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Let There Be Metal
Heavy Metal Historian Episode 1: On our debut episode, it seems appropriate to go back to the very beginning. Let’s have a look at the initiation of metal, and how the course was forged in those very...
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Prehistoric Metal
Heavy Metal Historian Episode 2: We voyage further back in time – to look at the genres that are direct ancestors of metal. And as you’ll see, the inspirations that took forth the cultural movement...
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What’s in a Name?
Heavy Metal Historian Episode 3: For this edition of the show, we answer the question: “Who was the first band to be called ‘metal’ or ‘heavy metal’, and where did the name come from?” The name of the...
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Jack the Ripper
Heavy Metal Historian Episode 4: Recently, claims were made that DNA analysis had identified the famous serial killer Jack the Ripper. While there are many who have raised valid criticisms about the...
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The Origins of Shock Rock
Heavy Metal Historian Episode 5: One Metal subgenre stands separately from the others because of how vastly unusual it is – and also because it existed BEFORE metal did. Beginning with this edition of...
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The Rise and Future of Shock Rock
Heavy Metal Historian Episode 6: In 1969, fans were hungry for something different. The cultural movements had become dominated by musical heroes. It was time for a rock villain. Beginning with Alice...
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From the Page to the Metal
Heavy Metal Historian Episode 7: Through history, bands and artists have taken influence from a variety of sources for lyrical concepts. But it is in the realm of fiction where some metal bands have...
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Ebola and Heavy Metal
Heavy Metal Historian Episode 8: From its beginning, Heavy Metal has been a genre in which musicians have been unafraid to tackle subjects and topics that are a little on the darker or overwhelming...
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The Origins of Thrash Metal
Heavy Metal Historian Episode 9: If there was a metal subgenre that was one of the most prominent and important, it would be Thrash. The style would be inspirational in the development of crossover...
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Elizabeth Bathory: Countess of Blood
Heavy Metal Historian Episode 10: From a wealth of privilege, the killer who would become known as the Countess of Blood, Elizabeth Bathory, would have a dark influence on literature, film, and in the...
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The Rise of Thrash Metal
Heavy Metal Historian Episode 11: Continuing our journey into Thrash, we examine the beginnings from the Bay Area to the Big 4, developing a style influenced by Metal and Punk that became a viable...
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Ed Gein: Through a Dead Skin Mask
Heavy Metal Historian Episode 12: In one of the most disconcerting cases of all time, we continue to examine the influence that serial killers have had on Metal. From The Ripper and Bathory, we...
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World War I and Metal
Heavy Metal Historian Episode 13: 100 years after its declaration, the world still bears the scars and the impact of The Great War. The combat influenced a century of art, literature, but just as...
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The Future of Thrash Metal
Heavy Metal Historian Episode 14: After uncovering the origins of Thrash Metal, and the rise of Metallica and others in our preceding episodes; we move now into the 21st century, to look at the...
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The 1992 L.A. Riots and Heavy Metal
Heavy Metal Historian Episode 15: The protests, rioting, looting, & arson of Ferguson in 2014 has caused many to recall the events of the LA Race Riots from 1992. Metal is frequently influenced by...
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The Spirit of Metal
Heavy Metal Historian Episode 16: Instead of Heavy Metal Historian decorating a tree that looks like the Spirit of Christmas puked all over the place, this episode is going to look at “The Spirit of...
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The Origins of Progressive Music
Heavy Metal Historian Episode 17: We examine how the relevance of experimental avant-garde substance and the work of psychedelic rock would cause to influence the development of a style that has...
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The Origins and Rise of Punk Rock
Heavy Metal Historian Episode 18: Streaming from the effects of blues, rock, and heavy metal, a new musical crusade that butted heads with bands from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, but would win...
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The Rise of Progressive Rock
Heavy Metal Historian Episode 19: From the development of Pink Floyd into the 1970’s, to key essential bands from the era such as Genesis and Yes, to Rush leading the growth of Progressive Metal, we...
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The Emergence of Hardcore
Heavy Metal Historian Episode 20: We turn to the second wave of Punk: the emergence of Hardcore. From the Horror Punk of the Misfits, to the influence of Rollins and Black Flag, to the political Dead...
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