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In early July 1985, ¾ (or 75%) of the “Fistful of Metal” era of Anthrax (Charlie Benante, Scott Ian, and Dan Lilker) joined Billy Milano in the studio to form the legendary crossover thrash band S.O.D. (aka STORMTROOPERS OF DEATH) and in less than one week, recorded and mixed one of the most notoriously hilarious thrash albums of all time, SPEAK ENGLISH OR DIE. 

 

In the highly unlikely event that you’re thinking “I don’t think I’ve ever heard of S.O.D…”, just think back to the good old days of Headbangers Ball in the late 80’s, with all of the vintage black and white film footage of trains slamming into each other head on, rodeos gone wrong, cars crashing, and failed BMX stunts. The bumper music that was the soundtrack to all of that visual chaos was actually from SPEAK ENGLISH OR DIE. 

 

If you’re going to Rocklahoma this year, please be sure to stop by Camp Corruption and say “High” for us, get fully and properly relaxed, and then prepare to “blast ABBA in the middle of the night” before you JOIN US for a walk down metal memory lane as we celebrate one of the finest, rawest, and funniest albums in thrash metal history as we attempt to SPEAK ENGLISH OR DIE talking about STORMTROOPERS OF DEATH.

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(00:01): “Pepper cream gravy…it’s perfect (on a steak).” / “A little salt, a little pepper, a little garlic (on a steak) …”/ “You can take the garlic and shove it in the steak before you grill it…”/ 

“I love food…I think food is my new porn…the other day I had a weird craving for mashed potatoes and gravy…brown gravy.”/ “Let’s do halfsies…in the interest of health…”/ #onmicburp / “That was wet…that might have had a little gravy in there…” / 

“Speaking of which, we didn’t see any party gravy the other night at the show…that’s a big difference from the old days…”/

Remember to keep your pregaming to a minimum before the show so you can actually enjoy (and remember) the show the next day.

***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised ***

 

(03:45): “You know what I’d like to do? I’d like to talk about cocaine enemas and blasting #ABBA in the middle of the night…” Big thanks to American Dave for the soundbite of the year!!! / #inthemiddleofthenight 

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“It’s a Friday night…we’re all dressed up appropriately for a metal Friday…it’s like a combination of Headbanger’s Ball and Friday Night Videos wrapped into one, but it’s a podcast.”

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“Hey metal motherfuckers!”

Marty Fucking Moose is headed to #Rocklahoma so be sure to be on the lookout for him there at Camp Corruption!!! #CampCorruption at #Rocklahoma

“We need y’all to help us out and send Russell, Billiam, and Matthew to Rocklahoma so we can put pasties on breastesses…”

***Check out our Metallica Covers episode…*** (May 10, 2024)

“Did you guys know there’s a Fight Fire With Fire by Kansas? Obviously, it’s NOT the same one…”/ #Vader FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE (Necropolis – 2009) 

 

(14:30): #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS: STORMTROOPERS OF DEATH (S.O.D.) – SPEAK ENGLISH OR DIE

#SOD #StormtroopersOfDeath #SpeakEnglishOrDie / 

“To be fair, American Dave was referring to an older episode that we did (and we recommend highly that you DO NOT go back and listen to it!) …it was during COVID, it was before Russ…Adam was remote and we were watching him on a screen…it was very surreal.”/ “The funniest thing about this record…other than everything…”/ 

Recorded July 2-5, 1985 / 

“It’s Spreading The Disease but less produced…that’s what Speak English or Die is…”/

“We were reading the lyrics, real time, as we were listening to the songs (on the prior S.O.D. episode) …”

“(Sargent D): Like Captain America…but way better.”

“(Sargent D) was like the dude in Full Metal Jacket but with a cigar in his mouth…or a blunt…or bolth.”

“We said it at the same time…let’s fist bump, dude…it’s like two towers at the same time…”/

#alwaysremember #neverforget / “21 songs, 28 minutes…”/

“Before we start, I’ve gotta ask: how much relaxers do y’all think they did when S.O.D. made Speak English or Die?” / “That’s where the fun is…”

 

(23:41): MARCH OF THE S.O.D. 

“One of the best openers EVER…the bass makes it…if you don’t have that ugly bass, it’s just not there…”/

“That sound (on Speak English or Die) should have been the sound on Fistful of Metal…”

SARGENT D AND THE S.O.D.

“This is ’85, right? It don’t sound like ’85…it doesn’t have the weird echo…this sounds like it could have come out last week…”

(27:19): “Alright…this one…this one…this is great…” / 

#LilburnDaze #PoonMobile / #TheOzone / 

“This is getting weirdly darker by the minute…I’m getting more and more uncomfortable as I listen to this…” 

Get ready for a nostalgic edition of #RussellsReflections regarding a local band full of teenagers covering the song “Kill Yourself” by S.O.D. at a local, small-town arts & crafts festival in Lilburn, Georgia. 

