There’s been a shakeup at the Metal Shoppe. Nomen has been fired, Rory has gone from temp to permanent, and someone new has walked through the door with notes, big plans and a suspicious amount of authority.

The new arrangement kicks off with a proper cold one, a few ground rules and a long list of metal picks, from the heavy to the haunting to the just plain weird. Along the way there’s a message from a familiar voice, some questions about who’s really in charge, and a band or two you’ll want to look up as soon as the episode ends.

Press play, find out who’s running the show now, and see if anyone is shedding a tear.

Drink of the Night:

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Music Played on This Episode

1. Revocation: “Sarcophagi of the Soul” (New Gods, New Masters)
2. Gates of Slumber: “The Judge” (The Awakening)
3. Ambush: “Possessed by Evil” (Desecrator)
4. Ghoul: “Ghetto Blasters” (Dungeon Bastards)
5. Earth Tongue: “Dimly Lit Cadaver”
6. Savage Master: “The Black Rider” (Dark and Dangerous)

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The Metal Shop crew is back in the trailer for another round of chaos, "corporate sabotage," and a serious amount of great metal. This one's got a little bit of everything — a shady origin story involving a certain rival podcast's Discord, a spicy round of "who gets voted off Mixtapes From Hell," and a deep, genre-hopping stretch of music picks that swing from old-school thrash to power metal to horror-movie soundtracks. Oh, and there's a dice game.

The "hack" — The guys kick things off with a bit about how they came into possession of some very classified intel from a certain other podcast's server. What did they find? You'll have to listen.

Corporate rivalry escalates — Metal Shop continues its ongoing feud with "that other show," including a few threats aimed squarely at the competition and their crew.

A round of "Who Gets Voted Off Mixtapes From Hell?" — The guys play a song blind and debate whether it's good enough to save someone's spot on a certain other podcast's roster. Spoiler: not everyone agrees.

A deep, genre-spanning music run — From an unexpected cover track to a Montreal band that almost broke big in the '80s, from thrash metal legends to power metal royalty to a horror-soundtrack curveball at the very end — this episode's music picks are all over the map in the best way.

A dice game decides the last song — When you can't decide what to play, you let chance make the call. The crew rolls for it.

(Track order as played)

1. Carcass — "Keep on Rotting in the Free World" (Swan Song, 1995)
2. Sword — "Life on the Sharp Edge"
3. Cinderella — "One for Rock and Roll" (Heartbreak Station)
4. Sacrifice — a cut from Volume 6
5. Witchforce — "Witchcraft"
6. Luca Turilli's Rhapsody — "Ascending to Infinity" (title track)
7. Fulci — "Splatter Fatality"

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Back on Zoom. New shirts. Same chaos.

Noman and Rory are back — and they have absolutely no idea who those two old guys from that other podcast are. Never heard of them.

Two hours of music discovery this week. Some of it heavy. Some of it theatrical. Some of it from places you wouldn't expect. All of it worth your time.

There's a pirate metal origin story that predates everything you think you know about pirate metal. There's a band from Quebec whose mythology runs so deep it connects to other bands you've never heard of. There's a Swedish band formed in a high school music competition that has absolutely no business sounding the way they do. There's a guilty pleasure that turns out not to be guilty at all. And there's a vocal performance that stops everyone cold.

Also — Sabotage. And what happened to them. You're not ready.

Georgia has been spotted elsewhere. The investigation is ongoing.

The Kraken has been released. 🦑

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