GOOD YouTube channels?

[msp]

Boy.. this thread took a sudden 180..

[Spinal]

On a lighter note…

Does anyone know of any good podcasts for more obscüre Metal, scene reports, in-depht band/album discussions and similar subjects? Heavy Metallurgy is truly great, but the ”radio-style” audio-only format I find better suited for commute-listening, long walks, etc.

[nightsblood]

On a lighter note…

Does anyone know of any good podcasts for more obscüre Metal, scene reports, in-depht band/album discussions and similar subjects? Heavy Metallurgy is truly great, but the ”radio-style” audio-only format I find better suited for commute-listening, long walks, etc.

Spinal- if you like progressive music then you might like the Radical Research podcast. They cover metal but other forms of progressive music get included too. They don't focus on the current scene, but they do cover some current artists and new albums.
If I come across others that folks here would enjoy I'll reply again; I don't know the current podcast landscape well.
Marty and I are looking into posting the Heavy Metallurgy episodes in podcast format as well as YT videos since we've been getting more feedback similar to yours. It's on our To Do List.

All-
Cheers to those who are enjoying the Metallurgy episodes. To those who aren't, there's plenty of other content out there for you to enjoy.
Negotiations are underway to bring another Corroseum member onto the show, hopefully in May

[naturom demonto]

More Dan on YT please!

[DaN]

More Dan on YT please!

+1!

Negotiations are underway to bring another Corroseum member onto the show, hopefully in May

Exciting! Looking forward to see what HM troglodyte you've dragged out from his cave

[J.]

More Dan on YT please!

+1!

Negotiations are underway to bring another Corroseum member onto the show, hopefully in May

Exciting! Looking forward to see what HM troglodyte you've dragged out from his cave

Avenger?

[nightsblood]

The time has come! Making his debut on Heavy Metallurgy tonight (Friday, June 6 @ 9 pm New York time)....




That's right, we're discussing UK metal with a guest from Sweden LOL

This is a pre-recorded episode, not a live episode. Marty and I will be in the chat during the premiere tonight to talk to folks.

And yes, Dan will return to Metallurgy. Our calendar's been pretty full lately with a lot of guests wanting to return for another episode.

Hope folks here are doing well and enjoy the new episode.

[bigfootkit]

Good episode & an interesting topic. Nice to see you in the mix Khnud.
I think part of that lull/break in continuity/transition from the NWoBHM around 84/85/86 which was discussed was likely partly down to that generation simply 'ageing out'.
That audience had grown up in the '78-'82 time frame & were by now getting married, getting jobs (if they were lucky), having kids & all that stuff that seriously gets in the way of your previous gig-going, record buying, partying etc.
If you were still hanging in there as a band in that timeframe it was time you got deadly serious about making an actual living from it or quitting.
Some took Def Leppard as a blueprint they could perhaps feasibly follow, a few followed in the wake of the neo-Prog/AOR peddled by Marillion who were inexplicably big at that time, others perhaps took the Hanoi Rocks inspired Glam/Trash route, or they doubled down & tried to play as hard & fast as their emerging US Thrash inspirations.
At that time the whole scene starts to become divided into smaller sub-genres effectively & the prior trad-Metal/NWoBHM styles simply get abandoned by most. Much as i love that trad stuff (and still do), at the time it had begun to sound stale, dated & tired and change definitely felt like it was needed.
Re the theory about cable TV Americanizing things. From my recollections cable TV didn't really make inroads in the UK at all, there may have been small pockets where it existed but it wasn't widespread at all. However, when satellite TV arrived here in the late '80's/early 90's that same type of American cultural imperialsim which Khnud described did play out here too, at least to an extent.
BTW, kudos are due to Marty for his excellent humourous observation that "those boobs don't airbrush themselves"

[Khnud]

Yeah, that cable TV thing was just something that popped into my head as we were talking. I was born in '78, so obviously I wasn't around when NWOBHM was the big thing. But as I recall from the mid 80's, Sweden was more influenced by the UK before cable, and far more by the US once cable started to appear. And my theory is this also influenced people's taste in music. Or I might be completely off, it was 40 years ago after all.

Also, I know I was wrong about that Rock Bitch band. They were indeed British. But as I said in the video, not really my thing.

