The GREAT Heavy Music Podcast

Bonus - Best Heavy Albums from the first half of 2026 (Jan - Jun) Oct 2, 2026 40:47 Ok, it's time for some ranking!! The official BEST heavy albums of the first half of 2026 according to Alex and Phil are as follows: Alex: Honorable Mention: Green Carnation - A Dark Poem Part II: Sanguis Top five: 5 - Immolation - Descent 4 - Saidan - Fangdriller: Scars Beneath Memory's Wrist 3 - Enshine - Elevation 2 - Draconian - In Somnolent Ruin 1 - Warning - Rituals of Shame Phil's List:

Episode 31 - Crowne and Stormkeep Sep 22, 2026 53:06 The Boys are BACK!!! It's time to check out Operation Phoenix by Crowne and Tales of Othertime by Stormkeep. Two hefty slappers that are DEFINITELY worthy of your time! https://www.facebook.com/officialcrowne/ https://www.metalblade.com/stormkeep/ Up next for the bro's is While Heaven Wept's - Vast Oceans Lachrymose and Amoral's - Reptile Ride. Welcome back fellas!

TOP 10 ALL TIME BEST Heavy Songs - AKA Songs to slay/be slain to May 17, 2026 52:52 It had to be done. We have finally answered the unasked question, and ranked/shared our top ten BEST all-time Heavy Songs to slay someone/something to or if you were to go down swinging what would it be? For Phil we have the following, in no particular order: Unto others - heroin, Dance Gavin dance - cream of the crop, Flotsam jetsam - too many lives, Nile - to strike with secret fang, Cky 96 - q

Episode 30 - Sig:Ar:Tyr and Turnstile May 12, 2026 59:46 We're finally BACK with an episode proper with all the fixin's, a That's so Metal, a Mitch Hedberg outro joke, proper musical underlay, Phil being a brilliant side-kick, and what's that - oh yeah - MUSIC REVIEWS! This episode Alex reviewed GLOW ON by Turnstile and Phil reviewed Northen by Sig:Ar:Tyr. Go out and support these great bands! http://www.sigartyr.com/ https://turnstilehardcore.com/

Best Heavy Albums of 2025 YEAR END Episode (plus Q4 of 2025) Jan 26, 2026 48:34 Phil's EOY best of's 10 - Paradise Lost - Ascension 9 - Ghost - Skeleta 8 - Mors Principum Est - Darkness Invisible 7 - Turnstile - Never Enough 6 - An Abstract Illusion - The Sleeping City 5 - Coroner - Dissonance Theory 4 - Fallujah - Xenotaph 3 - Buried Realm - Dormant Darkness 2 - Labyrinthus Stellarum - Rift in Reality 1 - Moron Police - Pachinko DEFINITELY support all these great bands and

BONUS - 2026 70k pre-cruise party episode Jan 25, 2026 34:17 Can't wait!!!!!! Another metal cruise is upon us!!! Thanks to 70k for a GREAT time in anticipation and if you see Phil or I aboard the cruise come say hi!

Episode 29 - AFI and Beast In Black Jan 4, 2026 01:03:29 In this proper episode of the GREAT heavy music podcast Alex reviews The Art of Drowning by AFI and Phil reviews From Hell with Love by power metallers Beast in Black. Two truly great bands with great releases that positively needed to be positively reviewed! Sign up for the newsletters from these bands and go out and support them by seeing them live. https://beastinblack.com/ https://afireinside

BONUS CONCERT REVIEW - Dance Gavin Dance Dec 30, 2025 11:40 Dance Gavin Dance had a big time line up change and now we get to see how they're holding up!

BONUS CONCERT REVIEW - Nine Inch Nails Dec 29, 2025 09:07 A nice quick hitter here as Alex reviews his experience at the nine inch nails show in Tampa Florida in 2025.

