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The Great Metal Standoff
Welcome to the podcast that celebrates the best of Heavy Metal and all things Rock n Roll. Tune in to Jason Evans and his guests, pitting some of the most iconic, game changing (and maybe even the obscure) albums in music history against each other and find out which of them stand tall in track-by-track chat!
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The earliest examples of heavy metal get traced back predominantly to Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, each band's finest work came from the early 70's with Zeppelin's untitled fourth album and Black Sabbath with Paranoid.
They also happen to be Imran's two most favourite bands!
After seeing the comparisons being made between the two bands for long enough, Jason has dragged Imran kicking and screaming into a Led Zeppelin IV vs Black Sabbath - Paranoid cataclysmic clash of track-by-track combat.
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Corey Taylor, Jason will forever regard as one of his favourite rock singers. That said, he has been pushing Imran to join him for a battle between Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman's solo albums, CMFT and CMF2, for a long time now, mostly because it was believed there could be a lot of fun to be had in speaking about these albums at length.
Although, when they say "fun", it is probably not in the way it was intended to be.
Imran's short term memory gets tested to the ragged edge in attempting to find a winner between these two.
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After a year of working alongside The Sports Desk in 2023, Jason invited the newest members of the crew, Jerry Ng and Liam Cole, two fellows who's music tastes are as far away from Rock n' Roll as you can get, joining him and Imran to talk Red Hot Chili Peppers and Foo Fighters. This battle is arguably a contest between the best albums both bands ever released, Californication and The Colour And The Shape. Complete with multiple songs that have gone on to define each band's identity. It's a big risk to see if it is even possible to pick between them. Let's find out.
Check out our first collaboration with The Sports Desk with Sam Menhennet over at Episode 32: Oasis vs Blur.
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After his first appearance, 5 Foot Step's, Niall Allen, demanded to return to The Great Metal Standoff so Jason and Imran can experience some proper high quality power metal. The third album by Dragonforce, Inhuman Rampage and A Twist In The Myth, the eighth album by Blind Guardian is the battle selected, and it's also the first deep entrenchment into both bands for Jason and Imran. Does the album that diagnosed every Guitar Hero III player with Carpel Tunnel, that being Through The Fire And Flames, put up a fight against a super strong opposition, in one of the most consistent and respected metal acts?
We shall see.
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If Jason and Imran are gonna start podcasting again, they're gonna get collaborating. Joined by one of the co-producers of RMITV production 5 Foot Step, Niall Allen, the trio pair Trivium's - In The Court Of The Dragon, the most recent release from Trivium, and Dio - Master Of The Moon, the final Dio solo album. This makes for a rather unusual battle but asks an interesting question. Can Ronnie James Dio, the man synonymous with his fantasy themes in his music, in his final years, still compete with a more contemporary album in a similar style?
Niall has also come along to talk the fine details of 5 Foot Step, you can catch the show live on Twitch, Tuesday nights at twitch.tv/5footstep
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For this festive season. Jason & Imran have gone a bit silly and pushed heavy metal aside to reignite the old Oasis vs Blur Britpop rivalry. It's the 1994 releases of each band being examined in track-by-track, Oasis' debut Definitely Maybe and Blur's third album Parklife. This battle was made possible by collaborating with Sam Menhennet from SYN's flagship sports show The Sports Desk where you will learn when he isn't spotted in the grandstand at the game, he can be found fully immersed in the magical and rad Rock n Roll, and Britpop is his specialty.
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Also, hear Sam's previous work on Rockology, his music show from 2017-2020. Keep an eye out for updates on that show
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About time the other half of the big 4 go head-to-head!
Slayer - Reign In Blood collides with Anthrax - Among The Livingand the recurring theme the further Jason and Imran dug when exploring these albums was undeniable thrash. They recruited their old friend, Ben, for his fifth battle to fill some massive gaps in both their musical radar, and give him the platform to spend an hour and a half to geek out on the music that makes him geek out the most. And perhaps find a winner along the way.
