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We're back with a whole bunch more rock and metal news with New Noize May 2022! We're covering a ton of stuff this week and giving our unfiltered takes so strap in. Autograph bassist Randy Rand recently passed away. The sad news came in around the time of this recording. We give our thoughts on Autograph the loss of Randy. As requested in the episode, let us know of some recommended Autograph tracks. Metallica's James Hetfield is, reportedly, still fuming over the album covers for 'Load' and 'Reload.' Why? We get into the reasons in this episode as well as share our take on this era of Metallica. Jason Newsted recently spilled the beans on his potential involvement in a Van Halen-related project. This news was confirmed by guitarist Joe Satriani who was also asked to contribute. As strange as this story is, it appears that something was in the works. We share our thoughts on this strange story as well as cover David Lee Roth's recent statement on the situation. Other stories covered this week include the pass

We're back this week to bring you some killer new rock with Fresh Blood April 2022! If you know of anyone stating that "rock is dead," be sure to clue them into this episode and prove them wrong! Chris' picks this week include killer selections from great newer artists like Lydia's Castle, Living Wreckage, Crash Midnight, Fortune Child, and Battering Ram. Aaron's awesome picks include cuts from Skills, Space Panther, Electric Black, The Bom Squad, and Flickertail. We have no doubt that you'll find something you love with our picks this week. Be sure to check out the bands, purchase their music (or merch), give their pages a "like" and share this episode to turn others onto them! The future of rock is IN YOUR HANDS!!! Decibel Geek is a proud member of the Pantheon Podcasts family. Contact Us! Rate, Review, and Subscribe in iTunes Join the Facebook Fan Page Follow on Twitter Follow on Instagram E-mail Us Subscribe to our Youtube channel! Support Us! Buy a T-Shirt! Donate to the show! Stream Us! Stitcher Radio S

You've got questions and we've got the answers this week as we present Ask Us Anything! We put out a call on the Decibel Geek social media channels and many of you responded. We take on a variety of questions from a whole spectrum of topics; music and otherwise. Some of the topics covered include our thoughts on bands playing without original members, our day jobs, how we met each other, ROCKNPOD updates, past podcasting feuds, producers we love, album rankings, future plans, foods we love, and tons more. We thank all of you that submitted questions and did our best to answer honestly. We think you'll get to know us a bit better after hearing this. It was fun to do. We hope you enjoy Ask Us Anything and SHARE with a friend! Decibel Geek is a proud member of the Pantheon Podcasts family. Contact Us! Rate, Review, and Subscribe in iTunes Join the Facebook Fan Page Follow on Twitter Follow on Instagram E-mail Us Subscribe to our Youtube channel! Support Us! Buy a T-Shirt! Donate to the show! Stream Us! Stitcher

We're back this week with all the rock news that's fit to spit with New Noize April 2022! It's been a heavy past couple weeks in the rock world with sad stories including the untimely death or Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins and the reverberations felt worldwide from it. We share our thoughts on Taylor and some of the reactions to it including that of Ted Nugent. Skid Row announced their newest singer recently with the hiring of former H.E.A.T. front man Erik Gronwall. The band released a brand new single 'The Gang's All Here' featuring Gronwall's vocals. We share our thoughts on the hiring of Gronwall, the firing of Z.P. Theart, and what we think the future holds for Skid Row. Bon Jovi recently kicked off their latest tour and the press is definitely not going wild for it. A recent brutal review from their St. Paul show led us to find some audio of the tour kickoff show in Omaha the night before. You won't believe your ears. Even worse, you won't believe the crowd reaction to it. Additionally, Chris Jere

We're bringing you a great batch of ear candy for you this week with the Radio Sucks Radio Show March 2022! If you're new to Decibel Geek, the premise is simple; radio continues to spin the same 50 songs over and over again while newer artists and new material by our favorite bands regularly get ignored. That's not the case here! We've got 10 great tunes to band your head to this week. You'll get great tracks from young bands including Whiskey Grin, Bloody Heels, On Top, and Junkyard Dive. Also, a fresh new rock track from Eightball and new tracks from great artists such as Kane Roberts, Santa Cruz, Million $ Reload, and John Corabi. We close things out with a spin on classic KISS' sound with a track from Klassik '78 from their new 'Phantoms' album. It's an hour-plus of great music and talk so join us for Radio Sucks Radio Show March 2022! Decibel Geek is a proud member of the Pantheon Podcasts family. Contact Us! Rate, Review, and Subscribe in iTunes Join the Facebook Fan Page Follow on Twitter Follow on

