Heavy Metal 101

Eric Schwartz

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Your favorite podcast, wherein Dr. Eric, an expert, and Dr. John, a novice, explore, discuss, and argue about the history of heavy metal music. New episodes are available on the 3rd Monday of each month! Visit us at: https://anchor.fm/heavymetal101podcast Contact us at: [email protected] Social media: https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast https://twitter.com/heavy_101 https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/ Theme Music: Valhalla by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License

Recent Episodes

OCT 19, 2026
Do not go djentle into that good night…
Wherein Eric and very special guest co-host Schuyler refuse to accept their status as crusty, OLD metalheads and instead choose to dive deeply into the origins of the 21st century progressive modern metal phenomenon that is: djent. This bonus episode would not have been possible without the support of beloved Heavy Metal 101 Patreon members like Schuyler, who requested this specific topic. Please do consider joining us on our Patreon page for just $3/month. Not only will you have the opportunity to request a bonus episode topic all your own and gain access to exclusive content, but you'll also get that sense of pure joy that can only come from supporting the world's wackiest, most insightful heavy metal podcast. Link below:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ http://patreon.com/HeavyMetal101⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Click on the links below for all the music listening breaks in this episode: Listening Break #1: "Future Breed Machine" by Meshuggah from Destroy Erase Improve (1995)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AP9412LFP0o Listening break #2: “Bleed" by Meshuggah from Obzen (2008)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc98u-eGzlc⁠ Listening break #3: “Bland Street Bloom” by Sikth from Death of a Death Day (2006)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-EJLG7sJD0 Listening break #4: "Icarus Lives!" by Periphery from Periphery (2010)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScLf2HixuUg Listening break #5: “Concealing Fate Pt. 1- Acceptance” by TesseracT from One (2011)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4n-JMbwgoo Listening break #6: "CAFO" by Animals As Leaders from Animals As Leaders (2009)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0ZrF7taMHA Listening break #7: "Awake" by Textures from the Silhouettes (2008)- ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD3HVYqiQJU Visit us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠(you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!) Contact us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/heavy_101⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month. Thanks for listening! Underscore credits: Ethereal - LivE [Another Generic Djent Music] [Royalty Free Djent] LOTHUS Nostalgic Music [Copyright Free Music] - "Brahe" by Punch Deck 🌎 BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free Music Royalty Free Instrumental Djent/Thall Metal - "DARK WRATH" (No AI) #djent #thall David J. Barrios Sack Trick- Music From the Elder (Kiss Cover Version) DavidBennettPiano Polymeter vs. Polyrhythm (polymeter example) Prog Rock - Royalty Free Music Vodovoz Music Productions Meshuggah - Bleed ♬Chiptune Cover♬ Chiptune Planet Meshuggah - Future Breed Machine (8 bit Remix) [CHIPTUNE] 8 bit! At The Disco 8-BIT ARCADE - New Millenium Cyanide Christ (8-Bit Meshuggah Emulation) 8-Bit Arcade - Official Minimal at Liminal (2003) - Steve Reich, Pendulum Music LiminalTube Meshuggah - Stengah (8 bit) Chiptune Planet Video Game / Arcade Music (Royalty Free!) Dar Golan - traaacks! Royalty Free Metal: Ambient/Dreamy Djent Instrumental-"LUCIDITY" False Reflection Recordings Bland Street Bloom 8 Bit Anthony Insyren Gonzales Periphery - Icarus Lives 8-Bit xTwilightxxPrincessx Bulb - 8bit - Zyglrox Mr8Bitshit TesseracT Concealing Fate 8-bit 93gmike Animals As Leaders - CAFO (8 bit Remix) [CHIPTUNE] 8 bit! At The Disco Animals as Leaders - An Infinite Regression (8-Bit) CJ Fripp 9 String Djent [Instrumental, Metal, Djent] [Free Copyright / Royalty Free Music] Your Free Music SoundVoid [Thall/Experimental] - Royalty Free Music | CC BY Filippo Dusatti
75 MIN
OCT 1, 2026
The Return of the Annual Halloween Spooktacular: King Diamond and Mercyful Fate after 1990!