 

(31:20): KILL YOURSELF /

“Can you do…the MILANO MOSH / 

“Think Headbanger’s Ball and the 2 trains colliding into each other…”/

“If you’re in America, you must…SPEAK ENGLISH OR DIE” /

“That’s death metal before death metal was death metal…”/

“(Dan Lilker’s) bass only makes everything else sound heavier…”/

#dogbarkingASMR / ***Check out the #Doomsicle version of this next one…*** /

UNITED FORCES

“Black, White, Yellow, and Red…”

 

(40:27): CHROMATIC DEATH 

“Every time, it’s (the sound of) Headbanger’s Ball, it just takes me back…even before I heard the album, I heard this first (on Headbanger’s Ball) …”/

PI ALPHA NU 

“This is a song about fraternities and sororities and such…”

(aka “Pie Avenue…”)

“Wait a minute…where’s McMahon?”

 

(42:22): “This is my favorite song on the album…” ANTI-PROCRASTINATION SONG / 

WHAT’S THAT NOISE? “Hey Alex, WTF is that noise?” / 

“This album captures the fun and the youth that thrash used to be…”

“It was a joke…and then it just blew up…just like this podcast…” / 

FREDDY KRUEGER #NightmareOnElmStreet  /“It’s almost a Slayer riff…it’s like a happy Slayer riff…”/ #FistfulOfSteel / 

MILK

“Some milk and a Pepsi, right? All I wanted was one Pepsi…and some milk.”

“Milk was the first time I ever heard blast beats…”/ #blastbeats #extremedrumming

 

(49:23): “Alright…this one…is REALLY funny…” / PRE-MENSTRUAL PRINCESS BLUES “I’m passing clots the size of basketballs…”/ 

A clear definition of what it means to be “pussy whipped”

“(Pussy) is like Mexican food: even when it’s not great, it’s still pretty good…”

PUSSY WHIPPED / 

“This one was always kinda funny to me…”

FIST BANGING MANIA 

“You’ve gotta bang fists, dude…fist banging mania…it’s not June…”

“Is this the one with the weird Tom Araya type scream at the end? No, it’s the Douche Crew where that happens…”

 

(55:05): NOTE: Spirit In The Sky was written and performed by Norman Greenbaum #RussellsRingtoneASMR / 

“The weird thing about (No Turning Back) is that No Turning Back sounds like a ‘serious’ song…” NO TURNING BACK

“It’s a global warming song…they were way ahead of their time…”

“I feel like every bass should have that gnarly, distorted attitude to it…”/ 

FUCK THE MIDDLE EAST (“Done and done”) / 

DOUCHE CREW (“This is it…the scream.”)

“That sounds like Among The Living Anthrax right there…”

Remember, “mosh part equals breakdown…if you’re new here.”/ 

HEY GORDY! 

BALLAD OF JIMI HENDRIX

DIAMONDS AND RUST (Extended Version)

 

(59:02): “Oooh, we get extras…”

IDENTITY (See also the “Seasoning the Obese” EP – 2000) /

“It ends with Ram It Up, right?”

6 SONGS IN 9 SECONDS / 

“A little bit of Ram It Up and call it a night?” / #albumcover / RAM IT UP (Inferno cover)

“I feel like…anytime you’re feeling “988 down”, just put this on and you won’t feel that way anymore…you will feel immediately uplifted.”/ #988 #SAVE

“That’s the Metal Nerdery PSA for this episode…” / THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!!! / #untilthenext #outroreel

“On a scale of 1 to 5 Honks, how many Honks would you give it…for their performance at the show?”

 

The STRAP IT DOWN TOUR (featuring Spirit In The Room, Helmet, and Down) kicked off in relentlessly heavy fashion on Saturday, August 15, 2026, at The Eastern in Atlanta, Georgia, and we made our way down into the heart of the city to experience opening night firsthand, in the flesh.

 

“I don’t wanna say anything off-putting…”

 

The turnout was incredible, the venue was awesome, and the whole vibe of the entire evening was perfectly dialed in, with merch lines resembling what one might see at an amusement park and well-rehearsed, tight performances from each of the bands that were delivered loud and crystal clear (yet “not necessacelery” so loud that we were all “screaming at each other and not listening”), with the final crescendo of the evening being a massive jam that can only be described as “controlled chaos” as EVERYONE in the first two bands took the stage and proceeded to jam with Down on the outro to “Bury Me In Smoke” until the riffs and the grooves left everyone with a contact high.

 

“Man, I hate those things!”

