Behind Episode 5

I hope you all enjoyed Episode 5 of Steel Legion Podcast! If you haven't listened to it yet, check it out HERE

But we know how it is to hear a band's name or album title and not know how to spell it or even remember it and we covered a lot of bands. So here's some links if you'd like to dig deeper into Episode 5 (and if you like something, go buy the album and support the artists!).


Equipoise's debut EP: Birthing Homunculi

Learn more about (and maybe donate to) Jason Becker and his fight against ALS

Undrask's bad ass debut album: Battle Through Time

Undrask's 2015 debut EP

Horrible Quantum Leap clothing

Undrask's Longhammer music video

Red Hook Brewery's Longhammer IPA - the inspiration for the song

The Last Reign - Melodic Death Metal Band from Buffalo, NY

Duskmorn (atmospheric black metal)

Malphas (melodic death metal)

Nathan East, bass player

North Carolina vs Kansas City BBQ

NOT SAFE FOR WORK "La Petite Mort" music video by King 810

Episode 5: Interview with Undrask’s Erik, Darryl and Daniel

Sam and Keif sit down to talk with Erik Collier, Darryl Dewitt and Daniel McCoy from Undrask! We discuss their awesome debut album, Battle Through Time, as well as the Melodeath scene, BBQ, Beer…and somehow end up on the topic of porno-music-videos. Thanks and enjoy!

To listen via SoundCloud, click HERE

To listen via iTunes, click HERE

Behind Episode 4

So this one was a big one and we're not even gonna attempt to link all the bands we talked about. However, I've included the Wikipedia links to the subgenres we covered as a starting point. They do a fair job with listing some bands to check out. Beneath that I've included links for songs we think are worth checking out in that subgenre. Happy hunting!

Wikipedia list of Subgenres, sorted alphabetically

The Metal Archives - Encyclopedia Metallum

Traditional Heavy Metal
Sam's pick - Paranoid by Black Sabbath
Dave's pick - Nervous Man by Armored Saint
Brandon's pick - Rainbow in the Dark by Dio


New Wave of British Heavy Metal
Sam's pick - The Trooper by Iron Maiden
Brandon's pick - 2 Minutes to Midnight by Iron Maiden


Glam Metal
Sam's pick - Pour Some Sugar on Me by Def Leppard
Brandon's pick - I Believe in a Thing Called Love by The Darkness


Thrash Metal
Sam's pick - Silhouettes by Warbringer
Brandon's pick - Peace Sells...But Who's Buying by Megadeath
Dave's pick - Succubus by Coven
Dave's pick for Death/Thrash - Out of the Body by Pestilence



Groove Metal
Sam's pick - Locust by Machine Head
Brandon's pick - Lighthouse by Pitch Black Forecast
Dave's pick - Down for Life by Testament


Death Metal
Sam's pick - Beaten From Belief by Morbid Vomit
Keifer's pick - Carrionshrine by Cryptopsy
Brandon's pick - Priests of Sodom by Cannibal Corpse
Dave's pick - Never Say My Name by Vader


Melodic Death Metal
Sam's pick - Lethe by Dark Tranquility
Brandon's pick - The Oppressed Will Rise by Mors Principium Est
Dave's pick - World Divides by The Absence


Technical Death Metal
Sam's pick - Fundamental Process by Beyond Creation
Brandon's pick - Wanderer from the Fold by Solution .45
Dave's pick - Occurrence Concealed by Invocator


Black Metal
Sam's pick - Sculptor of Flesh by 1349
Keifer's pick - Carving a Giant by Gorgoroth
Brandon's pick - I Am the Black Wizards by Emperor


Blackgaze/Post-Black Metal
Sam's pick - Inkhaust by Mord'a'Stigmata
Brandon's pick - God Alone by Alter of Plagues


Grindcore
Sam's pick - Pacific Grim by Cattle Decapitation
Brandon's pick - The Prophets of Loss by Cattle Decapitation


Symphonic Metal
Sam's pick - Ruins by Shade Empire
Brandon's pick - Lilth Immaculate by Cradle of Filth
Dave's pick - Starfire Burning Upon the Ice Veiled Throne of Ultima Thule by Bal-Sagoth


Folk Metal
Sam's pick - King by Eluveitie
Brandon's Pick - The Widdershins Jig by Skyclad
Dave's pick - Oh Grand Old Alaric! by Adolf Castle


Viking Metal
Sam's pick - Destroyer of the Universe by Amon Amarth
Brandon's pick - Broken Sword by Bathory
Dave's pick - The Heathenish Foray by Falkenbach


Progressive Metal
Sam's pick - Pyrrhic by Ne Obliviscaris
Brandon's pick - Empire by Queensryche


Djent Metal
Sam's pick - Eden by TesseracT
Brandon's pick - One Hand Killing by Twelve Foot Ninja


Avant-garde Metal
Sam's pick - Clockworks by Meshuggah
Brandon's pick - My Ass is on Fire by Mr. Bungle


Doom Metal
Sam's pick - The Gathering of Black Moths by Swallow the Sun
Brandon's pick - Relentless by Pentagram
Dave's pick - Heresiarch by Atlantean Kodex


Drone Metal
Sam's pick - Death Becomes You by Sunn O)))
Brandon's pick - Rise to Glory by Earth


Funereal Doom Metal
Sam's pick - ...In the Mist by Shape of Despair
Brandon's pick - The Will to Die by Funeral


Sludge Metal
Sam's pick - Falling While Rising by Crowbar


Alternative Metal
Sam's pick - Forty Six & 2 by Tool
Brandon's pick - We Die Young by Alice in Chains


Nu Metal
Sam's pick - Bored by Deftones
Brandon's pick - Our Apologies by Mushroomhead


Rap Metal
Sam's pick - Bring the Noise by Anthrax featuring Public Enemy
Brandon's pick - Freedom by Rage Against the Machine


Metalcore
Keifer's pick - A New Language by Coalesce


Mathcore
Keifer's pick - Pig Latin by Dillinger Escape Plan
Deathcore
Sam's pick - The Purest Strain of Hate by Thy Art is Murder
Brandon's pick - Antman by The Red Chord


Neoclassical Metal
Sam's pick - Moonlight Sonata (Act 3) by Exmortus
Dave's pick - Rondo a la Turca by Stormwitch


Power Metal
Sam's pick - Soldier of 3 Armies by Sabaton

And fine, Keifer...here's the damn Babymetal Link


Picks of the Month:
Dave's pick (music) - The album Devil's Seed by Wolf (song: Shark Attack)
Dave's pick (film) - Hard Ticket to Hawaii
Brandon's pick - The album "Wasted Mind" from Direct Hit (song: Paid in Brains)
Keifer's pick - The album "When Life Comes to Death" by Young and in the Way
Sam's pick (music) - The album "Primordial" by Shadow of Intent (song: The Aftermath in Jat-Krula)
Sam's pick (film) - Until the Light Takes Us