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Heavy Metal 101

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by Eric Schwartz

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Your favorite podcast, wherein Dr. Eric, an expert, and Dr. John, a novice, explore, discuss, and argue about the history of heavy metal music. New episodes are available on the 3rd Monday of each month! Visit us at: https://anchor.fm/heavymetal101podcast Contact us at: heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com Social media: https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast https://twitter.com/heavy_101 https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/ Theme Music: Valhalla by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License

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Episode thumbnail for A Very Heavy Metal 101 Listener's Guide to the Heavy Metal of the 1990s with Quinn from ...And Vol. 4 All

May 18, 2026

A Very Heavy Metal 101 Listener's Guide to the Heavy Metal of the 1990s with Quinn from ...And Vol. 4 All

Eric and John interview Quinn from ...And Vol. 4 All about essential 1990s heavy metal albums, offering listeners a guide to the decade's sound.

Episode thumbnail for Doomed for All Time: Doom Metal Fragmentation in the 1990s

April 20, 2026

Doomed for All Time: Doom Metal Fragmentation in the 1990s

<p>Wherein Eric and John, following a vanishingly brief look at the early history and development of doom metal, investigate the fragmentation of doom into various sub-sub genres in the 1990s, including death doom (Paradise Lost, My Dying Bride, Anathema), gothic metal (Type O Negative), stoner metal (Sleep, Electric Wizard), and more.</p><p><br></p><p>Click on the links below for all the music listening/video breaks in this episode:</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Listening Break #1: </strong></p><p>Pentagram- &quot;The Ghoul&quot; from Pentagram/Relentless (1985/93) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRIkfMSnED4" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRIkfMSnED4</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weyYzWU-FNI" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠</a></p><p><strong>Listening break #2</strong>: </p><p>Paradise Lost- &quot;Paradise Lost&quot; from Lost Paradise (1990) </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znqVVjOOMwA" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znqVVjOOMwA</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIqTfc0XIfg" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠</a></p><p><strong>Listening break #3</strong>: </p><p>Paradise Lost- &quot;Gothic&quot; from Gothic (1991)</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnqXkN1xpO8" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnqXkN1xpO8</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ob2GdSUQKg" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠</a></p><p><strong>Video break #1</strong>: </p><p>Type O Negative &quot;Black No. 1 (Little Miss Scare-All&quot; from Bloody Kisses (1993) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFwYJYl5GUQ" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFwYJYl5GUQ</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Listening break #4</strong>: </p><p>Sleep &quot;Dragonaut&quot; from Sleep&#39;s Holy Mountain (1992)</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OWwgGYhsBs" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OWwgGYhsBs</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Listening break #4</strong>: </p><p>Lectric Wizard &quot;Funeralopolis&quot; from Dopethrone (2000)</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdlEIlq9nZg" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdlEIlq9nZg</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ob2GdSUQKg" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠</a></p><p><strong>Please