Best Heavy Albums of Q3 - 2025 Dec 29, 2025 32:58

BONUS - Concert Review - Ballyhoo! Sep 4, 2025 11:30 Got the chance to see an EXCELLENT band, arguably not all that heavy but GREAT nonetheless in Ballyhoo! from Aberdeen, Maryland. Alex got the chance to check them out at the Ranch in Fort Myers, GREAT show!!!! Support these guys!!! -- https://www.ballyhoorocks.com/ And if you are in the South Florida area - Catch a live show at the Ranch. https://theranchfortmyers.com/

BONUS - Concert Review - My Chemical Romance Sep 1, 2025 14:18 On August 15th our very own Phil Collins took the treck into Philadelphia to see My Chemical Romance put on what seems to be one helluva a show!!!! See if you can hop on this tour! - https://www.mychemicalromance.com/#tour

BONUS - Conert Review - Ghost Aug 25, 2025 17:46 Mega-Anthem Arena Rockers Ghost are the subject of this latest concert review where Alex and Phil BOTH got to see these Swedish studs in person in Baltimore, Maryland in July 2025. What a GREAT show and a GREAT band! Support these well known heavy legends; https://ghost-official.com/

Episode 28 - Keldian and Agent Fresco Aug 23, 2025 59:00 A truly UNIQUE set of albums in this episode of the GREAT heavy music podcast with Alex reviewing Outbound by Keldian and Phil reviewing Destrier by Agent Fresco. Support these amazing bands - https://keldian.bandcamp.com/ Agent Fresco - https://www.agentfresco.is/

Best Heavy Albums of Q2 - 2025 Aug 8, 2025 52:27 Phil's Honorable Mentions: Changeling - Changeling - https://changelingofficial.bandcamp.com/album/changeling Sleep Token - Even in Arcadia - https://www.sleep-token.com/ Allegeaon - The Ossuary Lens - https://www.facebook.com/Allegaeon/ Cryptopsy - An Insatiable Violence - https://www.facebook.com/cryptopsyofficial/ Ghost - Skeleta - https://ghost-official.com/ Phil's Top Five = 5 - And Oceans

BONUS CONCERT REVIEW - Alex saw Coheed and Cambria and Phil saw Emperor Aug 2, 2025 30:37 Take a listen to a relatively recent concert review for Coheed and Cambria in Ft. Myers, Florida with Mastadon and Periphery that Alex saw and the Wolves in the Throne Room and Emperor show that Phil saw in PA! We hope you have gotten out for some summer shows this year!

Episode 27 - Sum 41 and Witherscape May 18, 2025 54:56 Phil layoued out the Dan Swano classic Witherscape - The Northern Sanctuary and Alex offered up Sum 41 - Chuck. Take a listen and see which one you like more! And as always - support these great bands - https://www.sum41.com/ https://centurymedia.bandcamp.com/album/the-northern-sanctuary

Best Heavy Albums of Q1 - 2025 Apr 28, 2025 37:18 Quarter one of 2025 has BLOWN by and now we have some rankings to dish out! Alex's list: Honorable Mentions: Dawn of Orobouros - Bioluminescence - https://dawnofouroboros.bandcamp.com/album/bioluminescence Drudkh - Shadow Play - https://drudkh.bandcamp.com/album/shadow-play Aversed - Erasure of Color - https://aversed.bandcamp.com/album/erasure-of-color Saor - Amidst the Ruins - https://saor.ba

BONUS CONCERT REVIEW - Ensiferum Apr 3, 2025 14:02 What a GREAT heavy band - ENSIFERUM from Finland. Time to hear about how GREAT that damn band is!!!!!

Episode 26 - Kamelot and Archspire Mar 30, 2025 58:32 We're back on track and only 3 months into the year! Episode 26 proper Phil reviewed Relentless Mutation by Archspire and Alex reviewed The Black Halo by Kamelot. Be sure to support these two excellent and very different bands at their respective websites - https://kamelot.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/archspireofficial/?hl=en Two GREAT heavy albums on the GREAT heavy music podcast! Ne

BONUS CONCERT REVIEW - Dark Tranquility, Amorphis and Fires in the Distance Mar 29, 2025 14:06 Phil had the great pleasure of seeing Dark Tranquility, Amorphis and Fires in the Distance and now we have the great pleasure of hearing about it! Enjoy and get out and see a show!!!

