...And Vol. 4 All
A podcast that dives into the history, philosophy, and future of heavy metal music, the self-proclaimed greatest music in the world. The show mixes thoughtful discussion with a healthy dose of humor and jokes. Hosted by Quinn, it appeals to both dedicated metalheads and curious newcomers. Expect a fun, irreverent take on the genre's past, present, and what lies ahead.
Episodes
Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 4 "Fermium" Side B): The Death of Joseph Mengele, Thrash & Bolt Thrower
We close out Fermium by ending where it began... War and the inimitable BOLT THROWER!!
The Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 4- "Fermium" Side A): Celtic Frost & Slayer
Quinn continues to search for the Heaviest Songs of the Universe in Morbid Tales by Celtic Frost and Reign in Blood by Slayer...
The Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 4- Bonus Side 4.4): Ascension by Paradise Lost
The conclusion to AV4A's 10-Part mid-dive into Paradise Lost.
The Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 4-Bonus Side 4.3) Medusa and Oblivion by Paradise Lost
Medusa. Oblivion... let's do this.
The Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 4- Bonus Side 4.2): The Plague Within by Paradise Lost
A plague on both your houses! Quinn closes in on the end with Paradise Lost's 14th studio release and what many consider their proper return to Death Doom... The Plague Within.
The Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 4- Bonus Side 4.1)
Our mid-depth survey of Paradise Lost continues, as Quinn investigates 2005's Self Titled album, 2007's "In Requiem", 2009's "Faith Divides Us, Death Unites Us" (great title) and 2012's "Tragic Idol" from Paradise Lost...
CROWBAR's Kirk Windstein (The Interview)
Quinn talks with founder and front man of CROWBAR, Kirk Windstein about the band's legacy, high school football, Cat memes, and a lot more!!
Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 4- Bonus Side 3): One Second, Host, Believe in Nothing, and Symbol of Life by Paradise Lost
Quinn fights his way through Paradise Lost's mid-career experimental period, explains why he thinks he can hear 1997 so clearly in One Second, and the unique way that the band gets all... Romantic.
Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 4- Bonus Side 2): Paradise Lost
Quinn digs into the 5th record by Paradise Lost, the band's commercial breakthrough album, Draconian Times...
Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 4- Bonus Side 1): Paradise Lost & ICON
Quinn digs into Paradise Lost's 4th record: Icon
The Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 4- Side D): Paradise Lost's Shades of God
Quinn covers Shades of God, the 3rd album from Death-Doom & Goth Metal pioneers, Paradise Lost.
The Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 4- Side C): Paradise Lost, Type 0 Negative, Tears for Fears, Echo & the Bunnymen, Depeche Mode, The Cars (that can't be right), Joy Division, Kylesa
Quinn dives into the sophomore album from Paradise Lost, Gothic and the Post-Punk/New Wave influences that lead to it's (sub) genre defining sound...
The Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 4- Side B): Paradise Lost, Sisters of Mercy, more Paradise Lost...
We've entered the room... time to take a gander at the discography of Paradise Lost.
HUMAN CRUSHING MACHINE (Tunnel Vision): Interview with Nick Schlesinger
Quinn gets to talk with Nick Schlesinger, a session drummer, author, teacher, and creative force behind a new musical project called "Human Crushing Machine." Check out the Official Video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ERkAQO6UU7g?si=oVtcHO58b4GuWnqWVisit Human Crushing Machine's website for more info: www.humancrushingmachine.com
The Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 4- Side A): Pelagial by The Ocean
Quinn takes a truly deep-dive into the 2013 Post-Prog Masterpiece, Pelagial by The Ocean and one of his nominees for consideration as one of the Heaviest Songs of the Universe, Benthic: The Origin of Our Wishes. #TheOcean #TheOceanCollective #Pelagial
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The Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 3- Side B2): Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Linkin Park, and more!
Quinn finally wraps up his introduction to Alternative Metal with Faith No More 'N friends before closing out the subject of California and the metal (as well as the metals) that come from America's most populous and prosperous state...
The Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 3- Side B1): Faith No More, Soundgarden, Living Colour, Korn...,
The first half of ...And Vol. 4 All's conclusion to our series on the element of Californium, the state of California, the sub-genre of Alternative metal, and something about Star Wars or the Homestead Act of 1862...
The Heaviest Songs of the Universe (kinda...)
Quinn takes a luxurious road trip along the edge of the world in all of western civilization for this episode, as a way of getting to a metal sub-genre that has given us a handful of nominees for the Heaviest Songs of the Universe... but that we won't get to until next time. Meanwhile, here's a Heavy Metal podcast episode about the Red Hot Chili Peppers!
The Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 2- Side E): High on Fire, Om, and Sleep
The conclusion to AV4A's Sleep-dive arc. Quinn covers De Vermis Mysteriis through Cometh the Storm by High on Fire, Advaitic Songs by Om and finally, The Sciences by Sleep with a coda of redemption for Mr. Matt Pike.
The Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 2- Side D): High On Fire and Om
Quinn continues his Sleep dive through the discographies of Matt Pike's High On Fire and Al Cisneros' Om...
The Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 2- Side C): Sleep, High On Fire, Om
The AV4A Sleep-dive continues with the introduction of Matt Pike's High On Fire.
The Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 2- SideB): Asbestosdeath, Sleep, Black Sabbath
Quinn digs into Element 95 and the CARAVAN of Weed Priests who employ it to follow the smoke to the riff-filled land... SLEEP.
The Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 2) Side A: Cult of Luna, Mozart, Voivod, Crowbar, and Black Sabbath...
Quinn explores OUTER SPACE thanks to element number 96, Curium, named for one of the greatest figures in all of world history. There are a lot of reasons to be scared of space... and butt parasites are just the beginning.
The Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part I) Side B: Thorr's Hammer, Mastodon, Imperial Triumphant, The Beatles
Quinn digs down and finds 2 new Superheavy elements to explain the Birth of Heavy Metal and asks "Is The Heavy Fleeting?"
The Heaviest Songs of the Universe (Part 1) Side A: Black Sabbath, Imperial Triumphant, Bongripper, John Prine, Cattle Decapitation, Gojira
AV4A kicks off Season 3 with a search for The Heaviest Songs of the Universe by way of the historical-scientific search for the heaviest Elements of the Universe...
Best of AV4A: Ozzy Osbourne
Highlights from the first 2 Seasons of Quinn paying tribute to the Prince of Darkness...
Sabotage (Revisted)
Quinn talks about Black Sabbath's sixth album in a clip from AV4A's 2-part Series on the first 8 records...
IN THE COMPANY OF SERPENTS (A Crack In Everything): Inteview with Grant Netzorg
Quinn talks with lead vocalist and guitarist of the Denver-based band In The Company of Serpents (@ITCOSDoom) about the band's history, discography, and their newest release, A Crack In Everything. also, Merkabah, so... enjoy!
4 Albums 4 Y'all
A brand new Video Mini-Pod wherein Quinn reviews 4 new records from 2025:Tavastland by HavukruunuGold by ScourGoldstar by Imperial TriumphantShadows of a Fallen Star (Part II) by Seven Sisters
RWAKE (The Return of Magik): The Interview
Quinn talks with Jeff Morgan and Brittney Fugate of RWAKE...
SKRAECKOEDLAN (Vermillion Sky): The Interview
Quinn chats with Robert, Henrik, Martin, and Erik from the Swedish Stoner-Doom Band Skraeckoedlan about their discography, creative journey, openness to adopting a 40+ year old American to just hang out with them...
DVNE (Voidkind): The Interview
Quinn chats with Victor Vicart, front man for the band DVNE on their discography, philosophy, and relationship with one very sexy spider...
TEN TON SLUG (Colossal Oppressor): The Interview
Quinn gets to talk about Sludge, riffs, Indo-European etymology, shouting, and learns the difference between Ireland and Scotland with the band behind Colossal Oppressor, one of AV4A's four Albums Of The Year, TEN TON SLUG...
MALLACHT an tSLODA, Mother-Punchers!!
My 4 Albums of 2024
Quinn's Albums of the Year
Colossal Oppressor -Ten Ton Slug
Vermilion Sky -Skraeckoedlan
Nell Ora Blu -Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats
Voidkind -DVNE
Alice In Chains (Part 6- Side D)
...All she wrote.
Alice In Chains (Part 6- Side C)
On Part 6 Quinn talks about death... the Universal Finality, not the band... and, like, a lot...
Alice In Chains (Part 6- Side B)
We are on the B Side of Alice In Chains 1995 self-titled album, their final studio record with Layne Staley also known as "Tripod" or "The Three Legged Dog Album" and we open up a can of sadness with MTV Unplugged...
Alice In Chains (Part 6- Side A)
WARNING: this episode contains a description of suicide.
Quinn digs into the 3rd and final studio album to feature Layne Staley on vocals, the self-titled, criminally underrated, and just fucking glorious, Alice In Chains...
Alice In Chains (Part V- Side B)
Quinn does Jar of Flies-- well, he doesn't do Jar of Flie-- you know what? Just listen to it...