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Celebrating 30 episodes with 30 years of Megadeth - Countdown To Extinction and the Metallica Black album (albeit a year late), marking the third clash between the two biggest metal bands ever! Better still, Imran and Jason's podcast with Maffew Gregg of Botchamania over a year ago went so well, he's come back for more! He's busted out the catboy headphones to listen along to the two incredible pieces of metal history for another pulsating contest. Plus, hear Maffew's memories discovering Megadeth, evolving as a Metallica fan and comparing his perspective of each band's lyrics from his formative years to now. Also, hear the complete story to why he briefly learnt how to play the harmonica! And if you stay to the end, you'll hear Jason reprehensively corrupt Maffew by way of picking his Aussie Rules Football team.
Check out Maffew's first battle with us, Faith No More vs Nine Inch Nails
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Pantera vs Gojira is a battle that aims to answer which version of similar, but different, extreme metal is Jason and Imran's favourite. Using Pantera's most dark, extreme, violent release, The Great Southern Trendkill and Gojira's - From Mars To Sirius, one of the benchmarks for modern, 21st Century death metal. The team also meet the newest member of the Moshpit crew for 2022, Darcy Thomas. And he brought some glaring pet peeves that made (or perhaps broke) the battle AND the debate.
Also, stay until the end of the podcast to hear Imran and Jason's thoughts on the recent announcement of the Pantera 2023 reunion tour.
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Not just timeless Nu Metal. Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory and System Of A Down - Toxicity could be considered the gateway albums to millions of young metalheads today. Putting them against each other one-on-one makes for an interesting battle indeed. Which record did Imran & Jason gravitate towards?
Plus, Imran requested that he and Jason invite the final member of his band, Flood, not yet appeared on the show, his bass player Juliette, someone who has grown up with Linkin Park and System Of A Down since childhood, to come on and have her say and possibly sway the debate.
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It's a Henry Rollins special, where Jason and Imran properly explore a full length studio album by his bands, Black Flag and The Rollins Band for the first time. Hannah's back for her forth 'Standoff with the pair, and it was her call to make this battle between My War and The End of Silence. Anything musical with Rollins in it is sure to be intense, and these two albums bring two different styles of intensity. Is it the raw punk rock, mixed with experimentation, power of My War, or the totally experimental but unapologetically heavy End Of Silence that the team consider the album that brings out the best of the punk icon?
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Thank You Taylor Hawkins. Foo Fighters Forever.
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For the first podcast of 2022, key pillars of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement go head-to-head. Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind vs Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance. Released within a year of each other, both albums took each band's next step in conquering the music world, where both Piece Of Mind and Screaming For Vengeance saw an ever increasing presence in US airplay. Moshpit On SYN 2021 producer Ben Holt making his forth appearance on the 'Standoff, presented this battle to Jason & Imran, and from the moment it was set and ready, all three knew that this would be a tightly contested one.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: During the discussion of Tool's Fear Inoculum vinyl edition, the price has been censored due to rules surrounding community broadcasting laws, Jason's comments were simply a bad cover-up.
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In a podcast capitalising on a ship that sailed two years ago, Jason and Imran break down the Tool and System Of A Down albums that following their release, started a 13 year streak of no new music, 10,000 Days and Hypnotize. Imran, being a super fan of both bands, was so excited about this battle and 'tis being the holiday season, he invited his bandmate, Nick, to take part in the discussion. Will the power of the third eye pull Tool over the line? Or does the manic chaos of Hypnotize earn System Of A Down the winners perk?
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Jason and Imran conclude their second grunge exploration and their trilogy of battles with Hannah with Mother Love Bone - Apple vs Temple Of The Dog - Temple Of The Dog, where it all began. Apple is the only full length studio album Mother Love Bone ever released as days before dropping, frontman, Andrew Wood died from an overdose. In tribute, Soundgarden singer, Chris Cornell (also a roommate of Wood's) got together with surviving members of the band, plus recruiting Mick McCready and Eddie Vedder, the future Pearl Jam, to comprise the seminal Temple Of The Dog album.
Who wins this one?
Check out all of our previous grunge battles at this playlist here.
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Grunge Month is back so Jason & Imran can dissect albums that created the soundtrack to millions of grunge fans that weren't part of the Big 4. Instead, they turn their attention to Stone Temple Pilots debut album Core and the fuzzy second album of The Smashing Pumpkins, Siamese Dream. And since Jason and Imran both really enjoyed having Hannah Pratt, member of the Moshpit on SYN team on the previous battle, they invited her back on the 'Standoff to help explore more musical horizons, and provide a more casual grunge perspective.
