100 Songs That Define Heavy Metal
100 Songs That Define Heavy Metal is a weekly podcast from Metal Blade Records and Pantheon Media, hosted by Metal Blade founder Brian Slagel. Each episode dives into one track that shaped heavy metal—production stories, historical angles, and why the song still matters today.
Expect insights from producers, historians, and artists—voices like Martin Popoff, Jay Ruston, and Christian Bladt—plus the context that connects bands across eras, from Metallica and Slayer to Cannibal Corpse and Alice Cooper.
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What the show covers
From the New Wave of British Heavy Metal to thrash, death, and beyond, we unpack the songs that defined the sound: riffs, production choices, historical context, and why they still hit hard today.