 

Get ready for a taste of the brand-new DOWN tune, Blood Oath, remember why you should NEVER put your concert shirts in the dryer after you wash them, discover why being ultra “relaxed” is the only way to EVER travel in a Waymo, and get ready for some BONUS concert reflections worth its weight in Honks when you JOIN US as we share our post-game wrap-up of the first night of the STRAP IT DOWN TOUR!

 

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(00:01): “Getting more exercise in one night than I’ve had in 5 years…”/ #TheEastern / 

“Dude, I was really, really concerned…bro turned so red…” / #HailTheLeaf / 

“The cop and the Waymo thing was probably my favorite part of the night…” / 

***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** / “That is dericious…” / 

“We are 6 days after…almost a week to the day…” / “Hey…note where the letters start and stop…these are my nips…perfectly engineered shirt…that’s what we’re talking about today…”

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“Someone saw this shirt and thought it said ‘Doom’…and I’m like ‘Well you’re not wrong…’…” / “I think I have too many hats…but hats are a good thing to have…”/ #snapback /

“I asked for both of them in 2XL…” / #dontdryconcertshirts / “It’s not the washing, it’s the drying…” / “That (Down) long sleeve…that thing’s roomy…”/ “We don’t do the beer of the episode much anymore...but this is the Allagash Haunted House Hoppy Dark Ale, 6.6%ABV and there’s a 6-pack of cans in there… #666

 

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“Or they get sick of you talking about June…”/ “I’d like to stuff June Cleaver’s beaver…”/

“Bring the hair back…we miss it.” / #TheScience / 

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(12:00): “In the spirit of this show, this particular episode…” / “It’s tuned down to C standard…” / #Down #VolumeV #DownV BLOOD OATH (Volume V – 2026) / 

“You know that rehearsal space is LOUD!”/

“There’s one part there, right before the chorus…it reminded me of ‘The Small Hours’…”

(from Garage Days Re-Revisited) 

 

(18:51): #TheDocket / STRAP IT DOWN TOUR – (First show of the Tour) in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday, August 15, 2026, at The Eastern (Spirit In The Room, Helmet, & DOWN) / “We did get a lot of goodness…basically we got the first album…and then Lyrsergik and Ghosts Along The Mississippi…”/ 

“To kick off a tour, that’s not a bad way to warm up…since that’s where it all started… (with NOLA)” / The rooftop bar and stage TV & viewing area at #TheEastern / 

“It’s like super ultra surround sound…”/ 

“We were upstairs initially when #SpiritInTheRoom started…”/ “I don’t wanna say anything off-putting…”/ “Okay, well then maybe it was a dude with tits…that’s totally fine.”/

“Uh, dude, I don’t know if you’ve noticed…we ALL have tits, dude…women just have the best ones…”/ “I think (Spirit In The Room) were playing through Helmet’s rigs…”/ 

#FryetteAmps #VHT / “It’s just one lady, bro…” / 

“The drummer looked like he just got out of highschool…”

“Everything (Spirit In The Room) played that night fit in the pocket of the #Down and #Helmet stuff…”/ “We’re all interneting at the same time…” / #recordscratch / “Apparently they’re on #HousecoreRecords (Phil’s record label)…”/ “Here’s the setlist…none of those songs are on this list…”/ #SpiritInTheRoom U R MY RELIGION 

 

(31:42): “Let’s dive into the Helmet…”/

“They opened with Holiday (from LEFT)…I think (Page) changed the lyrics…”/

“He mentioned he was 7 months sober (to the day, on the day of the concert) …”/ 

“They played 14 songs…”/ “I think the magic and the power is in that fuchsia-colored ESP…he’s been playing that guitar for 30 years!”

 

(37:00): “I didn’t really know DOWN until the podcast…” / 

“We need to do a Melvins show…they’ve got 29 albums…”/ “Pot brownies got me into Melvins…”/ “I think that was my 3rd DOWN show…”/ 

“I feel like The Eastern and the new Masquerade…they’ve perfected it (the soundcheck and changeover between bands).”/ “You guys didn’t wear protection…”/

“I never got one warning…every time I’m in an environment that’s over 90 decibels, my watch will tell me…I have no idea what they’re doing…even though we were there and we felt the music, it didn’t seem too loud…”/ “We’re screaming at each other and not listening…”/ “Collectively, I think we all enjoyed the Helmet…”

 

(42:00): “Let’s move on to ‘The Down’…the set by…DOWN…”/ “Why do they keep saying ‘The’?” / “I knew it wasn’t NOT gonna be good…I knew automatically it was NOT gonna suck.”/ #markthetime / “Bro, I was exhausted when I got home…”/ 

“If you had to pick 2 or 3 favorite moments of the Down set, what do you think?”/

