Category: Podcasts

Somewhere in Time Podcast returns for an episode dedicated to two Metallica albums from the past twenty years. “St Anger” from 2003 and “72 Seasons” from 2023. This episode also features a special guest, Fern, from the band Eyes of the Nile. It’s a pretty popular opinion that St Anger is the worst Metallica album. Find out how the podcast feels about it and how it plays 20 years later. 

In Episode 12 of their retrospective look on albums celebrating 30 years, Somewhere in Time Podcast discuss the album “Is” from the band The Big F. A Los Angeles band you may not have heard of, but probably know of their other band that was not quite as heavy. Also discussed in this episode is the recent Pantera show that 3/4 of the podcast hosts attended and the adventure that occurred after the concert. 

Somewhere in Time Podcast are joined by Craig Locicero of Forbidden to discuss the 30th anniversary of the Voivod album, The Outer Limits. Craig was super gracious with his time and has a lot of great insight on this classic album from the French-Canadian legends. Craig also answers a few questions about the rebirth of Forbidden and what we can expect in the upcoming months.

In part 2 of episode 10 in their series of episodes featuring albums celebrating 30-year anniversaries, Somewhere in Time discusses two more albums from 1993 – “Bloody Kisses” by Type O Negative and “Sound of White Noise” by Anthrax. There is much to cover between these two albums, so enjoy this extra-long episode!

In the first part of a two-part episode, Somewhere in Time discuss two more albums celebrating 30 year anniversaries – “I Hear Black” by Overkill and “Something Wicked” by Nuclear Assault. This two part episode is all about New York and New Jersey bands, all of which have a somewhat different sound on each of their 1993 releases. Part 2 will feature albums from Anthrax and Type O Negative.

Somewhere in Time Podcast once again welcomes Greg Gonzalez to the podcast as they discuss the 1993 album “Chaos A.D.” by Sepultura. Topics of discussion include where we were and how we first heard about this album, and how this compares to other Sepultura albums. Among many other things.

In Part 2 of a 2-Part episode, Somewhere in Time welcome Greg Gonzalez and Rob Harris back to the podcast to discuss the Clutch album, “Transnational Speedway League: Anthems, Anecdotes and Undeniable Truths”. This is the debut, full-length album from Clutch. Tim, Joe, Eric, and Keith grew up in the D.C. area and fell in love with this band in 1993. Among many other topics, this episode covers their discovery, as well as how Rob and Greg came to find out about this band, and their reaction upon hearing them the first time.

In Part 1 of a 2-Part episode, Somewhere in Time welcome Greg Gonzalez and Rob Harris to the podcast to discuss Buffalo’s own Snapcase. The album is 1993’s “Lookinglasself”. Rob and Greg grew up in Buffalo and played in a hard-core band who were contemporaries of Snapcase.  Episode 2 will feature D.C. native’s, Clutch. Part 1 dives deep into the Buffalo hard-core scene and Greg and Rob have a lot of great stories about growing up with Snapcase and other Buffalo hard-core bands.

Episode 7 of their discussion on albums celebrating 30-year anniversaries this year finds Somewhere in Time Podcast talking all things “Bastards” by Motorhead. A relatively under looked album by Motorhead, mostly due to lack of wide distribution to America, the album is kind of a return to form after March or Die, but also features some really thrashy and heavier stuff for Motorhead. 

Somewhere in Time Podcast discusses two 1993 albums in the sixth episode of a series of episodes about albums celebrating 30-year anniversaries this year. “Set the World on Fire” by Annihilator and “Individual Thought Patterns” by Death.

Episode five of Somewhere in Time’s retrospective look on albums from the year 1993 has them discussing the albums “Pussy Whipped” by Bikini Kill and “In Utero” by Nirvana. These bands have a pretty significant connection when it comes to the sounds coming out of Seattle in the early 90’s and a very significant connection regarding a specific song. This is the last full length album of original material from Nirvana. How does it compare to their megahit album, Nevermind?

In episode four of Somewhere in Time’s retrospective look at albums from the year 1993, Eric, Tim, Joe, and Keith are joined by Keith’s friend Marshall to discuss the album In the Shadows by Mercyful Fate. This was a return to Mercyful Fate after an eight-year absence, while King Diamond focused on his solo career. Does this one hold up to the first two Mercyful Fate albums? How does this compare to the Kind Diamond solo albums? Oh, and who’s that drummer on “Return of the Vampire”?

Somewhere in Time Podcast returns with their third episode in a series of episodes discussing albums celebrating 30 years. This time, it’s all about the album “vs” by Pearl Jam. This is actually the first album to feature Dave Abbruzzese on drums, and also features Eddie Vedder on guitar on a couple songs. These topics and many other interesting facts are discussed on this episode.

In Episode 2 of their discussion on albums from the year 1993, Somewhere in Time talk all things “Houdini” by Melvins. Topics of discussion include the impact that this band had on the grunge scene, how much did Kurt Cobain contribute as a credited “producer”, how does this album compare to their other releases, and a breakdown of the tracks.

In the first episode featuring albums from 1993, Somewhere in Time Podcast discuss two albums that are vastly different but also have a lot of things in common. “Cereal Killer Soundtrack” by Green Jellÿ and “Undertow” by Tool. Both Los Angeles bands, there are some familiar voices and drummers featured on both albums. Find out how these albums hold up 30 years later.

In part two, Somewhere in Time Podcast welcomes back Fern and Chris from the premiere east coast Iron Maiden Tribute band, Eyes of the Nile, to discuss the album The Number of the Beast by Iron Maiden. The Number of the Beast celebrated its 40th-anniversary last year, and we couldn’t think of better guests to join us to commemorate the occasion. The Number of the Beast was also the first album to feature Bruce Dickinson on lead vocals and the last to feature Clive Burr on drums. We dive into that, as well as many other topics, on this episode.

In part one of a two-part episode, Somewhere in Time Podcast welcomes Fern and Chris from the premiere east coast Iron Maiden Tribute band, Eyes of the Nile, to discuss the albums Fear of the Dark and The Number of the Beast by Iron Maiden. Both these albums celebrated milestone anniversaries recently, with Fear of the Dark celebrating its 30th and Number of the Beast celebrating its 40th. Number of the Beast was also the first album to feature Bruce Dickinson on lead vocals and Fear of the Dark was the last, before Bruce’s hiatus from 1993-1999. Part one of this two-part episode covers the album Fear of the Dark.

It’s been exactly FIVE years since the first episode of Somewhere in Time Podcast was released. 102 episodes and over 12K streams later, and we’re not planning to quit anytime soon. We are on a bit of an extended hiatus at the moment, but we do plan to return to discuss 1993 albums and much more later this year. In the meantime, please enjoy some of our favorite moments from albums that are celebrating 35-year anniversaries this year. 

Tim, Joe, and Eric take a look back on the best albums of 2022. There were a really good number of albums from 2022 that garnered discussion. Far more than can be listed in this summary! However, some of the favorites from the year include “Impera” by Ghost, “Sunrise on Slaughter Beach” by Clutch, “Of Kingdom and Crown” by Machine Head, “The End, So Far” by Slipknot, and “Synchro Anarchy” by Voivod. 

In this episode of Somewhere in Time Podcast, the topic of conversation is the 40th anniversary of two punk rock debut classics – Bad Brains’ self-titled and Walk Among Us by Misfits. There is a lot to discuss with both of these albums, as they were both pretty important for the scene.