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Classic Metal Show
Since 1996, THE CLASSIC METAL SHOW has been the ultimate destination for honest, no-holds-barred talk about hard rock, heavy metal, and everything in between. This isn't just another channel. It's an uncensored community. On our paid tier, you get commercial-free access to all of our daily episodes, plus bonus content, behind-the-scenes insights, and the opportunity to interact with us directly. If you're tired of corporate music media and you want the truth from two guys who have been doing…
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Classic Metal ShowBURTON C. BELL: Did Fear Factory's Obsolete See the Future Coming?
Nearly 30 years later, Fear Factory’s Obsolete isn’t sounding quite as fictional as it once did.GREAT DEAL OF FEAR FACTORY’S OBSOLETE ON SPECIAL EDITION VINYL…
Classic Metal ShowCould Chris Finally Escape The House?
Chris has apparently reached the point where the work-home-work-home routine is starting to drive him fucking crazy. So what’s the solution? Get the hell out…
Classic Metal ShowIs Paul Stanley Right About the KISS Sound? (2016 Archive)
KISS, Paul Stanley, vinyl, studio monitors, Dolby Atmos and Spotify royalties — yeah, this one goes all over the damn place. GET KISS ROCKS VEGAS ON VINYL…
Classic Metal ShowCMS LIVE 9/5/26: Why Did The Scorpions Cancel Their Las Vegas Residency?
The Scorpions were supposed to tear up Las Vegas—but now the residency is canceled. So what the hell happened? Meanwhile, David Lee Roth is back in full-on DLR…
Classic Metal ShowDid Dylan Avery Really Change How We See 9/11?
What happens when a low-budget documentary suddenly becomes one of the most talked-about films on the internet? GET THE TRIGGER BY DAVID ICKE…
Classic Metal ShowCould Brian Stuart Fox's 9/11 Claims Change Your Mind? (2008 Archive)
From working with Doors producer Paul Rothschild in the 1980s to signing with Warner Bros. as part of The Power Trio From Hell and eventually moving forward…
Classic Metal ShowWhy Did VH1 Call This Show “That Metal Show”? (2015 Archive)
Eddie Trunk sits down with The Classic Metal Show to talk about the music he loves, how That Metal Show actually came together, and why the title of one of…
Classic Metal ShowWhat the Hell Is Going On With Sebastian Bach and David Lee Roth?
Sebastian Bach is singing Twisted Sister songs. David Lee Roth is wearing a cowboy hat, plinking away at an acoustic guitar and telling stories that sound like…
Classic Metal ShowWhy Is Nailbomb Still So Damn Angry 32 Years Later?
Nailbomb should have been a footnote in metal history. Instead, 32 years later, Point Blank is back onstage—and it still sounds pissed off.GET NAILBOMB’S POINT…
Classic Metal ShowDid Dokken Nearly Fall Apart On The Road? (2013 Archive)
A Dokken show in Las Vegas goes sideways when Mick Brown literally goes down in the middle of “The Hunter.” Then there’s Mark Boals’ ridiculous travel…
Classic Metal ShowIs The “Douchiest Guitarists” List Really About Guitar Playing? (2013 Archive)
What makes a guitarist a “douche”? Apparently, according to one Village Voice article, looking the part and putting on a big enough show can get you there. GET…
Classic Metal ShowIs Modern Dating Making Women Completely Delusional? (2016 Archive)
The guys dive into one of those topics guaranteed to piss somebody off: the idea that constant attention from men can completely distort a woman’s perception…
Classic Metal ShowWhy Did the 49ers Owner Drive to a Trailer Park for $160 Sex?
What happens when a billionaire NFL owner decides to personally arrange a little extracurricular entertainment? GET ALL THE BEST CMS MERCHANDISE HERE…
Classic Metal ShowHas Vinnie Vincent’s Comeback Already Run Its Course? (2018 Archive)
Vinnie Vincent was supposed to be making a comeback. So why does this whole thing look increasingly like a mess? GET THE SELF TITLED VINNIE VINCENT INVASION…
Classic Metal ShowDid Bombay Black Finally Leave The ’80s Behind? (2008 Archive)
Bombay Black was already known for wearing some ’80s metal DNA on its sleeve — but Eric Johnson says the band was ready to push somewhere heavier and more…
Classic Metal ShowIs Jaime St. James Ready to Rock Again? The Black & Blue Singer Opens Up
After a long-ass absence, Jaime St. James is back for a conversation that covers everything from Black & Blue and Tommy Thayer to the brand-new Bombshell…
Classic Metal ShowCan Blood White Take Their “From Hell” Vision to the Next Level?
Blood White aren’t exactly trying to blend into the metal crowd—and that’s the point.GET BLOOD WHITE'S FROM HELL ON VINYL HERE: https://amzn.to/462ZOYaThe…
Classic Metal ShowDid Paul Stanley Really Use the Same “Cold Gin” Speech for 25 Years? (2009 Archive)
Paul Stanley apparently had one very important job before “Cold Gin”: figuring out how to tell an arena full of people that the next song was about alcohol…
Classic Metal ShowIs Kiss’ New Cold Gin Really Worth The Hype? (2022 Archive)
Kiss has Cold Gin back in the conversation — but is this really something worth getting excited about, or is there more to the story? Neeley and Chris Akin dig…
Classic Metal ShowWe Changed Our Minds About The New Asia Album!
