The Metal Shop

Iron Maiden Part 4: Legacy of the Beast

In this episode, we say goodbye to recording at the San Diego Downtown Library with our Iron Maiden finale! This is another fairly loose episode, but we had a blast recording it. Enjoy! 

Iron Maiden Part 3: The Guitars of Maiden

This week is a Big Frog solo outing (Mike was a tad busy moving into a new apartment).  Frog does a deep dive into the guitarists of Iron Maiden.  So if guitarists are your thing, this is the episode for you!

Iron Maiden Part 2: The band

Ok, so maybe part 2 SHOULD actually be part one, but we had so much fun talking about the NWOBHM it ended up an episode on its own.  In this episode we talk about the beginnings of the band,  and of our own fandom, as well as discussing the set list of their current tour and our opinions of that and a controversial decision made in the set list. 

Iron Maiden Part 1: The NWOBHM

We decided to wrap a discussion about the NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) into our first episode on Iron Maiden.  As they are generally considered the top band to come from the NWOBHM scene of the late 70s and early 80s, we wanted to shine a light on the scene that birthed them, and the bands that influenced so many metal bands afterwards that don't always get their due, like Diamond Head, Saxon and the Tygers of Pan Tang!

Hair Metal!

This is one of out more fun episodes, where we take an objective look at the hair/glam metal scene that emerged from the Sunset Strip in the 80s, why it blew up the way it did, why it died, and if it's really fair that it still gets shit on so hard compared to other music genres.  

This is Spinal Tap

This podcast goes to 11!  Today we're talking about the classic heavy metal mocumentary: "This is Spinal Tap", some of the stories that influenced it, and our favorite gags/jokes in the film.  All that and some metal news!

Judas Priest: Part 3

Our last epsiode on Priest!  This is our "list" episode, so we just talk favorite albums and songs, along with some corrections from the two previous episodes by Mike.

Judas Priest: Part 2

Back at it with Judas Priest part 2! This is a, ahem, "looser" episode than most but we go more into detail on the Priest albums of their peak, and Mike learns why former drummer is "controversial", to say the least. 

Judas Priest: Part 1

Part 1 of our Judas Priest retrospective.  In this episode, we do a general overview of the band, and what the mean to us.  Think of it as our "fanboy" episode, before diving deeper into their most important albums.

Dio!

On the 9th anniversary of his tragic passing, we sat down and discussed the solo career of the metal legend, Ronnie James Dio, and his influence on the music we love.  If you are new to the podcast, check out our episodes on Rainbow and the Dio years of Black Sabbath to the full scope of his career.