Wherein Eric and special guest co-host Dr. Ross explore the terrifyingly extraordinary latter day careers of King Diamond and Mercyful Fate, beginning in 1990 and working their way all the way up to 2026. Click on the links below for all the music listening/video breaks in this episode: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listening break #1: King Diamond "Eye of the Witch" from The Eye (1990) ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_rmDu01KJg Listening break #2: Mercyful Fate- "Burn in Hell" from 9 (1999) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CwJPAemW9M Listening break #3: King Diamond- "Voodoo" from Voodoo (1998) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLn7Y1M32HE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Please do consider joining us at our Patreon page! Not only will you gain access to exclusive content, but you'll also get that sense of pure joy that can only come from supporting the world's wackiest, most insightful heavy metal podcast. Link below:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ http://patreon.com/HeavyMetal101⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ Contact us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/heavy_101⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are always released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month! Underscore credits: “Two Little Girls” by King Diamond and Roberto Falcao, cover by Eric Schwartz Retro Horror Synth Theme - Sanity Unravels // Royalty Free No Copyright Background MusicWhite Bat Audio Creepy Haunted House / Sound FX (NO Copyright)The Audio Horizon SFX 'It's In The Fog' by ‪@DarrenCurtisMusic‬ 🇺🇸 | Horror Music (No Copyright) ☠️BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free Music Mercyful Fate - A Dangerous Meeting (8 bit)Chiptune Planet Royalty Free Music - Aftermath - Horror - Kevin MacLeodFree Royalty Archive King Diamond - Eye Of The Witch (8 bit)Chiptune Planet Mercyful Fate - Curse Of The Pharaohs (8 bit)Chiptune Planet MERCYFUL FATE - Is That You Melissa 8 BITLeonardo Messina Cinematic Uplifting Orchestral Celebration - FanfarePenrose Audio Frozen 2(겨울왕국2) OST - Into the Unknown / 8 bit Cover(8비트 커버)정훈남JHN STUDIO No Copyright Music] The Graveyard | Horror Music | Royalty Free Music VIVEK ABHISHEK Voodoo Mathematics - Percussion/Background - Royalty Free MusicTeknoAXE's Royalty Free Music Ritual of the Underworld | Suspense Music | Black Magic Music | Cinematic | No Copyright | FreeMusic 2.0 Copyright Free Scary Music - "Ghost" by Tim Beek 🇳🇱BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free Music King Diamond - Give Me Your Soul (8 bit)Chiptune Planet King Diamond - Abigail (8 bit)Chiptune Planet Little Drummer Boy 🎅 Christmas no copyright music 🎄Christmas No Copyright Music Wagner - Bridal Chorus - Here Comes The Bride FREE Instrumental Classical - WEDDING CC Music ✔Creative Commons Music Free To Monetize Der er et yndigt land – National Anthem Of Denmark | Copyright FreeMelotone Recordings Happy Birthday Song / Happy, Background (No Copyright Music)No Copyright Music
59 MIN
SEP 21, 2026
Pop Metal at the Dawn of a New Millenium (2000-2004)
Wherein Eric and John explore the reemergence of heavy metal as a force in popular music/culture at the dawn of the 21st century, including such bands as Limp Bizkit, Korn, Linkin Park, Slipknot, System of a Down, Tool, Evanescence, Metallica, and many more, and John, amazingly, smiles just a couple of times in nostalgic reverie. Click on the links below for all the music listening/video breaks in this episode: ⁠⁠⁠ Video break #1: Slipknot- "Duality" from Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses) (2004) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fVE8kSM43I ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listening break #1: Nightwish- "Nemo" from Once (2004) ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDV9mfZ7B7A Listening break #2: Metallica- "St. Anger" from St. Anger (2003) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar9BaNN5J4E ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Please do consider joining us at our Patreon page! Not only will you gain access to exclusive content, but you'll also get that sense of pure joy that can only come from supporting the world's wackiest, most insightful heavy metal podcast. Link below:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ http://patreon.com/HeavyMetal101⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ Contact us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/heavy_101⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are always released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month! Underscore credits: Free Radio Jingles Various Radio IDs FX, Sweepers, Ramps, Music Imager & Artist Drops radiojinglesvip Epic Metal Instrumental | No Copyright Heavy Metal Music | Free Background Music for CreatorsMusiclatest - No Copyright Music Nostalgic Music [Copyright Free Music] - "Brahe" by Punch Deck 🌎BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free Music Limp Bizkit - Rollin' (8 bit) Chiptune Planet Korn - Blind (8-Bit Version)Walrus In The End [8 Bit Tribute to Chester Bennington (RIP) & Linkin Park] - 8 Bit Universe Duality [8 Bit Tribute to Slipknot] - 8 Bit Universe 8 Bit Universe Left Behind [8 Bit Tribute to Slipknot] - 8 Bit Universe 8 Bit Universe Disturbed - Down With The Sickness (8 bit) Chiptune Planet Drowning Pool - Bodies | NES Remix Meme Music System Of A Down - Chop Suey (C64 Cover, SAM, Hokuto Force) Noplan Tool - Schism 8-Bit xTwilightxxPrincessx 8-bit: Godsmack - I Stand Alone 8bitsbrothers Royalty Free Music - Epic Inspiring Dramatic Cinematic Emotional Background | FREE DOWNLOAD BlueTreeAudio Evanescence - Bring Me To Life (8 bit) Chiptune Planet Nemo - Nightwish - 8Bit 8BitUzz Nightwish - Deep Silent Complete 8-BITTehNamota [8 Bit] Phantom Of The Opera 8 Bit Songs Metallica - Fuel (8-bit cover) [ 8biTune ] 8biTune Metallica - Enter Sandman 8bit (NES style) Bernieman82 Horror Background Music(No Copyright)Scary Dark Mysterious Music/Horror Trailer Music[Royalty Free] Power Music Factory storytelling background music no copyright | history music no copyright 1 Nextune Metallica - Until it Sleeps 8-Bit Miles_Metal... 8-Bit Metal, Video Game and Film Covers 8 bit Metallica Mercyful Fate Superhawkgaming98 Welcome Home (Sanitarium) - Metallica [8 bit] 8-Bit Justice Metallica - St. Anger 8-bit (werc85) werc85
69 MIN
AUG 17, 2026
Hardcore, Crossover, The Emergence of Metalcore, and Jane (Fricking) Doe…
Wherein Eric and John return to the fray for season #6(66!) of the Heavy Metal 101 podcast, kicking things off in style with explorations of hardcore, crossover, and early metalcore, and culminating in a discussion of the band Converge and their seminal masterpiece Jane Doe. Click on the links below for all the music listening/video breaks in this episode: Suggested Listening: Bad Brains- "Pay to Cum" (1980) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTRfvq7q1O8 Video Break #1: Suicidal Tendencies- "Institutionalized" from Suicidal Tendencies (1983) ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoF_a0-7xVQ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listening break #1: Killswitch Engage- "Temple from the Within" from Killswitch Engage (2000) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTVGPWMGK4g ⁠⁠⁠ Listening break #2: Converge- "Concubine" from Jane Doe (2001) ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrAxmXDSiuA ⁠⁠⁠ Please do consider joining us at our Patreon page! Not only will you gain access to exclusive content, but you'll also get that sense of pure joy that can only come from supporting the world's wackiest, most insightful heavy metal podcast. Link below:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ http://patreon.com/HeavyMetal101⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ Contact us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/heavy_101⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are always released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month! Underscore credits: (free) hardcore punk x metal x alternative rock type beat - "M.F.P.S" (prod. Capsized)Capsized Thrash punk/ Crossover instrumentalCracker Punk (ig acc : punk_is_dad_-_2.0) No Copyright Epic Intense Teaser Trailer Background Music / Infinite by ‪@soundridemusic‬ Soundridemusic - No Copyright Music [FREE] HARDCORE METAL INSTRUMENTAL [PROD. DRIFTAWAY]driftaway Wild Flora - Documentary Background Music No CopyrightFree Tune Library MELODIC METALCORE - ROYALTY FREEAMRPHIS Ticking Tension Trailer NoCopyright Background Music / Ticking Tension by Soundridemusic [FREE] HARDCORE METAL INSTRUMENTAL [PROD. DRIFTAWAY]driftaway grave - grindcore/powerviolence/death metal instrumental [free]pekarot Sad Piano Ambient Music (Copyright Free) - "Undertow" by ‪@ScottBuckley‬ 🇦🇺BreakingCopyright — Royalty Free Music
69 MIN