do consider joining us at our Patreon page! Not only will you gain access to exclusive content, but you&#39;ll also get that sense of pure joy that can only come from supporting the world&#39;s wackiest, most insightful heavy metal podcast. Link below:</strong><a href="http://patreon.com/HeavyMetal101" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ http://patreon.com/HeavyMetal101⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Visit us at:</strong> ⁠<a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>⁠ ⁠</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Contact us at:</strong> ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Social media:</strong></p><p><strong>⁠⁠</strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>⁠</p><p>⁠⁠<a href="https://twitter.com/heavy_101" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/heavy_101⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>⁠<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@heavymetal101podcast" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@heavymetal101podcast" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>⁠⁠<a href="https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p>New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are always released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Underscore credits:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Come, Sweet Death, BWV 478 by J.S. Bach (performed by E. Schwartz)</p><p><br></p><p>Atmospheric Doom Metal - ROYALTY FREE [No copyright Music]poweredBYGDK</p><p><br></p><p>The Beatles - I Want You (She&#39;s So Heavy) [8-BIT]PlayToDie</p><p><br></p><p>Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath 8-Bit</p><p><br></p><p>Miles_Metal... 8-Bit Metal, Video Game and Film Covers</p><p><br></p><p>[FREE] Doom Metal x Stoner Metal Instrumental - &quot;THE LOST WITCH&quot; - Electric WizardNo Copyright Metal</p><p><br></p><p>Ash Nazg | War Chant of MordorSirRacha</p><p><br></p><p>FREE] Doom Metal X Slow Heavy Metal - &quot;Slow Burner&quot;Mauricio Mirapalheta Sound</p><p><br></p><p>MISTRESS OF FLYING | Doom Metal | No Copyright Music | ROYALTY FREE MUSICDark Burden</p><p><br></p><p>[FREE] Stoner Metal X Doom Metal Instrumental - &quot;Stoner Minimoe&quot;Mauricio Mirapalheta Sound</p><p>Horror Background Music(No Copyright)Scary Dark Mysterious Music/Horror Trailer Music[Royalty Free]Power Music Factory</p><p><br></p><p>Paradise Lost - Gothic (8-Bit Version)Squskii</p><p><br></p><p>[No Copyright Music] The Graveyard | Horror Music | Royalty Free MusicVIVEK ABHISHEK</p><p><br></p><p>z3r0 - Haunted Mansion | Creepy/Horror background music - COPYRIGHT FREE MUSICz3r0 - Copyright Free Music</p><p><br></p><p>Retro Post Punk by Infraction [No Copyright Music] / After Duty</p><p><br></p><p>Infraction - No Copyright Music</p><p><br></p><p>Gothic Organ Intense Music | Royalty Free Musicgravitymusic</p><p><br></p><p>[ROYALTY FREE] 90&#39;s Rave Type Early Techno | Acidic Techno | LxftBeat Lab</p><p><br></p><p>Royalty Free Gothic Metal, PrecipiceIridium Music</p><p>Funeral Doom: Aethyr - Ave A - Royalty Free Stoner Doom Metal</p><p><br></p><p>Non Solus [eklektik underground</p><p><br></p><p>[FREE] SOUNDS OF SUICIDE 💀 DSBT type beat 💀 depressive suicidal black metal beat Elliot Skram</p><p><br></p><p>(free) dystopia x sludge metal type instrumental | “mortify” (prod. sxzu x erik rottenburg)SXZU</p><p><br></p><p>[ No Copyright ] The Forgotten Carousel | Horror Music | ROYALTY FREE MUSICVIVEK ABHISHEK</p><p><br></p><p>Funny Song | Comedic Background Music | Silly ChickenFesliyanStudios Background Music</p><p><br></p><p>M87 - 70s Psychedelic Rock With Guitar Solo [Royalty Free Music]LonePeakMusic</p>