#BuryMeInSmoke #killercloser / 

***Go check out the #Doomsicle version of Bury Me In Smoke on Patreon***

“Not necessacelery…”/ “As a first show experience, how would you rate it, on a 1 to 10?” /

“Look at it this way…what you basically, essentially got was the Live Undead/Origin of the Feces version of NOLA…” / “If you like any of these bands, go see them!”/ #moneywellspent 

“I was just gonna say…I’ve never seen Waymos before in my life… #Waymos are like #Ubers that drive themselves…”/ “Man, I hate those things!” / “The person freaked it out…”/ 

#NoMoWaymo

 

(54:23): “I don’t wanna let this one go…I also went to another concert last week…”

#RussellsReflections #MotleyCrue #Tesla #Extreme / “I didn’t buy tickets…”/ 

“Wand seats…”/ “I’ve seen the videos…of your honk…”/ 

“We got there right before Extreme starts…”/ #VanHalenIII / “It’s better than St. Anger…”/

“Whoa! So, it was Extreme, Tesla, AND Motley Crue!? Damn, and you got free tickets to THAT!? Even Bill might have gone to that show…that’s pretty awesome!”

“I’m not a Tesla guy…”/ “If you’ve heard Mechanical Resonance, you know most of that album…we’re gonna do a dive on that at some point…we totally are.”/ #noteven / 

“Because I’ve decided not to shit on singers anymore… (he just pees on ‘em now…)” / 

“So, Vince Neil and his Honk…” / “I’m gonna read the (Motley Crue) setlist…” / #AISlop /  #CarnivalOfSins / “But then…they bring the grand piano out…and Tommy starts playing the piano (with his dick) …”/ 

“On a scale of 1 to 5 Honks, how many Honks would you give it…for their performance at the show?” / #untilthenext #untilnext #outroreel

New York City. A place where the subways never close, you can hit any deli, diner, or pizzeria in town at all hours (“in the middle of the night”) for a bite to eat, and your soul will become properly calloused with a “G.F.Y.” mentality and attitude in the most hard core, New York way imaginable. 

 

And when it comes to infusing that kind of attitude into metal, NYC’s PRONG has quite literally turned that into an artform.

 

Formed in “The City That Never Sleeps” in 1986, PRONG had two independent releases (Primitive Origins in 1987 & Force Fed in 1988) before signing to Epic records in 1989.

With a sonic palette consisting of crossover thrash which would eventually morph into the “then” emerging sound of groove metal* combined with subtly understated industrial soundscapes, PRONG would become one of the earliest crossover bands to blend thrash, groove, and industrial metal into a unique, attitude driven style that would heavily impact the next wave of metal to come in the 90’s.

 

Get yourself a taste of the brand-new single “The Banner” from Prong’s forthcoming self-titled album, realize that snakes “roll around and do stuff” just like people do (“in the middle of the night”) and get ready for a special, remixed edition of the Outro Reel that will absolutely leave you breathless when you JOIN US as we go INSIDE THE 90’s with PRONG.

(*Yes, even before that other groove metal band from the 90’s whose name also starts with the letter “P”).

 

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Show Notes & Time Stamps:

(00:01): “I always love proving points…it’s fun to prove points…”/ #EvilBean / 

“I thought it’d be a great bit, but I thought it’d be an even better skit…” / #Blackman / 

#SamuelLJackson / “I saw that Jim Carrey was gonna do The Jetsons…”/

“Is that fake Jim Carrey or weirdly botoxed Jim Carrey?”/ “The dude’s been facelifted…” / “You put it in your mouth!”/ #markthetime / 

“I found out how snakes fuck…they roll around and do stuff…” / #parthenogenesis / 

***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** 

“Oh man, I wanna put my snake in a box…I need to…”

(05:43): ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!*** /

“The meat has a little bit of a salty finish…and it’s kinda hard in my mouth…”/ #markthetime 

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“As long as she fits…as long as I fit…I’m gonna fit…”

***VOICEMAIL US at 980-666-8182!!!*** / “I do have a voicemail…but it’s 2 minutes long…”

“I like the long ones…”/ #AmericanDave / 

“Why don’t you tell ‘em how you like to do your cocaine enemas and blast ABBA in the middle of the night…”/ “We were just talking about that S.O.D. episode…” 

(13:38): “Oh wait…let’s ASK THE METALHEAD…”/ #AskTheMetalhead / 

“What is the perfect starter album for someone brand new to heavy metal?” /

“Which metal vocalist change made the band better?”/

“Why does everything have to suck?” / 

“I don’t even think the people who bitch about that phrase know what that phrase means…”/ “Gaykeepers? Or Gatekeepers?” / “How about some ‘This or That?’…”/

