The Metal Nerd Podcast is a sacred place where a couple of metal nerds get the chance to chat about their favorite metal albums. On each episode, host Joe Arnold and one guest tackle one impactful metal album. These albums span different sub-genres and eras from bands such as Black Sabbath, Slayer, Mastodon, Architects, and many more! The nerds discuss how these albums impacted their lives by sharing fun stories, controversial takes, and describing what they learned and how their lives were changed forever.
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The Metal Nerd Podcast is a sacred place where a couple of metal nerds get the chance to chat about their favorite metal albums. On each episode, host Joe Arnold and one guest tackle one impactful metal album. These albums span different sub-genres and eras from bands such as Black Sabbath, Slayer, Mastodon, Architects, and many more! The nerds discuss how these albums impacted their lives by sharing fun stories, controversial takes, and describing what they learned and how their lives were changed forever.
The Alive or Just Breathing (Killswitch Engage) Episode
The Metal Nerd Podcast
1 hour 55 minutes 5 seconds
5 years ago
The Alive or Just Breathing (Killswitch Engage) Episode
On this episode, I chat with my friend and lifelong metal enthusiast Charles Asawesna about “Alive or Just Breathing” by Massachusetts band Killswitch Engage. We talk about how this landmark metalcore album marked the beginnings of a massive sea change in metal and heavy music in the US and worldwide in the early aughts. We discuss “positive” or “self help” lyrics and how, along with Hatebreed, this was the first time either of us had heard this in heavy music. We compare Howard and Jesse and recall the times we’ve both seen the band live. This and much more on this episode of TMNP!
The Metal Nerd Podcast
The Metal Nerd Podcast is a sacred place where a couple of metal nerds get the chance to chat about their favorite metal albums. On each episode, host Joe Arnold and one guest tackle one impactful metal album. These albums span different sub-genres and eras from bands such as Black Sabbath, Slayer, Mastodon, Architects, and many more! The nerds discuss how these albums impacted their lives by sharing fun stories, controversial takes, and describing what they learned and how their lives were changed forever.