This week we debut a new theme with On Assignment for the Marvelous 3 album 'Ready Sex Go.' Here's how it works. Each time, we seek out a fellow podcaster that we respect to assign us an album to review. We give the album several spins, in our own time, and then reconvene with our guest and grade the album on a A-F scale; going track by track through the album. For this inaugural edition of On Assignment, we're joined by Jay Scott of The Hook Rocks podcast. As a fellow Pantheon network member, Jay's show has steadily climbed in popularity and regularly produces great episodes for the musically obsessed as well as fantastic interviews. We asked Jay to assign us an album that he loves and he chose the third, and final, Marvelous 3 album 'Ready Sex Go.' Released in 2000, the album completely flew under the radar of most rock fans despite getting modest airplay with the single 'Sugarbuzz.' In this episode everyone shares their memories of Marvelous 3, how they discovered the music, and their links to Butch Walker

This week we welcome good friend, podcaster, and author Brian J. Kramp to discuss The Best & Worst of 70's Cheap Trick! In addition to his hosting duties of the awesome Rock and/or Roll Podcast, Brian's got an awesome new book coming out this Summer based on the early days of Cheap Trick! This Band Has No Past tells the story of a bar band from the Midwest—the best and weirdest bar band in the Midwest—and how these four baby boomers, having been lucky enough to avoid the Vietnam draft, doggedly pursued a most unlikely career in rock’n’roll and made it on their own terms. It traces every gnarly limb of the family tree of bands that culminated in Cheap Trick, then details how this unlikely foursome paid their dues—with interest—night after night, slogging it out everywhere from high schools to bars to bowling alleys to fans’ back yards, before signing to Epic Records and releasing two brilliant albums six months apart. Drawing on more than eighty original interviews, This Band Has No Past is packed full of new

This week we talk about all the music we're looking forward to in the New Year with Album Anticipation 2022! There was a ton of great music released in 2021. You can hear all about that including our picks in our Best of 2021 episode. 2022 promises to be another great year for rock and metal music. In this episode, we discuss some of the great stuff already released this year including new material from Tony Martin, Steve Vai, and others. Additionally, we discuss confirmed new releases from Guns N' Roses, Slash, Scorpions, Ty Tabor, Night Demon, GWAR, Hardcore Superstar, and many more. Other albums that are seemingly planned for release without a definite issue date are discussed. Some of the artists covered include Megadeth, Ozzy Osbourne, Clutch, Dokken, Overkill, Queensryche, and many more. The year in music for 2022 looks bright and we're here to cover it all for you. We hope you enjoy Album Anticipation 2022 and SHARE with a friend! Decibel Geek is a proud member of the Pantheon Podcasts family. Cont

This week the guys recount a roller-coaster of a weekend in the sunshine state as Chris & Aaron Do Florida! One of the more memorable guests from Decibel Geek history was Dick Wagner. The original career-spanning interview with Dick as well as his appearance for an Albums Unleashed episode on Alice Cooper's Dada album were listener favorites and it led to a friendship between the guys which was cut short due to Dick Wagner's untimely passing a few years ago. Dick's partner Susan Michelson also became a friend through that experience. Susan would go on to found the Dick Wagner Remember the Child Fund; a music therapy program that provides musical instruction and instruments to sick and disabled children. That's what led to last week's events in Florida. The Dick Wagner Remember the Child Fund recently added Woodstock co-founder and music industry legend Artie Kornfeld to it's board. Artie will be working with the charity in many ways in the near future. Chris & Aaron were selected by the charity to be the inte

With Chris & Aaron out of town for an interview, this week we look back on a DBG Classic as we revisit Albums Unleashed - Alice Cooper's Dada with guest Dick Wagner. Chris and Aaron are currently working with the Dick Wagner Remember the Child Fund this week; conducting an interview with a legend of the music industry for a future project with the charity. In honor of the charity, they thought it best to republish this classic interview with Dick Wagner in his honor. Original notes below: Released in 1983, DaDa was, for all intents and purposes, dead on arrival due to being the final album in Cooper's contract with Warner Brothers as well as the out-of-the-box style of songs. Part art-rock, part esoteric/theatrical concept, DaDa's synthesizer-infused production combined with a healthy amount of humor crossed with dark subject matter left 1983 audiences confused; and they weren't the only ones. The early 80's were a self-professed "blackout" period for Alice Cooper with the rocker going as far as saying that h