Check out all of our previous grunge battles at this playlist here.
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Punk stalwarts Ramones and The Clash go head-to-head. In one corner representing the Ramones is 1977's Rocket to Russia, and in the other, representing The Clash is 1979's London Calling. The third albums of each band were explored and examined by Jason and Imran for the very first time, and to help them along is one of Moshpit on SYN's 2021 presenting team, fanatic punk rocker, Hannah Pratt, making her first of what we hope to be many 'Standoffs.
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These two albums link together more than you might think. Alice In Chains - Black Gives Way To Blue, the first album since the death of front man, Layne Staley and the studio introduction of William DuVall will collide with the debut Alter Bridge album, One Day Remains, a band born from the break up of Creed and the album that brought the emphatic first step for one of the biggest stalwarts of rock n' roll today with Myles Kennedy behind the mic and a real reinvigorated sound for the ex-Creed bandmates. Jason, Imran and Jacob get together to pick these two albums apart, and are primed to celebrate great music, and get involved in some hotly contested debate.
Since Jacob's last appearance on the show, he's gone onto becoming Executive Producer for SYN's flagship gaming show 'Player One'.
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What the hell are The Beatles and The Rolling Stones doing on The Great Metal Standoff? In our 20th episode spectacular, Jason, Imran and long time previous contributor, Salomae, making her first appearance on the show in over a year, take a moment to acknowledge and marvel at the two bands who inspired almost every band that came after them, many of which are the bands that the three know and love and talked about on the show before. The way to do it is to explore how it all began. How did the most influential rock bands in modern music history sound at album one? And which band do the three think had the better start? It's The Beatles - Please Please Me vs The Rolling Stones self-titled. In a battle to find an answer to the unanswerable, and horribly failing at it!
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The team of Jason, Imran and local Melbourne bass player, Daniel Cesarini have reassembled for another deep dive into the legacy of Ronnie James Dio and have gone and made it all the more challenging. Tasking themselves in finding a winner between the second albums across three stages of his legendary career. Black Sabbath - Mob Rules vs Rainbow - Rising vs Dio - The Last In Line. With it being our second three way battle in The Great Metal Standoff history, to hopefully split the vote, Imran roped in the guitar player from his own band 'Flood', Jack Lynch, to give a more level headed, moderate point of view, making an intriguing four person conversation.
Dio's music rules! But which of these three ruled more?
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EDITOR'S NOTE: For reasons beyond our control, our guests audio is a bit messy. Apologies for any inconvenience. Also let's laugh at Jason for not knowing that The Last In Line was a Dio album. The silly goose.
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Wow! What an ambitious battle this is. A wild, dark, dingy, noisy adventure sees Faith No More's anti-Epic album Angel Dust go one-on-one with industrial innovator, Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral. Jason wanted Imran on for his 7th 'Standoff to break down what makes these ear-catching soundscapes so great. And joining them is their first non-music guest, the man behind internet pro wrestling's long running video series, Botchamania, Maffew Gregg. Maffew dialed in from Newcastle upon Tyne, England for a rare non-wrestling centred podcast to debate Imran and share the reasons why these albums are held so close to his heart. Plus, which one does he regard as one of his favourite albums ever?
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In a battle of the debuts, who out of Exodus - Bonded By Blood and Annihilator - Alice In Hell left the bigger first impression on the world in the ever expanding underground thrash world of metal in the mid to late 1980's. Moshpit On SYN EP for 2021, Ben Holt, joins Jason for his third battle on the Standoff to break down why he thinks both records are all-time greats and metal essentials.
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2020 deserves to end with a battle deserving of its awfulness, Nickelback - Silver Side Up vs Creed - Human Clay. Let's rip them apart, share a laugh and find out which is the 'least worse' on The Great Metal Standoff's holiday special.
Jason will be joined by Moshpit's Ben & Jacob, and... Wait... Ben's actually a fan of Nickelback AND Creed?
Well, this changes everything. What's gonna happen?
Happy Holidays everyone!
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Avenged Sevenfold's divisive 2013 album Hail To The King steps into battle against Slipknot - .5: The Gray Chapter from 2014. A battle that was suggested by Jason's guest, Executive Producer of SYN's flagship gaming show 'Player One' for 2020, Connor Matthews. Hear him tell some stories of how both A7X and Slipknot shaped the soundtrack of his high school life. But with diehard fans of both bands in charge. Imran was required to step in as the battle's official moderator, it being his first proper exploration into arguably the flagbearers of modern metal.