We’re back after a week off, and apparently we managed to save up enough bullshit to fill an entire show. This one covers everything from a brutal Florida road…
Classic Metal ShowWhy Couldn't Bob Nalbandian Hear Anybody? (2012 Archive)
Bob Nalbandian calls into the show, but the technology immediately starts fighting back. First there’s the connection. Then there’s Skype. Then Bob can’t hear…
Classic Metal ShowCan Carl Sentance Finally Step Out Of Krokus' Shadow? (2009 Archive)
Carl Sentance has played with some serious names — Krokus, Geezer Butler, Don Airey and others — but getting people to know Carl Sentance instead of the bands…
Classic Metal ShowCMS LIVE 8/29/26: Did Sebastian Bach REALLY Just Replace Dee Snider in Twisted Sister?
Twisted Sister without Dee Snider? Sebastian Bach grabbing the mic? Yeah, there’s a story there. GET TWISTED SISTER’S STAY HUNGRY (40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) ON…
Classic Metal ShowIs Skid Row’s Rum Actually Worth Drinking? Plus a Mystery Guest Nobody Saw Coming
A mystery guest is coming, Skid Row rum finally gets cracked open, and things go downhill from there. Then the conversation takes some seriously unexpected…
Classic Metal ShowDid A Rocker Really Use Charcoal Grills To End It All? (2008 Archive)
Taking over a morning radio show on a holiday sounds simple enough, until you start picking apart how rock stars actually died and why the regular hosts left…
Classic Metal ShowIs Heavy Metal's Queen Finally Planning A Secret Reunion? (2012 Archive)
Heavy metal royalty stops by to blow the lid off the music industry. From recording secret tracks with Lemmy Kilmister to navigating strict censorship laws in…
Classic Metal ShowDid Black Sabbath Really Need a Ballet?
Black Sabbath was supposed to scare your parents, not send you to the ballet. GET ALL THE BEST CMS MERCH HERE: https://classicmetalshow.creator-spring.com/…
Classic Metal ShowSteelheart's Miljenko Matijevic: Why Did Steelheart Hide This Ballad For 30 Years?
A massive four-octave vocal range, a 50-piece orchestra, and a classic ballad sitting in a vault for three decades. What made a legendary frontman keep one of…
Classic Metal ShowWhy Did Body Count Need David Gilmour for “Comfortably Numb”?
Body Count gets David Gilmour. David Gilmour gets involved with “Comfortably Numb.” Sounds like a monster collaboration, right? Get Black Adult Men X-Large…
Classic Metal ShowIs Van Halen’s Sammy Hagar Era Really Worth Fighting About?
Van Halen fans are still fighting the same damn war, Sammy Hagar is still getting blamed for everything, and somehow a T-shirt has become a matter of personal…
Classic Metal ShowIATT's Alec Pezzano: Did This Band Just Revolutionize Cinematic Extreme Metal?
Extreme metal is usually about raw power and fast riffs, but one group is throwing out the traditional playbook entirely. Blending black metal, orchestral…
Classic Metal ShowDid Greed Just Ruin the Sweetest Deal in Fan History? (2016)
Peter Cetera spent decades getting hit with pure hatred for turning Chicago into a ballad-heavy pop machine. But once you dig past the classic rock grudges…
Classic Metal ShowIs “The Real” Geoff Tate About To Lose It Over This Rant Contest? (2013)
The Geoff Tate “I Hate Frequency Unknown” rant contest gets underway, and then “The Real” Geoff Tate decides it’s time to address a serious injustice: Neeley’s…
Classic Metal ShowDid StreamYard Just Screw Every Creator With an 88% Price Hike?
THIS IS AN ARCHIVE CLIP FROM 2024. StreamYard just dropped an 88% price increase, Rumble is getting blocked in multiple countries, YouTube keeps hammering the…
Classic Metal ShowDid Rose Tattoo's Frontman Settle a Decades-Long Australian Rock Feud Live On Air? (2009)
When Angry Anderson from Rose Tattoo steps up to the mic, filter settings don’t exist. From raw, unfiltered stories about surviving the wild Aussie pub rock…
Classic Metal ShowCMS 8/22/26: Why Is Everything Getting More Expensive While Everyone Is Broke?
An 88% price hike, Rumble getting blocked in other countries, YouTube getting told to piss off, and the question nobody wants to answer: how much are you…
Classic Metal ShowDid These 90s Metal Album Completely Ruin Everything? (2014 Archive)
When a legendary frontman calls out the biggest metal act on the planet for soft radio tracks and selling out to grunge, you know the gloves are coming off. We…
Classic Metal ShowWhy Is Nikki Sixx Comparing Motley Crue to Queen?
Backing tracks, aging rock stars, AI, and the slow-motion disappearance of the classic rock era — this episode has plenty to chew on. Asia has a new song that…
Classic Metal ShowWas Richie Blackmore’s Deep Purple Return a Final Goodbye?
