Al and Mike are Metalheads and Prog enthusiasts who talk about this mighty genre while diving into the history of the bands, discography and personal listening experience. Each hangout episode includes personal rating on albums based on their direct opinions along with top recommendations.
Metal music is rooted with different aspects of life like Philosophy, Psychology, Culture, History, Mythology and Humor. Along with that, it's a never-ending journey of discovering new bands and the message that they have to share!
Episode 2 showcases Myrath, a very unique metal band hailing from Tunisia. Introducing a metal genre "Blazing Desert Metal" which essentially takes you to an adventure in the middle of a Desert. So join us on this adventure while we talk about the band's music and cover interesting facts.
Podcast landing page: Mighty Metal Hangout • A podcast on Anchor (https://anchor.fm/mighty-metal-hangout)
Bands mentioned:
Myrath (Tunisia)
https://open.spotify.com/artist/72500XOYPw5e7OgFWuW2Gl?si=j3W7LFluQvam7sRKBB0sEw (https://open.spotify.com/artist/72500XOYPw5e7OgFWuW2Gl?si=j3W7LFluQvam7sRKBB0sEw)
The Omnific (Australia)
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5yn8jrJH5Z5PaGFStNUvgR?si=KV29fDSrShyFX_6Mq6cUaw (https://open.spotify.com/artist/5yn8jrJH5Z5PaGFStNUvgR?si=KV29fDSrShyFX_6Mq6cUaw)
Animals As Leaders (USA)
https://open.spotify.com/artist/65C6Unk7nhg2aCnVuAPMo8?si=Q_tzqt8FTKOPNm4-LF69VQ (https://open.spotify.com/artist/65C6Unk7nhg2aCnVuAPMo8?si=Q_tzqt8FTKOPNm4-LF69VQ)
The Down Troddence (India)
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6hTZfnBN0lBS9Q5LqeMbNX?si=CxZ7Z0qaRLikBxRmJG0wlw (https://open.spotify.com/artist/6hTZfnBN0lBS9Q5LqeMbNX?si=CxZ7Z0qaRLikBxRmJG0wlw)
Cellar Darling (Switzerland)
https://open.spotify.com/artist/29TiA5JlE8qICyOYEvyvGR?si=UrZos4Y0Q7e3nRTH-vfHPg (https://open.spotify.com/artist/29TiA5JlE8qICyOYEvyvGR?si=UrZos4Y0Q7e3nRTH-vfHPg)
Riverside (Poland)
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5yjbUO1Jocui7RKE30zfLT (https://open.spotify.com/artist/5yjbUO1Jocui7RKE30zfLT)
Orphaned Land (Israel)
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7xTMxqAmbtE0Nce5lz7t0h?si=atrHm-mXQ9yxrfKMfY3JlQ (https://open.spotify.com/artist/7xTMxqAmbtE0Nce5lz7t0h?si=atrHm-mXQ9yxrfKMfY3JlQ)
Death (USA)
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4f5V3PQ66nIrBCqugJtaGn?si=IdnmqChuQoSvMzWRSzWASg (https://open.spotify.com/artist/4f5V3PQ66nIrBCqugJtaGn?si=IdnmqChuQoSvMzWRSzWASg)
Symphony X (USA)
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4MnZkh4dpNmTMPxkl4Ev5L?si=acHos5KBTeSlQq4zX2KYQg (https://open.spotify.com/artist/4MnZkh4dpNmTMPxkl4Ev5L?si=acHos5KBTeSlQq4zX2KYQg)
Dream Theater (USA)
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2aaLAng2L2aWD2FClzwiep?si=fl02HNSlQqqpvvU-LSeD2A (https://open.spotify.com/artist/2aaLAng2L2aWD2FClzwiep?si=fl02HNSlQqqpvvU-LSeD2A)
Motherjane (India)
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2dJEdZ3JefqNjAz9KH3qnK?si=YanIijwsRumZ-0jmgP0qig (https://open.spotify.com/artist/2dJEdZ3JefqNjAz9KH3qnK?si=YanIijwsRumZ-0jmgP0qig)
Baiju Dharmajan (India)
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4C0qhkwkbcN1eL5DOGHFA4?si=IyzJ5nbmQ5uBZX7t-Nfn8w (https://open.spotify.com/artist/4C0qhkwkbcN1eL5DOGHFA4?si=IyzJ5nbmQ5uBZX7t-Nfn8w)
Katatonia (Sweden)
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2CWWgbxApjbyByxBBCvGTm?si=gzq9slXpSpqNpunB83joFA (https://open.spotify.com/artist/2CWWgbxApjbyByxBBCvGTm?si=gzq9slXpSpqNpunB83joFA)
8 Nov 2022
Episode 01 - Opeth
In this special first episode, Mike and Al talk about their favorite band Opeth. After they catch up and share their recent concert experiences and upcoming albums & events in the metal & Prog world. They dive deep into the band info, lineup changes, full detailed discography with ratings, recommended listening, and review summary and forecast for the band's future.
