Alphabetallica theme composer, Alex Cottrell, joins the show to dig into the spaghetti sizzle of 'High Plains Drifter'. Help support the show and get check out Alphabetallica's new So What! Files video series, exploring every issue of Metallica's legendary magazine: https://patreon.com/alphabetallica SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Kg8m3ITv…

Alphabetallica listener, John Taylor, joins the show to dig into the pandemonium pounce of 'The Jinn'. Help support the show and get check out Alphabetallica's new So What! Files video series, exploring every issue of Metallica's legendary magazine: https://patreon.com/alphabetallica SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Kg8m3ITvmNpdpjvvo8JI8?si=…

Tom is joined by Emmy Award-winning American composer, conductor, and orchestrator, Blake Neely, for an enlightening chat about his storied history with Metallica which began during S&M and continues today via his contribution to 'Portal's spellbinding opener, 'Maiden and the Monster'. Help support the show and check out Alphabetallica's new So Wha…

Tom hosts solo to kick off a brand new Alphabetallica series dissecting Kirk's 'Portals' EP. This episode begins by exploring some of the back story of the release, before digging into the gloriously girthy gloom of the EP's opener, 'The Maiden & The Monster'. Help support the show and check out Alphabetallica's new So What! Files video series, exp…

MUYP icon, Clint Wells, joins the show to dig into the elegiac egress of 'Inamorata' Help support the show and get check out Alphabetallica's new So What! Files video series, exploring every issue of Metallica's legendary magazine: https://patreon.com/alphabetallica Check out Metal Up Your Podcast here if you somehow aren't already on the train: ME…

Alphabetallica listener, Božo Lugonja, joins the show to dig into the introspective racket of 'Room Of Mirrors' Help support the show and get check out Alphabetallica's new So What! Files video series, exploring every issue of Metallica's legendary magazine: https://patreon.com/alphabetallica SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Kg8m3ITvmNpdpjvv…

Alphabetallica listener, Dan McArdle, joins the show to dig into the breakneck bluster of 'Too Far Gone?' Help support the show and get instant access to the next Alphabetallica episode: https://patreon.com/alphabetallica SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Kg8m3ITvmNpdpjvvo8JI8?si=Xxz8xicTQVmSOux_BMuuMQ EMAIL: metallicapod@gmail.com TWITTER: h…

Alphabetallica listener, Jerzy Gwiazdowski, joins Tom to dig into the chiaroscuro clamour of 'If Darkness Had A Son'. Help support the show and get instant access to next week's episode: https://patreon.com/alphabetallica SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Kg8m3ITvmNpdpjvvo8JI8?si=Xxz8xicTQVmSOux_BMuuMQ EMAIL: metallicapod@gmail.com TWITTER: h…

Alphabetallica listener, John Sturm, joins Tom to dig into the hopeful hurdle of 'Chasing Light'. Help support the show and get instant access to next week's episode: https://patreon.com/alphabetallica SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Kg8m3ITvmNpdpjvvo8JI8?si=Xxz8xicTQVmSOux_BMuuMQ EMAIL: metallicapod@gmail.com TWITTER: https://twitter.com/M…

Alphabetallica listener, Bob O'Rourke, joins Tom to dig into the seductive, serpentine sprawl of 'Crown Of Barbed Wire'. Help support the show and get instant access to next week's episode: https://patreon.com/alphabetallica SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Kg8m3ITvmNpdpjvvo8JI8?si=Xxz8xicTQVmSOux_BMuuMQ EMAIL: metallicapod@gmail.com TWITTER…

Alphabetallica listener, Brad Blazek, joins Tom to dig into the dazzling drive of 'Lux Aeterna'. Help support the show and get instant access to next week's episode: https://patreon.com/alphabetallica SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Kg8m3ITvmNpdpjvvo8JI8?si=Xxz8xicTQVmSOux_BMuuMQ EMAIL: metallicapod@gmail.com TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Me…

Alphabetallica listener, Aurelien Moureaux, joins Tom to dig into the somnambulant strut of 'Sleepwalk My Life Away'. Help support the show and get instant access to next week's episode: https://patreon.com/alphabetallica SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Kg8m3ITvmNpdpjvvo8JI8?si=Xxz8xicTQVmSOux_BMuuMQ EMAIL: metallicapod@gmail.com TWITTER: h…

Alphabetallica listener, Aaron Martel , joins Tom to dig into the counter-cancel culture crush of 'You Must Burn!' Help support the show and get instant access to next week's episode: https://patreon.com/alphabetallica Check out Aaron's fantastic 'Ridiculous Rock Record Reviews' podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ridiculous-rock-record-…