GreatEST Heavy Albums of 2024 Feb 13, 2025 39:35 HERE IT IS! The official best heavy albums from 2024 list: Albums of the Year - Alex 1 - Fuerschwanz - Warriors 2 - Bayside - There are worse things than being alive 3 - Wormwood - The Star (song suffer existence might be the best soy) 4 - Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere 5 - Artificial Language - Distant Glow Ep - [articularly rain follows Songs of the Year NOT from the above - Alex 1 - B

Best Heavy Albums of Q4 - 2024 Dec 29, 2024 31:39 The lists abound! Quarter 4 tops of the list are here to stay! ALEX - 1 - Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere 2 - IOTUNN - Kinship 3 - Gaerea - Coma 4 - Undeath - More Insane 5 - Vola - Friend of a Phantom HM - Klone - The Unseen HM - Ulver - Liminal Animals HM - Mork Gryning - Fasornas Tid HM - Crippled Black Phoenix - The Wolf Changes Its Fur But Not Its Nature AND Horrific Honorifics Nu

Best Heavy Albums of Q3 - 2024 Dec 28, 2024 25:14 It's list time baby!!!!! And we might be a little late for Q3 of 2024 - but get over it - there is a LOT of great stuff you should be checking out! PHIL's list: HM - Aeons - Ghosts HM - Fleshgod Apocolypse - Opera HM - Kalandra - A Frame of Mind 5 - Unto Others - Never, Neverland 4 - Amiensus - Reclamation Part 2 3 - Nile - The Underwold Awaits Us All 2 - Black Sites - The Promised Land? 1 - Kan

Pre-2025 70,000 tons of metal cruise and POST-2024 70k wrap up Dec 13, 2024 32:12 Da boyz, da boyz, da boyz da boyz da boyz!!!!! A little belated but the boyz reunite nonetheless to talk all things 2024 70,000 tons of metal post-cruise wrap up AND now it's a combo episode because we take a sneak peak into the upcoming 2025 70k cruise! We can't wait and we hope to see you on board!

100th Episode Special! Dec 3, 2024 47:18 Well if you like list episodes then you are in for a treat because, this is a big one! In the 100th ever episode of the GREAT heavy music podcast Alex and Phil rank the top five of all the 26 albums each has referred to the other to review since the inception of the show. Can you guess which albums are going to make the top five for Alex and the top five for Phil? What are your top five? Email

Episode 25 - King Goat and Mithras Oct 21, 2024 48:55 We are back at it! In this episode take a listen to our reviews of King Goat - Conduit and Mithras - On Strange Loops. Do you agree with Alex's take on the latter? Two UK bands with 2016 releases and very different sounds! Be sure to support these excellent bands! - https://kinggoat.bandcamp.com/album/debt-of-aeons https://mithrasuk.bandcamp.com/ BE SURE to join us for our next episode - our

BONUS CONCERT REVIEW - Ayreon 01011001 Live Beneath the Waves Oct 12, 2024 21:49 This is it! This is the BIG one! What an INCREDIBLE experience! Thank you to Arjen and ALL of the incredible performers at the first ever Peterson in person Ayreaon show!! We traveled quite a long way and it was worth EVERY MILE!

BONUS CONCERT REVIEW - Southern PA Metal Fest '24 Oct 10, 2024 13:56 Some gems from the 'fest' were Within Me, Horse Grenade, and Homily. Check 'em out and support these guys - https://horsegrenade.bandcamp.com/ Within Me's Single - All the Same - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntb4rdLqFL0 Live version - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIB7BRH3cDQ Homily - https://homily.bandcamp.com/

Best Heavy Albums of Q2 - 2024 Aug 11, 2024 36:06 BOOM! Here it is! The best GREAT and HEAVY albums from April, May and June 2024 for you to explore and enjoy. Time is money so feel free to snag the list below and start enjoying the music! Alex's list: 5 - ACOD - Versets Noir 4 - DVNE - Voidkind 3 - Bayside - There are Worse Things Than Being Alive 2 - Wormwood - The Star 1 - Fuerschwanz - Warriors Honorable Mentions - Sgaile - Traverse the B