Podcast landing page: Mighty Metal Hangout • A podcast on Anchor (https://anchor.fm/mighty-metal-hangout)
Bands mentioned:
Opeth
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0ybFZ2Ab08V8hueghSXm6E?si=j0aivc_KT_KAWQx2yNimqA (https://open.spotify.com/artist/0ybFZ2Ab08V8hueghSXm6E?si=j0aivc_KT_KAWQx2yNimqA)
Riverside:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5yjbUO1Jocui7RKE30zfLT (https://open.spotify.com/artist/5yjbUO1Jocui7RKE30zfLT)
The Ocean:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6fuALtryzj4cq7vkglKLxq?si=74hq2Vl-Qp29tdrqYcZiIw (https://open.spotify.com/artist/6fuALtryzj4cq7vkglKLxq?si=74hq2Vl-Qp29tdrqYcZiIw)
King Crimson
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7M1FPw29m5FbicYzS2xdpi?si=8ClQEik0SCmXN2dZuosNqA (https://open.spotify.com/artist/7M1FPw29m5FbicYzS2xdpi?si=8ClQEik0SCmXN2dZuosNqA)
Camel
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3Uz6jx81OY2J5K8Z4wmy2P?si=G0K5mzCcTUqy3hXGVS1Q4A (https://open.spotify.com/artist/3Uz6jx81OY2J5K8Z4wmy2P?si=G0K5mzCcTUqy3hXGVS1Q4A)
Genesis
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3CkvROUTQ6nRi9yQOcsB50?si=5RmrYM1JSKGRw3LkCrbF9Q (https://open.spotify.com/artist/3CkvROUTQ6nRi9yQOcsB50?si=5RmrYM1JSKGRw3LkCrbF9Q)
Jethro Tull
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6w6z8m4WXX7Tub4Rb6Lu7R?si=gfLgoG_MQg6r2gwyEYTIuQ (https://open.spotify.com/artist/6w6z8m4WXX7Tub4Rb6Lu7R?si=gfLgoG_MQg6r2gwyEYTIuQ)
Mahavishnu Orchestra
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3Ao7NH7lRyQAeKQg2mlTcO?si=DGUodOrQS3igSTyjD8BJ1w (https://open.spotify.com/artist/3Ao7NH7lRyQAeKQg2mlTcO?si=DGUodOrQS3igSTyjD8BJ1w)
Death
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4f5V3PQ66nIrBCqugJtaGn?si=IdnmqChuQoSvMzWRSzWASg (https://open.spotify.com/artist/4f5V3PQ66nIrBCqugJtaGn?si=IdnmqChuQoSvMzWRSzWASg)
Animals As Leaders
https://open.spotify.com/artist/65C6Unk7nhg2aCnVuAPMo8?si=Q_tzqt8FTKOPNm4-LF69VQ (https://open.spotify.com/artist/65C6Unk7nhg2aCnVuAPMo8?si=Q_tzqt8FTKOPNm4-LF69VQ)
Imperial Triumphant
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5zvMklMSTgoGUS9Un5domO?si=io76oR8LSBWdwRQhEyxCbg (https://open.spotify.com/artist/5zvMklMSTgoGUS9Un5domO?si=io76oR8LSBWdwRQhEyxCbg)
Katatonia
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2CWWgbxApjbyByxBBCvGTm?si=gzq9slXpSpqNpunB83joFA (https://open.spotify.com/artist/2CWWgbxApjbyByxBBCvGTm?si=gzq9slXpSpqNpunB83joFA)
Resources:
Mike Become the Knight >> Ranking/album review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku03mbJqQIE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku03mbJqQIE)
JJ Metalhead >>> Lyrics analysis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7psLDTtis0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7psLDTtis0)
The Charismatic Voice >>> Vocal analysis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH-4lCWpPMs&t=434s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH-4lCWpPMs&t=434s)
On track - Opeth by Jordan Blum
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1789521661/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_FBTWJTQRVFPB1DA6TRCD (https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1789521661/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_FBTWJTQRVFPB1DA6TRCD)
4 Oct 2022
Episode 00 - Welcome to the hangout!
Welcome to Mighty Metal hangout! In this episode, Al & Mike talk about why they have started this project and what the audience can expect.
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