An exploration of philosophy with heavy metal themes. The intersection between the dark, powerful, and introspective. Tune in every Tuesday!
Heavy Metal Philosophy
Claim This Podcastby Jon Barbas
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283 episodes
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An exploration of philosophy with heavy metal themes. The intersection between the dark, powerful, and introspective. Tune in every Tuesday!
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Publishing Since
5/3/2021
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Recent Episodes
July 21, 2026
#280: The Beautiful Death Of Ozzy Osbourne - How Metal Teaches Us to Live
In episode 280 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas chats with Keith Kahn-Harris about his book, The Beautiful Death of Ozzy Osbourne - How Metal Teaches Us to Live. Ozzy wasn't just a rock and metal icon. His life, struggles, failures, triumphs, and unbelievably poetic final show have a lot to teach us about our own lives. This one isn't just nostalgic and mournful, there's a lot of philosophy to chew on here. Join us!<br /><br />Get the book at this affiliate link;<br />https://amzn.to/4wID4rK <br /><br />Keith Kahn-Harris Contact;<br />https://kahn-harris.org/<br /><br />Heavy Metal Philosophy Contact;<br />https://heavymetalphilosophy.com/<br />YouTube: https://youtube.com/@heavymetalphilosophy<br />https://www.spreaker.com/show/heavy-metal-philosophy<br />JonBarbas@heavymetalphilosophy.com<br />https://mobile.twitter.com/heaviestdoyen<br />https://www.facebook.com/HeaviestDoyen<br />https://www.instagram.com/heavy_metal_philosophy/<br />https://www.threads.net/@heavy_metal_philosophy<br />https://bsky.app/profile/jonbarbas.bsky.social <br /><br />Substack Articles<br />https://substack.com/@jonbarbas<br /><br />#ozzyosbourne #metal #philosophy<br />
July 14, 2026
#279: Death Metal Legends Hired To Remake Transformers Movie Soundtrack!
In episode 279 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas sits down with Gus Rios of Gruesome, Left To Die, and Cold Slither fame to talk about how Hasbro hired him to remake the 1986 Transformers Movie Soundtrack for the film's 40th Anniversary. Gus was joined by Matt Harvey and Ross Sewage from Exhumed on the project along with some of the master minds of the original soundtrack like Stan Bush and Vince DiCola. We're talking heavy metal, death metal, and childhood dreams come true here, join us!<br /><br />Preorder the Transformers movie soundtrack here:<br />https://shopus.reigningphoenixmusic.com/collections/transformers<br /><br />Catch the band at Comic Con info here:<br />https://sdccblog.com/2026/06/rock-and-roll-out-for-transformers-the-movie-40th-anniversary-live-concert-at-san-diego-comic-con-2026/<br /><br />Left To Die Album Link:<br />https://lefttodiedeathmetal.bandcamp.com/album/initium-mortis<br /><br />Heavy Metal Philosophy Contact;<br />https://heavymetalphilosophy.com/<br />YouTube: https://youtube.com/@heavymetalphilosophy<br />https://www.spreaker.com/show/heavy-metal-philosophy<br />JonBarbas@heavymetalphilosophy.com<br />https://mobile.twitter.com/heaviestdoyen<br />https://www.facebook.com/HeaviestDoyen<br />https://www.instagram.com/heavy_metal_philosophy/<br />https://www.threads.net/@heavy_metal_philosophy<br />https://bsky.app/profile/jonbarbas.bsky.social <br /><br />Substack Articles<br />https://substack.com/@jonbarbas<br /><br />#transformers #metal #heavymetal
July 7, 2026
#278: Fake AI Influencers and Industry Plants: We're So Cooked!
In episode 278 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas tells four short stories that reveal the current state of our society. As if influencer culture wasn't bad enough, now we have AI producing even worse versions of it. These stories will illustrate the reality of our current situation, but don't worry, I have good news: a white pill, if you prefer... AND a killer new extreme metal band to showcase! Subscribe and let me know what you think!<br /><br />Get 10% off Hear's Earplugs here:<br />https://www.hears.com/HEAVYMETALPHILOSOPHY<br /><br />Get Heavy Metal Philosophy Merch!<br />https://jonbarbas-shop.fourthwall.com/<br /><br />Heavy Metal Philosophy Contact;<br />https://heavymetalphilosophy.com/<br />YouTube: https://youtube.com/@heavymetalphilosophy<br />https://www.spreaker.com/show/heavy-metal-philosophy<br />JonBarbas@heavymetalphilosophy.com<br />https://mobile.twitter.com/heaviestdoyen<br />https://www.facebook.com/HeaviestDoyen<br />https://www.instagram.com/heavy_metal_philosophy/<br />https://www.threads.net/@heavy_metal_philosophy<br />https://bsky.app/profile/jonbarbas.bsky.social <br /><br />Substack Articles<br />https://substack.com/@jonbarbas<br /><br />#AI #Influencer #IndustryPlant
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