Alphabetallica listener, Jack Chambers , joins Tom to dig into the throwback throwdown of 'Screaming Suicide'. Help support the show and get instant access to next week's episode: https://patreon.com/alphabetallica SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Kg8m3ITvmNpdpjvvo8JI8?si=Xxz8xicTQVmSOux_BMuuMQ EMAIL: metallicapod@gmail.com TWITTER: https://…

Alphabetallica listener, Rick Nashtag , joins Tom to dig into the primordial pounce of 'Shadows Follow'. Help support the show and get instant access to next week's episode: https://patreon.com/alphabetallica SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Kg8m3ITvmNpdpjvvo8JI8?si=Xxz8xicTQVmSOux_BMuuMQ EMAIL: metallicapod@gmail.com TWITTER: https://twitte…

Alphabetallica listener, Kevin Van Dam, joins Tom to dig into 72 Seasons' eponymous, devastating opener. Help support the show and get instant access to next week's episode: https://patreon.com/alphabetallica SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Kg8m3ITvmNpdpjvvo8JI8?si=Xxz8xicTQVmSOux_BMuuMQ EMAIL: metallicapod@gmail.com TWITTER: https://twitte…

Alphabetallica returns for a brand new '72 Seasons' season! And to kick proceedins off we're digging deep into the monolithic 'S&M2' with long-time friend of the show, John Sturm. If you want to be a guest on Alphabetallica going forward and cover a cover song from 'The Metallica Blacklist', please email metallicapod@gmail.com Hosted by Tom Kwei Th…

Tom returns to recap meeting the mighty Clint & Ethan of Metal Up Your Podcast at Morgan Wade's Manchester show. Hosted by Tom Kwei Theme by Alex Cottrell (https://alex-cottrell.com/) Thumbnail by Danny O'Gorman (https://www.behance.net/danogorman) SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Kg8m3ITvmNpdpjvvo8JI8?si=Xxz8xicTQVmSOux_BMuuMQ EMAIL: metall…

Tom is joined by multi-time O. Henry pun-off winner, Jerzy Gwiazdowski, to discuss Metallica's intriguing use of puns, wordplay and linguistic devices. Check out Tom's pun gameshow podcast 'Punnit': https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/id1482310652 Hosted by Tom Kwei Theme by Alex Cottrell (https://alex-cottrell.com/) Thumbnail by Danny O'Gorman (…

Alphabetallica listener, Reid Coker, joins Tom to settle that centuries old debate: Death Magnetic vs. Hardwired... to Self-Destruct. Which album is the best? Check out Tom's pun gameshow podcast 'Punnit': https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/id1482310652 Hosted by Tom Kwei Theme by Alex Cottrell (https://alex-cottrell.com/) Thumbnail by Danny O'G…

Alphabetallica listener, Jack Chambers, joins Tom for a detailed dissection of every doodle played by Kirk & Rob on the WorldWired Tour. This first edition looks at all the local offerings from September 2017 - May 2018. Check out Tom's new pun gameshow podcast 'Punnit': https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/id1482310652 Hosted by Tom Kwei Theme by…

Alphabetallica listener, Scott Richmond, joins Tom for a rambling lookback on the all of the band's instrumental songs. Check out Tom's new pun gameshow podcast 'Punnit': https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/id1482310652 Hosted by Tom Kwei Theme by Alex Cottrell (https://alex-cottrell.com/) Thumbnail by Danny O'Gorman (https://www.behance.net/dano…

Tom hosts solo to go through Metallica's musical appearances on TV, Film, Video Games et al. Check out Tom's new pun gameshow podcast 'Punnit': https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/id1482310652 Hosted by Tom Kwei Theme by Alex Cottrell (https://alex-cottrell.com/) Thumbnail by Danny O'Gorman (https://www.behance.net/danogorman) SPOTIFY: https://op…

Alphabetallica listener, Mark Wyatt, joins Tom to look back at the band's monumental documentary, 'A Year And A Half In The Life Of Metallica'. Check out Tom's new pun gameshow podcast, 'Punnit', here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/id1482310652 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Kg8m3ITvmNpdpjvvo8JI8?si=Xxz8xicTQVmSOux_BMuuMQ EMAIL: me…

One of the UK's greatest YouTubers, Rob Kellas, joins Tom to discuss his love of Metallica as well as his fantastic channel. Subscribe to Rob here: https://www.youtube.com/user/MasterOfBuckets Check out Tom's new pun gameshow podcast, 'Punnit', here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/id1482310652 Hosted by Tom Kwei Theme by Alex Cottrell (https…

