Death Metal Discharge

Death Metal Discharge

Author: Vince Guglielmi Language: English Episodes: 60
The resurgence of death metal's aesthetic in hardcore circles is undeniable, but the music's dense history often gets lost in the trend. Death Metal Discharge is a guided excavation, moving beyond the vintage longsleeves to the vinyl itself. Host Vince Guglielmi is providing a crash course for the curious, using a specific and contentious map: the Top 40 Death Metal Albums list from the venerable British magazine Terrorizer. This podcast is a structured yet personal journey, with each episode dedicated to one of these foundational records. You'll hear Vince's raw, first-time reactions to many of these classics alongside his seasoned commentary, bridging the gap between hardcore punk's immediacy and death metal's complex brutality. It’s less a dry lecture and more like flipping through a well-worn magazine with a knowledgeable friend who isn't afraid to question canon. The goal is to build a real understanding of why these particular albums resonate, how they shaped a genre, and what they actually sound like when you strip away the mythology. For hardcore kids, punks, and total newjacks, this series offers a focused entry point into the caverns of death metal, one landmark album at a time.
Episodes
80's #6: Joy Division - Closer [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 12:14
Joy Division's Closer is a cold, distant album that has been influential and critically acclaimed since its release. When metal music was too afraid to let their guitar tones get out of hand, albums like this were pushin…
80's #5: Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 10:09
This week's episode is the 1980 self-titled debut by Iron Maiden. I was expecting something a bit different - this has way more classic rock influence than I thought. Still. you can see the early developments that would…
80's #4: Diamond Head = Lightning to the Nations [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 11:53
Today we're doing another NWOBHM banger that influenced the shape of metal: Lightning to the Nations by Diamond Head. This wasn't on the original Terrorizer list, but I needed 2 more albums to make it an even 100, so I p…
80's #3: The Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 11:16
Number 3 on the list is a personal favourite of mine as well as a bonafide punk classic, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables by the Dead Kennedys. This record bridges the gap from punk of the 70s to hardcore of the 80s wi…
80's #2: Angel Witch - Angel Witch [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 13:05
This week I'm reviewing a New Wave of British Heavy Metal deep-cut, Angel Witch by Angel Witch. There's a lot of bluesy rockin' here but also a fair bit of complex weirdness that foretells some of the technical intensity…
80s #1: AC/DC - Back in Black [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 11:14
The first record of the new season is AC/DC's Back in Black. An absolute classic that has inspired legions of budding rockstars across the world. This album is extremely important for me personally, so I had a blast revi…
80s Prologue [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 7:58
Welcome to the second season of Death Metal Discharge! I decided to count down Terrorizer's top 100 most important albums of the 80's for this season. I chose to do the 80's list for two reasons, 1) the eighties are a fo…
Deathcore Discharge FT. Eli Enis [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:23:41
This week we have another long-form episode. I'm really exicited about this one. We've all seen the impact classic death metal had on hardcore over the last few years. Something that's happening in a bit more subtle of a…
Epilogue [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:45:07
The death metal discharge experiment has come to an end. So, what did I think about the list? What are my top 10 albums> What would I give to kids hardcore kids as a "starter pack" for getting into death metal? My friend…
#1: Morbid Angel - Altars of Madness [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 11:32
Number one on the list is finally here! It should come as no surprise to anyone following along that Terrorizer's best death metal album of all time is Altars of Madness by Morbid Angel. This record is on another level o…