Take a year-by-year walkthrough of the best in heavy music releases from the 70s to the present. Hear how the form has evolved from simple rock'n'roll, to trad metal, to the many forms of extreme metal ... and beyond.

Where will we be in 2030?!!

THE YEAR IN HEAVY MUSIC

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Things started to get interesting in 1972 with the recent birth of heavy metal, the continued evolution of hard rock and rock'n'roll getting progressively heavier. Heavy music hadn't reached its zenith yet, but things were surely pointing upwards.

Enjoy 40 minutes of the best music of 1972. Rip this joint!!!



Side 1
(0:00) "Supernaut" - BLACK SABBATH - Volume 4
(4:32) "Space Truckin'": DEEP PURPLE - Machine Head
(9:07) "Just Got Paid": ZZ TOP - Rio Grande Mud
(13:35) "Rip This Joint": ROLLING STONES - Exile On Main Street
(15:59) "Paper Plane": STATUS QUO - Piledriver
(18:49) "Keep Pushin'": REO SPEEDWAGON - II

Side 2
(22:53) "School's Out": ALICE COOPER - School's Out
(24:56) "Easy Livin'": URIAH HEEP - Demons and Wizards
(27:32) "Saturday In The Park": CHICAGO - V
(31:36) "Sufragette City": DAVID BOWIE - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust
(35:02) "You Wear It Well": ROD STEWART - Never A Dull Moment
(39:21) "Heart of Gold": NEIL YOUNG - Harvest

1972 THE YEAR IN HEAVY - In 40 Minutes

1972 : THE YEAR IN HEAVY - In 40 Minutes

Let's go back in time when heavy metal was just beginning to find its legs (after its birth in 1970 with BLACK SABBATH's self-titled debut). Back then hard rock and metal were terms used interchangeably, so don't be surprised to see both represented in this 40-minute curated set of the best hard music made that year. And you might just stumble into some good, old fashioned, hard rock'n'roll too!!!

A big salute to 1971 ... she was a mean girl!!!


Side 1
(0:00) "Rock'N'Roll" - LED ZEPPELIN - IV
(3:42) "After Forever": BLACK SABBATH - Master of Reality
(11:08) "Brown Sugar": ZZ TOP - ZZ Top's First Album
(16:33) "Bitch": ROLLING STONES - Sticky Fingers

Side 2
(20:12) "Fireball": DEEP PURPLE - Fireball
(23:36) "Mean Girl": STATUS QUO - Dog Of Two Heads
(27:31) "157 Riverside Avenue": REO SPEEDWAGON - REO Speedwagon
(31:31) "Dear John": NAZARETH - Nazareth
(35:11) "Bird of Prey": URIAH HEEP - Salisbury

1971 THE YEAR IN HEAVY - In 40 Minutes

Let's go back in time when heavy metal was just beginning to find its legs (after its birth in 1970 with BLACK SABBATH's self-titled debut). Back then hard rock and metal were terms used interchangeably, so don't be surprised to see both represented in this 40-minute curated set of the best hard music made that year.

All right now, let's give a big shout out to 1970!!! 


Side 1
(0:00) "Speed King" - DEEP PURPLE - In Rock
(5:54) "Behind The Wall of Sleep": BLACK SABBATH - Black Sabbath
(9:34) "Immigrant Song": LED ZEPPELIN - III
(12:00) "Gypsy": URIAH HEEP - Very 'Eavy Very 'Umble
(18:37) "Spinning Wheel": STATUS QUO - Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon

Side 2
(21:58) "Mississippi Queen": MOUNTAIN - Climbing
(24:35) "25 Or 6 To 4": CHICAGO - Chicago
(29:24) "Travellin' Band": CCR - Cosmo's Factory
(31:34) "All Right Now": FREE - Fire and Water
(35:48) "Southern Man": NEIL YOUNG - After The Gold Rush

1970 : THE YEAR IN HEAVY - In 40 Minutes

Let's go back in time when heavy metal was just beginning to find its legs (after its birth in 1970 with Black Sabbath's self-titled debut). Back then hard rock and metal were terms used interchangeably, so don't be surprised to see both represented in this 40-minute curated set of the best hard music made that year.

A big salute to 1973 ... 


Side 1
(0:00) "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" - BLACK SABBATH - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
(3:25) "Move Me Down The Line": ZZ TOP - Tres Hombres
(5:56) "Go Down Fighting": NAZARETH - Loud'N'Proud
(9:01) "Over The Hills and Far Away": LED ZEPPELIN - Houses of the Holy
(13:59) "Bad Motor Scooter": MONTROSE - Montrose
(17:40) "Star Star": ROLLING STONES - Goats Head Soup

Side 2
(22:03) "Roll Over Lay Down": STATUS QUO - Hello!
(27:46) "Too Bad Too Sad": NAZARETH - Razamanaz
(30:41) "Riding The Storm Out": REO SPEEDWAGON - Riding The Storm Out
(34:53) "Make It": AEROSMITH - Aerosmith
(38:33) "I Ain't The One": LYNYRD SKYNYRD - Pronounced leh-nerd'skin-nerd

1973 THE YEAR IN HEAVY - In 40 Minutes

1973 : THE YEAR IN HEAVY - In 40 Minutes

Time to celebrate the year 2021 in the heavy music scene. 