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It's the first official 'Prog' battle, and the first concept battle. Dream Theater 'Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory' goes one-on-one with Queensryche 'Operation: Mindcrime". Jason is joined by Moshpit's newest contributor Ben, and the Executive Producer of SYN's local arts & culture show 'Art Smitten', Tom Denham. To help dissect what makes the music and stories put both of these records as some of the all time greats. This, will be a tight one!
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The final battle of 'Grunge Month'! The main event! Alice In Chains' self titled verses Nirvana's 'In Utero'. The final album of both of the band's respective front men, Layne Staley and Kurt Cobain. Imran has joined Jason for every Alice In Chains battle, so here he is, back to complete the set. Also joining them is a born on country, raised on grunge, local folk singer/songwriter, Cypress Oliphant. Who brings some strong philosophical points to consider in this discussion. Who's gonna win?
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Check out Cypress' single 'Fire' available now on Soundcloud at: https://soundcloud.com/cypress-6/fire?fbclid=IwAR1PsFxSlGn0enBiT-JDcM8XDP93o1g2Uoyv0HnEbh0--Ybcm_5FR-vPGik
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How did Silverchair, three 15 year old's from Newcastle, Australia, make a debut album comparable to Pearl Jam? In the fourth battle of 'Grunge month'. 'Moshpit on SYN's' Punkdemonium team, Jacob & Salomae, brought forward the battle between 'Frogstomp' and Pearl Jam's second album 'Vs' for Jason to, in essence, provide the deciding vote.
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Alice In Chains' debut 'Facelift' takes on Soundgarden - 'Badmotorfinger' in the third installment of 'Grunge Month' on 'The Great Metal Standoff'. A battle with perhaps as much degree of difficulty in choosing between tracks as our three way battle to kick off the grunge series!
If Imran from 'Moshpit On SYN' wasn't invited on to talk about Soundgarden, his heart may of shattered into a thousand pieces. And if Ellen, previous guest on the Standoff and former 'Moshpit On SYN' producer/presenter didn't get the chance to talk grunge, would be a massive disservice and exclusion. So here they are, coming together with Jason, for a fanatically passionate chat on two of the most heaviest grunge releases!
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In the second installment of 'Grunge Month', 'The Great Metal Standoff' diverts slightly to celebrate arguably the best singer of the time, Chris Cornell. By asking which of his most well-known albums as front-man of Soundgarden and Audioslave rocked harder? To do that, Jason was joined by a grassroots band from Melbourne's western suburbs, guitar player Adam Buttigieg and drummer Dylan Foti of White Bonsai. It's Soundgarden's 'Superunknown' vs Audioslave's self-titled. Hang your head and drown your fear. Which of these do they prefer to hear?
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Throughout the entire month of August, The Great Metal Standoff will be pitting as many albums from the early 90's 'Grunge era'. And there is no bigger way to kick off a 'Grunge Month' than this.
In our first ever three way album battle, the three pillar releases of the era that helped define a generation of rockers. The dark, twisted purgatory sound of Alice In Chains - Dirt. The soaring passion of Pearl Jam - Ten. And the flailing, unruly, angst driven Nirvana - Nevermind, tug on the heart strings of the Moshpit team in an attempt to be named the favourite among them. This was the most exciting, yet nerve-wracking podcast, we've ever done! They are all so great! Will we even be satisfied by the conclusion?
EDITOR'S NOTE: Imran was wrong, the drums on 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' was played by Dave Grohl. Silly billy!
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It's time to celebrate the legend of Ronnie James Dio on The Great Metal Standoff. Where Jason assembled a team of diehard Dio fans, Moshpit's Metal Hour host, Imran. And bass player for a local Melbourne band 'Table n' Chairs', Daniel Cesarini. To somehow try and figure out a winner between two incredibly superb albums. Black Sabbath 'Heaven And Hell' and Dio 'Holy Diver'.
Which Dio led album rocks harder? The one that revitalised one bands career? Or the one that cemented his name into a rock n roll icon?