Alice In Chains (Part V- Side A)
Quinn deep dives into what happens with Alice In Chains after Dirt and during the lead up to Jar of Flies... Also, Shaq is my co-pilot...
(Side Note) How Grunge Changed Seattle: A Tangent
Here is a short tangent that didn't make the cut on Part III. Quinn yells about his childhood home of Washington State and how a sub-genre of Heavy Metal changed it forever...
Alice In Chains (Part 4)
Quinn digs his way through the back half of one of the greatest albums ever recorded: DIRT.
Alice In Chains (Part III- Side B)
Quinn hands you a shovel... time to dig some DIRT!!
Alice In Chains (Part III- Side A)
Quinn covers the aftermath from the release of the band's debut album, Facelift, their tours opening for Extreme, Slayer, and, of course, Megadeth and then swim our way through Sap, and take the first shovel-full of Dirt.
Alice In Chains (Part II- Sides A & B)
Quinn covers the lead-up to and recording of Alice In Chains debut album, 1990's Facelift on Part II- Sides A & B.
Alice In Chains (Part I- Side B)
Quinn gets the band together! Find out how Layne Staley, Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney, and Mike Starr met and got together for their first jam at the Music Bank in Seattle, the fecund cesspool from which Alice In Chains would emerge...
Alice In Chains (Part I- Side A)
Quinn kicks off the final deep-dive of the Season with a look at musical and philosophical influences of Grunge, where popular, heavy music was in the late 80's, how Guns N Roses changed everything, and laid the groundwork for bands like Nirvana, Soundgarden, and the subject of our series: Alice In Chains...
ALLFATHER's Tom B. (The Interview)
Quinn talks with Tom B., lead singer of the UK Sludge, Doom, Hardcore band Allfather about the band, their discography, musical influences, politics & poetry, and, of course, fire safety standards...
Season 3 Trailer
The Season 3 with a little look back on the best moments from Season 2 of ...And Vol. 4 All!!
World War I & Heavy Metal (Part 3- Side C): Type 0 Negative, Cavalera Conspiracy, Mastodon, Boney M...
The conclusion to our series on World War I & Heavy Metal in which Quinn discusses his new-found love of Iron Maiden, the Russian Revolution, the final battles of the War to End All Wars and a few thoughts on why this global conflict has become so important to the history, philosophy, and future of the genre.
World War I & Heavy Metal (Part 3- Side B): Van Halen (no, seriously), Somme, Iron Maiden
Quinn covers the Battle of the Somme with Iron Kingdom by Somme and Passchendaele by Iron Maiden. Also, General Douglas Haig explains why he believes the horses are the future... so teach them well and let them lead the way.
World War I & Heavy Metal (Part 3- Side A): System of a Down, Sabaton, 1914, and more!
The penultimate episode of our series on WWI.
World War I & Heavy Metal (Part 2- Side B): Asteroid, Bolt Thrower, FT-17, Tides of Sulfur, 1914, Suntold.
We wade through the trenches of WWI on Part 2, Side B of our continuing series on the War to End All Wars...
WARNING: Disturbing Content
World War I & Heavy Metal (Part 2- Side A): Suntold, Intronaut, Cult of Luna, Graveyard, Gojira...
Part 2 of the continuing series on WWI.
World War I & Heavy Metal (Part 1- Side B): Minenwerfer, Warbringer, Temple of Oblivion
Quinn takes a thousand-yard stare into The Great War through the lens of Thrash and Black Metal.
World War I & Heavy Metal (Part 1- Side A): Black Sabbath, Motorhead, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Sepultura, Testament, Slayer, Metallica
Quinn embarks on a side-quest to explore The War to End All Wars with a little help from Heavy Metal...
Ronnie James Dio (Part 6- Side C): Dehumanizer, Black Sabbath, Dio
The conclusion to our 6-Part Series on the life and works of Ronnie James Dio...
#Dio #BlackSabbath #Dehumanizer
Ronnie James Dio (Part 6- Side B): Dehumanizer Continues!
Quinn continues his deep-dive into the final Dio-Sabbath record, Dehumanizer...
Ronnie James Dio (Part 6- Side A): Dio returns to Black Sabbath
The beginning of the end for our series on Ronnie James Dio as Quinn covers what has happened since Dio left Black Sabbath... and what happens when he returns!
Ronnie James Dio (Part 5- Side A): The Mob Rules
Quinn continues the Holy Deep Dive into Ronnie James Dio with Part 5: Heaven & Hell and The Mob Rules...