The Ayreon Chronicles - The Theory of Everything Jun 16, 2024 01:05:21 The boys review the 2013 Theory of Everything by metal legend Ayren Lucassen. This album boasts an AMAZING lineup of singers: JB (Grand Magus) as The Teacher Sara Squadrani (Ancient Bards) as The Girl Michael Mills (Toehider) as The Father Cristina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil) as The Mother Tommy Karevik (Kamelot, Seventh Wonder) as The Prodigy Marco Hietala (Nightwish, Tarot) as The Rival

BONUS CONCERT REVIEW - Bad Religion Jun 7, 2024 19:12 At the amazing Pier 17 in New York City Alex got to see the punk LEGENDS Bad Religion! If you don't know these fellows you've been living under a rock! - https://badreligion.com/ Check them out and shout out to the prop-up band Shred Flinstone that tore it down outside of the venue after the show - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS3y9kkuojs and - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykYOpfm42Rk Show t

BONUS CONCERT REVIEW - Soen Jun 4, 2024 15:59 Alex had the great fortune of seeing Soen on their Memorial US Tour at LPR in New York City on May 11, 2024. https://soenmusic.com/ - What a GREAT band! Also - as good fortune would have it - Alex got to experience the EXCELLENT Combo Chimbita on a rando whim. Check out another cool band here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISaYrZHfoS0 and learn about how Alex fell backward into learning about

Best Heavy Albums of Q1 - 2024 Apr 14, 2024 28:10 Phil's list: HM - Madder Mortem - Old eyes, New heart Borknagar - Fall 1 - Ihsahn - Ihsahn 2 - Deception - Daenacteh 3 - Suldusk - Anthesis 4 - Necrowretch - Swords of Dajjal 5 - Devestator - Conjurers of Cruelty Alex's list: HM - Eternal Storm - A Giant Bound to Fall Chapel of Disease - Echoes of Light Dodsrit - Nocturnal Will 1 - Madder Mortem - Old eyes, New heart 2 - Necrophobic - In the Twili

Episode 24 - Amorphis and Disillusion Feb 25, 2024 01:00:53 Sneak peek - not a spoiler - seems like we have two A+'s on our hands this episode as Phil gave Alex the Skyforger masterpiece by Amorphis and Alex asked Phil to review Ayam by Disillusion. Two radically different sounding albums but both so equally excellent in their own right! Support Amorphis HERE Support Disillusion HERE

BONUS INTERVIEW - BE'LAKOR Jan 21, 2024 38:46 Australian Prog Death Metallers Be'lakor, represented by Steve Merry (piano/keys), join the boys to chat about the band's remarkable 20-year career and give us a glimpse of what's to come in the future. From where we sit this band can do NO WRONG!!!!! If you like GREAT heavy music, then you will love Be'lakor! Visit belakorband.com - sign up for their newsletter - and a BIG TIME thank you to Stev

2024 Pre-Departure on 70k recording Jan 15, 2024 38:35 It's that beautiful time of year again - the air is crisp, we exchange presents, and thank GOD that it's time to go on the heavy metal cruise again!!!!! Join Alex, Phil, Slowskies, Mark, Gabe the babe and KP as they discuss this year's upcoming metal cruise aboard 70000 tons of metal!!!! It's gonna be EPIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Best Heavy Albums of 2023 - YEAR END LIST TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jan 1, 2024 34:24 Year end list time ladies and gents and 2023 did NOT disappoint! Alex's list is: Albums of the Year - 1 - Kalmah - Kalmah 2 - Fires in the Distance - Air not Meant for Us 3 - Moonlight Sorcery - Horned Lord of the Thorned Castle 4 - Scar Symmetry - The Singularity (Phase II - Xenotaph) 5 - Isole - Aneisidora Top five Songs of the Year that are NOT on the best albums of the year - 1 - Crowne

Best Heavy Albums of Q4 - 2023 Dec 31, 2023 23:58 Here they are, on the final day of the year - delivering to you sweet listener, the BEST heavy albums of the fourth quarter of 2023. Alex's list is: 5 - Shylmagoghnar - Convergence 4 - Tales - Night Crowned 3 - Vanishing Kids - Miracle of Death 2 - Wayfarer - American Gothic 1 - *Moonlight Sorcery - Horned Lord of the Thorned Castle - *technically released on Sep 28, dont f'ing care. HM - Helga