The latest edition in our deep-dive Metallica series. In this episode Alphabetallica listener, Reid Coker, joins Tom to ponder deeply on the life and times of Sir Cliff Burton. Check out Tom's new pun gameshow podcast, 'Punnit', here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/id1482310652 Hosted by Tom Kwei Theme by Alex Cottrell (https://alex-cottrell…

Alphabetallica listener, Javier Guevara, joins Tom for an impromptu, fittingly inebriated, discussion of the best GNR songs from each album. Check out Tom's new pun gameshow podcast 'Punnit': https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/id1482310652 Help support the show on Patreon and get premium access to full episodes before they drop on the main feed:…

Alphabetallica listener, Rob Zamojski, joins Tom to review every single performance from all 4 days of the legendary 30th Anniversary Shows. Check out Tom's new pun gameshow podcast 'Punnit': https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/id1482310652 Help support the show on Patreon and get premium access to full episodes before they drop on the main feed:…

Tom hosts solo to chart a Metallica bibliography, discussing near enough every book written about/by the band. Check out Tom's new pun gameshow podcast 'Punnit': https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/id1482310652 Help support the show on Patreon and get premium access to full episodes before they drop on the main feed: https://patreon.com/alphabeta…

Alphabetallica listener, Brandon Callahan, joins Tom to discuss the band's triumphant Glastonbury headline show. Check out Tom's new pun gameshow podcast 'Punnit': https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/id1482310652 Hosted by Tom Kwei Theme by Alex Cottrell (https://alex-cottrell.com/) Thumbnail by Danny O'Gorman (https://www.behance.net/danogorman)…

Alphabetallica listener, Jonatan Hedlin, joins Tom for a discursive discussion on Metallica's live stage setups. Going from Kill 'Em All For One up to Worldwired, with lots of Iron Maiden chat sprinkled in-between. Check out Tom's new pun gameshow podcast 'Punnit': https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/id1482310652 Hosted by Tom Kwei Theme by Alex …

No Metallica chat in this one I'm afraid, rather a rambling solo pod where I discuss my 10 fave instrumental records. Albums discussed: The Aristocrats - Culture Clash Steve Vai - Alien Love Secrets Toe - The Book About My Idle Plot On A Vague Anxiety Tommy Emmanuel - The Mystery Caspian - You Are The Conductor Paul Gilbert - Silence Followed By A …

Alphabetallica listener, Hughesy, joins Tom to review one of the band's biggest UK shows ever, Donnington 1995. We discuss all the other bands that made up Metallica's hand-picked bill before celebrating the boy's superb headline performance. Check out Tom's new pun gameshow podcast 'Punnit': https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/id1482310652 Hoste…

Alphabetallica listener, Mark Ferguson, joins Tom to dissect James Hetfield's celebrated appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience. Check out Tom's new competitive wordplay podcast, Punnit: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/punnit-the-pun-gameshow-podcast/id1482310652 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Kg8m3ITvmNpdpjvvo8JI8?si=Xxz8xicTQVmSOux…

The birth of a new deep-dive series! In this episode Alphabetallica listener, Jack Chambers, joins Tom to ponder deeply on the life and times of Sir Jason Newsted. Check out Tom's new pun gameshow podcast, 'Punnit', here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/id1482310652 Hosted by Tom Kwei Theme by Alex Cottrell (https://alex-cottrell.com/) Thumbn…

Alphabetallica listener, Phil Scott, joins Tom to dig into Metallica & Nimrod Antal's intriguing concert/narrative movie hybrid, 'Through The Never'. Have you checked out Tom's new competitive wordplay gameshow podcast, 'Punnit', yet? https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/id1482310652 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Kg8m3ITvmNpdpjvvo8JI8?si…

Alphabetallica listener, Christopher Hanchey, joins Tom to dig into the furious futurism of the band's S&M2 Alexander Mosolov cover, 'Iron Foundry'. Have you checked out Tom's new competitive wordplay gameshow podcast, 'Punnit', yet? https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/id1482310652 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Kg8m3ITvmNpdpjvvo8JI8?si=…

Alphabetallica listener, Dvae, joins Tom to dig into the release that started it all, the early thrash compilation 'Metal Massacre'. Along with discussing the band's relationship with the collection and the origins of the imprint itself, all the other obscure cuts on the record are explored, decried and dissected. Songs discussed: ‘Cold Day in Hell…

Tom hosts solo to conclude his chronicle of every single band that has been Metallica's support band. Let me know if you've ever seen any of these bands/any in the future, I wanna hear your stories! metallicapod@gmail.com SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Kg8m3ITvmNpdpjvvo8JI8?si=Xxz8xicTQVmSOux_BMuuMQ EMAIL: metallicapod@gmail.com TWITTER: h…