“Alright, last one: Should metal albums have ballads?” /

“I guess it depends on what you would call a ballad…”/ 

“I’d be curious to hear a Slayer ballad…” / 

 “I’ve gotta tell you this…” / “Not even ‘Thad’…’THAT’!” / #drivethruaudio #pronouns

(26:30): #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS:  PRONG – INSIDE THE 90’S/ #NYC / #Prong / “They formed in 1986…”/ 

“They’ve always had a nice mix of thrash, industrial, and groove…”/ 

“Prong has a new album coming out very soon, their eponymously titled Prong…”/ 

“This is an educational episode for us…”

(30:00): Beg To Differ (1990) / FOR DEAR LIFE / “This feels like high school…”/ 

BEG TO DIFFER / LOST AND FOUND / “I’ve heard this (Lost and Found) before…it sounds very familiar…”/ “It’s very, very tight…it’s almost claustrophobic…in a good way…”

(NOTE: The quietest room in the world (not just America) is an anechoic chamber at Orfield Laboratories in Minneapolis, MN) / #anechoic 

(36:50): “Fast forward to 1991…” Prove You Wrong (1991) / IRRELEVANT THOUGHTS / 

“We’re only doing the 90’s today…” / BRAINWAVE / 

“I can’t place the guitar (on Prove You Wrong) …tell me what it sounds like…I swear I’ve heard it somewhere before, but I can’t place it…” / PROVE YOU WRONG / 

“That’s very Zeppelin…”/ “It does have that Jimmy Page…weird, twangly, sloppy-ish…sound.”

 

(43:48): The Cleansing (1994) / Produced by Terry Date / ANOTHER WORLDLY DEVICE /

 “It’s probably more groove metal than thrash…”/ 

“It’s like a more hardcore version of Helmet…like an angrier Helmet…”/ #markthetime /

CUT-RATE / “(Regarding the guitar solo) It’s almost like Deep Purple…like the Speed King solo…”/ HOME RULE / “You playing a game over there? / “Glad you’re present…”/

“That’s a nasty guitar sound…I like it.”/ “It’s definitely got an attitude…it’s like a ‘more attitude Helmet’…”/ “That’s just straight up ‘Fuck You!’ …”/ #NewYorkEthos /

“The streets of New York, after hours, riding the subway…I’ve gotta tell y’all this since we’re talking about New York…”/ #AndrewDiceClay / “Oh bless your heart…fuck off.”/ 

“How about the big hit single?”/ SNAP YOUR FINGERS, SNAP YOUR NECK 

(58:58): “So now we’re up to ’96…” / Rude Awakening (1996) / 

“If this is your first time checking out this podcast, whenever we’re talking about ‘coke lines’…if you go into Amazon music and you’re looking at the ratings, that’s what we’re talking about… the more coke lines, the better…” / CONTROLLER / #recordscratch / 

“Where were we…You wanna see these?”/ RUDE AWAKENING / “It’s almost got a weird NIN vibe…”/ 

“Something about the way he does riffs…I can’t explain it…when (Tommy Victor) does the Tommy Victor thing, it’s like when (Tony) Iommi does the trill…or when Page (Hamilton) does the weird, ringy, Helmet chords…” / SLICING / “Here’s the lesson here, folks…don’t let the coke lines fool ya…”/ CLOSE THE DOOR / 

“I do like his use of the industrial stuff…it’s kind of understated; it’s not in your face…”

(1:11:00): “They took a little bit of a break…” / 

(NOTE: The new album is coming out November 6, 2026) / 

THE BANNER (Prong – 2026) / “That’s like a return to form…the thrashiness of it.”/ “That rhythm section is a monstrosity!” / “We learned some new stuff today…Prong, 90’s edition…”/ THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!!! / #untilthenext #outroreel #extendedremix

“It’s been a while since we’ve been to a show together…”

 

The STRAP IT DOWN Summer Tour kicks off on Saturday, August 15, 2026, at The Eastern in Atlanta, Georgia, featuring DOWN, HELMET, & SPIRIT IN THE ROOM, so naturally, we decided to engage in a little PRE-GAME preparation to get in the right headspace for the show. 

 

As you may recall, we last traveled to The Eastern back in 2024 when we saw King Diamond and Overkill, and the sound and layout of the venue made for one of the best concert experiences we’ve had in quite some time. Having said that, we are equally excited to get to see DOWN & HELMET on the first date of this tour at this venue as this show (and tour) promises to be one of the most crushing metal events of the summer. 

 

Always remember that when you’re buying tour shirts to “get ‘em big, because when you do laundry, things shrink”.  Find out who’s getting the “hog slap” and discover which podcast makes “laying face down more enjoyable” when you JOIN US for the PRE-GAME show as we kick things off in preparation for the STRAP IT DOWN Summer Tour featuring DOWN & HELMET.

