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Episode 6: Slipknot's "Slipknot", or 9 Guys, 1 Paycheck Feb 11, 2020

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What do you get when you take 9 guys from Iowa, throw them in masks and boiler suits, and tell them to record an album? This monstrosity, an album that is kind of good but also 60 minutes long. Street Fight Radio's Bryan Quinby and Blocked Party's John Cullen are back for another month of reviewing nu-metal classics, and this month, they take on Slipknot's only album that qualifies as nu-metal, their self-titled debut.

There's no fighting on the episode this time, as both Bryan and John love the first half and think it falls off a precipitous cliff after that. They get into their own history with the band, from John being legitimately scared of them as a teenager to Bryan thinking the whole mask thing was pretty lame. What were the masks for, anyway? The boys talk about the decision to wear them, the fact there's nine guys in the band, and why they have one band member whose sole purpose is to hit beer kegs with a baseball bat. It's another Ross Robinson production, which means John goes off on the poor production values, and in this month's Challenge, Bryan creates a Slipknot mask for the ages.

If you want to take off the mask and show us your true self, you can donate to the show at https://patreon.com/thepodkast, where $4/month gets you access to one bonus episode every month. Last month, we reviewed the Woodstock '99 compilation album, complete with stories from Bryan about being there, and this month, we will be joined by a VERY special guest (revealed on the episode) to talk about Ozzfest 2001. So get on over there and donate today!

Episode 5: System of a Down's "Toxicity", or How I Learned They're Trying to Build a Prison Jan 07, 2020

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The bad boys of podcasting are back, and this month, it's political. Street Fight Radio's Bryan Quinby and Blocked Party's John Cullen take on the 2001 nu-metal classic, "Toxicity", by System of a Down, where the boys are once again conflicted over how to feel about a record, 18 years later.

From the bizarre in-fighting to the even weirder lyrics, Bryan and John attempt to unpack just how this album became one of the most popular of the decade and has stood the test of time, despite the inherent insanity of the whole thing and complete lack of mainstream appeal. While both had awful experiences seeing SOAD live, and are pretty sure the guys in the band are pretty dislikable dudes, they arrive at different conclusions about this record in 2019, and what it means today. And once again, the episode ends with singing (yelling?), as they try to break their 2-2 tie in the Challenge Round.

PLUS, The P.O.D. Kast just launched their Patreon this month. We're gonna be doing one bonus episode every month and will be releasing some really fun content. Check it out at https://www.patreon.com/thepodkast, where the bonus content will start flowing VERY soon.

Episode 4: Linkin Park's "Hybrid Theory", or How Bryan Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Linkin Park Dec 03, 2019

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"SHUT UP WHEN I'M TALKING TO YOU" is not something you'll hear on this month's episode of your favorite nu-metal podcast with Street Fight Radio's Bryan Quinby and Blocked Party's John Cullen, because once again, they talk for a very long time. This month, they review Linkin Park's debut album "Hybrid Theory", a band Bryan only seriously started listening to in preparation for this month's episode, and a band that John has liked from the very beginning.

There's a lot to unpack in this episode of the show, as the boys talk extensively about Linkin Park's wild backstory, reading insane news quotes from that time period and much later from Chester Bennington and other members of the band. Bryan also changes his opinion of Linkin Park, from believing it to be "children's music" to something a little closer to respect, by the end. It's fun when the boys disagree, and they've come to this album from very different places: John discusses the one time he skipped class in high school, which was to buy Linkin Park's second album, Meteora, and Bryan talks about clowning on people he knew that loved the band. They also discuss the album's insane popularity in the face of its horrible album cover and the fact the album peaked at #2 behind Creed yields a long discussion about bands with singers who sound like Eddie Vedder. As always, we learn a lot, and we both sing at the end, so what more could you want from a nu-metal podcast, really?

Episode 3: Deftones' "Around the Fur", or Learning How to Love Other Music Nov 13, 2019

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It's episode 3 of your favorite monthly nu-metal podcast (it's a niche genre) from Street Fight Radio's Bryan Quinby and Blocked Party's John Cullen, and this month is a doozy. Deftones are known to many as the band that crosses over a lot of fans: they're the one nu-metal band that people who hate nu-metal like, and they're the one nu-metal band that can get fervent nu-metal fans to listen to other, better music.

After starting the episode with a lot of Korn talk spurred on by Bryan getting rejected for a Jonathan Davis interview, the POD Boys settle into the Deftones and a cross-section of topics, mostly stemming from the fact that they're aggressively uninteresting as people but insanely interesting as a musical unit. The boys talk about their very different paths to discovering Deftones, whether or not Deftones qualify as nu-metal, and Bryan unearths a clip of Chino drunk onstage at a festival in Holland that ranks up there with one of the best drunken lead singer performances of all-time. It's a long episode, but it's worth it until the end, as Bryan also makes a shocking reveal about the Deftones' song "Root" that must be heard to be believed.

Episode 2: Korn's "Korn", or the Dumbest Guys in Rock n' Roll Oct 01, 2019

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In this brand-new monthly podcast from Street Fight Radio's Bryan Quinby and Blocked Party's John Cullen, the two men sit down and wax poetic about their favorite genre of music: nu-metal. Each episode will be focused on one nu-metal album, and this month, they tackle Korn's "Korn".

Widely regarded to be the album that started nu-metal, John and Bryan come to this album from two different places: John backtracking through Korn's catalogue after falling in love with "Follow the Leader", and Bryan being there from the beginning, from early shows with no one there to buying the album because he saw a poster of the band and it looked cool. Throughout the episode, we look at how Fieldy might be the dumbest person ever to make it big, the creepy album art, the band's style, how this record made us hate our parents, and we imagine what the conversation in the studio must've been like before they recorded "Shoots and Ladders".

And in this month's challenge, Bryan and John both learn that scatting into a microphone is absurdly embarrassing.

Episode 1: Limp Bizkit's "Significant Other", or the Psychology of Fred Durst Sep 07, 2019

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In this brand new monthly podcast from Street Fight Radio's Bryan Quinby and Blocked Party's John Cullen, the two men sit down and wax poetic about their favourite genre of music: nu-metal. The hosts intend to dissect one nu-metal album per episode, and first on the docket is Limp Bizkit's Significant Other.

Seen by both men as the pinnacle of the genre, the two talk about their history with nu-metal and with this album specifically, before diving into a chat about Fred Durst's lyrical ability (but possible status as a genius), how much Wes Borland hated the band, the psychology behind some of the decisions made, Terry Date's production, and how Re-Arranged is possibly the greatest song ever written.

And in this month's Challenge, John and Bryan square off to see who can do the better Matt Pinfield rant.

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