Episode 23 - Draconian and Istapp Dec 10, 2023 01:04:25 In this proper episode of the GREAT Heavy Music Podcast Alex and Phil take a listen to the 2008 stellar doom metal release by the Swedes; Draconian - Turning Season Within and the 2010 black metal release by fellow countrymen Istapp - Blekinge. Which album do you prefer? If you're a Draconian fan - support them HERE And if you prefer Istapp - support them HERE

Best Heavy Albums of Q3 - 2023 Oct 22, 2023 35:46 Another three months have come and gone and some DAMN fine heavy music has gone with it. Alex and Phil pluck out their favorites are give them to you fine people FREE OF CHARGE! Phil and Alex's Honorable Mentions: Voyager - Fearless in Love Mutoid Man - Mutants Spirit Adrift - Ghost at the Gallows Graveyard - 6 Aetherian - At Storm's Edge Blut Aus Nord - Dishamonium - Nahab Urne - A Feast on Sorro

Episode 22 - He is Legend and Antimatter Oct 10, 2023 53:19 Phil has Alex review "It Hates You" by American rockers He is Legend and Phil takes a deep dive into "The Judas Table" by UK prog metal/rock outfit by the legendary Mick Moss - Antimatter. Next up - The Turning Season within by Draconian and Bleking by Istapp

BONUS INTERVIEW - SOURCE Oct 7, 2023 33:43 Dynamic lead singer and guitarist Benjamin Gleason and outstanding drummer Justin Mirarck of the AWESOME prog metal band Source drop by the GREAT heavy music podcast to give us an update on their latest album, upcoming tour and all good things SOURCE! Stay in touch and up to date with the band on www.listentosource.com They can ( and SHOULD ) be followed on Facebook as well - https://www.facebook.

The Ayreon Chronicles - 01011001 - Disc 2 - "Earth" Aug 18, 2023 31:42 The second and maybe better of the two 01011001 albums? Which track is the highlight for you? Tons of good stuff on this album and if you haven't heard it yet, MAKE A POINT to check it out as soon as possible!

The Ayreon Chronicles - 01011001 - Disc 1 - "Y" Aug 12, 2023 34:42 The 2008 release "01011001" was a game-changing album for Arjen and Ayreon. In September of 2023 a live performance of the album will take place in the Netherlands and it is sure to be legendary! What do you think about this masterpiece?

Best Heavy Albums of Q2 - 2023 Aug 6, 2023 27:41 We get it - you're busy!!! What can I say except you're welcome? Listen to the episode he ask? No! Just give us the lists!!!!!!! Without further ado: Alex's list (album - band): Air Not Meant for Us - Fires in the Distance Kalmah - Kalmah The Singularity (Phase II - Xenotaph) - Scar Symmetry Terrasite - Cattle Decapitation Angus McSix and the Sword of Power - Angus McSix Honorable mentions: Zw

BONUS INTERVIEW - IRON CROSS Jun 10, 2023 24:06 Nothing but love for these youngsters from the great white north!!! Get ready to pump your fists from the pit chanting I-RON-CROSS, I-RON-CROSS, I-RON-CROSS!!!!! Check them out and support them at their socials on: Instagram @irocrossband No guts no glory TV - on instagram as well

Episode 21 - Barren Earth and Caligula's Horse May 6, 2023 57:30 Time for the boys to get back to their bread and butter! Phil had Alex review on Lonely Towers by Barren Earth and Alex asked Phil to take a dive into In Contact by Caligula's Horse. Two GREAT heavy acts from across the seas. Which album do you prefer? Post to the facebook page and the twitter page @greatheavymusic with your thoughts

BONUS CONCERT REVIEW - GEMINI SYNDROME Apr 28, 2023 08:09 Listen to learn what an experience it was to go see the AMAZING studs from Gemini Syndrome!

The Ayreon Chronicles - The Human Equation Disc 2 Apr 20, 2023 42:16 Is the back half of The Human Equation as good as the front? Tune in to find out!

BONUS CONCERT REVIEW - COLD Apr 16, 2023 18:46 Any chance you got to see Cold on their Year of the Spider twentieth anniversary tour? Well, if not, you can learn all about it on this BONUS episode of the GREAT heavy music podcast!