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Show Notes & Time Stamps

(00:01): “Yeah, that is some salty jerky.  Why do they call it ‘jerky’?”/ 

“Ohhh…it got on my face…” / #markthetime / 

“So and so said that so and so was on drugs last night…um, duh!” / 

“That was the best blooper I’ve ever seen…”/ #BravesVsMarlins / 

***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** / “I’m gonna feng shui this…”/

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“It’s been a while since we’ve been to a show together…” / “You get a hog slap…” / 

“Metallica was June of 2025…the King (Diamond) was November 2024…”/

“Actually, no, you DO get the hog slap…”

(05:01): “How about them Patreon folks?”/

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“Get ‘em big, because when you do laundry, things shrink…”/ #fatclothes / 

“Were you bigger when you were married?”/ “I mean, I was married, so…that’s part of it…”/

#infidelity / “It’s not like I’m banging some hooker…it’s Wristina, you’ve known her…”/

“Actually, he just switched…he’s a switch hitter…”/ 

“There was a massive rainbow yesterday after that big storm we had…”/ 

“Perhaps Dark Side of the Moon might be Ronnie James Dio’s favorite Pink Floyd album…”/

“Dude, you need to start cupping those…there’s gonna be a burp super mix…”

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“We’ll have to do it together, so it gets burned into your brain…”/ #markthetime / 

#GrimReaper / “Hold on, the email is from The Drunken Irishman…”/

“They make laying face down more enjoyable…”/ “What is your opinion of the British heavy metal band Grim Reaper?” / “They did a lot of stuff in Hell…”/ 

“I’m sorry we’re talking about you like you’re in the other room…”/ 

#GrimReaper SEE YOU IN HELL (See You In Hell – 1983 (1984 in the USA)) /

 “The next one’s gonna be bigger…”/ “That sounds like 1983…”/ #NightRanger / 

“Remember the arcade game Moon Patrol?” / “Boon Duggy…”/ #arcadegames / 

“I feel like we do ‘go-fish’ whenever we do this…”/ 

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#MartyFuckingMoose / #Melvins / 

“Fun fact…the last time that I saw DOWN, Melvins opened for them…at Center Stage I think…” / “They’ve got like 30 albums I think…oh boy, let’s count ‘em…29!”/ 

“Let’s fuck before we eat, that’s a better idea…”

(21:11): “Did you see the new Tony Iommi track (short film)?”/ 

#TonyIommi WORLD ALONE (From The Dark – 10/23/2026) / “What is he, 78?”

(26:02): “How about some ‘Ask The Metalhead’?” / #AskTheMetalhead / 

“Who’s the best guitarist in metal EVER!?” / 

“Which underrated band deserves WAY more recognition?” / “Alright, let’s do one more…”/

“What album would you delete from a great band’s catalog…other than Metallica?” / 

 “Alright, last one…Which decade had the best metal: 80’s, 90’s or 2000’s?” / 

“One day we’re gonna do a Dream Theater episode…”/ 

“Next time we do a Chronicles, we’re doing that…we’ve gotta do it…” / #LickItUp / 

“And then after that, we’ll do The Power Ballads…”

(36:40): #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS:  THE STRAP IT DOWN TOUR (featuring DOWN, HELMET, & SPIRIT IN THE ROOM) PRE-GAME SHOW /

#Alanna / #markthetime / “You know what, I think to kick things off…” / 

#DOWN THE SEED (DOWN II – A Bustle In Your Hedgerow – 2002) / “Larry Gitis…”

(41:54): “I got another one here…” / WITCHTRIPPER (DOWN IV – Part I – 2012) / 

“That’s got a Sabbath vibe to it…”/ “They were supposed to do 4 different EP’s for Down IV…”/ “Got another Hog Slap on the way, pal…”

(45:30): GHOSTS ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI (DOWN II – A Bustle In Your Hedgerow – 2002) / “You can smell the moss on it…”/ WHERE I’M GOING / 

(NOTE: Check out the Loyola University interview with Phil Anselmo from 2009) /

“Just a dark night in the swamp…it’s just got a dark, haunting quality to it…”/

“Sometimes going through Hell makes beautiful art…”/ #GarzaPodcast #SmokingJesus

 

(52:42): “How about some Helmet?” / #Helmet MILQUETOAST (Betty – 1994) / 

“I like those ringy chords…”/ “Here’s a Helmet question for you, Billiam: which album do you prefer - Meantime or Betty?” 