From extreme metal, to hardcore punk, to doom to trad metal ... and everything heavy in between ... we've got you covered.

Hail to another great year of noise!!!


Side 1
(0:00) "Scene of the Wild": WITCHSEEKER - Scene of the Wild
(2:29) "Unholy Libations": BLACK MASS - Feast At the Forbidden Tree
(7:00) "Bending The Will": BLACK FLARE - Black Flare
(11:12) "Blood of Sorceror": GORGON - Tradition Satanae
(13:52) "The Fight of Our Lives": STYX - Crash of the Crown
(15:46) "Enenra": OSSACRUX - Complete Discography
(18:19) "Keep On Moving": THE QUILL - Earthrise

Side 2
(21:42) "Han(d) Solo": ALPHA BOYS - Saviours of Rock'N'Roll
(24:14) "Medusa": CAPRA - In Transmission
(28:37) "Alcoholic Blasphemy": SCHIZOGOAT - War, Pestilence & Sacrifice
(31:20) "Renegade": THE OUTCAST CREW - Myths & Yarns
(34:24) "Hope?": HOPE? - Dead and Gone
(36:40) "Last Barang": HOT BREATH - Rubbery Lips
(39:41) "The Executioner's Woe": BLAZON RITE - Endless Halls of Golder Totem
(43:11) "Saannot": KOVAA RASVAA - Tasluvulla Tulevaisuuteen

2021 THE YEAR IN METAL

2021 :THE YEAR IN HEAVY - In 40 Minutes

Let's go back in time when heavy metal was just beginning to find its legs (after its birth in 1970 with Black Sabbath's self-titled debut). Back then hard rock and metal were terms used interchangeably, so don't be surprised to see both represented in this 40-minute curated set of the best hard music made that year.

A big salute to 1974 - it certainly was a time for some new rock'n'roll!!!


Side 1
(0:00) "Burn" - DEEP PURPLE - Burn
(6:05) "S.O.S. (Too Bad)": AEROSMITH - Get Your Wings
(8:58) "Break The Rules": STATUS QUO - Quo
(13:37) "Need Some Love": RUSH - Rush
(15:59) "Strutter": KISS - Kiss
(19:09) "A New Rock'N'Roll": FRANK MARINO & MAHOGANY RUSH - Child of the Novelty

Side 2
(22:28) "Doctor, Doctor": UFO - Phenomenon
(25:42) "Sha La La": THIN LIZZY - Night Life
(29:10) "Speedy's Coming": SCORPIONS - Fly To The Rainbow
(32:44) "Dance Little Sister": ROLLING STONES - It's Only Rock'N'Roll
(36:55) "Crash Course In Brain Surgery": BUDGIE - In For The Kill
(39:35) "Southern Woman": STYX - Man of Miracles

1974 THE YEAR IN HEAVY - In 40 Minutes

1974 : THE YEAR IN HEAVY - In 40 Minutes

Our Hard'N'Heavy series of podcasts focuses on new traditional metal and hard rock releases ... along with the odd hard rock'n'roll and melodic punk outing. Basically anything that doesn't fit on our Extreme Metal, Hardcore Punk or Doom series!
 
This edition we focus on April and May 2023 releases. 

Horns up!

(00:00) "On the Run"
ROADWOLF - MIdnight Lightning
Midnight Lightning | ROADWOLF (bandcamp.com)

(03:45) "Dragon Hunt"
IMPENDING TRIUMPH - Impending Triumph
Impending Triumph | Impending Triumph | Jawbreaker Records (bandcamp.com)

(8:18) "Bad Habits"
INTOXICATED - Sadistic Nightmares
Sadistic Nightmares | Intöxicated | Ironbound Records (bandcamp.com)

(12:25) "Highest Score"
NIGHTHAWK - Prowler
Prowler | Nighthawk | Target Group (bandcamp.com)

(15:17) "Hell Is My Home"
MILLENNIUM - The Sign of Evil
(4) Millennium - UK | Facebook

(18:44) "Pyromaniac"
VIOLENT SIN - Serpent's Call
Serpent’s Call | Violent Sin | Dying Victims Productions (bandcamp.com)

(21:18) "The Horses Mouth"
HAUNT - Golden Arm
HAUNT - GOLDEN ARM | HAUNT | Transylvanian Recordings (bandcamp.com)

(24:49) "Through the Teeth"
BRUTAL YOUTH - Rebuilding Year
Rebuilding Year | Brutal Youth (bandcamp.com)

(28:18) "Throne of Gold"
MOUNT ATLAS - Poseidon
Poseidon | Mount Atlas (bandcamp.com)