Top albums of Q1 - 2023 Apr 13, 2023 47:53 It's that time of the year again - 2023 is off to a roaring tear towards 2024 but the good news...a boat load of GREAT heavy music dropped so far this year. How does your favorite release of the year so far stack up on Phil and Alex's respective lists? If you want the full spoiler - the lists are below Alex (aka better list) Isole - Anesidora Ne Obliviscaris - Exul Haken - Fauna In Flames - Fore

The Ayreon Chronicles - The Human Equation Disc 1 Mar 3, 2023 40:42 The Human Equation by Ayreon marks the highest quality of rock opera standards and in our opinion is unmatched even almost 20 years later. Incredible muscianship and vocal performances make this album a 'best ever' claim that was (and is) completely reasonable. If you are listening to hear complaints or indicia that this album doesn't hold up - well, spoiler - you're not going to hear ANY of tha

Post 70k Wrap Up Feb 25, 2023 01:01:29 Join the FULL gang as Phil, Alex, Mark, Gabe the Babe, Slow Joey, and Katie the Beautiful breakdown the 2023 sailing experience aboard 70000k round 11! Who made it on the boat and not off? Who lost their cell phone due to a multi-day blackout? Who is lucky to be alive? Listen and find out!

Interview from 70k - Dark Tranquillity Feb 14, 2023 19:15 Yup, you read that right. Holy fu#$%g sh#$ Alex and Phil got the opportunity to interview Mikael Stanne, lead singer from the ICONIC melodeath band - DARK TRANQUILLITY!!!! If you don't know these guys - get out from under that rock you've been hiding under and enjoy the metal!!!

Interview from 70k - Batushka Feb 13, 2023 19:18 A RARE interview with the monks from Batushka - they can actually speak!!!! Visit batushkaofficial.com to support them and trust us, they can kick some serious a$^!

Interview from 70k - Fractal Universe Feb 12, 2023 27:40 Alex and Phil made it back to shore from 70000 tons of metal and with them they bring some GREAT interviews. First up, from France, Fractal Universe. Visit fractaluniverseband.com to support these young up and comers as they are a force to be reckoned with!!!

PRE-2023-70k-DEPARTURE EPISODE w/ DA BOYZ Jan 21, 2023 42:00 Gabe the Babe, Marky Mark, Slow Joey, Phil himself and AP get together for a pre-launch episode prior to sailing to hell aboard 70,000 tons of metal 2023 from PortMiami. Will they see you there?

TOP ALBUMS OF THE YEAR - 2022 Dec 31, 2022 41:56 Save yourself the time and go RIGHT to the best albums of 2022. Alex and Phil both picked Arjen Anthony Lucassen's Star One - Revel in Time as their #3 for the year. What could be better? Listen to find out!!!

Best Heavy Albums of Q4 - 2022 Dec 31, 2022 27:59 Check in to see which of the many amazing albums that dropped in the fourth quarter of 2022 made Alex and Phil's top five! Per the usual, Alex's list is stronger overall.

BONUS CONCERT REVIEW - PORCUPINE TREE Oct 30, 2022 15:36 Learn about how the luckiest man in the world stumbles upon a STELLAR concert at Radio City Music Hall - Ol Steven Wilson himself hops on stage with full band Porcupine Tree - and it was GREAT!

Best Heavy Albums of Q3 - 2022 Oct 28, 2022 43:27 Is Q3 full of spoils and riches, or cobwebs and gouls? In metal, they're probably BOTH good! If you're lookin' to hustle just jump right into Phil's must-listen songs list: 1 - Dance Gavin Dance - Synergy 2 - Toxik - Power 3 - Wayward Dawn - Cage of Resentment 4 - Arch Enemy - The Watcher 5 - Conan - Levitation Hoax

BONUS CONCERT REVIEW - IN FLAMES Oct 26, 2022 21:54 The brothers of bash chat about Phil's experience seeing the Swedish melodeath legends "In Flames" and Alex reminisces about when he saw them oh so many moons ago.

The Ayreon Chronicles - Universal Migrator Part 2 Sep 25, 2022 33:21 Universal Migrator Part 2 - which half do you prefer? And which half do the bash brothers prefer? Listen and find out!