 

(56:27): #Helmet SEE YOU DEAD (Size Matters – 2004) / “Okay, Betty or Aftertaste?”/

#markthetime / DRIVING NOWHERE (Aftertaste – 1997) 

 

(1:00:03): “I’m not familiar with this one at all…”/ BAD NEWS (Dead To The World – 2016) / DEAD TO THE WORLD / #CartmanASMR / “It’s kinda got an Ozzy quality to it…”/ 

“Wanna check out the last album, LEFT?”/ HOLIDAY (Left – 2023) / “And we’re back…”/

“Angry Helmet is better…” / “This one just popped in my head, so I wanna hear it…”/ 

#Helmet #HouseOfPain JUST ANOTHER VICTIM (Judgment Night Soundtrack – 1993) /

NOTE: (Helmet) were briefly a 3 piece during Aftertaste 

 

(1:07:17): “Wanna do one more DOWN to round it out?”/ 

#DOWN EYES OF THE SOUTH (Nola – 1995) / THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!!! / 

“We’ll have a report when we come back from the show…I think we might be the first date on this next leg…” / NOTE: The Strap It Down Summer Tour starts in Atlanta, Georgia on August 15, 2026, at The Eastern / 

#DOWN #Helmet #SpiritInTheRoom / #untilthenext #outroreel

“Chimpanzee, he said it…he said chimpanzee…”

 

PRIMUS is always a fun stop on the road to Relaxerville (especially if you’ve got something to inhale), and PORK SODA (the band’s 3rd official studio long player) is the perfect soundtrack for just such an occasion. 

 

Released on April 20th, 1993, almost 50 years to the day after Albert Hofmann’s legendary trip on Bicycle Day, PORK SODA ups the dosage of weird that was previously experienced on Sailing the Seas of Cheese with a unique formulation that only PRIMUS is capable of delivering. If anything, PRIMUS should be called “psychedelic metal” because in a weird way, that’s kind of exactly what it is. 

 

It’s jazzy, ugly, funky, and heavy, with some of the most potent, caricaturized, and cartoonesque lyrics in metal delivered in the weirdest, most absurd & surreal manner possible. For people who have never ingested entheogens and wonder what Dr. Hofmann’s historic lysergic fueled bike ride might have been like, PORK SODA is an excellent reference point. 

 

Discover the difference between low rise jeans & high-rise jeans (and find out why one variety is (allegedly) better than the other), understand that Amber Alerts are “only important if your girlfriend’s name is Amber”, and “go get you some weird” before you JOIN US as we crack open a can of PORK SODA and marvel at the wonderous weirdness of PRIMUS.

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Show Notes & Time Stamps:

(00:01): “No, these are 4.5…”/ “That’s what it sounds like…when dubs cry…or when dubs fly…”/ “I am now listening to the Duff McKagen audio book…”  (NOTE: There are two books – It’s So Easy *And Other Lies* & How To Be a Man (And Other Illusions) / ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** / “Waste not, want not…”/

***WELCOME BACK TO THE BUNKERPOON CENTER FOR METAL EXCELLENCE AND THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!*** / #surprisebuttons / 

***PATREON US at www.patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast *** / “Is it...what?”/

“Not that there’s anything wrong with that…because it’s not June anymore…”/ 

“(Aussie) Dave, let us know if ‘floral cunt’ or ‘right cunt’ is better…”/ 

***SOCIAL MEDIA US at #metalnerderypodcast on #YouTube #Facebook #Instagram & #TikTok / 

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(05:05): “There’s a lot of excitement in the Forbidden camp…”/ “Did you say dropped?”/

“Forbidden was always kinda proggy…”/ #Forbidden PSYCLOPS (Forbidden – 10/22/2026)

“He’s wearing a #KISS shirt…that’s awesome!”/ “There it is!”/ “Sounds like Forbidden…”/

“I’m kinda digging the KISS basketball jersey…I think that’s Bill’s favorite part of the video…”/ “Oh wow, there IS a tracklisting…”

 

(10:50): “Let’s do some weirdness…” / “Primus is a fun stop in Relaxerville…if you’ve got something to set on fire and inhale, you should totally do that with the Primus…/ 

#TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS:  PRIMUS – PORK SODA /

#Primus #PorkSoda “Released (appropriately) on April 20, 1993…”/ 

(NOTE:  Suck On This is a live album that came out before Frizzle Fry…and John The Fisherman was on bolth albums.)

“They should almost call it psychedelic metal…because in a weird way that’s kinda what it is…” / “The cool thing about a Primus album…even for people who have never done drugs, that’s kinda what it’s like to do drugs…” / “Zima soup?”

