In episode 201, Nik and Keefy tackle Mastodon’s crazy concept album “Blood Mountain!” We explain the intricate meaning of the album and every song, pondering werewolves, one-eyed Sasquaches, Griffins, tripping balls, killer Minotaurs crossed with Bambi, Biblical apocalypses, volcanos, rivers of blood, imposter syndrome, and the monomythical hero archetype! We also make LOTR references, David Duchovny, and as always the View-Askewniverse reigns supreme! “You’re so caustic!”Continue reading
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PODCAST: Glacially Musical 190 – Metallica – “Ride the Lightning” Reviewed and When The Band Became Great
More Metallica! Episode two of our current Metallica run focuses on “Ride The Lightning” the explosive evolution of the band and the MVP of the album , the late, great Cliff Burton!Continue reading
PODCAST: Glacially Musical 170 – Slayer’s “South Of Heaven” Reviewed – The Underrated One
Time for episode 5 of our Slayer series! Nik and Keefy of ghostcultmag review and discuss why “South of Heaven” had mixed reviews when it came out, but now holds its own in the Slayer discography.Continue reading
PODCAST: Glacially Musical 167: Slayer – “Hell Awaits” Reviewed and Growing Into The Beast
Time for episode 3 of our Slayer series finds Nik and Keefy of Ghost Cult discussing “Hell Awaits!Continue reading
PODCAST: Glacially Musical 165 – Slayer – Origins and “Show No Mercy” Review
Welcome to a new series – our deep dive on Slayer! Nik and his co-host Keefy of GhostCultMag discuss the second major release from a Big 4 of Thrash band – “Show No Mercy!” Also early Metal Blade Records history and the Metal Massacre series where Slayer got their start! Continue reading
PODCAST: Glacially Musical 156: Demystifying Vinyl Pressings, Understanding Remixed and Re-Mastered Albums
In this “chaser” episode: Nik of Glacially Musical explains the difference in the quality of different vinyl pressings of the same album, the difference in sound of remixed and remastered albums, how to collect vinyl, and the semi-scientific method Nik and Keefy used to illustrate the concepts. Keefy mostly listened to Nik and gave a little feedback.
PODCAST: Glacially Musical 155: GWAR – “Ragnarok” Reviewed and the First Five GWAR Albums Ranked
Glacially Musical reviews the fifth album from GWAR – “Raknarok!” Possibly the most metal of all the early GWAR albums! This is our final GWAR album of this run! Our next series is announced in the podcast!
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PODCAST: Glacially Musical 151 – GWAR Levels Up with “Scumdogs Of The Universe” – Full Album Review
Glacially Musical reviews the second album from GWAR, “Scumdogs of The Universe!” The band had a new label, nastier riffs, and their nastiest lyrics! Is this the best GWAR album?
PODCAST: Glacially Musical Episode #102: Emily Burton of Fireball Ministry and Black Sabbitch on The Best Stoner Doom Albums Ever
The Glacially Musical Pouredcast is a weekly Podcast that has three principles: Beer, Metal, and Swearing (and also Vinyl, NHL, and other topics)! Hosted by Nik Cameron – grown out of the Glacially Musical blog is all about great music and vinyl collecting. For this special chaser episode we are joined by Emily Burton of Fireball Ministry Official and Black Sabbitch! This is our first episode featuring an interview with an artist we covered in a past series. Emily fact-checked the shit out of us, and corrected some stuff we got wrong (oops, sorry), and was delightful. After a discussion about her many projects and some F.M. news, we discussed some of our favorite stoner doom records ever.
PODCAST: Glacially Musical Episode #101: Pink Floyd – “Animals” (Three Different Ones) Part 3
The Glacially Musical Pouredcast is a weekly Podcast that has three principles: Beer, Metal, and Swearing (and also Vinyl, NHL, and other topics)! Hosted by Nik Cameron – grown out of the Glacially Musical blog is all about great music and vinyl collecting. Nik and Keefy conclude the deep dive series on Pink Floyd’s album Animals, and why the final tour date supporting the album directly affected the outcome of The Wall, and why Roger eventually split from the band.