The celebrations of good cheer, holiness, and consumerism are over, and it is once again time for METAL!!...in all its shapes and sizes. Lots has happened since our duo last sat down together and they dive right in, tackling both the Ratt/Grohl collaboration and Howard Jones exit from Killswitch Engage. They then offer one last glance into 2011, checking out a few December releases that may have otherwise been overlooked including Black Pyramid 'II'. But onward! 2012 is gonna be HEAVY, Lamb of God setting the tone with the Jan. 24 release of 'Resolution' before launching into what is sure to be a globe-encompassing and domination-establishing tour. And its never too early to start talking festivals, J&L daydreaming outloud about the possibilities of a DesertFest/Roadburn/DesertFest 2-week European couch surf, before Jibbies goes all goofy for UK emo eradicators Hawk Eyes. 

Horns Up! - J&L

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Music featured this episode:

Ratt - 'Tell The World' (Metal Massacre version)

Killswitch Engage - 'Stillborn' ('99 demo version)

Black Pyramid - 'Endless Agony'

Burn The Priest - 'Lies of Autumn'

COC - 'rednekkk'

Orange Goblin - 'Rage of Angels'

Hawk Eyes - 'Crack Another One'

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And then there were three.....Jibbies and Loond got a special in-studio visit from Houston ambient/noise/handmade music fixture J.D. Franklin this week, who was kind enough to first ply our duo with The Kracken and then share his thoughts on a wide variety of topics during the cast. The expanded crew weighed in on the late-2011 State of Metal, Paul Bostaph's post-Testament path, Kill Devil Hill (feat. Rex Brown, Vinny Appice, Dewey Bragg, and Mark Zavon), and Godflesh's upcoming appearance at Maryland DeathFest.
Lots of other twists and turns occurred along the way, so strap in and put it on.

Horns Up! - J&L

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:::kai/ros::: - 'i still disagree'

Jesu - 'Friends Are Evil' (LIVE! - Houston, Tex. - Oct. 11, 2007)

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Jibbies and Loond were both out in the field this time. Loond comes back with reports of one "one of the greatest show I have ever seen" while Jibbies keeps the fires stoked by describing another band as "on its way to being the biggest metal band in the world." Who could have inspired such ardor in our duo? Have a listen and find out! For your troubles you'll also get to hear about a big steaming turd of a record released by the reigning 'BMBITW,' metal and OWS, moshpit politics, and the seeming ascendence of right-wing elements in the scene. Don't worry though, no dried up hippy bs here. As always, nothing but the freshest, bestest, and heaviest tunes guide the way....down the left-hand path.

Horns Up! - J&L

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Music featured this episode:

Black Tusk - 'Fatal Kiss'

Mastodon - 'Deathbound'

Death Angel - 'Kill As One'

Anthrax - 'The Devil You Know'

Metallica - 'Motorbreath'

All Pigs Must Die - 'Pulverization'

Skin Like Iron - 'Consequences'

Nuclear Assault - 'New Song'

Testament - 'The Preacher' (live at the Fillmore)

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In this episode, Jibbies and Loond get out into the field, visiting the always sonically spectacular Scout Bar in the southern Houston ‘burbs to take in DevilDriver and Skeletonwitch. A full-metal time is had by one and all, the only tiny downside being getting pan-handled by some chick for $1 on behalf of one of the local openers. Talk about harshing your buzz….I mean can’t you tell that we’re standing here having fun, rocking out? And what’s with the snarky comment when we say no? Hopefully this isn’t going to become a new cross-venue trend. Once J&L detail the show itself, they turn toward the future, pontificating on the ins-and-outs of Anthrax and Testament ‘co-headlining’ their upcoming tour and attempting to answer the question, “Is it really a Dead Horse reunion without Michael Haaga participating?”

[Ed. Note: Our interview with DevilDriver guitarist Jeff Kendrick, though not labelled as such, was Ep. 016, making this Ep. 017]

METAL! - J&L

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Music featured this episode:

Skeletonwitch - 'Sacrifice for the Slaughtergod'

DevilDriver - 'These Fighting Words'

Pantera - 'Primal Concrete Sledge'

Anthrax - 'figthemtillyoucant'

deadhorse - 'Scottish Hell'

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Our dynamic duo have a special treat for you this week, a full-length in depth interview wth Barney Ribeiro of Dubai's premiere death metal band Nervecell. The band released their second CD in Europe, 'Psychogenocide,'  in May and describe themselves (accurately) as likeable to fans of Morbid Angel, Death, and Testament. A US tour hasn't been mapped out quite yet, but Barney, a true metal fan as well as musician, is obviously ready to get down to it. Then again, as J&L note prior to the interview, a lot of far more established bands seem to make just one pass across the US and call it a tour these days. And much to J&L'sr chagrin the one-way trip more often than not cuts across the northern side of the continent instead of the southern. Your metal friends also settle the 'great/sucks' debate surrounding Mastodon's new single 'Black Tongue,' fondly recall Killswitch Engage shows gone past, and laugh at the still-occuring conflation of The Sword and Sword (80s Canadian greats).

METAL! - J&L

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Music featured this episode:

Nervecell - 'Amok Doctrine'

Corrosion of Conformity - 'Hungry Child'

Mastodon - 'Blood & Thunder'

Killswitch Engage - 'Holy Diver' (Dio cover)

Sword - 'Stoned Again'

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I think I’m still in denial. Ronnie James Dio was going to live forever. Hell, it seemed like he already had. I first became aware of him when he took over for Ozzy in Sabbath and cannot possibly count the number of times I played both ‘Heaven and Hell’ and ‘Mob Rules.’ I love me some Ozzy, but damn, those were two fine metal albums. I was too young to attend the ‘Black and Blue Tour,’ featuring the Dio-fronted Sabbath on tour with Blue Oyster Cult, bu...

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Or at least that's what I'd call it.  Anybody who has followed Megadeth for any length of time knows that Mustaine = the band and vice versa. He's pretty much spent the last 20 years making sure of it. Just ask any of his former bandmates.* Fair enough. But after all that time can Dave still not share the spotlight with anyone? Literally? That was certainly the case last night. After much to-do about reuniting with original and long-estranged bassist Dave Ellefson for ...

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