Chew The Metal: A Beginner's Guide To Heavy Music

Chew The Metal: A Beginner's Guide To Heavy Music

Author: Chew The Metal Language: English Episodes: 100
Ever feel like you want to explore the powerful world of heavy music but don't know where to start? Chew The Metal: A Beginner's Guide To Heavy Music is your friendly guide through the thunder. Each week, hosts Rich and Kyle pick a foundational or fascinating album from the rock and metal spectrum and break it down, not as critics, but as curious fans building the ultimate playlist. Their conversations are less like lectures and more like the chat you’d have with friends after a concert, full of genuine reactions, historical tidbits, and the occasional debate over a killer riff or a questionable lyric. The whole point of this podcast is to demystify the genre, one deep dive at a time, making those iconic and obscure records accessible to everyone. You’ll hear the music that shaped movements, understand why certain albums matter, and maybe even find your new favorite band. It’s a weekly journey where the hosts are learning right alongside you, making the vast landscape of heavy music feel a little smaller and a lot more welcoming. Join Rich and Kyle as they listen, laugh, and genuinely chew on everything metal has to offer.
Episodes
Episode 101 - Suicidal Tendencies/Lights...Camera...Revolution [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:04:10
It's out first episode celebrating Black History Month for the year and we're listening to a band we'd been hearing about for years but never actually checked out! Key talking points - More line up changes that Guns N' R…
Episode 100 - Slipknot/The End, So Far [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:08:41
We made it to our centennial episode! And what better way to celebrate than to try something big, bold and potentially bad.... it's a live listen through of a brand new album! Key talking points - A glitterball with a st…
Episode 99 - Red Hot Chili Peppers/Californication [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:12:30
We end our trip down 90s-Memory-Lane with one of the biggest rock bands on earth, who continue to put the 'fun' in funk. Key talking points - Bono creates a Pixar classic, we discuss 2 albums that don't exist, rockstars…
Episode 98 - Hole/Celebrity Skin [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:04:37
After a week off, melodies and interesting song writing make a comeback, courtesy of Courtney Love. But does it Hit So Hard or is it Awful? Key talking points - A very sneaky producer, an odd awards decision, some Smashi…
Episode 97 - Coal Chamber/Coal Chamber [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:07:05
Continuing our trip through the late 90s, we lend our ears to Coal Chamber and spend most of the hour talking about Nu-Metal as an industry.... Key talking points - An open door policy to anyone with a guitar, the Take T…
Episode 96 - Rage Against The Machine/Evil Empire [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:15:44
We're back baby! Just like the year 2022 in a couple of weeks, we're heading into our third season, and what better way to do it than discuss possibly the hardest follow-up album ever made. Key talking points - Swedes an…
Episode 95 - A Year In Review [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:13:02
Have we really been chewing the metal for 2 whole years? To celebrate, we're adding 3 parts self indulgence to 2 parts hilarity and putting it in a blender for a whopping 73 minutes! Key talking points - A time travellin…
Episode 94 - Audioslave/Revelations [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:06:12
This week, we're listening to the final album of a very short lived noughties supergroup. Chris Cornell is in the band, so we all know what Kyle thinks. But what will Rich have to say and will it make Kyle cry? Key talki…
Episode 93 - Nickelback/Silver Side Up [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:10:57
They're everyone's favourite band to hate, but that doesn't mean this album wasn't instrumental in our musical education. So how will we feel over 20 years later? Have the good times gone? Is it too bad? Will we say neve…
Episode 92 - Slash/Slash [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:12:22
Oh, hi! Nice to see you and sorry for the delay between episodes. We're making up for lost time though by talking about not one, but fifteen different artists on Slash's self titled debut. Key talking points - Maybe too…