 

(15:47): PORK CHOP’S LITTLE DITTY (instrumental) / “This is all it is…and then…”/

MY NAME IS MUD / “It’s always been…” / “It’s just so ugly…it just sounds ugly…” /

“I wonder, did Les just let him (Larry LaLonde-guitars) do what he wanted, or is there any writing involved? Because it sounds ad-libbed…”/ “That’s not weird enough…do it again…”/ 

“To me, it sounds like jazz…like he makes it up as he goes along…improv jazz…”/ 

#amberalert / “That’s only important if your girlfriend’s name is Amber…”

 

(19:15): WELCOME TO THIS WORLD / “You can hear the South Park-ness…”/ 

“That’s heavy…but why?”/ “That’s very jazzy, for sure…it’s jazz metal…”/ #jazzmetal / 

“Left turn…” / 

“Primus is one of those bands that when you put in the CD…you’ve got to listen to it front to back…”/ 

“One of their records is a full experience…the songs kinda flow together…”

 

(22:55): BOB / “Those lyrics are dark…”/ “That’s very heavy…it’s almost angry…”/ 

“That’s me and BJ…”/ #markthetime / #guitarclass / 

“He was giving the stoners a class to fuck off in, and that’s what we did…” / #RussellsHighSchoolReflections / 

“That’s how you can sum up Primus - those two words: Why? & How?”/

“Imagine…if Les (Claypool) would have joined Metallica?”

 

(28:55): DMV / “Chimpanzee, he said it…he said chimpanzee…”/ “Call it…POINTLESS…”/

“All the jazzy stuff aside, I think you kinda forget how heavy they are…it’s nobody else’s heavy…”

 

(31:37): THE OL’ DIAMOND BACK STURGEON (FISHERMAN’S CHRONICLES, PART 3) /

#happyprimus / “That’s a fun noise…I’ll put that in here…”/ 

“A lot of their stuff is kinda stonery, too…I think that’s why the metalheads like it…”/ 

“It fits in all the buckets…and yet it fits in no bucket…they’re like an ugly #RUSH…a 90’s RUSH…”/ “The 90’s were pretty hot…”/ “Oh, the 80’s are terrible…”/ #bighair / 

“Low rise jeans or high-rise jeans?”/ #momjeans #eightiesjeans #hightops / 

“When you unbutton and unzip, you were still a good six inches away from the entertainment center…”

 

(34:02): NATURE BOY / “I’m good at it…”/ #bootsandcats / #readthoselyrics / 

“That’s a very ugly tone…that guitar tone…” / “I’ve got a hot take…”/

“That’s jazz…abstract, ugly jazz…”/ 

“Here’s the hot take I had…I think that Larry’s guitar sound…the annoying factor…it’s like taking a wah pedal and putting it half-way in between…” / #wahwahASMR

 

(39:02): WOUNDED KNEE (instrumental) / 

#relaxerbreak #ASMR / “It’s definitely got relaxer vibes, for sure…spark up and hit play.”/

PORK SODA / “That’s the weirdest vocals in history…”/ “Even the vocals are kinda jazzy…”

 

(41:17): THE PRESSMAN / “The timing of that is weird…it wasn’t where I thought ‘1’ would be…” / “It’s just weird…it’s really good…it’s the cartoonized thing…it kinda just fits them.”/

“You know it’s gonna be a good time, and it’s gonna be silly, and it’s gonna be absurd…”/

“The lyrics are potent, but the delivery is very caricaturized and cartoonesque…”/

“You guys ever see (Primus) live?”/ #RussellsConcertReflections / 

“The last time I remember seeing Prong…” / #markthetime

 

(48:04): MR. KRINKLE / “They’re not really riffs…it’s like noises, in a way…”/ “It’s just this weird little diddly…”/ “It (the guitars) kinda reminds me of how the guitar player for The Doors was…” / “If you add some distortion to Air Supply, you get Styx…”

 

(51:05): THE AIR IS GETTING SLIPPERY / “That is just ridiculous…” / 

#RussellsReflectionsEncoreEdition #TheGoodies / 

“That’s like carnival music…sideshow music…”/ HAMBURGER TRAIN (instrumental) /

“This one’s a shorty…all eight minutes of it…”/ 

“This is the point in the album where you reload the bong and get ready for the next album…”/ “It’s totally metal funk. It’s more metal funk than funk metal I think…”

 

(55:50): PORK CHOP’S LITTLE DITTY / “It’s named the exact same thing (as the opener) …”/ 

“That’s the ultimate, dude: go out and burn one, hang out on the porch, and play your mandolin…”/ HAIL SANTA / #markthetime / “That’s a bicycle bell…”/ 

“That sounds like the guitar tuning song…”/ 

“It (sounds) like a musical interpretation of when Albert Hofmann discovered LSD…” 

#AlbertHofmann #BicycleDay (04/19/43) #Sandoz #LSD #lysergicaciddiethylamide / “I just pulled that out of my ass…”/

“Sometimes it takes a minute for the lightbulb to click…”/ THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!!! 

“Go get you some weird…go get you some Primus…find you some psilly…”

#untilthenext #outroreel