[bigfootkit]

Yeah, that cable TV thing was just something that popped into my head as we were talking. I was born in '78, so obviously I wasn't around when NWOBHM was the big thing. But as I recall from the mid 80's, Sweden was more influenced by the UK before cable, and far more by the US once cable started to appear. And my theory is this also influenced people's taste in music. Or I might be completely off, it was 40 years ago after all.
Also, I know I was wrong about that Rock Bitch band. They were indeed British. But as I said in the video, not really my thing.

Your brainwave definitely holds some merit, it's just that here that same U.S. influence came instead from satellite TV rather than cable & didn't arrive until 1990. It carried MTV so those who had satellite dishes (i'd guess perhaps 1 household in 10 at it's peak) had access to that for a couple of years right before grunge hit. Interestingly, i've seen it theorised in recent years that 'Britpop' may have come about partly as a reaction to that saturation coverage of US bands that MTV provided during that time.
I'd forgotten all about Rockbitch & yes they were from the UK, but were actually based in France, which could be why you'd thought they weren't Brits.
Regarding Venom & their lack of influence on the NWoBHM, unlike the status they enjoyed elsewhere they were widely considered an awful joke band in the UK. They didn't sell records here & only very rarely even played live at home. (Just 8 shows here by the original line-up between '80-'85). The UK music press despised & derided them & their readerships routinely voted them 'worst band' in their year end polls. There were very few copycat bands here because Venom weren't seen as a success story, quite the opposite in fact. Their shtick just didn't work here.
If you were after fast truly ugly scary music in that era the likes of Discharge, The Exploited, Broken Bones etc was where you went. They could actually play.
There's been a lot of historical revisionism performed in subsequent years by journos & long-running publications attempting to appear 'wise' after the fact, but the domestic press was never behind Venom & were incapable even of acknowledging their overseas successes. Once the influence that they'd had globally on the more extreme forms of Metal started to become apparent, there was gradually a little more grudging respect afforded to them, but if you go back & read the old reviews & interviews from back in the day they tell a different story.

[Khnud]

Very insightful, KiT! You should have been the guest on the show, not me!

[bigfootkit]

Very insightful, KiT! You should have been the guest on the show, not me!

Not at all, you were very good on the show & the records you chose to highlight were all great picks. Over the course of the episode you, Alan & Marty were rather convincing in making a surprisingly strong case for the re-evaluation of the status of the post-NWoBHM UK Metal landscape. The way it was presented certainly made me reconsider the perceived trailing off in quality that i'd long believed to be the case.
The question does have to be asked though, have Charger employed Alan to be their 'hype-man'.?

[Cochino]

Just wanted to say I finally managed to get off my ass (or actually, on my ass) and checked out a bunch of Heavy Metallurgy vids, and even managed to drop by the latest live stream. Fun stuff, and a good crowd in the chat as well. None of the fucking noise that has kept me pretty much away from Metal discussion online for the last bunch of years, like that stuff from the previous page on this very thread.

Congratulations, nightsblood. Great content.

[Spinal]

Spinal- if you like progressive music then you might like the Radical Research podcast. They cover metal but other forms of progressive music get included too. They don't focus on the current scene, but they do cover some current artists and new albums.
If I come across others that folks here would enjoy I'll reply again; I don't know the current podcast landscape well.
Marty and I are looking into posting the Heavy Metallurgy episodes in podcast format as well as YT videos since we've been getting more feedback similar to yours. It's on our To Do List.

A supplemental Heavy Metallurgy podcast of the shows would be great. Of course it’s always more fun to see the hard-copy stuff you share (esp. as in the recent episode when discussing the actual artworks), but for the times while on the move, pure audio will help keeping down phone-related road accidents.

The Radical Research podcast is exactly the kind of material I’m looking for. These guys _really_ dig deep. Thanks a bunch nightsblood and sorry for thr late reply!

[nightsblood]

'kit- thanks for the insights on the cable vs satellite TV influence on the UK. You're the best!

Spinal- glad you're enjoying Radical Research. Great guys and yeah, they dig in deep!

Cochino- cheers, glad you're enjoying the Metallurgy content. We've been able to develop a really great community of regulars who love the music and who know how to disagree but be civil about it. We get the occasional troll, but it's a rare occurrence.

All- I think this episode will appeal to some of you. Looks like a goofy one but Aaron is a long-time Corroseum lurker, and in this episode he discusses several oldschool Russian metal acts.