Rodney And Alfie Talk Metal: Recent Episodes
Rodney McG
Two Metal Bassists and Audio Engineers- Rodney McG and Alfie Williams debate and discuss all things Metal! Everything from the culture of Heavy Metal, it's History, current news, and even some deep dives into Bass Guitar oriented discussions as it pertains to the Metal genre. The discussions are sometimes hilarious, sometimes informative and sometimes heated - but always Metal
Rodney and Alfie discuss politics in metal. Does the subject belong? Why do some bands take huge criticism with their political stances, while others don't?
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Rodney McG can be found on YouTube where he presents gear demos, Bass lessons, and deep dive videos into Metal Bass Playing.
www.youtube.com/c/RodneyMcG
Alfie Williams can also be found on his channel Which Bass? Where he profiles prominent Metal Bassists from across the Metal spectrum.
https://www.youtube.com/c/WhichBass
Are Tribute and Cover Bands complimentary to the live scene, or taking opportunities and stage time from original bands?
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Rodney McG can be found on YouTube where he presents gear demos, Bass lessons, and deep dive videos into Metal Bass Playing.
www.youtube.com/c/RodneyMcG
Alfie Williams can also be found on his channel Which Bass? Where he profiles prominent Metal Bassists from across the Metal spectrum.
https://www.youtube.com/c/WhichBass
Rodney and Alfie talk about the relevance of Metallica's placement of Master Of Puppets in Stranger things, and what soundtracks used to mean to metal bands in terms of career boosts. Can they get it back?
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Rodney McG can be found on YouTube where he presents gear demos, Bass lessons, and deep dive videos into Metal Bass Playing.
www.youtube.com/c/RodneyMcG
Alfie Williams can also be found on his channel Which Bass? Where he profiles prominent Metal Bassists from across the Metal spectrum.
https://www.youtube.com/c/WhichBass
Is Glam / Hair Metal actually Metal? We argue it is not! Let's explore the history and culture of 80's metal and find out where it came from, who is responsible, and were all the bands called hair bands, actually fairly labeled?
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Rodney McG can be found on YouTube where he presents gear demos, Bass lessons, and deep dive videos into Metal Bass Playing.
www.youtube.com/c/RodneyMcG
Alfie Williams can also be found on his channel Which Bass? Where he profiles prominent Metal Bassists from across the Metal spectrum.
https://www.youtube.com/c/WhichBass
A new Pantera tour has been announced. Without the iconic members Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul, is it a tribute to the music of Pantera, or a cash grab from former friends and bandmates?
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Rodney McG can be found on YouTube where he presents gear demos, Bass lessons, and deep dive videos into Metal Bass Playing.
www.youtube.com/c/RodneyMcG
Alfie Williams can also be found on his channel Which Bass? Where he profiles prominent Metal Bassists from across the Metal spectrum.
https://www.youtube.com/c/WhichBass
Rodney and Alfie discuss the new singles from Ozzy Osbourne and Megadeth. Then they discuss the strange firing and rehiring of the same bassists in Megadeth.
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Rodney McG can be found on YouTube where he presents gear demos, Bass lessons, and deep dive videos into Metal Bass Playing.
www.youtube.com/c/RodneyMcG
Alfie Williams can also be found on his channel Which Bass? Where he profiles prominent Metal Bassists from across the Metal spectrum.
https://www.youtube.com/c/WhichBass
Rodney and Alfie give their picks for the Metal Albums you need on your playlist for the summer.
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Rodney McG can be found on YouTube where he presents gear demos, Bass lessons, and deep dive videos into Metal Bass Playing.
www.youtube.com/c/RodneyMcG
Alfie Williams can also be found on his channel Which Bass? Where he profiles prominent Metal Bassists from across the Metal spectrum.
https://www.youtube.com/c/WhichBass
Rodney And Alfie are joined by Rob Calhoun - Founding member of Wurmflesh and Owner of Arachnid Cabinets. We discuss if Extreme Metal has reached it's furthest limit, and is social media destroying the mystique that Metal once had.
