Ep 19 - Von Canto VS Sully Erna

Ep 19 - Von Canto VS Sully Erna

Author: RedStar Digital Media May 11, 2026 Duration: 1:19:12

This week, Jodie and Red are joined by Branden to go through some Rock/Metal Music!

Can a song with only 1 instrument and a bunch of mouths beat a song that's pretentious with boring vocals?? YOU be the JUDGE!


Von Canto - Kings of Metal

VS

Sully Erna + Billy Morrison - Becoming


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Ever find yourself humming a tune you know is objectively bad, but you can't quite figure out why? That's the territory explored in Shitty Song of the Week. Each episode, we dig through the vast, bewildering archives of music history to find two spectacularly flawed tracks and pit them against each other. This isn't about hating on music; it's a celebration of the strange, the overproduced, the lyrically baffling, and the melodically confused. From forgotten one-hit wonders to missteps by legendary artists, no genre or era is safe from our scrutiny. Hosted by RedStar Digital Media, the podcast unfolds like a lively, irreverent debate where every aspect of a song is fair game for dissection-the cringe-worthy lyrics, the questionable production choices, the awkward vocals. You'll hear the songs in all their glory, followed by a breakdown of what exactly makes them so compellingly awful. The goal is to crown one ultimate winner of the dubious honor each week. It's for anyone who loves music deeply enough to also laugh at its occasional absurdities. Tune in for a listening experience that is as educational as it is entertaining, reminding us that even the worst songs have something to say about the culture that created them.
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