Fear / Pintglass)

    Mar 27

    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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
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Heavy Metal History is a 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 genre to see how it evolved and changed.

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  • Creator
    Dustin K.
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    206
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Dustin K.
  • Show Website
    Heavy Metal History