Be sure to check out Daniel in his band 'Table n' Chairs' with their self titled EP available now on Apple Music, Spotify & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5fsGgwWkfZBDwFtmD-jwlw
Plus follow Table n' Chairs at https://www.facebook.com/table.n.chairss/ to be the first to hear their new single 'I Still Need You' out 30th July.
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Outro Music: XTaKeRuX - Demonized
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Back to the early 90's we go, to a time where grunge has died and Pop Punk is on the rise and explodes into the mainstream world. Led by Green Day's decade defining 'Dookie' and Weezer's landmark self-titled debut.
Jason has enlisted the help from more members of his team at 'Moshpit on SYN', his Metal Hour co-host and on-again off-again rival, Imran. And Punkdemonium's flag bearer of 90's Punk, Salomae, decide whether there ain't no Pop Punk party like a Dookie party? Or if the music world was more deserving of a fresh coat of blue paint?
Outro Music: XTaKeRuX - Demonized
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In the first podcast in over 7 months, with a fresh coat of paint. Jason recruits the new presenting team at 'Moshpit On SYN', Jacob Scanlan & Tatyana Porczak. To officiate a super-heavyweight battle of gigantic titans: Iron Maiden vs Black Sabbath!
On this episode, the team pitted the two bands respective 3rd albums, 'Number Of The Beast' and 'Master Of Reality'. Damn near perfect albums! How can you possibly pick between the two? Is it even possible? Let's find out.
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Metallica and Megadeth are going head-to-head for a second time on a slightly different twist of 'The Great Metal Standoff'. Jason, Rhys Mckenzie of Death Metal band 'Escarion' and Stefan Bradley of podcast 'Rock Capital' get together for the second time to pick a winner out of each bands worst album, 'St. Anger' and 'Super Collider'.
Think of this as not figuring out which is best, more like, which of these is the 'least worse'.
If you're interested in Rhys' band Escarion's new single 'ENVY', find it here: https://escarion.bandcamp.com/releases?fbclid=IwAR1E9Yhr_aMl31cJdapupogn1vWol4vEuzPnF5hakzlmW1LX-5Eryz0yTOg
And to follow Escarion, stay up-to-date here: https://www.facebook.com/escarionofficial/
Also, listen to Stefan's Podcast 'Rock Capital' for more rock & metal chat here: https://omny.fm/shows/rock-capital/playlists/podcast
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Jason was met by local Melbourne rock band 'Bastard North' who have requested to dig and dissect the two grandest hair bands of the 1980's. Singer John and Bassist Mark dig, dissect & discuss Motley Crue's 1989 classic 'Dr Feelgood' and Gun's n Roses iconic 1987 debut 'Appetite For Destruction'.
Check out Bastard North's music here: https://soundcloud.com/user-149782238
And give the band a like on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/bastardnorth/
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On this episode of ‘The Great Metal Standoff’, it’s good old fashioned Rock n’ Roll with AC/DC most recognised and best-selling album ‘Back in Black’ up against Motorhead’s most successful record ‘Ace of Spades’. Both bands and there respective albums are considered as traditional rock n’ roll albums, but they also can claim to be some of the biggest influences on the metal bands we know & love today. For this, Jason has brought along fellow SYN music podcaster Stefan Bradley of podcast ‘Rock Capital’ to join in on the chat and break down which one of these two influential albums left the bigger lasting impact.
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In an effort of both, searching far and wide to settle more long-standing debates in music and diversifying content in the early days of the podcast. Jason enlisted former 'Moshpit on SYN' presenter/Executive Producer & Green Day & MCR superfan, Ellen Pritchard, to help settle punk rocks greatest modern day debate. 'American Idiot' vs 'The Black Parade'!! Will it just be like last time where this discussion only served to fuel more to the fire? Or will one album definitively reign supreme?
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In the very first edition of ‘The Great Metal Standoff’, Jason has kicked things off by attempting to settle the 30+ year debate by pitting Metallica and Megadeth head-to-head in a battle between their legendary albums ‘Master of Puppets’ & ‘Rust In Peace’. To help with precedings, Jason acquired Rhys McKenzie, bassist for a local Melbourne Death Metal band ‘Escarion’ to breakdown and discuss what makes these albums so iconic.
Can they find a winner? Or will they merely throw more fuel onto the never-ending fire?
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