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March 16, 2026

To the Extreme Pt. 3- Swedish Death Metal

<p>Wherein Eric and John explore three significant, influential branches of Swedish death metal, the Stockholm scene, the Gothenburg scene, and progressive Swedish death metal, discussing bands including Entombed, Dismember, At the Gates, In Flames, Edge of Sanity, Opeth, and MANY more.</p><p><br></p><p>Click on the links below for all the music listening/video breaks in this episode:</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Listening Break #1: </strong></p><p>Entombed- &quot;Left Hand Path&quot; from Left Hand Path (1990) </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weyYzWU-FNI" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weyYzWU-FNI</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Listening break #2</strong>: </p><p>At the Gates- &quot;Slaughter of the Soul&quot; from Slaughter of the Soul (1995) </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIqTfc0XIfg" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIqTfc0XIfg</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Listening break #3</strong>: </p><p>Opeth &quot;The Moor&quot; from Still Life (1999)</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ob2GdSUQKg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ob2GdSUQKg</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Please do consider joining us at our Patreon page! Not only will you gain access to exclusive content, but you&#39;ll also get that sense of pure joy that can only come from supporting the world&#39;s wackiest, most insightful heavy metal podcast. Link below:</strong><a href="http://patreon.com/HeavyMetal101" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ http://patreon.com/HeavyMetal101⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Visit us at:</strong> ⁠<a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>⁠ ⁠(you can leave us a voicemail if you&#39;re so inclined!)</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Contact us at:</strong> ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Social media:</strong></p><p><strong>⁠⁠</strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>⁠</p><p>⁠⁠<a href="https://twitter.com/heavy_101" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/heavy_101⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>⁠<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@heavymetal101podcast" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@heavymetal101podcast" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>⁠⁠<a href="https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p>New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are always released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Underscore credits:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Du gamla, du fria | Copyright Free | National Anthem Of SwedenFree Beta Records</p><p><br></p><p>Free SWEDISH DEATH METAL Music - Haunting of the Flesh // No Copyright </p><p>Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio </p><p><br></p><p>free) hardcore punk x metal x alternative rock type beat - &quot;M.F.P.S&quot; (prod. Capsized)Capsized</p><p><br></p><p>(free) crust punk x hardcore punk x discharge x killtak type beat | “evacuate” (prod. sxzu)SXZU</p><p><br></p><p>Royalty Free // Epic Fantasy Music &quot;Leaving for Valhalla&quot; by Alexander NakaradaAlexander Nakarada - CreatorChords</p><p><br></p><p>Death/Thrash Metal Riffs - Fight Like Hell // Royalty Free No Copyright MusicWhite Bat Audio</p><p><br></p><p>Royalty Free Instrumental Death Metal Track-AMRPHIS </p><p> </p><p>Free DEATH METAL Music - Cult of the Skull - // Copyright Free Music - White Bat Audio</p><p><br></p><p>Royalty free french musicDar Golan</p><p><br></p><p>Audio Assault Bulldozer: Boss Hm2 Swedish Death Metal Tone Made with Amp Sim VSTGoat Surgeon</p><p><br></p><p>D-Beat Backing Track (165 BPM) [Drum Loop]NoCombs_NoMasters</p><p><br></p><p>Horror Background Music(No Copyright)Scary Dark Mysterious Music/Horror Trailer Music[Royalty Free]Power Music Factory</p><p><br></p><p>Melodic Death Metal Type Instrumental &quot;Dread&quot; Prod. Beef DrewBeef Drew ♪</p><p><br></p><p>weeping - melodic death/black metal instrumental [free]pekarot</p><p><br></p><p>A Love Song (for Erin)</p><p>Eric Schwart</p><p><br></p><p>It&#39;s In The Fog&#39; by ‪@DarrenCurtisMusic‬ 🇺🇸 | Horror Music (No Copyright) ☠️BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free Music</p><p><br></p><p>[ No Copyright ] The Devil Below | AMBIENT DARK MUSIC | ROYALTY FREE MUSICVIVEK ABHISHEK</p><p><br></p><p>Gates of Valhalla Viking Metal Royalty FreeDJ XU 666 WEB RADIO</p><p><br></p><p>Amon Amarth - Twilight of the Thunder god 8-bitDAWG BALLS</p><p><br></p><p>Royalty Free Instrumental Progressive Death Metal &quot;DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES&quot; (No AI)David J. Barrios | Royalty Free Metal Music</p><p><br></p><p>Royalty Free Instrumental Symphonic Metal - &quot;BLOOD ASCENDANT&quot; (NO AI) #royaltyfreemusicDavid J. Barrios | Royalty Free Metal Music</p><p><br></p><p>Creepy 80&#39;s Horror Theme - Bad Omen // Royalty Free No Copyright MusicWhite Bat Audio</p><p><br></p><p>EWQL Royalty Free Creepy Music &quot;Come Out And Play&quot;Darren Curtis Music</p><p><br></p>

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Your favorite podcast, wherein Dr. Eric, an expert, and Dr. John, a novice, explore, discuss, and argue about the history of heavy metal music. New episodes are available on the 3rd Monday of each month!

Visit us at: https://anchor.fm/heavymetal101podcast

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