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Two professors discuss both the popular and academic sides of heavy metal: the music, the culture, the lifestyle, and more.

  1. 11/19/2023

    17: Top 5 Metal Albums

    The professors list and discuss their favorite five metal albums from different artists. And they learn that they might need to follow up with a look at music from the twenty-first century. (Note: the audio is only wonky for the first ten seconds and then becomes normal.)

    57 min

  2. 09/23/2023

    16: Career Top 5s--Savatage

    The professors dig into Savatage's entire eleven-studio-album catalog and each determine their top 5 Savatage songs. If you're a Savatage fan, you'll want to hear which deep cuts make the rankings. If you're not a Savatage fan, the lists will give you the perfect place to start listening.

    55 min

  3. 01/16/2023

    15: Album Swap

    The professors swap albums, each giving the other something new to them. Chris gives Bryan Symphony X's Paradise Lost, and Bryan gives Chris Overkill's The Electric Age. The professors talk about their initial (and mildly prolonged) experiences with these bands and albums they weren't initially familiar with.

    1h 1m

  4. 09/27/2022

    14: Career Top 5s--Iron Maiden

    The professors dig into Iron Maiden's entire seventeen-studio-album catalog and each determine their top 5 Maiden songs. If you're an Iron Maiden fan, you'll want to hear which deep cuts make the rankings. If you're not a Maiden fan, the lists will give you the perfect place to start listening.

    1h 11m

  5. 08/11/2022

    13: Metal and Horror

    The professors are back with an episode from the vault. Join Bryan and Chris as they discuss the connections between metal music and the horror genre; the professors consider lyrics, album art, and themes among other elements that overlap.

    1h 17m

  6. 06/08/2022

    12: Globalization with Nelson Varas-Diaz

    The professors are back with special guest Dr. Nelson Varas-Diaz to discuss globalization and the metal of the global south.

    1h 20m

  7. 04/11/2022

    11: Metal and Religion

    The professors explore the various ways in which metal and religion interact, including discussions of religious bands, stigmas on both sides, and the ways in which metal and religion might not be as diametrically opposed as some might think. They also consider metal-based churches and the influences that metal and religion might have on each other.

    1h 16m

  8. 03/10/2022

    10: Subgenre Series -- Thrash

    The professors continue their series exploring the many subgenres of heavy metal. This time: thrash. Bryan and Chris discuss everything from lyrical content, musical hallmarks, and important bands to the very name itself and why we might call this kind of music thrash.  This time, Bryan has been listening to Anthrax and Carcass, and Chris has been listening to Ex Libris.

    1h 2m
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Two professors discuss both the popular and academic sides of heavy metal: the music, the culture, the lifestyle, and more.

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  • Creator
    Metal University
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2023
  • Episodes
    17
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Metal University
  • Show Website
    Metal University