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Rodney McG can be found on YouTube where he presents gear demos, Bass lessons, and deep dive videos into Metal Bass Playing.
www.youtube.com/c/RodneyMcG
Alfie Williams can also be found on his channel Which Bass? Where he profiles prominent Metal Bassists from across the Metal spectrum.
https://www.youtube.com/c/WhichBass
Rodney And Alfie are joined by The Bunn - youtube's baritone guitar enthusiast and creator of a series vlogging his experience trying to make a legitimate living from music.
They discuss both artists and fans attitude toward money and compensation for music creation.
They also examine how this ties into issues of mental health, social media, and how it affects metal in general.
You can find The Bunn's channel at : https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBunn
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Rodney McG can be found on YouTube where he presents gear demos, Bass lessons, and deep dive videos into Metal Bass Playing.
www.youtube.com/c/RodneyMcG
Alfie Williams can also be found on his channel Which Bass? Where he profiles prominent Metal Bassists from across the Metal spectrum.
https://www.youtube.com/c/WhichBass
Rodney And Alfie have a heated discussion on whether Metal needs more gatekeeping to retain it's counterculture and subversive cultural status.
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Rodney McG can be found on YouTube where he presents gear demos, Bass lessons, and deep dive videos into Metal Bass Playing.
www.youtube.com/c/RodneyMcG
Alfie Williams can also be found on his channel Which Bass? Where he profiles prominent Metal Bassists from across the Metal spectrum.
https://www.youtube.com/c/WhichBass
Rodney and Alfie both give their top 5 list of under rated Metal Bassists you need to look into!
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Rodney McG can be found on YouTube where he presents gear demos, Bass lessons, and deep dive videos into Metal Bass Playing.
www.youtube.com/c/RodneyMcG
Alfie Williams can also be found on his channel Which Bass? Where he profiles prominent Metal Bassists from across the Metal spectrum.
https://www.youtube.com/c/WhichBass
Rodney and Alfie welcome special guest March Lowe to discuss whether Metal's culture has changed since it's rise to prominence in the mid 80's. Things get opinionated and heated!
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Rodney McG can be found on YouTube where he presents gear demos, Bass lessons, and deep dive videos into Metal Bass Playing.
www.youtube.com/c/RodneyMcG
Alfie Williams can also be found on his channel Which Bass? Where he profiles prominent Metal Bassists from across the Metal spectrum.
https://www.youtube.com/c/WhichBass
Many new genres in metal claim to be innovators and breaking new ground. Are they really, or are they actually stealing from metal's past, and hoping no one will notice?
Join Rodney and Alfie in a heated debate to decide if they are genuine or junk!
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Rodney McG can be found on YouTube where he presents gear demos, Bass lessons, and deep dive videos into Metal Bass Playing.
www.youtube.com/c/RodneyMcG
Alfie Williams can also be found on his channel Which Bass? Where he profiles prominent Metal Bassists from across the Metal spectrum.
https://www.youtube.com/c/WhichBass
With Metal genres seeing an endless recycling loop, has Nu Metal's time come due? Rodney and Alfie look at current trends, and argue the merits of the original Nu Metal movement.
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Rodney McG can be found on YouTube where he presents gear demos, Bass lessons, and deep dive videos into Metal Bass Playing.
www.youtube.com/c/RodneyMcG
Alfie Williams can also be found on his channel Which Bass? Where he profiles prominent Metal Bassists from across the Metal spectrum.
https://www.youtube.com/c/WhichBass
Join Rodney McG and Alfie Williams in the new podcast all about Metal! We'll cover in our first episode streamed live -
Why are legacy metal bands still so relevant? Is gear hoarding a virtue or just gluttony? Why is bass less prominent in Modern Metal? Sadly overlooked 90's Metal bands, and was Metal better before it became more mainstream?
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Rodney McG can be found on YouTube where he presents gear demos, Bass lessons, and deep dive videos into Metal Bass Playing.
www.youtube.com/c/RodneyMcG
Alfie Williams can also be found on his channel Which Bass? Where he profiles prominent Metal Bassists from across the Metal spectrum.
https://www.youtube.com/c/WhichBass