As we barrel into the new year, we share our favorite music in our Best of 2021 episode! The general public (over 30) tends to repeat a tired old cliche; there's no good music being released. As you'll find out in this 2-plus hour mega-episode, that's a load of hogwash! There was a massive amount of great music released in 2021! In this episode, we each showcase our Top 15 albums released last year. Narrowing down their choices was a tough call. By our estimation, there were 80+ records released last year that were in contention. There were releases from old favorites such as Alice Cooper, Helloween, Iron Maiden, ACCEPT, LA Guns, Dee Snider, The Wildhearts, Volbeat, Eclipse, and many others. Additionally, there were breakout albums from newer acts such as Dirty Honey, Jax Hollow, Resist & Bite, The L.A. Maybe, Native Sons, The Pretty Reckless, Mammoth WVH, and more. Killer combo releases featuring a combination of great artists were released including The End Machine, Sunbomb, Seven Ravens, Minefield, and man

We're delivering a big KISSmas gift this week as we are joined by producer/engineer Mike Plotnikoff for Albums Unleashed - KISS Psycho Circus! This album, released in 1998, promised to be the return of the original fearsome foursome to the studio. Unfortunately, it turned out to be anything but that. Psycho Circus has become a very polarizing album among the KISS fan base. Coming off the heels of the successful Alive Worldwide reunion, anticipation was high for a reunion album. The final product, however, would include more Tommy Thayer and Kevin Valentine contributions than those of Ace Frehley or Peter Criss. Mike Plotnikoff joins us for this in-depth talk about the making of Psycho Circus. After growing up a KISS fan, it was a big deal for Mike to be involved in the project. Producer Bruce Fairbairn had been on a run of big albums from bands like Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, AC/DC, and Van Halen. His knack for a polished, big guitar sound would also be achieved on Psycho Circus. In this long-form discussion, Mike

We're back this week to discuss all the rock news that's fit to spit with New Noize December 2021! As we close out another year, there's quite a few interesting stories going on in the rock world and we're here to cover it for you all. We recently passed the anniversary of the loss of Dimebag Darrel. Coinciding with that, the venue where the tragic shooting happened (Alrosa Villa in Columbus Ohio) met it's fate with a wrecking ball. We discuss our memories of that tragic day as well as the impact that Dimebag had on our lives. David Lee Roth recently added more dates to his upcoming Las Vegas residency. Billed as his final shows, the addition of dates makes one wonder if this was just another ploy to sell more tickets. We give our thoughts on Diamond Dave's recent announcement. Former Black Sabbath vocalist Tony Martin recently launched a new single from his upcoming album and it is damn good! We talk about Tony's contributions to Black Sabbath as well as our thoughts on his upcoming album. Other topics cover

This week we present part 2 of a special 2 part interview with legendary producer Michael Wagener. Upon his retirement from the music industry in 2021, Michael has graciously granted Decibel Geek his final podcast interview. When you hear the phrase 'the soundtrack of our lives,' no one can lay more claim to it than producer Michael Wagener. His work with such rock greats as Dokken, Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica, Alice Cooper, and tons more is a testament to his talent, professionalism, personality, and direction. His continued work with upcoming artists such as Jax Hollow, Black Smoke Trigger, and more show that he never lost his desire to showcase new talent to the world. The sales of his works top over 90 million albums. He's more than earned this retirement. As you'll hear in this 2 part interview, Michael shares numerous stories and memories from his life and career. From the early influence of the Beatles to his work with Don Dokken that brought him to America to producing classics for legendary bands and hi

This week we present part 1 of a special 2 part interview with legendary producer Michael Wagener. Upon his retirement from the music industry in 2021, Michael has graciously granted Decibel Geek his final podcast interview. When you hear the phrase 'the soundtrack of our lives,' no one can lay more claim to it than producer Michael Wagener. His work with such rock greats as Dokken, Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica, Alice Cooper, and tons more is a testament to his talent, professionalism, personality, and direction. His continued work with upcoming artists such as Jax Hollow, Black Smoke Trigger, and more show that he never lost his desire to showcase new talent to the world. The sales of his works top over 90 million albums. He's more than earned this retirement. As you'll hear in this 2 part interview, Michael shares numerous stories and memories from his life and career. From the early influence of the Beatles to his work with Don Dokken that brought him to America to producing classics for legendary bands and hi