Tom hosts solo to look back on all 94 hours of the show so far. Including every song discussion + the rest. Thanks for listening! SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Kg8m3ITvmNpdpjvvo8JI8?si=Xxz8xicTQVmSOux_BMuuMQ EMAIL: metallicapod@gmail.com TWITTER: https://twitter.com/MetallicaPod PATREON: https://patreon.com/alphabetallica Check out Tom's …

Tom hosts solo for the last ever episode of Alphabetallica's original run. Discussing the band's faithful fracas, 'You Really Got Me'. Check out Tom's Tom Waits podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/tom-waits-podcast-a-z-tom-waits-show/id1459811402 Check out Tom's battle rap podcast, 'Battle Rap Resume' here: https://itunes.apple.com/…

Pearl Jam podcaster, Randy Sobel, joins Tom to discuss Metallica's pummelling Thin Lizzy cover, 'Whiskey In The Jar'. Check out Randy's PJ podcast, 'Live On 4 Legs', here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-on-4-legs-the-live-pearl-jam-experience/id1435677788 https://twitter.com/liveon4legspod?lang=en https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSwK6U…

Alphabetallica listener, Rob Zamojski, joins the show to dig into the ferocious flogging of 'Whiplash' SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Kg8m3ITvmNpdpjvvo8JI8?si=Xxz8xicTQVmSOux_BMuuMQ EMAIL: metallicapod@gmail.com TWITTER: https://twitter.com/MetallicaPod PATREON: https://patreon.com/alphabetallica Check out Tom's Tom Waits podcast here: htt…

Alphabetallica listener, Harry Whittingham, joins the show to dig into the no-nonsense nomadic gnasher, 'Wherever I May Roam'. SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Kg8m3ITvmNpdpjvvo8JI8?si=Xxz8xicTQVmSOux_BMuuMQ EMAIL: metallicapod@gmail.com TWITTER: https://twitter.com/MetallicaPod PATREON: https://patreon.com/alphabetallica Check out Tom's Tom…

Alphabetallica listeners, Sarah & Ralph Cevetto, join Tom to dig into the mysterious Newsted musings of 'Where The Wild Things Are'. SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Kg8m3ITvmNpdpjvvo8JI8?si=Xxz8xicTQVmSOux_BMuuMQ EMAIL: metallicapod@gmail.com TWITTER: https://twitter.com/MetallicaPod PATREON: https://patreon.com/alphabetallica Check out Tom…

Alphabetallica listener, Soph T, joins Tom to discuss the band's cover of Deep Purple's heartbreaking, 'When A Blind Man Cries'. SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Kg8m3ITvmNpdpjvvo8JI8?si=Xxz8xicTQVmSOux_BMuuMQ EMAIL: metallicapod@gmail.com TWITTER: https://twitter.com/MetallicaPod PATREON: https://patreon.com/alphabetallica Check out Tom's T…

Alphabetallica listener, Andreas Placakis, joins Tom to discuss the band's asylum anthem, 'Welcome Home (Sanitarium)'. SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Kg8m3ITvmNpdpjvvo8JI8?si=Xxz8xicTQVmSOux_BMuuMQ EMAIL: metallicapod@gmail.com TWITTER: https://twitter.com/MetallicaPod PATREON: https://patreon.com/alphabetallica Check out Tom's Tom Waits p…

Alphabetallica listener, Phillip Mottaz, joins Tom to discuss the band's droning domestic of a Ramones cover, 'We're A Happy Family'. Check out Phillip's Ramones podcast, 'Ramones Of The Day': https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ramones-of-the-day/id1076716083 https://soundcloud.com/ramonesoftheday https://twitter.com/ramonespodcast?lang=en SPOTI…

Metallica podcaster, Metallicast, joins Tom to dig into the band's unforgivable collaboration with Ja Rule & Swizz Beatz, 'We Did It Again'. Check out Metallicast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/metallicast-the-metallica-podcast/id1326847213 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Kg8m3ITvmNpdpjvvo8JI8?si=Xxz8xicTQVmSOux_BMuuMQ EMAIL: metall…

Alphabetallica listener, Hans Weston, joins Tom to dig into profligate punch of 'Wasting My Hate'. SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Kg8m3ITvmNpdpjvvo8JI8?si=Xxz8xicTQVmSOux_BMuuMQ EMAIL: metallicapod@gmail.com TWITTER: https://twitter.com/MetallicaPod PATREON: https://patreon.com/alphabetallica Check out Tom's Tom Waits podcast here: https:/…