(31:02) "Pissed on Power"
THE HIP PRIESTS - Roden House Blues
(Roden House Blues | The Hip Priests (bandcamp.com)

(32:29) "Wild Dogs"
SINTAGE - Paralyzing Chains
Paralyzing Chains | Sintage (bandcamp.com)

(36:39) "Future"
THE CULT OF SPACESKULL - That's What You Get
That's What You Get | The Cult of SPACESKULL (bandcamp.com)

HARD'N'HEAVY NEW RELEASES - April May 2023

HARD'N'HEAVY NEW RELEASES - April/May 2023

Armored Saint introduced themselves with a bang via their March of the Saint debut, garnering attention from headbangers world wide. However, they were never able to build on the initial euphoria, forever being relegated to the B-Division of trad metal bands.

Too bad, because in John Bush they had one of the best vocalists in the idiom to have shouting into a microphone for them. Regardless, here we present the cream of the Saint discogrpahy from the 80s for your listening enjoyment.

Can these underdogs deliver? You betcha ...

March of the Saint (1984)
(0:00) March of the Saint
(4:13) Can U Deliver
(7:49) Mad House
Delirious Nomad (1985)
(11:38) Conqueror
(16:06) Long Before I Die

Side 2
(18:53) Released
Raising Fear (1987)
(21:57) Raising Fear
(25:47) Chemical Euphoria
(30:31) Underdogs

80s ARMORED SAINT - In 40 Minutes

Are you into true, chest-beating metal? Then you have to take a listen to one of the best new units in the sub-genre ... Blazon Rite. 

These Philadelphia based lads know how to pen a track - great riffs, glorious guitar playing and the requisite he-man vocals bringing it all home. They initiated activities in 2020 with an EP, then kicked down the doors with Endless Halls of Golden Totem (one of our fave Hard'N'Heavy albums of 2021) and have recently issued the glorious Wild Rites & Ancient Songs (which is sure to be one of our top 10 HNH albums of 2023). 

Are you ready for the steel?!!


Dulche Bellum Inexpertis (2020)
(0:00) Into the Expanse
(5:23) Diamond Daggyr
Endless Halls of Golden Totem (2021)
(10:05) The Executioner's Woe 
(13:40) Put Down Your Steel (Only For the Night) 
(17:40) Endless Halls of Golden Totem 

Side 2
Wild Rites & Ancient Songs (2023)
(23:22) Wild Rites & Ancient Songs 
(28:19) The Fall of a Once Great House 
(34:36) Troubadors of the Final Quarrel

BLAZON RITE - In 40 Minutes

Motorhead releases outside the 70s and 80s tend to be ignored or downright denigrated, mostly with the lazy argument that "they all sound the same". 

Well it's time to dispel the narrative as The Mighty Decibel shines a light on the best 40 minutes of 90s output from Lemmy and his assembled gang. (00s episode to follow!)

Get on your feet or you'll be the one to sing the blues!!!


1916 (1991)
(0:00) The One To Sing The Blues
(3:07) No Voice In The Sky
(7:20) R.A.M.O.N.E.S.
March Or Die (1992)
(8:45) Name In Vain
Bastards (1993)
(11:50) On Your Feet Or On Your Knees
(14:25) Burner
(17:19) Bad Woman

Side 2
Sacrifice (1995)
(20:37) Sex and Death
(22:39) In Another Time
(25:49) Out of the Sun
Overnight Sensation (1996)
(29:32) Murder Show
Snakebite Love (1998)
(32:35) Desperate For You
(36:02) Better Off Dead

90s MOTORHEAD - In 40 Minutes

Time for The Mighty Decibel to focus again on our fave Scottish hard rock act ... Nazareth. 

This time we're delving into their 80s output, an era which saw the band's fame dwindling progressively throughout the decade. But fear not listeners, there's more than enough top notch material from these albums to fill out a great 40 minute playlist. 

Hear how the boys in the band let the s*** hit the fan!!!!


Side One
Malice In Wonderland (1980)
(0:00) Showdown At The Border
(4:10) Talkin' To One Of The Boys
(8:24) Ship Of Dreams
The Fool Circle (1981)
(12:28) Dressed To Kill
2XS (1982)
(16:00) Boys In The Band
(19:07) Love Leads To Madness

Side 2
(22:47) Take The Rap
Sound Elixir (1983)
(25:28) Rain On The Window
(29:50) Local Still
(33:20) Rags To Riches
The Catch (1984)
(36:43) Sweetheart Tree
Cinema (1986)
(39:43) Hit The Fan

80s NAZARETH - In 40 Minutes

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Our New Release Mondays podcasts include our Extreme Metal, Doom Metal, Hardcore Punk and Hard'N'Heavy series. Tuesdays we post our In 40 Minutes series where we curate the best 40 minutes of an artist/genre. Meanwhile, our Thursday podcasts revisit music from the past through our Best Of, Hidden Gems, Discography and ... For Metalheads series.

Horns up!

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