We're back this week to share our thoughts on the classic 80's era of heavy metal legends Judas Priest! Mark Strigl from the Talking Metal podcast joins us as we pick our favorite and least favorite song off each album from British Steel through Ram It Down. Judas Priest had built up their reputation as one of metal's godfather bands with great 70's releases such as Stained Class, Sad Wings of Destiny, and Hellbent for Leather. They'd up the ante in the 1980's with an amazing run of albums and even more success. Singer Rob Halford, guitarists Glen Tipton and KK Downing, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Dave Holland were an astounding group of musicians that would help shape hard rock and heavy metal for many future generations. We had a great time recording this episode and hope you will share YOUR Best & Worst of 80's Judas Priest in the comments below! Please listen, comment, and SHARE with a friend! Catch Mark Strigl on the Talking Metal podcast at https://art19.com/shows/talking-metal. Decibel Geek is a prou

We're bringing the music back this week as we celebrate the return of the Radio Sucks Radio Show! We've dug deep to bring you some of the best hard rock and metal that's been released in 2021! Are you tired of hearing the same 50 songs on classic rock radio? Well, fret no more as we're loading your ears with a bunch of killer music this week. In this episode, Chris brings several new tunes to the table by artists like Eclipse, The Lucid, The Sonic Overlords, Dirtbag Republic, and The L.A. Maybe. Aaron also brings great new material from Bad Marriage, Sons of Kong, Hammer Down Hard, Sons of Liberty, and Resist & Bite. It's an hour-long block of great rock talk and music. We hope you get turned onto something new this week and SHARE this episode with a friend. Leave your comments/reviews below! Decibel Geek is a proud member of the Pantheon Podcasts family Contact Us! Rate, Review, and Subscribe in iTunes Join the Facebook Fan Page Follow on Twitter Follow on Instagram E-mail Us Subscribe to our Youtube channel

We're back again with all the rock news that's fit to spit with New Noize for October 2021!. There's a lot going on in the rock and metal worlds and we're here to cover it all. On the day of this recording, news broke of David Lee Roth's upcoming retirement. We share our fresh reactions of hearing this news and speculate on what we think is behind it. We're gonna miss you, Diamond Dave! Troy Luccketta recently stepped away from performing with Tesla. In this episode, we talk about the announcement, Frank Hannon's take on the situation, and even attempt to contact Troy himself. Our host network, Pantheon Podcasts, recently announced a deal with The Who's Roger Daltrey for a new podcast that delves into the healing power of music. We share all the details and our thoughts on this great new show. Other stories covered this week include KISS' new Destroyer box set, Rock Festival Chaos, Richie Faulkner's recent health scare, Johnny Ramone's guitar selling for big money and more! We hope you enjoy New Noize for Oct

We're back this week with loads of cool stories about the music business in our Conversation with Munsey Ricci. You may not know his name but you definitely know his work. With a career in the record industry going back nearly 40 years including 30 as the head of Skateboard Marketing, Munsey has helped push countless records to rock radio around the world. If a rock or metal artist has released something in the past 30+ years, chances are good that Munsey was behind its marketing. Seriously, look at his past client roster at https://www.skateboard-marketing.com/pastros.html and see for yourself. Munsey has lots of great memories and stories of working with legendary artists. In this episode we hear about his time working with KISS, Motorhead, Alice Cooper, AC/DC, Metallica, Dio, and tons more. Additionally, he gives us his perspective on how marketing albums to radio has changed over time. It's an interesting insight into a side of the industry that you may not know. We hope you enjoy our Conversation with Mu

We're back this week with a new concept we think you'll enjoy as we ponder The Producer Switch! A producer can, many times, make or break an album. Sometimes they can bring it to another level and, conversely, can hold back the potential of an album. As rock and metal fans, there are numerous examples of albums we all think could have been improved with a different producer at the helm. With that in mind, this week we're making The Producer Switch. In this episode, we'll switch producers for albums by KISS, Black Sabbath, Enuff Z'nuff, David Lee Roth, Alice Cooper, AC/DC, Iron Maiden, an Ozzy Osbourne. What albums did we pick? What producers are being replaced? You'll have to listen to find out! We want to hear from YOU! What producer switch would you make to your favorite albums and why? Say so in the comments! We hope you enjoy The Producer Switch and SHARE with a friend! Decibel Geek is a proud member of the Pantheon Podcasts family. Contact Us! Rate, Review, and Subscribe in iTunes Join the Facebook Fan P