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#91: Godsmack & Iron Maiden: The Legends Keep Bringing It Live
Godsmack & Iron Maiden: The Legends Keep Bringing It Live
Two bands. Two generations. Decades of heavy music—and neither is ready to quietly fade away.
On this episode of Talking SHHH, we’re talking Godsmack and Iron Maiden, their recent and upcoming shows, changing lineups, massive catalogs, and what it means to see these bands at this stage of their careers.
Godsmack is moving into a new era without longtime members Shannon Larkin and Tony Rombola. Iron Maiden is celebrating 50 years with the Run For Your Lives tour and a setlist loaded with classics and deep cuts from their legendary early catalog.
We get into:
🔥 Godsmack's new chapter
⚔️ Maiden's 50-year legacy
🥁 Life after Shannon Larkin and Nicko McBrain
🎸 Hits vs. deep cuts
🤘 The songs that HAVE to stay in the set
🎟️ Why we still keep buying tickets
💀 And whether these bands are becoming even more important as live acts
And the ultimate question:
Godsmack and Iron Maiden are playing your town on the same night. You can only see ONE. Which ticket are you keeping?
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7 Sept 2026
#90 When Alternative Took Over: What Does “Alternative” Actually Mean?
What actually makes a band alternative?
On this episode of Talking SHHH Show, we go from the underground roots of R.E.M., The Cure and the Pixies to the explosion of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains and Soundgarden—and into Smashing Pumpkins, Nine Inch Nails, Green Day, Oasis, Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Linkin Park and more.
We dig into the scenes that shaped the movement, including Seattle, Chicago and Southern California; debate the biggest bands and albums; look at some surprising record sales; and ask where punk, grunge, industrial, Britpop, alternative metal and nu metal actually fit.
Does Alice in Chains belong in metal? Is Green Day alternative or punk? Do Linkin Park and Papa Roach count? And if bands like Nirvana were selling tens of millions of albums, what exactly were they still an alternative to?
It's part music history, part argument and plenty of personal opinion as we try to answer one deceptively difficult question:
24 Aug 2026
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Chris and Scott discuss the impact that AI can have.
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