BONUS CONCERT REVIEW - MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE Sep 23, 2022 14:34 Phil the Thrill checks out the My Chemical Romance Tour and gives YOU his feedback in case you missed it!

The Ayreon Chronicles - Universal Migrator Part 1 Jul 27, 2022 45:14 Arjen Lucassen goes to MARS! and all through time in his classic The Universal Migrator. Alex and Phil review disc 1 of the Universal Migrator and talk about the theme and story behind Arjen's brilliance! Is this on your top Ayreon albums list?

BEST Heavy Albums of Q2 - 2022 Jul 17, 2022 37:42 The boys are back a listin' and as usual, Alex's list is stronger than Phil's but hey, he tried. What albums sits atop your list? Tiktaalika? When the World Dies? The Great Below? So much GREATNESS!!! It's hard to say!

BONUS CONCERT REVIEW - THE OFFSPRING Jun 3, 2022 14:40 Alex got a chance to check out Rock/Punk legends The Offspring on May 17, 2022 - take a listen to this QUICK review of these rock studs!

BONUS - Interview - In Mourning May 31, 2022 47:16 The fellas catch up with Swedish Melo-Death and Progressive Studs from In Mourning! These guys are AWESOME!!! You don't want to miss this one!!

BONUS CONCERT REVIEW - DRAGONFORCE May 29, 2022 13:48 A review of DragonForce live on April 3, 2022 at Irving Plaza in NYC, New York - Your truly, Alex went up to the big apple and saw the power metal legends at their finest!

Interview - Arjen Lucassen - AYREON Apr 10, 2022 01:08:19 Phil and Alex are still floating through the clouds - and probably will never come back down - because THE LEGEND - the Modern day Beethoven of Metal - the GENIUS behind Ayreon, Star One, Guilt Machine, The Gentle Storm and the hundreds of hours of great music that comes with it, Arjen Anthony Lucassen, stops by for an AMAZING interview.

BEST heavy albums of Q1 - 2022 Apr 6, 2022 34:08 2022 is off to a CRUSHING start! Check out which albums you need to dive into with your precious metal listening time!

Interview - Matt Tluchowksi - DOCTOR SMOKE Mar 30, 2022 54:06 Check out this EXCELLENT interview with lead singer and guitarist Matt Tluchowski from the GREAT and HEAVY - Doctor Smoke!

The Ayreon Chronicles - Into the Electric Castle Feb 26, 2022 54:33 Ayreon's third album - the 1998 release Into the Electric Castle really separated Ayreon and Arjen Lucassen from the pack. Take a journey with Phil and Alex as they walk through the brilliance that is Ayreon!

The Ayreon Chronicles - Actual Fantasy Feb 6, 2022 39:59 Actual Fantasy

END OF YEAR WRAP UP - 2021 Dec 28, 2021 41:01 Get ready for an onslaught of GREAT HEAVY MUSIC for your listening ears!

BEST heavy albums of Q4 - 2021 Dec 28, 2021 23:04 What are definitively the BEST heavy albums of Q4 2021 you ask? Listen and find out!! A quick-hitter episode so jump in and get some new jams for the New Year!

The Ayreon Chronicles - The Final Experiment Nov 25, 2021 52:53 The boys are splintering off - taking a detour down the trail that was blazed by the AMAZING Arjen Lucassen. The Ayreon Chronicles will force the fellas to review ALL of the amazing Ayreon catalog and see how all the albums stack up against each other. Where to start you ask? How about - the beginning! With "The Final Experiment"

Episode 20 - Jorn & A Perfect Circle Nov 20, 2021 01:00:31 Two heavy but VERY different offerings - which one do you prefer? Jorn Lande & Tronde Holter's album - Dracula Swing of Death or the debut album by A Perfect Circule - Mer de Noms?

BONUS - Interview with Denny Blake - Stargazer Oct 19, 2021 35:00 Check out this AWESOME interview with Denny Blake, vocalist and guitarist of the Australian Black Metal Studs STARGAZER! Their 2021 release Psychic Secretions is OUTSTANDING! Learn something from Denny you'd NEVER know from anywhere else!

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