Ronnie James Dio (Part 5- Side B): Holy Diver & The Last In Line
Quinn continues the Holy Deep Dive into the first 2 solo albums from Dio, the man, and Dio the band...
#HolyDiver #TheLastInLine
Ronnie James Dio (Part 4- Side B): Heaven & Hell
It's Heaven and Hell time!! Quinn digs into to Dio's maiden voyage with Black Sabbath...
Ronnie James Dio (Part 4- Side A): Long Live Rock & Roll
Quinn continues the Holy Deep Dive into Ronnie James #Dio and his final album with #Rainbow Long Live Rock & Roll...
Ronnie James Dio (Part 3B): Rainbow Rising...
Quinn talks the sophomore album by Rainbow, widely considered to be the bands Magnum Opus...
#Dio #Rainbow #RitchieBlackmore
Ronnie James Dio (Part 3A): Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow Debut #Dio #Rainbow #DeepPurple
Quinn takes a holy deep dive into the self-titled debut of Rainbow.
Ronnie James Dio (Part 2): Ronnie James Dio, Ritchie Blackmore, Deep Purple, Elf, Rainbow
Quinn continues his holy deep dive into the life and career of Ronnie James Dio with Part II (from Elf to Rainbow)
#RonnieJamesDio #Dio #RitchieBlackmore #DeepPurple #Elf #Rainbow
Ronnie James Dio (Part 1): Ronnie & the Everythings
Quinn takes a holy deep dive into the life and works of the Mighty and Diminutive, #RonnieJamesDio with #MarioLanza #DuaneEddy #DeepPurple #BlackSabbath #Rainbow #Elf
URNE's Joe Nally (The Interview)
Quinn talks with Joe Nally, bassist, lead vocalist, and primary creative force behind the London based trio, #URNE, who just released their new album #AFeastOnSorrow- Certain to be on every 2023 AOTY list!
Heavy Metal Vocals (Part 3)
Quinn closes out the episode on Heavy Metal Vocals with #MachineHead #EverytimeIDie #Melvins #Crowbar #EyeHateGod #Firebreather #Neurosis #Mastodon #Isis #CultofLuna
Heavy Metal Vocals (Part 2)
Quinn digs into the evolution of Heavy Metal vocals featuring: Motorhead, Black Sabbath, Venom, Slayer, Hellhammer, Mantas, Death, Bathory, SIGH, and Cannibal Corpse... kind of.
Heavy Metal Vocals (Part 1)
Quinn takes a look at the history and evolution of heavy metal vocals featuring: Louis Armstrong, Screamin Jay Hawkins, the Beatles, the Who, Mike Oldfield, Elton John, and Shrinebuilder.
72 Seasons by Metallica: A Review by Dave Mustaine & Quinn
Two reviews of Metallica's 11th Studio album, "72 Seasons"; one by former band mate, Dave Mustaine and another by his friend Quinn.
...And Vol. 4 All: Season II (Trailer)
Quinn hosts ...And Vol. 4 All, a deeply reverent and lovingly irreverent exploration of the history, philosophy, and future of the greatest music in the world: Heavy Metal. Catch up on all 15 Episodes of Season 1 on Spotify, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your pod fix. Check out this trailer with show highlights from Season 1 and if you want to know what's coming up on Season 2 feel free t
Megadeth (Part 4): Youthanasia, Cryptic Writings, and Risk.
Quinn concludes the AV4A deep dive into Megadeth and Dave Mustaine with their final albums of the 90's.
Megadeth (Part 3): Countdown to Extinction compared to Metallica's Black Album!
This is IT! This is the Countdown! Quinn discusses Megadeth's mainstream breakthrough Countdown to Extinction as compared to Metallica's mainstream smash hit, The Black Album!
Megadeth (Part 2): Peace Sells... Buy Who's Buying?, So Far So Good... So What?, RIP
Quinn discusses the history and philosophy of Megadeth's 2nd, 3rd, and 4th albums.
Megadeth (Part 1): Killing Is My Business... And Business is Good
Re-release of the original episode: Quinn kicks off an AV4A deep dive into Dave Mustaine and MEGADETH!!
Black Sabbath (Part 2): the Last Four Albums
Quinn takes an AV4A tour through Black Sabbath's final four albums with the original line-up (Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne, and Bill Ward) from Sabbath Bloody Sabbath in 1973 to Never Say Die! in 1978. Featuring music by: Vanusa, The Bee Gees, Warcoe, Bongripper, and Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats.
Black Sabbath (Part 1): the First Four Albums
Quinn takes an AV4A tour through Black Sabbath's debut in 1970 through Vol. 4 in 1972.
