Sorry for the delays and all of that jazz.
This week we turn it up to 11 with power metal gods, 3 Inches of Blood and we cover their discography from Battlecry Under a Winterson all the way to their upcoming album, Here Waits Thy Doom.
This is for you metal fans out there, so take a listen and raise your horns.
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Aug 12, 2009 | Metal | Leave A Comment »
We are back! This week we are covering mathcore band, The Number Twelve Looks Like You. We have a “hidden secret” at the end of the show!
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…and send us suggestions of bands you would like to hear! If we receive multiple requests of the same artist we will review your suggestion within a few weeks.
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Jul 14, 2009 | Experimental, Metal, Progressive, hardcore, mathcore, punk | 2 Comments »
This week we review a band called Apocalyptica. In short, they play metal music with the string instrument, the Cello.
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Seriously, these guys are freakin’ insane.
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May 20, 2009 | Metal | Leave A Comment »
This week we review Iron Maiden and their album, “Powerslave”. This week we are joined by special guest, Matt (Gunther) Hensch, and he enlightens us with his wealth of Iron Maiden knowledge.
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Email us: (nate@pod[dot]pirefower[dot]com, mike@pod[dot]pirefower[dot]com)
…and send us suggestions of bands you would like to hear! If we receive multiple requests of the same artist we will review your suggestion within a few weeks.
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This episode was per request of our good friend, Mark.
Apr 01, 2009 | Metal | Leave A Comment »
This week, we review Lamb of God’s fourth album, “Ashes of the Wake”.

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…and send us suggestions of bands you would like to hear! If we receive multiple requests of the same artist we will review your suggestion within a few weeks.
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Mar 04, 2009 | Metal | Leave A Comment »

This week, we are doing something different. Every 5 weeks, we are diverting from our normal way of doing things and getting a little sidetracked.
Mike and I both pick 3 different artists we have been currently listening to, and we discuss them in five minute segments with a sound clip for each.
6 bands, 30 minutes. A whole lotta’ music.
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In this show we review…
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Feb 24, 2009 | Experimental, Metal, death metal, electronic, hardcore, ska | Leave A Comment »
This week, we review HORSE The Band’s second album, “R. Borlax”.

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In this show…
- Brief summary of the band
- Style
- Song Content
- Overall
- Similar Artists (recommendations)
- …and a little bit of small talk, and general BS.
- Just to let you know – Mike’s roommates were playing Smash Bros. in the background so you can hear other noise. We are beating them to a pulp as you are reading this.
Show notes:
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Email us: (nate[dot]pod[dot]pirefower[dot]com, mike[dot]pod[dot]pirefower[dot]com)
…and send us suggestions of bands you would like to hear! If we receive multiple requests of the same artist we will review your suggestion within a few weeks.
P.S. – Listen to the WHOLE podcast for a hidden “bonus” at the end!
Feb 17, 2009 | Experimental, Metal, hardcore | Leave A Comment »
It’s our second episode and things are finally rolling!
This week we review Mastodon’s first album, Remission, and the band as a whole. We get side tracked, per usual.

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In this show…
- Brief summary of the band
- Style
- Song Content
- Overall
- Similar Artists (recommendations)
- …and a little bit of small talk, and general BS.
- Nate says “OH MY GOD” about 50 bajillion times.
Show notes:
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Feb 04, 2009 | Metal | Leave A Comment »