The one where Ryan and I go into a stream of consciousness discussion of things people hate

On this episode, Ryan (@galacticdad) and I recorded something after six weeks of planning off of the speakers of his laptop because we both have brain damage. We attempt some historical revisionism and try to act like deathcore is a real genre, mostly succeeding in my opinion. You be the judge. My choices for the precedents of deathcore:Damonacy (1991)Internal Bleeding - Voracious Contempt (1995)Suffocation - Pierced From Within (1995)Dying Fetus - Killing On Adrenaline (1998)Despised Icon - The Healing Process (2005)Antagony - Rebirth (2005)Job for a Cowboy - Doom (2005) Ryan's choices for modern deathcore:The Faceless - Akeldama (2006)Born of Osiris - The New Reign (2007)Veil of Maya - The Common Man's Collapse (2008)Oceano - Depths (2009)Whitechapel - A New Era of Corruption (2010)

Bow Down

We don't mean to dwell, but we just can't help ourselves

The return of Jon aka @AnalGender sees us taking a look at the incredible career Chuck Schuldiner and his seminal band Death. We do a breakdown of what made them so special, what each album brings to the table, and the ways in which Lil Yachty and Coldplay can be mentioned on a heavy metal podcast. Join in the conversation at @LakeDragging and most importantly, go listen to Death to gain a greater appreciation for extreme metal and all the myriad ways that Chuck is the godfather of whatever genre you like.

An Ode to Death

The one where Manny and I get emo

This week's guest, Manny (@allstarbatmanny), goes into detail about albums that brought him closer to comfort with his emotions and internal strife. I take him on a journey through ETID's discography after taking my own deep dive over the last two episodes and we get into the following albums that he identified as instrumental to his development and the development of metalcore in the much-maligned Hot Topic days:The Artist In The Ambulance - ThriceO God, The Aftermath - Norma JeanVol. 3 - SlipknotCreature - Within The RuinsPlagues - The Devil Wears Prada

Hey John, What's Your Podcast Again?

The one where I finish ranking ETID albums

After an audio file was corrupted and ruined my plans for Episode 8, I decided to jump ahead and finish with my rankings of ETID albums and preview a project I have cooking. The rankings are as follows:<ol><li>Low Teens</li><li>Ex Lives</li><li>Hot Damn!</li><li>Radical</li><li>From Parts Unknown</li></ol>Get at me on twitter at @lakedragging and stay tuned!

In The Event That Everything Should Go Wrong

The one where I start ranking ETID albums

I go over some essentials that I don't think get the love they deserve and start ranking albums from my all time favorite band. They are as follows: Destroy The Opposition - Dying FetusCaustic - Primitive ManNOLA - Down Every Time I Die 10-6Gutter PhenomenonBurial Plot Bidding WarLast Night In TownNew Junk AestheticThe Big Dirty Join us for the next few weeks to see how my guests feel about these lists and what influenced them and follow along at @LakeDragging for more discussion.

Podcasting In The Mainstream

The one where Greg takes me to school

My dear friend and musical guru Greg joins the show to talk about some classic rock, the British invasion, and how cool it was that David Bowie covered a Nirvana song. We talked about the essentials from last week's episode and some instructive cuts that laid the groundwork thematically, culturally, and sonically for heavy metal. We use the word "theatricality" a lot.Greg's picks for this show:<ul><li>The Man Who Sold The World - David Bowie</li><li>Wheels of Fire - Cream</li><li>Queen II</li></ul>Hit me up at @LakeDragging on twitter and introduce yourself to Greg at @gjrussoltd!

The Podcaster Who Sold The World

I had to listen to some dogshit albums and all I got was this stupid podcast

I check out some essential albums of the early 80's that gave metal an identity and confidence in itself that would allow for future generations to experiment, some albums that scored my teenage breakdowns, and some albums that are heinously bad in sometimes interesting ways. Personal picks:Blood Mountain by MastodonEnd of Heartache by Killswitch EngageIssues by Korn Essential picks:Powerslave by Iron MaidenScreaming for Vengeance by Judas PriestHeaven and Hell by Black Sabbath Horrible albums that Jon made me listen to:The Unspoken King by Cryptopsy Illud Divinum Insanus by Morbid AngelCold Lake by Celtic Frost

Rime of the Ancient Podcaster

Two of the same kind of guy talk about breaking through the limitations of genre

Jake and Jon @AnalGender talk about the essentials from last week and some albums that brought their respective genres to new, interesting, and unpredicted places. Jon's selections were as follows:Scum by Napalm DeathEpitaph by NecrophagistGin by CobaltColors by Between The Buried And MeEcailles de Lune by Alest

Prequel to the Sequel

The one where I was made to talk about thrash

On the previous episode, Marcus tasked me with researching the turn of the 80s and the development of thrash seemingly out of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. What I discovered is that there were a lot of interwoven threads that brought us to the Bay Area fellas who loves drinking, high top Nikes, and sick guitar solos. I also reveal some choice albums from my own personal perspective and albums that I deem essential to anyone looking into the genre. Personal:Reign In Blood by SlayerSlipknot by SlipknotAshes of the Wake by Lamb of God Essential:Vol. 4 by Black SabbathJane Doe by ConvergeArc by Agoraphobic Nosebleed

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