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Heavy Metal 101

Your favorite podcast, wherein Eric, an expert, and John, a novice, explore, discuss, and argue about the history of heavy metal music. New episodes are available on the 3rd Monday of each month!

Podcast · By Eric Schwartz · English · Official site

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Sep 21, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 21, 2026

    Pop Metal at the Dawn of a New Millenium (2000-2004) (opens the original)

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    Wherein Eric and John explore the reemergence of heavy metal as a force in popular music/culture at the dawn of the 21st century, including such bands as Limp Bizkit, Korn, Linkin Park, Slipknot, System of a Down, Tool, Evanescence, Metallica, and many more, and John, amazingly, smiles just a couple of times in nostalgic reverie. Click on the links below for all the music listening/video breaks in this episode: ⁠⁠⁠ Video break #1 : Slipknot- "Duality" from Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses) (2004) h

  2. Episode · Aug 17, 2026

    Hardcore, Crossover, The Emergence of Metalcore, and Jane (Fricking) Doe… (opens the original)

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    Wherein Eric and John return to the fray for season #6(66!) of the Heavy Metal 101 podcast, kicking things off in style with explorations of hardcore, crossover, and early metalcore, and culminating in a discussion of the band Converge and their seminal masterpiece Jane Doe. Click on the links below for all the music listening/video breaks in this episode: Suggested Listening: Bad Brains- "Pay to Cum" (1980) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTRfvq7q1O8 Video Break #1: Suicidal Tendencies- "Instit

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