Richie Blackmore suddenly walks onto a Deep Purple stage after 33 years, and the whole thing happened with almost no warning. Was this just a spontaneous jam…
Classic Metal ShowWhy Isn’t Plush Catching Fire After All This Hype?
Plush has talent. They have the songs. They’ve had major opportunities. So why the hell aren’t they catching fire? GET PLUSH’S MASS HYSTERIA HERE…
Classic Metal ShowDid AI Just Make Randy Trask’s Song Better Than His Band?
What happens when you take a song that was never exactly destined for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and hand it over to AI with one simple instruction: make…
Classic Metal ShowWhat Happens When AI Gets Its Hands on a Classic Rock Song?
AI music was already weird. Then somebody decided to hand it a rock song and see what happened. GET ALL THE BEST CMS MERCHANDISE HERE…
Classic Metal ShowTransformers: Did Brittany Slayes Beat Out Heavy Hitter Singers For Iconic Track?
Getting tapped to front an iconic pop culture soundtrack isn’t just luck—it’s cutthroat competition. Power metal vocalist Brittany Slayes opens up about…
Classic Metal ShowWhat TV Show Just Came Out of Nowhere and Kicked Ass?
Tonight gets weird fast. A supposedly forgettable TV show turns into an unexpected obsession, a brand-new season of a comedy gets the boys fired up, and…
Classic Metal ShowWhat Happens When a Metal Podcaster Jumps Into True Crime?
A week that starts with Journey, Grandmaster Flash, Matt Sorum and Nailbomb somehow winds up in the middle of an unsolved murder case. GET ALL THE LATEST CMS…
Classic Metal ShowCMS LIVE 8/15/26: Is Blackmore Joining Deep Purple The Most Shocking Stage Reunion Ever?
Thirty-three years of absolute silence, total bad blood, and zero communication ended with one massive riff on a stage in New York. We dig straight into the…
Classic Metal Show37 Years Later, What Does Amy Mihaljevic’s Family Still Hope For?
Some true-crime stories become cases people follow for years. Others become part of a family’s life forever.In this deeply personal conversation, Amy…
Classic Metal ShowRoss Valory Finally Reveals What Journey Knew About “Don’t Stop Believin’”
Ross Valory has spent decades being identified with Journey, but his solo music is a completely different animal.GET ROSS VALORY'S ALL OF THE ABOVE ON VINYL…
Classic Metal ShowWhy Are Old School Rockers And TV Stars Still Sex Icons?
When classic rock legends tease surprise reunions, it triggers a wild breakdown on what these iconic figures are actually worth to their biggest fans. The…
Classic Metal ShowCan Forgotten 80s Rock Bands Tour Without Their Iconic Singers?
Celebrities love airing out their trash for the internet to see, and this latest breakup melodrama is no exception. Between cryptic Instagram posts, demands…
Classic Metal ShowIs This Overseas Rock Band Better Than Everything On US Radio?
An underground European power house is putting out pure hard rock gold, but radio programmed drones in the States don’t even know they exist. Riffs so heavy…
Classic Metal ShowDid Social Media Completely Ruin Rock Star Autobiographies?
When an iconic frontman announces his 35th book, it raises a serious question about the state of rock and roll culture. Remember when waiting months for a…
Classic Metal ShowIs Modern Heavy Metal Ruining Its Own Identity?
The metal scene is bigger than ever, but something behind the scenes is getting stripped away. Everyone claims they want heavier music, but the second a band…
Classic Metal ShowDid A Metalhead Really Just Do THIS Inside The Mosh Pit?
When did basic human decency completely vanish at live concerts? We break down a biohazard incident inside a mosh pit that derailed an entire metal show and…
Classic Metal ShowAre Modern Rock Collaborations Just Desperate Nostalgia Traps?
When old-school rockers get together in the studio, it usually goes one of two ways: total magic or an absolute trainwreck. We break down a bizarre hookup…
Classic Metal ShowCan Intermittent Fasting Actually Keep You Out of the Grave?
Brutal honesty, fat-fuck disease, and complete madness taking over the studio. From starving until the exact second the clock strikes noon to avoiding local…
Classic Metal ShowCan You Ever Truly Escape Severe Mental Depression?
Aging isn’t just about losing physical bench press strength; it completely alters your mental drive and perspective. The guys dive deep into the brutal reality…
Classic Metal ShowCMS LIVE 8/8/26: Are Old School Rockers Finally Ruining Their Own Legacies?
Age comes for every single one of us, but watching the heavy metal community navigate the inevitable slide into senior citizenship is something else entirely…
Classic Metal ShowWhy Did Pro-Pain Come Back With “Stone Cold Anger”?
Pro-Pain is back, and Gary Meskil has plenty to say about why the band decided to return with Stone Cold Anger after everything they’ve been through. The…
Classic Metal ShowIs Eddie Trunk Completely Losing His Mind Live On Air? (2017 Archive)
Radio callers can be an absolute test of patience, but what happens when a radio personality completely loses his temper over outdated news and cringey award…